I live my life in Tokyo

"Oh, by the way, Asuna-chan, Kaede-san and I call each other by our first names because we have known each other for more than two years."

Mai Sakurajima was observant of the person's words and expressions. She knew what Yamato Nadeshiko Asuna-chan was thinking from the moment she entered the room. The sadness that flashed across her face at that moment naturally did not escape her attention. She had observed such emotions on Madoka Higuchi's face many times when she watched the rivalry between Sakakibara Kaede and Madoka Higuchi.

“Ah… is that so?”

"What do you think Asuna-chan is? What is the relationship between me and Kaede-san?"

Sakurajima Mai asked with a smile, just like the villainous heroine in a Western fantasy novel, pressing the innocent noble girl step by step.

Yuuki Asuna smiled and said, "...At first I thought Sakakibara-senpai and Mai-senpai were a couple."

"Eh! Is that so?" Sakurajima Mai's black eyes sparkled.

Sakakibara Kaede curled her lips and said, "If we were a couple, we would have been blasted on Twitter by now."

"If they are an underground relationship, then it's okay."

"What kind of logic is this?"

Yuuki Asuna breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Sakakibara Kaede and Sakurajima Mai were not the couple she had imagined. Of course, she was not a fool. She could have sensed that Sakakibara Mai liked Sakakibara Kaede. Otherwise, why did Sakakibara Mai go to so much trouble to move here? Was it really to save money? Was Sakurajima Mai short of money?

Is there still hope for her?

After Dad returned home that day, it seemed that Mom treated him coldly the whole night, but what he said seemed to make sense. A man like Sakakibara-senpai can attract many girls with wet dreams, but this does not mean that Sakakibara is a scumbag.

Yuuki Asuna glanced secretly at Sakakibara Kaede and saw that he was eating the ribs voraciously. As if infected by his rough movements, a faint smile appeared on the girl's face. Senior Sakakibara was not a scumbag at all.

Mai Sakurajima saw everything that happened to Asuna Yuuki, but she smiled but said nothing. She had plenty of time to improve her relationship with Asuna, and confessing too early would only scare her away.

Tou-san must have sneaked out on this trip to Yokohama.

Mai Sakurajima didn't know the itinerary of Toru Asakura and Madoka Higuchi, she just thought so subjectively. . . Toru Asakura usually looks like a very casual person, but when she is determined to do something, she will speed up and fly forward, just like Senior Kaede.

How far has the progress been?

Sakurajima Mai tapped her chin with her chopsticks. According to Senior Feng's way of dealing with people, he shouldn't allow anything too extreme, beyond the friendship between friends... Is calling someone by their first name the only way to increase the distance between people that can be thought of now?

She felt like she had found the answer. The method to verify the answer was very simple. She just had to listen in when they talked next time.

The three of them finished their dinner very quickly. After finishing her meal, Asuna Yuuki took the dishes and chopsticks into the sink.

"Ah, it's okay. Asuna-chan, go study first. We'll use the dishwasher today." Sakurajima Mai said quickly.

"Okay, thank you, Mai-senpai."

Asuna Yuuki understood that Mai Sakurajima also wanted her to have more study time, so she thanked her immediately, smiled at the two of them, and then returned to her room.

Only Kaede Sakakibara and Mai Sakurajima were left at the dinner table.

"By the way, Mai-san, how is your sister doing lately?"

"Why do you ask this suddenly? Do you like Kazuka-chan?"

"How did you come to this conclusion?" Sakakibara Feng asked speechlessly, "Didn't your sister-san live in your rental house before? Now that you've moved out, where would she go if she ran away from home?"

"Oh, that's what you're talking about."

Sakurajima Mai said, "Of course it's here. I haven't checked out the room upstairs yet, so it's naturally prepared for Kazuka-chan... After all, I'm her safe haven."

After finishing the meal, Sakakibara Kaede and Sakurajima Mai started to clean up the table. Sakakibara Kaede had eaten at Sakurajima Mai's house before, and he cleaned up the table like this after the meal. He was used to it. . . This kind of life may continue in the future.

The dishes were put into the dishwasher, and after the two cleaned up the kitchen, they sat on the sofa with nothing to do for the time being. The evening news had already ended, and Sakakibara changed a few TV channels and switched to a celebrity talk show.

To be honest, this kind of life gave him a feeling of a previous life.

Of course, he was not the one sitting on the sofa watching TV. He was a senior high school student studying hard in his room. When he came out to get some water, he saw his parents sitting in front of the TV. When they saw him, they asked if the TV volume was too loud.

Mai Sakurajima stuffed a pillow between her and the young man, let out a "hey" and leaned forward.

"Senior Feng, have you ever thought about living with many people?"

“I’ve thought about it before, but isn’t it realized now?”

"No, I mean more people... well, like, five people or something like that."

Sakakibara Kaede laughed, "Are you planning to do a team building or live in a dormitory? If you want to live with five other people, you'll have to find a six-bedroom apartment or house."

"So, Senior Feng, you think it's good?"

The young man was slightly stunned. What the hell were they talking about?

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Daily Life of the Ministry

Introduction: Hikigaya Hachiman: "How did this novel come to be written?"

Yuigahama Yui: “He uses a lot of idioms!”

Yukino Yukinoshita: "Human creativity and imagination can ultimately be explained by alcohol."

Su Qing: "This level of madness can be called the Olympic spirit."

Chapter 25: The starlight is gentle, just like your eyes

The weather in May changes suddenly. As the rainy season goes away, the dawn of early summer gradually arrives, and the temperature in Tokyo gradually rises. The beautiful scenes in Makoto Shinkai's animations of revival after the rain and every blade of grass and tree carrying a spiritual atmosphere can be seen everywhere.

Look at the world through a filter, accompanied by the melodious Lofi tune, sitting in a cafe typing on the keyboard, looking up from time to time at the sky that is gradually turning pink and orange in the distance.

Sometimes I stop and look up at the sky, looking at the sky that is sometimes empty and boundless, sometimes covered with clouds and fog, and I feel relaxed and happy.

At that time, I thought that the troubles that could destroy my life and make my life worse, but after experiencing them, I realized that the impact was actually not that big. Although life has its ups and downs, Sakakibara Kaede still yearns for a more relaxed life.

If a person can experience four different lives, a life of sowing seeds, a life of watering seeds, a life of harvesting the watered seeds, and a life of enjoying life, Sakakibara Kaede should still be in the life of watering seeds. The road ahead is long, and he will not stop.

"Well, Sakakibara, the PPT you sent me needs to be modified. I'll send you the data again." Doma Ohira was typing on the computer, holding a survey report in his hand, which was the homework assigned by Professor Kimura last week. Although there was still a week before the deadline, the two of them decided to finish the homework at this time.

Most importantly, Kaede Sakakibara will not be in Tokyo next week.

The young man hummed when he heard that and began to input the new figures into the balance of payments chart he made, "Next Monday's speech... Sorry, Doma has to speak alone."

"What? It's just a speech."

Doma Ohira smiled indifferently, "Sakakibara has more important things to do than giving a speech."

"Besides, Professor Kimura also approved your leave application, didn't he?"

There are many crossroads in life, and people come together and separate depending on the choices they make.

"Ah, yes. I wonder what other professors will think of this assignment." Sakakibara Kaede smiled at Doma Ohira, then leaned close to the computer and started muttering.

Doma Ohira took off his glasses and rubbed his tired eyes. He raised the coffee to his mouth and took a sip, staring blankly at the sky outside the window that was gradually turning red.

After a moment, he came to his senses, glanced at his watch, and began to pack up and prepare to leave.

He also needs to work at a convenience store at night.

"By the way, although I can't go to the concert, I will buy the Blu-ray BD of the concert to show my support." Doma Ohira waved to Sakakibara Kaede, and before paying for his coffee at the front desk, he stepped into the evening summer accompanied by the sound of the crisp bell in front of the door.

"See you."

After getting a refill of coffee from the shy high school girl waitress beside him, Sakakibara Kaede continued to work. There was no one else around him at this time. He put on wireless headphones, listened to light music, and quickly input characters into the PPT he was making.

Sakakibara Kaede has experienced working more efficiently in a coffee shop than at home. He doesn't know why, but he is not easily distracted when doing homework or working outside. He is immersed in his work wholeheartedly. While doing his homework at home, one foot has already been put on the bed. He opens his phone to refresh himself. In the blink of an eye, an hour has passed.

The sound of his cell phone pulled him back from his work. He glanced at the screen and saw a message against the starry sky in night mode.

Mai: "Feng, when are you coming home for dinner?"

This kind of life may have become a daily routine.

He has accepted the daily life of Mai Sakurajima living next to him. No, it should be said that he has accepted the other party's initiative to get closer to him.

Would he say no to a girl who wanted to be closer friends with him?

The same goes for Toru Asakura.

"I'll be home in about twenty minutes."

After typing this message, the young man finished his coffee, packed his backpack, paid, and pushed open the door of the store. A slightly warm summer breeze blew towards him, and he seemed to faintly hear the sound of waves rising and falling.

Taking out the pocket book recommended to her by Mai Sakurajima, Kaede Sakakibara walked into the train station.

Recently, the literary girls recommended to him were all collections of essays about the daily life of youth. The titles more or less expressed love, praising the hazy but beautiful ambiguity between men and women, or the sweet two-way secret love that made people taste it.

Asakura Toru also likes to drag himself and Higuchi Madoka to watch love movies together... Of course, Asakura Toru would be embarrassed to see the kissing scenes.

Reading a book on the subway is synonymous with elegance, although Sakakibara Kaede spends most of his time browsing Weibo and watching videos, which he calls "vulgar people."

He is more inclined to become an ordinary person, with seven emotions and six desires, and is troubled by the trivial things around him. Like the saints described in novels, who bear everything and have no desires, Sakakibara Kaede believes that he cannot do it.

I want to confess my love to you and take you to see the sea.

The young man flipped through the pages of the book, immersed in the text recommended by Answering Soumayi. Sometimes he felt sad, sometimes happy, and sometimes unpredictable. Maybe this is love.

“She said goodnight to you as usual, and you suddenly realized that she was a miracle in your life.

When she waved her hand and boarded the star-filled train into the sea of ​​stars, you suddenly realized that this gift without a price tag had never been yours.

You watch her go away, and the ground beneath your feet sinks you deeper."

It's a tragedy.

The young man sorted out his emotions, tucked his pocket book under his arm, and squeezed out of the train with the office workers. When he walked out of the subway station, there was a lot of noise and the dazzling neon lights in the central area were like stars and fireworks.

"Yeah...it's really a miracle that you appeared in my life."

Sakakibara Kaede silently recited the elegant prose and sighed softly.

For some reason, after reading the essays or short story collections recommended by Sakurajima Mai, he also became sentimental, as if he was affected by the ending of the paragraph.

This was something he had never explored or thought about before. Every time he avoided it by saying he was busy.

Sakakibara Kaede is still very busy now, or even busier than before, but he is thinking about the relationship in the book which is indispensable in life.

Behind every successful man stands a reliable mistress. This old saying can be applied to the Yuki family. The reason why Yuki Shozo can be so successful is inseparable from the rationality and intellect of Yuki Kyoko.

Can this formula be applied to myself?

With such questions still in her mind, Sakakibara Kaede opened the door with the door card. Yuuki Asuna was helping to carry the dishes. Seeing the young man, she smiled and said, "Welcome home, Sakakibara-senpai. You must have worked hard at study and work today. Go wash your hands. Dinner is ready."

This feeling of coming home... No, this is the feeling of belonging here.

Before leaving Tokyo for Yokohama, he had one more thing to do.

The three of them sat around the dining table, clasped their hands together, and said, "Let's eat." After dinner, Sakakibara Kaede turned on the dishwasher and cleaned up the mess. Yuuki Asuna went into the room to study. She had to go online tonight to start some new stuff, so her schedule was tight. Sakurajima Mai sat on the sofa, lying on her side and watching TV.

An everyday sight that he finds precious.

He doesn't know how long this kind of daily life can last, but he wants to keep living like this. Regardless of whether he is still an actor in the future, he wants to have a job, friends, and a life full of laughter.

How long can this daily routine last?

Time flies so fast, Sakakibara Kaede sighed while cutting fruit. Noctchill is about to disband, but it seems like just yesterday that he was going to attend their live performance.

"Feng-san, what's wrong? You look a little scary." Sakurajima Mai came to the bar counter at some point, holding her face with her hands and looking into Sakakibara Kaede's eyes at close range.

"Does my face look so scary?" Sakakibara Kaede rubbed his face. Was his face too tense when he was thinking about something just now?

"Well, after all, Feng, what you think in your heart can often be found in your face."

The girl put away her smile and handed the cut fruit to Sakakibara Kaede's lips, "Is it because of the concert?"

"No."

Kaede Sakakibara looked out the window, then turned off the light. In the living room, the warm orange light gradually went out.

Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, the neon-lit Tokyo Bay is so dazzling.

In the past, when Kaede Sakakibara looked at the neon lights, he only felt lonely.

How small his shadow is in the big city. The hustle and bustle of the city and the debauchery have nothing to do with him. He is just an outsider, a person who does not belong here.

Neon lights illuminate, loneliness emerges.

“I wonder, can this wonderful life continue forever?”

The bright light outside the window was reflected in his azure eyes as the young man asked quietly, or perhaps he was asking himself a question.

Mai Sakurajima put her hands behind her back. Instead of looking at the Tokyo Bay with its million-dollar night view, she turned her head to the side and looked at the young man's profile in the dark.

"Feng Sang, do you like this kind of life?"

"I guess I'm used to it." After thinking for a moment, Sakakibara Kaede continued, "In this respect, I think I'm a bit like Yuanxiang."