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

Chapter 530 It should have happened long ago
Yu Watanabe once read a short article about why people sitting in the passenger seat can sleep so soundly. Although he felt that the later digressions were a bit of a pointless rant, one sentence in the middle of the article left a deep impression on him.

The reason why you can sleep soundly in the passenger seat is because you don't have to bear the responsibility and pressure of the driver's seat.

If given the choice, most people would not want to bear what seems like a heavy burden. But unfortunately, as we get older and our parents grow old, there are some responsibilities that we cannot simply avoid.

Although he hasn't reached that day yet, he considers himself the pillar of his family, so he never imagined that someone would take him away from him when he's such a grown man.

"How did you come?"

As soon as Watanabe Yu opened the front door, he was startled by the beautiful figure in front of him.

Seemingly not expecting him to open the door ahead of time, the woman's hand, which was reaching for the doorknob, remained suspended in mid-air.

"I'll come pick you up."

Hayakawa Yuki blinked and gave an answer as a matter of course, while also withdrawing her hand that had been hanging in mid-air.

"This……"

Upon hearing her words, Watanabe Yu was momentarily speechless.

Regardless of whether he answered or not, his gaze remained honestly fixed on her.

Her outfit today was very casual and homey. She wore a white down jacket over a light brown sweater, paired with brown cashmere pants and brown fleece-lined ankle boots.

Against the backdrop of her dark clothing, her slightly chubby face appeared even whiter and smoother.

"What, you're not happy?"

Ryoko Hamabe took a step forward, her red lips slightly upturned, and her beautiful eyebrows raised slightly, giving off a sense of 'coming to question'.

But because that face was so beautiful, the expression had no power to harm her at all; instead, it had a coquettish feel to it.

"It's not that I'm unwilling, it's just that it's too unexpected." Watanabe Yu came back to his senses and continued, "The weather isn't very good today, and this is also the first time you've come to pick me up."

He checked again before leaving home, confirming that the light snow that started last night would continue until the early hours of tonight.

And this is still a conservative estimate.

If we take the text message sent by the weather bureau at 6 a.m. as a reference, then there is only a 40% chance that the snow will stop by midnight.

To go out to pick someone up in such sub-zero weather with low visibility is truly commendable.

His intuition also told him that there must be a hidden meaning behind Yuki's visit to pick him up.

"If there's one, there will be two."

Yuki Hayakawa knew she had used the wrong word, but she didn't care anymore. For her now, there were more important things to do.

"Let's not just stand there anymore, let's go!"

She reached out her hand to him.

There are some things she can only say when they're walking together.

If I were to say this here, it would cause a huge problem.

Of course, the most crucial thing was what she wanted to say—no, what she relayed—that concerned her mother.

Strictly speaking, this cannot be called a paraphrase; it should be called a sneaky revelation.

It's funny, my mom actually thinks she's kept it a secret very well.

"Ah."

Watanabe Yu nodded, turned to the side and closed the door behind him, then turned back and opened the umbrella with a snap, before taking her outstretched hand in his.

The two of them walked into the snow-covered landscape created by Xiaoxue.

But to be fair, Tokyo's municipal engineering is indeed different; the snow on the roads was cleared away, even though there wasn't much snow to begin with.

"Actually, I didn't just come here today to pick you up."

After walking for a short while, Hayakawa Yuki took the initiative to start a conversation.

She doesn't have the habit of putting off important things until the last minute; on the contrary, she's someone who can't keep secrets, so she prefers to get straight to the point.

"uh-huh."

Watanabe Yu responded.

He had actually guessed it, but it was better not to say it at this time. He could tell that Yuki was organizing her thoughts, and he could probably hear her in ten seconds if things went smoothly.

As for how slow it is, it won't take more than a minute.

"Mom has something she wants to tell you." After carefully considering her words, Hayakawa Yuki finally decided to tell the truth. She was indeed not good at speaking tactfully. "She wants to talk to you about something related to me."

Alright, I've covered the easiest part. Now, the rest is the less easy part to explain.

It wasn't that she was being pretentious, but she felt an indescribable sense of embarrassment and awkwardness as she continued talking.

"for example?"

Watanabe Yu turned his head and glanced at her.

Yuki's rosy, dewy face already says a lot.

This includes, but is not limited to, what she is about to say, which, barring any unforeseen circumstances, will be strongly related to that aspect.

Aunt Shangzi already said that before, why do you need to emphasize it again?
Is it because you're afraid of breaking the rules?
still?

Although Aunt Shangzi is right, he can remain rational under normal circumstances, but if the atmosphere is too good, so good that he can't refuse, he may not be able to remain rational enough.

“For example, the specific arrangements for the next school year.” Hayakawa Yuki paused slightly, deciding to start with a less embarrassing direction, “The balance between career and studies, the arrangements for further education, oh, I’ve already answered that for you.”

Yu's goal has always been very clear, and she was well aware of this. In other words, anyone who had a decent relationship with Yu knew which university he wanted to attend.

However, the saying that "between wanting and getting, there is still one thing missing, doing" does not apply to him.

"The schedule for next semester," Watanabe Yu thought for a moment and then gave a rough outline, "I'll probably record one or two songs a month, and leave the rest of the time to the school."

As for Akiha Publishing House, as long as Kita Shinichiro doesn't urge him, he'll pretend to be dead.

However, it's not fair to call it faking death; on the contrary, this is the normal course of events.

Generally speaking, even the most inspired and talented authors will have their accumulated knowledge depleted after writing three books in a year.

The key is that this kind of accumulation cannot be made up for simply by resting; it requires experiencing certain things and taking time to settle.

Therefore, it is quite normal for authors of physical books to not have new works for two or three years.

Of course, for authors who are relatively unknown in the industry, if they don't have any works for two or three years, they might be forgotten, so they still have to work overtime.

When the quality isn't up to par, the only solution is to increase quantity.

"What about the bookstore?"

When Hayakawa Yuki heard that he would still be recording songs, she was a little excited, but she quickly returned to normal.

She was more concerned about the bookstore that You had mentioned.

"We don't need to worry about that for now." Watanabe Yu shrugged, raising an eyebrow as if it were the most natural thing in the world. "Which famous author releases a new work every year?"

His previous 'outbursts' were abnormal.

Otherwise, there wouldn't be some speculation online that he put all his other life skills into writing books.

"But you're different, Yu."

Without thinking, Yuki Hayakawa uttered those words.

"How am I different?"

Watanabe Yu asked a question in return.

We are all normal people, with only one head, two arms, and two legs. Physiologically speaking, he is one of the normal people.

“It’s different everywhere.” Seeing his expression, Hayakawa Yuki pouted and muttered softly, “To me, you are special.”

No one else was as special to her as him.

"..."

This time it's Watanabe Yu's turn to be mute.

You learned all this from Ayana, always coming up with a straight shot!?

Who can withstand this?

He couldn't take it anymore. "You... ouch!"

Seeing his sudden silence and that expression, Hayakawa Yuki immediately understood what he meant. Clearly, he had heard her muttering earlier.

That's really shameful.

"Yu!"

She slowed her pace and tightened her grip on his hand.

"Ok?"

Watanabe Yu stopped and turned around.

"You didn't hear anything!"

She stood on tiptoe and 'threatened' him fiercely.

"I didn't hear anything."

Watanabe Yu repeated it truthfully.

He understood Yuki's feelings quite well; in fact, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he empathized with her, since he had already experienced it firsthand.

But there's a saying that goes, "As long as I'm not embarrassed, it's others who are embarrassed."

In other words, as long as you have thick skin, these problems won't be problems at all.

Incidentally, if it had been Ayana who said those words, the Saintess wouldn't have been embarrassed at all; she would have simply finished speaking and then observed her own expression.

There's not even any averted gaze or cautious movements; the main message is... open and aboveboard.

If she showed even the slightest hint of embarrassment, she would start teasing and making fun of her.

In her opinion, her own reactions were more interesting than her direct approach.

From this perspective, the Holy Maiden is actually quite proactive?

Indeed, this is true; most of the time, it is the Holy Maiden who takes the initiative to extend the invitation.

"Hmph!" Hayakawa Yuki snorted. "That's more like it!"

She knew perfectly well that You was only saying that to make herself less shy; there was no such thing as someone who could forget so easily.

Anyway, she felt that it was impossible for it to exist in real life.

Oh, unless you're the kind of person who gets amnesia periodically.

Those kinds of people are so precise; they can indeed forget things just like that.

"Ah."

Watanabe Yu obediently lowered his gaze.

He knew exactly what to do in this situation.

"It's all your fault for interrupting."

Hayakawa Yuki gave a coquettish laugh, then continued talking about what she hadn't finished earlier, but unlike before, her voice was noticeably softer and she didn't seem very confident.

"The second thing is about the interaction between you and me."

This was a description she had thought about for a long time, one that wasn't too embarrassing for her.

"Our interactions?"

Watanabe Yu carefully considered these words, paused for a moment, and then immediately understood.

So that's exactly what he was guessing.

However, this is a relatively mild way of putting it, and it doesn't mean they're speeding recklessly on the highway.

and so……

Will it be the same old stuff?

With that thought in mind, he waited for her to continue.

"Mom means that we should maintain a... relatively pure relationship with the opposite sex."

To be honest, she herself was on the verge of breaking down when she said those words.

The main issue is that the concepts of heterosexual relationships and relative purity are completely unrelated.

There is a strange sense of contrast.

And how do we define relative purity?
Or rather, without this, it's relatively pure, and it might not be so easy for people to have impure thoughts. But once this thing is added, it immediately makes people have impure thoughts.

But she had no other choice; this was the most appropriate and euphemistic description she could think of.

"..."

There's a saying that goes, "Knowing is one thing, but how to deal with it is another." At least for Watanabe Yu, he didn't know how to respond.

If he says he has no such thoughts, isn't the subtext that he's not interested in you?

Given Yuki's personality, she would definitely be upset for a long time if she said that.

If he has such thoughts, let's set aside Aunt Naoko's denial for now and talk about Yuki's side. Given Yuki's personality, she will definitely start planning after hearing what I said.

At that time, he will truly be forced to confront his weaknesses.

This is very abstract.

"This is Mom's idea, not mine."

Seeing that Watanabe Yu had fallen silent, Hayakawa Yuki immediately added her explanation.

In this regard, she doesn't have many ideas or taboos.

As for the consequences of taking things further, as her mother had mentioned, she didn't care. She had already decided that it was him and wouldn't change her mind.

What difference does it make whether it's earlier or later?

Besides, Ayana and Ryoko have already reached that stage, and I'm the only one who hasn't. Won't I be left far behind them?
"I know."

Watanabe Yu nodded subconsciously.

The two who had stopped walked on and then continued walking forward.

"No, you don't."

Seeing Watanabe Yu's expression, she didn't need to think; she immediately understood what he meant.

Clearly, he misunderstood her.

"what?"

Watanabe Yu paused for a moment, then let out a puzzled "Ah".

“What I mean is, I don’t think those things are impossible to do.” Hayakawa Yuki pursed her red lips and mustered her courage to say the second half of her sentence, “Besides, we’ve been dating for so long, it should have been a natural progression by now.”

Actually, she didn't expect to say things to this extent at first.

Because translating to this point, it means she's actively offering herself up.

It's self-evident what this means.

Although she didn't resist, nor was she feeling particularly reserved, she still felt a little embarrassed.

"..."

Watanabe Yu fell silent once again.

Things developed far beyond his expectations.

This was completely unexpected by him.

and so.

Is this what love makes women brave?

Why do I feel like I've turned into that blond guy riding the will-o'-the-wisp?!

(End of this chapter)