All the people who like me are other people’s girlfriends! ?

When she ran to the front of the bookstore, a drop of orange-red sunset fell, stretching her shadow very long.

"Well, um, could you tell me about today's book signing event..."

The next moment, she rushed in and blocked a staff member, supporting her knees with her hands, and asked breathlessly.

She knew that her current image must be terrible and disgusting. Under normal circumstances, she would never take the initiative to talk to others, but she couldn't care less now.

"I'm very sorry, the book signing ended an hour ago," the staff explained.

"This, this is it..."

The world in front of her seemed to have lost its luster in an instant. Xiaoju lowered her shoulders and eyelids, walked out of the bookstore silently, found a corner under the eaves, hid in the shadows, and hugged her knees.

*

"Hey, did I just see some shady girl?"

Qingye, who had just walked out of the bookstore, raised his eyebrows.

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?057. Long-distance call, Xiaoju line [two-in-one]

Xiaoju felt that today was really unlucky.

After making breakfast and lunch for her younger siblings in the morning, she was looking forward to going to meet the God, but the consul sister called her to the restaurant with a request - Qingye and Yanaijian both took leave today, and the store was really short of staff.

Because the book signing session would last until four or five in the afternoon, she thought about it and reluctantly agreed. Although she wanted to support the other party at the first opportunity, she was really needed here.

At noon, she deliberately left work half an hour early, and then received a call from home - her second sister cried and said that she and her brother were playing hide-and-seek outside and lost her brother. This scared the girl out of her wits, and she hurried back home. Finally, she found her brother climbing a tree to catch rhinoceros beetles in a grove near the park.

Originally, Xiaoju wanted to vent her anger and resentment, but looking at her younger brother who twisted his hands together and dared not look up, she was silent for a while, but still did not blame him. She just touched his head and told him not to climb trees again next time.

Maybe it was because of the family's poverty, her brother had always been the weakest and most bullied among his peers. Even other children were unwilling to play with him, so he would go and catch rhinoceros beetles by himself... When she thought of this, she was speechless.

After bringing her younger brother and sister home, the clock had already turned to four o'clock. Even if she rushed to the station as fast as she could, took the tram, and ran over, the outcome would not have changed.

"Yeah, that's right, my life has always been like this..."

She looked at the setting sun gradually sinking in the sky and thought to herself in despair.

At this moment, she suddenly heard footsteps coming from far away, and someone stood in front of her, blocking the dusk of the demon time.

The girl raised her head alertly.

Then she saw a familiar face.

"You, why are you here?" the boy said her lines.

"No, don't imitate me!" Xiaoju glared at him dissatisfiedly.

Qingye looked carefully at Xiaoju in the corner. The girl at this moment exuded an aura of depression and decadence - if she was changed into white pajamas and put in front of the TV, she would be a petite version of Sadako. It was obvious that she had encountered some sad things.

Combined with the fact that she was hiding next to the bookstore...

"Are you here for a book signing? And you're late?"

Qingye raised his eyebrows. He didn't expect that this gloomy loser was his reader.

Xiaoju just nodded with an imperceptible amplitude. She hesitated for a while, but finally couldn't control her desire and quietly looked up at Qingye:

"You, have you met Teacher Dongyue?" - This is the man's pen name.

"seen."

Qingye said seriously, "He's as handsome as me, like the gentle man in a shojo manga come to life. If he were a little more aloof, he'd be the handsome and abstinent second male lead in a romance manga..."

He keeps hinting.

However, Xiaoju just laughed coldly twice, fully expressing his disdain and ridicule.

"Do you want his book and autograph?" asked Qingye.

"Sign, the book signing event is over, right..." She answered in a different way.

"It's over, but I know the editor. Come with me."

"Really? Is this true?"

Xiaoju blinked suspiciously and stood up subconsciously, but she couldn't help but imagine the scene she would face next: in a deserted store, without the shelter of passers-by, face to face with the editorial staff alone...

She shrank back instantly.

"I...I'm still not going."

"That's fine, then you can wait here first, or go sit in the store for a while."

Qingye didn't force her. After saying that, he turned and walked into the bookstore. Although the paperback copies prepared by the publishing house for the signing event were all sold out, there must still be a lot of stock for normal sale.

Is he serious?

The gloomy heart gradually became colored.

After a while, Qingye reappeared in front of her, with the slowly setting sun behind him.

Xiaoju took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down, but her efforts were in vain in an instant.

A small book appeared in front of her.

It is so dazzling that it is amazing, even more moving than the sunset at this time.

After just one glance, she was absolutely certain that this was definitely her favorite book.

Xiaoju took the book in a daze, lowered his head to look at the cover, his eyes that always seemed lifeless also flashed with stars, and the corners of his lips curled up unconsciously.

This cover is so fitting! So many details, and the signature is so beautiful and elegant, perfectly matching her imagination. Oh, and there's even a message!

well……

"That's amazing, thank you!"

She suddenly raised her head and gave Qingye a rare smile, like the bright sky after the rain.

Qingye was stunned. Usually, Xiaoju would either sneer or smile darkly and creepily. This was the first time he saw a girl smile like that.

He then smiled:

"You don't stutter anymore."

"Varied……"

In the reflection of the setting sun, Xiaoju's pretty face turned red instantly. Her skin has always been very white, even giving people a crystal feeling, so the blush at this time is extremely conspicuous.

The girl gently played with her hair to hide her shyness.

*

That evening, Kiyono and the editor took the Shinkansen to Osaka to prepare for the second book signing event the next day.

Through the clean glass windows, you can see the city at night, the colorful neon lights, the towering telephone poles, and the regular and steady sound of the train passing over the rails.

Qingye propped up his chin and looked for a while. At some point, as if he had thought of something, he took out his phone and filmed a night scene video outside the window. Then he opened the chat with Yanaijian and sent it to him with the message:

"We'll be in Osaka soon."

The LINE interface displayed the message the girl had just sent - it was a picture of a steak covered in sauce, with the comment "delicious" at the end.

After the message was sent, it was shown as read within a minute.

"That's great! I also want to travel to Osaka. I've only been there during school trips." Banaijian sent an emoticon showing envy of the rabbit.

"I'm not going there to play."

"You should have some time to play, right? You can even try some local delicacies!"

The latter sentence is your real purpose...

Ding Dong, the girl sent another message quickly.

"So... when you get there and eat delicious food, remember to share it with me. I need to prepare for the future. Ah, but I actually want to go to Kyoto more than Osaka..."

Why don’t you just look up some tips online?

After complaining in his heart, Qingye still replied, "I know," with an emoticon attached.

*

It was already nine o'clock in the evening when they arrived in Osaka. With such a tight schedule, there was no room for sightseeing. The two of them had a simple barbecue meal and hurried back to the hotel to rest. The barbecue was the editor's initiative to treat them, and he paid generously, obviously seeing a bright future in Kiyono.

The hotel was not very luxurious, but it was much better than the ones he had stayed in before. After Qingye returned to the room, he lazily lay down on the soft big bed, not wanting to move at all.

His eyelids became limp and fought against each other. He yawned, and while maintaining this posture, he took out his mobile phone from his pocket and sent the few photos he had just taken to Yanami - these were the night view of Osaka when he just came out of the station; the decoration and dishes of the barbecue restaurant; and the hotel room now.

"They're all free," he added happily.

This time, Banaijian's response was simpler: she directly initiated a video call.

The buzzing sound of the phone made Qingye raise an eyebrow, and he hesitated for a moment before pressing the accept button.

The next second, the girl's face appeared on the screen.

When Qingye saw the scene over there clearly, his eyes widened unconsciously.

In the bright and warm room, Banaijian was sitting on the pink bed. The collar of her pink and white T-shirt was loose, and her slender white thighs and feet could be vaguely seen. But the most eye-catching thing was the silver-rimmed glasses hanging on the bridge of her nose.

Intelligence and cuteness, these two completely different temperaments are wonderfully combined in this girl.

"What are you wearing?" he couldn't help asking.

"Huh? Are you talking about glasses? I was studying just now, so I put them on." Banaijian tilted his head and explained.

...This is just one aspect!

Of course, it's normal for a girl to dress casually at home, but don't open a video chat casually! This is not a long-distance relationship!

"Young Senior, you're already in the hotel, right? Can you walk around for me? I can't see clearly with just one picture."

When Banaijian got closer to the camera, his intelligence and cuteness disappeared, leaving only stupidity.

Qingye picked up the phone and satisfied his curiosity.

"Young senior, can you stand by the window?" Banaijian said again.

Qingye was controlled like a puppet and came to the designated location.

"Point your phone at the moon in the sky."

Qingye scratched his head and did as he was told. Then he saw the video camera that occupied the screen turn and show a bright white moon.

Banaijian made the same move.

On the small mobile phone screen, there are two moons at different angles at the same time.

"Are we looking at the same moon now?" The girl's voice was as vivid as the night.

"It should be... right, after all, it's not that far away." Qingye replied.

"It feels incredible, chatting with a young senior across a city like this."

Banaijian turned the camera back to herself. She was sitting cross-legged on the bed, leaning slightly against the wall, her voice bright.

"Maybe we can communicate across the world in the future..."

Qingye yawned and lay down on the bed, staring absentmindedly at the girl's pretty face in the video frame and the plush doll in the corner, his eyes gradually becoming unfocused.

"Kiyano-kun looks like a penguin about to fall asleep."

Banaijian put his phone on the tissue box, gestured with his hands to form the outline of a shaky baby bird, and smiled at Qingye, "Are you a blue milk dragon?"

"I've hung up the video. If you're sleepy, go to bed quickly."

The girl's smiling voice made Qingye feel sleepy. He nodded, not caring whether the girl hung up the video or not. He put the phone next to the pillow, connected the charging cable, closed his eyes, and instantly fell into a peaceful sleep like a baby.

What he didn't notice was that in the pitch-black room, the phone screen kept showing 'Video Connecting'.

*

The warm yellow desk lamp illuminated Banaijian's pretty face, dyeing her complexion with the sweet color of honey cake. She took off her glasses, hugged her legs, rested her chin on her knees, and put the phone to her ear.

Listening to the even breathing, his expression softened.

In fact, she had been feeling a sense of loss in her heart today. It was the confusion of seeing the people around her abandon her and gradually go away. However, this emotion was slowly dissipated with the boy's words and photos.

Although the distance between them did not shorten and the sadness did not completely disappear, she felt incredibly calm.