[Black Basket] So handsome that he has no friends

"I...I'm not yet..." Not ready.

Although it was a bit strange to say such words in this situation, it was Shinomiya girl's first reaction.

However, the second half of the sentence was still stuck in her throat, and the mother stepped forward and pinched her thigh vigorously from under the dining table.

She turned her head and saw her mother smiling from the bottom of her heart, her eyes narrowed with joy, "This is really great. Our family has never seen such a big scene. If there is any Please forgive me for being inappropriate."

She pushed her daughter out without even hesitating.

My father, who is usually more objective, also showed a flattered expression after hearing Mr. Akashi's previous words.

It seems that as the person involved, I am the only person in the family who is still calm on the surface.

Mr. Akashi said calmly: "Where."

Then he turned his head and said to the expressionless zombie-like son, "Recently, you don't have to go to equestrian class for a while, and try to spare time in school to get along with Ryo, and explain to Ryo about the house."

It was just an ordinary instruction. Even though Akashi Seijuro was arrogant to others, when facing his father, Ryo Shinomiya never heard him say "no", and he didn't have any willingness to resist, so he just accepted it. The appearance does not match the personality at all.

This time, he was uncharacteristically respectful.She saw his hand pause, and said immediately: "There is an important game in the basketball department recently. I'm afraid there is no extra time—"

Before he finished speaking, his father's eyes turned cold, "Don't you have a sense of which is more important, the basketball game or the family affairs. Besides, the Akashi family doesn't need weak people who can't win if they don't go all out. This has already happened before." I told you." The middle-aged man's voice was thick, but his tone was as cold as winter, "Don't let me down."

The atmosphere was a little awkward in an instant.

Akashi bowed his head and apologized.

Seeing that the scene was developing in an unpleasant direction, Mrs. Shinomiya gave Dana a wink, and then changed the subject to talk about a recent business in the club, and the topic was abruptly diverted .

Akashi's expression did not become lighter because of this, but it tended to become more dignified.

A few times she tried to lighten the mood by saying something inconsequential in between the grown-ups' conversations, about the weather, the opera, and the latest award-winning movie.

But a few times when he opened his mouth, he closed his mouth resentfully because he thought that his unintentional actions might trigger Akashi's terrible mocking mode, worrying about his own safety.

She raised the glass and took a sip of the grape juice that looked like red wine in the glass, thinking to herself, fortunately, the frequency of meetings of this nature is not high, otherwise, eating in such an atmosphere would cause serious stomach problems in a short time .

And it must have saved even deliberate dieting to lose weight.Facing such a god-like face, who can eat.

The peripheral vision from the corner of his eye swept across Akashi's body, and he quickly looked away before the other party caught her movement, looking out the window.

She found that the skill of pretending to look at the scenery was really useful, allowing her to ignore the questioning eyes from around her to a certain extent.

She stared intently at the tall unnamed plant on the opposite side of the road outside the window.

Seeing that it is almost winter, the road is covered with yellow leaves.Pedestrians came and went in a hurry, with blank expressions, and rushed to their destinations without any delay.

There are only some young students who look like students, wearing trendy and brightly colored coats, walking on the side of the street, seeming to be talking about some interesting topics.

I don't know if it's envy or jealousy.

She stared at their figures in a little daze.Among the crowd, there seemed to be someone who looked familiar.Just judging from the back view, tall figure, black stone-like hair color, the hair seems to be cut shorter than before.He was wearing a casual shoulder bag with friends she had never seen before. He didn't know who said what at the moment, and laughter seemed to explode in the crowd.

It seems that their voices can be heard through the desolate streets and thick glass.

There were also a few girls in the crowd, walking behind the boys.It seems to follow the theorem that "in every small group of women, there must be a person who is too enthusiastic about other people's emotional problems". Among them, there is a girl who seems to have a good impression of a certain boy in front of her. Next, she mustered up the courage to step forward quickly, and naturally walked to someone, joining the conversation of the teenagers.

Someone walked and listened to her carefully, nodding and smiling occasionally, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.

Shinomiya Ryo's eyes followed their figures until they disappeared around the corner of the street.

She said to herself, anyway, she broke up long ago, and whoever her ex-boyfriend is with has nothing to do with her.Besides, they seem to be just friends. Although they are talking and laughing all the time, there is no other degree of intimacy other than that.So it's no big deal.

Rationally, she thought so, but in fact, she was still slightly distracted by the accident and some other unspeakable emotions.

When her mother called her name for the third time, she suddenly recovered from her own small world, as if she had just woken up from a dream.

"...Have you visited?"

She only heard the second half of Mother's inquiry.

Seeing that her reaction was a bit sluggish, the mother sighed and repeated, "Those famous schools in foreign countries, Liang, didn't you send some photos back by email?"

While she was in a daze, the adults' topic had changed from Japanese industry to studying abroad, and she couldn't get her head around it, "Ah...that's right." She also answered perfunctorily in this way.

Akashi looked at her with a curious look in his eyes.

At the moment when her eyes met inadvertently, she suddenly felt flustered for no reason. She wanted to use some small movements to hide her absent-minded state, but when she pulled out the napkin, she accidentally touched the knife and fork on the side of the plate, and the white porcelain and stainless steel collided. Make a crisp sound together.

The mother stared at her from the side as if complaining.

She hurriedly wanted to get up and apologize, but she accidentally pulled the tablecloth in front of her during her movements, the goblet by the table tilted, and the liquid in it immediately spilled over the table, adding a touch of bright color to the girl's white top .

It was as if someone had stabbed him in the chest.

Bleeding out.

"terribly sorry!"

Xiaogong girl was stunned for two seconds, then immediately bowed greatly.

Unsurprisingly, when she lowered her head, she heard her mother complaining, "Really, Ryo, what happened to you today... In front of Mr. Akashi, this is too out of character."

On the contrary, the father's tone was obviously concerned, "Is it because you are not feeling well? It seems that your complexion is not very good."

"It's not...just..." After quickly denying it, she suddenly couldn't think of any suitable excuses, so she fell into a situation where she was at a loss for words, "It's just...just..."

"Probably not interested in the boring topics of the elders." Mr. Akashi said suddenly, "Why don't you go back with Ryo first, or go to a place that you young people like, Seijuro." Then he turned to Mr. Shinomiya and said reasonablely , "It's really embarrassing for Liang to keep attending such occasions."

"Where is it, it is a great honor for our whole family to have dinner with Mr. Akashi." After speaking, Mr. Shinomiya almost got up and bowed, like an honest employee in a club who is cared for by his boss.

He picked up the napkin and wiped the sweat from his forehead. He didn't know whether it was because the temperature of the air conditioner in the room was turned on too high, or he was frightened into a cold sweat, "It's just that Liang looks really bad today. It would be great if you don't take the trouble to send her back."

Hearing this, Akashi put down his fork, leaned over and said, "You're out of touch."

Then he got up, and after the waiter moved the chair behind him, he made a gesture of "you can go".

Originally wanted to refuse, but the other party had already made a move first, and what he said, as if he was ignorant of flattery, unable to refute, Xiaogong Ryo took the small coat handed over by his mother and hurriedly put it on , Covering the redness on her chest, after apologizing respectfully to the elders at the table, she finally got out of the sea of ​​suffering.

After leaving the sight of the elders, she took a hard breath.

The temperature difference between outside and indoor made her subconsciously wrap her coat tightly.The weather in Kyoto is different from the western cities where she has lived for many years. It is clear that the weather is sunny, but it seems that there are ice flakes mixed in the wind, blowing on the skin of the face and neck, which immediately makes people feel a chill .

Akashi seemed to be dressed a little thinly. Under the thin coat, there was only a clean and simple white shirt, which was not buttoned up properly.

Just looking at it makes him feel cold.

She was already a little used to such scenes.I walked side by side with Akashi Seijuro, neither of them spoke, and the aura of bitterness and hatred lingered around the two of them, making people feel a little at ease while feeling out of anger.

Ryo Shinomiya knew that some part of her might be broken.

Surrounded by bustling neighborhoods, expensive hotels and restaurants, shopping malls and brand flagships, it seems that even the street signs on the street are shining with golden light inexplicably.

There was an endless stream of vehicles, but neither of them seemed to have any plans to call a car back. Neither of them made a sound, and turned from the rich area into the world of the common people.A few streets away, with an intersection as the dividing line, the world seems to have become completely different from before.

Noisy and lively.

The owner of the fruit shop on the street wore trousers that were popular a few years ago, and crossed his legs at the door of the shop to attract passing customers.

In the grocery store, the gray-haired middle-aged man is boiling a pot of shochu, roasting dried squid on the fire, smoking a cigarette and watching a housewife theater.

There are also whining houses parked on the side of the road, and the strong aroma of food emits from behind the curtain.

Having already walked past the complaining room, Ryo Shinomiya seemed to have some wonderful idea suddenly, his body reacted one step ahead of his mind, and he stretched out his hand and pulled Akashi's clothes from behind.

When Akashi turned around, he saw her tilting her head slightly, and said with a smile, "Let me treat you to something, Akashi-kun."