Chapter 413 In the end, Grandpa had no choice but to compromise
Under the afterglow of the setting sun, the sky is filled with red clouds at dusk.
Tianhai Zhixue put her hands on the window, letting the wind blow her hair, and looked at a small lake in the park in the distance that was reflected by the setting sun.
She stared at the leaves floating on the lake and the green branches hanging on the lake blown by the wind.
——Sakakihara Raku saw such a scene as soon as he opened the door.
He had never felt that Yuki's profile was so beautiful.
...a kind of fragile and lonely beauty.
Seeing her dazed look, Sakakihara slowly closed the door behind him and called her softly:
"yuki."
After Amami no Yuki heard the shouting from behind, she immediately turned around and looked at Raku Sakakibara who was standing at the door and smiling at her.
"happy."
"Um."
"Le..." Tianhai Zhixue spoke in a low voice.
Sakakihara knew what she was hesitating to ask, so he explained: "It's okay, I didn't quarrel with grandpa."
"...sorry."
"Huh? Why are you apologizing again?"
"I just let Le...I'm sorry..."
"..."
Tianhai Zhixue's apology was so big that she didn't dare to face herself.
Sakakibara understood what she was thinking, and also knew that it was the confrontation between him and his grandfather that made her worried.
...Worried...Yuki probably puts his status very low in his heart, so that's why he's in this state right?
Too...
Yuki has never been noticed by anyone.
Among the family members she has been in contact with since childhood, more people choose to ignore her.
At first, Yuki didn't care much about this, but now she has a lot of feelings and emotions...so...she can think about others like she is now.
Sakakibara walked towards her and came to her.
He bent down and stared at her eyes, which were much larger than usual, from a very close distance.
"happy..."
"Yuki, would you like to go home with me?"
"But..."
"Well, I know what Yuki is worried about. He is afraid that I will quarrel with grandpa again, right? Seeing me looking distressed, Yuki will also be unhappy... But, yuki, what I want to say
Yes. You don’t have to worry about me like this. I want to help you and act like this because of my own thoughts. Although the cause is because of Yuki, in terms of action, it is still my own decision."
Tianhai Zhixue's bright eyes swayed slightly.
"Don't you understand?" Sakakihara asked.
"Well..." Tianhai Zhixue nodded.
"Then I'll keep it simple. I help you, Yuki, out of my own thoughts. Yuki, don't think it's your fault just because I'm having a hard time."
"But... Le, it's because of me——"
"yuki."
Sakakihara interrupted her with a smile, "It's enough that you are responsible and cute."
After he finished speaking with a smile, he touched her little head again.
Because I knew she had undergone surgery, I used very light force.
He put his hand on the area where Tianhai Zhixue's hair was missing.
"Does it hurt here?"
"...a little numb."
Tianhai Zhixue's reply was very small.
To be honest, after a piece of hair is missing, not only does it look unsightly, the hair on the side also looks soft and concave, which is extremely unbalanced.
This change is distressing.
"Did you feel anything during the operation?"
"...It seems like he fell into a sticky sleep."
"What kind of strange statement is this?" Sakakihara laughed.
"It's like dying."
"..." Sakakihara paused for a moment, then asked, "Can you be more specific?"
"Dream."
"Um?"
"I had a dream..."
"Tell me, I'm listening." Sakakihara sat next to her and touched her hair.
Tianhai Zhixue lowered her head, stared at the entangled hands in front of her, and said weakly:
"In the dream, I... huddled in the heavy snow, hiding in the woods, which was so cold. There was such a strong wind here. Even if I huddled up, it was still very, very cold...
.”
"Is it ice and snow?"
"Um."
Tianhai Zhixue nodded.
"Then... Le appeared. Le gave me his clothes and picked me up. It was obvious that Le was feeling very uncomfortable, but he still said a lot of words to me... even though I couldn't hear clearly what they were saying.
What, but I knew Le was caring about me... Then Le braved the heavy snow and ran through the woods. Finally, he carried me to a cave and lit a fire. Seeing that I was very uncomfortable, he used a lot of force.
Warm, very warm hug...Hold me, tell me stories..."
"What happens next?"
"Then..." Tianhai Zhixue's expression suddenly dimmed, "Then, I was so happy."
"Dead?" Sakakihara opened his mouth subconsciously, "Why did I die suddenly?"
"Well, he died. There was so much snow that blocked the entrance of the cave, and the fire was extinguished. Le kept holding me, who was sick, and he died of the cold."
"It sounds like a dark humor...and then?" Raku Sakakihara continued to ask.
"... Then, I woke up and saw that Le had died because of me. I felt very sad... I kept shouting for Le and calling his name... but Le was motionless and couldn't respond to me at all.
"Le is gone...Le is gone...Le will never speak again. I know it was all my fault..."
At the end of this dream, Tianhai Zhixue's deep apology just now emerged again.
She raised her face and said to Sakakibara:
"...I'm sorry, Le. I, I don't want Le to be embarrassed at all. Before Le -"
"Okay, okay, let's not talk about this." Sakakibara quickly comforted her.
Under Sakakibara Raku's comfort, Amami Yuki barely returned to normal.
"Tell me something happy."
"What is it."
"Didn't I just ask you if you wanted to go home? Well... Actually, before I asked you this question, grandpa agreed to let me take you home."
Tianhai Zhixue stayed for a long time, and then asked stiffly: "...Really?"
"Yes, grandpa is still very talkative. After he understands some things, he doesn't want to do so many things anymore. His idea is, 'As long as you have no objection, Yuki,' he won't say anything."
"Le..." Tianhai Zhixue's eyes trembled, and she almost went up to hug him.
Seeing the girl's dumb look, Sakakibara laughed, "Very happy?"
"happy..."
"Of course, the premise is that Yuki needs to recover well. After that, I can take you back. Normally, just be happy. I will bring you what you want to eat and visit you every day after school."
When Tianhai Zhixue heard that he would come to visit her every day, her heart was filled with a feeling that was difficult to describe in words.
She didn't know what she had done...
What have you done...
Obviously, I make Le feel tired every day, and make Le feel embarrassed every day... Obviously, nothing has ever helped Le...
Mingming Shile has been taking the initiative to help herself, take care of herself, take herself to an aquarium that she has never been to, to a McDonald's that she has never eaten before, and to see scenery that she has never seen before.
...no matter how many things I have forgotten so far.
Tianhai Zhixue still remembers the feeling of being carried on his back that day and sprinting towards the top of the mountain together.
It's obviously fun... taking the initiative to do so many things.
Willing to care about the pain on my body, the hair I shaved off due to surgery...
Even his voice trembled.
"happy......"
"Okay, okay, look at you, it's started again, your eyes are wet."
"I'm sorry..." Tianhai Zhixue wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with the back of her hand.
The setting sun outside the window illuminated her cheeks brightly. Sakakihara patted her on the back and said to her: "Huh? Didn't I just say not to apologize to me?"
"...From now on, from now on, whatever Le says...I will listen to it..."
"I don't need these."
Tianhai Zhixue was sobbing and couldn't speak clearly, "I...and...and...I won't do anything embarrassing...although, although I can't remember what I did before.
..."
Sakakihara burst into laughter: "Although I know I shouldn't laugh, it sounds like I just want to make people laugh."
Probably because Yuki is a girl with few emotions.
After Sakakihara comforted her for a while, she felt much better.
Been waiting for half an hour.
Seeing that she was getting better, Sakakihara corrected his attitude, put his hands on the girl's shoulders, and said to her seriously again:
"Go home, yuki."
The snow in the sky and sea is looking at him.
"Go home, yuki."
Tianhai Zhixue stared at him blankly.
"Go home, yuki."
Tianhai Zhixue was silent and looked at him blankly.
"Go home, yuki!"
"Le Lao always says this."
Sakakihara laughed out loud and thought she looked cute: "Otherwise, what else can I say? Or is it that Yuki doesn't want to go back with me?"
"I don't want to." Tianhai Zhixue said immediately, keeping her eyes on his face.
"real?"
"Fake." Tianhai Zhixue immediately replied, raised her head, and called his name, "Le..."
"how?"
"Can I really go home?"
She was still a little unsure and a little scared.
"Of course. Yuki hasn't been home for a long time, right?"
"Um..."
"I've kept all the things in your house for you... Although dyeing is a lot of new things for you, Yuki, do you still remember what happened before?"
"I forgot a lot..."
"How's the memory?"
"...Uncle Ying said that sometimes I remember, sometimes I don't. Sometimes I forget a lot of things, and sometimes I know... I don't know what the situation is..."
"Do you remember Ling?"
"A woman with a loud voice."
"..."
"I see."
Then the nurse came in.
She said she would take Zhixue for a routine checkup.
Sakakibara turned around and touched Amami Nozuki's head, "Then you have a good rest...I will come to take you back when you are well. If you want to eat anything, tell me now and I will
I'll bring it to you when I come."
"Really?"
"What are you lying to?"
"...Well...Na Ledu said so, I want to eat the deep-fried ice cream made by Le."
"good."
"And braised pork."
"good."
"Also, there is McDonald's in Tesco."
"I didn't make McDonald's."
"As long as it's what Le gave me..."
"It's true." Sakakihara smiled at her again, touched her head, and looked at her rare happy look.
...
The inspection of Tianhai Zhixue is very complicated and takes a lot of time.
After completing all the examination items with her, the sun also went down.
Wait until these checks are completed.
Only then did Sakakibara realize how far Yuki's disease had progressed.
She actually forgot most of what she just said to her!
Just like crying and saying "I will be obedient from now on" and only remembering the promise of "you can go home".
well...
When the old man saw Yuki in such a situation, he sighed constantly.
Raku Sakakihara understands.
Zhixue is also the person that the old man loves the most right now.
But this can be considered half a good thing.
She also forgot about the previous confrontation between herself and her grandfather.
Without that heavy feeling of guilt, it would be much more normal.
"The medicine is so bitter."
"You have to endure hardships!"
"Why don't you eat Le?"
"Because this is your medicine!"
It's good... This is really good...
Not so much burden, not so heavy.
For her, there is no need to recall the pain of the past, and happiness is enough.
...
The old man had the rare opportunity to spend some time with Zhixue tonight...
Although from Sakakibara's point of view, he was just answering what Yuki asked him.
Between father and daughter who are too far apart in age, the father completely lacks topics for his daughter.
Uncle Ying also said with emotion: "There has always been a gap between the master and Miss Zhixue."
Sakakibara deeply agrees.
Then it got late at night, so as not to disturb Yuki's recovery and rest.
Sakakihara Raku, the old man and Sakura walked down the hospital building together.
The old man obviously drove the car and stopped by, but he had no intention of sending him back.
...The old man is really angry with himself.
At the entrance of the hospital late at night, summer mosquitoes were flying randomly under the street lights.
drop.
A loud car horn blasted.
Just as Raku Sakakihara was about to go home, he saw a car parked next to him.
The car window was lowered, and Amkai Soichiro's side face with gray temples came into view.
The old man did not look directly at Sakakibara Raku, but closed his eyes.
"grandfather."
Out of respect, Sakakibara said hello to the old man, as cordially as if nothing happened in the afternoon.
"I already told her this afternoon. I'm just respecting Zhixue's thoughts. Since she wants to go back with you, I can't stop her."
"Of course."
Sakakibara chuckled inwardly.
He has seen the look on Grandpa's profile before.
About the same as July.
"I know everything about you, Qi Mingyue and Jiuliuli."
"...all...know?"
Amkai Soichiro opened his eyes dissatisfied, and looked at Sakakibara Raku's face, "Shigenori ran over and told me."
"..."
Sakakihara Raku was speechless immediately.
what is this?
...Can uncle tell his old-fashioned grandpa such outrageous things about himself, Qi Mingyue and Jiu Liuli?
Amkai Soichiro was obviously very dissatisfied with this matter.
"That guy Maodian said that the relationship between the two of you has been resolved. You kid, the last choice was Qi Mingyue, right?"
"..."
Sakakihara Raku was silent for a while again.
Fortunately...fortunately...my uncle was not outrageous enough to tell the old man everything.
If the old man wants to know that, he must not make himself angry to death today.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Soichiro Amkai didn't ask any more questions. He just looked away, closed his eyes again, and said to himself:
"It's okay to choose Qi Mingyue. That child has outstanding abilities, and it's a good thing to have her help you control the Tianhai family in the future. As I talked to you before, what you want to do next is naturally your business.
"No matter whether you choose Zhixue in the end or not, all I ask of you is to take good care of her and don't let her be wronged again. Even when you choose Qi Mingyue, she still follows you!"
"No problem at all."
"Besides, before you confirm your choice of her, you bastard should know what you should do and what you shouldn't do."
"Absolutely clear."
"call..."
Amkai Soichiro took a deep breath, leaned back against the leather headrest on the back of his head, and exhaled, "Boy, the thing I've heard most in my life is 'only consider your own arrangements'... Zhiyuki's mother said to me
I have said this countless times... Haha, now that I think about it carefully, she has reminded me countless times not to try to control my family.
"I never thought there was anything wrong with this. It was under my arrangement that the Tianhai family grew further, and countless people benefited from it.
"But as you said, my mistake was that I shouldn't have put this kind of arrangement on my family... There is a huge difference between family members and other people.
"When facing my family, especially my daughter, I can't let go of my dignity or my identity. I like to treat them as a superior, not as a father... Although I try to establish a deeper relationship with them by writing letters.
The connection is always...just a false family relationship tied to interests.
"Now, if I think about it carefully, the only children who can truly be called my family are Madenori and Yuki."
Amkai Soichiro finished these words lonely.
He smiled to himself again.
"What's rare is that I can see in you that you don't care about my status as the head of the Hai family and my almost inexhaustible money... just like Maodian.
"I don't want to say that not pursuing power and money is a noble character. I admire you for this... This is too childish. After you said those words to me in the afternoon, I haven't planned to take back your identity as heir.
You, this kid, and I, and Maodian, all have similarities.
"In the future, when you change your surname to Tianhai, haha... I hope you can do better than Maodian, so that you can be worthy of my grandfather's forgiveness to you, a bastard."
After saying that, Soichiro Amkai raised his hand and motioned to Sakura, who was driving in front, to close the window.
"Grandpa, walk slowly."
At the end when the old man's profile disappeared, Sakakihara hurriedly said goodbye. He didn't hear any response from the old man, and then... watched the old man's luxury car go away towards the end of the street.
...
Breathe in the cool summer breeze blowing in your face at night.