Chapter Seventy-Fifth: Determining Marriage Intentions

  It was already past 10 when I returned to the room, and Kikumaru and Oishi had gone to sleep, but Ryoma didn't feel sleepy at all and could only stare blankly at the scenery outside the window.

  But soon someone came knocking on her door, and when Yafeng opened it, she saw the person she least wanted to see.

  "Hehe, Yafeng seems like she doesn't want to see me at all."

  Bu'er smiled and said, but Yafeng felt a sense of danger.

  "Haha, how could it be?"

  "Nothing? Then I'm sure Ya Feng would be willing to go out and have a chat with me."

  Yah Feng couldn't help but secretly sigh at his own carelessness, and in an instant, he had stepped into the trap.

  Reluctantly following Wudi, they arrived at the courtyard of the inn. Yafeng was thinking about how to gloss over today's events under Wudi's piercing gaze. Suddenly, Wudi stopped in front and Yafeng, who was distracted, bumped into his back.

  "Uh... sorry."

  Bu'er smiled and turned back to ask: "What is Yafeng thinking about that makes him so absorbed?"

  "Uh... nothing."

  "Hehe, Yafeng seems quite nervous."

  Yah Feng heard this and immediately looked at Er Yi with a tense expression, then denied it: "No, that's not true, Zhou Zhu was mistaken."

  "Heh, is that so? Yafeng seems to have been avoiding me all day today."

  Yah Feng became even more tense, "Hehe, no, Zhou Zhu was mistaken."

  Fujiwara looked at Gafu, who was smiling unnaturally, and felt a surge of anger in his heart. However, thinking that he had always been gentle with others, he didn't vent his anger and instead continued to probe: "Misunderstanding? But today, Gafu has been following Tetsuya all the time and hasn't communicated with me, his partner."

  The elegant wind was slightly melancholic, and after a moment of contemplation, she decided to drop a bombshell so that she could put down the unnecessary emotions that shouldn't have arisen.

  "Tezuka-senpai is my matchmaking partner and also the one who satisfies both my grandfather and Akira-niichan the most."

  He was taken aback, his icy gaze revealing that although he had already known the fact, he hadn't expected Yafeng to say it so bluntly. Half a year ago, he had confirmed that this girl had feelings for him just like he did, but she had cut off all contact with him after leaving Qingxue Academy and even went traveling with Santanda, disappearing without a trace. After returning, he thought he would have the chance to properly sort out their relationship, but instead, she directly told him that she was dating his best friend, and perhaps this would be her choice.

  Yahiko saw Futaba's eyes wide open in shock and a mix of emotions she couldn't put into words, but Yahiko quickly sorted out her feelings for Futaba, as that was the most important thing to do now.

  "So today I'll be following Tezuka-senpai around all day, thinking of getting to know Tezuka-senpai a bit more, after all who knows what might happen in the future..."

  "Is this your own idea or the Nitta family's intention?" asked Niibi hastily.

  Yafeng said with a hint of sadness: "In Shu's view, is the Sanada family a clan that will forcibly intervene in children's marriage issues?"

  "Was that Yafeng's own idea?"

  "Ah, yes... Handa-senpai is indeed excellent, isn't he?"

  His face immediately fell, with a mixture of 30% reluctance, 30% attachment and 40% sadness, saying: "Yes."

  She quietly wiped away her falling tears, forced a bright smile, and turned around with a light tone: "Right? Zhou Zuo also thinks so, it's late today, I'll go back to my room first." Then she ran into the inn without waiting for any response, because she was afraid that if she stayed one second longer, she would lose control of her emotions and burst out crying.

  The result was that she saw the hand waiting for her at the door of her own room when she ran there.

  Yahiko hastily wiped away the tears on his face, and with a slightly tearful voice, he greeted, "Tetsuo-senpai."

  Teshima naturally didn't miss Yafeng's disheveled appearance, although he had some doubts but still didn't ask anything and just responded with a sentence, "Ah, Sanada-san."

  "Is there something you want from me, Shizuka-senpai?" asked Akane, calming her emotions.

  Tamae nodded and then said to Yafeng: "Can we change places to talk?"

  Yah Feng nodded and then pointed to the corridor in the opposite direction of the hotel entrance and asked: "How about that way?"

  He bowed his head and then made a polite gesture towards Yafeng before walking over in that direction.

  At the far end of the corridor, Tadokoro stopped and looked at Gafu for half a day without speaking, as if there was something difficult to say.

  "Does Shōdai-senpai have something he wants to talk to me about?"

  "Ah." Teshima responded with a deep breath, as if he had made up his mind. "Are Sanada-san and Niji in a romantic relationship?"

  Yahiko's expression changed slightly, then quickly returned to normal as he calmly said: "Handa-senpai misunderstood, I and Shuu are just familiar with each other because of shared interests, we're not in a romantic relationship."

  Teshima nodded and then asked: "What does Sanada think about today's meeting arranged by the seniors?"

  Yah Feng looked up and asked: "Where is Shou Zhang senior?"

  "Not urgent but not ruled out either."

  Yafeng smiled slightly and said, "I'm the same, although I don't think I'm at an age where I should be on a blind date, but since Grandfather arranged it, I'll follow through. As for Tetsutaka-senpai, I've known that senpai is excellent for a long time, so with the mindset that it's okay to just meet once, I came."

  "Sanada's family should have arranged other meetings too?"

  "Ah, yes, I suppose Handa-senpai is the same way too."

  He nodded and then hesitated again.

  Yafeng looked at Shouen for a while and then asked: "Is there anything else that Senior Shouen finds hard to mention and needs to tell me?"

  Teshima smiled slightly and asked, "Does Sanada-san have someone he's interested in right now?"

  Yahiko was taken aback, she didn't think she had the charm to make Handa fall in love at first sight, he must have asked for another reason. "Senior, do you have any plans? Can you tell me about it? Maybe we're thinking of the same thing."

  Teshigawara heard Yafeng say that and relaxed a bit, saying directly: "If Sanada-san is willing, then let's get to know each other better."

  She raised an eyebrow in puzzlement.

  "Since the right to choose a marriage partner has been fixed, I think Sanada-san would be more suitable than other women."

  Yahiko's words actually make sense to some extent, although the Toda family may not force her to marry a man of their choice, but it's not like any man can enter the eyes of the Toda family. As a member of the Toda family, finding a son-in-law who won't shame the Toda family is what she should do, and Yahiko is a suitable candidate. Maybe he isn't the one she loves most, but if she becomes his wife, she might be able to get that peaceful happiness she's been expecting. I suppose Yahiko also proposed this based on similar considerations.

  Yasaka smiled slightly and said, "What Handa-san said is true. If I hadn't found a family member who satisfies me, the person I deeply love, Handa-kun would have been the best choice."

  He nodded and said: "Ah, let's tell our families to understand first. After Sanada-san graduates from university, if Sanada-san doesn't have a more suitable person, we'll get engaged then."

  Yahiko's impression of Tetsuya has changed a bit, originally thought he was just an iceberg but didn't think that in fact he is still a very gentlemanly and gentle person, completely taking care of her choices.

  "Alright then, Handa-senpai, I'll be counting on your guidance from now on." Yafeng said with a flirtatious blink of her eyes.

  He nodded and said, "Ah."

  Sometimes fate is just playing tricks on people. When Yafeng and Shouke returned to their room from the corridor, they happened to run into Nifu, who was returning from the hotel courtyard and was about to enter his room. Upon seeing Yafeng and Shouke, Nifu's eyes opened again, and the veins on his hand grasping the doorknob bulged out. However, in an instant, he regained his usual smiling face, but his stiffly clenched fist still betrayed his complicated emotions at that moment.

  "Haha, what a coincidence! Yafeng and Shouko really get along well."

  Yahiko was also taken aback, she hadn't expected to be bumped into by Niji head-on, but immediately felt relieved, this way was good too, it could let her cut off her feelings for Niji more resolutely.

  "Hehe, yeah, it's getting late, I'll head back to my room first."

  Yah Feng finished speaking and gave a slight smile to Shouko, then went back to his own room. The remaining two also returned to their respective rooms, but this night was destined to be sleepless for two people.