Thirteen brothers urged me to get married

44.

"Brother Youjing, you are back." Tsubaki saw his second brother Youjing parked his car and came out, greeted him and prepared to lead Kise Ryota to find the car he wanted to borrow.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, another person came out from the co-pilot's side.

Chun looked at the familiar figure, and before he could say anything, Ukyo stuffed the bag he was carrying into his hand.

Then... Ukyo looked at Kise Ryota: "Mr. Kise? I didn't expect you to be Tsubaki's friend. Welcome to our house as a guest."

Chun looked at the bag full of vegetables in his hand, then at You Jing, and felt that what his second brother said sounded a bit awkward.

"What do you mean I didn't expect him to be my friend? Brother, I suspect that you look down on me."

Tsubaki puffed up her cheeks.

Although Kise Ryota is not his friend.

Moreover, he didn't know if it was his illusion, but he always felt that when You Jing said that sentence, he seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

Kise Ryota ignored Tsubaki's complaints, and shook hands with You Jing: "You are Fengdou's second brother, right? You Jing brother, hello, just call me Ryota. I have something to say, and I am going back."

When Asahina Tsubaki heard this, she immediately frowned.

He looked at Ukyo, then at Kise Ryota, and felt that they seemed to be talking about something he didn't understand.

Why are you calling so affectionately all of a sudden?Is this the first time you meet?Why are you so familiar?It's not a beaver.

Tsubaki turned his attention to the fourth person present. He knew that person. He was Ukyo's partner and the heir of the Atobe Foundation, Atobe Keigo.

Sensing Tsubaki's gaze, Atobe Keigo nodded at him and said hello, then turned his eyes and looked at Asahina Ukyo and Kise Ryota who were shaking hands, showing an ambiguous smile.

Tsubaki felt that the situation was even more wrong.

Judging from the current situation, Keigo Atobe should be the guest invited by Ukyo, right?

How can anyone leave the guests aside and run to talk to others by themselves?Brother Youjing, what about your manners?

What's more wrong is yet to come.

Tsubaki saw Ukyo pat Kise Ryota's arm enthusiastically: "It's hard for you to come here once, why don't you stay at home and have dinner before leaving?"

As Ukyo spoke, he gave Tsubaki a condemning look, then turned his head to Kise Ryota and said, "Since you called me Ukyo, then stay for dinner. Today is just my chef, let you try it." Ukyo's craftsmanship."

As he spoke, he put his arms around the shoulders of Kise Ryota, who was a little taller than him, and led him towards the elevator.

Tsubaki rubbed her eyes, suspecting that she might be hallucinating.

Is this still the serious and serious brother Bingshan?

Could it be replaced by something strange?

"Are you guys...arguing?" Tsubaki looked at Keigo Atobe, and asked in disbelief, "Second brother...he just left? He left you here? Aren't you a guest he brought?"

Atobe Keigo snorted, and strode towards the elevator with a noble and glamorous look.

Tsubaki: "..."

It always felt like I was being ridiculed just now.

"It's not right, it's so wrong." Chun shook his head, seeing the three people walking farther and farther in front, he quickly picked up his bag and followed them.

He trotted a few steps, and the corners of his mouth suddenly turned up: "It seems that there is a good show today——"

-

In the living room on the fifth floor, Xuezhi and Yachen were tidying up the sofa and coffee table.

While helping them, Fengdou listened to them praise him, not to mention how wonderful his mood was.

Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, Ryota-senpai who said goodbye just now came back again.

Fengdou rushed to the stairs in surprise, leaned on the railing and looked up at Ukyo and Kise Ryota: "Wow, Ryota-senpai, have you changed your mind and want to stay for dinner?"

Kise Ryota looked like he wanted to laugh but didn't dare to.

When Xuezhi kept him before, he actually wanted to agree.But the future brothers-in-law are all eyeing it.

In order not to startle the snake, and not arouse their vigilance, he could only refuse the invitation that touched his heart with tears.

did not expect!

The peak turns.The willows are dark and the flowers are bright.

He Kise Ryota is back again——

Kise Ryota exhausted his acting skills all his life to control his expression, showing a slightly embarrassed smile: "Ah, well, I just ran into Brother Youjing in the garage. The enthusiasm is hard to lose, so..."

Naturally, Fengdou saw his second brother You Jing standing beside him, and immediately understood what he was saying, and gave You Jing a thumbs up: "Oh! Brother You Jing, you did a great job!"

Asahina Ukyo who was praised: It is difficult to keep smiling.jpg

He really didn't want to be praised at all.

He felt that he was really too difficult today.

He wouldn't want to invite anyone if he could.

However, in fact, he not only invited Keigo Atobe, but also kept Kise Ryota who was about to leave in order not to make this behavior more abrupt.

At least... at least two guests, it's better than inviting one alone, right?

Ukyo thinks so.

He didn't expect that when he came out of the supermarket after buying vegetables, he would meet Keigo Atobe who came to inspect the mall.

God knows why when inspecting the shopping mall, why inspect the supermarket on the basement level.

It just so happened that Keigo Atobe's inspection work was over, and the two chatted casually.

As we chatted, we talked about the dishes he was carrying, and we talked about him making dinner today.Then Keigo Atobe said that it had been a long time since he had eaten the food he cooked.

Ukyo casually asked Keigo Atobe if he wanted to go to his house for dinner.

It's really just a casual question. Generally speaking, Keigo Atobe refuses this kind of door-to-door visit without an appointment.

Ukyo thought it would be the same this time, but Keigo Atobe agreed without saying a word.

It was as if Keigo Atobe was waiting for him to ask.

Until Atobe Keigo went straight to his car without his guidance.

And after he saw the familiar license plate number belonging to Keigo Atobe next to his car, he finally confirmed that the feeling just now was not his illusion.

Atobe Keigo was waiting for his invitation, and wanted to go to his house for dinner.

As for the purpose?

You Jing didn't have to think about it at all, it was definitely not because of the food he cooked.

He still has this self-knowledge, the chef of the Atobe family is much better than him.

The real purpose is naturally his beautiful, gentle and lovely sister.

Youjing understood today what it means to lure a wolf into a house.

Thinking of the fact that her sister was so angry that she wanted to introduce a boyfriend to her sister without authorization, and that she didn't want to go home, and she apologized to her sister not long ago, but his failure to handle the relationship with her friends made her worry again, Ukyo wanted to take back what she just said.

Ukyo wanted to take back the water that was just spilled out of what was said, but Keigo Atobe refused.

You Jing said all the hard and soft words along the way, but Jing Wu, who was in the passenger seat, was sitting in the co-pilot.Totally unmoved by what he said.

Ukyo and Keigo Atobe have known each other for many years, but still don't know his character?

Ukyo knew that Keigo Atobe had the kind of behavior style that even if he said that his sister didn't want to see him, he would say that he would ask him face to face.

Trying to persuade him to refuse to take Atobe Keigo back was just his last struggle.

What can Ukyo do?

I can only rack my brains to think of a way to remedy it.

In the second half of the journey home, Ukyo didn't talk much to Keigo Atobe, it wasn't because he was angry with Keigo Atobe, but he was thinking of a way.

Even if he is angry, he won't be angry with Jing Wu, so what's wrong with him?

It was him who was at fault.He was angry with himself, angry at himself for being stupid.

So when Ukyo saw Kise Ryota in his underground parking lot, it was as if Ukyo had seen a savior.

-

Ukyo's savior? Kise Ryota walked down the stairs with a smile, greeted Yukie and Masato again, and explained why he would come back.

Ukyo was standing on the duplex attic, waiting for Keigo Atobe and his fifth younger brother Tsubaki to follow up.

He took the vegetables he bought from Tsubaki, and was about to explain to his sister and brothers that he invited Keigo Atobe back as a guest, Keigo Atobe had already walked down the stairs by himself, and came in front of Xuezhi.

"Xue Zhi, long time no see." Atobe Keigo said looking into Xue Zhi's eyes.

Xue Zhi subconsciously looked at You Jing who seemed to have something to say behind him, blinked, and said politely: "Jing Wu, long time no see."

Seems like it hasn't been long since?Is there ten days?It seems not?

Xuezhi thought in her heart.

"I happened to meet Jingwu when I came out of the supermarket." Youjing specially emphasized the word "coincidence" in the back.

"He said that he hasn't eaten the meal I cooked for a long time, so I invited him to have dinner together by the way." This time I emphasized the word "by the way."

From his expression and the choice of words and sentences, it can be seen that he is very eager to explain.

After explaining, he immediately said: "It may be a little tight to start cooking now, can my sister help me?"

This is of course just an excuse.

If possible, You Jing would rather starve these brats who are waiting to eat, and don't want to tire her sister.

But in order to let his sister avoid these guys with impure purposes, he can only say this.

Fortunately, my sister is the best sister in the world.

Xuezhi agreed without saying a word, and handed over the task of entertaining the guests to his younger brothers, while he went to the kitchen with You Jing.

When the two came to the kitchen, the first thing You Jing said was: "Sister, I'm sorry."

Xuezhi was tying an apron for herself. Hearing what Youjing said, she was a little confused, so: "Ah? Why do you apologize?"

Youjing's eyes were full of apology: "I invited Jingwu to come to my house, which troubled you."

Xuezhi put her hands on her hips, pretending to be fierce and said: "You Jing, in your mind, is sister such a person who gets angry easily?"

You Jing naturally saw that her anger was faking, and her eyebrows relaxed: "Of course not, my sister is the most tolerant sister in the world."

Xuezhi glared at him: "Don't put a high hat on me, I won't be the most tolerant."

She couldn't help laughing as she said that.

Seeing that Ukyo finally smiled, she handed him his apron and said, "I was angry before because your actions would hurt your friends. You will..."

She ambiguously introduced the two words, and then said, "It must be because they are friends recognized by you and have a good relationship with you. I am afraid that your behavior will affect the relationship between you."

Xue Zhi said and looked towards the direction of the living room. Although the line of sight was blocked, You Jing understood what she meant.

She said: "Seeing that your relationship is still very good, I am relieved. It is not easy to have a few good friends, You Jing, you should cherish it."

Seeing the smile on Xue Zhi's face, You Jing suddenly felt his nose sore.

He took a step forward and hugged Xuezhi, waited silently for his emotions to ease, and then said in a hoarse voice: "Sister, thank you."

-

The kitchen here is warm and harmonious, full of fun.The atmosphere in the living room was indescribably stiff and awkward.

Kise Ryota didn't feel the wariness of the Asahina brothers towards him, and thought that his strategy of retreating into advance had played a role.

However, in fact, it was because of the appearance of Keigo Atobe, who was more arrogant than him, that most of the Asahina brothers' attention was sucked away.

Especially Masato, he knew that Keigo Atobe was one of the boyfriends that Ukyo introduced to his sister.

Now the plan to introduce a boyfriend to my sister has died.But now it seems that You Jing did not do a good job in the follow-up finishing work-the other party has not given up yet.

At first, because of Tsubaki's words, Masato was wary of Kise Ryota.But Kise Ryota's later performance dispelled his vigilance.

Compared with the two, Keigo Atobe is naturally more worthy of attention.

Tsubaki is of course vigilant in his heart, and he is still double vigilant towards Kise Ryota and Atobe Keigo.

But that didn't stop him from watching the fun.Before, he was strictly on guard because only Kise Ryota was there.

Now there is one more person.Chun is happy to watch them fight with snipe and clam, but this time he wants to be the profitable fisherman.

Among the three brothers, the only one who is not in the state is Fengdou.But he can't blame him, after all, he doesn't know that there are so many inside stories.

He only knows that he can talk to the longing Ryota-senpai again, and have dinner with the admired Ryota-senpai, he is so happy.

Kise Ryota was also very happy. He sat there answering Futo's question while secretly observing Atobe Keigo from the corner of his eye.

Intuition told him that this guy might be his rival in love.

Well, in fact, there is no need to tell him intuitively, whether it is the brothers of the Asahina family or Keigo Atobe himself, they have already shown it clearly.

Atobe Keigo is his rival in love.

Keigo Atobe, who was guarded by the Asahina brothers and regarded as a rival in love by Kise Ryota, sat there in a big way, with no intention of taking the initiative to establish a good relationship with the future brothers-in-law.

Of course, the main reason is that their hostile attitude is too obvious, and Keigo Atobe is too lazy to reverse their attitude, which is too troublesome.

It is enough that he has a good relationship with one of them.

Atobe Keigo glanced in the direction of the restaurant, his sight was blocked and he couldn't see Yukie and Ukyo.

He looked away, picked up the remote control at hand, turned on the TV and watched the evening news on his own, more at ease than the Asahina brothers.

Except for Fengdou who was chattering with Kise Ryota, no one else spoke.In the background sound of the news, the atmosphere of the hosts and guests in the living room was tense and silent.

This tense and silent atmosphere lasted until Xue Zhi called them to eat.

When we arrived at the restaurant, the atmosphere was completely different again.

The only difference, of course, is Xuezhi.

As for Ukyo?Everyone agreed that it was the same without him.

As soon as Xuezhi appeared, everyone's eyes were basically attracted to her. Whether it was unintentionally or deliberately, the hostility between each other was much weaker, and the atmosphere of the restaurant could barely be called harmonious.

Asahina's family didn't have the rule of not talking when eating. Everyone talked to each other at the dinner table, and the dinner was quite lively.

On the contrary, Keigo Atobe didn't speak much, and You Jing couldn't help but look at him a few more times, feeling that something was wrong with him today.

Normally, when he was dawdling in the car, Atobe Keigo would have taunted him, but today he was extremely tolerant.

But now at the dining table, Keigo Atobe, who has always been high-profile, is not as quiet as the arrogant Mr. Atobe.

Of course, even if he didn't speak much, he just had a strong sense of presence.

"It's not right, it's really not right." You Jing thought to himself, "Jingwu must have a conspiracy."

he is sure...

It’s just that Keigo Atobe kept silent and concentrated on eating, as if what was in front of him was not the home-cooked food made by Ukyo, but some delicious delicacy.

You Jing became more vigilant.

The facts did not disappoint his vigilance.

Keigo Atobe ate neither fast nor slow, as if he was observing something.

When Yukie put down his chopsticks, Keigo Atobe also put down his chopsticks.

He said: "Xuezhi, can you come with me? I have something to tell you."

Everyone else at the table stopped eating because of his sudden words.

"What do you have to say now?" Chun deliberately complained loudly.

Atobe Keigo glanced at him, did not speak, and continued to turn his head to look at Xuezhi, focused and persistent.

His gaze is really easy to feel pressure, at least Xuezhi thinks so.

But she still nodded, and went to the balcony on the other side of the living room with Atobe Keigo.

The days are gradually entering late autumn, and the weather is getting colder and colder. There is an evening breeze blowing on the open-air balcony, bringing a slight chill.

Keigo Atobe didn't seem to expect it to go so smoothly, he was silent for a while, and then he came back to his senses after being blown by the wind, and said: "I went to the tennis match in your sophomore year, from the preliminaries to the finals. "

Xuezhi blinked, feeling a little unbelievable.

She didn't expect that after many years, she would hear him talk about the game she played 12 years ago from a person she didn't know at the time.

how to say?It's a bit complicated.

Xuezhi didn't speak, and quietly listened to Jingwu Ajibe's words.

At this time, Keigo Atobe has recovered his confident posture: "The game is quite gorgeous, I always remember it."

Xuezhi smiled unconsciously: "Then it looks like I'm doing pretty well?"

Atobe Keigo glanced at her, and with that gaze, how should I put it, Xuezhi thought that she might have had an illusion.Otherwise, how could she see that he hates iron but can't make steel from his eyes?

"I heard that you quit the Seigaku women's tennis team when I went to see it a year later." Keigo Atobe stated.

But Xuezhi could tell from his tone that he was a little unhappy.

She was a little confused: "Jingwu, are you unhappy?"

Atobe Keigo looked at the why written brightly on her face, and he felt a headache.Because he also wanted to ask her why.

Why did you complete the metamorphosis in the finals in such a short period of time?

Why do you like tennis so much, but you quit when you said you would quit?

Why have you changed so much now compared to before?

What happened to you all these years?

But these, he couldn't ask.

He was afraid that these questions of his would become a knife stabbing Xuezhi.

Atobe Keigo could only say bluntly: "I'm not unhappy."

Probably aware that his tone was wrong, he quickly added: "I just regret not being able to watch you play again."

"Really?" Xuezhi smiled, "That's something that can't be helped."

She smiled and sighed: "Now I can't play tennis at the same level as I was back then."

"How will you know if you don't try?" Keigo Atobe had already returned to his usual state at this time.

The corner of Xuezhi's mouth twitched: "No, I really can't try this."

Have you forgotten how the hell I played tennis the last two times?

"The last two times I played very well." Keigo Atobe said.

This made Xuezhi couldn't help but wonder if Keigo Atobe had something in her hands.Otherwise, how could he say against his conscience that she played well in the last two tennis games?

"Jingwu, if you have anything to say, just talk about it." Xuezhi closed her eyes tightly, making a look of death, "Don't worry, I can bear it."

"Cough..." Atobe Keigo clenched his fist to his mouth, coughed, and suppressed the almost overflowing laughter.

"Then I'll tell you." Keigo Atobe said, and sure enough, Xue Zhi's eyes closed even tighter.

He asked softly: "Xuezhi, have you encountered any trouble?"

"Eh?" Xuezhi was ready to hear an impactful speech, but Keigo Atobe asked such a question without beginning or end.

She looked at Atobe Keigo suspiciously: "No, why did you suddenly ask like this?"

"Besides this situation, I can't figure out why you have changed so much." Keigo Atobe stared at her quietly, not letting go of any change in her mood.

Xue Zhida's pupils tightened suddenly, and she realized that what Keigo Atobe was going to say next would be truly impactful.

She heard Keigo Atobe say: "You were in the National High School Women's Tennis Competition in your sophomore year, and you in the finals were completely different from you before."

"I thought you completed your transformation in the final. But now I realize that you took that place as your end point."

"After so many years, you're still stuck there."

When he said this, he paused and looked down at her.

"I want to take you out, you just need to give me your hand and look at me." Keigo Atobe stretched out his hand towards Xuezhi.

Xuezhi's hand, which was naturally hanging by his side, was tense now, and his fingers were tightly grasping the hem of the clothes.

There was still a smile on his face: "What are you talking about? People change."

She didn't know how pale her face was at this moment: "I just... something happened at home at that time, so I gave up tennis, that's all."

Atobe Keigo looked at her without speaking.

His hand was still frozen there, as if he had no intention of taking it back.

The upward arc of Xuezhi's mouth gradually flattened, and she and Keigo Atobe looked at each other, wanting to show him her persistence with this attitude.

Atobe Keigo saw the tightly clenched fists on her side trembling slightly, and her pale knuckles echoed her pale face.

He suddenly felt that he was a bit cruel now.

He sighed in his heart, withdrew his sharp gaze, and had the same sharp aura around him.

"Well, it looks like I made a mistake." Keigo Atobe tried to smile reassuringly, but he failed.

So he had no choice but to pat Xuezhi's hair to comfort him.

The sudden temperature led Xuezhi to withdraw from her tense emotions.

Xue Zhi stared blankly at Keigo Atobe's suddenly softening attitude, and couldn't help but reflect on whether he had overreacted just now.

Then she heard Keigo Atobe say, "As an apology, I'll play tennis with you."

Xuezhi didn't expect the topic to jump suddenly, and couldn't react for a while.

Atobe Keigo passed her by and walked towards the living room behind her.

"That's it, I'll pick you up at nine o'clock tomorrow morning." A second before leaving the balcony, Keigo Atobe said.

Xuezhi quickly stretched out her hand towards his back: "Wait, I haven't agreed yet, have I?"

Atobe Keigo didn't hear her voice, because he had already gone to the restaurant to say goodbye to Ukyo.

Xue Zhi watched as Keigo Atobe stepped up the stairs at the junction of the dining room and the living room, and walked towards the duplex loft, his figure gradually disappeared from her sight.

In the end, she couldn't take a step to hold Keigo Atobe, and told him that she refused to play tennis with him tomorrow.

"Maybe it's because I really want to play tennis with him too." At night, Xuezhi lay on the bed, stretching out her hand to block the light from the incandescent lamp on the ceiling.

These hands have been thickly callused due to hard work in middle school.

In the daily care after putting down the tennis racket, it regains its softness and whiteness.

"After so many years, you're still stuck there."

Keigo Atobe's voice rang in his ears.

Xuezhi's hand hangs down helplessly.