ten years love letter

[4]

After school.

The new friends left shoulder to shoulder, and He Shu said goodbye to them one by one.

The classroom is mostly empty.

Putting on the shoulder schoolbag on the back of the tree, he took a deep breath, walked to the window, and patted Aoki on the shoulder.

At that time, Shiba was packing his schoolbag with his earphones on.

Shiba was shocked by Kazuki's slap, and then slowly turned his head.

Kazuki saw that Shiba's light brown eyes were full of surprise.

"Student Aoki, my name is Kazuki Kosugi." Heshu grinned at Shibo, "Do you always listen to music with headphones on? Walking like this will be very dangerous."

Shiba stared blankly at Kazuki.

Suddenly, he hastily looked away.

He continued to organize his schoolbag in silence without taking off his earphones.

He Shu was not discouraged.He tilted his body on the desk, put his face close to Zhibo's eyes, and said with a smile: "I saw you on the way to school this morning. I guess we are on the way, let's go home together?"

Shiba paused and looked at Kazuki in astonishment.

Kazuki bared his big white teeth, and smiled heartlessly at Shiba.

Shiba seemed to be hesitating.

His face was extremely pale, and the purple color under his eyes was like lingering dark clouds.He was tall, but Kazuki saw a trace of fragility in him.

After hesitating for a while, Zhibo put on his shoulder schoolbag and said in a low voice, "Yes."

He Shu was very happy and said, "Great! Let's go together then!"

Shiba silently followed Kazuki and left the classroom.

When the two walked out of school, the seaside wind was still so hot.

In the vast expanse of sky, the brilliant orange-red sunset glow is smeared wantonly, and the entire piece of transparent sea water also reflects the colorful glow.

This scene is so colorful, but also so silent.

If you don't look up, I'm afraid you won't find that the sea and sky are so beautiful, right?

It was as if, if Heshu hadn't looked up, he wouldn't have found that there was such a handsome and pitiful boy beside him, right?

Kazuki and Shiba walked on the embankment by the sea in tandem.

The figures of the two teenagers in the same uniform are like two tiny pebbles.

Heshu happily talked about the differences between high school and junior high school, such as the chicken noodle ramen in the cafeteria, the English teacher with a standard accent, and the spacious and tidy playground and track.

While talking, the entrance to the alley appeared.

Kazuki jumped off the embankment and walked into the alley side by side with Shiba.

The alley was very narrow, and the voice of the tree became clearer.

"I really feel that high school is completely different from junior high school." He Shu said heartily, "Although we just changed a uniform, it seems that we have all grown up, as if we have lived a brand new life. The previous life can be completely changed. Forget it!"

Shiba glanced at Kazuki with his light brown eyes, and remained silent.

Kazuki knew that although Shiba was wearing earphones, he must have heard everything he said.

The two walked along the alley for two intersections and arrived at the convenience store.

He Shu stopped in his tracks.

He regretfully said: "I'm going over there, see you tomorrow, Aoki-san."

Zhibo paused, slightly surprised.Immediately, he lowered his head again and said, "Goodbye."

After breaking up, Zhibo silently walked another way.

He Shu ran into the convenience store and bought a bottle of soda.

He had just talked too much and was too thirsty.

the next day.

Today, my younger sister was in bed, and my mother had to go to work in the morning. It took Heshu a lot of effort to send his younger siblings to the school bus stop.

Then, he rushed to the convenience store non-stop, and waited for more than ten minutes, but Zhibo didn't show up.

You clearly agreed to go to and from school together yesterday?

Isn't Aoki-san coming to school today?

He Shu had to go to school alone.

After entering the classroom, Kazuki saw Aoki sitting by the window in good condition.

Shiba is wearing headphones and writing something.

The clear sunlight outside the window shone on his crystal-like profile, which was as beautiful as a youth movie.

With his schoolbag on his back, Kazuki walked aggressively to Shiba's desk.

The whole class turned their heads and looked at these two people curiously.

Shiba raised his head in astonishment, and the left earphone slipped off.

It was only then that Kazuki discovered that this guy Zhibo was actually doing math homework?

"Mr. Aoki, good morning," Heshu was very unhappy, "Why didn't you do your math homework?"

Zhibo lowered his head and said in a low voice, "Is it related to you?"

Kazuki pressed Zhibo's desk, and said, "Of course it has something to do with it! I was waiting for you at the door of the convenience store this morning. I was afraid of missing you, so I didn't enter the store to wait. I was so hot that I was sweating all over. You look--"

Saying that, Kazuki turned around.

Shiba looked up and saw that the back of Kazuki's shirt was wet a lot.

The thin white cloth was tightly attached to Kazuki's back, revealing the wet wheat-colored skin faintly, and looking down, he saw the thin waist tightly outlined by the waistband of the trousers...

Shiba looked away as if shocked.

While turning the ballpoint pen with his slender white fingers, he said stiffly, "Why are you waiting for me?"

Heshu turned back again, and said in surprise, "Didn't we make an appointment to go to and from school together?"

Zhibo was stunned, and said, "I thought it was only yesterday..."

Only then did He Shu realize that Aoki-san thought that the promise was only valid for one day!

Kazuki stopped being angry with Shiba all of a sudden.

He sat down on the chair in front of Aoki, and said happily: "That sentence means let's go to and from school together forever, always!"

Zhibo frowned and corrected: "It should be forever."

Heshu laughed.

Seeing Kazuki's hearty smile, Zhibo slowly relaxed his frown.

A few girls in the class asked amusedly, "Xiaoshan, when did your relationship with Aoki become so good?"

Zhibo put on the earphones, lowered his head, and continued to do his math homework.

Kazuki smiled and said, "I don't know, anyway, we are already good friends, right, Zhibo?"

Zhibo remained silent.

Kazuki said enthusiastically again: "Zhiba, can you call me by my name too?"

Shiba simply turned his head to the side.

However, Kazuki saw that Shiba's ears hidden between the black hair slowly turned red.

He Shu froze for a moment, then suddenly felt something strange in his heart.

It's hard for him to describe what it feels like, if he has to say it, it's like being gently scratched by a kitten's heart!

At this time, a fat boy ran into the classroom on a rampage.

He shouted: "Xiaoshan, why are you sitting in my seat? Get out of the way!"

"Ah, it's classmate Nezi." He Shu hurriedly stood up and gave up his seat.

Genzi sat down, anxiously took out his notebook from his schoolbag, and said, "I have to do my math homework quickly, I forgot to do it yesterday!"

He Shu's heart moved, and he hurriedly said: "That's really a coincidence, Aoki just happened to be doing math homework too."

Zhibo was stunned, as if he didn't expect the topic to turn to him.

Neko turned around as if he had met a savior, rubbed his hands together and said, "Aoki-san, Brother Aoki, show me your notebook!"

Zhibo had never been called "Brother" so flatteringly by anyone. He looked a little stiff, raised his arms, and said, "You... just look."

Genzi shouted long live three times, hurriedly picked up a pen and paper, and moved his fat body to Zhibo's side.

After school that day, Neko bought juice and bread for Zhibo.

If it wasn't for Zhibo's refusal, Neko would still want to drag Zhibo to join their small group and go to the video game center together.

Kazuki and Shiba walked back along the embankment.

Today's sea breeze is slightly cool and comfortable.

Kazuki separated the two handles of the one-shoulder schoolbag, put the left and right arms in separately, and carried the one-shoulder schoolbag like a backpack.

As the boy walked forward, he said, "Actually, the students in our class are all very good, aren't they? Just like Neko, you can become friends with just a few words."

Zhibo looked at Kazuki's back steadily, and suddenly said, "Thank you."

He Shu turned around and said with a smile: "What is there to thank for that? You made new friends by your own ability. Aoki-san, I admire you so much. How did you write your math homework so fast? I did it yesterday. It's been a long time. You wrote it all at once."

Zhibo lowered his head and explained: "I used to...I did similar problems in cram school."

Kazuki noticed that Zhibo didn't seem to be very good at communicating with people, yes, how could a boy who had been bullied by the whole class for three years speak well?

Kazuki couldn't imagine how Zhibo spent those three years, so he followed his lead and asked, "Have you taken high school courses in the cram school?"

Shiba nodded.

He Shu said enviously: "It's great, my mother has been working part-time to earn money in my family, and I don't even have the money to go to cram school."

This time, Zhibo hesitated for a long time, but failed to organize a suitable answer.

Kazuki will not force Shiba.

He jumped off the embankment and entered the alley with Zhibo.

Shiba walked ahead, he stopped for a while, turned his head and waited for Kazuki to come over.

At the entrance of the dark alley, the thin and tall figure of the young man looked very beautiful.

He Shu hurriedly followed.

Does this guy know he's handsome?

Even if I don't help Shiba integrate into the class, the girls will definitely join him enthusiastically!

[5]

And tree material is right.

Aoki-san is really popular.

After entering high school, it seems that many things have changed.

Everyone is no longer a junior high school student who has no gender awareness. A tall, fair, handsome boy who often wears headphones like Aoki is simply an idol for girls.

He Shu has seen girls in the same grade more than once, and even senior sisters come to deliver love letters to Aoki.

——But Aoki-san rejected them all.

Everyone thinks that Aoki-san is too cool, but Kazuki knows that Aoki-san is probably not good at dealing with girls. After all, when the two of them are alone, Aoki-san has to think about a word for a long time.

Aoki looks cool on the outside, but has a very shy personality. This contrast makes Kazuki care about him even more.

Kazuki couldn't explain what was going on, he always felt that he couldn't leave Aoki alone.

Today is Thursday.

During physical education class, Heshu offered to do preparatory activities with Aoki.

Zhibo naturally agreed.

So, Kazuki and Shibo back to back, hooked their arms together, and helped each other do back stretching exercises,

Through the thin fabric, the backs of the boys were pressed tightly together, rubbing against each other from time to time.The air is mixed with warm body temperature, the smell of sweat, and the smell of sea breeze...

With lowered eyes, Shiba clasped Kazuki's arms silently, bent his back over and over again, and lifted Kazuki up.

He Shu chattered endlessly.

When the two of them are alone, Heshu always looks for topics unilaterally.

"I like running."

Kazuki lay comfortably on Zhibo's back, stretched his waist easily, looked at the blue sky and said: "I want to join the track and field club. The track and field club has training every day after school and every weekend. It is very strict. Yes. I don’t know if my siblings can leave me.”

Staring at the ground, Shiba carefully felt the weight of the tree and said, "Are you always taking care of your younger siblings?"

He Shu said proudly: "I have a younger brother and a younger sister. The younger brother is in primary five, and the younger sister is in primary four."

Zhibo said, "I just guessed that you are the older brother."

He Shu asked curiously, "Why do you say that?"

Zhibo said in a low voice, "Because Kosugi-san looks like someone with younger siblings."

Heshu laughed.

The physical education teacher blew a whistle.

Shiba straightened his body.

He Shu bent forward with all his might.

Shiba was too tall, and Kazuki's head was about to hit the ground, and he managed to stretch Shiba's back.

Panting with the tree, he tried his best to continue chatting: "Actually... I come from a single-parent family, and my father passed away due to cancer. You can come to my house some time to play, I will show you my father's portrait, it is very interesting .”

Zhibo asked: "Portrait? Interesting?"

Heshu smiled.

Although he couldn't see Aoki-san's expression, he could guess that Aoki-san must be frowning and not knowing why.

"Did you just say you're coming or not?" Heshu dripped sweat on the ground, his voice trembling, "If... If you come, I'll tell my mother and let her make cream stew for you .”

Before the teacher whistled, Shiba straightened his back.

He Shu breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately fell limp to the ground.

Zhibo said sullenly: "I have to go to cram school on weekends, so I don't have time to go to your house."

He Shu lay on the ground and said with a smile, "Then you can come back during the winter vacation!"

Shiba looked steadily at Kazuki with flushed cheeks, and said, "Then make an appointment."

"Well, we've made an appointment!"

[6]

The train stopped slowly.

Outside the car window, a white round-cornered sign reads the words "Haiqiu Station".

He Shu took his luggage and got off the train, and the train drove away slowly.

Since the whole family moved to Tokyo, Heshu has not returned to Haiqiu Town for a long time.

He went to the hotel to store his luggage first, and then he took the letter to Meijin Law Firm.

The law firm is small, and the offices are filled with old paperwork.

The gray-haired lawyer Meijin has been waiting for a long time, as if a monster born from a pile of old papers.

The two greeted each other with a handshake.

Lawyer Meijin said: "Xiaosugi, I still remember your father. He was such an optimistic guy. I will never forget that portrait. You have left this small town to go to university in Tokyo, and you have found a good father in a big company. Work, your father will be proud of you."

Kazuki said politely: "Thank you, lawyer Meizu."

The two sat down on the small sofa.

Kazuki asked: "Aoki...how did his car accident happen?"

Lawyer Meijin unbuttoned his suit, sighed, and replied: "Mr. Aoki went out in the middle of the night. According to the police's inference, he should want to go to a convenience store to buy something. Since Mr. Aoki was wearing headphones, he didn't hear the truck. The sound of driving, the truck driver was drinking again, so..."

"That dull idiot." He Shu smiled wryly, "I told him long ago that this is dangerous..."

Heshu's fingers clasped the palm of his hand tightly, and his fingertips were so hard that they turned white.

Lawyer Meijin got up and fetched the details of Aoki's estate.

And the tree took over.

It took him a long time to turn to the last page.

He Shu was stunned when he saw the total estimate.

He Shu raised his head and asked blankly: "Why is Aoki so rich?"

Lawyer Meijin was slightly surprised, and asked back: "Xiaoshan, aren't you friends with Aoki? Don't you know? Mr. Aoki is a famous graphic designer. It's just that he has been working at home, and he doesn't like being in the media. Show your face."

"Designer..." He Shu smiled bitterly, "As expected, it really looks like his style."

Kazuki went through many procedures according to the requirements of Meijin lawyer.

Before the farewell ceremony for the remains, there are still many things waiting for them to deal with.

The two of them were so busy that they didn't finish it until it was dark, so they had to come to an end and talk about it tomorrow.

When Kazuki was about to leave wearily, lawyer Meijin suddenly remembered something.

The old man hurriedly called Heshu to stop, searched for a long time, and handed a key to Heshu: "This is Mr. Aoki's apartment key."

He Shu was stunned.

He stared blankly at the key in the lawyer's hand. Until this moment, he seemed to really understand what inheritance meant.

Aoki is dead.

After a while, He Shu took the key.

He whispered: "Thank you."

Lawyer Meijin asked: "Xiaoshan, will you go to Aoki's house?"

Heshu's breathing was slightly disordered, and he replied: "I don't know, I don't think I'm ready yet..."

Lawyer Meijin persuaded: "You should go to Aoki's house to take a look. Aoki's father really wants to see his son's belongings. But according to the will, only you can open the door of Aoki's house. Although I am not qualified to ask you, but... If possible, can you please fulfill that old father's wish?"

He Shu looked at the key in his hand with a very hesitant expression.

Lawyer Meijin said: "You must be very strange, why would Aoki leave all the inheritance to you? You can go to his apartment and have a look, maybe you can find clues."

He held hands with the tree.

He raised his head and said seriously, "I'm going now."