Tokyo: I took in a homeless girl

He tried to be as tactful as possible. In fact, when the word "cousin" came out, Ayano Yui instantly understood what he meant.

"When have I ever had this feeling? It's obvious that it has never appeared before."

Ayano Yui stopped the massage chair, curled up as much as possible, and said in a slightly hoarse voice: "Can't we continue to get along with each other as before? Suddenly saying something that we have to consider is no longer like the way we used to get along with each other."

"We have all grown up." Sawayama Haruno whispered.

How can you compare when you were little with when you grow up?

When he was young, although he had memories of his previous life, Ayano Yui was too young at the time. He simply treated her as a younger sister. Coupled with what the adults around him said, he developed a feeling of "letting her do whatever she wants" and pampering her.

But after growing up, it is obvious that he can no longer treat her with the same attitude as treating his sister. What's more, Ayano Yui still has strange feelings for him. To this day, Sawayama Haruno still doesn't know whether it was his gentle behavior when he was a child that led to his mistake today.

"It doesn't matter now that you've grown up, right? Didn't Haruno promise to stay with me forever when he was little?"

Ayano Yui hugged her knees, lowered her head, and said in a gloomy tone: "Although I know that my brother only agreed to be with me from the perspective of a relative, I am still very happy. But people seem to become more and more greedy. There are things I don't understand."

"Why can't we have true feelings for each other even though we grew up together? Isn't this unfair? I'm the one who's always been following Haruno. Is it because I'm the one who's always been following him that he can't take things any further with me?"

"Sawayama Haruno opened his mouth but couldn't say a word.

What Ayano Yui said made sense, but it was precisely because it made too much sense that things became difficult.

He didn't know how to express his current thoughts. Logically speaking, there would be no problem even if he was with Ayano Yui. After all, there was no blood relationship between the two of them. When they were young, many relatives urged Ayano Yui to marry them in the future.

However, some things are not "okay" just because they are "okay"

"You are someone who takes responsibility for others, and Suguha used similar methods to make you take responsibility before. Why do you want to abandon me now?" Ayano Yui's voice became more and more aggrieved.

She felt it was very unfair because there was no special feelings between Ezaki Suguha and Sawayama Haruno at the beginning. She only forced Sawayama Haruno to have a relationship with her because Sawayama Haruno could remember her appearance at that time and kept thinking about her.

In the end, Suguha Esaki got Sawayama Haruno to take responsibility as she wished. Although the relationship between the two could not be made public, at least she got what she wanted.

If that's the case, then why can't I do it?

If Sawayama Haruno must be held responsible for what happened to Suguha Ezaki, then isn't that also the case with her own affairs, because she had fallen in love with him earlier than anyone else.

"I didn't mean to abandon you"

Hearing the other party's voice gradually losing control, Sawayama Haruno's heart skipped a beat.

He slowly reached out and placed his hand on Ayano Yui's shoulder, as if to comfort her.

"I won't abandon you either, Wei," he whispered.

"Then treat this relationship well," Ayano Yui raised her head and stared at him with a bit of grievance. "I've already given up on monopolizing Haruno, so can't you leave me even a small spot? Or are you still holding a grudge because we grew up together?"

"I do not know."

Sawayama Haruno pursed his lips and sighed imperceptibly.

"To be honest, I don't know either. Right now, I don't know how to face the relationship between you and me."

No matter how self-centered a person is, he or she still has feelings, and the experiences that have accompanied one since childhood will not change even after several reincarnations or more life experiences.

He was indeed accustomed to Ayano Yui telling some weird jokes around him, and occasionally showing her devilish personality. If Ayano Yui suddenly stopped behaving like this in front of him one day, he would definitely feel uncomfortable.

However, if I call this feeling love, I feel like it has not been filled yet. It is probably because I have regarded the other person as a "junior" or a "sister" who is several generations younger than me since childhood.

If there was no such thing as reincarnation, if those memories did not exist, there is no doubt that when faced with the question raised by Ayano Yui now, I would definitely agree without hesitation, and even if I were to date her, I would definitely not be confused.

But there are not so many "ifs" in the world.

Trying to comfort yourself by using "what ifs" is ultimately useless.

So at this moment, Sawayama Haruno still said the answer "I don't know".

'It's so unfair'

Ayano Yui bit her lips tightly, the surging emotions in her heart made her feel increasingly powerless.

Obviously, he was the first person to appear next to Sawayama Haruno before Miyazawa Mana, but he always fell behind others. Even though he changed himself again and again and went to Tokyo with them, he was still stopped by some false excuses.

What she longed for was to cross the distance that stood between them.

"I really like Haruno."

She whispered softly: "Isn't it possible to restart our relationship in another way?"

"Start over?"

Sawayama Haruno's eyes drifted to the ground beside him, feeling the warmth of the milk bottle in his hand gradually disappear. After a long silence, he said, "Maybe, if we can start over with a new relationship?"

His thoughts were slightly changed by the other party. In fact, it has always been like this. Maybe he is just like Mana once said, a guy who responds to soft tactics and not hard ones.

Seeing Ayano Yui looking so weak and haggard in front of him, his heart would unconsciously twitch, and the memories of the past would flood into his body, and he would feel the same pain.

Maybe I should try to look at Ayano Yui with different eyes.

Although I don't know if I can have any emotions other than family affection, at least I won't make Ayano Yui so sad, nor will I make myself sad if I see her sad.

It was confusing but he had made up his mind.

Zeshan Haruno took a deep breath and said calmly, "I don't know what will happen, but since I can start over, the ending may be different, right?"

""

With slightly red eyes, Ayano Yui looked at him blankly, as if she had not yet reacted to what Sawayama Haruno had just said.

The throbbing almost instantly took over the girl's body, driving her to open her mouth to say something, the words of love and longing were about to come out, but

"Hey, Haruno came out so soon."

Maki Miyazawa came out of the bathhouse with a towel on her head. When she saw Haruno Sawayama and Yui Ayano, she looked a little surprised.

Chapter 345: Nighttime Talk, Parents’ Approval

It was already past ten o'clock when they got home. Except for Sawayama Haruno who was still relatively energetic, the other girls all looked tired.

After saying good night to each other, the three girls went upstairs to rest, and Sawayama Haruno was the only one left sitting in the living room.

There wasn't anything in particular he wanted to do, but he was still feeling a bit bothered by what he had said to Ayano Yui in the bathhouse.

Looking at the dusk outside, Sawayama Haruno sat alone in a wooden rocking chair, lost in thought.

"I already have a girlfriend, and I have financial security for my future life, but things still seem to be piling up," Sawayama Haruno sighed.

Sure enough, starting a harem is not as simple as imagined. It is not something that can be easily done as long as the money and the name are in place. How to take care of each person's delicate heart and how to shoulder this responsibility are much more troublesome than Sawayama Haruno imagined.

However, now that things have come to this, it is impossible for him to regret the choice he made. Regret is meaningless. Regret itself is a false proposition and is something that only people with extremely fragile mental abilities would think about.

He is not.

"Aren't you tired yet?"

A calm voice sounded from behind. Sawayama Haruno looked back in surprise and found that it was his mother Sawayama Ako.

The other party is still awake at this time?

Zeshan Haruno became a little confused. After all, in his impression, his parents always went to bed around ten o'clock and rarely stayed up late.

"Thinking about something else." He said lightly.

"I thought you were nervous about meeting the Miyazawas' parents tomorrow."

There was some complaint in Sawayama Ako's tone, and as a son, Sawayama Haruno immediately understood why she hadn't rested yet.

It turns out it was because of nervousness.

Sawayama Haruno immediately understood and comforted her, "Don't worry, I've been to the Miyazawa family several times when I was in Tokyo. Maki's parents are both very harmonious and cheerful people."

"If that were all, it wouldn't worry me so much."

Ako Sawayama said in a gloomy tone: "But Mana is coming over too, right?"

"Um"

"Now that it has come to this, Haruno, tell me what you really think." Sawayama Ako sighed again and said meaningfully, "In fact, I discovered when I went to Tokyo last time that the child still has feelings for you."

"No matter what, we have to discuss your and Maki's future tomorrow. If that's the case, I want to ask you what you really think now."

Sawayama Ako's tone gradually grew serious. She looked at the son she had raised but never truly educated, and asked softly, "Do you still have any feelings for Mana now?"

This question must be asked. If she doesn't, she is worried that Sawayama Haruno will have conflicts with his family in the future.

If Haruno and Mana haven't completely let go of each other, sooner or later Maki will find out, sooner or later they will do something wrong, and sooner or later her son will suffer a great loss because of this.

Therefore, as a parent and also a person who has experienced this, Ayako Sawayama feels that she needs to ask questions.

Have to ask.

"some."

After a long silence, Sawayama Haruno slowly let out a sigh of relief and whispered, "I still have some now. Actually, Maki probably noticed it, no, she definitely noticed it, but for some reason she felt that she could let it go. But I don't know what will happen in the future."

"You"

Ako Sawayama sighed barely perceptibly.

She also guessed the answer the other party would give. Although she stood on the perspective of a parent, she could not preach to Sawayama Haruno in any form. This child was just like that. He was so worry-free since he was a child that he didn't need his parents to remind him of anything.

Because of her overly correct "growth", she and Haruno's father sometimes feel that they have lost the so-called "educational opportunity", but in the final analysis, this kind of correctness cannot be corrected.

You can't just pull Sawayama Haruno's ear and ask him to do something stupid on purpose, right?

As for what is happening now, the entanglement with most girls, Ako Sawayama doesn't know whether it can be considered "being stupid".

Really, it's my own child, but I feel like I'm facing someone of the same age. I can't teach him anything even if I want to.

If this is the case, then I am still standing in the perspective of a listener, a bystander, and a silent supporter.

"As expected, you would give such an answer. The girl named Suguha also looked at you with a sense of attachment. I actually noticed it early on."

Zeshan Ayako looked at her son and smiled with relief: "Although I don't know whether it is good or bad, you really make us worry less. In the future, you will definitely have countless "correct" ways to deal with such things, so I won't say anything more now."

She patted Zeshan Haruno's shoulder, and then whispered, "Just do what you expect to happen. Mom believes in you. No matter what happens, you will have a happy future."

"Thank you, mother"

Sawayama Haruno turned around and the two smiled at each other.

"Okay, after chatting for a while, I feel a lot more relaxed."

Sawayama Ako stood up and prepared to go back to her room to rest. She finally said with a smile: "Since I have said that I believe in you, when Mana comes over tomorrow, I will also treat her as my future daughter-in-law, so you have to work harder. Remember to behave better in front of Miyazawa's parents tomorrow."

"You trust me too much, don't you?" Zeshan Haruno rubbed his hair and smiled helplessly, "But I will try my best, mother, don't worry."

In fact, Sawayama Haruno was not very worried about what would happen tomorrow.

Because he had already tested the attitude of the Miyazawa parents towards him, and they were probably willing to entrust their two daughters to his care. After all, although there had been deep conflicts between Mana and Maki, they were still twins entangled with each other.

No, to be precise, it is exactly the opposite. It is because there are deep conflicts between them that their parents feel that they can successfully resolve the relationship problems between the two, so they want to entrust them to themselves.

I don't know why, but just thinking about it makes the burden on my shoulders seem a little heavier.

“I will do it well too.”

Sawayama Haruno finally breathed a sigh of relief, then put the chair back into the living room and went upstairs to sleep with Miyazawa Maki.

The next day, it was noon.

All the members of the Sawayama family, including the guest Maki Miyazawa, had changed their clothes. Sawayama Haruno looked at the clear sky outside and smiled unconsciously.

It’s a good thing that it’s not snowing. Because their house is close to the back mountain, every time it snows, the mountain wind will blow continuously, and the chill is unbearable.

Not to mention that the humidity problem in cold seasons is even more fatal. Boots that are covered in snow after going out may not dry even if you put them back to air for a day.

The current weather was just right for them to go out. It wasn't too far from the restaurant they had booked. The Miyazawa family, who took the Shinkansen and then the tram, could walk there in less than ten minutes after exiting the station. It was a good distance for both parties.

“I’m really sorry.”

In the living room, Ako Sawayama was still looking at Suguha Ezaki with an apologetic look.

The reason for the apology was very simple. As a guest, Ezaki Suguha was forced to stay at home. Although she was accompanied by Ayano Yui, she was still a guest after all. The host family had to go out to eat with other people, and it would be a bit embarrassing to leave the two of them at home and order takeout.

Ako Sawayama was originally curious about Suguha Ezaki, who seemed to come from a prominent family and had the temperament of a young lady. After chatting with Haruno Sawayama last night, she was basically certain that she was one of Haruno's secret lovers, so now she felt even more guilty towards her.

After all, I can't be with Sawayama Haruno openly, and now I even have to make her stay at home.

"I am okay"

After hearing what Sawayama Ako said, Ezaki Suguha first glanced at Sawayama Haruno, then shook his head and said, "Anyway, I came here to accompany Maki, and Xiaowei is at home with me."

"Yeah yeah."