I am a teacher at a girls' school in Tokyo

"what should I do?"

“I feel so sad when I think about this.”

"I'm so sad, Pingchuan, I'm really sad."

"She is my mother."

"Why, why would she do this? To her daughter?"

"Pingchuan, what do you think I should do?"

"Do I also need hypnosis to forget this?"

"What on earth am I going to do?"

"How to do?"

"Woo——"

"..."

The girl's heartbreaking cry echoed in her chest, and continued along the bank of the Uji River, along with the sound of the wind.

Hirakawa Tetsufumi remained silent, allowing the girl to wet his clothes with her tears.

Betrayal from the people closest to you is undoubtedly painful, but betrayal from a close mother is enough to destroy a person's psychological defenses.

So when faced with a situation where her mother wanted to push her into the abyss, Ye Yue Li Ya stood on a tall building and was about to jump down.

The pain in her heart is something that others can imagine but also difficult to imagine.

I can imagine because I can understand the cause of her pain;

It is unimaginable because it is difficult for people who have not been treated like this to imagine the extent of the pain.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa couldn't fully imagine it, but he knew and felt sorry for the girl.

He reached out and stroked her back, over and over again.

……

……

……

The crying eventually subsided and turned into sobbing, and as time passed, it stopped completely.

Hazuki Reiya was still lying on his chest.

"that……"

Tetsufumi Hirakawa let go of his hand and tried to speak.

"Ye Yue?"

"..."

There was no response. The girl lying on his chest trembled slightly but did not look up.

"Hazuki-san?"

"..."

"Hey?"

"..."

Still no response.

"You can't fall asleep, can you?"

Only after this sentence was finished did the sound finally come out.

"What?" She shouted loudly to cover up her crying.

"..." Hirakawa Tetsufumi blinked and looked at the girl who was not going to get up yet, "Should you get up now?"

"A high school girl throws herself at you, shouldn't you be happy?"

"Not at all. On the contrary, it bothers me."

Hazuki Reiya finally bounced away from him, raised her head and stared at him: "What's troubling you?"

Hirakawa Tetsufumi looked at Hazuki Reiya's red eyes, then lowered his head and pointed at the water stains on his chest with his eyes: "What else can you be worried about? Your clothes are all wet."

"Is this the time to worry about this?" Ye Yue Liya said in a fierce tone.

Hirakawa Tetsufumi laughed out loud: "Looking at your expression, I know everything is fine."

Ye Yue Liya curled her lips, turned around and walked forward.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa followed.

"how do you feel?"

"good."

"Ah."

"That's it——" a sudden turn.

"What is it?" asked Tetsufumi Hirakawa.

"I just wasn't paying attention and was taken advantage of by a perverted teacher who likes female students."

"Is this taking advantage? It was obviously you who rushed in."

"Why not? Why didn't you push me away? You really have lust for my body, right?"

"..."

"So, what were you thinking about when you were holding me just now? Have you even thought of a name for the baby?"

"..."

Hazuki Reiya always comes up with weird angles.

Hirakawa Tetsufumi smiled slightly, did not answer, and turned to look at Ujikawa beside him.

In winter, the water level of the Uji River drops compared to summer, and the river flows more slowly.

Even though it looked like this, Ye Yue Li Ya was not satisfied.

"I'm talking to you."

I didn't get a reply for a long time, so I urged him.

"What were you thinking about just now?"

"What am I thinking?"

"Well, it must be some perverted idea, so I dare not say it."

"..."

The wind from the Uji River swept across the water, bringing its water vapor with it and blowing towards us.

The winter wind is still a little cold, blowing across my tear-dried cheeks, bringing coolness.

Ye Yue Li Mi reached out to wipe her face, and then tidied up her messy bangs to make them neat. Then, she turned around while walking in front.

"I guess I didn't guess it right, did I?"

The corners of her mouth curled up into a smile as she spoke provocatively. After she finished speaking, finally, the figure who was quietly looking at the Uji River in her field of vision turned around and responded to her gaze.

She blinked, and then she saw the sight of Hirakawa Tetsufumi—at the moment when the clouds covered the sun and the sky suddenly dimmed, she saw his eyes:

A gentle sight, like the surface of the Uji River.

"I was thinking... Thank you for your hard work, Ye Yue-san. Thank you for your hard work."

"..."

"It must be sad to encounter such a thing, right? It should be said that sadness is inevitable, so if you want to cry, just cry, it's okay."

"..."

"Also, luckily I met you in time yesterday and held you back. I was able to stay by your side to solve this problem and didn't let you face it alone... I am so thankful."

"..."

"That's what I was thinking just now, Ye Yue-san."

"..."

"..."

"..."

The unexpectedly straightforward answer left Hazuki Reiya silent and stunned.

The wind carrying the moisture from the Uji River once again brushed past the tips of my hair and blew past my ears, and the slight chill stimulated my cheeks and eye sockets.

When she came to her senses, Ye Yue Li Ya hurriedly turned back without saying a word.

……

The next topic started when Hazuki Reiya slowed down his pace.

She was walking in front but gradually fell behind, and before she knew it she came to the side of Tetsufumi Hirakawa who was walking behind.

The two returned to walking side by side.

After walking side by side for quite a distance, she suddenly spoke, breaking the silence between the two of them, which was only filled by the sound of footsteps.

"Hey."

"Well, what's wrong?" Tetsufumi Hirakawa responded to the girl softly.

It looks like Hazuki Reiya wants to say something.

"Speaking of which... there's another question you haven't answered me since last night."

"what is the problem?"

"Why are you willing to pay my medical bills... and you paid again today."

So that's the problem...Hirakawa Tetsufumi glanced at Hazuki Reiya.

"is it not OK?"

"Isn't it weird?" She stared at him and muttered, "So much money, and you just paid for me like that... Are you a pushover?"

"I didn't pay it for you. You have to pay it back." Hirakawa Tetsufumi corrected him.

"I can't afford it."

"That has to be paid back."

He answered casually like this.

but……

"Hey——" she called him again, apparently not satisfied with his answer.

"what happened?"

"Don't play dumb, you know that, right?"

"What do I know?"

Ye Yue Li Ya's eyes were still red and she looked a little aggrieved.

She frowned.

"Even if you say you want to pay it back, you know that I definitely can't pay back this much money... at least not in a short time, no, I definitely can't pay it back even in a long time. After all, paying for my medical expenses in this situation is no different from throwing it away, right?"

"..."

"Right?" Ye Yue Li Ya looked at him, "So much money, why?"

"..."

"You don't really want to support me, do you?"

"..."

"Ah... this..." Hirakawa Tetsufumi dragged out the last syllable and turned to the front.