I live my life in Tokyo

He didn't say anything more and walked away.

He heard the apology, the man's shame, and the instructions for the future, and he was relieved. There might be the figure of the other person in the future, but the obsession in his heart was finally let go.

Returning to the living room, he smiled at Mrs. Konno, who seemed a little worried and couldn't sit still. Her attitude and words towards him were worthy of being called Auntie by Sakakibara Kaede. "We chatted for a while, but nothing happened."

"That's good."

Sakakibara Kaede said a few more words, which were nothing more than telling him directly what happened when his father left. They are a family now, aren't they? Although Mrs. Konno has always been unwilling to accept money from him, she swore that this was the money for Sakakibara Kaede to marry a wife in the future. As a mother, how could she have the nerve to use her child's money?

After playing the game as usual with Yuuki Aiko, Kaede Sakakibara fell asleep leaning on the bed. She slept very soundly today. After hearing the answer, she let go of her worries and fell asleep very quickly.

The next day, he got up very early. Sakakibara Kaede usually woke up at this time during work hours. He probably had developed a biological clock now. His parents hadn't woken up yet, nor had the Konno sisters. There was still some time before school, so he changed his clothes and went downstairs. He opened the refrigerator and poured a glass of ice milk, then took out eggs and bacon to make breakfast for the family.

Although he was not a very good cook, he could still make the most basic fried eggs and bacon. After finishing his portion, Sakakibara Kaede put on his coat, left a note on the table, and left home in the autumn breeze.

It has been almost three years since he traveled through time. Three years ago, he never thought of treating this place as a home. The wandering souls from another world only temporarily regarded this place as a simple shelter.

After buying the ticket, Kaede Sakakibara took the early Shinkansen to Chiba. He dozed off on the way and then got off the train among the crowd rushing down.

With his hands in his pockets, Kaede Sakakibara yawned as he stepped on the familiar yet unfamiliar ground.

The time confirmed with Sakurajima Mai last night was updated to noon today, as she had a sudden commercial to shoot in the morning.

He came here early just to meet the teacher and see if there were any changes on campus. He and Sakurajima Mai will definitely attract a lot of attention from students, so he will have to be careful about his words and actions.

"Isn't this Sakakibara-kun?"

A female voice that sounded unfamiliar to him was heard. Sakakibara Kaede stopped and looked sideways. A mature woman with shoulder-length hair was smiling and waving at him.

For a moment, Sakakibara Kaede couldn't recognize who this intimate woman was. She stepped forward, pulled his shoulder and leaned forward, "Really, you can't even recognize me, I'm going to be angry~"

After being reminded by his senior, Sakakibara Kaede finally remembered that there was indeed someone he knew who called him that.

"Yukinoshita-senpai, long time no see. I think it's been more than a year."

"Yeah, Sakakibara-kun, you are such an ungrateful person. You called me senior so sweetly at that time, but you forgot about me the moment you turned around."

Sakakibara Kaede shook his head and smiled faintly. He didn't say anything, nor did he show the hesitation that Yukinoshita Haruno imagined. She couldn't help but snorted in boredom, "Sakakibara-kun, it's not fun at all to be with so many beauties!"

"No wonder Yukinoshita-san has always been resistant to you."

"Ah, did Yukino even tell you this?"

"It's just speculation."

Sakakibara Kaede glanced at Yukinoshita Yukino who walked into the school gate without looking back and asked, "Do you really think there is no problem with the relationship between you two?"

Yukinoshita Haruno finally let go of Sakakibara Kaede's hand. She was also a virgin, and the look she had just shown was just a mask. Sakakibara Kaede knew it, so it was impossible for him to be moved, because he was not those immature high school students.

"Are you here at Campus Season today to see Yukino-chan?"

"You really never stop talking about your sister, Yukinoshita-senpai." Sakakibara shook her head and smiled, "I made an appointment with Mai-san to come to school today, but she had something urgent to do in the morning, so she can only come at noon."

"It turns out to be Sakurajima Mai-san..."

Yukinoshita Haruno rolled her eyes, as if she was thinking about something. After a moment, she laughed, "Do you know what the background of the Yukinoshita family is?"

There was no intention of showing off in the other party's mouth, so Sakakibara Feng continued, "I know a little about this. He was originally in real estate. Now, isn't your father a member of the Chiba District Council?"

"Yes, that's the correct answer~" the older sister smiled softly, "I've been discussing investment and business with STARS recently. If everything goes well, Sakakibara-kun, you'll have to be respectful when you see me in the future~"

“STARS is still very promising, but it already has a company behind it, so it’s not easy for you to get a piece of the pie.”

Sakakibara Feng whispered, "Do you really think that the money of STARS agency comes from the sky? Without the support of the enterprise, how dare the agency spend so much money to film the daily life of high school students?"

The two of them temporarily ended the topic and entered the campus after showing their identification. The appearance of Sakakibara Kaede made the female student checking at the door blush, and she looked like she almost fainted. Yukinoshita Haruno was laughing beside her.

"People like Sakakibara-kun are rare in the entertainment industry."

"What do you mean?"

"It's nothing. You've lived such a low-key life since you became famous. You're not like Long Aotian, a newcomer in the entertainment industry who just made his debut."

“Everyone has a different personality.”

Sakakibara Kaede walked into the teaching building. He looked at Yukinoshita Haruno and said, "I'm going to go see the teacher first. What about you, Yukinoshita-senpai?"

"I want to go visit Xiaojing too~"

Yukinoshita Haruno chuckled and turned around. "However, of all the things I said just now, some of them were not lies. I was serious."

"You know, you may not think it's a big deal at the time, but you are affecting everyone you come into contact with all the time."

When Sakakibara Kaede heard this, her smile made Yukinoshita Haruno shine for the first time, which made people think of the clean-handed boy walking slowly under the cherry tree, with clear eyes and a sunny smile.

“That’s what I was going to do.” He looked out the window at the people coming and going in the stairwell. “I said something like this at the concert in Yokohama.”

"What I want to convey to everyone is the throbbing in your heart, those little factors that slightly affect your life—"

How wonderful it would be if the world could change a little bit because of my existence.

Yukinoshita Haruno looked at him with a faint smile, and suddenly she understood why there was always a place for him in the hearts of those who had a bond with him. This was the case with Yukino, but would she be like this?

Chapter 19: Take Her Hand

After a few words with the surprised and delighted Professor Sakai, they talked about the glorious past. Sakakibara Kaede mentioned the news that Professor Kimura was about to retire. As a student of Professor Kimura, Sakai Yuichi was silent for a rare moment.

Time is a terrible and frightening thing. Before he knew it, he had grown old.

Sakakibara Kaede talked a lot about past dreams and future paths. Sakai Yuichi did not comment too much on his students' dreams, he just smiled with satisfaction.

After graduating from the University of Tokyo, pursuing a master's degree and then becoming an assistant professor in the Faculty of Economics at the University of Tokyo is a bright path. Even if Sakakibara leaves the entertainment industry one day in the future, he will still have a place to go.

The chat with Hiratsuka Shizuka was relatively more joking. After all, Hiratsuka Shizuka was not very old and could afford to make jokes. Sakakibara Kaede didn't know if he could fight Hiratsuka Shizuka on equal terms after a few years. After several years of training, it was impossible for Hiratsuka Shizuka to use her cruel hand on the young man like before.

"It's been over a year since we last met. Sakakibara, you seem to have grown taller." Shizuka Hiratsuka looked at Kaede Sakakibara, who was almost the same height as her, and said with a displeased sigh, "What a pity. Has such a lovely student grown into a money-grubbing socialite now?"

Sakakibara Kaede was almost unable to hold back her composure because of her words. Yukinoshita Haruno, who was standing beside her with her arms crossed, smiled cheerfully, "Xiao Jing, do you think you have fallen in love with Sakakibara-kun? I think the two of you are a good match~"

Hiratsuka Shizuka looked at Yukinoshita Haruno with an unfriendly look, and the latter made a face. She was already a few years old, but the mask she wore was probably the same as that of a high school student in school.

"Just kidding, Sakakibara-san is such a good person, so we, the Yukinoshita family, will take care of him, in every sense of the word."

"Hey, kid, just blink if you're threatened by Yang No."

Kaede Sakakibara complained that he was just a small actor, how could he be better than the Yukinoshita family who would soon join the STARS agency.

Besides, the Yukinoshita family is not someone he can mess with, so according to the current situation, he can only endure it.

Yukinoshita Haruno smiled. Seeing that Sakakibara Kaede was silent, she winked at Hiratsuka Shizuka playfully and said, "We are going to see our sister. See you later, Shizuka~"

“Really…”

Sakakibara Kaede followed behind Yukinoshita Haruno, who walked out of the office for a distance before turning back, "Don't worry, Sakakibara-san. What I said just now was just to tease Xiaojing. How could I do such a thing? To win a man's heart, you have to proceed step by step. I don't like to use threats to get Sakakibara-san's body. That's too boring."

"I heard it all."

"Ahem, I'm ordering you as a future board member of the firm to forget what I just said."

"..."

No more chatting today.

The two entered the floor where the third-year students were located. The school festival had just begun, and there were already many students walking around. Some were promoting the event at the entrance, while others were silently watching the students walking around. The last time Sakakibara Kaede remembered the school festival was when she attended it with the Yuuki siblings. Now that she recalled it, she could only remember Yuuki Asuna's beautiful face that was faintly visible under the bonfire. She couldn't remember the other activities.

"Ah, Feng-kun, don't be so cold. Take off your mask quickly and enjoy the atmosphere of the school festival." Yukinoshita Haruno said with a smile.

Sakakibara Feng glanced at her. Since he was already here, he was not prepared to hide himself. After taking off the mask, he didn't react much at first, but with the girl's scream, the water cup fell to the ground, her black stockings got wet, and she fell to the ground for a moment.

The young man smiled and stretched out his hand to the girl who fell to the ground. He didn't want to be the protagonist in his daily life, especially on a day like today when the students themselves were the protagonists.

The girl who was helped up by Sakakibara Kaede looked at her hand and smiled from time to time. After going through the process of signing autographs and taking photos with the students nearby, Sakakibara Kaede was finally able to escape from the double-teaming situation.

"Thank you for your hard work, Feng-kun~"

As for the senior who called him by his name naturally, Sakakibara Kaede couldn't find any way to deal with it, and could only respond with the cold treatment, because the other party had no ill intentions during the time they contacted him, and he still owed her a favor during the will-o'-the-wisp in midsummer.

"here it is."

"It's a little early to come to the restaurant in charge of Yukino's class, but you can still have some tea." Yukinoshita Haruno invited Sakakibara Kaede, "Okay, I'll only take up a little of your time. I won't bother you when Sakurajima-san comes, so he won't get jealous."

The corners of Sakakibara Kaede's mouth twitched. A cup of tea was nothing.

"Welcome..." As they walked into the restaurant with a weak greeting, they naturally caused exclamations from the students. Soon, two girls dressed in sweet and cute styles came up to them and took them to the seats by the window.

"Well, I'll just have a Coke, with ice and lemon. What do you want, Feng-kun?"

What a malicious question. Sakakibara Kaede looked at Miura Yumiko who was trying to remain calm. The latter's face immediately flushed and she bit her lower lip, not knowing what she was thinking.

Yukinoshita Haruno walked past Miura Yumiko calmly, and saw Yukino standing in the distance and watching silently. She smiled and waved.

Yukinoshita Yukino ignored her sister and went straight into the kitchen.

"I'll have barley tea, on the rocks."

"Ok."

Yumiko Miura tried hard to smile at Kaede Sakakibara, and the latter smiled back at her. Yumiko Miura lost her balance and almost fell to the ground.

"Wow, Feng-kun really knows how to play with women."

"Maybe this is what a scumbag is."

“And he admitted it himself.”

Yukinoshita Haruno burst out laughing. The happier she laughed at the table, the colder the face of Yukinoshita Yukino, who was secretly looking at her in the kitchen, became.

Sakakibara Kaede curled her lips. It was not an easy thing to deal with a senior sister who always wore a mask. She had to pay attention to what the other party said all the time. Maybe there was some trap hidden in it.

It was Yukino Yukinoshita who brought the drinks to the table. She handed the barley tea to Sakakibara Kaede, then looked at the older sister who had been smiling at her, "When will my sister leave?"

"How heartless, Yukino-chan! I came here to see you." Yukinoshita Haruno took the Coke, took a sip and said, "Don't you want to apply to the University of Tokyo next year? I've already discussed it with Feng-kun, and he will be responsible for taking care of you when you go to Tokyo."

Sakakibara Kaede, who was looking out the window and just wanted to run away, almost spit out his tea when he heard this. He turned around and glared at this senior who was talking nonsense.

"I... don't need Sakakibara-senpai's care." Yukinoshita Yukino said softly. She nodded to the young man, put away the tray and left quickly.

Yukinoshita Haruno nodded, "It seems there is still hope. Yukino-chan didn't reject it so completely."

"Hey, Yukinoshita-senpai, what are you planning?"

"What else can I plan? My sister's future."

"Since Yukinoshita-san is so popular in school, she might already have a boyfriend." Sakakibara Kaede bit the straw and said nothing.

Yukinoshita Haruno shook her head. "Xiao Yukino has very high standards. Only a man like Sakakibara-san can catch her eye."

Sakakibara Kaede curled his lips and sneered without saying anything.

"Feng Jun can be said to be multi-talented. He has a lot of popularity in the entertainment and singing circles. He also has a high level of education. Most importantly, Feng Jun's family has no background, so it will be no problem for him to marry into the Yukinoshita family in the future."

"I already have someone I like."

"It doesn't affect marrying into the family." Yukinoshita Haruno said indifferently, crossing her legs.

Sakakibara Kaede finished his drink and stood up. "Thank you for your hospitality. See you later."

"Well, see you later~"

The young man thought that if he had traveled through time three years ago, he might have accepted Yukinoshita Haruno's proposal to marry into the family. Who doesn't want to live a life without struggling? What's wrong with becoming a househusband?

He now has his own life, goals, and girls accompanying him. How could he accept such a proposal?

It was too tiring for him to deal with someone like Yukinoshita Haruno.

"Um, Sakakibara-senpai..."

Sakakibara Kaede turned around and saw Miura Yumiko with a slightly blushing face. She crossed her fingers and her lips moved slightly.

"What's wrong, Yumiko?"

Yumiko Miura almost fainted when she heard the title. She no longer looked like the queen who commanded everyone in the class. She looked more like a concubine who wanted to please her lover.

"sign..."

"Oh, just a little thing."

Sakakibara smiled brightly, not only gave her an autograph, but also took a photo with her. Seeing that Miura Yumiko's legs were a little weak, Sakakibara couldn't help but worry that she had heatstroke. It was almost the end of October, would she still have heatstroke?

After going downstairs, Sakakibara Kaede bought two crepes from a stall in the playground and waited by the school gate.

After waiting for about ten minutes, he saw a dazzling pearl shining in the world, walked up to it and handed over the crepe.

"Ah, I didn't expect Feng-san was waiting for me."

"When I go on a date with you, I naturally have to arrive first."