Yanqian

It was the day before Valentine's Day that Hanada Chiyo found out that she fell in love with Matou Kariya.

The chestnut-haired girl bought the most common chocolate bar, intending to melt it in a pot to make Giri chocolate, but after stepping into the kitchen, she found that there was a big gap between the ideal and the actual operation.

"Well, Miss Hanada, what are you doing?" Matou Kariya, who had been working overtime because the publication date was approaching, had just returned home when he saw Hanada Chiyo who was frowning in the kitchen.

"Matou-kun! Quickly tell me why the chocolate bar turned into this QAQ, this lumpy and sticky product is definitely not chocolate!" Seeing Matou Kariya as if he saw a savior, Hanada Chiyo immediately Jump on each other and cry.

"Ah, um, anyway, let me go first, Ms. Hanada." With some headaches, he pulled away the girl who was holding on to his clothes, and Matou Kariya found that in the past half a year, the chestnut-haired girl had become more and more dependent on him. he came.

"The chocolate pieces are too big, and generally speaking, they are heated over water...Why did you throw the chocolate pieces into the pot and boil them, Miss Huatian?" Sighing softly, Matou Yan At night, turn off the heat, and then unpack another piece of chocolate.

"It would be more efficient to use a knife to cut the chocolate block into even small pieces like this, and then heat it in a pot with a water bath." The black-haired young man cut the chocolate block into eight small pieces, and then Handed the knife to Hanada Chiyo, "Come on, Ms. Hanada, try it yourself."

"Hey..." Hanada Chiyo scratched her face with her right index finger before taking the knife handed over by Matou Kariya, and said with some embarrassment, "Actually, I'm quite afraid of this kind of thing. I always feel that I will cut it if I'm not careful. It's in my own hands, so it's Matong-kun who will do it."

As if he didn't expect Hanada Chiyo to say that, the black-haired young man froze for a moment, then laughed out loud, "Puchi, Ms. Hanada is really frankly cute."

With a gentle smile on the corner of his mouth, Matou Kariya withdrew his right hand holding the props, and neatly cut the chocolate into small pieces on the chopping board.

And Hanada Chiyo on the other side, the moment the black-haired youth said this, her heart beat unbelievably fast.

Covering her chest with her left hand, the chestnut-haired girl could feel the beating of her heart.Matou Kariya's side profile is not good-looking, at most it's just an upper-middle-level appearance, but Hanada Chiyo doesn't know why, she's always attracted to him.

"Miss Hanada, do you have hot water?" Matou Kariya asked as he turned his head and put aside the small piece of chocolate that he had just cut in his hand.

"Ah, yes, there is still hot water left when I ate instant noodles." Hanada Chiyo replied, pointing to the hot water pot at hand.

"You... don't eat these junk foods every time I work overtime." Matou Kariya's somewhat helpless tone came from his ears, and Hanada Chiyo deeply felt at this moment that the gentleness of that person could really drown people.

The black-haired young man poured all the water in the kettle into the pot, then took out a large bowl and put it in the pot, and finally put the chocolate pieces in the bowl.

After finishing all this, Matou Kariya put the pot that Hanada Chiyo had used to melt chocolate chunks before into the sink, poured some dish soap and began to clean it.

"That..." It seemed awkward to stand there, Hanada Chiyo said, but she didn't know what to say.

"Ah, I'm sorry, I'm talking to myself..." As if suddenly reacting, Matou Kariya looked at Hanada Chiyo with a dry smile, "Ms. Hanada is obviously making chocolate..."

"It's okay." Shaking her head, the chestnut-haired girl waved her hands, "I can't do it anyway, Mr. Jian Tong helped a lot."

The black-haired young man just smiled and didn't answer.

In the whole kitchen, there was only the sound of running water from the sink, and the chocolate in the pot seemed to have melted and slowly melted together.

Lowering her head to take out the heart-shaped mold from the refrigerator, Hanada Chiyo secretly glanced at the black-haired young man in front of the sink.

It has been more than half a year since Kariya Matou moved into this apartment. At first, the chestnut-haired girl just wanted to find a co-renter who could guarantee her monthly income.

But the black-haired young man was beyond her expectations, whether it was taking the initiative to clean the apartment at the beginning, or inviting her to have dinner with him later.

In fact, Hanada Chiyo is not considered a lucky person, it is better to say that everyone regards her as a burden.

The marriages of the father and mother were too failed, and they each found another person to marry shortly after the divorce.

Just like all goofy dramas, she became a trouble that both sides were refusing, so the final solution was to give her an apartment in this city, give her some money every month, and let her live by herself.

Until high school, Hanada Chiyo was a flower in the greenhouse, just like the only child in all families, she could neither lift her hand nor resist her.

Can't cook or clean, Hanada Chiyo ate instant noodles and takeaway for a whole month after moving into this apartment.

It wasn't until the money in her card was used up that Hanada Chiyo realized that she was no longer the girl who had no worries about food and clothing.

That's why she decided to find a roommate.

The money her parents call her every month is only enough to pay the electricity and water bills.

"Miss Hanada, the chocolate is almost melted." Matou Kariya's words brought Hanada Chiyo back from his memories, and the chestnut-haired girl looked at the black-haired young man in front of her in a daze.

Matou Kariya wearing a sky blue apron is a little subtly cute. Originally, Hanada Chiyo bought the apron because he thought it was cute.

The gentle voice and expression are irresistible, knowing that it is just Kariya Matou's personality and habits, but still can't help but indulge in that tenderness.

"I like you."

Not knowing why she said it, Hanada Chiyo paused when she saw Matou Kariya's right hand holding the spoon, and then the black-haired young man smiled helplessly.

"Miss Hanada, it seems inappropriate to practice Valentine's Day confession to me, right?"

The author has something to say: Because there is an eight-year age difference between Hanada Chiyo and Matou Kariya, Kariya completely took it as a joke when he heard Chiyo's confession. _(:3」∠)_Age difference or something... It’s really flawed, no matter how much you like him, he only treats you as a child.