People in Zongman are masters of copying romance novels

After hearing the explanation, Aokisuke——

"Ah, no, it's okay. Friends don't need to worry about these things."

He subconsciously agreed, then looked at Goto Ichiri again.

Although I don't know what Pochi-chan's mental state is at this moment, she must be so embarrassed that she wants to run away, right?

But because of his social anxiety, he can't even run away... It's really pitiful.

This brutal punishment, like a public execution...

Aokisuke apologized for his curiosity a second ago and decided to change the subject quickly.

So he said, "But speaking of which, why didn't Goto go to school today? Did he ask for leave too?"

His eyes were fixed on Pochi-chan, and he was asking this question to Goto Ichiri.

His lips were even trembling slightly. After being asked the question, Goto Ichiri wanted to respond, but before he could open his mouth, his sister beside him answered first.

"My sister said she was too tired from school and wanted to rest for one more day. She also said she hadn't felt like going to school lately and that she might as well stay home and watch the episodes of 'Moonlight Night' that she hadn't seen before."

......

The plan to change the subject seems to have failed.

Aokisuke could clearly feel that Pochi-chan in front of him was even weaker.

I tried to speak again, but the little girl who had just spoken spoke again after she finished speaking and continued to ask Aoki Jie,

"Big brother, big brother, are you my sister's boyfriend? The band boyfriend is so handsome, it feels like he's in an idol drama!"

The expression was awkward.

[Is he my sister’s boyfriend?]

This question is quite tricky to answer - a few seconds too late will make people think you are hesitating to lie; a few seconds too fast will make people feel like you have been exposed and are eager to cover up...

In the final analysis, when the question "Are you your sister's boyfriend?" was asked, the feeling of "suspecting that he is Pochi-chan's boyfriend" already dominated the two answers.

So right now, I have to find the right time and act a little embarrassed, but try my best to explain, to make this problem clear.

"Erli, please don't be disrespectful."

Ichiri's mother spoke to her second daughter, but her eyes were now on Aokisuke.

How could a mother not be interested in the topic of her daughter's lover?

There was a moment of silence.

Aokisuke took a deep breath.

Putting aside the random thoughts in his mind, he then responded according to his expectations.

"No, Pochi and I—ahem... Goto-san and I are just close friends, not boyfriend and girlfriend."

Smart is mistaken by smart.

Because I was thinking too much in my mind, when I opened my mouth, I accidentally said the name I usually called Pochi-chan.

Now...it doesn't matter if it's a minute faster or a second slower.

Silence again.

Then, he took a breath again with a calm expression, and then, Aokisuke made a final effort to change the subject.

"Well, uncle and auntie are bringing the two children to dinner, right? Then why not just come together?"

I made up my mind to treat everyone later, and luckily I had enough cash in my wallet when I went out today.

However......

The plan to change the subject failed again.

After hearing what Aokisuke said, Ichiri's mother waved her hand decisively.

He looked at his daughter who was still in an out-of-body state with a hint of thought, and then looked at Aoki Jie in front of him again.

Then, a smile appeared on her face again.

"No, no, no, it's too inconvenient to eat together. My husband and I can take Erli somewhere else to eat so that we don't interfere with your friends having fun together."

"...?"

Aoki Jie was silent, and then doubt slowly appeared in his eyes.

Chapter 63: Say something quickly...

There is no doubt that my mother must have misunderstood something at this moment.

Aokisuke wanted to explain.

But unfortunately, Yili's mother did not give him this opportunity.

Holding her husband and her second daughter, after saying "I won't disturb you", this young-looking lady did not hesitate and decisively left her beloved eldest daughter behind.

Looking at Ichiri's mother walking quickly out of the family restaurant, the confusion in Aoki's eyes turned into surprise.

After a few seconds, the astonishment turned into helplessness, and then the helplessness slowly turned into relief.

I'm almost used to this kind of thing happening to me.

Pochi-chan beside him was still in an ostrich state with divergent thoughts, and had not yet realized that his mother had left him.

Seeing that she was still standing there with her head down, Aokiji, relieved, was silent for a few seconds before speaking.

"Goto-kun, please take a seat first."

"..."

No answer.

It’s a pity that Goto is still in his own world and doesn’t pay any attention to Aokisuke beside him.

He raised his hand and waved it in front of Goto Ichiri, and called out "Goto-san" several times before finally bringing Pochi-chan back to her senses.

"Please sit down first, Goto-san. Is there anything you want to eat?" Then Aokisuke picked up the menu from the side and handed it to Goto Ichiri.

He subconsciously sat down next to Aokisuke, then came back to his senses.

Goto Ichiri was somewhat unable to react to the current situation.

She uttered a stunned "Huh?" and, sitting across from Aoki, looked around. Then, she suddenly realized that her family was no longer with her.

"Ah... eh?"

The words became vague again.

It was fine when her family was with her just now, but now she was suddenly left alone with Aoki-senpai, especially when her own mother had just told Aoki-senpai something she usually said at home...

Without responding to Aokisuke's question, Goto Ichiri had just come back to his senses, but his heart suddenly became nervous again.

After knowing Pochi-chan for more than two months, Aokisuke has a certain understanding of Pochi-chan's current social phobia.

If it were any other day, maybe Pochi-chan wouldn't be so nervous when facing me, but now they had met by chance, and the atmosphere was a little awkward because I had just chatted with her mother. So for various reasons, it was understandable that Pochi-chan was nervous at this moment.

But just staring blankly like this is obviously not a good idea.

Although he didn't pay much attention when the band went out for dinner, Aokisuke managed to remember some of Pochi-chan's favorite foods and taste preferences.

So with the idea of ​​"order it first, and then order something else if Pochi-chan doesn't like it", Aokisuke raised his hand to call the waiter and ordered some dishes that suited Pochi-chan's taste.

After waiting for a while, the dish skins that Aokisuke ordered were served first. After a short while, the second batch of dishes that may have been ordered according to Goto Ichiri's taste were served by the waiter.

Aokisuke ordered hamburger steaks, boiled fish, etc., and ordered a spicy barbecue set meal and some side dishes for Pochi-chan.

After the dishes were brought in by the waiter, Aokisuke pushed the food ordered for Pochi-chan in front of the girl sitting opposite him.

At this moment, pay attention to Aokisuke's actions and look at the dishes in front of you that suit your taste. Even if Pochi-chan is very socially anxious, she can probably react to what Aokisuke means.

He lowered his head to glance at the steaming dishes on the table, then raised his eyes again to look at the young man sitting at the table opposite.

His voice was obviously trembling, and with deep gratitude in the trembling, Goto Ichiri reluctantly spoke.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you... Aoki-senpai."

"It's okay, as long as you like it."

Aokisuke simply shook his head and said nothing more.

There was a slight silence all around.

With the thought that 'Pochi-chan probably wouldn't like this atmosphere', Aokisuke planned to finish his meal quickly in silence and then send the embarrassed Pochi-chan home early.

Therefore, no more words were spoken.

And on the other side,

Pochi-chan looked at the silent Aokisuke across the table, her mind also full of random thoughts, but she didn't say anything -

I absolutely can't remain silent in this atmosphere. I can normally have a normal conversation with Aoki-senpai, but now we just happened to meet and have a meal alone...

Asking a person with social anxiety to go out and have dinner with friends alone...even if they are friends, it will be very difficult!

But I don't want to remain silent in this situation...

His eyes briefly focused on the barbecue set in front of him, and after a few glances, he quietly shifted his gaze to Aokisuke's face.

Random thoughts kept running through his mind as Goto Ichiri silently repeated the above actions.

My mind is a little confused.

After thinking about it for a long time without being able to come up with an answer, the pink-haired girl decided to break the silence by speaking herself.

I had no idea how to start a conversation, nor had I thought about what to start a conversation with.

Goto Ichiri only considered calling out to the senior across the table.

So, after making up her mind, she acted with terrifying force and made a sound.

"Aoki-senpai—"

The voice paused.

Then, the girl naturally stopped talking because she didn't know what to say next.

Aoki Keimon, who was eating, raised his head with a puzzled look, and slowly cast his puzzled gaze on Pochi-chan.

"..."

Still silent.

But the atmosphere changed from the originally not-too-awkward silence to the current one that was so awkward that I wanted to commit seppuku with my guitar...

His eyes met Aoki-senpai's puzzled gaze.

My mouth was still half open, and I didn't know how to continue the conversation.

"Uh...ah..." He hesitated for a few seconds, and because of the nervousness, he couldn't think of what to say.

The social terror battleship Pochi was on the verge of sinking, and the phrase "hurry up and say something..." kept repeating in her mind.

Until a sentence suddenly flashed through my mind.

There was no time to think, because Aokisuke's eyes were already extremely embarrassed. Goto Ichiri, who was on the verge of sinking, did not hesitate and followed his thoughts and directly said the words that inexplicably flashed through his mind:

"Ah... Aoki-senpai, come to think of it, do you watch that variety show on Nippon Television every week? It's called, 'Moon Night Ends'."

......

The words fell.

After the words fell, Pochi-chan suddenly realized what he had just said -

Asked Aoki-senpai if he watches Moon Night Ends Every Week.

I would like to ask Mr. Aoki if he watches Moon Night Ends Every Week?

Asking Aoki-senpai if he watches Moon Night Never Ends every week?!

Regardless of whether Aoki-senpai had ever seen this variety show—he suddenly stopped someone, hemmed and hawed for a long time, and finally asked this question... This kind of thing just doesn't make sense no matter how you think about it, right?!

What did I just say?!

And across the table from Aokisuke——

There was even more doubt in his eyes.