After all, before this, she simply thought that since Xiangzi already liked that person, there would naturally be no room for other girls to interfere...
And Su Shi was just a friend with whom he had a relatively good relationship.
Unexpectedly, not only did her two best friends fall in love with the same boy, but now she even had to take one of them to watch her rival date the guy he liked.
Even if Su Shi didn't say it, she knew how excessive and cruel this was...
"Yes, I'm sorry..."
As the feeling of guilt surged up uncontrollably, there was also an incomprehensible sense of confusion that was deeply rooted in Ruoye Mu's heart.
——What kind of charm does the boy named Ming Hai have that makes both Su Shi and Xiang Zi fall in love with him at the same time?
She had seen the photo of that person, and he clearly didn't look like a popular and attractive person? Why were they all...
"Well, you should apologize."
Without paying attention to what she was thinking, Nagasaki Suyo just said calmly: "If it were someone else, they would have cut off their friendship with you by now, right? Even if ignorance is not a crime, the harm you unintentionally caused is not so easy to erase."
Ruo Ye Mu remained silent, even forgetting to follow the whereabouts of the two people. He just lowered his head and looked at her hand that she was holding tightly.
"Luckily, the person you're looking for is me." She continued, "Be thankful, not only have I expressed my feelings to those two people, but I've also decided to bless Xiangzi-chan and support their relationship... Although I still feel a little uncomfortable, at least I'm not forcing myself to accompany you to follow them."
"Liar." Ruoye Mu said subconsciously.
The moment the words fell, Nagasaki Suyo couldn't help but hold her breath, but she still maintained her nonchalant tone: "Where did I lie?"
"Your blessing to Xiangzi... um!"
Before she could finish her words, Nagasaki Suyo unconsciously increased her strength and tightly squeezed the soft, boneless little hand into her palm.
His face, with his back to her, had a terrifyingly gloomy expression.
"Su, Su Shi..."
Ruoye Mu's face showed pain, and his soft and intermittent voice sounded like he was asking for help.
After a moment, Nagasaki Suyo seemed to come to her senses and let go of her hand, but she never looked back.
"I won't apologize," she said softly, "because it's always Mu-chan who makes the first mistake."
Ruoye Mu held his slightly trembling hands against his chest and looked at her back with weak and helpless eyes.
"But it's okay... I will forgive you."
Nagasaki Suyo suddenly smiled and said in a very gentle tone: "As long as you stop talking nonsense, we can always be friends... So, can you make a promise with me?"
"...Yeah." Ruoye Mu lowered his head and made a tiny sound like a pebble about to be swallowed by a huge wave, "I won't tell anyone else."
"Well, that's good. Mu-chan is my friend and my only companion."
Nagasaki Suyo finally turned around, smiled and took her other hand, gently wrapped the hand that subconsciously wanted to dodge in her palm, and said solemnly: "Don't worry, I won't let you be caught between me and Xiangzi... By the way, Mu-chan can't like Minghai too, otherwise I will be very troubled."
Ruo Yemu carefully raised his eyes, and after confirming that there was not much gloom and coldness in her eyes, he asked with some doubt: "Why did I fall in love with him?"
"Hmm~ It's hard to say." Nagasaki Suyo groaned for a moment, as if she had thought of something good. The corners of her mouth lifted unconsciously, and her smile seemed to become more sincere. "That person, you will know after you get to know him better. He has a sense of security that makes people want to get close to him and want to rely on him unconsciously... So once you come to your senses, you can no longer leave his side."
"Xiangzi, maybe you feel the same way, right?"
Ruoye Mu nodded, not quite understanding.
Nagasaki Suyo didn't want to say too much, so she quickly pulled her and quickened her pace to catch up with the two figures that were already walking away.
Volume 79: Chapter Chapter : Confession Time Like an Execution
In front of a crowded restaurant.
"Here we are, this is it!"
With her hands on her hips and her face slightly raised, Toyokawa Shoko introduced with inexplicable pride: "Google reviews stars, 2000+ reviews, and seats are notoriously difficult to book. I wanted to book a seat here at noon on a holiday, but it took me a lot of effort!"
"Yes, thank you for your hard work."
Ming Hai rubbed her head and turned her eyes to the poster taped to the window.
[Summer confession warm-up ~ Express your passionate love to your relatives/friends/lover! ]
——Oh no, it’s over.
If soft tactics don't work, then use hard tactics. If conspiracy doesn't work, then use open conspiracy, right?
It seems like she is really well prepared. She wants me to confess today no matter what...
Although he was sure of Toyokawa Shoko's intention, Ming Hai still acted as if it had nothing to do with him, and sighed slowly in his heart.
I kind of admire her drive.
Retracting his gaze, Ming Hai turned his head and looked at Toyokawa Shoko's fair and lovely face.
As if she didn't notice his slightly teasing gaze, Toyokawa Shoko continued to look straight ahead and pushed open the door of the restaurant first.
"Let's go in quickly. Even though I ate a lot of popcorn, I still feel a little hungry~"
Miss Toyokawa said this nonchalantly, and her ears, which were not good at acting, turned bright red, and her movements seemed a little stiff.
It's like a student who is caught by the teacher playing with his mobile phone, but still pretends nothing happened and stares at the exercises in the textbook.
Ming Hai couldn't help but shake his head in amusement, and didn't deliberately tease her. They just walked into the restaurant together in silence.
…He has more important things to do now than teasing the girl.
That is to think about how to deal with Toyokawa Shoko's already clear attack.
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"One serving of Spanish seafood risotto, one serving of lychee imperial tea, one serving of a deluxe steak set, and a Coca-Cola as a drink."
After placing the order with the waiter, Toyokawa Shoko suddenly exclaimed, and asked Xiang Minghai casually, "By the way, do you want dessert? I heard that their special double parfait is delicious, and there is a promotion going on right now..."
Her map of Yan State was not long, and she took out her dagger shortly after entering the room.
The girl's eyes flickered and she held her breath, waiting for his answer nervously.
But Ming Hai's eyes wandered, and he said with some embarrassment: "This activity... Even if we don't participate, we shouldn't lack the money for the parfait, right? It's too embarrassing to say that we like it in front of outsiders..."
Toyokawa Shoko was stunned for a moment, as if she had realized something, and subconsciously bit her pale lips.
Forcefully ignoring her sinking mood, she kept her eyes fixed on Ming Hai, seemingly still retaining some expectation.
"Of course money is not a problem, but it's a rare opportunity to come here, wouldn't it be a shame not to experience the activities? Even if it's just a small voice... Don't worry, I will tell you!"
Her fingers tightened unconsciously. She wanted to encourage Ming Hai with a smile as if nothing had happened, but she twitched the corners of her mouth twice, but only revealed an ugly bitter smile.
"Or, do you have any reasons that you can't tell?" The voice became smaller and smaller, and in the end, it even became a plea as if walking on thin ice, "If you have any, please tell me directly... Don't make me guess, and don't beat around the bush anymore."
She was more fragile than she thought.
The moment I realized the unacceptable fact was right in front of me, I couldn't even say something as simple as "I won't let you escape next time", and I accidentally made myself look embarrassing in front of him.
She was also stronger than she thought.
Because even so, she was unwilling to escape or numb herself - even though her body and mind were trembling slightly with fear, she still wanted to know the real answer.
Even though the mist gradually blurred his eyes, Toyokawa Shoko did not look away, as if he was the only figure left in the world, and he just stared at Minghai so seriously.
"I...seem to have made a rather bad joke."
Ming Hai held his forehead with his hand, and under her gaze, he quickly put away his guilty and embarrassed expression.
Like a child who got into trouble but didn't know how to end it, a look of distress appeared on his face.
He never comforts people, but always likes to make those bad jokes to tease the seemingly serious girls...
Then, looking at the other person's tearful face, I began to regret why I wanted to be such an actor.
...Of course, even if you really speak your mind, it may not solve the problem.
Interpersonal communication is not an exam where you can get full marks by simply filling in the correct answers. This is especially true of his relationship with Toyokawa Shoko.
The correct answer written in the copybook will be discovered, but the answer you want to write will definitely result in a loss of points, and there is no option to hand in a blank paper.
He wanted to extend the exam time as a joke, but the examiner refused to allow it and insisted that he write down the answers and hand in the paper immediately, as if delaying even a second longer would be letting her down.
Along the way, Ming Hai has been thinking for a long time, but still can't find the best solution to deal with the current situation perfectly - there is no way to fool around like before, he is really forced into a desperate situation by Xiangzi.
In the urgent silence, he finally made a decisive decision.
——Then just say it directly.
I like you.
Whether this sentence is a lie or not depends on what the human polygraph machine thinks.
"You've said it so far, how can I possibly refuse you?" Ming Hai smiled helplessly, stretched out his hand to pinch the girl's smooth and soft cheek, and said softly, "I'm sorry, your leading questions before were too childish, so I couldn't help but want to tease you as a counterattack... It doesn't mean that I really don't dare to say it."
After looking up and confirming with the waiter that he was attending the event, he turned his gaze back to Toyokawa Shoko, who was staring blankly with her eyes wide open, and continued in a serious tone:
"You could be more direct. Beating around the bush like this will only make me want to respond to you in a more roundabout way."
He pulled her hand over and placed it on the table. For some reason, her little hand was a little cold, and he tried his best to use the warmth of his palm to comfort her as she had not yet recovered from the sudden change.
Ming Hai looked into her eyes and said word by word: "Xiangzi, no matter what, you are the girl I care about most in this world, no one else."
"I have never regretted anything and I am so happy to have this relationship with you - you should be able to hear that these words are absolutely not lies."
"..."
After a moment's silence, Toyokawa Shoko nodded gently, the mist in her eyes gradually dissipated, and her falling mood seemed to have settled down.
Without pulling back her hand, she just let him hold it, lowering her eyes calmly, not knowing what she was thinking.
Although the atmosphere was so quiet that it was a bit awkward and uncomfortable, Ming Hai couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief, as if he had just walked through half of the eighteen levels of hell.
——Now, the vaccination has been completed.
He didn't dare to expect too much, just to make sure she didn't think that "Ming Hai approached him for other purposes and that his feelings for her were all one-sided", thus letting everything he had accumulated so far go to waste.
As long as Xiangzi still retains a glimmer of hope and trust in himself, no matter what happens later, he will be able to adapt to the situation accordingly - even if he is beaten or scolded, there is still a possibility of redemption.
...The most frightening thing is that there is nothing, and a feeling of total despair appears.
Ming Hai prayed sincerely that things would not develop to that extent.
Although the restaurant was crowded, the serving speed was not too slow. In less than ten minutes, the lunch ordered by the two was served on the table.
Without paying attention to the taste, they just picked up their cutlery silently and slowly, finishing the meal with a tasteless taste.
Like a death row prisoner eating his last lunch before being executed.
After the empty plates were taken away, another waiter came over with a camera in his hand and invited them to the activity stage in the corner of the store to confess their love and take photos holding hands.
Toyokawa Shoko's expression was as cold as ice. She stood up without any hesitation and walked towards the stage first.
On the other hand, Ming Hai sighed and left his seat, his steps as heavy as if they were filled with lead, but he knew that he had no right to stop.
And so, they stood on the stage face to face.
Rejecting the microphone handed to her by the waiter, Toyokawa Shoko looked at him and spoke softly:
"You first, or me first?"
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To put it simply, I forgot that February only has 29 days, and I thought I could slowly update in the remaining two days...
If you make a mistake, you must admit your guilt. I owe you nine chapters plus two more, for a total of eleven chapters. I will start paying it back from tomorrow!
Volume 80: Chapter Chapter I Like You
"I also can."
Ming Hai smiled indifferently. This question is just like whether you want to die early or late. There is no essential difference.
Of course, this doesn't mean that he has given up and is ready to accept reality.
Until now, Ming Hai is still thinking about the most appropriate answer, the most appropriate expression and tone, and the most appropriate method of comfort.
...Just like when I first met her in the park.
Even though the distance between them was already very close, even though the girl named Toyokawa Shoko would make him feel amorous from time to time.
His thinking pattern when dealing with the "mission target" has not changed at all compared to the past.
"Then... I'll go first."
