At about four o'clock in the afternoon, the sky was already a little dark, and a black pickup truck drove over the Shimoaoyagi Bridge, crushing the snow on the road, and drove smoothly in the snowstorm.

Looking ahead, Seiichiro Maki glanced slightly at Naruse in the passenger seat next to him, and then withdrew his gaze.

"Is Harumi sure to find Naoko this time?"

"Hmm...... What? "He's obviously wandering.

"Dad asked, can Harumi find Naoko this time." The starfish in the back leaned forward and said.

Naruse turned his head to look at her, then at Seiichiro, and took a breath, "It may be a little troublesome, but you should be able to find Naoko in the end." ”

Seiichiro nodded and didn't say anything more.

All the way through the snowy fields to the city, he sent several children directly to Tsuzen Station.

"In the past two days, the starfish has asked Light and Chunhai to take care of it."

"Okay."

Pulling the suitcase, the three of them said goodbye to Seiichiro and then got into the station.

"It's so cold......"

"The car hasn't come here yet, so let's go and wait in a windless place over there."

The three of them waited on the platform for a while, and the train bound for Aomori finally entered the station.

Getting in the car, Naruse glanced at his phone, and Morimi sent another message.

"What are Harumi laughing at?" Hikaru Takikawa noticed the change in his expression.

"Morimi said she wouldn't help me ask for leave."

She also smiled, "Kazuha will agree." ”

"I only promised the teacher this afternoon that I would go to school well......," Naruse leaned back, "I'm going to be absent again tomorrow, and I don't know what the teacher will think." ”

"It's probably going to be a headache."

"Hmm."

"Why don't I get to Tokyo, I'll take a picture of Harumi lying on the sickbed and let Kazuha show it to the teacher?"

He smiled, "We'll talk about it then." ”

"Let's leave now, what time do we get to Tokyo?" Starfish, who was sitting next to him, asked.

Naruse glanced at the time, "It's eight or nine o'clock in the evening." ”

"Long time ......"

"When we get to Aomori later, let's buy a bento at the station and eat it on the way."

"That's not what I meant."

"It's all going to be eaten anyway." Naruse said, clicking on the map and looking at it again, "That cat hero lives in Setagaya Ward, and the hotel we are going to stay in at night is also here......"

Hikaru Takikawa was stunned, "Isn't Harumi going home?" ”

He tapped on his phone, "Let's have a room, the kind with two big beds." ”

Both looked at him and did not speak.

“……”

Naruse sighed and put down her phone, "I don't know how to face my mom." ”

From the time the matter was revealed to the present, he had not seen Song Qianqiu, although he had been scolded a lot on the phone.

"Coward."

Hikaru Takikawa bumped his shoulder and comforted him again: "Don't worry, Auntie will scold Chunhai a few words at most, and she won't say too harshly." ”

"When the time comes, all the responsibilities will be put on me." Starfish also said.

"Then my mom will only get angrier."

"Eh......"

Taking a breath, he shook his head again, "Forget it, sooner or later, you have to face it, you can't escape...... Then stay at my house. ”

Having said that, he hesitated for a few minutes before sending a message to Matsu Chiaki, saying that he was going to Tokyo in the evening.

Song Qianqiu's phone call came immediately.

"What's wrong?"

"I've found a clue about Naoko's whereabouts, and I'm going to make a trip to Tokyo."

There was a pause of silence, "Is it reliable?" ”

"Reliable."

"I see. What time will Harumi arrive in Tokyo, I'll pick you up. ”

"Eight o'clock." Naruse said, "Also, starfish and light have also come. ”

The mother and son didn't say much on the phone, agreed on the time, and hung up.

"My mom will come to pick us up at the station."

"Aren't you busy today?" Hikaru Takikawa asked.

"So it seems."

A little over forty minutes later, the train arrived at Shin-Aomori Station.

The three of them transferred to the Shinkansen here, and before heading out, they went to buy a bento box to eat on the way.

After waiting a little longer, the southbound train departed on time.

Buzz –

Kazuha: Where's it been?

Naruse: I'm leaving Aomori City.

Kazuha: How many days are you going to leave this time?

Naruse: I'm not sure.

Kazuha: Will you become my junior next year?

Naruse: It shouldn't take that long.

Kazuha: Come on, I'm going to go to class.

Putting down his phone, Naruse looked out the window.

The twilight is getting deeper, the darkness is slowly enveloping, and the vast world seems colder and colder.

"It's really not a good time to go out." Hikaru Takikawa held his hand, "It always gives people a feeling of gloomy future." ”

He looked at her and clasped her hand tightly.

"When you come back, pick a sunny morning."

"Uh-huh."

A little over three hours later, the train arrived at Tokyo Station.

Naruse came out of the platform with Starfish and Hikaru Takikawa, and soon saw Miss Sato, who was waving her arms, and Chiaki Matsu, who was tightly covered next to her.

“……”

He suddenly couldn't move his legs, but after taking a deep breath, he walked towards the two of them.

"Young Master." Miss Sato was as enthusiastic as ever, "Long time no see. So do Miss Starfish and Miss Light. ”

"Long time no see......"

Naruse glanced at his mother, the mask was covered, and the sunglasses were blocked, and he couldn't see what her expression was now.

"Let's go, let's go home first." Song Qianqiu spoke, beckoned the starfish to her side again, and touched her head.

When she came to the parking lot and got into the car, she took off her sunglasses and mask and looked back at her son.

"What is the clue that Harumi needs to come to Tokyo? Is it really reliable? ”

Naruse nodded, and then explained from the beginning.

Miss Sato drove the car out of the parking lot and drove towards the apartment, and for a moment there were only the voices of Chiaki Matsu and Naruse.

“…… After finding Naoko, how does Harumi plan to bring her back? ”

"I don't know."

Song Qianqiu had already turned around, "Can't Harumi let Naoko go?" ”

He was silent for a moment, "If Naoko herself feels the same way, I'll let it go." ”

Hikaru Takikawa pursed her lower lip and turned her head to look at him.

But what Naoko thinks now, we don't know until we meet. Until then, I'll try my best to find her first. ”

Song Qianqiu looked out the window and did not speak.

After a while, the car drove to the vicinity of Yoyogi Park.

"I'm going home." Miss Sato, who had been silent all the way, spoke again, "Have you had dinner yet, young masters, do you want to go to the supermarket to buy some ingredients or something?" ”

"Ate on the Shinkansen."

“OK。”

After driving the car into the underground parking lot, several people got out of the car and went upstairs, and Naruse returned to his home in Tokyo for the first time in seven months.

"Light and starfish sit on their own." Song Qianqiu beckoned.

"Okay......

Both of them were a little reserved and sat down on the sofa in the living room.

Naruse was also about to sit down, but was stopped by Matsu Chiaki, "Harumi come with me to the room." ”

He looked at her, said nothing, and followed.

"Bring the door shut."

The door slammed shut, and the remaining three people in the living room looked at each other, but before they could speak, a crisp sound came from the room.

Syllable!

“……”

Hikaru Takikawa immediately stood up and was pulled by Miss Sato, but the starfish next to her also planned to pass, so she had to hold one with one hand and let them sit down.

"Miss Song called the young master in, just because she didn't want him to lose face in front of Miss Light and Miss Starfish, do you really want to go over?"

“……”

The two of them paused, but slowly sat down.

In the room, Naruse covered her hot cheeks and was silent.

Looking at his son, who was already much taller than himself in front of him, Song Qianqiu looked at him for a while, "What else does Chunhai have to say besides the words that made your mother angry just now?" ”

"Starfish's dad has already agreed."

“……”

He lowered his hand, revealing the very obvious slap marks on his face. Now that he has made his attitude clear, he has begun to put forward some facts in his favor.

"Morimi's parents are now close to the default attitude. It's a bit more troublesome over there, but it's not too far from the day when you can completely convince your parents. ”

“……”

Song Qianqiu felt a little black in front of him, took two steps back, and sat down on the edge of the bed.

"Why? …… How could the parents of those children agree to such a thing. ”

"Because no one is going to give up." "Unless we are completely grounded, we never see each other and lose contact completely, we can't be separated." No one can do that. ”

Song Qianqiu covered his face with his hands, a little weak, "What are these children thinking?" ”

"We just don't want to leave each other."

"It's okay to be friends, but love is exclusive, and you can't be in this situation for long. Isn't Harumi aware of this? ”

"Not necessarily, maybe we'll be able to keep going like this...... I have now understood that there are no absolutes as long as things are decided by people. ”

Naruse paused, touched his face again, and didn't look at her.

"I thought I wouldn't be able to be beaten by my mother again when I went to middle school."

“……”

Song Qianqiu stared at his son, his gaze lingering on the slap print on the left side of his face for a while, a little distressed.

It's just that when she thought of the way he looked like he was looking for four girlfriends just now, she was angry again.

"Don't expect me to say yes. You've only fooled those silly girls, and you'll never be able to fool your mother. ”

"I wasn't expecting it. Anyway, you married my dad back then, and you didn't get ...... from your parents."

"Nario, Se, Spring, Sea-"

(End of chapter)