Chapter VII 1
"Did I fall? Of course not! Ayano Yuu was amazing. He actually carried me up the rock, even though he was so tired that he almost couldn't stand... and then? And just like what happened on TV, we won the championship!"
I stood in front of the bathroom mirror and called Mingmika. My eyes in the mirror were red, just like a little rabbit... It was all because of that guy Ayano Yu. I was touched and worried at the same time.
I yelled at the phone on speakerphone next to the dressing table, "Stop talking about Ayano Yuu!"
It's so sad, I thought I was dead and I still thought about Akemi, but this guy called me first because he watched Lowhigh's live broadcast and wanted to gossip about Ayano Yu!
I thought about Liangwu's recent abnormality and asked suspiciously, "Did you say something to that kid Liangwu?"
"Yes! Xiao Liangwu has been troubled by love problems, so I gave him some guidance." Mingmika was eating something with a "crunch" sound, and her voice was lazy.
I really don't know why Ryogo thinks a greedy and lazy girl like her is an expert in love!
"Guidance?" I suddenly remembered my previous confession to Senior An, and the corners of my mouth twitched unconsciously. "Don't teach him anything weird! Mom, if Ryogo falls in love with you, I'll be very embarrassed..."
"It's my cousin!" Ming Meixiang shouted, "Cha Cha, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say anything you want. Ryogo already has someone he likes!"
"Really?" I expressed my doubt. "He has become so mysterious now. He always takes weird photos and won't show them to me! Also, didn't you tell him to be more mature and thinner? He has really lost weight now! If he didn't like you, why would he listen to you so much?"
"Chacha, you're so stupid, is it really me who gave birth to you?" Ming Meixiang said.
Collapse... She really is from Mars!
"Ameixiang, I'm just worried about Ryogo's IQ!" I retorted to Mingmika unhappily.
"Eh... you don't like Ryogo?" Akemi's breathing stagnated, and the sound of eating also stopped. "Then who is the person you like? It can't be Ayano Yu?"
"Boom!" My heart skipped a beat when I heard his name out of the blue.
Like...like Ayano Yu?
I have never thought about this question!
I covered my chest, trying to hold back the inexplicable sweet feeling that came over me, and yelled at the phone guiltily: "Ahem, okay, that's enough gossip for today!"
As soon as I finished speaking, I hung up the phone without hesitation before the slow-witted Mingmika could react.
Phew… Ming Meixiang may not be a smart person, but she is too sensitive! Is this the legendary woman’s intuition?
After brushing my teeth, I wiped my face with a clean white towel, grabbed my phone and opened the door to the entrance.
"Ming Cha Cha." Along with a gorgeous and deep voice, a familiar tall figure came into view.
"Bang", the phone fell from my hand and my chin fell to the ground.
I was stunned for three seconds, then I yelled, "Ayano Yu, how did you get in?"
Yes, the tall boy sitting on my cute pink bed now is Ayano Yu!
Oh my god, my apartment is on the third floor! I had clearly locked the door before, and this is a girls' dormitory, how did a grown man like him get in?
"I couldn't get through to your phone, I was a little worried..." Ayano Yu blinked his bright dark eyes and glanced at the open window guiltily.
"Did you climb in through the window?" I looked at him suspiciously. "You're kidding! You're afraid of heights!"
Under the warm yellow table lamp beside the bed, Ayano Yu's short black hair was as black as ink, a blush appeared on his handsome cheeks like fine white jade, and there seemed to be tiny stars shining brightly in his obsidian eyes. This guy is about 1.80 meters tall, sitting on my pink bed, how come he suddenly makes me feel a little cute?
"Okay!" He stood up suddenly and held my shoulders excitedly, "My fear of heights is gone! Ming Cha Cha, I can't help but want to be the first to tell you!"
"Disappeared?" My eyes widened suddenly and I put his "crime" of crawling into my room behind my mind.
Ayano Yu was as happy as a child, his whole handsome face was glowing: "Well! After we won, the housekeeper was worried so he asked the family doctor to check my body... Anyway, the doctor said that I can now completely overcome my fear of heights!"
"Wow! My fear of heights disappeared inexplicably?" I couldn't help but sigh, "If it had been a day earlier, I wouldn't have been scared to death!"
"What do you mean by inexplicable..." Ayano Yu frowned and said unhappily, "How could your fear of heights disappear inexplicably? You obviously cured it!"
"I cured you?" I was stunned. "I'm not a doctor."
"It's because of you." Ayano Yu paused and turned his gaze to the window. "Because I was afraid that you would fall, I suddenly had the courage. Mingchacha, do you know how important you are?"
For a moment, I was also stunned, and a sweet feeling spread in my heart, like soft marshmallows. But suddenly I realized that Ayano Yu's expression seemed a little bit wrong.
The round moon had just risen, and bits of light fell on the window, brighter and softer than the small orange light. The air around seemed to slowly cool down, and the gloomy and sad mood seemed to crawl out from the corner of the room like a vine, touching Ayano Yu with its grown branches and leaves. It seemed as if transparent snow had fallen between his brows, making people feel extremely cold and alienated.
I have never seen Ayano Yu so depressed, and I couldn't help asking, "Are you okay?"
"I'm sorry!" He lowered his head and suddenly said out of nowhere, "I lied to you!"
I was startled and stammered, "You, what's wrong with you? What did you lie to me about?"
For a moment, it seemed like millions of little ants were crawling in my heart. I felt anxious and bitter. I was doomed... "100 Ways to Find a Prince" says that if I feel sad and happy because of a person, then I really like that person.
When did the shadow of Senior An gradually fade away from my heart... and the annoying smile of Ayano Yu occupied my heart completely?
"Actually," his voice also lowered, with a hint of unpredictable melancholy, "I just wanted to come and see you, but ... now I suddenly thought of someone. For ten years, I have not been able to find anyone to talk to, but this time, Ming Cha Cha, I want to tell you..."
"You thought of someone... and then you told me?" I repeated like an idiot, my heart aching.
"Let me tell you why I'm afraid of heights." Ayano Yu raised his head, with a faint smile on his handsome face, but his dark eyes were dull. "Do you know? I had an accident when I was a child."
"ACCIDENT?"
He grabbed my hand and sat down beside the bed. His gentle tone was full of memories: "When I was a child, I was very naughty. One time, I secretly climbed onto the roof without telling the adults, but I accidentally almost rolled down!"
"Ah!" My eyes suddenly widened. It turned out that such a thing had happened to Ayano Yu!
"I grabbed the railing, hanging in the air, the situation was very critical..." Ayano Yu's tone was very calm, but the words he said were extremely thrilling, "My mother also climbed up to save me, but she pulled me hard and stepped into the air..."
"Oh my God..." I really didn't know what to say.
"After Mom passed away, Dad no longer wanted to see me. From then on, I lived alone and became afraid of standing in high places." He couldn't help but clench my hand, and a look of pain and regret flashed across his pale face, "Because when I stand in a high place, I can't help but think that it was me who killed Mom, it was me..."
It turns out that Ayano Yu has always felt deeply guilty about his mother's accident, so he is afraid of heights!
"No." I couldn't help but hold his hand. It was so cold!
No, I must say something!
"No way! You just saved me yesterday, you are my hero!" I reached out and held his shoulders, "And your mother will definitely not blame you! She is willing to risk her life to save you, which means you are the most important person to her!"
Now, it was Ayano Yu's turn to be stunned: "The most important person?"
I continued to talk: "Of course, my mother is the same. Although she is very willful and never admits that she is my mother, I go to school far away from her in Shirono, but she still secretly watches the live broadcast to pay attention to me... Ayano Yu, you are a person more precious to your mother than her own life, so you must live happily!"
"Is that so?" Ayano Yu was immersed in memories, and countless broken diamonds seemed to be scattered in his obsidian eyes.
"Yeah, of course!" I nodded vigorously, but my head was buzzing and more confused than paste.
What did I say just now? She is willing to risk her life to save you, which means you are the most important person to her... But, today, Ayano Yuya risked his life to save me, so, then he...
"Cough, cough..." I shook my head, getting rid of those confusing thoughts, and pulled out a sky blue, old cherry blossom amulet from my collar.
"For you!" I stuffed the amulet into Ayano Yu's hand. "When I was a child, my mother was busy drawing all day to support me and had no time to take care of me. One time, I saw her crying secretly because she blamed herself for not being able to sleep with me... So I asked her to buy me an amulet at a roadside stall! This way, I won't be afraid to sleep alone at night!"
"Mingchacha..." Ayano Yu looked at the old cherry blossom amulet with a look of disbelief in his eyes.
"Ayano Yu, thank you for saving me today!" I waved my hand carelessly, "This contains the courage I have accumulated for many years! Don't despise it!"
He lowered his head, tightly clenched the amulet in his hand, and did not speak for a long time.
Oh no, I almost forgot, Ayano Yu is a young master, how could he like something he just bought from a roadside stall?
"Uh..." I quickly made amends, "If you don't like it, I can go buy a new one..."
Suddenly, I felt a gentle force around my waist, and in an instant, the refreshing ocean scent from Ayano Yuu surrounded me. He hugged me tightly, and his harp-like voice had a hint of nasal tone.
"Thank you, Mingchacha."
