Madam, believe me, how can I be a minotaur?

Section 187

He could understand that Konno Yuuka was a girl who had become somewhat fragile after being hurt, so she craved the care of others, and he could also understand why she lacked such a sense of security.

But what he couldn't understand was why Konno Yuuka would suddenly have such an idea, and so extreme, as if she was sure she hated him.

I haven't even said anything yet, have I?

Thinking of this, Asano Makoto became even more irritable.

If he had a cigarette in his hand right now, he would probably throw the half-smoked cigarette on the ground like those people in TV dramas, and then crush it hard with the tip of his shoe to vent his dissatisfaction.

Unfortunately, he didn't have a cigarette in his hand, and he didn't smoke either, so he couldn't express his irritability in this way, let alone vent it on Konno Yuuka.

He could only continue to forcibly suppress the irritability in his heart, enduring his anger as he asked word by word: "So, why do you think I would find you annoying?"

The second question, exactly the same as before, but with a slightly heavier tone, made Konno Yuuka feel a little confused, but she still explained again: "I just said, I am a person…"

But this time, before she could finish speaking, Asano Makoto interrupted her impatiently.

"In other words, you think I find you annoying because you often chat with me, share the things you encounter, and then suddenly run over to me today?"

Faced with Asano Makoto's rhetorical question, Konno Yuuka felt inexplicably scared, and her desperate momentum weakened a lot in an instant.

But in the end, she still nodded weakly towards Asano Makoto, which was regarded as affirming his statement.

Asano Makoto almost laughed out of anger.

So he spoke.

"I didn't feel that way at first, but now I think you're quite annoying."

These words were not his true thoughts, perhaps they were words of anger, or perhaps he said them deliberately, just with his own purpose.

But no matter what the motivation for saying this sentence was, it was unbearable for the current Konno Yuuka.

Her face turned pale in an instant, her mouth opened and closed but she couldn't make a sound, and even her eyes turned slightly red.

Chapter 252: Collapsing Spirit and Strong Heart (Bonus 4/64)

The system prompt tone of [Konno Yuuka Stability Value -1] began to sound continuously in Asano Makoto's mind the moment Konno Yuuka's eyes began to become moist.

Obviously, Konno Yuuka was hurt by this sentence.

In the end, when her stability value dropped to 39, the notification [Warning: The target's emotions are extremely unstable] that had appeared once before appeared again.

Asano Makoto remained unmoved, just silently staring at Konno Yuuka, who was sitting on the sofa with her knees hugged.

About a minute later, a layer of water mist had appeared in Konno Yuuka's eyes, and tears began to accumulate in her eyes.

At this time, her stability value was 31.

Asano Makoto, who had been staring at this line of data in the system interface, finally began to act.

If he dragged it on any longer, he probably wouldn't be able to recover.

In order to prevent Konno Yuuka, who was in an extremely unstable mood at the moment, from doing something irrational and stupid, he directly stretched out his hands and pressed her down on the sofa.

After being pounced on, Konno Yuuka's eyes were filled with only despair and confusion.

Despair was because of what Asano Makoto had just said, and she hadn't come out of it yet.

Confusion was because she didn't know why Asano Makoto wanted to pounce on her.

In other words, even after being hurt by Asano Makoto's words just now, she still completely trusted Asano Makoto, and didn't think that he was pouncing on her to do something out of line to her.

So she didn't struggle, just twisted her body lightly out of instinct, and then calmed down immediately.

The only thing that could be considered good news was that her stability value was stuck at 31 and no longer continued to drop.

Looking at her pale cheeks, looking at the tears that flowed out of her eyes because she was pounced on, looking at her pear blossoms with rain, which was distressing, but stubbornly staring at him without moving her gaze, Asano Makoto suddenly fell silent.

He was reflecting on whether his actions were a bit cruel, and therefore, even the words he had just organized in his mind were stuck in his throat for a while and couldn't be said.

In the end, deciding to do it once and for all, he sighed heavily, then looked directly into Konno Yuuka's eyes, and said in a somewhat helpless tone: "So, why do you think I would find you annoying because of those things? It's just sending messages and coming uninvited, it's not a big deal, aren't we friends? I've never said anything like I find you annoying, have I?"

Konno Yuuka is very strong.

Even though a stability value of only 31 meant that her emotions were about to collapse, she still sniffed and responded stubbornly: "I don't know…"

Asano Makoto was stunned by this answer.

Perhaps she herself felt that this answer was a bit outrageous, Konno Yuuka sniffed again and said intermittently: "I just think… I, am very annoying… I am full of shortcomings, otherwise, before…"

Before she could finish speaking, Asano Makoto interrupted her directly.

He didn't know exactly what Konno Yuuka had experienced before, but he could probably guess.

Konno Yuuka had accidentally let slip some things before, and combined with what she had just said, he could actually guess pretty much what happened.

The general course of events was that when she first entered the agency as a model, she became friends with some colleagues.

She, who was very familiar with people, treated them as her confidantes, but in the end, she found that the facts didn't seem to be like this. Not only did the other party not treat her as a friend, but they also arranged for her to say bad things about her behind her back.

And when she used this matter to question the other party, the other party scolded her instead, saying that she always looked happy and didn't care about other people's feelings at all, and then broke off contact with her.

Because I saw you happy, so I am not happy. This reason sounds very inexplicable, but disputes between women are so inexplicable.

In the end, this is probably jealousy and other messy and insignificant things.

It is estimated that none of Konno Yuuka's colleagues in the same period can compare to her in terms of performance and appearance. Maybe even if they dedicate their bodies as chips, none of them can compete.

If this is the case, then this is not Konno Yuuka's problem at all.

Those people's hearts were already dirty, and their level was not good. When they saw Konno Yuuka cherishing herself and not succumbing to unspoken rules, but doing better than them, it was almost impossible not to be jealous of her.

And Konno Yuuka's carefree and cheerful personality will also make people who like her like her more, and make people who hate her hate her more.

After all, people with dark hearts are most intolerant of the sun, especially when that sun is still the object of their jealousy.

But Asano Makoto has no good way to deal with this kind of thing.

After all, he can't control other people's hearts, let alone change other people's views on Konno Yuuka.

In fact, Konno Yuuka is very clear about these things. She knows that those people hate her not because she is full of shortcomings, but purely because of the ugliness of human nature.

The previous her was confident enough and strong enough to disdainfully exclude those scumbags from her world and throw them behind her. These trivial matters have never affected her.

But now it's different. After being betrayed by the person she trusted most, she has become less confident. So when she realizes that Asano Makoto may not really regard her as a friend, or may just stay by her side because he pities her, she subconsciously thinks of her past experiences.

Obviously, Asano Makoto's heart is not ugly, and it is impossible for him to have emotions such as jealousy towards Konno Yuuka.

Since the problem is not on him, and there are only two people in total, then who else can the problem be on?

The current Konno Yuuka is really sensitive and fragile. In addition, Asano Makoto is the sun that dragged her out of the darkness when she was desperate. So for a time, she got into a dead end, went to extremes, and blamed all the problems on herself.

And in this process, the biggest oolong is: she is sure that Asano Makoto stayed by her side because he pitied her, and one day he would find her annoying and leave her like those people.

This is also what makes Asano Makoto feel the most inexplicable, and at the same time the most helpless.

Because he has never said words like "hate" or "find you annoying", it's just that Konno Yuuka suddenly discovered that he rarely takes the initiative to talk about his own affairs, and then started to think too much.

And in a sense, this is indeed partly his problem.

Chapter 253: Our Future Is Still Long (Bonus 5/64)

Asano Makoto knows where his mistake is.

He was complacent about being a good listener, but he didn't consider how extreme Konno Yuuka would have now, and he didn't consider what would make such a gentle and kind, but also sensitive, person blame and worry about themselves.

Strictly speaking, this is not his fault.

But there is no way, after he said that sentence, even if it is not his fault, it is also his fault.

But this is also part of his plan.

If you want to avoid the troubles that may arise at any time in the future, you can only break through and establish them at the beginning, and completely correct Konno Yuuka's wrong way of thinking.

In short, after figuring out the cause of the matter, he can only confidently assure Konno Yuuka: "I am different from those people, I will not suddenly scold you and leave you."

He knows that for the current Konno Yuuka, whose mental state is about to fall below the danger line, he can only coax her well, there is no other way.

After hearing his words, Konno Yuuka did not speak, just continued to stare at him with red eyes.

But because of the existence of the system, Asano Makoto knew that Konno Yuuka's emotions were gradually stabilizing, because her stability value began to rise.

So Asano Makoto began to strike while the iron was hot.

He sighed slightly helplessly, stared into Konno Yuuka's eyes, and said in a comforting tone: "Listen, although I don't know what you have experienced before that made you think I would think you are an annoying guy, but I promise, I don't have such thoughts, I have never found you annoying."

"I also don't know what kind of stupid pigs those people are who scolded you and broke up with you, but I will never do that."

"On the contrary, I am very happy to have a friend like you."

"I have very few friends to begin with, I can count them on one hand, it is my luck that a beautiful girl like you can become one of them."

"I like you taking the initiative to chat with me, because that makes me feel that someone still needs me, and I am not alone."

"I like you sharing the things you encounter with me, because that makes me feel that I am being valued, and I am not some unnoticed air."

"I like you secretly running to my house, because that makes me feel that someone is thinking about me, and I am not someone who no one remembers."

"I like your carefree personality."

"I like your straightforward way of speaking."

"I like your cheerful laughter, and the occasional cleverness."

"I like you… oh, right, I also like the way you eat, obviously looking like you are opening your mouth wide to bite off a lot of meat on the fried chicken leg, but in the end you only bite off a little bit, and then chew it slowly and eat it."

Detailed and logical evidence, or rather, black history, made Konno Yuuka's face turn red.

She wanted to tell Asano Makoto not to continue, but she couldn't open her mouth.

She wanted to cover her ears and not listen, but Asano Makoto pressed her shoulders, preventing her from moving.

And Asano Makoto has not finished speaking yet.

"You are so much to my taste, so I have never found you annoying, and I have never hated you."

"On the contrary, I like the things you do very much, and the way you secretly run over by yourself, but then are afraid that I will be angry is also very cute."

"Moreover, I like the time I spend with you very much, very relaxed, without pressure, without scruples, I can say whatever I want, and you won't inquire about things I don't want to say."

"So I think, you should be the person who knows me best."

Speaking of this, Asano Makoto paused slightly, and continued: "This is why I said just now that you have become a little annoying."