Kyoto: I just want to be a gentleman

"If you don't give him money, he will keep beating you?" Xiuxing raised his eyebrows in surprise, then turned to look at the girl.

However, what responded to him was a pair of extremely serious eyes.

"After he took the money, he would go and buy some alcohol... After drinking, he would become drunk and wouldn't recognize anyone."

The girl's calm tone sounded as if she was discussing today's weather.

"The money would be quickly spent in his hands. When he ran out of money, he would pester me for money again. If I didn't give him money, I would still get beaten."

"So he will be beaten no matter what... It's better not to give him money..." Facing Watanabe Hideyuki's surprised eyes, the girl still lowered her head and counted the bill on her fingers.

"Besides, I've already practiced it. If I can get 40,000 yen by beating me up, I'd rather get beaten up every day."

"Besides...Kouta also needs money."

"Kouta?"

"Yes, Kang Tai. He is my younger brother. He is still in elementary school this year. Tuition, textbooks, new clothes, sports shoes, etc. all cost money." When the girl mentioned her younger brother, her tone seemed to become brighter and full of energy.

"As a boy, we can't let him be laughed at by kids his own age."

For a moment, Watanabe Hideyuki was speechless.

The thin girl in front of me was carrying a burden that was far beyond what she could bear at her age.

"So...the reason you didn't call the police was because of Kouta?" Hideyuki asked tentatively.

The girl nodded and said firmly: "Kouta is still young and has already lost his mother. I can't let him be without a father too."

She knew that even if the man was not good to her, he was still the only father to Kangtai.

"And..." The girl hesitated. She thought for a moment and said slowly, "If he goes to prison, Kouta will have no guardian and will most likely have to live in an orphanage."

When she said this, a trace of fear and reluctance flashed in her eyes. She didn't want her brother to become an orphan without anyone to rely on.

"I have consulted a lawyer. Although I have reached the legal age for guardianship, I do not have a long-term, stable and legitimate job and cannot assume the responsibilities of a guardian..."

Watanabe Hideyuki understood.

Because the girl's injuries could not be explained to the doctor, the two changed their destination and went to the nearest pharmacy.

Xiuxing asked the girl to wait outside the drugstore, and went in to buy alcohol, iodine, cotton swabs, and some medicines for bruises and injuries.

Afterwards, they walked to a nearby convenience store, bought several bottles of beer and mineral water, put them all in a plastic bag, and then sat down on a bench in the park.

"I'll take care of your wound first." Xiuxing said, gently unscrewing the cap of the mineral water bottle and cleaning the girl's wound. Then, he took out a cotton swab, dipped it in iodine, and carefully applied it to the corner of the girl's eye.

The girl cooperated very well and closed her eyes, leaning forward slightly. In the night breeze, her long eyelashes trembled slightly, interweaving with the dim light, creating an exceptionally soft atmosphere.

"Next, we need to apply alcohol," Hideyuki reminded.

"Well...can I not put on the makeup?" the girl asked hesitantly.

"What's wrong? Are you afraid of pain?" Xiuxing was a little surprised.

"No way!" the girl denied it immediately, but there was a hint of uneasiness in her tone.

Xiu Xing smiled lightly, without exposing the girl's disguise, and said gently: "Okay, then I will try to be gentle."

He took out another cotton swab, dipped it in alcohol, and then gently touched the girl's wound. The girl couldn't help but frowned slightly, but still bit her lower lip stubbornly without making any sound.

Seeing this, Xiu Xing treated the wound more carefully, trying to relieve her pain. His movements were gentle and serious, as if he was coloring a precious work of art.

Finally, the wound was treated. Xiuxing blew on the wound gently and then put on a band-aid.

"Okay, it should be fine." He raised his head and looked at the girl who still had her eyes closed.

The girl then breathed a sigh of relief and slowly opened her eyes.

"It's not over yet." Xiuxing took out the medicine for the bruises and injuries, "Take off your clothes."

The girl was stunned when she heard this, and a shy blush appeared on her face. "Take off your clothes? Here?"

She looked around. It was already late at night and there were only two of them left in the park.

"I just asked you to show me the injured part so I can apply medicine on you." Xiu Xing explained with a teasing smile on his face, "With your figure, I wouldn't even look at you even if you paid me."

"Hmph, who wants to show it to you?" The girl snorted coldly in dissatisfaction, then lifted the corner of her clothes to reveal her injured shoulder.

Seeing this, Xiu Xing stopped smiling and applied the ointment carefully.

Arisa could clearly feel Hideyuki's warm palm gently covering her skin, followed by the soothing feeling brought by the cool ointment.

The gentle touch made her moan softly unconsciously, and when she realized she was making a strange sound, she quickly covered her mouth.

"Don't move, we just need the last bit." Xiuxing put the girl's raised arm back to its original place.

The girl looked at Xiuxing who was applying the medicine seriously, and she was unconsciously a little dazed.

[Target person Kuroda Arisa's favorability +1]

[The relationship between the target person Kuroda Ari has changed from friendly to trusting]

Chapter 20 Drinking, Chatting and the Future

"You've been here all these years?"

"Ah."

In the darkness of night, two young figures were sitting on a bench in the park, each holding a can of beer in their hands, which they would clink lightly from time to time, making crisp sounds.

"My mother ran away right after she gave birth to Kangtai. I was just ten years old that year." The girl took a sip of wine, tilted her head back, and searched her mind for fragments of memories from that year.

"At that time, the man no longer cared about us. Every day he was either lying drunk in the pub or at the racetrack."

"So, I dropped out of school." Kuroda Arisa's tone was still relaxed, as if she was telling a story that had nothing to do with her, but Watanabe Hideyuki could feel the heavy pain and...reluctance deep in her heart.

"But I don't hate her at all. She's a very good person, really. She just can't bear it... I understand her."

There was no resentment on Arisa Kuroda's face, but rather one of relief.

And just as she said, no woman could live in that situation.

"Don't talk about me. My situation is already so bad. What about you?"

"Me? I don't have any parents. My parents died a few years ago."

"Ah?" She opened her mouth in surprise. She didn't expect that Watanabe Hideyuki had such a similar experience. She felt inexplicably guilty.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't ask so many questions." She apologized in a low voice, but Watanabe Hideyuki just shook his head gently.

"I come from a small mountain village in Iwate Prefecture..." At this point, Watanabe Hideyuki was speechless for a moment. Apart from this sentence, he didn't know what to say.

Ever since he realized he was reborn.

He is working hard for the future every minute.

While other children were running in the fields, he was reading.

While other children were catching loaches in the mud ditch, he was reading.

when......

He is always reading.

Putting aside geniuses like Nishii Satomi, even if he had been studying all the time, there was still a big gap between him and some people.

Those are the people who have enough resources and money to turn their learning talents into achievements.

Talent and hard work alone are far from enough.

Thinking of this, Watanabe Hideyuki took a sip of beer.

"You're not a nerd, are you?" Arisa Kuroda also saw Watanabe Hideyuki's embarrassment and couldn't help but tease, "You're the kind of nerd in TV dramas who only knows how to study hard. He does nothing but read books every day, goes to elementary school, junior high school, and high school step by step, and then gets admitted to a good university."

"Then, with your excellent academic qualifications, you can get a job in a large company." As she spoke, Kuroda Arisa actually felt a little envious, "Hey. Where do you want to apply to?"

"Waseda University." Without any hesitation, Watanabe Hideyuki said the answer that had been buried in his heart for eighteen years.

"So, it's like I said?"

Watanabe Hideyuki nodded, then shook his head.

"I want to start my own business, open a media company, sign my own contracts and make my own movies, shoot whatever I want and write whatever scripts I want."

"Then I'll wait to be associated with you, a big boss, a big director, a big writer." Kuroda Arisa raised the corners of her mouth slightly, and said with a smile, "When the time comes, you, a celebrity, won't forget me, right?"

"Of course not." Watanabe Hideyuki patted his shoulder confidently, "When the time comes, you will come to work in my company, and I will provide you with a luxury house, a luxury car, a driver, and a male bodyguard with eight-pack abs."

"It's a deal?"

"A liar swallows a thousand needles."

"What about your dream?" Watanabe Hideyuki asked back.

"My dream?" Arisa Kuroda tilted her head and thought for a while, "My dream is very simple, I just want Kouta to grow up healthy and safe."

"It's just Kouta, what about you?"

"Me? Aren't you going to recruit me into the company? With such good treatment, why should I consider myself?" Kuroda Arisa asked with a smile, "Besides, I just talked about salary with Sister Xia Mei today. My three part-time jobs add up to 150,000 yen. Even if I give that guy 50,000 yen every month, the remaining money can be enough for me and Kouta to live on if we save a little."

"Three part-time jobs?" Watanabe Hideyuki was a little surprised.

"Well, I also work part-time at an izakaya and a ramen shop, but I only go there to help out on weekends when there are a lot of people."

"In theory, this money is enough for Kangta and I to live. But the day before yesterday, something happened."

"The day before yesterday, the izakaya where I work part-time just paid me my salary."

"The day before yesterday, I got my salary and returned home. I was lying on my bed thinking about what to buy with the money. I wanted to buy some daily necessities, sanitary napkins, and Kangtai should get a new schoolbag. His schoolbag was the one I left over from school, and it already had a hole in it."

"While I was planning on my bed, the man suddenly broke into my bedroom and took away all my money."

"This happens occasionally, usually after I get my salary and buy the necessities of life."

Arisa Kuroda said, frowning slightly, "I still don't understand how he knew I got my salary the day before yesterday."

There was a hint of confusion and puzzlement in her tone.

Then she paused and continued, "You know what happened later. You caught me stealing yesterday."

At this point, Kuroda Arisa frowned even more tightly, "By the way, I've always wondered, how did you find out that I was stealing? I clearly saw you sleeping."

"I feel like I've been abandoned by the gods these days."

Watanabe Hideyuki smiled slightly, with a serious expression on his face. "If I say I have special abilities, would you believe me?"