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It got dark very early in this season, Ji Yao took a nap in the homestay after lunch, and went out with Jiang Heng after three o'clock, and it was dark after just a short stroll.

This season is the end of winter tourism in Hokkaido. The lanterns in the old street are yellow and dim after nightfall. With the halo of neon lights in the distance, there is a feeling of walking at the intersection of the times.

Both sides of the tourist street are filled with colorful stalls, Ji Yao slowed down, and picked up a small red fox mask keychain from the stall beside him.

"Do you like this?" The stall owner greeted enthusiastically.

"How much?" Ji Yao asked.

"950 yen." The stall owner said.

It's a little more expensive than those in small souvenir shops, but because there are tourist streets nearby, the price is not bad.

The red fox's eyes were long and narrow, and it smiled with narrowed eyes, looking a bit like a shrine.Ji Yao poked the fox mask against the light, only to find that the inner layer of the mask was made of a hollow texture. When placed under the light, the warm yellow lantern halo would be projected through the eyeballs of the mask, matching the workmanship and shadows The outline of the eye will give people the illusion that they are being watched.

After looking at it for a while, Ji Yao took out his wallet and bought the keychain.

"How to buy this?"

When Ji Yao turned his head, he realized that Jiang Heng had walked behind him at some point, stretching his neck to look at the keychain in his hand.

"Why are you so fast?" Ji Yao was a little surprised.

It happened to be the end of the peak tourist season, and there were still a lot of people on the tourist street. He remembered that there should be a long line in front of the takoyaki stall.

"There was a kind person in the front row who helped me bring a copy." Jiang Heng said.

Ji Yao looked at him with admiration, stuck a small ball with a bamboo stick, and pretended to feed it to him.Jiang Heng tilted his head and dodged it.

"Children's snacks." Jiang Heng said and handed the paper box to Ji Yao: "Adults can't grab it."

"You are only one year older than me." Ji Yao said.

"But I am already working, and you are still in school." Jiang Heng bent his eyes: "There is an essential difference."

Ji Yao couldn't say no to him, so he raised his hand, hooked the keychain with his fingertips and shook it beside Jiang Heng's face.

Well, they look alike, Ji Yao thought, they all look like foxes with smiling faces.

The light from the lantern on the stall shrouded Jiang Heng's body, turning his beige coat into a thin orange red, and there was a cluster of halos in his smiling eyes, which looked wet.

Ji Yao will always indulge in his focused and gentle eyes - Jiang Heng has given him a love experience that he has never seen before. The love is as deep as a sea, as if it is inexhaustible.Ji Yao didn't know how much moisture was in these eyes, but he still couldn't help feeling greedy, wanting to get more attention from these eyes.

"Give it to you." Ji Yao hooked his fingertips and stuffed the keychain into Jiang Heng's hand: "It's quite similar to you."

"So I have this kind of image in your heart." Jiang Heng took the keychain with a smile, and shook it towards the light like a gourd.

Ji Yao blinked with an octopus ball in his mouth, and watched Jiang Heng tie the fox mask to the keychain.

The inner core of the freshly cooked small balls was hot, Ji Yao hissed lightly, and in the next second, a cold straw was attached to his lips.

Ji Yao bit the straw, only to find that it contained cold blueberry juice.

"I told you not to rob you." Jiang Heng said.

The cold juice quickly dissipated the burning pain, Ji Yao's heart moved slightly, and he looked sideways at Jiang Heng who was walking beside him.

"Is there a time when you don't have any scruples?" Ji Yao said with emotion.

"Yes." Jiang Heng said, "I'm not a god."

He said it with confidence, but Ji Yao's expression obviously didn't believe it.Jiang Heng is like a programmed robot. He has been fooling around with the other party for three months, and he hasn't seen the other party at a loss.

"Many things are not as difficult as everyone imagined." Jiang Heng held Ji Yao's free hand and said, "I just like to use my heart."

When he said this sentence, his expression was still very relaxed, and the ending sound rose slightly, as if he had said a very ordinary sentence.

Looking at his side face, Ji Yao felt as if his heart was gently poked by something, a little itchy.

There are people coming and going on the tourist street, and you have to squeeze through the crowd sideways when you walk to the densely packed stalls, and you can see unfamiliar faces everywhere you look.

You don't have to worry about meeting acquaintances on the street, and you don't have to worry about being watched if you do something out of the ordinary.In a foreign country, they can kiss, hug, and share the same bottle of blueberry juice without psychological pressure.

Ji Yao bit the last small octopus ball, and briefly released some kind of shackles from his heart.

He stared at the hand he was holding with Jiang Heng, and did not let go when the next crowd came.

The tourist street is getting more and more people, and it is gradually surrounded by tourists. There are long queues in front of the popular stalls, and you can't see anything clearly.

Jiang Heng dragged Ji Yao around for a while, then looked at his watch and said, "It's almost eight o'clock."

Compared with the tourist conference, the homestay performance is obviously more interesting.The B&B where they stayed was not far from Tourist Street, and it was just right to walk back.

The privacy of the private homestay is extremely strong. Under the night, there are almost no traces of business from the outside.But the candlelight flickered in the hall, and there were young waiters standing in every corner of the house, waiting to help guests pick up and hang clothes at any time.

The layout of the hall is subtly different from that before going out in the afternoon. There are eight compartments separated by screens around the hall. There are different numbers of dining tables in each compartment. The tall old-fashioned lantern is the brightest light source in the hall.

The hall did not turn on the lights, only the old candles were shaking, and the smell of burning candles was mixed with incense, which made people's skin tight as soon as they entered.

Ji Yao was led by the waiter to sit down in the compartment of the East Garden room, and looked around with interest.

There are different residents in different compartments, some come alone, and some come together as a couple.The privacy of the cubicle is very good, because of the distance light, it is difficult to see the faces of residents in other cubicles.

Ji Yao and Jiang Heng were the last group of guests who came back. Not long after they took their seats, the wooden door opposite the hall was pushed open.

Immediately afterwards, a dozen or so women in kimonos filed in from outside the door, with their heads down, walked slowly to different compartments, bent down and knelt on the ground, and saluted.

"Geisha?" Ji Yao was a little surprised: "Didn't you say that only Tokyo and Kyoto have them?"

"It's a private site." Jiang Heng said, "It's not surprising."

Under the dim candlelight, the woman's slender and fair neck was exposed tamely, stretching out extremely beautiful lines.

The number of these geisha seems to be allocated according to the number of guests. The geisha beside Ji Yao looks very young, but there are already some fine lines around the corners of his eyes. He looks like he is in his early thirties, with exquisite facial features and a peony pattern. The light-colored kimono, the butterflies on the cuffs are about to fly when you move, and they come to life under the candlelight.

The exaggerated makeup looked just right under the candlelight. Ji Yao's gaze stayed on the butterfly pattern on the woman's cuff, and he couldn't help but take a second look.

"Good looking?" Jiang Heng asked suddenly.

Everyone has a love for beauty, and it is rare to see such a well-made kimono outside, so Ji Yao didn't hide it: "It's really beautiful."

Jiang Heng didn't say anything after hearing the words, and sat back to his seat with a smile, and took a sip of his wine.

For a better experience, even in the booth, the two tables are far apart.

This is not a good distance for whispering, so Ji Yao temporarily withdrew his attention and focused on the performance in front of him.

The woman in the middle of the open space was elegant and proud, the golden lines on the kimono shone brightly under the light of the candles, she played and sang some unknown melody, Ji Yao narrowed his eyes slightly, listening intently.

It was the first time he saw such a performance, and he was very curious about everything.Jiang Heng tilted his head, looked at Ji Yao's bright eyes with a smile, and felt that this trip was not in vain.

After halfway through the performance, the woman in the middle of the clearing smiled and invited the guests to come up and play some innocuous games.She probably selected people based on their faces, and Jiang Heng was the first one to click.

Jiang Heng smiled, and glanced sideways at Ji Yao.

Ji Yao raised his glass to him and smiled narrowly.

"You two have a very good relationship." The woman beside Ji Yao said softly, "Are you good friends?"

Ji Yao propped his chin, looked at the back of Jiang Heng walking up, and smiled softly: "It's a boyfriend."

He seemed to be afraid that his Japanese level was not good, and the other party would misunderstand, so he added: "The kind of love partner."

In fact, this sentence is not rigorous, because until this moment, the two of them have not really confirmed their relationship - but Ji Yao still said this, and he didn't think there was anything wrong.

Iori smiled and nodded, indicating that he could see it.

"Sir likes you very much." Iori said, "When others are watching the performance, his attention is always on you."

Ji Yao didn't notice this, he thought for a while and said, "This is his habit."

"It's very rare to get someone's attention." Iori said, "It's a very precious feeling."

Ji Yao lowered his eyes, smiled lightly, and said, "Indeed, we have a good relationship."

"That's great." Iori said, "It's just that Mister looks very fragile."

Ji Yao blinked, thinking that his half-baked Japanese level had misheard.

"You mean him?" Ji Yao said, "Vulnerable?"

"Yes, it seems that Mister is someone who needs to be cared for." Iori nodded with a smile, and added a glass of wine for Ji Yao respectfully and submissively: "But you also look helpless."

The subtle and soft words somehow touched Ji Yao's heart, he was silent for two seconds, and drank the wine in the glass.

"Why do you say that?" Ji Yao asked.

"I have eyes." Iori pointed to himself, and said softly, "I can see——I have seen many customers, and they all have their own concerns."

Jiang Heng on the stage finished a small game with the geisha, then declined the other party's invitation to continue, turned his head and made a phone call gesture to Ji Yao, indicating that he had something to do at the moment, and left the hall first.

After watching the performance, Ji Yao didn't plan to participate in the follow-up game session, but he accidentally didn't go with Jiang Heng.

Perhaps it was because of a foreign country, facing a stranger whom he would never meet again from now on, Ji Yao's heart was suddenly shaken, and he felt a desire to confide in him.

"You said, if something is destined to end, do you still have to do it?" Ji Yao said slowly: "There is one thing, you know that the beginning is gorgeous and sweet, but as time goes on, it will change. Bitterness, boredom, even resentment and pain, if so, should we start?"

Yizhi looked at Ji Yao with soft eyes, and said softly, "Why not?"

Ji Yao was stunned for a moment, unable to respond to this rhetorical question in time.

"In a few months, it will be the fireworks display." Iori said: "The fireworks are amazing, but the time is short-but even so, no one in Japan will cancel the festival just because the fireworks will cool down and disappear."

"So you think you should try?" Ji Yao asked.

"At least you have seen the splendor of the fireworks." Iori said.

Ji Yao inevitably admitted that he was moved by Iori - perhaps he had long needed such a person to give him a push in the right atmosphere.

"Thank you." Ji Yao said, "Tonight's conversation was very pleasant."

After finishing his drink, he put the glass back into Iori's hand, and then stood up with the floor propped up.

Knowing that he meant to leave, Yizhi put down the wine glass in her hand, knelt down on the ground and saluted him.

"I hope that next time you come to Japan, you can catch the fireworks display." Iori said.

Ji Yao nodded, and then left the hall through the side door.

He didn't find any trace of Jiang Heng outside, and only after asking the waiter did he know that he had already returned to his room first.

However, the East Garden was quiet and the lights were not turned on. Ji Yao walked in hesitantly, trying to find a mobile phone to call Jiang Heng.

No filming equipment was allowed during the banquet, and his phone was left in the bedroom.

However, as soon as Ji Yao walked into the living room, he felt the water mist rushing toward his face——Jiang Heng opened the door to the side of the bamboo garden, and a few scattered lanterns were lit in the yard, and the hot air from the hot spring penetrated into the room, mixed with The slight cool wind made Ji Yao get goosebumps.

Immediately afterwards, his shoulders sank, and something blocked his eyes.

"Don't make trouble." Ji Yao said, "I have something to tell you."

"What?" Jiang Heng turned him around to face him, put his arms around Ji Yao's waist, let go of the hand blocking his eyes, and looked at him with a half-smile: "Are you finally going to admit that you like it?" I like it so much, you want to give me a title?"

Ji Yao suddenly smiled and said, "Yes."

Jiang Heng was stunned for a moment, but soon, he pressed Ji Yao's forehead and let out a muffled laugh.

"What a coincidence." Jiang Heng said, "I think so too."

As he spoke, he pushed Ji Yao's shoulder and turned him around.

Only then did Ji Yao see that there was a neatly folded kimono on the floor not far away - the background color was gorgeous, it was red almost like a palace wall, and the kimono was embroidered with exquisite calamus patterns, because of the layered It is square and square, so it is hard to tell whether it is a male model or a female model.

Immediately afterwards, his shoulders sank, and Jiang Heng hugged him affectionately from behind, and spread out his palm, revealing a coin inside.

"Let's make a bet." Jiang Heng bit his earlobe and said with a smile: "If you win, I will wear it for you; if you lose, I will wear it for you."