I work as a teacher at a girls' school in Tokyo

Chapter 277 Miss Shinohara's plan is...

Shiori Shinohara, Miss Shinohara... How long has it been since he and her have seen each other?

It's been a long time, hasn't it?Should be about a month.

Hirakawa Zhewen hasn't seen her again for a month since he resigned.

Even the torrent of memories going back to the past in my mind, under deliberate control, is trying to avoid her existence.

Moritani's teaching career is gone, he has a new job, and Hisada has a new start, and the figure of this young lady named Shinohara Shiori has gradually faded away.

Fade from his life, faded from his memory, there seemed to be no possibility of connection anymore.

Then, at this moment, on an ordinary day when he came home from overtime work, the girl who he thought had faded out of his sight suddenly appeared like this.

She suddenly appeared in front of him, in his field of vision.

Really... caught off guard.

"..."

Tetsubun Hirakawa looked at the figure of Shiori Shinohara not far away, and was indeed stunned.

His gaze passed through the dim night and landed on the girl.

A face so perfect that no flaws can be found, long hair fluttering in the evening breeze, and a straight figure soaked in moonlight...

The noble and elegant young lady, dressed in a neat western-style uniform, stood quietly in front of her.

Even the sky has become her background, and the lonely moon is also setting off her beauty... There is no doubt that Shiori Shinohara is such a girl who can give people such an impression.

And now, the figure in Hirakawa Zhewen's mind that was deliberately faded away after a month overlaps with the picture in front of her at this moment, adding a bit of hazy feeling to her appearance, bringing a sense of awe-inspiring, startling Hong Kong like walking in a dream. A glimpse of surprise.

Until she came slowly from the night, her straight and slender legs under the pleated skirt stepped on the frost-white ground soaked by the moonlight.

"Teacher Hirakawa, what's wrong with you?"

She came in front of him, with standard honorifics, dignified tone, and clear voice.

The sound floated in the night.

It's really been a long time since I heard her voice... It's in a trance.

It wasn't until another moment of waiting, under the gaze of Shiori Shinohara, that Tetsufumi Hirakawa's body stiffened because of being too unexpected, reacted.

He blinked, regained his senses, and asked hesitantly.

"That... Shinohara-san?"

"Well, of course it's me."

Shiori Shinohara nodded lightly, and then stretched out her hands to brush her long hair behind her ears, the corners of her mouth raised a little.

"Ms. Hirakawa will not forget Shiori, right?"

The tone seemed to be joking, but also seemed to be serious, it was hard to tell the difference.

"Ah... this... of course, no." Hirakawa Zhewen's words paused, and his smile was a little forced.

After finishing speaking and looking at each other for a while, Hirakawa Zhewen took a breath, took a deep breath, and the cold night air entered his lungs, and he calmed down his overly complicated emotions a little bit.

The smile became a little natural.

"Xiaoyuan-san, long time no see."

"Well, long time no see."

"..."

"..."

After saying hello, he froze, looking embarrassed... Maybe Hirakawa Tetsufumi felt embarrassed, but Shinohara Shiori stood in front of him calmly, looking at him quietly.

Hirakawa Zhewen was about to say something, but he spoke.

"I didn't expect to meet Shinohara-san here."

Shinohara Shiori quickly replied: "Because Shiori came here specially to find Mr. Hirakawa."

"...Is that so?"

"um, yes."

"Uh...why?" Hirakawa Zhewen didn't quite understand.

"It shouldn't be wrong for a former student to visit his former teacher, right?" Shiori Shinohara asked softly.

"This is..."

Hirakawa Tetsuwen echoed it for a while... After echoing, the brain realized that the reason for the ex-student to visit the ex-teacher is of course reasonable.

However, the relationship between him and Shinohara Shiori... can only be summarized as "former teacher and student", which can only be said to be deceitful.

And even if it was, there shouldn't be a visit at this time, right...?
It's almost ten o'clock at night.

Hirakawa Zhewen didn't know what to say.

However, the quiet atmosphere only lasted for a while before it was broken by Shiori Shinohara.

"Teacher Pingchuan should have left for a month, right?" She asked suddenly.

"...Well, yes, it's been a month." Hirakawa Tetsubun replied.

"How are you doing recently?"

"..." Hirakawa Tetsufumi hesitated in his reply, "It should be okay... How is Shinohara-san recently?"

"I'm not used to it."

"Not used to it?"

"Yeah." Shiori Shinohara said, her long hair bouncing up and down slightly, "Although Yucheng-sensei is also very responsible, I'm still used to Hirakawa-sensei."

"..."

"Besides, I'm not used to it without Mr. Hirakawa in the playing section."

"..." Tetsubun Hirakawa was silent for a while, what did Shiori Shinohara say these things for?

He didn't know, so he could only smile as much as he could, "Is that so..."

"Ah."

"..."

"..."

"Speak up."

Maintaining a slight smile at the corner of her mouth, Shiori Shinohara spoke again.

"Actually, up to now, Shiori still doesn't know why Hirakawa-sensei resigned...you only left a sentence on the blackboard."

"This, I should tell Shinohara-san..." Hirakawa Tetsufumi said, "I feel that I am not suitable to be a teacher anymore, that's it."

"Too general."

"well enough."

"What's the specific reason?"

"..."

Tetsubun Hirakawa didn't answer, but Shiori Shinohara answered for him.

"Is it because of Shiori?" Shinohara Shiori looked into his eyes.

"..."

"Because of Shiori, do you think you are inappropriate?"

"..."

Hirakawa Tetsufumi looked away.

If it was because of Shiori Shinohara, obviously it was.But why is the girl asking that?
Now that he has left the job for a month, I suddenly found him and asked him this question?

Hirakawa Tetsubun couldn't figure it out.

"Can you answer Shiori, Mr. Hirakawa?" Shinohara Shiori never left his eyes.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa avoided the question: "Why do you ask this, Xiaoyuan-san, it has been more than a month."

"Can't you ask?"

"It doesn't make any sense anymore."

Having said that, but...

"Really?" Shiori Shinohara asked back, looking right through him, "Ms. Hirakawa is avoiding this question, right? No, it should be said that Mr. Hirakawa is avoiding what happened with Shiori, right?"

"..." Hirakawa Zhewen was speechless.

Shiori Shinohara continued: "Can't Mr. Hirakawa let go of that matter? After all, if you really let go, why would you deliberately avoid it and dare not answer?"

"..."

During Shiori Shinohara's questioning, Tetsufumi Hirakawa, who had nowhere to hide, had to face her eyes and her question directly.

"There is no avoidance."

Hirakawa Zhewen finally nodded as he spoke.

"If it's because of Shinohara-san... there is a reason for that."

"Sure enough." Hearing the ideal answer, Shiori Shinohara immediately showed a clear expression.

I really don't know what she was thinking.

"Then I would like to ask Hirakawa-sensei..." Shiori Shinohara wanted to ask another question.

"what happened?"

"Have you ever thought about returning to Moriya?"

"..." Hirakawa Zhewen didn't answer.

"Actually, Mr. Hirakawa also wants to continue to be a teacher, right?" Shiori Shinohara continued to ask.

During her questioning, Hirakawa Tetsufumi leaned back a little, and after a pause, answered.

"If you do something wrong, you have to bear it. Some mistakes have already happened, so you can't pretend to know nothing and continue like that... The job of a teacher is no longer suitable for me."

"Well... what you said is still inappropriate, so you haven't denied that you want to continue to be a teacher."

"..."

"..."

Hirakawa Tetsufumi really couldn't figure out why Shinohara Shiori came here tonight, and what was the purpose of asking these questions.

but……

"Xiaoyuan-san, I think, at this point in time, I'm going back... Xiaoyuan-san, don't you want to stay outside here?"

"Ok."

Shinohara Shiori easily nodded in agreement, but there was another twist, "But I have one last question to ask Hirakawa-sensei."

"...Excuse me."

Shiori Shinohara took a step closer to Tetsufumi Hirakawa and raised her face slightly.

"Mr. Hirakawa, how do you feel about leaving Shiori without saying goodbye?"

"..."

"..."

Tranquility shrouded in the night, and faced with the unexpected question asked by Shiori Shinohara, the girl under the moonlight, Tetsufumi Hirakawa fell silent all of a sudden.

What is Shinohara Shiori going to do here today?

Just to figure out what he was thinking?
After a long time, Hirakawa Tetsuwen took a breath.

"Why do you ask about this?"

Shinohara Shiori smiled dignifiedly: "I want to know what Mr. Hirakawa will think when he looks back at that incident."

"..."

"..."

The quiet air continued to permeate between the two of them, and Hirakawa Tetsufumi's face gradually became a little unhappy under the girl's eyes.

The two standing on the side of the street looked at each other for a long time, and the air against the skin at night seemed to be getting colder as time went by.

until……

After all, if he really let go, why would he deliberately avoid it and dare not answer... Hirakawa Tetsufumi suddenly remembered what Shinohara Shiori had just said to him.

So, pensively, he set out to answer the question.

"Xiaoyuan-san..."

"Yeah." Shiori Shinohara listened carefully.

"I left without saying goodbye...First of all, I'm sorry."

"Okay." Shinohara Shiori didn't show any attitude.

Hirakawa Tetsuwen squeezed out a little smile.

"If you want to ask me what I think now..."

"I admit that, anyway, what happened back then was indeed my problem."

"Because of this, it's reasonable for you, Shinohara-san, to blame me or blame me... If that's the purpose of Shinohara-san's visit today."

"Feel sorry."

"However, in fact, I have always thought so. Some things must be stopped as soon as possible. Delaying it will only cause more harm."

"Therefore, although I also think that my method was inappropriate, but because of the more important principles that need to be observed, I can't think of a better solution."

"I still have to say sorry for hurting you, but, I think, if I were to go back and make this choice again, I might still choose the same option."

"That's what I thought, sorry."

……

The wind continued to blow the long hair, dancing the hair.

Shinohara Shiori stood where she was, watching the teacher's back as he walked away.

After the last question, the brief meeting came to an end, and at the same time, Tetsufumi Hirakawa answered a phone call.

The voice of the voice carried along the cold night air.

"Yes, Jasmine."

"It's off work, on the way home."

"Help me put the incubator? Yes, love you."

"It's gross, this is just my love for you expressed through language, in fact, because the power of language is limited, it can't express one thousandth of the true emotion in my heart."

"Is this sentence also nasty?"

"Good good."

"Yes Yes Yes."

"Well, all right."

"Also, to be honest, Mo Shu, why don't you stay here, it's so troublesome to go back all the time."

"After all, I gave you the keys..."

"..."

Shiori Shinohara silently watched Hirakawa's figure and listened to his voice until he gradually disappeared without a trace.

Until this time, she also turned and walked in the other direction.

……

The purpose of her coming today is actually very simple.

One thing to know: what Hazuki Reya said is obviously not 100% sure that it must be true.

Can't forget, can't let go... These words are certainly good, but only if she confirms it herself, she is willing to believe it.

As for the results confirmed tonight...

Walking along the night-filled street, under the illumination of the street lights, Shinohara Shiori kept a little smile on her lips.

She doesn't know what other people are like, but she knows that the teacher, because he knows enough, must—yes, it must be like this:
Only by facing the past calmly can we truly let go of the past.

In other words, Hazuki Reya was right.

He was ashamed of her, he avoided her, he dared not look at her.

He couldn't let her go.

It can be seen from just now.

He dared not face up to the past, did not dare to look directly into her eyes.

and……

The words he said to her at her home before leaving the job are also strong evidence, right?
"If there is anything you can't solve in the future, please come to me. I will do my best to help you solve it. This is my promise to you."

This is commitment, guilt, and concern.

It is compensation for not being able to respond due to the status of a teacher and a student... Shinohara Shiori understood it this way.

And after today's meeting, she also believed that it was so.

Except for that dream, the choices he has made so far are all based on reason, whether he separates from her or leaves the job.

It can also be seen from his speech.

[Not suitable], and, [Although I know this is inappropriate, I will still make such a choice if I do it again].

Only choices made based on reason are constant, while choices made based on emotions change according to the emotions at the time.

To put it simply, he broke up based on the principle of the teacher, based on [cannot], not [dislike].

It also confirmed the fact that she couldn't let go of her from another angle... Although it is still impossible to prove that Reya Hazuki's statement is 100% correct, it doesn't matter, Shiori Shinohara thinks it is correct, and she is willing to believe it.

Of course, nothing can be changed just by virtue of this.

After all, under normal circumstances, the teacher's principles and reason are enough to cut off the possibility between the two of them, just like last time.

However, if the dream can be opened a second time, it will be different.

There will be second chances... there will be.

But not now.

It is now the end of the second semester, and there is less than half a month before the winter vacation, and we still need to wait.

and……

Shiori Shinohara remembered the phone call she just heard.

Don't let Hisada-sensei get in her way.

She was the one who came first.

(End of this chapter)