Let's do it again, Yukino.

"Let's Do It Again, Yukino!" by Commander Doesn't Understand People

At the age of twenty-six

Haru, who had been dating Yukino for seven years, had finally reached the seven-year itch that lovers often talk about. Their daily life was filled with constant arguments and boredom over trivial matters.

Finally, on the day Yukino became pregnant out of wedlock, the biggest conflict between the lovers finally erupted.

However, time is such a magical thing; perhaps the gods heard their prayers.

An unexpected event sends this silly couple back to the day they first met in high school.

"If I had to do it again, I would never date you!!!"

"If I had to do it again, I would never date you!!!"

The two people on the hospital bed in the infirmary looked at each other, their bodies now younger, and uttered these words.

But was it really that smooth sailing?

Therefore,

Sunny spring day,

And there's Yukino Yukinoshita.

Please do it again!!!

Let's do the prologue again, Yukino!!

In the small apartment

The young man, still hungover, was startled awake by a loud phone call.

"Xiaoxue, answer the phone, I have a headache."

The young man buried his face in the blankets and said something without looking up.

However, the familiar voice did not come gently, and the shrill ringing of the telephone continued to linger in my ears.

Not here? Did they go to work so early...?

Ouch—my head is killing me.

The young man struggled to open his eyes, enduring the soreness in his bloodshot eyes. He lay on the tatami mat, wearing only his underwear, and fumbled for the approximate location of his phone based on his vague memory.

Before long, as he looked at the name on the screen, his already furrowed brows furrowed even more deeply. The young man tidied his somewhat messy hair and slowly pressed the answer button.

"You've been making such a racket, calling like a midnight horror movie. Xiaoxue, can't we talk about it tonight?"

A cold, clear female voice came from the other end of the phone. However, for some reason, the voice, which had been quite melodious in the young man's memory, sounded weak at this moment.

"Heh, if Qing, your eyesight isn't impaired, the sun should be in the west, not the east, right now."

The young man, referred to as "Qing," didn't notice the weakness in the woman's voice on the other end of the phone. Instead, he turned to look at the balcony not far away, gazed at the orange-red light shining through the curtains, and couldn't help but grin.

His name is Haruhi Kasuga, and he is twenty-six years old. The woman on the other end of the phone is Yukino Yukinoshita, and she is one year younger than him.

As for their relationship?

Thinking of this, Haru's gaze involuntarily fell on a photograph placed not far away. It was a photo of him and a cool and beautiful woman standing intimately under a cherry blossom tree, and Yukino in the photo also showed a rare smile of melting ice.

It's been almost two years since he graduated from university, and even Qing himself has forgotten whether it was he who confessed to Yukino or Yukino who proposed to him.

This small apartment, which is only about 30 square meters, is their cozy little home where they have been living together since college.

Seeing the spring photos, a smile involuntarily crept onto my lips.

"I'm listening, Xiaoxue. What's the urgent matter that you need to talk to me about?"

Qing had a languid expression on his face, and the hazy feeling from his hangover had not yet dissipated.

The woman's voice seemed to hesitate for a moment, then she took a deep breath.

"My sister's company needs to hire two deputy managers for the marketing department. I recommended you to my sister. Come to the company for an interview."

Although the woman's tone carried a hint of negotiation, it was clearly a request that the young man could not refuse.

The honeymoon period between the two ended four years ago, and in the years since, their daily lives have not been as harmonious and sweet as their friends perceive them to be.

Last night's hangover was ultimately due to some problems in the relationship between the two of them, which is why he went back to his old buddies to drink and complain.

He tried his best to suppress his frustration and calm his hidden anger.

"Xiaoxue, did you make this decision for me without consulting me again? When did I ever say I wanted to work for your sister?"

“I know you and your sister have never gotten along, but we don’t have any time left now. You should understand what I mean. Or do you want to see your resignation letter on Dad’s desk when he returns to China?”

Xiaoxue's voice suddenly became weak, but the anger in her words was clear even to complete strangers.

“I can allow you to resign from Dad’s company, and I can allow you to take a few days off so you can rest at home for a while. But you clearly promised me back in college that you would give me an explanation in three years. Now, three years have passed, and it’s the second three years. It’s been almost three years since we graduated from college. Qing, what happened to the vow you made back then?”

“Dad said that as long as you work for his company for three years, he would agree to our wedding by the end of this year. But you told me that the agreed time is almost here, why did you resign?”

She really didn't understand this. It was something she could almost reach out and touch, something they had endured together for the past three years, yet the man she loved abandoned his original intentions at the last moment.

"..."

The woman on the other end of the phone, facing Chunri's silence, couldn't help but sneer repeatedly.

"See? When I asked you the day before yesterday, you weren't willing to tell me the answer either. So if you can't discuss it with me, why should I discuss it with you beforehand?"

At this moment, the voice under the snow continued to speak like flowing water. The tone on the phone was cold and unfamiliar, and there was also a vague sense of impatience that was hard to understand.

"Xiaoxue, calm down a bit, okay? Give me some time, and I'll definitely explain the reasons to you. But now is not the time, it's really not the right time." He tried to soothe his girlfriend's emotions; there were some things he really couldn't tell her.

Does he have to tell her that he really can't stay at that company anymore?

"I can't stay calm. We've worked so hard together for so long, and we were almost at the point where our dream would come true, but at the most crucial moment, you gave up first..."

When Xiaoxue spoke last, her voice seemed to choke up a little.

They were no longer those carefree teenagers; having entered society, they should have long understood the value of daily necessities. She truly wanted to grow old with him.

Perhaps still lingering from yesterday's intoxication, he patiently inquired about his girlfriend's unusual behavior of crying.

"Xiaoxue, is something bothering you, or did your aunt say something to you?"

"I am pregnant……"

"Ugh?"

Yukino's sudden, quiet remark completely stunned Haruhi.

After that, for half a day, neither of the two people on the phone spoke another word.

……

Springtime has nothing to offer except for light snow.

In high school, he was a notorious problem child in his class. He liked to fight, didn't like to study, had a bad temper and was easily angered. Even Hiratsuka Shizuka, who had maxed out her fighting skills at the beginning, completely lost the will to discipline him.

Even now, he still doesn't understand why Yukinoshita was able to be interested in him back then. Sometimes he even wonders if it was because Hikigaya rejected Yukinoshita that she ended up choosing someone like him out of despair.

"..."

And there was also silence beneath the snow on the other side.

"Come to the hospital to pick me up and take me home. The doctor just said that it's difficult for me to get pregnant, and even if I do get pregnant now, the embryo is unlikely to survive, and there's a risk of miscarriage."

As Yukinoshita said these things, she suddenly felt really tired.

A distance that is both close and distant

Two hands that seem to be on parallel lines and will never touch.

After saying all that, she ignored her boyfriend, who was now difficult to communicate with, and hung up the phone without hesitation.

……

In a daze, the young man picked up the phone he had intended to throw away. A bitter smile gradually rose to his face. Reluctantly, he dialed another unfamiliar number.

Auntie, Xiaoxue is pregnant...

Kasuga-kun, I believe you can persuade my youngest daughter to abort the baby in her womb.

……

Or would you rather make the only woman you love go through the same pain she suffered before?

Uncle, he clearly

He agreed then, but I didn't. Do you think my youngest daughter could survive independently in society without the support of family resources? You haven't forgotten, have you? You are just an illegitimate son of the Shinomiya family, while she is the legitimate second young lady of the Yukinoshita family. For you, she abandoned the dignity of the Yukinoshita family and even dared to threaten her father with the ridiculous idea of ​​suicide. I cannot allow this behavior. Even if her father can forgive her, I cannot forgive her.

"You should still remember how tough it was for the two of you right after graduation. If Yang Nai hadn't knelt down and begged me back then, perhaps no company would have dared to keep her even now."

I'll give you one last month to properly end that relationship that should never have started in the first place.

In the long silence,

A loud cracking sound.

The young man hung up the phone on his own initiative and then let out a long sigh.

From the very beginning, Yukinoshita's mother didn't like him much. That rational woman valued the family's interests and Yukinoshita's future more than anyone else.

Mingminglian

Looking out the window at the darkening sky, Chunri closed her eyes and shook her head incessantly.

He could ignore the ridicule from others, even Yukino.

However, he disliked that his girlfriend, despite having suffered grievances outside, would still return to the apartment with a beaming smile, presenting him with a birthday cake and wishing him a happy birthday.

That was his hell, and he didn't want Xiaoxue to exist there with him.

Just like Xiaoxue earlier, he is now extremely tired.

……

The night was as still as water.

The young man, wearing a blue shirt, walked slowly down the street, watching the bustling crowds. Suddenly, Chunri Qing felt that the past six years of her life had been a blur.

When he was young, he was abandoned by the family that always thought he was superior. His birth mother was just a woman his father found outside after marriage and could be discarded at any time. So even his birth was completely unexpected by his father. He already had a daughter whom he regarded as the apple of his eye, and he looked down on him as an illegitimate child. In the end, he could only take his mother's surname.