I refuse to be a plagiarist

So in a sense, the two of them can be considered "comrades-in-arms" who fought side by side.

"That waiter is your friend?"

"Well, I used to work part-time in this store. As you said, I can be considered a pretty good friend."

My eyes were fixed on Achan's back as he disappeared around the corner.

If he wasn't a little short of money right now, he would definitely help this enthusiastic and kind-hearted old man and help him get out of the embarrassing situation of being an old bachelor, in order to repay the other party for his generous help that day.

He refocused his attention on the delicious food in front of him, and from time to time he would add some dishes that he felt were good to the plate of the beautiful girl opposite him.

Compared with the 5,000-year-old cultural heritage of the Celestial Empire, at least in terms of food, Japan and South Korea, with their single cuisine, have no chance of winning.

Faced with the boy's considerate behavior, although she was a little uncomfortable at the beginning, gradually, Yukinoshita Haruno accepted this interactive mode between the two with a slightly ambiguous atmosphere.

This is actually exactly what Yukinoshita Haruno has always been pursuing.

Through this ambiguous and youthful atmosphere, little by little, this unromantic wooden man in front of her is slowly turned into a captive of her soul.

However, compared to the girl's expectation of being a couple on a first date, in the eyes of outsiders, they now seemed more like an old couple who had experienced countless ups and downs together.

There is nothing we can do about it.

Maybe neither of them wants to admit it, but the fact is that when they were in school, they were the couple who spent the longest time with each other and had the closest interaction among the countless classmates in the class.

As a result, compared to Hasegawa Hide who was immersed in the food, she felt a little embarrassed after a while...

“But I really didn’t expect that…

Hasegawa, who didn't care about anything, could actually shed tears. "

There was a hint of slightly stiff ridicule in his tone.

Faced with the pointing and talking of many strangers around her, she felt a little embarrassed and now she was eager to find a topic that could cover up her embarrassment.

For example...the picture just now at sunset that made my heart beat faster.

The temperature of my cheeks began to rise involuntarily.

Seeing Yukinoshita Haruno pretending to be calm, Hasegawa Hide, who was enjoying his food, was slightly stunned, and then continued to stretch his chopsticks towards a piece of red and shiny barbecued meat on the plate:

“Emmm…

Even Superman can shed tears, right?

Besides, I just had an eye injury caused by the sun, so don’t think too much about it, Yukinoshita. Just treat it as a dream and forget about it.”

The unspeakable truth behind the matter was expressed in a very "euphemistic" way.

To put it bluntly, what I did just now was actually using tricks to deceive the "young and ignorant" little girl.

After all, he still felt guilty.

However, facing Hasegawa Hide's words, Yukinoshita Haruno, who had already formed a preconceived notion, obviously would not easily change her mind. Instead, she stepped forward and stared at his eyes with a playful and teasing look:

"Really?"

"...

Whatever you want to think of it.”

He looked away and stopped staring at the mischievous girl in front of him.

Hasegawa Hide had already figured it out. Although her original intention was just to stop this guy from being angry with her, her unintentional action seemed to have caused the young lady to have a subtle misunderstanding of her.

Of course, it was impossible for him to guess the detailed reasons.

But even so, compared to the Yukinoshita who used to find ways to tease him, for Hasegawa, this lively girl in front of him seemed to make him feel less "troubled".

Of course, this is only a relative result.

After all, in essence, Yukinoshita Haruno is still the ultimate bad friend who gives him so much headaches and who grows through the "competition".

No matter how ambiguous and intimate the atmosphere between them was now, Hasegawa knew very well that this long-lost peace was only a temporary pleasure for him.

Time passed quietly in a relaxed atmosphere.

Thanks to Hasegawa Hide's "remedy", his weekend date with Yukinoshita Haruno ended perfectly with delicious food at a Chinese restaurant.

"Wow, this restaurant is really good.

Hasegawa, if I accidentally become addicted to Chinese food in the future, it must be because of you."

He symbolically rubbed his belly.

Although she felt a little aggrieved during the day, Miss Yukinoshita still felt very happy about someone's gentlemanly behavior at night.

She likes the feeling of being infinitely indulged by the other party.

At this moment, there was a joy on his face that came from the heart.

As a perfect superhero in the eyes of her peers, for the girl, a relaxed and happy daily life like today is actually a very rare experience.

People in the arena involuntarily.

As the eldest daughter of the Yukinoshita family, while enjoying the conveniences brought by the family, she is also bound by heavy shackles.

Sometimes, she really envied this young man who had clear goals and was constantly working hard and taking practical actions for his ideas.

The breeze blew through their hair.

Looking at the starry night sky, at this moment, Yukinoshita Haruno actually had a rare urge to open her heart:

"Hasegawa, do you know that I..."

"Ok?"

"...

Forget it, just pretend I didn’t say anything.”

He smiled bitterly and shook his head.

After all, she is not the kind of person who likes to expose her weak side easily.

Although Hasegawa Hide was puzzled by the way the girl swallowed the words back when they were on the tip of her tongue, he chose not to continue asking.

After all, everyone has their own secrets.

However, he could still read an incomprehensible worry from the girl's profile.

【concern?】

Subconsciously raised his eyebrows:

"If you really run into any trouble in the future, Yukinoshita, maybe you can try to find me."

There was undisguised confidence in his tone.

As the girl looked at him in bewilderment, Hasegawa, with his back to the crescent moon, looked into her eyes earnestly and made a not-so-heavy promise to his friend.

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Chapter 28: You can't have your cake and eat it too

"Hasegawa, were you serious just now?"

"What, you don't believe it?"

“It’s not that I don’t believe you.

It’s just... well, how should I put it? I just feel quite surprised.

Hasegawa actually offered to help me..."

The sound gradually became smaller and smaller, until it was as faint as the hum of a mosquito.

To be honest, seeing Hasegawa Hide's obliged look under the moonlight, the girl suddenly felt flattered.

Especially the other person's eyes full of trust.

Facing those determined eyes, she felt the urge to show her weak side resurface.

[Yukinoshita, Yukinoshita, what happened to you today? ]

I kept questioning myself in my heart.

However, in response to Yukinoshita Haruno's words, Hasegawa Hide, who was sitting on a park bench with the girl, felt a little strange.

"surprise?

Why should you be surprised by such a thing?"

He spread his hands as if it was a matter of course: "If, I am just making a simple assumption now.

If I encounter some difficult problems one day, Yukinoshita, will you watch me in the crisis and do nothing? "

".......Won't."

"That's right!"

He stood up and opened his arms to the sky in a very heroic manner like an ancient king.

Staring at the bright stars in the night sky, I was lost in thought.

Now, after finding the right direction for development, he no longer has the confusion about the future that he had before.

The inexplicable talent has built a road to heaven for the young man, one that is intertwined with light and hope.

In this country filled with the dirty blood called capital, having money, in a sense, means owning everything.

And Hasegawa Hide has enough confidence to exchange what he has in his mind for wealth and social status, and carve out a free world of his own in this limited new life!

Arrogant, proud, and successful in life...but with good reasons and evidence, one cannot help but be convinced.

So when he realized that Yukinoshita Haruno seemed to have something on her mind, he had enough confidence to make a promise to her that sounded full of naive delusions.

The young girl he was looking at also obviously saw the seriousness in the boy's eyes that did not seem like a joke.

“Oh….Okay.

But since you said so, if one day I really come to you in despair, you must remember what I said today."

"Hahaha......

Of course! "

He smiled and held his fist out in front of the girl.

Seeing the way Hasegawa Hide was looking at her, Yukinoshita Haruno reacted after a slight daze. Then she stretched out her arm with a clear smile and gently touched the other's fist.

The moon in the sky quietly casts a silvery-white light on the earth.

On this ordinary weekend night, the eldest daughter of the Yukinoshita family found a friend she could trust on a bench in the park.

A relaxed and happy smile appeared on the faces of the boy and girl as if they had a tacit understanding.

but.......

[If we're just friends...Hasegawa, this is far from enough for me! ]

"whee......"

From time to time, playful laughter as sweet as silver bells could be heard from the back seat of the taxi.

Amid the driver's embarrassed expression, the beautiful girl returned to the Yukinoshita family's mansion with a happy mood.

However, Hasegawa Hide, the instigator of this matter, was completely unaware of it.

Although the weekend date invisibly brought him and Yukinoshita Haruno closer, for him at this moment, what he needed to focus on was obviously not such unimportant things.

First of all, it’s the editor Akane Ayaka.

Perhaps because of the huge response the work brought in the market, the elder sister frantically urged Hasegawa Hide to submit his manuscript through emails during this period, and even ran to his rental house to supervise the work in person, in order to quickly make the name of this "genius high school student" famous.

This behavior undoubtedly greatly extended the time Hasegawa Hide spent squatting in front of the computer typing on the keyboard every day.

But this is ultimately an important part of his plan to change his fate.

So even though he was a little tired after school every day, the boy had no complaints to his editor sister.

If you want to get something, you have to pay the corresponding price. For the sake of a beautiful and comfortable life in the future, working hard now is nothing.

Besides, he is a plagiarist after all.

Although Hasegawa Hide is a creator in the eyes of outsiders, he himself is very clear that what he essentially does is just some physical labor.