Anime Crossover: About How I Spoiled an Angel

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"Huh? I thought you would give your own definition."

With her mouth slightly open, Mahiru was clearly surprised.

"Didn't you also say that it's 'my own' definition? Since it's my own, how can I use it as an answer and tell it to others?"

"Hmm—indeed. But even so, you must have said something else."

Noticing that Mahiru wasn't using a question but a statement, Su Qing smiled and asked:

"Is it tacit understanding?"

"It's tacit understanding."

If it weren't for the other hand carrying a plastic bag, Su Qing might have instinctively started patting Mahiru's head right now.

The power of habit is truly terrifying.

"I just told her that if she didn't want to regret it someday, she shouldn't easily choose to reconcile with the world before she had put in the effort."

"That's it?" Mahiru looked over.

“That’s all.” Su Qing nodded.

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Chapter 231 The One and Only You

"Ok."

Mahiru turned around; she clearly had no doubt that Su Qing was hiding something from her.

She didn't even think to ask Su Qing what she and the shop assistant had talked about from the very beginning.

Trust is really just that simple.

"That's exactly the kind of thing you would say~" Mahiru chuckled mischievously, her tone turning wry. "Who knows, the shop assistant might even fall for you because of what she said?"

"Even if you do fall in love, it's just a simple longing and yearning, not true love. Such feelings that are taken advantage of rarely end well."

Even while holding Mahiru's hand, Su Qing still let go first, flicked Mahiru's fair forehead, and then held her hand again.

"This is punishment for you suddenly saying strange things."

After holding hands again, Su Qing didn't forget to explain.

"W-what? What's so strange about it? Girls can sometimes fall for someone just because of a few simple words." Pouting, Mahiru continued to mutter unhappily, "And, and what if you had let go just now and I had been blown away?"

Clearly, what displeased her was that Su Qing let go of her hand.

"At such close range, I realized what was happening and immediately led it back to you."

Su Qing smiled dismissively.

"If that's the case, you'll have to keep an eye on me all the time, right?"

Mahiru retorted.

"You can read minds? Actually, I'm watching you all the time right now."

Su Qing's mouth formed an "O" shape, seemingly quite surprised.

"Y-really?"

"Yes. For example, I know you just bought some seasonings but didn't pay, and you ran to find me, right? And..."

Every time Su Qing revealed something that Zhenzhou thought Su Qing didn't know, the blush on her little face deepened.

"Okay, okay. I know you're telling the truth, alright?"

She subtly shifted her gaze to the other side and pleaded with Su Qing.

"Anything else?"

Su Qing seemed to want Mahiru to say something more.

"And...and I believe you can hold my hand again before I get blown away..."

Reluctantly, Mahiru finally said it.

Upon hearing this, Su Qing revealed a victorious smile.

[What's so great about him... Su Qing is such a childish brat]

After catching a glimpse out of the corner of her eye, Mahiru scoffed inwardly.

"Since you believe me, could you allow me to loosen my grip for a moment?"

Knowing that the other person was probably secretly cursing her as an "idiot" or something similar innocuous, Su Qing chuckled twice and asked.

"Since you've asked, of course I'll allow it~ By the way, why didn't you ask earlier?"

He nodded, which was his way of agreeing to Su Qing's request.

The next moment, their hands were temporarily freed.

Just as Mahiru was wondering what Su Qing was going to do after letting go of her hand, something appeared in her hand shortly afterward.

— A whetstone.

She looked at it for a long time, but in the end, she chose to put it down and didn't buy it.

"Where did it come from?"

Mahiru asked subconsciously.

"Of course it was bought legally, it couldn't have been found lying around, could it?"

Su Qing said helplessly.

Mahiru can be quite absent-minded sometimes.

Realizing she had asked an obvious question, Mahiru blushed slightly and quickly added something.

"I... I know, of course. But didn't we agree that this one isn't good value for money? Am I planning to buy one online?"

“Yes.” Su Qing didn’t deny it; of course he had heard it.

"Then you still..."

So this is what I was planning to give you, consider it... a gift?

Even Su Qing herself wasn't quite sure.

Whether it was stories he had read or other hearsay, it seemed that no one had ever given a whetstone as a gift to anyone.

"A gift?" As expected, Mahiru chuckled, her expression turning somewhat serious. "Hmm... I don't think any girl would be happy to receive a gift like a whetstone."

"Yes, I have."

Su Qing answered without hesitation.

“Who…who?”

Mahiru suddenly tensed up.

She swore she was just trying to play a joke.

But what's going on with the other party's current arrogant and fearless attitude?

[Could it be... that he's given other girls similar "gifts" before?]

[If that's the case, what is their relationship?]

"Isn't it you?"

Su Qing smiled and pointed at Mahiru.

"W-So it was me all along?"

Whether it was relief or something else, a smile returned to Mahiru's face at that moment.

"I haven't even said anything yet, how can you be sure I'll be happy?"

Just when Mahiru thought Su Qing would once again attribute it to their [tacit understanding], Su Qing suddenly stared into her eyes and said meaningfully:

"Didn't I tell you? I could tell just by looking into your eyes."

"Hey, I thought it was because of our perfect understanding~"

Mahiru's voice was drawn out.

"Hmm...we can't rule out that it's because of that."

After thinking for a while, Su Qing said.

"Hmm... Thinking about it carefully, it's actually not worth it. You could buy two other brands for that price."

After examining the whetstone for a while, Mahiru still seemed to feel a pang of regret.

"I'm the one who's taking you. Why are you making such a fuss?"

"Your money didn't grow on trees, you idiot."

Mahiru said irritably. But the smile on her lips never faded from the moment she received the whetstone.

"If you don't want it, then never mind, I won't send it."

Su Qing did not explain to Zhen Zhou that making money was really not difficult for him.

Saying it was caused by a strong wind is a bit of an exaggeration.

After all, even stock trading requires moving your fingers.

But actually, they're pretty much the same.

"Idiot, you fool. I didn't say no." Mahiru protectively moved the whetstone to the other side. "This time, I'll let it go. But you're not allowed to secretly buy it next time, okay?"

Mahiru's mind was as clear as a mirror.

what gift?

That was just a lame excuse I made up to get her to accept it.

That's why she joked with Su Qing, saying that no girl would be happy to receive this kind of gift.

But as Su Qing said, it's not appropriate for others to say.

He would be happy about that, for there just happened to be one right in front of him.

rather say.

Su Qing wouldn't have given it to Mahiru if it weren't for the fact that she would be happy.

Also known as.

If it weren't for the fact that it was a gift from Su Qing, Zhen Zhou wouldn't have been happy.

How about it.

Matters of the heart are complicated, aren't they?

"Female college students who like whetstones seem to be quite rare," Su Qing suddenly asked.

"Isn't it good if something is rare? Rare is usually not a bad word, like the giant panda."

Mahiru gave Su Qing a mischievous smile.

"So, in that case, I should also be considered a national treasure-level 'rare'."

Following Mahiru's logic, Su Qing pinched her chin and said.

"Well, what should I say?"

"A man who gives a whetstone as a gift to a woman must be considered rare, right?"

Su Qing looked at Mahiru with an expression that seemed to say, "Isn't that how it is?"

"I don't think it's rare, is it?"

After thinking for a moment, Mahiru still smiled mischievously.

"That doesn't count..."

As if she hadn't heard the slight disappointment in Su Qing's words, Mahiru simply took out an eco-friendly bag from her bag and put the whetstone inside separately.

Finally, with two bags in his right hand, his left hand was free.

then.