After Boqi moved into my closet, the quiet life is gone forever

Xiangzi was a little caught off guard by Chaoyang's string of words.

"you…"

He wanted to refute, but what Chaoyang said was indeed reasonable. If Chaoyang was really angry, he could just overturn the chessboard.

"Don't be so inexplicably hostile to me. I've been helping you from the very beginning. To be frank, if I really only covet your body, there are much simpler ways to achieve it."

"What do you want."

Xiangzi glared at Chaoyang

"As an investor, isn't it okay to connect with your band leader?"

So Chaoyang said with a smile.

But Xiangzi just frowned and turned his head away.

"……up to you."

"You've been busy all day, you haven't eaten yet. Let's have a meal together first."

Chaoyang planned to solve Xiangzi's problem as much as possible before leaving. If it didn't work, he would just give it a try. Right now, the person he felt most sorry for was Aine. Although to be honest, he felt that he was not wrong, he was indeed the actual beneficiary of the accident...

[No, I don’t want her virginity either, and I don’t have a virgin complex…]

Chaoyang sighed, thinking that he was really sick and had nothing to do but blame himself.

Putting aside Chaoyang's inner worries, Xiangzi did not refuse after hearing Chaoyang's words. He turned his eyes from Chaoyang to his watch to check the time.

He said calmly while checking the memo on his phone.

"Okay. ...I'm going to the bathroom before that."

…………

"Thank you for your hard work... Excuse me, I'm Toyokawa Shoko, scheduled to be on duty at 6 pm. I'm sorry, but something unexpected happened. Please allow me to take a short leave... Yes... I'm so sorry, I'll pay more attention next time... I'm so rude."

In a corner of the subway station, Xiangzi had just finished a phone call, and it was obvious that the call was to his workplace.

He put away his phone, his face still looking a little tired.

For a moment, she was considering whether to marry Chaoyang directly so that she could return to her old life.

But this thought lasted less than a few seconds and was immediately dismissed by myself.

He patted his face to cheer himself up, then immediately swiped his card to exit the station.

"Sorry for the waitting."

Xiangzi just made an excuse to go to the station to use the restroom, and Chaoyang was waiting in front of the ticket gate.

"Is there anything you want to eat?"

"Western food..."

Xiangzi answered nonchalantly with a poker face that was even colder than usual.

"...Did something happen? Why do you seem to have become even colder?"

Chaoyang expressed his opinion of Xiangzi without any regard for social etiquette.

"It's just your imagination... I know a good Western restaurant. It's near Gaienmae Station... Let's go there."

That was the store that Xiangzi's father would occasionally take her to before.

"Of course. If you're going to Gaienmae Station, you're taking the Ginza Line, right? Then you'll have to take the subway."

After saying that, the two of them walked towards the underground station, intending to take the subway.

Sitting in the subway

"Come to think of it, there's not a penny left from the money I gave you? Move out of that shabby house in Akabane."

Bored Chaoyang casually asked Xiangzi who was sitting next to him.

Xiangzi looked at Chaoyang as if he were an idiot.

"Master Chaoyang, don't you know my family's situation? Thanks to your family, my bastard father owes hundreds of millions and has long been restricted from spending. Any money in his account would be immediately transferred to the creditors."

"...Huh? Why not just rent the place in someone else's name? Rich people who go bankrupt and transfer their assets can have as much as they want, and their dogs still eat tomahawk steaks."

"..."

Xiangzi stopped talking. She didn't like this.

At her core, she is still that naive young lady, and if possible, she would like to change the status quo in an upright way.

The two fell into silence.

The surrounding passengers were either looking down at their phones or resting their eyes. At this moment, the subway car suddenly shook violently, the lights flickered, and then there was a loud bang.

"Earth, earthquake!"

Everyone realized what was happening. Earthquakes in Tokyo were not uncommon, but it was rare for such a huge earthquake to occur.

The passengers' screams filled the entire carriage, and everyone's faces were filled with panic. Xiangzi was shocked and staggered, grabbing the handrail beside her. Chaoyang subconsciously hugged Xiangzi with both hands to protect her.

The carriage continued to shake violently, and a rumbling sound came from the front of the carriage, like the sound of a heavy object collapsing.

The screaming and crying around became even louder.

The lights flickered and sometimes went completely dark, which was terrifying.

The front and rear sections of the tunnel began to collapse, and huge chunks of concrete and dust fell, blocking the front and rear passages of the subway car that Chaoyang and Xiangzi were riding in.

Xiangzi unconsciously grabbed Chaoyang's arm tightly.

The grip was so strong that my whole arm was shaking.

Chaoyang could only comfort her.

"Don't be afraid, you'll be fine."

But the vibrations grew louder and louder, and Chaoyang's voice was almost drowned out by the noise inside the carriage.

There was a constant sound of heavy objects falling from the roof.

Xiangzi's face turned paler and paler, and she was completely enveloped in fear. She held Chaoyang's hand tightly, her nails almost digging into his flesh.

Suddenly, another strong vibration caused the carriage to shake violently, and a large piece of debris fell from the roof. Although it did not hit anyone, the huge noise and the danger that almost happened completely broke Xiangzi's last line of defense.

"Don't..." Xiangzi's voice was trembling and tiny, her eyes full of fear. Looking at the surrounding environment, the doomsday-like scene once again hit her fragile nerves.

Xiangzi's eyes suddenly lost focus, her body began to relax, and she went limp in Chaoyang's arms.

349. Lao Xia, I miss you...

“…Um…Where am I…”

In the darkness, the surroundings were filled with people sobbing and crying. Xiangzi slowly opened his eyes, but in an instant he wondered if he was blind, because even with his eyes open it was still dark.

"Are you awake, Xiangzi?"

As a male voice came from the darkness, Xiangzi felt an arm against his back and a warm hand holding his arm.

I finally remembered what happened before I fainted.

"Ah! What's going on!?"

Xiangzi reacted and immediately realized that the person hugging her was Chaoyang, but she no longer had time to pursue the fact that he had taken advantage of her, but instead asked about the current situation.

“…It’s terrible.”

After saying that, Chaoyang turned on the flashlight on his mobile phone and illuminated the roof of the tram.

"!?"

Looking through the light, Xiangzi saw that the entire roof of the car was sunken, which looked very scary.

Fortunately, it was not completely smashed.

"Did the tunnel collapse completely?"

"No, but it might become like that. I just jumped out of the window and checked the tunnel. There are cracks all around. There's a lot of fallen rubble on the roof and around the train. I don't know how long the walls will hold out now that they're disintegrating. The front and back are also blocked... But I'm lucky. All eight carriages are intact, with only the hull slightly deformed."

"...You seem pretty calm... Do you have a cell phone signal?"

As Xiangzi asked this question, he took out his cell phone from his pocket and checked. There was no signal.

"Well... there's no point in rushing. It's already been a few hours... Thankfully we're on the Ginza Line, so the water isn't too deep. If it were on a deeper line like the Fukutoshin Line, it would have been much harder to rescue. And the number of victims isn't that high either. I'd roughly estimate around 200."

"Do you still have the heart to do such a thing?"

Chaoyang's voice was calm as usual, and Xiangzi was touched by him, and his originally uneasy heart calmed down a little.

"There's nothing else to do anyway. Just stop talking and wait for help."

This is also the choice of most people. After all, if you go out and move around, you don't know if you will be hit by the rubble of the collapsed tunnel. Some people are smart and have already hidden under the chairs. Even if the car body is deformed, they at least have a better chance.

“…Is there any water in the backpack?”

Chaoyang continued to ask casually

“Ah… there’s a bottle…”

"Then just keep it in the water. I'm not optimistic about the speed of Japan's rescue efforts."

In fact, Chaoyang originally planned to smash his way out of the passage, but he gave up when he saw the cracks in the wall. He would not consider this method unless it was absolutely necessary, because there were many other people in the carriage. He could take Xiangzi with him to protect her, but if there was a complete landslide, the others would be buried alive. Other people's lives are also lives, and he could not be so selfish.

at this time

"Get out! An old man like you won't live long anyway, so let me take your place in there!"

There was a quarrel in the carriage, and Chaoyang sighed, "Humans are really stupid."

Then he said to Xiangzi

"Stay here and don't move. I'll go take a look."

After saying that, Chaoyang walked towards the place where the quarrel took place.

But Xiangzi didn't listen to what Chaoyang said and followed him. Chaoyang naturally knew what was going on with his perception, but he didn't say anything.

……

At this time, a burly man with big tattoos on his arms was dragging an old man roughly, trying to seize his shelter under the seat.

"You old fool! Don't be so shameless! If you have to die, it's just an emergency escape anyway."

When life is threatened, most people will lose their composure. This is to be expected, especially when someone sets an example, so...

"boom!"

Chaoyang rushed forward and punched him. Many people shone their cell phone flashlights at Chaoyang, trying to understand what was happening.

"you you……"

Chaoyang punched him again before he could finish his words. Of course he let Hai go, otherwise all nine lives would have been lost.

"boom"

He fainted on the spot, many of his teeth fell out, and even blood spurted onto Chaoyang's face.

"If you have time to do stupid things like this, you might as well save your energy and wait. If there are still idiots who do this, they will just lose a few front teeth."

Chaoyang looked around deliberately, and the light happened to shine on Chaoyang's face, which was still stained with the blood of the man with tattoos.

He looks extremely ferocious.

Xiangzi pulled Chaoyang.

He asked in a low voice

"Why do you do this kind of thing..."

"??? If we don't stop them, the broken window effect will eventually lead to others following suit. At first, they'll just scramble for position, but later, if rescue isn't in time, they'll probably scramble for water and food. Well, I'd probably be the strongest in that situation, right?"

"..."