If Qin Li knew that I had something else to sell, she would probably get upset again, Xia Zhi thought.

“…”

I don’t know which part of the words Rinne heard, but she stopped talking. After taking the gift from the boy, she lowered her head to look at the gifts in her arms and hands, with a happy smile on her face.

“Well, then I’ll trouble Xia Zhi.”

She slightly folded her arms around the pillow, smiled and responded softly.

……Several.

Chapter 1241: Not Something That Can Be Exchanged at Will

“that’s it.”

After Xia Zhi helped the girl put the key on the keychain, he was about to return it to her when he suddenly noticed something.

“Isn’t this Natsu…Konori’s key?”

He asked in confusion, looking at the familiar special mark on one of the keys.

“Yes, I borrowed it from Kotori-chan last night.”

Rinne nodded in acknowledgment and replied, “I was worried that you wouldn’t be awake when I came in the morning, so I borrowed it from Kotori-chan in advance.”

“Don’t you have the key to our house?” Xia Zhi was a little surprised.

Although it seems normal that she doesn’t have a key to her own house given that she is now the descendant of Kato Megumi, considering her additional “best childhood sweetheart” setting and Kotori saying that the girl would come to their house from time to time to improve their meals, it would obviously be much more reasonable for her to have a key.

“Xiazhi, don’t you have the key to my house either?” Rinne tilted her head slightly. “920”

He didn’t, because on some level he neither belonged to this time and space nor was affected by this time and space…even though this time and space originated from his past.

Besides, strictly speaking, I actually have the key to the house, I just don’t have it with me.

Xia Zhi thought to himself.

In other words, the girl didn’t perfect this setting… Maybe she overlooked this point and thought it was impolite to get someone else’s key without permission, or…

After thinking for a while, Xia Zhi took out his own key, took the key that matched the door, exchanged it with Qin Li’s key, and handed the key chain back to the girl.

“It’s quite troublesome to borrow from one place to another. I’ll give you this one. I’ll find time to make another one.”

Or maybe when I get back, I can ask Hubie to modify the door and install a smart password lock or something… It seems to be quite popular recently?

Xia Zhi was thinking seriously in his mind, but when he came to his senses, he found that the girl in front of him was staring at the key in her hand in a daze, and he didn’t know what she was thinking.

“Rinni?” He tried to call the girl: “What are you thinking about?”

“Ah, nothing.”

Rinne came back to her senses, thought for a moment and took a key from the keychain, then handed it to the boy.

“Swap.”

Facing Xia Zhi’s doubtful gaze, she answered with a soft glow in her eyes and a faint smile on her rosy lips:

“This way, Xia Zhi can come to my house anytime and anywhere.”

I have nothing to do at your house.

Xia Zhi was complaining in his heart when he heard a light sound coming from a direction not far away.

“Crack…”

The bathroom door slowly opened, and a girl wrapped in a blue bath towel walked out, surrounded by white mist. She came to the entrance of the living room and stared at the two people on the sofa. She was stunned for a moment, and her cheeks immediately turned red.

“Natsu… Mr. Natsu… Good evening…” Shiono stuttered, clutching the towel tightly with her hands, and rubbing her two white and tender feet against each other nervously.

It’s only been less than half an hour since we last met, there’s no need to say hello again, right?

Xia Zhi waved at her.

Seeing his gesture, Yoshino, who was originally preparing to escape upstairs, hesitated for a moment, but finally came to his side with a shy and blushing face.

“Why are you going upstairs? There’s no hair dryer there.” Xia Zhi asked, looking her over. You can see that the girl has washed away all the dust and dirt on her body after taking a bath. She also exudes a faint fragrance, a mixture of shower gel and some other fragrance, which is very pleasant.

The blue hair that had not been dried looked a little wet, and it was spread out softly behind her. There were still crystal clear water drops on her delicate white cheeks, and she was only wearing a white bath towel. I don’t know if it was because she had just taken a bath or because the temperature was relatively cold at night, but the exposed skin was slightly red, making it look more tender.

“That…I…”

Shiono hesitated and looked away, and happened to see the key in the boy’s hand, and couldn’t help but blink.

“……This is?”

“The key.”

Xia Zhi answered, put away the key, got up from the closet and took the hair dryer back, pulled Shiono to sit next to him, turned on the blower and started to blow dry her hair.

Only then did he notice that the girl’s left hand was not wearing the rabbit hand puppet, which was unusual… Perhaps it was because it was also dirty during the previous work and had just been cleaned but had not yet dried.

“…”

Feeling the young man’s gentle movements, Shion’s inner nervousness and shyness gradually dissipated. She couldn’t help but narrow her eyes slightly, looking like she was enjoying it very much.

“Xiazhi is really good at taking care of people.”

Rinne, who saw this scene from the side, couldn’t help but sigh.

“Only in a few areas. Most of the time I am the one being taken care of.”

“Long illness makes a good doctor?”

Isn’t this how this idiom is used?

Xia Zhi complained in his heart and felt someone gently pulling on the corner of his clothes.

He lowered his head in confusion and met a pair of blue eyes that were a little nervous.

“I… I can also… take care of Mr. Xiazhi…” Shiono mustered up the courage and said so.

“Then thank you first, Yoshino.” Xia Zhi touched her little head and thanked her…

Although I appreciate your kindness, it may not be the time yet…so you should take care of yourself first.

After blow-drying the girl’s hair, slightly part her hair to make it look more fluffy, and everything is done.

It’s convenient to distribute it.

Xia Zhi sighed in his heart.

Others like the ponytail are fine, but if it were Mio, she would probably still be braiding her hair at this moment.

…Speaking of it.

Thinking of this, Xia Zhi couldn’t help but turn his gaze to the pink-haired girl beside him.

Although her overall hair is loose and of medium-short length, Rinne has a small strand of hair braided into a three-strand braid similar to a smaller version of Mio, which wraps around her head like a headband, giving her a docile and cute feeling.

“ah!”

As if she had discovered something, a small cry came from Rinne’s side.

“What’s wrong?” Xia Zhi came back to his senses, looked at her in confusion and asked.

“It’s already this late…it’s a little late.” The girl replied, looking at the time on her phone.

Xia Zhi looked up at the clock hanging on the wall.

Adding the time wasted just now, it’s already past nine o’clock and almost ten o’clock. It’s indeed a little late for a girl to stay in another boy’s house.

However, that is for ordinary girls.

“It’s okay even if I go back late, right?” Xia Zhi asked.

Anyway, there’s no one at her house, so even if I stay overnight…oh, it seems there are no extra rooms at the moment.

“If you go to bed too late, you won’t be able to get up tomorrow morning to prepare breakfast for you guys, Xiazhi.” Rinne replied with a blink.

It’s okay, I can get up later.

…Although I really wanted to say that, but considering that Kotori, Yoshino and the others were at home, I thought about it and gave up. After all, the girl didn’t prepare breakfast just for me.

“Besides, if other girls come to see Xia Zhi, it won’t be convenient for me to be here… There may be other girls at home so late.” After a pause, the girl shook her head slightly and said.

“Is there any inconvenience?” Xia Zhi said indifferently.

According to the setting of this world, a childhood sweetheart can’t be considered any other girl, right?

Besides, at this time of year, which girl would visit someone else’s house?

……

“…Good evening, Mr. Xiazhi.”

A few minutes later, a black-haired girl with twin ponytails holding a parasol appeared outside the door and greeted him with a smile.

Summer Solstice: “…”

Well, he admitted that his conclusion might have been a little premature.

……

PS: Here is a convenient diagram (laughing), I really like Rinne’s hairstyle.

Chapter 1242: Everything Will Only Hurt You

“what happened?”

After being invited into the living room and sitting on the sofa, Tokisaki Kurumi looked at the boy opposite her and tilted her head slightly:

“Mr. Xia Zhi, it looks like you don’t want to see me?”

That’s not the case.

After thinking for a while, Xia Zhi said, “Actually, I haven’t taken a shower yet.”

“Meeting me doesn’t require you to take a shower or change clothes in advance.” The girl said with a smile.

I didn’t mean that. I just said that if you go later, the water in the bathtub might get cold.

…But, never mind.

“Would you like something to drink?” Xia Zhi shook his head and asked her.

“Is black tea okay?”

“I’m sorry, we don’t have tea at home.”

Tokisaki Kurumi knew this. When Mio prepared drinks for the boy, she basically never prepared tea drinks, so she only poured him a cup of coffee last time.

only……

“You also have to consider the situation where guests come to visit you sometimes, right?”

“Except for a certain elf lady, there are usually no guests visiting our house at this time.” Xia Zhi replied.

As for this point in history, considering that I only have my sister and my colleagues at work as social partners, it is unlikely that anyone would come to visit my house for no reason.

“Please use.”

While the two were talking, Rinne came back from the kitchen and placed the brewed black tea in front of the girl.

“…”

Looking at the steaming cup of black tea on the table, the two fell into silence at the same time.

“…So, this is specially prepared for Miss Kuang San.” After a brief silence, Xia Zhi coughed lightly and said seriously.

“hehe.”

Tokisaki Kurumi chuckled, and although she didn’t say anything, the disbelief in her tone was evident.

Rinne, who was standing by, watched the conversation between the two, with a slightly bewildered expression on her face: “Um…did I do something wrong?”

“No.” Xia Zhi called to come to his side.

Seeing this, Rinne sat down beside him obediently, holding the coffee and pretending to drink it, while looking curiously at the black-haired girl opposite.

Ignoring her gaze, Tokisaki Kurumi elegantly picked up the black tea and took a sip, her eyes lighting up slightly.

It looks like he likes it very much.

“So, Miss Kuang San came to see me so late, is there something wrong?” Xia Zhi brought the topic back on track.