In the anime, who is not a childhood sweetheart?

Yukino stopped in the long corridor extending outside the house. Although her tone remained normal, one could still see some dissatisfaction in her slightly narrowed eyes.

The three members of the Yukinoshita family, mother and daughter, all have eyes like cats. When they narrow their eyes slightly in displeasure, they show a bright sharpness and are very aggressive.

"Mainly, we didn't really say anything. It was just a life discussion."

"Life discussion?"

"Well, Auntie analyzed my future and helped me plan my future path, which benefited me a lot."

Hearing him say this, Yukino breathed a sigh of relief.

The reason why she asked so abnormally just now was mainly because she was worried that her mother would say something unpleasant, just like how she usually educated herself and her sister. She was afraid that her mother would show such a harsh attitude to her childhood friend and cause trouble to him.

Now that we understand, it's good that nothing like that happened.

Yuan Qianye looked at the sky and said, "It's getting late. I should probably go back."

"Well... by the way, although I still have to study at home during this period, my schedule is not very tight, so... if you have anything to do, you can tell me now so that I can make time in advance."

Yukino folded her arms across her chest and turned to face her own courtyard while speaking, her eyes fixed on the startled deer.

The water flowed down from a slightly higher place and fell into a small bamboo water storage tank that was far away from the lever. At this moment, there was a crisp sound of the bamboo tube hitting the stone.

Yuan Qianye thought about his future plans and made an appointment with Shiyu that she would come to his house in a few days, and he would help look at some of the novels she had already written.

In the days that followed, everything went on as usual.

"Even if you suddenly say that...I'm fine."

"It's okay, forget it."

As Xue No answered in a clear voice and turned to leave, Yuan Qianye always felt that the temperature outside had dropped several degrees with the whistling of the cold wind.

----

Since Yukino returned to the country and had dinner at Yukinoshita's house, she had a few peaceful days.

In the early morning of December 23rd, a phone call woke up Yuan Qianye who was sleeping soundly.

"Xiao Qianye! Please do me a favor no matter what!"

"..."

After hearing who was calling, Yuan Qianye, with his eyes half closed, let out a sigh of helplessness.

"Aunt Yaozi, do you know what time it is?"

The other side quickly replied: "It's nine o'clock in the evening, what's wrong?"

"..." Yuan Qianye was silent for a while: "That's the time over there. The time in Japan is now two o'clock in the morning."

Dong Ma Youzi finally reacted: "I'm sorry to disturb your rest, but it will be soon. Listen to what I say and then go back to sleep."

Yuan Qianye was now fully awake. He adjusted his posture, leaned against the head of the bed, and said "hmm" softly.

It's quite magical to say, he gets along very normally with other young girls... and other aunts, and there is a clear boundary between the elders and the younger generations.

But it was completely different with Touma Yoko. Should I say that she and I hit it off from the first sight, or that the musician himself was mentally younger?

In short, ever since she came to her home bar last time and asked for my contact information, she has been very enthusiastic and would chat with me from time to time, or send me some daily photos of herself to share.

For example, the picture of her daughter sleeping on the piano, the takeout she ordered today, accompanied by the caption "Kazusa and I both think it's not as delicious as the one you made for us the other day," and the photo of many office employees gathered together to prepare for her upcoming recital...

It feels like Touma Yoko treats herself as a friend of her age, and her best friend at that.

Yuan Qianye had no complaints about this. After all, she was a world-class pianist, and there was no harm in having a good relationship with her.

But I still hope that she will seriously consider the time difference before calling next time.

On the other end of the phone, Touma Yoko sighed softly: "I should have listened to your advice, Qianye-chan, and shouldn't have held the concert at this time."

Yuan Qianye's heart suddenly became anxious: "Aunt Yaozi, have you been tricked?"

It refers to the flu.

"I'm fine. I don't know the details, but my assistant told me that my hotel seems to have experienced the situation you described. The entire hotel is now sealed off and no one is allowed in or out. I'm under quarantine. Forget about the concert, and even more so, don't even think about returning home. I can't leave the hotel right now, and I don't know how long I'll be locked up here."

As Touma Yoko finished her words, her voice gradually became softer, and she was obviously feeling a little regretful.

Yuan Qianye closed his eyes and pinched his nose.

He had no choice. He had warned his friends before and even asked Saeko to tell her father who was abroad to be careful.

Touma Yoko naturally brought this up as well, and after learning that her next concert destination was Las Vegas in the United States, she advised her not to go, and would have been better off canceling the concert.

But there was no way, the itinerary had already been arranged and the tickets were sold, so there was no way to cancel.

Touma Yoko has made a comeback after a long hiatus, and many fans are looking forward to her performance.

She also wanted to respond to this enthusiasm, and finally find out Yuan Qianye's concerns and weigh the pros and cons.

She considered Yuan Qianye's previous life-saving grace and repeatedly promised to take preventive measures. Later, she really took this matter to heart and asked her assistants to do the same. But now...

Forget it, there’s nothing much to say.

She is an adult and will be responsible for her own choices. At that time, she never thought that it would be serious enough to require isolation.

However, the two consecutive correct reminders indirectly raised Gen Chiye's already high position in Touma Yoko's heart to the top, second only to her own precious daughter.

"I understand. Aunt Yaozi, take care of yourself over there."

"Don't worry, although we are isolated, food and accommodation are still no problem."

Yuan Qianye thought about it and realized that rich people enjoyed privileges all over the world, so he didn't need to worry about that.

So he got to the point: "How can I help you?"

"It's my daughter. If possible, I'd like to trouble you to spend a night with her on Christmas Eve. My original plan was to return home to spend the holiday with her as soon as the concert was over, but I can't go back now.

Originally, I could have asked the nanny who has been working in my house for help, but she knew that I would be going back home for Christmas, so she asked for leave from me in advance to visit her grandson. After finishing work this afternoon, she took the Shinkansen directly to Kyoto. I can't let her come back because of this matter.

I have quite a lot of friends around me, but I always feel that Hesha would not like a strange adult to celebrate the holidays with her... After thinking about it, you are the only suitable person.

Of course, Christmas Eve is such an important day, so I can understand if you don’t have time.

But if that happens, Kazusa, who always had me by her side on Christmas Eve, would probably be alone in the empty big house, crying quietly. It’s quite pitiful to think about it.

It’s such an important holiday, and there are no family or friends around…”

Yuan Qianye stopped her from talking: "I understand, I will go on Christmas Eve."

Touma Yoko unlocked a new adjective in his heart: drama queen.

As expected, the moment Yuan Qianye agreed, Dong Ma Yaozi's tone instantly became cheerful: "Thank you so much, don't worry, your trip won't be in vain..."

Gen Qianye didn't care about any thanks. Compared to the situation on Touma Kazusa's side, he was more worried about Touma Yoko's current situation.

He added a few more words of advice to her, and this time Touma Yoko listened to it all.

Yuan Qianye had predicted the situation around her twice in a row, and she now regarded him as her own Mahakala God of Fortune. How could she dare not disobey him in the slightest?

Finally, Touma Yoko specifically asked Gen Chiya to be careful not to tell her daughter Kazusa about the situation on her side to prevent her from worrying about her.

It’s pitiful how loving parents are in the world. This is quite consistent with the reactions of my own father and Runzi’s mother when the accident happened.

Yuan Qianye agreed.

On Christmas Eve, around four o'clock in the afternoon, he arrived at the gate of Touma's mansion and rang the doorbell.

I pressed it three times in a row and waited for a long time, but no one responded.

Touma Yoko had predicted this long ago.

Yuan Qianye took out his cell phone.

My daughter sometimes doesn't hear the doorbell because she's practicing in the piano room. You can just enter the code and go in. The code is 552288.

…………

072: I'll see what happens (6000) (1)

Gen Qianye entered the password into the smart door lock according to the message sent to him in advance by Touma Yoko in anticipation of this situation.

The gate opened and he walked straight in.

The overall area of the Touma family is slightly larger than that of the Sawamura family, but slightly smaller than that of the Yukinoshita family. The Busujima family is the largest.

But that's a residence converted from a kendo field passed down from their ancestors, so it's normal for it to be a bit bigger.

The Dong Ma family's courtyard is surrounded by a circle of carefully trimmed lawns and evergreen trees, creating a sense of seclusion and tranquility.

The two stone brick paths leading from the courtyard gate to the main door of the house are dotted with classical copper lamps.

The situation is different from the last time I came to disturb you. Now, in the evening when it gets dark, the copper lamp lights up automatically, and the soft light illuminates the road under your feet, adding a romantic atmosphere of the Taisho period.

Yuan Qianye looked up at the mansion again.

In terms of architectural style, the overall style is European classical. The exterior walls are made of off-white stone, matched with dark brown wooden window frames and carved decorations, which looks grand and warm.

Looking from the front, there was no light source in any of the windows.

It seems that it is just as Aunt Yaozi said, her baby daughter should be practicing the piano now.

Yuan Qianye thought so, entered the password into the front door, opened the door and walked in.

"excuse me--"

After entering the house, his subconscious greeting as an outsider spread in the dark and quiet environment of the house, like a stone thrown into a bottomless crack, without attracting any response at all.

Gen Qianye now understands more and more why Touma Yoko is so eager to ask for his help.

The bigger the house, the more obvious the loneliness becomes when a person is alone in it.

He now suddenly felt that his crowded little home was not bad after all. The noise of Rikka begging for mercy and help in the room, which he used to find noisy when she was being disciplined by Touka, was now given a very positive meaning.

It’s better to be lively, it’s better to be lively.

After changing into slippers, Yuan Qianye walked into the living room with the light of his cell phone on. He flipped the switch and the living room suddenly became bright, which somewhat dispelled the uncomfortable feeling of coldness and loneliness.

Yuan Qianye put the things in his hand on the coffee table and looked around.

Apart from the pillows on the sofa scattered all over the floor, there was nothing unusual.

He didn't act in a hurry, but instead took a video of the situation in the living room.

Before clicking send, he calculated the time at Touma Yoko's side.

Around 2 a.m....

Well, that’s perfect.

send.

Even though she asked Yuan Qianye for help, she was still a little worried, so Touma Yoko, who was far away in Las Vegas, had not rested yet.

So after I sent the video, it immediately showed as read on her side, and she typed a reply a while later.

I called Kazusa during the day and told her I had some work coming up and couldn't go back. I doubt I'd be able to spend not just Christmas Eve but also Christmas and New Year's with her. She immediately fell silent after hearing what I said. Given her personality, she was definitely sulking.

Yuan Qianye typed a reply,

Did you tell her I would come?

[Just as I was about to say something, she hung up the phone.]

Yuan Qianye was speechless for a while.

[…So she doesn't know? Does this count as trespassing? What if she calls the police and wants me arrested?]

[Hahaha, no, I texted her later saying I'd found someone to spend Christmas Eve with her, but I didn't mention it was you. It was a surprise for her.]

"Oh, you mean the candy box and cream cake you specifically asked me to bring, right?"

"That's not the case. Even though Kazusa denies it, she's just like me, her mother. We're all obsessed with looks. Do you understand what I mean?"

Yuan Qianye's old man face in the subway.

What kind of talk is this? I have become so outstanding through my own efforts, but in the end you only care about my appearance?

In today's superficial and impetuous society...even world-class classical pianists are not immune to it.