Irie Naoki looked at her somewhat scattered eyes, and his heart moved. Looking into her eyes, his voice had never been so soft, "What are you worried about?"

Seeing that she was still silent, he held her hand tightly, and suddenly continued, "Actually, because of grandpa's opposition, you don't want to be with me any longer, and that's not the main reason why you want to leave me, right? "

Qinzi was stunned for a moment, his eyes finally focused a little

"Those women who like me, although it is true that I am wrong, but you clearly did not pay too much attention to them before"

It seemed that his thinking became clearer and clearer, and his eyes became brighter and brighter. Seeing that Qinzi finally had a reaction because of those words before, staring at himself in a daze, his heart was also depressed and uncomfortable, but with a soft, as if Afraid of frightening her, she asked, "Qinzi, what happened?"

Qinzi is still silent, her face is still calm, but her heart is full of panic.

Irie Naoki saw it clearly, her fingers moved slightly, curled up, and suddenly, he felt that he seemed to have lifted a corner of the veil covering the truth

Qin Zi still did not make a sound

Between the two of them, the silence seemed to freeze the air.

However, just when Irie Naoki was about to give up, he heard her voice, although it was very soft, "If I am not me anymore, what would you do?"

He looked up in astonishment, looked into her eyes, and frowned, "What do you mean, you are not you anymore?"

Qinzi's gaze, which had been resting on her hands hanging on her knees from the very beginning, finally shifted away.She stared into Naoki Irie's eyes, and said softly, "I'm actually not Kotoko Aihara."

She saw Irie Naoki's puzzled eyes, but she stopped looking at him.

The most important words have been said, and the rest seems to be a lot easier, "When I was very young, I don't know if you still remember. At the class reunion of Uncle Irie and Auntie, you and Kotoko Aihara came first. The first time we met. That day, she fell down the stairs and woke up to be me."

"I died of illness, but I got a new life. My father, Mr. Aihara, treated me very well, so I concealed this fact and stayed peacefully until now."

Looking at Naoki Irie, she said seriously, "But now, she is back. It has been occupied for many years, and I should return her life to her in the future."

Irie Naoki remained silent.

There wasn't much expression on his face, yet his expression betrayed the turmoil inside him.For the first time, his usually calm eyes became flustered, and he looked at the woman across from him.It is clearly still his familiar face, his familiar look, his familiar soul

It's just that all of this will disappear in the future?

After a while, he finally opened his mouth, but he only asked in a shy voice, "What will you do after you return it to her?"

He still tried his best to maintain calm, but his expression revealed his pain.

Look, she knew it would be like this if she told him.

Qinzi closed her eyes, and didn't want to look at the person she liked the most, showing the sad expression she disliked the most.

My mind is in turmoil, my thoughts are flying

Opening it again, she finally changed her mind, adjusted her mentality and held his hand, "I don't know, maybe it will disappear, but maybe it will become someone else and return to you. So now, Do you still want to accompany me to America?"

Irie Naoki nodded.

He remembered everything from his childhood, the feeling of fear that he experienced for the first time in his life when he watched Kotoko Aihara roll down the stairs was still distinct.

There was a wry smile on his lips. In this situation, he is not purely innocent. In the final analysis, this is also a sin he did indirectly. It turns out that in the dark, the cycle of cause and effect is real

At this time, there was a broadcast sound over the airport, and it was time for them to board the plane.

Taking a deep look at Qinzi opposite him, he felt a pain in his heart.

Since she knew she was going to leave, she must have suffered a hundred times more than herself, right?Holding her hand instead, when he held her and looked into her eyes, his eyes were already firm, "Let's go, let's face it together."

Qinzi smiled and looked at him with a soft and lustful expression, then the hand held by him was also tightly twisted between his fingers

twelve months later

After nearly a year, sitting on the express train back to Kyushu again, Qinzi looked at the scenery flashing by outside the car window with a trace of dignity on her face.

In a daze, she still hasn't disappeared after so long, but "Kotoko Aihara" has disappeared

At the beginning, that is, when she returned from Kyushu last time, she could still communicate with the little girl who was sleeping most of the time because she hadn't returned to her body, but when the one-month deadline came, she had completely done it When I was ready to bid farewell to the world, I couldn't find her no matter what.

Subsequently

She found out she was pregnant.After a long pregnancy, Kotomi was born, but she still didn't disappear. At the same time, she felt ashamed of "Kotoko Aihara", and at the same time, she was more and more reluctant to part with this world because of her daughter, which made her even more confused.

I don't know when I will disappear, and I am worried about "Kotoko Aihara" because something happened to me

Knowing everything, Naoki Irie didn't let her worry, he always hugged Kotomi who was still in her infancy, and the father and daughter looked at her eagerly, as if she was afraid that she would disappear if she didn't pay attention.

It's funny, but it's also sad

But extending the head is also a knife, and shrinking the head is also a knife.Because of this, Qinzi had just reached the full moon in Qinmei, and not long after she recovered, she discussed with Naoki Irie about a trip back to Kyushu.

In any case, there is another "person" here who can solve her doubts

The ancestor who is very similar to grandpa, ten generations ago.

Naoki Irie stayed up all night because of this, and when she woke up the next day, she arranged for this return home without saying a word, but the time of silence became longer on weekdays, and sometimes even when she woke up in the middle of the night, she would feel him She was not sleeping at all, silently stroking her cheek slowly.

It's not that there was no flash, so I just went on in a daze like this, living every day as if it was the last day, and the idea of ​​counting each day as a day.However, with a knife hanging over her head, and the life she owed to "Kotoko Aihara", she couldn't live a peaceful life after all.

Seeing Naoki Irie beside her who was finally asleep but still did not let go of her hand, Kotoko sighed slightly, pulled the thin blanket for him, and fiddled with the baby carriage with the other hand, her daughter was white and tender Little face, once again come to life

Not long after, the express line stopped and they arrived.

After getting off the bus, the sunflower fields on both sides of the road are still lush.The singing of cicadas is accompanied by the rolling heat wave. This summer is not much different from last year.

Walking to the door of the old house, Qinzi smiled slightly. Even though the life here was not particularly pleasant, it was still an interesting life, as if it was still yesterday.

Irie Naoki knocked on the door, but it was Grandpa who came to greet him.

After saying hello, I recalled that when Naoki Irie called on the phone, the legendary grandfather who once said "He and Kotoko can only choose one" was so angry that he even threatened to break with Naoki, because After being left out for a long time, coupled with the constant bombardment by Irie Kiko and her grandmother, the tone changed to "Although you are not a good grandson, I am a good grandpa", and Tsundere said that since he has a great-granddaughter, he is still willing to take a look Qinzi couldn't help but smile, and was glared at again as a matter of course.

He was so used to being hacked that he didn't even bother to pay attention to his piano, so he turned his head funnyly, saw the still kind grandmother beside him, and leaned over affectionately.And behind her, the grandfather whose sight was completely occupied by the lovely Xiao Qinmei, his short beard exuded a sense of joy, but in the next second, his face was as black as coal

As soon as he picked her up, he was pissed all over

The onlookers laughed without relatives*, and even Xiaoqinmei, who got into trouble, clapped her hands cheerfully and smiled innocently at him.

Even though grandpa had a dark face, his heart melted because of her laughter. After all, he couldn't even get angry. After giving Xiaoqinmei to grandma, he went to the back room to change clothes in silence.

And behind him, he saw the whole process of the struggle between grandpa and Naoki, and also saw the tragic defeat of grandpa, and even got bloody people who were taught by Irie Noriko on the phone because of the accomplices. Husband and wife, the atmosphere is unprecedentedly joyful and peaceful.

That night

Kotoko and Irie Naoki came to the ancestral house where the portraits of their ancestors ten generations ago were hung.

After a few pious obeisances, she opened her eyes and looked at the kind old man in the portrait, but she was patted lightly behind her.

She hurriedly turned her head, and it was the old man, who was looking at her with his hands behind his back, smiling slightly, "Are you here to find my old man?"

Qinzi nodded, tugged at the sleeve of Naoki Irie next to her, saluted solemnly, and then replied, "Yes, ancestor."

Seeing the old man's kindly smiling face, she hesitated for a while before asking, "I want to know how is 'Aihara Kotoko' doing? I want to return her body, but I can't find her no matter what."

The old man twirled his beard and smiled, "Her?" Looking at the room of the two of them, "There, she is sleeping."

Kotoko and Irie Naoki were startled, and looked at their room, where only Kotomi was sleeping?

With speculation in mind, Qinzi took another tentative look at the old man, and got his nod in response, "Everything in the world has a cause and effect."

Kotoko nodded, her eyes met Naoki Irie's, and they looked at each other and smiled.

After bidding farewell to the old man, the two returned to the room.Seeing Qin Mei clenched her small fists and sleeping ignorantly, Qin Zi smiled, "No wonder, children are debts to parents." Thinking of the little girl she met a few times in a hurry last year, she condensed her lips into a smile.

Irie Naoki hugged her, finally breathed a sigh of relief, kissed her cheek lightly, his eyes were bright, "So you won't disappear either?"

Qinzi nodded and kissed back.

The dark clouds that have been lingering in her heart for a long time have finally dissipated. The current situation is already the best ending she has ever thought of.

Three years later

Regarding the Japanese, there is a special saying in English, "The Japanese are born as Shinto believers, marry as Christians, and die as Buddhists." It also illustrates the uniqueness of their religious views.

And the most prominent feature of this uniqueness is the localization of foreign religions in Japan.

Qinzi didn't feel much before, but now standing here, she has to admit that it is true.

Yes, nowadays.

According to Noriko Irie's statement before, in order to maintain a sense of surprise, she didn't know the details of the wedding except the selection of the wedding dress. Even the venue was led by Naoki Irie early in the morning.

After seeing the church, Qin Zi, who was worried about religious activities on weekends, found out after asking that it was not a real church, but a wedding venue run by a professional, and no believers came to worship.

Because it was specially built for marriage, this church has a tall bell tower, exquisite pointed rib arches, and painted glass windows, all of which have strong European-style church features.

At this moment, it is dotted with flowers and ribbons, taking off the sacred aura of religion, everything in this church seems to be to make the wedding more dreamy

After changing into the fluffy wedding dress and dressing up, when Qinzi sat in the bride's exclusive wedding preparation room, she still felt a sense of uncertainty in her dream

Naoki Irie worked in a hospital after graduation, and was extremely busy every day.And because she works in a college, the intensity is not so great, so she spends more energy on her family.

She is used to the life of being a half housewife. If Naoki Irie hadn't mentioned it, she would have almost forgotten that he still owes her a wedding.

The door of the preparation room was opened a crack, and when Qinzi turned her head, a small figure in a lovely pink veil slipped in with short legs.

It's Kotomi

Qin Ziwan wanted to hug her, but Xiao Qinmei obediently leaned on her chest, but her face was arrogant, "Hey, my rival, today my father will reluctantly lend it to you."

Qin Zi was happy, and just about to say something, the door was pushed open again.

It was Shigeo Aihara who came in, leading the kid Hikari Asakawa who was borrowed from Yukino Momoko's house to be the little golden boy. It was time for the ceremony.

Kissing her daughter's tender little face, Qinzi put the little girl down, and saw the little golden boy and jade girl behind her holding the back of the wedding dress for her in a very harmonious and serious manner, but walking very steadily, she was relieved to support her father's hand, walked out slowly.

The church door was pushed open.

Melodious wedding music fluttered over the church.In front of the huge stained glass window, Irie Naoki was wearing a white wedding dress, tall and tall.

At this moment, he was looking at his bride without blinking, and it was hard to hide the slight joy in his normally indifferent eyes.

As the distance between the two became shorter and shorter, they stared at each other and smiled, as if every step Qinzi took had passed through many years, and everything in the past slowly emerged in his mind, as clearly as a lily in front of an altar On the flowers, the branches and leaves with dewdrops.

Finally, she traveled through the past time, walked through the long corridor, and stood beside him.Vows were solemnly exchanged, and the two put rings on each other.

Qinzi glanced back at her daughter's small face, stared into Naoki Irie's eyes, and smiled brightly, "I heard that my daughter is my father's lover in his previous life, hey, it's not fair. So Naoki, let me give you a rival in love too." ?”

Irie Naoki looked at her, suddenly leaned down, and kissed the lips that she wanted to say something

Amidst the good-natured laughter of the guests watching the ceremony, his voice was very soft, but with a clear smile, "Then, please Mrs. Irie work hard."

The exquisite chandelier light of the church is soft, his face is still handsome and amazing in a halo, but it is no longer deserted, soft and unbelievable

The two walked on the wide and long steps of the church. The petals of roses in different shades of dark red and light pink were thrown in the air by everyone, and there were sincere smiles on their faces.

Qinzi and Irie Naoki held hands tightly together, and the last sentence of the fairy tale read to their little daughter last night sounded in their ears: From then on, they lived a happy life.

Their happiness will always continue a happy life, there will never be an end and an ending

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