Chapter III
Yuichi Fujisawa.
By now, as you can probably guess, the man I mentioned at the beginning of the story is him.
When I sat side by side in the back seat of Bentley with Yu Fujisawa, we were already sharing names. Of course I didn't tell him my real name, I made a name. Although I feel sorry for him, I can't tell my name frankly. Oh, don't ask me how I know he didn't lie to me, I just know.
The clearest detail I can remember about this night is that I was so close that I could clearly smell the faint scent of cherry blossoms coming from him. Later I found out that the scent didn't come from any brand, but from the cherry blossom forest in his family's yard. Sometimes, I wonder if he is dressed in a white yukata and walks slowly through the light rain of cherry blossoms, which is definitely a moving sight. Of course, in my reverie he still had to walk with the help of a cane, and I never thought it was his fatal flaw, which did not detract from his perfection at all, but made his god-like* face look a little more approachable.
Without going into details, let's go back to the inside of a Bentley on this early summer evening. As soon as the car started, Fujisawa-kun asked me if I needed to hurry, and when I said no, he told the driver to drive slowly. From this point I realized that he was a meticulous and rule-abiding person, and of course, I wouldn't think that he was actually telling the driver to drive slowly so that he could stay with me a little longer.
Bentley was driving smoothly down the streets of Kyoto, and in order to hide his nervousness, my eyes kept falling on the bustling night scene outside the window, which probably caught the attention of Yuichi Fujisawa, so he asked me, "Do you like Kyoto?"
"When I first came......" Before I could start speaking, a series of vibrating tones sounded next to me, and he whispered sorry, and then took out his phone to answer.
The call lasted twenty minutes, and Yuichi Fujisawa spoke in French, with a gentle tone and an inviolable majesty, which I deduced was an official call. As for what he said, I felt very powerless, I could speak three Chinese, Chinese, Japanese, English, a little Korean, and even a little German, but not French, and after watching a few original movies, I just felt that he spoke as authentically as a movie actor.
When he finally closed the line, I could already see the school gate in Beiyuan, and he apologized to me again: "It's a matter of work, I'm really embarrassed."
"You're so polite, it's okay." At this time, the car slowly stopped at the main gate of Beiyuan, and I thanked him, "Thank you very much tonight, I'll go first, goodbye." "After that, go and pull the car door.
"Please wait a minute." He suddenly stopped me, "How far is your student apartment from the main entrance?" β
"About ......," I thought for a moment, "ten minutes." β
"Ten minutes?" He looked at me, "There are so few people on campus, you want to walk there for ten minutes alone?" β
"Yes."
"When are you going home?"
I explained, "I live on campus." For a moment, he seemed to understand something, did he want to send me to the apartment building? No, it won't. I said, "Just send me here." β
"Actually, I have a suggestion," he said, opening the door on his side, "I'll let you in." Would you mind walking slowly with me? β
Can I say mind? But his legs ...... I gritted my teeth and made a quick decision: "Don't bother you, you can let the driver take me downstairs from the apartment."
He closed the door, turned his head and nodded to the driver, and the car immediately started on the campus I was familiar with. I secretly glanced at Fujisawa-kun's smiling side face, and suddenly felt that I was being calculated by this person invisibly.
A few minutes later, Bentley finally stopped at the bottom of the apartment, and I opened the door and got out of the car, bowing and saying goodbye to him: "Thank you, goodbye."
He waved gracefully: "Good night."
"Good night." I closed the door and watched the black Bentley slowly drive into the night, then turned and went upstairs. Opening the door of the apartment, at this time, my roommate, Yumi Nagasawa, who had fallen out, was still in the apartment for the first time, and she stood by the window of the living room, looking at me with a subtle look.
I think she probably saw the Bentley downstairs and had some guess about me. I didn't bother to bother with this, so I went straight to my room, took a hot shower, and went to bed early. But I was wrapped in a quilt and tossed and turned on the bed, and my mind was full of Fujisawa-kun's figure, and I couldn't sleep, it was really terrible.
The next day was Saturday, when I arrived at the cafΓ© on time, Qin Chuan was ready to open, and when he saw me, he showed a rogue smile: "Yo, Sister Susu, what did you do last night?" Look at a pair of dark circles under the eyes. Tut-tut......"
I really didn't sleep well last night, at this time, I glared at him with a pair of panda eyes but made him smile even more, I retracted my gaze, and was about to change my uniform, Qin Chuan grabbed me: "Hey, wait." Then he went into the back kitchen and came out a while with an ice pack in his hand. He handed me the ice pack: "I don't know how many layers of powder to cover up?" Take advantage of the fact that there are few people at this time and quickly put it on, otherwise how will it work? β
"That's ...... Not quite right? β
"Where is all this nonsense?" He forced an ice pack on me.
I obediently gave the order and chose a corner by the window to sit down. Although I worked part-time here for a week or two, it was the first time I sat in the hall like this. I leaned on the ice cube to look around, at this time there were few guests, Yanagi was ordering a fashionably dressed middle-aged woman, Qin Chuan brought coffee and snacks to a mother and son, turned around and played an old song on the computer, a lazy mezzo-soprano came through the stereo, Lana Del Rey's "Young and Beautiful".
He has been playing this song a lot lately, and I can hum a few words along with it when I listen to it too much, and when I put it into the chorus, a familiar figure appeared at the door of the store, Yu Fujisawa holding a cane in one hand, wearing a gray shirt and white casual pants underneath, he is not wearing Givenchy today, but Armani. This person looks good in any kind of clothes, who can not believe him if he is a model?
He walked towards the window as he had done the previous times, his figure gradually, my face was ridiculously dark circles, I didn't want to meet him at all, it just so happened that Yanagi ordered to pass by, I pulled the menu in his hand and spread it on the table, pretending to be buried in serious research, just hoping not to be recognized by him. But it backfired, and the sound of the cane hitting the ground stopped in front of me, and his voice came from overhead: "Lanting, morning."
I buried my head deeper and ignored it.
"Can I sit here?" His voice sounded pleasant, and when he saw that I was silent, he added, "Is that okay?" Susu. β
This pronunciation can't be more standard for foreign friends, but, Lanting. That's the name I told him last night, and when and where did he get my real name?
I looked up in shock, his eyes met, he raised his eyebrows, and his voice was gentle with a hint of banter: "Sure enough, this is your name."
Oops, I thought, fooled.
I buried my head again, and Yanagi didn't seem to leave, because I heard him say to Fujisawa-kun, "Mr. Fujisawa, please take a seat."
"Is that okay?" He asked again.
I bit my lip and said, "You may be seated."
He sat down, put his cane away, and asked me, "What to drink?"
I shook my head: "Thanks, I still have to work."
He didn't force it, looked up and said to Liu Sheng: "A cup of Blue Mountain, thank you."
Yanagi said "Wait a minute" and left immediately. I got up, "Mr. Fujisawa, I'm going to work." I saluted him, "Go first." β
"Can you answer me a question before that?" He stopped me, I turned around, and he said gently, "Sit down first, okay?" β
I hesitated for a moment, then sat down, "Please speak."
"Can you tell me which two Chinese characters are your name?" He said, "With all due respect, last time you had a badge on your uniform in English, and I would like to know how to write Chinese characters." β
It turned out that he already knew my name, but I told him a fake name, and I couldn't help the sincere Fujisawa-kun. I pulled out the handy folder from my backpack, flipped it to the clean side, and wrote my name to him.
"Susu." He read it out loud and said, "I guess this pronunciation stumped a lot of people." β
"As you say, but your pronunciation is standard." I withdrew my folder.
He didn't speak, just looked at me. I staggered my gaze: "Rude." Get up and leave. This time he didn't stop me again.
When I changed into my overalls and went to the hall, I didn't see him. When Yanagi passed by me, he told me that he had something to do and that the coffee was packed and taken away.
"Mr. Fujisawa still gave a generous tip." Yanagi sighed.
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Goodbye Yuichi Fujisawa was at Hankyu Department Store a week later.
It's still Friday night, and the four rivers are still bustling with people. If anything, it's nothing more than a light rain that night and I just got my share of the paycheck.
As I mentioned earlier, because I want to participate in the new product launch of Zhinian Sookhee, I need to prepare a set of clothes for myself that is suitable for the occasion, in this case, wearing this clothes to the launch event will definitely show my greatest respect.
I planned to buy a small dress and a pair of high heels, and after walking around the discount area, I realized that I had been naΓ―ve because it was so expensive. Even if it costs half a month's salary, it is probably only enough for me to buy the cheapest pair of shoes in the discount area. I put down the cheapest pair of blue pointed-toe heels in my hand, and the shopper in the store asked me with a smile, "Miss, what do you think of these shoes?" Need me to wrap it up for you? β
That's a lot of money for me, and I need time to think about it. So he lied that he was feeling unwell. The shopping guide said: "You are probably tired of shopping, please rest for a while." Do you want to drink water? I nodded. The shopping guide said wait a minute, and left to pour water for me.
I sat alone on the comfortable leather sofa in the discount area and began to think about how to solve this big problem, but my attention was drawn to the finished products in the store. The theme of this year's spring and summer season is "Peter Pan", from the clothing to the accessories, it is full of fantasy and innocence, a little more bold and vivid than before, but without losing the original softness and freshness. All of a sudden, I had an idea, why didn't I wear my own clothes to the launch?
I knew there was a dress that would match the shoes, so I made a decision right away.
Just as the shopping guide came over, she handed me a glass of warm water: "Please use it." β
"Thank you." I took it and said to her, "Please help me wrap up my shoes." β
After paying the bill, I walked through the dazzling array of luxury shelves, and the main attraction of the season, the dreamy silver slipper in collaboration with a jewelry brand, was displayed in the most prominent position.
In the display case is a faceless wax figure carefully melted by a craftsman, and it can be vaguely seen that it is a girl of thirteen or fourteen years old. The girl lowered her head slightly, sitting casually on a smooth stone, her long black hair slanted down, the hem of the white kimono exposed a smooth calf, and the girl wore a pair of crystal shoes. The silver silk toe is dotted with tiny crystals that are strung together in chains that cling to the instep of the shoe, extending to the back of the shoe and then spreading along the ankle like a tie to the calf, forming a straight knot. This pair of crystal shoes is rumored to be the only pair in the world, and even the silver heel is inlaid with valuable crystals, shining brightly under the magnesium light.
It's rare for Zhinian Shuxi to have such a work, but even if she is wearing a pair of extremely luxurious shoes, the posture of the wax girl is still indifferent, and even careless.
Probably after I watched it for a long time, a shopping guide came over and asked, "Excuse me, do you want to try it?" "If you can wear it and fit it, you'll be in this one-of-a-kind way," she says. β
I almost forgot that this one-of-a-kind pair of crystal slippers has been looking for its owner, and the big brand has always been a good player that any woman who can wear them will be able to have her for free. Countless women have come here, but because of her tricky shoe size, no one has been able to wear her so far.
I was thinking about refusing when a voice came from behind me, "Try it." I turned around, and Yuichi Fujisawa was standing a meter or two behind me, he was dressed more casually today, with a blue shirt over a beige casual suit. The cane is still the same as usual.
I restrained the trembling in my throat and greeted him calmly: "Hello. Mr. Fujisawa. β
"Hello. Miss Sue. He came closer, stopping an arm's length away. He smiled at me and looked at me with both eyes.
This made me nervous, and I tugged at the corner of my shirt and said something confused: "What a coincidence, did Mr. Fujisawa accompany his female companion to buy clothes?"
As soon as the words came out, I regretted it, when did I know him well enough to greet this topic at will?
His smile deepened, as if he had heard a funny joke, but he didn't seem angry, but rather happy. He said, "It's not a coincidence, Miss Su, this is my shop."
I would say that I am not surprised at all that he is the heir of Zhinian Sook-hee, as long as I connect the bits and pieces of my acquaintance with him, the answer will come to the surface. But I vouch for my personality that I have never done so. Please don't ask me why, I don't want to publish it yet.
Yuichi Fujisawa walked to the display case, and his eyes fell on the wax figure with a little deep meaning that I couldn't understand. He suddenly asked, "Do you like it?"
"I like it." I'll be honest.
He turned his head, "Do you want to try it?"
"Huh?" I froze and shook my head, "Thanks, but no." β
Yuichi Fujisawa looked at me with a smile and whispered, "Try it, she's a good fit for you."
Yuichi Fujisawa is bewitching me with his youthful and perfect face and his delicate and gentle voice. I didn't dare look at him.
Later, Yuichi Fujisawa and I were already very close, and I happened to talk about this night by chance, and I put a small fork on the sliced strawberries in the fruit bowl and laughed at him, and I said, "Now, I'm never worried that you'll go bankrupt."
He was wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses reading a book under a standing lamp, and when he heard the words, he looked up, full of bookish energy. He said, "So, am I thankful that you have faith in me?"
"Of course!" I smiled and handed him a slice of strawberry and sat down on a wicker chair next to him, "Don't you want to know why?" β
He put down the book and listened to it. I smiled both contentedly and proudly: "Because, if there are clothes that can't be sold, as long as you are a little seductive, for example, try it, it will suit you very well." The other party will definitely take out their wallets right away. β
And how did Yuichi Fujisawa answer? He smiled and returned his gaze to the book: "That's different."
The smile on my lips has changed from now on, and I don't have to look in the mirror to think of it as a sweet smile. I coughed, blushed, and knowingly asked, "What's the difference?"
His whirlpool-like eyes looked at me with deep meaning, and for a while, he said very seriously: "Susu, I say this because it does exist for you."
I looked at him and was stunned for a moment. He sighed, took off his glasses, leaned over and kissed me.
At that time, I only regarded this sentence as a nice and ordinary love sentence said by Yuichi Fujisawa, but I didn't delve into the meaning, and by the time I could understand it, it was a long time later. Later, I remembered that in the days when I met him, the closest time was also the most distant.
What girl can resist the temptation of Yuichi Fujisawa? However, as a young man, I had an almost paranoid self-esteem and pride, and my admiration made me desperate to get close to him, but they made me disguise myself as an indifferent girl who was not impressed by anything about him.
I don't want to lie and say, "My friend is still waiting for me, I have to go first." I bowed slightly, "Goodbye." β
I was about to turn around and leave, when Yuichi Fujisawa stopped me: "Miss Su."
I stopped: "Yes."
He smiled and whispered, "Good night."
I nodded in greeting, and the driver's uncle, who had met once, helped me open the door, and I walked away slowly.
That's all the intersection I've had with Yuichi Fujisawa so far.