Xiangzi smiled: "Well, I said it, I understand."

"believe or not."

"Hehehe——"

Xiangzi smiled without saying anything, then she suddenly thought of something, and she bent down and moved in front of Liu Hao. A pleasant fragrance lingered in Liu Hao's nose. Just when he wanted to ask a question curiously, Xiangzi had already lifted up Liu Hao's trouser leg. After a pause, she raised her head angrily, and her big beautiful eyes were full of heartache and suppressed anger.

"Liu Hao, you lied to me!"

Volume 12: Chapter Chapter Toyokawa Shoko, Never Regret

"How did I lie to you?"

Facing the angry Toyokawa Shoko, Liu Hao blinked innocently and did not react for a moment.

Xiangzi bit his lower lip, his beautiful eyes shimmering with tears as he spoke word by word: "I asked you if you were hurt in the fall, and you clearly told me no. Does that mean you weren't hurt?"

Xiangzi pointed at the lifted trouser leg on Liu Hao's left leg. There was a very conspicuous wound at the knee. The skin was completely scraped off, and the purple-red cross-section looked very hideous.

"Forehead……"

Liu Hao scratched his forehead and explained, "This involves the issue of the perception of injury. You may think that this is an injury, but for an adult male like me, superficial injuries are not considered injuries."

Xiangzi stared into Liu Hao's eyes for several seconds before he said with some disappointment, "Then who said at the time that it was just a slight bruise on the knee and the skin wasn't even broken? You lied to me."

Liu Hao touched his nose awkwardly: "Not really, it's just a trivial matter."

"fraud."

"It's a white lie at best."

"So you admit you lied?"

"It's not a matter of lying. There's really no need to worry about such trivial matters."

The two of them were talking louder and louder, once again attracting the attention of the old lady sitting in the front of the bus. She turned her head and listened for a while. She didn't understand Xiangzi's Japanese and thought it was a dialect, but she could hear something from Liu Hao's words, so she said directly: "Young man, don't be so stubborn. What's wrong with admitting your mistakes to your girlfriend?"

"Ah? You might have misunderstood..."

Liu Hao's mouth twitched, and just as he was about to explain, he was interrupted by the old lady who was always trying to teach him: "What misunderstanding is there? I've eaten more salt than you've eaten rice, and walked more bridges than you've walked roads. You found such a good girlfriend, but you're being stubborn now and don't know how to cherish her. You'll be the one who regrets it later. I've seen this kind of thing a lot."

"Forehead……"

Liu Hao also wanted to explain that the two of them really had only known each other for a short time and had a pure friendship. He didn't take this kind of self-talk to heart, but women would probably care about this misunderstanding.

However, Xiangzi didn't seem to take it to heart. The girl had already taken out a Band-Aid with a penguin pattern from her bag and knelt down next to Liu Hao.

"Xiangzi, you..."

"do not move."

Toyokawa Shoko moved close to the wound on Liu Hao's knee, opened her cherry lips and blew gently on it, making Liu Hao feel warm and itchy, as if the air was blowing into his heart.

The girl lowered her head and meticulously compared the position of the Band-Aid with the wound, then gently put the Band-Aid on with her slender white fingers.

Because of the hair blocking his view, Liu Hao couldn't see the expression on Xiangzi's face at the moment, but his heart still beat faster and faster, and his nose felt a little sore.

The old lady continued to say kindly, "What a nice girl! It's hard to find one these days. Young man, if you keep talking too hard, you'll regret it later."

"My, my fault, grandma, you are right."

Liu Hao knew that when facing such a kind-hearted old man, the best way was to obey, otherwise he didn't know how long he would be scolded. Besides, Xiangzi did such a gentle thing, there was no way he could object.

"Xiangzi, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have lied to you... Um, thank you."

Hearing Liu Hao's sincere apology, the old lady nodded with satisfaction. Xiangzi just gently pressed the two sides of the Band-Aid firmly and said without looking up, "I know, you lied to me so that I wouldn't worry."

Liu Hao said, "It's not as great as you think. I just said it casually at the time."

"You really are...unromantic."

"I just apologized. I can't lie to you again."

"Yes."

Toyokawa Shoko raised her head, her beautiful amber eyes shimmering with moving waves. Her thin lips trembled slightly as she murmured, "I know this is a bit excessive, but now I only have you... I don't want you to lie to me..."

The pitiful girl said such heavy words that it was impossible to refuse.

Liu Hao nodded heavily and said seriously, "Then I have to apologize to you again. In fact, I just told a lie."

"What's the transfer?"

"I'm not a stingy person, in fact I'm quite stingy."

"..."

Xiangzi looked at Liu Hao saying this seriously, and for some reason, his heavy mood suddenly lightened. In the end, the girl just puffed up her cheeks and said, "Not serious."

"You should be serious when you need to be serious. It's too tiring to be serious all the time."

Liu Hao reached out and grasped Xiangzi's wrist, pulling the girl up from the ground and sitting next to him again. Even the slightest touch could make him feel the delicateness of her skin. Liu Hao quickly released the girl's wrist and said, "I wouldn't lie to you on purpose, and there's no need to. There's absolutely no conflict of interest between us. We can be said to be the purest of friends. I didn't say some things clearly because I meant well. Believe me."

"Ah."

Xiangzi responded softly. She was in a complicated mood because she suddenly realized that she had told so-called white lies to her former friends many times. It was really a despicable double standard.

Seeing Xiangzi's reaction, Liu Hao changed the subject and asked, "Is the pattern on this Band-Aid a penguin?"

"It's an Adelie penguin."

"It's cute. It shouldn't be expensive."

"I don't know the price, but it was given to me by a former friend."

"A gift from a friend? It should be quite meaningful." Liu Hao said casually, "Will it have any effect if I use it?"

Xiangzi pursed his lips and said, "It is very meaningful, but a Band-Aid is just a Band-Aid. What it is doing now is more meaningful."

Liu Hao nodded: "That's just enough to offset the cost of my buns and soy milk. We don't owe each other anything anymore."

"..."

Xiangzi showed a helpless expression, but he couldn't help but smile, "I can't believe that we are such petty friends."

Liu Hao also smiled and said, "Even close brothers have to settle accounts clearly. I've already told you that I'm quite stingy. You don't think I'm joking, do you?"

"Yes, I believe it."

"Believe it, it's too late to regret it now."

"Toyokawa Shoko, never regret."

The girl showed a beautiful smile. She certainly had no regrets. Since the incident at home, Xiangzi had not felt so relaxed and happy for a long time. Although nothing had changed, he felt that the future was not so bleak.

The two chatted while Liu Hao corrected his tutor's homework, and soon they arrived at their destination.

"Get ready to get off."

"Ah."

Before getting off the bus, Liu Hao went to the QR code scanning area at the front of the bus and explained to the driver that he had forgotten it when he got on the bus. He also paid the bus fare for Xiangzi.

Xiangzi teased, "Aren't you very stingy?"

Liu Hao said: "Being stingy is being stingy, and abiding by the law is abiding by the law. These are two different things."

"Hehehehe——"

The girl covered her mouth gracefully, and even her beautiful amber eyes were filled with smiles.

Volume 13: Chapter Chapter A Phoenix in Pity is Still a Phoenix, No Need for Pity

Lanfeng Building is one of the top three tallest skyscrapers in Binjiang City. This international conference to promote Qingming culture was held in the conference hall on the second floor of the building.

Relatively speaking, the hourly wage for this part-time job was quite high. However, it was the Qingming Festival, when wages were tripled, and the requirements for part-time workers were not low, so there were still many staff gaps. Liu Hao talked to the organization's intermediary and successfully got the "Japanese junior from the International College" Toyokawa Shoko to join in.

At the same time, the two also verified that other people really could not understand the Japanese spoken by Xiangzi, but Xiangzi could understand the Chinese spoken by others, as if it were an automatic translation.

But the prerequisite is that she needs to be by Liu Hao's side. If the distance is too far, she will not be able to understand.

It seems reasonable. After all, Liu Hao is the connection hub between Xiangzi and the world. Without the hub, the connection will naturally be lost.

"Do you need help?"

The chair in the gallery looked very luxurious and bulky compared to Xiangzi's slightly petite body. After Liu Hao moved the mineral water to a corner, he looked at Xiangzi's struggling expression and asked if he needed help.

Xiangzi had previously rejected many people's requests to help. In fact, a beautiful and lovely woman like her would naturally attract a lot of attention. Even the tasks assigned to her were simple tasks like putting up nameplates. It was Xiangzi who took the initiative to ask to move the chairs. This was the privilege of a beautiful woman.

"Well, please help me lift the other side down."

This time Xiangzi did not refuse, but said calmly.

"Ok."

"Watch your knees."

"Ah."

So Liu Hao lifted the other side of the chair. Because there was limited space to exert force, their fingers naturally touched each other. The warm feeling transmitted made Xiangzi's delicate body tremble slightly, and strength surged unconsciously.

But other people don’t think so. To work a part-time job during the holidays and still have to eat dog food is intolerable... Forget it, this blue-haired Sakura girl is so beautiful, just looking at her is very pleasing to the eyes, so I can bear it.

Liu Hao knew that Xiangzi must have encountered some misfortunes. He did not want to delve into the girl's family situation, but he could still see some clues from her every move. Whether it was her gait, the elegant way she greeted others, or her familiarity with some luxurious decorations, all showed that Xiangzi should be a young lady from a truly wealthy family. However, she was still a high school student, but she had to work part-time in customer service. Perhaps something had happened at home.

During the lunch break, Liu Hao received a box lunch and a drink, followed the sound of music to the hall next door, and saw Toyokawa Shoko sitting in front of the piano, looking elegant and shining. He was more certain of his judgment.

The slender white fingers danced on the black and white keys like elves. The delicate head and slender waist did not just move with the rhythm of the music, but were immersed in this moonlight sonata, like a silver bottle suddenly breaking, like a clear spring flowing. Liu Hao was not very familiar with music, but still stood quietly aside.

Even an outsider can hear the sadness and tenderness in the music, which is the best proof of Toyokawa Shoko's playing level.

But such a genius did not continue to practice or shine on the stage, but had to waste his youth in life.

Liu Hao's heart was filled with pity for the girl.

But it's just pity.

Liu Hao didn't think he could help Xiangzi in any way. He was just an ordinary college student from an ordinary family. He had neither the ability nor the obligation to save other people's lives. Even if they were inexplicably connected by the gravity package, the downtrodden phoenix was still a divine beast and didn't necessarily need his pity.

Liu Hao's previous experience made him empathize with Xiangzi and made him believe that God helps those who help themselves.

Therefore, Liu Hao never had the idea of ​​exploring Toyokawa Shoko's past experiences from beginning to end. He just wanted to get along with her like normal friends and help her within his ability, such as giving her free inspirational chicken soup.

Of course, ideas are ideas and reality is reality. Liu Hao was later trapped in the bizarre gravitational field, but that is another story.

"Great!"

When the song ended, Liu Hao clapped his hands with difficulty, holding the plastic bag of his lunch box.

"Do you know how to play the piano too?" Shoko Toyokawa stood up and left her seat in front of the piano. She hadn't practiced for a long time, and when she saw the piano, she played a song on a whim, not wanting to cause trouble for the building staff.

"I don't understand, but I do know the Moonlight Sonata. If it's good, it's great. I don't need to understand it."

"But your singing is obviously very contagious."

"After all, it's all about emotion, not a single trick." Liu Hao smiled self-awarely and led Xiangzi to sit in the small rest room. He handed her the lunch box and coffee that were distributed to her. "The food looks good. Here's your coffee. It looks like a raw coconut latte."

"Ah."

Xiangzi opened her slender cherry lips, held the straw and took a sip. The silky taste and strong aroma immediately made her open her eyes wide, revealing a long-lost expression of happiness, "It tastes so good——"

"As expected of an international conference, the budget is indeed sufficient."

Liu Hao was very satisfied with the dishes. The combination of meat and vegetables looked very refreshing. There was also a chicken soup that was not too bland. It was much better than the part-time jobs he had done before that did not include meals. Unfortunately, such a good job might not come across once every six months.

"And a coffee, would you like one?"

"Aren't you going to drink?"

"I can't drink coffee. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to sleep at night, let alone in the afternoon."

"Well, then I want... I can't finish the rice, and here's this, please help me eat some, don't waste it."

The two people's chopsticks crossed between the lunch boxes, and they naturally shared the two lunch boxes.

The meeting wasn't officially due to start until 2:30 p.m., and the organizers allowed part-time workers to rest in the small hall until 2 p.m., so after lunch, the hall was completely silent. Everyone was either playing on their phones or taking a nap. Some people were pretending to be napping, but were actually squinting their eyes to secretly stare at the beautiful girl, Toyokawa Shoko. How abominable! She's already taken! Damn it!

Liu Hao and Xiangzi sat side by side, both seemingly resting with their heads down, but in fact they didn't want to disrupt the quiet atmosphere in the room, so they were sending messages face to face.

Liu Hao: Don’t force yourself. You don’t have to play if you don’t want to.

Xiangzi: Since you're paying extra, there's no need to force it. Besides, "Jasmine Flower" is really nice.

Liu Hao: Well, if you don’t force me, then it’s up to you.

Liu Hao: Well, it’s better to have a skill. The salary will be higher. I’m jealous.

Xiangzi: You are a tutor who teaches five subjects at the same time, so I think you are making fun of me when you say that.

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