wandering canoe

10.

As the footsteps faded away, Beicun raised his head, and the tears on his face made his vision a little blurred. The tall figure became a little distorted, getting smaller and smaller until it disappeared at the next corner of the street.

After making myself so downcast, I still can't get Li Ben back...

The black Toyota was parked by the side of the road, Kitamura turned to look at the people in the car, the window slowly fell, revealing the delicate face of Noriko Sato, she took off her glasses, her eyes were still full of frost, but there was a touch of pity .

"Anmu." Noriko Sato called softly, "Get in the car."

Bei Cun showed a wry smile, propped his body up with his weak hands, and stood up. His clothes were covered with dust, and the faint tear stains on his face made him look downcast and pitiful.

"Forget it, Dianzi..."

Noriko Sato frowned delicately, sighed softly, opened the car door, and said to the driver: "You go back first, and wait for me at the intersection of the next block at nine o'clock."

"Noriko..." Kitamura wiped his eyes roughly with his hand, and looked at Noriko Sato angrily: "Don't be willful, go back."

The birds on the telegraph poles fluttered away, and the far sky was dyed crimson by the setting sun. After Bei Cun finished speaking, he walked slowly towards the direction Li Ben left.

Noriko Sato, however, slowly followed behind Beicun. The crisp sound of high heels was very clear in the empty street, but also very lonely, echoing in Beicun's ears and in Beicun's heart. .

***

"Pancakes, muffins, pancakes!" Watanabe was muttering, while happily holding Liben's hand and walking towards Terashima's house, suddenly, as if he had discovered some new continent, he put Liben's hand in his hands. Look around.

Liben withdrew his hand, put it in the pocket of his trousers, and walked forward calmly. Watanabe screamed, and jumped to Liben's side reluctantly, grabbed Liben's hand back, held it firmly, and said dissatisfied: "Why did you suddenly take it away!"

"I thought you were going to take my hand to drink sake." Liben said lightly, a gust of wind blew, gently messing up Liben's hair.

"Hiss..." Tiny gravel was blown into his eyes, and Li Ben rubbed his eyes with his empty hands a little irritatedly, his movements were a little childish, Watanabe looked at it, suddenly felt his heart beating, he gently tore off the Liben took Liben's hand, and helped Liben blow his eyes, a drop of crystal tears suddenly fell from Liben's eye socket, wetting his star-like face.

Looking at Rika with wet eyes and disheveled hair, Watanabe suddenly felt an unprecedented sense of pleasure from the tips of her hair to her ankles.

He sticks out his tongue mischievously, licking away the tears from Liben's cheeks.

=-= With a slumped face, Li Ben took out a plain white handkerchief from his pocket, and wiped his face in disgust.

"QAQ why Xun always rejects my love like this!"

"Is this considered love?"

"QAQ, I hope Kaoru can catch my scent!"

"=-= Do you... have bad breath?"

"QAQ smoked..."

"Okay, let's go." Li Ben patted Watanabe's head and turned another corner.

Watanabe touched the hair that Li Ben had patted and smiled silly, and then hurriedly chased after him.

Seeing Liben at a distance, Watanabe ran to him in three steps at a time, took Liben's hand, looked at the hands with intertwined fingers, and suddenly didn't want to care about North Village, South Village, West Village, and East Village.

Because, as long as you turn a street corner, you can hold Xun's hand, just like now...

11.

"I didn't give your resignation letter to my father." The ink color gradually soaked into the sky, and the street lamps were lit up one by one. Sato Noriko looked at Kitamura who was walking forward aimlessly, and said softly.

Beicun's footsteps paused, and then continued to move forward: "...Dianzi, I won't go back."

"An Mu, you made yourself like this, why did you turn your back on Kaoru back then..." After a long silence, Noriko Sato's cold voice suddenly stimulated Bei Cun's numb nerves.

"Why...why would I do this?" Bei Cun said to himself, his voice was a little confused and sad.

Because Mrs. Liben really hopes that Dianzi and Kaoru will combine.

Because Dianzi is a smart and cold woman, she doesn't care whether she will be with Xun after marriage.

because……

No.

It's because Noriko's father is the president of Luqing Co., Ltd.

"Because... I want to give myself a better life." Beicun stopped in his tracks, covered his face with his hands, and a broken voice came out of his throat.

Such a despicable self.

Such a selfish self.

"Is it normal for Xun not to forgive me?" Kitamura continued, "I knew it the moment I married you Dianzi."

"In the past two or three years, I have maintained a cold and harmonious relationship with Xun."

"Why do you suddenly want to return to Xun's side desperately?"

Seeming to have found an outlet, Kitamura began to ramble on and on.

Noriko Sato sighed softly. Under the bright white light of the street lamp, Kitamura's figure looked extraordinarily depressed and pitiful.

"You're scared, Yasuki." Sato Noriko said, "Watanabe found his heart, and since then he has stayed by Limoto's side wholeheartedly. You are afraid that Limoto will open his heart for Watanabe one day."

Beicun's hands covering his cheeks trembled a little, and a few drops of crystal water faintly leaked from between his fingers, which wet his clothes.

"Be sober, An Mu, from the moment you married me, Kaoru will never accept you again." Noriko Sato smiled coldly: "I haven't signed the divorce agreement, come home with me, we Need you, Father's company also needs you."

Noriko Sato stepped forward and walked towards the street entrance: "Mr. Ueno is already waiting for us at the street entrance."

The haute couture suit skirt showed Noriko Sato's perfect figure, and the sound of her crisp high-heeled shoes gradually became blurred in the night.

Smart and cold woman.

Kitamura looked at Noriko Sato's back, and in a trance, it looked like the back of Rikamoto going away again and again, unable to grasp or see clearly.

After a while, he smiled dejectedly, and followed in the footsteps of Noriko Sato.

"An Mu, stop being impulsive."

***

On the financial channel, Kitamura Yasuki still appeared on behalf of Luqing Co., Ltd. to participate in various business negotiations. At the press conference of Luqing Co., Ltd., Kitamura Yasuki could still be seen. Seeing such Kitamura, Watanabe As if beaten with chicken blood, he dissatisfiedly spurned Bei Cun, who was inconsistent with his words and deeds, while on the other hand, he looked at Li Ben with loyal wolf-dog eyes seeking affection.

Rika smiled helplessly, and patted Watanabe's head perfunctorily.

Beicun has always been an overly realistic person.

Li Ben looked at Bei Cun, who was dressed in a formal suit and had his hair combed meticulously in the newspaper, and felt a slight sense of relief.

Be realistic and save yourself trouble.

Immediately, Li Ben's lips curled up slightly, and a somewhat cold smile broke out.

"Xun! I made tomorrow's bento for you~ You must have dinner with me tomorrow!"

Watanabe's head rested on Limoto's lap, rubbing back and forth nonstop.

Li Ben covered Watanabe's silly smiling face with the newspaper in his hand, and sighed helplessly.

"understood."

If it was this fool, what would he do?

***

Spring in Japan is the season of cherry blossoms. The cloud-like pink cherry blossoms start from Kyushu and follow the winding coastline to Hokkaido. Every morning, Limoto is forced to go around the long road with Watanabe. "Admiring Cherry Blossoms Together".

"Michiko, do you know why cherry blossoms represent unity?"

"Why?"

"Because..."

Couples walking together on the side of the road are eagerly discussing the meaning of cherry blossoms, and their young faces are full of enthusiasm and vitality.

Watanabe looked enviously at the lovers' overlapping hands and sweet smiles, and then at the indifferent Rika, with the invisible dog ears drooping weakly on his head, and the whole person exuded a decadent breath.

"Xun, do you know why cherry blossoms represent unity?" Watanabe said, cheering up.

"..." Li Ben was silent, turning his head slightly to look at Watanabe, whose eyes were full of expectation. Suddenly, he smiled, and his fair face looked extraordinarily handsome and moving under the sunlight of early spring.

"Jing." Li Ben called Watabe's name, his voice was soft and shallow, and it fell into Watabe's ears, which was very useful.

"Enen, tell me, talk about it." Watanabe was full of expectations, eager to hear that Li Instinct and the couple on the side of the road could discuss with him the issue of "cherry blossoms and unity" with him, but he didn't know——

"Seasonal cherry pancakes launched by Matsumoto's family." Li Ben pursed his lips: "Let's try it today."

"...Okay." Although he didn't discuss "issues that ordinary couples should discuss" according to his own intention, it seemed that Xun, who had slightly exposed his food-loving nature, became even cuter!

"Xun, I really love you more and more!"

"To shut up."

"Xun, will you always be with me!"

"..."

"smoke!"

"...for what?"

"Even a person like me is very principled! So I will definitely not be like Beicun!"

"...I see." Li Ben looked at the noisy guy beside him, only feeling throbbing pain in his forehead.

"So Xun! Stay with me forever! I will always like you until I die!"

"..."

Rika finally couldn't help but wanted to leave this place, but was blocked by Watanabe's approaching lips.

"Xun! Let's eat cherry pancakes!"

Watanabe took Liben and ran like the wind across the street full of cherry blossoms.

Li Ben was tumbled by him, but suddenly felt in a trance that everything Watanabe said might really come true.

This may be the tragedy of a passive person.

Li Ben was lamenting in his heart, but it was a pity that the bright sunshine couldn't hear it at all.

He will probably be haunted by this fool for the rest of his life.

But maybe it's not bad?