The ten-year trace of the soul of chess

In the early morning of the next day, Taya dragged him out of the quilt to pack his things.

I put a few chess books into my schoolbag, and just glanced back at the room, as if I had nothing else to take back.Until this time, Guang finally had the real feeling that he really wanted to leave here for a short period of time, as if this place was his real belonging, and the home he was about to return to was just a temporary hotel.

When I took my schoolbag to the living room, breakfast was already on the table.

I looked down at the breakfast, bread, fried eggs, salad, fruit, milk.A control freak who doesn't even give him a chance to eat a bowl of instant noodles once in a while!

"Well, after today's chess game, I'll go straight back. I won't be back tonight."

"Yeah. Everything sorted out? Is there anything left?"

Just took a bite of the bread, and felt something wrong with Taya's voice, but couldn't tell what was wrong, so he squinted his eyes and stared at him: "What's wrong with you?"

Liang was a little guilty when he was seen by Guang, but his expression was so calm that there was no trace of it.

"Guang, you're going to be late again." With a smile on Liang's lips, he slightly emphasized the word "again", "If you don't want to experience the meter again..."

"I'm leaving! Immediately!" I really didn't want to recall the nightmare where the taxi meter kept jumping up as if it was malfunctioning.

After sweeping away all the food in a storm, he just grabbed his schoolbag and ran to the entrance.He ran halfway and turned back.

"Shinto, you..."

He interrupted Taya's nagging neatly, and lightly licked his lover's lips: "I'm leaving! Also, remember our bet!"

After eating "dessert", Hikaru closed the door contentedly.

As soon as Guang left, the smile on Liang's face immediately receded like a tide.The whole person leaned against the wall as if he was exhausted, and the discomfort from his stomach made a thin layer of cold sweat break out on his forehead.

After a while, the doorbell rang.

Did you forget something?

Liang's originally tense expression softened, and he was about to open the door, but his outstretched hand stopped in mid-air.

No, it won't be light.If Guang didn't bring the key, he would just knock directly on the door roughly.To him, the doorbell is like some sort of virtual toy with an app.

After the doorbell rang a few more times, it finally stopped, but then there was the sound of a key turning through the lock.

The moment the door was opened, when he saw the person coming, the "surprise" in his bright eyes was greater than the "joy".

"Mother, why are you here?"

Standing outside the door was Liang's mother, Mrs. Akiko.He was wearing a knee-length camel wool coat, and he was carrying several bags of things in his hand.Although he was getting older, his elegant and calm temperament became more and more prominent.

"Xiao Liang doesn't welcome me?" Ming Zi seemed to see through his son's mind, showing a playful smile like a girl, "Don't worry, Mr. Shindo didn't know I was coming. I avoided him when he went downstairs just now."

Mrs. Mingzi, who was smiling just a second ago, noticed Liang's pale complexion, and immediately became concerned: "Xiao Liang, why is your complexion so bad? Is there something wrong?"

Only then did Liang realize that his face might be a bit scary just now, he hurriedly smiled and went to pick up the bag in his mother's hand: "It's okay, come in and sit down." Room.

The door of the room was ajar.

Although he knew that his mother would not open the door to check, Liang's heart couldn't help but lift up.It's so obvious.The room is full of flaws.Just push open the door of his bedroom, and you can see the unmade bed, with two pillows side by side, and two sets of pajamas scattered on the quilt.In another room that should belong to light, the quilt on the bed is lying like an antique still life.

He often advises Guang not to be impulsive, but what about his own turn?

Although he had mentioned it to his parents in a very cryptic manner, if he really found out a clue today, would he really have the courage to confess everything to his mother, would he really be able to convince her?

He suddenly lost his mind.

All along, in his heart, his mother was a weak and tough existence.

On weekdays, he takes care of his father and his own life in every detail. Although he occasionally complains, he never expresses his dissatisfaction with their neglect of the family because of Go.When my father fell ill, when I was completely panicked, my mother immediately regained her composure after a brief panic, called the ambulance, confirmed his father's condition, and notified the relevant personnel one by one in an orderly manner.

Sometimes, he even had the illusion that his mother, who always stood behind his father, worked hard and silently carried everything, was the real head of the Taya family.

"Xiao Liang, are you really okay? Is your stomach upset again?"

Hearing his mother calling him, he regained his senses, but instead of answering, he asked, "Mother, why did you choose your father?" Even now, there are many relatives who don't like their parents' marriage.What's more, at that time, my father was just a fledgling low-level chess player.

Xu was surprised by Liang's question, Ming Zi covered her mouth and laughed softly.

Just when Liang thought his mother would avoid talking about it, Mingzi replied: "When I saw your father, I told myself that as long as I was by this person's side, I would not be afraid of anything."

When Ming Zi said these words, his eyes watered like water, as if he had returned to the day when he first met Ta Ya Xing Yang.

Liang still wanted to ask something more, but Ming Zi had already come to his senses, took the fruit and vegetable bag from his hand with a smile, and walked towards the kitchen by himself.

Mingzi has the key to Liang's rented apartment in his hand, and every time he comes, he just adds some fresh fruits and vegetables to the refrigerator, and he will never stay for a long time, let alone set foot in the private space of the two of them.

But the more enlightened Mingzi is, the more guilt and hesitation linger in Liang's heart.

Liang clearly knows that every step he takes now means that he will hurt his loved ones even more in the future.But light to me is like a street lamp in the dark night, once you grasp it, you never want to let it go.

After sending my mother away, my stomach hurts a little more than before.

Liang didn't seem to notice it, and took out a black lanyard from his neck.What hangs from the other end of the rope is the little ring that Guang stuffed into his palm that night.If you look closely, there is a circle of delicate Roman characters engraved on the inside of the ring, which reads: ShindouHoninbou (Enter Fujimoto Inbo).

Such a delicate thought does not seem to have come from the hands of Shinto.But such a brazen tone seemed like something only he would say.

Although he has never seen the one in his hand so far, he can guess the content engraved on that ring.

Enter Fujimoto Inbo.Taya celebrities.

These two rings are engraved with each other's names and desired titles, as if they have completed some kind of unrevealable ceremony for their involuntary masters.

Liang put it on the ring finger of his left hand and took it off again.Even if it will not be able to be worn in the most suitable position for a while, at least it should be placed in the place closest to the heart, as if to engrave the name of light on his heart and melt into every sound of the heart beating.

It was rare that the chess game ended early, and when Guang arrived home, it was not time to prepare dinner.

Hearing the sound from the door, Mitsuko came out of the room, and when she saw her son, she was slightly surprised: "Why are you back at this time?"

I don't know if it's because I stayed with that guy for a long time, and my temper has calmed down a bit.Guang thought unhappily in his heart: "I go back to my own home, do I still need to report?" But he replied indifferently: "I'm about to play chess with Taya, it's not convenient to live together, so I'll move back Stay for a few days."

Mitsuko let out an "oh", and still looked at her son suspiciously: "Ah Guang, you didn't quarrel with Taya, did you?"

Light:"……"

So, who is your real one? !

Speechlessly cast a bewildered and contemptuous look at Mitsuko, Hikari went upstairs and entered the room on his own.

It has been nearly two months since the quarantine, and my room is still kept spotless.The chess pier that was originally placed in the center of the room was properly moved to a corner of the room, making the already empty room even more deserted.

After the magazine turmoil, Guang's nerves have been in a state of high tension.Now that I have escaped the catastrophe without any danger at all, my complicated thoughts these days are like the snow drifting in an inaccessible place slowly returning to silence.

The things and questions that I had no time to think about before all scrambled to the surface.

There is something about the chess player He Gu talked about, and the sentence that Taya said twice in Chinese.

Who is that chess player?How was it discovered?what is he doing now

If Taya blurted out Chinese the first time, what about the second time?

Why do you have to use Chinese that you don't understand?Since you know you don't understand, why do you have to say it?

Light is puzzled.But Taya has his own ideas in everything he does, so he chooses to say that sentence in Chinese, there must be a reason behind it.

Although if you ask Yijiao about the meaning of this sentence, you may get the answer soon, but your intuition tells Hikaru that it is a very private sentence that belongs only to him and Taya.He didn't want anyone other than himself to know.

Afraid that he would forget that sentence, Guang specially found a pen and paper, and used katakana on the paper to inscribe the homonym of the sentence that was still in his mind.

After finishing writing, Guang stared at this piece of paper for a long time, finally decided not to be foolish, and moved out chess blocks from the corner to study someone's chess records.

Sitting quietly in front of the chess pier, Guang, the whole person seemed to be a statue, and the only thing left in the room was the clanging sound of the chess pieces hitting the board.

Suddenly, Guang seemed to have discovered something, and his eyes lit up like shooting stars across the night sky.

He got up and opened the door: "Taya, let me tell you—"

Those bright pupils dimmed like a flash in the pan the moment they walked out of the door.

Almost forgot, he is at his home now, but Taya is not by his side.

Accepting this fact dejectedly, Guang retracted his body and gently closed the door.

You are used to the presence of another person by your side. Once you leave him, even if you don’t notice it, your body and memory will remind you of the traces of that person’s past, as if any inadvertent words can pull out bits and pieces related to him. .

Such trivial things, just because he said and did, he can remember them exactly.

Even the annoying nagging, as long as the person said it seemed to be different.It's like spring breeze turning into rain, moistening things silently in my ears and in my mind.At the moment, I thought I had heard it and passed it by, but after a long time, I realized that it was all carved into my bones.

Mitsuko, who was about to make up the bed in the morning, opened the door and saw the neatly folded quilt at the head of the bed. Her first reaction was that the sun came out from the west.But for three consecutive days, like this every day, I finally believed that my son was definitely not a whim.

At the dinner table, I couldn't help asking for a while, but my son's reaction was bigger than hers.First he was taken aback, and then he stopped talking.

Mitsuko didn't know, at that moment, Guang just wanted to be alone very much.

Want to see him again before the game.

I wonder what he is doing now.

I wanted to tell him about my new discovery.

I also want to hug him.

Back in the room, Guang turned out the paper with the homonym on it again.

Looking at the densely packed katakana on the paper, recalling the scene when Taya said this sentence, a somewhat crazy and unrealistic idea suddenly flashed in Hikari's mind.

He sat in front of the computer, quickly clicked on the webpage, and quickly searched for the expression of that sentence in languages ​​​​of all countries in the world.

I clicked the mouse on the Chinese-pronounced horn, and when I heard a female voice, I was slightly taken aback.The world seemed to be suddenly quiet. For a moment, the female voice with electronic sounds overlapped with the voice of Taya whispering in his ear that day, and Hikari suddenly understood the reason why Taya deliberately said something in Chinese. and mood.

Is it because you are not sure?

Because this feeling is too special, I dare not say it easily, but the heart I want to convey to myself is like a butterfly fluttering from my chest, so I used such a tactful and deeply buried method.

Fortunately, the uncle actually received it.Although not fully resolved.

only……

Hikaru slowly loosened his clenched right hand, took his schoolbag and ran downstairs, shouted to Mitsuko in the kitchen, and rushed into the night.

When he came downstairs to the apartment and saw the lights on in the window of Room 203, Guang's breathing stopped suddenly.

He was cheated by that little sister who was nearly three months younger than him again! !I almost forgot that Toya Ryo's essence is a liar with a lot of lies and a lot of criminal records! !

When walking upstairs, the floors on the second floor seem to tremble with each step of the light.In just a few tens of steps, Hikaru had already chewed back and forth dozens of times in his mind the "thank you" he was going to say to Taya when he saw him in a while.

Afraid of disturbing the prisoners inside, Guang took out the key and opened the door.

He rushed into the house with a murderous look, turned around, but did not see the shadow of the suspect.My heart suddenly became empty.Suddenly remembered something, walked directly through the living room and walked to the balcony.

It was an overcast day, and the clothes on the hangers felt not completely dry to the touch.

Very good, the evidence is conclusive, just waiting for someone to get the stolen goods.

At this time, the sound of the door opening came from the entrance, and the blue veins on the bare forehead twitched a few times. With a sneer, he walked towards the door unhurriedly.

Liang came back from the outside and just put on his slippers when he was pushed against the wall domineeringly.

An all too familiar breath, when Liang saw the light, his eyes were astonishingly bright like fireworks in the night sky: "Light? Why are you here?"

Taya reacted as if she was not surprised by her sudden appearance.It turned out to be a habitual offender!The anger in Guang's heart jumped up a few meters, but his voice was as cold as ice and snow from a bitterly cold place: "Taya Ryo, did your elementary school teacher teach you to be honest?"

Liang's body froze slightly, and the smile on his face quickly disappeared—Guang used to call him "Taya" at ordinary times, and would yell "Little Teacher" and "Taya Chess Player" when he was teasing him. Only by full name.

"Light, listen to me..."

"Since she has taught it, has she ever told you that it is wrong to lie?"

Startled, Liang stretched out his hand to hug Guang, but he opened it with one hand.

Guang approached him, and took a step forward with his right foot threateningly, his chest was almost pressed against his body: "Tell me honestly, if I don't come today, do you plan to stay in this apartment alone without going home? stay here?!"

There was a thunderous sound in my ears, but my younger sister kept my head still and smiled calmly and said, "Before you moved here, I lived alone. There is absolutely no infidelity."

"Taya Ryo!!!" Hikari's lungs were about to explode, and he couldn't help raising his voice, "I will only say this once, I hope you can listen to each word. I am not used to talking around the bush, and I admit that my brain Back to the ditch is not as tortuous as yours, so, can you please be more frank. If you have something in your heart, just say it directly?"

Compared with Liang's lies, Guang is actually more angry with himself.Angry at myself for not having enough concentration, angry at myself for not being able to observe words and emotions, angry at myself for not being strong enough to carry another person's life...

At the end of the conversation, a strong sense of frustration rapidly expanded in Guang's heart, making him hang his head down like a deflated ball.

Taya, I was almost flattered to hear you say that.

It's just... Is the "love" in your mouth just blindly deceiving and concealing the other party?

"Taya, can you try...to trust me a little more?" Hikari's breath was disordered, and the hands that clasped Ryo were trembling slightly.

Liang's heart seemed to be run over by a rut, and there was a dull pain: "Light..."

He carefully embraced the light and patted his back lightly.This time, the light finally did not push away.

The sadness just now seemed to be just a dark cloud passing quickly, and when Hikari raised his head again, he returned to the distraught look just now.

"Taya Ryo, listen to me!! Just stay at home and wait for me obediently!! I'll be back soon!!" Saying that, he opened the door and walked out.

Liang stood at the entrance, before he could digest the earthquake just now, he saw the door was opened again.

This time, the person who opened the door seemed to have some deep hatred for the door, and directly slammed the door on the wall, making a buzzing sound.

Taya didn't have time to react, so she was bitten by Guangshangkou.As if that wasn't enough, the salty pig's hand pinched Ta Ya's waist again.

"Taya Ryo, this is the last time. Don't try to hide anything from me, and I won't...give you another chance." After finishing speaking, Hikari disappeared from Ryo's sight again.

Liang touched his lips in a daze, as if there was still a breath of light on them.Dazed for a moment, he walked to the balcony and watched the light quickly melt into the night curtain.

Until then, he said in an inaudible voice: "Well, I'm not going anywhere."

As the light turned back, the rain began to patter down.

I trotted all the way into the subway station, just checked the time, it was less than ten o'clock.Although when I left home, I had to deal with my mother for a while and wasted a little time, but fortunately, it was not too late.

Running back and forth in a short period of time made Guang's clothes soaked in thin sweat in the winter night.

But the moment he got on the subway, he was never so thankful that he had made this decision.

This subway is about to take him back to the place where there is Taya, and he will soon be able to meet the person he misses and tell him that I am back.

After getting off the subway, Guang still walked like flying.

The exit of the subway can already be seen. At this time, the drizzle outside the station seems to be unable to stop him from rushing back.

Just as he was about to rush into the rain curtain, a black long-handled umbrella quietly covered his head.

Guang was stunned for a moment, reached out to touch Liang's cold fingers, and immediately frowned: "Why did you come out? Didn't you tell you to wait obediently?"

And the tall and straight young chess player who was holding an umbrella showed a slight smile, and looked at his lover with unconcealable tenderness in his eyes: "Because... I want to see you soon."