Crossing over, and then being blocked by a rich JK.

Chapter 174 Determination [3K4]

Coming out of the coffee shop, Watanabe Yu declined Ming Haijiro's offer to take them home.

After watching Meikai Jiro and his group get on the car and leave, Watanabe Yu and Hamabe Ryoko smiled at each other, took a step forward, and started their journey home.

Maybe it’s because it rained yesterday, so although the sun is still shining brightly today, the feeling of heat is much less than before.

"I thought this contract wouldn't go smoothly."

Ryoko Hamabe turned her head and her eyes fell on the golden wheat field.

When she came back yesterday, she could still vividly remember the scene of the wheat waves waving in the cool breeze.

"Why do you think so?"

Watanabe Yu stretched lazily with a relaxed look.

According to the timeline in the contract, he only needed to record the male and female duet version of "Fireworks" before mid-September.

There is plenty of time and he doesn't need to rush.

"In my impression, business cooperation involving mutual interests often starts with an unrealistic request."

Hamabe Ryoko spoke her mind honestly.

"Then, both Party A and Party B will begin to slowly make concessions based on this unrealistic request and eventually get a condition that both parties can accept, right?"

Yu Watanabe filled in the blanks left by Ryoko Hamabe.

"Yes."

Hamabe Ryoko nodded slightly and gave an affirmative answer.

"Generally speaking, that's true, but today's situation is a little different." Watanabe Yu paused, "Do you remember the contract we printed out together yesterday?"

In order to print the contract, they walked into the rain again with umbrellas in hand and walked in the slightly bleak rain for half an hour.

"remember."

Ryoko Hamabe turned her head and looked at the profile of Yuu Watanabe.

"The contract given by Ming Haijiro today is basically the same as the one we printed yesterday."

"ah!??"

"The contract is with Yamano Yuzhi. Well, this old man is very famous and influential in the music industry. He is also Yuki's mother's teacher. Most importantly, Ming Haijiro got my contact information from him."

Watanabe Yu met Hamabe Ryoko's gaze and gave her a look that said 'I understand, right?'

"understood."

Hamabe Ryoko showed an expression of 'I see'.

"In short, success is a good thing."

Watanabe Yu withdrew his gaze and refocused his attention on the country road under his feet.

The roads were empty and no cars were passing by. Compared to Tokyo at the same time, Azumi Village was undoubtedly much quieter.

"Today, thank you."

Hamabe Ryoko's voice was very soft.

She felt that she should still say this.

At least let him know that she felt his kindness.

"Why are you so distant all of a sudden?"

Watanabe Yu asked in a joking tone.

"It has nothing to do with being estranged. I just felt that I should thank you, just like I asked you why you thanked me."

Hamabe Ryoko corrected Watanabe Yuu's statement.

"You are going to use my words to shut me up, right?"

Watanabe Yu rolled his eyes, feeling a little amused.

“This is called learning and applying.”

Hamabe Ryoko blinked, and her fair hand seemed to brush the back of his hand accidentally.

"Then I have to be more careful in the future and not teach you too much, otherwise you will learn my tricks and I will have nothing to say."

Watanabe Yu's tone was still relaxed, and he was joking with Hamabe Ryoko.

"you can not do that!"

Hamabe Ryoko pursed her lips.

"why?"

"No reason."

"That's unreasonable, isn't it?"

"Yes."

"...Okay, I surrender then."

Yu Watanabe did not hesitate to replicate the French military salute with practical actions.

As they sang in unison, the two looked at each other.

Just like before, even though they had tensed their faces, after three and a third minutes, they couldn't hold it back anymore and burst out laughing.

"Actually, I don't hate Nagasaki Natsuko that much."

After laughing, Hamabe Ryoko said this sentence naturally.

"I know."

Watanabe Yu was not surprised at all.

He could see that Ryoko never took Nagasaki Natsuko seriously from beginning to end.

In her eyes, the latter is probably just an 'NPC' who can say some unpleasant words?
but……

"Whether you hate her or not is your business. What I do is my business. She caused trouble for you and bullied you before. You may not care, but I do."

Watanabe Yu's tone was firm.

"I am already moved by what you said."

Hamabe Ryoko smiled and turned her face away, her short hair hiding her expression.

She pursed her thin lips, her expression showing some emotion.

"It's a pity that this isn't an urban drama. If it were, I should ask you again why you're so nice to me."

She paused and said this in a still relaxed tone.

"How would the leading male character in an urban drama usually answer?"

Watanabe Yu took up the conversation.

According to the itinerary, they will set out on their return journey tomorrow.

Although Anzumi Village is indeed a little quieter than the city, it is indeed a good place for people to completely relax and rest after being tired.

"Generally speaking, the male lead will say something very embarrassing, and then rub the female lead's head."

Ryoko Hamabe slowed down her pace and adjusted her fluctuating emotions.

"Unfortunately, I'm not good at saying embarrassing things."

Watanabe Yu sighed.

If it was some cheesy love talk, he could say it right away.

He knows so much about things like "I'm having an IV drip", "What kind of IV drip?" and "I miss you".

"It doesn't matter. What you just said is already a plus."

Ryoko Hamabe took the initiative to hold Watanabe Yu's hand.

"If that's the case, then I roughly know what to say." Watanabe Yu paused and kept the topic in suspense.

"for example?"

Hamabe Ryoko looked at him expectantly.

"Because you are my little stingy girl, I am the only one who can bully you!"

Watanabe Yu held her hand tightly.

"...Yes, yes, yes, only you can bully me. You are too domineering."

Hamabe Ryoko's voice softened all of a sudden, and her cute earlobes were stained with a layer of rose pink.

If anyone else had said this to her, she would have rolled her eyes. If she was in a bad mood, she would have slapped that person.

But the person who said this was Yu Watanabe.

She didn't hate him saying that.

So, just let him be.

*
It started raining again in Azumi Village after nightfall.

In the cold rain, the whole village seemed to be wrapped in a layer of gauze.

Lying on the relatively hard tatami, Hamabe Ryoko looked at the ceiling above her head that was both familiar and unfamiliar, and was silent for a moment.

She suffers from insomnia.

The rain hit the roof, creating a rather unique sound.

Her thoughts drifted back to the afternoon.

At three o'clock when the cicadas were chirping loudly, grandma went out with an excited look on her face wearing a sun hat.

According to grandma, her good friend returned to the village, and she wanted to visit her and stay there for one night.

At the same time, grandma also told her not to worry.

Don't worry...

Hamabe Ryoko's long eyelashes trembled slightly.

She always felt that the timing of her grandmother's good friend's return was too coincidental, as if it was on time.

But, maybe it is the case.

There are so many coincidences in the world. It would be too difficult to investigate whether each one is a coincidence or not.

“That’s not romantic.”

She muttered something.

呲la.

Suddenly, a flash of lightning lit up the sky.

Even the sliding door of her room was illuminated.

Rumble!
After a brief silence, there was the sound of rumbling thunder.

In the past, she was a little afraid of thundering days. When there were lightning and thunder, she would inevitably think of some things in the past.

But since she moved into the Watanabe family, she was no longer so afraid of heavy rainy days, and she hadn't thought about those things for a long time.

Turning her head, Hamabe Ryoko picked up the phone next to the pillow and took a look at it.

The time now has passed 12 o'clock in the evening, and there is still half an hour until 1 o'clock in the morning.

I'm going back tomorrow.

Suddenly, she remembered this.

She remembered clearly that she bought the return ticket for 2pm.

After we got back, there were three of us again.

For no reason, the scene of that day suddenly emerged in her mind.

The Saint Lady sat on You's lap, her arms draped over his shoulders, looking intimate.

She coughed lightly at that time, and although the latter did get off him, there was no embarrassment on his face.

She also tried to take the initiative to contact him like the Saint Lady.

But the girl's shame still prevented her from mustering the courage.

Of course, she knew in her heart that a big part of the reason why she couldn't muster up the courage was actually because the Saint Lady was also at home.

——Even when she and You were alone, the other party did not appear in front of them.

It's like a psychological barrier. Even if you know that the situation does not exist, you will still feel uncomfortable everywhere.

[We are partners now, it is normal for me to come over and have a meal, right? ]

[Could it be that the feelings between us have become so weak? ]

The conversation she had with Yuki that day resurfaced in her mind.

Yuki Hayakawa became more and more proactive, and timidity and stagnation no longer appeared on her face, as if she had undergone a complete transformation.

Yuki took the initiative and seemed like a different person.

She didn't know what would happen if the situation continued to develop in this way, but she was sure of one thing.

Then she will feel heartbroken again.

【We compete fairly】

If you think it's possible, we can try it.

Hamabe Ryoko closed her eyes and covered her eyes with her left hand.

Maybe it was because it was night, or maybe it was because her thoughts were starting to wander, she couldn't help but think of her conversation with Amamiya Ayana.

At this moment, the words Ayana said at that time were like a heavy hammer, hitting her heart hard.

If I don't do anything now...

She closed her eyes and imagined what would happen next.

Compared to Yuki Hayakawa and Ayana Amamiya, she doesn't have as much time.

She is already a sophomore in high school this year, and in another year and a half, she will graduate from Chengnan Private High School and go to college.

Yes, even if the university she wanted to go to was in Bunkyo Ward, it wasn't far away at most.

But not being in the same school is like being separated by an invisible film.

And it is visible to the naked eye that Yuki... is becoming more and more proactive.

what about me?
What do I want? What should I do?

She removed her hand and opened her eyes.

The room was still pitch black, with only the occasional flash of lightning outside the sliding door illuminating the unlit room.

[Will such a method have miraculous effects? ]

[Yes, but the premise is that the other party is a responsible person and you have indeed developed to that stage]

Her eyes gradually became firmer.

Like Ayana Amamiya, she also has the quality of doing what she says and being decisive and swift.

She got up from the bed, picked up her pillow, left her room, and carefully walked to Watanabe Yu's door.

call.

She took a deep breath and gently opened the traditional sliding door of his room.

After looking around, she crouched down and went in.

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