[Net King] Winter Snow

In Kanagawa in April, all the winter ice and snow melted under the warm sun. When Yuriko Uemura opened the window, she could see a small bud growing on a branch that was covered with frost and snow not long ago, a faint green It seems to bring hope and vitality to this street.

The girl looked back at the sunlight-filled space in the house, and the slightly worn-out yellow walls and tatami mats also became warmer.The aroma of fried eggs and toast can be heard in the kitchen, and the milk on the small table is covered with hot white mist.

"Yuriko, it's time to eat." Uemura Ami walked out of the kitchen with a plate of fried eggs and toast, and her apron was stained with some accidentally splashed oil.

"Coming." Responding cheerfully to her mother, the girl quickly put on her bow tie while tidying up her brand new school uniform.

Since the graduation ceremony of the elementary school before, time seemed to fly by, and the whole spring break passed in a blink of an eye.Before Yuriko Uemura had time to contact any elementary school classmates to go out to play together, she received the notice of the opening of the middle school attached to Lihai University.

The brand-new school uniform makes the girl feel that she has become mature all of a sudden, but in the end, it is only the difference between elementary school and middle school.Smiling at her strange "becoming an adult" mentality, Uemura Yuriko quickly settled the breakfast.

Standing at the entrance and putting on black leather shoes, the girl took the uniform bag handed to her by her mother, and then leaned on the wall with one hand and stomped her feet a little, making the shoes more comfortable to wear.

"I'm going out." Pushing open the somewhat worn wooden door of the apartment, Uemura turned his head and smiled brightly at his mother.

"Be careful on the road." Uemura Ami watched the girl's smiling face tenderly, raised her hand and waved.

The morning sun still had some twilight gray and fish-belly white. Yuriko Uemura rubbed her hands, complaining about the temperature in the morning.It is already the season of spring, but the morning in Kanagawa is still accompanied by a cold breeze. This kind of weather that wears more clothes will make it hot at noon, and wear less clothes will make it too cold in the morning and evening, so the girl has never been able to get any good impressions.

With a somewhat slow pace, Yuriko Uemura warmed her hands with her breath, her entire neck was retracted into the collar of her shirt, leaving only one head outside.When Sanada Genichiro saw each other, the girl had such a funny look because she was afraid of the cold.

"Good morning, Uemura." Genichiro Sanada said helplessly as he watched the other party bow his head and clap his hands, ignoring him walking by.

"Ah," Yuriko Uemura took a few steps back as if taken aback.After looking up and seeing the person in front of him clearly, he came back to his senses and patted his chest, "Huh...it's Genichiro, you scared me to death!"

Nodding silently, Sanada and Uemura continued walking towards the school side by side.Along the way, the girl who used to talk a lot remained uncharacteristically silent, she just lowered her head and kept rubbing her pale hands.

Seeing Yuriko Uemura freezing like a little hamster getting warm, Genichiro Sanada frowned slightly, took out a water glass from his bag and handed it to the girl.

"Huh?" Yuriko Uemura turned her head a little puzzled at the water glass that suddenly appeared in front of her.Seeing that Genichiro Sanada had no intention of withdrawing his hand at all, he took the water glass with doubts in his eyes.

In an instant, the hot temperature was transmitted from the wall of the cup to the palm of the hand, and the girl's pale hands were warmed by the hot water.

The corners of Yuriko Uemura's mouth slowly curled into a sweet smile, and she covered the cup wall with her hands to absorb the temperature of the hot water, and her whole body became warmer.The boy she knew had never been good at words, but he was able to show his concern through various subtle actions.

After walking all the way to the school gate of Lihai University, Yuriko Uemura said, "Hey, what group does Genichiro belong to?"

"Group C." The black-haired boy's voice was a little low.

"It's a pity, I'm in group A." Disappointed by Genichiro Sanada's answer, Yuriko Uemura pouted as if dissatisfied, "I thought I could be in the same group."

Genichiro Sanada didn't take the girl's words, but walked side by side to the first-grade floor with her, then turned his head and stared seriously into Uemura's eyes, and said, "Don't cause trouble."

"I know, I know, I'm not a child anymore, I don't know how to fight anymore!" Yuriko Uemura's face suddenly flushed red as if being poked in the foot by the other party's words, as if recalling some shameful memory, everyone He waved his hands to promise Genichiro Sanada.

The young man's eyes were a little dubious, he kept staring into Uemura's eyes for a long time, then nodded in compromise, and walked into his group.

"Really..." Yuriko Uemura puffed up her cheeks complaining as she watched the other party's figure disappear through the back door of Group C, "I have to remember the troubles that the elementary school kept getting into."

The class in group A was a little further ahead of group C, and the girl with twin ponytails checked the class sign carefully for a few seconds before mustering up the courage to open the door of the classroom.

The noisy classroom suddenly became quiet, and everyone looked in the direction of Yuriko Uemura.Some of those gazes were suspicious and others were inexplicable hostility.The momentary silence and rather awkward atmosphere all reminded the girl of the scene when she was a child.

Everyone was isolating her, whispering something behind her back without letting her know.

With some reluctance to look away, Yuriko Uemura scratched her cheek with her index finger, and paused for a few seconds before pressing all the bad memories of the past back to the bottom of her heart.Showing a vigorous smile to the new students in the class, she said, "Yuriko Uemura, please give me your advice."

The girl could see that many people showed clear expressions and gestures after hearing her name.The surname Uemura seems to be a brand of sin, and it gives a negative impression wherever she goes.

Sighing silently in her heart, Yuriko Uemura followed the name slips pasted on the corner of the table and found her seat.The second-to-last row by the window should be the best position that everyone expected, but for some reason, the scene where no one was willing to sit around her at that time flooded into the girl's mind.

Shaking her head slightly, she tugged at the ends of her ponytails while observing the students around her.The girl in front was idly playing with the pencil in her hand, her dove-grey pupils were partially covered by her rough black hair, and the boy behind her was sitting on the table carelessly, discussing baseball with the boys next to her .At first glance, there seems to be no contradiction, but Yuriko Uemura knows that she may have to spend another few months being ignored.

"That...is called Uemura-san, right?" Suddenly, the girl who was still playing with a pen turned her head, put her hands on Yuriko Uemura's table, and greeted with a silly smile, "My name is Chu Liangxue, from now on it will be the front and back tables, please take care of me."

Surprised by the girl's sudden enthusiasm, Yuriko Uemura opened her eyes wide and couldn't believe what happened before her eyes.The moment the girl named Chu Liangxue turned around to say hello, the air in the class seemed to freeze. For a second, Uemura even felt that he could hear the sound of others gasping.

"Nah?" Seemingly because the other party ignored her for too long, Chu Liangxue blinked, stretched out her hand and shook in front of Yuriko Uemura, "What's wrong? Did I call you by the wrong name?" So saying, The girl at the front desk muttered to herself with some doubts, "But I did hear it called "Yuriko Uemura" just now..."

"Sorry, sorry, I was a little distracted just now." Quickly regaining consciousness, Yuriko Uemura clasped her hands together, lowered her head and said mischievously, "You heard me right, it's Yuriko Uemura."

As the two gradually began to talk about topics and voices, Uemura could feel that eyes were constantly cast in the direction of the two of them.Those piercing gazes made her feel a little uncomfortable, but the girl at the front desk seemed to have not noticed the weird gazes of others, and she was still talking to her about the cute hair accessories she bought a few days ago.

"I said, Uemura-san!" The girl's suddenly raised voice made Yuriko Uemura startled, "You're not listening to me anymore... You obviously said you would go to that jewelry store with me before." Chu Liangxue was a little Looking at Uemura Yuriko aggrievedly, it seems that she feels psychologically lost because of the other party's distraction.

Seeing the other party chatting with her familiarly, Yuriko Uemura really couldn't ignore those piercing gazes around her like she did.

"I'm sorry, Chuliangsang..." Apologizing for being distracted again, Uemura stared at the innocent face of the other party for a long time, and then said with some false eyes, "But, is it okay?"

"What?" As if she didn't understand Yuriko Uemura's words, Chu Liangxue tilted her head with a puzzled face.

"I'm Ichiro Uemurata's daughter..." The voice of the girl with ponytails became lower and lower, her eyes were ethereal and she didn't dare to look at the other person.

"..." Chu Liangxue's originally energetic voice stopped suddenly, together with the noisy fighting in the class.Uemura Yuriko waited for the girl's next words as if she was listening to some trial, until the other party spoke in a serious tone that was completely different from before.

"So?" Chu Liangxue said.

"Huh?" She didn't expect the other party to respond like this at all, Yuriko Uemura's face was full of shock.

"Uemura-san is the daughter of the former Uemura councilor, so what?" Chu Liangxue said again, "For me, Uemura-san is just Uemura Yuriko."