Your hair is messy (12)
Naoki travels to a parallel universe where Kotoko doesn't love him. (2013 Japanese TV series)
twenty four
Kotoko walked weakly on the way to the teaching building. She was suffering from vacation syndrome. After returning to campus after her trip to Okinawa, she was simply not used to it. Moreover, her life had recently undergone another small change: she moved.
To be more precise, the Irie family moved into a bigger new house, so Kotoko and her father moved with them. Irie's mother said, "The previous house was too small. My brother and Kotoko will definitely get married in the future, and when they have a baby, there won't be enough room at home. Why not move to a bigger house now?"
Kotoko was so stressed that she could hardly breathe. She and Irie had just started dating, so why were they talking about marriage and having children? There was no such thing as "certainty" about the future.
Irie's mother was truly the most understanding and thoughtful person in the family. Kotoko didn't even need to say anything; she could already sense something and comforted her promptly, "Don't be stressed, Kotoko. We're mainly trying to improve our living environment. We didn't even have a room for Yuki before, so we should move."
"I'm not feeling any pressure. I'm sorry to have troubled you all with my care." Qinzi smiled shyly. "It's just... I want to ask, can I take the picture on the wall..."
On the wall facing Kotoko, there was a large high-definition photo of her and Irie kissing in front of the Okinawa Auditorium. The photo was well captured, with good lighting and shadow, beautiful scenery, and even the shooting angle was impeccable. The picture was beautiful enough to serve as a mural.
But Kotoko didn't like it becoming a mural and hanging it in the most conspicuous place in the house, making her revisit it every day. It was too embarrassing and unnecessary.
Irie's mother understood what Kotoko meant. Her smile froze for a moment, but she quickly returned to normal. She hurriedly took the photo down from the wall. "Oh, look how shy our Kotoko is. In that case, you and your brother should keep these beautiful memories to yourself. Make sure you feel comfortable at home."
Having achieved her goal, Qinzi felt even more upset.
She was not used to Irie's mother's enthusiasm, but pouring cold water on her would make her feel extremely guilty, as if she had let down someone else's kindness.
I feel uncomfortable. I feel uncomfortable at all.
Kotoko was troubled by her studies and love life, sighing as she walked, unaware that she was being envious from all directions. Then she met Matsumoto.
Kotoko hadn't met Matsumoto for a long time. After hearing that Matsumoto had basically given up on Irie, she thought they would never meet again. But as luck would have it, they met face to face on the street.
Okay, since we've met, let's just chat for a while to show politeness.
Matsumoto said to Kotoko, "Did you have a great time on your journey to becoming friends with Irie? I heard that Irie even turned down Chairman Oizumi's granddaughter to date you. It's not bad, but I underestimated you. What's so special about you?"
"I don't have any special qualities...it's just that I have a strong connection with Irie-kun."
Matsumoto blinked, his expression unremarkable: "It's fate. I don't have a father who's on good terms with the Irie family, so I can only consider myself unlucky."
“…”
"But since Irie has chosen you, you two should be good to each other and cherish him. After all, you are just dating, not married. Maybe one day Irie will find out that you are not good enough and abandon you."
“Hehehehe…”
Kotoko forced a smile, but she was actually extremely upset.
Cherish, cherish, everyone told her to cherish, when did she stop cherishing Rujiang?
Weird Matsumoto, weird classmates, weird everyone!
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"This one is me sunbathing on the beach, this one is a delicious pancake, and this one is the aquarium I visited..."
"Wait, wait." Renko raised her hand to interrupt Kotoko's chattering introduction. She flipped through the travel photos she had taken in Okinawa and noticed something was wrong. "Why are there only food, scenery, and Kotoko? Where's Irie? Why isn't there a picture of Irie?"
Kotoko knew that if she told the truth and told Renko and Satomi that she had left Irie alone in Okinawa for six days, she would probably be severely criticized by these two fans of Irie.
To protect herself, Kotoko lied, "Irie-kun doesn't like having his picture taken."
"Then tell me, have any sweet things happened between you these past few days?! Did you hug? Did you kiss? Did you do anything naughty?!"
In broad daylight, a car wheel ran over her face? Shame, marriage, having children, these weren't the issues she needed to worry about right now. Why didn't anyone realize that she and Irie had just started dating?
Kotoko was secretly unhappy again as she hadn't completely recovered from the holiday syndrome.
At the critical moment, the knight Ajin finally came to save her with a love lunch box in hand.
"Kotoko," he said solemnly, "I'm going to give up on you."
Renzi and Rimi's attention was successfully diverted, and they were both shocked: "You haven't given up yet?!"
Jin ignored them. "I've thought about it carefully. Irie is indeed not bad. His love for you can barely be compared with that of my master Jin... Uncle Aihara should also like him more. So, since Kotoko chose Irie, I admit defeat and will not bother you anymore. But if one day Irie treats you badly, I will not let him go!"
Kotoko never developed romantic feelings for Kin, just as she wouldn't have had romantic relationships with Renko or Satomi. But there's no doubt that their longtime friend holds just as much weight in her heart as Irie's. Kin and Irie aren't even on the same page, so there's no question of winning or losing.
Qinzi was moved and said, "Ajin, even if we can't be lovers, you will always be my cherished friend. Believe me, your true love will appear soon."
Kotoko's mouth may have been blessed, and a special girl, Chris, soon appeared in Ajin's life.
Chris is a British student who just arrived at Dounan University. He is unfamiliar with the place and wanted to grab a lucky passerby to ask for directions, and he caught Qinzi.
The two outgoing girls quickly established a friendship. Later, Kotoko took Chris to Aihara Restaurant for dinner, and Chris fell in love with Akin who worked there at first sight.
Chris is a typical white beauty with blonde hair, fair skin, deep eyes, impeccable personality, and is also good at cooking.
Funatsu, who was in the same unit as Irie, had tried to strike up a conversation, but was ruthlessly rejected by Chris. Therefore, when Funatsu learned that the so-called "high standard" in Chris's eyes was actually Jin, he was really confused and asked Kotoko, "Do you guys have some kind of love god protecting you?"
Kotoko gave her signature wry smile: "Maybe."
Irie's obsessive pursuit of her must be fueled by a mysterious force. But if there really were divine protection, how could it be that neither she nor Jin could get the person they most desired?
Ajin refused to date Chris, saying that men should focus on their careers and he didn't want to fall in love for the time being, but everyone understood that he couldn't let go of Qinzi for the time being.
Chris didn't mind. Who hasn't pointed it out? A loyal person is always better than an unfaithful one. She found another reason to love Ajin, so she loved him even more. Ajin avoided her, which gave Chris a headache.
Kotoko doesn't have time to take care of them, she has her own troubles.
Before she knew it, Qinzi had reached her senior year. Her friends had already made career plans, but she was the only one who couldn't find her own direction.
Irie had always suggested that Kotoko become a nurse, but Kotoko didn't really want to, so she hesitated and considered it for a long time. Until graduation was approaching, she still had no goals, so with the attitude of "it doesn't matter what position I take", she decided to take the exam to transfer to the nursing department and become a nurse in the future.
But she hadn't expected Irie to be so serious about it. He made her a packed study schedule and urged her to stick to it at home and school. His reasoning was that medical workers' work involves people's lives, and even the slightest negligence is unacceptable.
Kotoko seemed to be back in her senior year of high school. The heavy workload was about to drain her from the inside out, especially since she had been in poor health recently. She always felt nauseous and wanted to vomit, and wanted to eat something sour for no reason.
Renzi said, "Are you pregnant?"
Thunder suddenly rumbled above Qinzi's head, and she was speechless for a while.
"What are you talking about! Irie-kun and I just started dating, and our relationship is very pure! I feel nauseous and want to vomit because my stomach is not feeling well."
"Ah, you guys live under the same roof every day, and yet you don't even do anything adults should do."
Kotoko scowled, "Don't even mention it. Irie-kun tutors me until late every night, so we don't even have time to date."
In fact, it didn't matter whether they were dating or not. They lived under the same roof and would see each other every day. So why would they need to date? But studying late into the night every day was too much for Qinzi.
Satomi has her own opinion on this: "Irie wanted to be a doctor, but he also wanted Kotoko to be with him more often. So, even though he knew Kotoko was stupid, he still persuaded her to become a nurse. He put a lot of effort into training her, and they made progress together. They were so in love."
Renzi's eyes lit up: "How romantic, so romantic."
Rimi was intoxicated with him: "I'm so envious."
Kotoko, unable to fit in with the other two, silently lowered her head to read the exam summary.
Renko and Satomi, who had become die-hard fans of Irie, also began to urge Kotoko to study. They said earnestly: "Kotoko, you must keep up the good work! You must work hard! Don't let Irie down."
Qinzi: "..."
Her life is really unfortunate with so many class teachers suddenly appearing.
Under pressure from all sides, Kotoko studied day and night. She had no time to go out and play, and no time to watch popular TV series. Her only entertainment was to watch Jin and Chris perform the classic bloody drama of chasing each other and being unable to escape.
Then, the reluctant Kotoko actually passed the nursing exam. She answered the questions in the exam room like a top student for the first time. After the results came out, her score was so high that she couldn't believe it herself.
Kotoko successfully transferred to the nursing department and avoided the fate of being held back like Rimi Niko due to a miscalculation of credits.
Renzi said, "That Funatsu from the medical department is right. Kotoko, you have a bit of the mystical side to you."
Kotoko didn't think she had any metaphysics, she just had Irie. Irie could do anything well, including learning and teaching others to learn.
25
During the vacation before school started, Kotoko was mainly busy eating melons. The emotional journey of Ajin and Chris was quite tortuous. The man said one thing and meant another, and the woman was brave enough to move forward. It was not until Chris was about to take a flight back to China that Ajin was willing to be honest with him. Finally, their relationship made some progress.
Irie's mother suggested, "Kotoko shouldn't just worry about her friends' relationships. She finally passed the teacher's exam, so she should take some time out to celebrate with her brother!"
Kotoko wasn't in the mood for a date, but she wouldn't refuse Irie's mother unless absolutely necessary.
When it comes to love, you have to look at other people's experiences. Kotoko found the interaction between Kin and Chris quite amusing, and others found her and Irie's interactions quite sweet, but it didn't make much sense for them to be the parties involved in the relationship.
Kotoko and Irie went to see several movies, and she fell asleep in the middle of them. After waking up, they went to the park together for a walk and rowing. When the mood was right, they kissed. That's what a date is all about.
When she wasn't dating Irie, Kotoko would just stay at home and be a comfortable idler. She needed time to slowly heal the pain that studying had brought her.
Irie doesn't like socializing and usually stays at home with her. Kotoko has tried to cook for Irie. In order to prevent her from wasting food and kitchen utensils, the whole family squeezed into the kitchen to teach her how to cook. The final product is acceptable and does not damage Irie's taste.
Kotoko also used Irie's pajamas fabric to make a chubby Irie doll and gave it to Irie as a gift. Every morning when Irie woke up, he would see the silly doll and didn't know how it looked like him.
Irie doesn't care about gossip, but Kotoko is particularly interested in it, so he makes an exception and analyzes with her the reason why Ajin rejected Chris.
It was as if they had skipped the honeymoon phase of a typical young couple and entered the stage of an old married couple. Although their relationship was ordinary, it was also a simple happiness. Qinzi was very content.
After the long vacation, the new semester begins, and Qinzi will be depressed for a while again.
The nursing department is on the same floor as Irie's medical department, but because Irie left early, Kotoko had to go to school alone. Her brain, which had been idle during the holidays, began to work gradually, and she found that she had embarked on another path in life.
She is going to study with nursing classmates who are three years younger than her, and she is really going to be a nurse.
Perhaps everything requires a little passion. Being a nurse wasn't Kotoko's dream, so even after passing the exam, she still lacked the confidence to be a nurse. After all, Irie had worked much harder than she had to get to where she was today.
The only good news was that the deskmate that Kotoko picked at random seemed pretty good, an angelically cute girl.
She took the initiative to talk to Kotoko: "Hello, my name is Ogura Tomoko, please take care of me."
Kotoko was flattered and quickly shook hands with her, saying, "My name is Aihara Kotoko, and please take care of me."
Ogura Tomoko's smile froze: "Aihara Kotoko?"
Damn it, could this angel sister know her?! Kotoko froze.
Fortunately, the teacher came in in time, and after a brief speech at the beginning of the semester, he began to call the roll.
"Group one, Saeki Naoko."
"arrive."
…
On the first day of class, no one was absent. Everyone responded when their names were called and reached Kotoko's row smoothly.
"Kotoko Aihara."
"arrive."
Kotoko thought that she would also pass by quickly like the student in front of her.
The teacher looked up at her, then at the roster she was eyeing, and her voice suddenly rose several tones: "Huh?! Kotoko Aihara?!"
The whole class was quiet.
Then, intermittent discussions broke out in every corner of the classroom.
"Is this the Kotoko Aihara that Irie likes?"
"That should be the case, otherwise why would I come to the nursing department?"
"She came to the nursing department because of Irie, right?"
"That must be it."
"Is this the type Irie likes?"
"Genius, unpredictable."
Qinzi: "..."
She knew that many people knew her, but it wasn't possible that not even all of her teachers and classmates knew her, right?!
I used to think that the name of Dounan Legend was too exaggerated, but now it seems that it is well-deserved.
Kotoko finished her first nursing class under the spotlight. She had no intention of listening to the lecture, and the others were busy looking at and talking about her, so she didn't learn much.
In fact, Kotoko was extremely nervous because before she started dating Irie, she had attracted a lot of hatred because of his unreasonable favor.
She had heard countless insults, insults, and even vicious curses. When she graduated from high school, Class A and Class F had a fight at the farewell banquet because of her.
After entering university, Kotoko was fortunate to have chosen a good major. Her classmates in the literature department never gave her any trouble. As for the rumors outside, most of them could not be mentioned in front of her, so it didn't matter.
The problem was that now that she had changed her major, would the students in the nursing department be as easy to get along with as those in the literature department? Qinzi was not sure.
Ogura Tomoko was as friendly as ever. She whispered to Kotoko, "I think you're amazing. Everyone likes Irie, but Irie only likes you. I believe you must have something special."
Life is not easy, Qinzi sighed.
Why did everyone think she had something extraordinary? Her extraordinary qualities were good luck. Cupid was a distant relative of hers, and she had the blessing of the god of love and the protection of metaphysics.
After class, Kotoko's real challenge came. Ogura Tomoko pulled her aside, wanting to introduce her to her friends (although there was no need for an introduction...).
Kotoko couldn't refuse, so she quietly entered combat mode. She was not a pushover, and if anyone attacked her, she would definitely attack back! She was incredibly fierce!
Yet no one attacked her.
Among Tomoko Ogura's friends, there is a fashionable and beautiful girl named Marina Shinagawa. She was a fan of Irie before, but now she is a fan of Kotoko. She is in awe of Kotoko's clothes.
"My dream is to marry a doctor, have a good job, and give birth to a child with excellent genes... Kotoko, how did you get Irie to do that? Please start a class. I'm willing to pay the tuition."
Another noisy boy is named Keita Kamogari, a hot-blooded young man who wants to attack Marina more than Kotoko.
"Marina, throw away your ugly thoughts. This is a sacred job, and the other people are also sacred loves!"
The last one is Kikyo Kan, who has a man's body but a woman's heart. She is a real fan of Irie and has not yet stopped being a fan, so her feelings for Kotoko are more complicated.
"You, are Aihara Kotoko?" Agan circled around Kotoko several times. "I've seen your photos before, and I've seen you in person from a distance, but this is the first time I've seen you this close."
Kotoko's heart was pounding again. Was her photo still circulating around the school?! Was everyone's gossip-loving spirit really burning so fiercely?
It really is that.
As Akan flicked his right hand, a photo appeared from his fingertips as if by magic. It wasn't of Kotoko, but of Irie in high school.
Kotoko and Irie were strangers in high school. She didn't care about Irie's daily life, so naturally she didn't know when and where this photo was taken.
But it looked like it was a tennis match, and the court was full of students applauding and cheering.
Agan placed the photo next to Kotoko's cheek and sighed once again: "Kotoko is indeed a legendary figure."
Qinzi: "..."
He didn't scold her, but it didn't sound like anything nice either.
Marina suddenly rushed over, pointing at a figure behind Irie and exclaiming, "Look, look! Who is this? He's quite handsome!"
The focus of the photo is Irie, and the people behind him are slightly blurred, so it is not very clear, but Kotoko still recognized him at a glance.
She suddenly snatched the photo from Agan's hand and fell into a trance for a long time.
It's Hidekazu Sano.
tbc
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