Didn’t you say you were just using me as a substitute?

"He rarely fights for a moment, but if you piss him off, even if he can't kill you, he'll definitely find a way to take a bite out of you."

After lighting the charcoal fire, Li's father simply washed his hands with clean water, picked up the barbecued meat and started grilling it.

"Do you know what the biggest difference between Aki and Tsun is?"

"where?"

"Do you remember when An Yi stopped coming to our house?"

Li Fu answered the question irrelevantly.

"Wasn't it after the fight with Eriri? Why are you suddenly talking about this?"

"No, he didn't come to our house. I was the one who casually bought him a handkerchief worth hundreds of thousands of yen."

"Hey, why?"

"Because of low self-esteem."

Li's father comes from a wealthy family, but he understands men.

"For us, it's normal to go to high-end restaurants and spend hundreds of thousands of yen on something, but for Aki, who comes from an ordinary family, it's unimaginable."

"He has low self-esteem, so he stops coming to our house."

“But Zun is different.”

"He also comes from an ordinary background, so it's natural for him to face us."

"This is the biggest difference between Zun and Aki."

Sayuri Sawamura understood.

Facing the same group, Aki chose to escape, while Kitahara Takashi chose to face up to his own identity.

"This kid has a strong heart, and I believe he can become a great person."

"Hearing you say that, I want him to be Eriri's husband even more."

Sayuri Sawamura felt even worse after hearing her husband's comments about Kitahara Takashi.

It feels like you've discovered a mountain of gold, but you can only look at it.

"Mom and Dad, what are you talking about?"

I don't know when Eriri had reconciled with Kitahara Takashi, and she pulled him in front of the two of them.

"We're discussing when you're going to get married, and whether to have a Japanese or Western-style wedding."

Sayuri Sawamura picked up a topic at random.

"This is too far."

Eriri said this, but when she turned to look at Kitahara Tsutomu, there was a hint of expectation in her eyes.

"Let's get married after graduating from high school. We'll have two weddings: a Western-style wedding in China and a Japanese-style wedding in Japan."

Kitahara Takashi picked up a piece of beef brushed with sauce, cut it into pieces skillfully, skewered it with large iron skewers, and grilled it while speaking.

"Doesn't your conscience hurt when you say something like that?"

Sayuri Sawamura looked at Takashi Kitahara with disdain.

He was clearly planning to leave, but he was still making promises to his daughter.

No wonder you, a scumbag, are so successful.

"Getting married right after graduation is too fast."

Ying Lili felt a little shy, but also had expectations for the future, but she still pouted in dissatisfaction.

"If you want me to play for another two years, I have no objection."

Kitahara Takashi shrugged indifferently.

"Play? You wish!"

When Ying Lili heard this, she thought it would be better to get married first.

She was afraid that if time dragged on, Kitahara Takashi would be seduced away by that woman, Kasumigaoka Utaha.

*

the other side.

In a cafe in the Rokuten shopping center, which had just opened less than two months ago, Kasumigaoka Utaha and Aki Tomoya sat face to face.

There was a cup of coffee on their table.

Aki Tomoya looked at Kasumigaoka Utaha and said, "Senior, what do you want to talk to me about?"

This was the first time he and Kasumigaoka Utaha had been out alone in a while.

In fact, Tomoya Aki couldn't guess why the other party called him out.

"Aki, you like Sawamura, right?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha held the cup with her slender fingers, picked up the cappuccino, took a sip, and said slowly.

Aki Tomoya, who was also about to take a sip of coffee, paused, but soon returned to normal: "Senior, what are you talking about?"

"Stop playing dumb."

Kasumigaoka Utaha put down the cup heavily, and her gaze towards him became even colder.

"Don't you really know how Sawamura and I felt before?"

When she was feeling the transition, Bian Zun did not hide his love for her and liked her openly. She hated the way Aki Tomoya knew her feelings, gave her hope but refused to give her an answer.

"An Yi, don't treat people like fools."

"I am no longer the Kasumigaoka Utaha who loves you so much that even though I know your behavior, I still find excuses for you."

"I don't like you right now."

"Answer my question, do you like Sawamura?"

Akitomo didn't answer, but picked up his coffee and drank it to hide his inner turmoil.

Kasumigaoka Utaha didn't urge her, but her legs began to tremble unconsciously.

She was very annoyed by the fact that Tomoya Aki was always slow in giving each answer.

But at the same time, Kasumigaoka Utaha was also surprised at how much she had changed.

You know, a few months ago, she would never feel this kind of irritation when she was alone with Aki Tomoya. She would even feel a little happy just because they were alone.

In the past, she liked everything about Aki Tomoya.

Looking at her now, she seems disgusting no matter how I look at her.

Has Tomoya Aki changed?

No, he hasn't changed.

Just like Hua Xizi, it has been like this for many years.

Kasumigaoka Utaha knew that the reason for this change was simply because she didn't like him and her mentality had changed.

"Can I ask you a question?"

Tomoya Aki put down his coffee cup and looked at Utaha Kasumigaoka.

"explain."

"Does Senior still like Watanabe Takashi?"

"like."

Kasumigaoka Utaha answered without hesitation.

She is different from Aki Tomoya. If she likes someone, she will take the initiative to pursue him and will not be afraid to admit it.

"..."

Akito Tomoya didn't expect Kasumigaoka Utaha to give an answer right away. He was stunned for a moment, then took another sip of coffee: "What does Senior like about him?"

"Obviously, we knew each other earlier and have been together longer."

From the beginning to the end, Tomoya Aki never figured out how he was inferior to Takashi Watanabe?

The two look similar.

I am in the same school and the same club as Kasumigaoka Utaha, and I see her every day.

What about Watanabe Takashi?

At first, he was just a substitute found by the senior sister. She didn't see him very often and she even stood him up for herself.

Akitomo didn't understand how he lost.

"What does time mean? We have known each other for a long time, so have you accepted my confession?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha retorted to her.

"Yes, the you I want to meet can't compare to meeting Zun."

"But do you know what I like? Do you know how I like the food to taste? Do you know when I get my period?"

"You don't know anything."

"And all the questions that you can't answer, Zun can answer them."

Kasumigaoka Utaha thought of Watanabe Takashi, who was obviously not interested in the person she liked but tried hard to understand her.

I think of how before every date, I would start planning and exploring restaurants in advance, and take Watanabe Takashi with me to try all the delicious food.

I thought of Watanabe Takashi who offered me brown sugar water during my period.

"I like you and I confessed to you, but you didn't say whether you rejected me or accepted me that day. You kept me hanging."

"If it was him, he wouldn't do that. He would give me a clear answer. Every day when I'm with him, I can clearly feel that he comes just for me."

Watanabe Takashi's love is sincere and passionate, simple and pure, unlike the love of the man in front of him, which is full of calculations and exploitation of pros and cons.

"Think about it yourself, An Yi, you have never done anything for me."

"With Zunbi——"

Kasumigaoka Utaha raised her red lips in a sarcastic arc: "Are you worthy?"

Do you deserve it?

These three simple words were like a heavy hammer, smashing his self-esteem into pieces.

"Watanabe Tsuyoshi was so good to you, but you still left him? Do you think Watanabe Tsuyoshi still likes you?"

Aki Tomoya gritted his teeth, trying his best to hide his anger caused by the humiliation.

"It doesn't matter if he doesn't like me. This time it's my turn to win him back."

Kasumigaoka Utaha was not angered by Aki Tomoya.

She had long seen through the despicable side of the man named Aki Tomoya.

"That's why I asked you to come here today."

Seeing that Tomoya Aki was still unwilling to admit that he liked Eriri, Kasumigaoka Utaha didn't want to wait for his answer anymore.

"You want me to help you?"

"I don't think it's a favor, it's just a mutually beneficial cooperation."

Kasumigaoka Utaha sneered.

If she helps, she will owe him a favor.

Favors must be repaid.

"I want to respect you, your childhood sweetheart belongs to you."

"I believe you don't want your first love to be held down by another boy."

In order to make Tomoya Aki make up her mind, Utaha Kasumigaoka deliberately said something that would stimulate him.

Thinking of that scene, an uncontrollable anger surged in his heart. Aki Tomoya clenched his fists and his body trembled slightly.

Ding Dong!