"...Manager Kimura, are you going abroad..." Upon hearing this news, the expression on Hanyu-senpai's face gradually darkened.
"Come to think of it, at his age, it's time for him to retire."
"Hanyu-senpai..." Hearing the disappointment and reluctance in the girl's tone, Qingyou opened his mouth but didn't know what to say to comfort her.
"It's okay, Tada-kun."
Hanyu Reizuki shook her head and whispered, "I'm just a little sad, it will be fine after a while."
The corners of his mouth pulled up into a forced smile, "Tada-kun, please sit down first. The exam is coming up soon, and we need to review quickly."
Qingyou sat silently in the seat opposite the girl, picked up a book and opened it.
He couldn't say anything to comfort her. Before the problem was completely resolved, no matter how many nice words he said, they would be pale and powerless. And there was only one way to truly make the other person happy.
Let that scumbag never appear in sight again
His eyes drooped slightly, and he glanced at the girl who was working hard on the questions. His clear eyes gradually became deeper.
——Uncle Tong, have you verified the family members' information?
[Host, it's almost done. One couple has a bad temper and is prone to violence. The other two couples are okay and have no bad information in recent years. But it will take another two to three days to choose the most suitable person to adopt the Hanyu siblings.]
——Well, try to speed up, please.
【Okay.】
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I put on my shoulder bag and left the library, rushing back to the class before morning reading.
In the corridor outside the classroom, Qingyou met Ye Sichi who arrived just in time.
But why does the other party seem to be in a much weaker state than before?
His eyes were dull, with dark circles under his eyelids. He had a dejected look about him, and his slightly pale face revealed an indescribable tiredness.
It's like I've been through some serious emotional trauma.
Qingyou frowned, and couldn't help but feel a little worried.
"Morning, Chi."
He walked over and asked with concern, "What happened to you? What happened..."
The words in his mouth suddenly stopped, and Ye Sichi had already passed by him without any pause.
It was as if he had been ignored.
"red."
Coming back to his senses instantly, Qingyou turned around and grabbed Yesi Chi's wrist, "Why aren't you talking? What happened?"
“…”
But the only response he got was deathly silence and a cold look back.
The bone-chilling cold was mixed with a chilling sneer, and there was no trace of the warmth that once was.
This kind of look is something the other party has never shown before.
Qingyou's brows furrowed even deeper, "Chi?"
His voice lowered, his questioning tone full of worry and concern.
Ye Jichi's expression remained indifferent. He ignored his emotions, forcefully pulled the boy's hand away, retracted his gaze, and walked into the classroom.
I didn't say a single word to him during the whole process.
"..."
"...red."
Looking at the other person's back, Qingyou held one hand in mid-air, feeling a deep worry in his heart.
What the hell is wrong with him?
----
Time passes slowly
This time, not only Qingyou, but also Hanyu Yu and Nishiyama Genpei noticed that something was wrong with Nojichi.
Every time after class in the morning, no matter how they asked, the boy's reaction was always deathly silent.
Silent and silent, like a puppet that has lost its soul.
Sometimes, after being asked for a long time, he would just stand up, walk out of the classroom without looking back, and would not come back until the bell rang.
A completely isolated state, cutting off all contact with the outside world
The situation is much worse than imagined.
While Qingyou and the other three were worried, a cloud of depression was invisibly looming over each of their hearts.
After the third class, the three of them sat together, their faces all looking equally solemn.
"Have you had any contact with Chi during these two days of the weekend?" Qingyou spoke slowly, hoping to get some clues from his two companions.
Unfortunately, they all shook their heads and expressed regretfully that they didn't know either.
"We were happily eating popsicles and saying goodbye to each other after school on Friday, but why did it turn out like this just two days later?" Hanyu said worriedly and glanced at Noji Aka who was sleeping on the seat against the wall.
If it were in the past, the other party would have come over with a smile and chatted with them, instead of being withdrawn and silent like now, not communicating with anyone.
What on earth happened in the meantime? Why did Chi change so much in just two days?
"Could it be that there is a dispute within the family?" Xishan Genping guessed in a deep voice, but after a while, he scratched his hair in annoyance, "No, this won't work. Even if something happened to the family, they shouldn't ignore us."
"What exactly went wrong?" He covered his face with both hands and slowly pulled it down, muttering, with bloodshot eyes.
"Xiao Yu, Gen Ping." At this time, Qing You, who had been thinking silently, raised his eyes and looked at them. "After the fourth period, it will be lunch break. We have plenty of time. Let's stop Chi and ask him. No matter what, we must get the reason from him. It doesn't matter if we have a tough attitude."
"For issues like this, the sooner we resolve them, the better. We can't delay!"
Upon hearing this, Yuzuru and Nishiyama Genpei pondered for a while, then nodded, agreeing with the young man's approach.
Instead of worrying and having wild thoughts, it is better to stop the boy firmly and ask him clearly. This way you will feel better.
----
I finished the fourth class absent-mindedly. As the bell rang, the quiet atmosphere in the class gradually became noisy.
Ye Shichi stood up and walked outside. It seemed that he was going to eat in the cafeteria alone.
But how could Qingyou and the others let him have his wish?
"Where are you going, Chi? Why don't you call your brothers?" Xishan Genping took a big step and ran in front of Ye Si, blocking his way.
"Chi, are you going to eat? Let's go together." Yuyuyu and Qingyou walked to the back, blocking all the positions that could allow him to leave.
Ye Si had a blank expression on his face. He glanced around and when he found that there was no chance to escape, he simply stood there without saying a word and waited for them to get away.
But this plan had no effect at all in front of the talkative Xishan Genping.
"Chi, what's wrong with you? You keep ignoring us. Are you going to break up with us?" He put his arm around Yeji Chi's shoulders without saying anything. Then he kept sighing and talking with emotion. "Hey, we clearly agreed to go somewhere together. It's ok for you to go to the bathroom alone, but you didn't even invite us to dinner. What does that mean? Are you going to break the agreement?"
Then, he pointed at him and exaggeratedly threatened him, "You kid, do you want to leave our Gang of Four? If this happened in the Warring States Period, you would be sentenced to committing hara-kiri!"
Ye Shichi still had a wooden face and said nothing, like a robot without power.
Xishan Genping ignored him and continued to nag, "If you have anything to say, tell your brothers. Don't keep it in your heart. You will get sick if you keep it in your heart."
"Even the Chinese garden turtles in China can't hold it in as long as you can."
"Don't be so sullen, smile. A smile makes you look ten years younger."
"Come on, what happened? Tell us. We are the best people to talk to. We keep our mouths shut and promise not to tell anyone."
"Tsk, you look so depressed."
"Hiss... Could it be that, Chi, you were caught playing games secretly at night by your father, and then you got a beating from your father, and you felt so ashamed that you didn't dare to say it out loud for fear that we would laugh at you?"
"Oh, that's really pitiful."
Coupled with that expression of shaking his head and sighing, it really makes people want to give him a beating.
The coldness on Nojichi's face almost collapsed. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. He took away the arm that Nishiyama Genpei had placed on his shoulders, opened his eyes, and tried to make his tone sound calmer. "It's already noon. Can Nishiyama-san move aside? I want to go eat."
Hearing him speak, Xishan Genping looked very proud, "Hahaha, you kid, you finally opened your mouth..."
The sound stopped abruptly, and he suddenly realized something.
"What did you call me just now?" Staring at Nojichi, Nishiyama Genpei took a step forward, his expression gradually darkening, "Are you fucking serious with us?!"
"I don't understand what you are saying, Nishiyama-san." Nojichi frowned, "Also, can you please move aside? I really need to go eat."
"Noshichi!" Nishiyama Genpei spoke each word with a high pitch, and his emotions were somewhat unstable.
"If you have anything to say, let's go to the rooftop and talk." Noticing that many people were looking over here, Qingyou held Ye Sichi's wrist and said calmly, "It's better not to let outsiders know about our brothers' affairs."
"Who is your brother?"
However, Ye Si Chi pulled the boy's hand away, with a look of disgust on his face, "Stop disgusting me."
"Since you guys are so persistent in wanting to chat, fine, let's go to the rooftop and have a good chat."
After saying that, he turned and left, not caring whether they were willing to follow him or not.
"You..." The hot-tempered Nishiyama Genpei was about to rush up to argue, but was quickly stopped by Hanyu.
"Genping, don't be impulsive. Listen to Qingyou and go to the rooftop first." He whispered, "No matter how much we quarrel, this is, after all, a matter between us brothers."
Hearing this, Xishan Genping gritted his teeth, his brain became clearer, and his emotions stabilized a lot.
"Let's go to the rooftop!"
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"Chi, what do you mean? You ignored us all day, but what did you mean by those words just now?!"
Arriving at the rooftop, Xishan Genping didn't waste any time and asked directly, "Are you really coming with us?"
"Genping, don't be so angry. Chi might be hiding something." Yuyu walked between them to act as a peacemaker. "Chi, you too, is there anything you can't say? Keeping it a secret is not only bad for you, but also for us."
Ye Sichi lowered his head and remained silent.
Seeing this, Qingyou said softly, "Chi, don't keep it to yourself about what happened over the weekend. We are all worried about you today."
As soon as the words fell, as if a fuse had been lit, Ye Shichi suddenly raised his head, and his originally silent attitude suddenly became excited, "I don't need you to be hypocritical!!"
He roared at the young man, and the anger that had been accumulated for a day and night burst out in an instant.
Qingyou was stunned, frightened by his attitude, "Chi?"
Nojichi took a few steps back, putting some distance between him and the boy. A look of disgust that he had never had before appeared on his face. "Do you still want to continue playing tricks on me, Tada Kiyohime?"
"Playing tricks?" Qingyou frowned when he heard this, "I don't know what you are talking about."
Ye Shichi sneered, "Still pretending, is that fun?"
"You've already been so intimate with Gui Yan Xinmei, and you've done everything you should do, but you're still pretending to be ignorant, Tada Qingyou, you're really shameless!!"
As he said this, he smiled sadly and pointed at himself in self-mockery, "It was fun to lie to me, right? You've had enough of the feeling of superiority, right? How long do you want to continue hiding this?"
After hearing this, Qingyou finally understood the reason for the other party's abnormality and indifference throughout the day.
Suddenly, a sense of absurdity arose in my heart.
I guess something caused him to misunderstand.
"Chi, this is actually..." He opened his mouth and was about to explain, but Ye Sichi interrupted him indifferently, "Okay, stop brainwashing me with your mouth. I have eyes, I'm not blind."
"At least it won't lie to me. The facts it sees will be transmitted to my brain and cannot be changed." He paused, his tone ironic and pointed, "Of course, it also allows me to see someone's true nature!"
"Chi, what are you talking about? What happened between Qingyou and Guiyan Xinmei?!" Xishan Genping was still confused after hearing what he heard.
98②208898 "I didn't say anything. I was just expressing how it felt to be betrayed and deceived by someone." Ye Shichi shrugged. "She knew I liked Xinmei and she promised me solemnly when we first met that we were just employers and it was impossible for me to be attracted to her. But what happened..."
He sneered, "It must be exciting to have sex with Gui Yanxin behind my back, and I am just a stupid rich boy who lets you fool and deceive me."
"When you have no money, you ask me for it. When you are bored, you ask me for entertainment. Anyway, you think I am easy to cheat."
He said self-sarcastically, raised his head to the sky, and took a long breath, as if he was relieved of something. "Forget it, just think of it as my sincerity and trust being thrown away. Actually, if you calm down and think about it, I've been quite happy with you guys during this period of time. Let's just think of it as canceling each other out."
"From now on, let's just be strangers who owe no one anything."
Hearing this, Hanyu and Nishiyama Genpei on the side showed anxious expressions. Are they really going to break up? How could this be possible!
