After finishing the soft, fragrant ice cream, I felt even more energetic.
On tiptoes, Shizuka accompanied Nobi Hiroshi to the open space by the river to watch the game, where Zheng Tai was still as valiant as ever on the field.
The girl on the lawn held her face, gazing foolishly, holding a bottle of water bought from the convenience store in her arms, a simple smile on her lips.
Her long twin ponytails fluttered in the wind, and she hooked a strand of hair stuck to her cheek; the ankle socks on her Martin boots were once again missing, likely torn by a mischievous puppy.
"Nobita, I heard you have a very nice badge, can you show it to me?"
As soon as the baseball game ended, Gian immediately went to Nobi Nobita.
With his arm around Nobita's shoulder, at first glance, it looked like they were very good buddies.
"Yes... yes, I can..."
How did Gian know? How annoying, but thankfully no one else knew its effect.
Not daring to disobey the child king, Nobita weakly pulled out the couple's badge from his pocket.
"It's really trendy, I like this thing a lot, thank you."
The unique heart-shaped badge, the more Gian looked at it, the more he liked it; it perfectly matched his striped shirt, and he was about to become a true man.
"You can't take it, Gian, this is for Shizuka." Seeing that the other party wanted to take his item, a anxious Nobita tried to stop him.
Unfortunately, the strength of the two was not on the same level; Gian easily pushed Nobi Nobita down: "You refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit, this thing is mine now, hehehe~"
Fiercely snatching the badge, Gian couldn't wait to put it on himself.
The quarrel attracted many onlookers, including Nobi Hiroshi, who was ready for a show.
"No, Gian, you absolutely cannot wear that thing!"
Nobita looked at Gian in shock, breaking out in a cold sweat, never expecting this guy to put it on himself after getting it.
It's over!
"Darling, my darling, I've liked you for so long."
"Do you want to come to my house to play? I'll make you something to eat~"
The plump face rubbed against Nobita's neck, and the rough voice became soft and delicate.
Under the gaze of everyone in the open space, Gian seemed to have transformed, shyly throwing himself into Nobi Nobita's arms.
It was like an early gorilla's entire courtship process with humans, a scene too beautiful to behold.
"Pfft~"
Nobi Hiroshi really couldn't hold it in; he spat out a mouthful of cold water.
At the same time, he felt a lingering fear, glad that Nobita's plan didn't succeed. He wanted to trick him? He'll let him taste the consequences of 'my brother, you smell so good.'
"Hiroshi, what's wrong with Gian and Nobita? I feel so sick."
Tian Mei was completely shocked, leaning against Hiroshi's shoulder with some nausea.
"It seems they are true love."
"Shizuka, you can't discriminate against them because of this. As good friends, we should accept their preferences."
Nobi Hiroshi patted Shizuka's back, sending his most sincere blessings to this couple, who were not accepted by the world, with his eyes.
"Gian, please let me go!"
"Xiao Fu, and all of you, hurry up and help!"
Teary-eyed, Nobita kicked Gian away and seized the opportunity to run.
His stomach churned with nausea, as if recalling the day when chrysanthemums bloomed.
"Darling, don't abandon me, I really like you, boohoohoo~"
Gian climbed up from the ground, chasing after him with a face full of grievance, not knowing why his darling disliked him so much, and simply burst into tears like a tough man.
The two chased each other for two and a half laps in the open space, and the out-of-shape Nobita was finally picked up like a small chicken.
Gian's sausage lips went straight in for a kiss.
"Help, help!"
The unfortunate Nobita pushed Gian's fat face with one hand and frantically flailed with the other.
"Clink~"
The badge fell off; at the most critical moment, Nobita finally managed to save himself.
"That... that's great."
"I almost died."
Nobita, who had fallen to the ground, felt a sense of relief after escaping death, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and suddenly a shadow enveloped him.
The sun overhead disappeared, and a fist the size of a sandbag slammed heavily into his face.
"You brat, you disgust me so much, I'm going to show you what I can do!"
Grabbed by the collar and beaten flat, Nobita couldn't even let out a fart.
He was given a panda eye combo, complete with a full-body massage, while the surrounding onlookers hid and snickered, showing no intention of helping.
"Hmph, you remember this, next time you dare to trick me with Doraemon's gadgets, it won't just be a simple beating."
Gian, having vented his anger, swaggered away, and Xiao Fu and the others also went home.
Only a miserable Nobita was left, seeing stars in both eyes.
The kind Nobi Hiroshi went over to check his injuries; as long as he was alive, it was fine.
"Shizuka, it's a good thing you didn't wear that badge, or you would have become like Gian."
Adding insult to injury, Hiroshi drank cold water, speaking as if casually.
"Hmm, Nobita is really too much, I don't want to bother with him anymore."
The girl frowned, pointing at Nobita on the ground, and gave him a stern lecture.
This prank was really too much; Shizuka couldn't even bear to tolerate it.
She couldn't imagine the consequences if Nobita had succeeded; she would surely lose Hiroshi.
"Shizuka, listen to my explanation, all of this has a reason..."
Looking at the girl he admired with eyes of disdain and disgust, Nobita felt like his world was collapsing.
Ignoring the pain in his body, he kept explaining, but unfortunately, not all mistakes can be forgiven.
"Don't say anything more, Nobita, given your condition, you should go home and put on some medicine soon."
"It's better if we contact each other less in the future."
Using her last bit of gentleness, Shizuka softly said a few farewell words, then left without looking back.
From now on, the two would be strangers.
"Shizuka, no!"
"Don't go, Shizuka, I know I was wrong, please forgive me..."
Tears streamed down his face, Nobita only felt a wrenching pain in his heart; he could lose everything, but he absolutely could not lose Shizuka.
Through his tears, he watched her receding back, no matter how much he called, she wouldn't turn around.
It was the middle of summer, yet he felt as cold as if he were in a cold cave.
Lying on the ground, he didn't know how long he cried, the pain had become somewhat numb, and Nobita finally stood up trembling.
"It's all... it's all Gian's fault, it's all Gian's fault that I became like this..."
"And that Nobi Hiroshi, he must have told Gian that I had the badge. It's all your fault, you two...!!!"
His fingernails dug into his flesh, Nobita seemed oblivious to the pain, looking into the distance with a hateful expression.
"Just wait... just all of you wait... it's always me who's unlucky... wahahahaha!!!"
The black particles in his eyes grew more and more, reaching the brink of blackening, his mouth curved upwards, emitting a bizarre laugh.
"Hiss!"
Hiroshi, who was helping to collect clothes in the yard, suddenly felt a chill on the back of his neck, breaking out in a cold sweat for no reason.
Could it be Daisuke's spirit in heaven?!
"Uncle Daisuke, Aunt Tamako is being taken care of very well by me, and your insurance payout is also quite large, so you don't need to worry about things here anymore."
"If you have grievances, go find your son Nobita, it has nothing to do with me!"
Putting down the collected clothes, Nobi Hiroshi clasped his hands together, bowed towards the living room, and quickly ran into the room, drinking a mouthful of cold water to calm himself.
I'm so sincere, Uncle Daisuke's spirit in heaven should be able to rest in peace.
Mourning silently, Nobi Hiroshi put down his water glass, looking at the cream puff lying on the ground.
"Aunt Tamako, wake up."
"Let's go pray before the altar again."
With that, Hiroshi picked up his disoriented wife, placed her in a suitable spot, and prayed.