NOVEL NEXT Chapter 220: Just Like Yesterday (Part 3)
Sakuragi Ran remained silent, merely taking the chopsticks off the bowl and setting them aside before planning to stand up.
"Right!!"
However, just at the moment they were about to stand, a clear voice suddenly came from outside the door.
As soon as the familiar voice was heard, Yan Huan immediately turned his head to look.
He then saw Sakuragi Hitomi, dressed in a kimono and panting, finally arrive with the help of An Le.
In fact, the distance wasn't far, but somehow, she felt tired after walking just a short distance.
If An Le hadn't been with her, it might have taken even longer to arrive.
And not far in front of them...
stood Ye Shiyu and Bai Yi, who had appeared at some unknown time.
Wait...
In front?!
Just now, Yan Huan was too focused on the confrontation inside the room and had no impression of when Ye Shiyu and Bai Yi had arrived.
But it was also true that these two have always been a bit elusive.
As for Bai Yi, it goes without saying—after all, her modifier abilities work that way.
Ye Shiyu is even more significant, as it's as if she can refresh at critical times spontaneously.
Staring~
Feeling Ye Shiyu's faint gaze, Yan Huan swallowed a gulp of saliva, pretending not to notice, and silently turned his head toward Sakuragi Hitomi.
He saw Sakuragi Hitomi clear her throat and then push away from An Le, walking towards the interior of the room.
Once she passed Sakuragi Kagami and stood beside Yan Huan, she gasped and said,
"That's right, this is what Mom and Dad want! And it's not just what they want, it's what I want too!"
"Fine... just fine, your family is just fine... sacrificing the entire family for some petty gains..."
"Even if it means disregarding everything, it's because you taught them to do so!"
Sakuragi Hitomi seemed to want to stay calm, but for reasons unknown, seeing the timid boy beside Sakuragi Yoshi triggered her intense anger.
She pointed at Sakuragi Yoshi sitting in the main seat and loudly questioned,
"It was you who estranged Dad from other siblings since childhood, making him feel exhausted and disgusted with this family.
"It was Mom who gave him a real family, who made him feel that father-son, husband and wife relationships shouldn't be how you described them. Why wouldn't he leave?!
"Similarly, it was the President who let me truly realize the beauty of clarity, who made me feel for the first time that Linmen was where I should be in the future...
"So tell me, why shouldn't I leave?!"
With the family's house being spacious, she and An Le heard the conversation between Sakuragi Yoshi and Yan Huan from afar.
Especially upon hearing her grandfather mention Yan Huan's orphaned status, it directly infuriated her.
Even at this moment, although her rage made her limbs feel strangely numb and soft, she couldn't help but point a finger at Sakuragi Yoshi and curse out loud,
"As for you, you self-righteous and incompetent old man, you deserved to be betrayed by everyone, losing family and people! It's what you deserve! You can't blame anyone else!"
"You... you!!"
Sakuragi Yoshi didn't expect that the timid, mouse-like Sakuragi Hitomi would suddenly challenge him so fiercely; he slammed the table, about to call for others.
However, seeing this, Sakuragi Hitomi went all out.
She tightly clasped Yan Huan's wrist, intending to pull him to her side.
But she couldn't... move him at all!
So she had to take a step to the side, tightly sticking to his body.
Then, she swiftly glared at Sakuragi Yoshi and coldly said,
"Today, I'm leaving with the President. I dare anyone to stop me?!"
"..."
If in the past, the impression Sakuragi Hitomi left on Yan Huan was always elegant, quiet, and virtuous...
Then at this moment, she was like a phoenix on fire.
Fiery, fierce, active...
Yet at the same time, splendid.
At this moment, due to speaking, her face was covered in a thin layer of sweat.
The sweat pulled at her hair strands, causing her pink strands to cling to her delicate face despite her intense breathing.
And Yan Huan, he just stood there blankly, watching as Sakuragi Hitomi fiercely held onto his hand, glaring at the furious elder in the main seat. His mind had nothing else.
"Cough... cough cough..."
However, just after Sakuragi Yoshi's table slam, a phlegm got stuck in his throat, making him unable to breathe and forcing him to lower his head and cough.
He reached out with difficulty, vaguely saying to the timid boy beside him,
"Water... water..."
"Ah? I... I'll get it right away..."
"Cough cough cough..."
On the main seat, a mess, there was temporarily no response.
Meanwhile, Sakuragi Ran and Sakuragi Hi also stood up, saying flatly,
"Then let's leave it at that for today; we bid goodbye."
"Cough cough... cough..."
No response from the main seat, but Sakuragi Ran moved towards Yan Huan and his group, saying,
"Let's go, pack your things, and don't come back afterward. We'll handle the aftermath."
"...Okay."
Glancing at him, Yan Huan and Sakuragi Hitomi both nodded, intending to turn and leave.
Only then did they realize they were still holding hands.
!!
The moment they realized it, Sakuragi Hitomi immediately retracted her hand as if electrocuted, her face blushing slightly.
Though it seemed they'd already done this with the President within the barrier...
Every time felt different.
Feeling, the President's hand was warm.
"..."
Yet before Yan Huan could react further, an overwhelming pressure loomed behind him like thorns on his back.
His body stiffened slightly, and turning around, he faced the lingering gaze of Ye Shiyu and Bai Yi on the area where their fingers had touched.