[Net King + Black Basket] Seijuro, your mother calls you to go home for dinner!

Xunli couldn't sit still anymore, she could recognize the man and woman on the dance floor from a long distance away.

Masashi, with a bouquet of lavender on his chest, was standing with the lady who had passed her by before. He bent slightly and extended his hand to her, leading her onto the dance floor.

From this angle, I couldn't see the expression on his face, and with the mask covering most of his face, I don't know what kind of mood he had in inviting this female companion.

"I can't imagine that he chose lavender!" Mai joked, "Could it be that he originally wanted to be with you..."

Xunli looked into the distance, with a sullen look on his face, an aura of "come and smooth my hair".Even if Masashi chose lavender deliberately, she still felt very uncomfortable.

She raised her head and drank the red wine in one gulp, wiped the corners of her mouth with a napkin, and gestured to Mai.

"let's go."

"Ah?"

"go dance!"

Mai snickered and followed her, not sure if Xun Li felt guilty for leaving her partner aside or was she simply jealous?

Xun Li admitted that she was sorry to her partner, but on the other hand she was angry.It's rare to wear a beautiful skirt and not show off how can I bear it!

She had no trouble finding Mr. Dancing Partner.However, the situation was different from what she had imagined. Not only was the gentleman with a lily pinned to his chest not left out in the cold, on the contrary, there were many ladies who came up to talk to him.

A white suit and white trousers set off his tall and straight figure. It is difficult for anyone to control such a pure color without looking frivolous at all.It is not difficult to imagine that he chose lily as an embellishment in order to maximize the "pure white".

It was hard for Xunli to judge his actual age, but the natural elegance on his body proved that he was more mature than Xunli.She was a little surprised, and recognized the other party's identity almost at the same second. She didn't expect him to be interested in such a meaningless banquet.

"Sorry, my partner is here." He put the goblet on the silver plate and apologized to the ladies around him.

Xunli gracefully walked around in front of him, raised the corner of her skirt and shyly walked towards him in the court.The light gray pupils collided straight into the other's bright eyes, and she vaguely saw her own reflection.

"I'mperfect." She comforted herself.

The other party raised his eyebrows, bent over and stretched out his hand towards her with a faint smile.At the same time, "PorUnaCabeza", a tango-style dance music, played in the ears.

Everything went smoothly, and the two stepped onto the dance floor, following the sometimes cheerful and sometimes sad rhythm of the violin and accordion, sliding dance steps and twisting their waists.

Xunli thinks that her dancing skills are mediocre, and although she hasn't learned it seriously, she can still put on a show, but it's a pity that her feet are in the danger of slipping on her ten-centimeter high heels.The thoughtful dance partner seemed to see this, and led her intentionally or unconsciously.

"Ms. Sakaki's dancing skills are eye-opening for me." Xun Li made a twirl, her skirt twirled, and when she turned around, she lightly put her hand on his shoulder.

"It's impossible to be disrespectful to a beautiful lady..." He said this ridicule in an orderly manner, which was really out of tune, and she couldn't help but smile. "With all due respect... Ms. Akashi is not concentrating."

Xunli acted as if he hadn't heard of it, and looked through him to the distance, on the red-haired man in the gray suit.

"I didn't expect him to distract me so much." She murmured.

"Presumably he has a very important position to you."

"Who knows~"

important?Maybe it's time to think about this question.

She exchanged glances with Sakaki Taro, and at the end of one song, she turned to the pair of lavender partners when the next song was about to be played——

There is no rule that you should only be with a partner who wears the same bouquet all night, otherwise the young ladies and gentlemen who meet the wrong person will be disappointed.Apart from the first song, Dianzi changed several dance partners.

"Do you mind if we switch partners?"

With a smile on his face, Xun Li let go of Sakaki Taro's hand under the gaze of the other party, and put it on Masashi's wrist calmly.

Masashi's original dance partner was caught off guard, and walked up to Sakaki Taro in a little embarrassment to form a new partner with him.

"Yo." Xun Li stared, but the other party didn't react at all when he saw her. "What are you thinking?"

"Oh, I don't remember reading it in a certain book. Tango originated from a secret dance between lovers. Dancers must look around with a serious expression to avoid being discovered by others."

"I just like this neat and refreshing style." She curled her lips.

The style of the song was changed to a popular slow song, and the difficulty of the dance was much easier than before. She relaxed and swayed slowly to the beat.

The two were silent one after another, as if words had become unnecessary.Their world doesn't need to be noisy, even if they put on a mask, they seem to be honest with each other, without deliberately pretending.

In a trance, Xunli thought that she had returned to the year when Seijuro was born, and she was helpless after losing most of the memory fragments, and was "tied" to Atobe's house on the first night.

They hadn't danced at that time, Yashi's hands were like heavy shackles holding her.

【Memories】

"Xunli, come here."

Turning around, I saw a tall young man reaching out to her——

The hand that controlled her young life, the hand that easily crushed her freedom and dignity.

Xun Li swore that she would leave one day.No matter what method or cost.

No matter how long you spend with the man next to you, your feeling for him is still the same.His smile only frightened her—as if some kind of bone-chilling cold had swept through every corner of her body, every drop of blood, every cell was screaming madly under the skin.

Xun Li could hardly imagine his fate of violating Yashi.She involuntarily walked towards him, and when their cold fingers touched, Xun Li found out in despair that she had nowhere to escape.The strength with which the other party held her was more like declaring sovereignty - "You can't escape."

【End of memory】

……

Xunli raised her eyes lazily. She used to think that every minute of Masashi's existence was a threat to her, but now they are on an equal footing.

She used to think that Masashi was unfathomable, but in fact his heart is not hard enough to be indestructible, he is not a black hole that cannot be seen at a glance.

"It's incredible that you chose Lavender... because of my name?"

Yashi's five fingers around her waist were so powerful that he invisibly forced her to lean forward with the rope, almost touching his chest.

"Lily can't hide your breath."

The scent of Xunli is like a gust of wind lingering over the Provence flower fields, contaminated with the fragrance of lavender.

She opened her mouth in surprise, she didn't expect Masashi to be quite emotional, could it be that she was influenced by the romantic environment on the dance floor?

"What should I do, I find you very attractive."

Masashi was dumbfounded by her overly honesty, "There are countless women who think like this."

narcissism!She rolled her eyes feebly.

Xun Li admitted that he gradually fell in love with him...it turns out that the first influence can never go wrong.But she didn't think she would fall in love with the man in front of her.

"But I'm sure you won't love any of them."

"What do you think?" The best answer is to answer the question with a question.

"Like is giving, love is taking. The latter only leads to unbridled ambition."

Masashi nodded, agreeing with her answer.

"What do you think of Jinjing?" She suddenly brought up this topic, and inevitably turned her head to glance at the female companion opposite Sakaki Taro.

The temperament, figure, and demeanor of this mysterious woman matched the Jin Jing in her memory.She was not surprised that Jin Jing appeared on the invitation list, but she did not expect that she would fly half of the world and return to Japan from the other side for this reason.

"Talking about her? It's not like you."

"Oh, I'm curious." She looked aggrieved.It seems that he is unaware of Akashi Nanami's threat.

"She is an ambitious woman." Yashi's eyes were cold, and the smile on the corner of his mouth melted like a sugar cube soaked in water, "but some of her ideas are just lofts in the air."

There were thorns in his calm response, Xun Li burst into laughter after hearing this, and instantly refreshed.

She always thought that Jin Jing was an unreasonable flower of Gaoling, if she heard these words, would she faint from grief?

"Don't be unrealistic, she thinks career is far more important than other things." He saw through her little thoughts.

"Cut... I can't even imagine it!"

To be honest, she couldn't imagine what impact Kanai would have on Masashi and Seijuro after he ascended to the position of Mistress Akashi.Want to be on top?Dream it!

Xun Li knew that he couldn't escape completely, and he wouldn't give up easily.With her current strength, she can't compete with Akashi Nanami, so she can only find another way out.

After dancing two more pieces in a row, Xunli said that his feet were sore and he was going to leave the stage, so he went to the second floor and lay down on the sofa.Masashi also felt bored, and after taking off the mask, he talked with a few familiar partners about the new investment project he had recently invested.

Having nothing to do, she wanted to ask Mai to come over to accompany her, but she didn't know that several young single men were arguing over who should dance with her first, and as the center of the dispute, she was so heartless as to drink and mix.Xunli showed disdain in his eyes, and simply sat on the sofa and fiddled with his mobile phone.

Finally, it was the second half of the dinner party. Since the children next door needed to go to bed early, the parents with families left the banquet hall to pick up their babies.

Xunli and Masashi greeted each other across the air, saying that he was going to pick up Zhengjuro first.The first thing she did when she walked out of the gate was to tear off the bouquet tied around her wrist, and there was a conspicuous red mark on her wrist.

When she entered the small banquet hall, she saw Seijuro and Keigo playing chess, fighting fiercely on the chessboard.Onlookers include friends Hikichi Waka and Feng Chotaro.

"Ah, hello, Auntie." Feng was the first to notice Xunli, and Riji bowed to her afterward.

But the two young adults sitting face to face ignored her existence.

10 minutes later--

"It's a draw."

The deadlock between black and white has caused Wang Qi to be trapped. Although the general is not dead, he is no longer able to move.This game can only be declared invalid.

Seijuro was a little disappointed. He knew he still had a chance of winning in shogi, but he was not very good at chess.Jingwu over there was even more depressed. He always thought he was invincible, but this time he fought with his cousin who was a few years younger than him.

But thanks to this opportunity, they found a new shining point in each other, and they will have a common topic when they meet next time.

"Xiaozheng, it's time to go home and sleep~"

Kaoru patted him on the head, and Seijuro yawned, more than an hour had passed since his normal bedtime.

"OK, all right."

The soft voice made when he was sleepy, combined with the big watery eyes, made Xunli unable to help but want to hug her and rub her.

After saying goodbye to other friends, Xun Li took him by the hand and walked to the parking lot in the front yard of Atobe's house, which is about the size of a basketball court.Masashi, bathed in the moonlight, waved to them, his blazer lying on the crook of his other arm.

Seijuro took Xunri and ran all the way to his side, held his parents with both hands, shook their wrists, and walked briskly towards the black car.

It's almost as sweet as a dream.Xun Li held his soft little hand and sighed.

In her mind, she fantasizes that the journey from the gate to the car can be extended infinitely. Time seems to freeze in the world of the three of them. If the precious time between parents and children is always kept in "progressive tense", she will have no idea about life. complain.

however--

Hope is just wishful thinking, a kind of self-deception.