The girl under the cherry blossoms, her smile is like a flower

Qing Gong Kaede and Hazuki Yuka were sitting on the sofa, and Koike Hisae poured them a cup of barley tea.

"I don't have anything to entertain you at home, sorry."

In addition to barley tea, Koike Kue searched for a long time, but couldn't find any desserts or fruits.

"It doesn't matter, Hisae. Kiyomiya-san and I don't care about this. Rather, Hisue and Shizuko are very capable. They can keep such a big house clean. My house is still a mess."

Qing Gongfeng glanced at Hazuki Yuka beside him. In his eyes, a somewhat clumsy girl could actually say such beautiful words.

Suddenly he felt a little relieved, like an old father seeing his children growing up.

"Ugh——Kiyomiya-san, what's this expression?"

Hazuki Yuuka waited for a while, but before Qing Gong Feng answered, she turned her face and saw Qing Gong Feng looking at her kindly.

"It's nothing. What Hazuki-san said just now is right. Koike-san doesn't need to worry about this."

The atmosphere was a bit strange, and silent clouds gathered above several people.

"Actually..." Shizuko Koike, who had not spoken much, suddenly said, "Actually, my father was not like this before."

"Jingzi..."

Koike Hisae let out a soft cry, pain appeared in his eyes, but in the end he did not stop him.

"Before my mother passed away, my father had never drank. He rushed home from get off work every day to be with us." Shizuko Koike's voice was soft, as if she was telling stories about people who had nothing to do with her.

"He loves his mother very much, and he also loves my sister and me very much. Although his life is not rich, he is still very happy."

"My mother often told us stories about their relationship. We met in the spring of high school. With the encouragement of my father, my mother founded a fan club. With the efforts of the two, the fan club turned into a society."

"But my mother was not in good health, so she took a year off from school, and the club was disbanded because of it. Every time my mother told me, her words were full of regrets. She also wanted to perform at the cultural festival with everyone in the drama club. The best drama ever.”

Her voice was still soft, but her eyes began to turn red.

"In the end, my mother graduated a year after my father, and on the day of my mother's graduation, they went to fill out the marriage certificate."

"They really love each other. Sometimes even my sister and I feel like we can't get involved in the relationship between them. When they are together, what they like most is holding hands and looking at the sky outside the window."

Koike Hisae turned her face away, and memories came flooding back. While warming her body, it also violently cut her heart from the inside.

"According to my mother, her father stayed with her like this during the year she dropped out of high school and overcame her illness. When she said this, my mother's expression was very gentle and happy."

"But a few years later," her voice could no longer remain calm, and her thin shoulders trembled slightly, "the scene in the words was repeated again. The mother was still lying on the bed, and the father was holding her hand. Hands, but the smiles on their faces are getting less and less..."

"...until that day...my father never smiled like that again. He began to drink heavily, didn't pay attention to his image, and his temper became bad. But when he didn't drink, he could still find some of the old look on his face. It looks like..." Finally, two lines of clear tears fell from the corners of her eyes, and the light shone on her face, her eyes were like planets about to be broken.

Hazuki Yuka's eyelids were drooped, her fingers tightly holding the teacup as if she wanted to crush it.

"My sister and I both know that, and we won't blame him. We just want him to drink less and cheer up..."

"That's enough...Jingzi...that's enough...that's enough!"

Koike Hisae was carrying three people on his back, and his voice was as low as the dust.

"Sister..." Looking at her sister's thin back, Xiaochi Jingzi couldn't help but feel pain in her heart.

The little girl who is still young has to take care of both the emotionally broken person above and the unconcerned person below. How much does that thin back bear?

Xiaochi Jingzi didn't expect that, she only knew that making her sister happy was her most important goal in the future.

"...I'm sorry, I lost my composure. Let's go out and calm down for a while." Koike Hisae took a deep breath. The light in the living room couldn't illuminate her drooping face, and there was a shadow there.

With that said, Koike Hisae rushed out of the door without even changing his shoes.

"Kyueda!" Hazuki Yuka hurriedly raised her head, her red eyes and water marks on her face clearly visible.

"elder sister!"

Hazuki Yuka was about to stand up and chase after her, but Qing Gongfeng stood up one step ahead. He looked at the two of them seriously.

"It's too dark and it's not safe for the two girls to go out. I'll go after Koike-san while Hazuki-san stays with Shizuko."

"Kyomiya-kun..." Yuka Hazuki nodded firmly.

"Senior, please bring my sister back, please."

Koike Jingzi's eyes were red and she bowed.

Qing Gongfeng waved his hand and ran out.

Watching Qing Gongfeng leave, Hazuki Yuka sat next to Koike Shizuko and held her hand.

Hazuki Yuuka thought of a lot and had a lot to say, but in the end she could only do this.

"It will be fine......"

For a moment, I didn’t know whether I was talking to Shizuko Koike or myself.

......

He stepped into the water, and the slightly cold touch made Qing Gongfeng frown, but his footsteps did not stop. Koike Kue ran very fast. When he came out, he only had time to see her back, and she disappeared after another look. not see.

There was no moonlight, and the street lights were dim enough. Even if Qing Gongfeng had good eyesight, he might not be able to see too far away.

Until Qing Gongfeng passed by a small park that was not very big. Through the light, he could see some simple children's play equipment inside. On the swing in the middle, a slender and thin man was sitting.

There was no doubt that it was Koike Hisae. Qing Gongfeng turned off the light of his mobile phone and walked over slowly.

Coming around from behind to the front, Qing Gongfeng looked at Koike Hisae with his head buried without saying a word.

Maybe she was running too fast, and she lost one of her slippers. Her snow-white socks were stained with mud, but Koike Hisae seemed not to notice, her face lowered and her body swaying slightly with the swing.

Qing Gongfeng raised his hand, and finally the hand fell on Koike Jiu'e's head and rubbed it.

Koike Jiue's body trembled, and she raised her face.

"Cry it out, you have worked very hard." Qing Gongfeng said softly.

The sound is neither loud nor soft, neither fast nor slow, neither tense nor too relaxed, everything is just right.

This is a voice that Koike Hisae will never forget.

The light was obviously very dim, and Koike Hisagi should not be able to see his face clearly, but she could really see Qing Gongfeng's soft and concerned expression.

Her heart suddenly felt sour, and then the sourness spread to the tip of her nose, diffused into her eyes, and tears fell suddenly.

Koike Jiuzhi hugged Qing Gongfeng's waist, buried his little face in it, and cried loudly.

The crows that had temporarily disappeared from the city because of the rain appeared out of nowhere. They slapped the water vapor from their wings and flew over the crying girl, making a shrill cry.

In some places, crows are regarded as messengers that wander between the world of life and death. Perhaps this is a mother comforting her child and telling her, don't cry, I will always be here... ....