“And…human trafficking is prohibited…”

“…”

For a moment, Xia Zhi didn’t know whether she believed in herself more or in the law more.

But it is true

“Even if I could, I can’t bear to sell off a girl as cute as Yoshino.”

Faced with his overly straightforward compliment, Yoshino made a “eh” sound and shyly buried her head in his back.

Now I don’t even look at the route…

If I drop her off halfway, she will definitely get lost, right?

Xia Zhi thought to himself.

Although he could imagine that the girl’s panicked look would be very cute, he certainly wouldn’t be so bad-tempered as to say this. After all, he came out today to have a date with the girl.

However, even though it was a date, he did not forget his original purpose.

…Of course, it doesn’t refer to conquering Yoshino, but helping her find her lost other personality.

If we say that Shiona’s current situation is that Shiona’s own power went out of control and hurt others, the fact that this extremely gentle girl found it difficult to accept and was afraid of it, and thus she fell into self-denial and resistance to “herself”, subconsciously wanting to abandon that part of “herself”.

Perhaps her “angel” will be accepted by herself, and there is also a reason why she subconsciously wants to give up this power.

…In this case, if we want to “revive” Shiona, we first need to let her accept the power that belongs to her again.

In other words, we need to help her build up her confidence.

Although this is what we said, how should we do it? We can only take it one step at a time. After all, Xia Zhi is not a psychologist. You can’t send someone to a mental hospital as the first stop of a date, right?

“That… Mr. Xia Zhi…”

When Xia Zhi was thinking this, a girl’s soft voice came from behind him.

“Ok?”

With her cheeks flushed, Yoshino whispered in a voice so soft that it was almost drowned out by the wind in her ears: “You are also…very handsome…”

After saying this, it seemed that she had used up all her courage. Without waiting for Xia Zhi’s response, the girl buried her head again. She was so shy that even her neck turned red. She didn’t dare to look at him again.

I was praised.

Xia Zhi thought.

Even though she was very shy, she still mustered up the courage to respond to the compliment she just received.

Glancing at Yoshino who was hanging her head and not daring to look at him, his mind couldn’t help but recall the figure of the girl who was very scared but still suppressed her fear and chose to stand up to the danger.

…I take back what I said before. In fact, maybe the girl is not as cowardly as she thinks.

…….

Chapter 1,234 What is the meaning of holding hands?

“We’re here.”

After riding for about half an hour, we stopped at Xiazhi, which was near our destination.

On the other side, Yoshino got off the bicycle carefully and looked at the strange and tall building not far away and the words written on the sign above. She slightly widened her eyes.

“here it is……”

“As you can see…it’s an oceanarium,” Xia Zhi replied.

Come to think of it, I haven’t been here for a long time. If I remember the opening hours correctly, if I come here slowly like this, I’ll just be able to catch the opening.

“Yoshino probably hasn’t been here before, has she?”

The girl nodded: “Hmm…”

That’s good.

After all, I had promised to take her to see new and interesting things she had never seen before. It would be embarrassing if she had been to a similar place before.

“let’s go.”

After finding a place to park the bicycle, Xia Zhi turned around and said to the girl who was curious about his actions.

Because it was a weekday morning and the store had just opened, there didn’t seem to be many people inside.

After all, considering the girl’s timid and shy personality, it is better not to choose a place with too many people as the first stop of a date. It is better to proceed step by step.

But Xia Zhi might be worrying a little too much.

After entering the oceanarium, the girl’s attention was completely attracted by the scenes inside.

“Wow……”

With only a layer of glass between them, there were schools of fish swimming overhead, giving me the illusion of being there, as if I were actually walking on the bottom of the sea. Yoshino opened her eyes wide, with a faint light flickering in them.

Just then, a huge object swam past in front of her. Its flat and ugly body almost occupied her entire field of vision. The girl was so frightened that she screamed “Ah” and immediately shrank back behind Xia Zhi.

“That… is?”

“Manta ray, also known as devil fish, may look scary, but its meat is very delicious with a special sweet taste.” Xia Zhi took a glance and answered and explained.

The girl was a little scared

“But, can I eat it?”

“I don’t know, I just made it up.”

Only then did Shion heave a sigh of relief and feel relieved.

Then she noticed that although there were not many people in the venue at the moment, there were still groups of three or four, and most of them were a man and a woman.

She looked down at herself and the boy beside her and asked doubtfully:

“Are they… also people who are out on a date?”

“probably.”

When you see a boy and a girl hanging out at a place like this, you usually think of a date, right? But why did the ticket seller at the door recommend that I buy a special family ticket?

Xia Zhi complained in his heart.

On the other side, Yoshino’s eyes fell on the hands of the men and women holding together, and she felt a little curious and confused.

When dating…does it always involve holding hands?

She secretly glanced at the empty hand of the boy next to her and tried to reach out her hand, but immediately withdrew her hand before touching it. Her little face turned red and her heart beat very fast.

“What’s wrong?” Xia Zhi came back to his senses and noticed that she was acting strangely, so he asked curiously.

Shiono closed her mouth tightly, blushed, and shook her head vigorously to indicate that she was fine.

is it?

Looking at the girl’s uneasy little hand, Xia Zhi seemed to understand something. He chuckled and took her hand.

“There are more and more people behind us, so don’t get lost,” he reminded the girl.

“Uh-huh……”

Shion lowered her head and blushed as she responded weakly. She didn’t quite dare to look at him, but she obediently held his hand and didn’t let go.

After passing through a long underwater corridor and walking through the tropical fish hall and the jellyfish hall, we arrived at a large exhibition hall. The first thing we saw was an extra-large display window dozens of meters wide, made up of three thick giant glass panels.

Although it is not as immersive as the underwater corridor just now, the visual impact is more intense.

The dark environment was shrouded in a layer of mystery by the blue light coming through the sink, causing Yoshino to involuntarily move closer to the boy.

But then, her attention was quickly drawn to a fish swimming inside that almost filled the entire giant display window.

Unlike the shock just now, perhaps because she was not that close, or perhaps for some other reason, although the visual impact was stronger, Yoshino did not feel afraid at all.

“That’s a whale shark, the largest fish in the world.” Before the girl could ask, Xia Zhi began to introduce it to her.

Hearing this, Yoshino tilted her head in confusion: “Isn’t the biggest fish… a whale?”

“Whales are not fish, they are mammals like you and me.”

At this shocking fact, Yoshino opened her eyes wide. She lowered her head and looked at herself, as if trying to find the common points between herself and the whale.

This cute look made Xia Zhi chuckle, and the girl, who had come to her senses, blushed.

However, perhaps because she had gradually adapted to the situation, she was no longer as nervous as she was at the beginning.

…I feel like I have learned a lot from Mr. Xia Zhi.

Glittering fluorescent jellyfish, weird and ugly anglerfish, sharks as big as whales…

Looking at the various schools of fish swimming in the display window, Shion gradually immersed herself in it. Her attention was gradually attracted by the beautiful and fantastic scene. She almost lay on the glass.

“Mr. Xia Zhi, that is…”

After seeing a strange fish that she didn’t recognize, Shion was about to ask something, but when she turned around, she found that the boy was no longer by her side.

Eh?

She was stunned for a moment, then she realized that the hand that had been holding hers had been released at some point, and she couldn’t find the boy anywhere.

“Xia, Mr. Xiazhi?”

Shion began to feel panicky. Until then, the fear and terror brought by the strange and dark environment that she had not felt before surged into her heart and almost drowned her.

Just when she was about to cry, a keychain with a whale-shaped pendant fell into her sight.

She was stunned for a moment, then looked up and saw a pair of familiar black eyes.

“I saw they were selling souvenirs over there, so I bought some.”

As Xia Zhi spoke, he handed her another jellyfish-shaped stuffed pillow, patted her little head and asked:

“How’s it going? Do you like it?”

Holding the doll in her arms, Yoshino pursed her lips tightly and nodded vigorously. She didn’t pay too much attention to the cute jellyfish in her arms. She just moved her body as close to the boy as possible, as if she was not going to move away from him.

Is this like or dislike? He thought to himself, recalling the girl’s expression just now, and sighed slightly in his heart.

…I was negligent. I had seen that 920 did not show any panic after coming here, so I thought she would not have any stress reaction. Although it seemed that she had only left a short distance, less than two minutes, it still caused her a lot of anxiety and panic.

Xia Zhi thought to himself and patted the girl’s head again as a consolation: “Sorry, Yoshino, I won’t do it again next time.”

“…?”

Shion looked up in confusion, but soon understood what he meant and nodded slightly with a slightly red face.

“Um……”

After a pause, she continued in a barely audible voice: “No…it’s okay…”

She was so scared just now, but now she is still taking care of her own feelings to show that she is fine… She is extremely kind and gentle to others but ignores herself. Perhaps this sentence is more suitable for her.

Xia Zhi sighed in his heart, and seeing that the girl beside him seemed to have lost interest in the exhibition hall, he thought for a moment and said

“Well, let’s move on to the next venue.”

Just as he was about to take the girl away, a weak force pulled the corner of his clothes.

“That…hand…” Facing his gaze, Yoshino lowered her head and said timidly with a blushing face.

This is it

Xia Zhi reacted, breathed a sigh of relief, and took her little hand again.

“…”

Feeling the soft touch on her hand, Shion pursed her lips gently, and felt that the uneasiness in her heart just now seemed to be dispelled by this warmth, and disappeared without a trace, and there was no feeling of fear at all.

…She felt that she might have a little understanding of the meaning of holding hands.

…….

Chapter 1235: Shion is a good kid who doesn’t waste food

After coming out of the oceanarium, it was almost noon, so Xia Zhi took Yoshino to a nearby buffet restaurant for lunch.

By the way, isn’t it a bit weird to come to a seafood buffet right after visiting the aquarium?

But since she seemed to be enjoying her meal, I didn’t worry about it too much.