Although it was a bit unexpected, when Soya said he was going out, Kirino Keiko did not force him to stay.

"Although I don't know what it is, since it's the 'work' of the shrine, there is no way... When will I come back? Do I need my mother to keep food?"

"...No. After work, I will settle for supper there."

"Okay, be careful on the way."

"Okay." Soya said goodbye to Kirino and his daughter and the three guests tonight, "I'm out."

As soon as I arrived at the entrance, someone chased me.

Hongzi received his comfort in advance and looked at him with her eyes, while Akane Kirino knew nothing and was still surprised.

"It's this time, is Zonggu still going to go there?"

"Well, there are some things that I can't solve if I can't get over." He looked back at her in his shoes, "Go back, don't neglect Hongzi and her family."

Akane Kirino bulged her mouth, "Do you really need to keep a meal?"

He smiled, "No."

Saying goodbye to her again, Zong Gu got up and went out.

The dinner for the two families was held in the living room. When they returned to their seats, Akane Kirino smiled at Hongzi who was looking at her: "I thought he wouldn't go there today, but he actually went out at such a time."

His warmth remained on his body, but Hongzi was not polite at this time, "It's such a rude."

"right!"

The adults sat together, met with wine glasses, Yue Du sat together with three children, and the two sides occasionally followed each other and spent most of their time talking about their own.

Akane Kirino looked at Yuedu, who was sitting in the last seat: "Yuzi, I heard from Sonoya that you have picked all the cucumbers that have not yet matured in the vegetable field."

“…”

Yue Du looked up at her, "Don't talk nonsense, where has it been picked?"

"Does your confinement school like cucumbers?"

"I like it if you don't have money."

Akane Kirino was stunned, "Are you short of money?"

Tsukido nodded immediately: "Lack! Can you give me some?"

"Will you pay it back?"

He was stunned, "No. No one has ever asked me to pay it back after I give me money."

Akane Kirino was surprised: "What kind of good people are you meeting!"

"Soya and Kyoko."

“Hey…”

While eating vegetables, Chaomuling and Hongzi listened or watched silently, only dissuading him when Akane Kirino planned to "invest" a little money.

On the other side, Soya went straight to the station after leaving the door and rushed to the Fuyun Shrine before the sun set.

"We have closed the club. Please come again tomorrow, this guest." said the witch who came up to him.

“…”

Just after climbing hundreds of steps, Soya was panting and looked up at Noma Nan and ignored it.

"I said why did Kyoko refuse to go to dinner with us today? It turned out to be to wait for Soya. Have you just returned?"

"It's almost the same, I'll come back in the afternoon."

He looked over the atrium, and Kyoko was closing and inspecting the doors of the three main halls.

"Then let's go together." Noma Nan said, pointing to the parking area, "Maru and the others have already gotten on the bus."

"Let's talk about it."

Soya ran to Kyoko again.

It was dim and the tired birds returned to their nests. Noma Nan hugged his arms and looked up at the clouds dyed orange for a while, as well as the return birds flying into the forest from time to time. When he lowered his head, Soya and Kyoko came over together.

"Don't go."

“…”

After seeing off Noma Nan, Kyoko finally checked the doors and windows of the company office. She came out and locked the door of the company office. She turned around and Soya posted it up.

With eyes facing each other, he held her face up.

“Um…”

With his back against the door that had just been closed, Kyoko raised her head slightly and closed her eyes to meet her.

"Student Fangming..."

After a moment of warmth, she raised her hand and pressed her chest, gasping slightly in the gap between the deep kiss, "Go down first."

Zong Gu lowered his head again, covering her lips, and pursed it before he separated from her.

"I miss you so much."

"Me too."

The two looked at each other and smiled, held hands again, and walked down the long steps.

The dusk was getting deeper, towering trees were sandwiched with bluestone stairs, and the bottom became darker and darker. The two of them were not fast or slow, they didn't care about the sky, and their attention was only on each other.

"I thought Fangming would come here early."

"Something delayed."

Soya briefly explained what happened before, Kyoko nodded, expressing her understanding and no substantial interest in the exchanges between Kirino and Yoshikawa.

“The dinner must be very sumptuous.”

"Well, Mr. Kirino has been preparing for a long time and is very attentive. He just can't take his eyes off his eyes."

She looked over and said, "It's a pity that Fangming couldn't taste it."

Soya pinched her hand, "I look forward to Kyoko's cooking even more."

“It won’t be too rich.”

"It doesn't matter."

Walking along the dark stairs to the foot of the mountain, the street lights below were already on. The two of them held hands and walked towards Guanyuan's house.

"What was Kyoko going to say yesterday?" Soya suddenly remembered her desire to speak on the phone.

“…”

Kyoko stopped.

"Kyoko?"

She opened her mouth and looked away as soon as she touched him. She originally planned to mention it to him later, such as after supper.

Before she spoke, Sogo understood from her reaction.

"Yes."

Kyoko looked up at him, "I haven't said anything yet."

Zong Gu took a step back and stood side by side with her. Although most of the time, he made cautious promises within the range he could touch, he did not think he was a 100% pragmatic person, but when facing her

Big and firm, like a primary school student who took the exam for the first time: "No matter what, I agree."

The teacher walking beside him was happy and restrained.

“Exaggeration.”

The two continued to walk forward, their shadows overlapping, shortening and elongating under the street lights, clear and shaping the lake.

"Is Fangming going to stay overnight tonight?"

"good."

She looked at his side face, "Just stay overnight..."

He nodded anyway.

"Um."

When he came to Guanyuan's house and followed Kyoko into the house, Zonggu suddenly felt like he had been missing for a long time.

"Student Fangming just sit there, I'll go change my clothes..."

“—I want to see Kyoko’s room.”

Kyoko looked at him and nodded quickly, "Yes."

When she arrived at the second floor, she opened the door, and pointed to another room beside her, "There is Yuzi's room there."

"I thought Kyoko and Tamako were sleeping in the same room."

"It was like this when I was very young, and then I went to bed separately." She didn't explain much, walked into the room, touched the light and looked back at him, "Please come in."
To be continued...