Chapter 667

Rena Mizunashi turned her head in astonishment; Akaso Kaze was right behind her.

"You, why are you in the room?"

"Didn't I say? I was coming to complete the commission this morning and told you to get up early; who knew you would sleep for so long."

Akaso Kaze curled his lip and opened the door.

He went behind the large trash bag Rena Mizunashi had piled up by the door last night.

"Little friend, you were the one ringing the doorbell just now, right?"

Behind the one-meter-high trash bag, a little boy of about 7 years old was looking at him timidly.

Akaso Kaze revealed a gentle smile: "Little friend, don't be afraid; the big sister was just curious about who was always ringing the doorbell to wake her up. She wants to thank that good child properly!"

"Eh? Is that true?"

Akaso Kaze gave a wink to the bewildered Rena Mizunashi.

Rena Mizunashi instantly understood and smiled: "That's right, little friend, don't be afraid!"

Upon hearing this, the little boy finally walked out from behind the trash bag hesitantly.

"Little brother, why do you insist on coming to ring my doorbell every Saturday?" Rena Mizunashi asked softly, gently stroking the boy's head.

"Because..." the little boy stammered.

"I think he must have misunderstood, right?" Akaso Kaze smiled: "The doorbell prank started two months ago, and at that time, Ms. Mizunashi happened to change from 'Good Morning 7:00' to the 'Night News'."

"This little brother didn't see Ms. Mizunashi on the 7 o'clock news, so he thought she had overslept, which is why he came to ring the doorbell at 6:30 to wake her up."

"The reason it's Saturday is partly because the broadcast time for 'Good Morning 7:00' was on Saturday, and also because elementary school students don't have school on Saturdays; after he came to ring the doorbell at 6:30, he would have enough time to rush home to watch the 7 o'clock program to see if Ms. Mizunashi was there."

Akaso Kaze smiled: "Every time he came to ring the doorbell, he would go back and find that Ms. Mizunashi still hadn't appeared on 'Good Morning 7:00', so he thought you were too tired and had poor sleep quality, so he rang the doorbell to wake you up; thus, he gave you that bottle of sleeping pills."

"Is that so? Little brother?" Rena Mizunashi asked.

The little boy nodded: "Yeah! Because my mom said that eating this would help you sleep well."

"I see, then little friend, why do you pay so much attention to me?" Rena Mizunashi asked curiously.

The little boy lowered his head slightly, pouted, and said: "Because you look a lot like my mom!"

There were faint tears swirling in the boy's eyes: "Last year, my mom died in a car accident, so, so I..."

Rena Mizunashi suddenly placed her hands on the little boy's shoulders, looking at him with a calm and gentle gaze, and said softly:

"Little brother, I can understand your sadness at losing your mom, but if you keep holding on like this, your mom in heaven will also be worried, right?"

The little boy looked at Rena Mizunashi blankly.

Rena Mizunashi rubbed the little boy's head again.

"Since you're a boy, you have to be stronger. You can't come here anymore! This isn't just for your mom, it's also for your own good, do you understand?"

Rena Mizunashi's soft words made the boy's heart gradually settle.

He rubbed his eyes vigorously, then revealed a brilliant smile and nodded heavily: "Yeah! I know! Goodbye, big sister!"

As he said this, he had already walked quickly toward the stairwell, and before long, he disappeared from the sight of the two.

Rena Mizunashi stood up and watched from the balcony as the little boy followed the stairs all the way down, until the boy's figure completely disappeared.

Rena Mizunashi raised her hand slightly and wiped away the tear stains from the corners of her eyes.

Feeling Akaso Kaze's gaze from the side, she came back to her senses and smiled embarrassedly.

"It's nothing, I just thought of the past..."

Rena Mizunashi suddenly stopped.

She realized who she was talking to.

"Did you think of your younger brother?" Akaso Kaze asked casually.

"Wh, what? You, how did you know?"

Rena Mizunashi was stunned.

Akaso Kaze looked at the somewhat panicked girl and said faintly: "I am an Onmyoji; no secret can be hidden from my eyes."

Rena Mizunashi couldn't help but take a step back.

"Alright, the commission is complete, I should go back too. Ms. Mizunashi, see you later."

Akaso Kaze curled his lip, turned, and left.

Watching his back, Rena Mizunashi couldn't help but feel her heart churning.

Just how much does he know?