Chapter 61
◎Touko’s tenderness◎
Toru Amuro's face was rarely red, but it was hard to see with his skin color. Xiaozi didn't notice it either and continued talking to herself.
As Xiao Zi spoke, a genuine smile appeared on his face, a rare exception to his usual professional smile. He said gently, "I won't do that again. I won't let her worry."
It seemed like he was talking to himself, but also like he was talking to Xiaozi.
She turned and looked outside, but there was nothing outside except the hustle and bustle of traffic. Yet, he looked at her with such tenderness, so gentle it could almost draw you in. The corner of his mouth lifted slightly, causing one side of his cheek to sag slightly. He opened his thin lips and said, "She must have been worried sick these past few days."
Xiao Zi, always the first to watch, saw Toru Amuro looking out the door. She quickly leaned over the edge of the bar, straining her head. Sure enough, she saw his face full of tenderness. She couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Amuro, when did you start liking Miss Jia Xi? But Miss Jia Xi looks like she's still a little immature."
When Toru Amuro heard the voice, he turned his head, smiled but did not answer. He walked into the warehouse, took out an apron, put it on, reached behind him, and skillfully tied a knot.
Xiaozi didn't care and continued to work. After all, this was someone else's private matter. If he didn't want to talk about it, she would feel embarrassed to ask too much. She still had some sense of propriety.
Amuro Toru walked behind the bar, picked up the unwashed cup in the sink, and began to wash it. He looked at the cup in his hand, and his mind couldn't help but recall what Xiaozi had just said, when he started to like her.
When it was, to be honest, he himself didn't know. At first, he was wary of her, worried that she had ulterior motives. Later, after talking about it, although he still had a sense of vigilance, it was not much left. It seemed that until that life-or-death situation, she almost lost her life.
He still vividly remembers the moment the doctor issued the critical illness notice that day, his hands trembled as he signed. Although the surgery was successful and she was transferred to the intensive care unit, her condition relapsed that evening, and she was rushed back to the operating room. The doctor issued another critical illness notice. The surgery lasted over ten hours, and he remained outside the operating room for all of that time, without leaving.
Others will never know how nervous he was when he was standing outside the door. He was inexplicably afraid that a life would be lost just like that.
Because after the doctor issued the critical illness notice for the second time, he had already told him that the patient was dying and they could only try their best to save him. As for whether they could succeed, it really depended on God's will.
He had never told An Jiaxi about all this. She still thought that although she was injured by Gin and had some sequelae, her life was not in any danger.
In fact, it was not the case. She almost met God and had one foot in, but was pulled back in the end.
From then on, he seemed to be inexplicably worried about everything about her, and even did something inappropriate and moved into her house.
But at that time, I was really worried about her health and had no other thoughts.
"Ding-ling", the sound of wind chimes at the door interrupted Toru Amuro's thoughts. He raised his head and saw Muan Jiaxi walking in with a bag of medicine in his hand.
Seeing him at the bar, she came in directly, put the bag aside, took out a band-aid from it, tore off the outer wrapping paper, gestured to him and said, "You are too tall, squat down a little, otherwise I can't reach you."
Toru Amuro put the cup in the sink, squatted down obediently, bent down and put his face close to her to cooperate with her so that it would be easier for her to stick it on.
Mu'an Jiaxi didn't feel anything was wrong. He focused on his wound and didn't think much about it.
Looking at the wound on his face, she put the Band-Aid back on, took out a cotton swab to disinfect it first, and then rubbed something on his face, blowing gently while rubbing, for fear that the medicine would cause pain in the wound.
Finally, she put a Band-Aid on the wound, being very gentle, as if afraid of hurting him.
While carefully taping the edges tightly, he kept nagging, "Be more careful next time and don't let yourself get hurt again. The wound is bleeding, and you don't even think of putting a band-aid on it."
Although every word she said was nagging, it was full of worry, and the heartache in her eyes was almost overflowing from her eyes.
Toru Amuro didn't say a word the whole time. He half bent over and waited patiently for her to finish. He felt her little hands stroking his face, felt a hint of coolness on his face, and felt the warmth of her proximity. His whole heart softened all of a sudden.
Hearing her complaints, he felt happy instead and said softly, "I'll be sure to pay attention next time."
The two of them were "in love with each other", but Xiao Zi was trapped at the bar, forced to be a VIP audience, unable to leave. She could only turn her back to them, pretending to be deaf and unable to hear, working hard on her own work, trying to make herself invisible and not disturb them.
Amuro Toru stood up straight, looked at the girl in front of him who was worried about him, and said apologetically: "I'm sorry that I didn't tell you these days because I had something to do. I made you worry. I won't do that again in the future."
Mu An Jiaxi said sympathetically, "It's okay, I understand." Then he pointed outside and said, "I'm going out now. I won't disturb you while you're working."
Amuro Toru smiled gently, "Yeah."
Mu'an Jiaxi packed up the garbage, picked up the medicine bag, and walked out. When he passed the side of the bar, he threw the garbage into the trash can.
I sat back in my original seat, playing with my phone while accompanying him, waiting for him to get off work.
Not long after sitting down, Conan came down again and saw Toru Amuro at the bar. He turned around and met Conan's gaze. The two smiled knowingly without any extra words.
After ordering the food, Conan came to Muan Jiaxi's seat and sat opposite her.
Seeing that he came down at noon and was not eating at home, Mu An Jia Xi asked curiously: "Didn't Xiao Lan cook lunch?"
Conan replied, "She went out with Sonoko-sister."
Mu'an Jiaxi asked in confusion, "Why don't you go with them?"
Conan took out his phone and sent a message. Hearing this, he said, "I have to go to the doctor's house this afternoon because we are going camping tomorrow and need to prepare."
When she heard this, she couldn't help but want to complain. If she remembered correctly, they should go camping every week, and they haven't gotten tired of it yet. "I remember you guys go camping every week, and you never get tired of it."
Conan was also helpless about this. He was not interested, but those kids were really enthusiastic about it. He sighed and said, "Then you should ask Genta and the others. They really like camping once a week."
Amuro Toru came up with the food and heard what they were talking about. He also asked, "Where are we going camping?"
Conan took the food, picked up the cup and took a sip of the drink and said, "Osaka, because they said we have been to all the places around here and it is boring to go again, so we decided to go a little further this time and visit some places we have never been to."
Mu'an Jiaxi rested her chin on the table with her hand, staring blankly ahead. Conan's words had given her an idea. She felt bored staying at home, with nothing to do. She thought it would be a good idea to go out and have some fun with them, so she said, "I'll go with you. I hope you don't mind having one more person."
Conan bit his sandwich, his expression unchanged, and said nonchalantly, "I don't mind. If you want to go, just follow me."
Suddenly, a voice came from behind, saying loudly: "Mr. Amuro, the store is not busy anyway, why don't you go and play tomorrow?"
Several people were attracted by the sound and turned around to see Xiao Zi looking at them with a smile in his eyes at the bar. Mu An Jia Xi said worriedly, "I hope he will be fired for asking for leave just now."
Toru Amuro looked down at her with a smile on his lips and gentle eyes, but this certain person didn't notice anything at all, and didn't even look at him.
Xiao Zi noticed this scene with his sharp eyes and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Miss Jia Xi, our store manager is a very good person and won't mind."
Mu'an Jiaxi still felt that this was not a good idea. Although Amuro Toru had asked for leave every few days before, he was afraid that the store manager might get in a bad mood one day and suddenly fire him.
Besides, I come back and ask for another day off just to go out and play. Do you really not mind?
When Muan Jiaxi wanted to say something else, Amuro Toru retracted his gaze, looked at Xiao Zi, and said directly: "Then I'm sorry to trouble Miss Zi.
"Ah." Mu'an Jiaxi looked up in astonishment. He hadn't expected him to agree. He really wasn't afraid of being fired. He asked in confusion, "You really want to go?"
He nodded seriously and said, "Yes."
Mu'an Jiaxi wanted to persuade him further, but then he thought better of it and decided to let him go. He must be tired from being busy with public security matters these days, so let him relax.
Toru Amuro had been observing her expression and could tell what she was thinking. His heart softened involuntarily and he looked at her with a smile on his face.
Mu'an Jiaxi was looking down in thought when she suddenly felt someone staring at her. She raised her head and met those deep eyes. Her heart skipped a beat and she stammered, "What's wrong?"
Amuro Toru smiled and said, "It's okay." Then he went back to the bar.
next day
After finishing his breakfast, Muan Jiaxi took Toru Amuro's car to the doctor's house at the agreed time.
She got out of the car first and pressed the doorbell of the doctor's house. The door opened quickly. A little girl of seven or eight years old opened the door. The little girl looked at her and said, "You really came on time." The little girl's words and deeds were very mature, like a little adult.
Mu'an Jiaxi approached her with a playful smile and said, "I'm afraid if I come too early, they won't be here yet. Xiao Ai, we haven't seen each other for a long time. Did you miss me?" He raised his hand and rubbed her face. It was so bouncy and felt really good.
Huiyuan Ai slapped her hand away in disgust and said two words coolly, "No."
Mu'an Jiaxi immediately covered his chest with his hands and pretended to be sad, saying, "You really make me so sad. You don't even think about me at all."
Huiyuan Ai looked at her poor acting and said that she really couldn't bear to watch it. She ignored her and turned back into the house. Mu'an Jiaxi immediately followed her. She saw that several children were already in the house. When they saw her, they shouted, "Sister Jiaxi."
At once, they all gathered around, chattering, "Sister Jia Xi, are you going camping with us too?"
Mu'an Jiaxi smiled and said, "Yes."
Seeing that everyone was there, Huiyuan Ai went back to her room, got a bag, and said to them, "Now that everyone is here, let's go. We can leave now."
Several children raised their hands excitedly and said, "Okay."
Mu'an Jiaxi followed them out of the door. As soon as she walked out of the door, she saw two people standing on the side of the road. The one on the left was Amuro Toru, and the one opposite him with pink hair and squinting eyes was Ooshi Subaru. As soon as she came out, she felt the gunpowder spreading in the air. The two men stood face to face, with swords drawn, and it felt like they were about to fight.
Seeing that something was not right, Muan Jiaxi hurried forward and pulled Amuro Toru away.
He didn't resist and just went along. But before he left, he stared at someone stubbornly with sharp eyes, as if he wanted to eat him.
Mu'an Jiaxi pulled him aside and advised, "You're just meeting someone for the first time and you already look like you're going to hit them. That's not good."
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