Hikigaya, the Son-in-law of Three Surnames

With an expression that was still indifferent, Yukinoshita Kiyoyuki just watched from the edge of the kitchen, and Hachiman didn't say much either.

When he just came down, Hachiman's words "Madam, don't you know how to cook?" seemed to have offended the other party severely. His natural action of taking over the kitchen made the other party's face even colder. This unexpectedly gave Hachiman a small sense of pleasure of revenge.

After all, the reason why Hachiman became like this was because he agreed to Mrs. Yukinoshita's request to kill her husband.

"Are you good at cooking?" asked Mrs. Yukinoshita behind her.

"Not very well, but probably not to the point of screaming." Hachiman answered sharply. Suddenly, he heard footsteps moving away from him. It seemed that the person was angry at his words and left.

Hachiman took a sip of the pork miso soup and felt that he was becoming more and more evil.

The sunset falls, and the night becomes even more hazy. The stars are covered by the fog of industrialization and no longer shine charmingly. The lights in the Snow House are still bright, but they only highlight the desolation of the house at the moment. On the dining table, there is only the sound of the spoon hitting the porcelain plate from time to time.

Thanks to the freshness of the ingredients, the dinner cooked by Hachiman was quite delicious, but he also knew that it was still a home-cooked meal. If it was prepared by the original chef of the Yukinoshita family, it would surely taste even better.

"It tastes good. I didn't expect you to have this talent. I'm a little impressed." Mrs. Yukinoshita praised calmly without a trace of emotion.

"It's good, but it's meaningless." Hachiman chewed the rice and swallowed it, then said.

"No meaning?" Mrs. Yukinoshita asked as if puzzled.

"Ah, there's no point. What you require of me, my value to the Yukinoshita family, is not decent cooking skills. This kind of thing, the chef that your family hires with some money will definitely do better than me." He said.

If you think that you can win the favor of the woman in front of you with just a dinner, you are being too self-satisfied.

"You are quite sober." Mrs. Yukinoshita looked at the boy in front of her and felt that his temperament was more and more unique.

He has neither the youthfulness of his peers nor the naivety of thinking himself mature, as if he is always criticizing himself.

"It's just that I don't have the right to fantasize... I'm full." He put down his cutlery and stood up.

Well, although cooking skills are meaningless to Mrs. Yukinoshita, but...

"Until you recruit a new cook, I will be in charge of the three meals. This will be better for everyone."

It's not that I'm trying to please anyone, I'm just choosing the least troublesome option.

After saying this, Hachiman left the table and went to the terrace to make a phone call. He also had to make up a suitable excuse to hide it from Komachi and his parents.

Mrs. Yukinoshita looked at the other party's empty plate left there, as if in protest.

You cook, but if you wash the dishes, I'm responsible? What an arrogant brat.

After Hachiman finished his phone call on the terrace, he returned to his room. Perhaps this was the configuration of a luxury mansion, as each room was equipped with a bathroom as standard. Hachiman took a shower in it, did not change his clothes for the time being, and lay down on the bed early. Although he felt very tired physically, his mind was restless. Once he closed his eyes, all that appeared in his head was his own hands covered in dirt. Then he opened his eyes and looked at the ceiling for a while, then closed his eyes again, repeating this cycle over and over again.

After opening his eyes for who knows how many times, Hachiman lifted the quilt and looked out the window. Judging from the darkness, it should be late at night.

His throat felt a little burning, and he found that there was no drinking water in the room. Hachiman slowly opened the door. The whole mansion was pitch black, like an abandoned old house in the deep mountains and forests. However, there was a dim light on the first floor for some reason, and... the sound of something playing.

Hachiman slowly walked down the stairs and found that a TV was playing a drama. All the lights were turned off. Mrs. Yukinoshita was sitting on the sofa. The light from the TV shone on her expressionless face, making her look a little weird.

At this time, it was probably two or three in the morning. Hachiman poured a glass of warm water and sat on the sofa next to Mrs. Yukinoshita.

He found out that he had seen this TV series, called "The Witch's Condition", which is about a somewhat taboo teacher-student love affair. It tells the love story of 26-year-old female teacher Hirose Michiko and 17-year-old male high school student Kurosawa Hikaru. Although compared to the story, the theme song "First Love" left a more profound impression on Hachiman.

He actually didn't believe that Mrs. Yukinoshita had such a "cute" hobby as watching soap operas, especially so late at night. Could it be that she suffered from insomnia like himself?

"Can't sleep?" However, Mrs. Yukinoshita asked first.

After a moment's silence, Hachiman nodded. Perhaps, there was nothing to hide.

"Is it because of the murder of my husband?" She watched the TV series with an expressionless face, but she accurately saw through Hachiman's thoughts.

This time, Hachiman didn't say anything, he just drank the water in the cup to moisten his throat.

"There's no need." The woman said firmly.

"Whether it's the guilt for murder or the guilt towards Yukino, there's no need, because I ordered you to do it. Even if someone has to bear these things, it won't be you." Mrs. Yukinoshita said calmly.

Hachiman was a little surprised. Was she comforting herself?

Maybe it was an illusion, she was just stating the facts, but it made Hachiman feel...

"You are really strong."

Hachiman said bluntly that in his eyes, Mrs. Yukinoshita, who seemed to have never wavered from the time she killed her husband until now and was always moving towards her own goal, was really too strong. He was not like that, and he couldn't even escape from the emotions he created.

But this time, Mrs. Yukinoshita did not react to his praise at all. Perhaps she took it for granted, Hachiman thought.

On a whim, he thought that he couldn't sleep in his room, so he sat on the sofa and watched TV series late at night.

The two of them didn't have any conversation, but what happened next actually made Hachiman feel a little embarrassed.

Hirose Michiru, who finally realized his feelings, expressed his true feelings to the escaped Kurosawa Hikaru in the library on a rainy night, and then the teacher and student spent the night passionately in the library.

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After all, Hachiman is the son-in-law of the Yukinoshita family, and has such a relationship with Mrs. Yukinoshita. There are only two people left in the mansion. Watching the intimate scene between the female teacher Unknown and the male high school student Kurosawa Hikaru, it is really awkward.

It’s like when you watch TV dramas with your parents and see intimate scenes, it always feels a bit awkward.

But Hachiman felt that he was overthinking it, as Mrs. Yukinoshita was obviously indifferent.

Hachiman continued watching with peace of mind.

Time passed minute by minute, and focusing on the content of the TV series made Hachiman feel a little calmer.

Even in Japan, or perhaps precisely because it is in Japan, teacher-student love is considered to be extremely unethical, not to mention that Weizhi was originally someone else's fiancée and she was even pregnant with Guang's child. Kurosawa Guang, who has a very possessive mother, has been trying to obstruct it.

From the perspectives of society, family, and morality, all efforts are made to separate this couple with a huge age gap.

Just as Hachiman was immersed in his thoughts, he was somewhat surprised to hear Mrs. Yukinoshita ask, "What do you think?"

"How do you see it?"

"What do you think of the teacher-student relationship between Unknown and Guang?" Mrs. Yukinoshita asked, still with that somewhat strong voice.

Is this a question to test him?

"From a personal perspective, especially when it comes to the unknown, the courage to break the rules is still worthy of admiration." Hachiman said casually. As for whether he could please the other party, he didn't care.

"But, should social rules and social morals be broken?" Mrs. Yukinoshita asked back.

Hachiman fell silent immediately. In fact, he and Mrs. Yukinoshita were the ones who broke the social morals and rules. One killed her husband, and the other killed someone.

"Once it's broken, nothing good will happen," she said.

Hachiman nodded slightly. Even if he could escape the punishment of the law, he still could not escape the condemnation of his inner morality, values ​​and human nature.

Just like he is now.

Suddenly, he thought, what about the noble lady beside him?

She also broke the rules and morals of the society and killed her husband. Did she ever be judged by the moral court in her heart?

Or is he the only one who is so "sentimental"?

"And..." suddenly, Mrs. Yukinoshita added.

"The old unknown shouldn't have brought so much trouble to Guang, if..."

Suddenly, Mrs. Yukinoshita stopped talking and did not continue. If she was unknown, even if she had love in her heart, she would restrain herself and not cause trouble to the other party.

But it felt a bit strange to say this to Hikigaya Hachiman, so she stopped talking.

Hachiman didn't take it too seriously, and the two of them just watched the TV series late into the night without communicating with each other again.

But compared to dinner, there was no longer any sense of confrontation.

..........................

A beam of dazzling light pierced Qingxue's eyes, making her slowly open her eyes. The sun was shining outside the window, and it was already early morning.

What happened to me? I just woke up, so my memory is a little fuzzy.

Because she was plagued by nightmares, every time she fell asleep, she would be questioned by the figure of her late husband, asking him why he killed her.

It had been a long time since Yukinoshita Kiyoyuki had a good sleep, but now, she woke up soundly? She didn't even have any dreams.

Last night, she really came to the sofa to kill time in front of the TV because she couldn't sleep, and then, Hikigaya Hachiman...

Suddenly, she seemed to sense something, opened her eyes, and found that she had fallen asleep on his shoulder.

She stood up in a panic, only to find that there was an extra piece of felt on her body and her breathing became rapid.

"Really, I'm such a mess." She scolded herself in a low voice for showing such a look in front of the younger generation.

She glanced at the felt, then looked at Hachiman. Unexpectedly, this guy was quite gentle.

Fortunately, the other person fell asleep.

She looked at the other person's face carefully.

This was the person who saved her from suffering, the one who managed to kill her husband even though his hands were shaking.

Qingxue still remembers the boy with a sad face who told her that he had succeeded.

She still remembers the boy who stayed by her side at the funeral when she was most helpless.

Even though she knew that everything the other party did was not for her but for Yukino.

He is not strong, he is still young and very fragile.

But, he already has the qualities of a hero.

Qingxue recalled the good sleep she had this morning. Was it because she felt at peace?

She shook her head, perhaps it was because she was too tired.

She slowly stretched out her fingers, stroked the boy's cheek, and picked up the hair she had left on his cheek.

Compared to the young man in front of me, I am really useless.

Suddenly, she remembered the warmth and sense of security she felt when she shook hands with him at the funeral, but she quickly shook her head to dispel the noise.

"Yukino, you are so happy," she whispered.

...........................

As if feeling a warm hand caressing his cheek, Hachiman slowly woke up, only to find that it was already morning. In the backlight, he saw a person standing next to him.

Hachiman squinted slightly because of the glaring sunlight, and then said, "Good morning, ma'am."

"Good morning, Hikigaya-kun," Mrs. Yukinoshita said calmly.

It was still the same indifferent voice that was not affected by external things. Hachiman had almost gotten used to it. Perhaps the other party felt it was rude to see him sleeping on the sofa.

Speaking of which, he couldn't remember when he fell asleep last night. When he stood up, Mrs. Yukinoshita had already started dealing with paperwork at the table next to him. It should be the affairs of Yukinoshita Construction Company.

He ignored Hachiman, as if treating him as a transparent person.

Hachiman shook his head. It seemed that the peaceful atmosphere he had experienced while watching the TV series last night was just an illusion.

However, these are all trivial matters that don't matter anyway.

After returning to his room and washing up, he went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast, a simple scrambled eggs, bacon, toast and milk.

"Ma'am, it's time for breakfast."

However, the other party ignored him, and Hachiman didn't care. He finished eating and spoke after a short rest.

"I went to the hospital. Breakfast is on the table."

After saying that, he left the Yukinoshita Mansion and took a look at the luxurious house from outside the fence.

Sure enough, there is no feeling of home.

However, it is also a matter of course.

Arriving at the hospital, in front of Yukino's ward, Hachiman gently pushed open the door, only to find that the girl had already gotten up and was sitting by the bed, looking somewhat lonely, with a photo in her hand.

"Good morning, Yukino." He greeted.

"Good morning, Hikigaya-kun." Yukino smiled faintly when she saw him coming.

He came to the girl and asked naturally, "What are you looking at?"

Yukino smiled, but looked a little lonely. She turned the photo to show Hachiman: "A photo of the entrance ceremony with my dad."

Hachiman's movements were somewhat sluggish.

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"A photo of me and my dad at the entrance ceremony." Yukino said with a sad smile.

Hachiman froze for a moment, then said, "Really?"