I am the emotional sustenance of your deceased

But she didn't dare go closer.

Compared to the awkward feeling of being surrounded by light, hiding alone in the darkness would make Su Shi feel more comfortable.

Well...but maybe it would be more conspicuous if I go under the street light, and then Xiaosui would be easier to find me.

Su Shi just dozed off for a while.

In my fantasy, I saw a mother who loved her and would pick her up from school every day, and she also had a daughter who loved her and pestered her for a hug every day. Hahahaha, it was so dreamy.

"I really want a complete [family]... Why don't I have... a home?"

The sound was very small, so small that Su Shi herself could hardly hear it, and at the same time the sound was very weak, like a small plate of rice cakes.

So happy! This fantasy world is so happy!

“It would be nice if I could live in fantasy forever.”

The contrast between the cruelty of the real world and the beauty of her fantasy was so great that every second that passed was like a knife cutting into her soul.

In reality, the only person who loves me is probably my mother, but my mother has been in a bad mood recently and is also busy with work.

"If only I hadn't been busy with work, if only I had..."

Su Shi had been muttering "if" countless times throughout the day, but the problem was that none of the "if" situations they mentioned existed.

Not sure if it was an illusion or if the weather had really changed, but Su Shi felt increasingly cold.

The ground was icy and had a terrible texture, and the air seemed frozen.

It's spring now... Ah! Did Xiaosui also pass away in spring?

And the year-old mother, the year-old mother...

Countless non-existent phantoms flashed through Su Shi's mind, her eyelids drooped constantly, and an indescribable feeling of fatigue was spreading from her body with her breathing.

She had been waiting for Qiansui to appear for a whole day without eating, drinking, answering the phone or checking messages.

【Go to sleep, Sushi. 】

The voice of my 18-year-old mother seemed to come from deep in my heart.

Mom? Is that you? Yes... No, not you, you're gone.

The letter written by the mother to herself and the graffiti drawn by the daughter in the closet appeared before her eyes.

She missed them so much and really wanted to see them again.

After blinking countless times in one minute, Su Shi felt that he really couldn't hold on any longer.

It started to rain, not heavily, but enough to make me feel cold.

Su Shi's vision was becoming blurred, but a figure suddenly appeared in her sight, which made her instantly alert.

The girl, with long white hair trembling with each step and red-gold eyes gleaming in the darkness, is approaching me...

You, you are?

Ch170. Crossroads, her reunion

"Dumpling~Dumpling~Dumpling~Dumpling, dumpling~big family~"

Humming a gentle nursery rhyme, Chitose wandered through the city at night.

"This is what the area near my home looks like. It's a bit retro compared to ten years later, but it also has a lot more things than ten years ago."

Chitose was away on a business trip for so long that he almost got lost.

She vowed to rest for a few more days before simulating again this time!

Otherwise, you won’t be able to distinguish between reality and virtuality.

The neon lights on both sides of the street and the men and women enjoying the nightlife are so lively, but the liveliness belongs to them and has nothing to do with me, a white-haired girl passing by.

Chitose Noshiro did not feel lonely. She held her mobile phone in her hand and walked slowly and briskly.

In such a noisy world, she is as quiet as a butterfly.

He walked into the fruit and vegetable store and bought all the fruits that were good for growing children. When he walked out of the store, Chitose found that it was raining lightly outside.

It often rains in Tokyo, and Chitose, who lives here all year round, always remembers to bring an umbrella.

But there are always some idiots who go out without rain gear. They scream softly in the rain and run away laughing.

"Alas, I just wonder how little Su Shi is doing now."

Waiting for the red light at the intersection is a difficult time, and Chitose usually doesn't play with her phone at this time.

After she made lifelong friends in real life, Qiansui paid more attention to her personal safety in order to ensure that this life would last at least a few hundred years.

After all... life span only guarantees immortality, but it does not guarantee that you can survive being hit by a truck without any injuries.

But maybe longevity can be exchanged for a strong body? Qiansui hasn't found it in the system's mall yet.

Put on your headphones and hold an umbrella. Just turn right and walk a little further toward the intersection where the street light is, and you will reach her and Kyomoto's home.

It's only around seven or eight o'clock now, and it's still drizzling. It's really more comfortable to go home and stick together with my sister.

Chitose walked on, but soon felt something was wrong with the streetlights on the opposite side of the road.

There is nothing wrong with the street lamp itself, the problem is underneath the street lamp.

There seemed to be someone squatting under the street light.

Could it be that he is a drunkard?

Although there were many drunkards who couldn't get home at night in the downtown area or near the commercial street station, this was the first time Chitose saw one near his home.

The rain was still falling, and Chitose listened carefully to the light music and the sound of rain kissing the umbrella.

As the distance got closer, Chitose discovered that it seemed to be a young girl.

And he doesn't look very old, maybe a high school or junior high school student.

The other person had no umbrella to protect her, so her whole body was wet. The clothes made of good material were wrinkled and stuck to the girl's skin.

[Looks a little... familiar?]

Chitose's vision began to become clear, and her pupils shrank to the size of a pinhole in a short period of time.

[No way, this guy seems to be...]

Noshiro Chitose took a few steps forward uncertainly.

The girl buried half of her face between her knees and chest, staring at the road in confusion.

"..."

He could barely see the girl's face clearly, a face that Qiansui swore he would never forget in his life.

The rain fell down the other person's pale face. This guy looked much more miserable than Qiansui had imagined.

【Suyo? Nagasaki Suyo?】

Ok…

This is her mother, her daughter…her Nagasaki Suyo.

If the Su Shi seen in the simulation was an elegant young lady and a noble lady with excellent temperament, then the current Su Shi was a drowned dog.

how so?

Qiansui hesitated for a moment, and finally her lips trembled a few times:

"Hey! Are you okay? Why are you out here in the rain alone? Go home quickly, or it'll rain even harder soon."

"!!!"

Under the street light, Nagasaki Suyo raised her head in disbelief. In the real world, this was the second time they had exchanged eye contact.

Gray-blue collided with golden-red, creating a spark of destiny unique to both of them.

"you…"

"Me?" Qiansui didn't show any sign of unnaturalness. He pointed at his face in surprise. "What's wrong with me?"

"You! I... didn't... ah... I..."

Su Shi's brain short-circuited countless times in a very short period of time, so much so that she couldn't even utter a complete sentence.

It’s Chitose! The real Chitose!

"Is this an illusion? No way! It must be a hallucination before I die... Ah... It doesn't matter. It's really great to be able to see it. It doesn't matter if I die now."

Tears mixed with raindrops slid down her face. Su Shi, who was crying in the rain, did not let Qiansui see her more miserable side.

"Are you crazy from being caught in the rain? Do you need my help to take you home? If not, I'll leave."

Putting the umbrella over Su Shi's head to protect the poor child from the incessant rain, Noshiro Chitose suppressed the turmoil in his heart and spoke in a calm and lazy tone.

And this tone further stimulated Su Shi's heart.

[It’s really Chitose, it’s really Chitose! Me! I successfully met Chitose!]

She had to wonder if this would be one of the few chances in her life to see Chitose again.

She couldn't retreat like she did in her dreams! She had to attack!

Su Shi tried her best to calm herself down. Her mind was full of the scene when she picked up Qiansui under the street light at the intersection.

Didn't you expect that the reality is actually the opposite?

"I... have no home..." Nagasaki Suyo mobilized her amazing wisdom. In just a few seconds, she had thought of a series of plans... to stay with Chitose!

Yes... just stay with her!

Su Shi's burning gaze made Qian Sui feel scared, but what Qian Sui cared about more was the message the other party conveyed.

No home? What kind of plot is this? Is the timeline wrong?

"what?"

"Please, kind passerby, could you please take me in for one night? My house is on fire, the house is gone, my mother is in the hospital, and I have nowhere to go now..."

"???"

Is this right? This is not right.

Could it be some secret plot that I haven't understood?

On a rainy day, the silver-haired girl helped the brown-haired girl up.

This was the first time they met formally as young girls.

After saying the last sentence, Su Shi lost all her strength. She fell directly into Qiansui's arms and pretended to be unconscious.

[So soft... so fragrant... is this the smell of my young mother and the grown-up Chitose? I'm so touched.]

Reality is so beautiful. This is the third chance God has given me, right?

Right!

"Hey hey hey? What's wrong with you?"

Su Shi fainted, and Qiansui became anxious instead.

Holding Su Shi with one hand and holding an umbrella and fruit with the other, Chitose Noshiro looked disheveled in the rainy night.

Ch171. Tears on the sofa

I thought I would see Su Shi again.

I've thought of...many scenarios.

Qiansui originally thought that he would see the poor love-deprived little thing again in a quiet and comfortable place on an afternoon with a gentle breeze and bright sunshine.

They will smile tenderly at each other and then begin their own story. But...

Chitose Noshiro never thought...that she would meet him just by going out to buy some fruit.

And Su Shi’s condition is so bad.

Her body was burning hot, but she didn't look like she had a fever; she fainted again. Oh my god, how could she faint suddenly?

Fire?