Who are you scolding for eating soft rice?

Chapter 103 102. I Like You
The thin clouds reflect the moonlight, and across the long slope, standing on the stairs and looking from a distance, the neon lights in the town area seem to be dimly flowing in the night.

This is Yanaka Ginza in Nippori Station.

Wooden buildings full of Edo atmosphere are intertwined with modern shops, creating a unique market atmosphere. Standing at the top of the stairs, Takitanizawa and Ishikawa Rimi could see all kinds of passers-by.

The children stood in the middle, holding the hands of their parents respectively, a family of three with happy smiles.

Drunk man carrying a bottle of wine.

Minato looked at his cell phone next to his boyfriend. He was shouting with a dark face and was carrying a bag. It was obvious that he was a couple who quarreled over taking photos of tourists from out of town.

Scenes of daily scenes full of fireworks are reflected in the pupils, as if the lenses of a movie are overlapping.

All this seems so illusory, but it is indeed real. It seems that you are isolated from the world when you stand here. But as long as you walk in, you can integrate into this indescribable place and be close to this real life. It makes people want to live a stable life. Feel.

"Is this what you call love?" Takiguzawa asked with a strange expression as he stood on the steps and turned his face sideways.

"Don't you think it's very fireworks, Takiya-kun?"

Ishikawa Satomi did not answer his question, but smoothed her hair that was blown by the night wind by her ears. The corners of her crimson lips were slightly raised, and her beautiful cheeks were slightly tipsy, as if she was immersed in a certain artistic conception. .

She was still wearing a tight-fitting black skirt, and the gauze of the same color around her waist was tied with a bow. Because she was standing at a high place, it swayed back with the breeze.

This black dress forms a strong contrast with the exposed white skin. Coupled with that beautiful side face, standing on the sunset stairs in Nippori, this scene is like a gently swaying manjusha. Hua, exuding quiet and attractive charm.

"Indeed, I didn't expect such a place to exist in Tokyo. I thought it could only be found in places like Kamakura, Kyoto, and Nara." Takitanizawa narrowed his eyes.

Scenes like this that are full of fireworks and look like the unfolding of ancient scrolls are indeed rare in Kanto.

But he had no intention of appreciating this artistic conception.

Instead, he stared straight at the whirlpool that seemed to exude a beautiful artistic conception, making people's mind and spirit unable to help but fall into the profile of Nakaishikawa Satomi.

Does this open the realm of quasi-emperor?

He commented silently in his mind.

"I like this kind of atmosphere very much. Just now I asked Mr. Takiya if he believed in love. I always feel that many people are happy, but this kind of thing seems to be nowhere to be found for me. And as I grow up, I Speaking from my own experience, I actually never believed it.”

Ishikawa Satomi seemed to be really drunk. She rarely talked a lot and forgot about the gap between them.

And when he said the second half of the sentence.

There was a hint of bitterness in his tone.

It's like she has read thousands of sails but still can't find her own boat. People can't help but want to feel sorry for her and say the words to give her a home.

Takitanizawa narrowed his eyes slightly and said: "Love is like a ghost. Everyone has heard of it, but no one has seen it."

Ishikawa Satomi nodded slightly in agreement.

"But this kind of thing can also externalize into a physical form."

Her crimson lips pursed slightly, and she suddenly moved to Takitani Ze's side. A faint aroma mixed with the smell of alcohol came, and Takitani Ze saw her raising her slender white arms and giving a distant look. refer to:
"I came here by chance and found that there were many families of three with smiles on their faces, just like that family. The smiles on their faces were not acting. I could feel that they came from the heart. But apart from these, marriage can also What does it bring? In addition to washing, cooking and taking care of the children, I also have to stay at home alone every day and wait for my drunk husband. It seems like that's all."

Takitani Ze looked in the direction she pointed.

I found out that it was the couple who had been buying something while holding their children's hands.

Probably going for a walk after dinner.

After a day's work, people can temporarily abandon their worries. The young couple seemed to have stepped out of a TV series. The husband deliberately frightened his daughter with a fox mask with a white background and red prints, while the wife smiled and patted his shoulder. Feigning sullen expression.

Takitani Ze glanced at her and couldn't find any trace of changing the topic, because from love to marriage, it seemed to be a very normal development.

But he knew this was not normal.

He gently sniffed the quiet fragrance that was already faint in the night wind. He lowered his eyes slightly and glanced at Ishikawa Satomi's shoulders, who had already closed the distance, but not in a deliberately close way.

"Ishikawa-san, are you afraid of marriage?"

Takitani Ze followed her topic and asked calmly as before in the bar.

Ishikawa Satomi turned her cheek slightly.

Her eyes finally settled on his face. Although her battle-hardened mind was enough to make her look at anyone without showing any other special emotions, she still felt sad when she saw the unusually calm expression on Takitani Ze's face. I suddenly felt a little unconfident.

Yes, so peaceful.

So calm that he didn't seem to care about the topic at all.

She thinks that her powers of observation are pretty good, and she doesn't dare to say that she can figure out his temper in just one face-to-face meeting, but she can get a rough idea of ​​him by just exchanging a few words alone.

Of course it’s not like there aren’t powerful people.

Takitani Ze is one of those people who has been very good at hiding her unclear temper over the years.

But in the eyes of extremely perceptive people like them, such things as personality, no matter how thorough they pretend to be, they will be able to figure it out after getting along with them a few times.

She thought she knew Takitani Ze's basic temperament.

Just like the latter should also know her.

But Takitani Ze was so abnormal today.

Whether it was in the bar just now, threatening others like a child, the possessiveness that flickered in his eyes but could be restrained, or the expression that he always smiled and liked to tease others, everything has changed.

This change made the situation out of control, and Ishikawa Satomi could only try his best to correct the deviated trajectory.

Turning Danli's cheek completely to the side, she said quietly, taking advantage of the alcohol that had not yet dissipated: "What's the fear of marriage? I don't even have any experience in dating until now."

"Is this lie too much?"

Finally I heard an expected answer.

Ishikawa Satomi was relieved in her heart, Qili's eyes pretended to be confused again, looking at him like a ghost, and said with a smile: "If work is also counted as a relationship, then it is probably countless."

"Ten? Twenty? One hundred?"

She raised her slender and beautiful palms, and began to curl up one finger at a time.

It seems that there really is the amount she said.

Even though the elements of this performance were too obvious, and even Ishikawa Satomi was deliberately exaggerating, Takitanizawa was happy to see her perform with him, and he cooperated and asked with a look of surprise on his face.

"Are there really a hundred?" he asked with a slight frown.

Ishikawa Satomi's voice stopped for a moment, and her face was a little annoyed, as if she showed her true feelings when she was drunk. She hit him on the shoulder and said angrily: "What kind of expression is this, Takiya-kun? How can there really be a hundred people?" Well, I don’t have a clone, and this kind of work has always been expensive, but I don’t have the energy.”

"I just believe in Ishikawa-san's strength."

Takitanizawa thought for a moment and said to himself: "Based on the time when I entered the industry, Ishikawa-san is still my senior, so I need to learn from you." "Then call me senior first."

Ishikawa Satomi took up the topic with a smile.

"Forget it, I don't like being taken advantage of."

Hearing this, Takitani Ze shook his head and rejected her request, and the expression on his face returned to calm.

"What you said just now sounded nice, but you just said such things to make me scream. Men like you are like ants building a nest on a rainy day. They like to take advantage of others."

The smile in the corners of Ishikawa Satomi's eyes faded, as if she had sobered up a bit. After taking a deep look at him, she walked towards the bottom of the sunset stairs. At the same time, she waved to him to join her and slowly stepped down the stone stairs.

In fact, the stairs behind this slope are not very long.

It is only about ten meters long, and the highest point is actually less than five meters high, but it is just the right height in front of the rows of low, ancient wooden buildings.

They quickly walked to the shopping street.

The hustle and bustle in their ears and the neon signs in front of them made them feel like they were integrated into the world in the scroll. They passed by Bamboo Crafts Green House and Jin Jiyuan and went inside to look at the flower baskets, coasters and other trinkets on sale. , very similar to passers-by shopping.

If they weren't holding hands, it would be absolutely fine if they were just an ordinary couple who came here to go shopping.

After walking out of the shop, they stepped on the bluestone pavement, but had no intention of going in again. Because of the narrow streets, their shoulders were very close, and they could only hear each other's voices when talking in this environment.

"Sometimes I think about it, how long does it take to have this green tea? I've obviously got what I dreamed of before, but I'm still stuck in it and can't extricate myself."

Ishikawa Satomi looked at everything around him and suddenly said something with emotion when standing next to him.

She seemed to have sobered up completely.

But I don't know why, it makes people feel as if there is a sense of depression hidden in their chest, and after saying this sudden sentence, I still feel a little confused.

"Playing with human nature is addictive."

Takiyazawa said in a serious tone.

Ishikawa Satomi was stunned for a moment, looked at him sideways, nodded and said: "Yes, it is addictive."

"Is Takiya-kun addicted too?"

"It's addictive, but every time I'm left alone, it's like I've cleared the game and picked up the victory fruits but don't know what to do anymore. To be honest, it's very empty. I feel like I just got it, and it doesn't seem to have much meaning."

Takitani Ze feels so empty. Now he can only look at the [-] million lying in his account.

Although I feel a little sorry for Little Sheep.

But it's not like he shaved her hair for nothing. He would spend one to two hundred million to buy her a head office apartment, but before buying a house, their relationship had to be sorted out.

"I think so too."

She said this in a firm tone.

It seems that he really thinks so.

This gesture and expression almost made Takitani Ze believe it.

The last time we slaughtered the fat sheep, each of us was more excited than the other. It's pointless for you to tell me now. You will feel empty even if you make a lot of money in your pocket?

Your eyes are like scanners, and you just barely made a copy of Ikumi Takase's hearse.

Do you really think I didn't see it?
And when your fat sheep buys you things.

The person who declined was almost the same as me, but there was almost an afterimage of the hand that was supposed to be in the pocket, the hand that was supposed to be carried, and the hands that were tearing up the receipts behind the two people's backs!
If I hadn't taken advantage of you last time.

By the way, I took advantage of you too much. When we first met, did you see if I would believe even half of your words?

If the scene had not been reproduced, to be honest, Takitani Ze would have been so surprised by her appearance. This woman was too smart and could perfectly guess her own psychology. If she really confessed to him later, he would I am afraid that I really believe that the other party fell in love with me because of my own methods.

After all, that's what people with high self-esteem are like.

People who have the ability and means are, without exception, eager to conquer others. When conquering others, most of them will actually become interested in those who can conquer themselves.

His last behavior was obviously to suppress the quasi-emperor.

Coupled with physical contact, and the basic rule that no matter how deep your thoughts are, you will inevitably think a little more about things between men and women, he will indeed be smart but be mistaken, and think about a lot of things.

But he still admired Ishikawa Satomi.

Putting aside her scheming, her ability to adapt to changing circumstances was admirable just because she had held it in until today and was willing to make a move to call herself.

I'm already out of sorts today.

It didn't affect the tea ceremony quasi-emperor to act as planned. Such a strong psychological quality was beyond the reach of Minazuki Koren even if he practiced it for 100 years. Even if he had the answer, he became vigilant.

While they were talking, they had already reached the end of the alley.

Compared with the busy commercial street, this place seems a little deserted and more suitable for displaying one's skills.

Ishikawa Satomi felt the atmosphere and glanced at the sparse pedestrians around her. She secretly raised her spirits and suddenly stopped, as if she had made some great determination. She turned around and stopped beside her. Takitani Ze looked directly into his eyes.

Then she took a deep breath, and there was a hint of struggle in her eyes that were completely awake.

Finally, the struggle in his eyes turned into determination.

"Takiya-kun, I have something to say to you."

"I have something to tell you."

Two voices sounded at the same time, the latter one was a little slower. In fact, it was Takitani Ze who started talking when he saw her turning around. Ishikawa Satomi, who heard that he also had something to say to her, had already fallen silent because he had entered the state. My mood was rippled by this sudden disturbance, like a stone being thrown at me, and I even felt like I wanted to speak first.

It's just that her remaining rationality stopped her. If she wanted to express her true feelings and perform flawlessly with her acting skills, she couldn't be very deliberate.

Especially in the last stage, clarifying the reasons why you are interested in him makes the guy in front of you half-convinced. You must not show an emotional expression. The more rational you are, the more convincing you will be in front of people like them.

She suppressed the emotions that could make her lose her composure, exhaled softly and looked into those calm eyes.

The two kept a close distance between them.

This distance was enough for them to see each other's slender and crystal eyelashes clearly under each other's eyelids, and it was also enough for an atmosphere called ambiguity to gradually spread.

The world was so silent that they seemed to be the only ones left.

Takitani Ze looked at the pair of pure black pupils with the reflection of his own face, as if he had seen through the conspiracy behind the cosmic beauty. However, he was now immersed in his experiential acting skills. After a long time, his expression became solemn. He spoke calmly.

"I like you."

(End of this chapter)