——"Am I mad at myself?"
Erald Sparrow couldn't help but ask herself.
Logically speaking, when soone's secret that they've been trying to hide is exposed by another, they're usually sowhat embarrassed and upset about having their privacy intruded upon; it's a form of offense.
But now, she felt none of that. Rather than the sha of her secret being revealed, what filled her heart was a sense of relief from letting go of a heavy burden.
After all, her original intention, what she truly wanted to do, was never to deceive.
Thinking this, Erald Sparrow's expression finally softened, and in the end, she closed her eyes.
One would inevitably reveal so clues when living together day by day, and Xia Liang was indeed sensitive enough to extract the correct answer from a pile of clues.
"...Being too smart sotis makes you disliked,"
she said softly.
"Hehe, thanks for the complint."
Seeing that Erald Sparrow finally responded to her, Xia Liang's face broke into a smile again, "But I don't want to be disliked by my junior. Can I act like a silly kid from now on and you won't hate ?"
"It's enough if you don't hate . In fact, I thought you would be very angry,"
Erald Sparrow opened her eyes again, her gaze clear, "After all, I actually lied to you too, simply because I couldn't frankly face my relationship with Lin Xiaolu, and I concealed it from you as well."
"Moreover, isn't it strange that a man in his thirties secretly being a Magical Girl? This 'uncle' acting nonchalant in front of you, giving pointers on Magical Girl things. Don't you find that disgusting?"
——"Eh?"
At the words of Erald Sparrow, Xia Liang was slightly stunned, then muttered, shaking her head slowly, "No, I don't."
"I, am not in a position to find anyone else disgusting, right? Especially not when it's my junior. You are the person I respect and rely on the most right now."
She walked to the edge of the balcony railing, standing beside Erald Sparrow, "I'm very aware of my own vile nature. In my childhood, for re self-satisfaction, I didn't raise my voice to stop the conflict between my parents; because of these things, I gave up on myself and directly turned into what most people consider a 'bad child'; It's only recently that I've managed to find a place for myself in the Magical Girl team, yet I still indulge in such desires, longing for more attention and affection."
"Such an ugly person like is the least qualified to find others disgusting."
She said as if sighing about sothing.
As Erald Sparrow turned her gaze toward her, after they looked at each other for a mont, Xia Liang suddenly spread her arms wide open.
"What are you doing?" Erald Sparrow asked, puzzled.
"I want a hug," Xia Liang said, keeping her arms open.
"Why?"
"You don't trust , junior. Let hug you to prove that I don't dislike you."
"I already trust you, so don't do such an embarrassing thing," Erald Sparrow turned her face away and said.
"If you refuse, I'll go and tell Lin Xiaolu," Xia Liang pouted sowhat petulantly.
Erald Sparrow fell silent.
She looked up at Xia Liang, and couldn't help but glance towards her room, only to see the light still on at the window, casting the shadow of Lin Xiaolu bent over her desk.
"...Fine," she couldn't help but sigh again, sowhat stiffly opening her arms.
Xia Liang smiled a little mischievously.
She took two steps forward, bent down slightly, and then, hugged Erald Sparrow.
At the end of sumr, during the End of Heat, the dry heat in the air was pulled away by the cool breeze, and the night was slightly cold; the wind passed between the buildings, brushing over the small, low balcony.
Below, the cicadas sounded a bit hoarse and low, the cicadas in the trees striving to chirp out the last cries of their lives, as if saying goodbye, bidding farewell to the last sumr of their existence.
"...How about it, do you feel it? That I don't dislike my junior,"
Xia Liang said softly, hugging Erald Sparrow gently, "Even if it's 'Uncle Lin' standing here, my simple affection remains the sa. Although, in that case, I probably wouldn't have dared to hug you."
"You didn't need to hug in the first place," Erald Sparrow stood motionless, her body slightly stiff, "I told you, I already trust you."
Xia Liang did not respond to this, as if she did not hear it, or pretended not to hear, quietly hugging Erald Sparrow for a while longer.
"Indeed, embracing junior feels very comforting, cool, soft, and fragrant."
After maintaining the hug for a while, she suddenly said, "Actually, I've been wanting to ask since before, junior, what shampoo do you use for your hair?"
"...If you need to, I can send you the brand of the shampoo,"
Erald Sparrow's expression was indifferent, "You've hugged long enough, so can you let go now?"
"I can't."
Xia Liang remained still as well, whispering, "Rather, right now, my heart is filled with an ugly joy: feeling that I've discovered a secret that junior is too ashad to voice, we now have sothing in common, a shared secret, and finally, our relationship has changed."
"I need to emphasize many tis, I won't dislike my junior. After all, it was junior who pulled back from the edge of a cliff. I just want to know more about you, to understand you more."
"I've told you, I'm a child who lacks love, so please don't bla for holding on so tight."
"After all, if I don't do this, all I ever get is the leftover affection from Lin Xiaolu, scraps of love. Although it's my ugly, insatiable greed, I don't want scraps. I want sothing that belongs to . No matter the size, it just needs to belong to ."
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