I won't be a loser.

They are all classic songs from the last century, but in this era, are there really young people who would listen to these old songs?

However, it cannot be denied that the singing is actually quite good.

"call--"

After finishing another song of "Youth Age" by Morita Koichi, he put down the microphone in his hand and looked at Ogiwara Sayu who had been sitting there.

"It's your turn."

"..."

For some reason, she suddenly had a strong sense of déjà vu, but Ogiwara Sayu pursed her lips, silently picked up the microphone, and slowly walked to the song request machine. Her fair and tender fingers tapped twice lightly, and directly selected some popular songs.

"It's so dazzling that I don't know where to look."

"Like flowers and wind, they will always be in my heart if time can go back"

Sitting on the sofa, Xianren picked up the apple juice and looked at Sayu Ogiwara who was singing softly. The expression on his face couldn't help but become dazed.

"Matsu Takako's 'Flower'?"

A white shirt, a path filled with sunflowers, wind chimes, and the lyrics, one line at a time, paint the picture of a crisp summer afternoon, the encounter between a young man in a white shirt and a young woman. Under the bright sunshine, a path framed by swaying sunflowers, and in front of a small blue house...

Those who have listened to this song more than once will occasionally think of themselves wearing a white shirt, waiting for the girl to meet them in a scene similar to the one in the song, but who is that girl?

Quietly looking at the singing girl, the sage slowly closed his eyes and sighed softly.

When the song ended, when Ogiwara Sayu looked at Kento, she saw Kento with his eyes closed, not knowing what he was thinking about, or what he was thinking about.

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Summer Cicadas: 257. Bubbles

"Excuse me, are you Miyamizu-kun?"

After finishing his studies at the private school and preparing to go home, he saw a man on the road. He was dressed in a suit and had a slightly familiar face. Xianren stopped and looked at the man who called him and looked like a successful man.

"Which one?"

"My name is Ogiwara, Ogiwara Issa, and I'm the older brother of Ogiwara Sayu, who's temporarily staying at your house."

The familiar-looking face also got an answer after the other party's response. Xianren was not too surprised by the man who suddenly appeared in front of him. He originally thought that a week or so would be enough, but he didn't expect that the other party would appear in front of him at the end of summer vacation.

"Is it about Ogiwara?"

"Okay, can we chat for a moment?"

There was nothing rude about the other party's attitude, and he didn't look like a villain in a vulgar drama. After a moment's silence, he nodded slightly, agreeing to the other party's proposal.

Not too far from the private school, they sat opposite each other in a cafe near the school.

"Regarding Sayu, I'm very grateful to Miyamizu-kun for taking care of me during this period. This is a reward for Miyamizu-kun's care of Sayu during this period. It may not be much, but as a token of gratitude, please accept it."

As soon as he sat down, the other party took out an envelope that looked heavy enough from his briefcase and handed it to the wise man.

I glanced at the thickness of the envelope and it should be around a hundred pages - if they were all from Fukuzawa Yukichi.

"No need for a thank-you gift. During this time, Ogihara has also helped with the housework and used her income from work to prepare three meals a day. So she has already paid her dues and there is no need for additional thanks."

"Sayu's share belongs to Sayu, and this is my gratitude as a brother."

The other person's expression was sincere.

But Xianren was not shaken at all. He looked at the man in front of him quietly, raised his hand to call the waiter, and ordered a cup of iced coffee.

"You'll pay for this iced coffee later."

"..."

Hearing what Xianren said, the man named Ogiwara Issa couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, then he smiled softly. He felt that the boy in front of him was also a very interesting person. He didn't insist any further and put away the envelope on the table.

Before coming to meet Xianren, he had already learned some information about the boy in front of him, and realized that although he was a high school student, he was already a best-selling author.

He was a little surprised that his 'thank you gift' was rejected, but it was also within reason and did not shock him.

He also ordered a cup of coffee and looked at the boy sitting opposite him.

"When we were in Hokkaido, I hardly ever saw Sayu smile, even once. But recently, I've seen her smile, so I'm really grateful to you, Miyamizu-kun."

"Recently, this means that you've already noticed Ogiwara, living in the home of a stranger like me, right?"

"Yes, but I only observed from a distance. For this, I was even warned."

"warn?"

"I was just standing at the intersection looking at Miyamizu-kun's residence when a man who looked like a bodyguard suddenly came up to me and tapped my shoulder. It was really..."

After thinking about it, the only person who would do such a thing is probably Feng Xiaochun.

"Some things happened at home, and my mother's attitude towards Sayu has always been less than gentle, and there are other things going on."

"A friend committed suicide because of bullying?"

"Miyamizu-kun, already, understand?"

Looking at the young man in front of him in surprise, Ogihara Issa was surprised.

"Didn't it show up in the news? I was a little interested in the surname Ogihara, so I did a search and saw related content. Then I thought about it and saw the local news in Hokkaido."

"The Internet is a terrible thing."

"It all depends on how you use it. Things don't have their own minds, so there's no good or bad. It just depends on the kind of person who uses them."

"Too."

The coffee for the two was brought up, and Ogiwara Issa took a sip.

"I'm not in a position to ask too much about Mr. Ogihara's family affairs. I just want to know: Is your purpose in coming to see me today related to Ogihara? Are you planning to have her return to Hokkaido with you?"

The man who was drinking coffee paused for a moment, put down the coffee in his hand, closed his eyes, and sighed softly.

"I originally had this idea, but now I'm a little worried."

"What about the news from Hokkaido?"

"There are some reasons, but it's not just those. The news is part of it, but more importantly, it's about Sayu's future. If she returns to Hokkaido, I'm afraid she will soon return to her previous state. I don't want to see Sayu..."

The atmosphere was full of the flavor of a family drama, and Xianren had no interest in asking more questions. He just picked up the coffee in his hand, looked at the man in front of him, and waited for his answer, wanting to see what the other party's purpose was.

"So, I hope that Miyamizu-kun you——"

I stayed in the cafe for nearly an hour and talked about many things with Ogihara Kazusa. The two of us did not reach a complete consensus, but we reached more than half of the consensus.

On the way back to the apartment, Kento was still thinking about what he had talked about with Ogiwara Issa, and there was a puzzled expression on his face. He simply could not understand what kind of dire situation the Ogiwara family was in that forced Ogiwara Sayu to stay in his fire basin.

A wise man is not completely without self-awareness.

When he returned to his apartment and saw that Ogiwara Sayu had not come back yet, he started preparing dinner first. Then, in his free time, he took a look at the news on his mobile phone. When dinner was almost ready, he sat down at the desk, looked at the computer in front of him, and continued the work he had unfinished before.

I talked to Mari Fukaoka about the new book last week, but the progress is less than half, which made the strong-willed editor a little disappointed.

Kento's original answer to her was that the progress would be almost complete by the end of summer vacation, but now it is not even halfway done. No wonder Mari Fukaoka is disappointed. He estimated that it would be about two months later, and Mari Fukaoka expressed her understanding.

Looking at the computer screen in front of him, Xianren stared at it for a while, then slowly closed his eyes. When he opened them again, he saved the document and closed the computer.

I was sitting at the desk in a daze, wondering when Ogiwara Sayu would come home, when the doorbell rang.

Thinking that it might be Ogiwara Sayu who came back, I walked to the door and opened it.

Looking at Ogiwara Sayu standing at his door, not knowing why she didn't say a word, Xianren's eyes fell on the girl. He stared at her for a while, but she didn't speak. So he kept silent and walked into the house quietly. The girl also followed him into the house quietly.

"Have you seen your family?"

He brought the prepared dinner to the table and took the dishes and chopsticks. When he sat down, he looked at Ogiwara Sayu who had washed her hands and asked.

"Has anyone come to see you yet?"

Sayu Ogiwara, who was about to sit down, froze for a moment after hearing Kento's question, sat down, and looked at Kento sitting opposite her.

"His name is Ogiwara Issa. He said he was your brother and gave me a thick envelope as a token of his gratitude."

"..."

“About this thick.”

After gesturing with his fingers and looking at the uneasy look on the girl's face, Xianren picked up his chopsticks, picked up the pickled radish he had made, and put it into his mouth. The sour taste made him feel refreshed all of a sudden.

He closed his eyes tightly, waited for the sour taste in his mouth to gradually dissipate, and then slowly opened his eyes.

"You didn't... take it?"

Ogiwara Sayu was a little nervous at first, but when she saw the wise man in front of her, who just gestured with his hands and didn't take out the envelope, Ogiwara Sayu couldn't help but hesitate in her heart, and looked at the boy sitting opposite her with some inexplicable eyes.

"I really wanted to, but I felt that accepting the envelope would cause some trouble, so I declined. Before or after meeting me, I should have contacted you, right?"

The girl couldn't help but pursed her lips, was silent for a moment, and nodded slightly.

"The day before yesterday, he met me outside the restaurant where I work."

"Have you figured out where you'll be working?"

"Ah."

Then, there was a moment of silence.

I thought the wise man would ask what topics her brother and she talked about, and whether she would follow her brother back. I had already thought about how to answer a series of questions, but I found that the wise man didn't even ask.

In the slightly subtle and awkward atmosphere, Ogiwara Sayu silently picked up the bowl in front of her and quietly ate the dinner prepared by Kento.

At the end of dinner, Kento didn't talk about her anymore. Ogiwara Sayu, who had a lot to say, was about to open her mouth to talk to Kento about this topic, but she saw Kento glance at his mobile phone and walk towards the door.

"I'm going out for a while. You should rest first. I might be back a little late."

"Uh...yeah."

Snapped--

The door was closed. Ogiwara Sayu, who was standing in the room, looked at the door silently, pursed her lips, and didn't know how to describe her mood. She stood there in a daze for a long time, and then lay down on the bed silently to rest.

He walked out of his apartment and came to the door of Qingpu's house, then reached out and pressed the doorbell.

In a short while, Qing Pu Wu arrived at the door. Looking at the wise man standing in front of her house, she sighed, looked back at the living room, let the wise man enter the house, and then closed the door.

"So, why are you contacting me suddenly at this time? What's the matter?"

"You don't have time to attend private school during the day, but it's already evening. Don't you have any free time?"

"It's time to rest at night. If you don't get enough rest, how will you be energetic tomorrow?"

There was no sign of Setsuna in the living room, so he followed Qingpu Mai into the living room. After sitting down, he looked at the barley tea that Qingpu Mai poured for him. He took a sip and felt that the taste was okay. It was probably the same brand as his barley tea.

"I may not be very energetic now that I'm older, but aren't you still young?"

"Because I'm young and still growing, I need rest even more. Did you call me here just to talk about this?"

Qingpu Mai didn't say anything, but just looked at the boy in front of her quietly. Xianren understood her thoughts from her eyes and guessed the purpose of her calling him over.

He glanced towards the girl's room and saw the door was silent. Then Xianren looked at Qingura Mai in front of him.

"That girl named Ogihara Sayu, I saw her meeting a stranger, probably her family. She should have left soon, right?"

"That's her brother."

"Have you met her family as well?"

I just wanted to remind Xianren, but judging from Xianren's answer and reaction, it seems that he has already met the girl's family.

"This afternoon, he was waiting at the door of my private school. I chatted with him for a while."

"Are you going to take his sister back?"

"No, he's planning to let his sister stay in Tokyo to go to school."

"......"

I thought I might get good news, but I didn't expect that instead of good news, I got not-so-good news.

"Of course, it hasn't been confirmed yet. It depends on her family. Her mother doesn't seem to care much about her feelings. It was precisely because of her family that she chose to run away. Going back would probably be torture for her."

Looking at Qingpu Mai in front of him, Xianren's expression did not change, he even raised his eyebrows slightly at Qingpu Mai.

"My relationship with her is purer than my relationship with you. I simply don't want her to go back and suffer."

"Even if you've only known her for less than two weeks?"