Reborn In Tokyo After Picking Up Sayu Who Ran Away From Home

  Chapter 740 Invitation

   "The three please drink tea."

  In the living room on the first floor of the villa, Nakano Ryoko placed the brewed green tea in front of the three of Kato Yusuke, and then quietly sat back across the table.

  Ying Lili took the teacup cautiously, looked around in a daze, and said a little uncertainly:

   "... Strange, this is the office of our art group, right? Didn't all the previous furniture be moved away? Where did this set of tables, chairs and tea sets come from?"

  Yusuke Kato put the teacup to his mouth, put it down again when he heard this, and explained:

   "Oh, I bought these things online yesterday, otherwise the house would be too empty."

  Ying Lili tilted her head in wonder, and said bluntly: "Liar? Don't you always buy bottled oolong tea? How could you come back to buy a special tea set?"

   Kato Yusuke nodded, turned his gaze to Nakano Ryoko on the opposite side, and said with a smile:

"Well, I'm not that elegant, but Nakano-senpai is very accomplished in the tea ceremony, I was lucky enough to drink the tea made by her once before, and I bought something back on a whim, but I didn't expect it to be a mistake. "

   "Ah, thanks for the compliment~" Nakano Ryoko said with a smile, "If Yuu-kun likes it, you can bring Kasumigaoka-san and Sawamura-san to drink at any time?"

   "Don't." Kato Yusuke raised his palm, "It's fine to come here once in a while, if I always come to disturb, I'm too ignorant."

  Ryoko Nakano shook her head, "Don't say that, I'm the one who caused trouble for You-kun, if you don't let me do something, I'll feel really sorry."

   Kato Yusuke smiled helplessly, and had nothing to say for a while.

  Compared to the help Nakano Ryoko had given him, what he did was insignificant.

   Don't say too much.

  Just because the other party helped him solve Xiao Xi's adoption problem, it was enough to make him feel deeply, not to mention other big and small cares.

  As the saying goes, the kindness of a drop of water should be repaid with a spring.

  Faced with such a big favor, he can't repay it too much, so how can he justify neglecting the other party?

  Yusuke Kato was incapable before, but now he has some capital, so of course he has to repay this kindness.

  However, there is no need to say these words, just do it.

   At this moment, Ying Lili suddenly called out.

   "—Wow! What kind of green tea is this?? It's so delicious!?"

  She stared at the tea in the cup in disbelief, her beautiful blue eyes were full of surprises, sparkling as if she had discovered some treasure.

  Shi Yu squinted at her, and said sarcastically: "Huh? So Sawamura, you can taste the quality of tea? Aren't you only used to drinking black tea filled with artificial flavors~"

  The subtext of these words is, you are a fake, so stop pretending to be a lady here.

  When Ying Lili heard this, she ignited her fighting spirit almost reflexively, and said in a choked voice: "Huh? I can taste it already! Are you underestimating me?"

   "No~~" Shi Yu lowered her head and sipped tea, and said leisurely, "To be precise, I just feel very disappointed with your common people's taste and your background."

  Ying Lili said: "Why are you talking so obliquely? What I like to drink is my freedom, and it does not affect my origin and taste."

  Shi Yu curled her lips, "...Stop pretending, how can you have any taste as a fake lady? Don't you usually use bottled black tea with McDonald's French fries?"

   "It's not French fries!" Ying Lili stared round her eyes, unable to accept it: "That should be called chips! Chips is the usual name for French fries in the UK!"

  Shi Yu looked sideways, "You're angry at this kind of place? A name?"

  Ying Lili said angrily:

   "What is a title!? You are such a disgusting woman, you have been questioning other people's taste endlessly.

  The half of British blood in my body is genuine, and I don’t have to use red wine with foie gras to prove my identity! "

  Shi Yu complained disapprovingly: "You obviously can't even tell the difference between foie gras and chicken gizzards."

   "Who said that?!" Ying Lili was trembling with anger, "I can still tell the difference between chicken gizzards! Isn't it the crunchy thing that bites? Who can't tell the difference!"

  Shi Yu chuckled: "Orthodox British ladies don't use that kind of weird onomatopoeia, you..."

  Shiwa was only halfway through her words when Yusuke Kato, who was sitting in the middle, interrupted her hastily.

   "Okay, okay, please stop arguing. Then, Xiaoshi, Ying Lili, you all don't say a few words, drink some tea to moisten your mouth, don't spoil your throat."

   Kato Yusuke persuaded them kindly, even coaxing and deceiving them to serve tea to the two parties, turning hostility into friendship.

  Are you kidding me?

  Ying Lili is obviously at the end of his words now, if they continue to quarrel, he will definitely be the one who will be in trouble in the end. History has confirmed this countless times.

  Yusuke Kato also really doesn't understand why Eri Rika knows that she can't quarrel with Shiwa because of her stupid mouth, but she still loves to fight Shiwa to the end every time.

  After thinking about it, I can only explain it as being both good and fun.

  He shook his head helplessly, inadvertently meeting Ryoko Nakano's eyes. The other party looked at the three of them thoughtfully, with meaningful eyes.

  Yusuke Kato was slightly taken aback: "... Uh, Nakano-senpai... Is there something on my face?"

   "Is there?" Nakano Ryoko tilted his head slightly, and said with a half-smile: "Sorry, I just think Yu-kun gets along very well with Kasumigaoka-san and Sawamura-san, it's amazing~"

   Kato Yusuke couldn't hear the implication of these words. He touched the back of his head in embarrassment and laughed dryly:

   "I made senior sister laugh, it's a long story...but we're dating for the time being..."

  When Shi Yu and Ying Lili heard this, they secretly glanced at him, but they didn't expect him to say that directly.

  Although their relationship with Kato Yusuke is not a secret, and the members of the studio basically know it, it is still embarrassing to be publicly mentioned.

  Ying Lili quickly retracted her eyes out of embarrassment, lowered her head and concentrated on drinking tea.

  Shiwa stared at Kato Yusuke for a while, then slowly shifted her eyes to Nakano Ryoko on the opposite side, and secretly summoned up her courage to ask, "...Nakano-senpai, can I ask a question?"

   "Of course." Nakano Ryoko nodded with a smile, put her hands on her lap naturally, assumed a listening posture, and said in a gentle voice, "Kasumigaoka, you don't have to worry about it. If you have any questions, you can just say it."

  'This is the real lady of everyone...' Shiyu couldn't help thinking, feeling slightly hesitant, but finally asked through gritted teeth.

   "...I'm sorry, I'm just curious. After graduation, Nakano-senpai, have you contacted anyone other than Yu-chan?"

   At the end of her speech, her voice was a little out of tune, and Kato Yusuke and Eiriri also looked at her.

   "Haha, so that's the problem~" Nakano Ryoko shook her head slightly with a smile on her face.

   "Unfortunately, because my family has strict management, I rarely have the opportunity to contact everyone in high school, so the answer is no. You Jun is the only person I still have contact with."

  She stopped here, gave everyone present a few seconds to digest, and then continued.

  "However, Yu-kun is like a younger brother to me, and Kasumigaoka-san and Sawamura-san are also my cute juniors.

  If you encounter any troubles in your life, you can come to me for discussion at any time, okay? "

   "...Is that so." Shi Yu lowered her head slowly, only feeling that her small thoughts were seen through by others at a glance, and her cheeks became hot for a while.

  However, she finally felt relieved.

  What this senior sister said just now conveyed a meaning, the other party didn't want to intervene in their relationship, and seemed to only regard Kato Yusuke as a younger brother.

   In any case, this is a rejoicing thing.

  The main reason is that Nakano Ryoko puts too much pressure on people. If she really wants to be with Kato Yusuke, Shiwa doesn't even know how to stop her.

   While thinking about this, a broad palm suddenly grabbed her hand from under the table, and squeezed it comfortingly.

  Shiyu raised her head, and saw Kato Yusuke looking at her with concern and helplessness, as if she was afraid of her uneasiness, but also a little distressed by her rash behavior just now.

  Actually, Shi Yu also understands that it’s not good for her to doubt others like that... But every girl is selfish in love, and she can’t accept others to share without knowing it.

   In the final analysis, someone is too flirtatious, otherwise why would she need to be careful?

  Thinking of this, Shiwa pinched Kato Yuusuke hard, and then bowed his head to Ryoko Nakano across the way to apologize.

   "...I'm sorry, Nakano-senpai, I shouldn't have doubted you like that just now."

   "Doubt me?" Ryoko Nakano asked in puzzlement, her tone as gentle as ever: "Why did Kasumigaoka say that? We were just chatting just now, right? You have no reason to apologize to me."

   "Sister Nakano..." Shiyu murmured, and finally understood why the other party was so loved by others in school. This talent is indeed admirable.

  She shook her head, took a deep breath to calm down, and then said something that no one thought of—

   "...Nakano-senpai, actually we have an appointment to attend the summer festival the day after tomorrow. If you are free, would you like to go with us?"

   Ryoko Nakano couldn't help being taken aback.

  …

   Half an hour later.

  The three of Yusuke Kato left from the villa.

   Ryoko Nakano packed the teacup and took it to the kitchen to wash, still thinking about the invitation just now.

   "...Why did I agree?" She was talking to herself, her mood was neither happy nor regretful, but rather delicate.

  Yes, she agreed to Shiwa's invitation to go to the summer festival together.

  This is quite strange to say.

  Mainly, she and Shiyu had no friendship before, not the kind of friends who are so close that they can hang out together on rest days.

   Rather, today is the first time they have had a close conversation. Shiyu really has no reason to ask her that kind of invitation, and she has no reason to agree.

  —But that's exactly what they did!

  Ryoko Nakano thought about it and still couldn't figure out why she agreed, but she had two guesses.

  1. Kato Yusuke's dumbfounded look was very interesting.

  Second, she wants to experience what it's like to be truly free.

   All in all, anyway, she said at that time that she had to go to the summer festival the day after tomorrow.

  Since this is the case, there is no need to be entangled.

   Then, she thought of another thing.

  "Nakano-senpai, have you contacted anyone other than Yu-chan after graduation?"—Shiwa's voice echoed in her head.

  Actually, she knew very well what Shiwa meant when she asked that question, and she just suspected that she had some special feelings for Kato Yusuke, so she spoke out to test it.

  —and she was only half telling the truth.

  Ask yourself, she really appreciates Kato Yusuke, so Shiwa's suspicion is not wrong.

  In fact, if it wasn't for a certain reason, she wouldn't mind getting along with that junior, even if sparks sparked.

Unfortunately-

   "...I hate being arranged by others." Nakano Ryoko sighed.

  Her father, Nakano Kohei, actually had the idea of ​​matching her and Kato Yusuke, but she sternly rejected it.

  The reason is as mentioned above, she hates this kind of fate like a marionette.

  From this point of view, she was the one who didn't tell the truth, but Shiyu thought he had misunderstood her and apologized to her.

  “…They are all a group of pure and good kids.”

  Ryoko Nakano thought a little old-fashionedly, and pulled the hair that had accidentally fallen behind her ears, and then took a scouring pad to slowly wipe the water on the tea set.

   Clean up the kitchen and set up the tea set, and return to the living room.

   Take out the part-time job journal you got from the convenience store, and look for a suitable part-time job on it.

  …

   On the other side, get in a taxi.

  Yusuke Kato was also asking Shiwa: "Xiao Shi, why did you suddenly think of inviting Nakano-senpai to the summer festival with us?"

   "That's right!" Ying Lili yelled:

   "Kasumigaoka Shiwa, what are you thinking? When it comes to the summer festival, it should be an occasion to enhance the relationship between lovers, right? Are you ignorant of common sense?"

   Facing their inquiries, Shi Yu didn't even bother to raise her eyelids. She yawned lightly and said unhurriedly:

   "I don't have any reason to invite Nakano-senpai. I just think she is a respectable big sister like Yu-chan said. And if she can come, Yu-chan will wag her tail happily, right?"

   "Huh?" Kato Yusuke turned pale with shock, pointed to himself and asked, "Am I a dog? This is too much, no matter what?"

  Shi Yu ignored him, and said to Ying Lili:

   "Should I say that you are an idiot, Sawamura? You have already crossed the home plate line, and there is no room for you to improve your relationship with Yu-chan, right? Maybe it will be a period of burnout in the future~?"

  Ying Lili was taken aback, unable to react for a while.

   At this time, the taxi also drove to the downstairs of a certain apartment building.

  Preventing Kato Yusuke's plan to send herself into the elevator, Shiwa closed the rear door and said to the two of them:

   "That's how it is, I'll go back first, please be careful on the road, bye."

   After finishing speaking, he turned and left chicly.

  …

  (end of this chapter)