Model worker and his little darling

"Then do you believe Gin?"

“I believe in him, from the past until now, I have always believed in him.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Pingqing felt a pang of pain in his heart.

"Does Gin know what you're thinking?"

"know."

That's what he said to Gin last time: forever and the future are too rare; he only wants the present.

Chikako patted Hirakiyo's head and sighed.

"When feelings come into play, they're gone. Once something starts, there's no way to control how it develops. I'm not against you two being together; I just hope you can think things through more, that you can trust each other enough, and that that trust can last. After all, those of us living in darkness have experienced more bloodshed and betrayal than anything else."

Ping Qing nodded. Betrayal?

After listening for so long, Ito Shuji smiled and looked at Hirai, "I'll find an opportunity to talk to Gin. It's getting late, you should get some rest. Even if something changes in the future, you still have us. Your mother and I will always be on your side."

Ping Qing pouted, "I'm going back to my place. I won't stay here and get in your way."

"Go quickly, go quickly."

Seeing his mother telling him to leave, Pingqing slumped onto the sofa. "Mom, you weren't like this just now. Aren't I the person you love the most? How can you send your precious son away? I still want to take you out to play."

"If you're not leaving, then you can sleep on the sofa."

Seeing his mother's heartless expression, Pingqing got up and left. His mother was in a bad mood tonight, so he should behave himself to avoid being beaten by a mixed-gender group without being able to fight back.

Back in his safe house, Heikiri lay on the sofa, thinking about the feeling he'd just experienced. It was all too familiar; it was the feeling of death from his past life. Why did that feeling arise when he talked about trusting Gin?

"Xiao Qi, what are you doing? Come out and chat for a bit."

[Host, you're scared.]

"Really? Even though I've forgotten most of what happened in my past life, this feeling has penetrated my very soul."

[Your Qin-chan really cares about you, don't worry, she won't betray you.]

"Actually, betrayal... doesn't matter. Sigh, I'm so tired."

[Host, you need to step up your game! You're trying to cause trouble, aren't you? If you keep this up, none of my good ideas will come in handy.]

"I want to move."

After saying that, Pingqing closed his eyes, ignoring Xiaoqi's incessant chatter. He was truly bewitched, actually asking Xiaoqi to chat with him.

However, what he said was not wrong.

After lying in the safe house for two days, Hirakiyo saw Gin.

Gin sat on the sofa, looking at the languidly lying Hirai beside him, "How long are you planning to hide?"

"I'm not hiding. If I were hiding, none of you would be able to find me."

Seeing the stubborn Pingqing, Gin pulled him into his arms and leaned on Pingqing's shoulder. "If I don't come to find you, when are you planning to go out and meet people?"

Have you met my parents?

"Well, what happened?"

Ping Qing immediately became interested. "What did you two talk about?"

"Don't tell you."

Taira no Kiyoshi: ...

"Gin, you've gone astray."

Gin kissed Taira no Kiyoshi's cheek and asked why he didn't tell them from the beginning, and also said that you were still young and that he shouldn't bully you.

Pingqing looked at Gin, but he didn't quite believe what he was saying.

Suddenly, Pingqing realized that his combined age across both lifetimes was older than Gin's. In other words, Gin was the young grass, while he was the old cow, yet he had been pretending to be young all along.

Thinking of this, Pingqing lost all his energy, and he couldn't bear to face anyone.

Gin, seeing Hirai's dazed expression, reached out and pinched his cheek. "What are you thinking about?"

"Hmm, I'm thinking that my mental age is older than yours. I'm old, I can't do it anymore, it's time to retire."

Gin:......

Children's thought processes are different from normal people's, and he's already used to it.

"Yu Lu, you said you'd do missions with me, but you ran off ahead of time. I haven't even settled the score with you yet."

Ping Qing sighed, "I'm so old, what missions am I going to do?"

Gin slapped Hirakiyo on the head. "Be normal, or I'll punch you..."

The unfinished words were full of threat.

Pingqing covered his head, looking at Gin with a wronged expression, "Gin, how dare you bully an old man like me? Humph, I don't like you anymore."

Seeing Hirai's antics, Gin clenched his fist and gestured to Hirai.

Pingqing, remembering the time he was beaten so badly he couldn't move, jumped back immediately. "Gin, I still remember the grudge from last time. You just wait."

"Okay, I'll wait." The little brat is still a long way from turning the tables, but now he has a way to deal with Pingqing's antics: he can just suppress him with force.

Pingqing poured himself a glass of water and sat down a good distance away from Gin. "Let's go, aren't we supposed to be on a mission?"

He just wanted to be a little emo, but Gin ended up chasing him around doing missions. Ugh, causing trouble again means getting beaten up. How pathetic he is. Sigh, when will he ever turn his life around?

Seeing Pingqing sighing, Gin dragged him out the door, saying that if he did more work, he wouldn't have time to cause trouble here.

After a busy day, Pingqing became the driver and drove towards his father's place.

Looking at the unfamiliar place, Gin asked Hirai, "What are you doing here?"

Ping Qing smiled slightly, "Let's eat. My mom told me to bring you here. How about it, Gin, you can take my surname from now on." After saying that, he took Gin's hand and walked into the house.

Gin:......

Something seems not quite right.

Chikako and Shuji Ito, who were inside the house, nodded as they watched the two people walk in. The two of them standing together were indeed a pleasing sight to behold.

After the four of them sat down, Chikako looked at Gin and said, "Now you're part of our family too."

Pingqing's eyes widened. Is Mom really that fierce?

Seeing their expressions, Chikako raised an eyebrow. "What? You two are together now, aren't you family?"

Pingqing glanced at Gin, her ears turning red, and immediately said, "Okay, okay, Gin, call her Mom."

Seeing Gin's bewildered expression, Hirai tried hard to suppress his laughter, then picked up a piece of apple and stuffed it into Gin's mouth, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, come on, let's eat."

After saying that, he served food to everyone.

Gin glared at Hirakiyo, who patted Gin reassuringly.

Chikako and Shuji Ito exchanged a glance. They hadn't expected that Hirai and Gin would get along so...fun in private, which was different from what they had imagined.

After finishing their meal, Heikichi and Gin left.

As soon as they stepped outside, Pingqing poked Gin's cheek. "Hehe, Gin, your ears turned red just now."

Gin kicked Hirakiyo, but Hirakiyo dodged it.

"Oh, Koto-chan~, don't be shy."

Watching the two bickering outside, Chikako sighed. She felt like Gin was raising a child.