Endless Silver Machine

Brad Rossi's figure finally appeared in the Pharmacy Department classroom today.

"……haven't seen you for a long time."

After confessing to the amnesiac Lolo that night, his attitude was no longer as casual as before and became much more reserved.

"Long time no see, classmate Brad."

When he saw Luo Luo closing the book in his hand and smiling to himself, Brad Roche showed a hint of joy at that moment, but immediately pretended to be calm and sat down in the seat next to her.

"Um...Classmate Luoluo, have you heard that your memory has been restored?"

Luoluo nodded slightly, and Brad felt reassured but became even more nervous. From the moment he walked into this classroom, he had already begun to work hard to prepare mentally.

"Then, what happened at that time...do you still remember it?"

"If we are thinking of the same thing..."

Luoluo's face turned red. Although neither of them said it explicitly, the meaning was self-evident.

"...Please allow me to take the liberty of inviting you, after school today...is that okay?"

Hope rose in Brad Rossi's heart. During the time when Luo Luo left Shuangyue Academy, uneasiness filled his heart.

Wouldn't she find it annoying if she didn't notice Luo Luo's strange and reckless confession to her? Thoughts like these occupied Brad Roche's mind.

Although he didn't know whether Luoluo's smile was just a formal courtesy or had a deeper meaning, it made him feel excited.

"Well, because we had an agreement at that time."

"Thanks."

The bell rang for the start of class, and Lolo sent him a text message.

This is his own business, and Luoluo will never let Aika decide for him again.

Moreover, the answer has already been decided by myself.

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That was the answer Brad Roche had expected.

"I'm sorry, I can't respond to your feelings."

"Really...that's it..."

"But if it doesn't make you any more uncomfortable, I want to be your friend."

"This is what I want to say. If I bring a burden to you, I will try my best not to appear in front of you in the future."

"There is no such thing as a burden. I heard from Sister Ling that you fought with all your strength for me... To be honest, I am very touched that you can do this for me. But I'm sorry, now I may not be able to think about that kind of thing for the time being..."

Just such a sentence is enough to pull the young man who is experiencing love for the first time from the ground.

This kind of words may be just a form of polite rejection, but Brad Rossi did not invite Lolo just to get the expected answer.

Just because his first confession was interrupted by Aika due to an unexpected accident, his self-esteem could not allow his first unrequited love to end like that.

Therefore, today, I asked Luoluo to be alone with me just so that I could take the initiative to draw the curtain.

"Actually, I don't really understand this feeling... I just want to protect you. I feel that if you are alone, you will make people uneasy... This feeling..."

The gentle young man revealed his true feelings to Luo Luo very embarrassedly, and Lo Luo listened carefully to the young man's honest heart.

"So... as a friend, if I can do something for you, I'll probably be satisfied... I'm such a simple person, haha..."

"Thank you... Then we are friends now..."

At least, I can convey my sincere gratitude to him...

Lolo held Brad Roche's hands.

If you're a boy, you won't shed tears easily. That's why Brad Roche didn't cry.

Luoluo could hear the cry in his heart through his hands.

She held Brad Roche's hand tightly until he stopped crying.

It would be better if the only person suffering was yourself...

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Brad Rossi did not make any demands to Lolo until the end. As if he wanted to completely cut off his first love, he resolutely said goodbye to Lolo there.

Luoluo was walking home alone. The PDA rang in the pocket of his uniform many times, but Luoluo couldn't help but look at it.

The answer that had been decided upon was hurt by two people at the same time.

She was very tired, both physically and mentally.

On the way back to the caretaker's cabin, Luoluo had barely adjusted his mentality, but he still let his family see the remaining traces.

——I had a little chat with my friend.

She smiled and explained why she came back so late.

The only person who knew about this was Aika, so he didn't ask anything. Ling and Wei Xi realized from Aika's abnormal attitude that there was something hidden between them.

Luoluo hid in the room after dinner.

"Aren't you going yet?"

"What can I do if I go?"

"You know why Luo Luo is depressed, right?"

"...I probably know a little bit."

"Is it something we can't know?"

Aika was silent for a long time, and finally shook her head.

After learning from Aika about the meeting between Lolo and Brad Luoshi, Ling finally understood the reason why Aika would hesitate here.

"Brother Aika...did you say anything to Luoluo..."

"...didn't say anything."

"Why are you just watching this time!"

"Last time I intervened just because Luoluo didn't know the current situation. Now that her memory has recovered, I promised to let her make her own decision!"

Aika's tone increased impatiently. He just couldn't vent his inner anxiety.

"Then...now that the result has been achieved...are you still going to do nothing, Brother Aika..."

"..."

"You should know her thoughts clearly, right?"

"Sister Ling and I will do the work here..."

"No matter what the outcome is, you won't interfere, right? Then you will know sooner or later, right? What's the difference between earlier and later?"

"Sister Ling...let Brother Aika think about it..."

"Anyway, that's it. I finally came back, but you still made the atmosphere so depressing..."

After Linghua said this, he turned around and prepared to put the dishes into the sink.

"Sorry, I'll go deal with it."

Indeed, as Ling said, there is no difference between doing it earlier or later, and the latter will only make the hard-won life worse and worse.

"Wouldn't it be wrong to do this earlier...it would make me seem like a bad person..."

"Feel sorry……"

"I will accept your apology this time. We must keep our spirits up tomorrow morning."

"Well. Wei Xi, thank you.

Aika turned to Wei Xi again, touched her head, then turned and walked up the stairs.

Wei Xi was briefly distracted when her head was suddenly touched, and then she noticed that she was the only one left in the restaurant.

She quickly brought the remaining things into the cooking room, and the sound of Ling washing the dishes could be heard from the sink.

"Sister Ling..."

"It doesn't matter, this is right."

Ling still lowered her head and focused on the work in hand, but her voice did not have the usual sense of loss after saying such words, which made Wei Xi smile with relief.

"Sister Ling...I also like brother Aika..."

Wei Xi's sudden words made Ling stop what she was doing, and she looked at Wei Xi behind her in surprise.

"...Xiao Xi, do you really understand this feeling?"

Ling was very surprised by Wei Xi's sudden confession, and she dubiously confirmed it to her.

Before Ling looked at her, Wei Xi covered her expression with her long bangs.

She staggeredly placed the tableware she was holding on the edge of the sink, then pressed her hand on her chest to confirm her mood in front of Ling.

Then she raised her head, clasping her hands behind her back, and her slightly tilted bangs no longer served as a cover.

"Yes... I feel the same as Sister Ling, and the same as Luo Luo..."

Wei Xi, as usual, had a hint of timidity in her smile, but Ling felt that such a smile did not allow anyone to deny it.

I don’t know when a smile appeared on my lips.

"Really... You all ran ahead of me. Is this 'escape'?"

"I-I didn't run away..."

The words that suddenly popped out of Ling's mouth made Wei Xi wave her hands in panic to defend herself.

"Xiao Xi, do you know the meaning of 'escape'?"

"...I know...I've seen it in the book..."

"There is no age limit for books now..."

"Woo..."

Feeling that she was being looked at strangely by Ling, Wei Xi shyly began to tremble.

"Thank you, Xiao Xi. I will also think about this issue carefully." Ling knelt down in front of Wei Xi, "Because I don't want to lose anymore."

"Well...Sister Ling...must..."

"Okay, let's finish the things here first." Because her hands were stained with water, Ling couldn't touch Wei Xi's little head, "Xiao Xi, will you go to the bathroom with me later?"

"Eh? Together..."

"I just want to change my mood."

"Woo..."

Wei Xi thought of the time they took a bath together on the eve of the "Moon Flower Festival", and steam seemed to come out of her head.

Seeing Wei Xi's coy look, Ling also recalled the same thing.

"No, I won't do weird things to you anymore!"

"……Um."

Although Wei Xi still didn't seem to completely believe Ling, she still nodded gently and agreed.

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"Brother, do you want me to accept it?"

Determined to confirm the answer to Luoluo, after making this determination, he became particularly eager to know.

But Luoluo asked rhetorically as if to make Aika more anxious.

And it made Aika feel that no answer could express her feelings.

"You know... after your memory recovers, I will no longer interfere with this matter. This is what I promised him at the beginning..."

The first half of the sentence seemed to contradict the second half, but that was all he could say.

If you say you don't want it, you will be hated by Luo Luo. This idea was too selfish for her.

Moreover, Aika still wants to believe Luoluo's confession to herself.

"Probably...this is the answer my brother wants to hear."

"Yeah……"

Aika didn't understand what was going on with her current mood. He was obviously relieved because of Luoluo's answer, but he also felt that her statement was out of concern for his own mood and made him irritated.

"Actually, I still don't know what it feels like to be in love between a boy and a girl?"

"Eh? But at that time..."

"Because I'm so close to my brother, and it's my first time...so this feeling is a bit incomprehensible. How should this kind of love be classified?"

Of course, Luoluo's question is not one that Aika can answer.

"So brother...please give me some time to understand..."

This time, Aika just touched Luoluo's head instead of hugging her again.

"Well, that's it."

In order to understand each other, we slightly opened the distance that was too close.

Luoluo wanted to get the answer, and so did Aika, so neither of them had any regrets.

Existing relationships return to their original point, while new relationships are quietly forged.

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