Zongman: Unknowingly trapped in the hatchet

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Really... said it out loud.

Did he hear it?

What will he say?

Will he agree?

Mahiru was very confused at the moment, but she didn't regret it at all.

This is her determination.

one second.

two seconds.

Time escapes in silence.

Mahiru had never felt that time was so long as it was at this moment.

Because she was pressed tightly against Su Qing's chest, she couldn't see the expression on his face even if she looked up.

But she was also able to keenly sense that his heartbeat was even more rapid than at the beginning, roaring like thunder in her ears, and every beat seemed to hit her heartstrings, making her cheeks even hotter.

Su Qing seemed to be standing still. What was he thinking?

I don't know how to reject her, or...

Just as Mahiru began to daydream again, a gentle but slightly trembling voice attacked her ears, "Is it okay to put you on the sofa?"

Eh, do I need to ask her about this?

But where else can I put her if not on the sofa?

Mahiru was confused, but she knew she was about to leave this warm haven, so she nodded slightly.

But to Su Qing, Mahiru's behavior was just like a lingering little animal rubbing its head against him.

——It made him feel itchy inside.

Su Qing nodded for no reason. Even though Zhenri couldn't see him, he still did it.

It was like giving myself some kind of hint, or like giving some kind of silent answer to the question just now.

next moment.

Su Qing slowly approached the sofa and bent down carefully, as if he was protecting the most precious treasure in the world.

Then his arms slowly relaxed, gently placing Mahiru on the soft cushions of the sofa.

The moment his hands left her body, they unconsciously stayed on her waist for a moment.

That gentle touch seemed like reluctance to leave.

Mahiru gently opened her eyes, and a beam of warm yellow light from the living room shone brightly into her vision. Then she felt a slight dizziness, which made her squint her eyes subconsciously.

——This is the “dark adaptation” of the visual system.

strangeness.

She clearly didn't stay in Su Qing's arms for long, but her body reacted like this instinctively.

However, Mahiru had no time to think about this question at the moment, because she had no idea what expression she should use when looking at Su Qing.

"Do you feel dizzy?"

Su Qing suddenly sat next to her. She didn't know if it was an illusion, but she always felt that they were very close.

"It seems... a little."

Mahiru grabbed the hem of her skirt with both hands. If she didn't do that, it seemed like she wouldn't be able to have a normal conversation with Su Qing.

"It must have been too sudden, and you haven't reacted yet. Sorry, I was a little anxious when I saw you walking barefoot on the floor, so I did it without discussing it with you."

Mahiru shook her head imperceptibly, still trying her best to remain as normal as ever. "No, no need to apologize. It's a little sudden, but... I like it this way."

"Yeah." Su Qing stared at Mahiru's silky long hair. Under the caress of the warm yellow light, each strand of hair exuded a charming luster like golden threads.

He also noticed that Mahiru's entire body was shaking slightly.

"Sorry, I came back late today. I had some things to deal with."

"If anyone is to apologize, I should be the one. I did some... very bad things."

——In order to get Su Qing to go home early, Mahiru lied that she had secretly eaten the egg pudding, but in fact she did not eat it secretly, she wanted to share it with Su Qing.

The egg pudding eaten with Su Qing is the most delicious.

Mahiru said softly, and as if she had used up all her strength, she slowly raised her eyes.

Her long eyelashes trembled slightly like fragile butterfly wings, and her gaze dodged uncontrollably, as if she was afraid of touching something that would cause her emotions to burst.

But even so, she would always look at Su Qing again, straight into Su Qing's eyes.

again and again.

"Something very bad?"

Su Qing suddenly smiled gently. He first reached out his hand and gently stroked Mahiru's head. Then, under her surprised gaze, he suddenly moved his head forward and reached her red and transparent ear.

He said softly and lovingly, "It was a very bad thing...Do you mean you kissed me just now, or whispered something in my arms?"

Eh?

Are these two things?

So he heard it, didn't he?

Mahiru pursed her lips tightly, her voice trembling, "You, you heard everything?"

"OK."

Su Qing nodded, but accidentally rubbed Mahiru's soft ear with his cheek.

——This is a very sensitive part of her body.

"Don't you want me to hear what you said?" Su Qing paused and asked, "Or... do you want to go back on your word?"

"I won't regret it."

Mahiru retorted eagerly.

She felt it was really unfair.

It's not fair that I'm the only one panicking like this.

Or has Su Qing already gotten used to such scenes?

Bits and pieces of the past began to emerge in Mahiru's mind, and she was shocked to realize that it seemed like she was always like this today.

and.

Their relationship is actually more like that of a brother and sister, because Su Qing always pampers her and satisfies her.

Mahiru had heard the girls in her class complain about their brothers, and had also heard the blueprints they had painted - the so-called "ideal brother".

To be frank.

In fact, Mahiru had secretly put Su Qing into the "ideal brother template" proposed by those people a long time ago, and then found that Su Qing was far above that template.

For some reason, she blushed.

But today she doesn't care about brothers or sisters, or anything else.

Mahiru stepped back, took a deep breath, and held Su Qing's head tightly.

Su Qing couldn't dodge or escape.

She, too.

Mahiru never thought about leaving any way out for herself.

now.

Although her hands were holding Su Qing steadily, her slightly trembling fingertips still revealed her inner nervousness and uneasiness.

Despite this, Mahiru's gaze remained shy but determined.

She asked seriously, word by word:

"So...what's the answer? Like...or...!"

Before Mahiru could finish her last few words, she was no longer able to utter even a single syllable.

Her eyes suddenly widened, and before she could react further, she felt a dark shadow approaching rapidly.

This is Mahiru's first confession.

Wasn't Su Qing also moved for the first time?

At the moment when Mahiru confessed, the blood in his body seemed to turn into hot magma, surging violently in his blood vessels like a raging dragon.

The surging emotions like a flood destroyed all his defenses in an instant with overwhelming force.

At that moment, Su Qing suddenly understood something.

——[A Heart as Clear as a Mirror and Still Water] protected him from the effects of "hypersomnia" and prevented him from a mental breakdown, while also depriving him of most of his negative emotions.

Scared.

fear.

These emotions that need to be overcome by people are meaningless to Su Qing.

No wonder Shizuka Hiratsuka once used the word "transcendence" to describe him.

It was not until the collapse that he gradually gained the right to become a normal person.

and so.

He didn't respond just now because he was afraid.

— fearing that he was wrong.

——Afraid that he had heard it wrong.

But he was more afraid of upsetting Mahiru.

——It is precisely because there are things that we are more afraid of and care about that we can pick up [courage].

then.

Su Qing mustered up the courage to burn like a meteorite hitting the earth, but only left a gentle kiss on Mahiru's tender lips, like ripples on the lake caused by the spring breeze.

The gentle lips mixed with hair touched each other in an instant.

He held Mahiru's head with his backhand, exerted a little force to close the distance between them, and then leaned forward very gently, and their foreheads touched each other like two light feathers.

The two looked into each other's eyes.

The tips of their noses also gently touched each other.

Su Qing's voice was so gentle.

他 说:

"I like you too, Mahiru..."

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Volume 1

The beauty of the world is closely linked with you (End)