My daily anime romance in Tokyo

"As long as you live well, you will always be able to wait."

Kato Megumi said this just to comfort her mother, but in fact she didn't know what to do.

In order to speculate in stocks, my father invested all the family savings and even mortgaged the house.

He didn't even dare to tell his family how much money he owed outside.

At this point, separation of wife and children is the best outcome, and "broken family" is an adjective.

Kato Megumi didn't know what to do, but given her mother's current mental state, if she didn't think positively, she might go crazy.

"Mom, it's okay. It will be okay."

Kato Megumi held her mother's hand, feeling sad and guilty.

She has been loved by her parents since she was a child, but now she can't do anything.

She... is so unwilling.

Chapter 316 Why Don't You Look for Me?

In this desperate situation, Kato Megumi even had an idea in her mind that she wanted to sell herself to save her family.

But she is just an ordinary girl and her life is not that valuable.

"Mei, I hope your father...is not going to get into trouble."

"No, those people just want money."

Kato Megumi comforted her mother and also gave herself confidence.

What she said worked. Her mother's mood improved a lot and she wanted to eat.

The bento was already cold, so Kato Megumi ran out of the Internet cafe again, went to the convenience store and bought two half-price bento, and asked the cashier to help heat them up.

Thinking that her mother was waiting, Kato Megumi ran back in a hurry, but she missed a step while going upstairs and fell to the ground.

"hiss…"

Kato Megumi paused for a few minutes, refused help from others, and limped back to the private room.

In order not to worry her mother, she could only pretend that nothing happened.

It was not until the evening, when her mother fell asleep, that Kato Megumi dared to secretly look at her ankle, which was as swollen as a steamed bun.

Enduring the pain, Kato Megumi went to the bar to ask for some ice cubes, and gritted her teeth to apply cold compress on herself.

In this situation, she no longer considered going to the hospital and could only endure it herself.

That night, she went to bed very late and was awakened several times by nightmares. She looked particularly haggard when she woke up in the morning.

It can't be a normal thing for mother and daughter to live in the Internet cafe. At least they need to have some income.

It is summer vacation now, and Kato Megumi can go out to work, but how can she leave her mother alone with her mother in this condition?

One thing after another weighed on Kato Megumi's mind, making her not know what to do.

She is just sixteen years old and a freshman in high school. What can she do?

What's more troublesome is that Kato Megumi's mother wanted to go home to visit, and no matter how much she tried to persuade her, it was of no use.

In Kato Megumi's memory, her mother was always thinking about her father. Even if he was away on business for a few days, she would call him several times a day.

Kato Megumi even wondered if her mother would follow her father if her father really passed away.

My mother must... love couples very much.

Kato Hui tried to persuade her mother for a long time, but her mother insisted on going back. Kato Hui had no choice but to change the plan.

"Mom, wait here, I'll go back and take a look!"

Kato Megumi made this decision, but her mother did not agree and wanted to buy her a train ticket so that she could go back to her grandfather's house.

But Kato Megumi was determined and her mother couldn't stop her no matter how she tried to persuade her, so she had no choice but to accept it.

"Mom, just wait here for me! Don't go out."

Kato Megumi wants to hide herself, and few people can find her.

However, her ankle was badly sprained, and she walked with a limp, and the rubbing noise on the ground was very loud.

Kato Megumi didn't know the situation at home, but she was afraid that her mother would go back and get too excited when she saw something, and would run over and get caught.

So, even though it was difficult to move, she still went home alone.

"..."

Kato Megumi was very calm. She bought a baseball cap on the roadside, put on a hooded coat, and wore a mask so no one could recognize her.

When she was almost home, Kato Megumi found a wooden root and pretended to be just passing by.

What she didn't expect was that the appearance of her home had completely changed in just one day.

The words "Pay back the money" were written all over the walls, doors and windows in red paint.

The doors of the house were closed and the curtains were drawn, including her own room.

Ding ding ding~!

The cell phone suddenly rang, which scared Kato Megumi. She quickly took out her phone and muted it.

Looking at the name 'Aragaki Jun' on the screen, Kato Megumi held the wooden stick in her hand and chose to answer the call.

"Aragaki-san, what can I do for you?"

"I want to hold a celebration party tonight and invite you to come."

On the phone, Aragaki Jun was in a very high spirits, as if he had won the lottery and picked up a large sum of money for free.

"..."

Kato Megumi looked down at the ground, thinking about the miserable state of her home's outer wall, and the words she wanted to say got stuck in her throat.

Aragaki Jun didn't hear Kato Megumi's answer for a long time, and vaguely realized that something was wrong:

"Kato-san, what's wrong? Is the signal bad?"

"Yes, the signal was bad just now."

Kato Megumi couldn't think of an excuse, so she simply followed what Aragaki Jun said and hung up the phone quickly.

Then, Kato Megumi sent a message to Aragaki Jun, rejecting his invitation to celebrate on the grounds that she was going out for a trip.

Aragaki Jun also quickly replied to the message, saying that he understood and wished her a happy trip.

After deceiving Aragaki Jun, Kato Megumi breathed a sigh of relief, but she felt inexplicably sad in her heart.

She has no friends at school, and only Aragaki Jun chats with her often.

The only friend Kato Megumi could think of who could help her was Aragaki.

But the more this happened, the less likely she would ask Aragaki Jun for help.

Because what happened in her family was not a trivial matter, and telling Aragaki Jun would only make things difficult for him without solving any problems.

"Aragaki-san...I'm sorry."

Kato Megumi muted her phone and put it back in her pocket.

She could imagine that by the time Mingyuan High School started, Aragaki Jun would no longer see her in class.

At that time, she might be working in a convenience store, or she might no longer be in this city.

"Have no idea…"

Kato Megumi patted her cheeks to cheer herself up, used the wooden stick in her hand as a crutch, and walked past her house.

Given the situation at home, it must be the gangsters who are forcing my father, but they are only after money and are unlikely to kill anyone.

Although she had some guesses in her mind, Kato Megumi didn't want to leave. She sat down in the coffee shop at the corner of the alley and ordered a cup of the cheapest coffee.

She wanted to sit here and wait to see if there would be any new developments at home.

However, Kato Megumi waited for nearly half an hour, but the door of her house was still quiet and there were no bad people following her.

"It's almost time to go back and tell mother."

Kato Megumi picked up the cup and drank the remaining cold coffee in one gulp.

The bitter taste of coffee filled her mouth. Even though Kato Megumi had added a lot of sugar, she couldn't taste any sweetness.

Dragging her injured ankle, Kato Megumi walked out of the coffee shop and looked around for a long time, but couldn't find the stick she had put aside.

It was just a wooden stick. She used it as a makeshift crutch. Would someone steal it?

"Miss, are you looking for something?"

"No, I..."

Kato Megumi instinctively wanted to reject the stranger's approach, but she quickly reacted and looked up at the approaching figure:

"Aragaki-san, why are you here?"

"The signal was bad just now. I was afraid you didn't hear me clearly, so I came to tell you in person."

Aragaki Jun looked at Kato Megumi's tired and haggard face, feeling both distressed and reproachful.

Something happened at home, why didn't you tell him?

"Kato-san, we are friends, right?"

"Yes...what's wrong?"

“Since we are friends, why don’t you look for me?

Chapter 317 I Want to Help You

Kato Megumi never expected that even though she had clearly rejected him on the phone, he insisted on coming over and asking her again in person.

Kato Megumi was seen by him in such a miserable state. Although she pretended to be indifferent, her eyes still ached and she wanted to cry.

"Kato-san, what were you looking for just now? This stick?"

Aragaki Jun held the branch that Kato Megumi had just used as a crutch in his hand and chopped around a few times like swinging a sword.