Chapter 689: The Future Still Holds Promise
"Amazing."
Seeing Ren's painting abilities far surpassing her own, Yotsuba sighed.
But as soon as those words came out of her mouth, she immediately covered her mouth with her hand.
When someone concentrates on something like this, they can't make any sound.
"You don't need to do this. Even if you speak, it won't disturb me at all."
Ren lifted his head, looking at Yotsuba holding her hand tightly over her mouth, and said nonchalantly.
"Is that so?"
Hearing his words, Yotsuba released her hand.
"Of course." Ren replied very quickly.
"Um."
Despite receiving that answer, Yotsuba still had no intention of continuing to speak, she just sat quietly in her chair and waited for him to finish painting.
Especially considering the possibility that what Ren said was to comfort her.
Therefore, she just watched him earnestly.
Realizing that she had no intention of continuing to speak, Ren concentrated and continued painting.
As time passed, Ren in his painting became more and more perfect.
"Almost there."
Ren set down the brush in his hand.
"So fast."
Seeing that, Yotsuba exclaimed.
Less than an hour had passed and Ren had completed his painting. Isn't this efficiency incredible?
"May I see it?"
Yotsuba stood up hopefully and asked him.
"Um."
In response, Ren pushed his chair back and walked to the kitchen to wash his hands.
And Yotsuba came to his side.
"Eh? This painting..."
As she looked at the painting Ren had finished, Yotsuba felt like she was seeing Ren from five years ago again.
Compared to the painting she asked for help from a senior, which only had a 40% resemblance, it's not an exaggeration to say that Ren's painting is exactly the same.
The beautiful facial features, sparkling eyes, bright skin, and still expressionless expression...
Wait, expressionless?
"Ren-san, why are you expressionless in this painting?" Yotsuba asked.
Ren without a smile had drained the life from this painting.
"I couldn't draw it, I couldn't imagine what I would look like with a smile on my face."
Ren stepped out of the kitchen, wiping his hands with a paper towel, and said calmly.
He could indeed draw 100% of everything he saw, but he had never seen a smile that emerged from his heart.
Therefore, it's very difficult to draw it out of thin air.
He couldn't do this without using any superpowers.
So, he painted himself with the expressionless face he was most familiar with, still indifferent as usual.
"Mhm..."
Yotsuba opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but she hesitated and uttered something that couldn't be heard clearly by anyone, then closed her mouth again.
"It's okay. Ren-san, you've already done an amazing job finishing this painting so far." Yotsuba tried her best to comfort him, "Even if you can't draw it, it's okay."
"When I can smile, I'll truly finish the painting."
Seeing his expressionless face in the painting, Ren promised.
"It's okay." Yotsuba agreed.
"I hope you can be with me when that happens and see me finish this painting, okay?" Ren asked softly.
Yotsuba said with wandering eyes, "Um, I'm really looking forward to seeing you smile again."
As she heard the first half of Ren's sentence earlier, her heart skipped half a beat.
She almost thought he was confessing...
Fortunately, she listened and didn't misunderstand, or it would be very embarrassing.
Truly a blessing.
"Also, I know what gift I should give you."
As his eyes shifted between the painting and Yotsuba, Ren uttered these words.
"What do you mean?" Yotsuba was stunned, not quite understanding his meaning.
"I've actually been thinking for a long time about what gift to give you, but I never thought about it. But after I finished this painting today, I finally knew what gift to give you."
These were the words Ren thought about while painting, so it was very smooth to say them now.
"What is it?" Yotsuba asked unwittingly, and then she realized, "Sorry, you don't need to answer. I know the gift needs to be kept a secret."
"Can you go to Kyoto with me? Although I don't know if this is my gift, but I want to go to Kyoto with you again, and then play there for a day, or even longer, like five years ago."
Ren didn't hide it like before, but earnestly revealed the gift he had thought of.
"I want to."
Seeing Ren standing in front of her, Yotsuba smiled and agreed.
"That..."
As Ren was about to ask when to go to Kyoto, Yotsuba's voice sounded again, interrupting his speech.
"But not now, but in the future. Can you accompany me to Kyoto in the future?" Yotsuba said very softly.
"Why not now?"
Ren asked very confusedly.
It's summer vacation now, so even if they go to Kyoto for a few days, there shouldn't be any problem.
"No reason, just consider it my little intention."
The figures of Ichika, Nino, Miku, and Itsuki flashed through her mind one by one. Yotsuba shook her head and didn't answer his question.
"Sure."
Ren agreed.
"When will we go to Kyoto in the future?" He was very concerned about this question.
"I don't know, but it should be during high school. I can determine the time, okay?"
Yotsuba said hesitantly, she couldn't make a decision.
"Okay." Ren still agreed.
"Sorry for making it difficult for you."
Yotsuba knew that Ren wanted to go to Kyoto with her during this summer vacation.
"No, this is my gift. Of course, you have the right to decide how to use it." Ren still didn't care, "Moreover, I want to go to Kyoto with you. I always felt that it couldn't be called a gift."
"Actually, I also want to go to Kyoto with you."
Seeing him like this, Yotsuba said with a smile.
"Then why did you say you would go with me again in the future?"
Once she said this, Ren became even more confused.
Turning her face away from him, Yotsuba answered softly, "Because I want to maintain the status quo. The future still holds promise."
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