Anime Heart

Kaori Miyazono stood up, looked around, then waved to Arima Kenjiro standing at the door, and said, "Everyone, could you please move aside? I miss him!"

"Ahhhhhh!" "What a bold declaration of love! No wonder he's the first person in our class to find a partner!" "Yeah, yeah! Let's make way!"

The crowd parted to make way for her, and Kaori Miyazono almost jogged towards the classroom door. People in front of Arima Kenji instinctively made way for the girl.

Sure enough, this is the real Xiao Xun—a girl who dares to speak her mind and act on her convictions, and is very genuine.

Smiling, Arima Kento naturally extended his palm. The girl blinked, glanced at him, and then naturally took his hand.

Under the watchful eyes of a crowd, the two left the teaching building and headed towards a less crowded area.

The commotion had already alerted Arima Kousei. He looked out the window and saw the two people holding hands, feeling an indescribable bitterness in his heart.

"Hey, why did you call me out? And what are you doing with that bag?" Kaori Miyazono was very happy; her smile was impossible to hide.

The girl's joy was so genuine, which was one of the reasons why Arima Kento fell in love with her.

"First of all, I have to apologize!" Arima Kento put down his bag, put his hands together, and said sincerely, "We had agreed to have lunch together, but I have something to do and have to go out for a while. I might not be back until noon, so I'm sorry!"

After saying that, Arima Kento lowered his head, closed his eyes, and prepared to receive Kaori Miyazono's 'blow', but there was no movement for a long time before he looked up.

Kaori Miyazono's smile vanished, and she looked quite disappointed, but she had no intention of hitting Arima Kenji.

"Oh, it's okay! I can eat with Tsubaki!" Seeing that Arima Kento felt apologetic because of her, Miyazono Kaoru comforted him instead.

Loss is inevitable; who knows when they will leave this world? We want to be with the people we care about every moment, but that is obviously unrealistic.

Everyone has their own life and their own things to do; no one is indispensable.

This applies to everyone.

"Kaoru, you have to cheer up, because..." Arima Kento almost couldn't help but tell Kaoru Miyazono that she might still be saved, but then he gave up, thinking that even his aunt might not be able to help her.

Isn't this just letting the girl get all excited for nothing?

"Why?" Kaori Miyazono tilted her head and looked at Kenji Arima, wondering what he wanted to say.

Arima Kento scratched his head and said, "Because you are the most beautiful person, at least in my opinion."

"Oh dear! What nonsense are you talking about!" Kaori Miyazono's face flushed bright red in an instant. Even with her cheerful personality, she couldn't help but feel shy when she heard someone she liked say that.

Her girlish heart was pounding nonstop, and the disappointment she felt because she couldn't have lunch with Arima Kento had vanished.

The two talked for a while longer before class was about to start.

"Be careful of vehicles when you go out, follow traffic rules when crossing the road, and don't eat whatever you want like I do, or you'll get diarrhea!"

After giving these words of advice, Kaori Miyazono waved and ran into the teaching building.

The other party's instructions didn't bother Yu Ma Xian Dong; on the contrary, they warmed his heart. It was time for class to start, so it was time to leave the school.

First, go to the office of the homeroom teacher, Chi Ben. Chi Ben is not there, but there is a written leave slip on his desk, already signed. You can write down the information you want.

After filling in his information, Ma Xiandong walked out of the school gate without any hindrance.

At this time of day, it's neither the start nor end of the get off work or school hours, so there are very few bus services available, and you have to wait a long time for a bus.

Since that was the case, Ma Xiandong simply hailed a taxi, gave the driver his destination, and began preparing to call his father.

"Dad, are you free now? I just got into a taxi and am heading to the Roppongi Mori Building. Aren't you going to let me come to your company?"

"Huh? Don't we need to go there?"

Chapter Fifty-Six: Am I a Parasite?

"If not there, where should I go?" Yu Ma Xian Dong couldn't help but ask. His father on the phone actually told him not to come to his company.

A deep male voice came from the other end of the phone, saying, "Come straight to my place! You've been back in Tokyo for a week and haven't been here yet!"

"But Kousei has never been there! Why should we go there..." Arima Kento was somewhat reluctant, because his nominal 'mother' was there.

Although he had never met his birth mother in this life, those memories made him deeply attached to her, which inevitably led him to treat his stepmother coldly.

"Then you'd better think carefully about why you came here today. If you don't come here, you won't achieve anything."

The man wasn't worried at all that Ma Xiandong might be stubborn and refuse to come over; he knew his son's current situation very well.

"Huh! What do I want to do?" Arima Kento was hardly incredulous.

"It's nothing more than the illness of that girl named 'Kaori Miyazono,' so all they know is what they should do!"

"Dad, you're spying on me!"

“How can this be called surveillance! The amnesiac child who left here for three years has returned. I was just a little worried that he might not be able to adapt to life there, so I wanted to keep an eye on him.”

"Alright! So you know about Kousei's situation, Dad?"

"Of course I know, he's my son too. And you better call Kousei 'brother' properly, you're five minutes later than him!" Arima Shiki's voice rang out.

"Then why don't you help your brother? Oh, right, wait a minute!" Yu Ma Xian Dong suddenly remembered that he hadn't told the driver that the destination had been changed.

"Uncle, we're not going to the Roppongi Mori Building anymore. Our destination is now the Akiyama Villa District in the suburbs. Don't worry! I'll still pay you. I'll charge you for whatever we do."

After receiving the driver's nod of agreement, Yu Ma Xian Dong picked up his phone and continued, "I'll be there, but weren't you just working at the company? Why did you go back?"

"Your dad is the CEO, okay? I don't usually have much work. I only get busy when something happens. This morning, I was just dealing with another minor incident."

"Tsk tsk, those evil capitalists!"

"Ha, you little brat, if you're so capable, don't use the card I gave you!" Arima Shiki was a little annoyed. This unlucky kid actually dared to talk like that. It's easy for him to say that when he's not in a situation.

Arima Xiandong immediately admitted defeat, "I must have been hallucinating. Let's talk about why you're not helping my brother, Dad!"

"At least you've stopped talking nonsense and even care about your brother." Arima Shiki's voice continued, "That's because I wanted to train Kousei. He's my son, and I wanted to see if he could get through this on his own."

“When your mother passed away, she still had difficulty trusting the family. After all, the family did not accept her at first, which is why your brother had that kind of situation. If he can get through it on his own, then I plan to groom him to be my successor.”

"The positions of pianist and president of the largest conglomerate in Japan are not mutually exclusive."

Arima Sento asked curiously, "Then why doesn't Father consider me? I think I might have some business talent, who knows!"

"Ha, you..." Arima Shiki's voice was mocking. "Even before you lost your memory, you were quite lazy. Your brother always had to urge you to exercise, and it was the same when you went out to play."

"I thought that losing your memory once would change you, but I didn't expect that after your memory was almost restored, you only changed a little. You are still pretty much the same as before. You play on your phone except for going to school. The only good thing is that you are not as addicted to games as before."

"The only thing that impressed me was that you actually pursued that girl named 'Kaori Miyazono'. She is indeed very charming. If I were ten years younger and didn't have your two mothers, I might have been tempted too."

"Ah, Dad, I'm almost there. Come out and meet me. I remember that place isn't a place you can just go in casually, right? That's all, I'll hang up now!" Yu Ma Xian Dong quickly hung up the phone. That's just how his dad is; he starts mocking him whenever he gets excited.

I remember when we were in England, Shiina Mashiro and I were together, my dad mocked me more than once.

"Look at him, and then look at you, a genius-level oil painter, and what about you? A parasite..."

I really am their biological child.

The reason why his father never considered training him was probably because his father had already seen through his personality.

Kousei is definitely easier to fool, he has potential!

Soon, they arrived at the Qiushan Villa area in the suburbs, where the driver stopped the vehicle. Security here is very comprehensive, and without proof that you are a local resident or have connections with local residents, you cannot enter.

The entire villa area has only about ten households, all of whom are either very wealthy or influential.

Arima Shiki's current home is one of those households.

After paying, under the driver's envious gaze, Ma Xiandong walked through the gates of the villa area. He must have been told by his father to come!

After walking a few steps, I saw the location of the villa that my father had mentioned. It was not far from the gate, only about a hundred meters away. No wonder he was unwilling to come and pick me up!

He rang the doorbell, and Ma Xiandong waited quietly.

A few seconds later, the door opened, and a fair-skinned and beautiful woman opened it. After seeing Ma Xiandong's appearance, she immediately said warmly, "Xiandong! Come in quickly!"

Without saying another word, the woman pulled Yuma Hiden into the room.

After taking off his shoes in the entryway, wearing the slippers the woman had given him, and stepping onto the solid wood floor, Arima Kento thanked her, saying, "Thank you, Auntie."

"You're welcome, we're family from now on!"

"Haha~~ Where's Dad?" Yu Ma Xian Dong didn't answer, but changed the subject instead.

The woman didn't reply immediately, but asked, "Would you like something to drink? We have beverages and milk."

"Give me a glass of milk! Is it in the fridge? I'll get it myself!"

“Alright then, I’ll go pick Ayako up. Your father is in the study, the innermost room. If you can’t find him, just call him.” Risa Taneda didn’t insist, but pointed out where her father was.

"Bring Yako...my little sister? School hasn't let out yet, can you bring her back?" Although he had never met his sister, he still knew her name.

“You can take leave! Ayako plays on her phone at school anyway, so it’s the same if she comes back. Also, I’ll pick Kousei up too,” Risa Taneda said.

Upon hearing this, Arima Kento stopped looking for the refrigerator and advised, "Um, Aunt Risa, let's not look for Kousei for now! He may not have resolved his inner conflict yet."

"I see! Alright then!" Risa Taneda thought for a moment and agreed with Arima Kento's suggestion. Since she had been living with Kousei, he should understand Kousei's situation better.

Chapter Fifty-Seven: Choice

“The refrigerator is over there!” Risa Taneda said, pointing to a wall with handles. “Get your dad a can of coffee; I forgot to get it for him.”

"understood."

Click!

Risa Taneda left.

Following her instructions, Arima Kento took out a bottle of milk and a can of coffee, and walked towards the study.

Based on what just happened, the stepmother should be quite easy to get along with, and there shouldn't be any of the melodramatic situations you see in soap operas.

The world is generally more open-minded, so it's acceptable for a father to remarry in middle age.

It's just that her older brother, Arima Kousei, still has some reservations, but she herself doesn't think it's a big deal.

I kind of regret being cold to them before...

He successfully found a room that might be a study, and casually knocked a few times as if to signal for a knock. He then opened the door.

The middle-aged man with short black hair in the room, who looked quite serious, was his father in this life, Arima Shiki.

Although he is in his late thirties or almost forty, he still looks handsome. He must have been a very handsome man in the past, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to win over such a beautiful mother when he was all alone.

It's not that her current stepmother is bad; she's willing to give up so much business for her children, which shows that Risa Taneda is definitely not a bad person.

I think the marriage between these two is a good match, the only thing I can't accept right away is calling this woman 'Mom'.