After rebirth, I became Tokyo Sentimental

Chapter 59. What if I was awake that night?
A car sped past on Yokohama Yokosuka Expressway, and its tires splashed up a thin layer of water.

There is no moon in the night tonight.

The sudden rise of wind and waves made the coastal highway look precarious, as if it was about to be hit. The wipers were turned to the maximum frequency, and the dense water droplets were swept away, and then densely covered again within a second.

Compared with the violent storm outside the car, the atmosphere inside was unusually quiet, and the man and woman were silent.

The young man held the steering wheel, looking at the road that was not far away outside the windshield, until he entered a tunnel. The sound of rain hitting the car body suddenly disappeared, and the quietness inside the car reached an extreme.

The woman sitting in the passenger seat had her slender white fingers deeply embedded in the gap between her closed thighs. The seat belt in front of her had created a canyon-like crack on her chest. She repeatedly looked up at the face in the rearview mirror and opened her mouth, but could not say anything until she entered the tunnel.

"We agreed to go on a three-day trip, but you came back on the first day. And you brought me along. It's so obvious that we're alone. Will they get suspicious?"

"Hasn't it been discovered?"

"But it's just Sister Tsubaki..."

"It's enough for my mother to discover it alone." Harano Si was silent for a moment, then gave this answer.

Shimizu Yuko opened her mouth, and a sad look flashed in her beautiful eyes: "Then there is no need for you to come back so blatantly for me. In fact, I really don't have anything in my heart."

"You've fainted twice."

"Feel sorry…"

"I should be the one apologizing to you."

"Xiao Si, you don't have to..."

"It is only right and reasonable that I should be the one to apologize." Yuan Ye Si interrupted her and emphasized again before continuing.

"Although I really don't want to admit it, or I'm afraid of being embarrassed after being seen through, I can't just sit back and watch it, whether it's the negative impact it brings to your reputation or the moral and other psychological pressures. After all, I did such a shameless thing, I should face my heart as soon as possible. This will not only prevent me from going astray in the future, but also show basic respect for you."

The speed of the car in the tunnel slowed down as Harano Tsukasa's voice became clearer and clearer. It seemed that there was no trace of impurities, and it was not a simple confession or request for forgiveness. It seemed that he was just facing his own heart.

"So, Xiao Si, what do you want to say?" Shimizu Yuko was stunned for a moment as she looked at his profile which was constantly swept by light and shadow, then asked softly with her lips slightly parted.

"I wonder if you have realized by now that what happened that night was actually caused by me on purpose?"

"No secret about it."

"I could see that you were upset because of the trouble you were in, and you wanted to find ways to relieve your psychological pressure. To put it bluntly, I could even see that you thought it was fun to bully me."

Since you intend to face the sense of moral rift.

Then Yuanye Si would not hesitate.

Although he was not sure whether his apology would be accepted, he could not continue to touch Aunt Qingshui's bottom line as he did during the day.

He didn't take pleasure in it.

Instead, I just feel it is a trouble.

Some people treat love as breathing, and make a fuss when they are not in love. Some people even take pride in having multiple relationships at the same time. But to be honest, getting along with a woman is a very difficult thing. Not only do you need to take care of her emotions all the time, but it is also reasonable to get beaten up for some mistakes you make.

Even if you rack your brains to please her, the gift you put a lot of thought into may only keep her happy for one day.

Therefore, Harano Tsukasa was not going to do this kind of thing where the cost-effectiveness of the effort and reward was extremely low. If his career was not to deal with women, he would not have made such a mistake. But since it happened, how to eliminate the danger that could lead to tragedy is the top priority.

Women are emotional creatures.

Normally they may seem delicate, cute, seductive, cold, well-behaved, or rational, but once they are touched by emotions and impulses, they will not hesitate to stab someone in the stomach with a knife.

Therefore, in order to avoid tragedies like people losing all their money and having nothing to spend, Hara no Si should admit his mistakes and minimize the adverse effects.

"Why...why..." Shimizu Yuko felt flustered for a moment after being exposed, but from the meaning of his words, it seemed like he was admitting his fault to her, and she was at a loss for a moment: "How could you feel that..."

"How can you feel that..." Yuan Ye Si slowed down the car again, turned his head to look at the rearview mirror and said, "Because I am not a good kid in your eyes."

"Just like men, they like to drink when they are upset. When they drink, their thoughts will be magnified, and they will do things they normally want to do but dare not do, such as bullying women. And the more innocent and weak a woman looks, the more they want to bully her, so as to get pleasure from it."

"So I took advantage of your mentality and started to act young. I guess you can see now that I'm not that naive, nor am I a young man who knows nothing. Instead, I deliberately approached you under the title of "best friend's son", which makes it easy to let your guard down, so that you can drink more alcohol and then do some impulsive actions. Facts have proved that I succeeded."

"But I regretted it afterwards. After all, besides the fact that you are my mother's friend, I never thought that you would still have what normal people consider the most precious thing between men and women at your age."

"Of course, I have always believed that regret is not something worth forgiving, and I am not begging for your forgiveness."

"So considering that I have taken away your innocence and caused you so much bad influence, a superficial apology is not only useless, but also feels insulting. So I plan to add something more direct, compensation. No matter how much resentment you can calm down, I am willing to take out the one that shows my sincere apology."

After hearing this, Shimizu Yuko understood what Harano Tsukasa meant. He also felt guilty and wanted to make amends. She felt a little warm but also a little disappointed.

"…What do you want to compensate me for?"

She asked in a dry voice.

"Money." Yuanye Si pondered for a moment, and decided to take out the investment quota that he had received for a long time. He spoke with clear thinking: "Didn't the joint-stock company you registered before need to obtain financing through bank loans? After thinking about it, this is the only way that is most useful."

"I can invest 100 million yen in you, without taking any of your shares, and without asking for any interest. As for the profits, I will take a share, but you decide how much."

One hundred million yen.

This is definitely not a sum of money that ordinary people can afford.

Even getting a loan is not easy.

If it had been before that night, Yuko Shimizu might have been overwhelmed by the pleasant surprise and curiosity about the identity of her best friend's son, and she would have subconsciously been thinking about how to get out of the predicament.

But she is not now.

Several crazy scenes from that night emerged in her mind. Shimizu Yuko looked at the young face beside her. Unexpectedly, she did not look happy. Instead, she remained silent for a long time: "So... Is the only thing you consider money?"

"Then what do you mean..."

Harano Tsukasa was puzzled by her attitude.

"Like you said, I didn't realize you were pretending that night, but the next day I thought more and more that something was wrong, especially the note you left. It was totally inconsistent with what a simple child would leave behind."

"so…"

"But what if I tell you that I was actually sober that night?" Yuko Shimizu suddenly interrupted him.

(End of this chapter)