[The box seems to be unopened.]
Yukinoshita Yukino suddenly felt that her situation was extremely dangerous. A newly bought box of Okamoto cigarettes and a neat and private room looked like a carefully set trap.
Yukinoshita Yukino's gaze wandered from time to time between Yushan Kazuto's pillow and the screen, and her breathing became much heavier.
"What are you looking at?"
Yushan Kazuto lost the game to Sora Ginko in just over seventy moves. He turned around and saw Yukinoshita Yukino staring at her pillow.
Yukinoshita Yukino's heartbeat suddenly accelerated: [What, what should I do, he found out! ]
Although Yukinoshita Yukino is a talented and beautiful girl who is calm and steady, she has never encountered such a dangerous situation.
[If I don't answer well, he won't do anything against the law to me, right? ]
"Your pillow is a little off, like an extra sprig of cilantro in a pot of curry. Sorry, I'm a bit of a perfectionist."
Yukinoshita Yukino felt like she was about to collapse. Why did she mention the pillow? Wouldn't that tell Yushan Kazuto that she found something wrong with the pillow? The most important thing at this time was to play dumb!
Yushan Kazuto was also a little surprised for a moment: [She probably didn't notice what was under the pillow. ]
"Kong Yinzi gave me a folding fan, and I put it under my pillow."
"Sora Ginko is a junior high school student! You scumbag lolita!"
Chapter 38: Car Accident on School Day
It took Yushan Kazuto a lot of effort to explain before Yukinoshita Yukino's emotions finally stabilized. She looked doubtful and her eyes were full of distrust.
"You really didn't buy it on purpose just for emergencies?"
"If you think so, I can't help it." Yushanhe spread his hands. He really didn't want to repeat it again.
"You are indeed a hopeless scum who only lives in the sewers!" Yukinoshita Yukino snorted coldly, looking inexplicably cute.
"Since you and I are living in the same room, why don't we form an underground idol group in the sewer and debut together?"
Yukinoshita Yukino's expression turned a little ugly, and her hands, which were lightly placed on her snow-white thighs, couldn't help but tug at the upper edge of her over-the-knee socks.
Just as she was about to refute, Yushan Kazuto turned his head and started playing shogi with Kong Ginko again.
Yukinoshita Yukino felt like she had punched cotton, with nowhere to put the force.
In the second game, Yushan Heren was defeated again, losing the game in just over eighty moves. Kong Yinzi seemed a little angry and left the room directly.
Yushan Heren shook the mouse and wanted to explain to Kong Yinzi, but in the end he didn't say anything.
[Sure enough, the moves in those chess manuals don’t work very well. ]
……
[What is he doing? It's all a bunch of weird tricks! Is he letting me win on purpose?]
Kong Yinzi threw the folding fan on the bed angrily, then lay down and covered her little head with the pillow.
Yushan Heren's performance greatly disappointed Sora Ginko. She would rather be slashed by Yushan Heren than accept this kind of victory given by hand.
[Why, why did he change his chess playing style? What was he thinking? ]
Kong Yinzi became angrier and angrier the more he thought about it. He sat back down at the computer and started reviewing the situation.
The more he reviewed the game, the more Kong Yinzi felt something was wrong. Every move made by Yushan and Ren was extremely clever, and he could use countless classic moves from chess manuals at will. However, when so many brilliant moves were connected together, they became terrible.
【Let’s ask the master to take a look. 】
……
"Okay, Yukinoshita, let's have a frank talk now." After turning off the computer, Yushan Kazuto turned around with a serious tone.
Yukinoshita Yukino felt a little strange. Why did these words sound like an agreement to break up?
"Tell me why you're here." Yushan Heren leaned back in his chair, looking like a boss educating a junior employee.
"Please sit up straighter and stop looking so old-fashioned. You make me feel like a kappa under a street lamp, scary and funny."
Yushan Heren rolled his eyes. Actually, he was just a little tired, so he sat back. He stretched his body a little and sat up straight.
"Now, can we talk?"
"Since my sister has been here, you should know why I am here." Yukinoshita Yukino looked straight at Yushan Kazuto.
"I only know that on the day of the entrance ceremony, the car you were riding in hit someone. Yang No didn't tell me the rest in detail. If you don't mind, could you describe to me what happened in a little bit?"
There was a dazed look on Yukinoshita Yukino's face. What happened that day was undoubtedly a disaster for her, and she didn't want to recall it from the bottom of her heart.
"I just remember that I was reading a book in the car when the accident happened. The driver suddenly braked hard, and then there was a 'bang' sound, as if he hit something, and then there was a noisy shouting and a dog's sharp barking outside the car."
"I got off the bus and saw a boy lying on the ground, unconscious. Next to him was a girl with a black bun wearing bear pajamas, holding a dachshund named Sabre, barking loudly. Not far away was an overturned bicycle."
"I remember you're a little afraid of dogs! When you were a kid, you were chased everywhere by a little Teddy Bear, and ever since then you've always had a shadow on dogs."
Seeing Yukinoshita Yukino's expression gradually darkening, Yushan Kazuto wisely chose to shut up.
"The driver quickly sent the boy who had crashed the car to the hospital. On the way to the hospital, I learned what had happened."
"The girl with the bun-like hair is Yuigahama Yui, and she is a freshman at Sobu High School like me. Her home is very close to the school, so she had time to walk her dog on the first morning of school."
"Unfortunately, when my car passed by, the rope in Yuigahama's hand fell off, and the boy desperately saved the dachshund."
"This is how the accident happened."
Although Yukinoshita Yukino's tone seemed calm at this moment, she was actually still a little scared. After so long, there were still some aftereffects. One could imagine how panicked she was at the time of the incident.
"After sending the boy to the hospital, my sister and mother also arrived, and they have been handling the rest of the matter."
"I only know that the boy's life is not in danger, and his parents came to apologize and took the initiative to bear all the medical expenses, and obtained the other party's family's understanding."
As she spoke, Yukinoshita Yukino's body began to tremble slightly.
"That means you haven't been to the hospital since then, right?" Yushan Heren moved his chair closer.
"Yeah." Yukinoshita Yukino responded, her voice very low.
"Excuse me, did the driver violate any traffic rules while driving? For example, speeding, driving against the flow, etc.?"
"No, it was just an accident."
"Okay, I understand the situation. To put it simply, it's the opening ceremony.
On the day of the ceremony, you were involved in a traffic accident. You must be feeling guilty and ashamed, right?"
Yukinoshita Yukino looked up at Yushan Kazuto, and there was a hint of expectation in her eyes.
"First of all, let me make it clear that from an objective point of view, you did nothing wrong, and your family handled the situation well, and there was no irreparable pain. You don't need to blame yourself so much."
"Are you saying that I'm too pretentious?" Yukinoshita Yukino's eyes were stern. Yushan Kazuto felt the temperature around him drop suddenly, as if he had arrived at the South Pole in an instant.
"I never said that." Yushan Kazuto shrugged.
"I just said you don't need to blame yourself, I didn't say it's wrong to blame yourself."
Yukinoshita Yukino was a little confused.
"Human beings are strange creatures. Those who have made mistakes will try every possible way to shirk responsibility, while those who have not made any mistakes often feel miserable and blame themselves."
"Although you are not responsible for this incident, you will reflect on whether this incident would have happened if I had not taken the bus to school, whether the misfortune could have been avoided if I had left a few minutes later... and other similar questions."
Yukinoshita Yukino felt her heart trembling. She had just thought about the problems described by Yushan Kazuto.
"Of course, there is nothing wrong with this kind of reflection. It is actually a reflection of one's empathy and moral values. The fact that you can have this kind of reflection shows that you have not been completely assimilated by the quagmire of society and have not become an insensitive person."
"For someone like you who was born into a prominent family but suffered from bullying since childhood, it is even more precious that you can still retain this quality."
Chapter 39: No matter what, stay an upright person
"Is it precious?" There seemed to be some self-mockery in Yukinoshita Yukino's tone.
"That's true in today's society." Yushan Kazuto smiled.
"I understand the situation pretty well. It's not a difficult problem to solve. The key lies in your heart!"
【my heart?】
"Yang Nai asked me to help you get out of the lonely island of your heart, but I think her metaphor is not quite appropriate. Your heart does not live on the lonely island, but imprisoned in a deserted prison."
Yukinoshita Yukino's pupils were as sharp as water, and she opened her eyes slightly as she looked at Yushan Kazuto.
"I can pull you out of the prison. It's not a difficult task for me. But if you can't get out of the cage by your own strength, it will just be a repetitive process."
Yukinoshita Yukino's eyelashes moved slightly, and she felt that she was having difficulty breathing.
"The key to the prison has always been in your hands. It just depends on whether you are willing to use it." Yushan Kazuto's voice was full of magnetism, which directly touched the softest spot in Yukinoshita Yukino's heart.
"If I had the key you mentioned, I wouldn't have come to you."
"Ask yourself? You really don't have it?" Yushanheren's voice was not loud, but it seemed to have a thunderous momentum.
Yukinoshita Yukino was a little frightened by Yuyama Kazuto's aura and protected her chest with her hands.
"The simplest and most suitable way is to go to their house and apologize as soon as you return to Chiba! According to your description, the other party's family is quite reasonable. As long as you go there in person and gain their understanding, won't everything be solved? I don't think the other party will embarrass a lovely girl like you, right?"
Yukinoshita Yukino was somewhat tempted, but soon lowered her head and said, "No, I can't come to apologize in person."
"Why?" Yushan Kazuto stared at Yukinoshita Yukino.
"You know why."
"Because of your pride? Or do you want to live under the umbrella of protection forever? In my impression, you should be a person who pursues independence, self-admiring, and independent. Otherwise, you would not have chosen to study abroad in junior high school. Now, have you lost your courage?"
"This is different..."
"I understand what Yang No means. She just wants to eliminate the guilt in your heart and let you return to a normal pace of life. That is actually the best choice after considering many aspects. But she offended me recently, so I don't want to do things according to her ideas."
"Yukinoshita Yukino, I know you long for independence, but you also long for recognition. But I want to say that a bird in the hand is worth a thousand in the bush. First get the long one, then look for the long one. This is a great opportunity for you to break out of the cage and fight for independence."
Yukinoshita Yukino clenched her fists, struggling in her heart: "I admit that what you said is very attractive to me, but I don't want to hurt an innocent person for this."
"Hurting innocent people?" Yushan Heren felt a little strange, and then reacted: "Is it because of Ye Shan's incident?"
Yukinoshita Yukino did not answer.
"The wrong help to those in the abyss will only make them sink deeper into the abyss."
"So, I hate clumsy nice guys like Ye Shan."
"But what does this have to do with Yukinoshita, who has never been very popular?"
Yukinoshita Yukino suddenly raised her eyebrows and glared at Yushan Kazuto: "I envy the girl named Jiahe today. She is beautiful but not very conspicuous."
"It's Kato, not Kaho!" Yushan Kazuto reminded.
"But it's true. Puberty boys are completely monsters controlled by hormones. As long as they are beautiful, even if they have a bad personality, they will only be regarded as iceberg beauties, full of cuteness."
"You've succeeded in making my throat recall the taste of coriander." Yukinoshita Yukino looked at Yushan Kazuto hatefully.
"That boy will be absent from classes for a month, and it will be difficult for him to integrate into the group. If I add fuel to the fire, he will probably be bullied like me."
"It does sound a bit troublesome, but it's not a big problem. Isn't the good guy Ye Shan also in Sobu? Ye Shan may not be able to handle conflicts between girls, but he should be able to handle conflicts between boys with ease."
Yushan Kazuto laughed. He had to admit that it felt good to use Hayama Hayato as a tool.
Yukinoshita Yukino looked at Yushan Kazuto with some contempt, her beautiful eyes wandering and blinking from time to time, obviously she was moved.
"No matter what your final choice is, Yukinoshita Yukino, please remain an upright person."
"I... I understand." Yukinoshita Yukino's eyes glowed with charming brilliance, as if the starry sky was shining.
"Okay, now that the matter has been resolved, take care." Yushan Heren turned around and opened a programming interface with ease, his fingers typing frantically on the keyboard.
"Um..." Yukinoshita Yukino paused, feeling a little embarrassed to say: "My sister said that you will arrange accommodation for me."
After saying this, Yukinoshita Yukino immediately lowered her head, wishing she could bury her face in her airport.
Yushan Kazuto was also stunned. He didn't expect that Yukinoshita Haruno had another trick up her sleeve and he was tricked by her again.
"How about you sleep in the kitchen? No no no, just kidding, just kidding! I remember there's a big hotel on the way back, how about sleeping there?"
……
The evening breeze in May was still a bit chilly, and Yukino Yukinoshita, who was only wearing her school uniform, shivered a little. Yuyama Kazuto had no choice but to throw his coat to her.
"I didn't expect your aesthetic taste to improve.
, you wouldn’t buy this kind of simple retro style clothes in the past. "
