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Fumino Furuhashi was naturally unable to accept this. She tried to reason with her father, but received no understanding or respect. As a result, a quarrel broke out. In the end, Fumino Furuhashi could not bear it any longer and naturally broke up with her family and ran out of the house with her luggage.

Fumino Furuhashi, who was all alone and helpless outside, spent one night in a hotel. After hesitating for a long time, she finally decided to trouble Hayakawa and went to Hayakawa's house with her suitcase.

"Um…"

After listening to Fumino Furuhashi's account, Hayakawa fell into deep thought.

Why is it this kind of family conflict again? I already dealt with it yesterday, and it's happening again today.

Actually, he was reluctant to get involved in other people's family affairs; they were too complicated and he would easily end up pleasing neither side. However, since Fumino Furuhashi had already come to him, he felt it was only right and proper to take her in.

"Please...please take me in, kind person..."

Fumino Furuhashi first said pitifully, but when she saw Hayakawa's expression, which vaguely showed a headache, her expression changed slightly and she snorted: "Hmph, if you don't want to, I'll go find Ri-chan nearby."

Are you trying to be arrogant or just feeling wronged? Can't you be a little more stable?

"...Is it okay if I stay in the room you used to stay in?"

Hayakawa stood up, picked up Fumino Furuhashi's suitcase, and helped her carry it to her room.

"Ok!"

Fumino Furuhashi's eyes lit up for a moment, and she quickly jogged after Hayakawa into the house.

……

"Ah, it's exactly the same as when I lived here before."

As soon as Fumino Furuhashi entered the room, she couldn't help but smile: "It feels like reuniting with a long-lost friend. I miss it a little."

Before she finished speaking, she leaped onto the bed, bouncing around and clinging to the blanket.

"Don't be like that, are you in sixth grade?!"

Hayakawa, who was busy putting her suitcase in the corner, saw this and her face darkened: "Quickly take out your toiletries."

"Oh, alright."

Fumino Furuhashi quickly sat up on the bed and responded, then muttered under her breath, "Why are you being so fierce?"

"What did you say?"

Hayakawa frowned and looked at her.

"nothing."

Fumino Furuhashi looked serious, then jogged over to open her suitcase, took out her prepared toiletries and towel, and went to the bathroom.

"..."

Watching Fumino Furuhashi's departing figure, Hayakawa remained silent, recalling the wad of flyers he had tossed onto the living room table.

It seems there's no need to worry anymore; someone has made the decision for me.

……

Fumino Furuhashi arrived early in the morning, and naturally hadn't eaten yet. Hayakawa herself hadn't eaten either, so they simply went to the kitchen and made two bowls of noodles, along with two poached eggs and fried luncheon meat.

The steaming hot noodles were placed on the table, and the enticing aroma made Fumino Furuhashi, who hadn't eaten properly since the night before, very hungry. She quickly sat down in a chair, politely put her hands together, closed her eyes, and said, "I'm starting to eat," before picking up her chopsticks and eating.

Hayakawa silently sat down opposite her and began slurping his noodles.

After several rounds of meals, Hayakawa suddenly spoke up: "Furuhashi, when are you planning to go home?"

Fumino Furuhashi stopped eating abruptly, looked up, and said palely, "Are you... trying to get rid of me?"

"What are you talking about, you little shrimp?"

Hayakawa's face immediately darkened: "When we first met, you stayed at my house and I didn't try to kick you out. What time is it now?"

"Well…"

Fumino Furuhashi thought about it and realized that it was indeed true, and her face immediately turned slightly red.

It seems I've become a bit too sensitive after running away from home and spending the night there, so I immediately assumed it was a bad room after just one sentence from Hayakawa, which is really wrong of me.

"It's impossible for me to kick you out. You can stay here for the rest of your life."

Hayakawa said calmly, "Anyway, I don't need to worry about one person's meal money."

Who wants to live here for the rest of their life?!

A faint blush rose to Fumino Furuhashi's face as she said with some dissatisfaction, "And you don't need to add anything to that last sentence!"

"What I mean is, although you can stay here as long as you want,"

Hayakawa ignored Furuhashi's girlish thoughts and said, "But you have to make up with your family eventually. This can't go on forever."

"Humph!"

Fumino Furuhashi knew Hayakawa was right, but she was still furious. She gave a haughty snort and said without hesitation, "I'm really angry this time. Even if Father wants me to go back, it won't be that easy!"

"How could he disregard his daughter's personal wishes and force me to study humanities at a university? Doesn't he know how much I want to study astronomy?!"

As Fumino Furuhashi spoke, her eyes reddened, and she sobbed softly, "How could there be such a father? He never cares about me at all. I rarely see him at home, and even when I do, we barely exchange a few words. Now, when it comes to my future and happiness, he shows absolutely no respect for my wishes. I really..."

After saying that, she lowered her head and silently shed tears, clearly harboring resentment for a long time.

"Ugh…"

Hayakawa sighed, reached out and gently patted Furuhashi's head, comforting her, "It's alright, it's alright. Didn't you come here? I'm the person who respects your dreams the most. Here, you can study science however you want."

Because she's a private tutor.

"This time I'm going to make him regret it! I won't go back unless my father sincerely apologizes to me!"

Fumino Furuhashi said resolutely, "I want him to know how important I am as his daughter. When he comes home alone in the future and finds the house empty and lifeless, he'll know how lonely I've been all this time..."

"Then he came over arrogantly and told me to go home. I felt insulted and resolutely refused. He broke off all ties with me and stormed off. Later, I successfully got into a science university, and he finally began to wonder if he had underestimated me, underestimated the world's most intelligent daughter..."

"Finally, when he got old, he realized that no one but me would take care of him in his old age, and that's when he understood that he had made an irreparable mistake."

"Finally, I returned home with my suitcase, and with a complicated expression, I said, 'Father, I'm home.' He cried, hugged me, and confessed to me..."

Fumino Furuhashi's eyes gradually brightened, and she let out a strange laugh.

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"Hey hey hey..."

Gu Qiao chuckled strangely, muttering to himself as he clearly entered a fantasy world: "Yes, that's it...hehehe~hehehehe"

"..."

Has the cruel reality finally driven you crazy? You've even reached the point where you're using your imagination to fill the emptiness in your heart.

Hayakawa stared blankly at Furuhashi Fumino, who was grinning foolishly, her eyes gradually turning disgusted.

He didn't want to see such a pathetic Fumino Furuhashi; being defeated by her would make him look pathetic too.

Seriously, she's imagined way too much! Getting into university is one thing, but fast-forwarding to decades in the future is just too much. I guess she's a true literary girl; her imagination is absolutely top-notch.

And they're already fantasizing about it, yet they're waiting until their father is old before they can truly regret it, and the story ends with forgiveness...

Just how subservient are you at home?

"Stop, stop, stop."

Hayakawa couldn't stand Furuhashi's self-satisfied and pathetic state, so he quickly waved his hand in front of her to stop her from daydreaming: "I understand. You can stay at home for now. I'll send you back when your father regrets it."

"Yes, that's what I thought."

Fumino Furuhashi nodded and then lowered her head to slurp her noodles.

"Um…"

Hayakawa stopped eating and pondered for a moment before saying, "Besides me, who else knows that you ran away from home? Do your friends at school know? Uh, you mean the Ino-Shika-Cho trio?"

"How could I possibly tell them?"

Without hesitation, Fumino Furuhashi replied, "Telling them will only make them worry, okay?"

Although that's what she said, Guqiao was a little embarrassed because that wasn't the real reason she didn't tell them.

Just as the moon has its phases, so too do relationships have varying degrees of closeness. Gu Qiao wanted only her closest relatives to know about her running away from home. If she told her friends at school, they would definitely ask her to stay at their houses for a while. Should she agree or not?

Agree? What if they find it troublesome after living there for a while? Not everyone is Hayakawa, who doesn't care how many people are in his house.

No, I won't agree. What excuse can I give? I can't exactly say I live at Hayakawa's house, but if I try to fool them and they find out, they'll definitely feel the coldness, and it will damage our relationship. Furuhashi will also be sad, since we're friends after all.

Relationships between people require the most careful handling. Fumino Furuhashi felt it was better to avoid trouble and not tell them, or perhaps she could tell them after she had already settled in.

"That's it."

Hayakawa didn't think much of it and said directly, "Then who did you tell, besides me?"

"Richie-chan".

Fumino Furuhashi said the name, and then added, "And there's also Senpai."

Hayakawa wasn't surprised at all when she heard this. As for Ogata Rizu, the two of them were so close that they were practically inseparable. They had never been seen apart at school, and they were always together at meals, as if they couldn't be apart. It was only natural for them to tell each other about such an important matter.

Kominami-senpai was unexpected by Hayakawa, since Kominami and Furuhashi had a good relationship. As a repeat student, Kominami Aizumi often tutored Furuhashi, while Furuhashi would help Kominami Aizumi with the parts of humanities that she didn't understand. Over time, their relationship progressed well.

Another point is that Minami Aizami lives in this neighborhood and often comes to Hayakawa's house for tutoring. Even if we don't say it now, she'll still find Furuhashi when she comes to visit, so we might as well say it in advance.

"And there's Yotsuba."

Fumino Kohashi said again.

"Eh?"

Hayakawa was stunned. He really hadn't expected Yotsuba to be the choice. When did the two of them become so close?

"What's so surprising?"

Fumino Furuhashi wiped her mouth and said reservedly, "Yotsuba-chan is a very good person. Of course I would want to tell her about the trouble I'm in now. Besides, she's the most discreet person. I'm not worried about her revealing anything if I tell her. I also miss her a lot now that I'm on vacation, so it's normal for me to tell her."

So that's how it is. Is it the charm of a sunny and energetic girl? She even won over the ancient bridge.

Hayakawa suddenly realized, and said with some helplessness, "I'm telling you, although Yotsuba is a very nice person and would never take the initiative to expose her friends' private affairs, she is very stupid. It's common for her to accidentally let slip a few words when asked a few questions. I don't think it's a good choice for you to talk to her."

"Pfft...cough cough, that's going too far!"

Fumino Furuhashi first twitched her lips as if she was about to laugh out loud, but she held it back and coughed lightly twice. Then she righteously accused Hayakawa: "Yotsuba and I are best friends. I know her best. I have never thought that Yotsuba is stupid. What right do you have to say that about her?"

You understand Yotsuba better than I do.

Hayakawa subtly pursed his lips.

Yotsuba knows herself perfectly well, not to mention her personality. The only people who know Yotsuba better than herself are her sisters who grew up with her.

Calling her stupid is never an insult, but rather a respect for objective facts.

Just then, there was a sudden, urgent knocking at the door, as if three or four packages had arrived in an instant.

"Ah, could it be..."

Hayakawa was taken aback at first, then overjoyed.

Judging from the time, it was indeed noon today; the huge pile of practice questions he ordered online was finally about to arrive.

Is it finally here? I've been waiting for so long.

"Don't move around here, I'm going to collect the goods."

After saying something to Furuhashi, Hayakawa stood up without hesitation and walked towards the door.

"Wait...wait a minute!"

Fumino Furuhashi was about to nod when she suddenly seemed to remember something and reached out to stop Hayakawa, but it was too late.

"be mine…"

Hayakawa opened the door with a beaming smile, but froze the next moment.

There stood three people: Minami Aizami, Ogata Rizu, and Yotsuba. As soon as Hayakawa opened the door, they eagerly squeezed inside.

"Fumino, I heard you were kicked out of the house by your father. That man was really too much! I brought some fresh udon noodles, have a bowl first!"

"Guqiao, you actually ran away from home? Just like me in the past, you're quite brave! I'm impressed!"

"Are you alright last night, Guqiao? I'm sorry, my sisters at home don't let me go out at night lately, so I couldn't go check on you. I'm really sorry."

"Everyone…"

Fumino Furuhashi looked at her three friends who rushed up to check on her, her eyes reddening slightly. All the grievances she had held back all night almost welled up in her eyes, and she choked out, "I'm fine."