"That's... Does Shiro know these things?"

After listening to Rita, Xia You hesitated for a moment and asked.

"Well, she knows. Aunt Ryoko told her more than a year ago. ”

Rita nodded her head, her eyes fell on the floor, and her eyes seemed to be a little distressed: "Originally, Aunt Ryoko planned to wait for a few more years to tell her when the child grew up, but I didn't expect that Mayaku actually took the initiative to ask her." ”

"Did Mahaku take the initiative to ask?"

When Xia You heard this, he was a little surprised.

Seeing his surprise on his face, Rita also felt a little empathy, she smiled wryly and nodded: "Yes." I was also present at that time, and Aunt Ryoko and I were very surprised, but I didn't expect that before we could say anything, Mashiro was the first to notice these things. ”

"But if you think about it, it's actually quite normal......"

As soon as she spoke, her white face became relieved: "Zhenbai's child has always been very sharp, but she rarely shows it. ”

"That's right. ”

Xia You had to agree with this.

During this time, he got along with Shiina Mashiro, and he knew very well that this Nizi was actually unexpectedly smart, but because of the lack of common sense, he always looked stupid and cute OvO

"That'...... What happened to Mahaku after knowing this?Is she sad?" Xia You asked hesitantly.

Rita shook her head: "No, not at all." ”

Hearing this, Xia You was stunned for a moment, and thought he had heard it wrong: "What?"

"After learning about that, Mahaku wasn't sad at all. ”

Rita recounted, and then she shrugged, "Sure, a little bit of a surprise, but other than that, the kid was so flat that it felt like nothing had happened. ”

"That's ......"

Xia You's mood was a little complicated, and he didn't know what to say.

Rita can also understand this, her flower-like face reveals a faint bitterness, and her pupils are full of pity. That's pity for Mashiro.

"Mashiro's child has always been like this, she has behaved differently from ordinary people since she was a child. ”

She said slowly: "It's not so much that the child has a cold personality, it's that she doesn't understand such a thing as feelings, so even if she knows that her biological parents have died, she doesn't act too sad." ”

"But — that doesn't mean Mashiro is a bad boy, she's just a little ignorant. ”

Rita's tone was resolute, and she said earnestly word by word, and her persistent appearance seemed as if she was guarding the most important treasure...... Or maybe it's like a sister who is protecting her sister.

Seeing this, Xia You was very happy in his heart, happy that besides him, there were many people who cared so much about Zhenbai. He smiled and nodded: "Of course I know this, Mahaku has always been a good boy." ”

"Hmm. ”

Hearing this, Rita also smiled and nodded. Despite the huge difference in appearance, she really looks like Mahaku's sister, and she is happier than anyone else when she hears someone compliment her sister.

After taking a sip of tea in her cup, Rita continued: "Perhaps it is precisely because Mashiro is too ignorant and simple, and does not have many distractions like ordinary people, that she was able to progress so quickly after being exposed to painting, showing extraordinary talent, and quickly becoming a painting genius who amazes the world." ”

"In the past, when I was in England, the students in the same painting classroom were very envious of Mashiro, because she was the only one who never needed to concentrate, and she could enter the hall of painting at any time as long as she picked up a pen. ”

"That's... Rita, are you too?" Xia You asked curiously.

Rita nodded her head, she didn't deliberately hide it, and her face showed a little shame: "Well, there was a time when this was indeed the case, and every day I envied Mashiro's painting talent, and I thought she was so powerful." ”

"But......" she paused, "the more I know about her since I got to know her, the less I envy her...... Because the kid didn't look happy when he painted. ”

Hearing this, Xia You's heart moved slightly, and he suddenly remembered that when he first arrived, Shiina Mashiro told him that she hated painting.

"The first time I remember Mashiro smiling from the bottom of her heart was one day a few years ago. ”

Rita smiled, her eyes full of nostalgia: "At that time, she happened to see the manga magazine that Aunt Ryoko brought from Japan, and then she told me that she liked manga and wanted to become a manga artist. ”

At that time, although Zhenbai was not as famous as it is now, she had already begun to show her edge, and she had held several art exhibitions, and many people thought that she had a rare talent for painting. ”

"So when I heard Mahaku say that she wanted to be a manga artist, I thought she was joking. ”

But she didn't. ”

Rita said this, with a slightly wry smile on her face, a little helpless, as if she remembered the overly stubborn appearance of Mashiro at that time.

In this regard, Xia You can also understand, and he can't laugh or cry. He believed that anyone who heard that a drawing genius with infinite possibilities decided to give up all his past achievements and run away to become a cartoonist.

But Shiina Mashiro has always been such an unbelievable girl.

Yes in every sense of the word.

"Because Mahaku was too stubborn, I couldn't persuade her in the end, so I had to help. ”

Rita's tone was like that of a sister who had nothing to do with her own sister, a little distressed but could only accommodate: "In this way, the child learned comics from scratch while drawing oil paintings. ”

"It took a lot of time, and the child became more and more fond of drawing manga, and when the manuscript was drawn more, I voted for her to the Japanese publishers. Rita said, "That's how we met Ayano Iida. ”

"I see. ”

Xia You nodded. At the moment, he was very glad that he had kept Rita in the evening and let her stay here, otherwise he would not have heard so much about the past.

It gave him a feeling that he had earned it.

"Actually...... In addition to the manga, Mahaku also has a 'existence' that he likes and cares about, right?"

Rita smiled suddenly, her lips lifted beautifully, but it was a meaningful smile.

Seeing this, although Xia You had some understanding, he was not sure, so he had to ask cautiously, "What is that?"

"That's you, Xia Jun. Rita smiled, but also wrinkled her nose, looking a little jealous, as if her favorite treasure had been snatched away.

"Me?"

Although Xia You guessed correctly, he still couldn't quite understand what he said.

Seeing this, Rita couldn't help but sigh, a little helpless, as if to say, 'It's really okay to take you'.

I said...... Didn't you ever wonder why Zhenbai was very close to you from the beginning, Xia Jun?"

"I've had doubts. ”

Xia You spread his hands and said truthfully. It's just that he didn't dig deeper, and felt that there was no need, the important thing was to take good care of Mashiro next, and compensate for the share that he had treated her coldly half a year ago.

But now that Rita brought it up, he couldn't help but be curious, wondering why.

"That's because Mashiro has known you since he was a child. ”

Rita's language is not shocking.

When Xia You heard this, he was really a little surprised.

Seeing his unexpected appearance, Rita felt a little amused, thinking that he was quite similar to Zhenbai, and in some places it was natural. It's really a brother and sister.

"Since Xia Jun doesn't know about this, then I don't think you have seen the treasure of Zhenbai, right?"

"Treasures?"

Xia You became even more curious.

Rita didn't deliberately antagonize anyone's appetite, she took out her phone from her pocket, slid her fingers on the screen a few times, and then handed it over: "Oh, you can see for yourself." ”

"Good. ”

Xia You stretched out his hand to take the phone, he looked down and saw a photo on the screen.

In the photo, there is a girl about six or seven years old, wearing a white princess dress, looking a little restrained. She had a bob, creamy yellow hair, and very fair skin.

"It's... True white when you were a child?"

Xia You's eyes widened, and he was about to be bleeding from the soft Lori in the photo. But that's not the point, the point is that he also sees himself in the photo...... To be precise, it is also my own self when I was a child.

I saw that on the side of the photo, he was still wearing glasses, and he happened to pass by during the shooting, and was photographed by the camera.

"There is still a photo ...... like this"

To be honest, Xia You was stunned, he couldn't remember this at all.

After admiring his surprised appearance, Rita explained, "I heard Aunt Ryoko say that this photo was taken when Mahaku was seven or eight years old. At that time, Xia Jun, you seem to have attended a piano recital, and she took Mahaku to see it together. ”

"It was also because of that concert that you became the only longing in Mashiro's mind, and she felt that your piano sound was colorful and beautiful. ”

"That's ......"

Hearing this, Xia You's heart was slightly complicated.

At this time, he suddenly figured out why during this period of time, when he recorded music every night, Mahaku would always go downstairs to listen to it, and he would not go upstairs until he stopped playing.

"Although it may not be visible on her face, that child really likes you, and she has been liking you for many, many years, Xia Jun. ”

Rita said seriously, those sapphire-like eyes didn't blink, and just looked straight over: "So I hope you can take good care of Mashiro and don't bully her." ”

"I know, I'm going to be good to her. Xia You said solemnly.

After staring at Xia You for a few more seconds and making sure that there was no false color in his eyes, Rita didn't say anything more, she picked up the cup and drank the barley tea in one go.

"Then it's almost time to go to bed, it's almost twelve o'clock. ”

She got up from the couch and straightened the hem of her skirt slightly, wrinkling a little.

Seeing this, Xia You also drank all the barley tea in one gulp, and then got up: "Well, it's really time to sleep, I still have to go to class tomorrow morning." ”

"Oh, by the way, Xia Jun. ”

At this time, Rita suddenly remembered something, looked over with a smile and said, "I just heard Zhenbai say it, she asked you to learn about it last night." ”

"Huh?" Xia You was stunned for a moment.

"Even though Japanese women are adults at the age of sixteen, you and Mashiro don't have a wishing relationship, but you still can't do that kind of thing too early, right?"

Her eyes blinked, and she looked extremely cunning.

Xia You choked on her words and felt extremely embarrassed: "Uh, you won't do it, what do you think." Although he tried hard, his words sounded unremarkable.

For no other reason, who made him do something indescribable last night to a sister who was only fourteen years old and was genuinely related by blood......