Chapter 026 Feelings
Hatori Yui put away the smile on his face, put the gift box away and put it in his pocket.
He turned and looked at the woman behind him. The woman with silver hair and green eyes was none other than the "Thousand-Faced Witch" - Vermouth.
Vermouth couldn't help but smile when she saw what he was doing. She asked, "Is that the child from before?"
Hatori Yui asked coldly, "What are you talking about?"
Vermouth blinked, tilted her head, and said, "Isn't it? Boyfriend?"
Hatori Yui said expressionlessly, "I don't know what you're talking about."
Vermouth chuckled and said, "Get in the car first." Then she turned and walked towards the sports car parked nearby.
The two got in the car. Vermouth saw Hatori's long legs curled up a little awkwardly and said, "Sorry, I came in such a hurry that I forgot to change cars."
Hatori Yui put on her seatbelt and said nonchalantly, "It's okay."
Vermouth started the car and began to drive slowly. She asked, "Do you know why I came here?"
Hatori Yuiichi: "You have your reasons." He looked out the window and whispered, "Just like last time, you came without saying anything." The last time Vermouth came to see him, she was at least disguised, but this time she showed up with his face, it seemed that she was really in a hurry.
Vermouth tapped the steering wheel lightly with her index finger and said, "Someone told me that you killed someone."
Hatori Yuiichi frowned, turned to look at her, and said in disbelief, "What?"
"Did you go to Gunma Prefecture a while ago?" Vermouth reminded, "The criminal in that case died suddenly, and someone told me it was you who did it."
Hatori Yui curled his lips, leaned back in his chair, and said, "Your people just rely on their mouths to gather information? They don't even verify the facts?"
"That's not the case." Vermouth explained, "It's just that Gin has been investigating undercover agents very strictly recently, and everyone's nerves are a little tense. If there is any sign of trouble, they will report it immediately to prove their innocence."
Hatori Yui sneered, "What does that have to do with me?"
"I also said it's impossible, you won't." Vermouth glanced at him and said with a smile in her eyes, "Gin didn't teach you to kill people with poison."
Hatori Yui pursed his lips.
"However, if possible, I still hope you don't get involved in those things. Since you are here to study, you should enjoy your college life. Make some friends, have a relationship..." Vermouth hinted, "Even if it's a boyfriend, I won't stop you~"
Hatori Yui propped his chin on one hand and said, "What are you talking about? That's not true."
Vermouth shrugged: "If you say no, then no."
The car stopped at the entrance of Beihu Hot Spring Hotel, and she asked, "Do you want us to move you to a new place? If you keep staying in a hotel, your friends might get suspicious."
Hatori Yui shook his head: "No need, no one will come anyway."
He pushed open the car door and was about to get out, but was stopped by Vermouth again.
"Ah, you haven't called me today!"
Hatori Yui turned around helplessly and said, "Thank you for coming to see me, Auntie."
Vermouth showed a satisfied smile: "Good boy~"
Hatori Yui closed the car door, and Vermouth rolled down the window and said to him, "It's okay to be willful once in a while!" Then she drove away.
Hatori Yui stared at the speeding sports car, then looked down at her wrist and muttered to herself, "I can't even decide what to do with my own body, so how can I be so willful?"
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Dong Yexi tossed and turned in bed like a pancake, turning over and over, but couldn't fall asleep.
Whenever he closed his eyes, he would recall the scene of Hatori Yui smiling at him in the moonlight.
He pondered over it: What did Hatori-san mean? Why was he smiling so happily at receiving a gift? And his eyes were so gentle? He even said he would cherish it... What did he mean?
Dong Yexi suddenly opened his eyes: Junior Brother Hatori...could he be gay?
No, if my junior was gay, how could he have no reaction to his body?
He wasn't exaggerating; his looks, combined with the system's effects, would attract both men and women. If the junior liked men, he'd definitely react in his presence. But the junior saw him naked, and even when he was bathing him, his expression remained unwavering, not even a blush. So he couldn't be gay.
As he was thinking, Dong Yexi's thoughts suddenly changed.
Why does he care so much about whether his junior is gay? What does his junior's sexual orientation have to do with him? Even if his junior likes men...
Tsk, if he likes men, he will definitely like me, right?
This thought suddenly flashed through his mind, and Dong Yexi sat up suddenly in shock.
Oh shit, I… why would I think that?! When did I become so narcissistic?! Could it be that I… have fallen in love with Hatori?
Dong Yexi held his face with both hands and acted as if shouting.
I'm not really falling in love with Hatori-san, am I?!
Dong Yexi was shocked by his own thoughts, like a bolt from the blue, and fell heavily back onto the bed.
Oh my god... I'm gay...
He stared blankly at the ceiling, his heart utterly shocked, but other than that, he had no other thoughts.
It seems reasonable that the target of his obsession is Hatori Yui. After all, he is tall and handsome, gentle and caring, and has a good figure...
To be honest, where can I find a boyfriend of this quality?
Dong Yexi was shocked for a moment, then regained his composure.
It's normal to like an excellent person. If he likes someone who is full of flaws, then he is crazy.
But... the junior student doesn't seem to be attracted to him... He doesn't even blush when seeing his naked body, so is there no hope for him?
Dong Yexi began to sigh again.
Just when I realized that I liked someone of the same sex, I found out that the other person didn't like me.
Alas, feelings are so complicated!
Higashino Hi spent the entire night reviewing the details of his only time with Hatori, jumping back and forth on the question of "whether Hatori likes him or not", and finally came to the conclusion: Hatori is not averse to him, which means there is a chance.
Dong Yexi decided that he would maintain their existing relationship, and on this basis, slowly deepen their feelings for each other, and then confess his feelings when the time was right.
To put it bluntly... let's be friends first.
So, Higashino Hiroshi took out his cell phone and sent a greeting message to Hatori Yui.
Good friends, let’s start with “Good morning”~
However, his good morning was a little different from Hatori Yui's. At this time, Hatori Yui had already started training and didn't see it at all.
By the time he replied, the morning was almost over!
This trick doesn't seem to work.
Higashino Hi was thinking about whether to change the topic when he received a task from Teacher Yasuda.
"The clinical trial report on the new anesthetic from the Ogawa Research Institute has come out. Can you help me get it?"
Dong Yexi checked the navigation. Well, it was another remote island. This round trip would take at least two days.
He never expected that the roadblock on his pursuit would be his mentor!
No matter how helpless he was, he could only suspend his pursuit plan.
However, he sent the news of his departure to Hatori Yuiichi, and added a dissembling sentence: "I'm not in the club recently. If you need anything, you can contact Adachi Shizuku."
Hatori Yui typed a few words into the dialog box, thought about it, and then deleted them all.
Sakusaya Shinta watched him write and delete, but in the end, he didn't send a single word. He asked puzzledly, "Is it so difficult to reply?"
Hatori Yui looked up at him, then turned off the phone screen.
"You're not replying?" Sakuhaya Shinta asked in surprise, "Did you have a fight?"
Hatori Yui remained silent. He put down his phone, picked up the volleyball at his feet, and returned to the court to begin training.
Saku Hayanobu was very confused.
Weren't they all fine last night? Why are they so upset today? It turns out that relationships are equally troublesome regardless of gender!
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The Ogawa Research Institute is located in a remote area with no fixed routes. To get to the island, Higashino had to pay fishermen to take him there.
"I didn't expect that the thing on the island was actually a research institute," said the fisherman. "We thought it was some illegal organization!"
Dong Yexi asked in confusion: "Why do you say that?"
"That island is so remote, there's no way a research institute would be built there!" the fisherman explained. "And we've never seen anyone from that institute. They travel by their own boats, and sometimes we see some strange people coming to the island. And I don't know when the rumors started that they were conducting illegal experiments there."
Dong Yexi gave an awkward laugh. He also felt that building a medical research institute on a deserted island was a bit of a stretch. Putting aside the question of whether or not patients would be willing to come, the humid environment on the island alone wouldn't be conducive to recovery, would it?
"I can see it now." The uncle pointed to a building on the edge of the cliff. "That's the research institute."
Dong Yexi raised his hand and looked around, feeling that there was something wrong with this research institute.
It's built so close to the cliff, if you flip out of the window you'll fall into the sea, right? It's too dangerous!
The fisherman sent him to the island's dock and asked, "Do you want me to pick you up?"
Dong Yexi glanced at his watch and said, "I don't know how long I'll have to stay. Can you wait for me?"
The fisherman said, "I'll wait for you for half an hour at most. I want to be back before the tide comes in."
Dong Yexi thought for a moment and said, "How about this, if I don't show up in half an hour, you can go back first. Come pick me up tomorrow morning, okay?"
The uncle agreed.
After all, it’s easier to make money picking up people than fishing!
Dong Yexi picked up his backpack and slung it over his shoulders, then walked towards the research institute.
There is not much vegetation on this small island, most of it is bare rocks. Only when you get close to the research institute do you see low bushes around it.
The road from the dock to the institute is not easy to walk on. It is just a simple staircase made of stones, which is very tiring to climb.
When Dong Yexi arrived at the entrance of the research institute, he was too tired to speak.
This is more tiring than ordinary mountain climbing.
Although the road is simple, the appearance of the institute is full of technology.
Dong Yexi searched for a long time but couldn't find the doorbell.
At this moment, an electronic voice suddenly came from above the door frame: "Visitor's name."
Dong Yexi was stunned and quickly said, "I am Dong Yexi, a student of Professor Baotian from Toudou University. I am here to get the clinical trial report."
"Verifying...Verification passed. Mr. Higashino, welcome to the Ogawa Research Institute."
With a click, the door opened automatically.
"Wow~" Dong Yexi walked in in surprise.
As soon as you enter the door, you will see a ten-square-meter space with a red light above and rows of sprinkler heads on the walls.
Dong Yexi suddenly had a bad feeling.
Sure enough, the next second, all the nozzles sprayed out disinfectant at the same time, covering every corner of his body.
"Disinfected." The red light turned green and another door opened automatically.
Dong Yexi wiped the water droplets from his face speechlessly.
In any case, this level of disinfection is worthy of the title of research institute.
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