If you can't learn, then just fall in love

Seeing Runxiang like this, Hanyu smiled and shook his head. He didn't like others saying sorry to him. After a pause, he slowly told Runxiang about the time he first saw a mermaid.

But even if it was their first meeting, it was just an ordinary coincidence, and for Hanyu, who prided himself on being very attentive to the people around him, it was quite strange that he did not recognize Takemoto.

"Yeah, that's great. I have memories of the two of us again." Feeling that her words were a bit ambiguous, Runxiang smiled and corrected, "It should be three people. We can't forget Xiaohui."

After being in a daze for a while, Runxiang remembered something and took out two lollipops from her pocket and gave one to Hanyu. The two of them opened the packaging at the same speed. Runxiang stuffed the packaging into Hanyu's hand and stuck out her tongue mischievously.

After the two of them finished eating candy, it was already late. When they were about to leave school, Runxiang suddenly grabbed Hanyu's sleeve and said, "Since we're here, let's go to the basketball club."

Shaking the key she got from Hanyu, Runxiang pulled him over there. Although she hadn't been here for a long time, she was familiar with the place. After all, she had run there countless times to cheer Hanyu up and give him water.

After Wakamatsu's class graduated, Hanyu rarely came back. When Runxiang opened the door and went in, Hanyu turned on the light and heard the sound of the ball flying over.

"You scared me." Holding the basketball in his hand, Hanyu looked at Runxiang who looked very motivated, "Stop it, I'm too lazy to play basketball today."

"After entering high school, Xiao Qingkong has become much lazier." Runxiang sat down, "You were not like this before."

"People are going to change."

"That's right..."

“Just like Runxiang, you’ve also started to like Yuzu.” Hanyu tried to shoot the ball and it went into the net. “I even mentioned it in my dreams.”

Runxiang wanted to say something but stopped herself. She actually didn't like it. She was just afraid that Yuzuru would say his own name at that time. If that happened, she wouldn't know what to do.

She silently chants "Hanyu Aozora" before swimming. If everyone knew this little secret, she would really have no way out.

"You're making fun of me again. You said I was awake at that time, and I just said it casually..."

"Yeah, I know." Hanyu touched the ball to Runxiang's forehead, "yuzuru, yuzu."

"Please help me out, Runxiang, thank you."

Runxiang recalled the first time she and Hanyu met. Time has passed, but it seems that some things have not changed.

For example, the boy’s gentleness and one’s own preferences.

Chapter 62: Childhood Sweetheart Power

"Hi~ o(*￣▽￣*)ブ, good morning, Nino~"

"Good morning, Runxiang." Although she knew it was Runxiang from the name, Nino still turned around, but was hugged by Runxiang, "What's wrong? Why are you like this all of a sudden?"

"Because I found someone who was late like me, I'm a little happy~" Runxiang let go of Nino. Although she liked the smell of Nino, it would be troublesome for her if she continued to hug her. "I slept a little late last night and got up late today, hehe."

Nino looked at Runxiang's dark circles and suspected that she didn't go to bed late, but rather didn't get much sleep all night.

Being watched by Nino, Runxiang felt a little nervous. She had been laughing foolishly for a long time yesterday and she was not in a good mood today. If Xiao Qingkong knew about this, she would definitely be punished.

"Nino-chan looks so beautiful today." After thinking for a while, Runxiang changed the subject. Seeing that Nino looked different today, Runxiang continued, "You put on makeup? You look great."

Nino was a little embarrassed by Runxiang's straightforward compliment. She pushed her hair back and said, "I'm usually like this. It's not as exaggerated as you say, Runxiang."

In fact, Nino came late today because she wore light makeup. After preparing lunch boxes for those four idiots in the morning, she didn't have much time, so she had to leave a little later.

Runxiang didn't understand this kind of thing. She gently touched Nino's cherry lips with her hand, which made Nino feel embarrassed.

"Ah. Runxiang, what are you doing?"

"Oh, sorry, I just think that Nino's lips are really pretty." Runxiang was a little envious. She was not good at dressing herself up. If she could be like Nino, maybe Xiao Qingkong would like her. "Should I learn how to put on makeup in the future?"

"If you want to learn, I can teach you," Nino touched Runxiang's head. She liked such a warm and natural girl. "Just come to me after you finish the game."

"Wow, I love Nino-chan so much."

Nino felt helpless when being hugged again, but she was not annoyed.

"You two have such a good relationship." Hanyu looked at the two people clinging to each other and took a bite of bread listlessly, "Good morning."

After sending Junxiang home yesterday, it was already very late when we got back to the apartment. Hanyu still had to finish the work assigned to him by Eriri and Kasumigaoka-senpai, and he didn't fall asleep until late at night. I'm lucky that I didn't be late today.

"Xiao Qingkong can't sleep either."

"Also?" Hanyu's mouth twitched. He wanted to sleep but couldn't. He flicked Runxiang's forehead unhappily and said, "Get some rest before the competition. Got it?"

Runxiang covered her forehead pitifully. She couldn't sleep because of Xiao Qingkong. "I will pay attention."

Nino looked at Hanyu suspiciously. She was going to meet her father tonight, so why did he look more nervous than she did?

Hanyu avoided Nino's gaze. He indeed had more than just work yesterday. Thinking about Runxiang's matter and snatching Nino from Uncle Nakano tonight, he felt a little panicked.

"Class is about to start. I'll be back first. Bye." Yawning, Hanyu left first, leaving his classmates Nino and Junka looking at each other in bewilderment.

After saying hello to Miss Kato, Hanyu dozed off on the table for a while. Xiaohui poked him and he woke up. He continued to sleep after the get out of class. Seeing him like this, Kato Hui was really helpless. Every time she told him not to stay up late, he just didn't listen.

During lunch break, Ms. Kato dragged Hanyu out and wanted to teach him a lesson.

"You've been working too hard lately. Don't push yourself." Xiao Hui ate her lunch box and once again reminded her disobedient childhood sweetheart, "If you get tired, I'll be worried."

Hanyu passed the tempura from the lunch box to Xiaohui. "I've been a little busy these few days, but I'll be free later. I'm definitely not forcing myself, don't worry."

Kato Megumi frowned and wanted to return the tempura to Hanyu, but after seeing his smile, she put it into her mouth silently. It tasted great, which was something she couldn't do with her average cooking skills.

"I'm sorry to have made Xiaohui worry about me." Hanyu touched Kato's hair after finishing his lunch box. "But Xiaohui, you've been working hard lately, taking care of those idiots."

Hearing Hanyu's comments about her lovely club members, Xiaohui rolled her eyes at him, put her lunch box aside, and started to tidy up her long hair.

Before she knew it, Kato Megumi's hair had grown long enough to be as long as Nino and Kasumigaoka senior's hair, but because it had always been in a ponytail, it was not as stunning as the other two.

The blue feather hair accessories reflected the light coming through the gaps between the leaves and dazzled Hanyu's eyes. For a moment, he didn't know whether it was the light that flashed on him or Xiaohui who was biting the hairband that tied her hair.

"Hmm." Noticing Hanyu's gaze, Kato blushed slightly and spoke softly, looking a little embarrassed.

Hanyu knew that he was being a little rude, so he lowered his head to look at his phone. The sample he gave to Eriri a few days ago still had room for modification, and being a half-perfectionist, he took out his headphones and wanted to modify it further.

No other sounds could be heard. The sound of the wind, breathing, and heartbeat were completely blocked out. Hanyu just closed his eyes and immersed himself in his own world. If there were other people around him, he would have to consider whether he would neglect them.

But if it is Xiaohui, Hanyu believes that she and he have enough tacit understanding.

"No, give me one." Xiaohui came up to Hanyu and took off the earphone on Hanyu's right ear after tying her hair. "It's rare for us to goof off during lunch break. I want to hear what Qingkong usually listens to."

"It's not a song. It's a piece I composed myself." Hanyu adjusted the volume to a level that should be suitable for Xiaohui and explained softly, "It's still very rough. If you listen to it while sleeping, you will have nightmares."

"No, it sounds good." Kato Megumi closed her eyes and felt the sound flowing out slowly, "Except for the fact that my heartbeat is a little loud."

Suddenly, it became strange. Hanyu tilted his head in a strange way. He didn't record any similar sounds. Before he had time to think, his head bumped with Xiaohui's. At some point, the distance between the two of them became very close.

The next second, he also heard the heartbeat that Xiaohui mentioned. It was the sound of his own heartbeat accelerating due to nervousness.

"Qingkong, you just said that you'll be free in a few days, right?" Xiaohui, whose pretty face was dyed with cherry blossoms, spoke softly, like slowly falling cherry blossom petals, floating into Hanyu's ears, "The Rokutenma Shopping Center is about to be completed. I wanted to go shopping with one of my cousins ​​or sisters, but they all had things to do, so I could only find you."

Rokutenma Shopping Center. Hanyu heard about that place when he and Kato went shopping for gifts during spring break. It wasn't built yet, so he didn't go. "I remember you joked at the time and asked me to come back from the United States to go shopping with you."

"Yeah, you should be glad you didn't have to take a plane."

"I think it's normal to just give up on going shopping there." Hanyu took out his phone and switched to Ms. Kato's favorite song. "Shopping is so boring. Let's just shop online. It's fun to go shopping on Amazon."

Imagining the scene of two people getting together to shop online, Ms. Kato shook her head. It was really a bit stupid.

"Are you going to regret this?" Xiao Hui took out her phone and sent a Line emoticon to Hanyu. The notification sound made him a little autistic. "Be careful or I'll come to your house and steal all the cats."

"No, no, no, I didn't say I won't go." Hanyu had a headache. As a otaku, he was too lazy to even watch comics. It was really difficult for him to go to a shopping mall with so many people coming and going. "But you also know that I have difficulty making decisions. I can't give you any advice."

Kato Hui put the earphones back into her ears and smiled happily, "It doesn't matter, as long as you are by my side, and you have good taste. I like that beret very much."

"I haven't seen you bring it recently."

"Ah, because the little girl in my relative's family liked it very much, so I gave it to her." Miss Kato poked his face with a smile, "Just kidding, I just want to make it more conspicuous."

Kato pointed at the blue feather hair accessory on her black hair.

Chapter 63: Am I doing the right thing?

"This is the strawberry cake you requested, please enjoy."

Hanyu nodded, took the cake and put it aside, without any intention to taste it. He canceled all his activities just to come here to eat dessert. He thought that it might not be as delicious as the one he and Minami Kotori baked together.

The day before yesterday, he promised Nino that he would accompany her to meet her uncle, so he came to check out the place as soon as school got out this afternoon and chose the dessert shop opposite the restaurant where Uncle Nakano had made a reservation.

"I don't know if I can see clearly through the window." Hanyu looked at his phone boredly. "What if the father and daughter are having a good time and I run over and say, 'Miss, please come with me. Your father doesn't love you at all.' Wouldn't that be stupid?"

"Your imagination is too big." Nino carefully took a bite of tiramisu and controlled her food intake. It would be very rude if she didn't eat anything when she had dinner with her father later. "I told my father that I like the seat by the window, so we should be there."

Pointing to the window seat of the store opposite, Nino looked at the remaining tiramisu with a little heartache. Compared with the feast her father had ordered, she actually liked the dessert that Hanyu ordered for her more.

Hanyu looked up at Nino and said, "Eat more later. It would be bad if you don't have enough energy when you run."

"Can't you call a car or something? It's too stupid to run in a Japanese drama." Nino rolled her eyes at Hanyu, gritted her teeth and took another bite, "If it doesn't work, I can accept a bicycle or something."

Looking at Nino with a helpless look on his face, Hanyu didn't know why she directly considered talking to Uncle Nakano about what would happen after the collapse. Was that man so difficult to get along with?

By the way, he got a motorcycle driver's license during spring break, so if Nino wanted to, he could even rob someone on a Mobile Pegasus.

Then a few words appeared in the sound of the wind and BGM: [Original work: Shotaro Ishimori].

Not hearing Hanyu's reply, Nino snorted and ended up not finishing the food on her plate. She didn't eat much in the evening to begin with, so she had to save room for dinner later.

"I'm sorry, I can't finish it." Nino looked at Hanyu seriously, "It's definitely not that I don't like it."

"Well, girls eat less at night." When he said this, Hanyu subconsciously thought of May, Junka, and Fumino, and couldn't help laughing, "Just pretend I didn't say anything. It would be bad if they knew."

"I will tell Meat Bun Monster the truth, Qingkong, just wait." With a smile on her face, Nino said that she would definitely betray Hanyu.

Putting the phone aside, Hanyu supported his face with his hands, put a small piece of cake in his mouth, and squinted his eyes. The perfect sweetness and soft texture made him feel a little more relaxed. He had been discussing games with Eriri and Kasumigaoka-senpai in the discussion group, and he was a little tense.

Nino turned her head to look at the glass. The reflection of herself should be considered a pretty girl, but the guy opposite her didn't mention that she was pretty today, which made her feel subtly unhappy. Obviously, every friend who saw her said that.

"Oh, by the way, do you eat lipstick when you eat?" Hanyu asked curiously.

Nino was speechless to the straight man in front of her, "I always wipe it off before eating. I don't want to put it in my mouth. I will apply it again after eating."

Hanyu looked at Nino a little longer and said, "I think you're pretty without makeup."

"Do you think I want to? If I don't put on a little makeup, my dad will know that I am different from at home and he will definitely say that I am not living well over there."

"Uncle, can he see such a thing?"

"That's not the case. He doesn't know more about this kind of thing than you do." Taking out the lipstick from her bag, Nino reapplied it. It must be said that it was indeed quite tempting. "Why are you turning your head away? It would be strange if you knew more about this kind of thing."

Pursing her lips, Nino looked out the window, "It's Mr. Jiang Duan, our family's butler. He has taken care of the five of us for a long time and knows each of us very well."

Nodding, Hanyu, who had no idea about this kind of thing, only knew one thing. He imitated Nino and looked out the window. "Nino is very beautiful today. Did you receive a lot of love letters?"

"That kind of thing doesn't matter, and you make it sound like I'm not beautiful normally." It's a very happy thing to be praised by someone you like. Nino lifted her hair and snorted, "I left the love letters there and didn't care about them. I'm not like you, flirting with girls everywhere."

Being ridiculed like this, Hanyu was powerless to refute. He chuckled and began to fight with the cake on the plate, making Nino feel like he had punched cotton.

It was almost time, Nino stood up and prepared to leave. After all, it was her father's invitation, so it would be better for her to arrive early.

"Don't be nervous. I will support you no matter what you choose."

"I'm not nervous. My dad won't eat me." Nino smiled calmly, waved her hand and left. When she reached the door, she turned back and smiled sweetly at Hanyu.

Nino walked out of the store, breathed in the fresh air, and looked at the sky. It was already evening. Did those four idiots cook well at this time? Don't let that idiot Miku cook, or Mayu won't have enough to eat. Did Yotsuba help well? Is Ichika still having problems?

Nino just lied. She was actually quite nervous. She had not made much progress in her studies and had no reason to convince her father. Life for the couple was also a bit tight.

Moreover, a large part of the cause of this incident was caused by Nino. She couldn't put the blame on Ichika, and she didn't want to.

Following the waiter to the reserved seat, Nino stared blankly out the window. As expected, she couldn't see the customers of the store opposite at all, and she couldn't get any courage from Qingkong.

With a sigh, Nino thought back to the lives of the five sisters over the past few months. How should she put it? The word "life" was really heavy.

Not to mention the water and electricity bills, because Aunt Hanyu paid for three years at once in order to better monitor her son, and she didn't charge them much when she rented the apartment to them.

In Hanyu's words, it's probably given for free.

In addition to these, there are many other things that bother Nino. As the only female among the five, she has to be responsible for shopping, cleaning the house, cooking, and washing clothes. These are not a big deal. What makes her unhappy is probably the unconscious complaints of her sisters.

It couldn't be considered a complaint, at most they just frowned and sighed. The sensitive Nino knew that everyone was unconsciously comparing themselves with the past. The gentle girls didn't say much, but instead helped each other in their own way.

But this made Nino feel a little guilty. What she valued most was her family, but she ended up forcing them to move out because of her. She would not be able to explain this to her mother.

And even so, we are still not independent. We are more like children who ran away from home with pocket money and have not made any progress at all.

"Did I do something wrong?" Nino murmured to herself. She couldn't see Hanyu on the other side, nor could she see her target. She felt so heavy-hearted that she didn't notice that her father had walked in.

"Nino-kun, long time no see."

"Ah?" Nino was startled. She nodded guiltily, "Dad, just call me Nino. Nino-kun is a bit awkward."

"Is that so?" Nakano's father sat down, "Eat first, Nino."

Nino hummed, took out a tissue to wipe her lipstick, and started to eat carefully. Although in her heart these exquisite dishes were not as delicious as those cooked by Hanyu, the five sisters had not eaten such high-quality ingredients for a long time.

"It would be great if I could bring some back for that idiot May. She mentioned it a few days ago. Really." Forcing herself to think about happy things, Nino gradually calmed down. However, she was careless and did not slow down her pace. "Oh no..."

Nino raised her head with a complicated expression. She knew that her father had seen something.