Hikigaya, the Son-in-law of Three Surnames

"It's you." Mrs. Yukinoshita's gaze gradually became stern.

"Don't be like that. I'm actually quite curious about how Hikigaya-kun helped you recover. I was just giving it a try with the spirit of giving it a try." Yang No's eyes were full of curiosity.

"Shut up." Mrs. Yukinoshita said harshly.

"Okay, okay, I won't ask any more questions. As long as the result is good, I have no problem. By the way, tomorrow is Christmas. What arrangements will the company make?" Yang Nai asked.

Mrs. Yukinoshita thought for a moment, then said, "Let the employees leave work two weeks early, and give each of them a box of chocolates."

"Understood. I will resolutely carry out the commander's orders." Yang No stood up and saluted in a proper manner, but Mrs. Yukinoshita had habitually ignored him.

"So, mother, do you have any gifts prepared for me?" Yang Nai asked with a chuckle.

As a result, Mrs. Yukinoshita gave her a wonderful look in return: You are dreaming.

Yang Nai waved his hand like an old man: "I understand, I don't have any expectations."

But having said that, the next moment, Mrs. Yukinoshita took out a long gift box from the drawer and threw it in front of Yangno's chest.

"Wow, I didn't expect it to exist... Why is it a fountain pen? That's boring."

"I've asked you to practice your signature. It's rude to sign a document as if it were a dog's crawling." Mrs. Yukinoshita glared at her.

"Yes, yes, I understand..." Yang Nai said as she walked outside. Suddenly, she stuck her head out from behind the door.

"Actually, I'm very curious, have you prepared a gift for Hikigaya-kun?" After saying that, she immediately retracted her head, and the next moment a folder flew over.

Kiyoyuki Yukinoshita really didn't have much to do with her daughter. After closing the door, she finished the rest of the day's work and took out a bag from her feet. Inside was a ball of wool, knitting needles and scarves that were mostly finished. One of the pink ones was already finished, but the blue scarf was more delicately woven, so it would take more effort.

One is for Yukino, and the other is for Hikigaya-kun. This way, he has no reason to refuse, and when he sends the gifts himself, he won't need to find so many excuses.

Try to make the two scarves look like they don't require the same level of effort.

In fact, she had always wanted to find an opportunity to repay Hikigaya-kun, whether it was the recent "sleeping in the same bed" with her, the funeral, or helping her kill that man. Although she understood that everything the other party did was for Yukino, the one who benefited was herself.

And when she was knitting a scarf for the other person, her mind felt very peaceful and comfortable. Just like that, when she came to her senses, it was already dark, it was almost time to get off work, and her scarf was also knitted.

So she packed the two scarves in a bag and left the company. While driving back, Yukinoshita Kiyoyuki was a little worried, thinking about how to give it to Hikigaya-kun.

"This is for you, a Christmas present. Don't get me wrong, one for you and one for Yukino..." After saying this, Yukinoshita Kiyoyuki frowned slightly, feeling that saying this was too... "tsundere"?

"These are two scarves I bought. Remember to give one to Yukino and you can keep the other one..." Words like these neither reflect the effort she put in these days nor convey that she knitted them especially for him.

But, don’t I just want him to find out?

No, it would be best if you didn't notice it on the surface, and then accidentally discovered that it was a handmade fabric, a limited edition product that you specially woven for him.

As she thought about it, Yukinoshita Kiyoyuki realized that her thoughts were getting more and more off track, and she couldn't help but shook her head. Forget it, just give it to him directly.

After parking the car, Yukinoshita Kiyoyuki, holding a bag containing a scarf, happened to meet Hikigaya-kun at the door, but he looked a little listless.

"Hikigaya-kun," she called softly.

Hachiman slowly raised his head, and nodded when he saw Mrs. Yukinoshita: "Madam, are you off work?"

"What's wrong? You look a little pale?" asked Yukinoshita Kiyoshi.

Hachiman quickly shook his head: "Nothing..."

"What exactly happened?" Yukinoshita Kiyoyuki asked.

Hachiman gave a very forced smile and said, "It should be considered a good thing. Yukino will be able to be discharged from the hospital and go home after Christmas, so... um."

Yukinoshita Kiyoyuki's movements were a little stiff. Even if the other party didn't say it, she knew what the other party wanted to express, because she was a gentle child.

After that, the two of them could no longer sleep in the same bed, as this was something that Yukino absolutely could not find out.

That’s right, the other party is certain about Yukino’s matter. Now that things have come to this, do I need to confirm it again?

A white "dandelion" slowly floated past their eyes and landed between them. Snow slowly floated down. This was the first snow of this winter.

"I understand." Yukinoshita Kiyoyuki answered softly, her throat a little hoarse, as always, without any emotion.

Hachiman bowed slowly and entered the house.

"Ah..." Qingxue, who was standing in the snow, couldn't help but utter a sound.

I forgot to give him the scarf.

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The night was hazy. Hachiman put down the book in his hand and glanced at the wall clock. It was already eleven o'clock. Hachiman turned off the light and returned to bed. Then he remembered the dinner just now. Mrs. Yukinoshita did not come down to eat.

Are you angry, or...

However, the other party should also be aware that sleeping together will not last forever and is only a helpless measure in the short term.

And there is no way that the two of them could turn into that kind of relationship.

Hachiman understood this very well, and believed that the other party would also understand this given his maturity.

But why, lying on the empty bed, as time goes by, even my heart seems to feel empty.

Normally at this time, Mrs. Yukinoshita would quietly come to his bed, and Hachiman would smell the orchid-like scent of the mature woman and gradually fall asleep. He must have felt the same way about her, because of their respective identities, they rarely spoke when they lay together, but they felt at ease.

It's like returning to my mother's arms...

I wonder how Mrs. Yukinoshita is doing now. Will she still get herself drunk like before?

Many thoughts emerged in Hachiman's mind, and then he found that most of them were related to Lady Yukinoshita.

It seemed as if in his heart, the night and the mature woman were bound together, even bound together was the unfulfilled desire.

Hachiman knew that tonight, he suffered from insomnia again after a long time.

Unlike what she had imagined, Yukinoshita Kiyoyuki did not drink. Instead, she faced the black ceiling with Hachiman in the night. Hachiman's words in front of the door completely woke her up. The relationship between the two had already been made clear, and the so-called sleeping in the same bed was just a temporary option.

But these words also made Yukinoshita Kiyoyuki realize the budding of vague emotions. The boy who was crying on her knees, facing the pain calmly, she didn't know when, but she developed a feeling for the boy that was a mixture of maternal love and feelings she had never realized before.

In Yukinoshita Kiyoyuki's life, apart from her daughter, she rarely felt the feeling of "love". Her mother passed away when she was young, and her stepmother and even her father treated her badly. She subconsciously began to reject other people's approach. After getting married, her husband's ambition and indifference only made her feel fear, until a certain young man appeared and broke it all.

If the one who broke all this was a mature man of the same age as her, perhaps she would only be grateful to him and subconsciously continue to be wary of him. However, there was nothing about the boy that made people wary. He was strong, but also weak, and even so clumsy that people would want to hold him in their arms and comfort him.

You don't have to work so hard, it's okay.

The contradiction between weakness and strength struck her strong heart from time to time.

However, Yukinoshita Kiyoyuki had not realized all this before today. Then, today she realized it, but it was too late.

In other words, her relationship with him would never become what she subconsciously expected.

The story of the female teacher and the male student, the barriers of age, morality, and identity, but for Kiyoyuki Yukinoshita, these are not even the most important things, but the girl who is in the hospital at this moment.

No matter what, she could not snatch the happiness that belonged to the girl, especially since she knew that in the boy's eyes, there was only that girl.

Yukinoshita Kiyoyuki is not Hirose Michiru, and that boy is never Kurosawa Hikaru who is in love with the female teacher.

"If I were unknown, I would not have caused so much trouble to Guang."

She repeated the words softly.

The best ending is for the feelings that originated in the darkness and should not exist to gradually dissipate in silence.

Kiyoyuki Yukinoshita put on headphones in the dark and played the theme song of the TV series "First Love".

The first love, overflowing tears, flowed across the corners of my eyes.

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

Early in the morning, Hachiman, who had not experienced insomnia for a long time, left his room with dark circles under his eyes and went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast.

"Hikigaya-kun, please prepare a cup of coffee for me."

Suddenly, from the dining table, the steady voice of Yukinoshita Kiyoyuki came, which surprised Hachiman.

"Oh, okay." It even took him a moment to answer.

From the sound, it seemed that Mrs. Yukinoshita did not feel sleepy at all, and her mental state was even better than his.

After breakfast was ready, Hachiman brought out the coffee. As expected, Mrs. Yukinoshita looked in good spirits.

This made Hachiman feel very strange and a little lost at the same time?

For example, if you have a deskmate with similar academic performance, and suddenly your score is much higher than yours in a monthly exam, even though you say congratulations, you will still feel jealous in your heart.

Hachiman is like this now: I'm so guilty that I can't sleep, why are you sleeping so well?

Of course, this kind of regret is not strong, it is more of a surprise.

"Ma'am, how did you sleep last night?"

"Do you really think you can't sleep without you, little brat?" Mrs. Yukinoshita's tone was not that of a scolding, but rather a teasing one.

Hachiman was like seeing a ghost, and quickly said: "No, I didn't mean that, I just..."

"Just kidding, I slept very well." Mrs. Yukinoshita said directly, her tone very calm.

"Well, that's good." He felt a little strange, but didn't want to continue asking.

"Please clean up Yukino's room when you have time. No one has lived here for a while. And the child doesn't want the housekeeper to touch her room. She's very picky." Mrs. Yukinoshita teased Yukino casually. She looked in a good mood and seemed to be looking forward to the girl coming home.

"Well, I see."

"Okay, then I'm going out. You don't need to prepare my portion for dinner. I have a business meeting with someone... Today is Christmas, so have some fun with Yukino." After saying that, Yukinoshita Kiyoyuki slowly left.

Everything was so normal and everything was back on track. Hachiman should have been happy, but looking at Mrs. Yukinoshita's back, for some reason, the feeling of loss grew bigger little by little like a hole eaten by termites.

Not long after, Hachiman also left the Yukinoshita residence. The streets were covered in silver, and the falling snowflakes accompanied by Christmas songs created a festive atmosphere.

Hachiman did not go to the hospital today, but came to the shopping street. He wanted to prepare a gift for Yukino. It was not a last-minute choice. In fact, he would come here to shop when he had free time these days, and choose the one he thought was most suitable from several options. He walked into a decoration store, pointed to an exquisite silver bracelet and said, "Please let me see this bracelet."

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"Please let me see this bracelet." Hachiman said, pointing to the exquisite bracelet in the window.

The salesgirl said to him sweetly, "Sir, you really have good taste. This is the latest style of this season. The blue gemstone inlaid in it is..."

After saying a lot of gibberish, Hachiman just nodded. According to his straight-man aesthetic, he just thought the bracelet was pretty.

"Please help me pack it up. I'm going to give it to someone." Hachiman said softly.

"No problem. Is it for your girlfriend for Christmas?" the shopping guide asked with a smile.

"Yeah." Hachiman didn't deny it, but nodded.

"I understand. I will package it more delicately for you, sir."

While waiting for the bracelet to be packaged, Hachiman casually looked around the women's beauty area and suddenly saw something. Hachiman remembered that he "rejected" Mrs. Yukinoshita last night. He said to the salesperson just now, "Please give me this too, and check it out together."

"Oh, no problem, I'll pack it now." There is no problem as long as there is business, but the shopping guide is puzzled because didn't the other party already buy a gift for his girlfriend?

"No, no need to pack it, just leave it like this." Hachiman shook his head and said, not wanting to make it so formal.

"I understand, please wait."

After a while, Hachiman held the exquisite gift box containing the bracelet in his hand, then put another thing in his pocket and slowly walked out of the mall.

The shopping guide who was smiling at him had a strange look in her eyes. Since it was a gift and didn't need to be wrapped, she didn't expect that this guy who looked honest would actually be two-timing.

Bah, scumbag.

Hachiman naturally had no idea that the shopping guide had added to the drama without his permission. After leaving the shopping street, he got on a bus and soon arrived at the hospital stop. After getting off the bus, he immediately opened his umbrella. The snow seemed to show no signs of stopping, but fortunately it was not to the point where he could not travel.

He left deep and shallow footprints in the snow, and when he arrived at the hospital door, he uttered a surprised sound.

"what........"

The girl in the light blue down jacket was standing in the snow waiting. The ice crystals flying in the sky fell on her head. She raised her head slightly, as if feeling the cold.

Hachiman hurried over and almost slipped before he walked to Yukino and held the umbrella over her head.

The girl didn't seem surprised, and slowly turned her gaze from the sky back to him: "Good morning, Hikigaya-kun."

"Are you an idiot? You just recovered from a cold." Hachiman naturally vented his anger.

"Okay, okay, I've been waiting for you for a long time, and you're not coming anymore." Yukino smiled at the angry Hachiman, her petite cherry lips glossy and plump.

It was only then that Hachiman discovered that Yukino had put on light makeup and dressed up specially.

"You are dressed like this..."

"Well, the doctor has agreed to let me go out." Yukino looked at the boy with her dark eyes.

Then, she held out her hand gracefully and said, "So, where's my Christmas present?"

That look seemed to say, if you have forgotten, I don't mind going home now.