I, who tortured the readers, was knocked to the ground by them!

Chapter 156 Still Sato Wakaba
The room was pitch black and Sato Wakaba didn't turn on the light.

Moonlight provided sporadic light through the window.

The dolls on the bed were still crowded, but Sato Wakaba did not fall asleep comfortably among them as usual.

She sat on a chair by the window, hugged her knees with her hands and lowered her head.

She didn't know how much time had passed since she saw Sakurai Itsuki waving goodbye to Mizuno Yuki through the window upstairs.

But she was still sitting by the window, confused and thinking about all kinds of things.

A cell phone screen lit up in the distance.

I don’t know if he is sending a message to me.

Sato Wakaba glanced at the mobile phone in the distance, but remained unmoved.

Normally, she would have rushed to her phone with joy, quickly verifying whether it was him who sent her the message, and then thinking about how to reply.

However, Sato Wakaba now doesn't know how to face him.

Yuki Mizuno's words always lingered in her mind, making her feel uneasy.

In front of Yuki Mizuno, I, who always thought of myself as sunny and cheerful, actually escaped like a coward and went upstairs, without turning on the lights or checking the messages, pretending to be asleep.

What Yuki said was not wrong.

Even though people around them are always describing and gossiping about the ambiguous news between them.

But I have no right to lose my temper with him at all!

Why do I feel unhappy that he accompanied Yuki to go shopping, but never accompanied me to go on a long trip before?

Yukiko had honestly confessed her feelings to him, practically to the entire world, and had waited for him for a very, very long time.

But what about me?
He was just treating me gently all the time, but I took his gentleness for granted.

“I’m such a terrible girl.”

Sato Wakaba sniffed, and the more she thought about it, the more disgusted she became with herself.

On the contrary, Yukiko is so gentle, so beautiful, and loves Ashu wholeheartedly.

If Ashu ends up being with him, their story will definitely be more romantic and beautiful than the comics, and will definitely receive blessings from many people.

They are a perfect match made in heaven.

But, if he and she were really together.
When Sato Wakaba thought about that scene, she felt a stuffiness in her chest, so stuffy that it felt a little painful, so painful that her nose felt a little sore, and so sore that her eyes were slightly red.

Feeling that uncomfortable entanglement.

Sato Wakaba was now very clear about her thoughts.

She didn't want to see that kind of scene.

So, what should be my attitude towards Ashu?
It's really confusing.
Should I pursue him openly like Yuki Mizuno?
Compared to Mizuno Yuki who waited for him for thousands of days, can the feelings he had for him really be called love?

If I were rejected, would I still be brave enough like Yuki Mizuno, endure those uncomfortable emotions, and continue to stay by his side?

That must have been like prison, a long and painful ordeal, right?
What if it succeeds?

Sato Wakaba thought about it and shook her head again.

I am noisy, nagging, troublesome, willful, and always lose my temper with him.
As I was thinking, a crystal clear drop of water slowly fell on the instep of my foot under the moonlight.

It's tears.
I don’t know how much time passed, but the moonlight was no longer obvious.

The phone rang again. It was ringing.

Touching the dried tear marks on her face, Sato Wakaba realized that a whole night had passed without her noticing.

It was already the time when she usually got up, washed, prepared breakfast, and finally woke him up.

She stood up tiredly, finally walked to her phone and turned off the alarm.

Then I opened Line and found that there was no message upgrade mark on the avatar with the note "Asshole Ashu".

The person who sent me a message yesterday was Hane Shion. She didn't know that I had returned to Tokyo, and was tentatively asking me if I had seen any news about the Mizuno Yuki incident.

"Ah"

Sato Wakaba pressed the screen-off button and looked at the red and swollen eyes reflected on the phone screen, and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Let’s forget about it today. My eyes are so swollen now, how can I explain it?
Besides, maybe I should keep my distance from him and not cross the line so easily.

Even though I'm a little reluctant in my heart, we're childhood sweethearts and a perfect match. Why should someone like me object?

Sato Wakaba fell exhausted on the bed.

Looking at the huge teddy bear that she named "Ashu", she suddenly reached out and hugged the bear tightly, pressing her entire face on it.

Oh, oh no, I feel like crying again.

Just as tears were welling up in Sato Wakaba's eyes again.

Hey, hey, hey.

Suddenly there was a knock on the door, and she was so scared that she quickly sat up from the bed.

At home, it was obvious that the only person who could knock on her door was Sakurai Itsuki.

Sato Wakaba panicked and rubbed her face with her fingers, trying to wipe away the tears.

"Hurry up, you should be up by this time, right?"

Sure enough, Sakurai Itsuki's voice came from behind the door.

Why would he get up so early? This shouldn't happen.

Sato Wakaba took a deep breath and replied calmly, "Why are you up so early?"

"You've smashed my door hundreds of times. Can't I do it once in a while?" Sakurai Itsuki yawned and urged, "Hurry up."

"I'm not awake yet." Sato Wakaba answered as she quickly sat in front of the mirror, trying to hide her tears.

"Every time I say I'm still asleep, you never let me go. Come out quickly. It's not like I haven't seen you without makeup before."

Sakurai Itsuki raised his hand and knocked on the door again, thinking that she had just gotten up and had not tidied herself up yet, so she refused to open the door.

Sato Wakaba finally opened the door and stuck her head out.

Sakurai Jize immediately noticed her light blue eyes that were slightly red, and was slightly stunned.

Although Sakurai Itsuki vaguely guessed that Mizuno Yuki was not very happy chatting with her, and was probably a little dissatisfied with herself.

But I didn't expect it to be so serious.

"I'm jet lagged and haven't slept well. Why are you staring at me? Haven't you seen how haggard I look?"

Before Sakurai Itsuki could speak, Sato Wakaba spoke first to explain.

"Really? Aren't you supposed to be someone who has so much energy that you can never spend it all?"

No matter how Sakurai Itsuki looked at her, he felt that this didn't seem to be caused by jet lag.

In particular, although Sato Wakaba quickly wiped the tears from her face, she was unexpectedly careless and forgot that she had not changed into pajamas.

But since she didn't want to say it, Sakurai Itsuki wasn't the type of person who would pursue the matter to the end.

"There has to be a limit. I flew back overnight." Sato Wakaba said this, thinking to herself, all this is your fault.

"Okay, get up, go downstairs, have breakfast and go to sleep." Sakurai Itsuki said the lines that Sato Wakaba had said to him countless times before.

He found it quite interesting to occasionally swap roles like this.

"You made breakfast?" Sato Wakaba showed a surprised expression, as if she saw the sun rising from the west.

"Maybe." Sakurai Itsuki replied.

“I’m not really hungry.”

Sato Wakaba was quite curious about what kind of breakfast he would prepare for her, but when she thought of what Mizuno Yuki said, she couldn't help but hesitate.

Sakurai Itsuki said nothing more, and pulled away, grabbed Sato Wakaba's hand, and pulled her out from behind the door, "Go downstairs."

"Yeah." Sato Wakaba no longer resisted and was dragged down to the first floor by him with mixed emotions.

The familiar dining table on the first floor was covered with a beautiful tablecloth.

But I didn't see any steaming hot dishes.

Sato Wakaba raised her nose and sniffed, but didn't smell the aroma of food, which made her even more confused.

"Let me make this clear first. The appearance may not be perfect, but the taste should be fine."

Sakurai Itsuki gently pressed Sato Wakaba's shoulders and let her sit on the chair.

Then he opened the refrigerator and brought out a large portion of a meal that Sato Wakaba was very familiar with.

Matcha cake.

"Huh?!" Sato Wakaba widened her eyes in surprise, looking at the matcha cake that was obviously different from the one in the cake shop before.

Besides, the cake shop is not open yet at this time.

Therefore, it can only be made by him, by himself.

"Didn't you sleep last night?" Sato Wakaba came back to her senses and asked hurriedly.

"That's why I asked you to come down and eat quickly. I'll be waiting for you to eat and sleep after you finish cleaning up."

Sakurai Itsuki placed the cake, which looked a bit unfortunate, in front of Sato Wakaba.

"I originally wanted to do it on the day you came back, but you're such a good surprise-maker, I was caught off guard. Otherwise it would have been much better, so I'll just have to make do with this. If this doesn't work to appease you, then there's nothing I can do."

Sakurai Itsuki said as he took out a knife and slowly cut the cake.

Sato Wakaba was of course happy, but when she heard his words, her joy was mixed with guilt.

She lowered her head slightly and said, "Actually, you have no obligation to coax me, and I have no right to be irritable to you. I am just your assistant."

Upon hearing this, Sakurai Itsuki tilted his head, sizing up Sato Wakaba's expression. Seeing her beautiful light blue eyes sparkling again, he asked, "Why, are you about to cry?"

Sato Wakaba was depressed and did not answer.

"What else can I do if I don't coax you? You are my assistant! You are my only assistant." Sakurai Itsuki replied.

"But, an assistant shouldn't be in charge of your affairs, ...

Yuki Mizuno's words still felt like a knot in Sato Wakaba's heart.

Suddenly, I felt a slight pain in my forehead.

As usual, Sakurai Itsuki raised his finger and flicked her forehead: "You are not qualified to be an assistant, but you are not only an assistant, you are also Sato Wakaba."

Sato Wakaba rubbed her forehead gently and looked up at Sakurai Itsuki.

And Sakurai Itsuki continued: "I don't know what Mizuno Yuki talked about with you, and I don't want to ask, but I can tell you very clearly that I don't think there was anything wrong with the days before."

"It's Sato Wakaba again." She murmured her name softly, then asked, "But wouldn't it be troublesome for me to always lose my temper with you?"

"Of course it's troublesome!" Sakurai Itsuki answered very straightforwardly, making Sato Wakaba purse her lips guiltily again.

Sakurai Itsuki laughed. "It's troublesome, but I've gotten used to it. It's you being like this that I'm not used to. It makes me feel awkward. Please don't make any weird changes. I'm too lazy to get used to you again."

During the time that Sakurai Itsuki was alone at home, he realized that he had become accustomed to the noisy hot girl around him.

I'm used to her getting mad at me from time to time, and then waiting for me to coax her, used to her always dragging me to do troublesome things, used to her pulling me out of bed early in the morning, and used to the smell of her food.

I'm used to her big, bright smile that's as bright as the summer sunshine.

The way she looked in front of him made him feel strange and awkward.

"Ashu, you really are a weird pervert. You're actually worried that no one will get angry at you."

Listening to Sakurai Itsuki's words, Sato Wakaba sighed helplessly.

"Is this the first day you knew I had this habit? So if you want to lose your temper, go ahead. If you want to complain, go ahead. Anyway, you can just fool around and coax me into submission."

Sakurai Itsuki's words sounded condescending and exaggerated, but to Sato Wakaba's ears they sounded so gentle and pleasing.

"Then I really have to blame you." Sato Wakaba said, looking at the matcha cake in front of her, "Your cake is ugly and not cute at all."

"It's mainly about the taste. Don't be so obsessed with appearance." Sakurai Itsuki nodded and accepted it happily.

Sato Wakaba tilted her head and looked at the kitchen again: "You made such a mess in the kitchen! Someone who didn't know would think you were making a bomb."

Sakurai Itsuki nodded and smiled maliciously: "It's okay, according to our family rules, whoever cooks the food should clean up. That's your job."

"Humph, who else would make cakes for breakfast so early in the morning? If I gain weight, it's all your fault."

Sato Wakaba complained as she gently picked up the spoon, scooped out a piece of cake and put it into her mouth.

"Not sweet at all, too little sugar!"

Sakurai Itsuki explained, "Didn't you say British desserts are too sweet? So I deliberately put less in."

"Since you've taken extra care of my taste, I'll just let it go! Ah Shu, you're really not good at cooking at all! I can't imagine what you've been eating lately."

Sato Wakaba said this, then quickly picked up the spoon and took a second bite.

"So-so? Why do I think you seem to be enjoying your meal?"

The first ray of sunlight in the morning came through the window, and Sakurai Itsuki finally saw Sato Wakaba's bright face like the sun again.

Yes, this is the Sato Wakaba that he is used to and familiar with.

Sakurai Itsuki didn't need her to make any changes.

However, Sato Wakaba had already made up her mind, she still had to make a change.
Why is the cake so delicious even though it’s not sweet?

Because Sato Wakaba has figured out a lot of things.

This pleasant sweetness does not come from the tip of the tongue, but from the heart.

She had to make a change.

She had probably already decided how she was going to face Ah Shu and what kind of relationship she wanted to have with him.
Before finishing the cake, Sato Wakaba suddenly remembered something and ran upstairs like a rabbit.

Then he rushed down carrying the box in a hurry.

"Here are the souvenirs I brought you. I changed planes at Pudong Airport, so I bought a few things you might be interested in. This is tea, this is chili sauce, and this is..."

She happily introduced to Sakurai Itsuki the pile of gifts she bought for him even though she was very unhappy at the time.

"See, I told you that you are easy to coax." Looking at Sato Wakaba's excited look, Sakurai Itsuki said this.

"Who said that? I haven't coaxed her yet. You need to rest well and do it for me again. You also have to accompany me to make dumplings." Sato Wakaba pouted when she heard that.

Sato Wakaba finally understood why Mizuno Yuki said that he had prepared so much for her, but she still lost her temper, which made her angry.

Because they went to the supermarket together and bought things to please themselves!

What?! I thought I was so willful and bad, I couldn't possibly compare to Yukiko!

Finally, I saw that it was Yuki Mizuno, and I was scared!
(End of this chapter)