“I…it’s okay.”

She turned her eyes away, dodged the boy’s hand, turned around and ran back to her room.

“…What happened to her?”

Xia Zhi turned around and looked at the silver-haired girl on the other side and asked.

“Maybe you’re allergic to the summer solstice?”

Mio tilted her head slightly and put forward a possible guess.

And yet he’s so close to me every day.

Xia Zhi complained in his heart, thought about it, and then went to the girl’s room door and knocked gently.

“Origami?”

“Uh-huh?”

There was a muffled sound from inside the house.

“May I come inside?”

Xia Zhi didn’t care and continued to ask.

“Come in…wait, wait a minute!”

Hearing this, the girl’s voice immediately became panicked.

After a series of strange noises, the door of the room was finally opened, and the girl’s figure reappeared in front of him, her cheeks looking a little red.

Xia Zhi took a glance inside and found that it was no different from the last time he came.

“Yes, what’s the matter?” Origami asked nervously.

“Nothing, I just wanted to keep you company.”

Xia Zhi said this, and at the girl’s surprised and shy look, he bent down slightly and picked her up.

The girl let out a short cry of “Ah”, but did not struggle at all. She allowed herself to be carried to sit down beside her bed.

“Can I take a nap here secretly?” He asked, winking at the girl in his arms.

Summer solstice, did you not sleep well last night?

Although he had such doubts in his mind, when he looked at the boy’s face so close to him, all these doubts in his heart, including the unhappy mood in his heart just now, were thrown behind his mind.

“Uh-huh.”

Little Origami, lying in the boy’s arms, nodded with a red face and agreed.

……

By the time Xia Zhi woke up again, it was already noon.

He lowered his head and looked at the petite figure in his arms. The girl closed her eyes slightly, her long eyelashes trembled slightly, and her cheeks were slightly flushed.

I don’t know if she just woke up or has been pretending to be asleep.

Xia Zhi did not expose her. After “waking her up”, they left the room together. It was just lunch time.

After lunch, the girl quickly recovered and returned to her normal self.

“Xiazhi, what did you do?”

Seeing how easily he comforted the girl, Mio asked curiously.

“I just slept with her.” Xia Zhi replied.

To be precise, he stayed with her for a while.

Although on the surface she seemed to have returned to normal, Xia Zhi, who lived with her, knew in his heart that the girl’s inner dependence on him had never diminished.

Therefore, compared to other methods, when she is in a bad mood, staying with her for a while longer, like 903 did, should be the best way to make her happy, right?

In Hubie’s words, it replenishes the “summer solstice energy”… Although the objects and situations may be slightly different, it should be almost the same meaning.

“Yeah, I understand.” Mio nodded empathetically: “When Xia Zhi slept with me at night, I was also very happy.”

…No, your situation is a little different.

Xia Zhi complained in his heart and shook his head.

Let’s not discuss Mio’s affairs for now. In any case, Xia Zhi’s method is very effective. The girl’s mood has obviously returned to normal, and it can even be seen that she is much better than usual.

But, there seem to be some side effects.

After that, Xia Zhi could feel that the girl’s frequency of secretly glancing at him was nearly twice as high as usual. Even when he was playing games in the living room, he could often feel her gaze on him. When he tried to look at her, she would immediately look away… This made Xia Zhi feel very uncomfortable even when he was slacking off.

Fortunately, the day passed quickly, and the time when I agreed with Tokisaki Kurumi to set off again last night was almost here.

Looking at the sky outside the window which was about to darken, Xia Zhi thought to himself.

…….

Chapter 1203: The Causal Cycle Allowed to Collapse

“Ding–“

The baking completion indicator sounded, and the girl carefully opened the oven and took out the fragrant cake.

After taking off her gloves and carefully cutting the cake into pieces, she breathed a sigh of relief, took off her apron, and happily carried the tray of cake back to the living room.

“…Origami-chan, are you in a good mood?”

Looking at the silver-haired girl who put the tray on the coffee table, Cong Yun asked with his head slightly tilted.

Origami was slightly stunned and subconsciously touched her cheek… she was seen through.

Is it that obvious?

“Because this is the fourth cake that Xiao Origami has made tonight.”

Cong Yun glanced at the cake on the coffee table that had just come out of the oven and was still emitting sweet, hot steam, and explained.

So that’s why…

Origami heaved a sigh of relief, and without making any excuses, she said “hmm” softly and replied happily, “I’m trying a new flavor.”

She made adjustments based on the boy’s preferences that she had recorded last time, and after several attempts, she finally found a satisfactory ratio… I wonder if Xia Zhi will like it? She thought expectantly in her heart.

In short

“Let’s all try it first?” The girl decided to ask others for help and advice.

Under normal circumstances, neither Cong Yun nor Ya Ye would refuse to help a girl with this little favor.

But the problem is…

“I can’t eat anymore.” Cong Yun looked embarrassed.

Hearing this, the girl tilted her head slightly and asked in confusion: “Little Congyun, isn’t he the God?”

God is not a trash can, how can it hold so many things?

Seeing that the God Girl’s belly was obviously much bigger than before, Aya, who felt sorry for her own God, quickly spoke up to help out:

“Well…I think it’s delicious.”

After first praising Origami’s work, Ayaya then went on to talk about what the other party cared about the most:

“Besides, our tastes can’t represent Lord Xiazhi after all, right?”

Origami thought about it and thought so. After all, it was specially made for Xia Zhi, so he still needed to taste it in person, right?

She looked around but didn’t find the boy in the living room.

“What about the summer solstice?” Origami asked doubtfully.

“Master, it’s on the top floor.”

As Cong Yun answered, he glanced at the sweet-smelling cake on the coffee table, then looked down at his bulging belly. After hesitating for a moment, he couldn’t help but reach out his little hand to the cake on the table.

Yaye: …

Are you still eating?

Where is the person who just said he couldn’t eat?

However, on the other side, before the girl’s hand could touch the cake, Xiao Origami picked up the tray and took the whole thing away.

“what……”

Looking at the cake disappearing from his sight, Cong Yun couldn’t help but reveal a regretful expression. After withdrawing his hand, he thought about it and turned back to look at the witch beside him.

Seeing this, Yaye’s petite body couldn’t help but tremble.

“Um… Lord Congyun, I can’t eat it?”

“?”

Looking at the flax-haired girl who was trembling with fear, Cong Yun tilted his head slightly, and the expression on his face turned into confusion.

What do I do with you? Are you delicious?

On the other side, Aya finally realized what the God Girl meant, and her cheeks flushed with shyness.

“I, I’ll go help Master Cong Yun!”

She jumped off the sofa and ran into the kitchen

……

She walked up the stairs carrying the cake to the top floor which she rarely went to. After the girl opened the door carefully, she saw the familiar figure on the balcony.

Leaning alone on the balcony railing, the boy gazed at the night view in the distance, as if he was waiting for someone.

Origami looked around but didn’t see Sister Mio, who usually appeared by Xia Zhi’s side.

…In other words, now it belongs to just him and me?

Her heartbeat couldn’t help but speed up a beat.

“Origami.”

Turning back, Xia Zhi saw the figure of a girl coming up from downstairs. He tilted his head slightly and asked, “Why are you here?”

“I made you a midnight snack…”

Slowing down her overly fast heartbeat and calming herself down, Origami came to the boy with the tray, raised her head and looked at him expectantly.

“If you’re hungry during the summer solstice, you can try this.”

“Really? That must be hard work for you.”

Xia Zhi rubbed the girl’s head, took her to sit at the table and chairs nearby, and took a small bite of the cake.

Judging from the residual heat, it should have been baked not long ago, right?

He thought to himself and took a bite. The sweet and tender taste instantly spread in his mouth, coupled with the delicate and soft texture and the perfect milky flavor, almost all of which hit his liking.

You can see that the girl is really attentive.

“Hmm, it’s delicious.” He gave a true positive evaluation from his heart.

Hearing this, the girl finally smiled happily.

“Xiazhi, what were you looking at just now?”

She propped her cheek with her hand, looked at the boy in front of her eating the dessert she made herself, while swinging his two slender legs under the table, and asked curiously.

“Just taking a look to kill time.” Xia Zhi replied vaguely.

“Can’t sleep?”

“Not really.”

…Originally, I had no intention of sleeping tonight, Xia Zhi thought.

“is it?”

Little Origami thought about it, then turned his head and looked at the starry sky in the distance.

I remember that during that period of loneliness that lasted for an indeterminate amount of time, I would sometimes be alone, looking up at the starry sky, just like I am now.

Xia Zhi told her that the world over there was like a crack in time and space. Apart from herself who accidentally fell there, basically no other unrelated people would enter…so there was no one there.