[Black Basket] Sakura's Basketball

Two years later, Azheng graduated from the University of Tokyo in the days when the cherry blossoms were blooming again, and I just entered the third year of Bunka Fashion Institute.After Kaneji Sato went to the UK, Raku Watanabe took me to another design studio in Tokyo as a part-time job, and my focus of life went back to school again, but this time there was no basketball.On this day, I skipped class to attend Ah Zheng's graduation ceremony.Akashi Seitomi has something to do temporarily, and my parents are also busy with work, so I came with Mrs. Inoue, the chef uncle and others at home.Their days in Akashi's house were longer than that of Ah Zheng.

"Hey, senior." Aomine Daiki, who was wearing a graduation gown, waved his hand casually at me, "Hiss! Hey, May, why are you beating me again!"

"How many times have I told you not to be rude to Sakura-san!" Momoi Itsuki, who was also wearing a graduation gown, waved her fist angrily.

"Isn't it Akashi's younger sister..."

"I'll beat you! Takahashi-sama is also something you can insult!"

"Aha? What's the matter with this again? The senior sister has become a junior girl, and I don't mean to disrespect the senior sister. Have you been a bit more cock?"

I silently watched the two arguing, and Hei Zizhe, who was holding flowers and gifts, also came forward to greet me and bowed to me politely.

"Hi, it's been a while again, Sakura-senpai."

"Good morning." I smiled and raised my hand, "When is your graduation ceremony?" Today is the graduation ceremony of Dongda University, and Heizi is not from Dongda University.

──Of course, Aomine is a top student in sports.

"It's next week."

"I heard that you refused to enter the national team."

"Yes," Heizi smiled lightly on his face, his big blue eyes were shining brightly in the morning, "I'm already applying for a job in middle school, and I hope to become a middle school teacher in the future."

"Not bad. Have you heard back yet?"

"No," Heizi said in a serious and nonchalant manner, "not even one, it seems to have been ignored."

"..."

While exchanging pleasantries, Momoi pounced on Heizi again, Aomine spat with a dark face, and turned away.Aomine's mobility as a man is still malfunctioning.I said, Ah Zheng and I have been married for more than four years, what the hell is Qingfeng doing.

When the ceremony started, graduates Momoi, Aomine, and Midorima Shintaro, who came later, also went to the front seats, and Kuroko, Murasakihara Atsushi, Kise Ryota, and other family members who came to observe the ceremony, and I went to the back seats.The others looked at me curiously, and I greeted them with a nod.

"Hey," Kise Ryota's elder sister looked at me, "is it really Mrs. Akashi?"

I nodded and raised my hand, "Hello."

"Wow! Akashi-san is really married!"

I nodded calmly.

There are more and more eyes cast on me from all around.The activities I attended as Mrs. Azheng were still limited to occasions where I had social relations with the Akashi family, and I didn't show up much in front of the public.The Akashi family is a wealthy family in the eyes of the public, and Ah Zheng is only 22 years old this year... My eyes wandered for a while.Should I say that my mobility is not bad? I suddenly feel guilty.

On the stage, it was Ah Zheng who delivered a speech as a representative of the graduates.Compared with many "first graders" who come and go intermittently, Ah Zheng, who can always maintain this kind of achievement and persevere, is very powerful.Of course he has the advantage of having a better brain, but if he doesn't work hard, he can't bring out anything.I have always felt that there is no inevitable success. The more powerful Ah Zheng is, the more heartbroken I am when I am happy; the less he feels that he is working hard, the more heartbroken I am.

Well, anyway, I have the qualifications to think and do this, and it is not an offense to feel sorry for him.

Thank you for your hard work, congratulations.

The scene went back to the year when I knew him for a moment. Kaori Matsumoto and I were chatting, sitting crookedly, but he greeted the seniors in a relaxed and natural way, with an elegant sitting posture, and his words were not very polite.Of course, I'm not too polite.

I smiled and looked at Ah Zheng who was wearing a square hat.

"...Finally, please allow me to say something for personal reasons. Our graduation is thanks to the people around us who have supported us. Of course, there will also be parents and family members. I also hope to take this opportunity," Ah Zhengwang To me, smiling, "Thanks to my wife."

"..." It's a lie to say I'm unhappy, but who will pay for my face burning.I stared at him blankly.I'm the worst at dealing with this kind of stuff.

"Sakura, we have gone through high school and university together, and we will continue to walk every step of the way in the future together."

"..." The people next to him were booing.I let out a breath, then stood with my feet slightly apart, put my hands around my mouth, and shouted loudly: "Die!" If you say anything else, go back and kneel on the washboard.

Under the stupefaction of the audience, Ah Zheng laughed out loud, already accustomed to my faux pas, "Yes, I'm sorry, it's fine if you understand, I won't say anything, anything that will make you shy."

──You are already talking.

I clutched my chest and turned around to go first. In a secluded place, I bent over and supported a chair, and sat down on a bench under a tree.Ichikawa Asahi has already entered the national team, and the rest of the women's basketball team has graduated from college and each has a job; Asakawa Nanmei, who was in the same class for three years in high school, won a World Young Artist Award in her freshman year and has traveled abroad to become a A professional painter.Yuka Ota, who sat next to her in middle school for two years, also graduated from the Tokyo University of the Arts and worked as a theater scene designer; her boyfriend, a man with glasses, successfully went to MIT to study physics and will graduate in August this year.

Aomine, Murasakihara, and Kise have all joined the national team—basketball teams outside of Japan are bad; Midorima has become a prosecutor—criminals will be bad; Masaru will also officially work for the Akashi Foundation—is Japan as a whole bad? .

Dai Qianxun has not been in touch with us for a long time, Hayama Kotaro is also in the national team, Mibuchi Reo has become the editor of a fashion magazine, and Nebuya Yongkichi, according to Mibuchi, he returned to his hometown to inherit the family shop.The other people in Luoshan also have their own destinations.

"Saki." Ah Zheng bent down and hugged me from behind.

I turned around, hugged his waist with both hands, and buried my head in front of him, "Congratulations."

"Yes, thank you." Ah Zheng rubbed the back of my head, "Aren't you annoyed?"

"Can you find a place with fewer people and talk about it? I'm begging you."

Ah Zheng whispered in my ear: "Saki, I love you. No matter how many springs come and go again, I will never let go, please believe me."

I hugged him tightly, and Ah Zheng gently rubbed my head.

"Ah Zheng, you have a bad relationship with Qingfeng?"

"No, but to put it bluntly, there are times when it doesn't fit with his personality. What's the matter? Is there something wrong?"

"The friendship between you and that kid is not good enough to talk about women?" Qingfeng is too condescending.

"..." Ah Zheng was speechless for a rare occasion.

Ah Zheng said goodbye to his classmates, took me to say hello to the teacher, and then went to change his graduation gown. The family members took the things back first, and then walked casually on the street with me.I held his arm and walked slowly step by step.It just rained yesterday, and my right foot was aching, and Ah Zheng walked a little slower than usual to accommodate me.I looked at him for a while, then pulled him to stop, tiptoed and kissed his cheek.Ah Zheng laughed, pressed my head, lowered his head slightly and kissed my forehead forcefully.

"Saki," he let go of my hand, squatted down with his back to me, "come up."

I stretched my hands and bent over his back, Ah Zheng firmly lifted me up with his hands.He turned to look at me, and we smiled at each other.By Ah Zheng's side, it seems that all misfortune can be turned into happiness, and all bad luck will be turned into good luck by him.

"Seijuro." I rested my chin on his shoulder, and without using any strength, I dangled lazily in front of Azheng.

"Huh?" Ah Zheng followed me with a good temper, carried my weight, and continued to walk forward.

"I think you're right."

"Ok?"

"You said I was uneasy."

"..." Ah Zheng was quiet for a while, and then said softly: "So?"

"I love you." I looked at the street full of people coming and going at noon, no one knew us, we didn't know anyone, but we all lived under the same sky, "This thing is amazing, I accept No.” It’s terrible to be willing to die for someone, isn’t it? Hey, killing people is not so terrible.

Ah Zheng said warmly: "Saki, what's more terrifying, shouldn't it be that you don't love me?"

"It's better if you don't love, then no matter what you do, I won't be sad." It's no wonder that you don't feel uneasy when you hand over the sharp knife that can hurt yourself to others.

He said with a wry smile, "I understand. Of course I understand."

"Are you sad?" Hear me think this way.

"It's a little bit. But, that's not a problem. Hypothetical questions are meaningless. What you need to do now, Sakura, just leave it to me. Of course, I don't mean to make you lose yourself," Azheng said unhurriedly, "I think you need to learn that you can continue to live on your own even if I leave. On this premise, please give me everything you have. What I can do is only by myself I will never let go of your hand under my will, but," Ah Zheng's voice became quite gentle, "There will still be times when I can't fully grasp the world, so I have thought about it for a long time. For you, you still have to learn I can live independently when I'm not around. I don't want you to lose this ability. Although, I will try my best to always be by your side."

"What does 'considered for a long time' mean?" I said with a wooden face.Damn it, it turns out that he really thought about keeping me as a pet.

"That's the only thing Saki heard." Ah Zheng smiled bitterly again, "Sorry, I admit that this idea is quite immature and not too open and aboveboard, but please at least accept the reason "I am sincere". Of course, The premise is still that you will be happy, otherwise..." He stopped talking, "But, I hope, Saki can understand my world."

If the target is not me, there is absolutely no girl that Ah Zheng can't catch up with.Well, I got pushed too, didn't I.I wrapped my arms around his neck, "No need to apologize," in Ah Zheng's eyes, I must be a very bad wife, "It's my fault." Even though it's not good, it shouldn't be the reason for being chained. Hold.

"No, Saki is just very sharp, I'm not right." Ah Zheng's arm was thrown upwards, and I backed up when I slipped a little, "It's okay, we still have a long way to go, we will have enough of time."

I was silent for a while, and replied softly: "Who told you that's all I heard." I buried my face on Ah Zheng's shoulder, tears streaming down my face.I only said this because if I said other things, I couldn't hold back my tears.I love him, and he loves me. I think this is a more miraculous thing than time travel, and the most miraculous thing in the whole world.Because, we were originally two irrelevant strangers.Why can it be easy to be sad, just because the object is the other party?I also understand Ah Zheng's thoughts. After all, he has the ability to catch rare and magical things. It's human nature.Well, although the sweet thing turned into a horror movie because of his ability, in the end he said he wouldn't, didn't he.

──Pokémon, aha.

I put my face deep between Ah Zheng's shoulder blades, unable to lift it up.

How could it be possible to imagine that one day he would leave me.

"I say you," I thumped Ah Zheng's chest hard, "I've cleared the level, be happy you! Bastard!" This is the boss of the stand-alone love game.

──Yeah, no, I'm the boss, right?

Ah Zheng continued to walk, didn't force me to raise my head, but just tilted his head and kissed my hairline, "No, although I'm very happy, it's true, but it's still far from the time to clear the customs. Sakura, this is just our The first decade."

The first time we met was at Teiko Middle School where the cherry blossoms were also falling ten years ago.

When I could raise my head, I froze.Ah Zheng turned his head away, leaving only the back of my head.I turned my head and looked ahead again, and it was the game console center in the mall.Ah Zheng carried me in, put me down in front of the sticker camera, and led me into a sticker camera that was glowing pink all over.

I picked up the electronic pen, held my head and selected the photo option, "Ah, it's much more advanced." It can intelligently enlarge the eyes and shrink the face.

Ah Zheng leaned over and watched, "Choose this."

"..." I glanced at him, "Are you really going to die together?"

Ah Zheng smiled and said, "Very good."

I clicked down and chose this background.When a huge red heart appeared on the screen, Ah Zheng and I turned our faces away at the same time, neither of us could take the picture.Click, one wasted.In the second picture, Ah Zheng stretched out his hand to embrace my shoulders, and I moved over cooperatively, looking at the screen, our faces were extremely stiff in the shape of a heart.In fact, none of us have such a hobby.The second was wasted.Ah Zheng and I looked at each other, and after a few seconds, we couldn't help laughing together.I put my arms around his waist, and he put my shoulders on my shoulders, looking at the camera together.Well, it's pretty good.I was thinking of catching him for a mug shot like before, but Ah Zheng turned my face away and kissed him.

Click.

After letting go of me, Ah Zheng looked at me with a smile. I cooled my face, but my neck and cheeks were extremely hot.What the fuck is this like first love.Yep, no, it was first love.I turned my back, supported the wall, and squatted on the ground.

"Saki?" Ah Zheng leaned over to look at me from behind.

"go away."

"Saki." In his voice this time, the smile was unstoppable.

I turned around and pushed him away, "Please leave me alone." I turned my back.

Ah Zheng fell back a bit, and after standing still, he came up again, squatted down, and hugged me from behind.I put my hand around his arms around me.

Neither of us spoke.

After graduating from university, Ah Zheng has plans to go to further studies, but he is still officially working in Advanced Company.Since the third year of high school, Ah Zheng has been doing internships in various major positions in the company. Now Akashi Seishomi did not let Ah Zheng start from a low level at all, but took the position of deputy director of the planning department of the headquarters as soon as he entered.Akashi Zhengchen said that the children of the Akashi family must have the ability to subdue everyone.No matter how capable Ah Zheng is, he is still very busy now.I have to work part-time in the design studio, and I have to do homework. In addition, I have to go back to university, so I have a lot of homework.

"Very well done!" At the meeting that day, the person in charge of the design office greatly appreciated my design and said on the spot that he would raise my salary.

Raku Watanabe, who brought me in, sat across from me, with her middle finger pressed against her lips and her little finger raised, looking at me with a half-smile.

"I see, I'll go and modify it here." I took the instruction and didn't talk to the person in charge.The person in charge couldn't continue, and the meeting continued.Other colleagues cast more or less strange glances at me.

At noon, I went to dinner with a good female colleague and came back. Outside the office, I heard other people talking about me.

"...Expressions, I really think how good I am at drawing them."

"It's a pass for an intern to have this level, but they have to surpass us, ha. Well, you should take a closer look, how are you like her? It doesn't matter, the boss knows who can do things, you wait a few more months, next time It's time for you to go up."

"Maybe she will 'do a good job' again next time! Is it really a student of Bunka Fashion Institute for such an undesigned thing?"

"Yeah? I heard she was a repeat student, right? She's a year older than Akashi Seijuro."

"She is repeating a grade due to her foot injury."

"Looking at her, I thought her limp was born."

"I heard that I went to the same school as the young master of the Akashi family, so lucky."

"She has a little good looks, and she's from the same school. She's a school romance, right? She's super happy, otherwise how could she enter Akashi's house? She's only in her early twenties! Maybe she was pregnant with a child."

This is also commonplace, I don't intend to listen to it anymore, I smiled at my female colleague and turned to leave, but I heard something that made me care.

"The boss just met Akashi Seishomi a few days ago!"

Masayoshi Akashi came to our company?I'll go back and ask, but it wouldn't be right to listen and let them talk.I stepped in and knocked on the door panel, "Everyone, don't let me hear what you want to say, don't you understand this bit of politeness. Well, if I can do it, I won't be afraid of others saying it, so please have some kindness." The courage to say it face to face. As soon as I appeared, I showed a scared look," I raised the corner of my mouth, "What is the difference between you and the boss you talk about." I turned and passed the head of the design office who had just returned, and Raku Watanabe.

I sat in the tea room, played with my mobile phone for a long time, and simply missed work.Hours later, the female colleague I was out for lunch tiptoes in.

"Akashi, are you alright?"

"It's okay, don't worry." I put down the phone and smiled, "It's not the first time I've heard it, you know."

"So, that is to say," she said anxiously, "Why did you go in and choke them this time? Just bear with it as before and pretend it's okay, isn't that all right? You have always had a good temper, and if you get into trouble with them, you will be fine in the future. How can we cooperate?"

I have a good temper?I raised my eyebrows, "It's not that if I don't say it, they will have a good feeling for me. Whether I say it or not, they all want to cooperate with me. If they don't get along and can't perform, they will still be unable to perform. The result There is no difference. It's just that they are the ones who are embarrassed now, but I have no obligation to take care of their feelings to make myself unhappy."

"Well, yes, you don't have to be afraid of them, you are the young mistress of the Akashi family." She smiled.

I paused, but still didn't say anything.That's not what I mean, but I'm not interested in talking about it, and I can't explain it clearly.It will become what it is now, and I am responsible.It’s not that I’m self-centered again. I thought it was enough for me to have a correct attitude, and I didn’t let others understand my thoughts, and others have no obligation to understand me. It’s normal for the two parties to have a bad relationship.

Of course, this does not mean that I think other people have done nothing wrong, but that the only one I can correct is myself, and it is not beneficial to think too much about other people's mistakes.

"..." The female colleague hesitated to speak, holding the coffee cup, with an expression of "come and ask me, come and ask me".

"What happened?" I asked.

"……Do not."

"..." I twitched the corner of my mouth secretly, and said calmly, "Say it, even if I can't help you, it will make you feel better if I say it."

"Akashi," she pursed her lips, her eye circles turned red, "Matsumoto... woo."

I very calmly handed her a tissue.

"Obviously... woo, it was Matsumoto who asked me to do this, but... woo, when the boss scolded people, she said it was my own initiative... woo woo... I have no evidence, and I am afraid that the boss will I don't like it... woohoo, I messed up again..." After crying for a while, she asked me blankly, "Akashi, what should I do now?"

"Do you want to change jobs?" I was framed.

She immediately waved her hands in fear.

"When nothing happened, keep an eye on it in the future."

"...That's, that's it? Am I about to be wronged?"

"You can't make trouble, you can't leave," I shrugged, "There is nothing we can do about this matter again. If you are really unconvinced, will you go back next time?"

She kept waving her hands.

"That's it." I sucked up the paper bag of grape juice in one gulp and flattened the carton, "Let's go first, goodbye." I threw the carton into the trash can and waved goodbye without looking back.

"...I really should go on a blind date." A female colleague murmured to herself from behind.

──Then you first need to find an Ah Zheng.

I grinned and went to my desk in the office to get the bag back, took the elevator downstairs, and took the private car home.In fact, it would be better to be in the same household.A person with backbone will not like to be seen as relying on connections, and will be unhappy; the Akashi family will look down on those without backbone; to have the best of both worlds, only if both parties have similar family backgrounds.I laughed, and took a bite of the cake prepared by Ah Zheng.But Ah Zheng and I are together, bite me.

I am very grateful to Akashi Seitomi for being so kind to me, but after returning home, let him first tell him that he has been to my company, I don't want this kind of care.

The phone vibrated.I took it, was stunned, then immediately leaned forward and knocked on the glass, and said to the driver in the front seat: "Go to the First General Hospital."

Mrs. Inoue, the housekeeper, said that Seiomi Akashi had a heart attack at the company just now and was admitted to the hospital.

Except for Akashi Seishomi's driver, none of the family members knew that he was sick before.

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