Love Tennis and Yumiko Miura

"Nothing... a slip of the tongue." Zhixian looked at the coins still left in his hand, so he asked Youmiko, "Youmiko, do you want to catch them? I'll help you."

"How can I help with this?" Yumiko came to the machine, confused.

Zhixian put the coins into the machine and then stood behind Youmiko, reaching out to cover her hand on the joystick.

Youmiko was stunned, wanting to say something but stopping herself, then silently lowered her head, her eyes fixed on the claws, trying to divert her attention away from the two hands that were touching.

"Youmiko, you were a little anxious just now. The overall thickness of this Pikachu is quite consistent, so it would be better if you grabbed it a little higher." Zhixian whispered in Youmiko's ear, while holding her hand and slowly moving the joystick, constantly adjusting the position. "This position should be fine."

Yumiko only felt Zhixian holding her hand and hitting the button. She could feel her heart pounding, as if someone was playing Taiko Master on her heart. The two drumsticks kept beating her little heart. As the rhythm of the music quickened, her heartbeat and the drumbeat quickened together, like the noisy atmosphere of a festival.

"Wow! Caught it again!" Liu Mei's exclamation brought Yumiko back to reality. She then realized that the "cooperation" between the two of them had successfully "captured" the Pikachu that Yumiko had failed to "capture" before.

"You are worthy of being my master, you are so amazing!" Liu Mei was convinced. One time could be considered a coincidence, but two times was really real effort.

"It's okay, after all, there are clues to follow." Zhixian said modestly.

In fact, it was because Nozaki and Mikoshiba accompanied him to catch dolls for an entire afternoon in order to collect materials, and he became proficient in catching them as he went along.

"You are indeed a master who can easily control your scores without doing any big questions!" Liu Mei said admiringly.

"...I don't think this is a compliment." Zhixian sighed, "You'd better not imitate me. This is not a good thing."

"I want to learn, but my physics grades are not as good as our teacher's." Liu Mei said.

"That's because you haven't learned physics yet." Zhixian said unhappily, "How can elementary school students have physics lessons? I know you got full marks in math. Math, physics, and chemistry are inseparable, you know?"

"I don't want to listen~"

"It's okay. If you're not good at physics when you get into junior high school, I'll help you get it up to a 90-point level. As my apprentice, you can't be bad at physics, Liumei!"

"why?"

"Because studying white whales requires sufficient knowledge of physics."

"Please teach me physics! We can start tomorrow!"

"...You really want to be like White Whale."

"It's so handsome!" Liu Mei clenched her fist, as if to say that she was determined to win.

"Yumiko?" Seeing that Yumiko didn't say anything for a long time as if she was thinking about something, Zhixian tentatively called her name.

"Eh? Huh? What's wrong?"

"Nothing, I still have a few coins. Let's catch a few more." Zhixian handed the Pikachu he had just caught to Youmiko, and then handed the coins to Liumei, "What do you think of Mr. Pan?"

"No, that look is so fierce!" Liu Mei flatly refused, "Let's just catch that Mickey Mouse over there!"

(Author's voiceover: Okay, now I've pissed off the strongest legal departments in both the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.)

"Okay, whatever you like." So Liumei ran over, and Youmiko stood there in a daze again.

Zhixian glanced at Youmiko, then reached out and took Youmiko's hand, leading her to follow Liumei.

As Zhixian led her forward, Yumiko Shinshu realized that she had been distracted again. Then her attention was always on the hands held by the two. She could feel the warmth from the palms of her hands. Perhaps it was this warmth that made her cheeks hot uncontrollably?

Her heartbeat grew harder and harder to suppress. Compared to the hand-holding at the summer festival, this spontaneous, casual hand-holding seemed to concern her more. The drumbeats, which had just subsided, began to rise again with the new tune, intensifying and becoming deafening, impossible to ignore.

Zhixian pulled Youmiko to catch up with Liumei. When they reached the Mickey Mouse machine that Liumei wanted to catch, Zhixian let go of Youmiko's hand.

This left Yumiko feeling both relieved and lost, a conflicting feeling that left her torn between two things. Putting aside all the factors, she still hoped Zhixian would just hold her hand forever, but girls are naturally shy. Especially for someone like Yumiko, who despite appearing to be the "Queen of Fire," was actually quite shy. Despite being at the pinnacle of social interaction and being incredibly assertive and proactive, Yumiko had never been in a relationship.

This fact will probably shock a lot of people. In fact, Ye Shan has never been in a relationship, but his temperament does not give him the impression of being a single dog.

In fact, the equation "live streaming = having a dating partner" is not always true, or it should be said that it is considered live streaming because there is a dating partner.

"Ah! I failed." Lao Gao, who had studied in the United States, pouted and said, "Master, please help me too!"

"The teacher only leads you to the door, but the practice is up to you, don't you understand?" Although Zhixian said these sarcastic words, his body was very honest and helped Liumei find a good target to attack from different angles.

Yumiko couldn't help but smile when she saw this scene. In her heart, Chixian will always be such a gentle person. Although he always subconsciously hides this gentleness, it's like liking someone, even if you cover your mouth, it will show in your eyes.

Yumiko suddenly realized that she hadn't really acknowledged her relationship with Zhixian, whether it was because of tennis or her plans to study in the US. After she finally addressed the issue, she realized that Zhixian had become a significant figure in her life. Previously, she'd been dwelling on the past, feeling guilty. Although they'd spent the entire summer together like they always had, she honestly felt that their relationship was a little different than usual. But because it was so natural, she didn't think much of it.

When feeling the warmth in Zhixian's palm, Youmiko felt that she had found the answer.

In fact, the answer had long been deeply buried in her heart, and at this moment, her beating heart fully demonstrated the answer to the question.

like.

110. Anyway, in the master’s eyes, Yumiko is the cutest!

In the end, with the help of Zhixian, Liumei grabbed a Mickey Mouse from the claw machine by herself - this made her very proud.

"Look, Yumiko! I also caught the doll!" He immediately started showing off to Yumiko beside him.

Yumiko burst out laughing. Sure enough, she was just an elementary school student, yet she was so excited just to catch a doll. She herself had jumped for joy the first time she caught a doll; the feeling of accomplishment was incredible, more inspiring than even solving the Goldbach conjecture.

As for why she's more inspired than solving the Goldbach conjecture? Oh, what does the Goldbach conjecture have to do with Yumiko Miura? Does it matter to her whether it's solved or not? Absolutely not! But grabbing a doll is actually getting a soft, adorable doll you can squeeze and hold. No girl would choose the Goldbach conjecture over a cute doll!

"Do you want to take a photo with the doll?" Zhixian suggested.

"Yes!" Liu Mei's eyes lit up when she heard the suggestion, "Yumiko and Chixian should come too!"

Liumei was standing between Zhixian and Youmiko with a Pikachu in her left hand and Mickey Mouse in her right hand. Zhixian was holding the phone, while Youmiko was holding Pikachu in one hand and making a scissors hand gesture with the other.

"Three, two, one!" After the countdown was over, Zhixian pressed the button.

"Let me see! Let me see!" Liu Mei immediately wanted to see the results of the photo shoot. "Master, remember to send it to me!"

"Of course." Zhixian nodded and sent it to Youmiko first. "Youmiko, I'll send it to you first."

"Eh? Okay!"

"If you're studying in the US, be careful not to be discovered by Disney and Nintendo."

"No way!"

When Yumiko received the photo, she was stunned at first, then she glanced at the master and apprentice, and found that they were talking about something and didn't notice her, so she quietly set the photo as her mobile phone desktop.

On the mobile phone screen, the scene of three people and three dolls was very harmonious, and Lian Zhixian also smiled in front of the camera.

Looking at Zhixian's smile on the screen, Youmiko couldn't help blushing - she thought of the time when Zhixian held her hand just now.

She couldn't think about it anymore! If she continued thinking about it, she would overheat and die! If she died, she wouldn't be able to hold hands with Zhixian anymore!

...Wait, that's not right! What the hell is she thinking about?! She clearly doesn't want to think about holding hands! Forget holding hands, forget holding hands, forget holding hands! ...How could she possibly forget it?! The more she thinks about it, the harder it is to forget! The more she thinks about it, the more it bothers her! Yumiko felt her face getting hotter and hotter.

"Youyouko is leaving? Let's send Liumei home first." Zhixian's voice suddenly sounded.

"Oh, okay, let's go." Yumiko put away her phone, took a deep breath to calm herself down, and then pretended to be calm as she walked over to the two of them.

"After I drop off Rumi, I'll take you home," Chixian told Yumiko. After all, Rumi was still an elementary school student, and if he went home too late, Mrs. Tsurumi would be worried. Besides, Chixian and Yumiko lived relatively close to each other, so after dropping off Rumi, they could go home together.

"Did you have fun today?" Zhixian asked Liumei on the way.

"Happy, very happy!" Liu Mei nodded vigorously.

"Is it more enjoyable than imitating a white whale?"

"...That's different." This time, facing such an obvious trap, Rumi didn't fall for it. "Just like if Master thinks Yumiko is cute, does that mean I'm not cute?"

"You're all cute."

"Right! It's fun to catch dolls and imitate white whales!" Liumei was very proud and satisfied that she had defeated Zhixian in the debate.

"But Liumei, you are actually not as cute as Youmiko." Zhixian's next words made Liumei's smug expression freeze on her face. Didn't she just wait for her here without refuting her?

"Huh?" Youmiko herself was dumbfounded. How come the master and disciple brought her into their daily bickering again? And this time it was Zhixian who said she was cute.

Why did he choose to call her cute at this time? Wouldn't her calmed-down mood be overwhelmed again? After all, the thought of Zhixian calling her cute was really embarrassing!

"Wow! Anyway, in the master's eyes, Yumiko is the cutest! It's okay for me to be ranked second!" Liumei said in a self-deprecating tone.

Liumei had no other intentions, she was just unwilling to accept the loss in the argument. Little did she know that the speaker may not mean anything, but the listener may take it seriously. Yumiko's face turned even redder when she heard this.

Fortunately, it was night, Yumiko was thankful. Otherwise, she would be too embarrassed with her blushing face.

"Emmmmm, second?" Zhixian pretended to hesitate.

"Can't even get second place?!" Liu Mei was shocked. Even though she was just an elementary school student, she should still be very cute, right? Obviously, her coach, teacher, and friends all said she was cute!

"Well, that's probably it." Zhixian shook his head with a look of regret.

"Then there must be a third one, right?" Liu Mei sighed. She knew she couldn't win the argument and was completely at a disadvantage.

"That's hard to say."

Liu Mei:? ? ?

"I can't believe you know so many beautiful girls!"

Zhixian didn't answer, but just smiled and shrugged.

"This joke is too much!" Liu Mei pouted in dissatisfaction.

"Okay, okay, I'll tell you in secret." Then Zhixian lowered his head and whispered something in Liumei's ear.

"......Since that's the case, I'll be merciful and let you go!" After hearing Zhixian's words, Liumei seemed a little shocked, but then she calmed down.

Although she was curious about what Zhixian had said to Rumi, Yumiko felt it best not to speak rashly given her blushing state. If she spoke incoherently or accidentally bit her tongue, it would be embarrassing. Especially since Rumi, such a clever little girl, might tell the whole club about it tomorrow.

......

Outside Tsurumi's house.

"Rumi has caused trouble for you two today, and you even spent money to take her out for barbecue." Mrs. Tsurumi looked apologetic.

"Nothing, just a simple meal, not a big expense," Zhixian said. The barbecue meal for the three of them really didn't cost much, after all, the two beauties, one big and one small, didn't eat much.

"Anyway, thank you for taking care of Liumei. Would you like to come in and sit for a while?"

"It's too late. We won't bother you today. We'll come back another day."

"Well, be careful when you go back."

"Master, go for it!" Liu Mei clenched her fists as if to cheer him up.

"Ah, I'll try my best." Zhixian said with a smile, and also gave Liumei a fist-clenching gesture of encouragement.

"Come on? What kind of oil?" Yumiko was confused.

Could it be that the master and disciple are hiding something from her?

111. The love of being together forever

After saying goodbye to Mrs. Tsurumi and Rumi, Chixian and Yumiko also set out on their journey home.

"Is Yumiko happy today?"

"Yeah, I'm very happy!" Yumiko nodded. "We won the competition, had barbecue, and even caught some dolls."

"Liu Mei led us astray. I almost thought it was her anniversary." Zhixian chuckled. It was obviously an event to celebrate their "Platinum Combination", but it turned out to be an activity to satisfy the clever little Liu Mei.

"Anyway, I'm pretty happy, right?" Yumiko also felt happy to be studying in the United States.

"I'm pretty happy too." Zhixian paused, "--'Platinum Combination' has been resurrected, I'm very happy."

"...I'm very happy too." Yumiko whispered, "It feels like a dream to be able to stand on the doubles court with Zhixian again."

"This isn't a dream, Yumiko." Zhixian reached out and pulled Yumiko's hand against her face. "Tachibana Zhixian is here, always here."

"Zhixian..." Zhixian's behavior surprised Youmiko a little, but she didn't mind this behavior.

Her hand was in contact with Zhixian's face, and she could fully feel the warmth on Zhixian's face. That sense of reality could not be replaced by imagination in any way.

This was the first time he had touched Zhixian's face like this; they had rarely been so intimate before. Zhixian always knew how to control the degree of contact, and any physical contact was just enough, never excessive.

However, this proactive action made Yumiko's heart beat faster. She knew that Zhixian was not the emotionally dull male protagonist of the light novel, so he would not do anything that would make you anxious to death.

Since Zhixian took the initiative to do this, he must have his own intentions. It goes without saying what this intimate behavior represents, and it is also obvious what he will do next.

"Although this may seem a bit abrupt, I hope Yumiko can listen to me."

Yumiko, who had already realized something, blushed immediately. She nodded and signaled Zhixian to continue.

"Yumiko is the cutest girl in my eyes, and I'm not kidding."

As soon as Zhixian said this opening remark, Youmiko felt that her heartbeat had "violated the law and exceeded the speed limit". What was beating in her heart was no longer the taiko drum from before, but a real war drum. The drummer at this time was like a giant with a hundred arms, beating the drum loudly.

"The reason why studying in the United States is not second in my heart is because—"

At this moment, Yumiko's heart rate was comparable to that of a person with acrophobia looking at a cliff on the eve of bungee jumping. The difference was that although she was equally nervous, she also had a hint of anticipation.

"—Because in my heart, the second cutest is Yumiko, and the third cutest is Yumiko. All rankings related to cuteness are Yumiko's alone."

"In my eyes, Yumiko is the epitome of everything beautiful."