Chapter 60
Shi Yu has been very busy recently.
Ever since he got in touch with his friends one by one, Shi Yu's originally free nights no longer existed. Sometimes he listened to Ed's lectures, and sometimes he chatted with Xiao and Loren who were in the military academy... In addition, Wayne might call him holographically at any time, and Xia Feng could occasionally be contacted late at night. The endless communications made Shi Yu feel more and more exhausted.
Shigure lowered his head and absentmindedly drank the last mouthful of miso soup. Then he put down his spoon and fork and looked at Rain hesitantly.
"Shigure."
"Mr. Rain."
The voices rang out at the same time, and Shi Yu was slightly startled.
The light-blond officer nodded slightly, clasping his bare hands on the table. He restrainedly gestured for Shi Yu to speak first.
Shi Yu waved his hand hesitantly: "Um...you go first."
She had originally wanted to tell Rain that she needed to go back to her room early today, as she had a class with Ed that evening and needed to prepare for something. However, Mr. Rain clearly had something to discuss with her, so Shi Yu decided to wait.
The young man's eyes were icy blue, like a lake covered in broken ice in winter. He stared at the girl across from him quietly for two seconds, then said, "My affairs haven't been as busy lately as before. If you'd like to go out and relax, please let me know."
"As the New Year approaches, there are many parties and activities in commercial areas and parks at night." The voice paused slightly, and Rain frowned slightly, as if wondering whether she would like such a mediocre proposal.
"…perhaps you would be interested."
Thinking about his colleague's words, he slowly added.
——Perhaps Omegas of this age would indeed be interested in the more lively market rather than museums and exhibitions. This was the suggestion Alex gave to Rain when he was repeatedly considering where to go out. Rain made a judgment and waited for Shigure's response with a calm expression.
"Huh?"
Shi Yu was stunned for a moment, "Do you have any plans to take me out? ...Will it take up your time?"
Shi Yu was a little surprised that Lei Yin would take the initiative to take her out. Nothing special had happened recently. Shi Yu was busy and rarely communicated with Lei Yin, so she never expressed her desire to go out in words.
"No," the young man denied briefly, "You've been studying too hard in your classes lately, which is causing you stress. Going out and relaxing will help you relax."
Shigure:?
...studying in class? Are you talking about her?
Shi Yu, with a head full of questions, thought hard, then blinked and suddenly remembered.
In recent days, she hadn't had much time to talk to Rain at least after dinner like before, so she always hurried back to her room. Once, when Mr. Rain asked her about it calmly, she answered quite smoothly that there was a teacher online who wanted to give her extra lessons.
This teacher was, of course, Ed, and that day was a class day. While make-up classes did exist, they certainly weren't held every day... She spent most of her time chatting with friends.
Mr. Rein seemed to have misunderstood her.
"Sir, I'm fine, you don't have to worry."
After all, she hadn't really worked hard in class, so she felt embarrassed to accept this kindness. Thinking of this, Shi Yu pursed her lips and smiled, and politely thanked Lei Yin. "Thank you for your concern. If you have time, please have a good rest. I'm here..."
She didn't know when Wayne would call her via hologram. If she went out, she might miss the chance to talk to him. With this thought in mind, Shi Yu's tone became more certain, "I'm fine, don't worry!"
Rain looked at her and was silent for a moment.
Even though her refusal was not unexpected, coupled with the time when Shi Yu returned to the nursing home, this was the second time she rejected Rayne's suggestion to go out, which made Rayne have to think deeply about whether this was the impact of the initial exhibition incident on her.
Recently, even though Shigure hadn't shown any abnormality, Rein had sensed a hint of unintentional avoidance in his haste.
"Shigure," the light-blond officer raised his blue eyes and asked in a serious and calm voice, "Have I neglected your emotions again recently?"
"Eh, you mean...?"
Shi Yu was stunned and showed a puzzled expression.
"I'm busy with work, so I might not have noticed your thoughts at times," Rain said. "If you have any opinions, you can raise them. We can discuss this matter at any time."
In recent days, Shi Yu's conversations with him have suddenly decreased. Even if it was due to extra tutoring as she said one or two times, her attitude also changed accordingly. This was inconsistent with her performance last week and the difference was too great.
Shi Yu no longer sent the same number of messages on his terminal, and he even forgot to reply to the few messages from Rein that he occasionally left. Rein had noticed something was amiss these past two days and had deliberately left work early, returning home to find a suitable opportunity to talk to him. However, the only time Shi Yu had available for him was dinner. Before he could even bring up the topic, he saw the girl hurriedly finish her meal, maintaining proper manners. Then, she smiled and said to him, "Mr. Rein, I'll be back to my room."
Lei Yin did not ask the reason, but just lowered his eyes slightly to observe her face, then nodded coldly in agreement.
After the girl left the restaurant, the light-blond young man tapped the table lightly with his knuckles, a hint of contemplation flashing between his stern brows. He carefully recalled whether he had done anything wrong in the past few days that had made her unhappy.
However, no matter how many times he thought about it, everything was clearly normal between them last week. The officer, who had no experience in getting along with Omegas, could not understand the girl's sudden coldness, nor was he used to Shigure's change. When he mentioned going out to play to her, it was both a test from Rain and a deliberate compensation based on his own experience.
Almost as a habit, the first thing Lei Yin reflected on was his own problems. It was undeniable that Lei Yin, who had been pointed out many omissions in the process of getting along with Shi Yu, subconsciously thought that he was indeed a little slow in some aspects.
"Mr. Rain."
Shi Yu pursed his lips, then looked up at Lei Yin opposite him, as if he was taking a new look at this young man who seemed to have changed a lot compared to before.
Shi Yu thought... Could it be that Mr. Rain thought that she was dissatisfied with him and was angry?
Hearing a hint of apology in the other person's words, Shi Yu thought doubtfully.
"I've been doing fine lately," she said earnestly, organizing her words. "You've been fine too, you haven't neglected me in any way, it's just..."
Having said that, Shi Yu paused, and the scenes of the past few days suddenly emerged in her mind. She blinked, and seemed to realize why Lei asked her this.
"It's just that I've been a bit busy recently."
Shi Yu pinched the corner of his clothes, looked tentatively into the officer's blue eyes, and said with a little embarrassment, "It's my problem. I'm sorry, sir."
After getting in touch with the boys, Shi Yu mostly spoke with them at night. The time when Shi Yu could usually meet and talk with Rein happened to conflict with the time she communicated with her friends. Shi Yu did realize that she had communicated too little with Rein this week. She always said goodbye to Rein in a hurry after dinner and then returned to her room.
——And from Mr. Rain’s apologetic words just now, Shigure suddenly understood.
It turned out that she had ignored not only Xia Feng, but also Mr. Rain.
Therefore, she not only has to take care of her online friends, but also has to take care of Lei Yin in reality, otherwise such misunderstandings will happen again... Just thinking about how to divide her time evenly in the future, Shi Yu began to feel dizzy.
Lei Yin's ice-blue eyes stared at her quietly. After confirming that she had no other emotions, he loosened his clasped hands and pressed the table, saying, "I misunderstood."
Shi Yu shook his head: "I have problems too. I haven't explained the situation to you properly."
"I understand the heavy workload," Rein said. "It's a good thing you're ambitious, but you need a moment of relaxation every now and then. Going out and doing some activities is a good option."
Huh? Shigure looked at the calm and indifferent expression of the young man opposite her and realized that this was Mr. Rain's second invitation to her.
Not knowing what he was thinking about, Shigure lowered his head and answered in a low voice under Rain's thoughtful gaze.
"I'll think about it..."
…
"Rain wants to take you out?" After finishing the tutoring, Ed asked her calmly, "Isn't this a good thing?"
"If it were any other time," Shi Yu was still struggling, "it would be fine..."
Shi Yu actually wanted to go out as well. She hadn't been out for a long time, but she was hesitant because of Wayne and Xia Feng... and the previous exhibition. The boy seemed to sense her mood, so he packed up his things and asked, "So, do you have any plans or concerns?"
Shi Yu said "hmm" vaguely, without mentioning Wayne and Xia Feng, nor did he tell Ed about the incident at the exhibition. He just remained silent quietly.
"I remember you were previously troubled by communication issues with Officer Rein," Ed said. "Without any external factors, he took the initiative to bring this up, proving that he also wants to get along well with you. I think he's learning and changing."
"You'll be living together for about six months. A few occasional activities like this won't alienate you too much. I'm sure Officer Rein will take good care of you on the journey," Ed said calmly. "Of course, it depends on your opinion. I'm just offering suggestions."
"It's really lively outside recently. If you have any ideas, don't worry too much. Go and take a look."
This was Ed's final words before he hung up the phone.
...Do you want to try it?
Shi Yu held the tablet in his arms, thinking blankly about what Ed had said.
She was actually aware of Rain's "transformation." Previously, if she had briefly explained it to him, Rain probably wouldn't have taken her abnormality so seriously.
What happened today was as if the status of her relationship with Mr. Rain had been reversed, which made Shi Yu feel a little strange.
It had been a long time since that exhibition, and Mr. Rain was no longer the same Mr. Rain. Should she give it a try...?
Shi Yu held the tablet, lowered his eyes hesitantly, and finally made a decision.
She slowly flipped to Xia Feng's contact number and clicked on it -
The next day, Shigure accepted Rein's invitation to travel.
She needed a day off every now and then, after all! After explaining the situation to Xia Feng and asking her to pass it on to Wayne, Shi Yu began to wait anxiously for the weekend.
As the New Year approached, the night markets in residential and commercial areas became very prosperous and crowded. Shi Yu saw the bustling crowds in the area on TV, so he hurriedly ran to prepare some equipment to avoid getting lost with Lei Yin if the situation from last time happened again.
On the weekend afternoon, Lei Yin changed into casual clothes and waited patiently for Shi Yu to come out of the room. The young man had a tall and handsome figure, with a neat shirt under his dark lapel coat. He still wore a pair of neat and clean white gloves, and the iron monitoring ring was pressed on the cuff, tightly clamping the slender and powerful wrist bones.
"Mr. Rain!"
Shigure didn't make Rein wait too long because it was so cold, and the girl, wrapped up in fur, opened the door and happily showed herself in a circle before his eyes.
A red fluffy cape, a red coat, and a red hat with a strawberry decoration on the top.
"How's your memory for colors? Does this look good? Is it eye-catching?" She asked excitedly, her fair and delicate cheeks seemed to be slightly flushed. Rain's gaze stayed on her face for a moment, then moved slightly away.
"It suits you very well," he said.
After a pause, the stern-looking officer added slowly, "I've memorized your appearance. Don't worry."
Actually, he wasn't really worried. Besides being more conspicuous dressed like this so that Mr. Rain would notice him at any time, Shi Yu mainly wanted to recapture some of the feeling of celebrating the New Year in the past.
Before reaching the night market, a light snow started to fall from the sky. The cool and fine snowflakes landed on the bustling streets. Shi Yu couldn't help but reach out to catch them, then pursed his lips and smiled as he watched the snowflake melt in his palm.
"Shigure."
She was one meter away from Lei Yin when she heard the young man's voice reminding her, "It's the night market."
Shi Yu was stunned and looked up ahead. On the snowy night, there were crowds of people and countless vendors. The hustle and bustle and the hawking sounds that were quite lively even made Shi Yu ignore that some of the stalls were not run by the owners, but by self-service robots.
However, after the joy, Shi Yu immediately realized that such a dense crowd would be somewhat inconvenient for her and Rein. Firstly, because they had a distance limit on the monitoring ring, it was quite difficult to keep a distance of one meter between them in such a crowded environment and for the two of them to stay together. Secondly, she was not sure whether Rein really remembered her face...
"Um, Mr. Rain..."
"Just choose something that interests you," the light-blond young man nodded slightly. His steady voice made Shi Yu feel slightly relieved. "I'll stay with you closely, don't worry."
This was her second time out in this strange world, and Shigure decided to trust Mr. Rain.
She clutched the necklace Lei Yin had given her, glanced back at the young man standing behind her, and then, mustering her courage, stepped out into the long street. Shi Yu didn't dare walk fast, carefully avoiding the crowds, turning back to look at Lei Yin every two steps. Lei Yin patiently nodded to her again and again, his face always handsome and calm.
After walking less than ten meters, she stopped in front of a stall. Shi Yu wanted to squat down and observe the goods curiously, but the next moment, she suddenly turned her head to look at Rein, as if she suddenly remembered something that made her panic.
"Mr. Rain...you."
She called him a little hurriedly, but when the young man gave her an inquiring look, Shi Yu's disordered breathing gradually calmed down.
She pinched her palm and told herself quietly - Mr. Rain remembered, he was following her all the time, she didn't need to panic.
"You..." Swallowing what he was about to say, Shi Yu looked at Lei Yin with moist eyes and changed the subject, "I didn't bring my tablet with me. Can you help me pay the bill?"
The young man's deep blue eyes glanced at the merchandise in front of Shi Yu, and he agreed without hesitation: "You can choose whatever you want."
The first item Shi Yu bought was a small snowman pendant.
The owner is a very cute Beta woman. She seemed to have heard what Shigure said just now. When checking out, she praised Rein for being handsome and reliable. It seemed that she usually took good care of Shigure. She and Rein seemed to have a very good relationship.
Shi Yu felt that Mr. Lei Yin was indeed very caring towards her, so she nodded and agreed with her compliment. The two girls chatted back and forth. Lei Yin lowered his eyes and looked at the pendant that Shi Yu had bought, listening to the conversation with an unchanged expression. When the conversation between the shopkeeper and Shi Yu deepened and was about to touch on their personal lives, he spoke at the right time: "Shi Yu."
"Yeah, I'm here!"
Shigure raised his hand and responded in a second.
"Let's go check out other shops."
He glanced at the time on his watch, revealing no further emotion, as if calmly offering a suggestion. Shigure didn't think much of it and obediently said "OK" before waving goodbye to the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper's gaze roamed over the two of them, then he smirked, winked at Shigure, and said goodbye.
"Ah, please take it first, Mr. Rain."
When it was time to pay, it was Rein who took the pendant. They couldn't get close to each other, so Rein had to put it somewhere and then move aside, and then Shigure would take it. But now it was too crowded, and there was no space at all. Shigure glanced around and could only apologize to Rein for bothering him first.
Lei Yin didn't care about this kind of thing. Just as he was about to reply, he saw Shi Yu seemed to have seen something interesting again. His small figure paused, then changed direction and walked towards that side happily.
"Mr. Rain!"
She didn't forget to turn around and call him.
Snowflakes fell on the girl's black hair and shawl, and the cool melted snow water wet her long eyelashes. Shi Yu exclaimed softly, closed her eyes and wiped them away randomly.
Due to her hasty movements, the corners of the girl's eyes were rubbed slightly red, and her black eyes became moist and soft due to the dripping snow water. She lowered her eyelashes very low, and the water in her eyes was like trembling tears about to fall. Shi Yu lowered her head with her earlobes hot, and wiped her face quickly and embarrassedly, but at this moment she noticed that Lei Yin's boots stopped two meters away, without moving at all.
"Mr. Rain...?"
Shi Yu called out to him softly, somewhat doubtfully.
In the long and busy street, the young man lowered his eyes without any abnormality, then stepped into his boots and followed her again.
Shi Yu noticed a shop selling fireworks, but these fireworks seemed different from what Shi Yu had imagined. There was no smell of gunpowder, and it was said that they used clean energy that would not pollute the environment. The largest one was only the size of a palm, and looked more like various small toys that could emit strange flames.
"Excuse me, Boss," Shi Yu asked curiously, "Do you have those red, long whip-shaped fireworks that don't have those flames but can explode and make a loud noise?"
The owner of the fireworks shop was a very kind old man. He smiled and waved his hand, saying, "No, no, we don't make those dangerous toys for children."
Shi Yu was stunned for a moment. When she went out, she noticed the sign outside the store and found that this was actually a store that provided ornamental fireworks toys for children under the age of twelve.
"Shigure."
When they were some distance away, Lei Yin calmly warned, "The item you just described is dangerous. If possible, try not to be interested in or touch it."
Rather than fireworks, it looked more like some kind of explosive. As a federal soldier, Rein was wary of this.
Shi Yu nodded in front, lowered her eyes, and said nothing. She walked very slowly, and was a little absent-minded that she did not avoid the crowd beside her in time. Suddenly, she was pushed by a force from the side, and her steps swayed from side to side and she almost fell to the ground.
Lei Yin frowned and almost instantly raised his arm to grab her shoulder, but the young man's palm wearing a neat glove stopped in mid-air, and the cold iron monitoring ring was reflected in his ice-blue eyes.
The girl's slender back staggered like a blade of grass about to be blown down by the wind, but she was lucky enough to stand firm. She turned around, said "I'm sorry" softly, and turned around again. Lei Yin didn't know why she was apologizing.
"Nothing," Lei Yin pondered, staring at her back, "Don't be distracted, pay more attention to the front."
Because of his profession, even though he tried to be gentle, there was still a sense of forced command in his words. Shi Yu patted his cheek, trying hard to get himself out of the depressed mood just now, and nodded, "...Yeah!"
In order to stop thinking about what just happened, Shi Yu went to a few more shops. When he and Rein were buying food for dinner, Rein paid calmly under the strange gaze of the shopkeeper, then stepped back a few steps. The light-blond young man with a cold and sharp temperament gestured to Shi Yu to come up first and get his own meal, as if he was being restrained and polite.
Shi Yu stepped forward embarrassedly, reached out to take his share, then quickly hid aside and watched Rein step forward and take the other one without any expression.
"Mr. Rain, how about that."
Shi Yu took a bite of bread and glanced cautiously at the young man behind him. His voice was vague, as if he was struggling with whether to speak out.
The action she and Rein had just taken seemed to attract quite a few people's attention from the stalls, which made Shi Yu feel a little embarrassed and ashamed. She simply wondered if she should just say "agree" and temporarily lift the restrictions of the monitoring ring. Otherwise, it would be really inconvenient -
They were going back soon anyway... The more Shi Yu thought about it, the more feasible it seemed. She had just turned around to discuss it with Rain when she suddenly saw the light-blond young man stretch out his arm to grab the elbow of a man next to him. The man froze in shock with a red face, and then struggled to pull him away. The officer's strength in restraining the man remained unwavering.
His palms tightened slightly, revealing the distinct male joints on the strict and polite white gloves. Rayne's blue eyes examined him coldly and asked, "What were you trying to do just now?"
The man gasped and turned to glare at Shigure, "This is an Ome…"
Before he could finish his words, Rain's boot kicked the man's knee. He groaned in pain and knelt down.
Shi Yu was frightened and stunned. She had no idea what was happening. The man who was still staring at her even when he was kneeling on the ground made Shi Yu feel extremely terrified. Her eyes wandered around in panic, and she clutched the necklace on her chest, shouting in a trembling voice: "Mr. Rain...!"
A pungent and violent smell rushed into his nostrils, and Shi Yu suddenly realized that the man kneeling on the ground was an Alpha.
Some people around stopped because of this sudden situation, and whispers and discussions flooded into Shi Yu's ears. She couldn't bear the attention and scrutiny, so she wanted to run to Lei Yin in panic, but her body suddenly froze in place.
"The second time, you were the one who hit her just now." The officer removed his gloves and looked down at him emotionlessly, his tone cold and firm. Just as the man gritted his teeth and began to roar, his words were suddenly interrupted by a deadpan kick to his shoulder. He lay on his back, gasping for air in agony.
Then Lei Yin made a light "tsk" sound, bent down, lifted the other's collar with one hand, and stuffed the removed gloves into the Alpha's mouth.
"Shigure." After forcibly incapacitating the other party, Lei Yin stood up and frowned at the girl standing in a daze not far away. "Are you injured anywhere?"
In the noisy and crowded crowd, Shi Yu stood still. She pursed her lips tightly and looked at Rain with a pale face. Tears filled her eyes and then fell bit by bit.
Tears wet her cheeks and she moved her lips slightly, but no sound came out.
"Shigure, you..."
Lei Yin's blue eyes narrowed slightly. The girl's expression was a little abnormal. He planned to go closer to check her condition, but Shi Yu ran over eagerly and anxiously first, and then hid behind him like a frightened and stressed cat.
"agree."
She suppressed the trembling and panic in her voice and spoke softly.
Lei Yin's tall and slender back stiffened slightly. He frowned but did not turn around.
Shi Yu pulled at the corner of the young man's coat, and she did not let go no matter whether Rein took her out of the long street and took the obviously abnormal Alpha to the police station, or whether Rein and she got in the hovercraft together and were on the way home.
"It's okay, Shigure."
After arriving home, Rein led her to the living room and sat down on the sofa with the little tail who refused to let go of his clothes. The officer tried to comfort her in a steady voice, "That Alpha's mental power was disturbed, so he acted so recklessly. Fortunately, you were not hurt."
Shi Yu shook her head, not knowing what to say. She sobbed softly, took a deep breath, and whispered an apology to Lei Yin: "Thank you, sir...I."
She didn't even... notice the Alpha's actions at all.
The fear brought about by the aftermath made Shi Yu unable to suppress the trembling in her body. She didn't even dare to think about what she would do if Mr. Rain hadn't noticed her. What if it was like the time at the exhibition, she...
"I'm sorry, sir." She herself didn't know why this happened, but she apologized in a confused and intermittent sob voice, "I'm sorry..."
"This has nothing to do with you. You don't have to be like this." Lei Yin's blue eyes were deep, and he noticed that Shi Yu's emotions were a little out of control. He was thinking about how to comfort him when he saw the girl suddenly let go of his clothes and stood up with red eyes.
"I'll go back first, Mr. Rein."
When she set out, she looked expectant and had a bright smile on her face. However, in less than three hours, the girl's fair and rosy cheeks were covered with tear marks.
Rain looked at her quietly.
Considering that Shi Yu might need some time to calm down, the officer did not try to persuade him to stay.
Only when her breath disappeared in the hall did Lei Yin close his eyes slightly and pinch his eyebrows subconsciously. When he opened his blue eyes again, Lei Yin frowned and noticed the eye-catching wrinkle on the corner of his coat.
He used his fingertips to gently smooth out the wrinkles, but even after combing them smooth, faint creases were still visible.
The feeling of the damp, slightly cool fabric spread to my fingertips.
Rain calmly realized that these were her anxiety and tears.
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