I won't be a loser.

While Xianren was sitting in front of the computer, watching the shogi video, he actually heard the conversation between Kiyoura Mai and Miyamizu Futaba. He felt a little complicated. He couldn't say that he regretted saving people, but he probably wouldn't do such a thing again in the future.

One has to consider the consequences of everything, and he doesn't want his family to worry about him. Protecting himself is what he should do.

When Qingpu Setsuna entered the house, dinner was almost ready. The sky had darkened early in winter, so they simply pulled up the curtains, looked at Qingpu Setsuna who entered the house, chatted with him for a while, and then sat down at the table together.

"Well then, to celebrate the wise man's discharge, cheers!"

Qing Pu Mai raised the juice, and the other three also picked up the juice, touched it lightly, and took small sips.

"Sir, try this fresh beef and green pepper stir-fry."

Qingpu Mai brought the food to Xianren. Looking at the food in front of him, Xianren smiled and nodded, then gently moved towards Qingpu Setsuna.

"Try it first."

Qingpu Shanna, who was sitting next to Xianren, saw Xianren's actions, and the tangled feelings in his heart gradually began to ease. He no longer had any confused thoughts about Xianren being discharged from the hospital, and felt happy for him.

Qing Pu Mai, who noticed Xianren's actions, felt a little relieved. In recent times, seeing that the relationship between Xianren and her daughter seemed lukewarm and there was no change at all, she was full of anxiety in her heart. At this moment, she felt a little relieved.

Miyamizu Futaba's reaction was even more indifferent. She watched the interaction between Kento and Kiyoura Setsuna without showing any expression. She drank juice quietly, thinking about other things in her heart.

The atmosphere at the table was not lively. Everyone seemed to have their own thoughts and were eating dinner quietly. Until the end of dinner, Miyamizu Futaba and Kiyoura Mai were the only ones chatting about trivial matters in life and some things about the future.

'after.......'

Qingpu Setsuna heard the conversation between the two and couldn't help but look at Xianren. Xianren seemed to notice Qingpu Setsuna's gaze and turned his head to look at Qingpu Setsuna.

His eyes fell on Qingpu Setsuna, and the wise man seemed to have thought of something. His eyes followed the girl's brown sweater and gradually moved down. When he saw the girl's flat belly, he felt a little surprised. After thinking about it, three months had passed, and there shouldn't be no reaction at all.

Qingpu Setsuna noticed Xianren's gaze and subconsciously reached out and gently placed his hand on his lower abdomen. After a moment of silence, he slowly put his hand back on the table.

The task of clearing the table was left to the two mothers, while the two children sat quietly at the table. Xianren looked into the eyes of Qingura Setsuna.

"It's been three months and no success?"

".......Um."

She didn't tell Xianren that she actually took the contraceptive pill herself afterwards. She thought about it for a long time alone in her room, and then made this choice, giving up her idea of using the child to "restrain" Xianren.

Using a child to tie someone down is too twisted.

Especially after meeting Ogiwara Sayu and knowing her experience, Kiyoura Setsuna could not understand why a mother could treat her daughter like that. Would she be like Ogiwara Sayu's mother, treating her child as her tool?

Kiyoura Setsuna, who couldn't come up with an answer, also knew clearly that she was not ready to be a mother.

So she chose to give up.

Looking at Qingpu Setsuna who suddenly fell silent, perhaps there was something he didn't know, but knowing that he didn't have children yet, he felt a little relieved. He himself was not ready to be a father at all.

In this way, the dinner to celebrate Kento's discharge from the hospital ended in silence. Kiyoura Mai and Kiyoura Setsuna went home, leaving Miyamizu Futaba and Kento in the house. After tidying up, Kento slept on the bed, while Miyamizu Futaba slept on the spare mat on the floor. They called Itomori and told him that they would go back together during the winter vacation.

"Hasn't he fully recovered yet? If we have to take such a long drive from Tokyo back to Itomori, it would be better for Yotsuba, Grandma, and I to come to Tokyo to visit him. Grandma has never been to Tokyo."

"Grandma is already very old, it's not suitable for her to travel back and forth again, especially in the winter. She should stay at home honestly. We will be back in two weeks."

After giving some instructions to Mitsuha and warning her daughter, Mitsuha Miyamizu felt a little disappointed. She had been hoping to go to Tokyo, but now it seemed that there was no hope. She could only wait obediently in Itomori for her brother to come back with her mother.

The mother and daughter were talking on the phone, but Xianren didn't say much. He felt a headache when he thought of Sanye's voice.

"That's it for now, let's take a rest first."

"Ah."

The room suddenly became quiet. Miyamizu Futaba looked at the ceiling above her head. It was so different from the ceiling in Itomori's room that it felt so unfamiliar to her. The size of the room seemed even smaller than that of the hospital's high-end private ward.

"Why don't you consider moving and finding a bigger apartment?"

"I've considered it, but moving would cost at least a million yen. Right now, I think I'll just stay here for a while, and then when I've saved enough, I can buy my own place."

"Actually, you can talk to your father. He has also had some—"

"This is my own business. There's no need for him to help me. I still have expenses to pay for Sanye and Siye. This time, the party responsible for the accident paid for it. Otherwise, the expenses would have been quite high just for this period of time."

She could understand what her son meant, but when she heard the wise man's answer, Miyamizu Futaba couldn't help but feel disappointed.

Xianren has been very sensible since he was a child, which should be a matter of pride and satisfaction. However, after experiencing this incident, she suddenly realized that as a mother and son, they are not as close as she imagined. As a child, Xianren has almost never relied on his family.

Family members are supposed to rely on each other.

But when it comes to Kento, Miyamizu Futaba has never felt a sense of dependence on him. I think her husband Toshiki has already noticed this a long time ago, so when he talks about Kento, he always has an expression of wanting to say something but stopping.

As parents, we do not feel the sense of responsibility that parents should have in front of the wise man.

"A wise man."

"Ok?"

"We are family."

Xianren was lying on the bed, resting his head on the pillow, and was about to fall asleep in a daze. When he heard what Miyamizu Futaba said, he slowly opened his eyes and wanted to turn sideways to see Miyamizu Futaba's expression, but his body was stiff and he didn't move at all.

Lying in bed in silence, he felt some shock in his heart, which reminded him of the time when his mother was taking care of him in the hospital.

".......Um."

He responded softly, and in the quiet room, it fell clearly into Miyamizu Futaba's ears.

Her expression softened a little, and she smiled slightly as she looked at the virtuous man lying on the bed with his back to her...

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Summer Cicadas: 275. Talk from the Heart

The moment Xianren came into the classroom with his schoolbag on his back, the whole classroom fell silent for a while. Those who had arrived in the classroom earlier were all stunned when they saw Xianren appear in the classroom. Some people even rubbed their eyes to confirm whether they had seen it wrong.

"Good morning."

He said good morning to those people with a smile, and then the others were sure that what was in front of them was not an illusion. They looked at each other in confusion, and after a while they reacted, they also said "good morning" to the wise man and started whispering to each other.

As time went by, more and more people came to the classroom. Some people who had a good relationship with Xianren also came to the classroom and noticed that there was someone sitting in the originally empty seat.

After careful consideration and confirming that it was not his illusion, Xianren really returned to school. He put down his schoolbag and hurried to Xianren's side.

"Xianren! It's been a while since we last saw you. You've been resting for three months. I heard you were sick?"

"Well, I had a minor accident and stayed in the hospital for three months. I was just discharged yesterday and came to school first."

"Are you okay?"

"I've recovered, but my body is still a little weak for the time being, so I can't do any strenuous exercise."

"That's it."

Sakamoto Yuji looked at the wise man sitting at the table. His face was indeed a little weak. He asked two questions with concern, then ended the conversation and returned to his seat silently. Then Sawamura Eriri and the Nakano sisters entered the classroom almost at the same time.

Seeing Xianren sitting in his seat, Nakano Satsuki was a little surprised and shocked. She wanted to go to Xianren and ask about his current condition, but she found that someone came to Xianren faster than her.

"How's your body?"

"Hmm? Very good. I've almost recovered. Thank you for your concern."

"......Um."

After hearing Kento's words, Sawamura Eriri did not have any special reaction and returned to her seat calmly.

Watching the blonde girl leave, Nakano Satsuki found that she was not in the mood to talk to Kento. Thinking that Kento had to go back to the private school, she suppressed her concern and decided to wait until the evening. After arriving at the private school, she would ask Kento what had happened during the time he was away from school.

As class was about to start, Xianren saw a familiar figure in the classroom.

Although he had previously learned from Kiyoura Setsuna some of the things that happened during his coma, Xianren was still a little surprised when he saw the other party sitting in the classroom.

The other party also saw the wise man and just smiled at him, but did not take the initiative to come forward and talk to him.

The teacher entered the classroom and was a little surprised when he saw the wise man sitting in his seat.

But he was just a little surprised, nodded slightly to the wise man, and started teaching.

When the class was over and during the break, Shin Fukuhara came to the classroom, called out Kento, and went to the Academic Affairs Office with Kento. Without anyone else knowing, they had a brief chat about academic matters.

After learning that Kento had already self-studied all the courses for three years of high school and also attended a private school, and that Kento was already qualified to apply for university, Shin Fukuhara had no objections and suggested that he rest at home for a while.

In response, Xianren politely declined Fukuhara Shin's kindness and prepared to complete the courses at school during this period.

"I understand. Then, take care of yourself during your time at school. I'll tell him about physical education class. It's okay if you don't have to attend."

"Thank you."

"It's not a big deal. It's really hard to imagine that you would get into a car accident while trying to save someone. I've been teaching for so long, and this is the first time I've had a student like you. It's amazing."

Shin Fukuhara rarely spoke and praised Xianren, then asked Xianren to go back to the classroom to continue his class. If he had any questions, he could come to his office. He also didn't mind helping Xianren with some things within his ability.

In response, Xianren expressed his gratitude, left the office and returned to his teacher.

Akihisa Yoshii came over immediately and showed concern for what happened to Kento. When he learned that Kento had been in the hospital for three months, he felt a little regretful.

"That must be boring. If I had known you were in the hospital, I would have lent you my PSP."

"It wasn't that boring. I read a lot of books during my time in the hospital. The recent weekly comics are also very interesting."

"You read?"

The topic shifted to weekly comics, and Akihisa Yoshii forgot about Kento's hospitalization and excitedly talked about things related to the weekly comics.

When the bell rang for class, I reluctantly returned to my seat.

At noon, he did not forget that there were people waiting for him in the school, so he went to the laboratory alone. He saw the familiar girl in white standing at the door, and reached out to knock on the door gently.

"Good afternoon, my dear."

Futaba Rio, who was reading a book alone, looked up in disbelief after hearing the familiar voice and saw Xianren standing at the door.

"You...are discharged from the hospital?"

"I was just discharged from the hospital yesterday. Seeing that there were only less than two weeks left, I hadn't planned to come to school, but then I thought about you still waiting for me, so I came."

"......"

Under normal circumstances, Futaba Rio would still be a little arrogant, but now, looking at Kento who had just been discharged from the hospital, she found that she couldn't be arrogant at all. She closed the book in her hand, looked at Kento who entered the laboratory, and couldn't help but walk over.

Putting the lunch box aside, Xianren opened his arms and embraced Futaba Rio in his arms, hugging her tightly, breathing in her breath, and was also full of nostalgia.

"Three months, is it lonely?"

Futaba Rio didn't answer, but just hugged Xianren tightly.

Seeing that Futaba Rio didn't answer, Xianren also remained silent and quietly held the girl in his arms. The two of them stayed like this for a long time.

When he let go of his hands, he saw Futaba Rio's red eyes and the traces of tears on her cheeks.

He stretched out his hands, gently took off the glasses on her face, and wiped away the tears with his thumbs.

"I am back."

Looking at the wise man standing in front of her, Futaba Rio forced herself to smile and buried her face in the wise man's arms again. This was the first time she saw Futaba Rio act like this and she was a little surprised for a moment.

They stayed in the laboratory for a little longer, and the laboratory door was closed. The two stayed inside for a while. When the noon bell rang, Xianren slowly walked out of the laboratory. Seeing that there was no one around, he slowly returned to his classroom.

"Yoshida Kenkoshi, also known as Kenkoshi, was born in 6. He was a poet, essayist, and hermit..."

In the afternoon class, Xianren sat in the middle of the classroom, listening to the teacher's lecture, while he sat below, adding something to his notes from time to time. It was not the content of this class, but the notes he had taken during the three months when he was not in school.

His notes were blank, and he couldn't keep up with the pace of some of the content being explained, so in order to familiarize himself with the current content, he borrowed some notes from Umetaro Nozaki.

Although it was unclear what the wise man was taking notes of, the teacher at the podium above did not interfere. He quietly explained the content of the textbook and gave some information about the author's experience and the background of his creation. The classroom was harmonious...

At the end of the day's classes, Akihisa Yoshii and Yuji Sakamoto came over and invited Kento to go to Akihisa's house for a small party.

But because he had other things to do, Xianren declined the invitation of the two, left the school building, and went to the building where the club activities were held. He walked all the way to the door of the activity room of the astronomy club and walked up several flights of stairs. Xianren's forehead was slightly sweating. Wearing a sweater in winter, he would sweat after walking for a while. There was nothing he could do about it. The main reason was that he had rested for a period of time and he felt a lot weaker.

At the door of the club activity room, he stopped, gently pushed open the door in front of him, and entered the room. He saw Feng Xiaochun curled up on the chair, his arms wrapped around Baisi's legs, staring at the door.

"so slow."

"It took a while to walk up the stairs. Are these on the wall from... the hospital?"

Xianren looked at the photos that had been posted on the entire wall at some point and saw that they were all photos of himself sleeping. Judging from some of the scenes on the edges, it seemed that they were taken in the hospital when he was unconscious.

From the entrance all the way to the ceiling, the whole room was inexplicably subtle. When he looked at Feng Xiaochun sitting on the chair, he couldn't help but hesitate in his heart, wondering if the girl had any yandere attributes that he didn't know about?

"Because I was very worried about Xianren, but I couldn't stay in the hospital all the time to take care of him, I took some photos. When I was alone, I would look at these photos and pray for Xianren."

"......"