Thirty years?
In the dim bar, when he heard the number from Bai Heqing's mouth, Belmode was in a trance. Countless memories that were originally sealed in the depths of his memory all followed this extremely special moment for the two of them. Time points, all pouring out at this moment.
Both of them seemed to be caught in memories at the same time. Bai Heqing looked at the red wine glass in his hand with his eyes lowered. This was his habitual reaction when he was thinking or distracted.
But Belmod just looked at him quietly, with complicated eyes.
For a moment, the air around the two of them was extremely quiet.
In fact, the time period of thirty years is not entirely correct.
Or should I say, it was not right for Belmode.
Bai Heqing is a person with extremely high psychological defense. He rarely really opens up his heart to other people. Even if he always seems to be doing similar actions, that's just because he is good at acting.
They say she is an international superstar with superb acting skills, but in Bermod's opinion, Shirakawa Kiyoshi is the one who is better at acting than her.
Of course, all this has changed since just thirty years ago.
Before that, Shirakawa Kiyoshi was a very "straightforward" person.
And he is the kind of person who will show his indifference straightforwardly without any scruples.
No doubt, she was scolding him.
Bai Heqing had two completely different personalities when he was young and now. Among the little guys, the current Ah Jing and Bai Heqing's personalities when they were young are the most similar. They both look very close, but in fact they have a kind of innate nature. of indifference.
The only difference is that Shirakawa never concealed this when he was young.
Even Belmode, it was only after she had been with him for a long time that Shirakawa Kiyo truly accepted her, just thirty years ago...
So for Bai Heqing, he really likes to say the word thirty years, especially in front of her, because for him, this is indeed the point in time when he truly accepts Belmode.
But for Belmode, this time was much earlier.
Very early.
She never even mentioned to Bai Heqing the scene when they first met...
She had just entered junior high school at that time.
It was during a very cold winter that she, who had lived and studied in the United States for a long time, returned to Japan for the first time with her family after growing up, this small island country that was her nominal motherland.
In fact, at that time, Bellmode didn't know the real reason why the family leader returned to Japan. She just heard that the destination was Japan, and out of curiosity that she had never been there, she clamored to ask to go together.
Different from the modern atmosphere of high-rise buildings everywhere in the United States, Japan is indeed a very narrow island country, and the narrowness brought by this country seems to be deeply reflected in the blood of the people on this land.
Therefore, when he first arrived in Japan, Belmode was actually very uncomfortable with the environment here, and he was not used to it in every aspect.
Except that one person.
"..."
forty years ago.
"Miss Karasuma, please come with me."
Walking into the Hatoyama family's house, the snow-covered courtyard was completely white. An elderly housekeeper came forward to greet her. He respectfully stretched out his hand in front of her and motioned for Belmod to go in the other direction of the courtyard. go.
"Where's the head of the family?"
Instead of leaving immediately with the old butler, the young Bermod looked at Karasuma Renye who walked into the house from the front door under the leadership of other servants, and asked doubtfully.
"Mr. Karasuma and our family leader have important matters to discuss."
After answering her patiently, the old housekeeper bent down and said in a gentle voice:
"But our young lady is in the next room right now. She really wants to see you, Karasuma-san."
"Does she know me?" Belmode asked curiously.
"Of course, but that was when you were very young, Miss Karasuma. It's normal for Miss Karasuma to have no impression now..."
The old housekeeper's words aroused Bellmode's interest at that time. She wanted to meet Miss Hatoyama who had seen her in a foreign country called "Motherland".
"Is she much older than me?"
Following the old butler as he walked down the corridor, Belmode asked curiously.
"Haha, she is older than Miss Karasuma, but not much, only four years old." The old housekeeper replied with a smile.
"Why would she want to see me?"
Along the way, Belmode had many problems.
"Miss Karasuma can ask my lady this question in person...Okay, we are here."
Stopping in the corridor, the old housekeeper turned around, faced the closed room in front of him, and raised his voice slightly outside the door.
"Miss, Miss Karasuma has arrived."
"Boom!"
Suddenly, as soon as the old housekeeper finished speaking, there were some strange sounds in the room, very hurried, a bit like footsteps.
Belmod looked up at the old housekeeper beside him in confusion, but the old housekeeper seemed to have grown accustomed to the strange situation and just stood quietly at the door of the room, still with that kind smile on his face.
"Well, please come in."
Finally, after a long time, a female voice sounded in the room.
This voice is very special, completely different from other traditional Japanese women that Belmod has seen in the past few days.
There was no suppressed formality in her voice, nor was there the dull and dull tone that had long been numb.
On the contrary, her voice is light and agile.
It was just a very simple word, but like the song of a lark, Belmod heard a completely different charm at that time.
She suddenly realized that she might be compatible with the woman in the room.
"Whoosh."
After receiving a response from the women in the room, the old housekeeper reached out and opened the shoji door between them.
In an instant, the heat accumulated in the room poured out, dissipating a lot of the chill on Belmod's body.
In the room, the first thing that caught Belmode's eyes was a woman wearing a kimono sitting by the window.
She was very surprised because the woman was wearing a black kimono.
That's right, a pure black kimono without any extra decoration.
Even Belmode, who doesn't know much about Japanese culture, knows that in Japan, this pure black kimono and mourning clothes basically have the same meaning.
As for the obviously inappropriate clothing of women, the old housekeeper on the side had no reaction at all, and still had that kind smile on his face.
[Why is this person...wearing mourning clothes? Did I remember it wrong? 】
Belmod wanted to ask this question, but immediately, her eyes were firmly attracted by another part of this kimono woman.
"Why don't you come in? The little sister of the Karasuma family who has come all the way?"
The kimonoed woman gently put down the book in her hand, turned her head slightly, and looked at Belmod standing outside the door with a smile.
She is very beautiful, with long black and silky hair tied back by a wooden hairpin. She pays great attention to her manners in every move she makes. You can feel at a glance that she is the representative of the kind of lady often described in books.
But, but...
【Knew it……】
When the kimonoed woman put down her book, Belmod's cheeks suddenly swelled and her eyes curved like crescent moons.
She was suppressing a laugh.
Because she was absolutely sure.
This beautiful lady, the book in her hand...
Hold it upside down.
【What a lovely sister. 】
This was the only thought in Belmode's mind at that time.
(﹃) I wanted to say something, but after thinking about it carefully I couldn’t think of anything to say, so just go to bed early.
(End of chapter)
