Tokyo Tutor: Starting with My Ex-Girlfriend's Sister

Chapter 86: Memories and Choices

"Poor thing, I made sweet and sour pork ribs, would you like to try them?"

At this time, Chiba Karen was a guest at the Inoue family's house.

The purpose was to observe his opponent, Keiko Inoue.

"Huizi, why did you suddenly start learning to cook Chinese food?"

"Of course, it's to add some fun to life."

Keiko Inoue learned from Kazuka Yamazaki's mother that Kazuka Yamazaki liked Chinese food, so she has been learning Chinese cooking these past few days.

As the saying goes, the best way to win a man's heart is through his stomach.

"It's delicious, Keiko, you didn't prepare this for your boyfriend, did you?"

Chiba Karen begins to test the limits.

"No, don't talk nonsense."

Keiko Inoue blushed.

"Sigh, after my last book was published, I received letters from readers. They said that my descriptions of relationships between men and women were clearly the fantasies of a young cook. How infuriating! It really made me furious."

"In that case, Chiba, you should go find a boyfriend."

"I have no experience, Keiko, can you help me? For example, share your dating experiences."

"I have no dating experience either."

"Huizi, I've always considered you my closest friend, but you've been hiding things from me."

Chiba feigned a sad expression.

"Pitiful, don't say things like that, I'll tell you, okay?"

"Tell me quickly, how far have you and your boyfriend gotten?"

"He's a few years younger than me, and like you, he's a student at the University of Tokyo. He works as a tutor during the summer vacation."

"Because he is very busy, we don't get together often."

"I see."

[Ha, with just this little interaction, does Yamazaki-kun even know you're his girlfriend?]

"So, I can only take care of him in some ways, such as cooking for him and washing his clothes."

"That's a bit pathetic. Is there anything else?"

Hearing this, Keiko Inoue's face grew increasingly red.

"He and I practiced yoga together on Saturday nights."

"What? Yoga!"

Upon hearing this, Chiba's smile vanished, and her expression turned from sunny to cloudy.

"Yeah, after all, they're boyfriend and girlfriend."

Keiko Inoue had a sweet smile on her face.

"Is that so?"

At this moment, the sweeter the smile on Keiko Inoue's face, the more bitter Chiba Karen's heart was.

"Our yoga class every Saturday night is the only time we can truly savor our love. He's a very ambitious person, and I won't stop him from striving for his future. I just need him to dedicate one night a week to me."

"Is that so?"

[One night? I can't do that. It's definitely better for Yamazaki-kun to come back to Kyoto and run the shrine with me, so we can be together every night.]

"However, he promised me that he would spend more weekends with me from now on."

"After your yoga class, you can all go home and rest."

"You're so mean, asking such a question."

Seeing Keiko Inoue's shy expression, Chiba's heart broke.

After three years of hesitation, she became Yamazaki-kun's third woman.

"Oh, it's a shame you're asking this all of a sudden. Are you planning to add some exciting content to your novel?"

Keiko Inoue smiled mischievously.

"Keiko, you're the bad guy! How could I possibly write something like that?"

"Okay, okay, I was just kidding. Wait a minute, my Buddha Jumps Over the Wall soup will be ready soon, you can try it later."

After finishing her speech, Keiko Inoue went to the kitchen to check on the dishes.

Chiba Karen, sitting in the living room, was feeling rather down.

Compared to Himeno Natsuki's first love and Inoue Keiko's lifelong companionship, she seems to have no advantage.

Actually, when she first met Yamazaki Kazuka, she didn't have a good impression of that man.

Ever since Himeno Natsuki met him, her mind has been filled with Yamazaki Kazukazu.

Even when the three of them were together, Himeno Natsuki kept staring at her phone, sending messages to Yamazaki Kazuka.

To be honest, I was a little jealous of Yamazaki Kazuka back then. I had very few friends, and after Himeno Natsuki started dating, she gradually stopped paying attention to me.

When did I begin to develop vague feelings for Yamazaki Kazukazu?

It was probably a summer camp organized by the school.

Every year, Yucheng Junior High School organizes a summer camp. That night, someone suggested a test of courage.

The group walked through a graveyard to prove their courage.

Himeno Natsuki and Yamazaki Kaze formed a team. She didn't want to go, but An and Haruyu dragged her along.

Anhe Qingyu told herself that an empty campfire was more terrifying than a cemetery in the suburbs.

Hearing this, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and go with them to the test of courage.

So he teamed up with An and Qingyu and entered that mountain forest.

Initially, there were four people in the team.

Not long after entering the woods, Himeno Natsuki couldn't wait to pull Yamazaki Kazuka away from the group.

Both Ji and Qingyu knew what they were going to do. Because Jiye Natsuki had a bulging box of condoms hidden in her pocket.

This test of courage could have ended very simply.

Ke An and Qing Yu actually hid and scared themselves halfway through.

"Qingyu? Qingyu, where are you?"

Chiba panicked when she discovered that An and Qingyu had disappeared from her side without her noticing.

She looked around and saw that it was pitch black. Coincidentally, the flashlight in her hand went out at that moment.

"Help!"

Chiba Karen screamed in terror and ran wildly in one direction, oblivious to her own danger.

In the chaos, she lost her footing and tumbled down the hillside, crashing into a tombstone.

"My feet hurt so much. o(╥﹏╥)o"

Chiba Karen tried to stand up, but found that she had twisted her ankle.

Overwhelmed with fear and despair, she burst into tears.

I don't know how long I cried, but suddenly a shout came from afar.

"Chiba-kun, is that you?"

"Yamazaki-san, I'm here!"

Chiba Karen pleaded with Yamazaki Kazuka in a hoarse voice for help.

A short while later, Yamazaki Kazukaze walked up to Chiba Karen with a flashlight.

That beam of light was the most beautiful light Chiba Karen had ever seen.

"I'll carry you out."

"Thank you, Yamazaki-san."

By the time the teacher arrived with the main force to rescue them, Yamazaki Kaze had already carried Chiba Karen to the finish line of the test of courage.

From then on, Chiba Karen developed feelings for Yamazaki Kazukaze, especially since Himeno Natsuki always told her how wonderful Yamazaki Kazukaze was.

This made Chiba Karen yearn for Yamazaki Kazukazu.

If only Yamazaki-kun were my boyfriend.

This thought had always been hidden in Chiba's heart.

When it came time to choose a major, Chiba Karen chose education instead of theology, and she realized that she truly liked Yamazaki Kazufu.

For three years, the two always sat together in class, studied in the library after class, ate lunch together in the cafeteria, and were almost inseparable at school.

Everyone around them thought that Chiba Karen and Yamazaki Kazuka were a couple, but in reality, Chiba Karen never dared to take that step.

Because she knew that taking this step would mean the end of her relationship with Himeno Natsuki.

【Himeno Natsuki, what are you doing back here? I hate you so much!】

Chiba Karen clenched her fists, trembling with anger. The next second, her phone rang, and she was startled to see that it was Himeno Natsuki calling.

[That bastard, can he hear my thoughts?]

Chiba answered the phone with trembling hands, and on the other end came Himeno Natsuki's heartbroken voice.

"Poor thing, I'm going to Kyoto this weekend."

Are you going to visit your grandmother?

"I plan to stay at my maternal grandmother's house for an extended period to recuperate."

Chiba Karen was puzzled by this. How could Himeno Natsuki, that clingy person, possibly stay in Kyoto unless Yamazaki Kazuka went with her?

"What about Yamazaki-kun?"

"I plan to end this relationship with him completely this Saturday, after Saki's birthday event..."

The second half of that sentence was imagined by Chiba Karen, because Himeno Natsuki broke down in tears halfway through her sentence.

"Is that so? Then I'll gladly accept it, Yamazaki-kun."

Chiba Karen knew it was wrong to laugh at this moment, but she simply couldn't suppress the upward curve of her lips.