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"Dad, when I was sad as a child, you held me in your arms like this, and took me to look at the night sky and count the stars... In the future, you are getting busier and busier, and it has been a long time since you held me like this."

"..."

Qingshuichuan was about to stand up, but as soon as she said this, her strength instantly disappeared.

"Hehe~"

Akane Shimizu smiled happily.

"Now we can continue, let's get back to the topic we just discussed. What do you think of Mom now, Dad?"

"What can I do? I see with my eyes... Toyokawa gives off a serious and dignified vibe. Although I was a little uncomfortable when I first started working there, I quickly got over it. Besides that, he's a very quick learner.

Her aura is quite obvious. From what I've observed, while she was working in the store, at least three customers asked for her contact information, even when she was wearing a mask.

"I see, Dad now thinks so highly of Mom. Is he attracted to her now? Even if it's just for a moment."

Being moved or something...

"I just think she's a very nice person and very beautiful. Other than that..."

Qingshuichuan shook his head.

Akane Shimizu muttered to herself,

"It's in line with the historical trend."

"What do you mean?"

"Dad and Mom were like this in the beginning. The experience of working together in the restaurant this summer was just foreshadowing. During this period, you had no interaction at all until later.

By some strange coincidence, you, Dad, happened to learn that the person dazzling on stage was a former colleague of yours. You were captivated by her stunning performance, and it was only after you, Dad, took the initiative to approach her that your two of you truly began to connect."

"Toyokawa... performed on stage? Like I saw in the performance hall today?"

"Although I'm not quite sure which exhibition hall you're talking about, Dad, it should be much more impressive than the average exhibition hall in terms of momentum. After all, Mom was already gaining popularity and fame at that time."

Akane Shimizu held Shimizukawa's hands and placed them in front of herself, letting them hold each other like seat belts and hugging herself tightly.

"Tell me more in detail."

"I would have done the same thing even without Dad telling me to do so. After all, this is the reason why I came here.

But before I go on, I need to explain to you, Dad, what Mom is like right now."

"...Is Fengchuan having a hard time right now?"

"Sure enough, Dad has already discovered it. When did he start to notice it? Was it when I just said in the cafe that she lived in a garbage dump, or was it even earlier?"

"When I was working at the restaurant, it wasn't just me. Some of my more sensitive colleagues probably noticed it. After all, Fengchuan didn't give the impression that she was from an ordinary family."

"That's exactly what happened. Not long ago, Mom was still a real young lady.

The house they lived in was as magnificent as a castle, and her own bedroom alone was much larger than her father's small apartment.

She also has a piano room that belongs to her alone. There are no other unnecessary facilities in the piano room. It is just a sanctuary for her to practice piano.

There will also be different people responsible for taking care of daily life.

At that time, all she needed to do every day was to ensure her academic performance and fully enjoy her youth."

"Is that so... Then what happened next? Why did she become like this?"

As a young lady, not only did she have to work herself, but she also only changed two sets of clothes in a long period of time.

Not to mention, Qian had previously used the term "garbage dump" to describe her residence.

"Don't be impatient, Dad. I was just about to say... Oh, by the way, hold me tighter. If you don't use more force, I'm about to slip off."

"..."

There was no other way, Qingshuichuan could only lift his legs and put them on the railing so that Qingshui Akane could lean more comfortably in his arms.

"In fact, when Mom's misfortune happened, it happened to be the most relaxed and carefree time in her life."

"The most relaxed and unrestrained..."

“Well, she gathered a few like-minded people who loved playing music and formed a band called CRYCHIC, in which she served as keyboardist and composer.

She was very happy that her musical talent could be fully utilized, and soon they started their first performance...

I have to mention here that although I hate my mother, my sister and I really like the song "Spring Shadow" released by her band CRYCHIC at that time.

"I like it too. It's a very nice song."

"~Dad, you will occasionally listen to this song in the future. Maybe my sister and I were also influenced by you."

"That's it..."

"Well, anyway, the band that Mom put together for the first time in her life fell apart not long after. The reason was because of her and her family."

"..."

Qing Shuichuan did not interrupt again and listened silently to Qing Shui Qian continue speaking.

"The turning point of everything was a serious medical accident that occurred in a pharmaceutical company actually controlled by my mother's family.

Many people have taken substandard medicines, and in some cases, they feel unwell, while in others, they even lose consciousness and need to be hospitalized for emergency treatment.

This accident not only caused panic and anger among the people, but also caused the stock price to plummet.

The situation has deteriorated to this extent. We can no longer remain silent and turn a deaf ear. Someone must come forward to take responsibility.

After a meeting, the members of my mother's family unanimously decided on the person who would apologize directly to the public, the so-called scapegoat..."

Akane Shimizu looked into Shimizu River's eyes,

"...in other words, they married into the family and changed their surnames. They didn't actually hold much power for all those years...my mother's father, my grandfather.

As the chosen scapegoat, my grandfather had no ability to resist and no thought of resisting, so he just agreed.

The family was very satisfied with his decision, which was like crocodile tears. They specially selected the best defense lawyer and saved my grandfather from jail.

But the wealthy life of the past is definitely gone, and not only that, ruin and disgrace are also foreseeable."

Qingshuichuan was silent for a while.

"...While this matter is regrettable, it shouldn't affect Toyokawa in any way."

"That's how it should be. This isn't the feudal era anymore. There's no such thing as a father committing a crime and the daughter being punished as well.

But after all, it's the woman you, Dad, love, and Mom, as one of the few people who know about it, how could she not react to such an unfair thing? "

"You mean..."

"Yeah, that's right.

On the one hand, the mother tried very hard to negotiate with her family, and on the other hand, she wanted her wronged father to tell the truth to the media.

But no matter which side she was on, she didn't succeed. Her family ignored her because she was just a high school student after all.

My grandfather also chose to face the facts. He knew that a fight to the death would not benefit him or my mother who was still in high school.

Now that the matter is settled, the right thing to do is to look forward positively.

So he remained silent and took all the responsibility for the accident.

After he was cut off and abandoned by his family, his only request was to ask his family to take good care of his mother.

The family agreed to his request.

Unlike my grandfather who was always treated as an outsider after marrying into the family, my mother still has the family blood flowing in her body after all."

"But according to Toyokawa's personality..."

"Well, Dad has realized it too, but Mom won't accept this.

Such an injustice, such an act of abandoning an innocent person to save others, made her feel contempt and disgust.

"I see. That's why she would rather leave the family with her disgraced father than continue to accept her convenient status as the eldest daughter."

The situation was slightly cleared up.

This is also the reason why Shoko Toyokawa, who looks elegant and noble, appears to work in a restaurant.

The youthful spirit... No, it's the choice full of girlish spirit.

Qingshuichuan's impression of her improved a little bit.

Akane Shimizu smiled,

"Although I hate my mother, I still approve of what she is doing now.

After all, if it were me, I would be very disappointed to see you, Dad, go through such a thing.

I will also choose to stand on your side 100% and become enemies with everyone."

"..."

Qingshuichuan didn't know what to say at this moment.

When Akane Shimizu spoke to the end, she seemed to put herself into the situation and her eyes became fierce.

Because she wasn't targeting me and was speaking in my favor, I still thought she was cute and soft-hearted.

But Qingshuichuan seemed to have vaguely found the real reason why Qingshui Akane was so close to him.

One reason is that my future self may love this little daughter very much.

Judging from Shoko Toyokawa's behavior and choices, perhaps she also has an Electra complex to some extent.

Then this complex was passed on to Akane Shimizu through the action of genes.

Although it's just speculation... Qingshuichuan feels that this is very likely.

"With the huge changes in the family, it's naturally impossible for Mom to live as leisurely as before. Grandpa deliberately continues to be a jerk, lying down, and drinking...

I wanted to use these disappointing behaviors to make her give up and return to the family, but how could a mother with such strong self-esteem choose to back down because of something like this?

"So she started working to support herself."

"Well, if you want to survive, you need a source of income, so naturally you have to work.

But if they work, the time of students' mothers will become increasingly tight.

So the band that my mother had formed could no longer continue.”

"And given Toyokawa's personality, he definitely wouldn't be able to explain the reason to his former bandmates."

"You are worthy of being my father, you guessed right, that's it.

My mother only informed her former bandmates of her decision to quit the group, but didn't tell them the reason behind her decision. And then a lot of things happened...

But what happens after that isn't that important. What happens next between Mom and Dad is the key."

After understanding what happened to Toyokawa Shoko recently, we can finally get to the point.

----

"Dad, do you remember the question I asked you at the beginning?"

"Regarding the regrets in life that cannot be changed?"

"Well, Dad, now that you've heard so much from me, you can probably guess why my sister and I came back."

"I'd rather hear your accurate answer than my own unfounded guesses."

"What if I tell Dad now that Mom will form a new band soon and then be betrayed by someone in the new band?

Was this second blow she suffered in such a short period of time so severe that it plunged her, who had once had a smooth life, into a trough?

"..."

Qing Shuiqian smiled without any tension, and poked Qing Shuichuan's silent face with her fingertips.

“Ah, Dad, you must have guessed it from the look on your face.

That’s right, my sister came here for this.”

"But, considering your way of thinking... this is very strange."

Qingshuichuan frowned slightly,

"My future self should understand and know everything, but if that's the case, why don't I come here to solve the problem myself and make up for my regrets?

No matter from which aspect, physical strength, thinking ability, action ability... I should be more suitable than the love of a child now.

Or... time travel has its limitations, and people from two different timelines cannot appear at the same time, otherwise some kind of irreversible anomaly will occur.