Keiko Hatoyama always thinks that she must have been reincarnated as a scumbag in her last life.

Otherwise, where would a girl ask the boy she just met so directly, do you have a girl you like?

But she still had to defend herself seriously, she swore that she really didn't have any superfluous thoughts at the time, she was just curious, and then ...... And a little bit of bad taste.

That's right, she really still wants to see the embarrassed and shy look on the face of this expressionless mature little boy.

It's like she used to run to the watchtower every day to squat in order to wait for the boy to be on time.

She was always so rebellious and unreasonable.

"That'...... Xiaoqing, do you have a favorite person? Looking straight at the boy, Keiko Hatoyama asked softly.

"Nope."

This time the boy replied quickly, without even the slightest hesitation, and it seemed that he really didn't.

"And what kind of girl do you like?" Seeing this, Keiko Hatoyama continued to ask.

When the boy heard this, he stopped writing again, frowning slightly, as if he was seriously thinking about the question.

But suddenly, his brow furrowed even deeper, and he seemed to finally realize something, turned his head, and looked at Keiko Hatoyama quietly.

It's the first time they've really met, but they're surprisingly very compatible, and the two can always read each other's true meaning.

Just like Keiko Hatoyama thinks that she is "Qingyu level ten", the boy also noticed the little evil taste in the girl's heart at this moment.

"What's wrong?"

Being stared at by the boy so straight, Keiko Hatoyama suddenly felt a little flustered, she subconsciously looked away, raised her hand and held the pocket watch hanging on her chest.

Looking at her appearance, the boy was even more sure of his inner guess.

So, for the first time since the two met, a smile appeared on his face.

It's just that this smile doesn't seem to be so pure.

"I like beautiful girls who love to wear kimonos."

Poof!

In an instant, her heart seemed to contract violently, and the strange palpitations caused by this violent contraction swept through her whole body in an instant.

Then, in the next moment, she suddenly felt her heart beating at an uncontrollable speed that even scared herself.

It's the same feeling that the boy felt when he hung up his pocket watch for her.

And the strange flush had already covered her cheeks and ears from her neck.

【Girls who love to wear kimonos......】

She had never been said such directly, and the boy's words directly penetrated Keiko Hatoyama's psychological defense.

She didn't respond to the boy's words, but blushed and lowered her head, and sat there quietly, still holding the pocket watch tightly in her hand, and faintly seeing some steam rising above her head.

Seeing this, the boy did not "chase after the victory" again, but retracted his gaze with satisfaction and continued to write the homework in front of him.

"Come, eat!"

I don't know how long later, on the other side of the kitchen, the boy's mother finally came out with a few dishes.

The food here is not as good as Hatoyama's house, but the portions are quite large, perhaps because of the guests, and it is obvious that they have been made with care.

Keiko Hatoyama originally wanted to stay for a meal, but in the end she was rejected by the old butler who had been waiting outside the door.

The reason is very simple, because of her body, her diet has always been strictly controlled, and it is absolutely not okay to eat other things at will without the permission of the doctor.

The old butler could have followed the boy here for a while, but he would never allow her to be willful to such an extent.

Moreover, she has been out for a long time this time.

In this way, although Keiko Hatoyama still wanted to stay for a while, she could only get up and say goodbye.

"I'm sorry for the trouble."

Before the final departure, Keiko Hatoyama glanced at the face of the boy's mother again.

The boy's mother seems to have washed off the makeup on her face, and her whole face looks clean.

In fact, when she saw the face of the boy's mother for the first time just now, Keiko Hatoyama was a little surprised.

Of course, this is not to say that the boy's mother's appearance has reached a certain extreme, to the extent that she can't help but sigh.

Indeed, the boy's mother is very beautiful, and with those eyes with purple pupils, it gives people a strange beauty, but Keiko Hatoyama doesn't feel that she is any worse, and she will definitely not lose when she grows up for a few years.

What really surprised her was the makeup on the boy's mother's face.

Unlike her plain clothes, the boy's mother's face was made with foundation, lipstick, eyebrows, and even the hair on her forehead trimmed with the kind of cosmetics that looked cheap.

That's why she was surprised when she saw the boy's mother at first glance.

To be honest, this outfit looks rather gaudy, like a ......

Would a mother be alone at home and do this kind of dress?

Keiko Hatoyama didn't think much further.

It wasn't until later that Keiko Hatoyama learned that the boy's father died early, and it was his mother who pulled him up alone.

But in Japan at that time, how could a woman without a husband raise such a child and provide for him to study?

You can only do some unclean work, and once this kind of thing is done, it is often impossible to cover it up.

Keiko Hatoyama saw that the boy's face was bruised yesterday, and it was several classmates in the boy's school who used this to mock his mother, and was finally cleaned up by the boy after school.

The boy was very talented in fighting, and he single-handedly beat the gang to the point that his nose was bruised and his face was swollen, and he only had a slight bruise on his cheek.

And today, when Keiko Hatoyama came to visit Shirakawa's house, the boy's mother had just returned from outside, and she didn't expect the boy to bring his friends back, so she hurried to the kitchen to cook without even washing the makeup on her face.

Of course, these things only end today.

That's right, it seems that from the day Keiko Hatoyama followed the boy to his house, the boy's mother never did the same things as before.

She began to develop the habit of reading the newspaper, and every time she would carefully pay attention to the job postings in the newspaper, cut them and keep them, and then go to the interview one by one to find a serious job.

Before the boy went to middle school and started working in a nearby detective agency, the family struggled to support the boy's mother's meager salary.

Later, Keiko Hatoyama also had the idea of helping the boy's family, but the boy's mother rejected it every time.

In fact, Keiko Hatoyama can see that the boy's mother doesn't really want it at all, and if Keiko Hatoyama doesn't have a relationship with the boy, the boy's mother will definitely accept her help without hesitation.

But the point is that the boy took her home and told his mother that she was his friend.

So, it was unacceptable.

In Keiko Hatoyama's view, the boy's mother, although she may not be perfect, is still great enough.

However, in the winter of forty years ago, a few years after the boy and Keiko Hatoyama had known each other, the boy's mother was brutally murdered and died suddenly while their poor family was gradually improving.

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