"...will do."

Qingdeng's voice broke the silence between him and her.

There is no thinking at all.

There's no thoughtfulness to speak of.

Qingdeng took a deep breath and said word by word in a more firm and high-spirited tone:

"Our current life...our current happy life will definitely last forever."

Let this sudden "wave" drive your body and spirit, turning your emotions into sounds.

The expression on Souji's face didn't change at all, making it impossible to guess what she was thinking right now - but this only happened in less than three minutes.

"...It's so amazing."

The Souji chuckled.

"Obviously you didn't use any particularly passionate rhetoric, but after hearing your words, I felt inexplicably at ease..."

The DG was not being polite or lying.

The traces of uneasiness that were still flickering in her eyes until just now disappeared quickly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

His eyes gradually became calm and peaceful... there seemed to be a smile that flickered on and off.

Looking at the rejuvenated Souji, Qingden smiled slightly.

Even if one day in the future, our current life is about to collapse due to some reasons, I will do my best to repair it and save it.

Just when Qingdeng wanted to say this——

"Tachibana-kun, do you think our current life can continue like this?"

The director-general suddenly asked a question that was almost exactly the same as the previous one.

"Um?"

Qingdeng frowned in confusion.

"Didn't I just answer this question?"

The Souji shook his head gently.

"No, it's different."

“The ‘we’ I mentioned in the previous question refers to ‘everyone in the trial defense hall’.”

"And the 'we' I'm talking about now... only refer to 'me and you' alone."

For a moment, Qingdeng felt as if his head had been put into a tumbling washing machine.

All the blood in his body rushed straight to his head.

Before Qingden's consciousness could catch up with the current situation, the Souji launched a brand new and sharp attack:

"Although I just said something shameless about 'hoping to maintain the status quo'... but in fact, I just want to maintain the status quo with Brother Kondo, Mr. Hijikata, Uncle Minamoto, and Mr. Nagakura."

"But for you...for you, my most special friend, I have the luxury to hope that the relationship between you and I can make some changes."

As the Souji spoke, he showed a shy smile with obvious embarrassment.

At this moment, Qingdeng felt that his mouth was so dry.

My mouth is dry and my heart is beating so fast.

An ambiguous atmosphere descended between him and the chief executive.

As an adult male with normal intelligence, emotional intelligence, and sexual orientation, how could Aoto fail to hear the meaning and emotion hidden in Souji's words?

Without any defense or preparation, Souji accurately kicked a straight ball... Qingteng was a little stunned.

The trance of consciousness made Qingdeng ask a question in a strange way:

"Special friends...what do you mean...?"

The Souji seemed dissatisfied with Qingnobo's rhetorical question. His red lips were pouted high, and his pink cheeks were bulging out like a squirrel stuffed with acorns.

After a few breaths of silence, the director slowly said:

"Tachibana-kun, don't pretend to be stupid, you should know...ah!"

It was too late, but it was too soon! Suddenly, as if he had discovered something strange outside the courtyard, the director suddenly turned his head to the left and looked in the direction of the courtyard wall.

Qingteng was startled by the sudden and violent reaction of the General Secretary. Thinking that the General Secretary had discovered some thief, he quickly turned his head and looked towards the courtyard wall.

What catches the eye is a tall wall made of bricks and stones.

Compared with normal times, there was nothing unusual. There was neither more nor less. If anything, it was just that the snow on the wall was thicker and denser.

However... in the next moment, a wave of warm body temperature and emotion rushed straight towards Qingdeng.

A pair of catkins gently hugged Qingdeng's head.

Immediately afterwards, the burning smell mixed with the alcoholic smell of Tusu wine and the sweet taste of Jinping sugar covered Qingden.

The light received by the left eye becomes dimmed.

A pair of long eyelashes that were trembling slightly due to nervousness touched the corner of his left eyebrow.

There was a soft, warm and beautiful feeling on my cheek.

Qingdeng urgently turned his gaze back to his left side, back to the direction of the headquarters.

Souji, whose face was dominated by the charming red glow, licked the red lips that had just been removed from Qingto's cheek, showing a malicious smile that showed a successful prank.

At the same time, she cast an infatuated yet shy look at Qingden, her eyes rippled like bright cherry blossom petals falling on the lake.

Then, as if his body had lost all strength, Souji leaned against Qingteng's arms on the spot, with his little head resting on Qingteng's right shoulder.

"This is what I mean by 'special friends'..."

"Let me make a statement in advance..."

There was a hint of coquettishness in Souji's voice.

"There is no dirt on your face this time~~"

After saying that, the general manager seemed to dare not look at Qingteng anymore, and buried his whole face face down into Qingteng's shoulder.

"I... only dare to say and do such things to you when I'm drunk..."

Souji's voice was muffled in Qingto's chest.

"So... I want to take this opportunity to tell you all the things I have been wanting to say to you for a long time..."

"Tangerine-kun...I...I like you..."

"I forget when it started. Every time I think of your name, my heart will beat very fast; every time I see your face, my breathing will rush uncontrollably...

"

"Seeing you happy makes me happy."

"When I see you looking down, my heart will twitch."

"This is the first time since I can remember that I care so much about a man's smile; the first time I have met a man so frequently in my dreams..."

"Although it's a bit embarrassing to say it in person, but...Tachibana-kun, I really like you..."

“The kind of ‘like’ that I want to cook miso soup for you for the rest of my life.”

"Before I returned to Hino, my sister suggested that I get married to you. She said, 'Tachibana-kun also likes you.' 'Tachibana-kun said that he is busy with his official career and has no time to take care of family affairs, otherwise he would be willing to marry you'..."

"I know my sister's temperament very well. She is almost crazy about wanting me to get married. From what I know about her, you have never said such things, Mr. Ju. Those words are all exaggerated by my sister."

"So... I don't expect that you and I can be in love."

"I don't expect you to accept my wishes."

"I just...want to let you know that I like you."

"It doesn't matter if you feel you don't know how to respond...or don't want to respond to my feelings."

"I don't care...as long as you can let me lean on you tonight, I will be satisfied..."

Souji took a deep breath and changed into a more comfortable position in Qingteng's arms... Her face, which was buried deep in Qingteng's shoulders, had a touch of happiness at this moment, as if she was in the warmest place.

, the happiest place.

It's just that... her eyes hidden under her eyelids were still unconsciously colored with nervousness and apprehension.

At this time, the clouds diagonally above Qingdeng's head moved slightly.

The clouds deflected as a whole to the west, as if a small crack appeared in the sky.

The clear and transparent silvery moonlight penetrated this "gap in the sky" and poured impartially on Qingteng and Souji.

Surrounded by the gentle moonlight, the two of them seemed to be in a small boat floating quietly in the center of the lake.

At this time, Qingdeng felt goosebumps all over his body.

His atria would relax and contract for a while, and special spasms spread throughout his limbs and bones.
To be continued...