[Net King] Winter Snow

Genichiro Sanada's words hit Uemura Yuriko's heart like the rain, and the girl stared blankly at the boy holding the umbrella for her, unable to say anything for a moment.She should have wanted to reject this man's tenderness, but when she saw him covering her with an umbrella and leaving the brim of his hat to cover the rain, she couldn't help but her nose sore and she wanted to cry.

The black-haired boy just said that, then stood there silently, as if he was waiting for Uemura Yuriko's response.The torrential rain was pouring down, and the girl saw that the other party's already soaked clothes became even more wet, and the raindrops slid down Genichiro Sanada's face, and finally dripped on the chin.There was a thin and dense rain curtain between the two of them, and the emotion in the boy's eyes at this moment was hard to see clearly.

"Then... trouble Sanada-kun." After looking at each other for a long time, Yuriko Uemura lowered her eyes slightly and moved her steps.Genichiro Sanada could clearly feel that the other party was approaching him, and the umbrella that was originally propped on the girl's head was gradually able to cover half of his body.

The dull sound of rain became the only sound on the road between the two of them, and the speechless atmosphere made people wonder how to speak to ease the embarrassment.Uemura Yuriko clenched her hands as if trying to restrain something, and there was some struggle in those black pupils.After walking like this for a long time, Genichiro Sanada finally made a move until the sound of the rain hitting the umbrella became quieter.

"Uemura." The black-haired boy stood still and stopped Yuriko Uemura.The girl who looked back just took about two steps. The momentary look back reminded Genichiro Sanada of many times in the past. The other party also walked very fast like this, and then turned around in front of him, holding the uniform bag on the side Laughing and walking backwards.

"What's the matter?" The girl's voice was neither soft nor heavy, and it was a little blurry in the sound of rain.

"Here, here you are." Genichiro Sanada took out something from his bag, wrapped in colorful ribbons and colorful paper, and there was a square piece of cardboard tied on the side of the fireworks, as if something was written with a pen .

Although she had already guessed what the other party was holding, when Uemura Yuriko really took it and saw the handwriting on the card clearly, her eyes were still blurred by tears.She thought that the other party had long forgotten her birthday, three years could change too much, and it should have taken away the memories and emotions between them.

"I thought you had forgotten." With a forced smile, Yuriko Uemura's voice was somewhat hoarse.

Originally thinking that the other party would throw the gift back to him, Genichiro Sanada was ready to hold Yuriko Uemura at any time, but the other party stood there holding the gift in a daze, and then raised a distressed smile .The black-haired teenager sighed and took a step forward, "I won't forget."

Yuriko Uemura looked into the serious eyes of the other party, and was speechless for a moment.The two of them avoided seeing each other for three full years, and those more than 1000 days were so long that Yuriko Uemura felt that everything between them had already been wiped out.She still remembered that Yagyu Hiroshi once asked her how long she was going to hide like this, and her answer at that time was forever.

Facing the boy's resolute words of blessing, Yuriko Uemura really wanted to just say out loud her favorite words to him, but the thorn in her heart was so painful that she couldn't even smile brightly in the end. I can't draw a picture.

"Don't be so nice to me." Holding the gift in her hand, Yuriko Uemura lowered her head, and after a long silence, she finally spoke, "I won't be able to bear it."

"I know, that's why I didn't give away any gifts from the previous three years." To the girl's surprise, the other party didn't reply her in concise words, but told her something she didn't know, "But today Lian Er told me that if you don't let the other party know about some things, she will never know what you did."

"Liu-kun?" After repeating the name of Liu Renji, Uemura Yuriko's expression suddenly changed from puzzled to open-minded, her eyes widened in disbelief, "Secretary work...!"

Uemura Yuriko felt that all her previous doubts had been answered, why Liu Lianer, who was obviously the secretary of the student union, was absent on leave, but the workload on her was surprisingly small; why every time she said that she needed to verify some information about the secretary At that time, Yagyu and Lu Shi would stop it; what's more, even the reason why Yagyu had been trying to get her in touch with Genichiro Sanada recently, she had found the reason.

The black-haired boy helped her with the aftermath behind her back.

"Why?" Looking at Genichiro Sanada tremblingly, Yuriko Uemura felt that her defense line was almost collapsed, "Obviously, I have been causing you troubles since before, since there is a chance to cut off everything, just leave me alone. That's fine. I'm so annoying, and I like to be brave, and I don't remember my lesson when I get into trouble. You should hate me, and then I hate you too. Isn't this the best ending..."

"Do you really think this is okay, Uemura?" Facing the girl's self-talking words, Genichiro Sanada asked seriously.

"Even if it's not good, I can't help it!" The girl who was asked back cried out a little excitedly, and then she squatted down little by little, hugging her knees as if she had lost all her strength, "I don't want to It's like this... I don't want to..."

"You have to learn to accept it." Genichiro Sanada bent slightly after holding the umbrella above Yuriko Uemura's head, and put one hand on the girl's head.At this moment, the comforted girl is like a kitten lost in the rain, wandering and unable to find the right path.

"How do you accept, do you accept that my father is a corrupt criminal, or accept that the person I like personally exposed him?" The girl squatting on the ground suddenly raised her head, her bangs wet by the rain looked a little embarrassed "I know it's not your fault, and I know that my father did something wrong. I've thought about what you said that day, but I'm just an ordinary girl. Is there any reason to face such an empty frame?" There is a way to be completely calm and rational."

"I don't want to wait until things get out of hand before you find out what the former member of Uemura has done." Genichiro Sanada finally withdrew his palm from Yuriko Uemura's head, speaking in a tone of reluctance to back down firm.

"I'd rather hear about it from someone else than from you." Gritting her teeth, Yuriko Uemura patted the water stains on her skirt and stood up.

"You don't want the former member of Uemura to live in prison all his life." The look in Genichiro Sanada's eyes moved Uemura Yuriko a little. She couldn't understand why a person was more worried about her father's situation than she was.In fact, corruption and bribery will be detected one day, the difference is only the degree.Of course she knew that her father still had room for maneuver at that time, so the sentence would not be so unreasonable. Anyone with a brain would choose the latter between a lifetime in an iron cage and ten years in prison. The person her father sent to prison was Genichiro Sanada, and Uemura Yuriko couldn't calm down.

"Is this the only thing we can talk about?" Uemura Yuriko said weakly with a bitter smile on the corner of her mouth.

"The one who can't let go is you, Uemura." The black-haired boy looked straight into the other's eyes, "The one who brought up this topic first is also you."

Sad to be stared at by Genichiro Sanada, Yuriko Uemura finally turned around and walked forward without saying a word.Realizing that the other party didn't want to continue the conversation, Genichiro Sanada shook his head and quickly followed the girl's pace.

When the two of them walked to the door of the apartment, the rain had just stopped, and the bright yellow light in the corridor happened to hit the nameplate with the name Uemura. Before the girl could leave Sanada Genichiro's umbrella, she saw her mother holding Li opened the door with two umbrellas and came out.

At that moment, everything was captured by Uemura Ami, the drenched boy, the girl who was obviously being taken care of, and the umbrella that was leaning towards Uemura Yuriko.

The girl could see her mother's shocked face and frown, she didn't even say goodbye to Genichiro Sanada, and ran straight to the stairs on the second floor.The boy standing under the apartment nodded to Uemura Ami, and the woman politely waved her goodbye even though she was frowning.

Returning to the house with her mother, Yuriko Uemura thought that the other party would definitely say something to her, but it turned out that until it was time to go to bed, Ami Uemura didn't say a word about Genichiro Sanada sending her home.Everything is like a dream, without any sense of reality.

The gift Genichiro Sanada gave Yuriko Uemura was placed in the innermost drawer by the girl, and the wrapping paper slightly wetted by the rain was slightly stained and faded. The card with the birthday message was still hung on the side of the fireworks, and there was no was dismantled.Uemura Ami asked her what it was when she saw the gift, but Uemura Yuriko shook her head and replied, "I don't know, and I don't want to know."

The days were still so peaceful, even though the girl with the twin ponytails refused to admit it, Yagyu Hiroshi still clearly felt some kind of change in the other party.He didn't know what happened on the day of the Hyotei Academy Festival, but since that day, Yuriko Uemura seems to be less repelled to meet Genichiro Sanada.The boy wearing glasses occasionally bumped into the other party talking with their deputy minister in the corridor. Although it seemed to be just a simple greeting, it was more or less progress.

The arrival of summer is much more annoying than spring. The scorching hot weather and the chirping of cicadas fill the streets scorched by the sun. Yuriko Uemura hangs elegant wind chimes on the window while fanning a fan to relieve the heat.

"Dinglingling——" The sudden sound of the phone startled the girl.

"Hello?" Picking up the phone angrily, Yuriko Uemura rubbed her knee that accidentally hit the corner of the table just now, while complaining about the other party's untimely call.

"What's the matter, I'm angry early in the morning." Liu Shengbi Lu Shi's voice on the other side of the phone seemed a little helpless.

"What's the matter with you, it's rare to see you call me during the holiday." As she spoke, Yuriko Uemura seemed to remember something, and added, "Ah, except for work."

"Is this the image of me oppressing my subordinates in your eyes?" Yagyu Hiroshi sighed as he stroked his forehead with a headache.

"Isn't it?" Asking this, Yuriko Uemura sat down against the wall.

"Forget it, let's get down to business." No longer worrying about these things with the other party, Liu Sheng put down the hand rubbing between his brows, and turned to the calendar that was put aside, "The tennis team will have a national competition next Tuesday, you want to come see?"

"Next Tuesday... isn't that the day after tomorrow?" Thinking about today's date, Yuriko Uemura shouted exaggeratedly, "Please spare me, my schedule is full next week."

"Which day during your vacation is your schedule not full?" She raised her eyebrows and asked back.

"Occasionally, there will still be vacations, about one or two days." Counting the rest days during the holiday with her fingers, Yuriko Uemura stuck out her tongue a little.

"Who told me to notify her when I had a match?"

"It's me!" Saying that, Yuriko Uemura raised her hand—even though the Yagyu boy on the other side of the phone couldn't see her.

"Then who said repeatedly that you don't have time to work part-time?"

"It's definitely not me!" Turning her head away, the girl's eyes drifted and she whistled a little.

"Goodbye!!!" Yagyu, who was about to be driven crazy by Yuriko Uemura, wanted to hang up the phone at this moment.

"Don't...don't!!! Hiroshi, look at me, I'm cute, kind, serious, and cheerful..." Before the girl finished speaking, Yagyu Hiroshi interrupted her.

"You didn't learn anything else when you were with Chuliang, but you are quite proficient in playing hooligans with empty words."

"True love after all." Nodding, Yuriko Uemura looked proud.

"Ah..." Resisting the urge to slap the opponent, Hiroshi Yagyu checked the list of opponents, "Tuesday's match, if there are no accidents, the vice minister will play, you decide whether you want to come or not Bar."

"..." The girl on the other side of the phone was silent for a while, then scratched her cheek with her index finger in embarrassment, "Bilus, do you know?"

"I'm not so sentimental as to think you're here to watch my game." Yagyu Hiroshi's voice was calm and clear, "Besides, you've always disliked King Ni."

"Well—" the sound was drawn out, Yuriko Uemura stared at the wind chimes by the window for a long time before she could barely speak, "I will come, don't worry."

Even though she agreed to Hiroshi Yagyu, Uemura Yuriko still flinched a little when things came to an end.For the first time in three years, she was ready to take a step forward, instead of just hiding behind others and pretending not to see what Genichiro Sanada had done for her.The girl knew that she was breaking through a barrier she had set for herself, but this barrier had separated the two of them for three years, and now she was unable to break through it herself.

"A match in the tennis club?" Takeuchi Kiyomi frowned at Yuriko Uemura's invitation, "Although I heard Renji say it, but is it really okay to just run over so rashly?"

"No problem, no problem!" The girl with ponytails patted her chest and assured, "Qing Jianzi also wants to surprise Liu Jun, right?"

"But we all have shifts at the restaurant, right?" Takeuchi Kiyomi seemed a little tempted, but he still glanced worriedly at the place where the manager was in the lounge.

"I'll ask for leave later, and then I'll talk to Qing Jianzi, the store manager is so nice and will definitely agree."

Just like that, taking Kiyomi Takeuchi along with her on the road, Yuriko Uemura felt a little confident.Follow the address Yagyu Hiroshi gave her before and walked all the way. By the time the two of them arrived at their destination, there were already many cheerleaders and students from other schools watching the match outside the tennis court.After finally squeezing to the innermost side, Yuriko Uemura saw Genichiro Sanada waving a racket before she could catch her breath.

The eyes of the black-haired boy at this moment are like a beast in a quiet forest, precise and implicitly calm, it is a look that Yuriko Uemura has never seen before, compared to the silent gentleness of the other party in the past, Sanada Xian at this time Ichiro is almost like a different person.

Yuriko Uemura just stared at the boy without moving a muscle, every movement and expression of the opponent gave her an impact, until the end of the game, watching Genichiro Sanada return to his seat in a victorious posture The girl finally regained her composure.

She had never been able to understand that boy's love for tennis before, but now after seeing him play a game, Yuriko Uemura finally understood the meaning of tennis to Genichiro Sanada.

Unconsciously, a smile appeared, and the girl's brows and eyes gradually softened.In the front row of the auditorium, only the main candidates of Tachikai University were sitting there. Yuriko Uemura saw Yanagi Renji and Genichiro Sanada talking about something a second ago, and a white hand entered her in the next second. vision.The girl named Nakagawa Mie once left a deep impression on her. Although it seems that it is not a strange thing to be on the court as the manager of the tennis club, but seeing the other party smiling and handing water and towels to Genichiro Sanada Yuriko Uemura couldn't help frowning.

"Cut." Before she had time to react, the girl heard Takeuchi Kiyomi speak first.The other party made a disdainful voice in a hostile tone, and his gaze fell firmly on Liu Lian'er, as if if Liu Jun had physical contact with Nakagawa Mie, she would have no end with Liu Jun.

Kiyoshi Takeuchi smiled slightly at Liu Renji's possessiveness, Yuriko Uemura was about to say something when she heard a commotion in the arena.Yukimura Seiichi, known as the Son of God, stood on the court at some point, and everyone's exclamation was caused by that boy.

There was no suspense about the result of the game, Li Haida's victory was decided almost the moment Yukimura Seichi came on the court.The girl who finished watching the game was about to leave when she was stopped by Kiyomi Takeuchi.

"Wait," said the outstanding girl, "Lian Er told me to wait."

"Hey, did you send a text message to Liu Jun?" Yuriko Uemura teased with a smile.

"Of course." Takeuchi Kiyomi replied coldly.

When Liu Renji came out of the field, it was less than 5 minutes before the end of the game. Yuriko Uemura could see that the opponent was finishing things in a hurry, and walked quickly from the field as if she was afraid that Kiyomi Takeuchi would wait for a long time from.Watching the interaction between the young couple, Yuriko Uemura couldn't help but want to pull out her phone and lament the grief of being single to Hiroshi Yagyu.

It's a pity that the sky didn't come true, and before the girl had time to take out her phone, she heard Nakagawa Mie's voice, "Lian Er, Lian Er, Jingshi said that everyone is going to have dinner together to celebrate!"

Yuriko Uemura raised her head, and was about to tease the possessive Kiyomi Takeuchi when she saw Genichiro Sanada who followed Mie Nakagawa's footsteps.The young man obviously didn't expect her to appear here, and his calm eyes suddenly fluctuated like a rippling lake. In the end, Yuriko Uemura was the first to say hello, "What a coincidence, Sanada-kun."

Saying this dryly, the girl felt that she was a little bit guilty at the moment. Although Genichiro Sanada never said that she was not allowed to watch him play, but he came to see him quietly without the boy's knowledge. It's a bit embarrassing if this kind of thing is discovered.

To Yuriko Uemura's greeting, Genichiro Sanada nodded as always in response.I didn't hear what Liu Renji answered, but when Uemura Yuriko realized it, Sanada Genichiro and Nakagawa Mie had already left here.

Thinking that the opponent must have gathered with the main players from the tennis club, Yuriko Uemura left alone a little bored.At least Kiyomi Takeuchi was with her when she came here, but now the other party is going on a sweet date with Liu Lianer.Thinking about it this way made me feel a little sad, the girl sighed a long time, and touched her hungry stomach - I don't know if the manager of the restaurant will give her a lunch if she goes back to work part-time for half a day.

Uemura Yuriko was walking and thinking with her head lowered, when suddenly, a black shadow landed in front of her.Dissatisfied with the behavior of the other party blocking the way, the hungry girl raised her head angrily, but saw a person who would never appear here.

Sanada Genichiro.

"Didn't you...go to celebrate with everyone?" Turning her eyes away, Yuriko Uemura felt that her topic was a bit far-fetched.Genichiro Sanada would appear here, in front of her, for obvious reasons.

"But you are alone." The boy was still sweating from exercise, and his face under the brim of his hat was resolute and tough.The chirping of cicadas around and the sunlight leaking from the leaves surrounded the two of them, and during the time of stilling, only Yuriko Uemura stood there in a daze.

He is different to her, at this moment, Yuriko Uemura finally felt this clearly.