Suzu Sakakihara felt that her brother was a little too ridiculous.

How could you tell your father-in-law about splitting your legs?

Although he is not a real father-in-law, it is almost the same that my brother dares to tell the matter of Zhixue, isn't that looking for death?!

This matter was really unacceptable, and Suzu Sakakihara was stunned for a long time before slowly speaking.

Brother, did you really say that? That. So, that uncle, you haha, what do you think, uncle? ”

Suzu Sakakihara didn't know if she had a problem with her head.

She actually felt that her uncle's tone on the phone was so calm that she was completely lifeless!

Can you not be angry when this kind of thing happens?

Brother, he's an uncle's daughter.

Sure enough, after asking this question himself, the uncle remained silent for quite some time.

[Not too surprised.] ]

"Huh?!" Suzu Sakakihara was surprised.

[Suzu, long before Xiaole confessed to me, I vaguely knew Zhixue's thoughts.] About the snow. I can say very clearly that it is not only your grandfather's problem to create the current situation, but also part of my responsibility for this. ]

“.？” Sakakihara Ling couldn't figure it out, could this be blamed on his uncle's head, isn't it an old brother scumbag?

[It's a long story about the treatment of snow, I talked to Xiaole.] But it's not that complicated

[The Tianhai family has always been indebted to the snow.]

[She was born in the Tianhai family, but suffered from the prejudice of her family because of her mother's departure.] She was born flawed, and she was not valued by the people of the Tianhai family, and even her father did not value her existence in the past. ]

“.”

Suzu Sakakihara listened quietly, holding her phone, and glanced at the snow of the sky and sea on the side of the rest area looking at the ceiling in a daze.

[I was in England when Yuki was born, and Ruri and July had just been born.] For more than ten years, I had conflicts with your grandfather and never had contact with the family, so I only knew the news of my mother's death in childbirth.

[I remember the first time I met with Yuki, the first time I met the old man after I returned to Japan after many years, and I had just come out of his study.] It was the middle of the night, and Zhixue appeared barefoot on the carpet in the corridor outside the study.

[I stop, and she stops, just looking straight at me.]

[I didn't know her at the time, and I thought she was the child of the next family who came to visit, so I asked her who she was and why she was still here at such a late hour.]

[Zhixue didn't seem quite right at first glance, and when she faced my inquiry, she just said that she was hungry and came out to find something to eat.]

[I didn't pay much attention to her when I had important things to do, just told her a direction and watched her leave in front of me.] Out of the hall to the door, at this time your Sakura has already driven the car to the door for me, I took the opportunity to ask, the girl I met just now is a child of which family.

[You Sakura looked at me with an indescribable look, and then tactfully conveyed to me that it was my youngest sister, who was ten years old.] ]

The uncle stopped at this point.

Even if there is no special tone, Sakakihara Suzu listens to it, and it feels like his uncle is laughing at himself.

It's not difficult to understand at all, uncle is Zhixue's only brother.

However, as an older brother who is related by blood, he has never spoken a word with his sister, and he doesn't even know him.

[Later, out of curiosity about this sister who I haven't met for ten years, I asked you Sakura about her condition. The more I understand, the more I feel that your grandfather is ruthless, and it has been more than ten years, and only now do I remember that Zhixue is his daughter.

[She has nothing, no classmates, no friends, no people she knows, not even real family.]

[The family also knew that the old man didn't like the snow, so they wouldn't mention her existence in front of him.]

[For more than ten years, she is like a forgotten existence in the corner by your grandfather, and every time you Sakura take her to the hospital for a routine checkup.]

[Suzu, what do you think such a snow has?] ]

“.”

Suzu Sakakihara is not easy to answer, or she can't answer.

As the eldest lady of the Tianhai family, Yuki can have everything, but she can't have anything.

And when I was a child, I was at two extremes. I have no money in my family, but I have an old brother but a mother.

If you think about it, although it was a bitter time, it was actually quite happy

Every day there is a guy who will be happy with him.

[Therefore, after Zhixue came to this house for a while, I vaguely sensed that she would start to rely on Xiaole a lot, and Qi Mingyue and Jiu Liuli had proved a precedent, so it was not surprising. ]

"What does that uncle mean to my brother—" Suzu Sakakihara was careful not to say too much.

But sure enough, the uncle was not without a little thought, as if he was a little angry.

The tone became solemn.

[As an older brother, I hope that Yukiki can have a good time.]

[Again, as a father, I want my daughter to be happy.]

[I failed to care for them, and naturally I couldn't deprive them of their right to pursue happiness.]

[For Qijiu, he should pay the corresponding responsibility and fulfill the duties of his identity, this is the fact that he has promised, if he really has any unrealistic ideas, no need for Qimingyue and Jiu Liuli, I will be the first to go to him. And under this premise, there is nothing wrong with giving Zhixue some love from the family. ]

“.”

Good. Good guy, how did the old brother convince the uncle?

Obviously, I can still feel that my uncle is angry, but it is also suppressed anger.

There is obviously something that is restricting the uncle from coming back from vacation immediately to slap the elder brother.

Sakakihara Suzu didn't know what the old brother said, but she was very curious

Uncle, uncle, my brother. Did you say something, something special? ”

[]

[Brother you, let me and your mother try to believe him.] ]

"Phase, believe him?"

[Yes, believe him, believe that he can handle the relationship of several people, so that everyone has a result that can be recognized.] And he also made a promise to us that if he didn't do it, he wouldn't have to deal with his business without us having to deal with it, and he would jump into Tokyo Bay himself. ]

The call with my uncle is over.

Although he failed to achieve the purpose of using his uncle to make several people interact, Sakakihara Suzu felt that he saw his brother's actions from another angle.

He said that he could handle the relationship between several people.

But in the end, how to deal with it?

Suzu Sakakihara put down her phone and stared at the snow in the sky of the sea sitting in the rest area, puzzled.

*

The night breeze in the early hours of summer is humid and cold.

Standing on the edge of Tokyo Bay, looking at the neon lights of the ferry on the bay, even the seven moons of the sky and the sea themselves could not understand why they came to this place after school.

Greet the sea breeze with your cheeks and feel the vastness and prosperity of the sea bordering the city with your fluttering hair.

The reflection of the city is reflected on the surface of the river, like glass.

There was movement on the phone.

Tianhai Qimingyue didn't need to look at it, but he knew that it was the news that his sister asked where he was.

Not only did I not go to her basketball training today, but I sneaked out of her shower and didn't tell her in advance.

It's no wonder my sister isn't worried.

Speaking of which, I hardly talked to my sister today, right?

Why?

Tianhai Qi Mingyue thought about it in her heart, and in the end she could only blame the answer on the fact that her sister was currently thinking differently from herself.

Because of the difference in ideas, Tianhai Qi Mingyue felt that even her sister could not understand what she was feeling now.

She picked up her arms, which were somewhat cooled by the sea breeze, and looked at the sea in Tokyo Bay, and looked at the sightseeing boats cruising above for a while. Then, the ghost stumbled over the guardrail and headed for the far edge of the bay.

Tianhai Qimingyue came to the top of the embankment, squatted down, hugged his legs, lowered his head, and looked at the sea.

She stared at her own reflection in the bay, at her face blurred by the night breeze on the water, at her face with the waves crooked.

Icy cold. Sea water?

What would it be like to dive headfirst into it?

In recent years, the treatment of Tokyo Bay has not been very effective, and there must be a lot of pollutants from chemical plants in this seawater, right?

Oh, if you die inside, I'm afraid that if you die, you will die ugly

However, death is dead, and there is no need to care about what it looks like after death.

Why should things happen after death be so important?

Tianhai Qimingyue squatted on the beach and gradually quieted down, but the sound of the wind kept ringing in her ears with the sound of the returning tide. She felt the wind and the movement of the sightseeing boats on the bay, and she didn't know what she should do and what she should do in the future.

This is probably the feeling of being abandoned by someone you trust

"Oh, take it, I just bought it."

“.”

Tianhai Qi Mingyue hugged her legs and turned her head in hesitation.

Someone who wasn't supposed to be here showed up at an inopportune time.

And he sat on the embankment with his legs hanging outside, and he was still holding the grilled sausage in a biodegradable plastic box that was handed to him.

Tianhai Qimingyue first glanced at the object in his hand, and then looked at the side face of Sakakihara Rina staring across the bay.

His hair was blown by the sea breeze, as if he was sighing.

"Tianhai Qi Mingyue, the scenery here is good, how did you find this place?"

"Why are you here?"

Sakakihara pretended not to hear, he put the disposable lunch box between the two of them, and continued to eat the grilled sausage that he had not finished eating.

While eating, he enjoyed the night view of the bay, and answered the question:

"Well, it's the kind of off-the-beaten-path attraction that no one has discovered. No, it should be said that it belongs to the feeling of a 'secret base' among children, and it belongs only to the two of us. ”

Tianhai Qi Mingyue hugged her legs, her expression was dissatisfied, but her tone was normal, "I'm asking you." ”

"Then again, is this a place we discovered together? There is a sea breeze, a city, neon, and you can see the waterfront bridge not far away. ”

"Sakakihara-san."

"Beauty is very beautiful, and it feels like a good place to rest, etc., did I say something wrong, Tianhai Qimingyue, you are squatting here alone, doesn't that mean——"

Alas.

Someone talks to himself, and his faceless attitude makes Tianhai Qimingyue helpless.

"You're just thinking too much and thinking I'm going to deny my worth because of something? Wrong, I'm Tianhai Qimingyue, I don't need someone, even if it's a person, I can live as a matter of course, and live better. ”

"Of course."

Sakakihara was in front of the bay and nodded seriously, "You are Qimingyue, what can't you do?" Is there anything you can't do? You are so good, you don't know how many things you have learned since you were a child, you are trying to restrain yourself when others are playing, and when others are enjoying happiness, you are trying to improve yourself Like you is a good and beautiful person, who can't find it?

"So Qi Mingyue, you actually have someone or not, it's not bad."

“.” Tianhai Qi Mingyue didn't know how to take this guy's words for a while.

Sakakihara put the bamboo skewer in his hand into his disposable box, stood up on one foot, put his hand on his knee, and said softly while enjoying the sea breeze:

"I think someone actually understands, Qi Mingyue's classmate has long been able to be independent, and he can already be completely indifferent to someone's existence. The reason why she still cares is actually because some things were restraining her when she was a child, and she regarded that shadow as a lifelong longing and was willing to pay absolute trust for it.

"But once that shadow coincides with someone now, and is deceived by someone, she will not hesitate to deny that someone has become no longer the same as before."

Sakakihara turned his head, looked at the seven bright moons of the heavenly sea, and said with a smile:

"Actually, didn't Qi Mingyue have long been able to run far?"

You think I don't want to? So far, there is nothing in you that can be trusted by me. ”

"July."

"Pay attention to your identity, Sakakihara-san. First of all, we only have ordinary relationships now, and secondly, you guy suddenly appeared here, and I have reason to doubt your purpose. ”

The indifference of the Seven Bright Moons of the Heavenly Sea made Sakakihara feel that she was different from before.

And she stood up directly as she spoke, obviously not wanting to make close contact with herself.

Sakakihara saw this and knew that she was really angry and disappointed in herself.

"It was Ruri who called me."

"What?"

"Liuli said that you suddenly disappeared in the middle of the night, she looked for a long time, and contacted you for a long time, and you didn't reply, she can only ask me to help find you."

And then you guys went out in the early hours of the morning to find me?"

"Or else?" Sakakihara asked rhetorically.

"Hypothetical."

"What's wrong with this? You're gone, and Liuli asked me to help find you, so why don't I come out and look for you? Not only me, Suzu and Yuki, all came out to find you. ”

"Hypothetical."

"July, I didn't lie at all about my concern for you."

"Hypothetical."

Tianhai Qi Mingyue was very unhappy, and she didn't trust this guy at all, "You forgot what you said not long ago?" ”

"I don't think there's anything wrong with what I'm talking about, and I have to be responsible for what happened to Zhixue."

"On what basis do you say you are responsible? Shouldn't that be responsible for me and my sister? ”

Rarely, Tianhai Qi Mingyue raised his voice.

Sakakihara didn't want to anger her, so he lowered his voice and said:

"I'll be responsible for you and Ruri, too."

But it's a pity that someone didn't do it."

"Listen to me first, July. I know you can't trust me, but please hear me out. Aren't you also aware of the matter between me and Zhixue? What happens to the snow if I leave it in the hospital and let it go? Her illness had reached a very serious level. ”

"She can be sent to her aunt's house after her treatment."

"And then? July thinks that when Yuki goes to her sister's house, will it be okay? Don't forget in July, who looked down on Xue before, her fourth sister's family, and a son with a big temper. Do you think it will be fine if the snow is sent back in July? ”

"That's better than staying with you, and her pain for you is only temporary, and she will soon forget."

Sakakihara shook his head: "But what about the facts? The fact is that Zhixue has forgotten everything, but she hasn't forgotten me, and she has been expecting me to visit her, she is treated every day, takes medicine every day, and has a very uncomfortable life, even Uncle Sakura has to use the rhetoric that I will go to see her, to make her happy.

"And, why can you say that the snow is a momentary feeling, and you haven't chased a certain shadow for more than ten years in July, why do you think that Yuki will forget it so easily?"

Tianhai Qi Mingyue pinched her eyebrows, "That's not a good thing that you guys did?" Why care so much about others? ”

"That's why I'm responsible."

Sakakihara's expression suddenly became serious:

"Don't forget, July, a good thing like this, I did to a little girl under the bus stop more than ten years ago."

“.”

In the slightly stunned pause of Tianhai Qimingyue, Sakakihara continued to say seriously:

"July, if I were the kind of person who would not be saved, then I wouldn't have chosen to say hello to the little girl who fell and injured that day, and I wouldn't take care of Qi Mingyue at all before July You can recall it well, are you in the same situation as the snow now?

"As you said in July, you should be responsible for my actions, and since I have made a mistake, I should be held responsible. Could it be that letting me be myself in the previous July, letting me carry myself and Sakakihara to the end is also a lie to me? Aren't you deceiving me, too? ”

Both fell silent.

Sakakihara didn't want to quarrel with July.

July isn't very sane right now.

Taking advantage of the quiet surroundings, Sakakihara said to her again:

"In July, Zhixue has been blaming herself, blaming herself for her own inner thoughts. When she sees us arguing, she thinks it's her own fault. Don't you also like snow? You also wrote in her handbook that if you are in trouble, come to Sister July. So, don't deliberately avoid me, how about it? ”

Tianhai Qimingyue took a deep breath and clasped her hands to her chest, "I'm a little messy." ”

"I know."

"Okay, I'm not going to forgive you."

"No problem."

"As for things inside the school, forget it. I'm too lazy to avoid you, and since I don't care about myself, I'll just treat you as a passerby at school. ”

"Absolutely."

Tianhai Qi Mingyue had no meaning to continue, "Then that's the end of today, I don't want to say anything more, thank you for running out to find me in the early hours of the morning today." ”

"What about basketball practice? You're not going to hide from the snow and me in July, are you? ”

"I do what I say."

Seeing the seven bright moons of the sky and sea walking back, and the unusually lonely back in the night wind, Sakakihara was relieved, he knew that persuading July was successful. But not quite successfully.

As for the grilled sausage that was given to her just now, it seems that she can only eat it herself.