In Tokyo, I just want salted fish

Chapter 31
this problem
Hanamaru Hana blushed and turned her head, her head buried deeply, her eyes fixed on the little hand holding the satchel in front of the pleated skirt.

Her bright eyes flickered under the light, as if she was embarrassed to bring up this topic, as quiet as a snail climbing on a green leaf in spring.

She lightly brushed the hair behind her ears, and said in a thin voice:
"That classmate is called Terai Hideo, a classmate in Class [-], Grade [-]. He passed a letter to my shoe cabinet a long time ago. I haven't seen him before, and I don't know if anyone would like me."

"Hanabi. Always stupid"

The words stopped abruptly, Hanamaru Hanabi fell silent again, the cool night wind blew in front of the two of them, and Uesugi Kai's tired spirit became a little more awake.

"Ayaka-san helped you refuse before?" Kai Uesugi asked, and the two stepped onto the long and narrow bridge together.

To his surprise, Hanamaru Hanabi shook his head:

"No, it was I who refused him that time."

Kaoru Uesugi looked at her in surprise, rejection was something she rarely did, and she had to muster up the courage to say the word "sorry" every time.

"But... I didn't expect him to come to the club today." Hanamaru Hanabi added.

So there was the scene in the afternoon.

Kaoru Uesugi understood what she meant.

Repeated rejection also clarifies one's own attitude, but it is still difficult to clearly reject a person under the watchful eyes of the public, with Hanamaru Hanabi's weak personality.

In the past, when classmates asked her for help, she would politely agree to it, and she would try her best to complete it no matter whether it was something she should do or not.

Hanamaru Hanabi suddenly turned to look at him, showing a smile: "I remember what Uesugi-kun said to me when I was young."

"Uesugi-kun said that Hanabi must learn to refuse, and Hanabi must know not to be afraid of others dislike themselves."

The surprise on Uesugi Kai's face gradually disappeared, and he looked at the illuminated steps in front of him, and then showed a smile.

This is indeed what I have encouraged her to say.

How long has this been going on?

When I was in elementary school, I didn't expect Hanamaru Hanabi to still clearly remember every word of that sentence.

At that time, the two were even ridiculed by a group of elementary school classmates as a couple, because she always liked to follow behind him.

Speaking of this, there is also a bad memory.

When the two walked into the classroom together, the students always grinned, grimaced, and let out a continuous whine.

The immature face sneered indifferently and called out the names of the two in unison.

The names of the two were written on the blackboard, the names of the two were written on the table, and even the textbooks of the two were painted with graffiti of two crooked little people holding hands.

When going out with two people.

Kaoru Uesugi disliked those guys very much.

Children are like this, they have a good side and an evil side, as long as it is something they think is happy, they will spare no effort to achieve it, and show their evil side to the fullest.

No matter how the other person feels, no matter whether the other person is sad or sad.

After all, it's not me, and I don't have empathy.

Even if it is something that is so precious to others, they can easily trample it, even though this shadow will accompany the other person's life.

Because of this incident, Hanamaru Hanabi became extremely inferior and sensitive during that time, especially afraid that others would hate her, and wanted to do her best to satisfy the wishes of the other party.

Thinking of the arrogant expressions of those guys, the mood became more and more depressed.

Obviously just a bunch of little kids.

Thinking back to this point, the smile on Uesugi Kai's face gradually subsided, and he fell silent.

"Has Uesugi-kun recalled something bad?"

Seeing the change in Uesugi Kai's expression, Hanamaru Hanabi also realized that she seemed to remind him of something bad.

He almost dropped out of school because of it.
Hanabi turned around with self-reproach and said in a low voice:
"I'm sorry, Uesugi-kun. I reminded you of that incident again."

The thin voice was full of apologies.

"No, nothing,"

Uesugi Kai responded, and immediately remembered Hanabi's depressed and disappointed look at that time, "It's not your fault, you don't need to blame yourself, and you don't need to apologize to me, I have nothing to be unhappy about."

"But, at that time, I worried Uesugi-kun for so long."

Hanamaru Hanabi's eyes returned to her little hand carrying the satchel, "Hanabi never had the chance to apologize to Sugi-kun."

apologize
Kaoru Uesugi has heard this word many times in her mouth, no matter how familiar the relationship between the two is, she will say these two words.

He couldn't help but look aside.

On the overpass, you can see the endless stream of vehicles below, and the towering buildings around are shining with bright lights. Although the sky is dim, under these superimposed lights, you can feel the hustle and bustle of the city.

Pedestrians passing by walked one after another, they took different steps, with different emotions, looking for their own corner in this kind of city.

Kai Uesugi looked back at the girl next to him.

Her eyes, nose, lips, face, everything that is exquisite looks familiar and strange at the moment.

She has never been stingy with apologies and gratitude, and only in this situation will she express her emotions well.

So, should I also take a good look at my feelings?
The extremely calm state of mind on weekdays actually had some waves at this time.

He called out to the girl beside him:
"Fireworks."

"Yeah." Hanamaru Hanabi nodded, as usual.

"We've known each other for 12 years now."

"Ah."

"Did you get bored in 12 years?"

"No."

"In 12 years, do you think I've changed?"

"Uesugi-kun is still Uesugi-kun."

"In 12 years, can you still walk with me?"

"Hanabi said that she will always be with Uesugi-kun, please don't worry Uesugi-kun."

"I understand."

Hearing these words, Uesugi Kai naturally showed a smile from heart.

He stopped in his tracks, and on the overpass where pedestrians were slowly passing by, he stared at the girl who was looking back in front of him, his throat moved slightly, and in a complicated state of mind, he said those words seriously:

"Huahuo, you who have been with me for 12 years, are you willing to date me now?"

Hearing these words, Hanamaru Hanabi opened her eyes wide, looking at the figure standing under the light in surprise.

The cool evening breeze swayed her black pleated skirt slightly, and the little hand holding the satchel shrank inward unconsciously.

There are tall buildings standing in the distance, vehicles passing below, and passers-by passing by, the neon lights illuminate the entire city, and her silhouette gradually becomes clearer.

Kaoru Uesugi waited for her answer, he thought she would bow her head shyly.

But after a while, she seemed to be prepared, and she showed a brilliant smile:

"Okay."

At this time, Hanabi's smile is like a flowery flower blooming in summer, blooming in the distant dark night, illuminating everything.

Okay, such a brisk word, let Uesugi Kai feel a kind of overflowing warmth from the bottom of his heart, filling his whole body.

Thousands of disturbing thoughts appeared, mixed with unspeakable gratitude.

Grateful for the days she has been with her for the past 12 years, and grateful for her accepting his request so easily.

This strange feeling forced him to open his mouth subconsciously, his throat rolled, and out of thousands of words, only two words were condensed:

"Thank you."

(End of this chapter)