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Colorful lights occasionally shone on the detached villa, and standing in front of the door, a strong sense of anxiety welled up in her heart.
So... why didn't Yueye say a single word to try and keep him?
But why do I wish the moon could catch up and say something more?
Do you also want to hear her say, "I'll do anything as long as we can be friends"?
Saito Haruka took a shallow breath and took out her key.
I opened the door and found that he was still there, looking at his laptop in the living room.
The screen shows what appears to be a report, but I don't quite understand it.
"I am back."
"Why are you back so early?" Saito's father glanced at her and then looked away.
"I had a fight with Yueye." She sat on the entryway, preparing to take off her shoes.
Saito's father frowned, straightened his back, and said, "Go apologize to me."
"Am I your daughter or is she your daughter?"
Saito Haruka's blood rushed to her head, and she gritted her teeth slightly as she spoke.
"I can't go."
"Don't be so childish."
Saito's father stood up and said with a serious expression, "Do you think you're doing so well because of anyone? In today's society, do you think opportunities come every time?"
Saito Harutori's eyes widened, and goosebumps rose on her skin, as if knives were cutting and biting her.
"In that case, why don't you just go outside and find an orphan to be your child? After all, you only have one goal."
"You're already seventeen, don't be willful. Don't worry about anything, just live your life well. I'll take you to apologize later. I already told you the Nagase family is very important to us."
Saito's father sat down again and continued looking at his laptop, saying...
"I'll wait for you in three minutes. Pack your things and I'll be leaving."
Saito Haruka, her face flushed, put on her shoes and stepped onto the floor, heading upstairs to the second floor.
A few minutes later, I saw her come down with a backpack and a silver suitcase.
Because the suitcase was too heavy to drag, the back half of the suitcase could be heard slamming heavily onto the steps, making a "crackling" sound.
"What are you doing? Running away from home?"
Saito's father did not stop him, but sat on the sofa and said,
"You think this is cool? What can you do? Who would take you in out there? Put you back right now!"
Saito Harutori, with a sullen face and no words, arrived at the entrance hall, panting, carrying her suitcase.
"Don't do such pointless things. Don't think I'd waste a lot of time looking for you." Saito's father finally got up and walked over.
But they still didn't intervene.
Saito Haruka's eyes welled up with tears, and she cursed her father inwardly for not understanding her feelings at all.
Now that she finally had an outlet for her emotions, she felt incredibly relieved as she left the villa with her suitcase. Her body felt so light that even she was surprised.
Another explosion rang out in the sky. She looked up and saw countless golden flowers in full bloom.
The heavy sound of fireworks, so loud it could make one's insides tremble, echoed in her ears.
Now, where can we go?
Chapter 131, Section 130: The Hong Kong Festival, Reflections on Each Other (4K)
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"So beautiful."
Kuno Tachibana gazed at the enormous fireworks exploding in the deep blue night sky and couldn't help but sigh.
Kitahara Hakuba kept the shaved ice that Shinomiya Haruka had left over. The syrup on top was so transparent that it was hard to see clearly, and the ice crystals melted little by little in the gentle air.
But it was still both icy and sweet.
"That's amazing! Fireworks can create all sorts of shapes and colors, even though it's just gunpowder."
Mia Nagasawa, her hair styled in a bun, looked up, the pale green glow of fireworks illuminating her face.
Everyone in the park looked up at the night sky and cheered as the fireworks went off.
In Hakodate Bay, hundreds of fireworks appeared to have fallen into the sea, swaying gently with the waves.
Just as Kitahara Hakuba was about to say, "Chemistry is amazing, isn't it?", Shinomiya Haruka, who was sitting next to him, suddenly shook hands with him.
Her snow-white skin was bathed in light, with a faint blush, giving her the appearance of an innocent young girl.
“So beautiful—” she whispered.
A surge of intense emotion welled up in Kitahara Hakuba's heart:
"Not as pretty as you."
"Your student is still here?" A faint smile appeared on Shinomiya Haruka's lips.
Kitahara Hakuba could only laugh, but then noticed that Kanzaki Eri, who was sitting next to him, didn't seem to be interested in the fireworks. She seemed a little anxious, constantly fiddling with the hem of her skirt with her fingers.
"Make a wish! Make a wish!"
Kuno Tachibana made a praying gesture, saying, "I hope to win the national gold medal in the brass band competition this year, grow to 1.65 meters tall, become even cuter, have good health for my family, and if I could receive a windfall, that would be even better!"
"Pfft—"
Her numerous wishes made Kirishima Mai unable to help but laugh, and even Goto Yu couldn't help but chuckle.
"Idiot, where do you make a wish? And you're being way too greedy!" Nagasawa Miya said.
"Huh?" Kuno Tachibana asked, quite surprised. "Do you really only make one wish?"
"There can only be one," Nagasawa Miya said, then clasped her hands together to make a wish.
Kitahara Hakuba didn't quite understand. It seemed that girls would make wishes whenever they saw something beautiful or spectacular, like a shooting star.
Elements with a "sky" theme are even more popular.
As for whether or not to express their wishes, anyone can say anything as long as it's not too personal, as if it's really just going through the motions.
"What did you wish for, Yu?" Nagasawa Miyako asked, her eyes sparkling as she looked at her.
"Winning gold medals nationwide."
"Just like me! We're really on the same wavelength!"
Kuno Tachibana couldn't help but retort from the side:
"I'll grant this wish."
Only Kitahara Hakuba and Shinomiya Haruka didn't make a wish. He looked at Kanzaki Eri and asked:
"Kanzaki-san, what about you?"
Only then did Kanzaki Eri turn to look at him, her eyes reflecting the colors of the flowers in the sky; the girl's dress resembled a jellyfish.
It spread out on the blue rug.
"No, no matter what you wish for, it won't come true."
Her words immediately created a subtle atmosphere. Kanzaki Eri seemed to sense this as well, and lowered her eyes with embarrassment, saying:
"Sorry, I didn't mean to."
Kitahara Hakuba knew that she meant, "No matter what I wish for, it will not come true."
But to outsiders, it means—"No matter what wishes you make, they won't come true."
It has a rather dissenting attitude.
Therefore, you must think carefully about the subject, verb, and object before speaking. If you cause a misunderstanding, it will become a grudge that is difficult to remove in other people's minds.
After a moment of silence, Nagasawa Mia spoke up:
"It's okay, senior. We're just making a wish as a keepsake. When Yu was little, she even wished to marry the two stone lions in her hometown's Chinatown."
"Is that so?" Kirishima Mai asked curiously.
Goto Yu nodded innocently and said:
"Yeah, they're really cool. When I was little, I dreamed of marrying them when I grew up, so they would give me the balls in their mouths."
Upon hearing such a simple reason, even Shinomiya Haruka couldn't help but burst out laughing:
"Is this a wish a girl could come up with? You're so cute."
"Wait, am I the only one who takes making a wish seriously?" Kuno Tachibana's eyes widened.
“Then I can only wish that your greed will not come true,” Nagasawa Miya said.
"Countermeasure! I wish your counter-wish wouldn't come true!"
"I vow to retaliate against your retaliatory measures!"
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Although the fireworks display lasted until 9:30 p.m., the group did not stay until the end.
Not to mention returning the rented yukata, the crowds tonight are unprecedented, and it might be too late to take the mains electricity home, so we have to go early.
They simply collected Nagase Tsukiyo's blue rug, put it in the bag that Shinomiya Haruka was carrying, and then gave it to Kitahara Hakuba to return to her at school.
Tourists walked past, the girl's hair danced in the breeze, and laughter drifted in the sea air; the atmosphere of the port festival was as wonderful as ever.
On the way back, they also met Sakurako Yukawa and her group of third-year students.
They were all wearing yukatas of different colors, and they were having a great time browsing the stalls, with souvenirs from the Hong Kong Festival hanging on their arms.
Yuka Isomoto was among them, with a white fox mask placed to one side of her head, and she was smiling happily.
Upon seeing Kitahara Hakuba, they all came forward to greet him.
However, they were quite surprised when they saw that Eri Kanzaki was also with him.
"Eri? Aren't you with Tsukiyo and the others?" Yukawa Sakurako was wearing a violet-white yukata, but her hair was still styled in a three-strand braid.