Sitting next to Rudolph, Mejiro Sanfeng stared intently at her:
"Then…"
Looking at Mejiro Sanfeng, Rudolph waited for her to speak next.
Ten-odd seconds later, Mejiro Sanfeng finally spoke her next line: "I want to live with you."
"No."
The unhesitating response made Mejiro Sanfeng stare intently at Rudolph.
"The Mejiro Family still needs you there, and Madam Mejiro wouldn't agree to this, would she?"
Two casual sentences accurately struck Mejiro Sanfeng's weakness.
Hearing Rudolph say this, Mejiro Sanfeng silently turned her head away, no longer looking at Rudolph.
Seeing Mejiro Sanfeng's reaction, Rudolph Symboli merely continued: "The Mejiro Family needs to communicate with the China Horse Girl Association, right? Aren't you going back?"
"Ugh…"
Overwhelmed by Rudolph's continuous words, Mejiro Sanfeng let out a wail.
The things Rudolph brought up were all issues Mejiro Sanfeng currently needed to resolve.
And these matters, for Mejiro Sanfeng, could only be handled properly within the Mejiro Family.
Therefore, she could no longer resist Rudolph.
Looking at the wailing Mejiro Sanfeng, Rudolph merely continued: "But you can come over later."
"Eh? Really?"
The slight wail was directly dispelled, and her eyes seemed to regain a hint of happiness.
And looking at her, Rudolph merely shifted her gaze from Mejiro Sanfeng: "Have you booked a hotel?"
"No!"
"Did you want to live with me from the start?"
"Yes, yes!"
"Then forget it." Saying this, Rudolph merely shifted her gaze slightly, then continued: "Go find a place to stay now, and then, return to the Mejiro Family tomorrow."
"Eh~~~"
"You can't leave the Mejiro Family's matters for now, can you?"
Struck on her soft spot by Rudolph once again, Mejiro Sanfeng was silent for a few seconds, then spoke again: "Um, I have one last question."
Staring at Rudolph's face, Mejiro Sanfeng asked the question:
"Have you found that person?"
Mejiro Sanfeng knew the reason for Rudolph's annulment of the engagement, and she didn't object at the time.
She merely signed the documents regarding the annulment between the Mejiro Family and the Symbol Family.
And after that… Mejiro Sanfeng had still been observing Rudolph.
However, most of the time, Rudolph didn't notice Mejiro Sanfeng's presence.
Therefore, she asked this question.
Facing the question posed by Mejiro Sanfeng, Rudolph Symboli merely nodded, without speaking.
Looking at the nodding Rudolph Symboli, Mejiro Sanfeng was silent for a moment, and then she asked another question: "Can you see me off?"
She did not continue to ask the questions she hadn't asked.
Mejiro Sanfeng had probably already guessed how things would unfold.
After all, how could she, who had been constantly following Rudolph, not know about the things the Tokai Family had done?
Therefore, Mejiro Sanfeng merely asked Rudolph this question.
And facing the question she posed.
Rudolph merely nodded: "I'll go out with you."
Leaving the apartment building.
It was already close to ten at night.
The two walked on a street with almost no one around.
On the virtually empty street, only a few streetlights dispelled some of the darkness.
It was as if everything on the street was telling Mejiro Sanfeng what she should do next.
What to do next.
What to say next.
Breaking the silence, where only the footsteps of two people could be heard.
"Can I?"
Mejiro Sanfeng posed a question without context.
"You deserve better."
The question was answered.
It was an answer Mejiro Sanfeng had already guessed but didn't want to hear.
After that, the two didn't speak much.
Soon, Rudolph helped Mejiro Sanfeng find a capsule hotel.
Standing at the entrance of the capsule hotel, Mejiro Sanfeng turned around and faced Rudolph.
The height difference between them wasn't significant, so Mejiro Sanfeng could look directly at her.
The silent staring continued for a few seconds, and Mejiro Sanfeng once again broke the silence: "I'll come again later."
"I'll also learn to cook."
Saying this, Rudolph Symboli turned around: "Go back tomorrow morning."
Rudolph, who received no response, didn't say anything further. She simply started to return along the way she came.
Watching Rudolph gradually walk away, Mejiro Sanfeng simply took out her phone.
She watched Rudolph, flickering in and out of sight under the streetlights.
She switched her phone to camera mode, and then, a slight sound came.
Rudolph Symboli's back was thus saved by Mejiro Sanfeng on her phone.
She looked at the back on her phone: "Is it not worth it...?"
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Returning to her five-square-meter apartment along the road, Rudolph Symboli was not in a hurry to sleep or do anything.
She just boiled a pot of water and poured it into the cup noodles she had just bought.
Soon, a slight aroma emanated from it.
Once again, she peeled back the seal of the cup noodles, and the aroma finally spread completely.
Smelling the slight aroma, Rudolph Symboli's expression didn't change much.
She just recalled what she had said to Mejiro Sanfeng.
"The first thing to do is learn to cook, then...?"
Saying this, Rudolph Symboli fell silent.
Cooking was something she knew nothing about.
However, since she had promised, she might as well try to learn.
Moreover, living alone, constantly eating cup noodles or instant bento from the supermarket couldn't be considered a good thing.
And Rudolph indeed needed something to pass the boredom.
So, Rudolph Symboli just looked at the cup noodles on the table.
"Last time I eat this."
Saying this, Rudolph picked up some noodles with a fork.
As for Mejiro Sanfeng coming again, Rudolph didn't feel troubled.
On the contrary, she was even a little happy.
After all, from the perspective that someone was still looking for her, she couldn't be considered completely alone, could she?
Thinking this, Rudolph Symboli finished the last bite of noodles from the cup noodles and drank the remaining soup.
Then she threw the paper bowl into the trash bag.
"I still have work to deal with tomorrow, so for now, I should really go to sleep."
After deciding what to do next, Rudolph Symboli turned off the light switch.
After the sound of the switch closing, the room was once again enveloped in darkness.
It took Rudolph some time to grope her way back to her bed from the darkness.
But lying in bed, Rudolph was a little restless.
Perhaps it was because of the arrival of a familiar person from the past.
Or perhaps because Mejiro Sanfeng reminded Rudolph of the matter of marriage.
Making Rudolph, who originally thought she no longer cared about that matter, remember the other person's figure once again.
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