Chapter 49

"You guys eat here for now; I'm going outside to take a call." With that, Sakanamoto Tomoriyu left the dining area and stepped outside to answer the phone. The call felt both familiar and strange—it was his mother's phone number. But his parents were dead; who could still be using this number?

Sakanamoto gripped his phone tightly. He guessed that the person on the other end using his mother's number must be Honda Haoyun. Could it be that, unable to find him and lacking the patience to wait, Honda had decided to call just to taunt him?

"You bastard!" Sakanamoto roared. The surrounding people were startled by the sudden shout. Realizing he had lost his composure, Sakanamoto reined himself in.

"I'll finish you off sooner or later." After making his threat, he returned to the restaurant. To avoid dampening his subordinates' moods, he hid his anger and acted normally, ensuring no one suspected he was in a bad mood.

"Second Brother, why aren't you eating? If you don't eat these delicious dishes, we're going to finish them all," a subordinate sitting next to him called out. Sakanamoto merely nodded.

"It's fine, you guys eat. I'm full," Sakanamoto said.

"That's not right, Second Brother. You've barely eaten anything, how can you be full?"

"I said I'm full, so I'm full. Do you have a problem with that?" Sakanamoto's words carried a hint of murderous intent, and the iron chopsticks in his hand began to deform.

"No, no, I was just asking." They lowered their heads and continued eating.

Sakanamoto forced himself to stop thinking about Honda Haoyun and tried to focus on happier things. He was certain Honda would not show up in Shibuya tonight, but his mother's phone number kept nagging at him. Perhaps once he got back to the motorcycle gang's headquarters, he could find a hacker to trace the call's origin and save himself the trouble of searching blindly.

Sakanamoto muttered to himself, "This isn't a major issue, and things on the boss's end should be fine. What worries me the most is still that guy."

Meanwhile, cutting over to Yu Xingyue, he was sleeping soundly when someone walked up, stood before him with a bucket of water, and splashed it right over him, shocking him awake.

"Ah, ah, ah!" Yu Xingyue screamed in terror. "What's going on? What's going on? Is it raining?" He looked up at the sky; there were no dark clouds. Then who could it be?

"You've slept all the way until evening, and you're still complaining?" Yu Xingyue turned around to see Liu Hai Riko. Looking at the bucket in her hand, he instantly understood why he had been drenched.

Yu Xingyue patted his chest. "Teacher, do you know that being suddenly startled while sleeping can lead to psychological disorders? I almost died right on the spot."

"It's not that I'm nagging you, but the weather is getting cooler. Why on earth are you sleeping on the rooftop for no reason?" Liu Hai Riko asked.

"The air in the room was too stuffy, so I wanted to come up here to catch some fresh air and change the scenery. I was going to head back to my room by nightfall," Yu Xingyue explained.

"Here, take this." Liu Hai Riko took something out that made Yu Xingyue's eyes light up.

"Wow! A Nintendo! I've wanted this for so long." What Liu Hai Riko handed him was a Nintendo console. Yu Xingyue had been wanting one for ages but never voiced it. As a teacher who paid attention to her students' preferences, whenever Yu Xingyue wasn't at the internet café, Liu Hai Riko would occasionally drop by his room and notice Nintendo games on his computer desk. She had guessed that all he lacked was the actual console.

"Get back down to your room right now, or I'll double your homework when school starts." Liu Hai Riko's threatening tone finally drove Yu Xingyue downstairs. She constantly worried about his delicate health.

"Alright, alright. Since the teacher is so good to me, how could I disobey you?" Yu Xingyue beamed at Liu Hai Riko before heading downstairs. Liu Hai Riko looked at the folding cot left behind.

"Honestly, I'm the one who ends up having to carry it down," she scolded with a huff. Unaware of her complaints, Yu Xingyue let out a casual sneeze.

Liu Hai Riko folded the cot and carried it downstairs. The cot was surprisingly heavy, and she couldn't help wondering how Yu Xingyue had ever managed to drag the thing up to the rooftop in the first place.

She had forgotten to tell Yu Xingyue that he didn't need to come to work today, but now she changed her mind. She needed to give him a punishment, and it had to be dealt with at school. Liu Hai Riko temporarily bottled up her frustration, deciding to save it for when school resumed.

Having slept so much, Yu Xingyue didn't feel tired at all. What could be more perfect than turning on the computer to watch some anime before going to sleep?

Not long after he turned on the computer, his phone rang. Without even needing to guess, Yu Xingyue knew who it was.

"Zimo, I know you've arrived, right?" Yu Xingyue cut straight to the point.

"That's supposed to be my line," Lin Zimo retorted in an annoyed tone.

"Let me just tell you first: I am not coming to pick you up at the airport. I have things to busy myself with, so make your own way over." In truth, Yu Xingyue had nothing going on; he was just seizing an opportunity to be lazy and self-willed for once.

"I know, I know. I'll call you when I arrive so you can come down and get me," Lin Zimo said.

"Okay. But I know you didn't just call for this reason, right?" Yu Xingyue asked.

"You could figure that out? Well then, I'll just say it directly. I came down this time because I want to face that matter together with you." Lin Zimo's tone carried a heavy sense of suspense.

"Face what matter?" Yu Xingyue didn't understand. He hadn't encountered any troublesome matters recently—well, unless he counted Honda Haoyun.

Yu Xingyue hurriedly said, "No, no way! If you come here, you'll only be bringing trouble upon yourself. If anything happens to you, how could I ever face your parents?"

"I don't understand what you're talking about. Once I'm there, I'm there. Isn't it better to have someone share the pain with you?" Lin Zimo asked.

"That's completely different. You're a girl, and this is a boy's business."

"What? Looking down on girls, are you? Let me tell you, Yu Xingyue, don't underestimate my potential. I'll surprise you when the time comes," Lin Zimo said with absolute confidence.

Hearing how resolute Lin Zimo sounded, Yu Xingyue didn't know what to say. "Just don't end up crying out of fear when the time comes. That person is not someone I can easily handle, and that includes you."

"I know you're worried about me, but we can't just let that person live in this world forever. Didn't Song Haicheng talk to you about him?" Lin Zimo asked.

"No. But I don't want to drag him into this either. That would only harm him."

"I didn't misjudge you." Lin Zimo sounded gratified. "You're always thinking of others. No wonder Song Haicheng said you're a friend worth having."

"Call me immediately if anything happens. I have things to attend to."

"Fine, fine, go do your busywork. You don't need to call me; I'll reach out naturally when I arrive." The call ended, and Yu Xingyue let out a sigh of relief. In the end, he had still managed to drag Lin Zimo into this mess.

"Zimo, oh Zimo, you really are something else," Yu Xingyue muttered with a wry smile. "Are you some kind of Wonder Woman reincarnated, girl?"