The atmosphere at the dinner table was not harmonious. Facing the arrival of Yuko Ibuki, Nao Asano first welcomed her with her gentleness, and then her sensitivity and gloominess made her feel uneasy.
When they ate in the past, she always sat facing Nan Youxi. This was an appropriate position and she never thought there was anything wrong with it.
But today, Ibuki Yuko was there. When two people were eating, sitting opposite each other was the most intimate way, but when three people were eating, if one person sat on the side, it would seem distant.
When Nao Asano saw Yuko Ibuki sitting next to Yuki Minami, she felt like an outsider.
This estrangement made Asano Nao feel uneasy. She lowered her head so that Minami Yuxi wouldn't see her expression. She blamed herself for not sitting next to Minami Yuxi first. She smiled bitterly again, thinking that even if time could go back, she might not have the courage to change seats.
Her loss ended when Nan Youxi moved a chair and sat on the short side of the long table. Now, the boy was not leaning against anyone.
The sky outside the window had darkened completely, and the shadows of the night climbed over the glass windows of the living room and invaded the living room that was brightly lit during the day.
Through the window, Minami Yuxi saw the desolate road under the light of the street lamps. This scene made him uneasy. While Asano Nao and Ibuki Yuko were cleaning up the dishes, he pulled the curtains.
The two women holding the dishes and chopsticks were very quiet. They did not look at each other and did not talk to each other. Silence surrounded them since the beginning of the meal. They tried their best to ignore each other's existence.
Nan Youxi was also silent.
Perhaps the silence had always been there, but during the day it was evaporated by the warm sunshine and diluted by the five people. Now, the sun had set, and there were only three of them left in the room.
"Good night, sister." Minami Yuki waved to Asano Nao and walked out of the house with Ibuki Yuko.
On the way back to the apartment, he did not talk to Ibuki Yuko. When he reached the sixth floor, he stepped out and waved to the girl without looking back.
The metal doors of the elevator quickly merged, and Nan Youxi's back was quickly blocked by the silver door panel. When only a gap was left, the cold metal door paused for a moment, made a sound like the groan of a small animal, and suddenly closed.
The elevator creaked and continued to move upward. In the empty elevator car, there was only the luster of silver metal and the friction sound of the steel rope.
Yuko Ibuki leaned against the wall of the compartment, her petite figure reflected on the metal surface, the reflection was blurry.
Screwed, she thought.
During the day, she tried to bully Asano Nao and Nakajima Rena, but Minami Yuki didn't get angry. At night, she just had a little trick in choosing the seat and deliberately didn't talk to Asano Nao, which made Minami Yuki very unhappy.
When the boy left, he didn't even say goodbye to her.
The elevator car shook, stopped, and the door swung open slightly.
Ibuki Yuko walked out of the elevator. She thought that during the day, Nao Asano and Reina Nakajima were not angry, but at night, Nao Asano was depressed.
In the eyes of the teenager, bullying during the day is just a joke, but silence at night is bullying.
Standing in front of her house, she took out the key from her small bag. She did not insert the silver key into the keyhole, but held it firmly in her hand.
You really like Asano Nao.
…
You really like Ibuki Yuko.
Asano Nao wiped the last dish clean and placed it on the dish rack.
She thought back to the dinner that night. Ibuki Yuko's presence was like a turtleneck sweater that was too tight around her neck, making her feel uncomfortable and unable to breathe.
She could accept a dinner party of five people during the day, but she couldn't accept having Ibuki Yuko alone.
During the day, during a dinner party for five people, she temporarily turned her castle into a public place to entertain guests who would not come often. At night, during a dinner party for three people, she originally thought that Ibuki Yuko was a guest, but Ibuki Yuko was not. She was an intruder and an usurper. Dinner was a secret gathering between her and Yuki, and she broke in to compete with her for her favorite item.
This was not enough to make her panic. What really made her panic was the way Ibuki Yuko entered her castle.
The girl was brought in by Yuki.
Will she come again? In the future, will the space that should belong to him and Yuki be occupied by her
There was no light on in the kitchen. The light from the dining room shone in from outside the door, illuminating half of the sink. Nao Asano stood in the gray and dark darkness, watching the flash of light on the edge of the sink.
…
However, these three likes have not reached the point where one person is indispensable.
He sat on the edge of the bed, the cold light of the fluorescent lamp illuminated his shoulders but not his chest. The subtle opposition between Nao Asano and Yuko Ibuki made him feel depressed.
If possible, he wanted the three women to live in harmony and happily together, but this was impossible, at least not for now.
He rubbed his dizzy head and thought that bringing Yuko to Asano's house must have hurt Nao, and his cold attitude on the way back must have hurt Yuko.
His efforts to bring the three women closer together seemed to bring them no happiness, but only pain.
He thought again that this was something that had already been verified in The Sims, and he couldn't bring the three women together.
Unless—he chooses Chiju Kazumi.
Dating with Chishou Kazumi and limiting the relationship with Na Xiling to friendship is the only way at the moment to make everyone feel relaxed and happy.
Should I do this? Nan Youxi hesitated.
When you stare at a word for a long time, you will suddenly feel that you don't recognize the word anymore and that it has lost its meaning. This is called Gestalt collapse. Similarly, Nan Youxi has been thinking about this problem for a long time, and inevitably feels anxious.
Before his anxiety spread, he stopped thinking about Na Xiling's problem in time, but new related thoughts soon occupied his mind.
Clearly his original idea was to experience a series of relationships, so how did it suddenly turn into this potential polyamorous situation
He wanted to put aside all the entanglements and return to his original simple wishes.
He reflected again, whether this kind of escape or fanaticism after thinking for a long time is also a kind of Gestalt collapse
When his thoughts reached here, they finally returned to his control, and he opened the simulation interface.
Instead of imagining it, why not take a look at how you do it in your Sims
In this suspended simulation, Ibuki Yuko, Asano Nao and Nakajima Reina have all learned the truth. What will they choose? What will he choose
Lying on the soft quilt, Nan Youxi looked at the simulation interface in front of her.
[You don't know how to deal with your relationship with them. You already know that it's difficult for you to make a decision, which is why you choose to leave the decision to them.]
[Asano Nao, Ibuki Yuko, and Nakajima Reina understood your idea, and they gathered together to discuss and gave you their answer, which was three requests.]
[In your second year of high school, you will date Asano Nao.]
[In your third year of high school, you will date Ibuki Yuko. ]
[In your freshman year, you will date Reina Nakajima. ]
[Each relationship lasts for one year, and after one year it is the day to break up. If you are willing to continue a relationship, then you can refuse to break up. ]
[They think that this method can help you make a sincere decision. ]
You promised them.
[You think the winner will definitely be Asano Nao. ]
[Your current feelings for them are not to the point where you must be with any one of them, but all three of them have a charm that makes you want to be with any of them.]
[As long as you let go of your guard and spend some time with one of them, you will be attracted to the other person. ]
[That is to say, whoever comes first is the one you will truly fall in love with. ]
[Your inference is wrong.]
(End of this chapter)