After deciding to give up, he started to gain popularity

But before that, he must appease the other person first, so he said this - can this level of "punishment" make you calm down?

That's what he meant.

But in the eyes of the little golden retriever, this sentence even has a hint of sarcasm.

"Is this the end?" == "Is this all?"

In other words, the other party had experienced a more intimate behavior with someone unknown. Maybe it was just as she expected at the beginning, a real kiss, mouth to mouth, or even more intimate, the kind that appeared in her book...

So in fact, the actions that she took with courage and effort were just like children playing around in the eyes of the other party, and they couldn't even shake the other person's heart!

"..."

She is really going to make a scene!

Eriri is very angry! Eriri wants to curse! Eriri takes action!

——"Well, what can I do? I can't do anything else..."

The little golden retriever felt very aggrieved.

Anyway, she was just a coward. She was so cowardly that even though she had made up her mind and was about to succeed, she ended up choosing to kiss Zou on the forehead for some inexplicable reason, "Sure enough, this kind of thing should be done with both parties knowing about it. A sneak attack doesn't count as pure love at all!"

In the end, I was ridiculed... I was so angry!

Even though she knew in her heart that these might just be the other party's unintentional words, she still felt aggrieved and angry.

If it were in the past, she would definitely be so angry that no amount of coaxing would stop her, because this is the first time she has taken the initiative to do such a thing, and you don't appreciate it?

Guilty! Commit seppuku!

However, the past was the past, and the present is the present.

Without even giving it much thought, her grievance at this moment completely turned into guilt, because in the past, Zou had done many more proactive things, but her attitude had never been very friendly. The key point was that it was her active choice and it was not an unintentional act.

And now the two people's situations are just completely reversed.

"What can I do? I'm just like this... I'm just timid!" The little golden retriever gave up struggling and chose to give up.

So the other person involved fell into confusion.

"……what?"

171. I can’t go back…wait?

"What can I do? I'm just a coward!" Eriri was so angry that she became a puffer monster.

She really didn't expect it. She had mustered up the courage to do such a thing, but not only did she not get the response she wanted, she was actually responded with "Is that all?"

What does "this degree" mean? Does she have to push him to the ground and give him a few mouthfuls of MUA to arouse his affection?

The threshold is too high, she can’t do it!

But even though her mind was going crazy, she still had a lingering desire to hear his explanation.

After all, they had been together for such a long time, so of course she knew him a little bit. She knew that he was definitely not the kind of guy who would trample on a girl's feelings, and no matter what, he would never say such frivolous words. So she turned her head again and looked at him seriously, hoping that he would say something.

"..."

"..."

The result was a long silence.

Then the little golden retriever became even more angry and aggrieved, thinking that he really didn't like her anymore, and it was too troublesome to even explain it to her, so she resisted the urge to drop her pearls and said angrily: "Then why are you still lying here? Go find someone who is willing to give you a kiss and a hug! Stop meddling in my business!"

She was right! He had obviously been more intimate with other girls, and it wasn't just once or twice, otherwise he wouldn't be desensitized enough to blurt out such words.

But now that she found out, he was unwilling to even think of a reason to deceive her!

Really, she really hoped that the other party could lie to her, which would mean that she had a place in his heart and he didn't just treat her as an ordinary friend.

But now she finally realized that they could never go back to the way they were before...

"Wait, Eriri, calm down and listen to me..."

"..." The little golden retriever didn't want to listen and even wanted to plug his ears.

Because she already understood what the other person wanted to say - he wanted to make everything clear, tell her everything, tell her that it was over between them, he liked another girl, and she also liked him, so they were now living a sweet life every day.

So she couldn't insert it.

That's why she didn't want to listen, because she felt that as long as she couldn't hear it, their relationship would never end, and they wouldn't become friends forever...

"I think there's a misunderstanding between us." The other party said seriously.

"..." Ying Lili pursed her lips slightly, and then silently looked at the bad guy who was still lying on her legs.

He was about to tell her the cruel truth, but he still used such euphemisms... What do you mean by misunderstanding? Does it mean that she shouldn't have misunderstood his meaning in the past and regarded his politeness as a sign of willingness to get close to her?

But she didn't understand, because if that was the case, why did he agree to her various willful requests over and over again? Could it be that he was just pitying her and wanted to give her, a fool who was destined not to get what she wanted... that bubble-like warmth?

But she had obviously been poisoned for a long time, and it was impossible for her to extricate herself from it.

But this couldn't be blamed on him, because it was she who rejected him with the reason "Let's just be friends", so he became like this today...

Yes, he couldn't be blamed. It was because she didn't have the courage to admit it in the past, and it was also because she didn't have the courage to point it out now, which made everything irreversible...

Let's end this today, Eriri thought.

She was ready to be dumped.

"I'm listening...go on..." Eriri looked at him with a tense face and expressionless expression.

She didn't dare move too much, for fear that she would cry accidentally.

"Well... I'll make it short." Xiachuan Kanade paused, then continued, "Actually, what I just said... before, 'Is this the end?' What I meant was - is it enough to just stamp my forehead? Do you want to do some other pranks?"

"…Evil, prank?"

"Yes, because I was afraid that if I told you directly, you would be embarrassed, or even... ahem - angry, so I used more euphemistic words, but it seems that I made you misunderstand something?" Xiachuan Zou carefully recalled the scene just now.

Everything was fine at first, and he was still enjoying the relaxing feeling brought by the knee pillow, but suddenly he heard the angry voice of Eriri, saying something like "She is just a coward!"

He was very confused at first, but after thinking about it for a while, he understood that Eriri probably misunderstood that he was mocking her, so just as he was about to explain, he heard her say, "Then go kiss and hug someone else."

At this moment he immediately understood that the little golden retriever had clearly misunderstood something again. It was probably like the day before, when he was thinking about something terrible and said it out loud immediately.

But it was a good thing that she said it, otherwise he would have been kept in the dark forever.

"Anyway, this is what happened. I really don't mean to mock you for being timid. I just think you could do more pranks..." Natsukawa Kanade said as he looked at Eriri's expression.

Although it was difficult to discern the expression of the face when looking from below, even upside down, he was still able to keenly notice that Eriri's face twitched slightly, so he quickly changed the topic:

"I mean - punishment. Since I'm late, you can 'punish' me with something else. Don't care about my feelings..." Natsukawa Kanade pretended to be well-behaved.

"By the way, I didn't open my eyes at all during that time. I just guessed based on my feeling that you 'punished' me..." Natsukawa Kanade added.

In fact, he felt a little guilty. When Eriri said the latter sentence, he thought for a moment that Eriri knew that he had gone to meet Shinomiya Kaguya first, which caused the girl to get angry.

Now it turns out that it is not the case at all. It is just that the artist, whose mind is full of obscure things, has enriched her imagination.

Of course, it was impossible for him to take the initiative to bring up related matters again. After all, if he accidentally let something slip, that would be really bad.

After hearing the above words, Eriri was completely overwhelmed, and her mind was full of thoughts: Who am I? What am I doing?

But after I recovered, I immediately went from a dazed state to a state of exploding shame.

Oh my god! How can someone have so many inner thoughts? ! ! !

Help! ! !

I even wanted to punch myself and fall asleep, so that I wouldn't have to endure this shame that was about to make my head explode!

172. Eriri → Kashiwagi Eri → Little Golden Retriever

Xiachuan Kanade feels like sitting on pins and needles right now.

Although he had done his best to explain the matter clearly, Eriri didn't seem to have let it go. It wasn't that she was expressionless and silent, on the contrary, the expression on Eriri's face seemed too rich -

Sometimes she would stare with eyes wide open in disbelief, then suddenly change to a tangled expression, with a flash of madness and annoyance in between... He thought it was over, but after she calmed down, she still showed him a superb facial micro-manipulation technique -

The corners of her mouth twitched slightly, and then she uttered a few words one by one - "Yes, that's right...ah ha ha..."

"..."

Broken! Eriri is broken!

Xia Chuanzou secretly thought that something was wrong.

Let’s not talk about the highlights in the eyes, after all, it was very dark, but with his meticulous observation without even blinking, he could still tell that Eriri was on the verge of an emotional explosion.

So Natsukawa Kanade stood up silently, and then pretended to be fine, and changed the subject: "It really feels much more relaxing after a break. Thank you for the massage, Eriri."

He didn't even dare to mention the knee-rest incident.

After all, in his opinion, the reason why Eriri suddenly performed the art of face-changing in front of him must be because her identity as a book artist came into play, causing her mind to be filled with those strange and embarrassing plots. In the end, after he revealed that this was not the case, her shallow face began to dance because she could not bear the huge impact of shame...

Therefore, if he mentioned the "knee pillow" now, it would probably give her another buff. Who knows, she might explode with him then...

So his thoughts were not in vain, he even had a general idea of ​​the situation, which was simply this: Eriri was looked down upon "only to this extent" → Teacher Kashiwagi Eri started to imagine → the little golden retriever cried and complained of her grievances.

Maybe there are other catalysts involved, but they are not important so he doesn't bother to care. Anyway, now is the time to get back to the "main topic".

"Can you stand up? Let me help you?" Xiachuan Zou asked considerately.

It's just support, it can't be more intimate than using your knees as a pillow.

Especially after experiencing the long-term relationship with Mahiru and Kaguya, he began to take the subtle interactions between them less and less seriously. He subconsciously thought, "Isn't this normal? As long as there is no romantic relationship..."

Although due to his age, both his body and mind would occasionally have some thoughts of their own, he was still able to control himself well and did not let his brain take a back seat.

Anyway, this is the situation. He is no longer the innocent boy who would get excited when someone touched a little hand and would even ask if it was okay.

Without waiting for the other person to answer, just pull the other person's arm and start!

"Ah, thank you..." After being helped up, Eriri responded subconsciously.

In fact, at this moment, her emotions were still in a very complicated state, but the next second, when she found that Natsukawa Kanade's hand was tightly holding hers and there was no sign of letting go, her cheeks began to heat up quietly.

Mmmmm…

The little golden retriever subconsciously turned his head away and felt his heart beating unnaturally fast.

Of course, this could also be because I suspected I was being dumped, and my heart was so broken that my heartbeat slowed down. Now it has just returned to normal...

Oh no! That's what happened anyway! She's not someone who can be won over by just holding hands, at least... at least they have to hold hands, right?

Zhai Li secretly glanced at the place where the two were connected, and then secretly looked at the other person, and found that he seemed to be looking for the direction seriously, so he moved his fingers slightly, and when the other person was not paying attention, he stuck to him.

Ahem... interlocking fingers was definitely impossible, after all, Zou was holding her hand so tightly... What if she moved and he misunderstood that she didn't want to hold hands? Ah! Of course, this didn't mean that she had to hold hands! Don't get me wrong! She just felt... that since Zou was so proactive, she must give some response, right? After all, holding hands is a matter for two people. If only one side held tightly, it would loosen sooner or later...

Hehehe...

The little golden retriever, who was in a strange mood again, had completely forgotten that when they first met, Xia Chuan Zou had already taken the initiative to hold her hand.

Of course, he didn't do it to show his affection or take advantage of others at that time, but he never forgot the rules - the two people in the test of courage must hold hands throughout the whole process.

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There was no time to pay attention to Eriri's state of mind. After confirming that she had calmed down, Natsukawa Kanade focused on making subsequent play plans, hoping to help the little golden retriever calm down completely during the play process.

The reason why they were in such a hurry was that there was really not much time left in the entire test of courage conference. In order to fulfill Kaguya's wish to participate in the whole game, he almost carried the injured other party on his back to complete the whole content, which took them nearly half of the time. Not only did he have to play with Eriri again, but he also had to go to the Angel again, so time was naturally very tight.

The point is - although he really thinks that Mahiru is like an angel who is always willing to tolerate him, but he can't be happy about it if he goes to meet her when the conference is almost over, right? So of course he wants to save some time, save some time while ensuring Eriri's experience, so that Mahiru can wait for him as early as possible.