Chapter 44: Encounters

If only nothing had been done at the time, Yui had always thought so after waking up the next day after that tiring night to learn the final result.

Forced to endure the heartache of the effort,In the end, in exchange for the result of losing both.,If nothing was done at the time.,Then she can still have a relaxed conversation with Kazuya now.。

She could have ignored Yukina's thoughts, and making such a mistake in the competition was caused by gentleness, but it was still very undeserved.

The current embarrassing situation is probably the result of his own gentleness.

When he came home to see his brother, he looked normal — no listlessness, no unkemptness, and even when he apologized to his parents, he looked at ease.

Except, he lost the willingness to take the initiative to speak to himself.

Yui didn't know what Kazuya was thinking, was he complaining that he was meddling and had caused him to encounter such a cruel reality, or did he feel that the final result was unsatisfactory and would be sorry for the advice he gave him? These are two completely opposite directions, and Yui doesn't know which direction is the right one.

However, she also had no way to take the initiative to ask—if it was the latter, it might be fine, but what if it was the former?

Even though she knew that her brother, who had always been sensible, would most likely not do this, as long as the possibility existed, she could not escape this psychological burden.

So, when she saw Yukina's invitation before Kazuya Kogi, she had already made up her mind.

No matter what you think, the priority now is to repair Kazuya's relationship with Yukina.

So naturally, what she can do is persuade and also attend the birthday party, while she avoids it.

But why did it become the way it is?

Standing in the mall in a daze, she looked at Yukina Kogi, whom she met again after the New Year, and Yui Yui Hihama showed a deep helpless wry smile.

Yui still doesn't fully understand the meaning of insisting on going to Yukina's birthday party with her, but in that case, looking at her brother's unquestioning eyes and the hint of pleading in her words, she naturally agreed.

From childhood to adulthood, the Yubihama sisters and brothers, when they really need to make requests to each other, they will not refuse people, Yui is like this, and so is Kazuya.

If you want to attend a birthday party, basic etiquette is a must, and that is to prepare a birthday present. Only this time, she definitely couldn't call Kazuya out to prepare a gift, so she didn't pay attention while she didn't pay attention to it—although even she didn't know why she didn't pay attention while she didn't pay attention, but she just felt that it would be more comfortable to do so.

So, when she saw Xiaomu Yukina again, she suddenly froze like a statue, except for a moment of panic about her future and sorry for the other party, she found that her previous surplus and sympathy had disappeared.

So Yui Hihama realized that only when she felt that she was the dominant party, she went back to sympathize with her opponent, and when she was uncertain about her future, she didn't know what this tender affection was.

Perhaps, Yui Yubihama's gentleness is also fake!, she thought with some self-deprecation.

Yui cautiously looked at the plain-faced Kogi Yukina, the other party's face was red, without the usual familiar double ponytails, although it was not messy but obviously untidy long hair casually draped over her shoulders, walking briskly, and not paying attention to the appearance of the surrounding shops, a girl who had been hit by an accident and hoped to ease her mood by going violent.

It would probably be best if Yukina could walk by her side so quickly.

However, such a thing did not happen, Yui could feel that the moment she saw Yukina, the other party had already seen herself - in such a huge flow of people in the shopping mall, two absent-minded girls were able to see each other at the same time, should it be said that this is telepathy between rivals in love?

"Hot spring trip, is it over?" Yukina naturally approached the other party and said hello without symbolism, as if good friends didn't need to greet each other, and Yukina asked her naturally.

Is the relationship between myself and Yukina really so good?

"Hmm. Yui nodded.

"I've said that, but I have to say it again, and I'm still very envious of you being able to go to Nagano for soaking in the hot springs. ”

"Actually, it's just so," Yui smiled reluctantly, she didn't tell Yukina about the thrilling events that happened that night, although she also wanted to know where Yukina, who didn't appear that night, had gone.

Suddenly, a strange possibility came to her mind.

"Well, the seniors didn't envy us too much, so they ran to Nagano on the spur of the moment, haha?" she asked tentatively.

"How is that possible!" Yukina shook her head briskly, "I'm a test candidate, it's not okay to do this kind of thing behind my back, in fact, I'm a good daughter at home!"

"You're actually a good student at school, aren't you?" Yui breathed a sigh of relief.

She still thinks too much, even if Yukina really wants to go to Nagano to find Waya, so many hot spring inns, the chances of her being able to choose the same hotel as them are too low.

Really, my nerves are a little nervous for the sake of Xiaohe!

"I was going to go to a concert a few days ago, but I was stopped by my family in the name of 'don't go out to play well', and I quarreled with my family and my mobile phone was confiscated, hey!"

"Huh?" Yui looked at Yukina in surprise.

It seems to be so casual, and it is also unsubtle, Yukina reveals an amazing fact to herself.

Of course, in Yukina's opinion, this may not be a fact, but for herself, this may be an important factor in breaking the knot between her and Kowa.

But, is it true?

She hesitated to look at Yukina for a long time, but, as always, she couldn't figure out Yukina's thoughts.

"Ah, that's pretty bad!"

"So I still have to fight, people who are always pressed to read books at home will go crazy, and today I still escaped, didn't I?"

"Senior Xiao Muxi, did you escape from home?"

"Hmm, almost, right?"

"Hah-"

The context is very smooth, and there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with the logic, as if something really happened.

- If it weren't for the appearance of Yukina Kogi that she saw at the beginning.

But there was no room for her to continue thinking.

Because, immediately after, Yukina's next question also came after him.

"By the way, did you receive the invitation to the birthday party? I specially chose to send it to you after you went to the hot springs to make sure you can receive it. ”

"Ah, yes, got it. ”

"So, you'll go, right?"

Since I started talking to myself, Yui Yui Hihama felt Yukina's hesitation for the first time.

"I will go, of course I will, me and Xiaohe," she blinked, "Does Senior Xiaomu think that Xiaohe will refuse your invitation?"

"Well, I've always had some misunderstandings," Yukina gently twisted the sideburns around her ears, "and maybe I've done a lot of things wrong!"

"Everybody's done a lot wrong!" replied Yui softly.

That may be the end of the conversation.

Yui felt the aura of the whitewashed harmony disappearing suddenly.

No matter how harmoniously the two of them treat each other, when it comes to this issue, they will never be able to maintain a normal heart.

"See you next month for your birthday!" Yukina waved her hand.

"Well, I'll see you then, Kogi Senpai. ”

When she waved goodbye, Yui Yui suddenly felt that she seemed to be able to appreciate the meaning of that birthday party.

Does Xiao He also know this? Did he already understand when he watched himself make up his mind firmly?

I didn't expect that Yui would be surpassed by her younger brother in understanding feelings!

She looked at the back of Xiaomu Yukina in the distance, and thought helplessly.