Chapter 3 Skin Hunger? 2
Poor? I don't know whether to cry or laugh.
"I came here to tell you the whole story, so that you won't accidentally fall in love with that guy Hideki. That would be terrible. That guy..."
When Hasunuma said this, his sharp eyes softened.
If someone is willing to deal with those "old foxes" as he calls them and make a bet for everyone's true dream, then he must be someone who regards Hideki and others as his most important friends!
"That guy doesn't know how to love."
Hasunuma's eyes turned worried, and when he looked at me again, there was a hint of inexplicable sadness.
"Is it...skin hunger?"
The noun that Senior Hasumi had mentioned before came out of his mouth naturally.
"How do you know about this disease?" A hint of surprise flashed across Lianuma's face, and his expression immediately became deep.
"Because someone mentioned this to me." I answered seriously, "If you don't mind, can you tell me what this disease is?"
"Are you sick? It's not so much a physical problem as it is a problem here." Hasunuma pointed to his chest.
"Heart?"
"Well, since Hideki was a child, his parents were away from home all year round, and he always stayed alone in the family villa. Childhood is the time when he longs for love and warmth the most, and during that most important period, his mother's occasional embrace was his only support, so until now Hideki has always been unusually obsessed with that kind of contact. Over time, it developed into a desire for physical touch."
"But he just refused to admit it. He just said that girls' bodies are soft and fragrant, which makes people feel relaxed."
In other words, Hideki lets girls get close to him and is so affectionate with everyone just because he... wants to touch others and get warmth?
I thought of the lost kiss. Was it also because Hideki wanted to get warmth from my lips?
It must be just an excuse, I looked at Hasunuma, full of suspicion.
He is Hideki's friend... Maybe he just wants to use this method to excuse Hideki's outrageous behavior.
"If you don't want to get hurt, stay away from Hideki. No matter how he bothers you, just pretend you didn't see it." Hasunuma asked me after he finished speaking, "Do you understand?"
"……knew."
I nodded, my heart was in a mess and I had no idea what to do.
I thought Hasunuma was trying to convince me that Hideki's strange behavior was because he was sick, and wanted to change his image in my mind, but he asked me to stay away from Hideki...
I don't understand his motives at all...
Or is it really like he said, that he just feels sorry for me and is doing this for my own good?
I really don’t understand!
When I got back to class, Seta was packing her schoolbag. When she saw me coming, she put her notebook on my desk and said, "Here are the notes from last class!"
"Thank you, thank you!" My heart felt warm, and the complicated and lost emotions that had become due to what Senior Hasunuma said were slightly relieved.
Although I entered Huanghua College only because of a bet made by others, both Senior Hasumi and Atsuhime in front of me truly regarded me as a friend. At least there are always some people who are sincere to me!
I suddenly remembered the girl I bumped into after coming out of the Student Affairs Office.
At that time, I was thinking about what Hasunuma said, and I was not paying attention when I got off the ferry, so I bumped into the girl.
She was wearing a T-shirt and hot pants, and I knocked the painting in her hand to the ground.
The paintings are mostly in warm tones. The top picture shows a big bear sitting on the grass, hugging a small gift box, with happiness in its eyes.
In the lower right corner of the painting it is written: "Appreciate what you have now...", signed by Nishiyama Nobuyuki.
Muttering those words, my originally gloomy mood seemed to be suddenly hit by something, and gradually I had a feeling of seeing the blue sky after the clouds had parted.
Now that things have come to this, I will just try my best to do what I can.
As for what the final result will be, as long as I have put in enough effort, even if I fail in the end, at least I have tried my best, right?
Just like what the painting says, cherish what you have now.
"Xiao Liu? Why are you silent? What are you thinking about?"
"Huh? No, nothing." I was so distracted that I even forgot I was still in the classroom. I quickly put Atsuhime's notes and my books into my bag.
"When Xiaoliu is thinking seriously, he looks like a duck, so silly!" Atsuhime said while pinching my face gently. This feeling of closeness made me couldn't help but smile foolishly.
"Oh, right!" I suddenly remembered Hasumi-senpai's request, and I quickly said, "A friend of mine wants to go out with me this weekend, and I hope Atsuhime can come too. Are you willing?"
"OK."
"He is one of my seniors, his name is Lian Jianxi..."
"I don't care who the other person is. I'm going to accompany Xiao Liu." The eldest lady said, and touched my head again. "Besides, Xiao Liu's friends must not be bad people."
I nodded vigorously. Senior Hasumi is very gentle.
"If he's a bad guy, I will curse him!" Atsuhime suddenly laughed, with a bit of cunning and weirdness on her face.
"Huh?" I screamed.
Atsuhime burst into laughter again, and while laughing she hooked her arms around my neck, and sighed, "Xiao Liu really is very easy to be serious!"
Looking at Atsuhime's happy smile, I couldn't help but say to myself, "I will cherish it."
Everything at Huanghua Academy has just begun, but because I have seniors Atsuhime and Hasumi, and because of the friendship that I want to protect, I will work hard.
That’s great!
Somewhere in my heart, I still feel pain because of Hideki's bet and his so-called "responsibility".
After class, in the corridor outside the third grade classroom.
"Is this for me?" Senior Hasumi reached out and carefully poked the little duck made of rainbow striped cloth in my hand, with a surprised expression on his face.
"Yes, it's for you!" I smiled and held the duck in front of Lianmian.
"This duck... well, it's pretty cute."
The puppet was still ugly, and I felt a little embarrassed by Lian Jian’s cautious expression as if she was afraid of saying something wrong.
But compared to Hideki's reaction when he found out I wanted to exchange my striped doll for my Akinbaby, it was much better.
I shook my head, trying to get rid of Hideki who kept appearing in my mind, and went over to bump my arm against Hasumi-senpai, smiling like a bad friend: "Senior, I already made an appointment with Seta for you yesterday, please give me your guidance over the weekend!"
"Did you really help me make an appointment with her?" Senior Lian Jian's eyes widened immediately, with an expression of surprise on his face, and his face turned red.
"Yeah!" I nodded vigorously.
I couldn’t help but sigh: Actually, boys look quite cute when they blush!
"Thank you so much, Yashima! You are my lucky star." Senior Hasumi jumped twice on the spot excitedly and stretched out his hands as if he wanted to hug me, but when he got to me, he suddenly paused and rubbed my head hard with both hands.
Please, don't do this again, okay? I pouted and carefully smoothed my hair that he had messed up, fearing that he would attack me again.
"How about this, find another friend to come over on the weekend and we go on a foursome date?"
A date with two people? Things seemed to be taking a strange turn.
"By the way, Yashima, what kind of boys do you like? If I happen to have a suitable one around me, I can introduce him to you directly!"
What kind of boys do I like? Are you introducing me to a boyfriend?
Also, why at this moment, the image that flashed through my mind was still Hideki? Ahhh, am I poisoned by him?
It’s an illusion, it must be an illusion!
Bah, bah, bah, who wants to like that guy!
After I left the Student Affairs Office, Hasunuma's words echoed in my ears again: "He got your information a long time ago, and he wanted to get your attention, which might be related to this!"
After hearing this, I don't want to have any contact with Oda Hideki anymore.
This “let’s get closer” and “let’s be together” stuff is all fake.
fraud!
I don’t know what kind of boy I would like, but I know that I would never like someone who approaches me with a purpose...
If we go on a foursome, maybe we can stay away from him!
However, there is always a distance between reality and imagination.
I had just said goodbye to Senior Hasumi and was about to go back to the classroom, when I turned around I saw Hideki leaning against the side of the corridor.
The young man stood at the corridor leaning against the railing, the breeze ruffling his hair and the sunlight shining on his flawless white face. His facial features seemed to be covered with a layer of light gold powder, making them look soft and hazy, not quite real.
I took a deep breath, trying to ignore the effect he was having on me, and slowly approached.
The moment we passed each other, I smelled the faint mint scent on him. It was so familiar that my fingertips trembled and I could hardly take a step.
I finally walked out of the range of the smell, and just when I thought I had finally gotten rid of Hideki's influence on me, someone suddenly grabbed my wrist from behind.
The other person exerted force, and I couldn't control my body and turned around, and then I fell into a warm embrace.
My nose was instantly filled with the familiar minty scent again. I took a breath, opened my eyes wide, and looked up, meeting Hideki's face.
Hideki's eyes were deeper than ever before, and there was a certain emotion flickering in his black pupils, like the eyes of a wolf, dangerous and deep.
