So..,

Why did things turn out like this.

People walked back and forth.

An office lady in high heels, a middle-aged man with a briefcase under his arm, a girl wearing jingling accessories, and a listless young man.

Their steps were either fast or slow,

Their clothes were bright or plain.

They did not know how many times they had passed through this street,

Perhaps they had passed each other thousands of times, but they still did not know each other the next time they met,

Hurriedly approaching, parallel, and away, like the buildings on the street, they turned into the background of countless other people's lives.

And in the background of the bustling city, the person who was slightly out of place stood leisurely with one hand in his pocket. A few strands of short purple-gray hair fell casually on his forehead,

He lowered his eyes and stared casually at a certain spot in the air,

The mole at the end of his eye was faintly discernible under the cover of his hair.

The reason why it was slightly out of place was because his appearance was out of place with the passers-by: like a bright pearl falling into the pebbles by the stream,

Like a clear gem piled up with plastic crystals, and he must be the one at the top.

At the same time, it was eye-catching,

Under the refraction of the stream and the crystals, it emitted an even brighter light.

Lilo Tsurumi looked at a certain someone not far away from her,

He was unwilling to do so.

She moved closer to him step by step.

So, why did things develop to this point?

She had only answered a phone call. Her willpower was not strong enough to resist a certain someone's magnetic voice and foul language. She had hung up twice and calmed down before answering again. Why was she so confused by the other party's words that she accepted his invitation to go shopping with him?

When she finally came back to her senses from the bewitchment, she had already arrived at the agreed location, less than ten meters away from the culprit.

Lilo Tsurumi guessed that he should have waited for at least half an hour,

But he still looked leisurely and calm,

That's right,

After all, even if it was the end of the world, it was hard to imagine that this person would have an anxious or uneasy expression on his face.

His porcelain-like skin and beautiful purplish-gray hair seemed to be shining under the sunlight. He was subconsciously set off by the innocent people around him, which directly achieved the effect that if one's gaze casually swept through the crowd, it would inevitably stop on him.

It was so white that Lilo Tsurumi, who had been wandering the whole way, shuddered and came back to her senses. She felt that the reflection on his body was so blinding that it hurt her eyes.

Not only did this glowing figure attract a lot of attention, but all the female creatures within a radius of one hundred meters, from Ojisan with a grocery basket to a little kid with a runny nose, either directly or subtly glanced at him. It also created a huge burden on the traffic, forming a significant visual diversion around him. Males who were close to his age unconsciously walked around this area, while females, on the other hand, were more inclined to approach him.

Atobe-sama was still as handsome as ever.

After all, he was a young man with a decent body and outstanding facial features. His lowered eyes and waiting posture concealed his sharp eyes and somewhat arrogant spirit. Today, he was dressed particularly casually, and there was no Hua Di, bodyguard, or driver beside him. He was fair, beautiful, and approachable. Therefore, it was understandable that the naive little girls and adult women who had not seen the world would have their eyes glued to him and could not take a step forward.

… But the pain in her eyes only increased.

With the worry that he might go blind, Tsuru looked around before her eyes returned to the person she was looking for. Coincidentally, Atobe Jingo raised his head as if he sensed something, and their eyes met. Crackle, crackle, crack, time froze, the universe stopped, Emperor Qin's face blanched, and the Great Wall crumbled … Sorry, my thoughts were too muddled earlier. Let's start over. Let's start over. Let's start over. Let's start over. Let's start over. Let's start over.

Their eyes met. Keigo Atobe's brows moved slightly, and then slowly, slowly, a smile spread across his face.

"You cheated me of my feelings and cheated me of my money."

"But I'm happy to do it."

His words were still echoing in her ears.

Lilo Tsurumi walked over with her head lowered. After standing in front of Keigo Atobe, he raised his hand to help her tidy up her scarf and pulled out a few strands of hair that were stuck inside.

Winter had just entered the middle stage. Even if the sun could still be considered bright, the feeling it gave off when it fell on people was definitely not warm.

She wore a sweater and a wool jacket over her shirt. She also wore a short scarf around her neck, but he wore very thin clothes. Although he only wore a thin shirt, knitted sweater, and a sweater jacket, his palms that touched her cheeks and neck when he helped her tidy up her hair were hot.

Although it was a cold color, it was a warm light.

"Is there anything you want to buy?"

Keigo Atobe tilted his head and asked.

The two of them walked forward side by side. There was a distance between them that could allow one person to pass through.

"No."

She answered without raising her head. She thought to herself, You were the one who said that I owed you a lot of precious things and that I had to pay you back by selling my time. That was why I came out to accompany you to shop. How could I take the initiative to increase my working hours …

"Where's your brother?

He just returned to Japan yesterday. There should be a lot of things that you need to buy at home. "

"No, everything is ready."

Yes, there was nothing at home. There was no extra toothbrush, water, towel, soap, shampoo, shower gel, and even quilts, mattresses, pillows, slippers, and bowls.

But it doesn't matter. Let the kid be dirty as long as he doesn't touch my tarot cards. He slept quite well last night with only a sheet on the floor, so he can sleep like that every day from now on. Not having shoes or a bowl to eat is a small matter. Anyway, he can dance barefoot on the tip of a knife after drinking a mouthful of strawberry milk. I don't need to worry about him at all.

Everything was so smooth and concise. There was no need to think to give the answer (the most convenient answer).

Hearing this, a certain someone narrowed his eyes and then asked the next question unhurriedly, "I called you a long time ago. Why did you come only now?"

"…" She paused. "Because, I was trying the drawers."

“？”

"To see if there was a time machine that could take me back to the past before I answered your call."

"… Ha."

He chuckled softly, and his eyebrows became more and more relaxed. He was not cold at all, but there was a breathtaking feeling that was like a snowy mountain gradually melting from the top of the mountain. It was like the smile that slowly bloomed at the beginning of their meeting. It made people uncontrollably look forward to the day when it completely melted. What would it be like? However, it was better not to look forward to it too much.

Keigo Atobe smiled and said in a relaxed tone, "Even if you travel back in time a hundred times, I will still let you go out obediently."

After a pause, he added, "A hundred and one times."

"… Help, although I am not blind, I feel like I am going deaf."

The two talked as they walked. Because the meeting place was right in the middle of the business district, it was very convenient no matter where they went.

When they reached a fork in the road, Keigo Atobe asked, "Patio?" Then he led the way to Patio Building.

Lilo Tsurumi, who was thinking in shock, 'So, he bought those high-end clothes at the Fashion Building?' tried her best to suppress the shock on her face. She followed behind him cooperatively. However, after a few steps, a certain someone, who purposely slowed down, adjusted their pace so that they were walking side by side again.

In fact, without them realizing it, the distance between them had shrunk to a very intimate level.

When they were not that familiar with each other, when Lilo Tsurumi first transferred to Hyotei Academy, she was curious about the life of the rich and asked Keigo Atobe to take her out to play.

Keigo Atobe had more than once turned around to ask her in annoyance, annoyance, and helplessness, "Why are you walking so slowly?"

She blinked and turned to look at the movement of the Tracking Department and Chonghiro Takashi, who also had his eyes on her. Then she answered innocently, "Because boys walk faster than girls."

"Oh."

Keigo Atobe looked up and down at the short-haired girl who was almost the same height as him. He said coldly, "You'd better cut off your calves before you pretend to be a girl."

… Wow, this is so bloody.

This person who could not even catch Yuji Ninazhi's joke had a rare sense of humor that was so creepy.

However, at that moment, she sneaked a glance at Keigo Atobe from the corner of her eyes and realized that he was already taller than she was.

As expected, boys only hit puberty in their last year of middle school, and then they would grow like bamboos in high school.

Thinking back to the last time she met Akaji, even though she was wearing high heels, she still had her chin slightly tilted up when she spoke to him.

But he did not seem that tall when he was in middle school.

And then there was Xiaohuang. No, wait, even though the guy had grown a lot in middle school, he did not seem to have grown much after he entered high school.

According to him, Kuroko senpai's current height made him very worried. He was afraid that in two years, he would be surpassed by a girl like Riku Tsurumi … But was there really a need for him to worry? It was clearly him (and him) who was too tall!

He accidentally fell into the worry that he might (really) grow into the Tokyo Tower in the future. Actually, that was what people were calling it now. It was not until he stepped into the elevator with Atobe Keigo that he saw with his own eyes that after he pressed the button for seven, the number on the screen slowly moved from one to the top.

2 … 3 … 4 …

It was then that Lilo Tsurumi realized that something was wrong.

She quickly took a step forward and pressed the number 4 button. However, the screen had already jumped to 5, and only a bright '4' was left there.

So she turned back with grief and indignation, "I really don't want to buy anything!"

Considering that the first four floors of this fashionable building called Patio did indeed have many luxury stores such as Hermes and Burberry, it was not impossible for a person named Keigo Atobe to choose to shop here.

But to say that Keigo Atobe would enter the fifth floor filled with second-tier brands and street signs, or even the seventh floor of the affordable daily necessities area — —

Not to mention what kind of person would be so ungrateful as to slander the embodiment and synonym of Japan's only gorgeous. Anyway, Lilo Tsurumi did not have the courage to think in this direction.

It was a sin to bring this noble and gorgeous rich young master named Keigo Atobe to such a down-to-earth place. It was definitely her sin, right?!

The number on the screen had already changed to seven, and the elevator door slowly opened. The purple-haired, blue-eyed teenager exuded an unknown sense of joy. He put his hand on her waist and pushed her out.

Lilo Tsurumi still maintained her posture of turning her head to look at Keigo Atobe. He half hugged her waist and pushed her forward.

First of all, as soon as she started to struggle, the man tightened his grip on her waist and pulled her into his arms. The distance between their faces was less than an inch. When Crane saw Lilu, he didn't dare to make any big movements. He could only stumble forward according to his will.

After walking for a while, the signboard with the words "daily necessities" that they could only see from afar in the elevator was now close at hand. The two of them did not stop walking and were about to cross the line — —

He saw that Lilu was panicking, so he told her his true thoughts.

"I really don't want to buy anything here!

I always go to the third floor of the department store where there are big discounts!

I can't buy anything here!! "