Kato Yusuke reached out his hand and gently wiped away his tears.

"In short, whether you want to draw easily in the future or you want to seek a breakthrough..."

He looked directly into the other person's eyes, and there was no falsehood in his dark eyes. He said warmly every word: "I will be here anytime you need me, I promise."

"Yusuke..."

Yinglili sniffed several times and murmured in a low voice.

What caught her eye was the big, round full moon that seemed to be hanging high in the night sky, quietly waiting for her, quiet and bright.

Her lips pursed, but she frowned deliberately and muttered in a low voice: "What... you... are really boring."

"What?"

"Generally speaking, in order to heal a girl's heart, shouldn't you hug the other person tenderly and say sweet words like "Don't worry, I will protect you"!"

Ying Lili squinted her eyes and said, "But you forced me to stand up. There is no such prince in the world!"

Kato Yusuke suddenly showed a dumbfounded expression.

"but--"

The girl sniffed hard and tried to force out a smile, which looked a little funny.

She looked at him with wet pupils, and then nodded heavily, "I'll do my best!"

After saying that, she immediately threw herself into his arms.

Kato Yusuke's body couldn't help but stiffen, and he only felt that he was enveloped by something warm and soft.

The other party held his neck forcefully, buried his head into his shoulder, and let out a weak sob that was deliberately suppressed.

He couldn't help but feel soft in his heart, and then he reached out and hugged this small body, and gently patted the other person's back with one hand.

"Thank you for persisting for so long. You have worked very hard. It is really amazing."

The sobs lingering in my ears suddenly paused.

After a few seconds, the crying began to get louder and eventually turned into howling.

A grievance that had been held in for a long time suddenly surged up and accumulated in Yinglili's chest. Finally, it turned into a voice and poured out like a flood that had opened a floodgate.

For a while, the two of them just maintained this posture, motionless.

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finally--

The drama of the prince healing the princess's heart could not last forever.

"I'm going to change clothes next, you go out first!"

For this reason, Kato Yusuke was kicked out of the room by the owner.

Before I knew it, the party had ended.

The maids in long skirts were neatly cleaning up the mess.

I looked at the time and saw that it was now 10:45 pm.

Almost two hours have passed since the two of them left the banquet hall.

Don't know why either.

Even after such a long time, no one came to the room to call them.

With some questions, Kato Yusuke came to the living room on the first floor.

The TV is playing the Red and White Song Concert.

Sayuri Sawamura was sitting alone on the sofa watching a show, while Leonard Spencer was nowhere to be seen.

Seeing him coming, the other party smiled and waved, "Kato-kun, come and sit here."

"Aunt Sayuri."

Kato Yusuke walked over and stopped next to the sofa, "Are you here alone? Where is Mr. Leonard?"

"Eh heh~ There is a beautiful big sister right in front of me, but it was Leonard who asked first? I'm going to be angry~~"

"Are you watching the Red and White Song Contest?"

"Ah~! If you ignore my question now, I will be sad~"

Sayuri Sawamura raised the sleeves of her kimono as she spoke, pretending to hide her face there and cry.

Kato Yusuke looked at the strange creature in front of him and couldn't help but raise his hand to press his temples, while the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

"...Seriously, considering that I just visited your daughter, can you spare me temporarily?"

Sayuri Sawamura slightly raised her eyes from her loose sleeves, with a shrewd light in her eyes, and asked:

"Speaking of which, you two have been upstairs for a long time~ You probably didn't hurt Yinglili...right?"

"It won't be what you think anyway."

Kato Yusuke replied with a pair of dead fish eyes: "We just talked about some normal topics. If you are worried, you can confirm with Eiri later."

"That's it~~"

Sayuri Sawamura held her face lightly with one hand and sighed:

"Obviously, Mom, I am still worried about when to interrupt you, and I am afraid that I will see some scenes that I shouldn't see, so I have been lingering outside the door for a long time."

After a short silence.

"Can I say a word...?"

"What are you talking about~?"

Kato Yusuke opened his mouth, "Basically, you wouldn't have any problem even if you opened the door and came in. Besides... people usually call this behavior listening to the corner."

"~?"

Sayuri Sawamura blinked slightly, subtly not answering, and asked instead: "Well~ compared to this, where is Eri-ri?"

She just finished speaking...

"--Mother."

Along with the clear voice, brisk footsteps came from upstairs.

The two of them looked at the sound at the same time.

On the retro-carved wooden stairs, a cluster of red skirts was kicked forward and suddenly appeared like a deer in the jungle.

Ying Lili held on to the handrail, her two thin white calves crossed quickly, and walked over like a dance.

When the two looked at her, she also looked at the two.

In other words, he was looking at someone standing next to his mother.

The young man was still wearing the thin and soft Bai Cun shirt he had worn at the banquet, which was supported by his body shape and accentuated his upright demeanor.

Just like a prosperous family that has declined for several generations, but can still hold on to the noble son who comes from a wealthy family.

The scholarly spirit is still there, and there is laziness in the naughtiness.

Yinglili's steps slowed down slightly, then quickened her steps to come to the two of them.

Without looking at him, he directly asked Sawamura Sayuri: "What are you doing here? Where are you, Dad?"

The voice regained its usual vitality, and there was no trace of frustration.

Sayuri Sawamura tilted her head slightly, her eyes moved around her face as if inadvertently, and paused for a moment on her concealed but still slightly red eyes.

"Your father was chatting with the Foreign Minister and others in the study. Do you have anything to do with him?"
Chapter completed!