After deciding to give up, he started to gain popularity

"Speaking of which, the rainy season seems to be approaching soon. It has started to rain in the past few days, and the frequency is quite high."

"Yes, that's what the weather forecast shows, but it's better these days. Starting from next week, it will be difficult to see sunny days." Xiachuan Zou nodded. He didn't hate rainy days so much now. After all, it was a very suitable time to stay at home, play games and read comics. But occasionally he would care about the lonely feeling brought by rainy days.

Seeing that Fujiwara Chika was a little depressed, he couldn't help but ask her: "Why, do you hate rain?"

The rainy season can be said to be a long season that is unshakable in Japan. It usually starts in mid-May and lasts until mid-July. During this period, frequent rains will gradually expand from coastal areas such as Kyushu and Okinawa to inland areas, and finally form a nationwide rainy season, which lasts for more than a month.

Because it is really unavoidable, most people will choose to adapt to it, and even many hot-selling products have been spawned because of it, such as umbrellas, rain boots, and raincoats with beautiful patterns. However, for most people, they still hate it more than they like it. After all, it will last for a long time, and people who want to live a good life will worry about things like moisture-proofing.

"A little bit." Fujiwara Chika nodded and said, "It's mainly because if it rains, the hair will become very wet, and it will be inconvenient to move around, right?"

She is the kind of person who loves to play. Normally, she can't sit still and runs around everywhere at school. But when the rainy season comes, she can't do many things, so it's normal for her to feel annoyed.

"That's true..." Natsukawa Kanade nodded, somewhat agreeing with what she said. After all... Mahiru seemed to have answered the same way at the beginning. It seemed that girls with long hair would all care about this matter.

"So, we should find a way to go out and play a few more times before the rainy season arrives..." Fujiwara Chika nodded, and some ideas came to her mind. "Come to think of it, I haven't gone out with Kaguya for a long time... Well, let's find a time to ask her out later... Oh, right! Can the president also ask her out? There is strength in numbers. If we ask her a few more times, there will always be a chance that Kaguya will agree, right?"

"..." Xia Chuan Zou felt helpless, thinking that if you can't even call upon your best friend, what does he count for?

But when he thought about it carefully, it was indeed Kaguya's words. It seemed that he had never seen any signs of her going out. It seemed that it was really as he remembered. Her daily life was divided into two parts: school and home. This boring life pattern was a bit worrying. The key point was that he had already discovered that Kaguya herself did not seem to like this life pattern. She obviously longed for friends and normal communication and interaction, but there were not many people who could become her friends.

Fujiwara Chika is definitely one of them. As for him... maybe he can barely be called a friend now?

"Okay, I got it. I'll try to invite him." Xia Chuan Zou nodded and thought about it seriously. This was not a feeling of pity, but as a friend, he felt that he should have the courage to break the rules and should not give up because of the fear of being rejected.

"Oh, then I'll be waiting for your good news, President!" A bright smile appeared on Fujiwara Chika's face, and she looked very happy.

"..."

Honestly speaking, compared to all the girls around him, Fujiwara Chika was too energetic. She was simply the representative of masculine characters. On the way to send her home, she kept chattering, but what she said was actually meaningless. It seemed like she just couldn't sit still and couldn't stop.

After sending him to the door, they exchanged a few polite words as usual. Fujiwara Chika also invited him to come into the house and sit for a while again, but Natsukawa Kanade felt a little tired, so he declined again.

"Okay then... but you must not refuse me next time, okay?! When the time comes, I'll let you in even if I have to drag you in!" Fujiwara Chika waved her little fist, acting like a "hardliner".

"Well...definitely next time..." Xiachuan Zou nodded, waved goodbye to the other party, and turned to leave.

The journey back was not too far, and because it was in a completely different direction from the tram station, Natsukawa Kanade simply chose to walk back. And because of the rain, the weather became a little cooler, so the journey back was not so stuffy.

After returning home, he found his body a little sticky and wet. He originally wanted to take a shower first, but he inexplicably felt a little sleepy, so he simply took off all his clothes, ran to the bed and lay down, ready to take a nap first.

"..."

When he opened his heavy eyes again, the first thing that caught his eye was not the familiar ceiling, but the familiar flaxen long hair.

After looking upwards along the ends of her hair, he found that the angel was sleeping quietly beside him. Her sleeping face looked peaceful, and her full chest rose and fell with her even breathing.

"Hmm..." Natsukawa Kanade let out a breath subconsciously, wondering why Mahiru was sleeping next to him. When he struggled to get up, he found that his body was so heavy that he didn't even seem to have the strength to lift a finger.

"..."

"Ah, you're awake." Miss Angel seemed to be awakened by his actions. She opened her sleepy eyes and rubbed them gently with her little hands for a while.

"Are you feeling better?"

"..." Xia Chuan Zou was a little slow in keeping up with the rhythm, but after moving his head slightly, the towel on his forehead suddenly fell off, almost blocking his sight.

"This is……"

"Ah! Sorry, I accidentally fell asleep." Shiina Mahiru showed an apologetic look, then she quickly got up and picked up the towel that fell on the bed.

"...Am I...sick?" Xiachuan Zou finally reacted a little and spoke in a hoarse voice.

"Yeah, it seems like you have a fever." Miss Angel nodded at him, then put the towel back into the basin next to her, soaked it, wrung it out for a while, and then spread it on his forehead. "I didn't get a reply when I sent you a message before, so I was a little worried, so I came over to check on you, and I found that your temperature was very high."

"…What time is it now?"

"It's almost 10 o'clock." Shiina Mahiru sat down next to him and reached out her hand to touch his neck lightly. "Your temperature still seems a little high..."

"..."

"How's your health? Do you feel a little better now?" Shiina Mahiru asked with some concern. She was naturally worried. Kanade looked very energetic in the morning, but he turned out like this after school...

But it definitely didn't happen suddenly. He must have reacted a long time ago but he has been holding on until now. The key is that he hasn't even told her about it.

"Hmm..." After carefully feeling it, Xia Chuan Zou found that he was not better. Compared with the time when he just fell asleep, he was now completely exhausted. He didn't want to move his fingers, his head was dizzy and he didn't want to think, and his throat was dry and uncomfortable...

"water……"

"Ah, wait a moment." Shiina Mahiru quickly turned around and wanted to hand him the water that she had prepared on the bedside table, but she found that he seemed to have difficulty even getting up, so she put down the cup of water and turned to help him up.

But I accidentally saw an unexpected scene.

"ah!"

"..." Xiachuan Zou turned his head slightly and looked at her with some confusion in his eyes.

"No, nothing..." Shiina Mahiru responded softly after shaking her head, then, facing the stimulating scene, she carefully helped him lean against the head of the bed.

After helping him fix it, she turned around again and picked up the cup of water, and even handed it directly to his mouth, as if she wanted to feed him.

"..." Xiachuan Zou did not refuse.

Because I am really groggy now and can't think of anything extra.

She fed him some water slowly and carefully, taking small sips to prevent him from choking. Then Shiina Mahiru finally had the energy to talk about other things: "This doesn't seem to be conducive to recovery... I, I'll go find you some clothes..."

Of course, she couldn't wear the clothes that were casually thrown on the chair. It was still a little wet to the touch. She could only open the closet to look for it. As a result, she searched for a long time but couldn't find anything like pajamas. She had no choice but to settle for the next best thing and find a long-sleeved shirt that she had seen the other person wear before.

After arriving at the bedside, she originally wanted to just hand it to him and let him put it on himself, but when she saw that he was squinting his eyes as if he was about to fall asleep again, she hesitated for a while and finally decided to go over and help.

"Can you please raise your hands a little bit?"

"..."

Seeing that he still didn't seem to react much, Shiina Mahiru couldn't help but pursed her lips and became more and more worried. It was the first time she saw Kanade so weak, and it felt like the severity of the problem was almost beyond the problem caused by the fever. Could something have happened?

Although the patient no longer cooperated, she was an ambitious girl and still relied on her own efforts to put clothes on him with great difficulty. However, it was inevitable that there would be more physical contact. She was a little concerned at first, but seeing that Zou didn't look very energetic, her mood suddenly dropped and she didn't have the mind to think about anything else.

"Are you feeling better now?" Shiina Mahiru sat beside her, holding her hand and asked softly.

"a bit sleepy……"

"If you feel sleepy..." Shiina Mahiru pursed her lips. She wanted to ask him to lie down and sleep for a while, but the medicine she prepared required something to be taken first, and it was best not to take it on an empty stomach. She had to gently persuade him to hold on a little longer.

"You should eat something first, or you won't be able to take the medicine."

"……Um."

259. The morning when I was awakened by an angel

In his weak state, Kanade was just like a little baby. He didn't seem to want to do anything himself. Even drinking porridge was done by her. This made Shiina Mahiru feel an inexplicable strong sense of satisfaction in her heart.

And it was only after feeding him that she realized that being the "feeder" could be so interesting. No wonder she was so excited to play the game that day, and he refused to listen even though she was almost unable to bear it.

"Would you like some more?" Shiina Mahiru asked in a gentle voice.

Although Zou still didn't look very energetic, his appetite seemed to be good. He drank the whole bowl of porridge she served him.

Maybe it was because she added pickled plums? But she actually considered the burden on the stomach, because doing so would be better for sick people. She didn't really want to make the taste better, but if he liked it, it would be great.

"Well, more..." Xia Chuan Zou nodded slightly, his voice was not as hoarse as before, and he seemed to have recovered a little.

"Well, leave it to me." After observing his condition, Miss Angel nodded happily, feeling that her efforts were not in vain.

She turned around and deftly poured the porridge back into the bowl, then stirred it gently back and forth with a spoon, and blew slightly on the edge of the bowl so that it would cool down faster.

Xiachuan Zou tilted his head slightly, watching her gentle movements, watching the dried plums in the bowl spread finely in the porridge, and then she carefully picked out the seeds inside, allowing only the red flesh to slowly mix into the rice grains.

"Drink it, it shouldn't be hot now." The angel held the bowl, scooped a small spoonful and handed it to his mouth. Xia Chuan Zou opened his mouth and swallowed it.

After repeating this for a while, he finished another bowl of porridge. This time, he felt a little full, so he took the initiative to tell the angel: "I'm full..."

"Okay, then I'll take the things out first. Wait for me." Shiina Mahiru nodded, then turned around, put the bowl back on the tray, and took the pot out.

"..." Xia Chuan Zou watched her figure disappear in the room, silent and unknown what he was thinking.

When the angel came back, she still had a thermometer in her hand, and then she sat down on the bed again.

I thought she was going to hand it to him, but unexpectedly, she reached out her hand directly to him this time, and started to unbutton his clothes without any hesitation.

"..."

Although he had a vague impression that she was the one who helped him put on his clothes, he still felt a little overwhelmed now.

"What's wrong?" Shiina Mahiru blinked at him, looking a little confused.

"...No, nothing." Xia Chuan Zou muttered, then raised his head slightly, ready to ignore it.

The angel was obviously not aware of the situation at the moment, and was not even aware of their posture - although in terms of her position, it was she who was undressing him, which was different from the normal situation, but it didn't seem like something that was completely unworthy of attention, right?

But he didn't want to talk about it now, and he didn't have too much time to pay attention to it. His head still felt inexplicably heavy, and he would feel a tingling sensation if he thought about anything. He had no choice but to force himself to relax.

The angel's movements did not stop. Xia Chuan Zou looked at her carefully and found that she did not care at all. Her cheeks were clearly stained with a faint rose color, and her eyes were staring at the side without blinking. Her ears seemed to be trembling slightly with her movements. Perhaps it was just an illusion, but he felt that she should be very shy at the moment, and she forced herself to calm down just to take care of him.

"..."

It may be a little late to say this, but the thought that pops up at this moment is still unstoppable - the angel is indeed a beautiful girl. She is beautiful and cute for sure, but she is not the kind of cute that can be described as just that because you are used to seeing cute girls. Perhaps it should be said that she is beautiful like artificial art.

The reason why it is not innate is perhaps because of the slightly shy expression she shows now, which makes people feel that this panicked look is more human, and thus there is a feeling that it is incredibly cute.

So Natsukawa Kanade said subconsciously: "Mahiru is so cute..."

"Hmm..." The angel's delicate body trembled slightly, and the thermometer had just been placed for him, so she hurriedly moved a little further away from him, "Suddenly...what nonsense are you talking about..."

"..." Xiachuan Zou did not explain any further, because it was really the mouth that moved by itself just now.

"..." The angel's face was still a little red, but this time it was difficult for him to retreat. It was all because of the fault of the guy in front of him.

She lowered her head slightly, not knowing where to put her eyes, and her hands were unconsciously making small movements, sometimes her five fingers were touching, sometimes her palms were clasped together...

The atmosphere fell silent for a moment.

After waiting for a while, calculating that the time was about right, Shiina Mahiru leaned over again and prepared to take the thermometer off him.

However, this time, her movements were a little hesitant and not as decisive. She even moved closer to him and gave him a look: "Hey, don't talk nonsense this time, okay?! Don't tease me!"

"..." Xia Chuan Zou didn't respond. He waited until she took out the thermometer before speaking again, "How many degrees?"

"38.1℃, still a bit high..." Shiina Mahiru frowned, and the worry in her heart surged up again. It turned out that just applying cold compress was not enough, and she still needed to take medicine to relieve the symptoms.

So she leaned down a little, got closer to him, and held his hand to transfer strength. "But it's better than before. I should be fine after taking some medicine and getting some sleep..."

"But the medicine in the pharmacy only treats the symptoms and cannot completely eliminate the virus itself, so you still have to rest well and seriously activate your body's immune function." The angel said to him seriously, "So you are not allowed to run around after you get up tomorrow, do you hear me? Tell me if you have any problems. If I'm not around, send me a message. In short, you are not allowed to be brave alone!"

"..." Xiachuan Zou nodded silently.

Although the tone was a bit rough, the feeling of being blamed made him feel warm inside because he knew that Mahiru was worried about him.

With the help of the angel, he took the medicine and slowly lay down again.

"Okay, just go to bed quickly, and I'll come to see you tomorrow." The angel smiled gently, and then under his gaze, slowly reached out his hand and gently stroked his forehead, stroking it back and forth several times.

"..." Xiachuan Zou felt like he was being treated like a little puppy, but now he was helpless and had no strength to resist.

After stroking for a while, the angel finally withdrew his hand with satisfaction, then slowly stood up and left the room. Before leaving, he reminded him again, "Don't try to be stubborn!"

“……”Natsukawa Kanade slowly closed his eyes.

The night passed.

"Zou, wake up..."

A gentle voice came, calling him.

After hearing this intimate and gentle tone like a whisper, Natsukawa Kanade replied softly with "hmm" in his comfortable sleep, then lifted his heavy eyelids and slowly opened his eyes.

Perhaps because he was still tired, his vision was a little moist, but the image of the lovely girl, faintly illuminated by the sunlight outside the window, clearly occupied his entire sight, and then her lovely face gradually became clear.

She supported herself on one knee on the bed, her body slightly bent forward, very close to him, her long flaxen hair drooping naturally like a willow vine, swaying non-stop, and some of her hair would playfully stretch out to tickle his face gently.

"...Mahiru?" Natsukawa Kanade was a little confused, so he subconsciously confirmed it.

"Well, good morning." The angel nodded, happy to see that he seemed to have regained some energy.

"Good morning..." Natsukawa Kanade's mind was a little confused. He didn't know why she would appear in his house so early in the morning. "Why... is Mahiru here?"

"Hey, don't you remember what we talked about yesterday?" Miss Angel asked him softly.

"..." So Xia Chuan Zou tried hard to recall, but still couldn't remember what he had agreed to. Instead, he felt a headache because of the dream he had last night, so he subconsciously reached out to cover his head.