Ome Quartet of Snow Country

Chapter 171 Finally Saying Goodbye

Dig a spoonful of cherry yokan and put it in your mouth. When you stir it with the tip of your tongue, the sweetness quickly diffuses.

Mori Jian took another sip from the teacup to dilute the sweetness.

Putting down the teacup, she looked at Takikawa Hikaru, who was talking about her sister.

"...This weekend is the common exam. In the past few days, it will be a little harder than usual."

She paused, "Although I think at this time, things other than study are more important, such as physical condition and rest."

Morimi looked at Naruse who was sitting opposite him again, and he shook his head.

"That's something to think about in the last day or two."

Shangzi also said: "If you relax too early, if you encounter difficult questions during the exam, and you can't find your way of thinking for a while, you will feel like you didn't try your best when you should."

Hikaru Takikawa thought for a moment, then nodded.

"It's true. It's the same as my training before participating in the game. If I'm lazy, I won't be very confident in the ball I shot during the game."

As she spoke, she raised her hand and made a shooting motion out of thin air.

Sen Jian glanced at Hai Xing again, listening to the conversation of several people, she showed a little bewildered expression on her face.

For learning, she has not yet reached the point where she will reflect on herself when her efforts are insufficient.

Senjian wanted to sigh, but the corners of his mouth curled up a little.

Starfish has tried hard enough...

Surrounded by the low table, several people chatted over snacks, accompanied the patient, and the morning time passed quickly.

"I should be able to go to school tomorrow."

Sen Jian got up and touched Hai Xing's forehead, "Do you still want to rest for one more day?"

"It's all right." Hai Xing looked up at her hand, and then at her.

Mori Jian nodded, then looked at the other companions, "I'm going back first."

"It's already this time." Hikaru Takikawa stood up and stretched, "It's time for us to go back."

"Starfish should rest well."

"Uh-huh."

They said goodbye to Hai Xing. She sat on the bed and waved her hands. When her eyes met Naruse's, she nodded to him.

"..."

Naruse was startled, and confirmed with her eyes, and she nodded again.

The two have never had any similar agreement, but the tacit understanding at this time seems to be innate.

"Go down first." Naruse said to the other three.

Hikaru Takikawa had already walked to the door, turned to look at him, and Morimi and Shangzi also looked over.

"I have something to tell Hai Xing." Naruse said again.

Mori frowned.

Shangzi looked at him, "I'll wait for you downstairs."

"Ah."

Glancing at Haixing again, she went out with Sen Jian and closed the door behind her.

There were only the two of them left in the room.

"It won't be long." The two looked at each other, Hai Xing said, "I only have a few words to say."

Naruse shook his head, indicating that he was not in a hurry.

Hai Xing smiled, then sat up straight with the support of the bed, and lowered his head again.

"Sorry for bothering you all this time."

"..."

Naruse opened his mouth.

"I was serious."

Hai Xing raised his head and looked at him, "After lying on the bed for two days, I have already figured it out: from the beginning to the end, I was just trying to force myself."

Naruse looked at her, but didn't speak.

He didn't expect that she left him to apologize.

"I should have understood it when I was in Kyoto, but I didn't understand it... It should be said that I refused to give up.

Obviously you have been close to that level before, even if you say that you like it is a lie, but the physical feeling... No, this is not important anymore.

I understand now that it is impossible for you to give up on Shangzi.

I'm sorry to bother you by saying no again and again.

All interruptions are over here. "

Starfish lowered its head again.

"And I don't want to be bothered by it anymore - I want to end everything in the past."

"..."

Naruse stared at her without blinking, his gaze fell on her loose hair.

This time, she seemed to be serious.

To end everything in the past?

He was silent for a while.

"...I am also responsible."

Naruse took a deep breath and continued:
"The root of everything lies in me. If I hadn't pretended to like starfish before, there wouldn't be any subsequent things."

He was finally no longer silent, and she was slightly relieved.

"I can't blame you entirely. After all, at that time, I really said a lot of things to my aunt...but I pretended to like it to get revenge. What do you think?"

Naruse pursed his lower lip.

"Because my mother really likes Haixing...I want Haixing to experience the feeling of being deeply hurt by someone she likes."

And recalling his true thoughts when he was young, Naruse felt a little ashamed.

"……sorry."

"How did you apologize to me..."

Starfish laughed and took another deep breath.

As she bids farewell to the past, she chooses to confess everything.

"I've been in love with Chunhai for a long time.

Every time you look at me like that, it breaks my heart...

That feeling, I really felt it. "

"..."

The immature face suddenly appeared in my mind, and gradually overlapped with the girl in front of me, and her voice also echoed in my mind.

【"I like Chunhai!"】

At that time, I also liked starfish.

Swallowing those words, Naruse sighed softly.

"sorry."

"..."

Starfish bit her lower lip and smiled again.

"It's all over."

"Well...it's over."

"Is there any other misunderstanding between us?" She looked at him, "Only today, I will tell you everything."

Naruse shook his head.

"I already know what I need to know."

"is it?"

"I'm also looking at the starfish."

"..."

She froze for a moment, squeezed out a smile, but felt like crying.

She quickly held back.

"If you say that, I can't help but continue to like you."

He lowered his eyes, "I'm talking about the eyes of a friend."

"All right……"

After being silent for a while, she looked at him, "Can you forgive me for those interruptions before?"

"Ah."

He also looked at her, "Can Haixing forgive me for what I did before?"

"Ah."

It doesn't matter who is wrong and who is right, or who made the first mistake first.

The two looked at each other and smiled, and looked away at the same time, hiding the thoughts that hadn't been fully revealed in their hearts.

"What I want to say is this..."

"Ah."

Hai Xing looked at him for a while, "There is one last thing...no, that's it."

"Let's talk."

"Will you agree?"

"If it's not something..." Naruse glanced at her and suddenly understood, "A hug?"

"..."

She opened her eyes wide in surprise and nodded again.

"Well, a hug...a goodbye hug to the past, okay?"

Naruse responded, ready to walk around to the head of the bed.

"No... I'll just come over."

She got out of the bed, crawled from the head of the bed to the end of the bed, knelt on the bed, and straightened up.

She looked at him, as if meeting each other for the first time, and opened her arms shyly and expectantly.

He took a step forward and hugged her.

"..."

Buried in his chest, she took a deep breath, and unconsciously tightened her hands, trying to get closer to him, and even closer.

Holding her soft body, he cautiously, restrainedly hugged her tighter, and then tighter.

Hugging.

Feeling his body and temperature, smelling his scent, she didn't want to break the short silence, but she still spoke.

"Thank you, Chunhai..."

He responded, like waking up from a dream, and let go of his hands.

She subconsciously wanted to get closer to make up for the gap between them, but she held back.

"So be it."

"Yeah." He let go of her.

"Thank you." She looked at him and said again.

Her eye sockets were already red.

Naruse understood that he should leave.

"From now on, everything in the past is over..."

As Hai Xing spoke, his voice began to tremble.

"We're just...restarting...friends...still friends?"

"Well, we're still friends."

Naruse turned to open the door, without looking at her again, "I should go, Shangzi is still waiting for me below."

She nodded stiffly.

"Be careful on the road..."

With a snap, the door closed, blocking out the long-suppressed sobs.

Hai Xing sat slumped on the bed, blocking her tears with her hands.

"That's fine..."

Those who have been obsessed with obsession, tortured until now, and those who have not received a response can all be over.

(End of this chapter)