"That kind of thing is fine anyway! But as the president of the club, I have to tell you that men who make girls cry are the worst -!"
There was a kind of hatred and resentment in the childish tone, perhaps even I was not aware of it.
Kato Yusuke interrupted her indignation, "Do you realize that you are getting involved in other people's emotional problems now, Eiriri?"
"That...that kind of thing...!"
"So I ask what qualifications do you have to intervene in Shiyu and I's affairs?"
"Okay, good friend...?"
"Oh? Apparently you guys always quarrel?"
"This...this..."
"Let's just assume that you have a good relationship. Did Shiyu ask you to do such a thing?"
"...!"
"So, who do you represent with your current behavior?"
"I..." Ying Lili was left speechless by the question, and her eyes were in a trance.
Kato Yusuke dipped his pen into ink, maintained his original sitting posture, and continued to write on the drawing paper, as if nothing could attract his attention.
"In short, instead of thinking about gossip issues here when you have time, you should do something serious. Whether it is an entry for an art exhibition or a commemorative book for Winter COMI, these are the things you should be concerned about now."
At the end of the sentence, his tone was slightly harsh.
Ying Lili opened her eyes wide, her pure blue eyes gradually filled with moisture at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Although Kato Yusuke didn't say a single harsh word or curse word, and his tone was very calm, it still made her feel aggrieved! Extremely aggrieved!
Ying Lili stared at him, sparkling tears welling up in her eyes, but she held back and refused to shed them.
Kato Yusuke remained seated behind the desk, turning a blind eye to everything around him and just immersed himself in his work. His unresponsive appearance was like an eternal stone sculpture, cold and solemn.
Yinglili stared at him for a while, then wiped away the tears with the back of her hand. Although her eyes were full of tears, she shouted at the top of her lungs:
"Yusuke, you are a big idiot————!!!"
After saying that, he turned his back and ran away crying.
The sound of hurried footsteps quickly faded away, and the room fell into silence again, as if it was about to swallow people up.
Kato Yusuke continued to draw the comic for a while, and did not stop until one page of the manuscript was completely finished. Then he took out his mobile phone and called Shinjoka...
…
That night.
When Yusuke Kato rode his newly bought mountain bike home, Shinjoka was already waiting here.
She was still wearing her school uniform, with a schoolbag on her shoulder. She was leaning against the wall of the apartment and playing with her mobile phone. She looked like she hadn't returned home yet.
——Zhizhi.
Kato Yusuke parked his mountain bike in the carport downstairs of the apartment. Hearing the noise, Shinjoka trotted up.
"Ah~ President~ Good evening."
"Well, have you brought the things?"
"Yeah~ I brought it."
Shinjoka first twisted her body and moved her shoulder bag to the front. There was a clanging sound inside, then she straightened her body again and raised her hands to make a crab-like scissor gesture.
"Ah, but because my mother watched closely, I only had time to take two bottles. Is this enough? President."
Kato Yusuke nodded slightly and said, "Follow me."
The two of them walked up the stairs to the second floor, opened the door and entered the room.
"Meow~"
Hearing the noise, the black cat jolted out of the living room. After seeing the stranger, he stopped suddenly and stopped in the corridor. He carefully looked at the person following his owner.
"Hey~~ Is this the cat you keep, President?" Shinjoka asked curiously.
Kato Yusuke hummed, took off his shoes and stepped into the corridor, bent down and picked up the black cat.
The weight is not light, and the hand feels much softer than before. Even the belly has a little belly, and the heavy feeling is quite heavy with the big orange.
Shinjoka, who had been watching behind for a while, said, "Well, President, do I need to change my shoes?"
"No, just take off your shoes and come in."
“Okay~~”
After finishing speaking, Kato Yusuke walked inside first, and Shinjoka also walked in after taking off her shoes.
After entering the living room.
The black cat was reluctantly placed on the cat climbing frame.
Shinjo-ka looked around the room, her face full of interest, "Is the president staying here rented?"
"No, it was left behind by my family."
"Hey~ That's it, but the transportation here is very convenient, and the shopping street is also very close. Oh~oh~ Otherwise, can I move here too in the future? President."
Kato Yusuke did not respond, but just asked: "How much are the things in total? I'll give them to you."
"Hmm~ Ten thousand yen is enough." Shinjoka said, taking off the backpack, taking out the two bottles of whiskey contained in it and placing them on the low table.
Kato Yusuke turned around to get his wallet, and the black cat took the opportunity to jump off the cat climbing frame again, and stared at Shinjoka from a few steps away.
A person and a cat look at each other from afar.
Shinjoka blinked, extended his right hand in a friendly manner, and smiled.
"Hello, I am the president's little pet~ Please give me more advice in the future, Mr. Cat~"
"Meow meow!"
The black cat barked in a slightly sharp tone, its tail swept the floor heavily, and there was a slight aggression in its eyes.
It smelled something of the same kind from the human in front of it, and involuntarily entered attack mode, preparing to compete with it.
Just when it was about to charge, its body suddenly felt light.
"Go and bask in the sun, not here." Yusuke Kato said and put the cat back on the cat climbing frame, stuffed a piece of dried fish into its mouth, and then returned to the low table and sat down.
Basking in the sun?
The black cat first glanced at the night sky with the bright moon hanging high outside the window, then took two more bites of the dried fish in his mouth, and ate it happily.
Shinjoka smiled and raised her eyes, feeling that this person and the cat were quite lovable.
Kato Yusuke didn't pay attention to what she was thinking. He took out twenty 10,000 yen bills from his wallet and gave them to her.
"Thank you for your hard work, you can go back."
"Eh!" Shinjouxiang blinked in surprise, "Wow, you gave too much, didn't you, President?"
"The excess will be counted as the next month."
"That's it~ I always feel like I can move out soon like this. Thank you~ President."
Kato Yusuke didn't say anything, he just got up and walked to the kitchen to find a cup for himself.
"Ah~ By the way."
Shinjoka seemed to remember something, and spoke again: "On the way to the president, I bought some ice cubes and snacks from a nearby convenience store. Do you want me to serve the president?"
"No, put the things on the table, you can go home directly." Kato Yusuke calmly ordered and started to clean the cup.
"...Yeah~ I understand, then I will go back, President."
"good."
Brisk footsteps sounded from behind, heading towards the entrance.
Shintiao Xiang left quickly.
Kato Yusuke took the washed and dried cup back to the low table, sat down on the carpet, and started adding ice cubes to the cup.
at this time--
Ding dong~
The melodious doorbell suddenly rang.
As a last resort, Kato Yusuke got up and walked towards the entrance.
He thought that Shinjoka had left something behind, but when he opened the door, it was another person who appeared in front of him.
"Good evening, Yusuke."
Hui said softly, tilting his head slightly, "I'm sorry for the sudden interruption. Can I come in?"
At this moment, the girl is wearing a white top with ruffles, a simple pink sweater jacket, and a pair of orange cropped pants on the lower body. She looks very at home.
Kato Yusuke opened his mouth, about to say something.
"Well, anyway, I have something to say to you, so I'll excuse you."
Hui just walked forward and walked into the entrance hall, took off her shoes and walked towards the living room.
The slightly serious tone stunned Kato Yusuke for a moment. When he reacted, the girl had already entered the living room and stopped in front of the low table.
Two or three seconds later.
"Hey, Yusuke, can you please come here?"
"..."
Kato Yusuke closed the door and walked into the living room with somewhat heavy steps, stopping two steps behind the girl.
On the low table, the glass that had just been filled with ice was still there, next to it were the various snacks brought by Shinjoka and the two bottles of wine.
All the incriminating evidence is available and can be seen at a glance.
"It's so late, something happened..."
"Let me ask you, Yusuke."
Megumi, who looked away from the low table, interrupted him and looked back.
"Eiriri called me after school today. She cried a lot on the phone. I felt it was necessary to talk to you, Yusuke, so I came over."
Kato Yusuke frowned slightly, "What did she say?"
"I'm thinking about how to put it better... Basically, there are parts of Eiriri's words that I can't understand, but it's probably because Kasumigaoka-senpai and the others seem to be very sad, right?"
Hui paused for a moment when he said this, then turned around and faced him head-on, with a bit of inquiry in his eyes.
"So, what happened between you two?"
Kato Yusuke paused and replied: "Nothing."
"So, Yusuke, have you and Kasumigaoka-senpai broken up? Or are you still dating?"
A brief silence.
"neither."
"Eh? What does this...mean?"
"We are not dating or breaking up, we are just together." Kato Yusuke said slowly.
After hearing this, Hui was momentarily absent-minded, then gently raised his hand and pressed it on his chest. It took him a while to understand this sentence, and his eyes became a little more serious.
"Well, I may have misunderstood, but what Yusuke said sounds like Kasumigaoka-senpai is your lover? That shouldn't be the case, right?"
"..."
Kato Yusuke neither admitted nor denied this, but carefully watched the girl's expression at this moment.
The two people looked at each other, but neither of them spoke.
As if sensing the unusual atmosphere, the black cat that originally wanted to go to the ground stayed on the cat climbing frame and watched silently.
The ice cubes placed on the table gradually melted, and a small circle of liquid slowly spread on the table.
Just a few beats apart.
Hui seemed to have gotten the answer, her eyes moved slightly, and asked: "Why do you want to do such a thing...?"
Kato Yusuke thought for a while and replied without emotion: "Nothing, no special reason."
At the moment when the words were settled.
It was like a strange emotion penetrated my chest and hit my heart.
Hui couldn't help but widen her eyes slightly, her delicate eyebrows knitted together, her eyes looking at him were full of confusion and disbelief, as if she had met him for the first time.
It was also the first time that Kato Yusuke saw such a look on the girl's face. It seemed to be a little stinging, which made him instinctively turn his face to the side of the floor and murmured.
"...This matter has nothing to do with Hui, you can go back."
Dong-dong-dong, heavy footsteps sounded.
A pleasant fragrance comes.
The light seen in the peripheral vision suddenly dimmed for a moment.
The next second...
--Snapped!
A crisp sound suddenly sounded in the room.
A pain rose from the left side of his cheek.
"You're too much! Yusuke...!"
The girl's slightly trembling, soft voice reached his ears clearly, as if it had cut deep into his chest.
"..."
As if a heavy hammer hit his chest, Kato Yusuke raised his hand to grab the uniform on his chest and felt a dull pain, even more than the left side of his face that was starting to feel hot.
He raised his head in silence, and in front of him was a girl with a complex expression, who looked a little disappointed and sad.
Kato Yusuke's pupils dilated and contracted, and his chest suddenly became tight.
He tried to raise his hand to erase the other person's expression as he did when drawing comics, but he stopped halfway and looked away from the other person, whispering:
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean for you to show this expression."
Seeing his reaction, Hui's face cast a complex shadow, she took a small breath and said, "...I'm sorry, I have to go to the bathroom."
After saying that, he lowered his head and walked quickly outside.
——Padang.
As the door closed, the sound of running water came from the bathroom.
Kato Yusuke stood there, clenching his fists tightly, his expression slightly distorted.
"Meow...~" The black cat jumped down from the cat climbing frame, meowed timidly, and gently rubbed his leg with his head, as if to comfort him.
Kato Yusuke swallowed deeply, then squatted down, reached out and patted its furry head gently, and squeezed out a smile from the corner of his mouth.
"It's nothing, everything will be fine."
"Meow……"
The black cat meowed softly, and fell to the ground, revealing its soft belly, and raised its paws.
Kato Yusuke stretched out his hand to rub its belly, and it squinted its eyes comfortably, its throat gurgling like a blower.
The low and soothing white voice floated into the ears, and the touch from the hands was warm and soft.
With the help of the black cat, Kato Yusuke gradually calmed down a little, locked up the emotions that had just emerged, and put them into a corner of his heart.
The palm prints on his face were bright red.
Kato Yusuke suddenly had a premonition that tonight might be longer than usual...