Chapter 4 Chapter 3 The Myth of Youth

The next day, Ke Yan hardly had the mind to work.He stayed up all night.Yukiko's moist cherry lips still made him fascinated, so that he tossed and turned all night, unable to sleep.Although the publisher is waiting for his manuscript, the deadline is imminent, but let alone a piece of manuscript paper has not been written, even the plot of the novel has not been conceived at all. Yukiko said that she will call him in two days, and it should be tomorrow at the earliest.I don't know if it will really call?Ke Yan's whole mind was thinking about this matter, where was his mood to conceive?

Although I made up my mind last night to stay away from "dangerous women", but after one night, I have already forgotten all about my resolution. "Safe love" is not love.Ke Yan didn't know if he had fallen in love, or if the other party was just playing with him? Maybe it is called love because of the hidden danger, accompanied by distress, contradiction, suspicion and entanglement.The evidence is: because of falling into a bitter love, causing physical and mental haggardness, people who vowed not to have a second love, but then fell in love several times. The knowledge of love cannot be learned, and experience cannot become a lesson.Someone put it bluntly: "Love is not something outsiders can understand." Only when you can't understand is it considered true love;

Katsuhiko couldn't wait until the next day, and he couldn't guarantee that Yukiko would indeed call.She said that she would call herself in two days, maybe it meant the day after tomorrow.Perhaps she has forgotten this agreement; then she must be reminded as soon as possible. Katsuhiko thought that if he asked the other party why he didn't call after three days, Yukiko might smile slightly and say, "Oh! You actually took that matter seriously!" Ke Yan was walking around in his studio like an animal in an iron cage.A thought came to his mind: "Why don't I call her first! But if her family answers the phone, how will they answer?"

"That's right! You can ask Gu Hai. Although I don't know what kind of relationship Gu Hai has with her, she was brought by Gu Hai. Maybe he knows how to get in touch with her." Ke Yan stretched out his hand to the phone, but the phone rang just in time.He picked up the microphone, and the silver bell-like voice that made him yearn for days and nights came from his ears: "Teacher, do you remember me? I am Yukiko Kitazawa who chatted with you last night." "Of course I won't forget, I didn't sleep all night last night!" "Me too. Sorry! I called you early in the morning because I just couldn't help it."

"Thank you! I'm finally saved! I don't know what to do if you don't call tomorrow or the day after tomorrow?" "How is that possible! I don't know how I would live if I hadn't heard your voice?" "Me too. Who said we meet once a month?" "Ah! Who said we meet once a month?" "Ah! Who said it? No matter who said it, I really want to see you now." Yukiko's voice was full of eager anticipation. "I want to see you now too!" "Then you come!" "Where are you?" "At school. I'll go where you want me to be."

"Have you finished class yet?" "There is one more class. But, I put you first." "Skipping class is a bad behavior." Ke Yan persuaded himself not to accept her invitation and meet her.Because if you meet her now, it will be even more difficult to extricate yourself next time.Just like a thirsty person drinks sea water, his thirst for love will become more and more intense. "Is it not convenient for you now?" Yukiko sensitively sensed Katsuhiko's hesitation from the phone. "That's not the case." "Don't say I'm too capricious, I don't want you to hate me."

"You are very cute, how can I say you are willful?" "Then why don't you come out right away? If you don't come out, Yukiko will die!" "One hour later, we met at the coffee shop last night." Katsuhiko told Yukiko the name of the coffee shop where she chatted with her until late last night. He knew he had no intention of sitting at his desk and working.Is there any man in the world who can resist the temptation of this cuteness and continue to work as if nothing happened? Ke Yan looked at his watch and stood up.What will happen with Yukiko in the future?Is that the love-hate entanglement, the gate of hell full of bitterness; or the blossoming and colorful love paradise?Ke Yan's heart was mixed with some tragic meaning.

"Hey! You want to go out?" His wife looked at Ke Yan who was about to go out with a puzzled expression.Because in his life pattern, there has never been a sudden desire to do something. "Well! I have something to do, I want to talk to the editor." "Are you coming back late tonight?" "If you don't go and see, how do you know?" "Then you have to be careful on the road!" The wife didn't break the casserole and ask the end.In the past twenty years, she has been "tuned" into a "writer's wife".She realizes that it is her task to keep her husband in a good state of writing novels.Usually, her husband often told her that "for a novelist, the biggest obstacle to writing is emotional instability." She tried her best not to let the family discord, so as not to disturb her husband's emotions.

Ke Yan left the house full of apologies to his wife.This is indeed part of the "job".Meeting young girls can stimulate a writer's sensibility and creative desire.This is also the basis for brewing works.However, it does not mean that writers can do whatever they can in order to create.Irrespective of the writer's ethics, whether it is anti-social action or immoral behavior, it may become the subject of the work. Katsuhiko and Yukiko make an appointment to meet at the "Clark" cafe.The cafe is located on the second floor of a clothing store on the same side as Roppongi Meijiya, next to the famous "Krobe" cafe. The interior decoration of the "Krober" coffee shop is fancy and vulgar, and it is often crowded, so Ke Yan doesn't like the atmosphere there.

No matter when you go to the "Clark" coffee shop, you will make your mood peaceful.The rectangular shape of the store is lined with separate seats on both sides of the aisle, just like the seats of a train, without any sentimentality at all.Can you see where the guests are sitting at a glance?The simply arranged guest seats have a unique local flavor. Since the customer seats are lined up by the window, you can overlook the streets of Roppongi while waiting for someone, so it is easier to pass the time and you will not feel bored.The waiters don't have much interest in the guests either, and they are trained to maintain an indifferent attitude to the guests as long as they don't call after ordering drinks.This point belongs to the style of urbanites, and it is also one of the reasons why Ke Yan likes to come to this coffee shop.Compared with the "Krober" coffee shop, the customer base of this store is also mostly adults.

Keyanbi arrived at "Clark" earlier than the agreed time.He looked around the store, but did not see Yukiko. Entering the store, Ke Yan chose the innermost seat by the window and sat down.Since I was bored, I looked at the street outside the window.It's not the evening traffic jam yet.He thought to himself, today is the weekend, and there will probably be a lot of people shopping.After a while, Yukiko came and didn't know where to take her.Should I have a meal first?Katsuhiko had several restaurants in his mind where he could have dinner with her.Before that, you must first ask her what kind of food she likes to eat? The problem is after meals.I can't take her to a hotel where women sit on the table where I and the editor often go.Normally, the editor takes care of everything for him. If he encounters such a situation, he may be at a loss for a while.He doesn't understand the preferences of female college students nowadays.Treating her like a young child may quickly feel wrong.Instead of worrying about this matter, it is better to leave the worry to her. correct!Better take her to a hotel.Although she was only twenty-one years old, she was already an out-and-out adult. Since she was so active in inviting him, she must have been prepared in her heart.Ke Yan suddenly had an evil thought in his heart.However, the hotel occupancy rate is relatively high on weekends, and rooms cannot be reserved for guests.If you miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, you might as well not be a man. If you book a double room with one bed in the first place, you will be seen through as an attempt.It seems that you should book a double room with two single beds.In fact, whether it is a single bed or a double bed, it is not the same that will be seen through.It's even worse when booking a single room. What kind of wording should I use to let her enter the hotel with me?Although I usually write as a job, I can't find the appropriate words.Can't say "I want to sleep with you"? "Let's go take a break!" sounds too dirty, "I want to go somewhere where the two of us can be alone." It's too clichéd too.Or just say something like this: "Shall we take a break where no one is watching? I will never do anything to you!" "As long as you are by my side, I am content. If you don't like it, I will won't do anything!" "What the hell am I thinking?" Ke Yan, who was thinking wildly, suddenly came to his senses, and smiled wryly.That's not the writer's tone at all.I can think of thoughtful dialogues in my works, but once things come to an end, my vocabulary is completely exhausted.Unconsciously, the agreed time has passed, but Yukiko's figure has not yet been seen.It may be due to traffic jams and unable to arrive on time.Ke Yan stared at the door of the coffee shop, the delusion just now had disappeared without a trace. Thirty minutes passed, and forty minutes passed, and Yukiko was never seen.Ke Yan thought to himself, if she didn't come after waiting for an hour, he would leave the coffee shop.When he entered, the group of guests present had all left, and new faces had been put on.An hour has passed, and there is still no sign of her.The feeling of weakness in limbs spread to Ke Yan's whole body.After playing a monologue for more than an hour, nothing happened.Traffic congestion began to appear on the street at dusk, and the number of customers in the store gradually increased.Men and women in pairs are particularly eye-catching.Although the other party broke the appointment, Ke Yan was not angry at all.It's my fault!Who told me to accept the invitation of this capricious girl.He should thank Yukiko for bringing him a dream of youth. Although it is only a short moment, it is a myth of youth that he will never get in his life. Ke Yan picked up the bill, and when he was about to stand up, he inadvertently saw a man and a woman getting into a taxi outside the window. When he was confused, the taxi had already left.From a distance, the girl's profile resembled his eldest daughter Ayuko.The hairstyle seen through the rear window of the car is also similar to that of the eldest daughter.The man next to her was a long way from the girl in age.Although Ke Yan wanted to go to confirm, the taxi had already driven away. Ke Yan thought to himself, that girl must be a stranger who looks somewhat similar to his daughter.Probably because I want to date a female college student who is the same age as my daughter, I suspect that the woman with the middle-aged man is my daughter.At this time, Ayuko shouldn't be in Roppongi, not to mention getting in the same taxi with a rather old man, which is something that I can't even think about. Fortunately, Katsuhiko's relationship ended like this.He suddenly wanted to compile his personal experience from late to today into short stories.Perhaps it is also possible to write a novel on the theme of "the love between a man and a woman whose age gap is large enough to be a father and a daughter".Ke Yan's writer's character, which never forgets to grab a hand, has filled the emptiness of the other party's broken appointment.He has already thought of a title, which is called "The Myth of Youth". The twilight is coming and never coming, and Roppongi is about to show her charming side.