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A can of beer didn't even last two minutes before its contents were completely gone.
The boy threw away the empty can and headed towards Miss Anhe's unknown destination.
"List!"
quickened her pace and Miss Anhe blocked the boy's path.
The unprecedented abnormality that was appearing in Chen was something she couldn't ignore.
Faced with her blocking his way, Chen changed direction and headed back the way he came.
He just wanted to be alone, so why did he have to run into Miss Anhe on the tram?
As Miss Anhe's body once again blocked his path, he lowered his head and took a deep breath.
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"What a coincidence, Miss Anhe, it's amazing to run into you here."
"I'm fine, I'm just strolling around."
"Having been in Sakura Empire for so long, I should experience the local customs and culture of more places."
He no longer has the energy to deal with social interactions.
Mechanical politeness and courtesy are the only "appropriate" responses he can offer right now.
He walked forward without a destination.
He didn't want to go back to Kawasaki, he didn't want to go home.
He didn't want to go to the stars, he didn't want to go to the Ring.
He didn't want to see anyone he knew.
He's the kind of person who always reports good news and never bad.
He was already very familiar with dealing with all his frustrations and bad moods on his own.
To let his bad mood affect others around him is such a heinous act!
What good will sharing your bad mood do? Not only will it add another person to the list of people feeling down, but it's also likely to result in being ordered to reflect and being blamed.
"Suitable"—what a dismissive response that keeps people at arm's length.
Miss Anhe stared intently at the boy's face.
Dark circles under the eyes, a smile that's entirely created by facial muscles, and messy hair.
What could have happened to turn the boy into this state?
she does not know
She was 100% certain that Chen desperately needed help right now.
Where should she begin? Miss Anhe didn't know.
From the moment they recognized each other, Chen's behavior and words revealed a distance and resistance that she had never faced before.
"Miss Anhe must still be busy, right? I won't disturb you any longer."
Once again, Chen changed direction, leaving Miss Anhe behind.
The boy's abnormality was right in front of her, yet she had no reason to care or intervene.
If Ren Cai were here, she would definitely keep asking questions until she got to the bottom of things, right?
Her personality is so different from Nina's.
She couldn't do the same thing as the other vegetables.
Biting her lower lip, Miss Anhe watched as the boy gradually distanced himself from her.
A touch of coolness landed on her forehead.
The already gloomy sky began to pour the accumulated rainwater onto the earth.
Her shoulders, her long hair, the hem of her skirt
Water stains gradually appeared on her clothes.
Ahead, Chen continued moving slowly.
He nonchalantly opened another can of beer, oblivious to the falling raindrops.
In the rain, he let the wine and rainwater flow down his throat.
At the convenience store next door, Ms. Anhe bought the largest size umbrella.
She chased after the boy's figure ahead, her shoes and socks getting wet from the splashes of water kicked up by her footsteps.
She's not Nina; she can't do things like Nina.
This does not mean that she will ignore her friend's unusual behavior.
Standing beside the boy, she held the umbrella over Chen's head.
"Chen, you probably don't know, but my home is actually around here."
"How about we go to my place to take shelter from the rain first? After the rain stops, I'll go for a walk around the area with Chen, okay?"
Miss Anhe did not receive a response from Chen.
He stepped out of the umbrella's shade, exposing his body to the dampness once more.
From behind, Miss Anhe took the boy's hand.
She placed the boy back under the umbrella and led him away, forcefully swerving him to a different direction.
To her surprise, the boy almost fell to the ground due to her force.
That sense of powerlessness, which shouldn't have been there, weighed even heavier on Miss Anhe's heart.
Chapter 127 The Song That Was Sent Back
"We're here, this is my home."
I took out my keys and left my wet umbrella leaning against the door for the time being.
Opening the door, Miss Anhe effortlessly dispelled the slightly gloomy atmosphere of the living room.
"This is the living room; my sofa and game console are all here~"
"I'm always sitting here when we play games together."
"I'm quite confident about its comfort!"
"That girl, Renna, when she came to stay at my house last time, she wouldn't leave no matter how hard I tried to get rid of her, even though I'm the one who owns this place!"
Ms. Anhe, who was explaining the living room layout, received no response for a long time.
Turning around, the figure of the boy who should have followed her into the living room was still standing outside the door.
She quickly returned to the door and took the boy's hand again.
Chen, standing in the hallway, neither left nor made any move to visit Miss Anhe's home.
The boy's eyes remained unmoved, staring blankly at the white wall in front of him.
Chen's hair was a complete mess after being soaked by the rain.
In the brief moment before Miss Anhe could reach him and hold an umbrella for him, the rain soaked his coat.
Empty
Now, Miss Anhe can only think of this word to describe the boy's eyes.
My memories of spending time with Chen aren't distant; they only go back to last weekend.
At that moment, he was observing everything around him.
Now, his eyes have lost focus.
Lifeless, there was nothing he was looking at, only his body's instincts controlling the opening and closing of his eyelids.
He shut himself off.
Miss Anhe's attempt to pull the boy inside was met with resistance.
She heard the boy's emotionless voice again.
"I'm already soaked, and it wouldn't be good if I made a mess of Miss Anhe's house."
"I can just stay in front of Miss Anhe's house; that will provide enough shelter from the wind and rain."
"It's raining quite heavily outside, but I don't think it will last much longer."
"I plan to go home after the rain stops."
"As for exploring the surrounding area, I'll trouble Miss Anhe another time."
The boy who uttered these words never changed his gaze from the very beginning.
His eyes remained blank, devoid of any emotional fluctuation.
Chen's repeated refusals eventually caused even the good-natured Miss Anhe to feel a surge of anger.
Such formulaic etiquette and refusals signify alienation and estrangement.
These two words should absolutely not be used to describe her as a friend.
She once again resorted to force, dragging the boy into the room.
The anger directed at this kind of boy only occupied a small part of Miss Anhe's heart.
Without external interference, how could Chen have revealed such a lifeless and unfamiliar appearance to her?
The best way to find out what happened to the boy is to call Tao Xiang, Chen's roommate.
She could make the call anytime; her first priority was to help the boy out of his lifeless state.
Ignoring the boy's resistance, Miss Anhe forcefully pressed him onto the sofa.
Turn on the air conditioner's heating, and following the beeping sound from the remote control, adjust the temperature to a comfortable level.
After doing all this, Miss Anhe went into the bathroom and filled the washbasin with hot water.
Miss Anhe took out a stained shirt and a brand new towel, soaked them in the solution, and scrubbed them.
This towel was prepared by Ms. Anwa for Nina's last stay, except that Nina brought so much stuff that it could be described as "moving house".
This towel was not used at the time, even though Miss Anhe had opened it.
After waiting for the towel to fully absorb the heat from the water, Miss An wrung it out and gently approached the boy's back.
"Want to play some games later? How about two people? You always said you didn't have any game cartridges when I asked you to play before."
"I specially prepared two controllers for this situation when you come to visit my house this time!"
"When Nina came last time, I asked her to play with me, but her skills were just awful! It took her ages to get through a single level..."
Using a steaming hot towel, Miss Anhe rubbed Chen's rain-soaked hair.
"Nina... how is she now?"
Behind the boy, Miss Anhe let out a subtle sigh of relief.
This was the first meaningful response she had received from Chen since they met.
First, Ms. Anhe needs to confirm whether Chen's current condition is related to Rencai.
Of the limited information she has, only Nina's actions last weekend were enough to stir the boy's mind.
"Nina really went back to cram school! But every time she sees me, she complains about how boring the classes are."
"Well, she has to go to Yoshinoya to work with Rupa and Ash tonight, and she's a little tired too."
This week, apart from her and Tao Xiang, none of the others have even seen Chen Yimian yet.
Once she ruled out Nina and Momoka as suspects, she could shift her suspicions to other people Chen knew.
Regarding the fact that Renna is trying to write lyrics to apologize to Chen, Ms. Anhe thinks it's best not to tell Chen.
This surprise is still far from being realized, and she doesn't know when Nina will be able to write it.
"Yeah"
Indeed, his interference was a mistake.