Su Shuang's world is collapsing [Comprehensive]

Hearing this unexpected answer suddenly, Atobe gasped.

"This is... what you want to say?!" His beautiful voice was slightly lowered, and every word he uttered seemed to be buzzing in his chest, bringing an intoxicating faint echo.

Liu Quan was silent.

Atobe didn't seem to ask her to give an answer.He remained silent for a few minutes, then suddenly laughed softly.

"So that's how it is..." He laughed softly, pronouncing those syllables three times, which was very meaningful.

"In the beginning, you actually gave up on tennis...I reawakened the little bit of expectation and dream you had left in tennis, didn't you? You said the same thing just now..."

Liu Quan turned pale with shock, raised his head suddenly, and looked at Atobe.

She knew that he probably deduced the wrong conclusion based on the various statements she could give... However, when the word of denial reached her lips, she forcibly swallowed it.

That's it... isn't it good?Atobe came to a conclusion that could convince him himself, and she didn't have to worry about how to win his trust, how to make him accept this matter without suspicion... Then she left, and the world can smoothly follow that Normal and natural laws continue to develop and advance, and people living in this world can continue to live happily——

Atobe suddenly snorted coldly.

"It seems that you made today's choice, thanks to my uncle, right?"

Liu Quan stared blankly at his profile, determined to keep silent on this issue.

Atobe suddenly turned his face away.Their eyes met in mid-air.

His brows were slightly wrinkled, his lips were tightly pursed into a straight line, and the expression on his face had never been so severe.

He added another sentence: "Huh?!"

It seemed that on this question, he had to hear an answer from her.Liu Quan sighed, turned his gaze away involuntarily, and responded uncomfortably, "No, that's not the case..."

She found that as long as she didn't look at him, it seemed easier to speak; so she continued to maintain the eyes that passed by his ears and looked at the night scene of the city behind him, and said slowly:

"Atobe-kun, back then I didn't really give up on that terrible me... that, even I gave up on my own..."

Atobu trembled slightly.

"You mentioned to me the 'responsibility brought about by tennis', and what Yamato-kun said, 'Occasionally, you should pursue your own dreams and the path you believe in', and told me..."

She paused.

"'You listen to what you want to pursue most in your heart, make the consciousness of sacrificing everything for it, and make your painful efforts... Isn't such a choice more precious than anything else?'"

"It was this sentence that made me firm in my belief in going forward regardless of everything."

Under the night and light, she could see from the corner of her eyes that Atobe opened her mouth slightly because of surprise, but there was no sign of relaxation between her brows.

Liu Quan had no choice but to add a few more words.

"... At that time, I secretly said to myself, this time, I must persevere to the end. No matter how many difficulties and dangers I encounter, I will never give up again..."

"Because in this world, there are still people who cherish my talents for me, think that I still have dreams worth pursuing, and look forward to my being able to go forward—"

Atobe, Tezuka, Shiraishi, the cousins ​​of the Ninzu family, and even the girl named Kaoru Nitta who spoke out in defense of "Yanagi Izumi Shinya" on the sidelines that day...

There are always some people who can warm themselves, inspire them to move forward, and prove the meaning of this life.

"So, I feel that even for these people... I myself can't stay where I am."

Liu Quan completed his final and complete annotation.And there was such a clear and surprised look on Atobe's face, and then that look slowly melted away, he closed his eyes, as if he was thinking deeply; when he opened his eyes again, there was a certain calm and determined look returned to his face.At this moment, he looked nothing like the cool, domineering, domineering president-style young master when they first met on the Ice Emperor campus.

"...I see." He said simply.

……

On the way back, Mr. Atobe still maintained his well-bred gentlemanly demeanor and insisted on taking Liuquan home in his own car.

His reason was "Anyway, you have already planned to go abroad, so your father's delusions don't matter."

... What he said was so reasonable that Liu Quan felt unable to refute it.

So the ever-faithful and silent driver of the Atobe family drove the car in front, and Liu Quan sat in the back seat with a little uneasiness.

The car was speeding down the street shrouded in darkness.The closer he got to Liu Quan's house, the more nervous Liu Quan felt—and the tighter his heart tightened.In the end, this terrible emotion has almost become so strong that she can't control it, and it affects her body - she finds that her hands are cold and trembling all the time, and even her upper body starts to tremble. Trembling together; this is definitely a terrible thing that no one else can find out!

So Liu Quan had to change her sitting posture, putting her hands on both sides of her body to support the car seat. This sitting posture happened to be able to straighten her upper body, making her whole upper body in a state of tight limbs, so It is also less prone to trembling; it is also very convenient to look out the window and pretend to have a leisurely painting style.So Liu Quan decided to maintain this unnatural posture until he got home.

After a long period of silence in the car, Mr. Atobe was the first to break the silence.

"Tsk, the news has come out." He said casually in a chatty tone, holding the phone in his right hand, glanced at the screen, and then read the headline of the news aloud, "'Tezuka Kunimitsu is expected to be released in North America. Come back in the middle of the hard court season, it is possible to hit the US Open'."

In an instant, Liu Quan thought of the day Tezuka took him to run together. His physical fitness had reached its limit. Originally, he stopped to stir up the topic in order to take a break. However, he took out his phone and saw the headlines News, announcing his absence from the grass for the entire season due to injury.

The sun seemed to be good that day.

However, when I think about it now, it was only a few short months, but it was so long that it seemed that many meaningful years in my life had been condensed and spent together.Now, Shinya-chan and everyone have become friends who can joke together and support each other; Shiraishi Kuranosuke and Shinazu Ken are also continuing their studies and tennis in the place where Shinya-chan clashed with each other in Osaka. She complained a little about how hard it is to study medicine in college. Tezuka Kunimitsu returned to North America to participate in the next hard-court season, and Keigo Atobe still had to worry about his stubborn grandfather at home, thinking about a possible way The best way to extend your tennis career.

Everyone has their own path.

So is she.

Liu Quan tried his best to cheer up, and said in a brisk tone: "Isn't this very good?"

Atobe turned his head slightly when he heard the words, and glanced at her disdainfully. "Oh~?!"

...I'm afraid I will never meet someone who is so good at using his charming voice again... This strange thought came to Liu Quan's mind.

She forced a smile, took out the True·Paranoia+Snake Essence Emoji Pack and put it on.

"Set the goal higher, and it's more interesting to chase after it." She deliberately didn't look at the uncle of the trace department, with a strange smile in her voice.

"I heard...wasn't it you who finally persuaded Tezuka-kun to go abroad to pursue his dream?"

Atobe was slightly taken aback, snorted, turned his face away again and looked out the window, put away his mobile phone, and rested his chin with his left hand, as if he was so impatient.

…Maybe it’s because my good friend (Dawu!) was able to go abroad to pursue his dream smoothly, and now he has opened up a lot of things, but he was stuck in the same place for some reason, so he was a little anxious.

Only at this moment did Liu Quan cast a quick glance at him.

Atobe's left hand rested on the armrest of the car door, his chin was resting on his hand, and his eyes were fixed on the front; the colorful lights from the street reflected in the car from the car window cast on his face, making his handsome profile The contrast is vivid and profound - even the iconic tear mole under his right eye is also appearing and disappearing under the refraction of the colorful neon lights on the street.

Her heart skipped a beat, and she couldn't help but write a line about the real snake spirit.

"...Because it's an agreement made by myself and the other party, so even if you cry, you have to abide by it and do it seriously, right?"

Sure enough, the expression on Uncle Atobe's face changed instantly, and he couldn't help turning his head to stare at her.

"You have to obey even when you cry... Where did your bad words come from, huh?!"

Liu Quan laughed out loud and looked at him narrowly.

"I said...it's okay?"

she said jokingly.

"No matter how late you are, I think Tezuka-kun will be waiting for you abroad to meet him, right?"

The expression on Atobe's face became even worse.

"What the hell are you talking about, idiot...!"

...Ah, I feel like I'm starting to miss it, this tone, this voice, this way of saying "idiot"——

Liu Quan was still watching him with a calm and warm smile on his face.

"So, in the future, in men's tennis, you and Tezuka-kun will continue to compete well. Ah~ah, I always feel that you are in a relationship that loves and kills each other, and it will definitely last forever."

Master Atobe's face darkened.

"...I said, is your previous snake spirit attack again?" He asked angrily.

Liu Quan burst out laughing, and the calm fake smile on his face was broken.

"Ah~ I always feel so nostalgic, those perverted days." She said with a smile, as if she hadn't noticed that her words had climbed to a new level of choking to death, and Mr. Atobe's anger gauge was almost cleared by herself The fact that it exploded is the same.

"Why didn't I just go out and beat my opponents in women's tennis in those days? It's a pity to watch them happily continue to play tennis with health and dazzling, while I try my best. To beat them in a short practice match is not enough to satisfy my violent tendencies~"

Uncle Atobe stared at her fiercely, with an angry look on his face like "Ah, this snake spirit is making a speech that breaks the lower limit again today", and blurted out angrily, "Hey! Who do you...why do you want to beat?" ?! Who offended you?! Ahh?!"

Liu Quan shrugged, and answered casually, "For example...some players worthy of attention in women's tennis? Like... Ju Xing?"