Chapter 57
The terminal rang three times in succession.
Moved by this perseverance, Shi Yu hesitated for a moment, then put down the recipe and prepared to answer the call to see what the other party had to say.
Her social circle is so small, and she doesn't usually receive any strange calls. If it's a scam call, she can just block it.
Thinking of this, Shi Yu pressed the call button with full caution, and then asked tentatively: "Excuse me, who are you...?"
At this moment, the actions that he had planned in his mind became blurred in the boy's mind.
When the familiar, soft, and thin voice reached his ears, Loren, who had finally dialed the number, couldn't help but close his eyes slightly. His throat was inexplicably dry, and after a while, he whispered softly, "It's me."
Shigure: ...
It turned out to be a scam call!
Because the equipment was too simple, Loren's voice was intermittent and distorted, and Shi Yu didn't find it familiar at all. The short "It's me" reminded her of the scams she used to see on TV - if she really thought the other person was someone she knew, the scammer would admit it, and she would be fooled!
Thinking of this, Shi Yu quickly denied: "Sorry, I don't know you." Then he was about to hang up the phone -
"...Loren."
The other party's voice, which was two beats late, drifted into Shi Yu's ears, but Shi Yu had already hung up the phone quickly.
Huh, Loren?
She was stunned for a moment, looking at the picture on the tablet, and then suddenly reacted.
Wait...it's Loren!!
In short, when Shi Yu dialed the number again with her stiff fingers and spoke to Loren again, she and the boy inevitably fell into a short, somewhat awkward silence.
"Loren..." Shi Yu took a deep breath, then lowered his eyes and said in a low voice, "Um, is it really you? ...I wasn't paying attention just now."
In the dark room, the boy silently pushed his glasses up and nodded in response, "Yes."
"I'm currently in military school, and my conditions are limited. I can't prove my identity through holograms," Loren said in a calm and restrained voice. He understood that the girl's behavior just now was due to some kind of worry, so he offered a suggestion, "You can ask me any questions, or ask for details of the events we experienced together. I will answer them one by one."
This familiar tone and wording left Shi Yu slightly stunned... Actually, she no longer had any doubts, but it still didn't feel real. Memories of the training camp replayed before her eyes. She blinked and asked softly, "Back then, my ankle was injured, and you helped me..."
Loren continued in a calm voice: "I will help you set your bones, and then take you and the injured Xia Feng to the cave."
Shi Yu let out a light breath, and his heart slowly calmed down as if he had found something he had lost for a long time, and he felt the joy and peace of seeing his old relatives and friends.
Although the accident had interrupted Loren's original plan, he quickly straightened his mood and carefully went over the words he had prepared in his mind again. Just as the young man was thinking about it and was about to speak with an indifferent expression, Shi Yu rubbed his eyes and asked in a low and hesitant voice, "Loren, you were injured at that time. After we separated, are you okay?"
Loren paused, then said, "...I'm fine."
Shigure: "So, you know, Akatsuki and... Simon, how are they doing? Are they okay? Are you all in the military academy?"
“…”
Loren was silent for a moment.
After a while, he pushed up his glasses, his expression cold and indifferent. As the girl waited anxiously, Loren's calm and magnetic voice was slightly hoarse as he whispered, "Yes, we are all in the military academy. They are all fine. They haven't been injured since then."
Although he knew that this was her expected reaction, Loren's usually calm and unperturbed mood still showed a slight fluctuation - if possible, the boy thought calmly, he should speak up to change the subject so that she wouldn't have to continue talking in this direction.
"Then come back, when you have free time, can you..."
...Loren's lenses reflected light, and he seemed to be able to imagine what kind of request she would make.
"Can Xiao and Simon come over? I want to talk to them too."
Shigure offered his suggestion hesitantly and cautiously.
This time, Loren was silent for a long time.
Shi Yu pursed his lips and called him in a confused voice, "Loren?"
The young man with deep features and a cold expression took off the lenses stuck in his eye sockets and gently pressed the back of his hand against his brow. Two strands of hair from his usually meticulous hairstyle drooped messily on his forehead. After a moment's silence, Loren lowered his eyes and said, "It's late now. I think we can first discuss what we have experienced since we separated."
"Tomorrow, I'll ask them if they have time."
Hearing Loren's agreement, Shi Yu suddenly became happy: "Thank you, Loren!"
After a lot of effort, Shi Yu finally got in touch with Loren. She chatted with him for a long time, but she still remembered that she had to get up early tomorrow to make a lunch box for Rain. At around eleven o'clock, Shi Yu hung up the phone with Loren.
Before going to bed, Shi Yu called Wayne again... He was still out of contact, which made Shi Yu's excited mood become a little depressed.
The next day, after waking up, Shi Yu began to make preparations quickly.
The ingredients had been mostly prepared last night. Shi Yu only needed to heat up some ingredients and arrange them on the plate. At exactly six o'clock, she found Lei Yin at the entrance, who was dressed neatly and ready to go out, and then handed the lunch box to him.
"I'm going back first, Mr. Rain!"
After saying that, Shigure waved and ran up the stairs.
The light-blond young man held the lunch box steadily in his hand, his calm blue eyes reflecting the girl's hurried back. Because of the understanding he had developed about Shi Yu during their time together, he clearly noticed that unlike the occasional look of worrying over the past few days... she was obviously very happy today.
…
When Shigure gave two targets - Simon and Kanhara Akatsuki, Loren chose the latter first.
Even though they had spent a brief time together during training, he and Simon were not familiar with each other, and the other seemed to have a slight aversion to him. In addition, Simon's feelings for Shigure also made Loren somewhat unable to discern. After comprehensive consideration, he decided to first look for the Alpha who was slightly famous among his peers for his easy-going and casual personality, as well as his strong mental strength.
When Loren found Kanhara Xiao, he was taking a leisurely walk in the woods.
Unlike most cadets who either took a quick rest or continued to train after training, he had some rare leisure time. When he saw Loren, he smiled with some surprise and then greeted him friendly: "What a coincidence, Loren, are you here for a walk too?"
Loren: “…No.”
He thought for a moment, then looked up and explained to the young man from the East Country who was patiently waiting for him to speak: "I came here because someone asked me to. Regarding Shi Yu," Loren said without changing his expression, "...she wants to talk to you."
Late at night, when he heard a gentle and polite knock on the door, Loren pushed his glasses and opened the door for Kanhara Xiao. The boy with black hair and red rope nodded slightly to Loren, his eyebrows slightly curved, and his voice was full of smiles: "Excuse me."
He followed Loren into the room. After asking, Kanhara Xiao temporarily sat on Xia Feng's bed. Loren handed the communicator to him. Xiao held his chin and observed the machine in his hand for a moment, then smiled and praised: "Only you can find these complicated parts and make such a handmade work."
"Come to think of it," Kanhara Akira asked thoughtfully, "Have you spoken to her yet?"
Loren seemed to realize something. He nodded slightly and admitted, "Yes, last night was our first phone call."
"I see..."
Kanhara Xiao lowered his eyes to glance at the communicator in his hand, smiled helplessly, and whispered, "It's been so long, it feels a little unreal."
Loren didn't say anything, but he agreed in his heart. In the blink of an eye, several months had passed, and the initial turmoil had gradually subsided among this group of young and restless military cadets. It was only occasionally mentioned as a rare experience.
Only these people...these people who had accompanied her, protected her, and been relied upon by her, had accumulated memories and thoughts over a relatively long period of time and could never let go.
"I don't know how she is now."
The young man from the East with black hair and a red string fiddled with the red string at the end of his hair. He mused with a slight smile, "By the way... I need to think about what I say next. I hope she won't think I've become much more boring than before."
...Loren also understood Kamiyahara Xiao on this point. He must have been full of hesitation and indecision when he was talking to Shigure, fearing that she would feel unfamiliar and rejected by him.
However, at nine o'clock in the evening, when this small communicator reconnected to Shi Yu's network, the boy who had been smiling and expressing his inner hesitation just now greeted her naturally and generously: "Good evening, Shi Yu, do you remember me?"
"……dawn."
The girl paused for a moment, and then her voice came out vaguely and softly, with a hint of trembling in her crying voice.
"Why are you crying?" Xiao Xiao sighed, her tone helpless and gentle, "Don't cry, we haven't seen each other for a long time, let's talk about each other and chat, okay?"
Loren: ...
Witnessing Kanhara communicating with Shigure with ease, Loren pushed his glasses and withdrew his understanding and empathy with a cold expression.
...In fact, Shigure never expected to be able to talk to Akatsuki again.
When she heard the boy's familiar voice, something in Shi Yu's heart seemed to be touched gently - he was the first person to express kindness to her and was willing to communicate with her. He was the same as Wayne, and different from others... Shi Yu thought.
With the young man's patient and gentle comfort, Shi Yu slowly stopped sobbing. She felt a little embarrassed, but couldn't help telling him a lot, even pouring out everything she didn't have time to tell Loren last night.
When it was late at night and they had to end their call, Shi Yu asked in a low voice, "Xiao, can I talk to you again tomorrow?"
Xiao was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "...Tomorrow."
Loren: ...
The atmosphere fell silent. Kanhara Akatsuki considerately didn't look at Loren. Shigure didn't realize what this meant to Loren for a moment, and just waited for Akatsuki's agreement with some anticipation.
Loren pushed up his glasses, looked away without saying a word, and said in a slightly indifferent tone: "...You can do whatever you want."
The author has something to say:
This is a story about three people, but Luo has no name, which is so sad.
It’s late again. Try to be earlier next time.
In the next chapter, let Wayne come out and hang out with his sister!
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