Chapter 141: Sacrifice
Yukinoshita Yukino was stunned, frozen in place. Her mind raced, trying to process the facts that Yuki Suou had just revealed. She never would have expected Yuki to go that far for Renji Kamisaka. The fact that Renji had once saved Yuki when they were children, combined with the mysterious power within Renji, made Yukino speculate. He must have paid a heavy price with his power to take down the kidnappers, and that's what caused him to lose his memory.
In her own memory, Yukinoshita Yukino even recalled a time when the Suou family had held a funeral ceremony and invited other families. The person buried at that time was Renji Suou, the Son of the Temple. Now, faced with Yuki's request, she felt a little burdened. The responsibility felt so heavy.
"I'm sorry, Suou, I'm not sure if I can keep his spirits up all the time," Yukinoshita Yukino said, glancing in frustration at Yuki's 'C' cup chest.
Yuki Suou looked at her with a smile. "Don't be envious of me, Yukinoshita, you'll definitely grow in the future." She leaned in a little. "Besides, since I'm asking you, I'm confident you can cheer my brother up. Otherwise, why would he look forward to your lap pillow so much?"
Yukinoshita Yukino's cheeks flushed. Her mind went back to that moment. If the man didn't like me, it would be impossible for him to always try to get close. In fact, she remembered that Renji once deliberately ordered a cat to flirt with her so they could meet. The feeling was a mix of embarrassment and a little relief.
"But, Suou-san, what about you?" Yukino asked with a hint of curiosity. It was hard to imagine that this girl, who was now so lively and cute, was once a shy crybaby.
Yuki Suou stood up, smiling playfully. "Do I need to ask? Since my brother has recovered, I will naturally stay by his side and help him regain the title of Son of the Temple. My family is a bit old-fashioned, and they have already prepared a new Son of the Temple for me, just making me a tool for matchmaking. I originally thought about saving up enough money and eloping with my brother, then living in seclusion abroad. But I didn't expect my brother to be so strong. What is there to fear? The Suou family is just a matter of my brother's words, which can be solved with a snap of his fingers. So I immediately moved to his side! With my brother here, I'm not afraid of anything!"
Yuki Suou's arrogant attitude and un-ladylike words astonished Yukinoshita Yukino. However, she felt a sense of frustration. Compared to Yuki's dedication to Renji, she herself was still hesitant even when giving a lap pillow.
Seeing Yukinoshita Yukino fall silent, Yuki Suou whispered to her in a teasing manner. "Hey, how far has your relationship with my brother gone? Just holding hands, hugging? Or kissing?"
Yukinoshita Yukino's face instantly turned red. "How could it be kissing?! Just... holding hands."
"Pfft, then you are really innocent and far behind!" Yuki scoffed. "Yukinoshita, if you don't work hard, your brother will be snatched away."
Yukinoshita Yukino was confused. "Then why did you remind me? Logically, you shouldn't want too many girls around him, right?"
Yuki Suou nodded. "Indeed, I also thought about monopolizing my brother. But obviously, I can't hold him back. Could it be, Yukinoshita, that you think you can?"
Yukinoshita Yukino opened her mouth and shrugged. Yuki Suou, just like Shiina Mahiru, was an all-around athlete with good physical strength. If they couldn't hold him back, then she, the weak second daughter of the Yukinoshita family, was clearly more helpless.
"See, so you can only accept it," Yuki said teasingly. "As for why I reminded you, it's probably because you're someone my brother cares about, and you're so cute, I like you."
Yukinoshita Yukino's face was filled with black lines. "I feel like you're a female gangster, not a rich lady at all."
"That look is for others to see. You don't need to pretend when facing your family," Yuki said with a smile. "Yukinoshita, I look forward to the day you move into Sakurasou."
Back in the classroom, Yukinoshita Yukino's mood became more complicated. Initially, she felt a little upset about Yuki Suou's closeness to Renji Kamisaka, but now there was no resentment at all. Being able to do that for Renji, even making a plan to elope, Yuki Suou's feelings were beyond her reach.
Compared to this, she felt like an interfering third party. Ah, that's not right. It's probably not a third party, but a fifth or sixth party. And this person took the initiative to approach him. She started to feel a little abnormal. It was all because of that greedy man, who made her gradually accept his fickle nature.
If Renji Kamisaka knew what Yuki did for him, he would definitely be touched. But Yuki had no intention of telling him, instead, she kept giving in silence, thinking of living with him forever. Yukinoshita Yukino began to doubt herself. She was so slow and clumsy in the face of her feelings. Could Renji really like her forever? She thought back to Sumireko Sanshokuin's teasing that Renji liked innocent people like her.
The more she thought about it, the more she blushed. Thinking of seeing the man again in the afternoon, she suddenly felt flustered.
Renji Kamisaka knew nothing about this. He didn't know that his beautiful little sister, Yuki, had already sacrificed so much for him. At this moment, he was taking advantage of the break time to pull Shiina Mahiru out. He took her to the empty science laboratory, hugged her fragrant body, and felt her softness. Renji wasn't a man who loved the new and hated the old. Besides, the little angel Mahiru was so gentle and cute, he wouldn't let her down. Of course, a lap pillow from Miss Yukinoshita was enough to get him excited. But right now, Mahiru's cute emotions were also very important.
Shiina Mahiru sat on his lap, feeling his warm embrace, her cheeks flushed with embarrassment. "Renji, isn't this a bit bad? Coming here during the break to secretly hug or something."
Renji Kamisaka smiled slightly, and his palm gently touched her beautiful legs in white knee-high socks. This soft and delicate touch was no less than Yukino's. And Yukino wouldn't let him touch her. Shiina Mahiru was shy, but she didn't resist his touch. Instead, she leaned into Renji's embrace affectionately.
"There's nothing bad about it. It's because Yuki came last night, and I didn't have time to find you," Renji said. "Mahiru, I missed you, did you miss me?"
Shiina Mahiru rolled her eyes at him cutely. "I don't want to answer, that topic is embarrassing, just think about it yourself."
Renji lowered his head and kissed her. "I guess you missed me too, Mahiru, help me out, okay?"
"You're so bad!" Shiina Mahiru was touched on the head by Renji, and naturally broke free from his arms. She squatted down, hugged his waist, and swallowed. "Well... Renji, you only know how to bully me. I'm a very good student, but now you're doing this."
Opening her cute cherry lips, Shiina Mahiru narrowed her beautiful eyes and concentrated. Renji Kamisaka gently stroked her hair, as if encouraging her. Shiina Mahiru would look at him with embarrassed eyes from time to time, without any resistance. Since there was no Shiina Mashiro to compete with her now, she could enjoy Renji's warmth all by herself. But, class was about to start, she had to work harder and faster.
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