Zongman: Unknowingly trapped in the hatchet

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Ten minutes later, Su Qing and Mahiru had almost purchased all the ingredients for dinner.

"That should be enough, right?"

Su Qing asked.

"Hmm... I also want to check out some condiments and stuff, that should be quick."

After staring at the full shopping cart for a while, Mahiru looked up and saw condiments such as soy sauce. "You can push these to the checkout first. If I buy anything else, I can check out again."

Knowing that Mahiru was worried that there would be more customers later, Su Qing nodded and did not refuse.

"Then I'll wait for you at the cashier?"

"I won't keep you waiting too long."

Mahiru smiled.

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"Hey... am I a bitch? I feel sad when I see that couple, and feel empty when I can't see them."

Sato Kyoko, who was sitting at the cash register bored, really wanted to slap herself hard twice.

"Hello. Check out."

"Eh? Okay, okay."

[Why does the voice sound familiar?]

Despite this, her instinctive reaction still made her perform her job duties as soon as possible.

Then, she quickly and skillfully used the barcode scanner to scan the barcodes of a large number of ingredients in front of her into the computer.

[So many ingredients? It's really rich...]

Kyoko Sato muttered to herself, and after scanning everything, she raised her head and smiled business-like.

"Hello sir, I'll scan you."

"Ah."

Su Qing showed the payment code on his mobile phone, but Sato Kyoko did not respond.

[Woc, it’s him!]

"Not sweeping?"

Seeing that the cashier was slow to respond, Su Qing reminded him.

"Oh, sorry, sorry, I'll sweep it right away."

Sato Kyoko seemed to have just woken up from a dream. She hurriedly paid Su Qing and waited for the machine to print out the invoice. "Please keep your invoice."

After paying the bill, Su Qing did not leave immediately as Sato Kyoko had imagined, but stood at a place not far away.

[Is he waiting for his girlfriend?]

Sato Kyoko suddenly felt a little nervous.

When she first met Su Qing, she only had the impression that he was handsome.

But this was only the third time, and she realized that the other person was not just handsome.

There is also a certain kind of temperament that is hard to describe.

[It would be great if… my blind date looked like him, or even was him…]

But he already has a girlfriend.

So Kyoko Sato could only think about it.

[But it’s always okay to take a few more glances, right?]

She comforted herself in this way in her heart, but her eyes had already followed him closely.

Even looking at Su Qing who was falling at this moment, some extremely bad thoughts emerged in his mind.

However, such a sight had already attracted Su Qing's attention.

In Sato Kyoko's surprised pupils, Su Qing's figure was getting closer and closer, and her heartbeat was getting faster and faster.

"Have we met somewhere?"

"Yes, yes, yes... That's right. I was the one who drew the lottery for you last time..."

Sato Kyoko didn't expect Su Qing to take the initiative to come forward and talk to her. Could it be that her gaze bothered the other party?

"I mean, the mall incident."

Su Qing directly pointed out.

"Woo woo woo, I was wrong. I was just possessed for a moment and I definitely didn't mean to follow you!"

Unexpectedly, the brief follow-up last time had already been discovered by the other party. While Sato Kyoko was glad that she did not continue to follow, she quickly admitted her mistake.

"Don't be nervous. I just want to ask you, is there anything wrong?"

Su Qing smiled and signaled Sato Kyoko not to be nervous.

“What, what’s going on…?” Sato Kyoko kept muttering.

What could happen to her?

Does eating dog food count?

When she looked closely at Su Qing's eyes.

She never thought that there could be a person whose eyes could be so good.

Just like when night falls, the stars shine.

For some unknown reason, she asked a question she had never thought of.

"I want to ask you, what is 'love'?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she realized what strange questions she had asked.

[Ahhh, what on earth am I asking?]

"I, I, I, I just said it casually, just pretend I didn't say anything!"

Sato Kyoko waved her hands in panic.

If she had known this earlier, she wouldn’t have come to work part-time today!

"It's okay. Go on and tell me why you want to ask this."

"It's just...my blind dates haven't been going very well lately. Although their families seem pretty nice, I don't like any of them..."

After hearing Su Qing's words, Sato Kyoko had no choice but to continue.

"Have you had any conflicts with your family?" Su Qing asked.

"As for contradictions, there should be a little bit..." Sato was not sure, and said, "But I heard that my mother's generation relied on blind dates and so on, and it seemed that there was no choice... Anyway, I think I shouldn't be sure of such things so early, you know..."

"Don't want to make do?"

"Yeah, that's what I mean."

Kyoko Sato nodded like a chick pecking at rice. She just thought he was really amazing.

"Phew, I'm actually a little scared. I'm afraid that one day I'll be like my mother, with no choice but to end up in a mess. I don't want that."

Sato sighed and continued.

Logically speaking, she shouldn't confide so much to a stranger.

But the person in front of her seemed to have this kind of magic that made her willing to tell him everything.

She even kind of enjoyed the process.

"So do you think your mother is just [making do]?"

"I don't know... I can't explain it clearly..."

"I understand. But you know that the chances of meeting [love] are very small?"

[Why do people say that...]

Sato Kyoko nodded weakly. "My mother told me the same thing. She also said that when I get older, I won't have the energy to love anymore."

She vaguely believed it.

She had read a book in which she wrote:

At the age of five, a person can run to a field a kilometer away just to catch a butterfly.

When you are ten years old, you can run to every store in the streets and alleys just for an ice cream.

At the age of nineteen, one can go to a strange city alone for the person he loves.

At the age of 29, people can just find someone to spend the rest of their life with.

It seemed that her enthusiasm was really being worn away bit by bit by time and loss, just as her mother had said.

"So, are you ready to be single?"

Su Qing asked after a while, as if waiting for Sato to finish thinking.

"Single...preparation?"

Sato Kyoko repeated blankly, her eyes wandering.

"Don't be prepared to compromise with life or the world. If you don't want to compromise, then this is the only way, isn't it?"

"I... don't seem to understand it very well. It's a little too profound..." Sato Kyoko was rarely ashamed.

They all look like they are of the same age, and she is even a senior who is about to graduate.

As a result, I couldn't understand anything.

"One day you will understand. You just need to remember that if you don't want to regret it in the future, don't easily choose to reconcile with the world before making any effort. That's enough."

"okay."

Sato Kyoko nodded, not quite understanding.

"Qing...Qing Jun, I'm here."

Not far behind him, Mahiru's voice came, sounding a little hurried.

He must have come here jogging.

"It looks like your girlfriend is back... I'm really grateful that you can talk to me about this."

Kyoko Sato didn't know why she felt a little lost.

However, she still bowed deeply to Su Qing with gratitude.

"Nothing, I can't help you."

Su Qing waved his hand.

But this time he did not deny the other party's words.

At this time, Mahiru had come to his side. She suddenly and naturally took Su Qing's arm with a smile on her face.

"Qingjun. Shall we go home?"

"Didn't you buy anything else?" Su Qing asked.

"It'll be the same if we buy them together next time."

"next time?"

"Ok!"

Seeing Mahiru's attitude, Su Qing didn't say anything, and didn't care about Mahiru's sudden action of holding her arm.

I bought a lot of ingredients, so I put them in two plastic bags.

Because one of Su Qing's hands was held by Mahiru, he had to carry the two bags with one hand.

"let's go."

Mahiru urged.

"okay."

Su Qing responded.

Sato Kyoko just smiled and watched the two of them leave until they walked to the glass door. Su Qing suddenly turned around and asked:

"By the way, didn't your mother say anything else?"

[Other…?]

When Sato Kyoko came to her senses, the glass door had already slowly closed.

At the end... it seemed like my mother did say something.

What did you say?

Kyoko Sato suddenly felt a gust of wind passing by.

Just like the wind that dissipated her mother's last words when she left home.

——It was the breeze that blew in when Su Qing and Mahiru left.

Sato Kyoko remembered.

She actually heard it at that time.

But she didn't dare to answer.

"No matter what choice you make, Kyoko, as long as you are happy..."

The mother's voice was filled with sobs.

The exhaustion of life left her no time to regret.

She didn't want her daughter to be like her.

But Sato Kyoko didn't dare to look up.

With her head lowered, she only saw her mother's weather-beaten hands trembling slightly at that moment.

Want... happiness?

tick-

tick-

Ah—what’s that sound?

Why am I crying too?

Mother, do you know?

Your daughter seems to be in love today.

I met a very handsome, very nice boy.

Even though he already has a girlfriend.

But your daughter still can't help falling in love with him.

Even some scary thoughts came to mind...

However, this seems to be just a one-sided yearning.

One-sided admiration doesn't even seem like unrequited love, right?

Not reconciled.

I feel so unwilling that I want to cry.

But I seem to understand something.

and so.

I will be happy.

Please don't worry, mom.

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