Chapter 37 chapter 2

Seeing Mizuhara Masaya who hadn't eaten in the restaurant for a long time, Yuko was startled.He had changed so much she didn't even recognize it right away.His already thin cheeks were even thinner, his eye sockets were sunken, and his complexion was extremely gloomy. The most important thing was his gloomy and gloomy expression. "What's wrong?" Youzi even forgot to hand him the towel. "What's wrong?" He looked at her with deep-set eyes. "Are you feeling unwell?" "No...no." His voice was weak. "That's good... You haven't come here recently, and I was worried if you were sick. Are you really all right? Are you too busy with work?"

For some reason, Ya also smiled lightly. "It's strange that you worry about me even when we meet occasionally." "What's the meaning?" "Nothing." He turned his gaze to the blackboard hanging on the wall, where the menu was written. "A vegetable platter and fried eggs, and beer." "Just this? No set meal?" "Not today." He started watching the year-end special on TV. Youzi brought the beer and side dishes, and he drank the beer in silence, watching TV from time to time.When the main course was served, his appearance did not change.

He spent nearly an hour drinking two large bottles of beer without ordering food. "Don't you want supper today?" When paying the bill, she asked in a low voice. "No more." "But you haven't eaten much." "No appetite." He took out a five thousand yuan note. Youzi didn't change the money immediately, but handed him a note and a ballpoint pen first. "Can you tell me your address? I want to send you a New Year's card." "Give it to me?" He seemed a little surprised, but took the ballpoint pen right away.His handwriting is quite good.Youzi once heard from customers that high-level handwriting is also good in handwriting.

After writing the address and taking the change, he walked out of the store without looking up. Okada's closing time is twelve o'clock.After the last customer left, Yuko started making onigiri.Mother Satoko asked her in surprise what she was doing. "I'm going to my friend's place later." "Huh? It's so late." "Know." Maybe it's because Youzi always helps out in the store until late, and her parents don't care much about her going out at night.Moreover, her social circle is mainly friends or classmates who have played in the local area since she was a child, and she never goes to a place where she has no business experience.

But the place she was going to tonight was not a friend's house. In the pocket of her coat was the note written by Suyuan Masaya just now. According to the house number on the address, I found an old second-floor apartment.The handrail of the stairs was already stained with rust. Yuko went upstairs, found the room number and rang the doorbell. The door opened, revealing Yaya's thin cheeks.Youzi bowed his head to salute him.He blinked a few times. "You son...it's so late..." "Something to eat." She lifted the paper bag in her hand. "Specially for me?"

"No matter how you look at it, you are malnourished, and I'm worried that you haven't eaten well." When she said this, she found that Yaya had a puzzled expression on her face, "Did I bother you?" "No, just a little surprised." "Yeah, I came here without saying hello, sorry." Youzi pushed the paper bag forward, "If you don't dislike it, eat something." Ya also held out his hand hesitantly, but before taking the paper bag, he looked at Yuko. "Is it cold outside? Would you like to sit inside and let me make you a cup of tea?"

She also understood that he hesitated to say this, probably because he considered what it meant to let a young girl into the house. Before Youzi could reply, he said again: "It's too late. I'll take you back, it's better." "Wait," she said hastily, "you can stay for a while." "yes?" "Yeah." She nodded. "Oh. The room is messy, so... please come in." Ya also opened the door wide. As soon as she stepped into the room, Yuko instantly felt a chill.It wasn't about the temperature, it should be colder outside, and I could see the red light from the electric heater in the room, but I did feel a chill down my back.

Ya also took out the cushion.On the small table are ashtrays full of cigarette butts, empty beer cans and bags of peanuts, etc., and the fourteen-inch TV is showing highlights from this year's sports games. Yuko sat on the cushion and looked around the room.Although a man lives by himself, he keeps things fairly clean.To be precise, there was nothing serious in the room, and she felt that it lacked life. "what are you doing?" "Nothing." Yaya replied while putting the kettle on the gas stove, "Watching TV." "It's always like this?" "Yeah, go to work, eat, sleep, that's all."

"Ya, where's your family?" "Didn't I tell you? My father committed suicide before the Great Hanshin Awaji Earthquake, and now he is alone." "Ah..." Youzi felt that he asked something that shouldn't be asked, "I'm sorry" "No thanks." Ya finally showed her white teeth.Youzi hadn't seen his smiling face for a long time. "Then, are you alone during the Chinese New Year?" "It's about the same. There are no special arrangements. I have nothing to do with those who don't celebrate the new year."

"Aren't you going back to Kansai to meet your former friends?" Ya laughed too. "Even if I want to go back, there's no home there anymore. I haven't contacted my friends... for several years. I don't know what everyone is doing." Seeing him staring into the distance for a moment, Yuko felt that he really wanted to go back, but there was some reason why he couldn't go back. "Hey, if you don't have any plans, how about going to the shrine together on New Year's Day? I haven't been there recently, and I suddenly want to go." "Oh that's fine."

"Let's go to Sensoji Temple. It is estimated that there will be many people, but that will have the atmosphere of the New Year. Have you ever been to Asakusa?" "No, no." "Then it's settled. I can do it anytime on the third." The water boiled.Ya also stood up and began to make tea with the teapot.The two tea bowls are a pair, which makes Youzi feel a little uneasy.She decided not to think about it. "You specially brought me some delicious food, let's eat some together." Ya Ye said while serving tea. "Well. Try it, it's our restaurant's specialty. You should have eaten all of these." "Okada's food is the best, and the boss's craftsmanship is unrivaled in the world." Ya also picked up the disposable chopsticks. "Thank you. My dad would be very happy if he heard it." Ya also extended her chopsticks to the spinach salad, and then tried fried eggs and stewed vegetables.Every time he took a bite, he murmured, "It's really delicious." "Hey, when are you going to the shrine?" Yuko looked up at Masaya.He was silently putting the dish in his mouth. "Hello." Youzi was about to ask again, when he spoke. "I can't make an appointment with you." "Ah... What's the matter?" She thought, didn't she just say that she had nothing to do? "Sometimes things happen suddenly." "Then there is no other way. Just give me a call, and we can change the time." "Well. But I still can't make an appointment with you. I'm not used to this. Sorry, you should invite other people." Yuko lowered his head.She thinks that Ya doesn't want to go to the shrine with her, and feels that her self-esteem has been hurt. Ya is also still eating stewed vegetables.She found that there was still a box that had not been opened. "I got the sashimi." "What?" For some reason, Ya Ye's face became a little scary. "Tuna. Even my dad is very proud, saying that the fish brought in today is very fresh." Youzi opened the lid and held it in front of him. Ya Ye had a gloomy face.Seeing the sashimi, he frowned and looked away. "What's wrong?" "nothing……" Yuko even brought small plates, soy sauce, and wasabi, and she set them in front of him. Ya also took a breath, and slowly brought the chopsticks closer to the tuna.He took a slice, dipped it in soy sauce, and stared at it for a while before putting it into his mouth. "Is it delicious? Dad said it's rare to buy something so good—" She closed her mouth suddenly.There was something obviously wrong with Yaya's appearance.His face turned pale in the blink of an eye, and he was sweating profusely.Immediately afterwards, he covered his mouth, stood up and ran to the kitchen. Youzi stared blankly at Ya Ye who was vomiting continuously by the pool, it took him a while to recover, and he ran behind him. "Are you okay? What's the matter?" After vomiting, Yaya was still panting heavily. "Sorry, nothing." "Still said nothing... Ya also shook her head without looking back. "It has nothing to do with tuna, but I probably can't eat it, so you should pack it up." "Oh, okay." Youzi put away the food box.She had eaten a slice before, and it didn't seem to be spoiled, and it tasted delicious. Ya also rinsed the sink, rinsed his mouth again and again, and wiped his mouth with a towel before returning.He adjusted his breathing, shrugging his shoulders up and down. "I'm sorry, I brought it just for me, but..." "It's okay...what's the problem? It doesn't seem to have changed." "It's not the tuna. It's me." "The reason... what is it?" Ya didn't answer either, he picked up his chopsticks and reached for the vegetables again, however, maybe he lost his appetite, so he stopped halfway and put down the chopsticks. "Excuse me, can I take it back?" "Ah, yes, I'm sorry." Youzi hurriedly packed up.She was confused and began to feel uneasy again, wondering if she had done something unnecessary. "The dishes you brought are all very good, and the tuna...should be delicious too." "Ya Ye, are you feeling unwell?" Youzi asked. Ya also reached for a cigarette, but judging from the way his face was crooked, he didn't smoke at all. "Ya also..." "It's okay," he scowled. "It's just that my stomach is not good, don't worry about it." "See a doctor?" "I'll go in a few days." Yuko realizes that's not the case.If it's just a bad appetite, it won't be like this.What is he hiding? Ya Ye's fingers holding the cigarette were trembling, but her face was still pale. "your hands……" "It's nothing." He tried to hide his hand holding the cigarette. "Hey, Yaya..." "Too annoying, leave me alone!" Youzi suddenly seemed to be frozen and unable to move.The tense atmosphere was so heavy that it was hard to breathe. "Understood, I'll go back right away. I'm sorry, just do unnecessary things." Yuko stood up holding the paper bag.Ya also sat cross-legged without moving.The smoke burns slowly. She was about to put on her shoes when she caught a glimpse of the small plate lying beside him.It was what she was carrying, and it was knocked to the ground when he ran to the kitchen just now. She walked back and gently picked up the small plate.The soy sauce inside spilled out, and she wiped it off with a paper towel aside. Suddenly, Yaya's arm reached out and grabbed her wrist.She couldn't help but exclaimed, and was about to ask him what's wrong, when a violent pulling force hit him.Youzi was dragged down on the tatami, and Ya also jumped on top of her. "Don't do this, don't!" Yuko's mouth was blocked by his lips.Immediately afterwards, his hand roughly reached into the sweater with the child. Although her mind was blank, Yuko was still struggling desperately.The moment Yaya's lips left, she bit his lips. Yaya's strength weakened.She pushed him away, fled out on hands and feet, picked up the sneakers that had been taken off at the door, rushed out of the room barefoot, and put them on when she came to the road. Back home, Youzi still hadn't regained his composure.She didn't expect Ya to do that kind of thing.If he is gentle, I will definitely commit myself to him.Why is he so rough?Do you think this woman is interesting to you, so you don't have to take her seriously? It is not his behavior towards himself that hits Youzi so hard, but seeing another face of him.That night, she couldn't fall asleep for a long time. Youzi was depressed for two or three days, and another idea gradually swelled in her heart.Compared with his behavior that day, Youzi is more concerned about his previous changes.Did something bad happen to him?He might have done that to himself to forget about it, it might have been his desperate cry for help.She even began to regret that she escaped without asking why. A few days later, on New Year's Eve, Okada was open as usual, and it has become an annual practice to close after the Red and White Song Festival. Youzi is busy delivering food.Okada accepts the reservation for the New Year's Eve dinner, and will deliver meals for a few special guests. In the evening, when she returned to the store, she found a familiar paper bag on the empty dining table, which must be the one at Yaya's place.At that time, she was in a complete panic and forgot the food box in his room.Afterwards, she immediately thought about it, but she couldn't get it anymore, and was worrying about it. "Mom, this is..." "Ah, the tall craftsman who comes here often brought it and said he borrowed it from you." "When did you come?" "Just now." Youzi turned around and went out, sprinting on the road leading to Yaye's residence. Soon, a tall figure in green winter clothes appeared in front of him, with his hands in his jacket pockets, walking aimlessly. "Ya too." Hearing the shout, he stopped, turned his head slowly, his dull eyes suddenly widened after seeing her: "Youzi..." She ran to him, but couldn't think of what to say.She began to ask herself: Why did she chase after her? "I'm really sorry last time," Yaya said, "I don't know what happened then. You must be angry." "It's better to say I'm surprised than angry." "I think it must be." Ya also bowed her head deeply, "I'm sorry." "Hey, did something happen? Just tell me if you don't mind." Ya laughed too. "Thank you. Youzi, you are the only one who can say such things to me. You are so kind." "Don't always treat people like children," she stared at him, "I'm worried about you." Yaya's expression immediately turned serious.He squinted his eyes, as if looking at something dazzling, avoiding Yuko's eyes. "It's best not to have anything to do with me. I'm not a good person." "How could it be? I believe that I can't see the wrong person." Ya also looked down at Yuko, her eyes full of sincerity. "What will happen to you if I kill someone? Will you still believe me?" Yuko held his breath and looked into his eyes, his heart pounding. Ya also chuckled. "I'm just kidding you, have you been cheated? Youzi, you can see that people's level is still far behind." Ya also walked forward.Youzi chased after him. "I just want you to tell me one thing. Did you do that a few days ago because the other party was me, or just to vent, anyone can?" Ya also stopped, frowning. "Why do you ask this?" "If the answer is the latter, I will never forgive you. Tell me, which one?" Ya also blinked a few times, avoiding her gaze, and sighed suddenly. "As I said just now, I don't know what happened at that time, and it doesn't matter who it is." "Liar..." She shook her head, "You lied to me!" "Youzi, forgive me, don't associate with me in the future." Ya also raised her legs and walked forward.His back seemed to say, don't follow me.