Ome Quartet of Snow Country

Chapter 515 Lover
In the next two days, Naruse didn't see Hikari Takigawa, and Morimi and Haisei said the same was true. She seemed to have been staying at her home.

That night she saw the condom Morimi had tucked into the book, and he didn't know how much she had guessed.

And since she never came to him, it was impossible for him to take the initiative to explain to her, and the contact between the two was cut off for two days.

And in a blink of an eye, it’s the last day of summer vacation.

"Time flies so fast..."

"Our summer vacation is too short."

Naoko smiled and said, "It's not particularly short. Even in Tokyo, school will start in another week."

"A week is a long time." Naruse lay on the sofa and looked at the ceiling. "It's enough for us to go to Okinawa and come back."

"Are you really going to Okinawa next year?"

"Don't you want to go, Naoko?"

"Of course I want to go." She put her feet on his legs, "But it's a long time to wait."

"If you keep thinking about it, of course it will take a long time. Put it in a corner for a while, and it will pass before you know it."

"Ok."

“And there is still a lot to do this year.”

Naruse sat up and said, "For example, I don't know if she will go to the fireworks display tonight."

"Huh?" Shangzi was a little startled, "Did you just say that you want to cancel it?"

"No." Naruse shook his head, "But it's already ten in the morning, and there's still no movement from her side."

And since yesterday, the weather has not been very promising.

"Then let me ask her?"

"Ah."

Naoko picked up the phone and sent a message to Takigawa Hikari.

The latter quickly replied and said that she would come over later to interview them.

"Just said she was coming over."

"……yes."

Naruse pursed his lower lip and said nothing.

Almost 10 minutes later, the sound of a motorcycle was heard outside.

Naruse opened the door and looked at the motorcycle with mud-covered wheels in the yard, feeling a little surprised.

"Have you traveled far in the past two days?"

"Yeah." Hikaru Takigawa looked at him, "Yesterday I rode a bicycle to Lake Ogawahara to have a look."

Naruse was startled again, "Did you ride there by yourself?"

"Stay at home and have nothing to do."

"Okay...how long have you been riding?"

"Back and forth, three or four hours." Hikaru Takigawa said, and then glanced at Naoko inside, "Can I go in?"

Naruse looked at her.

"come in."

Takigawa Hikaru went in and sat down, chatting casually with Naoko for a few words, and then talked about the fireworks display in the evening.

"Dad doesn't have to go to work today, so he has more free time. He asked me to ask you when you plan to go there."

Naruse thought for a moment, "The fireworks festival starts at eight o'clock in the evening. It's best to get there before seven o'clock, so you can walk around first."

Takigawa Hikari nodded, "We can set off at around six o'clock."

"Ah."

"There's no need to eat dinner. Then we can eat and hang out at the festival over there to fill our stomachs."

"Is there still a festival?"

"Well, after all, there will be a lot of people going to the fireworks festival."

Naruse thought for a moment, "Then we should leave earlier, otherwise there will be a traffic jam and we will have to get out of the car and walk over."

Takigawa Hikaru smiled subconsciously, but as soon as his eyes touched him, he restrained his smile, "That makes sense."

She didn't stay long before she stood up again, "Then get ready to leave around [-]:[-]. I'll tell Haixing and Kazuyo."

"Yeah." Naruse walked her to the door.

Takigawa Hikaru rode on the car, looked at him for a few seconds, and suddenly said: "Haruhai, come too."

This was the first time she called his name today.

"I'll take you back later."

Naruse looked at her and agreed.

"I'll go out with Hikaru for a spin."

"it is good……"

Saying goodbye to Naoko, Naruse got into Hikaru Takigawa's car and left with her.

When he turned and slowed down at the intersection, he said, "Can't we just send a message?"

"Correct."

She responded, then turned the accelerator, suddenly increased her speed, and sped along the prefectural road. She didn't stop even when she passed Morimi Furu Honten and Maki Hotel.

After riding on the road next to the river for several kilometers, we finally encountered a red light.

She stopped, and Naruse finally found a chance to speak again: "Where are you taking me?"

"do not know."

When the red light turned green, she didn't start again.

On the empty county road, there was not a single car in front or behind.Naruse looked ahead and raised his hand, "Let's go to that bridge."

She then turned the accelerator and rode over.

As she approached the bridge, she slowed down and pulled over, rode through the gap in the sidewalk onto the bridge, and stopped.Naruse got off the car and stood by the guardrail, feeling the river breeze blowing in his face.

The sun was obscured by rolling clouds, and the days of sunshine came to an end as the typhoon approaching from the north came closer.

It will be cloudy today, maybe becoming overcast.

pat.

He had already gotten out of the car, and after a while, he heard the sound of her kicking off the motorcycle's footrest.

She walked over to him and stood next to him. The two of them were silent, looking at the east-flowing river below.

The silence was not broken until a large cloud above the head was blown away by the wind again, and the scorching sunshine near noon shone down unobstructed.

"The typhoon is getting closer."

"Ah."

"The fireworks display tonight will not be affected and canceled."

Takigawa Hikaru didn't say anything. He took out his phone and scrolled through it for a while, "There is no news yet."

Naruse turned her head and she turned over her phone to show him the latest news from the organizers of the fireworks festival.

"Yeah. Did you tell them the time to gather?"

"Speak now."

After sending two messages, Hikaru Takigawa put away his phone and looked at him no longer covertly.

"I saw."

Naruse looked over.

"Condoms in books."

He took a breath, not surprised at all, "Sure enough."

She looked at him, "Haruhai, don't you have anything to explain?"

Naruse remained calm, "When you went to see Kazuha that day, what did she say?"

"..."

The most annoying thing about these two people is the same: they always refuse to tell the truth directly.

Takigawa Hikaru was silent for a few seconds, "Ichiyo told me everything."

Naruse shook his head, "You can only deceive Haixing like this."

She was silent again.

After more than half a minute, she sighed, "Can't Harumi just tell me?"

"There's no need to know too much."

"I don't want to know too much!... Harumi just needs to tell me what the relationship between you and Kazuha is now."

He turned his head and she stared at him, nervousness written on every corner of her face.

"lover."

"..."

Under the scorching sun, Takigawa Hikaru suddenly felt that his eyes were turning black, and he felt a sense of weakness and coldness all over his body.

He admitted it himself...

She couldn't stand, so she held on to the guardrail and slowly squatted down.

"Light……"

She pushed his hand away and tried to get up, but her legs lost strength and she hit the guardrail uncontrollably.

Before her head hit her, Naruse grabbed her and then helped her up.

"I told you, you don't need to know too much."

She looked at him coldly, "Do you want to hide it from us for the rest of your life just like you did with Shangzi?"

"I didn't want to hide it for so long, just take it one step at a time. Won't you discover it now?"

"What should I do, Shangzi?"

"I didn't leave her."

"Has Harumi considered how Naoko would feel after knowing this?"

"Of course I have considered it, but there is nothing we can do about it."

Feeling that she could stand firm on her own, Naruse let go of her hand, "I like Naoko, but I also like Kazuha. I can't let go of either of them."

"..."

Her face suddenly twisted.

Just the two of them...

Naruse continued: "At least for the moment, I will not let Naoko know. If Hikari chooses to tell Naoko about this, then no matter what the consequences are, it will be your fault."

Takigawa Hikaru stared at him in disbelief.

"Harumi...do you really know what you are talking about?"

"I know."

Naruse's face was calm, "I hope Hikaru can listen, whether it's for Naoko or... anyone else."

Hikaru Takigawa was speechless.

Shaking her head and taking two steps back, staring at the ground in a daze for a while, she suddenly got on the car and rode away without looking back.

Naruse didn't look back until she couldn't see her anymore.

"Fortunately you ran away..."

Leaning against the guardrail of the bridge, he raised his head and let the sun shine on him for a while.

When he came back to his senses, he didn't want to walk back and called his lover.

"Ride and pick me up."

(End of this chapter)