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

The news of Akashi Kenichiro's sudden illness is undoubtedly a huge blow to Akashi Nanami, and it is rare for Masashi to let go of his work and go to the hospital to visit his father who has aged a lot.

They didn't know that the savior who indirectly saved Akashi Kenichiro was Xun Li, and on the contrary, she didn't know that she had encountered such a coincidence that was as low as winning a lottery.

In fact——she was more worried about the pale face in front of her, which was on the verge of collapsing.

"Mother?" There was a flash of astonishment in Jingwu's eyes, he quickly supported Dianzi who fell to the side, and then glared at Xunli who was full of guilt with unclear eyes.

That's right, she is a crow mouth through and through.

Kaoru didn't expect to run into Dianko so soon, and Dianko—for some reason, recognized her voice the moment Xunli lied about her identity, and stood in the unfinished venue and yelled her name.

At that moment, the faces of several people present became very exciting.People fell silent.No one spoke, just watch quietly at this time.Fortunately, everyone is acquaintances and is not afraid of the news leaking out. Except for Dianzi, everyone here has long known that Xunli is still alive.

"Hey... let's send Sister Dianzi back first, it seems that I won't be able to slow down in a short time." Xun Li waved his hands helplessly, and could only postpone the arrangement of the venue first.

"Wait...Xunli!" With Jingwu's support, Dianzi stabilized his body, barely opened his sore and swollen eyes, and the hand extended to Xunli trembled violently. "you really are……?"

Three and a half years later, Dianzi's appearance is still there, the years have not carved fine lines in the corners of the eyes, but there is a trace of melancholy between the brows.She choked up and couldn't speak, and could only call out the other person's name intermittently.

"It's me." Now that it's all over, Kaoru decided to admit it without hesitation.She took off her black-rimmed glasses, and her facial features almost overlapped with her previous appearance. "You read that right, I'm still alive."

Mrs. Atobe has always been clever and tactful in the social circle, and even Jing Wu, as his own family, has not seen her panic for a long time.He carefully looked at the changes in his mother's face, she was in a trance, unbelievable and at the same time surprised by the ecstasy in her heart.

The three-and-a-half years in the middle seemed like an illusion.

"It's really you..." Dianzi no longer doubted, and said firmly in a declarative tone.

After the heart-warming confession time was over, Xunli let out a sigh of relief, finally one less burden on her shoulders.Once Dianzi accepts this setting, she, who is naturally a sister-in-law, will definitely stand on her side to help her solve many difficulties.

Knowing that Dianzi needs time to accept the facts, she politely declined Jingwu's invitation to share a meal, but was suddenly pulled into a corner by him to whisper——

"You must agree to this."

"Huh?" The little nephew's unquestionable tone became more and more arrogant just like his beautiful appearance.

"If you refuse, your mother will feel that you are resenting her for what happened back then."

"It's not her fault, I want to thank her instead~"

"Don't think that everyone is straight like you." Xun Liqiegu took his evaluation as a compliment.She hesitated for a while, and nodded reluctantly after meeting Dianzi's gaze.

"But... Do I have to explain to her again the experience I told you before?"

"She may not be in the mood to listen, and I will have a short story with her on the way back." Jing Wu had already made plans.Kaoru was satisfied, because he was thoughtful.

So Kaoru took another car from Atobe back to their mansion. She didn't let Mai, who was almost inseparable after arriving in Japan, go with her, but chose to go alone.

The overly gorgeous house in front of me is consistent with my memory, but the garden that is on the same level as Buckingham Palace is occupied by more thousand-leaved roses. It would be too extravagant to use these airlifted flowers as the background.

The servants brought the exquisite and delicious dinner to the table on time when the hostess and the young master returned. Tonight is a standard western meal - filet mignon with mushroom cream soup. Xunli sat at the table facing the high-calorie food and suddenly disappeared. appetite.

"Hurry up and change to Japanese food."

Dianzi's expression was as calm as if nothing had happened, and she signaled the maid to withdraw all the western food.She keenly noticed that Western food did not meet Xunli's taste.

"Don't bother..." Kaoru smiled mischievously and wanted to stop it.But the other party's tone was unexpectedly firm, and Western Food was quickly replaced.In less than 5 minutes, the chef prepared a completely authentic Japanese food, and Xunli picked up the chopsticks without hesitation.

The three of them finished their meal in a not-so-heavy atmosphere, but the gap between Dianzi and Xunli was so obvious that Jingwu didn't know how to deal with it.In Dianzi's soft voice of "stay tonight, I want to have a good chat with you", she agreed with complicated feelings.

That night, regardless of her husband's objection, Dianzi took Xunli to share the bed with her, shoulder to shoulder, lying side by side, like a pair of young and intimate sisters having a spiritual exchange.

Someone thoughtfully placed a box of tissue paper on the bedside table.The perennial rose incense in the room was replaced by lavender. The warm and comfortable environment made Xunli drowsy.

They didn't watch one, and didn't talk about the other, they didn't bring up the painful memories of the year, and avoided talking about the three and a half years of blank period. Instead, they talked about the old days in Japan/Japan, and the children talked most.

Dianzi feels distressed and at the same time feels unprecedented joy for her return. Xunli is like her only remaining relative besides her husband and children.She held her hand tightly and dared not let go, "I still remember the weak and helpless you back then, if it weren't for Seijuro who was almost cornered... I am very happy to see you open your heart."

Xun Li smiled bitterly, she didn't feel that she had really opened up her heart.

"Also, when... are you going to meet Seijuro and Masashi?" Noriko really caught her by the tail.

She could no longer pretend to be nonchalant, and dryly repeated this catchphrase that was used to perfuse many people, "I don't know, just let it be."

"That kid (Seijuro) feels different recently."

"Well, I had a hunch." She lowered her eyes, realizing that Seijuro was the biggest victim of this adventure.But she would rather force herself to believe that Seijuro is still the stable but gentle and caring little angel back then.

"Your death hit him hard. After you left, Masashi disposed of everything related to you." Dianzi criticized Masashi's actions in private more than once, which is a big deal for any immature child. It is a great injury, and if it is serious, it will leave a shadow for a lifetime.

"So you mean... don't rush to see him first?"

"You need to give each other a buffer period, and so does Yashi." Dianzi's analysis made sense.

"But if possible, I would like to meet him unilaterally first."

"Speaking of which, Jingwu is going to participate in the final of the domestic youth chess tournament the day after tomorrow... Seijuro, who is proficient in various chess skills, will also be there." Noriko caught the change in the other party's expression and couldn't help laughing, "I can communicate with Masashi Next, let Seijuro and Keigo go to the venue together."

"Good Job!"

There was a relaxed smile on the corner of Xunli's mouth, almost elated for a moment.She suspects that she will be too excited to sleep today and tomorrow.

The pointer pointed to two o'clock in the morning, and Dianzi, who had always wanted to sleep for beauty, couldn't bear it anymore, yawned sleepily and turned off the desk lamp.

"Good night."

"Good night, sister."

"Oh, by the way, there is one more thing..." In the darkness, only the slight rubbing sound of the bed and pajamas could be heard when turning over.Xunli stared at the ceiling with wide eyes, patiently waiting for Dianzi to finish speaking. "Welcome back."

"..." This greeting came too late, but Xun Li didn't mind at all. "Thank you, really."

**

Kaoru learns about the current situation within the Akashi family from Seijuro's personal information, which is very scarce from Noriko.Masashi seems indifferent and unwilling to communicate with his own flesh and blood, but his desire to protect is unexpectedly strong to the point where he doesn't give Seijuro any personal space.

If it wasn't because Jingwu was going to participate in the final of the youth chess competition together, it would be a fantasy for Kaoru to get close to him.Judging from the fact that Seijuro seldom went out and was watched by the driver and housekeeper all the time, there was obviously something wrong with the way Masashi treated the children.

But taking a step back, Xunli, an irresponsible mother, is not qualified to judge the child's father.

Although Xunli was watching the game as a spectator and would not have face-to-face contact with Seijuro during this period, she still dressed up carefully - completely subverting her previous style to prevent being seen through.

"The next player to appear is Akashi Seijuro."

There was warm applause from the audience, and everyone ushered in this year's junior group favorites.Although Akashi Seijuro is best at shogi, he can't lose in other areas.If it weren't for his lack of age, they would have expected him to keep the record of Keigo Atobe's game against the older group.

Xunli, who was sitting in the highest row of the auditorium, took a deep breath, she thought she was ready.

However, when her eyes touched the never-changing red color, happiness came so suddenly—so much so that she was so excited that she covered her mouth and left the field directly, and ran to the nearest toilet as if desperately, pressing her back against the cold door But it can't cool the hot temperature on the body.

Her beating heart almost burst out of her chest, she couldn't hide her feelings, she could only cover her mouth tightly to keep herself from screaming out.The unspeakable excitement caused every cell in the body to clamor restlessly.

She had only stared at Seijuro for five seconds in the arena just now—five seconds was enough for her to notice his complete change in surprise.

If it wasn't for the fact that his face hadn't changed much, he would be completely different from the previous Seijuro just by his temperament.He is now... more like a young version of Yashi who is scorching hot and looking down on all beings from the clouds.

And, that golden eye... She probably didn't see it wrong.

It would be a lie to say no worries.Xunli never expected that Seijuro would deviate from her will in the end, going further and further down the path of ghosts and animals.Originally, one Masashi was enough to give her a headache, and another small...

"QAQ" If she was still happy to see the little angel a few hours ago, she is completely stunned now, and has begun to deeply repent for her irresponsible behavior.

At the same time, she silently cursed Masashi in her heart.It must be the heartless father-san who tuned/taught Seijuro to look like this, it is so frenzied and outrageous!

Xunli resisted the urge to cry and faint in the toilet, straightened his appearance in front of the mirror, and returned to the scene after finishing his makeup. At this time, the finals were over, and the champion of the youth group was undoubtedly Seijuro.

With a haughty look, he seemed to have no regard for the championship at all—no, rather than contempt, it is better to say that winning the game is justified.

"This child's level... is almost ready to participate in the adult competition!"

"He also won the championship in the previous shogi tournament, right? This time it can be said to be the last one!"

"He's such an excellent kid, his parents will definitely be proud of him."

……

Xunli was so sad that she wanted to cry.In the end, she just touched her eyes with a tissue. Her gaffe was incompatible with the atmosphere of the scene.

She was still sitting in the top row of the auditorium, trying to sneak a few glances at Seijuro before leaving, but in vain she found that she had lost the courage to even look him directly.

The crazy person she once wanted to see—but now it has become the existence that she fears the most.