In Tokyo, I just want salted fish

Chapter 225 I Will Definitely Do It

March 8, early morning.

The light rain soaked the dark house, and the closed shutters were full of small movements.

"Kai-kun, this is a painting that Hanabi just finished yesterday, you can take a look and comment on it?"

"Ah, thank you, Hanabi is doing well recently. I also made a lot of new friends. It's just that it's difficult to communicate, but Hanabi will continue to work hard!"

"What to eat? I ate chicken curry today, but they all add yogurt to the curry. The taste is really strange, but Hanabi likes afternoon dessert tea very much. The chocolate mousse is delicious, but I don't know if it will be Gain weight."

"Kai-kun, you don't seem very happy, is there something bothering you?"

"No, no? Okay, Hanabi understands."

"Ah? Stop chatting.? Kai-kun. Are you going to sleep? It's already eleven o'clock, so we'll talk later, bye."

Kai Uesugi hung up from the video chat, got up and opened the curtains in the room.

There was a little light in what was originally dark.

He sat back on the bed and looked at the self-portrait she gave him on the desk.

In the painting, she has a very happy smile, a lively and tender red face full of dusty beauty, and the two timid little hands on her chest are full of weakness.

It's a pity that I'm a little silly. The difference between Tokyo and London is 8 hours. It's only dawn in Tokyo now. How can I go to bed now.

He just felt that the more he talked, the more he missed her.

He didn't want Huahuo to see that he was unhappy, which would make her unable to calm down and study.

And she seems to be doing pretty well there.
Uesugi Kai pressed the phone again, staring at the time without waves, only felt that the rain that had been raining outside for a long time was boring and sleepy.

I have a little sleepiness again.

8 month 31 day.

Not long after he opened his eyes on the bed, Uesugi Kai was drowsy, he slowly propped up his body, and stepped on the cold floor with bare feet to open the blinds.

Looking up, the dark clouds are still hovering in the sky, the wet trees are rustling, and the autumn rain that washes everything is falling on the city of Tokyo as usual.

He suddenly felt that this scene was a little familiar to him standing outside the window looking at the sky, like the lonely guy in his previous life.

In the previous life, there were no fireworks and no childhood sweethearts who could accompany and grow up together.

If Hanabi is just a dream of mine
Kaoru Uesugi tried his best to adapt to the life without her, but the more he experienced it, the more he imagined it.

The more I find that the result feels empty and chills down the spine.

It will be the same as the previous life, and the word "loneliness" will not be changed after all.

Uesugi Kai looked at the drizzle falling from the boundless sky.

Suddenly want to go out for a run - this idea has been circling in my mind, and I can't get rid of it no matter what.

He changed into shorts and shorts in front of the closet, tied up his sneakers, and then glanced at the smiling face on the desk.

opened the door.

"Well, Aki, what are you going to do?"

"Run."

"But it's raining outside."

"It's okay, just run around and come back."

Uesugi Kai didn't know what he was possessed by, so he insisted on running in the rain.

But there is a feeling in my heart, a feeling of wanting to work hard.

The sky was overcast with rain, filled with an indelible coldness.

The moist air poured into the nasal cavity, and the silk cold covering the whole body suppressed the hot body.

Along the way, the sneakers splashed water again and again.

Rain wets hair, slides off faces, soaks clothes.

Commercial level, alleys, traffic lights, overpasses, subway station entrances.
In these places, Kaoru Uesugi kept skipping passers-by who were staring at him in amazement, and ran across several streets with steady and even breathing.

The sound of the rain washes the ears, and the breath and the little bit of wetness pour into the rapid chest cavity.

The car drove across the street, and the speeding rollers pulled bigger waves.

Uesugi Kai ignored the sound that disappeared for a moment, and continued to run facing the flashing neon lights of Tokyo and the undulating transparent umbrellas on the sidewalk.

The cold rain and wind passed over his neck, and the question Mrs. Hanamaru asked him suddenly appeared in his mind:
"what is love?"

love
Kaoru Uesugi's eyes were wet from the rain that slid down from his forehead, and his vision became blurred, and her appearance and voice were reflected in his mind.

"Kai-kun, what would you like to eat tonight?"

"Kai-kun, does this look good?"

"Kai-kun, Hanabi will always be by your side."

"This is a bento for Kai-kun today."

"Kai-kun, isn't Hanabi very useless?"

"Kai-kun, do you want to make fireworks?"

"Hu-hu-"

Uesugi Kai, who was finally unable to run, stopped under the rain.

He bent over, put his hands on his knees, and breathed heavily.

The rain fell from his hair, and his brain and vision were slightly blurred due to lack of oxygen.

But he didn't hate this feeling, it seemed that his hot body and mind were jumping with joy.

Because of this appearance of being drenched in the rain, it seems familiar.

——the one who didn't want her to cry, but sneaked out of the school gate to buy her chili croquettes.

Now I think back to the little girl who held the croquette in her little hands and tried to hold back her tears while eating.

Uesugi Kai understood that he had always cared about her.

I want her to be by my side, I want to protect her weakness.
I want her to call Kai brother in a weak voice next to her ear.
really want to call her back
But do it. Right?

Kaoru Uesugi raised his head again, looked around with rain-drenched eyes, and found that he had run to an unfamiliar intersection, and there was a 7 Days convenience store next to it.

Occasionally passers-by looked curiously at him who was wet by the rain, but they just glanced curiously, and quickly left in a hurry.

The loneliness called rain seems to fill the whole body, and even after running just now, he can't suppress the coolness.

Suddenly there was the sound of small steps treading water from the direction of the convenience store, and a black umbrella covered his head.

"Senior?"

Hearing this questioning voice, Kai Uesugi turned his head and found that it was Shinichi Chitose who was wearing convenience store clothes.

Holding her umbrella up, she was looking at herself in surprise.

"Student Chitose."

"Why is the senior here?" Seeing him standing up, Chitose Zhenyi raised the umbrella a little higher, "And it's still like this?"

"Morning exercise."

"Morning exercise...?" Chitose Zhenyi was even more puzzled by his sinking appearance, ".I always feel that the senior is broken in love."

Uesugi found that everyone would say that, "It doesn't mean that."

"But this..." Chitose Zhenyi looked at the rainy intersection, "No one will come for a morning run on a rainy day."

"I'm now the example that this is something that's going to be done, and it feels surprisingly good."

"too weird."

The rain seemed to be getting heavier, hitting the umbrella with a bang.

Drenched, Uesugi Kai stepped out of the umbrella, ready to return along the way he ran.

"Hey!" Chitose Zhenyi hurriedly put on an umbrella and followed him, "Where are you going, senior?"

"Run home."

"No, no way." Chitose Zhenyi saw that his clothes were completely soaked, "How far is the senior's house from here?"

Uesugi Kai estimated, "Ten kilometers."

"Ten kilometers!? The whole body is wet, senior. You will definitely catch a cold when you run back!"

"A cold is a cold."

"How can this work! If you catch a cold, Hua Huo Jiang will definitely be worried!"

Chitose Mayi lifted the plastic bag in his hand, "It happens that I just got off the night shift, why don't you come to my house? It's very close, just behind the apartment building."

After finishing speaking, she turned around and pointed to a building not far behind the convenience store.

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Uesugi Kai felt that these things should be avoided. Going to a female classmate's house or something is too ambiguous, "Forget it, I'll take a taxi back by myself."

"The driver will refuse to pick up strange people!" Chitose Zhenyi said with a smile, "My grandma is also at home, it's okay, I will talk to Hua Huo about it later."

Uesugi Kai only doesn't want her to know what he looks like:
".It's just a rain shower. There's no need to worry her."

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On the third floor of the apartment building, Chitose Mayi used the door key to turn the door lock.

"Senior, don't make any noise when you enter the door, I'm afraid you'll scare grandma with your wet body."

"Row."

It was the first time for Kai Uesugi to go to another female classmate's house, but there was nothing strange about it.

Apart from being a little unfamiliar with the entire layout of the room just after entering the door, there is nothing else.

Chitose Zhenyi took off her shoes at the entrance, put the umbrella into the umbrella tube, stood on it, turned around and whispered to Uesugi Kai who was taller:

"Senior, go to the bathroom and wait for a while. I'll get my brother's clothes and change them for you first."

"You still have a brother?"

"Yes, it's a strange thing."

Chitose Zhenyi smiled at him twice, then walked into the room.

Kai Uesugi went to stand in the toilet for the time being, and saw a lot of skin care products in front of the sink, most of which were brands used by Hanabi.

It seems that I asked Huahuo what brand she used for skin care, otherwise it would not be so similar.

The conversation between Chitose Zhenyi and her grandma came from outside.

"Zhenyi, why are you hugging your brother's new clothes?"

"It was one of my seniors who accidentally got wet in the rain, and he was too far away from home, so let him come here first."

"So this is ah."

After that, Uesugi Kai could hear her chatting with the grandmother a few more times, which was not very nutritious.

Chitose Mayi walked in with some clothes and pants in her arms, and said with a smile:

"Here, senior, it's still new, not worn."

"Thank you."

Uesugi Kai took the clothes from her hand.

After changing clothes in the toilet, Kai Uesugi followed Chitose Mayi to visit Grandma Chitose who was sitting on a small Japanese-style mat.

Grandma Chitose loves to laugh, and compared to old ladies of the same age, she seems to be in a much better spirit.

"Zhenyi, go and make two cups of tea to entertain Xiao Kai, he is also your senior in the Archery Department."

Although it is an apartment building, Chitose's house is very large, with four bedrooms, two living rooms and two bathrooms.

It is not surprising that those who can afford to read Shenyue are at least from well-to-do families.

"Xiao Kai must be very popular in school." Grandma Chitose said with a smile.

"It's okay, the position in the middle." Kai Uesugi is considered popular in school, but because he treats outsiders too coldly, no one dares to contact him face to face.

"Do you usually have any hobbies?"

"Reading books counts as one."

"Oh? Which writer do you like?"

"It's not like I like it. I think everyone who writes is worthy of respect. They can put their thoughts on paper and give their opinions and stories to the world."

Grandma Chitose smiled with satisfaction.

"That's right, everyone is worthy of respect, and more or less there will be something worth learning."

"Xiao Zhao's grades in school must be very good. It can be seen from the politeness and demeanor. I don't know where is home? Maybe the old lady will occasionally go there when I take a walk. If I have the opportunity, I can say hello."

"The Kandagawa residential area on the side of Waseda Station is a one-household building, and Uesugi's surname is written on the outside."

"Waseda Station, it's more than ten kilometers away from here, and it's not too far away."

Grandma Chitose glanced at Chitose Zhenyi who was waiting for the hot water to boil with her mobile phone next to the kettle, sighed and said:
"Speaking of which, it's really hard for this child."

Grandma Chitose sighed again when she said this, raised her somewhat blurred eyes, and stared at Chitose Shinyi's profile of his father.

"Perhaps it was the will of the gods. The Chitose family has never been able to escape the fate of a car accident."

"Her grandfather, father, or uncle have all walked on the road. For more than ten years, she and Gao Zhi have maintained the poor life of my old lady."

Uesugi Kai understood that the old man met someone and wanted to talk more.

"Where's Chitose's mother?"

"Run away. Chitose ran away with someone when she was 3 years old. She didn't even look down on this house. She ran away with a rich kid. But she still has a bit of conscience. She didn't put the two children together. All the money for life was taken away."

When Grandma Chitose said this, she had no regrets, probably because she was already used to this feeling.

"Although Zhenyi didn't show it, I understand that she has been gritting her teeth and persevering during that time, but the hard days are finally coming to an end, all of which should be thanks to her brother"

After Chitose Shinyi brought the brewed tea, Chitose's grandma took Uesugi Kai and talked a lot about the housework.

Uesugi Kai felt that Grandma Chitose seemed to like herself very much.

"Xiao Kai, what's on your mind recently, right? From your eyes, I can see that you are hesitating."

Chitose Zhenyi, holding tea in both hands, glanced at him.

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"I'm sorry to bother you, but it's getting late and I should go home."

"Don't you really need to stay for another lunch?" Grandma Chitose asked with a smile on her face.

"No more trouble."

Uesugi Kai once again declined Grandma Chitose's kindness, and then said to Chitose Shinyi who stood up, "I will return the clothes, and I will trouble you today."

"It's okay, I don't have to return the clothes, I'll just ask my brother to buy another one," Chitose Mayi also smiled, "The senior also took good care of me in the Kyudo Department, so it can be regarded as a return gift."

Kaoru Uesugi thought that it would not be appropriate to wear it himself and then bring it back for others to wear, so he will find time to replace it with money in the future.

Just a few more thanks.

"Then, I will take my leave first, thank you for taking care of me."

After standing at the entrance and saying some polite words, Kai Uesugi left Chitose's house with a borrowed umbrella and a bag of clothes.

In the corridor, Kaoru Uesugi glanced at the blurry tree in the rainy sky in the distance, and walked downstairs.

But before reaching the second floor, Chitose Zhenyi ran over, stepped down the steps and walked to Uesugi Kai's side.

"Senior, grandma asked me to see you off." She shouted with a smile.

"I have nothing to give you." Kai Uesugi continued to walk down the stairs.

"Grandma said you have something on your mind, and let me tell you, don't make a decision that you regret."

Chitose Zhenyi followed him, and asked instead, "What kind of weird words are these, what is the senior thinking about?"

Uesugi Kai did not answer her, but stood at the stairs and looked up at the sky:
"I haven't figured out what reason I should use, but I will definitely do it."

(End of this chapter)