After finishing his part-time job, Kurosawa Hikaru returned home.
The house was very quiet, but what was different was that there were two pairs of slippers next to the entrance.
One pair was his, and the other pair was naturally the one worn by Xiao Yuki.
Seeing this, he put his briefcase away without tidying it up and stepped into the corridor.
Sitting down on the sofa, he poured himself a glass of water, took two sips, then Kurosawa Mitsuru took out his cell phone and started looking at it.
Xiao Yuki reported the itinerary as usual, but since it was almost 11 o'clock in the evening, she had already gone to bed.
In addition, Ms. Runa posted a lot of messages in the agency's group chat, all of which were battle updates, such as breaking news that the number of views exceeded 50 million.
However, he did not rush to reply, but instead switched to a chat page.
That was Ninomiya Chizuru's chat page, and the message stopped at the good night greeting he sent last night.
“Still haven’t replied yet…”
Seeing the details on the chat page, Kurosawa Hikaru couldn't help but talk to himself.
Although his life has been fulfilling and hopeful these days... he has never been able to please Miss Ninomiya, and there is always a thorn in his heart.
Fortunately, Miss Ninomiya did not completely ignore him. Ever since she accidentally did not send him a good night message that night, she would still reply to his messages if they were about business.
The reason she didn't respond to private messages was probably because she didn't know how to express herself.
“Have you seen the new work?”
After thinking about it, Kurosawa Mitsuru typed and sent the message.
“I have.”
After a while, Ninomiya Chizuru replied as expected.
"What do you think?"
“The hand speed is very fast.”
“Is that all you feel?”
Although Kurosawa Hikaru knows that the greatest feeling that the song Flight of the Bumblebee brings to people is the fast hand speed rather than the pleasant sound, he is not satisfied with this.
"The data is very good, even better than before. Runa is very happy."
"What about you?"
“The firm is growing strongly, and I am very happy about it.”
"Are you just happy about the things happening at the firm?"
Seeing that she responded by using official business, Kurosawa Hikaru also wanted to seek a breakthrough.
Because of the meeting that night, the ice between them had been broken, but the ice was very thick and had not yet been completely broken.
It is difficult to express feelings through words. If couples chat via text, problems can easily arise.
But if the wording is appropriate, coupled with mutual familiarity and understanding, people can still vaguely feel the emotions in the words.
The message was read in seconds, but not replied in seconds, so the chat stopped.
Perhaps it was because the conversation came to an abrupt end, but Kurosawa Hikaru was patient and not in a hurry.
As someone who has had experience, he knows very well that some words are difficult to say, even if they are sent via text message on a mobile phone.
For example, he was inspired by Yuki and thought about it before he made up his mind to try to contact Miss Ninomiya.
…
On the other side, an apartment building.
In the brightly lit room, Chizuru Ninomiya, who had already finished her shower and put on her pajamas, was lying on her side on the bed holding her cell phone.
"… "
Her blue hair fell down, her eyes fixed on the words on the screen. Even through the phone, she could feel Kurosawa's frustration and loss, and she couldn't help but fall into silence.
“I’m proud of you.”
She tapped the screen with her white jade fingers and typed out a sentence.
This was her true inner thought... After she woke up early in the morning, the first thing she did was to open YouTube to watch videos and data.
Maybe she never chases stars and doesn't know much about the entertainment industry.
But even if she knew nothing, after seeing the video had been played over 20 million times within seven hours of its release, she could still feel its power.
In addition, Kurosawa played the piano in the video, and that gorgeous and wonderful performance made her miss it and like it.
What she missed was that she had seen Kurosawa perform “Flight of the Bumblebee” a long time ago, and this piano piece was finally released.
What I like is that Kurosawa Hikaru is very handsome, and his figure is even more charming when he plays the piano.
"What else? Is there anything else that I should be happy about?"
However, when she thought of Kurosawa Mitsuru kissing other women, the feeling of unwillingness and grievance forced her to delete the sentence and rewrite it in a huff.
But when she raised her finger and tried to press the send button... she couldn't do it.
If she sent this message, she would most likely lose Kurosawa for real.
After hesitating for a long time, she deleted the message, not knowing how to reply.
If someone asked her if she wanted to be with Kurosawa
Her answer was yes.
She simply couldn't let go of this relationship, otherwise, when Kurosawa didn't say good night to her before, she wouldn't have mustered up the courage to reply.
If someone asked her if she could accept that Kurosawa had other girlfriends besides her
Her answer was that she didn't know.
She originally thought she could accept it, so on August 10th, she mustered up the courage to kiss Kurosawa as a symbol of her answer.
But when she saw Kurosawa kissing other women, that scene deeply hurt her heart. She found that she could not bear such a blow and collapsed directly.
What's more, even now, whenever she recalls that scene, she still feels extremely heartbroken. When she dreams about it, it's like a nightmare that wakes her up in the middle of the night.
In fact, it wasn't just the kiss that stung the nightmare in her heart.
And when she was crying, when Kurosawa tried to get closer to her, and when she retreated out of instinct and resistance, Kurosawa's expression and eyes.
The first time is shock, the second time is guilt and sadness, and the third time is despair.
That day, Kurosawa hurt her, but she also hurt Kurosawa.
What is more terrifying than despair is to give a person hope and then ruthlessly shatter that hope, causing the person to fall into even more complete despair.
"well… "
As thoughts surged, Ninomiya Chizuru couldn't help but sigh.
If Kurosawa was willing to break up with other women for her, she would never be so hesitant and conflicted.
However, she knew that this was impossible... because Kurosawa had made up his mind and he couldn't let go of any of them.
The fact that Kurosawa now wanted to coax her back after she turned and left was proof of this.
She could feel very clearly that Kurosawa loved her.
She really wanted to reconcile with Kurosawa, but she was also afraid that she would hurt Kurosawa again.
She is not a profit-oriented person and will not weigh the pros and cons of everything. However, because of her knowledge and theories of finance, her thinking has one major flaw: she thinks too much.
Before starting, she would refer to materials, analyze things clearly, and anticipate the results.
For example, when she was secretly in love with Kurosawa, their relationship didn't even change at all and they didn't talk much. But after she confirmed that Kurosawa had no interest in love in college, she thought of everything.
For example, after Kurosawa graduated, he recommended him to work at Jiuye Bank, and then he resigned and joined Jiuye Bank as his boss, and had an office romance with him.
They get to know each other again with a different identity and position, then get to know each other, fall in love, and enter into marriage. They will never educate their children to be selfish and self-centered like her parents did.
That's right, before she and Kurosawa had their date at the amusement park, she had already thought about how to raise her and Kurosawa's child.
It was precisely because of this habit of thinking that she was unsure whether she could bear seeing Kurosawa holding hands, hugging, kissing, or even sleeping with other women in the future, so she simply did not have the courage to take that step.
She didn't dare to reconcile easily, but she didn't want to give up either. She could only keep a wait-and-see distance and contact him in the name of business.
"What on earth should I do?"
Ninomiya Chizuru looked at the blank message editing field, not knowing how to reply and felt very confused.
The difficult problems in textbooks are easy to solve, but she really can't solve the difficult problems in love.
…
After waiting for a long time, Kurosawa Hikaru still didn't get a reply.
"No more noise..."
Although Kurosawa Hikaru was very patient at the beginning, he couldn't help feeling disappointed when faced with this result.
He glanced at the time, 11:43, stood up, put his phone in his pocket, went to the closet to get a set of loose and casual clothes, and went to take a shower.
In order to avoid not being able to reply to messages immediately, he even took his phone into the bathroom and put it where it wouldn't get wet.
After turning on the shower head and taking off all his clothes, Kurosawa Hikaru started his shower.
“Buzz!”
Just as he finished washing his hair and scrubbing his body, he vaguely heard the notification sound of the software and saw the slight vibration of his phone.
Upon noticing this, Kurosawa Mitsuru was delighted and immediately walked over and took a towel to wipe his hands.
I picked up my phone and saw a notification on the screensaver. The sender was not Miss Ninomiya, but a group chat message from Miss Runa.
Seeing this scene, Kurosawa Mitsuru was a little disappointed, but he still clicked in to see the specific information.
"Two minutes to 24 hours, Flight of the Bumblebee hit 59 million views on its first day!"
Because it was about to end, Igarashi Runa excitedly reported the battle situation.
"Only fifty-nine million?"
Seeing this result, Kurosawa Hikaru was a little surprised.
At 8:30 in the morning, it had 27 million views... According to his estimate, even if the number of views does not exceed 100 million, 70 million should be possible.
But now it seems that the momentum is still insufficient.
"This new video is a huge success. Data shows that 65% of the views are from overseas, and only 35% are from China. However, judging from this number of views and the population base, this song is completely popular."
Immediately afterwards, Igarashi Runa sent another new message.
"There are three people in the group chat. Don't let me be the only one talking. You guys should say something too."
Maybe because she was too excited, she was just talking to herself and getting no response. Igarashi Runa couldn't help but complain and make requests.
The next moment, there were two new messages in the group chat.
Zero: “Great.”
Chizuru: "That's great."
These two messages were sent almost simultaneously, with less than a second between them.
Although their relationship has not yet been reconciled, their perfunctory approach is exactly the same, not a single word different.
"Are you in sync?"
Seeing this scene, Kurosawa Mitsuru curled up the corners of his mouth with amusement.
"Have you thought of the same thing?"
Chizuru Ninomiya, who was lying on the bed playing with her mobile phone, was also a little touched and her lips curled up slightly.
“Tsk.”
Sitting at the desk at home, facing the laptop, Igarashi Runa smacked her lips in silence when she saw their identical perfunctory approach.
Is she the only one who is excited about the great success of her new work