From the Distance, a Friend Comes

Part 2

Lu Residence - Living Room

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Liguang

Apologies for the wait.

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Kaede

L-Liguang-san!

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Liguang

Linxing, you were teasing the chief, weren't you. Come on...

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Linxing

Nuh uh! We were just having a fun chat! Right!

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Sojun

No.....

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Liguang

sigh.....

She must be excited for us to have a house guest after so long. Please excuse her.

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Kaede

Y-Yeah.....

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Linxing

Onii-chan, you're such a meanieee! You're acting like I'm a bad guy.

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Sojun

They talked a bit about your life at the dorms, Boss.

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Liguang

Is that really all there was to it?

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Sojun

Yes.

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Liguang

...As long as nothing unnecessary was shared, then that is fine.

Alright, I should show you some hospitality now.

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Kaede

This is.....?

(There's a yellow flower floating in this clear pot?)

(It looks like a flower field... How beautiful.)

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Liguang

This is Ye Lai Xiang.1

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Kaede

Ye Lie Shan.....?

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Liguang

Indeed. It is said to be "a tea with a fragrance that announces the nightfall".

It is a blend of osmanthus, Tieguanyin, and jasmine. The aroma is sweet, but it has a rather clean and refreshing taste.

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Kaede

Wow.....!

(Chinese tea has such profoundness to it.....)

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Liguang

You must be kept busy all the time... Especially by that idiot. Yet you still took the time to deliver this to me.

Drink this tea, and relax for a while.

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Kaede

Thank you so much.....!

(So that's what he thinks of me... That makes me happy.)

*tea pouring*

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Liguang

I hope it is to your tastes.

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Kaede

It smells lovely... time to taste.

(The osmanthus makes the scent rather sweet, but the tea itself tastes so refreshing.....! The name is on-the-mark, I think I'll be able to relax and rest well tonight.)

It's delicious.....!

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Liguang

Is that so, I am glad then.

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Linxing

How unusual for Onii-chan to go out of his way and brew tea for someone else~.....

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Kaede

Eh, really.....?

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Sojun

Yes.

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Kaede

(I didn't realize this was such a rare opportunity.....!)

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Liguang

There's no harm in receiving the hospitality instead of showing it every once in a while.

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Kaede

T-Thank you very much.....!

(It was just a coincidence that I would be the one to bring the package, but I guess I got pretty lucky. I got to drink such delicious tea after all. I'm really happy that my effort is being rewarded like this....!)

.....

(Or maybe the package was so important that he felt the need to thank me like this.....?)

(T-There's no way it's something dangerous, right.....?)

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Kaede

U-Uhm..... by the way, what was in that box earlier......?

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Liguang

.......

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Sojun & Linxing

.......

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Liguang

.....Timothy hay. For the rabbits.

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Kaede

Eh..... Timo.....?

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Sojun

It is food.

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Linxing

AHAHAHA!! You were being soooo dramatic about it, so he totally misunderstood!

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Liguang

.......

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Kaede

A-Ahaha.....

(But you know, this seems like typical Liguang-san~)

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  1. Ye Lai Xiang (夜来香) is also known as "Tuberose", or "Night-Blooming Jasmine."

Translation
Katto
Proofreading
QA