[Comprehensive] Reasons for not being in love

In the match between Tomei and Yokoyama, the two confronted each other for a long time, and the final result was that Tomei narrowly won.

"Thank you, President Yokoyama, for your advice."

After releasing the king's hand, Dongming let out a long sigh of relief.President Hengshan's chess skills are not as good as she imagined.If Yokoyama's opponent in this game was Akashi, it should have ended earlier.Touma thought so.

For this result, Heng Shan who was sitting opposite her used to laugh a few times with a stern face.Although he knew that this meant appreciation, but no matter how he looked at it, he felt that Hengshan's expression was very frightening, full of majesty full of force.

After the game ended, Tomei couldn't find Akashi's figure.Is it because it took too long?However, Akashi would not be the one to leave without saying a word.

Waiting not far away was Yuri who looked like a high school student, and Yuri was surrounded by a few children who had finished playing around.This scene is very similar to the time when Tomina took the children ten years ago.

Tomei squinted her eyes and looked at Yuri. She only felt that the girl looked familiar, but she couldn't remember for a while that this high school girl was the loli who liked to hug her very much back then.

'Yuri, why are you here? '

Yokoyama signed in sign language, and Tona, who understood the girl's name, widened his eyes in shock.This girl who looks older than her is actually Yusato! ?

She recalled the appearance of Yuri when she was a child, and compared it, the girl in front of her was indeed the one with the outline that had grown out back then.She has grown into a little beauty...

Tomei looked at Yuri with some emotion. This feeling was similar to the first time she saw the grown-up Saijo Eita in the hospital.Wait, why is she acting like a mother-san?

A few days ago, brother Akashi asked me to bring him something, and today I also want to see the children of Hyacinth's House, after all, that's where I used to stay. '

Yuri answered Yokoyama's question, and of course noticed Tomei who was staring at him at the moment. After their eyes met, they each nodded and greeted politely.

'Hello. ' Yuri gestured.

'Hello. Tomei also hurriedly responded in sign language.

Yuri looked at Tona's face, seeing that face that looked exactly like the girl in the photo, she immediately linked the photo Akashi wanted with Tona in front of her.

Akashi brother really has been looking for that sister.Yuri thought of this quickly, feeling vaguely that there was some connection between Tona and the photo.Of course, she didn't have the idea of ​​linking Tomei and Fujii as one person, after all, it was a photo taken ten years ago.

'What about Seijuro? '

Seeing that Tomei can also sign language, Yokoyama asked Yuri directly.

'Brother Akashi said he would be back in a while. '

'In that case, let's go first. Hengshan walked towards Yuri and the children, feeling something was wrong, turned around and asked Tona, "Koga, is it okay to wait for that kid alone?"

"Well, no problem."

Hengshan is indeed a cold-faced person, only after Tomei replied, he really turned around and left without hesitation.The decisiveness of the businessman really does not have the slightest emotion.

Since Akashi said he would come back again, Tomei knew he would just keep his mouth shut and wait silently.She was sitting on the armchair, her completely relaxed attention finally felt the discomfort caused by the low temperature, when she stayed beside Akashi and played against Yokoyama, she completely focused on other aspects...

Dong Ming shrank her shoulders, and then raised her hands to breathe in her palms, and two pieces of warmth suddenly stuck to her left and right cheeks.

The sudden touch startled her, and she suddenly stood up from the armchair and turned around.

It's Akashi.

Akashi still maintained the action just now, holding a can of milk and a can of coffee in his hands, and the warm objects stuck to Toname's face were these two cans of hot drinks.

At that time, Akashi stuffed two cans of drinks into Tomei's arms.

"Akashi-san don't want it?"

"You're afraid of the cold, aren't you?"

"Um……"

Holding two cans of hot drinks in his arms, Dongming raised his head to look at Akashi's eyes, the red eyes were endlessly gentle.She felt that there seemed to be something wrong with Akashi, and the latter's attitude towards her was not like that of "friend sister" or "Teiguang junior".

"President Yokoyama has left."

Akashi nodded, "Yeah, I know."

Seeing that the red-haired man reacted so naturally, could it be that he already knew when Hengshan left?Then deliberately staggered the time to say goodbye?Hey, this man is so cunning.

"Mr. Akashi walked away on purpose, right?"

"Well, as you said."

Akashi admitted frankly that he just wanted to deliberately create a situation for two people.Of course, what Akashi does always has a goal that he wants to achieve.He was really trying to test Dongming, and called Yuri to let the child see Dongming with his own eyes.

Ten years is enough to blur a person's memory, and Akashi has long thought that Yokoyama might not be able to remember the girl from ten years ago.Because Hengshan can't remember people or things that he is not interested in.The best evidence is that ten years ago, even as Fujii Kaori's guardian, Yokoyama did not show any special care.

During this period, what kind of relationship existed between Yokoyama and Fujii Kaori, even after ten years, probably no one knows except Yokoyama himself.

"Mr. Akashi, why don't you just ask me about the result of the match between President Yokoyama and me?"

Akashi glanced at Tomei, whose eyes were sparkling with gleams, and he was extremely beautiful.Akashi looked delighted, chuckled, skipped the answer to the question, and then raised his eyebrows and asked, "Oh? Are you asking me for a reward for winning chess?"

It seemed that he had already guessed that this would be the result.

"What I mean is, push me directly to the battle. If I don't know how to play shogi at all, I'm not the only one who is embarrassed. The instigator, Mr. Akashi, is the chief culprit."

Akashi smiled, "I won't do things I'm not sure about, let alone President Koga of the Teiko Student Union, he shouldn't be weak."

He actually heard Akashi complimenting others, the kind of praise that praised her to the sky.Then Tomei became shy, drooping his head with fever in his ears.In order to hide it, her expression was a little stiff.

But Toname is also a little curious, why Akashi is so sure that she will play.Could it be...

"Did my cousin tell you? I can play chess..."

This is the only possibility, right?

"Atobe never liked to talk about shogi with me." After all, the uncle was once Akashi's defeated opponent.Speaking of this, Akashi paused for a moment, and then added lightly: "You will play, I know."

This sounds like something else.Is Akashi hinting or confirming something to her?Is he suspecting that she has something to do with ten years ago?But such an illogical phenomenon, how could anyone believe it.

Dong Ming's thoughts were a little confused, she frowned subconsciously, and in the next second, a big hand appeared in her sight, reaching towards her, and finally stopped in front of her face.

Akashi poked Tomei's wrinkled brow with his finger, "What are you thinking?"

"No……"

Akashi didn't bother to expose Tona's perfunctory words, how could the latter's preoccupied face not be thinking about anything.He withdrew his hand and asked softly, "Guhe, are you free tonight?"

"Eh?"

"I'm going to meet a friend I haven't seen in years."

Wait a minute, why did you tell her this?

"Akashi-san, are you... wanting to take me with you?"

Tomei didn't refuse immediately, and Akashi knew she was free.That being the case, he simply domineeringly embraced Tomei who was still in doubt, and said in a strong tone: "Let's go."

"Eh??"

"Atobe, I'll explain."

What I said... Dong Ming always had the feeling of cheating on his brother behind his back.Tona Koga, stop quickly, what the hell are you thinking!

The appointment time with Akashi was almost at dinner time, so the destination simply became a place to eat.Dongmei just followed this strong man who said nothing, um... In fact, she was a little happy when she came out with Akashi.

Along the way, Tona felt familiar, until she arrived at the destination with Akashi, she knew that she had been here ten years ago when she was Kaori Fujii - Umehara Ramen.

The place where she ate with Akashi for the first time, thinking about it, Tona felt a little kind.Though that may have only happened a few months ago to her.

Unexpectedly, after ten years, this ramen restaurant is still there.The store doesn't seem to have changed much, the decoration is simple, and the space is still so cramped that it feels crowded.

Akashi's suit and leather shoes seemed out of place in this old shop, and the shop owner greeted Akashi very kindly when he saw Akashi.It seems that Akashi is already a regular visitor here.

"Akashi-kun, you haven't come to my place for a long time!" Umehara's boss's voice was still the same. Seeing Tomei, Umehara laughed a few times, "Did you actually bring your daughter here this time?"

Thanks to Akashi's ability to maintain a graceful and gentle face, he just looked at Umehara with a smile.Is the old friend Akashi said to meet, the boss Umehara?

Seeing that Akashi didn't have any special reaction, Umehara laughed a few more times, "I'm just kidding, how could you have such a big daughter at such a young age. However, this child looks familiar, hahaha I'm old No problem. Speaking of which, is this child your sister-in-law? It feels a bit like the girl from before. Also, I heard that you are about to get married? When will you bring your fiancée to see, I should have... Hurry up Haven't seen her in ten years?"

Umehara was still talking alone, Akashi listened without saying a word, and had no intention of answering him at all.Finally, when there was a break after Umehara finished a long list of words, Akashi interjected in a timely manner: "Boss, two tonkotsu ramen."

"okay."

Ordering successfully blocked Umehara's tendency to continue talking, Akashi turned to look at Tomei, who seemed a little embarrassed by Umehara's words.

"Mr. Akashi, Ms. Ichinomiya...have a younger sister?"

"Why did you mention her all of a sudden?"

"The boss said that I look like your sister-in-law, Mr. Akashi's fiancée is only Miss Ichinomiya." Does it really look like Ichinomiya's sister?Obviously Ichinomiya is a beauty countless times more beautiful than her.

Akashi squinted his eyes, and the girl who asked him the question frowned, looking expectant and flustered.He unhurriedly picked up the hot tea that Umehara had poured, took a sip, and asked, "You care about these things?"

This is the second time that Akashi has asked Tomei if he cares about his relationship with Ichinomiya. Of course, in fact, Akashi has already seen clearly about Tomei's emotions.The kid cared deeply, but didn't really want to show it.

But this time, Dong Ming admitted very frankly: "Well, I care."

"Is that so?"

"Then can I continue asking questions?"

"casual."

"Boss, did he know Ms. Ichinomiya before? I haven't seen anything for ten years..."

For ten years, Tomei was too sensitive to this number.

If Umehara had met Ichinomiya ten years ago, then the chance to meet her should have happened after Kaori Fujii disappeared, right?Then Akashi will come with Ichinomiya Yuki.

But at that time, Ichinomiya Yuki was the arrogant and self-willed elementary school student, right?There seems to be something wrong, is she thinking wrong?

As if he had read through Tomei's doubts, Akashi said calmly in a narrating tone: "Boss Umehara misunderstood, the fiancée he was talking about was not Ichinomiya."

Not Ichinomiya?

"That……"

"Boss Meihara thinks my marriage partner is the same person from back then."

Back then... that person?The only thing that meets this condition is the accidental time jump to Tomei ten years ago, right?But is that name taboo?

Thinking of the self ten years ago, whenever she wanted to say the real name "Koga Tona", there was always an inexplicable force preventing her from saying this name.Now, that name will not...

Tomei became a little nervous, she hesitated again and again, and finally plucked up the courage to decide to ask.No matter what Akashi asked her, she would say that name.

"Is that person... Fujii Kaori?"

Say it!

Tona was not alone in being surprised by this.

When hearing this name, Akashi only felt that the valve of memory was completely opened.Regarding that memory in my mind, the gray and white picture that was about to blur gradually became vivid.

He remembered, Fujii Kaori.

On Akashi's usually calm face, there was a rare obvious startled expression. At first, he just felt doubts about Tona, but that name came from a child ten years younger than him.

"Two tonkotsu ramen, ready!"

What interrupted the two was Umehara's loud voice like a megaphone.

Glancing at each other with Akashi, Tomei quickly looked away and bowed his head.She clasped her hands together, holding the chopsticks, and saluted before the meal to the steaming ramen.

Akashi sighed, is this... at a loss who doesn't know how to deal with it?

"Then eat first."

Anyway, the night is still long.