"Are you two friends?" Tsuda asked for the first time about their relationship.

"Yes. Sakai Izumi replied, "I happened to be here today, so I came here together." ”

Tsuda acted as an introducer, introducing the candles on the shelves for the two. Ye Zhao heard introductory words such as "This is an antique candle, this one is made of pure natural materials, this wick contains metal materials, this one has a refreshing function, and this one is very good to use when taking a bath", Ye Zhao couldn't help but think to himself, this small candle contains a lot of knowledge.

The woman who had just opened the door for them came over and asked, "Excuse me, do you want something to drink?" There is coffee, black tea, and cold drinks. At this time, Ye Zhao already knew that she was Tsuda's wife.

Looking at the appearance of the Sakai spring water, it seems that it will have to stay for a while. Ye Zhao thought for a while, "Please give me black tea, thank you." ”

"Okay, please wait a minute. Mrs. Tsuda gestured to the sofa in the corner.

Ye Zhao sat down on the beige fabric sofa, a copy of "Asahi Shimbun" was spread out on the coffee table, and the page stayed in the social section, Ye Zhao glanced at it, and lost interest, and instead followed Sakai Spring Water, who was selecting candles in the company of Tsuda, with boyish eyes.

As if he was aware of it, Sakai Izumi, who was originally listening to Tsuda's words, suddenly looked at Ye Zhao. The moment their eyes met, Ye Zhao smiled at her quietly.

Sakai Izumi's eyes twitched, and the corners of his mouth were raised, smiling at him in return.

Sakai Izumi finally chose two pairs of candles for bathing, and one from the most recent masterpiece that Tsuda introduced. Mrs. Tsuda carefully packed the candles and put them in a white paper bag.

After walking out of the studio and coming to the corridor, Ye Zhao stretched out his hand to Sakai Spring, "If you don't mind, I'll pick up the bag, right?" When he was in front of the Tsuda couple, in order not to create a misunderstanding and cause trouble to Sakai Spring, Ye Zhao didn't do that.

Sakai Spring tilted his head slightly, "What a gentleman, Ye Jun." ”

"Anyway, please?"

Sakai Izumi smiled and handed the bag into his hands. Ye Zhao held the handle, and there was still a little bit of temperature left on it.

When I walked out of the building, I couldn't notice it when I was indoors, and when I went outside, I realized that it was raining outside.

"That's not good. Ye Zhao stretched out his empty hand out of the eaves and felt the density of the rain. After thinking about it, he volunteered, "I'll go back and borrow an umbrella from Mrs. Tsuda." With that, he turned around and went down the basement again, walked down the corridor with ease, and stopped outside Tsuda's studio.

After ringing the doorbell, Mrs. Tsuda, who opened the door, saw Ye Zhao with a little surprise on her face, "Ye Zhaosang?"

"That's right," Ye Zhao owed, "Mrs. Tsuda, it's raining outside, may I ask, is there any extra umbrella to borrow here?"

"Is it raining...... Mrs. Tsuda nodded, "please wait a minute, I'll go get it." His eyes inadvertently fell on the paper bag in Ye Zhao's hand, and he quickly withdrew it and returned to the studio silently.

Ye Zhao then remembered that he was in a hurry to come over to borrow an umbrella, and he was still carrying the candle that Sakai Spring had just bought.

After a while, Mrs. Tsuda went and returned, holding a long-handled houndstooth umbrella, "I'm sorry, but there's only one umbrella here...... There was still one left, but it was accidentally broken when it rained a few days ago. ”

Ye Zhao hesitated, "The only umbrella was taken away by us, if Mr. and Mrs. Tsuda want to go out, wouldn't it cause trouble for the two of you?"

"It's okay," Mrs. Tsuda whispered, waving her hands slightly in front of her, "because my husband's night vision is not very good, so we don't usually go out at night." And the rain this season should stop soon. Please use it, both of you. ”

"In that case, thank you, Mrs. Tsuda. I'll return the umbrella later. ”

When Ye Zhao returned, Sakai Izumi was standing under the eaves of the porch, staring at the sky. Hearing the footsteps, she withdrew her gaze and showed a somewhat apologetic expression, "If I hadn't pulled you over suddenly, you wouldn't have been trapped by the rain." ”

"There's no such thing. This is my first encounter with art candles, and I didn't expect it to be such an interesting thing. Ye Zhao smiled, raised his head and looked at the sky covered with dark clouds, and the rain was getting denser and denser.

"However, I only borrowed an umbrella from Mrs. Tsuda, and Izumi-sama doesn't mind sharing the same umbrella with me, does she?"

Sakai Izumi smiled at him, "Of course not. ”

Ye Zhao stretched out the umbrella and brought the Sakai spring water under the umbrella. "Well, the steps may be a little slippery, please be careful. As he spoke, he slid the handle of the paper bag to his wrist and subconsciously stretched out his hand to her.

Sakai Spring Water did not hesitate, grabbed his hand very naturally, and after slowly walking down the steps, he pulled it back very naturally, and said softly: "Thank you." ”

From the surface of the umbrella overhead, there was a rapid sound of rain hitting it.

"Does Sister Quanshui usually use candles?"

"Well, when I'm busy at work, sometimes I can't sleep well because I'm nervous, so I light candles to calm my nerves. ”

"It's a long word, but be sure to pay attention to your body. ”

"I feel that I have heard Ye Jun say this sentence more than once. ”

"Probably. Ye Zhao echoed and quietly tilted the umbrella a little towards the Sakai spring, "But I really only have such a simple hope for Sister Quanshui, I hope you can be healthy." ”

"Thank you, Ye Jun. Sakai Spring said, "Ye Jun is really different from the people I have met. ”

"If it's not the same in the good way, I'll accept it all. ”

"And what if it's the bad side?"

Ye Zhao's eyebrows drooped and he sighed, "There's no way around that, I can only accept it all." ”

Sakai Izumi let out a happy laugh at his reaction, "Actually, there's nothing bad about it." I don't know why, but occasionally I feel as if you've known me for a long time. When we first met, you looked at me like you were meeting someone you knew very well. ”

Because I've known you for a long time...... Ye Zhao thought silently in his heart.

As she moved forward, the angle of the umbrella above her head towards the Sakai spring became more and more exaggerated, whether it was her long supple ponytail hair, thin shoulders, and white pencil pants, all of which were well protected. On the other hand, Ye Zhao was exposed outside the umbrella, and half of his body was wet.

At this time, a slender knuckle hand quietly covered the handle of the umbrella and gently pushed the inclined umbrella towards Ye Zhao's side. "Ye Jun always advises me to take care of my body, but I don't pay attention to health at all. The gentle voice of Sakai spring water rang in my ears.

"This," Ye Zhao was speechless for a moment.

"Thank you very much, but if Ye Jun catches a cold because of this, I will be uneasy. This umbrella is quite spacious, a little more economical for two people, it is always enough. Sakai Izumi said, narrowing the distance between him and Ye Zhao slightly.

The two of them sat shoulder to shoulder under the umbrella, and as the distance narrowed, their shoulders touched each other lightly from time to time, and every time, from the deepest part of the body, there was a steady stream of joy welling up.

Walking out of the alley, the sudden shower did not reduce the crowds on the street.

Standing on the side of the road, Sakai Izumi waved to the taxi and muttered happily, "Ye Jun is really a good person." ”

"Huh?"

"I've thought so before, Ye Jun is really a very patient and gentle person. ”

"Well, it's not that good. Ye Zhao lowered his head and looked at the tips of his shoes, the canvas uppers were splashed with rain, and they looked a little dirty. "Sister Quanshui, do you want to go back directly after that?"

Sakai Izumizu said "um", and at this time, a taxi happened to come over and stop in front of the two.

Ye Zhao put her in the taxi, "Then, good night." ”

After saying this, the driver started the car. Through the glass window, Izumi Sakai in the back seat waved at him. Then, the car slowly drove out of the somewhat crowded street and disappeared into the night.

Finally got into the second taxi, through the window, looking out the window more and more intense, almost raining rain, Ye Zhao thought to himself, Mrs. Tsuda's words "The rain this season should stop soon" seems to have no way to come true.

I got out of the taxi, stood under the eaves of the apartment, shook my umbrella, returned to my room, hung the dripping umbrella in the bathroom, changed out of the clothes that smelled damp and threw them into the washing machine, and took a dishonest shower.

Fasten the last button on the front of your pajamas, and your phone rings on the coffee table in the living room. Came to the living room barefoot and picked up the phone, "Sister Quanshui." ”

"Ye Jun, have you gone home now?"

"Of course. Ye Zhao sat down on the sofa, a pair of long legs casually on the coffee table, "What about Sister Quanshui?" ”

"Hmm. Ye Jun was in the rain just now, right? Remember to take a hot bath to avoid catching a cold. ”

"Don't worry, you've taken a shower and changed your clothes. Ye Zhao joked, "The recording is about to start, if I catch a cold now, I will have to go into the recording studio with a runny nose and sing in a duck voice." ”

Izumi Sakai laughed.