Hikigaya, the Son-in-law of Three Surnames

"Well, it's much better now." Hachiman said with a wry smile.

But Chizuru showed an expression of distrust.

Hachiman waved his hands quickly and said, "Really? I've calmed down now. By the way, it's past five o'clock now. Didn't Ms. Chizuru say that we must finish at five o'clock? Let's break up here. I'm going home too. Ms. Chizuru should go see Kazuya-kun too. Tell him you're sorry for me. I was too excited."

Hachiman said as he left the restaurant.

But Chizuru still had a frown on her brow, looking like she couldn't let it go.

Kinoshita Kazuya was helped away by his two good friends.

His good friend Kibe kindly advised: "I think you shouldn't think too much about it, Kazuya. From what I saw just now, that girl still cares about you. She only interacted with that man for work."

But another friend, Kaga, was not so easy to talk to: "But is it really that simple? Hanging out with an uncle like that is like prostitution."

"Kaga, you idiot, why are you pouring oil on me now?" Kibe cursed.

Kaga was a little indignant, but he didn't say anything in the end.

At this moment, Kinoshita Kazuya stopped and said, "No, I want to go back. I can't let Chizuru stay with that man."

After saying that, he ran back. His two friends couldn’t stop him even though they tried to shout at him. They could only watch him leave.

The night is hazy, and Shibuya on Christmas Eve has a more romantic atmosphere. Countless lovers holding hands walk forward in the cold night with warm smiles. The neon lights on the streets also add to the atmosphere. The weather forecast on TV says it may snow tonight, which may allow lovers to spend a white Christmas Eve.

A bar in Shibuya was also filled with the romance of Christmas Eve. Most of the people there were couples, but there was also no shortage of singles drinking bitter wine, and among them was Hachiman.

After parting with Mizugen Chizuru, he did not go home as he said, but went to the bar to drink.

Suddenly, a girl's voice shouted from behind: "It's not good to lie, Mr. Hikigaya."

With his eyes already a little blurry, Hachiman turned his head, only to find Chizuru standing behind him, frowning slightly, as if she was somewhat disgusted by the smell of alcohol on him.

"Ms. Chizuru, why?" Hachiman said in surprise.

"I'm really worried that someone might become so depressed that they would jump off the tracks and commit suicide. If I woke up the next day and saw such news, it would leave a shadow on me."

Chizuru said in a light tone.

"Do I look like someone who would commit suicide? I won't die from a divorce," Hachiman said with a wry smile.

"But your expression tells me that you will really die if you get divorced. I didn't expect there would be such a infatuated person." Chizuru sighed and sat next to Hachiman.

"No, even if I lose Yukino, I still have Mei to raise. I won't be depressed." Hachiman said, shaking his head.

"But there is no happiness at all if we live with the responsibility like this." Chizuru said, pursing her lips.

Hachiman glanced at the ring on his hand, drank the wine in one gulp, and then said, "Since I left her, I have no right to talk about happiness."

Chizuru looked at the decadent man in front of her, and felt a little envious of the woman named Yukino, who was able to be loved like this.

A bartender handed Chizuru a glass of wine and said, "Christmas Eve gift, free."

Before Chizuru could say anything, Hachiman said, "This child is not old enough to drink yet. Please give him a glass of milk instead."

The bartender smiled, really took the wine back, and then replaced it with a glass of milk for Chizuru.

The drunk man said to Qianzuru: "Girls can't drink alone outside. It's not safe."

"You are already in this state, why are you meddling in other people's business?"

Qianzuru couldn't help but shake her head, thinking that she was already too old to drink.

But I was sure in my heart that he probably wouldn't commit suicide, so I felt a little relieved.

Chizuru looked at the man who was drinking heavily and did not stop him. Although it was not good for the body, after this extremely depressing day, Mr. Hikigaya really needed to vent his emotions, whether through alcohol or other means.

Chizuru reflected on herself to some extent, wondering if she was meddling too much. He was clearly just an ordinary customer, and she had done her best today, even breaking the industry rule of not staying with a customer for more than five o'clock.

However, fate is such a wonderful thing. With some people, you know you will get along well with them just by meeting them.

She feels the same way about Mr. Bikigaya. Even though he is older than her, she always feels that she needs to take care of him. She has complained more than once that she is too maternal.

Even if you are not a guest, it is good to be able to become friends with the other party.

Just thinking about Kazuya-kun's reaction today made the girl feel a little upset.

Because she was afraid that Hachiman would commit suicide, she did not go to see Kazuya-kun. After all, human lives were at stake.

After thinking about it, Chizuru decided to call Kinoshita Kazuya, but strangely, the call didn't go through. Chizuru thought that the other party didn't answer her call because he was angry.

She pursed her lips and finally put down the phone, looking at the atmosphere of Christmas Eve, feeling a little lost.

"Hey, Yukino."

Moreover, there was a drunk man next to her, and he even mistook her for his ex-wife.

With a confused look in his eyes, Hachiman said to Chizuru: "Will you marry me?"

After saying that, he put the ring his ex-wife gave her on Qianhe's hand, and then he fell asleep on the wine table.

Qianzuru looked at the ring on her hand with a somewhat amused look. She didn't expect that the person she was proposing to for the first time would be a drunkard.

Chapter 13 I shouldn't be in the car, I should be under the car

Chizuru pushed Hachiman, but the drunkard did nothing but call her Yukino "Yukino".

Now it's Chizuru's turn to have a headache.

"Mr. Hikigaya, wake up. Where is your home? I'll take you back."

At this moment, Hachiman's breath was full of alcohol. He was completely drunk. He said in a daze: "My home is in Shinomiya, Central District."

Chizuru couldn't help but cover her face. What kind of place is the Shinomiya family in the Central District? Is it a place like you, an expired son-in-law, can enter? You said the Yukinoshita family is more reliable.

Chizuru wanted to just leave this guy here for a moment. But the girl was kindhearted after all, and couldn't bear to see Hachiman being picked up by someone else. After all, boys have to protect themselves when they are outside.

The girl sighed and then shouted, "Boss, pay the bill."

The boss quickly handed over the bill, and after the Christmas Eve discount, it was exactly 5,000 yen.

Chizuru felt around in Hachiman's pocket and soon found the envelope containing a stack of 5,000 yen. But after thinking about it, she put the envelope back in, took out her wallet, and handed the newly received 5,000 yen to the boss.

The boss laughed and said, "Welcome to come again next time."

Only ghosts will come again, Chizuru complained in her heart. Thinking of the 5,000 yen, her heart was bleeding. She had worked for a whole day in vain.

"I must have owed you in my previous life." Chizuru complained as she glared at the drunk Hachiman.

"Thank you very much," Hachiman said vaguely.

"Are you really drunk or just pretending to be drunk?" Chizuru shouted, but there was no response.

Chizuru had no choice but to grab Hachiman's shoulders and pull him out of the bar. She found that this guy was really heavy and almost bent Chizuru's waist.

"You look skinny and weak, but you're actually so heavy, even when you hit someone. I didn't expect you to be such a good fighter."

Qianzuru continued to complain, and soon pulled him out of the bar street, and finally hailed a taxi.

After stuffing Hachiman in, the taxi driver asked, "Miss, where are you going?"

Chizuru thought about it and wanted to find a hotel to throw this guy in for a night, but tonight happened to be Christmas Eve. She checked on her phone and found that all the hotels were full. Thinking about such a romantic day, she was actually taking care of a frustrated and decadent man. "What am I doing, really?" Even Chizuru was doubting herself.

"Miss?" The taxi driver was a little confused.

"It's okay." Qianzuru responded with a smile, and finally gave her home address.

She and Kazuya are actually neighbors. Coincidentally, after she met Kazuya-kun because of renting a girlfriend, they discovered that they were next-door neighbors. It was really a fate like in the comics. Because of this, Chizuru also felt that her relationship with Kazuya-kun was somewhat special.

Now is the perfect time. I will just throw this drunk into Kazuya-kun's room and let him stay there for the night. Although the two of them just had a fight, I'm sure Kazuya-kun will listen if I persuade him well.

Otherwise, if it was thrown into her room, I'm sure Kazuya-kun would be even more unwilling.

Having made up her mind, she told the driver to drive. Unexpectedly, the taxi driver was also a bad mouth. Looking at the drunk Hachiman, he smiled and said, "Girl, you have a very unique taste."

Obviously, he thought that Chizuru had picked up the drunk Hachiman, but Chizuru's face turned black, and the taxi driver was so scared that he drove away immediately without saying anything.

But Chizuru didn't know that behind her, a boy also hailed a taxi and said to the driver: "Please follow the taxi in front."

The boy was none other than Kazuya Kinoshita. When he left his friend and turned back to the restaurant, he saw Chizuru secretly following the man.

This made Kazuya's heart ache. Now he realized that it was not the man who was harassing Chizuru, but Chizuru who was harassing the other person?

Then, Kazuya followed Chizuru into the bar and saw that Chizuru called him. In order to prevent the other party from finding out, he hung up the phone in time.

However, what made him want to cry was that he saw the man put the ring on Chizuru's hand, and Chizuru did not refuse at all.

Now, Qianhe even lifted the man into the taxi.

He sat in the taxi, looking at the taxi that Chizuru and Hachiman were riding in, and whispered, "No, Chizuru, no."

About half an hour later, the taxi finally arrived at Chizuru's rental house. Chizuru's heart was bleeding when she paid. How could she be working for the other party in the opposite direction?

She carried Hachiman up to the second floor. The drunk guy was so heavy that he almost crushed her to death. But to her disappointment and trouble, Kazuya-kun's room was still dark. In other words, Kazuya-kun might not have come back.

Could it be that he went to sleep at his friend's house? She thought of the two boys who were with Kazuya-kun in the afternoon. She remembered that Kazuya-kun often did the same thing in the past.

In desperation, Chizuru called Kazuya again, but the other party hung up again.

Qianzuru hesitated, what should she do?

"Don't be uncomfortable." Hachiman shouted vaguely.

"Hey, you're not going to vomit, are you? No." Chizuru started to panic. If Hachiman vomited all over the corridor, she would be scolded by the landlady the next day.

With no choice left, Chizuru finally dragged Hachiman to her door, opened it with her key, and took Hachiman to the bathroom.

As soon as he reached the toilet, Hachiman seemed to be unable to hold it in any longer and vomited out everything he had eaten that night mixed with a large amount of alcohol, causing Chizuru to shake her head.

After a while, Chizuru carried Hachiman out and threw him on her bed.

"Sui Shui," Hachiman called out.

"Yes, yes, I'll get you some water now." Chizuru, who was already convinced, poured warm water for Hachiman, and then went to clean the bathroom.

A little earlier in time, Kazuya, who returned to the rental house a little later than Chizuru, saw the scene he least wanted to see: Chizuru actually brought that man back to her home.

Kazuya Kinoshita clenched his fists tightly. He stopped at the stairs and looked at Chizuru who was standing in front of his door. Chizuru called again. As soon as the ringtone rang, Kazuya was afraid of being discovered, so he had to hang up the phone.

As a result, he saw Chizuru actually bringing the man into her room. This action tore Kazuya's heart to pieces. He wanted to cry, but no tears came out of his eyes.

Unconsciously, he walked to the door of Qianhe's house. He wanted to knock on Qianhe's door several times, but he was defeated by the cowardice in his heart. Because he found that he did not have the courage to face the scene that might appear in front of him.

On Christmas Eve, the wind was cold and snow was falling slowly.

"Snowing."

Chapter 14: I made this dumpling just for this little vinegar

"Snowing."

Mizuhara Chizuru looked at the scene outside the window and said softly.

I hope Kazuya-kun is not outside, she sighed in her heart, then turned off the stove and poured the freshly cooked ginger soup into the bowl. Since she lives alone, she usually only has one bowl for meals, but she can't care so much now.

After serving the hangover-relief ginger soup, Hachiman was still snoring, leaving Chizuru speechless.

"I really owe you." Chizuru complained, but because of the education given by her grandmother Ichinose Sayuri, Chizuru developed a gentle exterior but strong interior character, and was also keen on helping those in need. Even though she complained, she still fed the ginger soup to the boy.

This reminded Chizuru of her late parents, who died in a car accident when she was in junior high school. But she still had a clear memory of her parents.

I still remember when I was young, my father would always come back drunk from work and social events. Then my mother would cook a bowl of ginger soup and feed it to my father to help him sober up, just like she does now. In this way, my father would not have a headache when he woke up the next day.

The scene of her mother feeding her father ginger soup seemed to be a memory engraved in the girl's DNA. Now she would unconsciously make soup for Hachiman.

In her memory, her father was a very gentle man, so gentle that he was even a little cowardly. On the contrary, her mother was a little strong, but the two had a good relationship.

She was a little too active in helping Hachiman today, probably because she subconsciously projected her father's image onto Hachiman.

Perhaps due to lack of water, Hachiman was very quiet when drinking ginger soup, just like his father.

She lost her parents when she was in middle school. Although she managed to continue studying and working to support herself, she didn't even have much time to grieve. However, the girl squatted beside the bed, looking at the drunken Hachiman, and recalled her gentle father. She said with a sad voice: "Dad"

Chizuru came back to her senses and blushed quickly. She wondered what she was thinking about. She quickly shook her head to get rid of all the random thoughts.

Just at this moment, Chizuru's phone rang. It was Kazuya-kun calling. Chizuru sat on the bed and quickly answered the call.

"Hello, is this Kazuya-kun?" Chizuru asked anxiously.

"Yeah, it's me." Kazuya's voice sounded a little hoarse.

"Are you okay? Why didn't you answer the phone?" Qianhe asked.

"I was a little busy just now." Kazuya said in a low voice.