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—It made him feel itchy inside.
Su Qing nodded for no apparent reason. Even though Mahiru couldn't see, he still did it.
It was as if it was giving itself some kind of hint, or as if it was giving a silent answer to the question just asked.
next moment.
Su Qing slowly approached the sofa, carefully bending down as if she were protecting the most precious treasure in the world.
Then, I slowly relaxed my arms and gently placed Mahiru on the soft cushions of the sofa.
The moment his hand left her body, it lingered on her waist for a fleeting instant.
That gentle touch seemed to indicate reluctance to part.
Mahiru gently opened her eyes, and a beam of warm yellow light from the living room shone brightly into her vision. Immediately afterward, a slight dizziness made her subconsciously squint.
This is the "dark adaptation" of the visual system.
strangeness.
She hadn't been in Su Qing's arms for long, yet her body reacted instinctively.
However, Mahiru had no time to think about this problem at the moment, because she had no idea what kind of expression to use when looking at Su Qing.
"Does it make you dizzy?"
Su Qing suddenly sat down next to her, and she felt, whether it was her imagination or not, that the two of them were very close.
"It seems... a little."
Mahiru gripped her skirt with both hands; otherwise, she felt she wouldn't be able to have a normal conversation with Su Qing.
"It must have been too sudden, you didn't even realize it. I'm sorry, I was a little anxious when I saw you walking barefoot on the floor, and I did it without discussing it with you."
Mahiru shook her head almost imperceptibly, still trying her best to remain as normal as possible. "No, there's no need to apologize. Although it was a bit sudden, I really like it this way."
"Hmm." Su Qing gazed at Maju's long, silky hair, which shone with a captivating luster like golden threads under the warm yellow light.
He also noticed that Mahiru's entire body was trembling slightly.
"Sorry I got back late today, I had some things to take care of."
"If anyone should apologize, it should be me. I did some... very bad things."
— To get Su Qing to come home earlier, Mahiru lied and said she had stolen some egg pudding, but in fact she didn't steal any; she wanted to share it with Su Qing.
The egg pudding I ate with Su Qing was the most delicious.
After speaking softly, Mahiru slowly raised her eyes as if she had used up all her strength.
Her long eyelashes trembled slightly like delicate butterfly wings, and her gaze darted away uncontrollably, as if afraid of touching something that would cause her emotions to overflow.
Even so, she would always look at Su Qing again, looking directly into Su Qing's eyes.
again and again.
"Something very bad?"
Su Qing suddenly smiled gently. He first reached out and gently stroked Mahiru's head, and then, to her surprise, he suddenly leaned forward, right up to her bright red ear.
He said softly and affectionately, "The bad thing... do you mean when you kissed me just now, or when you whispered in my arms?"
Eh?
Are these the two things?
So he did hear it, right?
Mahiru pressed her lips tightly together, her voice trembling, "You...you heard everything?"
"OK."
Su Qing nodded, but unintentionally brushed her cheek against Mahiru's soft ear.
—This is a very sensitive part of her body.
"You said it so I would hear it, didn't you?" Su Qing paused, then asked, "Or... do you want to back out?"
"I...I won't go back on my word."
Mahiru retorted hastily.
She felt it was really unfair.
It's so unfair that I'm the only one who's in such a panic.
Or has Su Qing already gotten used to this kind of scene?
Mahiru's mind began to replay fragments of the past, and she realized with a start that it seemed to be her every time, just like today.
and.
Their relationship was more like that of an older brother and younger sister, because Su Qing always pampered her and fulfilled her every need.
Mahiru had heard the girls in her class complain about their brothers, and she had also heard them describe their ideal brothers.
To be frank.
Mahiru had secretly placed Su Qing into the "ideal older brother template" proposed by those people a long time ago, and then discovered that Su Qing was far above that template.
For some reason, she blushed immediately.
But today she doesn't care about brothers and sisters, or anything else.
Mahiru stepped back, took a deep breath, and then forcefully cupped Su Qing's head in her hands.
Su Qing had no way to dodge or escape.
She was one of them.
Mahiru never considered leaving herself any way out.
now.
Although her hands held Su Qing steadily, her slightly trembling fingertips betrayed her inner tension and unease.
Nevertheless, Mahiru's gaze remained shy yet resolute.
She asked, word by word, earnestly:
"So... what's the answer? Is it liking... or...!"
Before Mahiru could finish her last few words, she was unable to utter a single syllable.
Her eyes widened suddenly, and before she could react further, she felt a dark shadow rapidly approaching.
This is Mahiru's first confession.
Wasn't Su Qing also experiencing her first stirrings of love?
At the moment Mahiru confessed, the blood in my body seemed to turn into molten lava, churning and surging violently in my veins like a raging dragon.
The overwhelming emotions, like a flood, instantly and irresistibly shattered all his defenses.
In that instant, Su Qing suddenly understood something.
—【A Mind as Clear as a Mirror and Still as Water】 not only protected him from the effects of "hyperthymesia" and prevented him from going on the verge of a mental breakdown, but also deprived him of most of his negative emotions.
Scared.
fear.
These emotions, which require people to overcome later in life, are meaningless to Su Qing.
It's no wonder that Hiratsuka Shizuka once used the word "transcendence" to describe him.
It wasn't until he became involved in pollution that he gradually gained the right to become a normal person.
and so.
He didn't respond for a while because he was afraid.
—I'm afraid he's mistaken.
—I was afraid he misheard.
But he was even more afraid of making Mahiru feel uneasy.
—It is precisely because we have things we fear and care about more that we are able to pick up courage.
then.
Su Qing mustered the fierce courage of a meteorite hitting the earth, but only left a gentle kiss on Zhen Zhou's tender lips, like ripples on a lake in spring.
A gentle touch, a strand of hair between her lips.
He cupped Mahiru's head in his hands, gently pulling them closer, and then very slowly tilted forward, so that their foreheads touched as lightly as two feathers.
The two looked into each other's eyes.
Their noses touched gently.
Su Qing's voice was incredibly gentle.
他 说:
"I like you too, Mahiru..."
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Volume One —
All the beauty in the world is inextricably linked to you. (The End)
Chapter 259 A Life of Catastrophe, Crossing Oceans, Finally Seeing Land
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So close, even their faint breaths seemed to carry a burning heat.
Su Qing gazed deeply into those caramel-colored eyes, as clear as amber, responding to Mahiru's feelings in such a reassuring way.
Subsequently.
He saw those once clear eyes instantly become moist.
An unknown emotion seemed to surge within the shimmering water, almost solidifying into a thin film of water.
The water droplet did not fall; instead, it seemed to be embedded in the eye, and then it reflected Su Qing's figure as clearly as a mirror.
"Could you...please say it again?"
Mahiru tried her best to control herself, but her voice still trembled with excitement.
In just a few short minutes, she had already mentally rehearsed countless scenarios of Su Qing's rejection or acceptance.
She thought she could be calmer, but when Su Qing finally gave her the answer she had been longing for, she realized how wrong she was.
The thrill of finally seeing land after a life of turmoil and a lone sail across the ocean is indescribable.
"I can say it several times, dozens of times, or even hundreds of times."
When the pure white light shines into his tender eyes, it's as if they hold all the captivating scenery in the world.
In a daze, Mahiru even felt that the other person was sent down by God from the very beginning to save her.
then.
A voice so gentle it was almost unbelievable came over her, completely pulling her back from her wandering thoughts.
Su Qing said:
"I like you. I don't know when I started liking you."
I don't want to see you cry anymore, even though things are fine now. But I still want to find a different way to protect you, a way that's closer to you.
Su Qing gently wiped away the tears from the girl's eyes, then gave her a light, fleeting kiss.
When he looked up again, he smiled and said:
"Mahiru, I like you more than anyone else. So please go out with me, okay?"
"...I am the one, I am the one!"
Mahiru could no longer suppress her emotions.
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