116 Chapter 116

◎ "I am not what I am, you, don't slander me!"◎

Just as she ran under the shade of the tree, Hanano Chiheko was suddenly stopped by an arm that was supported on the tree. The owner of the arm was obvious.

"Meow?"

The little orange cub in his arms noticed the strange atmosphere and shook his head. He looked at Hanano Chihoko who was biting her lip and keeping silent, and then looked at Amuro Toru who looked hurt.

"Ha, what a coincidence!"

Chihoko Hanano spoke first and turned around to repeat the same trick.

Amuro Toru had suffered a loss once, so how could he be fooled again? He grabbed Hanano Chihoko's shoulders with his big hands and pushed her against the tree trunk.

The corners of Amuro Toru's lips drooped, and he looked at Hanano Chiheko with dissatisfaction, "Why are you hiding?"

Hanano Chiheko's eyes flickered, "I...how could that be..."

Seeing Hanano Chiheko still unmoved, Amuro Toru felt even more frustrated. He took a slightly forceful step forward and said, "Do you know how much I've wanted to see you these past three years?"

Chihoko Hanano felt like she was sandwiched between Toru Amuro and Itsuki, with no way to avoid him and could only face Toru Amuro head-on.

Hanano Chiheko adjusted her expression and said with a smile, "I miss you too, Zero."

"No."

Amuro Toru lost all his usual composure and said childishly, "You don't miss me at all. You're even avoiding me!"

Amuro Toru became more and more excited as he spoke, grabbing Hanano Chihoko's arm, "It was you who wrote 'Wait for me to come back and marry you' on my palm, why are you refusing to do so now... Hmm..."

Chihoko Hanano was already feeling guilty, and when she saw Toru Amuro's voice getting louder and louder, she hurriedly covered Toru Amuro's mouth with a blushing face.

When his lips touched the warmth of Hanano Chihoko's palm, Amuro Toru's eyelashes trembled. After a moment, he sighed, reached out and took Hanano Chihoko's hand and stroked his cheek.

The golden hair brushed against the back of Hanano Chiheko's hand, the touch was itchy, causing Hanano Chiheko's heart to beat faster.

As smart as Amuro Toru was, he immediately understood what Hanano Chiheko was worried about, but he had waited so long, so he was not willing to let Hanano Chiheko fool him so easily: "Whoever regrets it is a puppy."

Having said that, when Toru Amuro looked at Chihoko Hanano, he looked like an abandoned puppy because of his pitiful expression.

Hanano Chihoko's already shaky heart softened instantly, and she whispered, "Woof woof!"

Toru Amuro:......

Orange Boy: ...

An American who happened to pass by and heard the shouting: ...What kind of strange language or play is this?

Tomoaki Aida, who happened to come visit Hanano Chiheko and Tachibana: …? !!

Even though Hanano Chihoko prides herself on having a thick skin, she still feels a little embarrassed at the moment.

At the moment her eyes wandered, Hanano Chihoko noticed that Aizawa Tomoaki was stunned by her and immediately breathed a sigh of relief. She immediately ran to Aizawa Tomoaki as if she had seen a savior, "Junior brother!"

Juzai has lived with Arata Tomoaki for a long time, so they are naturally familiar with each other. He excitedly stretches out his paws to reach Arata Tomoaki.

Toru Amuro stood still, watching the intimate scene of the two people and the cat. A trace of sadness appeared in his eyes, and he couldn't move even a step.

"Kazuko." Amuro Toru spoke awkwardly.

Chihoko Hanano paused when she was called by Toru Amuro. She remembered that she had broken her promise and didn't know how to face Toru Amuro for a moment.

Seeing Hanano Chiheko's embarrassment, Niide Tomoaki thought for a moment and took the orange cub from Hanano Chiheko's arms. "Orange cub seems to want to play with me. Can you let it stay with me for a while?"

Hanano Chiheko nodded absentmindedly, "It has a wild mind, don't let it play too wildly."

Tomoaki Shinide nodded obediently to Chihoko Hanano, glanced at Toru Amuro briefly, turned around and left with the cat in his arms.

The world returned to silence. Hanano Chiheko knew she couldn't drag it on any longer. She took a deep breath, turned around and walked over to Amuro Toru. "I bet you haven't seen the house I live in here yet. Do you want to go visit it together?"

Amuro Toru kept his eyes downcast for a long time without saying anything. Hanano Chihoko blinked, tentatively took Amuro Toru's hand, and called out, "Zero?"

Amuro Toru came back to his senses and agreed without much enthusiasm: "Okay."

The apartment that Chiheko Hanano rented was not big, but she had a lot of flowers. Although most of them had not bloomed, it was obvious that Chiheko Hanano took great care of them.

Even though there is a cat, there are not too many "cat signatures" on the flowers and plants.

Amuro Toru suddenly felt a little jealous. Why did even flowers and plants get so much attention from Hezi, but she only ignored him?

"Here, your black coffee." Chihoko Hanano pushed the coffee cup in front of Toru Amuro.

Amuro Toru took a sip politely and forced a smile, "It's delicious."

Hanano Chihoko looked at Amuro Toru for a while, lowered her eyes and shook the mocha in her hand, "I'm sorry, Zero."

Amuro Toru's expression froze for a moment, and he stared straight at Hanano Chihoko, "Why?"

Hanano Chihoko lowered her head even lower, "I..."

Toru Amuro silently tightened his grip on the cup, waiting for Hanano Chihoko's final verdict like a prisoner, full of excitement and despair.

Hanano Chihoko said: "When I first woke up and made a promise to you... I just thought I was injured, but I didn't expect it to be such a serious heart disease."

"Hasn't your illness been cured?" Amuro Toru subconsciously defended himself.

Hanano Chiheko laughed at herself and looked up at Amuro Toru. "No matter how hard I worked to build up my body, after this serious illness, I'm back to being unable to carry anything. Some things happen and they're done. What if my illness relapses? What if I vomit blood and become half-dead from the slightest stimulation? Are you going to set up a bed for a caregiver outside the ICU?"

Amuro Toru's expression grew increasingly dazed as Hanano Chihoko spoke, and it took him a long time to find his voice again: "Is this the only thing you're afraid of that you don't want to marry me?"

"What do you mean by 'just' this?"

Hanano Chihoko looked at Amuro Toru solemnly, "This is very important to me. I don't want to be a burden to you!"

The secret that had been pent up in people's hearts for many years was revealed, and the room was silent for a moment, and no one spoke.

Amuro Toru stared at Hanano Chihoko for a long while, his eyes filled with bitterness and pity, "You have never been a burden to me. You have been the object of my heart since I was a child, and you are my lifelong wish."

Hanano Chiheko's pupils shrank slightly, and she stared blankly at Amuro Toru, "What, what?"

"Every moment I spend with you is a happy one."

Amuro Toru tried to calm himself down, took Hanano Chihoko's watch and said sincerely, "I want you to be as happy as I am, so... can you give me a chance? Even if the future is just like what you said, I would be happy with it. I even want to have a bed in the ICU and be by your side all the time."

"you……"

All the persuasive words Hanano Chihoko had prepared were blocked in Amuro Toru's throat. After a long while, she could only manage one sentence: "The ICU does not allow family members to stay in the inner room."

Toru Amuro was stunned by Chihoko Hanano's sudden complaint, and then he chuckled.

Hanano Chiheko was secretly annoyed at her own silliness, and her face flushed for a moment, and she put on a serious face, "What are you laughing at?!"

Amuro Toru stopped smiling and looked at Hanano Chiheko's eyes, which were filled with a shimmering light. "You have acknowledged that I am a 'family member'."

Hanano Chiheko's heart skipped a beat, and she felt annoyed and embarrassed. She blushed and shook off Amuro Toru's hand, "It's not me, I don't have it. You, don't slander me!"

"Beep—ICU doesn't allow family members to stay in the inner room."

Chihoko Hanano's own voice echoed in the room again. Chihoko Hanano looked at Toru Amuro in surprise, or to be more precise, at Toru Amuro's cell phone.

Amuro Toru curled his lips and said, "In case that little dog denies his guilt again, I took careful notes this time. I didn't expect it would come in handy so soon."

"Toru Amuro, you actually learned to play smart with me!" Hanano Chihoko's face turned red and then white, white and then red, and she grabbed Toru Amuro's tie across the table and pulled it.

Toru Amuro was caught off guard and was pulled over by Chihoko Hanano. He quickly supported himself on the table to maintain his balance.

The two of them were breathing closer. Amuro Toru was stunned for a moment as he looked at Hanano Chiheko who was so close to him. For some unknown reason, he asked, "Do you want to delete the evidence?"

Hanano Chihoko didn't expect Amuro Toru to be so easy to talk to. She rolled her eyes and when she let go of Amuro Toru, she didn't forget to straighten her wrinkled tie. "Okay, okay, why don't you delete it now?"

The hand placed on Amuro Toru's chest rubbed back and forth vaguely, and the numbness caused by it accumulated more and more.

Amuro Toru's Adam's apple moved slightly, and he looked at Hanano Chihoko with a deep gaze, then said in a hoarse voice: "Okay, but... I have one condition."