Endless Silver Machine

The girls' rooms are the innermost and middle ones, and they are all gathered in the middle room now.

I don’t know why, but everyone defaults to this being Luoluo’s room.

"This bed is too big to sleep three people."

Luo Luo said regretfully. The girls' plan was to sleep together like they did at Liuyin's house. But this is Shimozuki Academy's facility after all, and it is impossible to meet such extravagant requirements.

"I'll just choose the room inside, Wei Xi, you..."

"I can just stay in this room. If anything happens to Sister Ling, you can call me at any time, although I can't help you much..."

Although Wei Xi's expression was very euphemistic, the meaning she wanted to convey was already very clear. It would be unreasonable for Ling to pretend not to understand, so she...

"so be it."

He didn't make any offer to stay, but followed Wei Xi's wishes.

This was not what Ling really wanted to say, but his body involuntarily acted like this.

In the final analysis, it turns out that all the reasons lie with yourself. Didn’t Wei Xi express her thoughts very well? Only he remained where he was, wearing a fragmented mask, barely maintaining the slightest trace of self-esteem.

"When that guy finishes using the bathroom, you go and use it first. I'll take some time to clean up the new room. Just let me know when you're done."

Ling maintained her usual attitude and left Luoluo's room with her bag. When she closed the door, she turned her head slightly and looked away. Wei Xi unnaturally looked away.

The door closed silently.

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"Xiao Xi, why?"

"Luoluo, what are you talking about..."

"Why did you reject Sister Ling just now?"

The tone of Luo Luo and Wei Xi's conversation had never been as intense as it was today. The first time Luo Luo accused her, Wei Xi shrank her shoulders in fear.

"I won't cause trouble to Luo Luo..."

"is not what it means."

Luoluo's voice was actually not loud, because the rooms were very close, so it might be heard by Ling or Aika. It was just Luoluo's uncharacteristic attitude that Wei Xi couldn't bear.

"You should know that Sister Ling is actively looking for opportunities to change the relationship between you. Normally she would never consider such a thing. It must be what brother said to her tonight. Why waste the time of brother and Sister Ling? kindness?"

"I really... really think this is the best thing now... I can't get too close to Sister Ling, otherwise... it will be completely different from the original goal..."

"I have been watching you these past few months. You and Sister Ling are like walking on a single-plank bridge. No matter who you are, you can't move forward without taking a step back..."

Neither of them continued.

Wei Xi lowered her head dejectedly, her bangs hanging down weakly. The intermittent low water droplets reflect the slightly dazzling light.

Luoluo opened his package silently, but had no plans to decorate the room now. After looking inside the bag for a while, she walked towards the door empty-handed.

"I'm going to ask my brother to take a bath."

Then, Wei Xi was left alone in this space.

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Aika soaked her whole body in the bath, and the warm feeling instantly took away the fatigue of a day's travels.

Originally he just wanted to rest for a while, but the soft bed took away his consciousness without mercy, and he didn't notice it until Luoluo knocked on the door for a long time. Luoluo smiled and said that she didn't care, and now she went to pack away the tableware that had been forgotten just to allocate rooms while Aika was taking a bath.

After taking a nap, most of the previous melancholy has dissipated. When she saw Luoluo standing in front of the door, Aika regained her sense of security.

Can just an opportunity have such a great impact on a person's emotions? Or is it that this feeling has taken root in my heart a long time ago?

I just want to protect her, that's all... Aika repeated it several times in her heart, feeling that she had strengthened her belief before standing up from the water.

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Ling absentmindedly packed the clothes she had brought with her into a simple wardrobe.

"I didn't expect that my current life would be messed up by that guy..."

Before meeting Aika, he had always believed that the future was full of despair, but this despair was also the spiritual pillar that supported his survival.

Now, I actually have enough time to worry about my friends. If we hadn't met, my goals would definitely be clearer now, and I wouldn't have so many worries.

However, I don’t want to deny the present moment.

Smoothing the folded corners of the last set of clothes in the box, Ling closed the closet door.

After looking around the house, I realized that I didn't bring much, so the house still felt empty.

"If this is the case, it's okay for one more person to live there..."

I don’t know who the last sentence was meant for. Although the room was empty, there was not even an echo, and the unintentional words were carried out the window by the evening breeze without leaving any trace.

At this time, a gentle, intermittent knock on the door broke into his thoughts.

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I can't understand the current situation.

"Sorry for disturbing you..."

Luoluo wrapped herself in a bath towel and carefully opened the bathroom door.

Because this place can be called her own home from now on, and the restaurant is "guarded" by her sister, Aika habitually left the bathroom door unlocked. Unexpectedly, the person who should be the most reassuring person has now become the mastermind of the incident.

"Luoluo, why...you..."

Aika looked at her sister through the fog without knowing why she closed the door behind her back.

The sound of "click" and the sound of dripping water sounded at the same time, and Luoluo locked the bathroom door.

"Don't worry so much, brother. I'm dressed well..."

Luoluo let go of the hand that had been holding her chest, and the bath towel covering her body slid down according to gravity. Luoluo's slender body was wrapped in a pure white one-piece swimsuit, which was the swimsuit she had worn when she was at the beach.

Because of the difference in time and place, at that time I just felt that this outfit was very suitable for Luo Luo, but now, Aika feels a completely different impulse.

The white swimsuit that clings tightly to the body fully reveals Luoluo's characteristics as a girl. Surrounded by the warm mist, Luoluo's face turned slightly red, and her wet hair stuck to her slightly childish face.

Luoluo just stood there quietly, trying her best to look at her feet as if she didn't mind, waiting for her brother's answer.

After reacting, Aika hurriedly turned her body away from Luoluo.

"Speaking of it," when he started to speak, Aika realized that his voice was hoarse. He quickly moistened his dry throat, "We haven't taken a bath together like this for a long time."

Aika didn't know what to say.

Luoluo is not the kind of child who makes trouble unreasonably. As her brother who has been with her for fifteen years, she knows this very well.

"Because my brother has been avoiding me."

"Really...because we have all grown up..."

"But we are family, it wouldn't be strange to do such a thing, right?"

"..."

"I know it's cunning to say this, but I..."

I can only find this excuse...

Luoluo whispered and slowly approached the bath.

Although Aika knew that Luoluo was in a place that could be touched when she turned around, she couldn't even say anything to stop her from continuing like this.

I felt Luo Luo's weight on my back, and the body temperature that usually felt so comfortable now seemed too hot.

Luoluo and Aika sat back to back in the small bathtub.

"Brother, just let me stay like this for a while..."

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Ling opened the door and looked at the visitor with some surprise.

Wei Xi was standing at the door anxiously.

"Have you finished using the bathroom? I'll go over now..."

"No, it's not!"

"why……"

Ling stopped mid-sentence when she noticed the luggage at Wei Xi's feet.

"I...I still want to stay with Sister Ling..."

Wei Xi said this in a low voice, and then waited tremblingly for Ling's reaction.

"Whatever you want, it's no problem for another person to live in this room."

Ling turned around and walked into the house, leaving the door open in front of Wei Xi.

Still the same tone as always. Wei Xi, of course, had no way of knowing that Ling, who had his back turned to her, had always had his frosty expression melting away.

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I don’t know when it started, but a few minutes have passed since the new day.

Although it is just one of thousands of nights in life, for some people, its meaning cannot be replaced by anything.