For Liuli, going to England is an obsession that will accompany her throughout her life.
It was also her past pillar and goal.
Training day and night, perseverance day and night... all in order to meet her mother's requirements, because she knows that as long as she performs well enough, her mother can take her to the place she has always longed for and expected.
But now, Liuli said that there are more important things than going to England...
His words were simple and his tone was ordinary... but his eyes were sincere and unquestionable.
Having been with Ruri for so long, Sakakibara can see and feel it...this sentence is her true intention.
How long ago could someone sincerely say these words to themselves?
The words "already belong to you, Lejun"... probably only exist in imagination, right?
Walking on the snow-capped mountain trails, the cold winter wind lingered around him... Raku Sakakihara suddenly felt that the hand held in the center of his palm was delicate and warm.
"...Liu Li is serious, why are you saying these things?"
"...Le, Lejun sounds very embarrassed? My whole body has long been yours..."
At first Liuli said this firmly and seriously, but now she repeated it, the inside of her face turned red as if she had a fever, and her tone was very slight.
Her sky-blue eyes were also filled with shame and confusion, and she didn't dare to look at him anymore.
Her hands were obviously clenched a lot.
"I'm quite embarrassed."
"Na Lejun..."
"but..."
"Well, Lejun said."
"I am very grateful that Liuli can say these words to me, but Liuli should focus on herself now? Liuli does not belong to anyone, Liuli is Liuli, she is herself. As Liuli, she has what she likes
People, there are people she wants to rely on, these are all Liuli's thoughts, not all of them mine."
This was a bit convoluted, but Amami Kuruuri heard Sakakihara Raku's original intention.
He hopes that he can be independent and not dependent on anyone. His thoughts and actions are only based on the wishes of the personality of "Liu Li".
Hating a person, liking a person, liking a thing and hating a thing, etc... are all the same.
These words are quite right.
But Lejun is really... Let’s talk about these big principles at this time...
"What's wrong? Liuli, what I said...isn't right?"
"...Lejun is like this sometimes, he doesn't quite understand what people mean..." Tianhai Jiuliuli muttered in a low voice.
"What does Liuli mean?"
"It's just...it's..."
"You see, Liuli said that I don't understand the heart, but when I asked patiently, Liuli couldn't say anything. So you can't blame me."
"...It's just that Lejun is too stupid..."
"Am I too stupid?"
"Just too stupid..."
Sakakihara hesitated for a moment, and then combined with what Ruri said to him at the beginning... he instantly understood the other meaning of her words.
"...Liu Li said that I can come to you at will... that or that?"
"Um...no...what if?"
...
Sakakihara smiled again, "It's true, Ruri, we are already so close, why are you so shy about talking about these things?"
"...Wha, what...what happened in the past is completely different from when it really happened...that!"
"Huh? So? What's the difference?"
"The...first time...it's completely different..."
The girl's voice became smaller and smaller.
But to be honest...there is no difference. In fact, it's just that Liuli hasn't overcome her inner shyness about taking the first step.
The two of them had seen everything they should see and touched everything they shouldn't touch.
But it was understandable that Liuli was shy, after all, this was in the suburbs.
Ambiguity in private space and ambiguity outdoors are still different.
For Liuli, it was impossible to tell anyone about this kind of thing.
Not to mention that she still had the shadow of being frightened by A Ling's surprise last time.
"Then Liuli means that I can do anything to you from today on?"
"...Of course you have to ask for my permission first!"
"This is natural. So Liuli agrees now?"
"...Um."
The girl answered in a very weak voice, which made Raku Sakakihara feel that she was much smaller than usual.
He also understood... Liuli agreed to this, which was equivalent to entrusting the only precious things in her body to him.
"Liu Li is small and cute."
"...Can this be taken as you complimenting me?"
"if not?"
Sakakibara smiled and gently held Liuli's curled up little hands again, and gently covered them and wrapped them. Liuli didn't resist at all, just let him put her hand into his palm, and then squeezed it tightly.
live.
"...More, hold it a little longer."
"What's wrong."
"...Nothing...I just want Lejun to hold me tighter..."
"It sounds like it's a request."
"This is a request...and this will make the next Qiyue envious."
Sakakihara couldn't help but laugh at her cute wishes and little thoughts, "You, you...can't you not be jealous like this?"
"No...if you don't take it seriously, you won't be able to compare to July."
The girl's voice was also soft, as if she was shyly asking herself to hold her hand a little tighter.
At times like this, Raku Sakakibara really felt that Ruri was too cute.
It would have been great to be able to show her some small kindness in the past.
Sakakibara Raku moved closer to the girl, hugged her tightly, stretched out his hand around her waist, and held her small hand in front of her cotton coat. Amami Kuruuri leaned obediently against Sakakibara Raku's side, smiling,
Walking in the snowy forest...
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"Hey~~ Brother, you just came down from the mountain and you were so angry with Sister Liuli. Did you know that Sister Qiyue was so angry watching from behind?"
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Really?"
"Of course, of course, Sister Qiyue is watching you from behind, eh~ Sister Qiyue, don't pull my ears! Don't pull my ears!"
"I really don't know what you are talking about all day?"
"What! Sister Qiyue, don't you just eat...ah! I eat! I'm jealous! I'm jealous! I was wrong!"
As soon as Sakakihara Raku saw the posture of the two of them, he knew that it was probably A Suzu who was talking nonsense.
Does this count as sowing discord?
No wonder Qi Qi would twist A Ling's ears.
The next itinerary is Hokkaido Shrine.
In order to rush for time, several people arrived here quickly by car.
"Ruri, have you ever felt that all shrines across the country are pretty much the same? Ema, Gomori, and a lottery for 200 yen."
"Yeah, it's exactly the same!"
Then there is nothing interesting here, it is just one more unique snow scene.
It's worth taking photos as a souvenir.
"Brother, why don't you bring two miko costumes back to your two sisters~ Then I can stay at the hot spring hotel at night - eh! Why are you beating me?"
Raku Sakakihara had a serious face, "I have random thoughts every day!"
"...What...Brother, you are not expecting it in your heart, yuki, don't you think so, yuki?"
Tianhai Zhixue stared at the woods in the distance: "There is a lot of snow here too."
Zhixue heard that there were snow foxes in the woods behind the shrine and wanted to go and have a look.
After going there, I was very disappointed...I didn't see it at all.
At noon, I simply ate some Hokkaido noodles and continued to wander around the shopping street in the afternoon.
Compared with the characteristic cultural street... it turns out that the commercial street is more suitable for them.
Shopping for clothes, shopping for shoes... Sakakibara looked at their large and small bags of things and estimated that most of them would have to be sent back to Tokyo by express delivery.
After going round and round, the time came to night.
The Odori Park we went to at night was quite interesting.
The park is filled with ice sculptures, lanterns, and various snowmen. Not to mention Suzu and Yuki, Sakakihara Raku has never seen such gorgeous ice sculptures.
Ah Ling likes snow very much. She couldn't play enough in the morning, but now she can.
She forced Zhixue and Liuli to go to the snow field over there and throw snowballs.
In the morning, she was taught a lesson by Qi Qi. If Qi Qi hadn't wanted to get her cotton-padded jacket stained by snowballs, he would have decided to fight her.
Speaking of which... Ah Ling may not be able to beat July now, right?
After all, Qi Qi also learned kendo.
Thinking about this, Raku Sakakihara sat down on a bench in the park with Nanami Nanami and watched a few people playing happily together.
Liuli and A-Ling threw snowballs at each other, and A-Ling accidentally hit Yuki who was trying to build five snowmen. Suddenly, it became a two-on-one situation between Zhixue and Liuli.
A Ling was hit by the snowball and screamed "It's not fair!" but there was nothing she could do.
Silently watching the fight of a few people, the bright neon lights of the city and the cold wind and snow became their background, and the seven bright moons in the sky and sea gave them a sense of alienation that seemed to be alienated from this world.
"It was Christmas yesterday."
Tianhai Qimingyue was stunned for a few seconds after hearing the sound.
"What, your memory is already so bad?"
"It's not that I have a bad memory, but I always feel like something was missing yesterday..."
"What?"
Amami Nanamigyue turned around and saw Raku Sakakihara pulling out an exquisite small keychain from his trouser pocket.
The keychain fell quietly into his hand. Under the brilliant light reflected by the surrounding ice sculptures, the small stone shark on the keychain looked small and exquisite. As long as you took a closer look, you could see that the cartoon shark above was not the same.
It is not a simple assembly line handicraft, but a work carefully crafted and outlined by a childlike sculptor.
It was so beautiful that when Tianhai Qimingyue saw it for the first time, she couldn't move her eyes away.
"when?"
“I ordered it a long time ago and it just arrived at noon today.”
"It still looks like a stone sculpture made of pebbles."
"Hmm. Do you still remember the rock you kicked under my feet on our first motorcycle trip?"
"...You used that to call someone?"
"Yes... I just finished mailing it a few days ago. I originally planned to give it to you in Qiu on your birthday in Qiu, but the master of stone carving doesn't have that many schedules, so there is no way."
Tianhai Qimingyue held the keychain in her hand and kept staring at the cartoon little shark.
She remembered this style... should I say, how could she forget it?
The prototype of the keychain still exists in the storage box in her bedroom...
The shape of this little shark... happens to be the cheap gadget Raku Sakakihara gave to Little Qiyue when they were separated for the first time when they were young.
It was that gadget that she loved all her life.
Tianhai Qimingyue's sky-blue eyes stared silently at the keychain in the palm of her hand.
"Now that counts as a Christmas present?"
"Well, and this is your only gift in July, in terms of specialness."
"Thanks..."
"It should."
"This gift is very valuable."
Sakakibara was surprised: "How can you still consider the value of the gift in July?"
"When I say valuable, I don't mean the material value of this item. But this gift is so valuable to me that I don't know what I should give you in return."
"I already said this is my apology... Your idea in Qiu is also very cute... Besides, we have nothing to do with each other, do we still need to reciprocate the gift?"
"need."
"Why? We are in a relationship."
"Just because they are in a relationship, we cannot ignore the emotional communication and exchanges between two people. Gifts need to be reciprocated, and thoughts and actions also need to be reciprocated. Even if they are lovers, there is no saying who should accept the other's gifts and who should.
You should always accept gifts from each other. For example, on Valentine's Day, if you give me a gift, I will find a way to give you a gift in return."
July is very serious.
It should be said that if she is not joking, most of the time she has this serious attitude.
"There's no need to return the gift. Qi Qi, can you tell me the story of little Qi Qi?" Sakakihara smiled beside the girl, "I rarely hear Qi Qi you talk about your past self."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Tianhai Qimingyue looked at him seriously: "There is nothing to say... As long as brother knows that she used to think of someone's agreement with her every night
That’s fine.”
"Every night?"
"Every night."
Getting this answer from July is actually enough...
Just because Xiao Qiyue's obsession is deep enough, Qiyue's love for herself is also deep enough now...
Sitting on the bench and watching a few people throwing snowballs happily in the distance, Nanami Nanami held the keychain in her palm and leaned on Raku Sakakibara's shoulder without knowing it.
"What did your sister say to you this morning?"
"Liu Li told me that going to England is no longer necessary."
Tianhai Qimingyue closed her eyes on his shoulder, "...Then the so-called necessity of my sister now is you, my brother."
"Well..." Raku Sakakihara agreed in a low voice, "She said that no matter whether she goes to England or not, the most important thing is that I am by her side."
"Does my sister also agree that we can do that kind of thing?"
"Do you know in July?"
"My sister has given up on her mother. Her mother came to see us specially before, and she didn't show too much concern afterwards... For my sister, continuing to live with her brother and everyone is the meaning of life.
.So...it’s natural that my sister is willing to put everything on your shoulders.”
It was heavy, and at the same time, Sakakibara Raku could still feel the responsibilities he would have to shoulder in the future.
"Where are you in July?"
"Of course, it's the same."
Because of her love for herself in Qiyue, she had already given everything to him, right?
Sakakihara Raku felt happy.
Not only their love for themselves, but also their sense of responsibility for their happiness in the future.
"July."
"Um."
"How about saying you like me again?"
"like you."
"Is it so casual?"
"Because it's the truth, idiot."
"Do you want to have children in July?"
"You feel?"
"I think Qiu is definitely what she wants. For Qiu, family is very important. And if you have a child, you will have something to cherish enough in Qiu."
Tianhai Qimingyue closed her eyes, "I don't know what you are talking about. As for precious things... aren't they right in front of you and around you?"
"Then when Qi Qi knew she was not pregnant, why was she still a little unhappy?"
"I want a child... Maybe my past thoughts are at work. I always feel that I am a human being. I want a child to love me, and I love him enough. It doesn't matter now."
Sakakihara smiled deliberately, "Why?"
Tianhai Qimingyue glanced sideways at someone, and then scolded, "Asking even though you know clearly."
"If you want to have a baby after July, do you want a boy or a girl?"
"boy."
"Why?"
"Girls will definitely stick to you, boys will stick to me."
"Isn't it good for girls? I will be jealous if a boy clings to you."
"That's perfect. Why do you make me jealous every day?"
"No, I have to ask for a girl."
"boy."
"girl."
"boy."
"girl."
"boy."
"I won't argue with you in Qiyue, so why don't you just give birth to a litter in Qiyue? Then everyone will be happy!"
"Are you treating me like a rabbit? I'm going to give birth to a whole litter and look for my sister."