Miss Assassin is heavily addicted

Chapter 85 Epilogue. Is bickering, no matter when, a sign of a friendly relationship?
The rain was misty, and even the wind carried a chill.

The rain that had been falling from the sky had subsided, leaving only a torrent of puddles flowing through the streets. The dark blue night sky was beautifully clear, the cleanest sky it had ever seen after being washed clean.

The umbrella was dripping rainwater.

He Ye helped Lolis walk unsteadily. Having just spoken his heartfelt words, he felt relaxed, his eyes filled with relief. No matter the final outcome, he had left himself a way out, doing right by the organization and by himself.

Unexpectedly, Lolis had already considered him a friend. What I had thought was an incompatibility was actually a sign of a friendly relationship.

Thinking about it carefully, it makes sense. Who would help you while complaining? It's just that she was a girl at first, so she didn't put herself in that situation. He Ye was filled with emotion. She never expected that the second buddy she would make in her life would be Loris.

She's actually a really nice person.

Suddenly, the leaves swayed, and a cold wind rose.

A cool evening breeze swept across He Ye's fine black hair. Before he could even catch his breath, the umbrella in his hand tumbled backward with a 'whoosh'. The cheap umbrella, bought for 10 crowns, was already tattered in the previous downpour, and now the strong wind had broken its last frame.

Click.

The two looked at each other in disbelief. All that remained was the umbrella, which seemed to sway in mid-air like a flower petal, before finally rolling to the ground.

Fortunately, the rain has subsided considerably, and it's now just a light drizzle, so getting wet isn't as bad as the previous downpours.

"Uh... can it still be used if I pick it up?" He Ye said, then quickly ran over.

Loris stood there, her eyes dull, and moved her left ankle slightly. It hurt a little but she could bear it. Then she looked up at He Ye, who was squatting on the ground, fiddling with an umbrella whose frame was broken. She felt more and more lonely as she looked at him.

Loris knew why she felt this way. It was as if a voice inside her was saying, "Do you regret it? You could have taken things further, but you chose to distance yourself from me."

“How annoying…” Loris muttered softly.

He Ye stood up and sighed, "It's completely ruined. We can only get soaked in the rain or find shelter by the roadside. What do you think?"

“I’m fine now.” Loris took a deep breath and turned her head, her voice calm. “It won’t take long to get back in the rain, and there’s no point in lingering on the roadside any longer.”

He Ye thought it made a lot of sense, so he took off his suit jacket as he walked over to her and offered it to her in a friendly manner. However, this time she pushed it away: "No, it stinks."

"Hmm?" He Ye sensed something was wrong again.

Upon hearing this, he picked up the black suit jacket and sniffed it. It only smelled of himself. Although it was a little damp, it was still better than getting caught in the rain. Wouldn't it be better to just put it over his head?

"It doesn't taste like anything." He Ye covered her head with her hand and tossed it over again. "You really don't want it?"

"Are you trying to kill me?" Loris threw the coat back at her.

"Huh?..." He Ye was completely confused.

"Shall I help you?" He Ye tentatively reached out his hand.

“No need, I’m not that weak.” Loris slapped away the expressionless face again.

"..."

The girl's thoughts seemed to change even faster than the rain. Wasn't the atmosphere just fine before? He Ye had his arm around her shoulder and they were like brothers... but now the atmosphere had completely changed, and they seemed like friends who had grown apart.

Keheye didn't even know what a gap was.

He could only follow behind, frowning in confusion. The two of them walked slowly along the eaves of the shops on the street, one after the other. Although they would get wet in the rain, to be honest, they were already soaked before, so a little more rain wouldn't make a difference.

Honestly, it's really cold.

As April draws to a close, marking the tail end of spring, summer will arrive after this rain – a heavy evening rain at the turn of spring and summer heralds the starkly different temperatures at these two points in time.

I don’t know how much time has passed.

Suddenly, the two of them started walking.

A stranger appeared not far away. It was a girl standing on the street corner. She was not holding an umbrella and was getting wet in the rain. There was sadness in her dim eyes. It was already late at night and it was still raining, but she was holding a hand-knitted scarf and waiting for someone.

He Ye and Lolis, who were passing by, did not attract her attention.

To her, the two were just pedestrians seeking shelter from the rain.

He Ye and Lolis didn't know why she was standing there, after all, it was just silly of her to get soaked in the rain—but soon, with the appearance of another young man, what unfolded before their eyes was a melodramatic soap opera.

The soaking wet girl rushed forward and handed him her hand-knitted scarf, but the young man ignored her and refused outright.

He even left her the umbrella he had brought, then turned away in the rain, his meaning quite clear.

"Why... Shel, don't you love me?"

The girl's soft sobs echoed through the street. She knelt on the ground, picked up the rain-soaked scarf, and walked away unsteadily, leaving the umbrella behind unattended.

Seeing this, Loris's already depressed mood became even more agitated, and she stood still without taking a single step forward.

Before anyone knew it, He Ye came to her side and blurted out:

"So many beautiful women fall for idiots, and so many idiots don't appreciate them."

The nonchalant tone made Lolis turn her head, and after He Ye finished speaking, he put his hands on his head and rushed into the rain without any trees or eaves to block the rain. The rain hit his body and was so cold that he cried out.

"It's so cool in Wuhu!"

It still looks as funny as ever.

But the more Lolis heard his words, the more they bothered her. Although she didn't quite understand them, she knew they were a sigh of emotion. Meanwhile, He Ye ran out, picked up the umbrella, and chased after the girl who had left earlier.

Loris was taken aback.

Then a moment later, he ran back with an umbrella.

"The lady said she lived nearby and didn't need an umbrella, so she gave it to me. Now we have an umbrella again and don't have to worry about getting wet in the rain."

After He Ye finished speaking, he handed the umbrella to Lolis. The umbrella was a bit small and couldn't fit two people. They had already reached the vicinity of Seagull Street. He would be home in about ten minutes. However, Lolis lived further away. The townhouse was at least half an hour away.

"Thank you," Loris said subtly.

He Ye: "You're welcome. Aren't we friends?"

“…” Loris was speechless.

The regret that she had almost suppressed welled up in her heart again. If he hadn't been so friendly, Loris could have walked home calmly, but he always liked to approach her like this.

That's too much of a cheating.

Loris took a deep breath, looking sullen, and asked, "What did you mean by what you just said?"

"What?" He Ye looked over.

“What do you mean by ‘So many beauties love idiots, and so many idiots don’t appreciate it’?” Loris scoffed. “Uh…it’s a proverb from my hometown.” He Ye didn’t expect her to remember his casual remark, so he explained casually, “It means that you like someone but that person doesn’t appreciate it, and ‘idiot’ means the same as ‘fool’.”

Lorice couldn't help but hum, "Then you're an idiot too."

"." It seemed like I was inexplicably insulted.

“No, no, no, the reason this saying has spread is because young men really don’t understand love—” He Ye retorted.

He remembered that female classmates had asked for his QQ number before. He had once left a proud statement that he would only add boys and not girls. One girl even added him three or four times, and even changed her QQ profile picture to a two-dimensional anime girl. But He Ye had read his message but did not reply. He wondered why she would add him.

It wasn't until belatedly realizing what had happened that I came to my senses.

Back then, I truly deserved the saying, "How many beautiful women love a fool, and how many fools don't cherish them."

“But I am a mature man now, and I have my own universal views on love. Something like what just happened would never happen. At least I would not let a girl wait for me in the rain. Instead, I would make it clear beforehand that if I disliked her, there would be no such moment,” He Ye said calmly.

After listening, Loris remained silent for a long time: "And what about liking it?"

"Like her?" He Ye thought for a moment, "Then let's start by being friends, learn about her likes and dislikes, and then gradually appear in her sight more often. Finally, on a perfectly timed afternoon, hand her a love letter of two hundred words with a forget-me-not inside, and ask her if she would like to date me. After all, liking someone should be done step by step, and confessing is a notification, not a battle cry..."

As He Ye talked, she recalled her unpleasant past at the bakery. She realized that this strategy was indeed very useful, but unfortunately, it was easy for someone else to beat her to it if she was not careful.

He couldn't help but sigh and lament. Why did this guy have to bring up such painful memories?
With a bold gesture, He Ye covered his head with his suit jacket and walked into the rain to hurry home: "Anyway, now that you have an umbrella, hurry home and don't catch a cold."

Loris froze, recalling his words and feeling a kind of trap-like temptation. Only when he turned around after saying something unintentional did Loris purse her lips and speak.

"So you mean...no..." Loris's eyes darted away as she slowly said, "I mean, we're friends?"

“…Of course.” He Ye didn’t understand what he was saying, but he nodded in response.

Loris looked up and felt that the raindrops seemed to slow down. Even though he was dressed like a turtle hiding in a suit and didn't look handsome at all, even his wet, wispy black hair was limp, Loris still felt her heart race—she didn't understand.

However, they slowly took their first steps forward.

then,

"No, don't misunderstand. I'm just worried that you might catch a cold tomorrow and be unable to report to the security department. I've been taking care of you this week, and I can't let you embarrass yourself at the end."

Lolis seemed to suddenly become much friendlier. Her ears turned red as she brushed past him, but the umbrella that hit He Ye on the forehead was still inexplicable.

Ok?
"You do not want?"

"Who needs you to take care of them? Take care of yourself." Loris snorted, and then walked very slowly.

Clearly, her injuries are still a problem.

"..."

He Ye thought he understood what girls' hearts were like, but he didn't understand what it meant for his buddies to have girls' hearts... But overall, it was developing in a good direction, so it didn't matter.

He opened his umbrella, shaking off the rainwater with a "whoosh," and He Ye quickly followed, trying to persuade him:
"It's raining, so please be careful. Don't let yourself catch a cold tomorrow, sir."

"Speak up."

"Okay, whatever makes you happy... I wish this rain would stop now. It's been almost two hours, it's been so long."

Having reached her side, He Ye tilted the umbrella towards her and said casually, "If the rain stops, we can both avoid getting wet."

I sensed that subtle tilt.

"You don't like rain?" Loris turned around.

He Ye was somewhat taken aback and answered instinctively:
"It's not a matter of liking or disliking it, I just simply hate this kind of heavy rain. I would feel at ease if it was raining heavily with thunder and lightning before I fell asleep, but getting soaked to the bone is a different story..."

As they were talking, He Ye was elbowed.

"Hiss..." It was too sudden to dodge.

"Move the umbrella back," Loris grumbled. "I like the rain."

"..." What else could He Ye say?

Before he could even straighten the umbrella handle, Loris stepped out from under it—the drizzling rain fell on her, her pale golden hair fluttering behind her, but she didn't seem cold at all, and even seemed to enjoy the rain, as she said.

The passing wind carried a familiar scent.

The soles of my shoes rippled through the puddles, splashing water between my hem and feet as my skirt swayed. The sudden clap of thunder was not frightening—as white branches flashed across the sky, the rain-soaked street seemed to stretch out in slow motion.

"Fool."

Lolis turned around and mocked, but her face held a gentle smile that He Ye had never seen before.

He Ye was stunned for a moment.

Although he himself did not realize that he had memorized this scene, he only belatedly realized that it was a rare smile. She was as gentle as a normal girl, but most of the time she was arrogant and unreasonable, with a certain sense of conviction.

So much so that He Ye felt as if a voice was whispering in her heart, saying, "Oh no, oh no, this kind of charm is really powerful. I clearly like mature women, so what if I'm attracted to this kind of scene?"
But it seems I really can't forget her smile in the rain.

"Hey, why are you suddenly staring at me?" Loris asked subtly.

"It's nothing, I just think you're really beautiful."

He Ye spoke frankly, revealing that the mature woman faction had regained the upper hand in his mind after he came to his senses. He felt that this was just a temporary lapse in concentration, so he calmly brushed it off.

Kloris's cheeks immediately flushed.

What should have been a flattering compliment turned into an inexplicable physical advance the next second. Lolis approached He Ye, clearly embarrassed and indignant, wanting to elbow him—damn it, why does she always have to get handsy? She even managed to grab He Ye's tie in a fit of rage, ready to strangle him and make him take back what he just said! It seemed the compliment had made her cheeks flush with embarrassment and shame!

He Ye immediately surrendered: "Stop, stop, stop!"

"Glib-tongued and frivolous!" Loris blushed and scolded.

Undoubtedly, they were on high alert. He Ye even surrendered again, dropping his umbrella and fleeing in a sorry state. Her grip was incredibly strong; she didn't hold back at all!

So that's why they're fighting again!
The rain was still drizzling under the curtain of rain. He Ye felt a temporary sense of relief that he could not catch up with Lolis. He could say that he had escaped a disaster or that he had survived... But when he turned around, he saw her suddenly stagger and lean on the tree trunk next to her. He realized that her old injury must have relapsed, so He Ye had no choice but to go over and support her.

This time, she wasn't pushed away; instead, her wrist was supported and placed on her shoulder.

"You need to change your habit of hitting people. Although it doesn't matter to me as a friend, who would tolerate you if you started dating someone else?"

"Too talkative!"

"Ouch... How could you step on my foot like that?"

Volume 3. A Happy Couple (The End)

(End of this chapter)