Kurosawa Hikaru sat on the sofa, crossed his legs, and folded his hands on his legs. He looked at Miki Baiyu's beautiful face, which was flushed with shyness. Although she was obviously very embarrassed, she was still whispering. His heartstrings were involuntarily attracted.
Listening to someone tell the story of how they fell in love with you is a very unique experience.
"You performed brilliantly in the Kyudo competition at the Budokan, which surprised me. I didn't expect you to be able to shoot arrows, and to be so good at it. I was thinking about waiting for you that day, and wanted to tell you that I was coming to watch the competition.
As a result, I waited for a long time, but didn't wait for you. I only waited for the message you sent me, saying that you have a girlfriend.
I was very sad at that time, I didn't dare to send you any more messages, and I decided to let go of this relationship. Although I thought so, I knew you had another game later, so I couldn't help but go to watch it.
It was also at that time that I realized I couldn’t let you go… I didn’t want you to disappear from my world, I wanted to keep watching you and find out everything about you.”
Talking about the process of her liking, Miki Baiyu looked at the man sitting on the sofa on the side and became more and more certain of her liking.
He has thick and long eyebrows, dark and bright eyes, a simple and clean hairstyle, a white shirt and black trousers, and a tall and slender figure. He just sits there, without any movement, but he has a strong aura.
The excellence of something will make people yearn for it, and that is attraction.
For example, cool sports cars, cute dolls, luxurious villas, beautiful women, championship honors, wonderful stories, all beautiful things have obvious advantages.
As for the sense of dependence, it is the many feelings brought about by the process of pursuing day and night, which do more good than harm, making people deeply trapped in it and unable to extricate themselves.
"Kurosawa-senpai, I'm done."
Having said that, Miki Baiyu concluded weakly, looking at him with some nervousness and anticipation.
"… "
Facing her gaze, Kurosawa Hikaru said nothing, just looked at her.
Words that make sense are always accepted by people.
While listening to her story, he truly felt why Miki Baiyu liked him.
Such a confession is more touching than a love letter.
"Have you been to Gaien since that day?"
After a while, Kurosawa Hikaru suddenly asked.
"No." Miki Baiyu shook his head.
“Which rink are you going to now?”
"Plaza."
“Where is this ice rink?”
"Edogawa District."
"What time do you go?"
"Ten o'clock."
Miki Baiyu was very well-behaved and answered all his questions without hesitation.
"Then let's meet at Edogawa Station at 9:30 tomorrow morning."
After learning about her situation, Kurosawa Hikaru thought about it and decided on a time.
"Will you come to the skating rink with me tomorrow?"
Hearing this, Sanmu Baiyu was stunned and felt incredible.
"Um."
Kurosawa Mitsuru nodded slightly, confirming this.
This was the decision he made after careful consideration. He felt that directly agreeing to let Miki Baiyu be his fifth girlfriend was too hasty and condescending.
That's why he decided to regroup and start with the dating mission.
The reason why the current situation is so confusing is that the order is wrong.
They didn't know each other yet, and hadn't even spoken much.
"Is this a test?"
Miki Baiyu thought about it and didn't get happy too soon, but thought of a possibility.
"It's a date."
Kurosawa Hikaru glanced at her and corrected himself.
"Does this mean you agree to be my fifth girlfriend?"
Miki Baiyu paused when he heard this, looked at him with his big eyes, and couldn't help asking.
"Yes and no."
"What does that mean?"
"I'm going to date you for a while to see if we're a good match, but that doesn't mean we're already in a relationship."
"Isn't that a test?"
"This is a two-way judgment. In the process of getting along, you may change your mind, and I may change my mind too. To put it simply, I will no longer avoid you, nor will I keep an absolute distance from you."
Seeing that she hadn't reacted yet, Kurosawa Hikaru laid out his thoughts clearly.
In light of her confession, he decided not to keep her at a distance anymore.
However, he was not sure about his feelings towards Miki Baiyu, and he needed to judge through actual contact.
"oh oh."
Miki Baiyu nodded as if he understood something.
She probably understood... Although Senior Kurosawa did not directly agree to let her be his girlfriend, he did not intend to reject her. Instead, he would take some time to consider before making a decision.
In short, Kurosawa-senpai wants an answer as to whether he wants to be with her or not.
"It's 9 o'clock. Go home and have some rest. We can talk about anything else tomorrow."
After the matter was settled, Kurosawa Mitsuru glanced at the clock on the wall, stood up and reminded.
"Uh-huh."
Miki Baiyu was very obedient and stood up.
The two of them didn't say anything, they just walked towards the entrance together.
"Bye-Bye."
After walking out of the room, Miki Baiyu turned around, waved goodbye, and had a very nice smile on his face.
"Bye-Bye."
When Kurosawa Hikaru saw this scene, he felt somewhat familiar. He smiled gently and waved goodbye to her.
When they went to the cafe for afternoon tea, they said goodbye just like today.
After saying goodbye, Miki Baiyu walked towards the elevator.
Soon, she walked to the elevator, pressed the down button, and waited.
While waiting, she couldn't help but look back and found that Senior Kurosawa was walking out of his house and looking at this side, just like the night before at the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, watching her leave.
Upon realizing this, Sanmu Baiyu couldn't help but laugh and waved over there again.
After the eye contact, Kurosawa Mitsuru turned around and went back home, closing the door.
"Is this tsundere, Kurosawa-senpai?"
Miki Baiyu couldn't help but think when he saw this reaction.
He obviously cared about her, but he felt embarrassed after being discovered.
"bite!"
A crisp sound was heard and the elevator door opened.
In response, Sanmu Baiyu walked in briskly. She felt that the air at this moment was sweet.
Maybe she didn't get the best answer tonight, maybe she waited for more than four hours and only spent less than half an hour with Senior Kurosawa, but she was still in a good mood.
She had a very strong feeling that tomorrow would definitely be a very happy day.
…
"Is this what it feels like to be pursued?"
After closing the door, Kurosawa Hikaru found that his heart was still beating fast, with the aftertaste still lingering.
Maybe he had been pursued by many men before, but he had never felt this way.
Because the girls who pursued him did not meet his standards for a partner. They were all underage girls, and many of them were even childish lolita.
In contrast, Miki Shiraha was within his standards for choosing a partner.
First of all, Miki Baiyu is nineteen years old and a mature adult.
The most important thing is that even though she looks a little childish, she is very beautiful.
She has fair skin, beautiful looks, and outstanding temperament. She likes to wear long white dresses and looks like a fairy.
Her voice is particularly beautiful. It would be an exaggeration to say that it sounds like heavenly music, but it is very pleasant to the ear.
After standing there and calming himself down, he took off his socks at the entrance, walked to the bathroom with them, and threw them into the basket for laundry.
Then he went back to his room, got a set of clothes, and went to the bathroom again.
“Clatter.”
As the shower sprayed hot water, Kurosawa Hikaru began to take a bath.
"How did she know my address?"
While using shampoo to create a lot of foam on his head and scratching it, Kurosawa Hikaru suddenly thought of a question.
Xiao Yuki knew where his home was by following him and secretly followed him home, and she even apologized for it.
Chizuru knew where his home was because she had been his responsible teacher and he had filled out the information.
But what about Miki Baiyu? How did she do it
In fact, unless you are very good friends, or ordinary classmates, you will not know each other's home address.
It's like the Gal Group. Apart from Yuki's house, he has no idea where the other six people live.
"Forget it. We have to move later anyway."
When he realized this question belatedly, Kurosawa Mitsuru had no idea what to think, but he didn't think too much about it.
He is a man, so it is not as dangerous as a girl living alone who would expose her home address.
Not long after, after taking a shower and drying his hair, Kurosawa Mitsuru sat at the head of the bed and started playing with his mobile phone.
Chatting with Xiao Youki every day, relationships need to be maintained, even family relationships are the same, let alone love.
"Good night~"
"Good night."
"Mua!"
"Mua."
After chatting for an hour, Kurosawa Hikaru and Koyuki said goodnight and kissed each other goodbye, then hung up the video call.
After finishing the matter, he found Chizuru and made a video call with her.
Because of the jealousy before, he knew about it... No matter whether Chizuru is busy or not, she just wants you to go find her.
Following the response, the video call was connected shortly afterwards.
"You called so late."
Chizuru Ninomiya's face appeared on the phone screen, with some resentment.
At this time, she had probably finished her shower and changed into pajamas, which looked very cool and delicate.
"How are you today, my Adeline."
Kurosawa Hikaru knew that he was indeed too late, so he skipped the topic and asked actively.
Girls are emotional animals. It is normal for them to reveal their feelings more easily when facing close people.
There are only two ways to deal with a girl's emotions: either be a listener or change the subject.
"Don't mention that..."
Ninomiya Chizuru, who was originally dissatisfied with the fact that he called after 10 o'clock, suddenly felt a headache after hearing this.
"Did anything unhappy happen?"
Seeing that she was frowning and looked unhappy, Kurosawa Mitsuru said with concern.
"It's hard to put it into words." Ninomiya Chizuru sighed, not knowing where to start.
“We have a lot of time.”
Kurosawa Hikaru didn't mind listening to her stories.
Chatting requires topics. Simply chatting about family matters is a meaningless conversation.
If you want people to find it interesting to chat with you, the topic is important.
"Today I went to work at the bank as usual. Before I started working, my colleagues called me Adilina and kept asking me what I looked like under the mask and whether I was handsome."
Ninomiya Chizuru had wanted to complain to him for a long time, and seeing that he was very patient, she organized her thoughts and decided to start from the beginning.
"So how do you answer them?"
When Kurosawa Mitsuru heard this, he immediately became curious.
Everyone has a quirk, which is that they like to listen to other people's comments about themselves.
"Of course they say you're handsome. Everyone knows I'm your girlfriend. If I say you're not handsome and they spread the word, it would be a secret."
Ninomiya Chizuru rolled her eyes at him, feeling that he was asking a question even though she knew the answer.
Putting aside her stance, just looking at Kurosawa Hikaru's looks, it's hard to say he's not handsome.
After all, the reason she fell in love with Kurosawa was because she was attracted by his appearance and temperament.
"really."
Kurosawa Hikaru was speechless. This was not so much a problem as it was a lack of options.
"Almost everyone has asked me this question, including clients, former colleagues from the University of Tokyo, and even elementary school classmates who called me. Everyone is curious about what you look like under the mask and how old you are."
"After all, masks make people want to explore."
Kurosawa Hikaru smiled, not really surprised by this.
“Actually, it’s okay to say you’re handsome… What’s more annoying is when someone asks me how good you are in bed.
Ninomiya Chizuru naturally understood this truth. She nodded slightly and then said in silence.
"This question is too much." Kurosawa Mitsuru was a little surprised.
"Luckily it was a woman who asked this question. If a man had asked this question, I would have called the police."
Ninomiya Chizuru nodded in agreement.
After all, they are of the same sex, so it can be considered an excessive joke at most.
If a man asks this kind of question, it is harassment.
"And how did you answer that?"
"Keep it a secret. There's no need to answer this kind of question... Also, regarding your age, I'd say I'm under 30."
"Why isn't this a secret?"
"Someone asked me if I was a middle-aged pianist in his forties. I was a little unhappy and said I was still very young."
"Hahaha."
Hearing this, Kurosawa Mitsuru suddenly laughed.
"why are you laughing?"
Ninomiya Chizuru didn't understand why he was laughing.
"I thought about the way you responded to age questions, and it always seemed cute."
This was not a rhetoric, but the truth. Kurosawa Hikaru could imagine her unhappy look when she was explaining to others.
"I'm not cute."
Ninomiya Chizuru, who was originally very annoyed, paused, then fiddled with her hair and snorted.
Although she said this, the corners of her mouth and brows revealed her mood.
Maybe she is a sister-type girlfriend who prefers to be relied on, but everyone would be happy to be praised after doing a good thing, and she is no exception.
In this matter, even if she let something slip and exposed some information, she said it only to protect Kurosawa.
What's more, she handled the situation very well. She didn't mention her exact age, but just said she was very young, less than 30 years old.
Seeing her tsundere look, Kurosawa Hikaru smiled even more happily.
"I don't know what they think. They all think you must be ugly or old."
Her face turned red at his laughter and Ninomiya Chizuru changed the subject.
"Because it's very difficult to admit that others are great."
Kurosawa Hikaru didn't care much about it.
Perhaps Japan has a mentality of worshipping the strong, but malicious speculation about others is also very serious.
Although many fans speculated that he looked handsome behind the mask, many others thought that he wore the mask because he was ugly.
Because from common sense, if you are very handsome, there is no need to wear a mask.
"I can understand this mentality. What annoys me the most is that some people are sarcastic and mock you, saying that you are ugly and old, and that I am with you because you are rich and talented."
Ninomiya Chizuru felt very upset when she thought about what happened today.
In fact, she had long been accustomed to other people's cold words and bad remarks, because she became a teacher at the University of Tokyo at a young age and was so beautiful, so she was often criticized behind her back, and people said that she got to her position by relying on activities such as pillow business.
But matters involving Kurosawa touched her bottom line and reverse scale. She couldn't calm down at all, nor could she ignore it.
"Who said that?"
When Kurosawa Mitsuru heard this, his expression suddenly darkened.
He knew better than anyone that even if he couldn't play the piano and even if he had no money, Chizuru would still like him.
Because Chizuru's feelings for him had already taken root long before their first date.
Even without this premise, he couldn't tolerate someone saying such things to his girlfriend in person, as this was already verbal abuse.
"It's okay, don't be angry."
Ninomiya Chizuru, who was originally very angry, immediately calmed down when she saw that he was a little angry.
"This kind of person deserves to be punished. Tell me who that person is and I will help you vent your anger."
"He's been taken care of."
"How did you clean it up?"
"When my mother came to see me, she heard him saying bad things about me behind my back, and then she sent him to the countryside in Hokkaido... I know this because my mother told me."
"real?"
When Kurosawa Mitsuru heard this, he suddenly turned off the engine and confirmed it.
Although he has not graduated yet, his job intention is in a bank. Naturally, he knows that the worst consequence for a bank employee who does something wrong is to be exiled to a remote rural area.
Banking, as a high-paying, respectable, high-status profession, is an extremely competitive job that does not allow for mistakes.
Once there is a stain of mistakes on your career record, even if you leave your original bank, it will be extremely difficult to get a job in another bank.
In addition, under Japan's social work system, people who work for a company usually work for the same job for their entire lives.
If this is true, that person's banking career is ruined.
"Really, even though you always lie to me, I won't lie to you."
Ninomiya Chizuru nodded and affirmed.
Her parents are both senior executives of Jiuye Bank and have great power.
"Although I have lied to you many times, you always lie to me too."
Realizing that the matter had been resolved, Kurosawa Mitsuru stopped caring about it and turned to speak.
"When have I ever lied to you?"
When Ninomiya Chizuru heard the accusation, she asked back with confidence.
"Just like just now, you are obviously very cute, but you said you are not cute. Isn't that lying to me?"
Seeing that she was not aware of it, Kurosawa Hikaru gave an example.
"How can this be considered cheating you?"
Ninomiya Chizuru widened her eyes, very dissatisfied.
"Also, when I invited you to the amusement park, you clearly wanted to go on a date with me, and you even said that it was to prevent you from being cheated on by a strange woman and affecting your studies."
“This doesn’t count!”
When Ninomiya Chizuru was brought up by him, her pretty face immediately turned red.
"Well, that doesn't count."
Noticing that she was angry and embarrassed, Kurosawa Hikaru was amused and did not argue with her on this topic.
After talking about this for a long time, he is still the one in the wrong... After all, Chizuru's behavior can be considered as hypocrisy at best, or tsundere.
“It doesn’t count.”
Seeing that he seemed to be doing it reluctantly, Ninomiya Chizuru felt a little unhappy.
Because she believed that she was very sincere to Kurosawa, and was very accommodating to him and treated him very well, so how could she possibly deceive him
"You just said your mother-in-law is looking for you?"
Making your girlfriend angry and then making her happy is actually a kind of fun in love, Kurosawa Mitsuru smiled and changed the subject.
"Not only my mom, but my dad as well, came to my office."
Hearing the way he addressed her, Ninomiya Chizuru's mouth curled up slightly, she couldn't help but feel secretly happy, and then she nodded.
"What do they say?"
Kurosawa Hikaru was a little curious about what his father-in-law and mother-in-law would say.
Although he had heard a long time ago that his father-in-law and mother-in-law were very snobbish, just like rich people don't dislike gold-diggers, he knew he had talent, money and potential, so he was not afraid at all.
"They are not very satisfied with you and hope that I will break up with you..."
Faced with his expectations, Ninomiya Chizuru paused for a few seconds and sighed.
"Why? Although the return on investment in the entertainment industry is unstable, my influence and fame are there."
This result was unexpected and Kurosawa Hikaru was very confused.
“It’s just that the rate of return is unstable… and influence and fame don’t mean money.”
Ninomiya Chizuru nodded and explained.
"So what should I do?"
"It's the same strategy as if you made a lot of money and asked me to leave the bank. As long as your ability to make money is stronger than theirs, they will have nothing to say."
"good."
Kurosawa Hikaru thought about it and nodded.
"Aren't you angry?"
Ninomiya Chizuru looked at his expression and couldn't help but ask.
"Why should I be angry?"
Kurosawa Hikaru didn't understand why she suddenly said that.
"My parents are so difficult to deal with."
Chizuru Ninomiya has a headache about her parents.
Although they were very nice to her, like today when someone said something bad about her, they turned around and tried to vent her anger, but their control was too strong, such as asking her to break up.
"As long as I can make money, it's actually pretty easy to deal with. What I'm more curious about is, if I can't play the piano and don't have the identity of Lingshi, can I still marry their precious daughter?"
Kurosawa Hikaru took the opportunity to say sweet words to make her happy.
"Of course."
When Ninomiya Chizuru heard that he was planning to marry her, she rolled her eyes at him.
"How to marry?"
"Didn't I ask you about your career intention after graduation? You said you wanted to work in a bank, so I planned to wait until you graduated and write you a letter of recommendation to get you a job at Nine Leaf Bank."
"If I join Nine Leaf Bank, can I be with you? My ability to make money is not as good as theirs."
"If we stay together, they will train us to be their successors."
"That's great... According to what you said, even if I don't play the piano, I can still have a successful career and love life?"
Kurosawa Hikaru didn't expect that she had such a plan, it was very strange.
If he understood correctly, even if there was no system, because Chizuru had a crush on him, he only needed to wait until graduation and hold on to Chizuru's thigh, and he would be able to reach the peak of his life.
"What do you think?"
Speaking of this, Ninomiya Chizuru looked at him with some resentment.
It should have been over in two and a half years, but this bad guy was so dishonest that he had several girlfriends and messed up her perfect plan.