Spirit Case Files - Chapter 26
Yuan Peilin walked over with a frown and swept the feathers to the ground with his hand: "Don't people always say that it's bad for your health if you never go out and exercise? Look at you, you've already gained some weight."
"That's your human theory, it has nothing to do with me..." the pigeon, who considered itself completely different from humans, replied matter-of-factly. "Besides, in such cold weather, if a pigeon were to fly around in the middle of the city, it could very well cause a disturbance."
"...Is that so?" The boy crossed his arms, tilted his head slightly, and imagined the situation described by the crow. In the end, he still thought that things were unlikely to be that serious; at most, the news the next day would report that a pigeon with extremely strong cold resistance had been found.
Then again, why would I think about such a trivial thing?
---janeadam
Reply [95]: "You're the strange one!" Crow turned his head and looked carefully at the boy's face.
"Why?"
"You look to be in good spirits; you don't look like someone who has just recovered from a serious injury."
"Uh... well..."
It was rare to see Yuan Peilin looking so dejected. The pure white pigeon's interest in teasing him grew even stronger: "Did you run into that girl from the Qinglin family again?"
"...How did you know?" The boy, whose reason had been explained, looked very surprised.
"Hmph, it's written all over your face..."
"...I'm so hungry. I'll order takeout to improve my life today." Yuan Peilin knew that Ya was deliberately making fun of him, so he ignored her. Solving the problem of food and clothing was the important thing.
The crow chuckled strangely a few times, then glanced at the boy's back as he picked up the phone receiver. Finally, it curled up again and mumbled indistinctly:
"Well, it doesn't seem like there's any downside..."
After finishing a phone call with a convenience store owner, Yuan Peilin sighed as he looked at the pigeons that had already entered hibernation, and could only sit alone on the sofa, idly watching food commercials on TV.
Foods like Taran sandwich cookies and Caslu instant noodles were introduced to the market, and when the selfless television station promoted Moyad's milk chocolate, the poor, starving boy finally heard a soft knock on the door.
"Have my Coberley Chicken Rice and Ruisiqi Eight Treasure Porridge arrived yet?" Yuan Peilin rushed to the door impatiently, opening it as he asked in a gentle voice.
The door opened, but instead of the young delivery man she had imagined, stood a slender girl in a light red trench coat. Yuan Peilin froze on the spot.
"Uh...it seems your things haven't arrived yet." The girl covered her mouth and chuckled as she answered the boy's earlier question.
"So it's... Xiao Ning." Yuan Peilin touched his neck and chuckled awkwardly. The second time they met, he had only casually told his idol his address, never expecting her to actually come looking for him.
"Um...may I go in?"
"Ah, of course." Yuan Peilin finally realized his rudeness and stepped aside to let the unexpected visitor into the house.
He invited Gu Xiangning to sit down and clumsily made her a cup of hot tea. This was the first time Yuan Peilin had entertained a man of the opposite sex of the same age at home, so he seemed a little flustered.
"Do you live alone?" Gu Xiangning took the cup, held it in both hands, and looked around the room.
“Yes.” Yuan Peilin then sat down in the chair opposite him and replied with a smile, “Because this is not my hometown, so this is the only way.”
“That’s amazing, you can live independently now.” Gu Xiangning’s expression dimmed as she said this. “I wish I had your courage.”
"How could that be? Isn't Xiao Ning very brave too?"
"……I?"
“Yes.” Yuan Peilin gestured vigorously with both hands, “It takes even more courage to stand on a large stage in front of a large audience and express yourself to the fullest.”
Gu Xiangning paused for a moment, then smiled as if relieved: " Maybe you could say that, but... if possible, I still hope to live the life of an ordinary person."
---janeadam
Reply [96]: "I see..." Upon hearing this, Hara finally began to understand the feelings of this teenage idol.
"Ah, I've forgotten the purpose of this trip!" After a brief silence, Gu Xiangning perked up and carefully took out a rectangular receipt from her pocket, handing it to Yuan Peilin with both hands.
"This is……?"
"My concert tickets are for Sunday..." Gu Xiangning's eyes were filled with anticipation, "I hope you can come and cheer me on!"
"A concert...?"
"...Is that not allowed?"
"Ah, how could that be? Of course I'll go to Xiao Ning's concert, hehe..." Yuan Peilin was afraid of seeing the girl's disappointed expression, especially since he really didn't have anything to do on Sunday.
More importantly, this is also an opportunity to get close to Gu Xiangning's agent.
"Very good!"
Seeing Gu Xiangning's radiant smile, Yuan Peilin resolved not to let her encounter any trouble. However…
When will my food delivery arrive...?
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