Your hair is messy (21)
Naoki travels to a parallel universe where Kotoko doesn't love him. (2013 Japanese TV series)
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While listening to her seniors chatting, Kotoko accidentally learned that their hospital actually had a job vacancy where she could apply for a transfer to Hokkaido.
"There's a vacancy at the hospital in Hokkaido!" Kotoko found the hospital's blank application form and job adjustment notice and excitedly pointed at the place name on it: "It's Hokkaido!"
Marina glanced at the notice, then looked up at Kotoko, puzzled. "Why, you refused to go to Kobe with Irie back then, and now you want to leave Tokyo and go to Hokkaido, where you have no relatives or friends?"
"No."
Kotoko, who was having a good time in Tokyo, certainly didn't want to go to Hokkaido, but she would occasionally yearn for an independent life, because she had more or less relied on others along the way. After she worked so hard to become a nurse, she felt full of strength for the first time, as if the inevitable birth, aging, sickness and death in this world were slowly changing because of her insignificant existence.
So Kotoko was very greedy, hoping to become stronger. Maybe one day she could become someone else's support, and no longer be so flustered and cause trouble to those around her. So naturally she would want to find an opportunity to train herself, such as leaving her hometown and starting over in a new place where she had no relatives or friends.
In addition to training herself, there is another important reason, that is, Kotoko wants to move out of the Irie family.
Kotoko's desire to move out of the Irie household reached its peak this year.
It's already difficult enough to get along with the gloomy Naoki and the sharp-tongued Yuki in the family, and now there's the strange Rika, who makes the Irie family like a copy of hell mode. Every time Kotoko goes back, she has to prepare herself mentally for a long time.
How weird could Rika be? Kotoko was obviously not familiar with her, and she didn't look like she liked Kotoko, but sometimes she would burst out with unbounded enthusiasm. For example, when Kotoko was taking a bath alone, Rika suddenly ran in and said, "Kotoko, let's take a bath together. We are all girls, it's okay." Then, without Kotoko's consent, she quickly took off all her clothes.
So embarrassing.
Kotoko, feeling extremely embarrassed, saw Rika's body through the gaps between her fingers. It was as perfect as her face.
But it was still awkward. Kotoko silently roared in her heart: "Why are you taking off your clothes while talking to yourself, Rika-sister? I really don't understand the way you young people think!"
Having successfully entered the bathhouse and been "playing in the water" with Kotoko, Rika wasn't done with her outrageous behavior. She seemed particularly interested in Kotoko and Irie's past, asking questions non-stop. How could Kotoko remember so many details? She had only paid attention to Sano in high school, and she wasn't that close to Irie. Besides, wouldn't it be better for Rika to ask Irie questions? They were together every day, so they had time to talk about anything they wanted.
Kotoko didn't want to continue talking to Rika. Besides, the heat made her dizzy and she needed to breathe some fresh air outside. So even when she heard Rika talking about her love history and her analysis of men's kissing skills, Kotoko pretended not to hear anything. Rika was interested in her past, but she was not interested in Rika.
After getting out of the bath, Kotoko wrapped herself in a towel and was about to say goodbye to Rika briefly before leaving, but she saw Rika showing a malicious smile, like a little devil with an angelic face, showing her fangs: "But, so far, I think the person with the best kissing skills should be Naoki."
In a flash, Kotoko thought of something. She turned around and stared at Rika thoughtfully for a moment. "Rika, what you mean is, have you ever kissed Irie-kun? The kind of kiss between children on the cheek?"
"It was probably when I was in fifth grade and Naoki was in his second year of high school. Of course, we kissed on the lips." Rika showed off her pride to Kotoko, "That was probably our first kiss for both of us."
No, it's too hot.
Kotoko clearly felt her center of gravity was unstable. The harder she tried to think, the more intense the uncomfortable dizziness became. Rika was separated by a thick mist, like a spirit that sucked the human soul. Kotoko quickly shifted her gaze to suppress the explosive information pouring out of her mind. Before she suffocated or fainted, she fled in a panic.
Kotoko, who survived the disaster, had a guess. In order to confirm this guess, she went to Yuuki to inquire about the situation. After Yuuki got out of being single, most of his free time besides studying was spent with his girlfriend.
This guy is quite something. Although it is his first love, he is dating her in a proper manner. He even asks Kotoko to be his wingman and asks her indirectly about the gift she wants recently. He secretly prepares it and gives it to her as a little surprise in life.
Yuki tells Haomei everything, including his joys and troubles, plans for the future and his childhood dreams, and he is also willing to listen to Haomei's voice, so there are basically no conflicts between the two of them, because any misunderstandings are resolved on the spot.
Hao Mei did not follow the same path as Kotoko expected. She got what she wanted and everything she wanted in the beginning. Yuuki patiently helped Hao Mei with her lessons, helped her improve, kept a suitable distance between her and other girls, gave her enough sense of security, and expressed his love directly and clearly with words and actions.
If you ask Yuki why he is so outstanding, he will definitely say that it is because he is a genius and has mastered the secret of happiness without any teacher.
But in fact, he uses his brother as a reference and keeps learning. For example, when his brother is angry and has a cold war with Kotoko, which results in an even more indifferent Kotoko, Yuuki will sum up the experience that "quarrels are meaningless, and timely communication is required when encountering problems." For example, when his brother silently does a lot for Kotoko, but speaks coldly to her in front of her, Yuuki will write down in his little notebook "Refuse to say one thing and do another, and love must be felt by the other person."
To be frank, the less Yuuki is like his brother, the wider and brighter his love path becomes. He took the essence and discarded the dross from his brother's failed love affairs, and finally made Yuuki the love genius he is today.
Yuki still doesn't like Kotoko, but he knows that Haomei likes Kotoko especially, so he is willing to show some kindness to the annoying Kotoko: "When Rika was little, she told me that she hoped I could help her marry her brother, and I agreed."
"As expected." Kotoko stroked her chin with a condescending look. "Rika's feelings for Irie-kun are indeed more than just ordinary sibling feelings. It turns out she's been in love with Irie-kun since she was a child."
"What do you think?" Yuki complained softly, "There are so many people who like my brother, but he has to come here to suffer."
Then Kotoko looked at Rika again.
Rika also has her own advantages, such as her diligence and virtue. Rika gets up early every day to help Irie's mother cook. These were originally the responsibilities of Kotoko, but now with Rika taking over, Kotoko can sleep a little longer every day and get up early to eat a rich and delicious breakfast, starting the day in a good mood.
Rika also helps clean the house, even Kotoko's. The only downside is that she's too familiar with everyone and doesn't ask for Kotoko's permission before entering her room...
Rika found a diary from Kotoko's room. It was a model from many years ago, with colorful and childish style that only children would like. There were pink cartoon patterns all over the cover.
Lijia casually turned a page and happened to turn to the calendar page interspersed in the diary. Some dates on it were circled with small hearts drawn in red pen.
Rika knew what this meant. It was true that she was studying abroad, but she also had Japanese friends she had known since childhood, with whom she had kept in touch all these years. Japanese high school girls were not as unrestrained as those in Europe and the United States. They dared not express their complicated thoughts out loud, so they could only keep them in their diaries. Besides, the marks made by Kotoko were not difficult to understand. She marked the date with a heart, which meant that she had met her beloved on that day in the past.
Rika's grip on the diary grew tighter until Kotoko walked through the door and was startled by Rika appearing in her room.
Kotoko wasn't angry, she just found it incomprehensible. It was one thing for him to barge into her room without even saying hello, but why had he even dug out her diary, hidden away at the bottom of her drawer? And instead of returning it to its place, he'd even been reading it openly. In Rika's mind, where exactly was the boundary between people?
Kotoko snatched the diary back and gave Rika a serious lecture: "I don't know what the situation is abroad, but Rika, in Japan, reading other people's diaries privately is not a good behavior!"
There was disdain and contempt in Rika's eyes. She couldn't smile, nor could she pretend anymore: "Kotoko, I still like Naoki."
“…”
Kotoko couldn't help but wonder if she had just missed something important. Why had the topic suddenly jumped from the diary to Irie-kun? Rika was like a child playing a game, his wild ideas coming one after another, irrational and illogical.
But Rika was clearly not playing a game with Kotoko, and this time she didn't add a playful, "I was just kidding," as she did last time. Her seriousness was a perfect resemblance to Naoki proposing to Kotoko.
All of this gave Kotoko a chilling feeling.
"I've liked Naoki much longer than I have liked Kotoko." Rika made her request confidently: "So, give him back to me."
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“…”
There is so much noise but no one to speak, this is probably the case.
In fact, even if Rika didn't come to find Kotoko, she would have taken the initiative to talk to Rika, but now Rika chose a time when Kotoko was unprepared and started to attack her without any hesitation, which really made Kotoko at a loss. She had too many things to say, and they were all piled up in her mind and she couldn't prioritize them, which led to endless silence.
Seeing Kotoko remained silent, Rika laughed out of anger: "Kotoko, you're pretending to be stupid. You used the same trick to deceive Naoki in the beginning. Didn't Naoki like you first? Didn't he pursue you so hard? But you clearly fell in love with Naoki a long time ago. You even marked the day you met him on the calendar. Then you played hard to get, pretending to be reluctant to accept Naoki. But in fact, you must have been very happy. You used the image of a naive fool to fool everyone. You must be very proud of yourself!"
Kotoko couldn't keep up with Rika's train of thought. His nonsense made her scalp numb. "...What are you talking about?"
But Kotoko's confusion only added fuel to the fire. In her rage, Rika completely lost her mind. She felt that she had been deceived by Kotoko, and Irie had also been deceived by Kotoko. All those who firmly believed that "Irie deeply loved Kotoko" were fooled by the silly Kotoko in front of them.
"Why are you pretending?! Your diary is the proof! How dare you say that the heart you drew on the calendar doesn't represent your admiration for Naoki? Everyone actually thinks that Naoki fell in love with you one-sidedly and even calls you the 'Legend of Dounan'. You're just a calculating woman! Naoki was willing to pursue you, so you must have used some shady tactics behind the scenes! Has your vanity been satisfied? Are you satisfied with the persona you've fabricated for yourself?!"
"If I hadn't gone to America, I could see Naoki every day, and I wouldn't have let a woman like you take advantage of me!" Rika rushed forward and snatched Kotoko's diary away again with brute force. Her eyes were red and she screamed at the top of her lungs, "You're still carefully keeping something like this, do you consider it your trophy? Naoki must have been forced into liking you because of your schemes. You're disgusting!"
After saying that, the diary turned into a sharp arc, was thrown out of the door, and slammed hard against the wall of the corridor.
Kotoko's mind suddenly buzzed, and she lost control, rushing forward and pushing Rika away: "You're going too far!"
The diary smashing against the wall, the increasingly loud quarrel between the two, and the sound of Rika falling to the ground almost alarmed the whole family. The first person to rush over was Irie. He didn't even look at Kotoko, and went straight forward to check on Rika's knee injury.
Kotoko hurriedly picked up the diary. She held the diary tightly, making sure that no one would snatch it from her hands. Only then did her emotions finally stabilize. She saw the blood oozing from Rika's knee, and belatedly realized that she was too excited. Regardless of what Rika did wrong, it was wrong for her to hit him.
Qinzi tried to explain: "I...I didn't mean to..."
But Irie didn't have the patience to listen to her explanation: "Please don't be so serious with a child!"
After saying that, he gently helped Riga up and they went to another room to bandage him.
Kotoko looked at Irie's mother's frown and felt very uncomfortable.
That night, Kotoko ran to Rika's room to apologize to her.
By the way, I told her, "There's something I wasn't sure about before, but now I'm sure, so I'm going to tell you. Irie-kun told me that he doesn't like smart and pretty girls. I guess that's why he chose me. But who in the world doesn't like smart and pretty girls? I think... Irie-kun might have been hurt badly in the past."
Li Jia didn't understand what he meant: "What do you want to say?"
"I want to say that there was once a smart and beautiful girl whom Irie-kun loved deeply, and she hurt him deeply. I think Rika was that girl. The fact that you left Naoki to go to America left a shadow on him, so later, out of self-protection, he no longer liked people who were similar to Rika. In fact, Irie-kun chose me because I was the complete opposite of Rika."
Rika couldn't digest the amount of information in Kotoko's words. Her heart was suddenly in the clouds, and she couldn't even speak clearly: "You...you mean, Naoki...he has always liked me?"
"Of course!" Kotoko said confidently, breaking it down and analyzing it for her: "Look, Rika, you two were each other's first kiss. You know Irie-kun, he's never liked women, but he gave his precious first kiss to Rika. And as soon as you came back, I immediately became nothing. You saw with your own eyes how cold Irie-kun treated me. Even though he was hurt by you, he still misses you in his heart, but he refuses to admit it. Maybe he's afraid you'll leave him again."
Lijia thought about it again and again, and felt that it made some sense, but it didn't stand up to scrutiny. However, she liked this trend, so subconsciously she didn't want to overturn it. The only thing she could express was curiosity: "Why are you telling me this?"
"I want to help you!" Kotoko used the same tactics she used to persuade Haomei back then, appealing to Rika's emotions and reasoning with her: "Rika, you must be brave. While there's still time, you must seize the time and pursue true love fearlessly! You and Irie-kun already missed each other once, and now you've finally reunited. You must not miss it a second time, otherwise you'll regret it for the rest of your life!"
"...You're weird." Things have changed. Rika had been a weirdo in Kotoko's eyes for a long time, and now it was finally her turn to describe Kotoko as "weird." "Who are you to say this to me, and who are you to help us? If Naoki and I get together, you'll have to break up with him. Do you understand that? Are you willing to accept that?"
"Me." Qinzi smiled.
She is not the kind of domineering woman who believes in "I will never give others what I don't want", so of course Kotoko will not feel so-called unwillingness after separation from Irie, but she will feel guilty. Although she is usually too lazy to face it, it exists. She believes that she owes Irie-kun something. Not to mention the messy debt of feelings, just say that Irie-kun diligently helped her with her studies, from high school to work, which is also a favor that cannot be ignored.
Back then, Irie could have easily chosen women like Matsumoto Junko or Oizumi Sahoko who were a good match for him, but he rejected them all for Kotoko. Kotoko did not stop him. She was also hesitant and had unrealistic fantasies about the future of her and Irie-kun moving forward hand in hand.
Unfortunately, it turned out that both she and Irie made the wrong choice.
Fortunately, Rika happened to return home at this time. Her appearance took advantage of the right time, place and people, giving Kotoko the opportunity to make up for her mistake. She wanted to personally push Irie, who had gone off track, back to the right track.
"Irie-kun won't be happy with me anyway." Kotoko said nonchalantly, "So compared to being with Irie-kun, I still hope that he can be happy."
tbc
Wow wow wow, I'm very happy writing this, I'm super happy to persecute Irie, Irie, you can be sad for a while, I'll return your A-Kotoko to you soon!
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