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

Xunli set foot on the return trip in April when the cherry blossoms were blooming.

This season has always held a special meaning for her.

Bingshi and Hongcun decided that a good person would do it to the end, so they took the time (by skipping class) to accompany her to the airport by taxi, and each of them helped her carry a suitcase.Xun Li swaggered in the front with a cup of Starbucks in his hand, attracting the attention of a group of envious girls.

"I didn't expect to come to the airport again two months later." Himuro shook his head with emotion.Xunli didn't expect him to show any sad expression before parting with his poker face, but after all, he was the one who had been together for three years.

She still remembers the sunny afternoon in spring when she first met the teenagers.Unlike the carefree Vulcan who has a heart beyond ordinary people's tolerance, Himuro's participation in her at first was uncomfortable, even hostile.

He regarded Xun Li as a potential threat—she seemed to be able to see through his true nature hidden under the hypocritical appearance from the very beginning.For a while, he has been cautious, not daring to let go too much in front of her.

Boy, you are still too immature in front of adults.

Xun Li planned to go to the duty-free shop in the departure hall, but she had to go through security/check-in one hour in advance.Before leaving, she thanked them again and vowed to return within a year.

"Here is my mobile phone number and contact information." She wrote two small notes and stuffed them into their hands.The above address she used was the apartment that Mai had just rented.

"Got it, is there anything else you want to say before you leave?" Compared to Ice Room's silence, Hongcun's bright and steady character is simply a true portrayal of the captain's spirit.

"Fortunately, with Hongcun-kun's company, the ice room will not be too lonely."

"Please don't say nasty things in such a sympathetic tone."

"Well, then please help Himuro work hard in basketball." Xun Li patted the shoulder of the boy who was more than a head taller than her, and sighed when Seijuro could feel so dependable.

"Yeah." His eyes darkened, and he turned his head subconsciously.

"Don't be distracted by others. The goal you need to surpass is your current self." Xun Li smiled and let go of that hand, and then turned to Hongcun.The other party looked back at her with an expectant expression.

"Mr. Hongcun, in fact, I..."

The words that were about to blurt out were choked in the throat at this time, and it wasn't for her to say that she couldn't hold back.

"Hey, what are you going to say?"

"...It's nothing." She was taken aback, and suddenly lost the courage to tell the truth.

"It's a foul for cheating, hey!"

"I'll tell you when I come back next time." Dropping a bomb before leaving would definitely blow him to pieces, so Xun Li happily decided to be a good person. "I'm in!"

Hongcun looked at Xunli humming a little tune and pushing the luggage cart far away. He turned his head and asked the ice room, "Sister Xunli hasn't returned to Japan for how many years?"

"I've known her for two years and five months." He accurately reported the number, "plus the time I didn't know her before...it's estimated to be three and a half years."

"That's really a long time, just a few years is enough to change the appearance of a city." Hongcun said with emotion, "I don't know if she is patient or is holding back because she can't go back for some reason."

"Why do you say that?"

"She looks now... as if the weight of nerves on her shoulders has suddenly disappeared. Well, relieved—that's the word."

Ice Room took a deep look at him and felt that it was reasonable, but there was something wrong.

In the taxi, his eyes glanced at Xun Li's hand several times, and she seemed to be enduring the complicated feelings deep in her heart.There had been joy and worry at the same time—yes, he trusted his own judgment.

But he didn't know where the root of the succubus that had been haunting her for the past few years came from, and he couldn't find a breakthrough from it to ask Xunli.She has her unspeakable reasons.

"I'm afraid she went back this time to make a happy knot." Ice Room faced the floor-to-ceiling windows, staring at the blue sky without a trace of cloud outside the window. day.

The teenagers carefully pondered the purpose of Xunli's return to China, but as soon as they walked out of the airport, they put this slightly melancholy mood behind them, and decided to go home to catch up on sleep, and the rest will be discussed after they have enough sleep!There was no way——Xunli's flight ticket was actually set at [-]:[-] in the morning, and international flights usually require two hours in advance.

the other side.

Xun Li habitually chooses the window seat, she sits at the tail end of the plane, which is supposed to be the safest place on the plane.But she instinctively had a strong sense of repulsion towards the cabin full of cold air.

She couldn't deny that the crash/airplane incident that year had brought her huge psychological trauma, which was one of the reasons why she was unwilling to make up her mind about returning to China.

In order to hide his mood, Xun Li plugged in the earphones and turned up the volume to block out all external noises.His eyes were on the safety manual on the front seat.Normally, she would directly ignore the friendly reminder above, but this time she wisely accepted the statement that "no one can predict when danger will exist" and read it patiently.

"What... It's obvious that there is an emergency, but the expressions of the passengers in the picture are as calm as a cow." The corners of Xunli's mouth twitched, and she made so many complaints that she wanted to talk about her life with the person who invented the safety manual.

She took out another original novel from her bag, and was about to open the title page, but when she turned her head, she saw a tall figure approaching her——

qaq

This long-legged handsome guy wearing sunglasses is obviously Sakaki Taro who he only met three days ago! !

"Is it my honor to have Mr. Sakaki as my escort?" A faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and Xunli quickly regained his composure.This was beyond her expectations, but also expected.

"Then, I think you don't mind me sitting here." The gentleman who was still well-dressed during the long journey naturally chose the empty seat beside her.

"Of course." She couldn't help teasing, making fun of Sakaki Taro.The two of them get along more like friends now. "I would be very touched if I temporarily changed my ticket and downgraded from first class to economy class."

"It doesn't matter a few days in advance." He didn't say the reason for the advance schedule.

Sakaki Taro asked the stewardess for a glass of red wine, and Kaoru chose hot tea. After chatting for a while, the two went about their own business.Sakaki Taro turned on the laptop to type files, while she nestled in the corner and read her novel.

But Xun Li didn't seem to read a single word. She had been staring at this page since half an hour ago.

Healing novels could not soothe her chaotic mood.Mai has arranged everything for her, including a new passport and identity - this time she is returning to China with her original identity.At least for now, she can't stay as Mrs. Akashi's wife, otherwise, spreading this big oolong will definitely cause an uproar. I'm afraid the next day's newspaper headlines will be all "Akashi's lie, is it an accident or something else?" .The prestigious Akashi family has always kept a low profile, avoiding gossip and gossip - it must not be ruined by her.

But in the end excitement prevailed—

She's been away from the people she loves so much for too long.It was so long that she almost couldn't remember the other person's face.

Xunli opened the iPad, and there was a small area in the photo album that contained the pictures she searched from magazines and the Internet, the only thing in common was the red-haired boy.

"Akashi Masashi and her son attended the XX dinner"

"Generation of Miracles: The Team of Gods Known as Ever-Victorious"

"Captain Seijuro Akashi Interview"

The child she had watched grow up has now grown into a teenager who can take care of herself. Xunli feels proud but also feels guilty. The strong sense of guilt makes her dare not look at Seijuro's photo for too long, but she is cautious. Cherish it.

As for Masashi...

Her warm smile suddenly faded from her face.

She thought that she would find the answer when she returned to Japan.And the "secret" that Mai refuses to tell her directly.

……

When the plane landed, Xunli felt a "thump" in his heart, and his skin got goosebumps.She looked at Sakaki Taro helplessly, and the other party returned her a reassuring smile, and the arc of the corner of her mouth was almost invisible.

"The number of rounds, I take an international flight on average once a month. Airplanes are obviously recognized as the safest means of transportation in the world."

"Eh……"

Xun Li soon felt relieved.That's right, it's not Malaysia Airlines, so she doesn't need to worry about it.

After leaving the airport, Xunli put the luggage in the car sent by Mai and asked the driver to send the luggage to Mai first, but he decided to act together with Sakaki Taro.

"I'll just give you a ride, and you can put me wherever you want." Xun Li smiled slyly, sitting unceremoniously as the co-pilot of this well-maintained Porsche Carrera GT.

"I'm going to Hyotei." Sakaki Taro didn't refuse, tapping the steering wheel lightly with his fingers.He is now a music teacher and tennis advisor at Ice Emperor High School.

"Okay." To be honest, she regretted that Seijuro didn't continue to stay in Hyotei Nen. A wonderful encounter (... 激の少女心) in April when the cherry blossoms are in full bloom is really romantic!

After three and a half years, he set foot on this familiar yet unfamiliar land, Xunli is full of freshness in everything.The airport highway has not changed much from what she imagined. New high-rise buildings have been built in the urban area, and the new products on the advertising screens have not been seen before.

About an hour later, they arrived at their destination—Ice Emperor High School.

"High school...? If I remember correctly, my little nephew is now a sophomore in high school." Xun Li wrung his fingers and thought for a while, revealing a slight surprise in his tone.

Although the possibility of running into Keigo on the huge campus is slim, she doesn't mind taking a walk around the school as a visitor.I heard from Sakaki Taro that Jingwu donated to Bingdi to build a "small garden", and Chiba Rose attracted many bees every year.In terms of his nephew's behavior, Xunli doesn't think its area is really as described by Sakakitaro.

Because of Sakaki Taro's relationship, Xunli successfully passed the security guard and entered this ultra-luxury campus.

To be honest, Xunli was suddenly a little thankful that Masashi didn't send Seijuro here to study ==

"It's too extravagant...Does Jingwu want to be so gorgeous that he has no friends?" She stood speechlessly on the periphery of the garden, faintly seeing the two-story fountain in the garden.My little nephew might as well copy the architectural style of Atobe House to Heidei.

Bingdi has completely become Jingwu's world.

Xunli chinned silently. He and Zhengjuro are very different in style, but they are both legends in the campus who call the wind and rain... As expected, they have been playing since they were young.

Xunli picked a Chiba rose as a souvenir, and planned to leave Bingdi before the students finished class.Unexpectedly, the moment she turned around and raised her foot——

"Hey! Who are you? Who allowed you to pick the flowers here!?"

She shrugged her shoulders and turned her head guiltily to look at the owner of the shrill voice——

Whoops, it's actually a group of girls in school uniforms.Everyone stared at her hostilely like a cat whose tail had been blown.

"There are at least a hundred roses in the garden, and it won't hurt to pick just one." Xun Li curled her lips, and said that the roses are in full bloom, and I'm afraid they will wither soon.

"This is Atobe-sama...!!" One of the girls in school uniform was stopped before she could finish speaking.

"Compared to this, you are not a student of Bingdi, are you? Unrelated people are not allowed to enter here. If you are a tourist, please wait until the campus open day." The leading girl's tone was gentle and polite, but the disdain flashed in her eyes still did not escape Smokey eyes.

She sighed again, fortunately Seijuro chose Teiko.

Just when the two sides refused to give in to each other and were deadlocked in place——

One of our much-anticipated protagonists makes his debut.

"You guys have been noisy since just now." The low-pitched young voice interrupted them abruptly. To Xunli's surprise, the girls clearly recognized the owner of the voice, and instantly changed from the domineering state just now. Become the shy and pretentious of Miss Qianjin.

"=口="Hey, the face change is too fast!

Inexplicably, Xunli's mind popped up the scene mode of "three thousand beauties in the harem receiving the emperor" without any sense of disobedience.

"Not too flashy, nah, Kabaji?"

"Wushi!"

Wait a minute, was that rough voice that broke the sense of disobedience a random entry? !

Xun Li couldn't bear to look aside, the tall boy and the older boy whose complexion was in stark contrast to him behind him were completely exposed/exposed to the sun.Their gray and blue-based clothing is more like team uniforms.

She recognized the identity of the young man walking in the front at a glance - there were a thousand mud horses whizzing by in her heart, she resisted the urge to cover her mouth and turn around to run away, well her legs were already filled with lead It's heavy, and I can't move my steps at all.

"King Wu!!! Tzu Oh turned out to be him!!"

Xun Li's fingertips and little heart were trembling, and the fragile nerves trembling violently would burst at any time.But she still maintained her facial expression.She stabilized her black-rimmed glasses, and if you didn't look carefully, you wouldn't recognize her.

But at the same time, she didn't want to miss this opportunity, praying in her heart that Jing Wu would look at her, and even recognize her identity.

"I'll be disappointed if you don't recognize me!"

"Master Atobe!! This outsider broke into the Ice Emperor, and..." The girls began to condemn Xunli with each other, and in her eyes, she resolutely became a concubine who was vying for favor.

It turns out that Bingdi's specialty is the support team—there's a lot of complaints about it.

Xun Li has long since wanted to stop fussing with a group of girls, her eyes have been completely attracted by Jing Wu, who is outstanding in appearance—even stunning.

"Understood, you go back first." Jing Wu was annoyed by the noise, but as the chairman of the Student Association, he had to deal with this matter - the activities of the ministry and regiment would start later.

The Ice Empress female students didn't care about it, and obediently obeyed his words and lined up to leave the garden.

stare--

Jing Wu looked at her with some doubts, and his expression was a little dazed, which was in contrast to the kingly aura shown just now.Xun Li narrowed his eyes and looked at the other party, feeling that he could not help smiling.Met with Jing Wu in the rose garden - this is actually quite emotional.

If it's this kid...

No matter what happens against the sky, he will still accept the facts with peace of mind while muttering "It's not gorgeous".

Of course, she didn't expect Jing Wu to rush forward and hug her and say "Welcome back".

She was even more worried about whether Jing Wu, who was in a state of silence, recognized her... Maybe he had been away for too long, and he had already forgotten all about this unreliable aunt?

"So, how do you explain it?" Jing Wu folded his arms and said to her slowly with a lazy and British accent.Xunli laughed secretly in his heart, young master... no, uncle, he really does his own way.

"You should put up a sign that says 'NO PICKING' here. "The one who didn't understand became Xunli. I don't know if he made a pun or simply regarded her as a flower thief who trespassed on the Ice Emperor.

Jing Wu was surprised, no one had refuted him for a long time.interesting.

"This is my uncle's property, and it's not up to outsiders to tell me what to do. Now, Kabaji?"

"Wushi!"

The wings are really hard/I even have a small follower...

Xun Li curled her lips, "I'm really sorry, Xiao Jing... Well, young man."

Maybe she called it too smoothly, and she didn't realize that she had committed a big taboo until she called out Jingwu's name, so she quickly changed her words.

Jing Wu looked at her with a "Damn" expression.He hasn't seen her identity yet, but he somehow feels that this woman seems familiar... By the way, especially in the tone of Qian Bian!

It hasn't changed at all since then!

--Eh?Why do I think of "back then"?

A creepy thought formed in his mind.Jing Wu stared at the woman's face, feeling a little hairy.

What the hell.