384, special existence for each other(1/2)
After a long silence, Hui spoke softly.
"...Can I confirm something with you?"
Kato Yusuke nodded, "Well, just say it."
Hui stared straight into his eyes, as if confirming something, "I want to know, what kind of existence is Miss Sayu in your heart?"
"What……?"
Kato Yusuke was confused by the question.
He thought about many kinds of questions that might be asked, including his relationship and past with Sayu, but he didn't expect it to be so abstract.
"Hmm...what kind of existence does it mean? Can you be more specific?"
"For example, a close friend, a lover, a girl you like...or someone who is very special to you, and in the heart of that special person, you are also very special. Is this the kind of relationship you have with Miss Sayu?"
Kato Yusuke held his breath for a moment, pondered for a moment, squinted his eyes slightly and said:
"None of the above... she and I are just looking for some false things, or fakes, in each other."
He said this out of humor or self-deprecation, but he truly believed it.
He was looking for Sayu, who he had been with day and night, and Sayu was looking for classmate Iwanami who helped her solve problems. The two of them had made a mistake from the beginning.
Hui lowered her head slightly in thought, then shook her head slowly, "You won't lose your composure because of an unimportant person, besides..."
She breathed a sigh of relief.
"You know it yourself, right? Every time Miss Sayu sees us, she always looks at you alone, as if the other people don't exist at all. How could this be possible if it's not a special person?"
"..."
Kato Yusuke remained silent.
There is no way to deny this.
He himself couldn't let go completely, let alone Sayu?
Thinking about it carefully, in Sayu's opinion, he must be the inexplicable person.
First he appeared in her life out of thin air and changed her life, and then he used a "fictional" past to exclude her.
Under such circumstances, it was not easy for her to persevere.
However, Kato Yusuke already has a new life and can't look back.
He moved his lips and responded with a deliberately joking tone.
"I mean, are you jealous of your love rival who suddenly appeared? You are becoming more and more like a girlfriend."
After a brief silence, Hui casually lifted her hair from her ears, glanced at him and said, "......Don't you already know about that kind of thing?"
"Huh——?" Kato Yusuke couldn't help but be stunned.
He thought that the other party would use his own unique indifferent tone to stab him, but what he heard in response was a voice that was even thinner than he expected.
"I probably thought that was my position... Well, that must be the case. I thought that I was the only one who understood Yusuke's heart, and thought that the two of us could become something special to each other."
Kato Yusuke came back to his senses, "This idea is not wrong. In fact, there is no one who understands me better than Megumi."
"I didn't mean that..." Hui shook her head gently.
"What I want to say is that I am just an ordinary girl.
The reason why I say this is not because of trivial thoughts like 'I have fallen in love with Yusuke', but because I am quite proud to be a special existence in your mind."
"Megumi..." Kato Yusuke said unconsciously, but Megumi blocked his lips with an index finger.
“… Without love, it’s not enough to be called friendship. The person I thought was special turns out to be not that special, it’s just this insignificant emotion.
You asked me why I was angry, right? In fact, it was for this boring reason.
Yusuke, you are not wrong, it was me who had unilateral illusions and disillusionment without authorization. This is a small setback for a girl who thinks she is different."
The voice was thin and transparent, with a hint of loss.
It's like the lake water blown by the breeze, the water surface is swaying and swaying; it's like the darkened sky, reflecting the vermilion color of the evening.
"——"
As if something was blocking his throat, Kato Yusuke was speechless for a moment.
He wanted to find a random topic to lighten the atmosphere, but he couldn't make a sound.
As for the reason, it was because he himself was thinking the same thing as Hui.
He subconsciously believes that he enjoys a special status in Hui's heart. Only he can stand by her side, share everything about her, and protect her.
If she finds that there is a boy around Hui who is more sympathetic to her... a sticky feeling of boredom will arise spontaneously.
He understood what the other person said actually meant, and also understood why he felt a little bitter in his heart.
It's absolutely normal for Hui to be angry and sad when you are forced to leave others alone.
Reality is not a novel, there are no unreasonable accommodations and compromises, and every step is full of unknowns.
The girl he likes is not a character in the second dimension, but a unique existence with her own emotions and thoughts.
She is both troublesome and difficult, yet vivid and profound.
When he was wandering away from the world because of thousands of thoughts, the girl's next words brought him back to reality.
"...Let me ask you, what are you going to do about Miss Sayu in the future?"
Kato Yusuke pondered the meaning behind her words and said cautiously: "Actually, Xiaoshi and I also said the same thing, that I will never interfere in the association's affairs again."
Hui looked at him and asked without emotion: "...can you do that kind of thing?"
"It's okay." Kato Yusuke looked directly into her eyes, wrapped his hands around hers, and whispered softly: "I promise."
The girl raised her face and stared at the ceiling for a while, her dark eyes reflecting the lights of the hotel, wondering what she was thinking.
Then she shook her head slightly and finally spoke:
"I think...it's really strange for you to make such a guarantee. In any case, the association founded by Yusuke has indeed helped many people."
Kato Yusuke was a little confused about her thoughts, and said tactfully: "Well, if you have any other requests, you can ask me, and I will cooperate."
"Well, I can't say it's a request, but I do have something I want you to promise me."
"What is it?"
Hui turned to look at him and said calmly: "If something happens again next time, I won't stop you, but I hope you can take me with you."
Kato Yusuke listened blankly and wanted to ask, "That's it?", but he felt it was inappropriate.
He originally expected to hear more stringent requirements and was mentally prepared accordingly, but the result turned out to be so relaxed that it was beyond his expectation!
But then I thought about it, this is very much his style...
Kato Yusuke smiled bitterly in his heart and nodded in shame, "Okay, I promise you, and I'm sorry."
Hui nodded lightly and was about to speak when his cousin Keiichi Kato suddenly came in a hurry.
"Xiao Hui, have you seen Jiyong's brother-in-law? Is there anyone there - eh?"
He stopped mid-sentence, his eyes fell on Kato Yusuke's face, and he said in surprise: "Huh? You are not the one in the mall last time..."
Kato Yusuke's eyes moved and he recognized the person.
He pretended not to notice Hui's hasty withdrawal of his hand, took the initiative to stand up from his seat, and stretched out his right hand.
"Hello, Keiichi-nii, I'm Kei's classmate Yusuke Kato. Nice to meet you."
"Uh, hello, Kato-kun..." Kato Keiichi followed the atmosphere and shook hands with him, looking over his face, always feeling that something was wrong.
Kato Keiichi's memory has always been very good.
Although he only met him once at Starbucks in the mall last time, and the two of them didn't even talk to each other, he was still deeply impressed by the boy Hui liked.
But now he didn't know what was going on. He felt that this person seemed different from the last time he saw him. He had a presence that could not be ignored.
Huiji quickly sorted out her image and asked calmly: "Brother Keiichi, aren't you going to be the best man for Yoshinaga's brother-in-law? Why are you here?"
Kato Keiichi reacted suddenly after hearing the reminder.
"Oh! Yes, yes, yes!" He slapped his forehead and asked anxiously:
"Have you seen Mrs. Yoshinaga? He said that two important foreign clients were coming to attend the wedding, and he just ran out to pick them up. As a result, everyone is here now, but he doesn't know where he went."
Kato Yusuke and Megumi looked towards the entrance of the banquet hall, and sure enough they found two tall foreigners standing there, surrounded by Kato Kazuto, Kato Emi and others.
The two sides were exchanging words with gestures, and their faces were full of trouble.
Hui shook her head, "Sorry, brother Keiichi, I haven't seen brother-in-law Yoshinaga. Can't you give him a call?"
Kato Keiichi smiled bitterly: "The problem is that brother-in-law Yoshinaga left his cell phone in the lounge, and now no one can contact him.
This is nothing, the trouble is that the two customers are Russians and cannot understand Japanese, so everyone is worried about what to do."
His tone was full of distress.
As a medical student, he knew both English and German, but the people who came were two old Russians! He could only stare.
To be continued...