Ome Quartet of Snow Country

Chapter 37 Unplanned
The bus wobbles through the countryside.

At this time, there were not many passengers in the car, most of them were elderly people.The sun outside is still relatively high, and the sunlight shining into the car is bright and dazzling.

Looking back from the window, Hai Xing squinted his eyes, turned his head again, and glanced at Naruse who was sitting in front.

It was rare for her to go home so early, and it was all due to him when she had an appointment with a friend.

Although the arrangements of her friends today were different from what she had originally expected, which made her feel a little reluctant, but she was dragged away by him obediently, and even got on the bus home directly. Hai Xing felt that she must have lost her head.

【"She is my sister."】

Touching the blond hair hanging on the side of his face, Hai Xing glanced at him again.

So far, what are you still talking about...

She didn't know what was going on in his mind.

The two only had a brief exchange while waiting for the bus.

"Those people are blackmailing you, can't you see it?"

"They are my friends!"

Faced with doubts, Hai Xing admitted that his reaction was a little agitated at the time, but he didn't say anything more after that, and didn't even look at her until the bus arrived.

She wanted to explain that her friends were not as bad as he thought, staring at the back of his head, unable to speak.

This probably means refusing to communicate any more, Hai Xing thought to himself.

What's more, the two of them couldn't communicate normally.

The lingering prejudices and emotions between each other, from the day he came back, no, from the time he moved into the Shinaki house with his ex-stepmother, maybe it will continue until the day they forget each other...

Starfish suddenly wanted to cry.

Obviously she wasn't really at fault, but everyone seemed to think she was the one who screwed up everything including family and friendships.

She looked out the window, the sun was really dazzling.

The sun was so dazzling, Naruse squinted his eyes, lowered his head to send the message, and closed his eyes.

Naruse: I've already gone back first.

After a while, the phone vibrated, and he opened one eye to look.

Shangzi: What's wrong?
Naruse: Something happened.

Naruse: I'll explain to you when Naoko comes home.

Shangzi: Good.

Squinting at the last message, Naruse wanted to ask her how she was doing at the club, but after thinking about it, she put away her phone.

Let's chat again when we are eating.

He looked back again, and Hai Xing, who was seated a few rows away, stared out the window blankly, looking like he was about to cry.

Is there such a grievance?

For a moment, Naruse thought that it was her who was yelled at at the bus platform just now, not himself.

Is it because of those friends?

He had realized just now that the two of them could not communicate, and after preparation, he would find an opportunity to talk to Seiichiro Maki alone about this matter, and he didn't want to say anything more at this time.

Naruse turned back again, looked through the car window and fell on the lush and wide river bed, and raised his hand accordingly.

"Ding dong—stop at the next stop."

After crossing the Lower Green Willow Bridge, the bus stopped by the side of the road.The two got out of the car one after another and walked one after the other.

After passing the convenience store, Naruse went in and bought a bottle of drink.

When he came out to see Hai Xing waiting outside, he was a little surprised, but she didn't speak, so he didn't say anything.

When he reached the intersection of going home, he turned back without stopping.

There was no goodbye, and the two were like strangers they met by chance while waiting for the train on the platform.

After staring at his back for a few moments, Hai Xing realized that he had no other plan except to pull himself away from his friends.

She was like an umbrella picked up at random and ignored.

The occasional memories will inexplicably shorten the distance, even if it is unilateral, it only exists in the mind.

Hai Xing wanted to be angry, but suddenly he couldn't get excited about anything, so he turned his head and went home.

Putting down the book, Naruse looked at the time and fell back weakly.

Going home early was not in his plan, and it even interfered with his plan-the book that he planned to stay in the evening was now finished.

Naruse was going to the bookstore.

Shangzi is coming back soon, and if he picks quickly, he can pick her up by the way.

When I went out, I came to the Morimi Kohonen store, and the owner, Mori Miki, was busy outside the store.

"Mr. Mori."

"Oh, it's Chunhai."

He was handing over the order form, and nodded to Naruse, "Ichiyo is in the store."

Naruse walked into the bookstore, and Morimi Kazuyo was holding a cardboard box, looking at him from between the bookshelves.

"welcome."

"Do you need help?"

"Need. If Naruse can buy all these books, it won't save me from putting them up."

"Then I have to see what book it is first."

Naruse took the cardboard box, Morimi pushed his glasses, moved his wrist a little, and then began to take books out of it and put them away.

"Are you done."

"what?"

"Didn't Naruse help prepare for the cultural festival in class recently?"

"I'm done." Naruse followed with his suitcase in his arms, "That's why I have time to read idle books now."

"It's really enthusiastic." Mori Jian stuffed the book into the bookshelf.

"Mori, don't you need to go to juku today?"

"Ah."

After the summer vacation experience, Morimi spoke highly of the juku, and signed up again after the second semester began. However, the first-year courses are not tight, and only need to attend classes three or four times a week.

Turning around in front of the bookshelves for a while, putting all the books in the cardboard boxes on the shelves, Morimi returned to the counter, and motioned for Naruse to come over.

"Snacks from relatives, if you don't mind, Naruse will try them too."

"Thank you." Naruse picked up a piece and stuffed it into his mouth.

"How about it?"

"not bad."

Declining the kindness of another piece, he picked up the book she had just pulled from the shelf and flipped through it casually.

"Is this kind of subject matter? I've seen a lot recently."

"This is what I want to read." Sen Jian raised his arm and took the book away. "There are no recommendations today, so you can choose by yourself."

"..."

Naruse had no choice but to go back to the bookshelves.

Watching him turn around, Mori Jian suddenly remembered something: "Father said, Starfish came back very early today."

"Yeah." Naruse stopped, picked up a book and flipped through it, "I came back with her."

"It's strange."

"Hmm. Something happened..."

As he spoke, he suddenly looked over.

Senjian was immediately vigilant, and looked back at him calmly without opening his mouth.

"Starfish doesn't listen to me at all."

"The so-called rebellious period is at this age."

"That's not the case."

"Really. I haven't had much communication with Starfish, and I know even less."

Naruse walked over with the book in hand, and said directly, "It seems that Hai Xing has been blackmailed."

Senjian was just startled, not surprised, "Have you been blackmailed by those hot girls?"

"Ah."

"It's a matter of time."

"That group of hot girls seems to have mixed up with a few college students who want to be depraved recently." Naruse said, "If I hadn't stopped them today, they would have planned to take Starfish there too, and they seemed to be instigating her to come from their own house along the way." Steal money from the store."

Mori frowned.

After a while, she said, "You should tell Mr. Maki about this matter."

"I'll remind him."

Naruse looked at her, "But considering the actual effect, I think the key lies in Hai Xing."

Sen Jian waited for him to speak.

"It's because she has no goals and no serious friends that she has nothing to do to hang out with those hot girls."

"Naruse seems to know this kind of thing very well."

He tilted his head, revealing one of the black earrings: "Isn't it."

Sen Jian couldn't help shaking his head, "I don't understand what you are proud of."

Naruse smiled, not proudly.

"I just think it's more convincing that way."

"and then?"

"Then, I think that for Hai Xing, Morimi is that serious friend, and maybe he can help her find her life goal."

Morimi looked at him: "Narase wants me to help you save your sister from those hot girls?"

"It's step-sister, ex-step-sister." Naruse shook his head, "And it's not helping me."

"Couldn't Naruse do it by himself?"

"Mori saw it too, I can't communicate normally with Hai Xing at all."

Morimi looked at him for a while, and said, "If Naruse could explain the 'abnormal' part of you and Hai Xing in more detail, I might be able to help you."

After a brief silence, Naruse smiled and waved the book in his hand.

"Bill, please."

(End of this chapter)