Chapter 107: Night of Temptation (?)
Chapter 107
"Gong You."
“…”
"Hey, Gong You."
As someone dragged him by the wrist towards the school gate, he felt the pain in his wrist. Kurokawa Kaoru frowned and lightly kicked Gong You from behind.
"It hurts. What happened to you?"
"Do you know how to talk to me now?"
Hearing Kurokawa Kaoru's voice, Gong You turned around with no expression on his face: "I thought you were going to ignore me in this life."
Kurokawa Kaoru: ...
Very good, this is to settle the old score with myself.
He'd known this day would come even back when they were in a "cold war," but he hadn't imagined it would happen so soon. After all, he'd been the one to ignore her for no apparent reason. Kurokawa Kaoru sighed and raised his hands in resignation.
"It's my fault for not talking to you before. I'll tell you whatever you want to ask. Now you can let me go."
"Why let go?"
Gong You's expression shifted slightly, and his gaze fell on Kurokawa Kaoru: "Aren't we friends? Can't we hold hands?"
"I didn't say you couldn't..."
Kurokawa Kaoru had a headache.
The problem is - now his feelings for Gong Yoo are no longer just friends, he wants to date her.
But since Gong You asked this, he didn't know what to say. He could only watch the other person's hand slide down, from grabbing his wrist to interlocking their fingers.
"Then let's go back. I told Mrs. Kurokawa before that I would visit the Kurokawa family."
"oh……"
wrong!
Kurokawa Kaoru opened his eyes wide.
"How come I didn't know you were coming to my house?"
"After all, you never asked me, did you?"
Seeing the man lower his head in silence, Gong You snorted coldly, and only then did he feel less depressed. "I was chatting with Mrs. Kurokawa a while ago, and she invited me to visit the Kurokawa family. I happened to have nothing else to do, so I agreed."
I see. Kurokawa Kaoru blinked.
"Wait... didn't you just convince Bu Heiji to come to Hyogo Prefecture and treat us to dinner?"
"Of course that kind of thing is a lie."
"ha?"
Kurokawa Kaoru was somewhat helpless: "I almost sent a message to my family just now, saying that I would not be going back today."
"Didn't you say that?"
Holding Kurokawa Kaoru's hand, Miya You walked straight towards the parking lot with a calm expression.
In truth, even Gong You didn't know why he rushed out at that moment. Ever since the first day of school, he knew that many people in the school had a crush on Kurokawa Kaoru. When that senior came to "warn" him a while ago, seeing the anger on his face, if he hadn't been stopped by others, his parents might have been sent to the hospital because of him beating someone up, and they would have been called to the school.
Kurokawa was his friend, the one he had the best relationship with in the entire Inarizaki… no, of all the friends he had made. Besides, he had already promised that when he became a professional player, he would come to watch his matches and buy him flowers.
Kurokawa said that, so doesn't that mean they'll be together even when they're old? If that's the case, it's normal for them not to want to see each other have other friends, right?
Thinking of this, Gong You lowered his eyes, hiding the emotions in his eyes.
"I've already told Azhi that I'll be staying at Kurokawa's house tonight."
"...Shouldn't you tell me about this before telling Miyaji?"
"What's the difference?"
Kurokawa Kaoru was silent.
“…”
Mrs. Kurokawa had indeed invited Gong You to visit the Kurokawa family long ago—after all, he was a friend of her son's and might become her son-in-law in the future. She had only met him once before at a hotel, and bringing him home would also allow Mr. Kurokawa to see what kind of person Gong You was.
Seeing the man and Kurokawa Kaoru getting out of the Kurokawa family's car, Mrs. Kurokawa stepped forward with a smile and said in a gentle voice, "Welcome to the Kurokawa family, Xiaoyou."
"Good evening, Mrs. Kurokawa."
She took out a box of exquisitely shaped Japanese sweets from her bag and handed it to the other person. Seeing the surprise on the other person's face, Gong You shook his head and his face felt a little hot.
"I heard Kurokawa say you seemed to like the Japanese confectionery from this shop before, so I happened to have some time, so I went to queue up and buy some."
The Japanese confectionery shop Gong You mentioned was so famous that the lines were at least 40 minutes long. It was obvious that she couldn't have just happened to have time. Reaching out to take the box of Japanese confectionery from the person, Mrs. Kurokawa raised the corner of her lips, her eyes filled with a smile.
"Thank you, Xiaoyou. Yesterday I was wondering when I would have time to buy some, but I didn't expect you to buy them for me directly."
"As long as you like it."
"Okay, don't stand here anymore. The meal is ready. Come in and eat."
"Sorry to bother you then."
Looking at Miya You supporting his mother walking towards the living room, Kurokawa Kaoru looked confused and turned to look at Uncle X beside him.
"When did mother treat people outside the family so well?"
“…”
My young master, please be more careful. The reason why you have this attitude towards that boy named Gong You is because you can see that he is special in your heart, right?
Thinking about these messy things in his mind and seeing the confusion on people's faces, Uncle X opened his mouth and shook his head with a stiff expression.
"I don't know either."
On the way here, Kurokawa Kaoru had been worried that Gong You would be frightened by the atmosphere in his home. But to his surprise, almost everyone was very friendly to Gong You, especially the guys in the technical department. He had seen them once before, and seeing them today, he felt that they were even more friendly than before.
The most shocking thing was his own father, who rarely smiled in front of him, but during the meal, he actually forced himself to smile. Seeing the gentleness on his face, Kurokawa Kaoru even wondered if Miya Yu had done something to save the Kurokawa family, otherwise why would he have such an attitude.
In fact—
Of course, it’s not what Kurokawa Kaoru thinks.
After dinner, Gong You and Kurokawa Kaoru returned to his room. Standing behind them and looking at their backs, Mr. Kurokawa took a deep breath, and after holding it in for a long time, he finally couldn't help but say, "Are we just going to let them be together like this?"
"Is there anything wrong?"
“Nothing is good!”
"As a father, you should also know that Xiaoxun has had no friends her own age for a long time. I approve of Gong You's character, and... the Gong family is well-off in all aspects, so there's nothing wrong with Xiaoxun being with him."
Isn’t the problem that the other person is a man?
It’s not that he is against homosexuality, but as a father, Mr. Kurokawa doesn’t want to watch his son being with a man.
But his wife had already said so, and she was very supportive of Gong You. Hearing the meaning behind the other party's words, Mr. Kurokawa opened his mouth, then reluctantly lowered his head: "They are only in the first year of high school now. If they want to fall in love, they should at least wait until after college. By then... no one knows whether Xiaoxun will still like him."
Mrs. Kurokawa: ...
Self-consolation? Interesting.
They were already an old married couple, and Mrs. Kurokawa knew what Mr. Kurokawa was thinking better than anyone else. Knowing that he was reluctant to let her go, Mrs. Kurokawa smiled and took two steps forward to hug his waist.
"Didn't you say before that if Xiaoxun could return safely, you wouldn't force him to inherit the family? Now that Xiaoxun has agreed to inherit the family, don't force her on other matters."
"……Um."
Thinking of the days when he was waiting for Kurokawa Kaoru to come back home, Mr. Kurokawa was silent for a moment, and finally nodded.
"you're right."
As long as the school motto can be returned safely, nothing else matters.
Not knowing what his parents were discussing behind his back, Kurokawa Kaoru was facing the biggest challenge in his history.
The main reason is because——
Gong Yoo can’t wear my pajamas in her size!
He finally pulled out the largest short-sleeved shirt from the closet and threw it to the other person. Seeing the person walking around the room with bare legs, his body tensed and his expression turned stiffly.
Miyamoto was completely unaware of Kurokawa Kaoru's inner struggles. This was the first time he'd shared a bed with someone since he'd returned. Sitting on the right side of the bed, Miyamoto raised the corners of his lips and said calmly, "I couldn't sleep for many days while you were away."
Kurokawa Kaoru was stunned for a moment: "Wasn't it like this before I went to the Gong family?"
“Haven’t you heard the saying? It’s easy to form a habit, but hard to break it.”
"Should I say sorry then?"
"I don't forgive you."
"Hello……"
"But Azhi is right. You've been away from home for so long, you'll have to come back eventually."
I don’t know what drove Miya You to do this. When he reacted, Kurokawa Kaoru was already in his arms, with her back pressed against his chest.
"I thought about asking Mr. Kurokawa about what happened during that time, but I gave up in the end because I wanted to wait for you to tell me yourself."
“…”
"But then I thought about it and realized that these things are not that important."
Unaware of the ambiguous posture he and Kurokawa Kaoru were in, Miya You sighed deeply, recalling his feelings during that time. He said calmly, "If you want to talk, tell me naturally. Compared to what happened during this period, I care more about whether you are hurt."
Kurokawa Kaoru's expression was stunned. After a long while, he spoke: "With Sawada Tsunayoshi here, ordinary people like me can just hide behind him. How could I get hurt?"
"That doesn't matter."
"...I always feel like you seem a little different from before?"
"If you had come back a few days earlier, you would have seen how angry I was."
As expected, seeing the silence on Kurokawa Kaoru's face, Gong You snorted coldly and subconsciously tightened his arms.
"But...I'm glad you came back."
As long as this person is still here, it is enough.
TBC.
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