The seasons change quietly, and the sleepiness doesn't seem to have completely faded when you wake up in the morning to the sound of an alarm clock. After struggling a few times, I slowly sat up from the bed with my hands propped up, the room was very dark, and the curtains were left with a crack, as if it had just dawned.

I yawned and reached for my shirt that had fallen on the floor at some point. As he was buttoning, there seemed to be a rush of footsteps in the corridor outside......

Then, as I looked up in confusion, there was a knock on the door.

"Dad, are you up?"

"That's it......"

I couldn't help but be stunned for a moment when the voice outside the door fell, and there was a momentary delay in my expression, about three seconds. And then — "Did I hear me wrong?" "I can't help but wonder if there is something wrong with my ears.

"Dad? I haven't—"

As I was thinking about this and was about to raise my head again, a face suddenly appeared in front of me, looking at me with an expression that was both confused and a little surprised. Our eyes were wide open, and our faces were only a fist away.

And yet—

"Who are you?"

"Dad, what are you talking about? I'm Aoi-chan, ......."

In front of me, it was a girl of about six years old, with braided hair. Then she grabbed my hand a little worriedly and pulled it to her side.

"I see!"

Then he looked at me with a smirk.

"Dad, you must be sleepy, that's why you don't even know me!" With that, she pursed her lips in exasperation and turned her face to the other side I saw. It looks like it's serious and awkward. "Aoi-chan?"

"What?"

As she spoke, she hesitated for a moment before slowly turning her face away.

"What did you just call me?"

My eyes widened, and in a voice of disbelief, I asked again in great surprise. "Dad, if you bully people like this again, I'm ...... I'm really going to be angry! In an instant, Xiao Kui's voice was a little aggrieved, and under her long eyelashes, her vision slowly dimmed.

The arm that was originally placed on my right shoulder couldn't help but hang down at this time, and my expression looked quite lost. I could even faintly hear the sobs that were desperately hidden in my throat and didn't want me to find out. Then, he ran into the hallway at a fast pace......

"Mom!"

Aoi shouted as she ran. The voice still sounded a little aggrieved.

"Daddy's a little weird—!"

"What? Aoi ...... How could it be! ”

"It's true! Daddy, she doesn't even recognize me! ”

"Huh?"

Immediately afterward, there was a burst of laughter in the hallway. "Maybe it's just Daddy's sleep, right?" Then, the owner of the voice appeared—"Chihiro, haven't you gotten up yet?" ”

And the moment I made eye contact with her, I was so surprised that I forgot to blink.

"Lola? How are you dressed up? ”

"It's just a normal dress, huh? It's just a little plain. ”

As she spoke, she walked up to me, the edge of her skirt fluttering gently with her stride. "What's wrong? Daddy, the child's expression is a little strange, isn't it? As she spoke, Lola smiled at me and slowly sat down on the edge of the bed.

Then, with a little hesitation, he stretched out his right hand and gently poked my cheek with his fingertips.

"What's the situation now? Isn't this a dream? ”

I thought as I looked at Lola's face. At the same time, he was desperately and carefully sorting out his thoughts, which had been a mess until now.

I couldn't help but mutter.

"Hurry up, shall we? It's not a day off, is it? ”

With that, Lola stood up and helped me get my coat hanging on the chair.

It seems that Lola and I are not only married, but also have a daughter. Judging from last night's phone call, "Is this what that guy is talking about as a 'reward'?" That is, is this the future of a certain timeline? ”

"Dad, that's amazing! They all told me to go to bed early and wake up early! ”

At this time, Aoi saw my slow movements, and pouted beside me very unconvinced. "Yes, yes? That's right, going to bed early and waking up early is a good child! However, I don't know exactly what kind of process we went through to get to this "result".

Not at all impressed.

Did you get married after graduating from college? Or is it not so smooth sailing? Just as I was thinking about it, and the more I thought about it, the more incredible I felt, the phone next to my pillow suddenly rang.

"I'll answer the phone—"

"Well, we'll be waiting for you in the living room."

With that, Lola led Aoi down the hallway. In a few moments, the footsteps of the two disappeared around the corner of the stairs. "Is Daddy alright?" Aoi asked, looking at the steps in front of her, turning her face.

The voice was a little depressed and worried.

"It's okay, it's okay! Aoi don't worry. Daddy was just in a daze—"

Lola explained with a smile and a gentle expression.

"Is that so?"

"Yes!"

As he spoke, he couldn't help but make a grimace at his daughter. It didn't take long for both of them to burst out laughing. "That's right, Dad, it's always hard for him to leave the bed in the morning!" Aoi couldn't help but whisper. "That's right! So Xiaokui has a lot of responsibility! ”

"I know!"

Suddenly, she straightened her back, nodded vigorously with a show-off expression, and answered very loudly.

"So, what about Mom?"

Suddenly, Lola tilted her head and thought carefully for a while before slowly revealing a relieved and a slightly shy expression.

His gaze lowered slightly, and his cheeks couldn't help but be stained with a faint flush.

"Mom said 'good night' over there."

"Oh, I forgot—"

As soon as the words fell, Aoi tapped his palm. A "I see" expression. At this time, I had just put down the phone and it was a call from the editorial department—it seemed to inform me that the novel I was working on had been decided to be officially serialized.

"So, you're going to try to come over early today, right?"

On the phone just now, Aster really said that. It seems that even in this world, she and I are still friends. And now, still colleagues? "What kind of fate is this......

Thinking about it, I couldn't help but sigh.

Then, after having settled my breakfast as usual, I headed out. After more than two hours of wandering on the way, I finally found a place to work. The moment I stood in front of the company lobby, I couldn't help but think, "It's great that I didn't forget my phone at home!" ”

Then, as fast as he could, he went up to the second floor and turned right to the end of the hallway. A little in front of it is Shion's office. There was a nameplate with her name on it on the door. So, it's not hard to find.

So, I knocked on the door. Soon, her voice came from inside.

"Please come in—"

At this time, I was a little nervous as I slowly pushed the door open from the outside, but I still walked in. At this time, Aster's attention was still on the computer screen. "What's wrong? Looking surprised? Am there anything strange about me? ”

"No, no. It's just a little different from what I remembered. ”

"What is my impression of you?"

As she spoke, she glared at her with a little displeasure, and then sighed. By the way, he closed the laptop in front of him...... Then he pointed to a few lazy couches by the wall.

"Sit down."

She spoke to me in a clear, relaxed voice. In an instant, we met our gaze again.

"Thank you."

So, I surrendered my body to gravity and sat on it. She sat down some distance as well. "Are you alright? When you went back yesterday, you seemed very tired—" Then, after a while, she got up again, and went to the cabinet next to the bookshelf and took out the teapot and bowl. And turned to me and asked—

"Would you like tea?"

"Yes."

"Seconds—"

At this point, we all couldn't help but laugh out of our throats.

"Still, Shion...... Is that really good? ”

At this moment, with some hesitation in my voice, I looked up again at where she was.

"What do you mean?"

"Look, you're higher than me in terms of level—"

"Do you still care about that?"

In an instant, Aster accidentally leaked a voice of surprise and disgust, but the movements in her hand did not stop.

"Why are you so casual?"

After saying this, I couldn't help but smile wryly, and at the same time, lowered my voice......

"Alright, alright! I don't know ...... you yet."

Unexpectedly, Shion drowned out my voice without even thinking about it.

"Do you want me to treat you the same way I would treat everyone else?"

As soon as she finished speaking, I shook my head.

"That's fine, don't worry about it. To be honest, I prefer to get along with you with this attitude. As she spoke, she walked over to me with a mug in each hand, and bent down to place them on the coffee table in front of her—

"Alright, now, let's get down to business, shall we? About your novel—"

"Okay."

Now, her expression is getting serious, and of course, I'm ......