Ome Quartet of Snow Country

Chapter 162

Leaning against the bottom of the tree, Hai Xing touched his neck and coughed a few times, trying to relieve the discomfort in his throat.

Man cannot strangle himself.

Even if she pressed his hand in a venting way just now, it only prolongs the current discomfort for a while.

Nothing remained but pain.

And he was lying on the snow, and had not moved for a long time.

Starfish looked at him and crawled over.

"..."

Naruse glanced at her blankly, then looked up at the sky.

She lay down beside him.

The towering giant trees surrounding it blocked the view, and the layers of branches and leaves also made the sky fine and mottled.

The forest is quiet, and the voices of people outside can be vaguely heard; the snow is cold, and the dense forest completely blocks the cold wind.

It's like a house with a very high ceiling, and there's nothing wrong with it except that it's a little colder, she thought for no reason.

Of course... the most important thing is because he is also here.

Starfish turned over and looked at him.

After a while, he turned his head to look and spoke at the same time.

"Do you hate Shangzi?"

"……Why do you say that."

"What you want to do now will make her heartbroken."

"..."

Starfish frowned deeply, lay down flat, and looked to the other side.

"How could anyone hate Shangzi, I like Shangzi...but to me, this matter is more important than Shangzi's feelings...I will apologize to her."

He sneered.

"Sorry, I don't like you."

"..."

Hai Xing turned his head and stared at him, but all his momentum was spent on turning his head, and the gaze he cast was not powerful at all.

Naruse ignored it and looked up at the sky again.

Even if Shangzi moved out, it would only make her feel a little guilty, but it couldn't dispel her idea of ​​continuing to like him.

He didn't know what else to say.

She couldn't let her strangle herself to death in the snow like she did just now.

He thought for a while, and asked tentatively, "What if Shangzi and I really start dating?"

"..."

Starfish didn't speak.

After a while, Naruse turned his head, only to find that she was lying on the snow on the ground, crying silently.

"Anything..."

Distraught by her tears, he sat up again.

"Aren't you afraid of crying your eyes out?"

Hai Xing didn't speak, just sniffled, turned his face away, and wiped his eyes.

Naruse stared at her for a moment, interrupted by the vibration of the phone in his pocket.

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Sitting on the ground, he took some effort to take out his mobile phone.

Shangzi: Has Chunhai found the starfish?
Naruse: I found it.

Shangzi: All right.We are worshiping the temple.

Naruse: I'll be right over.

Putting away the phone, he also stood up, "Shangzi is worried about me."

"..."

"Let's go back."

Hai Xing sat up slowly, but didn't intend to go back with him.

"You go back first."

Naruse looked at her, "What are you doing?"

"Nothing. I just want to be alone for a while and leave me alone."

He frowned and looked around, "Haven't you cried enough, you are so troublesome."

"...So I told you to leave me alone!"

She raised her voice all of a sudden, and after she said it, she couldn't help but look at his expression.

Naruse showed no expression.

"Really, then whatever you want."

He looked left and right, intentionally staying in the depths of the woods for a few seconds.

"However, when you meet a bear later, remember to run fast. It's winter now, and the bear can't find food. It's useless to play dead."

"..."

Hai Xing was taken aback for a moment, then subconsciously sat up straight, and looked at him suspiciously, "Isn't the bear going to hibernate?"

Does she know that bears are going to hibernate...

Naruse's expression remained unchanged, he thought for a while, and continued:

"If a bear is not full, it can't hibernate. It can only continue to forage. Now it's freezing and snowy, what kind of food do you think bears can find in the woods?"

His words seemed to make sense, Hai Xing quickly believed it, and turned to look at the woods behind him.

"But bears don't come to crowded places, this is a shrine..."

There was no response behind.

She turned around, only to realize that he had turned and left.

"..."

He didn't walk slowly, and his figure quickly disappeared behind the overlapping trees.

All thoughts were thrown away, and she got up immediately.

"Wait! Wait for me!"

Starfish stumbled and quickly caught up.

After a moment of hesitation, she grabbed his arm.

And when he raised his hand, he broke away again.

"..."

She bit her lower lip and grabbed it again.

Naruse stopped and turned to look at her.

Hai Xing dodged subconsciously, but quickly turned his gaze back, shaking his eyes while looking at him.

The two looked at each other for nearly half a minute, and he looked away first, then stared at her hand, "Don't make me hate you."

"..."

She relaxed a little, but her eyes stopped shaking.

"Do you not want to be touched by me, or do you not want to be seen by Shangzi?"

Without answering, he wrenched his arm away from her again and walked straight forward.

Looking at his back, Hai Xing stood there for a while, then followed him again, this time without any further movements.

Walking out of the woods, the appearance of the two caught the attention of some worshipers on the road, but that was all.

"The number of people who come to worship has increased."

Hai Xing looked at him, "Yes."

"How do you feel that the Inari Shrine here is more lively than the worship hall?"

"do not know."

"Don't talk nonsense with Shangzi later. So do they."

"..."

She didn't speak, just nodded when he looked over.

Back to the hall of worship along the path, the two climbed up the steps, and soon found Shangzi and the others.

"Sorry." Hai Xing took the initiative to apologize to several people, "I walked away alone."

Morimi looked at her and Naruse respectively, his gaze stayed on their faces for a while, and he didn't say much for the time being, "Just come back."

"Are you in a bad mood?" Hikari Takikawa put his arms around Hai Xing's shoulders.

"Well...it's all right now."

"That's good." She smiled, "Come and pay homage together."

"Uh-huh."

Seeing the two of them queuing up in front of the worship hall, Shangzi looked at Naruse, "Where did the starfish go?"

"Over there at the Inari Shrine."

She took a step back and patted the broken snow on his back and trouser legs.

"fall down?"

"Almost..." He also reached behind his back and held her hand, "Thank you."

"..."

Shangzi held his cold hand tightly.

If she read correctly, there was also some snow on the starfish's back.

"The starfish...is there no problem?"

Naruse turned his head away, but Naoko just looked at him.

"It should be fine."

"That's good."

"Shangzi..."

"Ah."

He looked forward again, and loosened his hands a little, "Go and pay homage."

She clasped both hands.

Wrapping his hand tightly in the warm palm, she took it up again and let out a sigh of relief, rubbing it lightly a few times before letting go.

"Well, let's go."

(End of this chapter)