Hikigaya, the Son-in-law of Three Surnames

Hachiman covered his eyes, but fortunately, he had rich clinical experience with this kind of awkward, introverted and unsociable little girl.

Generally speaking, although this type of girls appear cold on the surface, they have very rich inner activities.

Hachiman patted his thigh and said, "Come, sit on my lap."

Liu Mei's breath stagnated slightly, and she asked, "Why?"

Hachiman said with a serious face, "There is no time like this for you to practice slowly, so I will let you slowly get into the role and bring us back to the relationship we had during filming. This way, you will feel that we are real father and daughter."

Hachiman patted his thigh again: "Come on, listen to Daddy...or you can just agree to that boy, and I will consider it as marrying you off."

Rumi glared at him sternly, then moved, slowly crawled over, and sat on Hachiman's thighs.

Hachiman felt the girl's breath, and then whispered: "Close your eyes, and let's recall our experiences since you were born."

Liumei said "hmm" softly. Why did she listen to him so much? Because this girl had no defense against Hachiman at all.

She slowly closed her eyes, and heard Hachiman say in a slightly low voice: "Rumi-chan, since you were born, I knew that you had a bad fate."

"I loved your mother dearly, but she passed away right after giving birth to you, leaving only the two of us, father and daughter. What should we do? I held you, a baby, in my arms, standing in front of Yukino's grave. You cried, and I cried too. I'm not a strong person, but I've always been supported by your mother. Now my pillar is broken, but I still have to keep going because you're still here."

In vain, Liu Mei's heart tightened, and a warm current that felt both sour and painful slowly flowed in her heart, as if the person in front of her was the man she trusted the most.

"Because of your mother's physical condition, you have had a bad health since you were a child. You had a fever every other day. I still had to go to work, and our family didn't have enough money to hire a nanny, so I could only ask my boss for help. I knelt in front of him and begged him to bring you to the company. I would never affect your work, Liu Mei-chan. We met a good person, so I took you to work every day, and finally got through the most difficult days. During that time, I probably said all the apologies I would say in my lifetime."

"I know that you, Liu Mei, have always looked down on your father for always saying sorry, but this is my way of survival. I am very grateful that these three words allowed me to raise you."

The heartstrings were like silk, gently moving, and low sobs were heard in the darkness.

"When my daughter was little, she said she wanted to marry her father. Now she has grown up and has a boy pursuing her. One day in the future, she will leave her father and start a happy family. If that happens, I will have an explanation for your mother."

In the darkness, he sighed sadly.

Immediately, with tears all over her face, Rumi turned over and hugged Hachiman's neck, crying out of control, "I'm sorry, Dad. I want to stay with you forever."

Hachiman shook his head lightly as the dream came true.

Look, another one has been fooled.

Chapter 22 Chapter

The taciturn Chinese students studying in the United States are the kind of people who are delicate and emotional inside, but they don't easily show their emotions, but at the same time, once they are expressed, they will not stop so easily.

The setting of single father and daughter quickly resonated with certain emotions in her heart that were difficult to express to others. She was slightly teased by Hachiman's low tone, and when she thought of her future situation after she got married and Hachiman became lonely, she couldn't help but shed tears.

Therefore, when the JK duo came back with the props for makeup, they saw the cold and aloof class monitor crying, and they were all confused.

"Did I miss ten chapters?" Rikka said.

"Uncle, you don't understand me." Xin Tiao Qian also joined in, with a slightly sour tone.

Hachiman quickly took Rumi-chan off his thighs and said a little embarrassedly, "Oh, it's just practice. Aren't we going to meet that boy later? I'm worried that if Rumi-chan and I are not good at pretending to be father and daughter, we will be exposed."

"Haha, this is called unexperienced? I see that your father-daughter relationship is very deep." Rikka said coldly.

I was busy running around and even gave Hachiman to Liumei, revealing my true feelings. The clown turned out to be me?

"You know your squad leader too, you're too serious. You're just too immersed in the role," Hachiman explained.

Liumei also slowly stopped crying at this moment, but her emotions were still surgeing uncontrollably. She looked at Hachiman with watery eyes and was unwilling to let go of his hand.

The remaining two girls were not the type to give easy opportunities either. One sneered faintly, and the other seemed to have seen some new toy.

"Alright, alright, it's getting late. Hurry up and put on your makeup. After you're done, I have to take you back to the group dormitory to sleep. Otherwise, I won't be able to explain to Mr. Hiratsuka."

With a faint expression, Rikka picked up the cosmetics and started working on Hachiman's face.

"Hey, be gentle, it's about to bleed. I remember it didn't hurt that much last time." Hachiman shouted.

"The class monitor didn't cry last time. Since she is so into the role, I must try my best not to reveal any flaws." Liuhua said openly.

"But you're not working hard, you're exerting yourself." Hachiman gasped. He was thick-skinned in a spiritual sense, how could he withstand this?

Liu Mei looked at him a little embarrassedly, but didn't dare to say anything.

About half an hour later, the three girls looked at Hachiman Hikigaya, who was in his forties. The pressure of life had bent his waist, his brows were more furrowed, and he had nasolabial folds early on. The aging at the corners of his eyes could not be concealed no matter what he did.

"Wow, so awesome." Liu Mei couldn't help but say, it was exactly what she imagined Hachiman would look like twenty years later.

"Of course. After all, I did it myself. Now I really am an uncle." In fact, even Rikka herself was surprised.

Xinjo Akane leaned forward and gently moved her fingers on his chest: "Well, uncle, are you alone? Let's go play."

《Classic Remake》

Rumi quickly said, "It's almost time for us to leave. I asked Yoshino-san to wait at the cafe in front. I'm going over there with Hachiman."

"What about me? What about me?" said Xin Tiao Qian.

"Shinjo-san and Takanari-san, please wait here. If Yoshino-san is easy to talk to, we will be back soon." After saying this, she stood up.

Xiao Qian took a sip of juice, hummed twice and said nothing. Liu Mei didn't even look at their expressions.

Hachiman followed Rumi out and said with a somewhat sardonic smile, "You are really more cruel than abandoning the monks after the feast. Those two girls helped you so much, and now you just abandon them?"

Liu Mei calmed down and said softly, "Because I have some private questions to ask you, it would be inconvenient if the two of them are here, Dad... Dad."

Although it's still a little stiff after calming down, it's better than when I couldn't shout at the beginning.

"Well, you ask." Hachiman was a little surprised, and the two of them gradually walked outside.

Liu Mei clenched her fists and asked, "Why didn't you contact me or come to see me for the past five years? You were just going to college when I was admitted to Sobu High School. It's been five years. Do you know how I spent these five years?"

She originally thought that after she entered high school, she would be closer to Hachiman as she grew up, but the news she received was that he and Yukino-senpai went to Tokyo to study at university, and then became a city councilor and a young girl. Instead of the two of them being closer, Rumei felt that they were gradually becoming people from two different worlds.

Hachiman couldn't help but stop and said, "Rumi-chan, you..."

Rumi gently raised her head and asked, "If it wasn't for Hiratsuka-sensei asking you to come to support the new Service Club, then...are you planning to stop coming to see me?"

She clenched her fists, her eyes reddened: "Have you forgotten me?"

Liu Mei finally asked the question that had always been in her heart and that she cared about the most.

That's why she closed herself off more and more, trying to lean towards the image of the man she liked best in her heart, but she was afraid that all this was in vain because he had already forgotten her.

Even if they really forgot, it wouldn't be strange, after all, there was nothing extraordinary between them.

It was just her own one-sided feeling.

After being slightly surprised, Hachiman said softly, "So you've always been bothered by this matter."

"Don't say nice things to coax me. You know I can tell whether you are telling the truth or a lie." The girl's pretty eyebrows trembled slightly.

What kind of situation was this? It was as if he was reunited with his lover after not seeing each other for many years and was questioned why he had unilaterally changed his mind. It really caught him off guard.

However, he had already received the girl's sincere intentions.

"I forgot about you..." Hachiman said softly.

There was a hint of sadness in Liu Mei's eyes. Is this really the case?

"I want to try hard to forget you, Liumei." But what Hachiman said next made her pause.

What does it mean to try hard to forget her?

"On the eve of my high school graduation, I killed someone." Hachiman suddenly broke the news, causing Rumi to look at him in shock.

"He is Yukino's father, but he... is not a good person. However, despite this, killing someone has completely changed my life. There are some things I have to do ahead of me, but every time I look at my bloody hands in my sleep, I think that these hands should not be used to embrace pure and beautiful things in the future. So I want to forget all those beautiful and pure things." He said in a deep voice.

Rumi was shaking with excitement, and it was unclear whether it was because Hachiman had forgotten her "hardships" or because she had confirmed that she was something "beautiful and pure" in Hachiman's heart.

Hey, I’ve fooled you again.

Chapter 23 Chapter

Hachiman had read a statement in a book that women are made of water. Don't get the wrong idea, he just wanted to express that girls are more emotional and more likely to cry.

Just like the girl crying in front of him, the labels of arrogance and coldness don't seem to apply to her. The feeling of crying because of peace of mind makes her look very cute.

"I thought you had forgotten me, you conceited fool."

"What pure and beautiful thing? I am just Tsurumi Rumi. Don't take it upon yourself to elevate me to a position that is out of reach."

"You actually wasted five years of my time because of such an arrogant reason. This shows that male chauvinism is really the cancer of the world. How are you going to compensate me?"

After Liu Mei calmed down a little, he changed from his taciturn personality to become talkative, perhaps to cover up his previous gaffe.

Hachiman couldn't help but gently stroke the girl's thick black hair, and couldn't help thinking in his heart that although what he said to Liumei just now had an element of deception, the more important reason was that his own situation was not safe at that time, and he didn't want to implicate other people. Now there is no such problem... right?

Suddenly he thought of the attack in front of the Gong family’s door. Well, it can’t be said to be safe now.

Forget it. If this happens again, Liu Mei-chan will really ignore me.

Hachiman did not answer her question, but said: "Let's go, that Yoshino classmate must be waiting anxiously. Come to think of it, why don't you meet at Yoshino's house? Maybe he will feel like he's back home."

Liu Mei said to him sideways: "You will be fined for using puns, and your joke is so uncool."

After saying that, she hooked Hachiman's shoulders. On the cool summer night, the girl's body was slightly sweaty, but a sweet milky smell emanated from her body, making people want to bite her pretty cheek. However, if they really bit her, she would be really angry.

When he arrived at the agreed coffee shop, there were not many people there, so he soon saw a young man with a quiet and somewhat feminine temperament sitting there.

His calm gaze out the window attracted the attention of several waitresses. She naturally had an aesthetic sense when studying in the United States. In fact, she had not had much contact with this classmate Yoshino. They were just members of the student union and she had met him a few times when borrowing books from the library. It was not that she did not understand why he was called "Your Highness the Prince". If she had to describe him in four words, it would probably be "literary boy".

"Tsurumi-san, here," he said as he stood up after seeing Rumi.

"So, so cute, what's wrong with this guy?" Hachiman said in surprise, this is definitely the second Ayaka, although one has white hair and the Yoshino in front of him has smooth black hair like a wet crow, but the kind of pleasing temperament they exude is exactly the same.

"Cute?" Rumi frowned slightly. Hachiman had never praised her like that.

The way she looked at Yoshino changed slightly.

Nothing in this world will not change, am I right, Yujiro?

"Hachiman, please be careful with your eyes and don't scare people." Liumei reminded. That's why she reminded him like this. This is not right. Isn't this a scene of rejecting a confession? Why is there this weird feeling of incongruity?

The two slowly walked over to the table, where Rumi-chan sat and Hachiman sat next to her.

"Good evening, Yoshino-san," she greeted softly.

"Um, Tsurumi-san, this is..." The boy looked at the middle-aged man with wrinkles on his face. Generally speaking, people of this age would have a heavy sense of decadence, but in Yoshino's opinion, the other person's eyes were frighteningly bright.

"This is my father, Hikigaya Hachiman."

Originally it should have been Hachiman's turn to speak, whether it was to say something harsh or to persuade Yoshino to give up, but this guy just sat there and said nothing.

Rumi gently bumped his waist, and Hachiman, who had come to his senses, asked abruptly: "Excuse me, Yoshino-san, do you have a relative with the last name Totsuka? Do you know Totsuka Ayaka?"

It’s not that he is suspicious, but in fact their temperaments are so similar that he can’t help but doubt.

Yoshino was a little stunned. He gently put his hand on his chest and said softly, "Totsuka Ayaka is my cousin. We have been friends since we were young. Excuse me, do you know him?"

"Oh, of course, Totsuka and I are..." Before he could finish his sentence, Rumi stepped hard on him.

Who is not getting into the role, you bastard? If you dare to tell the other party that you and Totsuka are classmates, I will kill you!

Under Rumi's amazing momentum, Hachiman restrained his joy a little, coughed and said, "Well, when Totsuka Ayaka was in high school, I was his private tutor. He was very cute, so I left an impression on him... You are very similar to him in the cute way, which makes me recall the past."

"Ah, this...thank you?" Yoshino tilted his head slightly and blinked.

To be honest, even those studying in the United States are confused. What is going on? The male ketone concentration is exceeding the standard.

I asked you to help me reject the other party, how come there is another love rival.

Hachiman was not someone who didn't know what he was doing, so he said, "Well, Yoshino-san, considering your acquaintance with Totsuka Ayaka, I advise you to give up studying in the United States. The two of you are not suitable for each other. If you continue to entangle, I will throw you into Tokyo Bay."

Yoshino smiled bitterly and said, "It's really smelly in Tokyo Bay. Can we dump it somewhere else?"

"Do you mean you won't give up?" Hachiman looked at the handsome and cute boy. He seemed to be more stubborn than he thought. He originally thought that this type of cute child would back down with just a little intimidation.

"Yes, as a person who loves books and hates vulgar socializing, I realized very early that my American classmate was the same type of person as me, so I confessed to him abruptly before the unified examination."

The boy's gaze was so pure that Liu Meidi couldn't help but avoid it. Then she pulled the sleeve next to her and said, "Give me some more strength, Daddy."

"Ah, it really seems like that..." As a result, this good-for-nothing old father remembered something again, and she stepped on him again to bring him back to his senses.

"Well, no, I said you two are not suitable for this reason. You haven't known Liu Mei-chan in depth, and you don't know what her true side is like. You are just confused by appearances."

That's more like it. Liu Mei couldn't help but nod her head after hearing this. She was right. What about loving books and hating vulgar socializing? It's just that she has no friends. If she has friends, who would want to be a stay-at-home girl? She really doesn't understand herself at all. It turns out that Hachiman is different.

Then, Hachiman said seriously: "Actually, you know, Rumi-chan has body odor."

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