A Core Ship From The Start-Chapter 1552 - 1045: True Love?

When Lu Yi pushed open the tavern door and walked in, one could imagine how surprised Tachibana Hinata was to see her younger sister appear there.

"Lu Yi? What are you doing here...?"

".........."

Lu Yi didn’t answer her sister’s question. She just coldly stared at the man standing next to her sister, and after a long silence, she finally spoke.

"Sister, who is he?"

".........."

Faced with Lu Yi’s question, Tachibana Hinata seemed very flustered. On the contrary, the man next to her remained very calm.

"Anyway, it’s not good to stand and talk, let’s sit down first."

Duanmu Huai hid nearby, silently observing the scene. After all, with the stealth technique from the Shadow Crow Guard, not being noticed was not difficult for him.

But why am I using stealth skills on this kind of prime-time urban emotional drama?

Duanmu Huai sighed helplessly while picking up the beer in his hand.

Oh well, at least it works as a good drink snack.

The three of them obviously were completely unaware that Duanmu Huai was staring at them from across. The three of them also sat down at this time. Tachibana Hinata and the man sat together, while Lu Yi sat across from them, her expression cold and gloomy. Seeing her younger sister like this, Tachibana Hinata also lost her usual enthusiasm and poise she had at school, appearing very flustered and helpless.

On the contrary, the man next to her remained calmer. With a wry smile, he opened his mouth to speak.

"The atmosphere is so tense, I don’t even know where to start... Anyway, let me introduce myself first."

As he spoke, the man looked toward Lu Yi.

"My name is Ogiwara Shu, 32 years old, married, no children. I’ve been dating Yōna for two years now, and currently, I’m working as a biology researcher in the university laboratory..."

The man named Ogiwara Shu appeared very refined from his looks, wearing glasses, with a gentle and frail demeanor... maybe women like this type that exudes a "yasashii" vibe.

However, before he could finish speaking, Lu Yi interrupted him.

"Who was it."

"Huh?"

"Who was the one who first proposed to date? Knowing this, we’ll know whose fault it is."

Staring at the two of them, Lu Yi at this moment was like a judge in court.

"...Whose fault is it, huh?"

Hearing this, Ogiwara Shu was silent for a moment.

"Although no one explicitly mentioned dating, it was me who first started inviting her, so you could say it’s my fault. If this matter worried you, I apologize."

"Apologize!?"

Lu Yi raised her head and glared fiercely at Ogiwara Shu.

"Do you realize what you’re doing? Aren’t you already married? Don’t you feel any guilt?!"

"Of course."

Facing Lu Yi’s accusation, Ogiwara Shu nodded.

"But, I like Yōna. This feeling isn’t an affair, it’s genuine love."

Ugh... hearing it to this point, it’s starting to feel a bit nauseating.

Sitting beside and listening to this man speak, Duanmu Huai felt so disgusted that he couldn’t even take a sip of his beer. Speaking of which, he’s seen a similar scene before, he remembered when it involved Audrey’s fiancé, who publicly annulled his engagement to Audrey and instead announced his engagement to a girl transformed by a succubus, all in the name of "true love."

What is true love? What does true love mean? Is there fake love if there’s true love? Duanmu Huai couldn’t comprehend this kind of idiotic logic. In his view, what is called "true love" is essentially just an excuse for cheating—the so-called "true love" is just saying I don’t love you, but now I’ve found real love...

And aren’t female protagonists in romance novels like this too? Others have a fiancée, yet they still push themselves onto the guy, self-righteously claiming we have true love. Even though you’re his fiancée, he doesn’t love you, so you better break off the engagement and let us be...

So Duanmu Huai has no feelings for such excuses. In his opinion, when a man is attracted to a woman, it’s either for the body or for the body or for the body—nonsense, even if one is attracted to inner beauty, at least the other person’s exterior should be an attractive one.

Though being a beauty doesn’t automatically make things right, at least if you’re somewhat decent-looking, I’d be willing to explore your inner self.

Take Lu Yi, for example. Although she’s taciturn, she has a good figure and is cute, which is why Duanmu Huai would have a deeper understanding with her. The same with Aiko, even as a spicy girl adorned with glamorous makeup and dyed hair, she is nevertheless a stylish young lady.

If it were a 300-kilogram dyed armored car, Duanmu Huai would have no interest in engaging in any deep communication, not even wanting to glance at it, let alone feel indifferent despite any lively and outgoing personality.

In many shoujo manga, too, it says how the female protagonist is quiet and unnoticeable in class, only to one day be noticed by her destined prince. And those protagonists all have the potential to turn into top beauties with a bit of grooming—dare you write a 300-kilogram armored car as a protagonist, stating she’s unliked and unpopular in class, and then write several handsome boys going crazy for her, now that would be the real dream-like shoujo plot.

So in Duanmu Huai’s view, what you call "true love" is actually just an elaborated expression for fickleness. You might even proclaim your next so-called true love to another woman in a few days, this true love seems never-ending.

How does that song go?

How many good sisters do you have...

However, before the other could finish speaking, Ogiwara Shu looked at Lu Yi again and said.

"You must be upset because I’m married, right? Then if I get a divorce, would you bless us?"

"........."

Lu Yi didn’t speak, just clenched her fists tightly and glared at him — it was clear she had no intention of calling this person brother-in-law.

"How can someone like you be trusted? Every time my sister finishes a call with you, she cries. I don’t believe someone like you can bring her happiness!"

"Cry?"

At this point, Ogiwara Shu looked unexpectedly at Tachibana Hinata beside him, who turned her head in distress. Seeing Tachibana Hinata’s reaction, Ogiwara Shu reached out, held her hand, and gazed at her affectionately.

"I’m sorry, I didn’t know you were having such a hard time. But I’ve said before, I wish I could abandon everything and live with Yōna, but reality doesn’t allow it. Please give me a little more time."

Ah, here come the sweet-talking special of the pretty boy.

Upon hearing this, Duanmu Huai chuckled. You’ve been dating for two years and still need more time, huh? Your time is money, but is other people’s time not? Lu Yi is just in high school, fine, but Yōna is an adult. Do you plan on dragging this until she’s thirty? And women believe this nonsense... Could it be that Tachibana Hinata’s IQ isn’t high? Or are women in love just fools?

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However, it was at this moment that Lu Yi took a more drastic action, grabbing the cup on the table and splashing it at the pretty boy in front of her! She poured all the water on that pretty boy!

Wow.

Seeing this, Duanmu Huai whistled.

I didn’t expect Lu Yi, who usually seems so obedient, to be so bold this time.

After splashing the water, Lu Yi put down the cup and turned to leave. Duanmu Huai also stood, stretched lazily.

Enough of the show, time for me to exit too.

Outside the tavern, Duanmu Huai saw Lu Yi running away, hurriedly chased after her, and grabbed her shoulder.

"Wait, where are you running off to?"

"Uncle!"

Seeing Duanmu Huai, Lu Yi seemed to find support, rushing into Duanmu Huai’s arms, crying.

"I’m unwilling, I’m really unwilling! That kind of man... why does my sister have to be drawn to him...?"

"Alright, alright, maybe this is why women in love are blind..."

Duanmu Huai patted Lu Yi on the head, waiting for her to calm down.

"Besides, crying solves nothing. Your way doesn’t solve the problem, let me show you how a man solves things."

"Huh?"

After a while, Tachibana Hinata also walked out of the tavern with that man, and they parted after a short walk. Seeing this, Duanmu Huai took a few sips of beer and walked over — then bumped into the man.

"Ah, I’m really sorry."

"Hey, kid, don’t you watch where you’re going?!"

The man had accidentally bumped into someone and quickly apologized, but clearly, Duanmu Huai wouldn’t just let it go, as he angrily shouted while grabbing the man’s collar, glaring fiercely at the weak-looking pretty boy before him.

"You injured me! Pay me!"

"Injured? Pay?"

Upon hearing Duanmu Huai’s roar, the pretty boy was stunned.

"But... you look fine..."

"Internal injury, don’t you know internal injury? I’m all internally wounded! Pay me, eight million and I’ll let you off!"

"Eight, eight million... I don’t have that much money on me..."

"What? No money and you dare to wander here? Which gang are you from?!"

"I’m not from any gang..."

"Enough nonsense! Come with me!"

Saying this, Duanmu Huai dragged the pretty boy into a nearby alley, followed by a series of clattering noises mixed with shouting. Duanmu Huai emerged holding a wallet.

"One, two, three... Just this little money and you’re out courting a mistress? Damn pretty boys have it good."

Duanmu Huai spat, tossed the empty wallet into a nearby trash can, crossed the road, and waved to the stunned and speechless Tachibana Rui who had watched the entire scene.

"Alright, it’s done. Let’s go."

"Is, is everything alright, uncle?"

"What could happen? I didn’t beat him to death."

Facing Tachibana Rui’s somewhat uneasy inquiry, Duanmu Huai remained calm. Then he pulled out his phone and showed it to Tachibana Rui. The phone clearly displayed the pretty boy battered into a pig-headed state, his original refined and slight appearance now swelled up, his clothes dirty from being tossed into a trash heap, glasses broken, looking ridiculous and bruised.

Honestly, you can’t even tell this is the same handsome guy who was in the tavern moments ago.

"Pfft... Hahahahaha..."

Seeing this, Lu Yi couldn’t help but burst out laughing.