(Continued)

Hearing such a question, she was stunned at first, and then said slowly: "No, I'm still single." ”

"Eh, not yet? You're not too young now, are you? Are you unmarried? ”

"It's annoying! I'm not unmarried, but ...... I just want to be with the man I really like," she said, her playful expression suddenly became serious, "Senior, do you know? When I was in the baseball club, I fell in love with a boy, and he was always the star of the baseball club, always the one who shines the most, so I fell in love with him because I longed for him. ”

"Did you confess to him?" I asked.

"No, because he already has a girlfriend, not very formally, but I'm pretty sure that confessions to him can only be rejected...... "but I have never been able to forget him, so I have been imitating his girlfriend's mannerisms all these years, thinking that one day a man who is very similar to him will like me...... But he's unique, and after all these years, I haven't met anyone like him......"

"Oh, no wonder you feel like you've changed so much, it's because of this." I sighed.

The woman in front of me suddenly felt really beautiful after looking at it a few more times, and I felt a little moved for a while. In addition, I saw Xia Jiang's figure in her again, so I opened my mouth before thinking about it.

"That...... Xiaodong, marry me, right? ”

"Huh?" She was stunned and didn't speak for a long time.

I was so embarrassed for a while that my face turned red, and I quickly shouted: "I was talking nonsense just now, when I'm joking!" I'm sorry, but don't take it to heart! ”

"Yes, it's better for this kind of joke senior to be less ......" I thought she seemed to be angry, but her expression looked unusually lonely, "I have to go back to the hospital for duty in a while, so I'll go first......"

With that, she picked up her bag and left.

What a mess! I sat in my seat and regretted it for a long time.

"Guest?" At this time, a waiter shouted.

"I see, I'll check out ...... now"

"Aren't you going to catch up? How sluggish you are, brother-in-law......"

I was stunned, looked at the waiter, and couldn't help but shout, "Qiu Xiong, why are you!" ”

Akio Tsuji, Natsue's younger brother, my brother-in-law, and my teammate who was two years younger than me when I was in the Chimitsu Nara baseball club.

"There's nothing surprising about it, it's just that I just opened this café," Qiu Xiong said, "I can listen to the conversation between you and the senior sister from beginning to end, I heard something, didn't you hear it?" ”

"What do you mean?" I asked.

"The person that senior sister likes, who else was the brightest star in the baseball club at that time besides senior?" Qiu Xiong asked coldly.

"Huh? Hey, Qiuxiong, don't be kidding, how could Xiaodong ...... "Suddenly, I couldn't speak.

If what Qiu Xiong said is true, then her abnormal behavior just now makes sense. And it was only then that I realized that she, a native of Nara, had come to Hyogo to work.

"I didn't know this kind of thing today, almost all the members of the department could see it at that time, maybe the only one who didn't know was you, senior. @ ”

"Huh!" I let out a yell, and then instantly became a little overwhelmed.

"Then you won't catch up? Are you going to make your senior sister sad for you again? You sinful man. ”

I want to get up, but I think to myself, is this okay? The body was immediately frozen again, and then he looked at Akio's face again.

As if he knew what I was going to say, he continued: "You don't have to worry about my feelings, I think my sister has a spirit in heaven, and I will hope that you will be happy again, brother-in-law...... Catch up, I'll invite you today......"

"Thank you, Akio......" I didn't hesitate, bowed deeply to him, and walked out the door.

***

I don't know when it rained outside, and the temperature dropped a lot, and it felt cold. I don't know if she has an umbrella or something.

I don't know if it is.

Not lucky, the rain didn't make her go far, and as soon as I walked through a junction, I saw her under a big tree in a clearing.

I walked up to her, and when she saw me, she didn't hide from me, but asked, "Senior, do you have anything else?" ”

"You didn't have an umbrella?"

"Yes, wait for the rain to light up before leaving, senior, you didn't bring an umbrella, did you?"

"Yes, then let's wait for the rain here......"

We just stood under the tree, keeping a certain distance from each other, avoiding each other's gaze.

I don't know how long it took, but I said, "That...... The words I said in the coffee shop just now may be a bit abrupt, but after thinking about it seriously, I feel that I do mean that, and I don't want to live up to your heart again, so please think about it carefully......"

"Senior, you're really cunning...... she said pretending to be calm, "how I wish you had said such things to me before I had changed, who do you think I made this change for?" If you say such things to me now, won't I become a substitute for Senior Sister? ”

I can't quibble, she may be telling the truth, but ......

"But aren't you the same? Force yourself to make reluctant changes, just to find a replacement for that bastard thing, but now it's not a replacement in front of you, it's the bastard himself! ”

"But I ......," she choked, as she covered her face with her hands, as if to hide her weeping expression.

"Let's stop pretending to be ourselves in the future, let's be our true selves," I said, "I said in advance, I'm a man who doesn't know much about girls' minds, and I'm still a father with children, and I may never forget my first wife for the rest of my life, and the most important thing is that I have to play overseas for several years, so I can only ask women to help keep the house...... If you don't mind me like this, come and be my wife......"

***

I've always loved Xia Jiang, but I don't think I'm a lover. Now that she has left me forever, the bond between me and her is a thing of the past. That's why I was able to quickly accept the affection of another woman, and luckily she accepted me as well.

The question is still Agni, will he accept such a new mother? When Xiaodong and I have a child, what will he think?

The fire that followed was a bit unsettling, but thanks to Xiaodong, I didn't worry too much, and I was able to continue my career. @·error-free start~~.