Qiu Ren is always very tired [Comprehensive]

When the first snow in early winter fell on the streets of Tokyo, emerald green Christmas trees were placed at the entrances of major shopping malls one after another. You can hear cheerful Christmas songs, and staff wearing bright red Santa costumes stand at the entrance of the mall, amiably distributing candy to passers-by.

"Thank you."

Qiuren reached out to take the lollipops from a Santa Claus. The other party smiled and put his right hand on his left chest and bowed, giving him a standard gentleman's salute.

"Mom, look, it's Santa Claus!"

The little boy passing by excitedly took his mother's hand and ran towards Santa Claus. Santa Claus with a big white beard turned around and grabbed a handful of candies from the box, and put them into the little boy's palm with a smile.

The leaden sky was covered with a layer of gray haze, small and light snowflakes fell quietly on the bustling streets, and the icy air was filled with the sweet smell of food.

Qiu Ren took out a pair of black gloves from the pocket of his coat. His white fingers were red from the cold. He put his hands to his mouth and let out a sigh of relief, and then slowly put the gloves on his hands to relieve a bit of stiffness.

"senior!"

Just as Qiuren was about to open his black umbrella, a girl's voice suddenly came from behind him.

"Boom senior!"

After a second's delay, Qiu realized that she was calling him, put the umbrella back again, and turned to look at the girl who was running towards him.

"Good afternoon, Sanae-san."

"Good afternoon, seniors."

The girl trotted all the way, and now she was a little out of breath. She raised her head and glanced at the handsome senior opposite, her already flushed face suddenly became even redder.

"Ms. Serizawa said that there is a party at his house in the afternoon, and everyone in the group will go. Let me let you know."

Teacher Serizawa is their natural science teacher. He graduated from Waseda with a Ph.D. in the Department of Biology. He has spent most of his life studying the ecological evolution of animals and plants. He has worked in the National Academy of Biology for decades. I went to a high school and became a teacher of natural science.

He set up a natural science mutual aid and exchange group in private, and Qiuren was drawn into the group by the nearly 70-year-old teacher just a few days after entering the school and became a member of it.

Sanae Reiko is one grade lower than him and is also a member of the group. Akito has just joined this group not long ago, and has not spoken a few words to other members of the group. He doesn't know much about this junior who is one grade lower than him. , Seeing that she ran over to inform him, she politely thanked her.

"Sorry, I have something to do today, so I can't attend the party. I will call Serizawa-sensei later to explain the situation. Please run."

Looking at the increasingly dense snowflakes in the air, Qiuren lifted the paper bag in his hand up.

A look of disappointment flashed across the girl's face, she glanced at the handsome young man in front of her, and fixed her eyes on the inconspicuous silver ring on the ring finger of his right hand.

"Senior, are you going to spend Christmas with your girlfriend?"

Qiu Ren shook his head, "I don't have a girlfriend."

The girl's originally dim eyes brightened instantly, "Senior, don't you have a girlfriend?"

Qiu Ren nodded.

A gleam of joy flashed in the girl's heart, "Then..."

"It's a marriage partner."

Before the girl could confess her inner thoughts to him, Qiu Ren spoke first, with a gentle but firm voice, and the girl saw a hint of tenderness in those beautiful black eyes.

It's a pity that this gentleness does not belong to her after all.

The girl suddenly felt a little sad.

Not long after entering school, Qiuren became a hot topic among girls with his outstanding face. Excellent grades, decent conversation, almost all the advantages are concentrated in him alone, as perfect as walking out of a manga The characters that come out, girls of this age will more or less have a little fantasies about love, and the existence of Qiuren perfectly fits the ideal love object in the girls' minds.

One after another, pink love letters, reserved, generous, artistic, and eager, were all blocked by the inconspicuous silver ring, and the girls gathered together to quietly discuss who his marriage partner was What kind of person, what looks like, what kind of family background, what kind of personality.

How lucky is it to be liked by such a perfect person.

There are also people who doubt the authenticity of the so-called "marriage partner". Before today, Sanae Reiko was also skeptical about the existence of that marriage partner, but when she saw those words mentioned by the parties From the look on her face, she knew that the "marriage partner" was real.

Most girls believe in love at first sight, and she couldn't help but be moved by the first sight of this senior.

But it can only stop at the heartbeat.

……

The snow was getting bigger and bigger, the cold wind mixed with coarse snow particles hit the black umbrella, crackling like firecrackers, the steel umbrella stand creaked in the bitter cold wind, and the black Martin boots were The snow was half soaked, Qiu Ren looked down at the paper bag in his hand, turned around and opened the door of a coffee shop.

Qiuren was obviously not the only victim of the blizzard. The huge coffee shop was overcrowded at the moment, all trying to escape the cold wind outside and the passers-by who were pouring snow. Take the time to say "welcome" to new guests.

Qiuren looked around and found no vacant seats. People queuing up to buy coffee were crowded at the counter. Looking from a distance, it was dark.

"Hey! Qiuren! Here, here!"

Just as Qiuren was about to go out and find another place to avoid the snow, he heard a rather familiar voice in the noisy environment.

In the dark crowd, Harada's shiny blond hair stood out.

Akito hesitated for a second, put away the umbrella in his hand, and walked towards Harada.

There were too many people in the store, so he didn't notice that there was a pair of eyes watching him quietly from the moment he entered the door.

The heating in the store was turned on fully, and Akito took off the camel scarf around his neck, and took a cup of steaming coffee from Harada.

"Thank you."

"I saw that the weather forecast did not say that there would be a blizzard today. As expected, the weather forecast is not credible."

Harada sighed, looking at the snow falling more and more outside the window, his eyebrows were tinged with worry, "I don't know when the snow will stop, I still want to go home and spend Christmas with my parents."

The Harada family are all faithful Christians, and the festival that is insignificant in the eyes of others is the most important day of the year for them.

"Should be able to stop before five o'clock."

Qiu Ren comforted him.

"I hope so."

Harada sighed softly.

"Speaking of which, why didn't you get together with your marriage partner today, shouldn't couples get tired of being together on such a day?"

Harada turned the topic to Akito and asked rather gossip.

"He has something to do today."

The heating in the store was turned on a bit too high, and after sitting for a while, a thin layer of sweat broke out on Qiuren's forehead. After thinking about it, he took off the black windbreaker outside, revealing the white knitted sweater inside. .

The girl next to him frequently cast inquiring eyes, but Qiu Ren didn't seem to notice it, and continued to drink the coffee in his hand.

During the daily conversations, Harada more or less collected some information, for example, Akito's marriage partner was older than him, and he was already working.

It's no wonder that he has always turned a blind eye to the advances of the girls in the school. It turns out that he likes the older type.

Harada clicked his tongue.

Although a sexy and mature big sister is also good, he still prefers a young and innocent elementary school girl.

But when he thought of his 18-year blank relationship history, two lines of wide tears silently shed in his heart.

It would be nice to be able to bid farewell to his single status before graduating from high school, so it's his turn to be picky.

He noticed that the girl next to him was casting meaningful glances frequently, but the object of the gaze was a handsome guy sitting next to him, and the slightly bitter coffee in his mouth had the sour taste of lemon.

"In a few days, there will be a fellowship with the girl's high school next door, do you want to come?"

The snow outside still showed no signs of decreasing. People kept pushing the door of the coffee shop to hide from the snow, and the small coffee shop became crowded all of a sudden.

"Don't go."

Qiu Ren didn't hesitate for a second, and directly refused.

"Just have a meal and sing K together, don't do other things."

Harada never gave up on persuasion.

Qiuren was unmoved.

"Please~"

Harada put on a pitiful look, and shook Akito's arm.

"The other party is here for you. If you don't go, this friendship will be meaningless. Please, at worst, you can just sit there and eat, and don't pay attention to anyone who strikes up a conversation."

Qiuren put down the coffee cup in his hand, picked up the black overcoat beside him and put it on outside, then wrapped the scarf around his neck and stood up.

"I have to go now."

"Don't be so heartless, Akito-kun, Akito-sama, Akito-brother~"

Harada pinched his throat and coquettishly talked to him in a sweet tone, as if he was going to hug him in the next second.

But before he could take action, he suddenly felt a cold stare, and even in the well-heated store, he couldn't help shivering.

But this cold gaze was only for a moment. When he reacted and looked back, the coldness had long since faded from him. Naturally, he had no way of finding out the owner of that gaze among so many people in the store.

"Okay, okay, if you don't go, you won't go. It's easy to have accidents when it's snowing so heavily outside. At least wait for the snow to lighten up before leaving."

Seeing that Qiuren was about to leave, Harada didn't care about the cold gaze just now, so he tried to persuade him to come back.

"However, you really have a deep affection for your marriage partner. I am curious, what kind of excellent tree is it that is worth giving up an entire forest for him."

"he's good."

Qiuren stroked the mug that was empty of coffee in his hand, and the silver ring on his ring finger reflected a faint luster.

"Excellent."

Harada: ...

I always feel that I have been fed a large pot of dog food unintentionally.

The shrill sound of the cold wind whistling outside the store gradually calmed down, and the snow also became smaller. The pure white snowflakes regained their previous silence, and fell profusely onto the street and the buildings on both sides.

"I go first."

Akito picked up the paper bag and black umbrella that had been left aside, greeted Harada across the way, got up and walked out.

"Eh?"

Harada glanced at the weather outside, and found that the snow had become smaller and got up accordingly.

"You wait for me, I'll be with you."

When Qiuren walked to the door, he heard a "jingle bell". Someone pushed open the door of the coffee shop from the outside, and a man in a black windbreaker, black hat and scarf walked in.

Harada was still chattering about the friendship a few days later, he didn't seem to give up, he wanted Qiuren to join in.

The black windbreaker was mixed with the smell of ice and snow outside. When passing by the two of them, Harada couldn't help shivering, and then accidentally bumped into the man whose whole body was wrapped in black cloth.

The man's body staggered, his right hand was exposed from the cuff of the wide windbreaker, and a black pistol was exposed at the same time.

Qiuren's face turned serious, he piled the umbrella and paper bag in Harada's arms and quickly pushed him aside, before the man could pull the trigger, he pinned him against the gate with his backhand.

"you……"

Harada stared at Akito with wide eyes, he hadn't realized what happened yet.

"what!"

A shrill scream suddenly erupted from the crowd, and a young woman was suddenly grabbed by the man next to her, with the black muzzle of a gun aimed at her temple.

"Let him go!"

The man yelled at Qiu Ren who was holding back the man in black.

The crowded coffee shop suddenly became panic-stricken, and everyone subconsciously stayed away from the man who was holding the hostage, lest they would be affected a little bit.

"Let him go!"

The man growled again.

"Can't let go!"

Harada didn't know where the courage came from, and shook his head at Qiuren with a pale face.

"Let him go, and the two of them will definitely not let you go."

"I'll count to three, if I don't let you go, I will..."

The man moved the gun a few centimeters closer to the woman's temple, and the kidnapped woman was so frightened that her delicate makeup was stained with tears.

Qiu Ren frowned and hesitated for a second.

"one!"

The strength in the hands gradually eased.

"two!"

Qiuren let go of his hands.

The man in the black windbreaker picked up the gun that Qiuren had thrown aside, loaded it, and aimed it at his head.

"Goodbye, brave little hero."

The corner of the man's mouth curled up in a cold arc.

"Autumn people!"

Harada was shocked.

The snow outside didn't know when it stopped, and the leaden sky slowly turned blue. After a few days, the sun appeared over Tokyo after a long absence.

"Is it true that you will be safe only if you are locked at home?"

There was a touch of helplessness in the calm voice.

In the next second, the man in black kept raising his gun and was frozen into an ice sculpture.

In the overwhelming ice and snow atmosphere, Qiu Ren smelled an extremely faint fragrance of mint.