Chapter 30 Section 1

When the phone call came, she had already roughly understood what Horibe Kosuke was doing.So even though she could have given an answer earlier, she decided to hold back for now.If it is completely wishful thinking and self-righteousness, you will feel stupid, and before that, "that" will not answer her seriously for the hypothetical question. Horibe's location was a fast food restaurant next to the station.Although Ye Yue felt that if it was just a conversation, it would be fine to go to the bench in the park to talk, but she couldn't take the initiative to speak out.After agreeing to meet at four o'clock, Ye Yue hung up the phone.

She arrived in front of the station at five minutes to four, walked into a convenience store where she could clearly see the fast food restaurant she had agreed to meet, and observed the situation of the fast food restaurant while pretending to be flipping through a magazine . Not long after, Horibe Kosuke appeared.He is slender and tall, and his figure is not good, but Ye Yue likes his slightly tired steps.Although he looks a little lazy on weekdays, once he is on the field, his legs will run vigorously as if they have changed their cores—perhaps it is this contrast that fascinates her.Horibe is one level above Hazuki and belongs to the football club, and Hazuki is the manager of the club.Just a few days ago, Horibe celebrated his junior high school graduation ceremony.

Five minutes after he walked in, Ye Yue left the convenience store and walked towards the fast food restaurant. Horibe was sitting on the window seat drinking iced milk coffee, seeing Hazuki approaching, a shy smile appeared on his face. "Don't you want something to drink?" Seeing Ye Yue sitting down, he asked. "I'm not thirsty right now." She can't say she's afraid of spending money.And she deliberately came in later than Horibe just in order not to order anything. "I'm sorry to call you out suddenly. You don't already have an appointment, do you?"

"I'm fine. What has Horibe-senpai been up to lately?" "Well, I didn't do anything. Although I also feel that if I just go to high school so freely, I will be in trouble." Horibe said while playing with his forehead hair, which is his habit when he is nervous. The two had a rambling chat about the football club.Horibe licked his lips frequently and played with his forehead hair.It can be seen at a glance that although he is talking with the other party with questions and answers, he is a little absent-minded. Finally, he straightened his back as if he had made up his mind, and looked straight at Ye Yue.

"Well, I asked you out today because I have something I want to ask you." He occasionally looked away when he spoke, and said, "Mase, you have a boyfriend who is dating, don't you?" His question was just as Ye Yue expected.She shook her head, and answered "not yet" in a low voice.She could feel that Horibe let go of a hanging heart after hearing this. "Then would you like to date me?" Although his confession was so blunt, Ye Yue still felt a heat in her heart.Her heart started pounding. "Can't you? Do you have someone else you like?"

"no." "Then are you willing to promise me?" Ye Yue took a deep breath and looked up at him: "Do I have to answer on the spot now?" "Not really, but why? I really want to know the answer as soon as possible." "I want to think about it for a while... is that okay?" "Okay. So when can you give me an answer?" "I'll call you soon, probably within today." "Then I'll wait for your call. Can I expect good news?" Ye Yue only responded with a smile.But she also knew how stiff this smile was. Saying goodbye to Horibe, she returned to the apartment where she lived with her mother.After opening the door and entering the house, it has become her habit to lock the door behind it.

Although it was just a crowded house with only one Japanese-style room in addition to a dining room and kitchen, she never had the slightest dissatisfaction.Ye Yue knows better than anyone how hard her mother, Kimiko, has worked. There is a small folding table in the Japanese-style room.Ye Yue sat down at the table and picked up her wallet.What she took out of her purse was a fingertip-sized crystal.The head of the crystal is very pointed, and a chain about ten centimeters is tied to the other end.She twisted one end of the chain with her fingertips, and the entire crystal hung upside down.

Calm down and close your eyes.May I ask—she whispered to herself. She slowly opened her eyes.The previously motionless crystal began to swing slowly like a pendulum.Gradually, the swing tends to level off.The crystal was swinging counterclockwise, and to him, it represented affirmation. She stopped the crystal from swinging with her hand, took a deep breath, stared at the crystal for a while, and closed her eyes again.This time she asked who should accept Horibe Kosuke's request. She opened her eyes after feeling the crystal swaying on her fingertips.Seeing the direction the crystal was swinging, she sighed.

About five minutes later, she called Horibe Kosuke's cell phone. "Hello, I'm Mase, and the answer has come out. Horibe-senpai, I'm very happy to know your heart. But I still have to prepare for the entrance exam, so I think I'll forget it... Sorry! I've already thought about it ... Horibe-senpai, you have always been very popular, I think you will find a good girl soon... I'm sorry, I really can't. That's it." After finishing speaking in one breath, she hung up the phone.