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"It's convenient."

Kitagawa Ryo didn't pay attention. He stood up, took out his headphone cable from his bag, connected it to his laptop, and initiated a voice call to Shiina Hiyori.

"Did Kitagawa-kun get up very early today, or did you not sleep at all last night?"

Shiina Hiyori's voice soon came over there. Perhaps because it was already past ten o'clock in the evening, her volume was slightly lowered and she was very close. Kitagawa Ryo happened to be wearing With those in-ear headphones, you can even clearly hear the other party's breathing and some friction sounds of the quilt.

"Maybe it's because of the time difference."

Kitagawa Ryo pulled the earphones out of his ears, and the sound of his breathing was much quieter. He leaned on the hotel bed and asked softly:

"Hiyori should go to sleep."

There was a little friction of fabric and a slight noise from over there:

"Under the quilt."

Shiina Hiyori reported her situation very honestly. She may also feel a little strange about this situation of talking on the phone with someone in a room with the lights turned off. Kitagawa Ryo can even feel her voice. He got a little closer.

"Ah... don't worry, I took a serious nap today, so it doesn't matter if I sleep a little later at night."

Only then did Kitagawa Ryo realize what Ryo meant, Shiina Hiyori also replied belatedly.

"Um."

Kitagawa Ryoya replied softly. He was still looking at the four tragic words of love sent to him by Shiina Hiyori, and suddenly he remembered the scene last night when Karuizawa Megumi leaned on him and asked him not to leave. .

Kitagawa Ryo, who was suddenly distracted, naturally didn't hear Shiina Hiyori say "Hey" and "Hey Kitagawa-kun" twice. Shiina Hiyori was holding the mobile phone under the quilt and shouted angrily at the microphone of the earphone cable. cried out:

"cold."

Kitagawa Ryo recovered his thoughts as if he had just woken up from a dream, and quickly apologized to Hiyori Shiina:

"Sorry, I was distracted just now."

"Hiyori, do you want to continue talking about roses?"

"At first it was, but now, I'm a little angry."

Kitagawa Ryo could even guess Shiina Hiyori's swollen cheeks through the screen. This had happened before. When the two were discussing the plot of a mystery novel, Kitagawa Ryo accidentally wandered off, so he had no choice but to agree. A strange treaty:

Don't think about other things while talking about books with Hiyori, and don't let your mind wander!

Thinking back on it, it seems that less than a month after this treaty was signed, Kitagawa Ryo has directly violated it.

"...Okay, I promise I won't do it again."

It's not like Kitagawa Ryo couldn't understand the irritation of you talking endlessly but the other person lowered his head and didn't listen at all. He hurriedly thought of countermeasures.

"I have to supervise Beichuan-kun."

Shiina Hiyori put forward the conditions faster than Kitagawa Ryo:

"Voice calls alone are not enough. Kitagawa-kun has to turn on the video."

"Am I the only one?"

"Because I'm under the covers."

Shiina Hiyori also shook the quilt to indicate her current situation.

"Alright alright."

Kitagawa Ryo had no choice. After all, he broke the contract first, so he could only choose to turn on the camera.

"Can it be seen?"

Because he was the only one who opened the video unilaterally, Kitagawa Ryo could only wave his hand at the black screen opposite.

"Closer."

Shiina Hiyori's reply came through the receiver. Kitagawa Ryo put the notebook on his knees and arched his legs. The effect seemed to be recognized by the girl:

"Well, that's all."

"I always feel inexplicably nervous. Am I interviewing for a job?"

Because he couldn't see the other party, but the other party could see him, this slightly embarrassing situation made Kitagawa Ryo's facial expression look a little stiff.

"It's okay, Beichuan-kun, don't worry about it."

Shiina Hiyori smiled sweetly, stretched out her finger on the screen and aimed at Kitagawa Ryo's face, from eyebrows to nose to mouth, it seemed that she could really touch it through it.

"Actually, I thought Rose was pretentious at first. She likes to be petty and emotional. She doesn't know how to be content. She even lied to the little prince and said she was the only rose in the world."

"But then I felt that there was nothing we could do about the rose. Many people said that she and the little prince did not pay equal amounts to each other, but after all, she was just a flower. All she could do for the little prince was bloom, bloom beautifully. , and then stay with the little prince."

Shiina Hiyori recited the monologue when the roses were in full bloom through the headphones:

"She carefully selected the colors, slowly put on her clothes and adjusted the petals one by one.

She doesn't want to appear crumpled like a poppy, she wants to fully shine with her beauty. Yes, that's how she loves to dress up.

She dressed herself up mysteriously for many days and then one morning, at sunrise, she suddenly revealed her true face.

She had dressed up so carefully, but now she yawned and said:

'oops! I just got up...I'm sorry...I haven't washed up yet. '"

"Kitagawa-kun, don't you think this is very girly?"

Shiina Hiyori smiled softly and continued:

"You have to show the best of yourself to your lover. There is no difference between a rose and an ordinary girl."

"..."

Kitagawa Ryo was silent for a while, then he asked Shiina Hiyori further:

"But the little prince finally left."

"Um."

Hiyori Shiina turned over, placed her phone on her heart, closed her eyes and responded:

"Because Rose is the most sensitive and insecure at heart, but she still pretends to be arrogant. She wants to be like the tigers around her - maybe they don't exist at all, showing off her four pointy penises. Little Thorn comes to prove that he can protect himself."

"She asked the little prince to water her and make a glass cover to block the wind. These were all tests she sent to the little prince."

"Why test it?"

Kitagawa Ryo replied subconsciously:

"Many love tragedies end in tragedy because of lovers testing each other."

"Because they both want to know whether they are unique in each other's hearts?"

Shiina Hiyori pursed her lips and tried her best to find a reasonable answer:

"Maybe some people think this is a tragedy for the sake of tragedy, but people who are really in love will torture each other very stupidly like this. If it is confirmed, they can go on forever."

"It feels like Hiyori knows this very well."

"I've just read a lot of books describing this kind of plot, and it's probably just like talking on paper?"

"The rose only wants the little prince to pamper her, because since she was a seed, there is only the little prince in her world, so she also hopes that the little prince's world will only contain her as a rose. ."

Shiina Hiyori sighed softly:

"After the little prince left the roses, he saw five thousand roses that were exactly the same as his, but he was not moved again."

"Kitagawa-kun, do you know why?"

Kitagawa Ryo nodded towards the camera:

"Because the little prince watered her alone and protected her with his own hands. He eliminated the caterpillars on her body one by one."

"He listened to all her worries and self-pity, and also listened to all her silence and speechlessness."

"That's my rose, a unique rose."

Shiina Hiyori unconsciously picked up the hem of her pajamas after listening to Kitagawa Ryo's answer.

She looked directly into Kitagawa Ryo's black pupils through the camera, as if the other person was saying these words to her again.

But Shiina Hiyori knew clearly that Kitagawa Ryo's eyes were just a black screen, and the rose in his words...

Not myself either.

"It seems Kitagawa-kun also likes roses."

Hiyori Shiina felt a little pinched in her heart. She felt that maybe it was because she didn't want to see Ryo Kitagawa reduce her reading and exchange activities with her because of her love affair.

After all, she really needs a book friend who can communicate with her, just a book friend.

"So Kitagawa-kun, do you have any questions about the book "The Little Prince"?"

Shiina Hiyori raised the corners of her mouth. It was obviously past the usual time to fall asleep, but she still seemed to have endless words to say. She gently placed the phone against her forehead, and when she opened her eyes, she could see Kitagawa Ryoying on the screen. A face close at hand.

"No, Hiyori's analysis of "The Little Prince" is very good. Is it worthy of being Hiyori?"

Kitagawa Ryo looked at the rising sun outside the window, and suddenly remembered what happened to Hotaru:

"Hiyori, I gave Hotaru to Megumi. I may not be able to share Hotaru's photos like before."

"...?"

The longest silence so far came from the other end of the phone. Kitagawa Ryo naturally knew that Hiyori Shiina liked Hotaru very much, but he didn't know how to explain or defend, so he could only look at the camera pitifully:

"I can also ask Hui to take some photos for me, and then I'll send them to you. How about that?"

Kitagawa Ryo hesitated, and the last few words were even inaudible.

"I think Kitagawa-kun should be a little sincere when he apologizes, like showing a heart in his hand or something?"

Shiina Hiyori's tone was so cold that Kitagawa Ryo was so frightened that she subconsciously made a heart shape with both hands towards the camera.

The next second, he saw Shiina Hiyori's avatar replaced by this picture of himself.

"Good night. Let's video chat with each other next time we have time."

Shiina Hiyori's tone was filled with small satisfaction and joy after a successful prank.

Kitagawa Ryo watched helplessly as Hiyori Shiina hung up the phone, and her avatar quickly turned gray and showed that she was offline.

"what the hell."

He leaned on the bedside in a funny way, and as soon as he closed his eyes, he remembered the scene when Karuizawa Kei begged him last night.

"So, Ryo, don't leave, okay?"

Just when Kitagawa Ryo was stunned and did not agree immediately, Karuizawa Emi denied his words even faster than him:

"...Don't worry about it, Ryo. I just have this thought occasionally, but after all, Ryo's parents are abroad, so don't worry about it."

Karuizawa Megumi stood up and patted his shoulder, seeming to say confidently:

"It's okay for me to be alone. Hotaru is with me."

[what the hell...]

Kitagawa Ryo stroked his forehead.

[Isn't this exactly the same as a rose? ]

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"Hiyori woke up later than usual today."

Hiyori Shiina, who had just woken up from bed and still had hair on her head, heard her mother's voice when she walked out of the room, and she responded softly.

"My hair is so messy."

Shiina Hiyori was wearing a pair of small pink slippers and a very simple light blue solid color pajamas. She walked to the sink. Due to inexplicable insomnia in the past two days, there were already a few traces of dark circles on her face. , she went to the mirror and used a hot towel to iron her oily cheeks, pouting dissatisfiedly.

"Was Hiyori chatting with friends last night?"

"Mom heard the noise."

"Ah...yes."

Shiina Hiyori answered her mother's question while arranging her hair.

"Mom, where is the facial mask you usually use?"

Hiyori Shiina looked at the dark circles under her eyes that still had faint marks in the mirror and felt a little depressed.

"Is this the first time Hiyori has to use something like this?"