The blue steamed bun ornament itself was extremely cheap, but Jiang Yuanshen's heart was shrouded in a faint gray cloud.

He sat like a poorly made doll, the sun shining like a jewel on the surface of the sea, and the touch in his hand was not real.

The brain is not yet awake like a mess, and somewhere in the body seems to have opened a hole, and no matter what you see, eat, or think, all of it will drain from that gap.

In a trance, he made eye contact with a boy who came over.

It's the boy I met at the door of Kurosawa's house.,Slender eyes.,Straight face.,At first glance, it's a very popular type for little girls.。

"Is that you?" He puffed up his chest happily, and the wind pressure blew down his bangs, "I didn't expect to meet you here!" We are really destined! ”

"Ah, it's you." Jiang Yuan couldn't help but shout.

"Do you work here? How much is the salary? Is it reliable? Feeling dirty, huh? He leaned over and looked at the one-piece fisherpants worn by Jiang Yuanshen, revealing a cheerful smile.

Jiang Yuanshen didn't feel ashamed at all, and subconsciously put the blue steamed bun ornament into his pocket.

"Well, there are very few job opportunities on Zhitori Island, and it's good to have such a job."

In the warm golden light, he always had a smile on his face, making Jiang Yuanshen feel that he had seen this smile somewhere before.

"It's true that there aren't many jobs on this island, and I've been around here a lot."

He stooped suddenly, his hands in his pockets, patrolling the railing, searching for something, his slender arms carrying a leather watch, the second hand spinning non-stop on the surface.

Jiang Yuanshen frowned slightly and said, "What are you looking for?" ”

"It's just one. Well. Is it a blue meat bun? I don't really understand why anyone likes that kind of thing, the owner asked me to come and get it, oops, it's really troublesome, maybe someone took it a long time ago, how could it still be there! ”

He squatted down with a smile on his face, but he could see if there was anything on the railing and where he needed to get so close.

Jiang Yuanshen was at first at a loss, and then suddenly felt a chill, the person in front of him was clearly acting for himself.

"No, but it's right here, about ten meters from the left-hand side" He straightened his waist, stretched out his left hand to compare the distance, and stared at Jiang Yuanshen curiously and said, "Have you seen it?" ”

"What are you doing with that?"

"Then I have to say, I must take it away!"

"Where to take it? What are you going to do with it? ”

"Of course it's handed over to her, I don't know why I'm doing it, maybe it's a love vote, right? Anyway, did you see it? I can give you money. ”

"Love in love?"

Jiang Yuanshen felt confused about this word, and lied in a tone that he couldn't even accept:

"No, maybe I was swept down by the waves."

"—Hey, did you say you're not good at lying?" He held out a finger and smiled heartily, "That little thing is with you, right?" Take it out. ”

Jiang Yuanshen was speechless for a moment, like a traveler who had lost his way in the desert.

There are no stars in the night sky to guide the way, and no kind inhabitants passing by on camels, so they can only wait quietly for themselves to dry up.

"What are you hesitating about? Indecisive boys are really bad—"

He raised his hand and scratched his hair impatiently, and said in an unbearable tone,

"If you want to throw it away, you can throw it away, if you want to treasure it, what is so difficult about it?"

Listening to his words, it was completely marking himself as "indecisive", Jiang Yuanshen's heart was pounding, and the hand holding the toy in his pocket was also trembling.

Seeing that Jiang Yuanshen didn't speak again, he put one hand in his pocket and said with a passer-by:

"Keeping an ambiguous relationship and making a promise before dating is already a tacit thing for the two of them, right? The promise between you and someone else is a promise, and the promise between you and this guy is not a promise? ”

Jiang Yuanshen was shocked like an apocalypse, and he obviously wanted to solve the matter of Jinghai Shenyue before staying on the island, but in the end, he lost his soul because of Kurosawa's loving departure, and he was reduced to the point that he had no heart to do anything.

In the face of this excessive humiliation and the dazzling sunshine, Jiang Yuanshen's eyes closed into a line.

At the same time, I don't know the heart of this person, whether he is indifferent, or poured his heart, or a passer-by who simply rides a camel.

"Do you like her——?"

“.”

As if the roots buried deep in the soil were touched, Jiang Yuanshen's heart was beating wildly, and his cheeks were probably red from the words.

The overly straightforward words made Jiang Yuanshen's chest surge with panic, cowardice, and the shame of being uprooted, like the melting snow on the mountain, flowing to the gurgling river in fear.

Jiang Yuan was speechless, this person looked smaller than himself, why could he understand so much?

"I count to three seconds, and if you don't give it to me, that's the default." The boy said this with a smile, which straightened all of Jiang Yuanshen's nerves.

Three seconds later, Jiang Yuanshen still didn't say anything, and the kiss in front of him suddenly became as cordial as a relative.

"If you want to do something, start it right away, don't think about it, we have time to correct it."

He finally smiled softly and said to Jiang Yuanshen,

"At least now you can confirm it repeatedly, admit it, and she will forgive you."

Jiang Yuan couldn't help but look at his side face blankly, indeed, he seemed to have been reprimanded very gently by him.

I seem to be relieved."

Hearing Jiang Yuanshen say this, he finally became a little stunned: "Huh? ”

"Actually, I've always been a little concerned about who you are, and combined with your words, are you Uncle Bai Yuan's child?"

"Wow! Really fake! Can this be seen? He winked at Jiang Yuanshen, and finally touched his face like a child, "It's strange, I look so gentle and delicate, I should be more like my mother?" ”

Jiang Yuan exhaled with relief, seemingly satisfied with his answer.

"Qingqiu Jimu, love is my own sister." Kiyoki Kiki's lips showed a smile, and he shrugged his shoulders disappreciatively.

"Ugh."

Jiang Yuanshen made a strange sound like a frog being flattened.

I was originally wondering why Kurosawa was not surnamed Bai Yuan, and now there is another child of Uncle Bai Yuan, but he is not surnamed Bai Yuan, and he is not surnamed Kurosawa.

Could it be that this man is an illegitimate child?

Uncle Bai Yuan. Is it a stallion?

The information slowly landed in front of Jiang Yuanshen, who was in chaos in his mind, and a gust of wind blew, making his thoughts disappear as if dissolved in the rain.

"Fortunately, she is my sister, if it were my sister, I would not be allowed to wander around by my family."

Qingqiu Jimu raised his hand and pushed the bangs in front of his forehead back, and said with a smile,

"It was already difficult for her to come to Zhitori Island at first, so I hope she can enjoy it too, such a beautiful girl is unproductive, just because of promises with others, isn't it stupid?"

Qingqiu Jimu's words behind him sounded a little complaining, and Jiang Yuanshen understood that he probably had a stomach full of fire, but he didn't break out because of his face.

"I'll show you in advance, there's a steamboat at three o'clock in the afternoon, buy a ticket for the Shinkansen now, and you can get to Tokyo before the sun goes down."

Qingqiu Jimu raised his arms and stretched his waist, and then swallowed back the yawn that rolled down his mouth,

"If nothing else, she'll be at home, and it's your business if you can see her."

The depths of Jiang Yuanshen's empty heart suddenly began to boil little by little, and a thin layer of sweat appeared in his palm.

"I still have work in the afternoon"

I felt the words coming out of my lungs, filled with damp heat.

Qingqiu Jimu's hand "snapped" on his forehead, and then he continued to pull at Jiang Yuanshen:

"It's all like this, what are you hesitating about! Let me go! Now take your clothes off! Right! Take it off! I'll put it on! I'll do the work for you! You buy a ticket now and get on the steamboat! Then hop on the Shinkansen! Go straight to Tokyo Station! Call boldly! If you don't pick up, go directly to her house to find it! ”

Under a burst of undressing without resistance, Jiang Yuanshen was left with only a white shirt and trousers.

Qingqiu Jimu, who was wearing one-piece fisherpants, crossed his hands on his waist and shouted loudly:

"Have faith!"

“.”

Jiang Yuanshen couldn't answer, he opened his mouth to speak, but he couldn't say a word.

Of course he wanted to go, but when he asked him if he could see Kurosawa, he felt that reality was not so easy.

"Don't think about what you don't have! If you are a man, you have to move forward! Even if you hit your head and bleed, you don't hesitate to do it! ”

"I don't want to bleed if I can"

"That's it! Walk! ”

"Today's wages are all yours."

"Good!"

Jiang Yuanshen felt shy and let out a short laugh, but the sound of rain came into his ears again, piercing the thin roofs and warehouse walls, but the light deftly slipped through the cracks in the clouds.

It's sun rain.

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"Jiang Yuan! It's time to work! Shimizu Ken hugged Jiang Yuanshen's back vigorously and lifted it up.

"It hurts!"

Sensing the difference in tone, Qing Shui Ken finally let go of him and asked with a look of surprise:

"Who are you?! What about Jiang Yuan?! ”

Qingqiu Jimu rubbed his arms that were squeezed hard, looked at his rough eyebrows, and grinned:

"If there's something temporary, let me do some work for him."

"This guy." Qing Shui Jian sighed helplessly, and said with a suspicious face, "It's manual work, you look quite thin, can you do it?" ”

"I can't say no, can I?"

"Also, if you can't do it, I'll partner with someone, let's go."

Kiyoaki Kiki followed Shimizu to work out, and just in time, a small steamboat from Mano Port set off and headed for the vast sea.

His gaze left the sea with its dappled light and shadow.

It takes around an hour to get to Niigata by steamboat from Mano Port, and three hours to Tokyo by bullet train.

It was impossible for Jiang Yuanshen to go back and forth that day.

Hopefully, the clouds will be lifted.

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As the steamboat swayed.

The vibration of the hull of the ship as the sea moved forward spread from the seat to the body.

The subtle rainwater drops fell on the glass, and through it, Jiang Yuan cautiously looked at the gradually distant Zhiniao Island, no matter how he appeased, his mood could not be silent.

It was the third time he had taken a boat, and this time it was really for himself, and he had gone to a place specifically to see that person again.

As soon as he thought that the purpose was very clear, the inside of Jiang Yuanshen's ribs was faintly hot, and his cheeks began to burn.

Before meeting to apologize, it is necessary to understand what happened between you and her, what the two have chosen, and what they have to say when they meet.

But his thoughts were like raindrops falling rapidly, and there was a low and deep sound of wind swirling around him, making Jiang Yuanshen unable to calm down and think.

Really, the most important thing is to play on the spot?

But the most obvious thing is that he rarely explores his own value, but attaches too much importance to her participation in life, and will be terrified without her.

On top of that, she once saved some hopeless part of her heart.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yuanshen's expression suddenly became nervous.

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At 4:20 p.m., Emoto Shen departed from Niigata Port.

He had already bought a ticket to Tokyo Station on the Shinkansen, but when he frowned when he saw some people passing by, he realized that he had been working for half a day and was already sweating.

The thought of going to see Kurosawa Mercy was so nervous that he forgot to take a shower.

As a last resort, Jiang Yuanshen bought a set of clothes in a nearby second-hand store, and booked an hourly room, which was set for at least 2 hours, and cost a total of 6,003.

I took care of it and hurried to Niigata Station and got on the train at 10:50 a.m.

Every moment of separation from familiar things always makes people feel lonely, especially at dusk.

The train is speeding along the Joetsu Shinkansen, passing through Tsubame-Sanjo, Nagaoka, Urasha, Minakami, Takasaki.

Then transfer to the Tohoku Shinkansen and Yamagata Shinkansen via Imawa, Kita-Toda, Higashi-Jujo, Oji, Nippori, and Akihabara.

"Next stop, Tokyo, Tokyo-"

Finally, the train slowly came to a halt and arrived at Tokyo Station.

Tokyo is drowning in a hazy mist, surrounded by floating ruins, and the sound of rain lingers.

Walking out of the ticket gate at the south exit, the rain became stronger again.

After a long absence, he was dizzy and dizzy, he had lived here for five years, but he had only been away from this place for a few months, but he could clearly realize that he was a foreigner.

When the girl on the street looks at him from time to time, he always wonders if he is more suspicious.

Dense traffic passed by, and the sound of tires crushing the rain was extremely noisy.

Jiang Yuanshen took a deep breath, inhaled the warm wind and rain, and in his field of vision, the lights of Tokyo were still bright, and he swore sovereignty unstoppably.

The city is incredible, with the sound of birds chirping, car engines, the noise of trams, and the sound of passers-by stepping on wet asphalt roads.

Countless high-rise buildings reflect the faint light, like a combination of green vines and vivid wildflowers on Chitori Island.

The details in front of you are too bustling, and compared to Chitori Island, this place is not as modern as reality.

The thought of Kurosawa Ai abandoning such a life and running to Chitori Island, while not fulfilling his promise to her, made Jiang Yuanshen feel more and more selfish.

Walking on the street that was so delicate that it was not like words, Jiang Yuanshen took out his mobile phone, his finger resting on the name of "Kurosawa Mercy", and fell silent again.

- I need to find a reason and identity to meet her, and what I can do for her.

(End of chapter)