I am a voice actor, not your emotional support

Mrs. Sakura's words pointedly broke the awkward atmosphere and completely broke the deadlock. Of course, the price was that they chose to become the "bad guys" in this conflict.

She knew very well that although this method was intense, it was the most effective - even if Sakura Ayane bore a grudge, she would not vent her anger on Uehara Toru, and Mizuno Inori's relationship would also be stabilized.

Mizuno Qi was stunned, with a complicated expression, her mind was running through all this information quickly, but she couldn't sort it out for a while. She was silent for a moment, then she asked:

"But... this has nothing to do with me, right? Why are you apologizing to me?"

Mrs. Sakura walked forward and gently hugged Mizuno Inori, her voice soft but full of power:

"Because Ayane cares about you a lot, Xiao Shui. After she knew that you liked Hara-kun, she didn't dare to tell you anything. She was afraid that she would like Hara-kun too, so she kept it in her heart."

"She is a clumsy and useless child. Most of your conflicts are caused by this. But Auntie asks you not to blame her, okay? Her friendship for you is one of the most precious feelings I have ever seen. I also hope that your relationship can continue to be so good."

These words are both a sincere request and a subtle pressure.

Faced with Mrs. Sakura's gentle embrace, and such an occasion and atmosphere, Mizuno Inori had no room to vent her emotions and could only suppress her complex emotions.

Toru Uehara watched this scene quietly, feeling very subtle.

If Mizuno Qi had not done him a great favor, he would not have thought of rejecting her by means of dating.

The problem is that the opposite-sex friends around him have all done him favors to some extent. He feels that directly rejecting those who have done him favors may cause greater harm. He also doesn't want to be coerced by favors. He doesn't want to like someone just because she helped him. Toru Uehara feels that this is not true love.

But no matter what, today's incident was indeed a blow to Mizuno Qi, but he didn't know how big the blow was.

From Toru Uehara's perspective, emotions are certainly a part of life, but he personally feels that this part does not account for much of life, work, life, friendship, family, and love.

At most, it's one-fifth.

Moreover, although he knew that Mizuno Inori liked him, they actually hadn't experienced much.

Different from Sumire's straightforward confession, his judgment of Mizuno Inori was that she probably had a good impression of him, but he didn't think she liked him very much.

Mizuno Inori raised her head slightly and looked at Sakura Ayane opposite her.

She found that tears were welling up in the corners of Sakura Ayane's eyes, and her lowered head was full of self-blame and shame.

"Why are you the first to show that expression..."

Mizuno Qi smiled bitterly in her heart, but she still spoke:

"Don't worry, Auntie, I will continue to be good friends with Ayane... Besides, this was just a misunderstanding, wasn't it?"

She turned her head and glanced at Uehara Toru, then continued:

"This is also Che Jun's choice. It is not my place to interfere, let alone make irresponsible comments."

After a pause, she added doubtfully:

"But I still don't understand...why do you have to tell me this in this place and in this way?"

Sakura's father smiled bitterly and took over the conversation:

"Because, Tohru wanted to make it public. But Ayane said that if she did, they would break up. If she didn't face this hurdle, she wouldn't be able to get along normally with Tohru."

"So, you are really a friend she values ​​and cherishes very much."

This sentence shocked Mizuno Inori's heart, and all the complicated emotions intertwined. She looked down at the hand held by Mrs. Sakura, then looked at Sakura Ayane with tears in her eyes, and sighed softly.

"Ayane, you really think too much." Mizuno Qi sighed, her tone soft but with a hint of helplessness.

"You can just tell me directly, I won't think too much about it, and I won't blame you."

When Sakura Ayane heard this, her eyes lit up slightly and she looked up at Mizuno Inori:

"Xiao Shui..."

But when Mizuno Qi looked at her pitiful appearance, he felt extremely unbalanced in his heart.

Obviously, I was the one who got hurt... Why do you feel so wronged?

Haven’t all the good things been taken away by you?

这个念8头在她脑中一5闪而过，却7又被她迅速压6下去6。她不是那种3会把自己情4绪外露的人4，尤其是在这2种场合，她很清楚什么才是该做的事。

Forget it.

Mizuno Qi took a deep breath, calmed herself down, and finally smiled:

"Well... I know all of this. Uncle and aunt, don't worry, I won't create a rift with Ayane because of such a small matter. We are still friends."

Mrs. Sakura smiled comfortably, and her tone became lighter:

"That's great. You're welcome to visit our home when you're free. We all like you very much."

"Well...thank you, Auntie." Mizuno Qi nodded, forcing a smile.

She turned her head to look at Uehara Toru, and moved her lips as if she wanted to say something. But in the end, she didn't make a sound, as if the words were stuck in her throat and she couldn't say them.

Despite this, she still tried to force a kind smile and nodded at Uehara Toru, her slightly trembling eyes filled with complex emotions.

No matter what, at least I really like you, Tetsu-kun.

I hope... you and Ayane can be happy.

She lowered her head to hide her gradually reddening eyes, and silently gave her final blessings in her heart.

After Mizuno Inori left, the atmosphere at the table became silent and solemn. Although the table was filled with exquisite dishes, no one was in the mood to eat.

Mrs. Sakura looked at Sakura Ayane who was silent with her head down and said softly:

"Ayane, you will have to face this hurdle sooner or later."

"Otherwise, it will be Uehara-kun who gets hurt."

Sakura Ayane's body trembled slightly, but she still didn't respond.

Sakura's father sighed and broke the silence:

"I arranged this matter."

After a pause, he continued:

"If you want to complain, blame me for taking the initiative."

Sakura Ayane still didn't say anything, but her hands were clenched tightly together, her knuckles turning slightly white.

Uehara Toru suddenly reached out and held her hand. He said softly:

"Go talk to her."

Sakura Ayane was stunned for a moment, then raised her head, her eyes red. She stared at Uehara Toru, her voice trembling:

"Senior, you...why do you always know what I'm thinking?"

Uehara Toru smiled at her:

"Because I want to have a good relationship with you, Ayane. After all, this is my first love, too."

Sakura Ayane was stunned and tears almost burst out of her eyes.

Uehara Toru continued:

"I hope there will be a good ending. Even if we find out that we are not suitable for each other in the end, we can break up peacefully instead of making it embarrassing or hurtful."

"Besides, your emphasis on friendship is actually your strength, but sometimes you seem too stubborn."

Sakura Ayane wiped her eyes and said softly:

"Okay, then I'll go talk to her... and formally apologize to her."

Sakura's parents smiled with relief when they saw that their daughter finally took this step on her own initiative.

After Sakura Ayane left, Uehara Toru turned around and bowed his head to thank Sakura's parents:

"Thank you very much. If it weren't for you, I think she and I would have been in a stalemate for a long time."

"I'm really sorry to have caused you worry."

Mrs. Sakura waved her hand and said with a smile:

"No, we are the ones who should say thank you. Uehara-kun, this incident has made us more certain that you are someone worthy of trust."

She paused, and added earnestly:

"However, we hope that you can be more tolerant in your future interactions. Although Ayane is awkward, she has a good heart."

"Uehara-kun, you are much more mature than Ayane, but your way of thinking is sometimes too rational, even cold. I don't mean to preach, I just hope you can be nicer to her."

Nakauehara Toru nodded and said seriously:

"I understand, I will try my best."

Sakura's father also interrupted:

N "Xiao Che, the bond and emotion between people is a very important force. Sometimes, it can even bring unexpected gains."

: "What we did this time and what you want to do are not fundamentally wrong. But you can try to look at it from a different perspective."

"We, and you, made these decisions because we care about each other's feelings. The more we care, the more we need to face it correctly, rather than arbitrarily belittling other people's feelings and then doing this."

Uehara Toru listened to these words and was silent for a moment. He looked at Sakura's father's gentle but firm eyes and whispered:

"Been taught a lesson."

Sakura's father smiled with satisfaction and patted his shoulder:

"Okay, let's eat. We're all hungry."

Niuehara Toru nodded and picked up his knife and fork:

Uncle: "Okay."

-

Ayane Wusakura quickly caught up with Inori Mizuno.

"Xiao Shui!"

Mizuno Qi paused for a moment, turned around and looked at her, his tone calm but slightly distant:

"What's wrong, Ayane? Didn't we already say what we wanted to say?"

"not yet."

Sakura Ayane took a step forward, held Mizuno Inori's hand, and looked at her sincerely:

"Let's go out and see the night view."

"..."

The two of them came to the sky garden outside, and Sakura Ayane was still holding Mizuno Inori's hand. In front of them was the gorgeous lights of Tokyo at night, dotted with the faintly flickering red aviation obstruction lights on the tops of high-rise buildings, beating like the pulse of the city.

Sakura Ayane took a deep breath and said softly:

"Xiao Shui, I'm sorry."

"..."

"I lied to you the last time I saw you. I'm sorry."

Mizuno Qi turned to look at her, his tone still indifferent, as cold as the wind on a winter night:

"So... last time we met for dinner, you were already dating?"

Sakura Ayane nodded and replied in a low voice:

"Ah."

"Did you confess?"

"……no."

Speaking of this, Sakura Ayane's voice was a little weak, and she also found it incredible:

"I don't know why this is happening."

Mizuno Qi lowered his eyes, with a hint of self-mockery in his tone:

"I'm so envious."

Without anyone else around, she was finally able to express her feelings directly.

"Ayane, why did you fall in love with him? Was it the dubbing work for 'The Forest of Hotaru'? Or something else?"

Sakura Ayane pondered for a moment and answered seriously:

"I can't remember exactly, but it's probably because... I like his absolute self-centeredness, his decisiveness and freedom to do whatever he wants. I think his style is very romantic."