How rude, we are pure love!

Tonight is still and peaceful, and the experiences of the past few days seem like an illusion.

The starry sky is sparkling, and the stars and the moon are nestled together, like lovers cuddling each other.

Pure snowflakes drifted down gently, covering everything softly. The distant mountains, the rocks by the pool, and the swaying lanterns also drowned the two of them. All they could see was a holy expanse of white.

Their journey was coming to an end.

For the first time, she felt that winter was so beautiful.

114. Can I spend my life with you? [7K]

The cold wind in Chiba carries the scent of the sea. It is not as cold as the blade of fire in Tokyo, nor as desolate as the snowy fields of Hokkaido. It is a cold that is unique to this place and carries with it special memories.

Kiyono and Yukinoshita Haruno sat on a bench in the park. Although it was not far from the beach, the sea breeze was not that cold thanks to the trees planted nearby.

After that, another week passed, and tonight, Yukinoshita Haruno suddenly called him out. He vaguely guessed the eldest lady's purpose - she decided to go home.

The two of them were silent, listening to each other's shallow breathing and gazing at the quiet night.

A thin layer of silvery white snow reflected the moonlight and the light of street lamps.

The white snow reflected the orange light, and it even looked a little warm.

Even so, the snow will melt away if touched slightly.

No matter how beautiful it is, the snow will melt.

Yukinoshita Haruno looked at the traces of snow and naturally put her hand in his pocket:

"What is Yukino doing now?"

"I was casually drinking tea while waiting for you to come home." Qingye replied.

"What has Yukino been doing lately?"

"When I wake up in the morning, I subconsciously pick up my phone, hesitating whether to text you. But when I think about how I caused my sister to become like this, I still don't have the courage, my face is gloomy, and then I call me. From noon to afternoon, I will study my major at the University of Tokyo. In the evening, after drinking tea and taking a bath, I will repeat the morning behavior and end an exquisite day."

Qingye told the second young lady's daily life in one breath.

Yukinoshita Haruno raised an eyebrow, gently pinched his neck, and shook him back and forth: "This is too specific! Confess and I'll give you leniency! Tell me, why do you know so much? Did you secretly install a surveillance camera on Yukino-chan, hoping to have both sisters as a harem and fulfill your ambition?"

"We've lived together for so long, you should be able to guess it." Qingye said as if it was a matter of course.

"How is that possible?"

She complained, and there was a brief interruption in their conversation.

In the past, Yukinoshita Haruno could easily steer the conversation in the direction she wanted, but she no longer does that in front of Kiyono, because after they have a mutual understanding of each other's minds, it seems that there is no need for so many words.

If you want to talk, you can talk about the ordinary weather, the wild flowers you see on the roadside, and what happened today. If you don’t want to speak, you can also immerse yourself in this silence.

"Ah~ Qingye-kun, look~ there's a UFO flying in the sky!"

Yukinoshita Haruno looked up at the charming night sky and suddenly cried out.

“…Nothing?”

Qingye followed her gaze, but only saw a huge bright moon, and looked puzzled.

Yukinoshita Haruno turned to face him with a serious expression: "Actually, I just awakened my superpower of predicting the future. A UFO will fall in fifteen minutes, and we just happened to hit it. Now we have to go back and solve the problem."

"Then Miss Yang Noi, can you predict my future?"

"Dedicate your life to Yukinoshita Haruno and have a child with me."

"This future is too dark!"

"Two, actually."

"It's getting even darker!? Am I a female knight who fell into a demon cave?!"

The two of them laughed and complained, then Qingye thought about it, slowly realized something, and said:

"You don't want to go home, so you deliberately found an excuse."

"Really? Don't read my sister's mind." She did not deny this.

Ah, Qingye understood.

He could understand this feeling. When facing important things in life, people wanted to use accidents to escape from it all, so that they would not have to face it and could shirk responsibility with peace of mind.

Especially since the mother and daughter had such a fierce quarrel before, it was normal that he didn't know how to deal with it. Not to mention Yukinoshita Haruno, even he couldn't imagine how they would get along.

In the eyes of outsiders, Yukinoshita Haruno is a perfect beauty. In the eyes of her younger sister, she is a powerful object of admiration and pursuit. But in front of her mother, she is just a girl with a somewhat awkward personality.

Nevertheless, what needs to be done must be done.

Yukinoshita Haruno moved closer to Kiyono, patted his thigh with her hand, and shouted in a complaining tone:

"Ah, so annoying! I don't want to go home! I want to continue living a sweet life with Qingye! Whether it's a meteorite or a snowstorm, just block the way home!"

"Since you called me here, there's no turning back. I won't let you get away."

There was a power in his voice that made people feel at ease.

Yukinoshita Haruno's eyes curved with laughter: "The little Qingye just now seemed to be the male lead in a romance drama. Can you say that last sentence again?"

"Never."

What a pity! Yukinoshita Haruno sighed exaggeratedly, rested her head on his shoulder, and snorted, "It's not like I've wronged that woman. Why should I run away?"

"But, right now, I have so many emotions going on in my mind. I'm irritable and uneasy, and I feel guilty and guilty towards Yukino. There's so much more. That's why I don't want to go home. I don't know how to face it..."

She seemed to want to bury herself completely in his arms.

"To be honest, the day I ran away from home, I felt like I would never return to that home."

This seemed like a key option, or a premonition... She couldn't help but start to think wildly.

The key point is Qingye. If Qingye was not there, she might become addicted to alcohol and sink into depravity, allowing the distortion accumulated over more than ten years to entangle her heart. She would be jealous of her sister, pity herself, hate her mother, and fall into the abyss together.

In this mood, she might choose to go abroad and never have any contact with them again, or perhaps even become hostile to them...

She imagined what if.

If Qingye is willing to fall into depravity with her, and the two of them only have each other in their world and indulge in it forever, maybe it wouldn't be a bad idea.

"But you're back."

He said this, holding her hand as firmly as before.

"--ah."

Yukinoshita Haruno slowly clasped his fingers together, confirming their body temperatures. That assumption was no longer important. She must be cherishing the situation at this moment that had evolved from it.

"Yeah, I obviously like Yukino the most, and Yukino obviously did nothing wrong, but before I still had ugly feelings for her. I think this is my fault. I don't have the face to face Yukino."

She thought seriously for a while.

"But now, I can stand straight in front of Yukino, in front of my mother, without any guilt. How can I say this..."

She looked up at the bright moon that was slowly emerging from the thin clouds.

"I can accept myself now. Because you accept me as I am now."

Yukinoshita Haruno turned to look at him, stars twinkling in her eyes.

"My heart has not become pure and spotless because of this. There are still many dark and dirty emotions there. Although there are still dirty parts, I am no longer afraid to let them see the light."

Qingye smiled and said, "It seems that this trip was not in vain."

"Well, it's a memory I will never forget in my life." Yukinoshita Haruno smiled and shook their interlocked hands. There was a sweet light like honey in her eyes, as if she had just obtained the most precious candy in the world.

"You don't have to remember it forever."

This girl's gravity attribute is becoming more and more obvious... Before he could complain, he suddenly closed his mouth and was lost in thought.

Yukinoshita Haruno's smile is so beautiful.

Those crystal-like eyes seemed to be able to draw people in, and the sound they produced was extremely gentle.

"Thank you for bringing me here."

Looking at Yukinoshita Haruno's face so close to him, Qingye turned his head away silently. After a while, he stiffly changed the subject: "Now, do you still want to commit suicide for love?"

This sentence reminded Yukinoshita Haruno of the previous scene. Kiyono told him that as long as he repeatedly examined his heart and made a sincere decision after repeated worries, he would accompany him unconditionally.

Seriously, the timing is so tricky.

Yukinoshita Haruno felt that she was being teased by the boy, and in order to maintain her dignity as an older sister, she narrowed her eyes cunningly.

"Hmm, you never know. If a famous writer dared to cheat on a woman outside the Yukinoshita family, I might really pull you off the Tokyo Tower, okay?"

"Don't say such dangerous things!"

Qingye's mouth twitched, but his fingers gently combed her hair that was messed up by the night wind. Then he stood up, walked a few steps forward, and when he turned around, the moonlight just happened to shine on his profile, and his smile was warm.

"We go home."

"……Um."

Yukinoshita Haruno followed him briskly.

The silvery moonlight stretched the shadows of the two people very long. Yukinoshita Haruno quietly moved half a step to the side, watching the two silhouettes on the ground gradually overlap and blend. She also felt a broad and solid touch on her shoulders. The warmth from the contact of shoulders made people feel at ease. Even the rhythm of their walking became consistent unconsciously. The subtle vibrations between the rise and fall of their steps were transmitted through the connected bodies, as if silently confirming each other's existence.

They must be looking at the same view.

Will we always be together, watching similar things, and spending the same time together?

She suddenly quickened her pace and ran to the front, then suddenly looked back.

Qingye looked up at this moment.

Soft black hair, fluttering skirt, and scarf swaying in the wind.

Their eyes met and then separated in an instant, but his heart skipped a beat for no apparent reason.

With the help of the moonlight, he saw Yukinoshita Haruno's eyes, which were like thousand-year-old ice melting into spring water, rippling with ripples. The sudden softening of her gaze made his cheeks hot and his heartbeat frighteningly loud.

This is the truest face of Yukinoshita Haruno that only he can see—

She was not the scheming sister who was at ease with everything, nor the smiling devil with a mask, but just a lovely woman who would show him such an expression.

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As soon as I got home, I was surrounded by familiar smells.

An ancient courtyard, cherry trees, and a bluestone road covered with a thin layer of snow.

I haven't been back for only half a month, but this place has become a little unfamiliar.

Yukinoshita Haruno and Kiyono walked into the open house. Yukino and her mother were already waiting there. The former seemed to be drinking tea, but in fact her eyes were wandering and her toes were quietly chattering behind her butt. Her mother just looked into the distance.

The moment she saw her sister, Yukinoshita Yukino's lips trembled, and her hands on her legs were clenched into fists. She looked uneasy, at ease, hesitant, timid, and guilty... but her appearance did not remind people of coldness or chillness.

The two sisters looked at each other silently. Yukinoshita Haruno sighed softly, and finally gave her sister a bright smile.

Yukinoshita Yukino pursed her lips and slowly loosened her clenched fists.

Then, Yukinoshita Haruno looked at her mother silently.

At this moment, she was suddenly stunned. Her mother seemed to have changed. She was still wearing the kimono as usual, her hair was neatly combed, and she looked dignified and elegant, but her eyebrows seemed to be more haggard.

What expression should she have now? Serves you right? Indifference? Concern?

Yukinoshita's mother stood up, looked at her, and said calmly: "Hirano, let's talk."

Qingye thought to himself that no one could be so direct as you. Usually, when parents want to have a life discussion with their children, especially after a quarrel, they will go through a series of beating around the bush. Such blunt questions will inevitably make the atmosphere awkward.

In fact, he had this idea before. Although Yukinoshita Yukino's personality is very awkward, Haruno is not much better. Judging from this situation, wouldn't Yukinoshita's mother also be...

Just as this dangerous thought emerged, a gaze as gentle as jade suddenly swept over.

I'm so sorry, Mother.

Kiyono immediately knelt down obediently beside Yukino.

"What do you want to talk about?"

Yukinoshita Haruno sighed deeply, as if searching for her own answer, and spoke out.

The things I remember, the things I forget, and the things I pretend to forget keep circling in my mind.

"First of all, let's talk about my education."

Yukinoshita's mother's eyes were determined. She seemed to want to have a conversation with her, so she walked to the porch outside first.