When Chaokong Shaoxing walked in with a confused face, Jiang Yuanshen subconsciously didn't dare to make eye contact with her.

Like a child about to be reprimanded, he looked down at his crossed hands in embarrassment, and the smell of disinfectant water peculiar to the hospital broke into his nasal passages.

Standing in the light-stained ward, he took out the knife on the fruit bowl and pressed it against the skin of the apple.

She cut the skin slowly, and the red veins of the apple fell straight, revealing a beige flesh.

The room was so quiet that only the sound of sharp blades cutting through the flesh could be heard.

"Xiao Shen, what's going on? Although Kurosawa-san speaks mercilessly, it is rare for her to be so angry. The sound of shaking the apricot in the air is gentle and delicate.

Jiang Yuanshen's fingers grabbed the futon with no place to go, and the things he said were not very beautiful, and he would even be ashamed.

However, in the face of Chaokong's questioning, Jiang Yuanshen finally confessed truthfully.

At that moment, the girl's face showed a very puzzled look, staring directly at him.

"Honestly, isn't it a little too good?"

“.”

The voice of shaking the apricot in the air sounded a little bitter:

"Because Xiao Shen, you obviously made Kurosawa-san suffer a lot, but you didn't realize it at all, although I like you very much, but you do that kind of thing that will make people misunderstand, isn't it cruel?"

Hearing her confession, Jiang Yuanshen looked a little dumbfounded.

I asked myself, and the thought of being able to study with Kurosawa in Tokyo made me inexplicably excited and difficult to calm down.

But when time ruthlessly deprived him of the freedom and future of the deep moon in the quiet sea, he and Kurosawa were merciful and apricot shaken in the sky outside the island.

In these two conflicting feelings, Jiang Yuanshen could not concentrate on following one place.

Because of Kurosawa's loving things, there was a heavy atmosphere between him and Asakura Shake, and even he felt inexplicable.

At this time, the apricot suddenly came over with a peeled apple.

The face was unabashedly stained with a faint flush, and the snow-white teeth grinned:

"But these things are not for me to control you, so Xiao Shen, you can do it according to your own ideas, no matter what, I will be on your side, if you choose to stay, I will also stay."

Jiang Yuan cautiously looked at the side face of the apricot-shaped apricot in the air, took the apple and took a bite.

The sweet and savory taste permeates the mouth, and the sweet and sour juice secreted by the crisp flesh seeps deep into the throat, as if the breath of summer gently blends into the body, and it is nostalgic and nostalgic in the heart.

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The next day, Jiang Yuanshen was re-examined, and his body had healed, except for a scar nearly eight centimeters long on his right leg.

At six o'clock in the morning, the sun had just risen in that long mountain, but the sky was sultry, and Jiang Yuanshen had just changed into a white shirt, and sweat was oozing from his forehead.

The entire medical expenses of the earthquake were funded by the government, so he didn't spend much money at all.

Shaking Xing into the hospital room, she was wearing an orange dress, beige socks on her feet peeking out from under the skirt, and the shoes she wore were the usual loafers.

She was also accompanied by a woman of almost thirty years old and a little girl.

"Thank you very much——!"

As soon as the woman saw Jiang Yuanshen being able to get out of bed and walk around, she immediately walked over and was about to kneel.

He was startled, and just wanted to stop it, but immediately shook the apricot into the air to stop the woman from kneeling.

"If it weren't for you, my daughter might not be there." The middle-aged woman looked sad, stretched out her hand and pulled the girl beside her to her side, and said with a crying voice, "Huasha, thank you, brother." ”

The little girl was tied in a small ponytail, and her small lips opened and closed;

"Thank you, big brother."

The woman seemed to talk to the little girl so much that she always put on an expression of doing something wrong, with her brow hanging and her chin raised.

"You're welcome." Jiang Yuanshen squatted down with a smile and looked at her slender limbs, which had scars from glass scratches, "It's okay, listen to your mother in the future, don't run around." ”

"Really, please forgive me for not knowing how to repay you."

The woman's fingers with nail polish pressed in front of her, and she bowed deeply in a dignified manner,

"You're our family's lifesaver.,I'm a shrine maiden at Chitori Shrine.,If there's anything you need.,Please don't hesitate to let me know.。

When the girl saw her mother bow, she bowed with her, lest she slow down.

Jiang Yuanshen's purpose in saving people was not to get a reward at all, but he couldn't bear the fact that his life was slowly fading, nothing more.

"Well, if there's a chance." Jiang Yuanshen showed a faint smile and said casually, "Her psychological shadow is not small, you can take her to other places to have a good time when you have time." ”

The woman's eyes were full of kindness when she looked at him, pursed her lips and smiled, "You are so gentle. ”

After briefly immersed in the afterglow of being praised, Jiang Yuanshen gradually regained his composure.

- I'm gentle?

Even if you get compliments from the other party here, what can you do?

Jiang Yuan looked out of the window cautiously and absentmindedly, at this time, in the west of Mano Bay, has Kurosawa's mercy arrived?

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The main roads of Chitori Island have been affected to varying degrees, but fortunately there are no major cracks.

The Government brought in several large iron plates and forklifts and paved them on the potholed roads to allow rescue and social vehicles to pass through.

Chaokong Shaoxing walked out of the hospital, and raised his hand to stop a taxi from Zhitori Island, and the place where he went was Jiang Yuanshen's home.

Because he didn't live near Shuangjin Port, he wasn't flooded by the sea, but according to Azusa Takaku, the walls of his home had cracked in some places.

"Xiao Shen, what are you going to do next? What can I do for you? She sat next to Jiang Yuanshen and asked in a positive tone.

A heavy choice was placed on Jiang Yuanshen's shoulders, and he looked at the time, it was 7:23 in the morning.

It's just over an hour since nine o'clock in the morning, as Kurosawa said in his mouth.

The vehicle travels on the potholed road, causing the person's body to sway, but the driver drives on it as if nothing happened, and the so-called ignorance does not exist.

However, Jiang Yuanshen can't be a driver.

"Why don't we wait and find Takamitsu and them? They've been volunteering lately. The little hand that shook the apricot in the air gently slipped into Jiang Yuanshen's palm, and shook it lightly like holding cotton, "They have wanted to come to see you for a long time." ”

"I want to go back first."

Jiang Yuanshen's thumb gently caressed the back of her hand, how soft and smooth it was.

"Okay."

Shaking the apricot in the air, his head rested on his arm, rubbing against his clothes like a cat.

◇

When I got home, Azusa Kawa was not there, but he left a post-it note on the table, saying that he would go back to Tokyo for a day to sort out the information.

Jiang Yuanshen didn't bother to think about what he had done again, he just returned to the room, even if he hadn't paid attention yet, he was still blindly cleaning up.

Clothes to be washed, personal belongings, books.

In the end, the schoolbag was stuffed to the brim, and the time had come to eight o'clock, but Jiang Yuanshen was still confused.

I hate that some people's minds will sway from side to side, but when it is my turn, I can't pay attention.

To be honest, even he was disgusted with himself.

Kurosawa's expression was extraordinarily serious when he spoke yesterday, giving him a gesture that if he didn't follow, he would never return.

What's more, she rarely lost her temper with herself yesterday, and when she thought of this, her mood couldn't help but become nervous.

The emotion she brought to herself was very inexplicable, but she made herself unwilling to give up, so that Jiang Yuan didn't know what to do.

But the figure of Jinghai Shenyue has always stayed in his mind, like a figure on freeze-motion film, lingering.

He stared blankly at the backpack that had been arranged on the bed, and the time of the white horse passed slowly and irretrievably while silently.

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Mano Port.

At unreachable heights, there are white clouds scattered by the wind.

Below, Chitori Island, which has survived a major earthquake, is covered with broken lanterns, fragments of flowers, a sign of a certain business, and countless broken leaves of trees.

Suddenly, a whistle sounded, and the black-tailed gulls that stayed at the pier flew in response.

Kurosawa dragged her suitcase across the gunhouse and into the small ferry.

In the ferry, there was a woman who looked at her with that little face full of smiles.

The long silky and beautiful hair hung down to the waist, and the curves of the hands, feet, and waist extending from the plain dress were as soft as if they were broken.

The eyes that came were full of emotion and dexterity, like a pure bud blooming in the dazzling sun.

"Love, you're fine." Her lips are soft like spring cherry blossom petals.

As soon as Kurosawa saw her, he pursed his lips and said as if he were coquettish:

"Sister Mai, you said don't come to pick me up."

The woman in front of her is a mature and capable sister, one year older than her mother, but she has a girlish and pure temperament.

She wore a white dress, a small handbag on her shoulders, her hair tied up in a bunch at the front of her neck, and the hair next to her small ears was soft and flowing.

The most important thing is that the legs under her skirt are even more delicate and delicate, which makes people feel fluttering at a glance.

"I happened to be in Niigata, and I heard that the fairy tree said that you were going back, so I happened to go back together." The woman known as Mai seemed to be happy and smiled, "How is the love story of a Tokyo girl?" Can you talk to Mai-sama? ”

Kurosawa's loving little face turned red, his heart pounded violently, and he felt itchy in the depths of his throat, was it because he was nervous? Or excited?

"My mom told you?"

Kurosawa pretended to be casual and gently curled her hair with her fingers, and then combed her bangs with her slender fingertips.

"The fairy tree told me." Mai's face was light and breezy, and her lips slightly outlined the curve of a smile.

"Oh, Daddy, so dishonest." Kurosawa nodded like a child, holding the handle of the suitcase with one hand and looking over to the docks.

Mai leaned forward slightly, elegantly putting her legs together: "If there is nothing else, we will go back now?" ”

Kurosawa blushed again, opened his eyes unconsciously and took a deep breath and hid it in front of his chest:

"Wait, there's still one person who hasn't come."

"There's another person, huh? It's amazing. ”

“.”

Mai's meaningful "really powerful" made Kurosawa Pity Ai can't help but lower her head, her face is like a flower that is gradually blooming, and the petals have changed from light pink to cherry red.

Mai's lips are like a quiet crescent moon.

"It's not too late."

"No, it won't." Kurosawa puffed up his chest, lifted Erlang's legs, and showed a calm smile on his little face, "I agreed with him at nine o'clock, and he will definitely come." ”

Mai crossed her legs, looked at her with one hand and stroked the hair on her cheek with the other:

"If it's mercy, it's coming."

"Of course!" Kurosawa smiled at her, "I like to chat with Mai-san the most, it's very comfortable to talk." ”

"Isn't it comfortable talking to your mother?"

"It's completely uncomfortable, she always says that I can't do this and that, it's too willful." Kurosawa took a completely unconscious posture, and complained with one hand on his waist, "Only my father and I can tolerate her." ”

Mai's gentle voice spoke:

"Wouldn't that be nice? Where you are willful, where you are cunning, just accept it all with the love of the other party. ”

Kurosawa was stunned for a moment, and then pursed her lips gently, she had never heard this sentence, but she always felt right, and that guy must understand it well.

The two chatted and waited on the boat, and Kurosawa was confident until nine o'clock, as if he felt that although Egenshin was shaken, he would definitely arrive at Mano Port at nine o'clock and return to Tokyo with her.

"Sometimes there's nothing wrong with showing a happy side, and your mom often does that, but she doesn't admit it."

"No, I prefer a cold appearance, this is called puberty!"

"You have the same virtues as her."

Time passed quietly, and when Kurosawa took out his phone to check the time, it was already ten past nine.

However, when she looked at the dock again, she did not notice a teenager walking here with a large bag.

Only the staff who were covered in dirt.

Mai's gaze glanced imperceptibly at Kurosawa and saw her sitting back in her place listlessly.

The atmosphere in the space went from being all-talking, to suddenly becoming a dead silence.

"Boys always like to time out." Mai said with emotion, "The fairy tree also likes to overtime." ”

"I didn't say it was a boy." In order to hide his uneasiness, Kurosawa's loving voice was as thin as a mosquito.

Mai just smiled faintly and didn't say much.

Another half an hour passed, and there was still no figure of Jiang Yuanshen on the dock.

Kurosawa pity, with a small face, walked up to the bulwark with a wide view again, looking at the road from the dock.

Mai didn't speak, just sat quietly reading a book, posing as if she was immersed in it.

Finally, the sun hung high in the sky, and the deafening Zen sound sounded unscrupulously.

It's noon.

Kurosawa stood on the bulwark with a stunned face, letting the sun's rays eat away at his fair skin.

She felt her vision clouded with moisture, and her throat was hot.

"Mercy, are you hungry? Do you want to go to dinner first? The whisper that unexpectedly floated into his ears made Kurosawa suddenly come back to his senses.

- I'm abandoned?

The brain, which had become blank, seemed to melt and would be swallowed up by the heat wave at any moment.

Kurosawa's loving teeth bit her lower lip, and her eyelashes repeated the fluttering of the butterfly's wings.

- What the hell, I suddenly want to cry.

"Love?" Mai saw her standing in place, not moving, and immediately frowned.

Kurosawa turned around, his eyes rippling with sparkling waves, and a huge complex emotion poured out of his body, finally dissolving in the fiery air.

"Mai sister, I'm still too naïve, I thought that as long as I let that person understand that I see him as special, he will definitely treat me specially."

"But that's not the case, I'm not special."

(End of chapter)