Chapter 384: 149. Kitagawa Ryoko: I am Sister Yukino’s boyfriend!_3
The not very tall trees were framed by a sky as clear as if washed, bright and tranquil.
Kitagawa Ryoko stood beside her, with a stern face for a while, before she curiously said, "Sister Yukino is really biased."
"Yeah." Yukino Ritsuko replied without thinking.
"..."
Kitagawa Ryoko’s body trembled slightly, feeling a bit unsteady for a moment.
"Sister Yukino, you’re too straightforward." She said with some grievance, "Even if it’s true, you should express it more tactfully. It’s necessary etiquette in social interactions..."
"Oh, I see."
Yukino Ritsuko nodded, expressing with adorable, puzzled eyes that she understood.
"..." Kitagawa Ryoko felt that Sister Yukino didn’t get it at all, but she didn’t know what to say.
"Alright, let’s go back, we still have to watch you guys rehearse the dance." Yukino Ritsuko turned and walked back to the house.
"Oh, oh, listen to me..." Kitagawa Ryoko held her hand, calling "Sister Yukino, Sister Yukino" a few times, all the way talking bad about Fujiwara Reya.
"Do you have a grudge against Mr. Fujiwara?" Yukino Ritsuko asked seriously.
"No." Kitagawa Ryoko shook her head.
"Then why do you keep criticizing him?"
"Because he’s just not a good person!" Kitagawa Ryoko tapped on Yukino Ritsuko’s arm, "I tell you, I secretly investigated him; he has many, many lovers, a real scumbag!"
"Alright, got it." Yukino Ritsuko’s expression showed no abnormality.
Kitagawa Ryoko still looked at her with resentment: "Sister Yukino, hurry up and drive him away. If this goes on, the woman at his house called the Empress might come around and possibly hit you. You know women are unreasonable when they get jealous, even if you and he are innocent, it won’t matter if she misunderstands. Besides, she’s a wicked woman who runs a fancy shop."
"Don’t speak ill of people behind their backs." Yukino Ritsuko glanced at the little girl.
Kitagawa Ryoko pouted angrily.
"Alright, got it." Yukino Ritsuko smiled playfully, "If she wants to hit me, let her. It’s no big deal, I’m a Snow Woman, I can’t be beaten to death." At this point, she thought of something, her smile faded, and she sighed softly, "If that’s the case, Mr. Fujiwara might feel troubled..."
"Ah, you still care if that scumbag is troubled, have you gone crazy..." Kitagawa Ryoko appeared heartbroken, "Men aren’t worth being so nice to. What’s the use of sweet talk now? If the Empress really comes to your door, he wouldn’t dare to show up. You don’t know, the Empress is very rich, he’s a man who lives off a woman, Sister Yukino, you need to wake up..."
Regarding these words, Yukino Ritsuko just smiled, then lowered her eyelids slightly and said nothing.
The two of them bypassed the pond, walked onto the eaves of the corridor, and a man approached from the other side, meeting each other face to face.
Takeuchi Akira stared intently at the woman in the light blue kimono. The kimono was embroidered, with the sheen of the silk shining like the cold light of the winter sky. Her lowered white neck was unforgettable, slender and fair.
When he recognized her from the side, Takeuchi Akira blocked their path and greeted gently, "Yukino, long time no see."
Only then did Yukino Ritsuko lift her head.
That snow-like serene and elegant face came into view.
Her opened eyes, with a slightly puzzled gaze, embedded with a pair of easily hurt, dark and moist bright eyes. Her long eyelashes, when still, were like butterflies resting extremely lightly, and when blinking, they were like butterfly wings flapping, with those bright eyes being the intricate patterns on the wings...
It took a while for Yukino Ritsuko to recognize who was in front of her, and she bent slightly to greet him.
"Mr. Takeuchi."
This member of the Ghost Clan was a frequent visitor to the Furukawa Conference Hall.
The scar at the corner of his eye was because, once drunk, he teased the hall’s maid, and Yukino Ritsuko, following the old lady’s orders, cut it with an ice blade.
"Haven’t seen you for so long, and you’re as beautiful as ever, Yukino." Takeuchi Akira chatted warmly, behaving as if greeting an old friend he hadn’t seen in ages.
"You’re too kind."
Yukino Ritsuko frowned slightly, showing little interest in this compliment, and led Kitagawa Ryoko around him towards the house.
"Wait a moment." Takeuchi Akira caught up, thought for a moment, and finally calmed his emotions, "For the past five years, I’ve been looking for you. Often lingering at the hall, but you weren’t there. Recently I got news, you’re running a bakery, right? I’m happy for you. Just, it seems your life isn’t going too smoothly; if you need anything, you can tell me..."
"Hey, hey, who are you!"
Before Yukino Ritsuko could speak, Kitagawa Ryoko shouted with a face full of hostility.
"Hmm?" Takeuchi Akira hesitated for a moment, looking at the little girl, "And who are you?"
"My student." Yukino Ritsuko quickly shielded Kitagawa Ryoko.
This member of the Ghost Clan had a record of teasing a maid; she wouldn’t feel at ease letting the little girl face him.
Peeking out from behind her, Kitagawa Ryoko glared fiercely at the strange man, "I’m Sister Yukino’s boyfriend."
"..." Takeuchi Akira’s face twisted for a moment, wanting to continue speaking.
"Please stop." Yukino Ritsuko frowned, sidestepped to the side, took Kitagawa Ryoko inside, and then pulled the door shut with a click.
Takeuchi Akira lingered outside the door for a long time before turning to leave.
She didn’t speak cutting words, talking gently while maintaining a sense of distance, yet the contempt hidden in her eyes pricked the skin thousands of times, like autumn’s brambles clinging to clothing... Takeuchi Akira rubbed the scar at the corner of his eye, thinking if he couldn’t have her, he might as well destroy her.
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