When it's cold, the breath that comes out of your mouth is as white as the sky above your head, which is covered with thick clouds.
The shoes stepped on the soft snow, leaving footprints with each step.
Haibara Ai wore warm gloves and looked at the sun that was about to set in the distance.
very nice.....
She felt.
The world after leaving the research institute is so vivid that even the cold wind blowing into people's clothes feels interesting.
She couldn't help but tighten her scarf a little.
"Brother Jiashu, do you want to build a snowman?" Xiaolan stood there and waved to Hayashi Yoshiki and asked.
"Well, make one. I'll help you."
"Okay, okay!"
Sonoko's response was very lively.
The two girls quickly made snowballs in the snow, with bright smiles and a look of genuine relaxation, which made Haibara Ai a little envious.
very nice....
She felt it again.
"When everyone decides to build a snowman, the last thing you should do is just stand there and watch."
"I haven't heard anything like that."
"Didn't you hear it today?"
Hayashi Yoshiki always has a smile on his face.
Haibara Ai...or rather, Miyano Shiho is actually a girl who is somewhat self-conscious about her status.
Past experiences have shaped her into a person who does not easily reveal her emotions. As a highly intelligent researcher, it is difficult for her to put aside her "identity" and do childish things that her peers would do.
But if you give her a little bit of a leg up, she'll actually have fun.
Finally, Haibara Ai leaned down, grabbed a ball of snow, and tried to roll it into a ball.
"You have to squeeze the snow tightly first."
"I know....."
Haibara Ai listened to what Hayashi Yoshiki said, and held the ball of snow in her palm and clenched it tightly.
Yuanzi and Xiaolan next to them have already started rolling a snowball...Although it's only a ball the size of a palm, the two of them are really happy and laughing.
"It's so cold!"
"So why did you take your gloves off?"
"Because if you melt the snow a little with the warmth of your palms, it will be easier to roll it up."
"Then don't get frostbite."
".....Isn't that possible?"
The snowball gradually grew bigger amid such conversations.
Haibara Ai squatted there, rolling up the snowball that was beginning to take shape... Her delicate little face looked red, and I don't know if it was because of the cold.
Hayashi Yoshiki also squatted down to help her.
The black windbreaker swaying in the field of vision approached, just blocking the cold wind blowing from the front... She actually felt warmth from such a black coat, and Haibara Ai couldn't help but glance at Hayashi Yoshiki.
In the mottled sunlight on the white snow, the smile on the man's handsome face was gentle and bright, and his eyebrows and eyes, which were faintly shadowed by the fragmented light, inexplicably attracted people's attention like a magical whirlpool.
"Just keep it like this. It doesn't matter if it's not round. We can fix it later."
"But how big will it be?"
"Let me think... maybe it's as big as that tree over there?"
"Do you really think I'm a seven-year-old child?" Huihara Ai was speechless.
"If you want to deceive others, you must deceive yourself first." Hayashi Yoshiki said this, then smiled and said, "And isn't this the truth?"
"..."
Huibara Ai remained silent.
She observed the snowballs rolled by Xiaolan and Sonoko, who were having fun over there and occasionally waved to them, and thought that she should make her own snowman with a smaller head...
Hayashi Yoshiki watched her do this.
In the end, the two snowballs, one big and one small, rolled together unknowingly.
"Wow, Ai did a great job!"
"Really... it's much rounder than ours."
Xiaolan and Sonoko's speeches made Haibara Ai subconsciously compare the results of both parties.
She did it better indeed...
But it didn't seem like there was anything to be proud of, she just said softly: "It's OK."
"What? Children are cuter when they are frank!"
Yuanzi looked at her with his hands on his hips.
Hayashi Yoshiki walked up and touched Huihara Ai's head.
He is really used to doing this now, especially since the latter doesn't show any resistance.
"Now let's build the snowman."
Hayashi Yoshiki helped put the smaller snowballs made by Huibara Ai on top of another snowball - together they formed a very standard gourd shape.
"Then we just need to find some leaves and branches to decorate it."
"Okay! Let's go find it quickly."
The garden is very active.
She pulled Xiaolan to the woods, and Xiaolan smiled and stretched out her hand to Xiaoai: "Let's go, Xiaoai."
The latter glanced at Hayashi Yoshiki and saw that he was smiling, so he
He paused for a moment, then hesitated and handed his hand to Xiaolan.
Maybe because her sister is still alive, the current Haibara Ai is a little more "cheerful" than her original self.
Several girls quickly found leaves and dead branches.
In order to choose a suitable one, the three of them walked around in the woods for a long time, and Hayashi Yoshiki also took out his mobile phone during this time.
Vodka: "...."
Cointreau: "?"
Vodka: "It's okay."
Vodka, who had sent a string of ellipsis to the culprit because he was scolded, did not dare to say anything after receiving Hayashi Yoshiki's question mark reply, so he could only pretend to be tough and replied that it was okay and continued to watch the idol concert video.
Hayashi Yoshiki put away his phone and waited for the three girls to come back.
Finally, he trimmed the dead branches and leaves and put them on the snowman, and the finished product made Sonoko and Xiaolan look quite happy.
"Wow, so cute!" Xiaolan's eyes lit up.
"Brother Jiashu did a great job!"
"Isn't this basically all you guys doing? And Yuanzi, did you take off your gloves just now? Go back to the house and soak in some warm water."
"good....."
The chicks in the garden nodded like they were pecking at rice.
She suddenly felt that it was worth it no matter how cold her hands were.
Hayashi Yoshiki noticed that Xiao Ai's face was flushed, and the scarf that was wrapped around her was not tightly wrapped, so he squatted down to help her adjust it.....
Hayashi Yoshiki took off his gloves, first touched her red face, and then pinched her ears.
"..."
During the whole process, Haibara Ai only felt that her body was a little stiff.
She had never been cared for like this before.
The white mist from her breath blurred her vision a little, and she was being manipulated by Hayashi Yoshiki like a doll.
The scarf has been adjusted to be warmer than before...
"Brother Jiashu, you are so gentle..." Xiaolan couldn't help but sigh softly to her best friend.
"Uh-huh"
Sonoko nodded and looked at Xiaoai, wishing she could take his place.
"Okay, let's go back to the house."