Three thousand congratulations

【1】

"It's great to be safe and sound~" Baizi wiped his tears with a handkerchief excitedly when he saw Honglian returning to the hall, "Xiaolian is really good, she hasn't shown up for so many days without saying a word."

"I'm sorry, Baizi's mother, I went back to Huangquanyuan to deal with some things."

"Huang Quanyuan?!" Bai Zi widened his eyes, "Is nothing wrong?"

Seeing Baizi's startled expression, Honglian smiled helplessly and said, "Why are you so nervous, nothing happened, and... I won't go back in the future."

"It's better not to go back, it's better not to go back, it's hard to start a new life and forget the past..." Baizi stopped suddenly, "Ah, it seems that I said something I shouldn't have said..."

"It doesn't matter. I have figured out a lot of things when I came back this time. Compared with before, I am very satisfied with my life now. Anyway, I can't go back to the past. Why don't you focus on looking forward~"

"Yes, yes, look forward." Baizi became excited, and brought out various pastries and placed them on the table, "I must not have eaten well these days? I'm hungry and thin, eat quickly!"

"Then I won't be polite." Honglian smiled and started.

"Oh, that's right, that Gui came here to look for you..." Just as he finished speaking, Baizi realized that she hadn't opened any pots and carried which pots, she immediately fell silent and looked at Hong lotus.

Honglian's chopsticks paused for a moment, she saw the expression on Baizi's face, and burst out laughing.

"I said Mommy Baizi, stop being cute~"

"Hey, aren't you angry?"

"You didn't do anything wrong, why should I be angry?"

"Little Lian, it's better to show it if you are unhappy, don't be brave..."

Honglian shook her head and said, "It's not about trying to be brave. It has always been the same with Baizi's mother and uncle, because everyone is a partner I have known from the past and knows what happened to me, so everyone is careful not to mention it in front of me. , everyone is too careful, I am not so fragile, am I? There is nowhere to go, and it is time for me to be strong."

"That's it..." Bai Zi looked at her with half understanding, she always felt that Hong Lian was a little different this time when she came back.

"By the way, Mr. Gui came here to look for me?"

"Ah, yes, I came several times, and I told him that he left without you."

"Oh, that's right." Hong Lian had that dull expression on her face again. That's right, she also had the same expression when she recalled the past. She didn't cry or laugh, and she didn't seem to be affected at all. In fact, it was just her. A way to hide the pain in your heart and show off your strength.

"I never came after that."

"Maybe they won't come here in the future." Honglian said with her head lowered, "After all, being regarded as someone else's shadow, everyone will find it annoying."

"Xiaolian..."

"Mother Baizi, you don't have to worry about me. Now I have given up my job as an assassin, and Huang Quanyuan can't go back. I can't go to those dangerous places... As for the matter related to Huayu, it is impossible for me to get into trouble." It’s deeper. As for the current matter, I want to give me a little more time to think, and I should be able to make a decision. No matter what kind of decision..."

"I will support you, Xiaolian."

"Thank you, Baizi's mother. I am used to looking up to a person and chasing a person. I try to take care of him and treat him well. The reason for this is that I don't know any other way to get along with people except giving and staying away. Yes. But looking back, isn’t it the same with Hua Yu before, thinking that he had caught everything, but he was not abandoned, so what can he change now. I am still me, nothing has changed. I am touched I can't help anyone, and I can't save anyone. On the contrary, when I sacrifice for someone, I still lose myself. The only good thing is that Gui is not Huayu. I believe he will not do that kind of thing."

Baizi looked at her, forced a smile and said, "Do you want some tea? I'll get you another cup." He stood up and walked quickly outside the house.

After closing the paper door, Baizi leaned his back against the wall, and the hand holding the tray in his arms trembled violently.

"Samurai, they all look alike."

【2】

yesterday.

"Mother Baizi, that strange guest is looking for you again!" The boy at the door reported.

"Again? What a stubborn guy..." Bai Zi shook his head and walked out the door.

"Madam, we meet again!" Gui greeted loudly.

"I told you not to call me madam, I'm an unmarried woman!"

"Madam, may I ask if Lord Honglian is back?"

"Not yet, so tell me what's the matter with you."

"Well... I went to her house and found that she wasn't here, and I haven't come to work here for several days, so I'm a little worried." Gui said with a look of concern.

Bai Zi looked at Gui thoughtfully, and said for a while, "Would you like to come in and sit down?"

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"Mr. Gui, right?" Bai Zi put tea in front of Gui.

"Yes."

"May I ask why you care so much about Xiaolian's whereabouts?"

"Because I might accidentally say something that shouldn't be said..."

"That's right," Bai Zi suddenly sat up straight, "Although it's presumptuous... But I still want to ask if there is no such relationship between you and Xiao Lian?"

"That kind of relationship?"

"What kind of relationship is love, love, love..."

"No, I treat Guren-sama as an important lifesaver."

"That's good. I've been worried that she will fall in love with some strange man and then be cheated and dumped. Although you are a bit strange, you don't look like a bad guy..."

"Where is it strange?"

"I'm sorry, the main reason is that you and her ex-boyfriend look a bit alike. They both have long hair and don't look very strong. Xiao Lian had troubles in her relationship before, and she worked in this kind of place. It should be said that she didn't think about men, but she brought you back all of a sudden...so I'm worried whether she will be hurt by someone."

"I will never do anything to hurt Master Guren! You can rest assured about this, after all, Master Guren is my savior."

"I said Mr. Gui, right?"

"Yes."

"Can you stop talking about lifesavers? Not only don't you say that in front of me, but you also try not to say that in front of Xiao Lian."

"Where did you offend?"

"Then let me just say it straight, Xiaolian saved your life before, no matter for what purpose, this is an unchangeable fact, now that you have recovered, Xiaolian doesn't have to take care of you anymore, Gui Sir, if you continue to stay by Xiaolian's side with the idea of ​​repaying your kindness, I hope you can stop here. Xiaolian is definitely not an ordinary woman. I don't know if some changes that are gratifying to ordinary people will become a change for her. Disaster, if Mr. Gui is a man who is gentle in nature and kind to everyone, there must be many people around him who can't stand it and have to deal with it? That's enough, isn't it? Please don't continue to trouble Xiaolian Going on, I can't watch her become the choice to be given up again... She is so beautiful, so smart, she should be scrambled to love and care... instead of being pitied and cherished The feeling of repaying the favor is close to..."

"Madam really cares about Lord Honglian," Gui said with a smile instead of getting angry, "He is really a gentle person, just like Lord Honglian."

"Because I want her to be happy more than anyone else, so the requirements for happiness have gradually become stricter. When facing people close to her, I am always very sensitive, and sometimes I am very anxious. I also know, what I think It’s not necessarily right, and sometimes it might be a hindrance. But Xiao Lian accepted me who was so careless and easy to make a fuss. That war destroyed a lot of things, and my life was also destroyed in that war. Changed. I left my hometown and came here. I managed to gain a foothold by supplying fake smiles and socializing. I was surrounded by customers with decayed souls every day. I gradually became numb and felt that I was about to be assimilated by them until I met Xiaolian again. Don't look at her being so cold now, but when we met on the streets of Edo for the first time, she rushed up excitedly and clung to my sleeves. Being able to meet in a foreign land has an intersection with my past experience It’s really great to have a common memory, a common miss, and a common taboo. I feel a long-lost sense of belonging, and Xiaolian must be the same as me. Although she never said it, I can I can feel that she also recognizes me as a family member."

"Don't think I'm just a nosy mom who chats with customers and meddles in business. I used to be the music teacher of Xiao Lian's ex-boyfriend's house, and I can be regarded as a little accomplished in musical instruments. The first time I saw Xiao Lian, I was amazed how there could be such a beautiful and dazzling child in this world, Xiao Lian at that time was completely different from now, she was really lively and pure, her whole body seemed to be radiating light..."

"It's the same now, I can feel the charm that makes people unable to take their eyes off." Gui said with a smile.

"Mr. Gui must be tired of hearing that kind of words, 'She will only show a really happy smile when she is with you', 'If it's you, maybe it can give her happiness', I don't want to say that, Xiaolian It's not a woman who suffers from misfortune and has nowhere to go. She doesn't need to lower her value to sell to others. She has me, and I am her family. I know that it is impossible for her to go back to the past. Happiness is for those who have experienced everything It is too difficult for human beings, I just hope that she will not be hurt again...Mr. Gui, so please, please don't change Xiaolian's life because of sympathy and gratitude, please don't make hasty changes. decision!"

"Well, I understand." Gui saluted, "Excuse me, then I will take my leave first."

【3】

After leaving Mingyuan, Gui walked quietly on the street. He turned his head and looked at the guild hall where Honglian worked and the various gorgeous buildings around him. The street was full of men and women in fancy dress, walking together in twos and threes, talking and laughing. , it seems that only he is alone.

"After all, it doesn't fit in here." Gui thought to himself.

At this time, the sky gradually began to rain lightly, and Gui quickened his pace.

A woman in a red kimono with an umbrella was walking towards her. Gui couldn't help but stop and stare at her.Although he knew that the other party was not Honglian, Gui was still fascinated by it, as if the woman would stop in front of him, hit his umbrella on his head, and said with a gentle smile, "Why doesn't Mr. Gui bring an umbrella? "

A drop of cold rain fell on his face, slowly sliding from his cheek to his lips.He pursed his lips and lowered his eyes.

The memories that can be forgotten gradually become clearer at this time.

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At that time, he did not refuse.

When she hugged him, he didn't refuse.When she kissed him, he didn't refuse.

Her soft lips were printed on his cheek, and at that moment, the thought of panic and desire to escape really welled up in his heart.

But still accepted.

Because that tenderness really made him unable to bear to leave.Being hugged by such a beautiful woman, it would be a lie to say that I didn't feel anything at all.Countless small emotions in my heart fermented at the moment when my brain was in a panic, and they swelled and filled my heart in just a few seconds. The inner edge of my heart was touched, it existed so clearly, and it was still aching.

Until the moment I heard that name, there was a chill in my heart that could not be warmed by the body in my arms.

As if being hit, his head was buzzing.That's why reason works.

That tenderness is not for him Katsura Kotaro, but for another person who is similar to him.

Because they are similar, they are watched, because they are similar, they are treated with tenderness, and because they are similar, they are unconditionally accommodated.

Wrapped in the loss that quickly filled the body and mind, it must be envy.

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That night, he wiped away her tears, watched her fall into a deep sleep, and still sat beside her bed for a long time without leaving, staring blankly at her peaceful sleeping face until the dawn was about to break .

He is a man who is good at waiting and watching from a distance, but this is the first time he has stared at someone so close.

Because I have lost and encountered so-called misfortune, I cannot turn a blind eye to the misfortune of others.

Always unconsciously want to protect someone, silently support someone.

The same goes for the person in front of you.

Unknowingly, she has become an important person, and only an important person. She has been classified so easily, and she dare not make a more detailed classification.

There are too many inexplicable feelings, but I dare not delve into it.

Become confused and overwhelmed.

I don't know how to protect it.

I don't know if choosing to watch from a distance is the right choice.

Don't know if doing this will confuse her.

In the end how to do it?

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The rain gradually stopped.

Drops of water fell from the eaves and made a small splash in the puddle on the ground.

Gui strode forward.

His eyes gradually became firmer.

Perhaps since that day, many things have changed, and many boundaries have blurred.

The only thing I can be sure of is that I don't want to leave.

Only this heart has become firmer since that day.

The same is true now.

The author has something to say:

This chapter is mainly a dialogue, and I want to express the changes in the state of mind of Gui and Honglian.In the next chapter, the two will officially meet~