Don't you guys dislike me?

Should he watch his loved ones being suppressed by strangers? Yuichi couldn't do it. Whether they broke up or made up, it shouldn't be interfered by an outsider. That despicable attempt to sow discord might confuse them the first time, but it would never work the second time.

It is impossible to find strong evidence now, and it is even more impossible to find Hagiwara Hiiragi and confront her on the spot... Then we can only start from the most basic point and give Tachibana Haruna hope - trust without any reason.

Youyi reached out and touched the cold little hand. His warmth sparked hope in Tachibana Haruna's eyes, and her stagnant eyes seemed to begin to flow slowly.

Although he knew that he shouldn't give her hope... he should completely cut off all ties with her... but Yuichi felt disgusted by the way Hagiwara Sawae acted.

If you can't keep your own dog in check and it starts to throw a tantrum, can you just frame someone at will?

"Yu...ichi?"

Tachibana Haruna could feel the warmth of the hands wrapped around her, which made her feel at ease. She asked carefully, like someone who wanted to catch a firefly in the dark night, afraid to scare it away.

Yuichi's hand tightened a little more, and the warmth from his palm made Tachibana Haruna's pretty face blush with shyness. She did not avoid it, but carefully felt the hope behind this warmth, the hope of reconciling with Yuichi.

Everything... is still in time.

Yuichi looked up at Hagiwara Sawae, whose smile had not yet completely faded, and slowly said:

"Even if I don't need the proof of those chat records and call records, I believe that Sister Hina and Hagiwara Hiiragi have no contact."

It was his hesitation that put Tachibana Haruna in such a predicament, but the control over all this was still in Yuichi's hands.

Just turning your head doesn't mean anything. What you say out loud is more convincing.

The flame of hope rekindled in Tachibana Haruna's beautiful eyes. Her watery eyes slowly rippled with vitality. Her cherry-red lips curled up in an imperceptible arc, carrying the happiness that even Hagiwara Sawae envied.

Hagiwara Sawae's expression became stiff, and after a long pause, she said listlessly:

"Oh, that's how it is."

"Having said this, we will leave first."

Youyi stood up and took Tachibana Haruna's hand as well. The two of them held hands tightly together, which made Hagiwara Sawae feel very annoyed and even jealous.

Looking at the two people leaving, Hagiwara Sawae stared at the dishes on the table in a trance and lost her appetite. She took a bite of steak casually, but found it tasteless and dry.

The gray silk under the table slowly bent and formed several deep wrinkles. The extinguished candle seemed like a chance to embrace a second youth that she had discarded with her own hands. She sighed slightly:

"I wanted to finish talking about this and chase that woman away, so that I could enjoy a candlelight dinner for two with Youyi..."

Hagiwara Sawae shook the wine glass and looked at her own reflection, which was as funny as a clown:

"Who would have thought that my smile and words would actually help that woman."

"It's all the fault of that dog. Don't let me find you..."

ps: You can’t have a harem if you’re not a scumbag. I gave a more reasonable reason for the male protagonist to do it. I can’t help it if you can’t accept it (spreading hands)

ps: Daily request for votes~

51. Too late

The night sky seemed like a colorful black curtain. The hustle and bustle of traffic and people coming and going were no longer noisy. After leaving the hotel, the air had a subtle sweetness.

Of course, if all this were to leave the young man beside her and the big hand holding her tightly, all the beautiful scenery would instantly lose its sweet coating and reveal its original ordinary appearance... This is the magic of the spice called love.

The wind in late April is not too hot. What flies in the evening breeze is not only Tachibana Haruna's brown hair, but also her mood at the moment.

"Feel sorry……"

He grabbed her hand and left with Youichi's apology, and the hard-earned joy came to an end. Without the warmth brought by the big hand, she only felt the back of her hand was cold.

Tachibana Haruna held up the back of her hand with her other hand and placed it against her chest, as if trying to retain Yuichi's warmth.

"It's okay."

Although she already knew this ending, she still couldn't help feeling lost. From the dining table to the time she walked out of the restaurant, she had imagined more than once that Yuichi had not let her go.

The warmth remaining on the back of her hand quickly dissipated. It was just a casual act... Of course, Tachibana Haruna knew this, and she was somewhat disgusted with herself for being so easily tempted by fantasy.

Tachibana Haruna smiled softly, and her smile was just a show.

She raised her eyes to look at Youyi, trying to find her own figure in those indifferent purple eyes. She was a little impatient and felt that the streets tonight were particularly noisy.

…………

Passing through a dim residential area, the old street lights kept flickering, providing only negligible lighting.

"It's all thanks to you, Yuichi, otherwise I would have been almost made to cry by that bad woman."

Tachibana Haruna quietly leaned towards Yuichi, as if seeking shelter in the dead silence and darkness.

"Nothing, she really went too far."

"Right, right! She must be jealous of my good relationship with Yuichi and wants to sow discord between us. How despicable!"

Tachibana Haruna waved her fist pretentiously, like a girl who had never grown up.

Through her indignant words, Tachibana Haruna unknowingly got a little closer to Yuichi, to a subtle distance where their shoulders could accidentally brush against each other and the backs of their hands could touch each other when they walked.

A faint fragrance flowed past his nose, and Youyi moved to the side with one step, followed closely by Tachibana Haruna, and the distance between them was once again at a stalemate.

Are the side effects of what I just did coming? Maybe it would be a better choice to just stand aside and watch?

Hoshino Yuichi walked forward quickly. He thought that Tachibana Haruna would give up on closing the distance... but he was wrong, very wrong.

First there were a few awkward footsteps, and then two arms wrapped around his waist, and that lithe body with two soft lumps pressed tightly against him.

The two arms hugged him tightly, locking him tightly, as if venting the longing and desire that had accumulated for a long time.

Yuichi had always thought that Tachibana Haruna wanted to keep him in order to atone for her sins and for the sake of the sisterly love that had accumulated over time. Now it seems that beneath this apparent purity there seems to be some unexpected emotions mixed in.

So the distraught look just now was because she was worried that he would misunderstand that she had an affair with Hagiwara Hiiragi, rather than being afraid of the collapse of her image as a sister? That's right, it seems that there is no need for a sister to go to great lengths to explain her relationship status to her brother...

Then... why did Tachibana Haruna reject Yuichi when he confessed his love to her? Why did she look at Hagiwara Hiiragi with amorous eyes at that time? Yuichi saw it with his own eyes, and the despair of losing confidence in the future is still fresh in his memory.

However, it doesn't matter now, because the Yuichi who liked Tachibana Haruna is no longer there.

"Yuichi, I really don't know where Hagiwara Hiiragi is..."

Tachibana Haruna gently placed her face against Yuichi's back, the familiar warmth reaching her cheeks through the fabric. The secret joy of regaining what she had lost made her tighten her arms around Yuichi. She spoke softly, carefully revealing her little grievances, as if blaming Yuichi for not choosing to believe in her the first time.

"We lost contact after we separated in the cafe last time. The only contact we had before was due to work handovers. Now I have transferred all the work related to him to others."

Tachibana Haruna knew that what she was hugging was only Yuichi's body. The sound of his throbbing heartbeat was ringing in her ears, but it would fade away whenever she wanted to grab it.

"Sister Yang Cai, just make your own judgment. There's no need to explain so much to me. I don't want to interfere too much in your feelings."

"I held your hand just now because I couldn't stand what Hagiwara Sawae did. I was impulsive and made you misunderstand. I'm sorry."

Yuichi explained word by word, as if he was looking for the common point between the two and then drawing a clear line between them.

He grabbed Tachibana Haruna's arm and tried to break free from her embrace, but as soon as he grabbed it, his originally calm hands became panicky and he grabbed Yuichi's clothes frantically as if he was grabbing the only reef.

"Can you please stop being so cold, Yuichi... Do you really hate me that much? Are you so eager to cut off ties with me?"

Tachibana Haruna's emerald green eyes were filled with water, and her soft voice trembled slightly, as if she was crying.

"It's not a question of whether I like it or not. I just stick to the facts and keep a normal distance."

Yuichi's voice was as calm as ever, like the calm surface of a lake. No matter how many stones Tachibana Haruna threw, she couldn't get the response she wanted.

The lack of any response made Tachibana Haruna feel powerless. She held Yuichi's hand tighter. She was afraid that the boy in front of her would disappear along with his ethereal voice and never meet him again in her life.

Don't!!! Absolutely not!!

"You are lying, you are obviously avoiding me!" The little hand that was grabbing the clothes suddenly became ferocious, and there was a humble plea in the angry tone, just like a thirsty traveler who sees an oasis in the desert and begs that everything is not a mirage.

"Every morning, I get up early and wait at the door. That's the only way to get to your school, but I've never seen you come. You can't even say hello? Isn't this a normal way for neighbors to get along?"

The flowers in the mirror and the moon in the water, as well as the moon reflected in the water, still have residual images for people to appreciate, but Yuichi's determination makes it impossible for Tachibana Haruna to see any lingering feelings for her to fantasize about.

Hearing this, Youyi was indifferent. He was indeed afraid that the old love would rekindle, but he also believed that what Tachibana Haruna wanted to do was definitely more than just saying hello. He didn't want to leave himself any chance, except for the accident tonight...

A little spark can ignite the dry feelings in Tachibana Haruna's heart. The fire is already burning fiercely. For the first time, Yuichi feels a little regretful...

"Sister Hina, calm down."

His words were like a few sparse raindrops falling on a raging wildfire, having no effect at all.

52. Her confession, his rejection, her...

"Yuichi, I don't want to calm down. I'm afraid that if I calm down, I won't have the courage to talk to you anymore. If tonight passes, it will be hard for us to see each other again. You will definitely do everything you can to avoid me, right..."

Tachibana Haruna's little hands had unbuttoned Yuichi's shirt at some point, and she reached into it with a hint of coolness and eagerness. She couldn't let go of the abdominal muscles that were beginning to take shape.

She greedily sucked in the scent of Youyi, and her fair cheeks rubbed it again and again as if tirelessly. She was greedy for the warmth of the young man, her pretty face was bright red, as intoxicating as fine wine.

"Since you rejected me then, why are you pestering me now?"

Tachibana Haruna's gentleness was transformed into subtle charm. Her soft and boneless little hands woven a trap that led to depravity. Her every breath was like sweet and tempting poison.

Yuichi knew that if he didn't break free, he would really be trapped...

While she was licking herself ecstatically, Yuichi spread open her slightly red arms.

Tachibana Haruna's eyes, which were full of spring light, became lost and dull, but she soon restrained the charm that had been inadvertently revealed, and her beautiful emerald green eyes were as gentle as water without any trace of spring.

"Yuichi..."

She put her hands behind her back and took light steps, closing the gap that Youyi had just pulled away from her.

"At that time, I had not experienced the feeling of losing you. I thought I just had simple pity for you. Your withdrawn and sensitive appearance when you first came touched my sympathy."

"After taking care of you day after day, I gradually developed some feelings for you. I think that's the love and care that a sister has for her brother. I remember your preferences, watch you eat, and act like a spoiled child to you without any scruples after drinking."

"I thought it was a normal interaction between siblings... Even though the unintentional touch made my heart flutter, I still suppressed it. I didn't want to find out what it was, because at that time I didn't think I would like a boy so much younger than me, not to mention that you were still in high school."

Tachibana Haruna smiled softly, a little sadly, as if she was mocking herself for escaping in the past.

"But... I've been suppressing it for too long and can't release it, so I desperately need a substitute, and Hagiwara Hiiragi happened to appear. Of course, I didn't know what I felt at that time, and I tried to vent my feelings, but I still failed. I hated being touched by him, and I just wanted to leave the cleanest version of myself to you."

“I feel really awkward.”

"When you confessed to me, I couldn't sort out the complicated thoughts in my mind, and still rejected you based on the most superficial thoughts."

"Afterwards, I was eager to make amends but was unable to do so. Since then, the emptiness in my heart has become bigger and bigger, and the truest thoughts buried in my heart have surfaced."

Tachibana Haruna slowly revealed her feelings, her beautiful fingers intertwined to weave beautiful expectations and dreams, her beautiful eyes like autumn water drooped shyly, even with just a quick glance, Yuichi could see the expectation hidden in her shyness.

"Yuichi, I like you~"

She has turned back from her old ways, she is full of love, her confession, which is told slowly but deeply into people's hearts, her fair and tender cheeks are red for Yuichi, and her clear eyes reflect Yuichi's appearance.

As long as you agree...all of this will be in your arms.

If the person standing here was not Yuichi Hoshino, but the original owner... maybe they would have finally gotten married~

"I'm sorry, but I can't accept your confession."

Youyi took a half step back, his brilliant purple eyes shining like stars in the dark night, but behind those shining stars there was only the deep and empty universe.

"Why?! Don't you like me? Isn't my explanation clear enough? I was just confused for a moment, why can't you forgive me!?"

Tachibana Haruna's pretty face was filled with anxiety and confusion. If the confession she had mustered up the courage to make with all her heart failed... then she really wouldn't be able to think of a way to make Yuichi change his mind.

The street lights flickered stubbornly, and the intermittent lights illuminated Yuichi's angular and somewhat cold face. Tachibana Haruna felt unfamiliar, and her gorgeous purple eyes were calm, without any shyness or timidity at all.

It's like a new person.

This sense of disobedience made Tachibana Haruna feel a little overwhelmed...

"After being rejected by you, I thought about it seriously for a long time and found out... Sister Hina is not actually my type." Yuichi chose his words carefully. After all... the original owner did like Tachibana Hina.

"Your gentleness filled the loveless heart I had after losing my mother, but I don't think this is a kind of love. Maybe... I really think of you as my sister."

Youyi paused slightly, which made Tachibana feel anxious.

"I don't like girls who are too gentle..."

"Just like last time, if it weren't for Hagiwara Sawae coming to your house to force a confession and my confession, I think it would be difficult for you to break off contact with Hagiwara Hiiragi so simply and clearly without any hesitation."

"It's normal to hesitate between yes and no, because you can't let go of a relationship, you're hesitant because you want to have the best of both worlds..."

Yuichi dug out the fantasy that Tachibana Haruna had buried deep in her heart and placed it in front of her.

"No way... I have completely cut off contact with Hagiwara Hiiragi. Isn't what Yuichi said just an assumption?"

Tachibana Haruna forced a smile, with a tone of unwilling luck in her words. She lowered her eyelids, not daring to look directly into Yuichi's eyes. Her guilty and weak appearance was reflected under the half-covered green waves.

"Don't you already have the answer in your mind, Sister Yangcai?"