[Black Basket] Winter Cherry Blossoms

Under Masahiko Inoue’s pleading, Saya finally served the dishes in order, from far to near, she was getting closer and closer to Akashi, the scorching gaze was impossible to ignore, but she didn’t look back at him, the Kuroki family She is still fighting back the challenges thrown at her, and the humiliation suffered by the Hashimoto family has not yet been returned to the mastermind behind the scenes. Now she has more important things to accomplish than personal love.

From an ordinary girl to the heroine of the Hashimoto family, Saya treats every guest present as a distinguished guest visiting Kagawa. Even a simple serving of food can make people feel at home, even those who regard Saya as an enemy The ladies couldn't help admiring her in their hearts. A real heroine should be like her. No matter how suppressed by the organizers, she can still turn the corner without panic. She not only wins the respect of the guests, but also the approval of the elders, especially those who control It is not easy for the older generation, who are the lifeblood of the big chaebols, to gain their favor, but she did this, which really surprised everyone present.

However, no matter how slow the serving speed is, you still have to go to the table. Saya calmly held the tray and came to Akashi's table, served the new dishes, and then put the empty plate on the table back into the tray. The whole process took less than 2 minutes. Completed.

"Miss Hashimoto, we meet again." Seeing Akashi staring at Saya with a complicated expression, Naoki took the lead in talking to her, but this time the other party's response to him was just a polite nod and no No desire to chat with him.

"Hey, young master of the Kasuga family, please don't jump in line, the person who wants to talk to Ms. Hashimoto is not you, but me." Yoko Kuroki got up to help Saya clean up the dishes on the table, and said dissatisfied He said to the two boys beside him: "You two lazy men, can't you move your hands a little bit? Do you want Miss Hashimoto to die of exhaustion?"

"It's okay, Ms. Kuroki, this is my job, how can I ask guests to help clean up, and your fiancé is present, so you can't be rude in front of them." Ignoring Akashi's gaze, Saya replied with a smile on her face .

"Fiance? You mean them?" Kuroki Yoko immediately showed a disgusted expression, "I have nothing to do with them, a big iceberg, a hypocrite, I was unlucky to sit with them today."

"No matter how annoying it is, completing the tea party is the heir's task. Please do your best." After clearing away the empty plates on the table, Saya was about to pick up the tray and go to the next table. Get her half a step away from the table.

"Saya, we need to talk in private."

Saya pushed Akashi's hand away, and replied in a cold tone, "Master Akashi, we have nothing to talk about, you have your obligations, I have my mission, we have nothing to do with each other."

"For you, I will not give up."

The matter has come to this point, it is useless to say more, Saya did not respond to Akashi's words, but turned around to serve the next table, and the distance between the two became further apart. Tea, Akashi's heart also ached, and as she walked, his eyes kept falling on her, never moving away.

Yoko Kuroki, who sees everything in her eyes, seems to see the clues from this, and understands that it is her own reasons that made the two strangers, and her mother's obstruction made her want to fight for Miss Hashimoto.

"Huh, men are all useless things. What kind of tasks are entrusted by the elders? My rigid brain can't turn around. I dare not even say like and love. I deserve to be loved by no one. I will explain it to Ms. Hashimoto before I misunderstand you." If I go down, I won't be able to be friends with her." Yoko Kuroki got up angrily and left the table.

"Wait a minute, Miss Kuroki." Naoki wanted to step forward to prevent Kuroki Yoko from leaving the table, but was nailed in place by her words.

"Don't follow, you and your cousin obviously like the same person, but you still say so many false words to me, you are deceiving yourself, do you have the ability to confess? Don't hang around other women, and, I forgot to tell you that Miss Ben hates men very much, hum!"

After Kuroki Yoko left the table angrily, only two cousins ​​were left on the table. At this time, the banquet was coming to an end, and many people had already left the table. Only Naoki remained in his seat thinking about what Kuroki Yoko had said.

Are you kidding yourself?Maybe it's true, he clearly thinks that all women in the world are the same, but today he was influenced by Oi Chuan Saya, what is the strange feeling in his heart?He couldn't help being a little confused about what kind of feeling the so-called liking was.

*****

One hour after the kaiseki banquet, there is a love letter session specially set up for male and female guests. Male guests can write their confession words on colored paper, and then fold the paper into strips and tie it on flowers or plants as gifts to the woman. , and the woman who received the most gifts is today's popularity king.

Not long after the session started, many male guests had actually locked in the recipients of Lianwen, but due to the fact that the Kasuga family and the Kuroki family were behind the scenes at this tea party, most of the male guests dared not Write to Saya, but focus on other ladies. The result is obvious. All the ladies received love letters from male guests, and only Saya left empty-handed.

For this reason, Saya was not disappointed. With Kasuga's family playing tricks behind her, it would be strange for her to receive a love letter. As for Akashi, she didn't even think about it, so when the other girls were busy replying, she walked alone. The tea booth was resting and was sent to serve food at noon. The organizer didn't even prepare her lunch, which caused her to have no grains before the dinner. Fortunately, grandpa sent someone to send her a pot of sugar and salt water, otherwise she would Don't try to make it to the end of the dinner party.

"Miss Hashimoto." While Saya was busy replenishing the missing energy in her body, a waitress in charge of receiving guests came over with a tray full of food.

"What's up?"

"Yes, someone saw that you didn't eat lunch, and sent me to bring you a meal."

Saya quickly guessed who was delivering the food, and she asked the waitress, "Which young master is so kind, is it the Akashi family or the Kasuga family?"

"Uh... the young master of the Chunri family asked me to send it over."

Sure enough, it was him, Saya smiled bitterly, Akashi didn't know that the organizer didn't prepare her lunch, so he wouldn't send someone to deliver it, and the only one who knew the inside story was Kasuga's family, and now Kasuga Naoki delivered her food against his father's order, And for what?

"Please go back and tell the young master of Chunri's family that I am not blessed to enjoy those delicate delicacies, please let him give them to others, please forgive me." Sha Ye said to the waitress in a gentle tone, then turned and sat on the chair in the tea booth Keep drinking its sugary brine.

"Yes, I understand."

Seeing that Saya refused to accept it, the waitress could only send the food back, and half an hour after she left, another surprise appeared in the quiet tea pavilion. This time it was no longer food, but Kana Ando, ​​whom she hadn't seen for a long time.

"Yo, I said why did you come out in the love story session? It turned out that you came out sullen because you couldn't receive the love letter. I guessed it right?" It was rare to see her rival lose so badly. Kana Ando was overjoyed, and she hurried out Appreciate the lonely face of the rival in love, and ridicule him by the way, so as to repay the old grievances accumulated in the past.

"Have you finished?" Sha Ye, who was in a rage, had no time to pay attention to the jumping clown, so she let him squeak in the corridor, while she drank water slowly, thinking about the coping strategy for the dinner, according to the grandpa According to her plan, the dinner party is a decisive battle, and whether the situation can be reversed depends entirely on her performance tonight.

"You...I'm waiting for your miserable end tonight!" Those who got no response after calling for a long time could only return disappointed. Once the noisy people disappeared, the tea pavilion returned to calm again. Of course, the calm time was not long. , before the third cup of water in the entrance, someone ran to the tea booth to disturb Saya's rest.

"Miss Saya."

Mr. Nakamura?Sha Ye looked suspiciously at the source of the sound, and found a sneaky figure dodging left and right in the corridor, avoiding the clerk's sight, and sneaking towards the tea pavilion.

"Great, you're really here, I finally didn't make this trip in vain." Looking around to see if there was any eyeliner from the Kasuga family, after confirming that there was no one, he carefully folded a small note made of colored paper Take it out and hand it over to Saya.

"What is this?" Saya frowned and stared at the small note in his palm, "He asked you to bring it here?"

Masao Nakamura nodded, "Yes, this is a love letter written by the young master for you."

"He should write to Ms. Kuroki, why would he write to me? This joke is not funny at all." Saya didn't believe that Akashi still had free time to write love essays to women other than his fiancée.

"Miss Shaye, regarding the fiancée, I can explain clearly for the young master, that Miss Heimu is not his fiancée."

"Really? Are you sure that this news really came from President Akashi?"

"This..." Masao Nakamura was speechless for a moment. Indeed, he was anxious to defend his young master, forgetting the most important point, the president did not make a clear statement.

"How can I believe it if he didn't say it himself, let alone me, I'm afraid my grandfather will also question it."

"Miss Saya, today's incident was an accident. The young master is completely ignorant of what the organizer has done. If he hadn't been obliged to be an heir, he would have come forward to help you. I hope you can understand his difficulties."

"Don't worry, I will understand him." Sha Ye only had a bitter smile on his face, "In order not to embarrass him, I will face everything alone. I can give in and endure those people's unreasonable demands, but they Don't leave even a sliver of respect to the Hashimoto family!"

"Miss Saya, it was a conspiracy of the Kasuga family, and the Akashi family was implicated." Masao Nakamura was in a hurry. This time, the Kasuga family was implicated. Although the president could see the satisfactory test results, the price he paid was too heavy Not to mention the happiness of his son, even the inside of the alliance may be affected.

"If you want to explain it, go talk to my grandfather. Judging from the current situation, no matter whether the Akashi family is colluding with the Kasuga family or not, his old man will never let it go."

"That young master..."

"Since he wrote me a love letter, it would be impolite if he didn't reply." Sha Ye spread out the small note, and there was only one simple sentence written on the paper-I miss you.

This sentence made Saya's heart flustered again. She took out her plain towel, borrowed a pen from Masao Nakamura, and wrote her palindrome on the towel.

"Give it to Seijuro, and ask him to cherish himself. I may not see him for a while."

"Miss Saya, you are..."

"Tonight, I will use my own method to protect the Hashimoto family. Even without your young master, I can let those manipulators suffer their own consequences. This bad tea party should be over."