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

The sky was so clear that it seemed like the weather was going to be like this.

The sea breeze blew up the sunny doll hanging under the eaves, the white skirt fluttering under the big bundled head, and the summer sun shone on the sea.

Qing Gongfeng stretched and Rina walked out of the shower.

"Hey, Brother Feng, where is Chinatsu?"

Rina, who had just gotten out of the bath, had a pink face and skin like a cherry cake, looking sweet.

"I went over there to wash my face, maybe I'm sweating again." Standing in the shadows, Qing Gongfeng replied with a smile.

"It's really hot after the sun comes out."

"Well, when the summer vacation comes, maybe it will be like this every day."

"It's almost time to get used to it."

Yagyu Chinatsu walked over, the water droplets on her pretty face reflecting the sun's rays.

"Let's go and eat."

......

"Come on, Rina!"

Standing in the seawater that reached her calves, Qing Gongfeng shouted to Rina. The summer sun was extremely dazzling, and there were wisps of clouds floating in the sky.

"Uh-huh!"

Rina's white soles stepped on the soaked beach, her steps hesitant. Although swimming is a basic skill for neon people, Rina is actually not very good at this aspect. In addition, the sea is not as good as a swimming pool. Just looking at the endless sea surface, I felt a sense of awe in my heart.

She paced, slowly walking deeper into the sea water, when Qing Gongfeng stretched out her arm.

"It would be better to have something to hold on to."

"...Um."

Chinatsu Yagyu, who was further away from the coastline, looked at this scene and thought about calling Qing Gongfeng over with the excuse of poor water quality. However, since she ran away for a while before eating, she simply gave up this idea.

Her bright white arms moved the sea water, and her body was like a silver fish swimming freely in the sea.

"Chinatsu! Don't swim so far!"

Qing Gongfeng shouted over there, his voice so clear that it could be heard far away even against the sea breeze.

"Know it!"

Yagyu Chinatsu's body was floating on the blue sea, her long black hair undulating with the waves, her delicate face like a little mermaid who came from the bottom of the sea and entered the world for the first time, but there was no curiosity in her eyes.

"Chinatsu is swimming well."

Rina looked at the graceful Yagyu Chinatsu and sighed.

"After all, Chinatsu has good physical fitness and is very familiar with various sports, and Rina..."

Qing Gongfeng stretched out her hand and pinched the little flesh on Rina's belly. She was petite and didn't like to exercise, so she had some flesh on her belly, which felt great.

"Brother Feng!"

Rina rolled her eyes at Qing Gongfeng angrily, and slapped Qing Gongfeng's hand away.

"But it's great. It's soft. It's like hugging one. It's so fragrant and soft that you can't help but want to take a bite."

Saying that, Qing Gongfeng leaned over.

"What are you talking about, Brother Feng, Qianxia is still here..."

Rina blushed slightly after giving Qing Gongfeng a symbolic push. She didn't know whether it was because the weather was too hot or something.

"Qianxia is swimming and can't see this side." Qing Gongfeng said softly.

Rina glanced over there, but the next second, her vision went dark——

"Well!"

She patted Qing Gongfeng on the shoulder, completely forgetting that she was still standing in the sea at this time.

Ten seconds later, a gleaming silver thread fell into the blue sea water.

"You know how to do mischief, and you're not afraid of being seen by Chinatsu."

"So what if you see it, we are lovers, this is normal."

Qing Gongfeng squeezed her little hand, with a nonchalant look on her face. Qianxia was still eating secretly, so he would eat secretly too, so it didn't matter.

"The water depth here is about the same. It's best for Rina to get used to it here before going deeper."

The gentle and slightly salty sea breeze blows slowly, and the sun in the sky is extremely hot, forming a clear contrast with the temperature of the sea. But it is this sense of difference that makes people flock to the sea in midsummer.

"Uh-huh."

Rina grabbed Qing Gongfeng's arm, and her body slowly rose and fell under the buoyancy of the sea water.

"If Rina doesn't like the sea, you can go to the wilderness of Nagano during the summer vacation." Kiyomiya Kaede propped up his arms and looked at Rina's face that turned red due to exercise. "We sat on the lawn under the tree where the sun can't shine. , looking at the hills, Rina painted, and I sang for Rina on the side."

Just imagining that scene, Rina felt that she liked it so much that even her legs that had been swinging and paddling stopped.

"Do you still like it?" Qing Gongfeng asked.

"I like it!" Rina's starry eyes were shining.

"Okay, let's go together then, just the two of us."

Qing Gongfeng made up his mind, and he took a step towards the so-called "boldness". Well, he took a step in his heart, but he hadn't actually taken it yet, he just raised his leg.

It's almost time. Rina is not the kind of eldest lady who keeps forcing herself on him. They are childhood sweethearts and have been in a relationship for more than ten years. They have love for each other, but they have never said it.

Then in the late spring and early summer of this year, the relationship that had lasted for more than ten years changed. They became closer and both believed from the bottom of their hearts that this relationship would never change.

But now...

Forget it, Qing Gongfeng sighed slightly. The only thing he can do now is to make up for it and try his best to make Rina not so sad when he finds out.

Although it was a little strange why Qing Gongfeng specifically emphasized "just the two of us", Rina still nodded happily, feeling that there were more and more things to look forward to during the summer vacation.

Today is June 23rd, less than a month before summer vacation.

After swimming in the shallow water for a while, Rina tiredly lay down on a chair with a parasol on it. The sunglasses she bought were pitifully put aside because they did not meet the aesthetics of the two girls.

"Come on Chinatsu! Come on brother Kaede!"

Rina drank the cold watermelon juice and waved her arms to cheer them on.

"Chinatsu, did you hear that? Rina is cheering for me."

Qing Gong Kaede, who was standing in the sea, turned his head to show off to Chinatsu Yagyu who was a few meters away.

"I remember Rina-sama said it to me first."

"That doesn't make any difference." He waved his hand indifferently.

"You two, get ready!"

Rina's voice came over, sounding softer than the wind.

"Qianxia, ​​I'm ready to take a step forward." Qing Gongfeng lowered his head and said softly.

"Well," after a pause, Chinatsu Yagyu asked, her expression a little confused, "when?"

"During the summer vacation, Rina and I will travel."

"Where to?"

"It's possible anywhere, whether it's Nagano, Karuizawa or Shikoku, wherever it's cool and the scenery is nice, go wherever you want."

"Okay, I understand." She nodded slightly.

"When the time comes, you and Rina..." Qing Gongfeng hesitated.

Chinatsu Yagyu flipped up her long wet hair and asked with a smile: "Why, are you still afraid that we will fight?"

"That's not the case."

"Don't worry, I'm sorry for Rina-san, I'm quite clear about this."

"Chinatsu..."

"Be ready, the game is about to begin."

not far away--

"preparation--"

"Three! Two! One! Start!"

Yagyu Chinatsu took the lead and swam out.

The water splashed, and the girl's body shone in the sun and in the sea. Another girl's voice was like a cool breeze in summer, hovering on the sea.

Qing Gongfeng set off immediately.

A cloud had just formed in the sky, looking exactly like the sunglasses I bought.

June 23, Sunday, cloudy turned sunny.

The clouds are forming a ball, the girl's voice is like the summer wind, and her body is like a silver fish.

This is the last memory of Qing Gongfeng on that midsummer day when the three of them were walking together on the beach.