On the outskirts of Tokyo, about a few hours' drive from the city, stands an antique Japanese-style mountain villa. Its courtyard is full of short fences from the Edo period, and its gate is also made of wood, covered with mottled
Imprints of moss. Looking through the wall, you can see that the eaves of the patio are the kind of double-layered green tile eaves that only appear in Ukiyo-e paintings. There are also strings of wind chimes and paper cranes hanging under the eaves.
The owner of the house is a person who loves ancient culture. He prefers to vacation and rest here than at Karuizawa Villa.
In the study room on the second floor, an old man with half-white hair, wearing a loose kimono, was kneeling on the tatami, holding an old book in his hand and looking through it under the dim light.
Yasuda Saki held an information packet in his hand. Ji lightly knocked on the door, arranged his clothes, and pushed the door open after receiving permission.
He walked up to the old man, bowed slightly and said, "Grandpa, are you looking for me?"
The old man raised his head and glanced at Yasuda Saki standing in front of him, and then said: "How are you doing lately?"
"It's not good, something happened yesterday." Yasuda Saki also knelt down, breathed a sigh of relief, and then said, "This incident had a great impact on him."
Then he handed the information bag in his hand to the old man. After taking it, the old man opened it and read it directly.
After about five minutes, the old man put the information back into his pocket. The expression on his face did not change and he said, "I know about this. Please help me if you need help."
Yasuda Saki nodded and said, "I understand, grandpa."
"If you have any questions, please go to Butler Fujiwara." The old man finally added, "As before, don't let your father know."
"Hi."
Yasuda walked in early and left. Her grandfather found her who had just graduated from the Academy a few months ago and asked her to personally help a young actor who had just come back. This made her very puzzled.
She secretly checked the background of the actor and learned some unknown things from it. So after this incident, she immediately arranged for someone to investigate the woman who claimed to be her ex-girlfriend. The information she gave to her grandfather today was just
The results of the investigation.
Although there are only a few clues, others are still under investigation.
There were very few manpower at work, and his father and other family members couldn't be noticed. Yasuda Saki felt that he had a headache.
After Yasuda Zaoji left, the old man stood up from his kneeling position and walked to the bookcase behind him that contained a large number of ancient books. He stared at it thoughtfully.
........
In Nishino Kazuki's room, he had just called the office to tell him about his ex-girlfriend, and asked Murakami and the others to make an appointment at the bank to check the bank account early tomorrow morning.
He also knew that it was late at night and there was nothing he could do if he was anxious.
At this time, his phone suddenly rang.
The one shown above is Erika Ikuta. She always communicates through line. This time she suddenly made a phone call.
Nishino Kazuki picked up the phone, and a faint voice came from the phone: "Can I come to stay with you?"
Just this simple sentence, and then fell into silence.
"Yeah." Nishino Kazuki returned.
After telling him the address, not long after, his doorbell rang. Nishino Kazuki walked to the door and opened it.
Erika Ikuta stood there pretty, wearing only a thin dress and not even a coat. She had a look of embarrassment on her face. The cold wind at night was like a knife. This stretch of road made her body cold and her little hands were red.
"Teacher Kazuki..." Erika Ikuta lowered her eyebrows. She had a lot of things to say to him, but she didn't know what to say until she stood in front of him.
"Come in first." Nishino Kazuki introduced her to the door, closed it, and made her a cup of hot tea.
When he handed it to her, his fingers accidentally brushed her hand, and she felt cold for a moment.
"Aren't you cold in what you wear?"
"It wasn't cold just now, but after I came in and sat down, I suddenly felt a little cold." Erika Ikuta warmed her hands with a tea cup and then said.
"Why are you here in such a hurry?" Nishino Kazuki was actually a little touched, knowing that she was worried about him.
"I was in such a hurry when I arrived that I forgot to take my coat." Erika Ikuta said sheepishly, and smiled at Nishino Kazuki.
"Are you stupid?" Nishino Kazuki stretched out his right hand and rubbed her little head vigorously.
Holding the teacup, Erika Ikuta squinted her eyes, tilted her head and whispered, "Teacher Kazuki, the water is about to spill."
"Don't do this again, you know, I'm fine." Nishino Kazuki said, then let go of his hand and tidied up a few tufts of hair for her.
Erika Ikuta didn't say anything, just silently enjoying Nishino Kazuki's rare tenderness.
Nishino Kazuki was afraid that she would catch a cold, so he walked over and turned on the heater switch of the air conditioner.
Erika Ikuta sniffed and put down the tea cup. Her eyes flashed and she suddenly saw the photo placed on the other end of the sofa. After moving a few steps, she moved to the edge and picked it up.
This is a photo that Kazuki Nishino just found. Because he wanted to take it to the office tomorrow, he threw it on the sofa and forgot about it.
Then Erika Ikuta saw it, and she felt a sudden sourness in her heart, as if the old time in the past had been sucked into a bottomless black hole, and things related to him became blurry again.
She knew it before she came, and Mr. Kazuki also directly admitted that the woman was indeed his former girlfriend. But now seeing this photo, Nishino Kazuki's face is filled with happiness, but he can't settle down.
I feel that all the good things have nothing to do with me, and I feel that the things I have been thinking about forever are missing.
It turns out that she is just like ordinary girls, she thought.
Erika Ikuta didn't know when she shed tears. She only felt that her eyes were moist and her nose became blocked.
Nishino Kazuki came back from turning on the air conditioner, and when he saw her holding the photo, he felt that the atmosphere had changed again.
"you......"
"I'm fine." Erika Ikuta wiped away her tears with her fingers, raised her head and smiled reluctantly at him, "I just felt that Mr. Kazuki was really happy at that time."
"Unhappy, he didn't live a good life." Nishino Kazuki seemed to be commenting on other people's past, and even used the personal pronoun "he".
"he?"
"That woman was not dating sincerely, she was just interested in his appearance and money."
Erika Ikuta only said [him] because Nishino Kazuki was embarrassed to use her own name: "So it was him who initiated the breakup?"
She followed suit.
"not me."
Erika Ikuta felt confused and hesitated for a moment but still did not speak.
"The things that were revealed in Weekly Wenchun today are all false, except for the fact that she is an ex-girlfriend, and even..."
Before Nishino Kazuki finished speaking, Erika Ikuta interrupted him: "I believe you."
"I always believe in you."
Erika Ikuta raised her head, her tear-filled eyes seemed to be covered with a hazy gray mist under the light.
It was the first time for Nishino Kazuki to see her like this.