I, who advocate giving up, feel like a disqualified person

"Oh ah, are you done?"

Rinquanchuan suddenly asked me, although his eyes were still on the book in his hands.

"Well, let's just say it's done..."

Although I don't know if Ye Hui likes this setting..

"Um... what exactly are you writing? A novel?"

It seems that she still cares about it.

"It can be understood as a short story...or something like that." Just tell her that...after all, you can't say too much.

"Um..."

She nodded and didn't ask any further questions.

"Um..." For some reason, I suddenly wanted to say something to her.

"Ah? What's wrong?"

"...How should I put it..." I hesitated a bit. "Although I can't reveal it to you right now, after all, this story isn't final yet. Well, as you know, the best stories go through a lot of revisions. So... please curb your curiosity for now. I'll definitely let you know the details when the time comes, and I guarantee you won't be disappointed."

"......"

She looked at me blankly, as if she didn't understand what I was saying.

"......"

Ah... What was I saying just now... It was totally incomprehensible, no wonder Rinquanchuan was stunned... Ah, what should I do if I suddenly feel a little ashamed.

I couldn't help but turn my eyes to the window.

It happened that the girls from the track and field club were training. They were wearing shorts and doing hurdles with their bare legs. Their legs were exposed to the sun for a long time due to long hours of training. Although they were not white, they had a healthy skin color.

After completing the hurdles, their breasts jiggled up and down, following the law of gravity discovered by Newton. This was a sight rarely seen.

This scene seems... familiar to me.

Ah, I remember now, it was when I first joined the club.

At that time, it was just me and Rinsenkawa, and I was looking out the window at the girls training.

Looking back, it seems like it happened just a few days ago, but almost a year has passed... Well, it seems some things can still stand the test of time.

"In that case... then try not to keep me waiting too long."

"..."

I was in a daze when I heard this answer and quickly looked at her, but found that she was not looking at me, her eyes were still on the book.

"I do care a lot."

A smile played at the corner of her mouth.

Chapter 17: The Same Scene

Along with the orange sunset, the familiar figure appeared in my sight again.

"Good afternoon~Sheji~"

Ye Hui stood under a tree not far from the school gate and waved to me as I just walked out, causing her long hair to sway slightly behind her.

I couldn't help but quicken my pace to get closer to her.

It was like this almost every time I came out of the teaching building, I would see Ye Hui waiting for me here. She probably didn't participate in club activities, so was she waiting for me here after school? I had asked this question before, but she always smiled and skipped the question.

"...Have you been waiting long?"

“No,” she said to me with a smile, “I don’t feel the passage of time when I’m thinking about things.”

“...Well.” I feel like it’s the same as when I’m daydreaming in class.

"Speaking of which, I've finished writing a story." I took out the notebook, "But I don't know if you'll like it."

"Oh...I'll read it carefully."

She reached out and took my notebook, then put it in her bag.

"Aren't you going to watch it now? It's not that long actually."

She shook her head slightly.

"No, I want to take it home and study it slowly."

"...Research or something like that? That's a bit exaggerated, isn't it?"

"Really? Maybe a little..." She didn't refute what I said.

"Well, get ready to go back." I said and prepared to leave.

"Wait a minute." She suddenly pulled my sleeve.

"What...what happened?"

Even though there should be no one on the playground now, it is a school after all, and I was still a little excited when he held me like this.

"Um...can you go somewhere with me?"

.................

Because I didn't know where we were going, I could only walk side by side with Yehui on the street, following her wherever she went.

Along the way, Ye Hui did not take the initiative to talk to me.

"Speaking of which, Yehui, aren't your parents at home today?" I couldn't help it, so I asked.

Otherwise why would she suddenly suggest going somewhere else...

“That’s just one reason.”

"Ah, really... What about the other side?"

"...It's about comics." She answered me, but her eyes were looking into the distance.

"Oh..."

It seems like she doesn't want to talk to me too much right now...I'd better not talk to her for now.

....................

I walked many streets with her.

Some are familiar, some are unfamiliar.

Speaking of which, I have lived here since I was a child, but surprisingly I am not particularly familiar with it.

Is it because of me? I rarely leave home, and the only places I'm familiar with are the area around my home and the places I need to shop.

As for other places...I have almost forgotten them, and after a few years, the scenery and buildings in my memory have changed unconsciously.

After all, could that familiar street be just an illusion created by me?

"...Are you thirsty, Sheji?"

Ye Hui's concerned voice suddenly came, and I realized that she had stopped.

"Ah... well, a little bit..."

"You must be tired after walking so far, right? Sit here and rest for a while." She looked at the chairs nearby, "I'll go get some drinks nearby."

It was then that I noticed that the place we were in seemed to be a park, but why did we have to go to the park?

"Wait, I'll go, Yehui, you stay here..."

"Okay, okay, after all, it was me who insisted you to accompany me, so you don't have to be polite to me." As she said this, she gently pushed me, who was caught off guard, onto the bench.

"Wait for me a moment."

As she spoke, she ran away.

...............

Was it because the walk took so long? When I looked up at the sky, I realized that night had quietly fallen, and at this moment, the street lights nearby lit up at once.

I feel like...it feels familiar.

But it’s obviously my first time here.

I looked around and saw nothing but green belts and some old-looking trees, and some fitness facilities that only the elderly would use. Compared to places like amusement parks, there wasn't anything worth visiting here.

Why did you come here...I don't understand.

However, when I sit here and look at the sky, I always feel my heart filled with pride, as if all the negative emotions have been cleared away.

Could it be that Ye Hui felt the same way, which is why she asked me to come here with her? Ah... Maybe it was because I wasn't in a good mood when we were playing on the beach, and now she has to consider the plot of the comic, so she brought me here.

"...Actually, there's no need to do that."

As long as she says to me with that smile, "Cheer up~", no matter how depressed I am, I can definitely put all my worries behind me.

"How is it? After seeing the surrounding scenery, what do you think?" Ye Hui came back with two bottles of drinks and sat next to me. "Hey, Sheji, you choose first."

"Oh..." I picked one up at random. "Speaking of which, the scenery here isn't particularly attractive. The facilities won't appeal to people our age, and the area isn't very large. It's completely insufficient for strolling around, so it's a bit boring."

“Ah… Really…”

Even though the sound of cans of carbonated drinks being opened was mixed in with the words, it still couldn't hide the slight frustration.

So, don’t be so depressed. I haven’t finished what I want to say.

"But... I actually really like things that aren't very special. For example, this place... Although it's not as fun as the rides, sitting here and looking at the night sky... makes me feel very peaceful."

"...Is that so..."

"That's it..."

I suddenly remembered the scene when I was watching the starry sky with Yehui during the training camp.

This... is already the second time.

I looked at Ye Hui beside me, wondering if she also remembered what happened at that time...

"Hey...um...is there something on my face?" She noticed I was looking at her, and then her expression and tone became a little nervous.

I was also affected by this reaction. My heart beat faster and my speech became incoherent.

"Well...well, it's nothing... Well, actually, the story I wrote this time was pretty plain. Yeah, in my impression, most love stories have twists and turns... The plot I wrote... well, you'll understand it after reading it, but it wasn't just my own fantasy! I haven't really decided what kind of love I want..."

"Ah~ Is that so?" She glanced at me. "Well, that's true. After all, Sheji has the advantage of being slow."

"...I don't think that's a compliment."

“That’s why it only applies to you~”

"Ah..." I felt subtly hurt.

"Then let's cheer together!" she said, raising the drink in front of me. "Cheers to our work."

"Oh!"

You and I are always worried

"Then let's go. Even though tomorrow is Saturday, we can't go back too late."

As he spoke, he stood up and threw the can in his hand into a trash can not far away.

"Ah."

I stood up with him.

A few years ago, I met him here and looked at the night sky with him, which seemed to have not changed at all.

But the environment here has changed so much, and I have no idea what he has experienced in these years.

I always feel that he is very close to me now. But for some reason, I always feel that one day he will be far away from me.

That's a result I don't want to see.

When I brought him here, I had mixed feelings... because on the one hand I was hoping that he could remember everything about me, but on the other hand I was worried that his attitude towards me would change after he remembered those things.

"Hey, do you want to go get something to eat? It's my treat."

He who was walking side by side with me suddenly turned around and asked me.