Yuta gives a side-long glance at his father. As a 24 years old man inside a 4 years old boy, he doesn"t know what to say or do. He doesn"t know how to act like 4 years old boy right now.
This is getting awkward by each pa.s.sing second. His father keeps staring at him.
Earlier, he heard him canceling all the meetings and shoving all responsibilities to his uncle.
Yuta is touched by his actions.
Since he has never experienced his father"s love, even a single gesture by Kiyohira manages to swell his heart like a balloon.
However,
Looking at his father, he can guess that his father is equally nervous. His father is clutching his the fabric of his trousers. It"s making him more nervous.
d.a.m.n! He is 24. What"s so nerve-wracking about meeting his father?
In front of his mother, he wasn"t this nervous. It"s probably because his mother didn"t stare at him like this. He spent two weeks with her. He knows how much she loves him.
He spent two weeks trying to convince her to see his father again. His actions had the opposite outcome.
He wants to be with his mother more.
He also wants to be with his father.
He"s 24, but he wants to be loved by both parents. He can clearly see that both of them loves him a lot. In his second chance at life, he wants to know the meaning of father"s and mother"s love.
He wants to experience a full family.
If that woman knew that his deepest desire was to be in a family, she would have laughed at him.
Thinking about that woman who betrayed him before he died, his face turns sour.
After taking care of DH, he will take care of that woman. He has no idea where she is. He doesn"t even know why she killed him. She fooled him big time. Tch!
Yuta notices a pattern.
His father couldn"t be with his mother due to a misunderstanding.
His uncle had one-sided love for his friend and stayed single for the rest of his life.
He was fooled and killed by that woman who made him believe in love.
It must be in his genes.
"Are you okay?" Kiyohira has been watching him like a hawk. Not a single change in his son"s expression is missed by him. His son might be 4, but he is showing some complicated emotions in his eyes.
He has no doubt that his son has a high IQ. How many 4 years olds can speak multiple languages smoothly?
But even a 4 years old genius boy would act like a child sometimes.
"Father, does Kamiyama family have some bad luck with love?" Yuta blurts out in anger. "Do Kamiyama men always fall for difficult women?"
Kiyohira stares hard at Yuta. "How old are you?"
"Father, if you only knew!" Yuta rolls his eyes. "I am 4."
Really? Kiyohira will ask her what she fed his son for the last four years. Why does his four years old son ask questions like this?
That woman can do anything.
Seeing his baffled expression Yuta realizes his mistake. He"s too young to ask those type of questions. He grins brightly and says, "I love Mother."
"I love her too." Kiyohira smiles at him, thinking nothing of what he said earlier. They say that children often speak strange things. Let it be. He loves his son the way he is. Whether he"s a genius or not, Yuta is his son.
"Is she doing well?"
"She"s okay." Yuta has seen her for two weeks. She doesn"t do the hacking thing all the time. She is pretty relaxed. She has a few friends too. Tsuchiya Tsumi is actually one of her friends.
Regarding Tsuchiya Tsumi, Yuta has mixed feelings. Why did that person not tell his mother the truth? In his past life, he killed her after she told him everything because he was angry about how they manipulated his mother. He would be a fool if he tries killing her with his 4 years old body.
"How does she look like now?"
His father is a love fool. Yuta snickers. "Father, did you not see her before she left?"
"I haven"t seen her since she left." Kiyohira"s eyes are filled with sorrow. "It"s been a long time."
Whatever he does, it never seems to work. He"s been thinking why did she say that he shouldn"t choose a woman like Chisa. Did she misunderstand? She wouldn"t think that he was with Chisa for real? She could think like that. Did she leave him because of Chisa? Then, if that"s the reason, she would have stayed with him if she didn"t think that he chose Chisa.
Does it mean that she loved him back then?
A big smile appears on his lips. Kiyohira looks at his son. "Yuta, do you know your home address?"
Yuta can guess what his father is thinking.
Her mother was cautious. Tsuchiya Tsumi covered his eyes and ears before she took him out of the lair. She thought that he wouldn"t know. But, he"s reborn. He"s been to that place a few times as an adult.
"Yuta, don"t you want to see your mother?" Though it"s been only a few hours, Kiyohira doesn"t want to send his son away. He would rather go to Rie"s house and ask her why she left for real. For the last five years, he"s been thinking that she didn"t love him. "I will take you there right away."
Yuta purses his lips. He can take his father there. But his mother won"t be at home. They can"t go where she is right now. Besides, just meeting isn"t enough. They need to have a heart to heart talk.
He stares at his father. "Father, I will take you where she is."
"You will?" Kiyohira"s excitement nearly makes Yuta laugh.
He doesn"t show it on his face. He crosses his arms and raises his chin conceitedly. "I want three wishes."
"Three wishes?" Kiyohira raises his brow. Yuta is a young child, after all.
"I won"t do anything for free," Yuta smirks at his father. He can see how desperate his father is. He also wants his parents to unite. But if he can reap benefits, what"s stopping him? "If you want my help, you must promise me that you will grant my three wishes."
"You can have them anything you want." Kiyohira doesn"t think for a second before promising.
"You can"t change your words in the future." Yuta grins at him.
"You are my son. I will give you anything that you want." Kiyohira smiles at his son. It seems like his son doesn"t hate him. "Tell me what you want."
Yuta"s wishes are simple. But it"s not the right time to tell his father yet. He didn"t think that his first meeting with his father would be this way. Somehow, the nervousness and awkwardness are melting away.
"I will tell you my wishes later. Let"s go to Mother first."