Ome Quartet of Snow Country

Chapter 344 Heavy Rain

It was raining heavily outside the window.

Leaning on the sofa, Shangzi picked up the phone and put it down again, feeling a little restless.

The sky was getting gloomy, and it had been raining outside for more than an hour, and the momentum was still unabated, and the boyfriend hadn't come back yet.

She wanted to contact him, but worried that he was riding in the rain at this time, and the sudden contact would distract him.

Although it is raining so heavily now, normal people will not ride in the rain.

But what if he insisted on coming back?
That's what he said when he left the house in the morning.

then don't call...

In uncontrollable anxiety, Shangzi sent a message to Naruse.

Shangzi: Is Chunhai coming back?

He responded quickly.

Haruhi: No.

"..."

She opened her mouth, not disappointed, but not too surprised.

If he really rode in the rain, she would be even more worried.

But before the new message was sent out, his phone call came.

Shangzi connected immediately, "Chunhai."

"... Shangzi."

His voice sounded extremely tired, she was startled, and asked, "Is Chunhai still at the Thirteenth Lake?"

"Yeah. The rain was too heavy, and the view on the road was too bad, so we couldn't ride a bike. Guang and I found a hotel by the lake to stay temporarily... If the rain doesn't stop, we probably won't be able to go back tonight."

"..."

it is as expected.

Shangzi took a deep breath, and was more concerned about his current situation.

"Is Chunhai wet?"

"Drenched."

"Have you taken a shower yet?"

"not yet."

He paused for a moment, "The light is washing."

Shangzi opened his mouth.

"Chunhai and Guang... share a room?"

"There's only one room left in this hotel. But there are two beds, don't worry."

After being silent for more than half a minute, she responded in a low voice.

"Um……"

He sighed again.

"Chun Hai seems very tired..."

"A little bit."

On the second floor of the hotel, in a room facing the lake, Naruse stood by the window, his trousers still dripping.

The heavy rain was mighty, and the lake surface was white, and it still had a lot of stamina after such a long day.

"Just wanting to stay by the sea... It took a little effort to drag her back."

Shangzi squeezed the phone tightly, and an involuntary anger welled up in his heart.

In this kind of weather, we still have to stay by the sea.

It's fine if you don't take responsibility for yourself, but he is holding her back.

"The light is too capricious."

"..."

There was only a slight sigh over there.

Shang Zi was taken aback, "What happened?"

After a while, he spoke in a low voice.

"She probably thought that if she came to the beach, she would be able to solve any problems, or rather, she would get some answers...but she didn't."

He paused for a moment, and simplified her crying and bewilderment by the sea into an abstract sentence.

"She was a little bit emotionally broken."

Shangzi was silent for a while.

"what is the problem?"

The other end of the phone still sighed, "I can't explain it clearly on the phone. After I come back, I will explain it to Shangzi."

"it is good……"

Taking a breath, Naruse wiped his face again to lift his spirits.

"It's raining heavily, Shangzi should not go out if there is nothing wrong. If I don't come back at night, remember to lock the doors and windows."

"I see."

The two talked a few more words before hanging up the phone.

Putting down the phone, Naruse stared out of the window for a while, then turned back to the direction of the bathroom.

The sound of water stopped long ago.

"Guang, are you still washing?"

After half a minute, her response came from inside.

"I'm taking a bath. Chunhai, come in and take a bath."

"...What stupid things are you talking about?"

After entering that door, the partition inside is only completely transparent glass, and nothing can block it.

She didn't speak, Naruse only heard the sound of water.

Another minute or two later, Hikaru Takikawa opened the door, and came out wrapped in a bathrobe, feeling sleepy.

"..."

Seeing his drenched appearance, she perked up a little.

"Chunhai hurry up and wash up."

"Ah."

Walking into the bathroom, Naruse took off the clothes that were already completely soaked, and then opened the hotel's washing machine, which contained all her clothes from the inside to the outside, stuffed indiscriminately.

"..."

They didn't come out for a trip, and they didn't plan to stay overnight. Of course, they didn't bring a change of clothes. Turning their heads and looking at another set of bathrobes hanging on the wall, Naruse turned off the washing machine and pressed the switch.

The washing machine started, and he stepped into the shower.

woohoo-

Hot water poured down.

He closed his eyes, inserted his hands into his hair, pressed his scalp, and pushed it from bottom to top for a few rounds.

"..."

Letting out a long breath, Naruse opened his eyes and looked at the wooden door outside the transparent wall.

Hikari Takikawa outside made no sound at all.

Half an hour ago, she finally agreed to leave the beach, and the two of them rode their motorcycles, left the breakwater with rough waves, and returned the same way.

When he arrived at the intersection, he found that the small courtyard at the corner was actually a hotel, so he stopped here.

The heavy rain that had been brewing for a day continued to pour, which greatly affected the vision, and they were still riding motorcycles, so it was a bit dangerous to continue riding.

While waiting for her to take a bath just now, he took a look at the upcoming weather conditions. If the weather forecast was accurate, the rain might not stop until eight or nine o'clock in the evening.

This also means that they cannot go back today.

"..."

Naruse closed his eyes again and wiped his face.

He was more worried about her mental state than not being able to go back.

"What should I do……"

No one could answer, only the humming of the washing machine outside.

After standing and letting the hot water wash for a while, he washed his body, got out of the shower, and sat in the huge bathtub next to the window.

This is the second floor of the hotel, and across a not-so-large yard below, there is the Thirteen Lakes outside, and the glass is completely transparent—of course, the blinds can be drawn.

The dark clouds are low, the lake is vast, and there is no shelter around it. The rain above the lake floats back and forth, outlining the shape of the strong wind.

Behind the hotel, two mottled piers extend into the lake.

The water in the lake was even more turbid, and had already submerged the protective block under the yard, and the two small pleasure boats pulled by the ropes by the lake kept shaking.

The rainy season is coming, and today it rained so heavily again, the water level of Shisan Lake will definitely rise sharply, but I don't know how high it will rise.

Just don't flood the courtyard of this hotel...

Staring out the window and thinking wildly for a while, Naruse leaned back again and closed his tired eyes.

After a day of riding, he was already a little tired.

He tossed with her in the rain for more than half an hour just now, and finally dragged her away from the beach, which made his fatigue a lot worse.

If he just lay down like this, he would definitely fall asleep in the bathtub...

This thought only swayed on the surface of the water twice before sinking silently into the bathtub.

Warm darkness enveloped him.

When Naruse opened his eyes again, it was completely dark inside the bathroom and outside the window.

"It hurts..."

As soon as he moved, he felt back pain and neck pain.

woohoo-

There was a sound of water.

The bathtub has an automatic heating function, and the water is still hot.

"Sure enough, I fell asleep..."

He sat up straight, leaned over to the window again, leaned against the glass and looked outside.

In the darkness, the sound of pattering rain could be faintly heard.

The rain finally subsided, but it still didn't stop.

"I don't know what time it is..."

There was a time on the bathtub, which showed that it was already half past six in the evening.

It's not just the weather that's dark outside.

After lying down for a few more minutes, Naruse climbed out of the bathtub and turned on the light in the bathroom first.

Squinting his eyes and wiping his body, he wrapped himself in a bathrobe, opened the door, and it was also dark outside.

"..."

Turning on the light in the bedroom, Hikaru Takikawa curled up on the bed, with his back to him, motionless.

No wonder she didn't come in to call him, and she fell asleep.

Staring at the two smooth bare feet at the end of the bed, Naruse went back to the bathroom and took out all the clothes that had been washed and dehydrated in the washing machine to dry, regardless of whether it was his coat or hers. underwear.

After everything was hung up, he changed into the hotel bathrobe again, took the mobile phone and gently closed the door and went out.

I was in a hurry when I checked in, and I forgot to make an appointment for dinner, and I don't know if I can still have dinner now.

When he came downstairs, Naruse went to the front desk to ask, but the hotel staff said that they could eat at any time.

"Great... can it be delivered to the room?"

"OK."

"Okay, then I will trouble you to deliver the dinner to Room 5 in five minutes. Ah, by the way, it is for two people."

"Ok."

After finishing the dinner, he went out to look at the motorcycle parked in the shed in the yard before returning to the upstairs room.

Hikaru Takikawa was still lying on the bed without moving, maintaining the previous posture.

Naruse stared at her for a while, sighed silently, and went to wake her up.

"Light, wake up, light."

"..."

After calling twice, she suddenly opened her eyes.

Looking at him, she sat up by herself without saying anything.

"Are you hungry?"

She shook her head.

Naruse didn't believe it, and didn't say much.

"Dinner will be delivered to the room later, no matter how much you can eat, just eat whatever you want."

"Okay." She simply responded.

In the past, she must be surprised why dinner can still be delivered to the room.

Glancing at the bathrobe wrapped around her casually, Naruse got up again and took the bathrobe provided by the hotel, "Let's change first."

The bathrobes in the hotel were all cleaned and disinfected and put into sealed plastic bags. She took them, opened the bags and took them out to have a look, then unzipped the bathrobe belt around her waist.

Naruse was startled, the bathrobe had already been unbuttoned, and it slid down from her shoulders following her movements.

"..."

The clothes she changed were still hung by him. Of course he knew she was wearing nothing underneath, but that didn't mean he was ready to see it with his own eyes.

Hastily turning his head and turning around, what should be seen and what should not be seen is still in his eyes.

Looking out of the dim window, he was about to say something when the door behind him was knocked suddenly.

"Mr. Naruse, your dinner is here."

"Okay... wait a minute."

"Ok."

The sound of rustling clothes behind her was still unhurried.

"Dinner is here."

"Ah."

Hikaru Takikawa stood up, pulled his clothes, and finally tied the belt of the yukata.

"All right."

Naruse then turned around and went to open the door.

The location of this hotel is well chosen. It is located on the shore of Shisan Lake, with a wide view. When the weather is fine, you can see as far as you can. There is only one reason why their room is the only room left in the hotel. : The price is high.

In contrast, the interior of the room is more luxurious. The most intuitive point is that the area is large, not to mention the overly large bathroom. The tatami mats were placed on a low table at this time, which was where they had dinner.

Several hotel staff brought up dinner for the two of them at once, set up a full table, and then bowed out.

"Please enjoy."

With a click, the door closed, and Naruse sat down on the other side of the low table.

"Eat."

"Ah."

Takikawa Hikaru also sat down, looked at the dishes on the table, and finally talked a little more.

"It's so rich."

"Eat slowly, I can't go back tonight anyway."

She turned her head and looked out the window, "Is it still raining?"

"Ah."

Naruse picked up the grilled fish and took a bite, then thought of something, and said, "Since you're going to stay out tonight, remember to tell your parents."

She nodded, stopped eating, and turned to look for her mobile phone.

Naruse originally planned to let her finish eating, but after thinking about it, it was getting late, so he said, "The phone is by the bed."

She got up and went over, picked up the phone, paused for a while, and then called home directly.

"Mom... I was sleeping just now and didn't hear the call."

"I won't come back at night...it's outside, um, it's still in Thirteen Lakes."

"Chunhai is here too."

"...I'm fine...I'm fine."

After saying a few more words, seeing her put down the phone, Naruse thought the call was over, but she came over with the phone and handed it to him.

"Mom wants to say a few words to Chunhai."

"..."

He glanced at her, but couldn't see anything, so he put down his chopsticks and took the phone.

"Aunt Lvzi."

"Let's be together with Chunhai."

"Ah."

"Did something happen?"

"..."

Glancing at Hikaru Takikawa who was still standing, Naruse said:
"Suddenly it rained heavily, and Guang and I couldn't ride back by bike, so we found a hotel here to stay.

I didn't encounter any accidents on the road, just got a little rainy, and now I have taken a shower and changed my clothes.

As for other matters, it will be clearer for her to explain to Aunt Lvzi after Guang returns home - if it doesn't rain tomorrow, we will come back as soon as possible. "

"..."

The other end of the phone breathed a sigh of relief, and was silent for a while.

"Is light causing Chunhai trouble?"

"Since I was a child, she has caused me little trouble."

He looked down at the piece of grilled fish that had only taken a bite, "Guang and I are going to have trouble with each other."

"..."

Takikawa looked up at him.

On the phone, Takigawa Midori smiled, and suddenly felt relieved.

"Then I will trouble Chunhai to take care of it today."

"Ok."

"Let me say a few more words to the light."

Naruse returned the phone to her.

Hikaru Takikawa took the phone, responded a few times, and finally said "It's okay", and hung up the phone.

"Go back early tomorrow." Naruse picked up the chopsticks again and continued eating dinner.

She didn't speak, but started eating too.

"Do you still want to stay here?" Naruse asked.

"No."

"That's fine."

Hikaru Takikawa looked up at him, did not speak, and continued eating with his head down.

Naruse also only stuffed food into his mouth without saying a word.

After lying in the bathtub for more than an hour, the tiredness subsided somewhat, but the hunger was real.

The two didn't say a word, and ate for more than ten minutes, before slowing down again.

Takikawa Hikaru gradually had more expressions on his face.

"How does it taste?" Naruse asked.

Here is near the lake and the sea, and most of the dishes on the table are local specialties.

"Very good." She said, lowered her head and took a sip of the snow-white clam soup. "The ingredients are delicious and the cooking is very good."

Seeing her talking slowly, Naruse also heaved a sigh of relief.

It seems that at least a small half of the previous reticence and depression were due to hunger.

Although he gave her a lot of bento at noon, he didn't eat too much after all.

The two continued to eat and chatted a few words about dinner.

"Did Chunhai tell Shangzi that he won't go back at night?"

"I told you this afternoon."

She nodded.

After eating for nearly an hour, the dinner was over, and both of them were very satisfied.

Looking at the messy desktop, Hikaru Takikawa suddenly asked: "Can dinner be delivered to the room?"

"I'll ask after I've finished eating, it's a little late."

She smiled.

"Have you never tried it before?"

"No."

Hikaru Takikawa was a little full from eating, changed his sitting position, stood up again, and walked to the window.

After staring at the darkness outside for a while, she turned her head, "It's still raining."

"Well, the weather forecast says it won't stop until eight or nine o'clock."

Her eyes fell on the table again, "What should I do here, do I need to clean it up?"

"Need not."

Naruse poked the fruit in the dessert with a toothpick and put it in his mouth, "Don't you want to eat it?"

She went back to the low table and sat down, bringing the dessert in front of her.

After eating two yuan, Naruse got up and walked aside, picked up the phone in the room, and asked the hotel staff to clean up.

After the two finished their last dessert, there was a knock on the door.

Tidying up and cleaning up is only a matter of one or two minutes.Later, one of the staff asked if it was necessary to spread futons on the tatami, although there were already two beds in the room.

"Make a bed," Naruse said.

Hikaru Takikawa looked over, but he pretended not to see it, and just watched the staff take out the futon from the closet and spread it on the tatami.

"Sleep now?" she asked.

"No, who can sleep after just filling their stomachs."

Naruse turned around in the room, and leaned against the window again, looking outside where he couldn't see anything.

"Let's go for a walk." Takikawa Hikaru said suddenly.

"It's still raining." He looked at her from the reflection in the glass.

"Then go downstairs and have a look."

"also."

When he dragged her to the hotel in the afternoon, she was in a daze, and she probably didn't take a closer look at what was under the hotel.

Leaving the room, the two went downstairs and turned around.

The lobby of the hotel is nothing special, and in the restaurant next to it, there are some guests who have not finished their dinner.

Looking at the front desk of the hotel, they said that they didn't need any service. They turned around and stopped at the door, looking at the rainy yard outside.

"How can it rain for so long..."

Raindrops splashed in the shadows of the two of them.

"The rainy season has begun."

　Five thousand words, gone at noon.

　　Counting this volume, there are about four volumes left in the book.It’s hard to say how long I can write, it’s up to me.

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(End of this chapter)