Chapter 23 fourth quarter

Sunday evening my father called.Yuki was flipping through magazines in the room and picked up the microphone while lying down. 'Are you going home next week?Grandma must really want to see you too. ' "yes?" Yuki rubbed out the cigarette and responded casually.Then she laughed and went on: "I've been busy lately. Dad, haven't you been watching TV? The annual Tokyo Girls' Festival is coming up. I'm unlikely to leave before the event is over. I have to draw a few more pictures." 'It's okay to go back and forth in the same day, can't you? '

"I'll take another look. ——I miss grandma very much. I don't know if grandma misses me or not." 'You haven't seen grandma for a long time, have you?You used to be the first one to go to grandma whenever you had something to do.It's unbelievable. When you were young, you obviously always made grandma angry, and you didn't kiss at all.Also call her Aunt Tiger, the two often quarrel, don't they? ' "That's why I said maybe grandma doesn't want to see me at all." Her father's tone made her angry before, but now she doesn't care anymore.

Grandma is the first one to go to whenever something happens.This is real.When she quarreled with her friends in junior high school, and when she almost refused to go to school in high school, Yuki always rode her bicycle to find her grandma.As long as you swear in front of grandma, you can no longer escape. "I will definitely apologize to her tomorrow", "I will never cry again", and so on. Although too far away from Tiffany, it has a similar effect.Now she can very naturally think of the boy in Snoopy who is always dragging a blanket.Neils blanket.Holly's Tiffany, my grandma.

She thought about her plans for next week. It is true that other colleagues in the company are busy preparing for activities on weekends, but it is certainly not bad for me to take a vacation.Maybe I can arrange the hot spring trip that I plan to go with KYOKO at this time. KYOKO is very busy, so I can only go there for two days and one night - tell the people in the company like this.It is enough to make up a story using the hot spring trips in nearby counties and cities that you have visited before. —she had the idea. "Okay, I'll go back next weekend." She answered, hung up on her father, and dialed Osamu Masaki's number.The bell rang several times, but no one answered the phone.After going to voicemail, she left a message.

"Hello? I'm Yuki. I heard that you are very busy. Is it convenient? I am scheduled to go back to my hometown next week. Do you want to meet? I want to talk to you about the web design I asked you last time." Masaki appeared with a crumpled shirt. For a moment, she thought it was that kind of design, and looked at it again without any trace.But probably not.The wrinkling is so uneven.It is not ironed. "What's wrong with you?" Yuki asked. Masaki's expression remained unchanged, and he replied, "What?" In order to truly express her displeasure, Yuki narrowed her eyes and looked at him: "The meeting place. It doesn't look like you at all."

The place Masaki designated to meet was the daytime family restaurant.Even if he has a beautiful wife, he should still be very playful and want to have fun.Yuki thought that Masaki would make an appointment with her in the evening and find a local restaurant with beautiful lighting and good atmosphere to meet.His car is parked in the parking lot that can be seen from the window, which looks very ostentatious in the daylight. "It's always like this before the deadline. When I go to Tokyo, I have a relatively free time. I can't stay long today, sorry." Smile and don't laugh.It seems that he is on par with Yuxi, and he is not in a better mood.But don't look down on people.Whether it was a daytime family restaurant or a crumpled shirt, it would be a surprise if he thought Yuki was someone who could be dismissed so quickly.

The shop was full, full of families or young people who looked like local students, and they had to raise their voices so loudly that they could hear each other.I also don't want to think about what it's like to sit here in a new dress that fits tightly around the waist. Yuki nodded "Oh?" and said nonchalantly, "Your wife is so pitiful." "Are you a double-income family? Even on weekends and holidays, if your husband still has to work, it's hard to have time to go out and play." "She likes your family's clothes. Tell her to talk about your family's case, and she will feel better."

Same as Shimadzu said.I don't know if it's really too busy?Although not to the point of a bad face, Masaki today is completely serious. But what has to be said has to be said. She told Masaki to go to the drink area to get a drink and come back.She felt that this was the minimum sincerity, but seeing him come back with two cups of coffee, she always felt that it was even more unbearable.Masaki was seated, and Yuki was about to inquire about KYOKO and Saeko, but unexpectedly, Masaki spoke up first. "Hey, is KYOKO going well? I've been very busy recently, so I haven't contacted everyone."

"Didn't Saeko say that she would go to KYOKO? With you and Guihui. This is the latest progress." "Yes, but I've been very busy these days." "I just thought you guys would handle it well, so I gave you the chance to meet KYOKO first?" "Don't say that. If that's the case, then you haven't met." Yuxi watched, pretending to be a little disgusted.As she did so, she recalled the last time she had seen them.A combat meeting hosted by Shimadzu.Sa Jiangzi was still the same, wearing a suit that was not at all feminine.The glasses are also silver framed.Obviously working in such a great industry, why not find a more suitable way to enjoy it?Clever women keep "women" at arm's length, despise them, and bark like a defeated dog.Yuki doesn't hate to see that kind of woman falling into such a quagmire, who can't even put on makeup.

Saeko was very happy that she could be Masaki's "best friend"——Thinking of this, Yuki felt that Saeko's naive idea was really ridiculous.Saeko will definitely hold on to Masaki tightly. Masaki Osamu is the only simple and clear brand-name bag that Saeko Satomi, who has no relationship with men, can show off—even if Masaki Osamu and her are not in a relationship, they are just her best friend’s ex-boyfriend, and she is still married. subtle.The optimistic fantasy of a woman who firmly believes that others will be envious of it and does not know what a real man is like. "I really can't do anything about Axiu", "That guy Axiu is really", the appearance of calling his name flirtatiously makes people feel funny.

Yuki also knew that in order to maintain that childish show off, the cleanliness Saeko introduced work to Masaki openly.In return, Masaki treats Saeko tenderly and allows her to retain her status as a "best friend".But in fact, Masaki Osamu is the most important guy on appearance, and his image in the eyes of outsiders is more important than anything else.As I said, he is black to the bone. 'Masaki, are you going to take the job for Holly's website? ' At that time, Yuki would ask him like this, but there was actually no deep meaning.A little mischief.She just wanted Sa Jiangzi, who had worked so hard, to see it.See how fragile and illusory the "special" she thought was. Seeing Yuki talking to Masaki, Saeko's bored eyes. But if I tell Masaki, it is possible.It is absolutely impossible with Sa Jiangzi.Sha Jiangzi must be very upset.But what is she wishful thinking?Eat so fat, eat so delicious.Hey, do you know what it's like to not even eat dinner in order to stuff into beautiful clothes?You must have never imagined how uncomfortable it is to be able to drink only water and be so hungry that you can't even sleep at night? "The next time we meet, let's go with Saeko." Mazaki said suddenly, Yuki was taken aback, and his voice changed instantly: "What?" "It's been busy these days." His voice pretended to be nonchalant.But I can hear the seriousness hidden in it.Masaki looked away. "No, I was wondering if we could get together like last time. Didn't we have a good chat last time?" "—I thought you two met to talk about work." Masaki's expression stopped.How could Sa Jiangzi's name appear at this time?Was he unconscious of this unnaturalness?After a while, he said "oh". "We're talking about work. She'll entrust me with the case, too." Clumsy lies and anxiety.Yuki felt it.A group of students behind me cheered loudly.Ahhh, it's so noisy. "Mazaki." Yuki called his name and interrupted the voice he wanted to say, feeling extremely boring.The mood cooled down and became a disappointment. She thought it was a one-way street.It's the whims of a sad woman who doesn't know what it's like to be a man.The man knows everything and uses it, but he will never take her seriously.She always thought so, and took it for granted. But just now Masaki's voice seeped out, is a clear persistence.She intuitively felt that he also regarded her as an object.He ignored Yuki's existence and made that sound just now. Practice yourself, Masaki Osamu.I thought you were not bad. Yuki took a sip of water and smiled at him.Then he said in a loud voice: "You seem to be really busy. That's fine, can we talk about work first? Actually, the company seems to have decided to entrust other companies with the website design of 'Holly' I told you about last time. I talked to the higher-ups and said My friend has better taste, and has done several promotional websites for fashion movies, but it still doesn’t work. ——Sorry, please contact me next time if you have something to do.” On the way home in the car of my father, who had driven to the family restaurant to pick him up, the navigation system switched to the TV at a traffic light.Sitting in the passenger seat, Yuki casually looked at his father's hands operating the buttons. "Does this have a TV function?" "Don't you know? You pretended to be a long time ago, but you haven't been home since then. The last time you came back was Chinese New Year, right?" "Can I go to Grandma's again tomorrow?" "Okay." It's because the class reunion in March was held in Tokyo this year.Thinking about it carefully, I haven't been home for half a year. When the light turns green, the TV screen will be automatically turned off for safety reasons during driving.The sound comes from the picture with only sound left: 'A high-level anchor?Gaojian anchor, please forecast the weather for us. ' 'OK! Yuki, who was looking out the window absently, heard a high-pitched voice suddenly, and turned her head to the screen again. It is a local information program in County F broadcast on Saturday evening.Anchor on local TV.There is no face on the screen, only excited squeaky voices conveying the situation like a broadcast. 'I'm now at the Jusco Event Plaza in T Town, which just opened today, and I'm here to report the weather for everyone.Today is the first day of the opening, as you can see, this grand occasion of huge crowds!During the day there will be street juggling with invited guests at this event plaza—' "Is this your classmate?" Father noticed that Yuki was looking at the screen of the navigator.The car stopped at a red light, and the picture resumed.The woman wearing the "Takama" brand tag was dressed almost in casual clothes, and she stretched her arms wide and smiled.Show enthusiasm non-stop. "Yeah." Yuxi replied, "Did I mention it to Dad?" "No, no. Last time the newspaper reported about her, saying that she was a classmate with the female star KYOKO, so I think she is also a classmate with you. It's amazing, you are surrounded by famous people." "Celebrities? It's just a local newspaper, right? And I often see celebrities at the model level in magazines at work." That's it.Unexpectedly, he didn't learn well, saying that he and KYOKO were classmates.Inside the TV, the Takama anchor was pulling out the weather forecast wall chart in the rough picture.Facing the camera, she stood among the children making victory gestures towards the TV and the family portraits after shopping, reporting the weather forecast. "Dad, turn it off." 'Tomorrow will be a sunny day.Wow, everyone is so energetic!The scene here is very lively. ' The self-righteous queen of the small world of the countryside.Like the nanny at that time, she thought that if she was facing children, it didn't matter if she was a blessing. I don't want that.I want a tiger, a stronger tiger.Since I have no prestige, I have to borrow from others. But, that's it. "dad." "what?" Yuxi called, her father looked at her and answered.A wicked thought occurred to her. "Do we still have the newspaper from that day at home?" She mentioned it to her then-boyfriend over dinner while working at a beauty salon.I have received a special bonus, let's buy some high-quality meat.Let me make something, let's have dinner together today. Because the female high school student she was in charge of lost weight to the target weight. "But that girl's menstruation stopped." She said, unplugging the red wine bottle. The hand of the boyfriend holding the food stopped.Yuki notices that he has become reticent and asks him what's wrong?He replied: Is this a topic of conversation during dinner? How can you say such things with a smile?Is this a meal in exchange for the money earned from stopping other people's menstruation?How does a high school girl get paid to go to a beauty salon?It's not hard to imagine how the money was raised, right?Even to make such a sacrifice——. Then don't eat it!Don't come again, go back! ——This is Yuki's most honest thoughts. What are you doing, weak like that.To be thin, to be strong, to be beautiful.Both me and that girl.That can't be explained by sacrifice or price. For us, it's a matter of course. The strong have as many options as they want anytime, anywhere.The office worker of a large electrical company thought it was not bad at the time, but there is nothing rare at your level.I can always go to the next level.So is Masaki, so is this man, and so is Sakuragi, not bad, but not a pity either. So there you go.Incomprehensible weaklings I don't need.get out.

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