Silently looking at Guan Yuan's living room fell into an unspeakable silence until Yuko suddenly ran down from the upper floor.
"Mom, dad-sister brought a lot of Kagoshima..."
As she ran down the stairs, facing the four gazes that were projecting from the living room at the same time, she paused and her voice stopped abruptly.
"Lost accompaniment for a moment."
Mrs. Guan Yuan stood up and pulled her little daughter back upstairs.
Zong Gu didn't stay for a long time, and watched the two of them go upstairs and then got up.
"Mr. Guanyuan, there are still many things in the shrine, so I will say goodbye first."
“…”
Guan Yuan Longxing looked at him, but he wanted to speak but stopped, and his mood was very complicated.
Stepping on two boats with one foot?
Not to mention it either.
After all, no matter how much he likes, he has neither dated Kyoko nor was he with another girl. This is too common for high school students of this age.
——What's more, he has an outstanding appearance and is not subject to his family's control, so he must have many suitors.
What is less common is his candidity.
She admitted it without any concealment at all. Judging from Kyoko's reaction, she seemed to have known it for a long time.
But he also said that his favorite thing was Kyoko...
But Kyoko seems unwilling to accept this.
And with the oldest daughter's always character, it is indeed unlikely to accept it.
The situation has become complicated.
Guan Yuanlongxing, who was holding some plan at the beginning, was suddenly hit by a blow when he was full of expectations. He couldn't think of anything suitable for a while, so he could only nod and get up to see him off.
Soya said goodbye to him again, Kyoko did not stop and followed him out.
"Father, I've gone to the shrine."
"good……"
Watching the two of them go away, Guan Yuan Longxing thought deeply again.
Kyoko was obsessed with Soya, which was obvious. The two children liked each other, and he was very satisfied with him, but now there were a little flaw.
How can we make the flaws disappear?
Or, how can Kyoko ignore this flaw that is not very important to him?
The most important thing is to keep the eldest daughter in the shrine.
This is not only for him, but also for the best choice to make after considering the future of the shrine and daughters... So what Guanhara Takayuki himself thinks.
"——Soya-kun and Kyoko have left?"
He turned around and his wife came down from the upper floor.
"Go to the shrine."
"Yeah."
She walked to her husband, picked up her arms, and looked at the two figures that had already walked away.
"What an unexpected change."
"It's unexpected, but it's reasonable." Guan Yuan Takayoshi sighed, "Maybe I'm too anxious."
"You're almost writing 'wanting to marry a daughter' on your face."
Mrs. Guanyuan glanced at him, "Kyoko and Soya Kwan have only known each other for half a year."
"Let's take a look..."
......
On the other side, Soya and Kyoko came to the bottom of the stairs leading to the shrine.
It was the hot afternoon that there was no sign of a figure on the long steps, and it was probably the same in the shrine.
He climbed up the steps, and when only shadows and cicadas were left around him, Kyoko stopped and broke the silence that had been going on.
"My father wanted Yoshiaki to marry into the Guanhara family, so that I could stay in the shrine and Kinki."
“…”
Zong Gu turned his head to look at her, turned his body, and sat down on the stairs.
"It turns out that there is still this plan. That's why Kyoko said she doesn't want to date me."
"I don't want myself and Fangming to be held hostage."
When Ishisuki was about to say that Kyoko would talk to him after she came back, and that thing just now was a perfect opportunity.
With the scabbard, she also sat on the stone steps.
Before opening her mouth, she raised her head and looked at the mottled spots among the dense branches and leaves above her head.
Only when there is light outside can you find the tiny gaps of each grain, otherwise you can only see branches and leaves overlapping layer by layer, completely blocking her sky.
Her head tilted, and she leaned on his shoulder.
"After I came back, I realized that I missed this place a little."
Zong Gu looked down at her, his eyes drooped, and his eyelashes trembled slightly.
What she missed was not the shrine scene in front of her, but the tranquility of being alone with him without anyone else disturbing her.
“Thank you for a hard time on a business trip.”
“…”
The smile at the corner of the mouth didn't have time to dissipate, and it was fleeting.
"If it was really just a business trip, you wouldn't feel it was hard."
Zong Gu pursed his lower lip, "Sorry."
Kyoko took a deep breath, her head pressed against his shoulder, and turned left and right.
Only when she is alone with him will she give up her superficial skills and the awkward posture she has been holding these days.
"When I went back to my room, what did Fangming say to his father."
"Mr. Guanyuan asked me what I think of Kyoko." Soya looked at her, "I said, I like Kyoko."
"……Um."
This time, she heard it.
"I like Kyoko."
"I heard it."
She closed her eyes, put her arms into his arms, and her head was still hanging down.
"Me too."
“What is it.”
"I also like Fangming."
Zong Gu grabbed her hand and said, "Please date me."
“…”
Kyoko smiled, then remained silent for a while.
"Feel sorry."
"Is it okay to have a private relationship without hiding Mr. Guan Yuan?"
"What I said in front of my father was not all lies." She looked up at him, "Yomiya still likes Yoshikawa, I can't ignore this."
Zong Gu looked back and met her eyes.
"What I'm saying is not a lie, my favorite person is still Kyoko."
She frowned and smiled, and sighed softly, "Should I be happy?"
Zong Gu shook his head, "I should apologize."
"Yesterday morning, I met Yoshikawa in Hot Spring, and she told me a lot of things. You spend more time together, and this is not entirely the fault of Fangming... I also know that Fangming has rejected her several times.
”
Kyoko lowered her head, held his palms with him, and grabbed his arm with the other hand.
"But now, I still can't agree to your request for dating."
“…”
Looking at her pursed lips, Zong Gu turned his eyes to the bottom of the steps, and the large area of sunlight made the ground white.
After confessing everything, this was the result he had long foreseeed.
"I see."
But he won't let Kyoko go, so too.
After a brief silence, her voice became lower and her hands tightened.
"Don't you think of a way anymore... "Lord Zonggu, who can even kill even a god."
“…”
The so-called way to find a way can only be to cut off the ambiguous relationship with Hongzi.
"Hongzi won't give up easily."
Zong Gu paused for a moment, but did not hide his weakness, "I need time, too."
"No matter what, I will always follow Yoshiaki." Kyoko looked at him, "I will not give up on this relationship. We still have a lot of time."
“This may be a long time.”
"It won't be longer than if I liked classmate Fangming."
“…”
Zong Gu held her hand, held it in the palm of his hand, buried her face again, and took a deep breath.
"I see."
Kyoko stretched out her other hand and stroked his cheek.
"Sorry... I only know how to deal with the business of spirits, shrines and institutions, and I don't know how to deal with Yoshikawa. If I could do something earlier, maybe I wouldn't have become like this."
Zong Gu raised his face, shook his head again, and held both hands.
"That's not the Kyoko I know."
She has almost no friends of the same age, and is used to showing off her cold face, and others keep her away.
Hongzi, who becomes aggressive when she suddenly encounters trouble, can still maintain the calm attitude of her senior and the preferred one, but there is no more way to deal with it;
In other words, for Kyoko, who is so serious and a bit old-fashioned, losing her calmness means being rude and embarrassing.
Hongzi is not an evil spirit that can be cut off just by drawing a knife. She can't retort, and silence becomes her protective look.
He should have realized this long ago.
"Hongzi, let's leave it to me later."
She whispered: "It is because of my belief in Fangming that things have developed to such a situation."
“…Kyoko is really not polite to me.”
“Because it is the case.”
She smiled a little more, then stood up again, "But I will continue to trust Fangming."
Zong Gu stood up and looked at her with both eyes.
"I don't want to let down Kyoko's expectations, but I need time too."
"Um."
"I'll always like Kyoko anyway."
"Um."
She nodded, her eyes remained motionless, and her body moved closer to him.
"I will always like and follow Fang Ming..."
Holding her shoulders, he slowly moved closer to the distance between each other's breathing.
With eyes facing each other, Kyoko raised her head slightly and closed her eyes.
His hand moved to the back of his neck and held her head.