Love Tennis and Yumiko Miura

"I like Yumiko, I have always liked Yumiko, and I hope to be with Yumiko forever."

The boy under the moonlight revealed his true feelings and spoke out his confession.

A gentle yet resolute voice lingered in Youmeko's ears, "I like you, I have always liked you, I like you to be together forever without separation."

Faced with such words, she had no way of refusing, right? Or perhaps from the very beginning, her only options were "yes," "accept," "agree," and "yes."

This was a question that she could never get wrong no matter what she chose, as long as she didn't leave the answer blank on purpose.

The moment she got the question, she was destined not to leave it blank. As long as the question appeared, she would fill it in.

"I like Zhixian too, I like her very much, I want to like her as much as Zhixian's bride!"

Witnessed by the stars and the moon, the girl responded to the boy's feelings, and the night sky seemed to be sparkling with stars because of this confession.

"Please give me your guidance in the future, Youmiko." Zhixian smiled gently.

"So, we are officially dating, right?" Yumiko asked cautiously.

"Why use a question mark?" Zhixian was at a loss for words. "Can't the 'Queen of Fire' have a bit more of a 'Queen of Fire' aura?"

"Then... I want a hug!" Yumiko thought for a moment and asked for a hug from her new boyfriend as if it was a matter of course.

Needless to say, this need will naturally be met.

Zhixian reached out and hugged Youmeiko, holding her in his arms and gently stroking her dazzling and soft golden hair.

Youmiko also leaned contentedly on Zhixian's chest, quietly feeling his equally restless heartbeat.

"Zhixian."

"Ok?"

"Nothing, I just wanted to call you." Youmiko smiled and looked up at Zhixian.

Their eyes flickered, each other's faces reflected in their pupils. Their radiant green eyes cast a spell that made it impossible to look away, their light shimmering with brilliance.

Youyouko looked up at Zhixian and closed her eyes. Her long eyelashes trembled, as if she was uneasy.

Zhixian also slowly lowered his head and kissed Youmiko's lips.

Their first kiss was buried between their lips and teeth.

......

After a long moment of parting their lips, Yumiko once again buried her face in Zhixian's chest, as if too embarrassed to look him in the eye. Her shyness intensified, and at this moment, Yumiko was nothing more than a shy, soft-hearted girl, completely devoid of the haughty and powerful "Queen of Fire."

Zhixian gently patted his girlfriend's back and reminded her, "Youyouzi, you'll get sick if you keep going like this."

"......" Yumiko looked up at Zhixian after hearing that, then shrank back, the blush on her face due to shyness faintly visible, "Just hug me like this for another while."

Zhixian gently stroked his girlfriend's blonde hair, a smile on his lips, his expression extremely gentle.

"Okay." Zhixian replied.

......

Outside Miura's house.

Yumiko was a little reluctant to leave. After all, they had only been apart for half an hour after declaring their love, which made the girl very unhappy. If possible, she even wanted to hug Zhixian like that all night.

But then Mr. Miura might come with the police.

"Zhixian..." Youmeizi looked at Zhixian pitifully, almost shedding a few tears.

"I'll pick you up for school tomorrow morning. Go back quickly, otherwise we won't be able to get up tomorrow." Faced with Youmeiko's sudden childish behavior, Zhixian could only persuade her kindly. Although he also wanted to spend more time with his girlfriend, there had to be one more rational person between the two of them.

"keep your word?"

"I'll keep my word." Zhixian nodded and raised his hand to swear.

So Youmiko kissed Zhixian lightly on the mouth, said "goodnight kiss", and ran into the house without looking back.

Only Zhixian was left caressing his lips.

112. Good night, love you?

"Yumiko, you're back." In the living room, Mrs. Miura and Mr. Miura were watching TV.

"Well, I'm back." Yumiko pretended to be calm. She didn't want her parents to find out on the first day of dating her boyfriend.

"Did you win the game?" Mrs. Miura asked. Her daughter has been playing tennis more frequently recently. She would run out with a tennis bag every day during the summer vacation. When she asked, she found out that her daughter had started playing tennis again.

I heard that the tennis club has a practice match with other schools today, so I regretted eating out with my friends during the match.

"I won." Yumiko replied.

The Sobu team won four of the seven practice matches, securing a narrow 4-3 victory over Seaside Comprehensive High School. But everyone knew the situation; Chixian had also participated in the singles match at Seaside Comprehensive High School's request. The same was true for the mixed doubles competition. The Platinum team was, after all, a national-level mixed doubles team, despite having disbanded a year earlier. But a lean camel is still stronger than a horse, and beating Seaside's mixed doubles team was still an easy task.

As everyone saw, it was a one-sided 6:0 game, proving that the platinum combination is still the platinum combination.

"The bath water is ready, Yumiko, go take a bath first."

"Okay." Yumiko nodded.

As Yumiko went to prepare a change of clothes and a bath, Mr. Miura spoke to Mrs. Miura.

"Do you feel that Yumiko is a little strange today?"

"Huh? Isn't this quite normal?" Mrs. Miura didn't think there was anything wrong with her daughter.

"No, you've won the game and are out having fun with friends. You should be in a better mood after returning home! Yumiko was too depressed just now, wasn't she?"

"...You clearly didn't drink any alcohol today, so why are you talking nonsense?" Mrs. Miura even reached out and touched her husband's forehead. "You don't have a fever, do you?"

"......" Mr. Miura was dissatisfied, "I repeat again, I am not kidding!"

"I understand. Please continue." Mrs. Miura sat back on the sofa.

"Yumiko has always been a child whose emotions are clearly visible on her face. When she's happy, she'll definitely smile brightly. When she's angry, she'll pout and sulk. When she's sad, she'll pout and remain silent. Who doesn't know that..."

"...I think there are probably a lot of people who don't know." Mrs. Miura rarely took the role of complainer, but she agreed with the fact that her daughter showed her emotions on her face. Although she looked strong on the surface, she was actually very fragile inside. She would even wipe away tears secretly at night after quarreling with her friends.

"Anyway, I think there's definitely something wrong! Maybe he had a fight with a friend over something trivial!"

"You said it's a small matter, so why not take it so seriously? Yumiko is already a sophomore in high school, and in two years she'll be going to college and working."

"Is my daughter already this big without me noticing?" Mr. Miura sighed, "I really hope she can stay with me, an old man, for a few more years!" His tone suddenly became mature.

"You are less than 40 years old this year. Please don't say things that only an old grandfather in his seventies or eighties would say!" Mrs. Miura was dissatisfied with the fact that Mr. Miura's tone made her feel like she had become an old lady too.

"It doesn't matter how old I am. What matters is whether Yumiko had a quarrel with her friends today..."

Before Mr. Miura could finish his words, he heard his daughter's voice.

"I'm a little tired after playing ball today, so I'm going back to my room to sleep!"

"Got it! Get some rest!" Mrs. Miura responded, then turned to look at her husband. "Look, Yumiko is just a little tired after playing ball and then going out to play."

"But..." But his daughter's observation diary over the years had never been wrong! As Yumiko's father, there was no way he could have guessed his daughter's feelings wrongly! Absolutely not!

"No buts! Yumiko has gone to bed, so just be quiet."

"......" So in order not to disturb his daughter's sleep, Mr. Miura, who is an ultimate daughter-control enthusiast, shut his mouth and turned off the TV that Mrs. Miura was watching.

So Mrs. Miura rolled her eyes at him and said nothing.

This person is beyond saving.

----split line----

After taking a shower and changing into her pajamas, Yumiko quickly returned to her room.

The first thing she does is pick up her phone and flip up the screen. (In the animated version here, Yumiko uses a flip phone.)

After opening the screen, an email caught my eye - it was from Zhixian.

The gist of it was that he had already arrived home, and told Yumiko to go to bed early and that he would pick her up on time tomorrow morning to go to school together.

A very simple email.

But Yumiko couldn't stop feeling sweet in her heart. Yes, she had a boyfriend, and her boyfriend was awesome!

Yumiko couldn't suppress the happiness that overflowed in her heart, and she rolled over and over in bed with the quilt in her arms.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! Zhixian confessed to me~~~~~~~~

"I like Yumiko, I have always liked Yumiko, and I hope to be with Yumiko forever."

Youmiko simply buried her face in the pillow and covered her head with the quilt. Her calves and insteps kept hitting the bed as if she was swimming. When she thought of Zhixian, her face inevitably turned red and hot.

It’s great to have someone you love. Sunny days are good for meeting, and rainy days are good for missing.

Yumiko suddenly thought of this sentence.

But if you put yourself in her shoes, it would probably become that all time is suitable for meeting, and all time is suitable for missing each other.

Thinking of this, Youmiko picked up her phone. She had not yet replied to Zhixian's email.

"It's time to go to bed. You should also go to bed early. Good night."

Yumiko's thumbs clicked on the nine keys and typed out these words in an instant.

Yumiko hesitated before clicking to confirm sending and did not press it.

These emails don't seem any different from the ones we sent before we started dating, Yumiko thought.

But this was her first love, and she didn't know how couples would send emails to each other. Although she had read some girls' comics and watched some movies and TV series, she didn't know if those were the messages that regular couples would send to each other.

So Yumiko added "love you" and a small peach heart after "good night".

"It's time to go to bed. You should also go to bed early. Good night. Love you."

Taking a deep breath, Yumiko clicked send.

The screen then displays "Send Successfully".

Returning to the desktop, there was a group photo of the three of them tonight. Looking at the smiling Zhixian on the screen, Yumiko couldn't help but reach out to touch Zhixian's face on the screen, as if she could really touch Zhixian's face.

113. The moonlight is so beautiful

Not long after sending the email, Youmiko received a reply from Zhixian.

"The moonlight is so beautiful tonight." This was Zhixian's reply, which came almost instantly.

"Is the moonlight so beautiful?" Youmiko subconsciously pulled the curtains to see the moonlight, but when the curtains were halfway drawn, she suddenly realized something.

The moonlight is so beautiful, should it be the moonlight that Natsume Soseki likes, so beautiful?

...So that means I like you, right? Although her Chinese grades were average, she still knew about this particularly famous example.

Zhixian said she likes me... Youyouko still pulled open the curtains, opened the window, looked up at the bright moon in the night sky, and smiled foolishly.

I like Zhixian + Zhixian likes me = we like each other!

This was the only equation left in Yumiko's mind.

No one else knows how good Zhixian is, only she, Miura Yumiko, knows! Only she knows how good Zhixian is. This feeling, like a secret between the two of them, makes Yumiko a little happy.

I hope I can become your niche hobby, hiding your joy and making you extremely proud when showing it off.

Yumiko felt that Zhixian was like her niche hobby, and she wanted to hide his kindness quietly, so that no one else would find out. Yumiko couldn't help but smile at the thought of Zhixian. When she didn't have to suppress this feeling, she realized how much she loved Zhixian. The seed buried deep in her heart grew into a towering tree in a short time after the confession, but this feeling was indeed long-standing and deeply rooted.

"Zhixian, are you thinking about me now?" Youyouko closed the window, drew the curtains, climbed back into bed, and grabbed the pillow in her arms.

"I can go to school with Zhixian tomorrow morning." Youmiko murmured to herself, her face began to get hot again, so she buried her face in the pillow again, feeling uncontrollably sweet in her heart.

This is the first time we go to school together, Yumiko thought.

Zhixian always arrived at class on time and came very late, so the two of them never went to school together after they reconciled.

In fact, Yumiko really admires couples who go to and from school together, where they can do all kinds of things and it feels very sweet.

She and Zhixian are a couple now, so she can do those things too, right?

Holding hands on the way home from school, drinking drinks with couple straws together, eating the same crepe together, shopping together and watching movies together...doing so many things together!

Yumiko put down the pillow, faced the ceiling, and covered her face with her hands, unable to suppress the excitement in her heart.

Although the girl was excited, she couldn't resist the sleepiness and eventually fell into a deep sleep.

In her dream, Youmiko also saw Zhixian looking at her with a smile.

This is probably what the future can look like.

----split line----

"Good morning, Yumiko." The next day, as soon as Yumiko went out, she saw Zhixian's gentle smile.