designer who lives in the next room

In front of me is the stone bridge that Natsume Haruko used to come to when she was a child. Just like in my memory, the stones of the stone bridge have been polished smooth, and the patterns engraved on the stone pillars are covered with moss, which looks green. The city made of concrete adds some life.

Under the bridge is a creek, which used to be called a river, but after many engineering barriers and river diversions, it can only be called a creek now. The river is flowing quietly, under the sunlight sparkling with light.

Natsume Haruko walked up the bridge behind her mother. For some reason, her surroundings suddenly became quiet. The sound of the stream flowing could be heard very clearly. The breeze blowing up from under the bridge was cool and pleasant. and the temperature of the sun.

For some reason, there are almost no people who stop and stay on the short bridge. It is obviously a beautiful bridge, but there are very few pedestrians. Perhaps it is because they all walked away from the new bridge that was repaired after the earthquake in the distance.

"Ah, it's still as beautiful as before..." Ms. Natsume's voice broke the silence, and she stretched out in the sun like a cat just waking up.

On the trees on both sides of the creek, there are still tender green leaves that are not fully stretched, with a very fresh fragrance.

Hearing what her mother said, Natsume Haruko remembered the days when she was a child. Before she became the twisted person she is now, she would always come here with her mother in early spring.

The place has not changed for so many years, the same scenery, the same people.

"Your body is not a burden, is it?" Without responding to her mother's emotion, Natsume Haruko asked about her mother's body, maybe because she was a little shy when she had a conversation with her mother not long ago. Natsume Haruko hadn't looked at it since she came to the bridge. Mother glanced.

"I said that there is no problem at all. Your mother suffered more serious injuries than this when she was young." Ms. Natsume waved her hand. Almost all the injuries she suffered when she was young were the kind that would kill her, although Being messed up by my own daughter is also very serious, but compared with the previous ones, it is simply pediatrics.

"...I'm really sorry, what happened last time..." Natsume Haruko lay on the railing on the bridge, the stone railing was warmed by the sun, "If I can control myself well, it won't happen like that something happened..."

Ms. Natsume was silent, she knew that what happened last time made her daughter worry about it.

"Speaking of which, why did you come back after staying well in France?" Ms. Natsume also changed the subject just as her daughter did not respond to herself, "Didn't you just want to go to France before?"

"I just feel that there... something is missing in my heart..." Natsume Haruko still didn't look at her mother, the feeling of leaning on the railing made her feel very comfortable, and the warmth from her palm on the stone pillar made her feel very comfortable. Relax.

"Are you saying that Li Zixi is missing?" Mother mentioned this name that made Natsume Haruko extremely entangled. This was the only woman Natsume Haruko didn't get, which left a great psychological shadow on her, "You still miss her? "

Natsume Haruko didn't know how to answer her mother's words, she didn't make a sound while lying on her stomach, and now there were only the sounds of running water and wind blowing leaves.

"It's no wonder, that child is really fascinating, whether it's appearance or personality." It's hard for Ms. Natsume to be sure of a person, so her evaluation of Li Zixi in this way shows that she really likes her, "My daughter is lovely." I really fell in love with a good guy..."

"So what, she won't be mine." Natsume Haruko's tone began to become low. Until now, she still thinks of Li Zixi from time to time, remembering the first time she met Li Zixi, and her love for Li Zixi. When he was murderous.

"You mean you can't beat Nanako?" Ms. Natsume didn't avoid these topics that made her daughter sad, but instead mentioned a name that annoyed Natsume Haruko even more.

"Please don't mention her to me. Seriously, I want to strangle her to death when I think of that woman..." Natsume Haruko looked back at her mother, but when she saw her mother's frown, she quickly Shaking his head, "Just kidding, I'm just kidding..."

The mother sighed, she knew that what Natsume Haruko said just now was serious, Natsume Haruko really hated Nanako very much, after all, it was that woman who got Li Zixi's heart.

"You really need to change your temper. Stop trying to kill people like a child. Mom, I can't save you every time." Ms. Natsume walked to her daughter, and She leaned on the railing in the same posture, but she looked more lazy, "I plan to leave this Natsume group to you."

"Are you saying that I will become a gangster in the future?" Haruko Natsume squinted at her mother and asked.

"Otherwise, after all, you are often called a bad girl because of your current appearance, but if you want me to say you are more like a pervert." Ms. Natsume said in a half-joking tone, "But anyway, the Natsume group It’s all yours, no matter how good your mother is, she still has to retire one day, this position is very difficult, even though you can eat a lot of good things without doing anything every day, it’s really tiring.”

"But can I really lead the Natsume group? No, I don't think about others?" Haruko Natsume was a little confused. Although she was prepared to hear these words from her mother, once she thought that she would inherit the country that her mother brought down Be a little nervous.

"Others? Do I have other daughters in this world?" Ms. Natsume touched her daughter's head, "No matter what, the Natsume-gumi will be yours, whether you continue to be a gangster or turn it into another company , that's all your choice later..."

"Why does this sound a bit strange..." Natsume Haruko took off her mother's hand on her head, "It sounds like you are going to die."

"Fuck, why are you so speechless?" Ms. Natsume rolled her eyes at Haruko Natsume, "I'm in good health, your mother and I don't die so easily."

"I was just talking casually..." Natsume Haruko scratched her face, she felt that it was inappropriate when she said the words, and it was reasonable for her mother to be fierce.

"But if I really get terminally ill, will you be sad?" Ms. Natsume suddenly changed her expression, and the smile on her face was a bit distressing, "If mom is really terminally ill, would you like to be with mom for a while Are you a couple? After all, mom hasn't had a good relationship yet..."

As if begging, the smile on Ms. Natsume's face looked very unnatural, and Natsume Haruko's face was full of surprise.

Why did my mother bring me here on a whim today? Why didn't she get angry at all? Obviously, I made a lot of jokes before and said a lot of things that would make my mother angry.

Why did the smile on the mother's face look so sad, why did her figure in the sun gradually become blurred, and why did the mother say "I hope she and I become lovers" in a pleading tone?

"Mom?" Natsume Haruko stood up, her hands on the railing trembling again.

There must be a reason for what my mother did today, and she has probably guessed the reason.

When my mother was hospitalized, she never let her see a physical examination report. My mother also locked that report in a drawer and never mentioned anything about the report. Recently, my mother’s face always showed a tired look. look...

"Answer me, if I die soon, are you willing to help my mother fulfill this wish?" The smile on Ms. Natsume's face made people feel even more distressed. The sun shone on her face, and some tears could be seen at the corners of her eyes .

"Hey, are you lying to me?" Natsume Haruko suddenly became emotional, she clenched her fists and stared at her mother's face, "Did you lie to me about terminal illness?"

"Sorry..." Ms. Natsume just said these two words with a smile, and then her eyes turned to the place where the ground and the sky meet in the distance.

Natsume Haruko's heart "thumped", as if something had shattered all of a sudden.

Ms. Natsume is her only relative in this world. Although she is not her own mother, for her, Ms. Natsume is her most important person.

But why, why did such a thing happen?

Is God punishing her? Is God choosing to punish her in this way after doing so many bad things?

"Hey, Qingzi, tell me, do you want to? It's not good to leave me alone like this, ah, I probably know why you can't catch up with girls." The mother was still joking, and she hadn't Forget to make fun of my daughter, "Answer me, my mother mustered up the courage to confess to you."

"Why are you willing? What are you talking about? What's going on? Why did you suddenly confess to me? What else can I never catch up with girls? I've only missed one so far, okay? Good!" Natsume Haruko was still talking, tears streaming from her eyes, she shouted loudly at Ms. Natsume, "Have you got the courage? What are you doing... If you like me, tell me sooner... because I I've always liked you too..."

Ms. Natsume suddenly pulled her daughter into her arms and held her tightly.

"So, you promised to be a couple with me?" Ms. Natsume's mood improved a lot, and her tone was not as sad as before.

"Then what can I do?" Natsume Haruko also saved her mother, "What can I do..."

It seemed that she agreed, and Ms. Natsume, with tears in her eyes, put her chin on her daughter's shoulder, and looked at the birds that occasionally flew by in the distance, with a happy smile on her face.

"My dear daughter, mother will make you forget Li Zixi." Ms. Natsume said very gently. After hearing Li Zixi's name again, Natsume Haruko had no reaction, because she only had her mother in her heart.

"Why are you crying like this..." Ms. Natsume touched her daughter's back, and she could feel her daughter trembling in her arms.

"How could I not be sad...why did it become like this..." Ms. Natsume saw her daughter crying like this for the first time, she scratched her face with her hands in embarrassment.

"Well, if I tell you now... the terminal illness I said was actually a lie to you, will you beat me up?"

"of course."

"Then please be gentle..."

Volume [-] #Dessert I still want to eat

Now is the season of cherry blossoms, and the petals falling with the wind seem to dye the world pink.

This is a season that makes people feel comfortable. It has escaped from the severe winter cold and has not yet reached the harsh summer. Although you still have to put on a shirt when you go out in the morning and evening, after the sun rises, the temperature of about 20 degrees will still make you feel uncomfortable. People are in a good mood.

There was a faint smell of cherry blossoms in the wind, and petals kept falling from the tree, falling on Li Zixi's head with the wind.

Nanako couldn't remember how many times she took the cherry blossom petals off Li Zixi's head.I don't know if it's because Li Zixi's hair is a little fluffy today. Walking on the road today, her head seems to be attracting cherry blossoms. As long as Nanako doesn't pay attention for a while, many petals will fall on Li Zixi's head.

"Actually, just let them fall on my head. There's no need to keep taking them off." After Nanako reached out to remove the cherry blossoms from Li Zixi's head again, Li Zixi gently patted her hair and said to Nanako.

"That won't work, what if the petals fell all over her head?" Nanako didn't agree with Li Zixi's proposal, and she didn't intend to stop at all, even though the petals on Li Zixi's head were almost taken off by herself, but Nanako still kept groping on Li Zixi's head with her hands.

"Is that ugly?" Li Zixi turned her head to look at Nanako. The latter's hand was still on Li Zixi's head. It seemed that there was no way for Nanako to stop, so Li Zixi almost gave up. She and Nanako walked side by side, and she and Nanako could be seen from the glass of the roadside shop. At this moment, Nanako looked like a little monkey looking for fleas on her companion.

"Of course not ugly. Both Sakura and you are the most beautiful in the world. Of course the two of you combined are unmatched in beauty." Nanako said her words of praise to Li Zixi like no one else. I have to say that what she said was too exaggerated. I couldn't help shivering, "It's just that you are more beautiful in my heart, and the only one who can touch you is me."

Obviously there are passers-by around, even if you speak in a low voice, it is easy to be heard by the people next to you, not to mention that Nanako deliberately raised the volume.

Li Zixi covered Nanako's mouth with her hands without saying a word. It was obvious that Nanako still had something to say, but Li Zixi didn't intend to give her a chance to finish.

This kind of provocative love talk Nanako has been saying more and more recently. At first, Nanako was a little shy when she said such words, but it took only a few days for Nanako to be able to walk on the road without blushing or heartbeat Crazy tease Li Zixi.

"You really..." Li Zixi blushed and covered Nanako's mouth with her hand, and pushed Nanako to a place where there were few people under the curious gaze of everyone, "Why did you suddenly say such things in front of so many people... really Shame to death, okay..."

Facing Li Zixi's complaints as if she was acting like a baby, Nanako suddenly had a smug smile on her face, and the curiosity of the passers-by was still there. While everyone's eyes were still on them, Nanako stretched out her hand and hugged Li Zixi into her arms inside.

"Why, my little cutie, are you too shy to be teased by me?" Nanako moved her mouth to Li Zixi's ear, and said in an "aggressive" tone, glanced at the surrounding crowd from the corner of her eye, The smile on her face seemed even more smug.

Nanako did it on purpose for the passers-by to see. There are many couples who go out shopping and dating together. Nanako's series of actions from the beginning seems to say, "Your girlfriends are not as good-looking as mine."

Of course, Li Zixi is very clear about what Nanako is planning in her heart. She has known Nanako for a long time, and after becoming a couple, they are inseparable, almost sticking together.

Li Zixi, who was too shy, didn't choose to push Nanako away, but lay down in her arms. Although she understood why Nanako did this, she really couldn't deal with Nanako properly.

And if you resist, it will only make Nanako more and more proud. If you want Nanako to calm down quickly, you might as well follow her will.So now Li Zixi is lying in Nanako's arms like a koala, putting all her strength on it. If Nanako hadn't supported her with all her strength, the two of them would have been lying on the ground by now.

"I said... can you stand still?" Gradually, Nanako felt a little strenuous. Although she still had a very proud smile on her face, it could be heard from her voice that she couldn't hold on anymore, " It's so uncomfortable..."

"Eh?" Li Zixi exclaimed, and everyone could tell that she made such a sound on purpose, "But Nanako, you should spoil me very much... You see, I can't even walk, so just take me back ..."

"...Are you angry?" Li Zixi's tone changed slightly, just as Li Zixi knew Nanako very well, and Nanako knew every little change in Li Zixi. Getting angry is not far away.

"No, how could it be?" Li Zixi continued to press hard on Nanako while shaking her head, "I'm so cute, how could I be angry?"

"..." The smug smile on Nanako's face finally disappeared. Li Zixi's pressure on her made her bite the pressure. Of course, Nanako felt more spiritual pressure than physical pressure.

"I know I was wrong..." Nanako forced a smile, she kept patting Li Zixi's back with her hands, if she continued to maintain this position, her waist would be broken, "I really I know I was wrong..."

"Then tell me what's wrong with you?" Hearing Nanako's confession, Li Zixi showed her body a little bit, just moving a small step like this made Nanako feel a lot easier.

"That, that's... too, too smug..." Nanako hesitated a bit, she kept recalling the things she did just now in her mind, which really made people feel shy, "Sorry no Considering how you feel..."

"Will it be like this again?" Li Zixi continued to ask.

"Not on the street, but it's okay to do it when it's just the two of us..." Nanako nodded, although she agreed to Li Zixi's request, she still left a way out for herself.

"...Only when we are alone together." Li Zixi said as she left Nanako's embrace, Nanako became relaxed in an instant, she leaned forward slightly to make her waist more comfortable Some.

"Then you're not angry now, are you?" Nanako, who had to support her waist, was obviously still in pain and had to support her waist. First of all, she cared about her girlfriend, "If you are not angry, I will take you to eat some desserts." Bar……"

"I wasn't angry at all..." Li Zixi changed her expectation again, as if none of those things happened just now, Li Zixi put her hands behind her back and walked forward with a few steps. Turning around and facing Nanako again, "Although I wasn't angry at all just now, you still have to take me to eat dessert."

Li Zixi looked very playful and cute, after talking about the dessert, she seemed to think of other things, walked quickly to Nanako's side, and lowered her voice.

"Also, there is another reason why I don't want you to say that kind of thing on the street." Li Zixi stretched out her hand and poked Nanako's chest, she looked up, her face flushed, "Because those love words I just want I don’t want others to hear Nanako’s provocative love words if I hear it alone, if I understand it, I won’t be allowed to say it on the street.”

Li Zixi blushed so badly, she turned around without giving Nanako a chance to reply, her gaze was looking at the dessert shop not far away, that shop had a new menu, and there were quite a lot of people queuing up.

"Then let's hurry up and buy some snacks. After eating, we have to buy picnic ingredients." After Li Zixi finished speaking, she walked forward on her own. She blushed so badly that she didn't notice what was behind her for a long time. The expression on Nanako's face who didn't speak was so smug.

Volume [-]#There is one thing I haven't eaten for days

The supermarket shelves are full of products, including cheap seafood and more expensive vegetables. Of course, fruits are another matter. Some fruits shipped from overseas are simply astonishingly expensive.

Nanako pushed the shopping cart and followed behind Li Zixi, she was not very good at picking ingredients because she was not very good at cooking.

"They should be very cheap over there, right?" Nanako picked up the fruit in the shopping cart. Although the price on it was still within her acceptable range, she still felt that it was a bit expensive.

But for a rare picnic, it’s good to buy some imported fruits, which are more delicious.

"Fruit? It also depends on the season and type." Li Zixi thought about it for a while. The technology of greenhouse cultivation in her hometown is very advanced, so she can eat any kind of fruit all year round, but it should be more expensive. "It's true that it's cheaper than here, but I don't like food so it doesn't matter."

"You don't even like the fruit that's so delicious..." Nanako sighed, and carefully put the fruit back into the shopping cart, "Maybe you've had enough."

"Don't you like seafood too much?" Li Zixi looked back at Nanako's face, shrugged her shoulders and said to Nanako, "After all, rare things are expensive."

The two of you were walking around the supermarket with one sentence at a time. The outside had just warmed up, and the supermarket turned on the air conditioner. The temperature was just right, which always made people feel very comfortable.

It was supposed to be a picnic in early spring, when everything was just recovering, the green leaves and grass, the sparrows singing on the branches and the squirrels that appeared from time to time were the true meaning of the picnic.

But at that time, there were not all the residents in Liangzi Apartment. First of all, as the landlord, Liangzi was not there. She was very busy since the summer vacation last year. The company affairs made her have no time to come back to see everyone, but the hard work is rewarded. Well, Liangzi, who has been busy for a whole year, has already achieved great success in business, and now she has a month's rest time. She plans to leave the company's affairs to her subordinates and relax for a while.

Qihui and Feng are also often away, one has been concentrating on the band, rehearsing outside for a week, basically every time she comes back tired with her suitcase, takes a shower and falls asleep, but she looks very happy, The few small performances in the live house were also quite successful, and Nanae and the others also gained some fans.

Although the concert can only be held in the live house, this is already very powerful. At least Qihui enjoys this kind of time. It has been a while since she started rehearsing. She gradually began to feel that being with such a group of like-minded people It is also very happy to be together.

And there is Feng who visits her every day.

The nerd girl who didn't even dare to speak back then dared to go to a place with a lot of people like a live house. Although she would still be shy to say hello to strangers, this did not prevent her from standing in the corner and watching Qihui.

But the other people will often appear, Yui still often lies on the sofa watching TV, her hair is still very fluffy, but her figure is getting better and better, Asuka took her to the gym every day a while ago, thanks Thanks to fitness, Yui looks more energetic.

Asuka often comes here to see Yui, bringing some new cakes and fragrant coffee beans from the store.The relationship between her and Nanako has eased a lot, and now the two can sit on the sofa and talk and laugh.

Also, Su Changxi, who made Li Zixi and Nanako have big heads, also moved to Miss Golden Retriever's place. I haven't seen her for a while, and I don't know what she is doing recently, but judging from the photos she sent to Li Zixi, she Had a great time with Miss Golden Retriever.

This dinner was proposed by Ryoko, who called Nanako and the others a few days ago.Ryoko, who had been away for more than a year, didn't quite know what happened here. She couldn't get through Yui's phone, so she called Nanako first.

I thought Nanako was still the quiet and cold guy, so she was surprised when Nanako answered the phone enthusiastically.

If it was Ryoko who proposed the dinner, no one would object. Ryoko helped them a lot during the time they lived here, especially Nanako. If Ryoko hadn't accepted her, Nanako, who was kicked out of the house at that time, didn't even have a place to live. No.

Although some people have never met Liangzi, they are also tenants of Liangzi's apartment, and they have heard about Liangzi from Li Zixi and the others, so they are still looking forward to this dinner.

The fish in the fish tank kept spitting bubbles, Li Zixi poked on the top of the fish tank to attract the fish's attention, but these fish were too stupid, no matter how Li Zixi poked the fish tank, they didn't respond at all.

"What are you doing there? Go to the next area." Nanako threw the weighed meat into the shopping cart, looked at Li Zixi who was like a child, "Be careful to break the fish tank."

"Huh? How is that possible?" Li Zixi turned her head and gave Nanako a white look. After all, this fish tank is made of glass. If you just poke it and it rots, it's too weak. "It's made of glass. I can do it too." Poke it with your fingers? I'm not a Pipi shrimp."