man in tokyo, mock girlfriend

Chapter 20 20. The Eve of Farewell
When Sumino Kawashima was on the verge of collapse, little did she know that the person she longed for was standing behind the bedroom door, quietly listening to her venting.

Akizuki Yahiko put his hand on the door handle, but was unable to push the door open and enter.

It wasn't until the noise inside became quieter and the crying changed from wailing to nothing, that he turned on the door handle and walked into the room.

He came to Kawashima Sumino in two steps, helped her up, then pretended to be unaware, and asked with concern: "Sumi, why did you fall? And you're still crying."

"Dragon..."

Kawashima Sumino raised his head and looked at Akizuki Yahiko blankly.The next second, she shouted and hugged her:

"Long'er! Where have you been? I thought you left without making a sound! You scared me to death! Woooo..."

Kawashima Sumino hugged him very tightly, and the two small hands around his neck even compressed the carotid artery, causing him to become somewhat congested and suffocated.

However, this is also a side reaction. Kawashima Sumino is really worried about him and afraid that he will leave without even saying hello, right?

Akizuki Yahiko gently patted Kawashima Sumino's back and said comfortingly: "I'm sorry, I was making lunch just now. It's already noon."

"Wha, what?! It's already noon?" Kawashima Sumino immediately let go of him, blinking in disbelief, his heart full of panic.

The reason why she was panicking was not only because she promised her mother yesterday that she would take the first tram home in the morning to report that she was safe, but also because she skipped school, and there were only a few hours left before they were separated.

"Well, don't worry. I've already helped you communicate with your mother, and so has the school."

"How do you communicate well?"

"Your mother called. I answered the call and explained the situation to her."

"You, you answered it, and you explained the situation to your mother, but she didn't get angry?!"

Kawashima Sumino was even more shocked, so much so that his speech became incoherent, and his eyes were round and wide.

She knew her mother well.

As the mother of a teacher at Dongda University, she is not only very strict in tutoring, but also has many demands on her.

The first one is, of course, not to associate with the opposite sex.

Not to mention dating, not even getting to know her or becoming friends. The reason is that it will affect her studies, and she is too simple-minded and can easily be deceived by scumbags.

Well, to a certain extent, she was indeed deceived by the scumbag.

"It happened. I had a big fight with her, and then she asked me to meet and bring you with me, otherwise she would call the police and arrest me."

"what?!"

"I promised her first, and then I went to your house to meet your mother by myself. I chatted with her for an hour, and she understood."

"What were we talking about? How could someone as paranoid as my mother be persuaded..."

Kawashima Sumino was curious about what Akizuki Yahiko said to her mother, but Akizuki Yahiko just smiled and said it was a secret.

Moreover, this was the deal he had made with her mother, as the price of compromise was not to be able to tell the story of the hour between them.

Although she asked questions in every possible way, and even acted willfully, Akizuki Yahiko just smiled and remained silent.

Seeing that she really couldn't ask, she had no choice but to give up, and then deliberately bulged the sides of her face to look very unhappy.

Akizuki Yahiko touched her head and said comfortingly: "Okay, why do you care so much about this? Come and eat, it's almost cold." "...Hmph."

Kawashima Sumino snorted, waved away Akizuki Yahiko's hand, walked out of the bedroom alone with small steps, and came to the living room to sit down.

Akizuki Yahiko looked at her staggering figure, laughed helplessly, and then left the bedroom.

When he came to the dining table and sat down, Kawashima Sumino looked at him directly and asked: "Ryuuji, did you do this on purpose?"

Akizuki Yahiko smiled and asked knowingly: "Huh? No, why do you say that?"

"Because these...are my favorite dishes."

Kawashima Sumino lowered his head and moved his eyes to the cream stew, black pepper pork chop, and grilled eel on the table...

These are the dishes she likes to eat, but she has never told Qiuyue Yahiko. Why would Qiuyue Yahiko know?

Suddenly, she thought of her mother and understood everything instantly.

It seemed that Akizuki Yahiko had already made up his mind to say goodbye to her in a few hours, so he prepared such a sumptuous lunch.

Akizuki Yahiko picked up a piece of eel covered in dark brown thick sauce, put it in Kawashima Sumino's bowl, and said: "Try it. Although I can cook, this is my first time to try Japanese food like this." , fortunately it’s quite simple.”

Japanese cooking is really simple, because there is no stir-frying step. Most of the dishes can be cooked by just stewing and frying.

Cream stew is just like that, just follow the steps to put it in.

The black pepper pork chops are deep-fried. They are cut into pieces and marinated for half an hour. Then they are breaded in flour and fried until they are medium-rare. The remaining temperature will then make them medium-rare. Just make some sauce and sprinkle them on.

As for the eel, it's a little more troublesome. He uses a flavored pan-fried fish method, just like in Chinese dishes.

"Dragon..."

Sumino Kawashima called his name in despair, picked up the chopsticks, and ate the eel into his mouth.

Obviously, this taste should be sweet and salty, but because of the loss in her heart, the tip of her tongue was bitter, which made her feel like chewing wax, without any taste.

"Is it tasty?"

"..."

"Really, I didn't taste it... I'm sorry that my existence makes you so sad."

Akizuki Yahiko's self-deprecating words made Kawashima Sumino suddenly raise his head and subconsciously retorted: "Ryuuji didn't make me sad! On the contrary, Ryuuji made me very happy! But, but... wuwu, that's it. I'm so happy that I can't bear to part with it. I still want to eat the food cooked by Long'er again, and I also want to be held by Long'er, touch my head, and smile at me! But there is no next time for these things, I know it clearly There is no next time, why am I like this now? Why do I have to make trouble at the last moment? It’s so annoying. In this way, I have already begun to understand myself..."

By the end of her words, she was sobbing, her dried tears welling up again, and the world in front of her became blurry.

Akizuki Yahiko sat silently on the chair and did not comfort Kawashima Sumino.

Because his tenderness is fatal poison. Whenever he treats her tenderly, the poison will eat away at her heart and make her full of holes.

"Long Er, this feeling is really annoying. My reason is telling me to let you go and not to keep you, but my subconscious is constantly encouraging me to keep you... What should I do? Long'er."

Kawashima Sumino lowered his head, covering his eyes with his hands, sobbing, tears dripping from his fingers and falling to the ground.

(End of this chapter)