Chapter 6: Date me! 2
I shrank my neck and stuck out my tongue. Of course I didn't agree after he confessed his love to me, not because I was too reserved, but because I hated making promises in unclear situations.
Hideki might have been confused because of the fever, but he gave me some time and said he would wait for my reply.
The eldest lady narrowed her eyes and looked at me for a while, then reached out and rubbed my head vigorously.
"Ah--" She withdrew her hand as soon as I screamed. I looked at her pitifully while fixing my hair.
"Forget it! You can tell me when you think it's okay!" The eldest lady sighed, "Why do I feel like I have raised a daughter? If Xiao Liu is really troubled, you must tell me, okay?"
"Yeah!" I nodded vigorously, trying to force out a reassuring smile. But I didn't know what I should do. What answer should I give to Hideki about his waiting?
The "girls' party" with Seta ended at four in the afternoon. The young lady should have noticed that something was wrong with me a long time ago, but she waited until the weekend to ask this question. She was so considerate that I wanted to cry. Maybe she knew very well that Hideki was the source of my troubles!
Before I knew it, I was already on the bus. The closer I got to home, the fewer people there were on the bus.
Suddenly, I felt something pulling my socks...
No, that's not right. It was a bite. Although the force was very small, it was definitely a bite.
I looked down and saw the little yellow furry creature gnawing at my ankle.
I reached out and grabbed the little thing and held it in front of me, and found that it was actually a puppy. I grabbed it by the scruff of the neck, and it was looking at me with its mouth open and its dark eyes.
...Why is there a puppy on the bus?
At this time, we were almost at the terminal and most people on the bus had left.
I looked around and found that there was only an old lady carrying a vegetable basket and a male office worker holding a briefcase in the car, and the dog did not look like theirs.
"Who left you here, little guy?" I said to the puppy.
"Ha-ha-woof!" it answered me.
Although you look cute, I can't take you back!
Animals are not allowed in student apartments, but at home... bringing it back would cause trouble to my dad, who is so tired from work every day.
Woo woo, so, little guy, I’m sorry!
I whispered in my heart.
After arriving at the station, I walked slowly forward. The subtle sound behind me gave me a bad feeling.
When I turned around, I saw that the little guy had gotten out of the car at some point and was running behind me with his short legs. His round body was twisting and turning, which was extremely cute.
My heart immediately became soft.
I seem to understand the thoughts of my seniors who opened pet shops to adopt stray animals.
I depend on my father for everything, and I never had a pet since I was a child because I didn’t want to burden him.
So this is what it feels like to have a dog!
As I walked, I felt the slight sensation of my trouser legs being bitten again.
I stopped and the puppy stopped what it was doing, looking up at me excitedly.
"Are you tired?" I squatted down and simply held the little one in my arms. After thinking for a while, I turned in another direction and walked towards the pet shop of Senior Lianjian.
"Don't worry, that brother is a good man and will definitely take you in." I lowered my head and touched the little guy who was lying obediently in my arms.
Yes, that’s right, I came to see Senior Hasumi again.
When my dad is at work or I am at school, there is no one at home to take care of the animal. Although I like this puppy very much, I still rationally took it to this side of the bus.
The pet shop was indeed open. I walked in, expecting to see Senior Bi or Senior Lianjian, but instead I was greeted by Qingshuiyang.
"It turns out that Bi went out with her parents." I sat at the table and Senior Qingshui poured me a glass of lemonade.
"Yes." The senior put the cup in front of me, "Last week, uncle and aunt came back too late, and Bi complained that they didn't take her with them on their honeymoon."
"So we ended up going on vacation together!"
This boss is really nice. The shop assistants can take vacation whenever they want, but he is here to take care of so many cats and dogs.
"Are you here to see Hasumi? He has a football game today so he left first."
"Well, it's not necessary to find Senior Hasumi." I shook my head and patted the yawning puppy in my arms. "It's because of this child. I found it running around on the bus by itself. I was a little worried, but there's no one at home who can take care of it..."
"Really? Let me see!" Senior Qingshui's face became serious. He walked up to me and very gently and carefully picked up the puppy.
Watching him stroking the puppy's back and belly, lifting its tail to look at its butt, and observing its entire body, I felt that Mr. Shimizu must be a good person with a gentle heart.
Although I felt the same last time, the feeling was even stronger this time. The petite puppy did not seem to feel uncomfortable at all when being repeatedly stroked by him, and her little eyes almost closed and she fell asleep.
Perhaps noticing the puppy's sleepiness, Senior Shimizu found an empty cage and put it in, and even thoughtfully prepared a soft towel for it to sleep.
"It's completely healthy and fat, and it's not afraid of people at all. It looks like the adoption failed after it was one month old." Senior Shimizu said to me when he returned to the table.
"Adoption failed?"
"Yeah! It looks like it's about two months old. Puppies are usually adopted after leaving their mothers at around 40 days old. It's hard for a weaned puppy to grow this fat at two months old. So it must have grown this big with its mother. It's not wary of people, so it seems that its mother's owner must also love and cherish this puppy very much."
"Then how could the adoption fail?" I wondered.
"It's not a purebred dog. Maybe the adopter just thought it was fun or cute and wanted it, but after thinking it over, he didn't want to keep such a mixed breed puppy, so he just abandoned it!"
"How can you do this?" I said angrily, "Even if you find another owner for it, just leaving it on the bus, such a small dog will die if it falls out of the door or gets into a car accident!"
I looked at the sleeping puppy in the cage and felt a little sad about its fate.
"Although its fate is somewhat unfortunate, it has changed since it met you, right?" Senior Shimizu walked up to me.
I looked up at him looking down at me, and found that Shimizu-senpai and Hideki were like the poles and the equator, with completely different styles yet each having their own charm.
The soft black hair slid down his handsome face like a model. The beautiful facial features were slightly blurred by the lights in the store. He had a strong nose, beautiful thin lips, delicate eyebrows, and perfect light honey skin without even a single pimple...
If Hideki is the red pomegranate flower that blooms arrogantly and wantonly, then Senior Shimizu is the lily under the moonlight.
There should be a lot of people who like Shimizu-senpai! But Hasumi-senpai said that Shimizu-senpai doesn't like "humans" very much.
Eh? Why did Senior Shimizu, who doesn't like "humans", put his hand on my head? And he's rubbing it...
Is it because I am short and it feels better to rub my head? This is the reason I thought of when I was always rubbed on the head by Hideki, Hasumi-senpai and even Miss Seta.
"Hmm..." I narrowed my eyes. Different from Hideki's venting style of rubbing and Miss Seta's helpless rubbing, the feeling of Senior Shimizu rubbing my hair was - pampering!
Yes! It was just pampering, not too light or too heavy, just the right amount, making my head want to follow his hands around, I felt like a cat or dog being touched! Senior Shimizu's hands were warm and comfortable!
"This puppy might have met with bad luck, but because you found it and decided to bring it to us, we will find it a good owner in the future. So your encounter with it has changed its fate, Xiao Liu." Senior Qingshui finally let go of his hand, and I actually felt a little sorry!
“No…nothing!”
Was he praising me? But I didn’t do anything! I came to my senses and waved my hands, “I was just the discoverer. It was you who took in the puppy and took care of it and found a new owner for it!” I blushed with shame.
"It's me who caused you trouble..."
“Not at all.” Senior Qingshui stretched out his hand, and this time gently pressed it on my shoulder. “I don’t think your trouble is a burden. Not everyone is willing to go a long way just for a worthless puppy.”
Huh? I looked at the senior's lowered eyes and the smile on his lips...
By the way, does he really not like humans?
"It's true! Just like Hideki doesn't like to sleep alone, Ayang has been demanding to have his own room since he was very young! And he really hates physical contact with people. I used to think he was just a mysophobia, but later I found out that there are very few people he can get close to." Senior Hasumi leaned against the window, looking thoughtful.
"But I don't think he has that problem! He touched my head and patted my shoulder."
"Eh? Is that so?" Senior Hasumi frowned. "I was worried that he would keep his distance from you during a four-person date! Wow - I get it!"
Senior Lian Jian’s roar scared me so much that I trembled, and he came towards me with an excited look on his face.
"What...what are you going to do?" I reached out and pushed Senior Lian Jian. I would be scared if he did this.
"Feeling! Ah Yang must have feelings for you! Wow, haha, that must be the case! I knew he likes your type - small, soft, furry, and warm..."
Senior Lianjian was gesturing as he spoke, but the more he listened, the more I felt something was wrong. What was that small, soft, and furry? Isn't that the puppy I picked up?
"Hey, Xiao Liu, stop thinking about Xiu Shu. I'm telling you! Ah Yang is a hundred times better than Xiu Shu. If it's someone he wants to get close to, he will take care of them very gently! I'm telling you, we call him Nanny Daddy in private - Nanny-Dad - and you'll know how good he is at taking care of dogs... No, it's people!"
"No, no... Senior, please don't be like this. Senior Qingshui and I don't even know each other..."
I stepped back repeatedly. It was just an ordinary, well-intentioned encouragement to others. It was not what he said at all!
"Don't be embarrassed, Xiao Liu!" Lian saw the senior chasing after him and said unwillingly, "Well, Ah Yang said he would come to see me after school today, so I'll bring him to see you!"
"No, Senior, don't... Ouch!"
I turned around and was about to run away, but I was met with Hideki's sharp eyes.
Oh no, when did he stand here? Damn it, I shouldn't have come here. Hasumi-senpai and Hideki are in the same grade and are good friends. How could I have forgotten this?
"YaYa, are you here looking for me?" Xiushu stared at me, showing his white teeth.
I don't know how to respond to this question. If I say no, he will probably get to the bottom of it.
“No way!” Senior Ren Jian, who was not afraid of death, stood in front of me. I saw Xiu Shu shooting a death ray at him. “Xiao Liu came to ask about Ayang. She can’t only care about you!”
"I..." I was about to say something when Hideki's eyes narrowed in a somewhat scary way.
Angry? Really? Because I asked another boy?
"Qingshuiyang?" Hideki asked.
"Yes! The one we know." Senior Lian Jian nodded.
"I... I'm going to class!" The atmosphere was really awkward. I wanted to walk quickly, but Xiushu's strong arm held me back. I looked back nervously at Xiushu, who stared at me with complicated eyes, then slowly let go of my hand.
"Go to class! If there is anything, I will ask Ah Xi..."
