Your hair is messy (10)
Naoki travels to a parallel universe where Kotoko doesn't love him. (2013 Japanese TV series)
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President Oizumi subsequently made several more appointments with Irie's family. Irie knew that his father was in a difficult situation, so no matter whether it was a dinner party or a concert, he happily went with his parents and brought Kotoko with him.
Kotoko had no idea of her itinerary. Irie would only call out to her, "Kotoko, get in the car," just before leaving the house. No one could tell her where the car was going. After getting off the car, she was caught off guard by President Oizumi and Sahoko, leaving both of them bewildered.
Chairman Oizumi understood what the Irie family meant. He felt sorry and planted trees for Sahoko and Irie.
Sahoko herself didn't have much to say. Perhaps when she first saw Irie at the elevator, her sixth intuition told her that this man already had someone in his heart and had no chance of becoming her match. She also observed Naoki Irie and Kotoko Aihara from a third-party perspective and thought that the relationship between them was very interesting, a way of getting along that she had never seen before.
Naoki Irie has a cold personality, but he always unconsciously shifts his focus towards Kotoko Aihara. He likes to capture her emotions and is easily influenced by her words and actions. As long as he is with her, he will unconsciously become tense.
Kotoko Aihara is a lively and enthusiastic type, but her attitude towards Irie is rather cold. This indifference is also unconscious. Rather than deliberately targeting her, she seems to be completely indifferent to Irie's opinion, which is why she is too relaxed.
Sahoko thinks Kotoko is likable, but she also has to admit that Irie is far more outstanding than ordinary people. He is so outstanding that even his grandfather looks at him differently, so naturally he has the qualifications to look down on others. Everyone thought he would be invincible in the love field, but no one expected him to be so humble. How novel.
When they met for the last time, while Irie was discussing work with some elders, Sahoko took the initiative to invite Kotoko to go out for a walk. The two did not have many common topics, and after going around in circles, they finally came back to Irie.
Under Sahoko's subtle temptation, Kotoko told her the story of herself and Irie. She used to always miss Sano, the boy who helped her on the street. He was the most beautiful symbol in her heart. However, when she recalled it carefully, her first meeting with Irie seemed to be the same drama.
Irie helped her at the school gate when she was embarrassed and at a loss, and even offered to donate money to her. She was grateful at the time, but later gradually forgot about it.
There was no other reason, she had never cared much about Irie.
That's why she is even more confused as to where Irie's deep love for her comes from.
"Perhaps true love doesn't need a reason. Qinzi is really lucky to have found someone who loves you like this."
Kotoko does not deny her own luck. After all, she is recognized as the chosen heroine of love comics, but she does not agree with Sahoko's point of view. There must be a reason for Irie's love for her, but he just doesn't say it, and no one else knows.
"Has Sahoko ever really liked anyone? When I was in high school, I liked a boy from the same school. We only met a few times and didn't talk much. We weren't even friends, but I liked him so much. After graduation, he left Tokyo, and I was sad for a long time."
Sahoko looked surprised. "Kotoko... has you ever liked someone else? There are probably very few high school boys who can rival Irie-kun."
"Well, he can't be compared to Irie-kun, but I think it's precisely because he's so far away from me that he leaves me with so much room for imagination. What I've always been fascinated with isn't the strange boy I met by chance, but the fantasy in my heart. Irie-kun, it should be the same."
Kotoko shouldn't have said these words to Sahoko. To each other, they were both "strangers who met by chance", but Sahoko came across as warm and friendly, and Kotoko was willing to trust her. Besides, she really needed someone to talk to.
"I think Irie-kun also has some kind of fantasy about me. He loves the person in his heart and hopes that I can become 'her'. I'm just afraid that one day, I will disappoint him."
Sahoko tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear, her eyes still fixed on Kotoko. She seemed to be lost in thought: "Kotoko has never accepted Irie-kun. Is this because she's worried about this?"
"Yeah, there are so many things to worry about."
"I've never liked anyone before, so I can't understand your feelings, Kotoko. But if there's someone like this who can truly and persistently love me, I'd be willing to give it a try. Otherwise, how can I be sure he loves the real me? Can we spend the rest of our lives together? If I don't do anything and just miss out, it would be a bit regrettable."
Kotoko kept silent, agreeing with the expected answer. In fact, from the moment Irie rejected Oizumi Sahoko for her, they had to give it a try; otherwise, she would be too ungrateful.
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The first love of the handsome genius Naoki Irie started out rather ordinary.
After saying goodbye to Chairman Oizumi that day, Kotoko ran to him and asked if he would walk her home. She said, "I want to buy you some ice cream."
Irie was not craving for the ice cream, and he didn't want to walk when there was a car to take him, but he was even more reluctant to let Kotoko out of his sight, for fear that something unexpected would happen again, similar to the time he met Sano Hidekazu and broke the appointment on Christmas Eve.
He walked with Kotoko for more than ten minutes before they reached the ice cream shop. While waiting in line, Kotoko bought a few flowers carved from candy. The candy flowers were brightly colored and had a translucent texture. It was impossible to tell what kind they were, but the craftsmanship and packaging were good, and they had a unique kind of beauty.
Kotoko held candy in her left hand, ice cream in her right hand, and carried a small backpack. She looked like a child on an outing, so innocent and pure that she seemed to have no emotions.
Irie secretly hopes that Kotoko will grow up quickly so that she can mature and break away from her identity as a younger sister and respond to his long and hopeless love.
Then, just as he wished, Kotoko suddenly approached him and asked him seriously, "Irie-kun, have you really thought it through this time? Are you no longer going to fight for Oizumi Sahoko or Matsumoto Yuko?"
What nonsense are you talking about again.
Irie frowned. "Things have come to this point. Do you think there's any chance of recovery?"
"Yes!" Seeing that he was indeed about to regret his actions, Kotoko hurried to comfort him, "If Irie-kun wants to, anything is possible. I can explain to them that you are actually testing them..."
"I don't want to!"
Irie interrupted her impatiently, and when he saw Kotoko was frightened into silence, he felt regretful.
Ever since Yuki and Ikezawa took turns talking to him and blurted out such heart-wrenching words as "Kotoko doesn't cherish her brother's love at all" and "I, Kin, and you are in the same boat", Irie's core has collapsed a little, and both his mental and physical state have become unstable.
He often felt so frustrated that he wanted to bang his head against the wall, wishing he could lose consciousness and escape this world. Sometimes he also loved driving around the city, trying to find a way back. However, everything that happened to him belonged to the unknown territory that humanity was still exploring. Even the genius of the world might not be able to help him, let alone he was weak.
Under the dual effects of worry and sadness, Irie's energy was quickly exhausted. He had just chatted with President Oizumi about work for an hour or two, but it didn't make him as tired as Kotoko's few words.
He forced himself to cheer up and said gloomily, "Don't mention them anymore. Let's go back."
Kotoko moved swiftly, blocking his path. "Irie-kun, you misunderstood. What I meant was, if you don't intend to fight for them anymore, then, then, then..."
After saying "that, that, that" for a long time, Qinzi realized that she didn't know how to express her feelings.
There were many templates stored in her mind, and because there were too many, she couldn't pick out the right words for a while. In fact, it would be most appropriate for Irie to confess to her, but Irie usually couldn't say anything nice, and he was definitely not good at confessing. He could only take implicit actions. Kotoko had seen him act for long enough, and it would be impolite to take any more actions, so she simply helped him take the last step.
Kotoko quickly showed the candy flower in her hand, and because it was so fast, it almost hit Irie's face. The scene was a bit funny, and passers-by couldn't help but look back.
She said, "Well, Irie-kun, let's give it a try, shall we?"
Others would give a large bouquet of flowers when expressing their love, but Kotoko only had a few, not real flowers. Yet, the fragrance of the flowers, as if they were real, penetrated the candy wrapper and filled the air around Irie.
Life's runaway train returns to normal in a fleeting moment. In that instant, they return to the beginning of the story, where the long-absent love letter and the nervous girl finally reappear before Irie.
Although the girl was nervous, she did not forget her business and devoured her ice cream bite by bite.
Irie was amused by her silly look, and as the negative emotions disappeared, he felt a long-lost peace.
Then Irie took the flower with one hand and tapped Kotoko on the head with the heavy crown. He whispered, "Idiot."
twenty one
Kotoko sat bored on the plane to Okinawa, unable to sleep and with nothing to do.
The thing is, she and Irie officially started dating, which was a natural thing, nothing to say. Then the people around her were as excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood, which was also expected, so let them be.
But who would have thought that on the day they confirmed their relationship, when Irie's mother was alone with Kotoko, she kindly asked her, "Kotoko, are you willing to marry your brother now?"
Qinzi:? !
Seeing Kotoko's petrified face, Irie's mother laughed out loud: "I was just kidding. Kotoko is so cute. Don't be scared."
Thanks, I was scared to death.
Kotoko, having just gotten a false alarm, didn't have time to take a full, deep breath before Irie's mother grabbed her hand again. "Kotoko and brother, go on a trip to Okinawa. You haven't had a proper date yet, and your studies have been tough, so consider this a day off to celebrate. Look, I've already bought the tickets!"
Qinzi:......
Kotoko loves Irie's mother, to the point where she considers her her real mother. But to be honest, she can't keep up with or adapt to the Irie family's jumping brain circuits. Sometimes, she really thinks that the mother and son (including Yuki) are very strange.
Then she embarked on a seven-day trip to Okinawa alone with Irie in a daze.
At this moment, Irie was sleeping soundly beside her, and she was bored, so she observed the man and woman next to her. They behaved intimately and looked like a couple.
Kotoko, who had never been in a relationship, was ready to study hard, just like Irie had taken notes when he read romance comics for her.
The woman in the couple quickly spotted her and greeted her enthusiastically: "Is that your husband sleeping next to you? Are you here for your honeymoon too?"
Qinzi waved her hands hurriedly: "How is that possible! We just started dating, we are a couple, a couple! Not a married couple."
"But, shouldn't we be in the passionate love phase when we first start dating? Your boyfriend left you alone to sleep during the passionate love phase. You're so pitiful. No wonder you're so depressed."
Kotoko didn't feel sorry for herself. Her mood was certainly not bright, but she wasn't depressed either, and it had nothing to do with whether Irie-kun slept or not.
Qinzi tried to explain: "My boyfriend has been studying hard lately. He's preparing for the transfer exam..."
"Like my husband, no matter how hard he works, he will never leave me alone to sleep! Because Aqiao is obsessed with me!"
The woman interrupted Kotoko with full energy. She seemed to be an extremely self-centered person. Under her enthusiastic and lively appearance, she was mean and would stick her head out from time to time to poke others.
It was obvious that the "Aqiao" she mentioned was very fascinated by her, so as soon as she opened her mouth, she quickly jumped out to prove her point: "Seeing the new company Mari, I was struck by an arrow..."
Unfortunately, just like she didn't respect Kotoko as an outsider, Mari didn't respect her husband either. So when Qiao just expressed his true feelings, Mari brushed it off with a casual dismissive comment: "It's just a boring office romance."
Ah Qiao was still protesting: "How can you say it's boring?"
But Mari was too lazy to pay attention to him. She looked at Kotoko and smiled maliciously: "What about you? Was it your boyfriend who pursued you first?"
silence.
Irie was wearing a blindfold and could not see Kotoko's expression at the moment, nor did he know what the noisy woman named "Mari" looked like. After he successfully interacted with Kotoko, he entered a completely unknown plot.
If their story were truly a romance manga, it should have ended with him accepting Kotoko's bouquet of candy. However, life had to go on, and what ended was only his endless unrequited love for the past three years—three years that had nearly consumed his entire life.
He suddenly wanted to know how Kotoko would describe their three years together. Would she boast about her happiness to others, saying, "My boyfriend loves me very much and has pursued me for a long time"? Or would she understand his endless waiting day and night and focus on expressing her feelings?
However, Kotoko just said nonchalantly: "We don't have much to talk about. It's just a boring campus romance."
Oh, it turns out that his three years of compromise and suffering were nothing but "boring" and "just".
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Kotoko, Irie, and Aqiao and his wife were really destined to meet each other. They sat next to each other on the plane and bought the same suitcases. After leaving the airport, they took the same bus and stayed in the same hotel. After that, they met every day at various tourist attractions and were even invited to drink together in the evening.
The originally planned couple's trip inexplicably turned into a four-person trip.
To be honest, Kotoko was relieved because she didn't know what was wrong with Irie again. He had been giving her a cold look since he got off the plane. Not only did he ignore her, but he also got very close to Horiuchi Mari.
It is obvious that Mari Horiuchi likes Irie very much. She has told Kotoko more than once, "Your boyfriend is so handsome", "Your boyfriend is so smart", "I regret getting married so early and not meeting Naoki earlier", "I wish I could switch with Kotoko", "Haha, just kidding!"
This is no joke. No matter how slow Kotoko is, she can still sense Horiuchi Mari's little thoughts, but she sees that Irie doesn't resist and is in a better state than when he is with her, so she doesn't bother to care.
Mari happened to be accompanying the gloomy Irie, so she had plenty of time to eat, drink and have fun. After all, when traveling, of course everyone should be happy.
Kotoko was having fun everywhere by herself, taking photos and sharing them with Renko and Satomi who were far away in Tokyo. She got separated from Irie and the others several times without realizing it. Fortunately, she always met kind foreign friends who showed her the way, otherwise she wouldn't even be able to get back to the hotel.
The fourth time she met up with some blonde foreign friends, Kotoko insisted on treating them to smoothies. They each grabbed a large bowl and asked her in broken Japanese, "Girl, everyone else is traveling with their boyfriends, why are you always alone?"
"I'm here with my boyfriend too. He's with some friends he met on the road. Don't worry about him."
"Huh? Friends you meet on the street are not reliable. You are so cute, your boyfriend must be very handsome too. Be careful that he may be snatched away by someone else."
Upon hearing this, Kotoko couldn't help but compare Horiuchi Mari with Oizumi Sahoko, Matsumoto Yuko, and others. After the comparison, she shook her head firmly: "Irie-kun will not be snatched away."
At least it won't be taken away by Horiuchi Mari.
"Then you can't just leave it alone! If you act like this, your boyfriend will think you don't care about him! It will affect our relationship!"
"It's not that serious..."
Kotoko couldn't understand Irie before they fell in love, and even after they fell in love, she had to face the facts. The fact was that she could never be on the same wavelength as a genius. Irie's unique imagination and unpredictable emotions were not something a mere mortal like her could fully understand.
Fortunately, she has a good temper and a poor memory, so she won't be easily influenced by Irie. When two people get along, someone always has to make concessions, and Kotoko is willing to be the one who makes concessions.
She gives Irie whatever he likes. Isn't that good?
At night, Kotoko prepared to invite Irie to dinner.
She thought about it, and there was some truth to what her foreign friends said. She and Irie always went their separate ways, leaving no memories together. Didn't that mean they had lost the meaning of traveling as a couple? If she went back, she wouldn't be able to explain herself to Irie's mother.
So Kotoko specially booked a candlelight dinner, hoping to create some classic romantic scenes with Irie.
Irie almost had the words "I'm in a bad mood and I'm annoyed when I see you" carved on his face, but for some reason, he still agreed reluctantly.
As soon as he agreed, Qinzi's mood became heavy. She knew that she would not enjoy the dinner tonight.
But before they could leave, Aqiao came up to them in a hurry and said that Horiuchi Mari suddenly started to have a stomachache.
Today is a holiday and the hospital is closed. Mari doesn't want to call an ambulance publicly, so he is really at his wit's end. He remembers that Irie said he wanted to be a doctor in the future, so he comes for help.
Tsk, my stomach doesn’t hurt in the morning or in the evening, but it hurts at this time.
Mari-chan, you really do all the good things.
Kotoko didn't trust Mari Horiuchi's character. Based on past precedents, it was more likely that she was pretending to be sick. This woman always liked to make trouble, but it was precisely because of this that Kotoko was able to free herself from Irie's oppression, so she was still worthy of gratitude.
In the room of Aqiao and his wife, Mari Horiuchi was lying on the bed groaning in pain. Irie asked a few simple questions, then took off his coat, rolled up his sleeves, and wanted to examine her further. However, before his hand touched Mari, Kotoko suddenly jumped out from the side and pulled him away.
"what you do?!"
Looking at Irie's angry face, Kotoko felt that the role she played was not like a girlfriend who cared about him, but rather like a loyal minister who risked his life to give advice. She instinctively lowered her voice in an attempt to reduce Irie's aggressiveness.
"I don't want Irie-kun to touch her. If it was just an ordinary patient, it would be fine, but Mari..."
Qinzi couldn't continue speaking because Aqiao was also looking at her, but if she didn't say it out loud, would everything that had happened no longer exist?
She had been having a lot of fun playing alone these days. Only in the few times she spent with Irie could she see Mari flattering Irie in various ways. Irie neither accepted nor refused. They were more like a newlywed couple on their honeymoon.
She saw it all, not to mention Aqiao who was always with them.
Despite Irie's confusing words and actions, Kotoko believes he has principles and a bottom line. So, can Qiao trust Mari? He arrived in Okinawa with his beloved new wife, thinking they were about to start a happy married life, only to see his wife flirting with other men. It's so pitiful.
So Kotoko pulled Irie away because, on the one hand, she was learning to be a qualified girlfriend, and appropriate restraint was equivalent to care. She still didn't care about Irie's interactions with other women, but she hoped that Irie could appreciate her feelings and get angry with her less.
Secondly, it was for Aqiao, and mainly for Aqiao. Qinzi didn't think Aqiao was a stupid man, it was just that love made him humble, and he shouldn't be humble.
However, Kotoko's cleverness only added fuel to the fire.
Irie scolded her harshly, "That's enough! You're dating a man who wants to be a doctor. Can't you be a little more self-aware? Do I have to treat patients according to your likes and dislikes in the future? I can't listen to you on this matter. I don't ask anything of you. You just need to turn a blind eye as usual. That's not difficult, right?!"
Kotoko's heart trembled. That's what she said! Irie preferred her to let him be free. Cultural differences were there. She shouldn't have listened to the advice of a foreign friend and come here to get scolded for no reason.
Ah Qiao couldn't help but dissuade him: "Naoki, aren't you going too far?"
Mari was so frightened that she forgot to cry out in pain. Her eyes rolled around, waiting for Kotoko to cry out in grievance - Irie was so scary that she wanted to cry for Kotoko, but the woman who could conquer Irie Naoki was indeed different from others.
Kotoko didn't cry. Not only did she not cry, she was able to think calmly.
She thought what Irie had just said, while unpleasant, made sense. A doctor's heart is compassionate, and the patient is right before their eyes; there's no reason not to treat him. Even though Kotoko thought Mari was faking, she wasn't a doctor. What if Mari was truly ill? She couldn't just let her suffer.
Kotoko suddenly repented. She patted Irie's arm in agreement and said, "Irie-kun is right. I was too willful this time."
Mari:? ? ?
Aqiao: ???
Irie:......
"I can't help you much here, so I'll go back to my room first. Irie-kun, calm down and go treat Mari-chan quickly. Come on!"
Kotoko was moved by herself again. For the first time, she felt that she and Irie-kun had a mutual understanding. What they said in the TV series was true: a good relationship can make both parties grow. Kotoko realized it, and her entire soul was sublimated.
After Qinzi left contentedly, her world was clear after the rain, and the dark clouds covering her head were all left with Aqiao and his wife.
In fact, Aqiao was also quite moved: "Qinzi's emotional stability is real?"
Irie, whose emotions were extremely unstable, glared at him coldly, then stabbed at Horiuchi Mari: "Where did you say you felt uncomfortable just now?"
Mari felt a chill on her back, and she immediately pulled the quilt up to her neck, saying timidly, "I... I suddenly feel much better... It doesn't hurt at all..."
Without waiting for her to finish, Irie picked up his coat and left without looking back.
tbc
He rushed into the river and cured the beautiful woman's abdominal pain with his miraculous hands, but he couldn't cure his own headache. It is difficult for a doctor to cure himself.
Qinzi, your considerate and good girlfriend, will always support you~
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