The cool touch from her wrist instantly brought the girl back to reality.
"Tada, Tada-kun..."
Looking at the young man who was pulling her, Hanyu Reizuki called out stumblingly, and a circle of red began to appear on her fair earlobe.
...
Soon, she followed the boy to a clothing center in a shopping mall.
"Tada-kun?"
"We came to buy clothes." Qingyou pulled her and continued walking somewhere. At the end, he added, "I bought it for you."
After hearing this, Hanyu Reizuki instantly became panicked.
“No, Tada-kun.” He struggled to step back and stretched out his free hand to pull the boy’s arm away.
"Senior Hanyu." Qingyou paused and turned to look at her.
"obedient."
These two short words, spoken in a gentle tone, fell into my ears along with the noisy music in the mall.
Hanyu Reizuki was stunned, and her heart inevitably became flustered.
She lowered her eyebrows, sweat oozing from her palms. For a moment, she didn't dare to look directly into the boy's amber eyes.
Qingyou chuckled softly, holding the girl's wrist and continuing to walk forward.
Hanyu Reizuki lowered her head, her feet no longer under her control and she allowed the other party to lead them. The red on her earlobes seemed to be dripping with blood.
——Tada-kun, you are becoming more and more domineering
She whispered to herself, and began to recount the boy's recent behavior.
...
"This one is pretty good. It's the most popular style in winter. It's very good at letting in air, and it's warmer than ordinary down jackets."
The shopping guide was an elderly lady who was enthusiastically introducing the styles.
Qingyou took a look, communicated and evaluated with the system in his mind for a while, and then nodded slowly.
"Okay, this one."
The salesperson smiled happily and said, "Okay, I'll pack it for you."
"No need." Qingyou waved his hand, "Just let her change it."
"Tada-kun..." Seeing the price of the dress, Hanyu Reizuki's face changed. She was about to refuse, but the salesperson gently pushed her into the dressing room. "It's a sincere gift from her, so don't refuse it, little girl."
"not me...."
Scratch——
The curtains in the dressing room were drawn, and the girl's voice was drowned out by the noisy music.
Qingyou withdrew his gaze, put one hand in his trouser pocket, and looked away casually.
“Are there any other down jackets for women?”
"Yes, yes." The shopping guide responded hurriedly, his joy rising a lot.
"Help me pick out a few more."
“Okay, no problem!!”
...
When Hanyu Reizuki changed her clothes and came out of the dressing room, she saw the boy asking the salesperson to pick out another style of down jacket.
"Pack these three."
"Good."
"Tada-kun." Hanyu Reizuki walked over in a hurry, not wanting to make him spend any more money.
Before she could finish her words, the boy looked her up and down, then nodded with satisfaction, "Not bad, it fits, it suits you very well."
He praised sincerely.
The words she was about to say were instantly stuck in her throat. Hanyu Reizuki pinched her little finger helplessly and couldn't say anything.
"Wait at the door for a while." Qingyou instructed her, "I'll go pay the bill."
After saying that, he walked towards the counter.
"Tada-kun..."
I called him, but the boy pretended not to hear me.
Her cherry-colored mouth was pursed, and her two little feet were put together, looking a little unhappy.
She didn't want the boy to spend money on her.
...
After leaving the mall, the girl remained silent all the way. Anyone could see the unhappiness emanating from her.
"Angry?"
Qingyou walked up to her, bent down slightly, and looked at her level with her beautiful eyes.
Hanyu Reizuki turned her face away and ignored him.
Qingyou sighed, "Senior Hanyu, this winter is much colder than in previous years. How can we not buy some warm clothes? It's easy to catch a cold."
⑨822(0)88 "I can buy it myself." The girl replied, with no expression on her face but a flat mouth.
"But the quality of the ones you bought can't be that good." Qingyou retorted calmly.
For example, the one the girl wore before had serious ventilation problems and the material was extremely poor. You could see her shivering while walking on the street.
If the severe cold weather comes, it would be strange if we don't catch a fever.
Hanyu Reizuki remained silent and did not reply.
Seeing this, Qingyou stood up straight and held his forehead helplessly, "Okay, I'll tell you the truth, these clothes were not bought by me, but by Grandpa Guangxiong."
Hanyu Reizuki was stunned and looked over, "Manager Kimura?"
"Yeah." Qingyou replied, noticing her gaze, and smiled softly, "Are you willing to look at me?"
Hanyu Reizuki blushed her earlobes and turned her face away again, "What's going on?"
"It's just that the old man feels sorry for you, what else can it be?"
"Manager Kimura... do you feel sorry for me...?"
"if not."
Although this old man looks old-fashioned and serious, he is actually kinder and more benevolent than anyone else.
"Seeing that you, a little girl, are wearing such thin clothes in the middle of winter, what if you catch a cold? So I want to buy you some better quality clothes to keep you warm."
"Manager Kimura..." Hanyu Reizuki murmured softly, her fingers clutching the chain of her clothes, her nose suddenly felt sore, and tears flickered in her eyes.
For the first time in her life, she felt the love and care of an elder, that kind of unspoken warmth.
"Why are you crying?" Qingyou comforted softly.
The siblings' personalities are sometimes really exactly the same.
"If Grandpa Guangxiong knew that I made you cry, he would definitely skin me alive."
I just heard him speaking in a tone that sounded both frightened and resentful.
"Ever since Hanyu-senpai came, I've been out of favor."
"Pfft~"
The girl was amused by him.
Wiping away a tear from the corner of her eye, she whispered, "I didn't cry."
With a heavy nasal tone and slightly red eyes, this sentence is really not convincing at all.
"Well, I didn't cry."
Qingyou nodded, looking like he believed it.
"Hanyu-senpai is very strong."
Holding back his smile, he reached out to help her put on the hat, and lowered his voice, "As for Grandpa Guangxiong, you don't need to repay him. Don't be too fussy about the old man's kindness. If you really want to repay him, just visit him more often after school when you have time."
"OK."
Looking at the young man in front of her who was gently putting on her coat and hat, she lowered her eyes, and her earlobes under the hat had already turned red.
The weather is so hot~
"Hanyu-senpai, let's go."
He put the hat on the girl and Qingyou led the way.
"Where?"
"You'll know when you get there." He replied mysteriously.
"Compared to that, Grandpa Guangxiong has given you a gift. As your colleague, I have to express my gratitude as well."
"You don't need to express your opinion..." Hanyu Reizuki murmured softly, but the corners of her mouth unconsciously rose slightly.
...
"Uncle, two servings of pancakes, please."
Arriving at a small stall, the boy called out, "I want strawberry jam."
"Good."
The stall owner picked up the spatula, poured a small amount of oil into the pan, and started to cook with skillful techniques.
"Tada-kun, this is..." Hanyu Reizuki looked at the stall, then looked at him, somewhat confused.
"Please have some cake."
Blowing air on his hands, Qingyou rubbed them together and said, "I'm short of money, so I can only offer this much. Please don't despise me, Hanyu-senpai."
Hanyu Reizuki shook her head, "No."
——As long as it’s from you, I won’t mind anything
She added silently in her heart.
"That's fine."
Qingyou took one that the stall owner had just made and handed it over, "It's strawberry flavored, and it tastes much better than last time."
"Thank you."
The slightly cool fingers held a thin layer of wrapping paper, and warm steam was still coming out of the rolled-up pancake.
"Be careful of the heat." Qingyou reminded with concern.
"OK."
His lips parted, he leaned forward, and took a small bite of the tip.
"How about it?"
“It’s delicious~”
There was a smile on her face, and her satisfaction was clearly visible.
"of course."
I can't deny that I feel a little bit contented inside.
Sure enough, he is quite good at recommending food.
[It's useless. To put it bluntly, I'm just a poor foodie. 】
——Shut up! !
Yuu gets angry
"Here's your share, young man."
