Kyoto Shenyin Love Story

Chapter 353 Best Friend
He got up and locked the door, listened to the movement in the corridor for a while, confirmed that Akane Kirino and Hongko had returned to the room, Soya looked down at the girl beside him again.

"They've gone back to their room."

"Ah."

Zhao Wuling answered, without any intention of getting up and leaving.

After watching her for a while, Soya lay down again.

"Go back to sleep later."

Without saying a word, she turned over and hugged his arm.

The lights had been turned off long ago, looking at the ceiling in the darkness, Soya spoke after a while: "Tirino asked Hongzi to go back to live, it seems that he wants to do something."

"Ah."

"I don't feel like a confession... But I can't be sure. After all, she is her."

"Ah."

"If she really understands her own mind, she won't do nothing."

"Ah."

"If she comes to confess..."

With confused thoughts, Sogu took a deep breath, then tilted his head again, "Why didn't Ling say anything?"

"It's pointless to think about these things now." Zhao Wuling said with her eyes closed.

He thought she was blaming him for hesitating and hesitating, so he was speechless for a while, and didn't provoke her with this topic again.

After a moment of silence between each other, Chao Wuling squeezed his arm: "If there are three days before the end of the world, what will you do?"

"..."

Was that what you were thinking about?
Soya thought for a while, "Is the end of the world unstoppable?"

She raised her head and put her chin on his shoulder, "Yeah."

"What's the reason? Is it an extraterrestrial meteorite, or some kind of disaster inside the earth?"

"I don't know. Just think of it as a teacher who suddenly wants to destroy the world."

"That's really a headache... Suzu can't stop the teacher."

Seeing that he was seriously thinking about the end of the world, Chao Wuling wanted to laugh, but couldn't.

"The teacher's thoughts are my thoughts, and I will not stop... Even if the teacher wants to kill you, I will stand by the teacher's side, and at most shed more tears for you."

Soya smiled.

"Back to the question just now: when the end of the world comes, what will you do?"

"I do not know."

He raised his arm and took her into his arms, "When I was in middle school, because of the influence of several doomsday movies and novels of the same type, I often imagined what I would do if the end of the world came. But I never They are all thinking about how to turn the tide and save the world, and never think about how to wait for death."

"..."

Chao Wuling didn't speak, hugged his waist, and spoke after a while.

"Two options."

"what."

"Whether to travel around the world, at the last time, go to places you want to go and places you haven't been, or stay with the one you love the most, and wait for the end together."

"I will stay by Suzu's side." Soya replied without hesitation.

She looked up at him, "It's just me?"

"Other people shouldn't suddenly ask this kind of question... It hurts."

Loosening the flesh around his waist, sighed faintly towards Wuling.

He only thought she was acting like a baby, but she couldn't make it clearer.

"Whatever your choice is, I will be by your side."

Soya looked down at her, although he didn't quite understand where her sudden sentimentality came from, but he still hugged her tightly.

"it is good."

After lying down for a while, Chao Wuling sat up.

"Are you going back to your room?" Soya asked.

She didn't speak, she straddled his waist and groped behind him with her hands.

"……bell!"

"do it."

"Wait a moment……"

"I can't wait too long."

Xia Yi is flimsy, she easily handles him and refuses to let go.

Sogu had no choice but to turn over and break free, then clamped her left and right wrists, pressing her down.

"why not?"

There are many reasons, and Soya chose the one that is closest to the current reality, "The two of them are in the next room."

Her hands were restrained, but her legs could still move and hooked around his waist.

"Then go to my room."

"..."

Soya pursed his lower lip, "If Suzu wants, I can help you like before."

She was silent for a while, and then pulled her wrist a little harder, her voice was cold.

"never mind."

Soya leaned down, lowered his head and kissed.

She turned her head to avoid it, and he chased after her to get it.

"Well……"

The two are still connected.

After a while, Chao Wuling raised his hand to support his chest, and parted from him with unfinished intentions, his body and voice had already softened a lot.

"Let me go back."

Sogu continued to kiss her face, "Is that all right?"

"If I haven't said enough, will I make it to the end?"

"……Won't."

She sighed, and gently pushed his chest again.

He walks her back to her room.

Unlock the lock, slowly open the door, Soya goes out first, and then let Zhao Wuling come out.

After sending her to the room, he personally completed the necessary "rituals" before going to bed for her. When Sogu returned to his room, he heard a faint voice from the next door at the door.

It's Hongko and Kirino Akane.

It wasn't too late, and the two of them had just come up for a while, so of course they wouldn't fall asleep so soon.

He couldn't hear clearly, and he wasn't interested in eavesdropping, so he quietly went back to his room and lay down.

And across a wall, the two girls in another room sat up.

"...Hongko doesn't really like Soya, does she?"

"Eh?"

In the dark room, it was almost impossible to see anything, but each could feel each other's gaze.

They were both a little nervous and very sensitive to each other's every move.

Regarding this moment of confessing to Akane Kirino, Hongzi had already imagined countless possibilities, but she never thought that she would react like this.

She didn't quite understand, and even thought she had heard it wrong.

"...What is Akane talking about?"

Akane Kirino moved closer, groped for her arm in the dark, and held it tightly.

"I said, it's not true that Hongzi likes Soya... isn't it?"

"its not right……"

After being dazed, Hongzi felt a little absurd.

Does she want to use this method to avoid conflicts with each other... Or is it actually implying that she voluntarily backs down?
It's ridiculous.

The arm tightened suddenly, and there was a faint pain, but Akane Kirino unconsciously held it harder.

"Isn't it?" she asked again.

Hongzi struggled twice, but couldn't get away, "Qian doesn't think this is very..."

She paused, didn't say anything ridiculous, and asked instead: "Why does Qian feel this way?"

"Sorry." Akane Kirino loosened her hand when she realized that she had exerted too much force just now, and stroked her arm a few times as compensation and comfort, "Because it has always been like this."

"..."

What has been... what the hell is she talking about?
Hongzi was about to refute, but suddenly reacted.

——At the very beginning, she really didn't really like Soya.

But how long ago was that?

And Lucy would know that only if he told her.

"Did Soya say anything to Akane?"

"It's about the same... It can also be said that Hongzi told me personally."

"..."

What I told her myself...was it a dream?
Hongzi made sure that she kept her mouth shut when she was sober, from acting like she liked him before to not mentioning it to each other later, she never made it clear to her.

"When I was in Kyoto..."

Kirino Akane took the initiative to explain to her, "It was the time when I went to Kyoto during the Golden Week, when Hongzi and Soya were talking in the courtyard, I was actually beside you... Sorry! I didn't mean to eavesdrop on your conversation, just I accidentally missed the opportunity to show up. When you want to say hello, you have already said something terrible, let alone show up."

"Afterwards, Sogu found me outside, and on the way back he explained to me his 'secret' with Hongzi. Later, I told him to keep it a secret, not to tell Hongzi."

"..."

Hongzi felt as if struck by lightning, there was a loud bang in his head, and he was speechless.

Did you already know it at that time...

Not only that, but she also let him continue to hide it, pretending that he didn't know anything.

"I'm sorry, Hongzi... I admit, I did have a little bad intentions, because I thought this matter was too interesting at the time, and I didn't want it to end like this." Akane Kirino looked at her, "I want to see Hongzi continue It would be fun to pretend to like Soya, and how he reacted when he was exposed at the end...I'm really sorry!"

"..."

"However, I didn't expect that I would point it out at this time. I thought it would take at least the second grade before I can't help it... Maybe it's because Hongzi didn't mention it much later."

Akane Kirino moved a lot closer to her, and stuck to her half-hugging and half-embracing.

"But, I'm really happy—Hongzi actually likes me so much, much more than I thought!"

Already confused because of her and Zongya's affairs, at this time the deep-buried secret has also been revealed, and Hongzi doesn't know what to say.

"I feel the same way about Hongzi."

Akane Kirino hugged her and said, "Hongzi likes me more, so I will like Hongzi longer: no matter how many years, Hongzi will always be my best friend."

"..."

Hongzi opened her mouth, looked at her, then slowly raised her arms to hug her back.

"Well... forever."

"Uh-huh!"

Akane Kirino smiled all over her face, then let go of her, moved her body, and was sitting in front of her: "Now, it's time for me to tell Hongzi my secret."

"..."

She doesn't want to hear it.

She has known her so-called secret for a long time, even her mother noticed it when she came over for dinner last time, and mentioned it intentionally or unintentionally, only she still hides it in her heart like a fool.

Hongzi suppressed the dryness in her heart, "Is Qian's secret, what is it?"

Because she wasn't too sure, Akane Kirino didn't speak directly, but asked instead: "What does Hongzi think, how do I feel about Soya?"

"..."

She looked at her for a while, feeling restless stirring all kinds of emotions in her heart, surging back and forth, and a resentment that was hard to ignore suddenly took over.

Since we are best friends, why can't we detect her true intentions?

"It's just like ordinary friends."

"Eh...it shouldn't be that common." Her answer surprised Akane Kirino, "Soya and I have at least the same level of relationship as Hongzi, right?"

"So." Hongzi's tone was a little stiff.

Akane Kirino looked at her, then said:

"Hongzi is a girl, no matter how much I like Hongzi, it is also a friend's liking, but Soya is a boy... I was thinking, do I like Soya in the way of love?"

"..."

It turns out that I haven't fully confirmed my mind yet.

That's right, otherwise she would have confessed.

For a moment, Hongzi really wanted to tell her that this was just her illusion.Her concern for Soya is entirely out of friendship between friends, and has nothing to do with love...but she can't open her mouth.

The resentment dissipated invisible, and all that was left in her heart was depression.

Unable to lie to her best friend about this kind of matter, and unable to frankly tell the truth that only she herself does not understand, Hongzi can only choose to escape.

"I have no idea……"

"Sure enough, Hongzi can't see it."

Akane Kirino sighed slightly, and suddenly smiled again: "There is always a feeling of repeating the previous things."

"During Golden Week, Hongzi invited me to Kyoto with Soya because she couldn't see her own intentions clearly...Although it was just pretending at that time."

"..."

Hongzi now has only one feeling of wanting to die.

"so……"

Akane Kirino took a deep breath and continued, "What I want to do now is to confirm my mind."

"——if it is confirmed." Hongzi looked straight at her, "What is Qian going to do?"

"I'll... confess."

Akane Kirino showed a bit of confusion on her face, "I've never felt that it might be love for a boy, but if I really like it, the next thing I should do is to confess, right? And then dating or something... ..."

"What if Sogu likes other girls?" Hongzi asked again.

"Who?" she asked immediately.

"For example, Sugawara-senpai...or Suzu."

And her.

Akane Kirino was silent for a while, "If that's the case, why didn't Soya date them?"

If you like it, you will definitely be in a relationship?
If it was before getting to know Soya, Hongzi would only feel that this question is meaningless.

"I don't know." She pursed her lower lip, "It's just my guess."

"Actually, I have also considered this issue." Akane Kirino said, "But Suzu is a childhood sweetheart who grew up with Soya, and Sugawara-senpai is his colleague. I can only see that they are close, but I don't know what this closeness is. Because of the visible relationship on the surface, or because I didn't see it... I like it."

"I don't know how to ask." She paused, "So, all I can confirm is Hongzi's intentions."

"Fortunately...it may be too early to say 'fortunately', but...fortunately, Hongzi doesn't really like Soya."

"..."

Hongzi remembered that he denied her statement just now.

Is it because she admitted that secret, so she still thinks that liking is fake?
"What if it was true?"

Kirino Qian looked at her and said, "Then I won't think about it now."

"why……"

"'Why'? Because if Hongko likes Soya, I can't like him. Isn't that a matter of course?"

"..."

Hongzi pursed her lips tightly, "Akane means to give up Sogu for me?"

"That's right." Akane Kirino smiled, "Otherwise Hongzi would feel distressed. Just like on TV, two good friends break up because they like the same person. I don't like this kind of plot."

Hongzi opened his mouth.

"I……"

As long as she speaks now, she will withdraw.

"I……"

Akane would give up Soya.

"like……"

Giving up Soya for her sake.

"..."

Hongzi hugged her knees and lowered her head.

"Hongzi... Hey, are you crying?" Akane Kirino held her face, wiped away her tears, and gently stroked her back, "What's wrong, so suddenly..."

"fine."

She wiped her tears herself, then looked aside again, "I just feel very touched... because Qian worried so much for me."

"Because Hongzi is my best friend."

"Uh... best friend."

Since we are best friends, why can't we detect her true intentions?

Hongzi asked herself.

Akane likes Soya, isn't there an early sign?
And she just pretended not to notice, and let each other's feelings continue to ferment until it got out of hand.

The bitter fruit that she had to swallow today was all condensed from her selfishness yesterday.

It's time to give up, Hongzi thought.

Qian regards her as her best friend, and she can even ignore her true heart and give up the person she likes for her, and she can do it too.

"..."

Hands are shaking.

The body was shaking.

"Ugh..."

Hongzi bit her lip tightly, suppressing her sobs with pain, but her tears couldn't stop flowing.

She can't.

Despite all the bitterness and ugly appearance, she still couldn't give up on him.

"Hongzi..."

Seeing her start crying again, Akane Kirino was a little overwhelmed.

"I go out for a while!"

Hongzi wiped away her tears, got up and was about to go out.

"Hey..." Akane Kirino was taken aback, "It's already this time, where is Hongzi going?"

"If I don't go anywhere, I'll just stay downstairs...I'm a little thirsty and want to drink a glass of water."

"I'll accompany you down..."

"—No need!...It's okay, I'll be up soon."

Akane Kirino opened her mouth, "Okay."

Leaving the room with big strides and closing the door gently, Hongzi walked through the next room as silently as possible and went downstairs alone.

Worried that Akane Kirino would follow, she went to the kitchen to pour a glass of water first.

And she did come down.

Although his footsteps were slow, Hongzi still heard a little noise in the corridor.

She didn't come in, she held the water glass and turned her back to the door, so she pretended not to notice.

After a while, Akane Kirino quietly went up again.

"..."

Putting down the water glass, Hongzi didn't go upstairs, but came to the living room and sat down in the dark.

She understood that she was escaping.

But besides escaping, she no longer knew what to do.

There was another sound of very light footsteps, she turned her head, and there was a petite figure standing at the door of the living room.

"bell……"

Hongzi turned his head and quickly wiped his eyes, then turned around, and Chao Wuling had already come behind him.

"very pitiful."

"..."

She pursed her lips and tried to be tough, "What does Ling know?"

"I don't know anything."

"Then..."

"—I don't care either."

"..."

"No matter what you did, or wanted to do, it doesn't matter anymore."

After all, Zhao Wuling didn't stop, turned and left the living room.

Hongzi looked back for a while, then embraced her knees again, and buried her head deeply.

"What do I want to do... what else can I do..."

(End of this chapter)