Horse Racing Girl: Please call me sir

Chapter 258 I can’t forget you

After Dong Yuan finished singing, she glanced at Zhang Xu with his head lowered from the corner of his eyes.

"Speak."

Zhang Xu looked up at Dong Yuan in confusion.

"say what?"

"That Kiryuin."

"... "

His originally cold heart gradually warmed up, and for some reason the question that should have made him uncomfortable brought him some warmth at this moment.

At least, Dong Yuan's inquiry made him feel some of Dong Yuan's nostalgia for the previous love.

"She is a girl with a very good personality, very responsible for her work, caring about her friends, and very motivated..."

Zhang Xu tried to exit and observed Dong Yuan's reaction.

"Well, that sounds good. How are you getting along with the family?"

"Friendship."

Dong Yuan nodded and did not entangle willfully. In other words, from the moment the relationship between the two broke down, she no longer had the possibility of being willful towards Zhang Xu emotionally.

“Akihabara Station.”

When the train signal sounded, Dong Yuan stood up and glanced at Zhang Xu behind her.

"Let's go."

...

9pm

"Thank you Xu Zai for your company throughout the day. Then I will go back to the hotel and say goodbye."

Dong Yuan shook her twin ponytails on the back of her head and said to Zhang Xu with a smile.

"Um…"

Zhang Xu agreed.

Dong Yuan did not leave immediately after saying goodbye to Zhang Xu. She stood in front of the brightly lit hotel with her hands behind her back and looked at Zhang Xu.

"You only have one day off a month, right? Thank you for your hard work."

Zhang Xu's eyes opened slightly. This was the first time he heard Dong Yuan thank her since she came to Japan.

After speaking, Dong Yuan touched her forehead and smiled kindly.

"Like before, I didn't have to thank you."

Zhang Xu's heart was lifted, and he heard a hint of bitterness in Dong Yuan's words.

He opened his mouth only to find that it was difficult to come out a single word.

"... "

Dong Yuan tilted her head and looked at Zhang Xu with a bitter smile.

"Dong Yuan, are you really just here for fun when you come to Japan this time?"

After a long time, Zhang Xu finally asked the question he had been unsure about.

Dong Yuan shook her head.

"no."

She spoke again:

"I'm here to see you."

really…

Zhang Xu paused.

"Are you here to laugh at me?"

Dong Yuan shook her head.

"no."

Dong Yuan looked at Zhang Xu who had never looked melancholy before and said quietly:

"I'm here to say goodbye to my past self."

Hearing Dong Yuan's words, Zhang Xu's heart ached. Has she already regarded herself and her past memories as a past that can be discarded at will?

Zhang Xu endured the anger inspired by his grievance and spoke:

"Am I that unbearable? Saying goodbye so casually."

Dong Yuan shook her head again.

She knew what Zhang Xu was thinking and how he was feeling at the moment.

"It is precisely because of difficulties that I came to Japan to see you."

Zhang Xu didn't realize the meaning of Dong Yuan's words and looked at Dong Yuan in front of him with his hands.

"what?"

Dong Yuan took a deep breath, walked up to Zhang Xu in a few steps, and poked Zhang Xu's chest with her finger.

"To put it simply, I still can't forget you."

Dong Yuan, who was 1.6 meters tall, stood in front of Zhang Xu, just reaching his chin. Looking at Dong Yuan, whose eyes were glowing red, Zhang Xu panicked.

Just as he was about to speak, Dong Yuan took a few steps back and trotted into the hotel, leaving Zhang Xu alone looking at that familiar figure in confusion.

...

"So what did she say?"

on the balcony

Kiryuin Aoi looked at Zhang Xu who was smoking beside him and asked.

"She said she couldn't forget me."

Zhang Xu shook the cigarette ashes and said.

Kiryuin Aoi touched her chin and thought.

"Did you do anything excessive back then?"

"When I got the opportunity to come to Treson, I just kept working hard on it and nothing else."

"That's it..."

Kiryuin Aoi looked at Zhang Xu, who had been looking at the sky, and patted his shoulder.

"Relationships are inherently changeable, and your situation is even more complicated. Please be more open-minded... Zhang Xu."

"…Um?"

"Do you still love her?"

Zhang Xu was silent.

Love has been gone since the moment Dong Yuan proposed breaking up. His feelings for Dong Yuan now are more of an obsession.

A youthful obsession, an obsession that binds oneself.

Dong Yuan's words when she said goodbye today broke the foundation of these obsessions. Dong Yuan...she seemed to still love him.

Kiryuin Aoi patiently waited for Zhang Xu's answer.

After a long while, Zhang Xu nodded.

"Um…"

Kiryuin Aoi also nodded, but no one knew the loneliness that flashed in her eyes.

"Isn't she going to stay for another day? Take her to a restaurant to have a good chat and resolve any misunderstandings between you."

"Talk about your inner thoughts and ask her why she broke up. Maybe you can get back together."

Kiryuin Aoi rubbed the tip of her sore nose and told Zhang Xu her thoughts, without noticing that her clenched left hand was shaking.

"...Well, thank you Aoi!"

Zhang Xu nodded and put out the cigarette.

"I will go and have a good chat with her tomorrow."

Zhang Xu pushed open the balcony door and looked back at Kiryuin Aoi.

Kiryuin Aoi shook her head, smiled at Zhang Xu and said:

"You go in first and I'll blow in the evening breeze."

Zhang Xu nodded, glanced at Kiryuin Aoi as he was going to the market, and then walked into the living room.

As Zhang Xu left the balcony, Kiryuin Aoi took a deep breath and leaned against the balcony railing.

Sadness, envy, and the discomfort that occupied most of the emotions rushed into her brain. Zhang Xu had left her and she no longer had to force her reason to suppress her emotions.

A line of tears slid down her cheeks. She pursed her lips and her mind turned to Zhang Xu's serious look when he mentioned Dong Yuan.

"Um…"

She knew that it would be good for Zhang Xu to get back together with Dong Yuan, but she would always resist admitting that it happened.

This was the first time she had experienced this feeling since she was a child.

"Well…"

She squatted on the balcony, her sleeves gradually getting wet.

Why couldn't Zhang Xu's serious look be for himself?

Since childhood, she has developed the habit of not crying loudly when she is sad. This kind of heartbreaking crying is her only response to every grievance.

"Meow."

Hearing the sound, Kiryuin Aoi raised her red and swollen eyes to look at the tabby cat standing in front of her.

"Aohan?"

"Meow."

Aohan rubbed Kiryuin Aoi's legs as if to comfort her.

"Haha..."

Kiryuin Aoi burst into tears and smiled.

"Aohan, can I hug you?"

Kiryuin Aoi's voice sounded like she was crying.

"Meow."

"Um…"

Kiryuin Aoi held the furry Aohan in her arms and continued to sob, but at this time she embraced a precious warmth.

behind balcony door

Liu Sir, who was holding Rhubarb, looked at Kiryuin Aoi, who was holding Rhubarb and sobbing, and then looked up at Zhang Xu, who was standing next to him and looking at Kiryuin Aoi.

After gently patting Zhang Xu on the shoulder, Liu Sir carried Dahuang and walked to the sofa, while Zhang Xu held on to the balcony curtain and didn't know what he was thinking about.