81 Shiho, Shiho

◎Matsuda likes ing◎

Speaking of this, Hanano Chiheko smiled mysteriously and said, "Stretch out your hand."

"What?" Although Matsuda Jinpei complained, he still stretched out his hand obediently.

Chihoko Hanano clenched her right fist, clasped it over Matsuda Jinpei's, and slowly released her hand.

Jinpei Matsuda felt something in the palm of his hand and was stunned for a moment.

"Jiangjiang!" Hanano Chiheko said with a smile, "Are you surprised and honored?"

The dark red amulet on his palm was embroidered with golden patterns. Matsuda Jinpei's eyelashes trembled, "You... bought it?"

"Nonsense! I couldn't have stolen it, could I?" Hanano Chiheko rolled her eyes helplessly. "It seems like you've misunderstood me. This is so unfair to me. I want to revolt! I want my reputation..."

Hanano Chihoko in front of him was still talking about the rights she deserved and the 108 crimes of Matsuda Jinpei, but Matsuda Jinpei closed his fingertips and held the amulet in his palm.

Matsuda Jinpei asked, "Why did you give me this?"

Hanano Chiheko paused, unable to tell whether Matsuda Jinpei was happy or unhappy, and hesitated. "I saw you staring at it at the mall earlier. Don't you... like it?"

Matsuda Jinpei's eyes were complicated for a moment. He sat down on the bench, stroking the amulet in his hand. "Actually, I had one like this before."

"For yourself?" asked Chihoko Hanano.

"No, it's for my dad."

Matsuda Jinpei looked a little dazed, "When he was little, I hoped that the amulet would bless him to win the championship."

Hanano Chiheko asked curiously, "Then what?"

"And then..." Matsuda Jinpei lowered his head, letting his drooping curly hair cover his dark blue eyes.

"Then Dad was mistakenly arrested by an irresponsible police officer and missed the competition. From then on, Dad's career plummeted."

Hanano Chihoko's heart sank, and then she remembered something, "When you first started school, you said you wanted to beat up the Superintendent..."

Matsuda Jinpei lowered his eyelashes and replied, "Yes, that irresponsible policeman is him."

All her thoughts seemed to become clear instantly. Hanano Chiheko noticed that Matsuda Jinpei's voice was a little low, and she felt sorry for him for a moment. "I'm sorry, I didn't know it was like this. If you don't like it, you don't have to."

As she said this, Chiheko Hanano reached out to take the amulet back.

"Hey!" Matsuda Jinpei noticed Hanano Chiheko's movements and dodged to the side. "How can you give someone something and then want to go back?"

Hanano Chiheko was confused by Matsuda Jinpei's words. "Based on my uncle's experience, this amulet is ineffective. Besides, it will bring back memories. What do you need it for?"

"What happened to my father was the fault of that policeman who arrested him without asking any questions. What does this amulet have to do with it?"

Matsuda Jinpei protected the amulet like a calf, "Since you gave it to me, it's mine. If you try to take it, it would be robbery!"

Matsuda Jinpei's bright police uniform was particularly dazzling in the sun. Perhaps out of guilt, Hanano Chiheko avoided his gaze and pretended to be busy adjusting the cherry blossom petals on her bangs. "Forget it, I'm a magnanimous person. I won't mess with you anymore."

"grown ups?"

Matsuda Jinpei gave an inexplicable smile, reached out and maliciously rubbed the top of Hanano Chiheko's head, smoothing out her ahoge hair, "Excuse me, do you act like an adult at all?"

"You!" Hanano Chiheko was about to get angry, but suddenly came to her senses and raised the corner of her mouth, "So our cold war is over, right?"

The amulet on the palm of my hand carries the warmth of Jinpei Matsuda, and it warms my heart.

"Well, it's more than over..."

The day of reporting soon arrived. Chihoko Hanano started to procrastinate and was reluctant to go. In the end, Gin dragged her to the research building before the appointed time.

"Hello everyone, I'm Kurosawa Kazuko, please take care of me!"

In front of a group of scientific researchers in white coats, Chihoko Hanano tried her best to keep smiling.

What she received was a group of mechanical-sounding "hello" greetings. Chihoko Hanano even had the illusion that she was in the middle of an artificial intelligence question-and-answer conversation.

“Puff!”

A suppressed laugh sounded in her ears, and Chihoko Hanano looked over in confusion. A chubby girl exerted force with her feet, and the chair she was sitting on slid to Chihoko Hanano's side.

"Don't worry about it. The lab has made a breakthrough recently and everyone is busy writing reports, so they can't take care of you for now."

Hanano Chiheko noticed the girl's friendliness and said, "Yeah, thank you."

"You're welcome, just call me Nanako." Igawa Nanako handed the lollipops that she had secretly stored at her workstation to Hanano Chiheko.

Hanano Chiheko took it without even looking at it. "Um, could you tell me what time the person in charge, Miyano Shiho, starts work?"

"Well," Igawa Nako mumbled, holding a lollipop in her mouth. "She should be able to..."

"Nako." A cold voice instantly made Igawa Naoko shudder all over.

Chihoko Hanano took advantage of this opportunity to look forward.

The white coat wrapped around her slightly thin figure, her neat shoulder-length brown hair swayed slightly as she turned her head, and the almost expressionless face gave Miyano Shiho a maturity that did not belong to her age group.

After a while, Miyano Shiho walked in front of Hanano Chihoko.

Hanano Chiheko coughed lightly and wanted to say hello.

Unexpectedly, Miyano Shiho took the lollipop from Hanano Chiheko's hand and took a look at it first, then said to Igawa Nako, "I remember I told you not to sell your durian-flavored lollipop to newcomers anymore. It smells very strong."

"Oh, I see." Igawa Nako was caught and slid back to her workstation in a wronged manner.

"Uh..." Hanano Chiheko looked at Igawa Nako, then at Miyano Shiho, and broke the silence with two dry laughs, "Well... I wanted to try this flavor, don't blame Nako."

Miyano Shiho glanced at you upon hearing this, "It's not a good habit to mess around in the organization."

Then, Miyano Shiho handed the lollipop back to Hanano Chiheko, put his hands in his pockets and turned around, "Let's go, I'll show you around."

"Okay~" Chihoko Hanano stood up and followed.

"This is the office area and sterile laboratory."

Miyano Shiho introduced each room one by one, "The first floor is the restaurant, the third floor is the fitness area and rest area..."

Chihoko Hanano visited each room one by one, and her biggest feeling after the whole visit was that the working conditions here are really good.

If only this were just an ordinary company, Hanano Chiheko thought with a hint of regret.

Hanano Chihoko and Miyano Shiho were strolling around when they suddenly saw a tall man with long hair leaning against the doorway with his back to them.

If it weren't for the long black hair, Hanano Chihoko would almost have thought she met Gin just by looking at his back.

Shuichi Akai noticed two pairs of gazes and turned to look at them.

This person...why does he look so familiar?

Chihoko Hanano was surprised and immediately started brainstorming.

Miyano Shiho, who was standing next to Hanano Chiheko, paused.

Shuichi Akai's dark green eyes stayed on Hanano Chiheko for a moment, then moved to Miyano Shiho, obviously having something to say.

"Wait for me." Miyano Shiho turned slightly to remind Hanano Chihoko, then walked towards Akai Shuichi.

【Author’s words】

That man finally has a role to play, rubbing his hands [smirk]