They stayed in the office for a while, and the two left the Zaimi study and entered the rain.

On the path nearing the night, plum rain dispersed the few pedestrians. Shimizuki looked at Ninian Rena who had been silent around her, feeling that she was really strange today.

Was there something wrong with the filming of the film, or was the firm and the so-called agent saying something ugly to her?

Although several possibilities were speculated in an instant, Shimizu Tetsu was not so slow that he could poke her wound directly, and instead raised other topics.

"Speaking of this, this umbrella can still be yours."

Nian Lingna did not respond, lowered her head, and just moved her footsteps mechanically. It was not until she accidentally walked out of the umbrella that she was awakened by the cold raindrops and raised her eyes in panic.

"Ah...really..."

"Have you not noticed after leaving for so long?" Shimizu Tetsu smiled and complained, remembering something else, "By the way, you got a role in the audition before. How are you doing now? Have you started shooting?"

It took her a while before she answered.

"No, the filming will only start in August. Recently...just...just be familiar with the characters."

After saying this, she lowered her head and hid her expression under her hair, looking worried.

"That's how it is."

After failing twice in a row, Shimizu Tetsuki gave up his plan to continue talking.

The street was silent, leaving only the delicate sound of raindrops falling on the umbrella. Feeling the silence, Nian Lingna was anxious: When will she say it?

———

After passing the audition, I met the lovely Miha Hamae and spent an evening with Shimizu Tetsu in Ishikawa Prefecture. The successive good things happened made Reina Nonian spend a few dizzy days.

However, no matter how beautiful the memory is, it will always become dull after repeated savoring. Nian Rena couldn't help but look forward to when she would meet Shimizu Tsuki again.

But after waiting around, more than a month has passed, and the expected meeting has not happened.

"If you wait like this, you will never see him again no matter how you look at it, right?"

In his room, Reina Nonian was lying on the bed, staring at the snow-white ceiling, and a hands-free phone was turned on next to him and Ai Hashimoto's voice came.

"Think about it carefully, Rena, the few times you met him were coincidentals. Whether in Toho or Waseda, it is a miracle to be able to meet him several times in a row..."

Even if she didn't say this, Nian Lingnai knew very well. However, there was no audition recently and the school did not arrange a visit anymore. Even if she wanted to artificially create a new "accidental encounter", the prerequisites did not seem to exist.

Just as he thought about this, the radio wave brought Hashimoto Ai's advice.

"Don't you have his phone number? If you want to meet, just call him and ask him out?"

“Eh?”

It seemed that he had never thought of this method. Nian Lingna was stunned for a moment, and she suddenly bounced off the bed. Just after imagining the scene, she felt that the temperature on her cheeks was secretly rising.

"No, no, no!"

Hashimoto Ai's proposal was completely denied, and Reina Nian fell backwards on the bed again, turned over, buried her head in the soft bed, and said in a muffled voice.

"...I can't find a reason to meet him..."

"If you just meet, you don't need any formal reasons, right?" Hashimoto's voice was full of doubts.

"Just find a reason, such as a dessert shop you want to go to. If he has a good impression of you, it's easy to make an appointment."

"But this is not certain..."

After rolling on the bed for several times, Nian Rena stared at the ceiling and recalled the process of getting along with Shimizu Tetsu.

He neither approached deliberately nor was he too distant. In general, he was completely treated with ordinary friends. This conclusion made Nengnian Lingna unable to help but feel a little depressed.

Next to it, the phone still conveys a sound.

"Then if you really want to find a reason... By the way, you will celebrate your birthday next month. What's the reason? Even an ordinary friend, it's nothing to be invited to a birthday party."

"Birthday..."

After finishing the phone call with Ai Hashimoto, Rena Nonian lay on the pillow, holding her cell phone, thinking about how to invite Shimizu Tetsu.

If you send an email, he may accidentally ignore it, and if you make a call, you may encounter no one answers. Even if you make it through, you may be swearing by him or doubting his sincerity in invitation.

In various comparisons, it is most appropriate to invite him in person.

But in this way, in order to ensure that you can see him, you must first ask him to send an invitation. Isn’t this going back to the starting point?

Nian Lingna suddenly felt a little discouraged, and buried herself in the pillow with a "um" and flipped over the bed for a long time until she finished venting her shame. She sat up suddenly.

Since you can't find another way, you might as well go see him directly!

After devising a plan, he successfully arrived at the Hayami study where he was most likely to appear. After waiting for a while, he finally entered the expected state of being alone.

Even if he forgot to bring an umbrella and it was a little rainy. Even if he said in front of Ai Kai that they were just ordinary friends, it would be fine if he felt a little depressed. In short, as long as he could say it out.

"Qingshui Mang..."

Hearing the subtle sound in his ears, Shimizu Tetsu turned his head in confusion and met the sight Nonian Rena looked at.

"Niannian, what's wrong?"

But she still didn't respond, and lowered her head and almost hit the street lamp pole in front of her.

Although it was strange to her performance today, Shimizu Tetsu had no intention of pursuing it. He just glanced at her for a second and then continued to move forward with an umbrella.

Feeling that he had removed his eyes, Nian Lingna gently stroked her chest that was beating too fast, and a cry of grief flashed in her heart.

Ahhhh, I still can't say it...

However, the station, as the destination, has already appeared in front of me, and Nian Lingna only feels even more anxious.

Both of them couldn't muster up the courage when they were alone. In the densely crowded environment of the station, it was probably even more impossible...

The two emotions were entangled in their hearts. While hesitating, they had already arrived under the eaves of the station. Looking at Shimizu Tetsu who turned around and put away the umbrella, Ninian Rena suddenly felt that it was the last chance.

"Qingshuisan!"

He ignored anything else, and was eager to seize something, urging her to raise her head and shouted loudly: "You... still remember... did we say something nearby last time?"

Although the voice became smaller in the end, it was enough to express her mood.

"Oh?" Shimizu Tetsu folded the umbrella and held it in his hand, and looked back at Reina Nonian, who was tense, "It's about birthday. I remembered that your birthday is next week? Happy birthday."

"That...thanks to Sakura Sang, but I don't want to say this..."

She raised her head, her cheeks were red by the signal light beside her, and her words were stumbled, but her eyes were flashing with a light that Shimizuki had never seen before.
Chapter completed!