The same table is actually my sick reader

Chapter 38
Ten past four in the afternoon, school time.

Kurose Izumi glanced at Hirasawa Shintake who was sitting in front with his head down in a gloomy atmosphere, and then at Chirei Shiraishi beside him.

"Student Shiraishi, I'm sorry, I may not be able to go to Jimbocho with you to look at the house."

Compared with finding a new house, he thinks it is more important to be a broken-up brother.

Anyway, Hirasawa Makoto was the first friend he made in Tokyo, and also the only best friend.

If you just let him fall into grief like this, and go to Jimbocho with Chirei Shiraishi to look at houses, move, and live a sufficient life—Izumi Kurose can't do it.

"Why?" Baishi Qianlian tilted her head slightly, looking puzzled.

For the sudden change, she did not expect it, and at the same time, she was thinking about countermeasures.

"That boy Zhenwu... Forget it, it's nothing, let's do this first."

Halfway through Kurose Izumi's speech, he felt that it was not good to tell other people's private affairs without authorization, so he changed his words.

After finishing speaking, he walked towards Hirasawa Shintake.

Shiraishi Qianlian watched the two of them talking with a thoughtful expression.

It seems that something happened to Shintake Hirasawa, and Kurose Izumi is going to comfort him.

If this is the case, then there is no need to worry, at most the plan is postponed.

She was relieved for the time being, and did not choose to leave, intending to wait and see what happened.

On the other side, Izumi Kurose patted Makoto Hirasawa's shoulder with a dazed expression, and said, "Makoto, are you okay? Why don't you ask the club for a leave of absence, where can I take you?"

Shintake Hirasawa raised his head stiffly, looked at Izumi Kurose's slightly worried face, and fell silent for a while.

After a while, he shook his head: "...forget it, Quan, I'm going back."

After that, he picked up his schoolbag and walked towards the door of the classroom in a daze.

"Hey, boy, wait a minute!"

Kurose Izumi immediately chased after him, hooked Hirasawa Makoto's shoulder, and said, "Okay, don't look like a lost dog. What's wrong with it? Let's go to karaoke? Or where should we vent?"

"Forget it, Izumi, thank you for your concern, I just want to be alone now, is that okay?" Hirasawa Shintake said in a low tone.

"...Then I'll take you back? I'm worried about you doing this."

"I'm not a child anymore, so there's nothing to worry about."

"Can……"

Hirasawa Shintake suddenly stopped, turned his head, looked at Kurose Izumi with gloomy eyes, and said, "Izumi, let me go back and stay alone, okay?"

Facing such eyes and expressions, Kurose Izumi couldn't refuse.

He let go of his hand, and watched Hirasawa Shintake walk away like a walking corpse until he disappeared.

Perhaps, it is indeed better to leave Hirasawa Shintake alone.

He didn't want to show his shameful side to his good friends.

Regarding this, Kurose Izumi didn't know what to say, and it was difficult for him to empathize with Hirasawa Makoto, so he could only sympathize.

He has never lost love at the speed of light, nor has he ever fallen in love with anyone.

For Shiraishi Qianrei... At most, she cares a little bit, not to the extent of liking it.

After all, she is "White Kikyo", and she has helped him many times and treated him gently, so it is normal to feel concerned.

As for liking...

If we keep getting along like this, everything will come naturally, right?
At that time, will I, like Shinwu Hirasawa, disappear like snow meets sun when the relationship is exposed?

After all, Shiraishi Qianrei is a lonely and powerful person, she doesn't need anyone.

The emotion he harbored toward him—Izumi Kurose—was nothing but admiration.

Maybe it's all because of his self-indulgence.

Thinking of this, Kurose Izumi smiled for some reason—it was just a wry smile.

He found that he could understand some of Hirasawa Makoto's feelings a little bit.

This is also helpless, who made Shiraishi Qianrei "White Platycodon", so gentle, good-looking, cute, and full of charm?
Everyone who gets close to her will naturally fall in love with her.

"Would you like to go to Jimbocho to look at the house now?"

Suddenly, Izumi Kurose heard Chirei Shiraishi's cold, clear, soft and gentle voice like an oriole in the mountains behind him.

Carrying her schoolbag, she walked slowly to Kurose Izumi, and then said, "Or... should I catch up?"

"Forget it, just leave him alone."

Izumi Kurose sighed softly, looked away, went to the shoe cabinet with Chirei Shiraishi to change shoes, and left the school.

Since Hirasawa Shintake wants to be alone, he can only respect him.

Arriving at Shinjuku Station and taking the crowded tram, Kurose Izumi was more silent than before, and his face was full of thoughts.

On the one hand, it is sympathy for the brothers, and on the other hand, it is because of "Toko Kuchiki".

Until now, she kept sending messages that seemed to be threatening.

This made Kurose Izumi feel depressed and uncomfortable.

Before, he would turn his head back from time to time to see if "Toko Kuchiki" was following him, but now he has no intention of doing so.

Because no matter how you look at it, you can't find "Toko Kuchiki".

She is like a tarsal maggot, hard to erase, always lurking in the dark, making people always pay attention!
Recently, Izumi Kurose's impression of "Toko Kuchiki" has completely changed and become disillusioned.

No matter how gentle and thoughtful she is, it is still difficult to hide her twisted, sick, and paranoid psychology.

It's just that she hasn't been abused or threatened, and An Xin has fallen into her gentle hometown.

When all the camouflage was removed and the face was torn apart, the disgusting ugliness also surfaced.

It's just like what Izumi Kurose described for a pure and flawless flower in "The Abyss of Youth".

"That pure white flower, when it germinates, looks dazzing and charming;"

"But no one would have imagined that the way it blooms is so ugly and vain."

Kurose Izumi would not know that the pure white flower he described is "White Platycodon" - "Shiraishi Chirei" - "Kuchiki Toko"!
——The tram roared and roared, passed the track, passed three stops, and arrived at Chiyoda Station.

After the arrival announcement sounded in the car, the two got out of the car and walked slowly on the road to Jimbocho, Kanda.

Today is Thursday. If everything goes well, you can sign the contract directly and let the staff of the apartment contact the property to help you move.

In this case, tonight will be the last night of living together with Shiraishi Qianrei.

For some reason, Kurose Izumi felt uneasy about this, and had a premonition that something was going to happen in his heart.

But he was helpless, unable to cope.

Because moving is already an established fact.

He can't live with Baishi Qianlian forever, can he?

It had already caused her enough trouble, if she stayed here all the time, it would be unjustifiable.

Walking by the river, Baishi Qianlian suddenly stopped, looked sideways at the glistening river, and whispered:
"Tonight might be the last day."

(End of this chapter)