that touch of blue

Chapter 10

Sitting at the long dining table, the servants served Western-style meals one after another. Zhanlan sat between Xiangri and Akutagawa, and asked with concern: "Lanlan, can you get used to Western food? Or else Let them cook Chinese food."

"No need, brother Yushi, it's fine." Zhanlan didn't want to waste so much food because of her unaccustomed behavior, it would be punished by God.

Hearing the words "Brother Yushi" from Zhanlan's mouth, Renzu Yushi didn't know how comfortable and difficult these words were.Seeing Atobe's livid face and Xiang Ri's, Akutagawa's super upset face, he felt very happy.Seeing Zhanlan gracefully use the knife and fork in his hand, Atobe, who has received a good aristocratic education, couldn't help being moved, not to mention the housekeeper who stayed on the sidelines and listened to all directions.

The last dessert after dinner is the mousse cake. The mousse cake that Xiangri warmly recommends to Zhanlan, melts in the mouth instantly, with a wonderful taste, this is the first feeling of Zhanlan.Akutagawa reluctantly pushed his share over, because he promised Zhanlan that he would give her his cake.

Following Akutagawa's movements, four mousse cakes were placed in front of Zhanlan. Zhanlan bit her fork, looked at the four cakes, and then looked at the four teenagers who didn't have cakes in front of them, Akutagawa, Feng, Uredo, and Hiyoshi.She whispered: "You don't have to give it to me, I can't finish this, eat it yourself." Zhanlan rearranged the four cakes in front of the four teenagers.

Atobe frowned, and said to the butler: "Let the kitchen make a few more and freeze them. If Miss Zhanlan is hungry, send them to her in time." From Zhanlan's words, she knew that her stomach might be not feeling well. Well, I can't bear the hunger, so make some in advance and keep them in case of a rainy day.

Zhanlan took a sip of milk tea, looked at Atobe's carefulness in surprise, and couldn't help feeling warm in her heart: "Thank you, Atobe-san."

"Yeah." Atobe didn't say much, after taking a sip of milk tea, he got up and left.Seeing that the host has left, it is impossible for these guests to stay at the table and refuse to leave.

A beautiful golden retriever walked proudly, with golden and soft hair, so smooth that Zhan Lan couldn't help but suspect that the dog's hair was washed with a certain brand of shampoo.The dog looked at the girl who had never seen it before, kept pacing around her, and kept twitching its nose and sniffing. The golden retriever, who always ignored strangers, would actually turn to a girl who just arrived. Atobe and others couldn't help but feel strange when the strange girl in the family looked at him differently.

Zhanlan watched the dog sniffing around her without saying a word, the hot air from his nose sprayed through his trousers and onto his legs, itching, Zhanlan moved his feet, and the dog moved with Zhanlan's movements.Atobe couldn't stand it, and said, "Francis, go to the garden."

But Francis, who has always been the most obedient to his master, did not leave. Instead, he lay beside Zhanlan, rubbed his big golden head against Zhanlan's trousers, and lay down on the ground.Atobe looked at his dog in surprise. The girl in front of him was really unusual. Francis, who had always been indifferent to girls, would be so attached to the girl he met for the first time.

Zhanlan glanced at the dog who was as proud as its owner, and walked around naturally. She wanted to go back to the room to freshen up. Unexpectedly, the dog got up and followed her, and went upstairs step by step. The tennis club boy who knew Francis well looked at him in surprise. With all this happening, the noble golden retriever, which is usually only close to its owner, approached the strange girl uncharacteristically.Holding back his glasses, Xiang Ri touched the back of his head unnaturally, and Akutagawa's racket briskly made intimate contact with the marble. Feng and the others did not dare to look at the minister, because the minister's expression must be very serious now. It is ugly, and they are afraid that they will suffer from indigestion if they stare blankly.

"Good dog, I'll play with you later." Zhanlan bent down and patted Francis's soft golden fur lightly. Francis obediently did not follow, and walked down the stairs gracefully with his proud head raised. Ignoring the petrified master and the rest of the teenagers, he walked out of the hall with his buttocks twisted, and started to take a walk in the garden once a night.

Zhanlan came out of the room, wearing a pink nightdress, maybe it’s a nightdress, but it’s not like it at all, with thin suspenders, white lace, a white lace belt around her waist, and a pair of pink slippers , the long black hair came down, the little pink princess came down from upstairs, and the teenagers sitting on the sofa all stared at the beautiful girl dumbfounded.Shinobu didn't push her glasses. The two times I saw her were T-shirts and jeans. This is the first time I saw her wearing a skirt. It just feels different. I have always imagined her appearance in a skirt. Now it seems that the reality is better than imagined. many.

Francis jumped at Zhanlan as if he had seen a bone, and kept licking the girl's smooth and slender ankle with his tongue.Cilang woke up automatically after smelling the fresh scent of shower gel, and seeing Zhanlan's attire was like seeing a piece of fresh cream cake in front of him, a beautiful pounce landed in front of Zhanlan impartially, A bear hug held Zhanlan tightly in his arms, and he didn't feel that the girl in his arms was having difficulty breathing because of his embrace.

"Ci Lang, let go of Lan Lan." Xiang Ri was the first to attack, Ci Lang would snatch anything from him, it used to be cake, but now it is Lan Lan, he can no longer tolerate such a thing happening again.

And Francis at Zhanlan's feet also vented his grievances dissatisfiedly. You said that it was not easy to come to a female who likes her taste, and you are ashamed to compete with her.

Cilang let go of his hand very unwillingly, Zhanlan desperately breathed the hard-won air, it felt so good to be alive, this was Zhanlan's first feeling.Francis watched happily as the boy let go of the girl sensibly, and licked and wiped diligently.Zhan Lan bowed her head and smiled slightly, her blue eyes were like a bend of clear spring.The girl sat calmly among the boys and asked softly, "Aren't you going to train?"

As soon as Zhanlan finished speaking, the teenagers stood up one after another, turned around to grab their rackets, and walked towards the tennis court in the courtyard, thinking to themselves: I just want to see how you look in a skirt.The tennis teenagers who know the Atobe family know that Mrs. Atobe has always been looking forward to having a daughter, so all the girls’ supplies in the family are pink, and the clothes are all dreamy princess dresses, and there are never pants, so they all put together The reason for staying in the living room and not going out is unknown.Now that they saw what they wanted to see, the teenagers were naturally embarrassed to stay any longer, and they went out with their companions.

Jiro followed Atobe, suddenly he thought of something, turned his head to Zhanlan and said, "Hey, Sister Lanlan will go with us tomorrow."

"Where are you going?" Zhan Lan asked in confusion.

"Go to the court of the national competition. The opening ceremony will be held tomorrow morning, and we will have a match in the afternoon." Cilang said excitedly, since he can't bring Zhanlan to play tennis together, he can always bring her to watch tennis.

"National Competition?" This name is very familiar, where have you heard it?Ah, little monkey?Zhanlan remembered what she had promised Kintaro Toyama, "That's it, that's fine." Although she doesn't know how to play tennis, it is also a kind of enjoyment to see them running, sweating, laughing and crying on the court.

"Then you report for duty with us tomorrow." Akutagawa pushed forward.

Zhanlan shook her head: "Your competition is in the afternoon, right? I want to go somewhere in the morning. Where is the venue for the national competition? I'll just take a taxi there."

"Hey, won't you go with us? It's a pity." After hearing Zhanlan's words, Akutagawa drooped his head, and Atobe touched the tear mole.

"Where are you going, my uncle will ask the driver to pick you up tomorrow, don't take such an unglamorous taxi." Hearing Atobe's words, Zhan Lan couldn't help but twitch her lips.

"Yeah, just go somewhere and let Atobe's car take you there, if you don't want us to follow." Shinozu said empathetically.

"I don't have much time in Japan, but there are many places to go. I'm afraid that I don't have enough time, so I hurry up to go. It's not that I don't want you to follow. Besides, don't you also want to prepare for the game? I delayed it because of my affairs. Your training is always bad." Zhanlan smiled again, although she said she didn't want to get involved in their world, but she also didn't want them to have any misunderstandings.

"Ah, that's how it is. I thought you didn't want us to go with you." The innocent Xianghi, Akutagawa and Feng naturally agreed with Zhanlan's words, but Atobe and Ninzu realized that the girl was hiding something from them. What, Anato and Hiyoshi didn't have the intention to understand these things. Although they were also full of interest in the girl in front of them, the competition in front of them was more important than the mysterious girl, and Dashu didn't think about anything. Carrying a tennis bag on a wooden floor.

"Hey, where does Lan Lan want to go tomorrow?" Xiang Ri asked.

"I want to visit the University of Tokyo." The girl smiled lightly, with a hint of sadness in her smile. Atobe, who had good insight, and Shinobu, who had always been careful, discovered the tightly locked door hidden in the girl's heart.

"Hey, why, does Lan Lan want to study at the University of Tokyo in the future?" Xiang Ri continued his efforts.

"That's my parents' alma mater. Now that I'm in Tokyo, it's unreasonable not to visit." The sadness in Zhan Lan's eyes has been well concealed by her, and a faint smile hangs on her face, deep in her eyes.

"Hey, Sister Lanlan will come to Tokyo to study in the future, go to university, and then we can meet and talk about it again." Before we parted, Cirou started talking about the parting.

Fenghe Xiangri nodded, agreeing with Jirou's point of view, Hiyoshi also nodded, and then he would have more opportunities to exchange ideas with the girl in front of him, Anado moved his hat unnaturally.

"Let's talk about the future. The plan can't keep up with the changes." Francis saw that the girl was talking to the boys and ignored him. He jumped on the girl in dissatisfaction and rubbed the girl's chin with his big head, expressing his dissatisfaction with being ignored.Zhanlan stroked the soft fur of the Golden Retriever, and smiled softly, "Don't you guys need to go to training? It's time to go to bed if we continue talking." Zhanlan pointed to the huge clock on the wall in line with her movements, and the hour hand The minute hand showed that it was past eight o'clock.The teenagers smiled awkwardly and hurried out the door.

Zhan Lan looked at the embarrassing young man with an embarrassed expression, and couldn't help laughing softly, the originally crooked azure blue eyes became even more crooked.