"I'm sorry. I just feel that it's time to express my feelings... I'm sorry."

He sat down on the ground again and looked at her seriously.

"However, the teacher does not need to reply to me."

"You actually said you like me... Fangming is really bold."

Ju Tianzi murmured, then suddenly smiled, "Since you said you don't need to reply, then I won't reply."

"..."

Zong Gu was immediately shaken.

"If the teacher plans to reply to me now, even if it is a rejection, I will listen carefully to the end."

She looked at him and rolled her eyes, "Does Fangming think that rejection is the only possibility?"

"That……"

"I didn't agree either."

"..."

With a hundred claws scratching his heart, Zonggu immediately regretted the second half of his complimentary sentence.

"--but."

Ju Tianzi sat on the floor, straightened his body, then covered his face with his hands, took a deep breath, and after putting down his hands, his face was filled with seriousness.

"I'm very happy. Really happy. Thank you, Fangming."

"Because of this curse on me, I have long given up on the idea of ​​establishing bonds with others. I don't expect anything. I hide in the orphanage because everyone will leave sooner or later..."

"I'm really happy that Fangming likes me."

She paused.

"But let's stop here."

"——Sorry, I can't do it."

Sogu moved forward, facing Tachibana Tenko, and took her hand again.

"I like Teacher Tachibana, and I want to be with you forever."

Staring into her eyes, the fifteen-year-old boy had firm eyes.

"Didn't the teacher say that my future will be very bright? I plan to go to a medical university, become a doctor, and spend my whole life curing the teacher's disease."

The corners of her mouth were curved, but she also frowned, as if she was smiling or crying.

"Fangming...it's not that simple."

"As long as it can cure the teacher's disease, I am willing to do anything."

Ju Tianzi blinked and tears flowed down again.

"real?"

"I promise."

"Well, I believe Fang Ming..." She smiled, "Don't let me down when the time comes."

He nodded heavily, the two looked at each other, and Emperor Ju suddenly raised his hand and held his face.

Leaning forward slightly, she leaned towards him.

"..."

Getting closer.

Could it be...

Staring at her thin lips, Zonggu forgot to breathe for a moment, but her smell kept entering his nose.

Next, what he wants to feel is her warmth and softness...

When they were only a short distance away, she stopped.

"As you can see, I'm still a little confused now... Fangming's confession just now, I will seriously consider it and then give you an answer. Is that okay?"

"..."

Not knowing whether to be disappointed or happy, Zonggu pursed his lips and took a long time to respond.

"I see."

"That's good."

Letting go of his face, she sat back and suddenly laughed again.

"Did Fangming expect something just now?"

"……No."

She looked straight at him, making him unable to look away, "Really?"

"..."

Zonggu said nothing.

Smiling again, Ju Tianzi raised his hand and touched his lips with his fingertips, showing a rare flinch and shyness.

"Not yet...not yet."

Adam's apple slides.

"……I see."

The touch on her lips quickly disappeared. She stood up under his blank gaze and put the folded clothes back in the closet.

Facing the fading sunset, the setting sun sinks outside the window.

Outside the mountains, the sun sets.

The light mist in the forest drifts away, the phantom disappears, things are the same but people are not.

Closing his eyes, Sogu took a long breath.

"...a lot of lies."
Chapter completed!