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Her mother also walked up behind her in surprise:

"But girls really need to learn some makeup and skin care skills."

Shiina Hiyori nodded.

Of course, even roses know this.

ps: Thank you for reading and subscribing. Let me talk about the issue of adding updates. Because our school has summer vacation ahead of schedule, I have to make up for the missed courses in advance. As a result, I can only code at night now, plus I have to prepare for the finals. For exams, I should be writing one chapter a day with 4k words in the recent period. I will pay the remaining five chapters when I have time.

ps2: Interested readers can look back at the details of Karuizawa Megumi's previous two make-ups and whether she had put on make-up when she and Kitagawa Ryo came out. This can be regarded as a foreshadowing that was withdrawn in this chapter.

ps3: I had a lot of fun writing this chapter Hiyori-chan_(:з」∠)_

The Lie of Autumn by Megumi Karuizawa: Revising the essay for the history competition, taking a day off

Picture: "Waliu Youqi", location: "Images/1652974723-100312294-108795034.jpg"

Tonight at nine o'clock this evening, when I started typing as usual, my tutor suddenly called back my history competition paper and said that some paragraphs were too redundant and asked me to revise them. As a result, by the time I finished revising, it was almost at this point. , now my mind is full of messy things like "public domain", "alienation" and "social rumors". I really can't change the state from when I updated it, so I took a day off to reorganize the outline. I'm sorry. .

Attached is a benefit picture to apologize.

Megumi Karuizawa's Autumn Lies: Chapter 17: Taming and Being Tamed

It was almost six o'clock after Kitagawa Ryo and Shiina Hiyori finished talking on the phone. He had no intention of going back to sleep. He stretched and got out of bed. He opened the kitchen refrigerator with a bit of anticipation. The ingredients here are available every day. It will be replenished at random, which can be regarded as a special service of this hotel.

However, today's ingredients are relatively popular. After thinking about it, Kitagawa Ryo took four potatoes that were in good condition, peeled them, sliced ​​them, threw them into a pot, added water and boiled them. While the potatoes were boiling, he brushed his teeth and washed his face in one go. Then grind the cooked potato slices in the pot into puree, find three eggs and beat them in, and add a little lotus root starch from the cupboard, followed by pepper and other seasonings. Beichuan coolly stirred the mashed potatoes evenly. Then use a rolling pin to press them into small round cakes one after another. Heat the oil in the pan and start frying the potato cakes.

If it had been in the UK before, the 'Hotfly' would have been squatting on the table next to it. It had always been very sticky to Kitagawa Ryo, but it was explicitly prohibited from entering the kitchen during cooking, so it could only Smelling the smell of the food, his eyes as bright as gems rolled around.

Thinking of this, Kitagawa Ryo casually sent a message of greetings to Karuizawa Megumi, and then began to prepare some dipping ingredients. Wash the onions, ginger, and garlic and chop them with a knife. Pour in the coriander, shallots, garlic paste, and chili seeds. In a bowl, add some salt, soy sauce and the kitchen's own barbecue sauce and stir.

His taste is quite strong, so even if he eats these so early in the morning, he won't feel weird. Anyway, he is eating alone, and no one else can take care of it. Mr. Izaki doesn't know what he is busy with after he comes to Tokyo, except for Kitagawa Ryo who takes the initiative. Apart from looking for him, basically no one else was seen.

Turning on the TV and switching to the news channel, Kitagawa Ryo leisurely started watching the morning news with a potato pancake in his mouth:

"In response to the recent frequent incidents of school violence, some experts pointed out that the junior high school period is a sensitive physiological and psychological period for teenagers. Relevant education personnel and parents of students should coordinate with home and school to jointly pay attention to the psychological problems of teenagers."

"Tokyo High School was questioned for occupying too many public resources, and the school held a press conference yesterday to respond."

[Tokyo Higher Education Junior High School is the school where I want to "learn" next year. ]

Kitagawa Ryo poured himself a cup of hot milk while watching the TV screen. He heard that this school only recruits 160 students every year, and the school has not announced their selection criteria until now, although it is set before admission. There are written tests and interviews, but there are also rumors that the test content has nothing to do with selection.

[However, if it is him, there should be no problem in enrolling, but judging from my contact with Horikita Suzune yesterday, he will definitely follow and enter this school...]

I had heard some things about his sister Suzune Horikita from Horikita Gakuen before, but when I got in touch with Kitagawa Ryo in person, I realized that the problem was indeed more serious than he thought. But as for Horikita Gakuen, Personally speaking, he would naturally not deliberately instill such twisted thoughts into Horikita Suzune, so the root of the problem still lies with Horikita Suzune herself.

Kitagawa Ryo was thinking about Horikita Suzune's question, and the next second a message from Karuizawa Megumi came on his phone:

"I fed Hotaru cat food."

Along with the message was a short video:

"Meow."

Yingying was munching cat food there hard. She is a pet cat with a super camera sense. Maybe it was because she was full. As soon as she realized that someone seemed to be taking a video, she cooperated in being cute, staring with her round eyes. The paws are clasped together and danced on the chest.

After what happened last night, Karuizawa Megumi also restrained herself a little and did not even ask for Kitagawa Ryo to accompany her today. It seemed that she really meant what she said, even if she did not need Kitagawa Ryo to accompany her all the time. By her side, she can handle everything alone.

So the chat between the two ended naturally. Karuizawa Megumi had no reason to speak again, and Kitagawa Ryo also had something important to do today.

"I am Horikita Suzune."

Soon, a cold voice came from outside the hotel door.

As if he had expected all this, Kitagawa Ryo did not show any surprise at all. He just sipped the milk and replied calmly:

"The door is open."

As the door handle was turned with a creak, Horikita Suzune met Kitagawa Ryo again.

She seemed to have just come from a morning jog. She was wearing light sportswear and panting slightly:

"The slippers are in the shoe cabinet next to you."

The disposable slippers used here are also renewed every day. Horikita Suzune casually took a pair of unopened slippers, tore them open, and walked into the room on them.

Horikita Suzune seemed to have little experience in interpersonal communication. She was even a little overwhelmed when she walked into the room. She just stood there and stared at Kitagawa Ryo who was washing the dishes, as if waiting for him to lead the conversation.

"I'm a little late, otherwise I can let you have a taste of my craftsmanship."

Kitagawa Ryo still didn't know that Horikita Suzune was looking at his back, so he took a towel to wipe the bowl and said with a slight regret.

"Does Beichuan also cook by himself?"

After yesterday's exchange, the two were considered acquaintances, but Horikita Suzune omitted the "kun" in the initial title of "Kitagawa-kun" and began to directly call Kitagawa Ryo "Kitagawa".

"Because I spend more time at home alone, and I also study a little."

There were only a few bowls in the first place, so Kitagawa Ryo started washing them very quickly. It was already over now. He wiped his hands with a dry towel on the side and turned around to see Horikita Suzune standing in a daze. There:

"Is there something on my back?"

Kitagawa Ryo turned his head and asked in confusion.

"No."

Horikita Suzune flatly denied it.

"All right."

Kitagawa Ryo shook his head and walked out of the kitchen and sat on the sofa in the main hall. Next to him, Horikita Suzune followed suit and sat on the opposite sofa.

In the early morning light, Horikita Suzune looked up and saw a group photo on the table. They were some photos that Kitagawa Ryo brought over from his time in the UK. He showed some to Karuizawa Megumi during his free time yesterday, and the rest were The ones she dropped were always thrown here, and the one she saw happened to be a photo of Kitagawa Ryo and Horikita Manabu taking a photo at a bridge.

"let me see."

Her hands moved faster than her words. When Kitagawa Ryo subconsciously hummed, the photo had already reached Horikita Suzune's hand. She looked at it with a kind of religious solemnity. She looked at it, then nodded, and continued to look at the group photo.

"When was the last time Horikita saw Manabu?"

Kitagawa Ryo looked at Horikita Suzune thoughtfully and asked.

"More than two years ago."

Horikita Suzune answered without hesitation:

"And as of yesterday, I didn't even have his contact information."

"...The relationship between your brother and sister is really abnormal."

"My brother has always been my direction, and he has always encouraged me."

Horikita Suzune's gaze did not move away. The name Horikita Manabu had an impact on her that was even greater than Kitagawa Ryo's imagination.

It seemed that every time Horikita Suzune said this name, she would gain a bit of fighting spirit and strength out of thin air, just like a plant facing the sun for photosynthesis, feeding herself with this name and working hard The ground grows upward.

Beichuan Liang shook his head:

"You go take a shower first. I'm all sweaty after running. I'll go out and make a phone call."

"Is it with my brother?"

"Yes."

This answer seemed to be enough to motivate Horikita Suzune to take action. Kitagawa Ryo put on her shoes and walked out of the room, went to the end of the corridor and dialed Horikita Manabu's phone, even though it was already 11pm in London time. Two o'clock, but Ryo Kitagawa is currently dealing with a troubled sister for Horikita Manabu. How can Horikita Manabu himself sleep so peacefully?

Kitagawa Ryo thought so and called out with some resentment.

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Horikita Suzune started to grow her hair long the year after Horikita Manabu left. She seemed to be born with long hair. In less than three years, she had beautiful long hair that reached her waist. She walked into the bathroom and tied up the left side of her hair. The small braid she was wearing was untied, and the hair tie was put aside. The black hair flowed down like water, covering her entire shoulders under the wash of hot water, and wet her face.

In the past six months, some boys would send her love letters at first, but every time she had no intention of reading them. She would not even call them out and reject them like other girls. She would receive them in person. When writing love letters, she would directly return them to the other party. If they were placed in the shoe cabinet, she would throw them into the trash can, and those discarded love letters would pile up there in colorful shapes.

Horikita Suzune didn't think about superfluous things, and she didn't want to interact with others. So after a month, the small circle in the class was formed, and she was naturally isolated. Horikita Suzune couldn't cope with this kind of cold violence. It was too easy, and if she really wanted to take action, she felt she was enough to protect herself. Over time, Horikita Suzune became an outlier in the class, but this had no effect on Horikita Suzune.

Until Kitagawa Ryo's arrival.

Especially after hearing that the other party was her brother's best friend, Horikita Suzune began to have a different attitude towards him. Even yesterday, after hearing Kitagawa Ryo's invitation to come over this morning, she felt A small trace of joy passed through her, and it cut open Horikita Suzune without mercy like a sharp knife.

Horikita Suzune watched her emotions while taking a bath.

She imagined the conversation between Kitagawa Ryo and Horikita Manabu outside the door. In her opinion, Kitagawa Ryo should be telling his brother about his growth to prove that he is still independent in these years after being separated from each other. chasing her.

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"You have to pay more."

Kitagawa Ryo was lying on the corridor window in a very graceless manner, talking while overlooking the entire street from a high place.

"It's too troublesome. Rather, I'm very curious about why your sister looks like this."

"No matter how strong her upper half is, her lower roots are attached to your existence. Having role models is not a bad thing, but being constrained by role models is your own problem. In the final analysis, it is your own problem to learn from."

Kitagawa Ryo said unceremoniously:

"Look, if you weren't so good and were easily surpassed by your sister, the other party wouldn't regard you as the final destination."

"..."

"Silence is useless. Are you going to continue to avoid her? Wait until next year to hide in that high school?"

"I used to think that Suzune would figure it out on her own after I left."

Horikita Manabu sighed on the other end of the phone:

"But judging from what you reported to me, it seems useless."

"cold..."

"You have to pay more."

Before the other party could speak, Kitagawa Ryo directly stated his conditions:

"I'll try my best to help you solve your sister's problem, but then you have to help cancel the engagement between her and me."

"If Liang can really solve it, I will help you speak up on the engagement."

Horikita Manabu also nodded. After all, he is currently abroad. Even if he is aware of Horikita Suzune's problem, he cannot come back now.

"But what are you going to do Ryo? As far as I know, you should only be able to stay in Tokyo for five more days."

"Five days? Not necessarily."

Kitagawa Liang raised his lips:

"I don't want to go back to London so soon."

"Is it because of Karuizawa Megumi's problem?"

"If I say it's because I want to help you completely solve your sister's problem, would you believe it?"

"Do not believe."

"You know, but you still ask."

When Horikita Manabu heard this, he also smiled bitterly:

"But are you really sure you can continue to stay in Tokyo?"

"Yes, I have."

Kitagawa Ryo held his head and looked out the window at the passing vehicles and people:

"That person will definitely take action."

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"Has Horikita watched "The Little Prince"?"

Kitagawa Ryo returned to the house after making the phone call. Horikita Suzune had already taken a shower and was sitting on the sofa reading the "Little Prince" that Kitagawa Ryo had brought back yesterday.

"I saw it when I was very young, but I have forgotten a lot now."

Horikita Suzune was reading a book with her legs folded upright. Her hair was still a little wet, and her whole body was a little moist.

"Will Horikita identify with the fox inside?"

Kitagawa Ryo suddenly asked this question. The fox was one of the creatures that the little prince met on the earth. The fox asked the little prince to tame himself, so that the fox could escape from the thousands of fellow foxes and become the unique one for the little prince. The little prince became a fox, and on the contrary, the little prince became the unique little boy of the fox.

"'Only the tamed can be understood.' Taming is just another name for establishing a connection."

Horikita Suzune slowly turned the pages of the book. She had indeed read this famous book, but she only recalled the content of the story after flipping through it for a while.