Chapter Twenty-Six: The End of the World Has Fallen Down
Phantom Glass and Saito stepped on the plane to Taiwan, Saito still has a very good way, knowing that Phantom Glass doesn't want to be found by them, so he found a passport of a woman who looks very similar to Phantom Glass, so Phantom Glass assumed the name Miyamoto Shizuka, and left Japan as Saito's secretary.
Saito's residence in Taiwan is located in Yangmingshan, which has the best air and scenery in Taiwan, and the people who live here are either rich or expensive, and there are many big stars.
After Saito placed Phantom Glass in the villa, he went to deal with his own affairs, Phantom Glass was not familiar with Taiwan, so he didn't dare to go out alone, so he had to stay in the villa and pass the time online.
She didn't dare to log in to her MSN and email address, first, for fear of leaving traces, and second, for fear that she would be tempted to contact people looking for her email.
Phantom Glass had to click on the Internet player and watch soap operas to pass the time.
When Saito came back from his errands, he saw Phantom Glass lying in front of the computer desk, with a love idol drama playing on the screen, but Phantom Glass's eyes were straight, and he didn't seem to be watching TV at all, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
"Xiaoli, are you hungry? I'll take you out to eat Taiwanese snacks. Saito naturally knew what Phantom Glass was thinking, but he didn't want to ask, so as not to upset Phantom Glass, so he thoughtfully offered to go out to eat.
"Ah, Haruhiko, you're back? What did you just say? Phantom Glass woke up to find Saito, not remembering what Saito had just said.
Saito reluctantly turned off the computer, then straightened Phantom Glass's body, and said with a smile: "I asked you if you were hungry?" Shall I take you out for some Taiwanese snacks? β
Phantom Glass grabbed her hair embarrassedly, and said with a little embarrassment: "I'm sorry, I was confused watching TV just now, so I didn't notice what you said." Okay, let's go. β
"You go change your clothes, I'll wait for you in the living room."
"Okay, I'll be quick."
After saying that, Phantom Glass went to his room, while Saito stood there and shook his head helplessly, then got up and walked to the living room.
There are a lot of snacks in Taiwan, but most of them are in small private shops, and the rich people disdain them. Although Saito came from a big family and seemed to be young and golden, he didn't seem to care about this, and he drove straight to Taipei's Tamsui Ferry Pier with Phantom Glass.
At the ferry terminal in Taipei's Tamsui, there are all kinds of fish ball shops that are very popular, and the freshwater fish balls here are very famous. The boss beats the fish into a pulp, adds a little white powder and water to make it, and the meatballs are still wrapped in minced meat, so the fish balls are firm and crispy, and you have to be careful to be burned to your tongue by the soup inside when you bite.
Saito seemed to be familiar with this place, so he found a very humble shop and went in with Phantom Glass.
"Don't underestimate here, the fish balls here are the best in the whole of Taiwan, I promise you will even bite off your tongue." Saito was afraid that Phantom Glass would not look down on this small shop, so he explained out loud.
"Hehe, how could I underestimate here, I'm not a picky eater, and I also know that a lot of delicious things are hidden in the folk." Phantom Li said with a smile, how could she mind, thinking that when she was an orphan, she often couldn't even eat, and for her, everything that could fill her stomach was a good thing.
"That's good, pay attention when you eat it later, because the inside of the fish balls is wrapped, be careful of being burned to your tongue by the soup."
"Speaking of which, this fish ball seems to be very similar to the soup-filled xiaolongbao in the Shanghai City God Temple, with soup in it, and it will splash out if you don't pay attention to it."
"You've been to Shanghai, China?" Phantom hadn't told Saito that she had spent time in China, so Saito asked curiously.
"Well, I've been in Shanghai for three years, and you met me at that auction not long after I came back to Japan."
"Then it looks like I can speak Chinese with you." Saito suddenly spoke Chinese, although with a serious Taiwanese accent, but it was already very good.
"You speak Chinese very well, but as soon as you hear it, you know that you learned it in Taiwan." Phantom also changed to Chinese, because her Mandarin in her previous life was too graded, so she spoke standard Mandarin.
"Your Mandarin is very standard, if I didn't know that you were Japanese, I would suspect that you are a native Chinese." Saito said enviously.
Phantom Li was stunned, and then smiled: "Maybe I was really a Chinese in my previous life, hehe." She couldn't say that she had crossed over, and although she had a crush on Saito, it was better to have some secrets rotten in her stomach.
Saito didn't ask any more questions, and soon the boss brought the hot fish balls, and the two began to struggle with the food.
"It's delicious, I almost bit my tongue off." Putting down the bowl, Phantom Li was full of praise, sure enough, Chinese food was more in line with her taste.
"I said earlier that Taiwan's snacks taste very good, and I'll take you to Keelung tomorrow, there is a store in Miaokou over there that has a very delicious Dingbian file." Saito picked up the napkin and wiped the corners of his mouth elegantly, and said with a smile.
"Dingbian file? What a strange name. β
"Hehe, 'file' is a Taiwanese language, which means tumbling, because when making it, you must first grind rice into a pulp, and then roll the rice milk down along the cauldron Ding in a circle, and finally become a piece of white 'Ding Bian File', and the boss will also put a lot of materials in it, which tastes very good."
"I still don't understand." Phantom Glass helplessly stuck out her tongue as innocent.
"I'll take you tomorrow, and you'll understand when you see it." Saito looked at Phantom Glass amusedly.
"By the way, I never asked you, what the hell do you do? I remember you said you left your family. Phantom didn't say the fact that he was kicked out of his house, for fear of arousing Saito's sadness.
Saito didn't answer immediately, but called the boss to settle the bill, then got up and said to Phantom Glass, "Let's go to the Tamsui River for a walk, talk as we go." β
"yes, okay." Phantom Glass immediately got up and followed Saito out of the store.
In the summer, there is a cool breeze on the river side of the Tamsui River, and you can see many boats docked at the river to sell "boat porridge", and some people are fishing by the river, giving people a very quiet and peaceful feeling.
The two found a secluded place to sit down, blowing a cool breeze to feel the charm of the Tamsui River.
"My mother was my father's secretary, and once the two of us went to a drinking party, and my father got drunk and took my mother for his wife, and that night he had me. Hehe, that's a clichΓ© story, right? Saito suddenly opened his mouth faintly, with a light smile on the corner of his mouth, as if he was laughing at himself and mocking.
Without waiting for Phantom to answer, he continued, "My mother loved my father very much, and even though she knew that she would never be able to enter the door of the Fujii family, she gave birth to me without hesitation. It wasn't until I was seven years old, when my mother died of a serious illness, that I realized that I was a child of the Fujii family, and that was the first time I met my titular father. β
"He meant to give me a sum of money to send me away, but my brother insisted on taking me back to his home because he was an only child, so he always wanted to have a younger brother. At my brother's insistence, I was taken back to my home by that man. The people in my family don't like me very much, especially the woman, who is my brother's mother, she hates my mother and hates me, so I still suffer a lot and suffer a lot of grievances. β
Although Saito's tone was flat, Phantom could feel his helplessness at that time. An innocent child who is only seven years old is suddenly told that he is an illegitimate child, and the only mother who loves him dies of illness, and the biological father who suddenly appears not only does not give him fatherly love and support, but regards him as a burden and wants to leave him far away.
He must have suffered a lot, right? Phantom Li's heart tugged, Saito seemed more pitiful than herself as an orphan, and she couldn't help but pat Saito's shoulder sympathetically to show comfort, in exchange for a grateful smile from Saito.
"Because my brother is an only son and the next successor of the family, I can study and grow up safely at his request. Although my name is not listed in the Fujii family tree, I really don't care, except for my brother, there are no relatives there, as long as my brother recognizes me as a younger brother. β
"It wasn't until my brother died in a car accident that my nightmare began. I will always remember the day when the woman rushed to my room like crazy, punched and kicked me, and she said that I was a disaster and that my brother had an accident because she adopted me. I wanted to explain, but in exchange for one beating after another. Hehe, the most ironic thing is that my titular father actually believed it and kicked me out. β
Speaking of this, Saito's voice seemed to be choked with a hint of choking, and Phantom Glass worriedly handed him a tissue, and Saito took it and nodded at Phantom Glass to indicate that he was fine.
"I was only 15 years old at the time, and I only had that necklace of yours on me, and because it was my brother's relic, I wouldn't sell it. In order to survive, I worked as a small worker and delivered food, but every time I found a job, I would be fired for some reason, and later I learned that everything was done by that woman, and she just wanted to force me to death. In the end, I had to pick up garbage for a living, hehe, Xiaoli, you know what? I slept under the overpass, and I was fighting with wild dogs for food, all just to live well, because it was my mother's last words. β
"And how did you get to where you are?" Phantom glass's eyes moistened, and at this moment she was even more convinced that Saito was definitely not a bad person, how could a man who had gone through so many setbacks and still live an optimistic life be a bad person?
"Maybe God has mercy on me, I met a kind couple who adopted me and brought me to Taiwan. They passed away last year, leaving behind a large estate and a public company, and everything I have now is something they gave me, so I'm grateful to them. I had to wait a year to return to Japan to return the necklace to you, and by the way, I helped my brother atone for his sins. β
"You didn't know me at the time, and your brother protected you very well, and it was difficult to get close to you, so I thought of using the auction to get your attention, and as for the kidnapping of your second cousin later, I was really just joking and scared you, sorry. I just wanted to get to know you, nothing else. Saito suddenly apologized embarrassedly to Phantom Glass.
"Hehe, it's all over, it's okay. And you've helped me a lot, so I should thank you. Phantom Glass smiled and shook her head at Saito to show that she didn't care at all.
"I can't do enough compared to what my brother and the Fujii family did to you."
"They are them, you are you, not to mention that your brother has been punished, and the Fujii family is also bankrupt, we are even, you don't owe me, really." Phantom Glass said seriously, she didn't want Saito to be burdened with such a heavy psychological burden all the time.
"No matter what, I'll do everything I can to help you, if not for atonement, but for my friends." Saito looked at Phantom Glass, and his words contained an undeniable insistence.
Phantom Li smiled at Saito gratefully, then got up and stood up, and said with a smile: "I suddenly remembered an ancient Chinese poem, which seems to be very suitable for us now. β
"Oh? Which sentence? Saito was aroused by curiosity and looked at Phantom Glass suspiciously.
"The same is the end of the world, why should we have met before."
Although one is an orphan and the other is an illegitimate child, the two have also grown up with a lot of hardships, and they also have hope for the future and want to live a good life.
"Hehe, but you're happier than me, at least you still have a brother, and I only have myself." Saito's words were full of bitterness.
"You still have a friend of mine." Phantom Glass suddenly looked down at Saito and said resolutely.
Saito seemed to be stunned for a moment, then chuckled, he also stood up, and said to Phantom Glass, "Well, my only friend, it's late, let's go back?" β
"Well, let's go."