"Ayako, what's wrong?"
In the lobby of the guesthouse, Shimizu Jing, who had just picked up the unconscious Suzuki Sonoko, seemed to notice something strange about Suzuki Ayako behind her, and looked back in confusion.
"No, no, it's nothing... It's just, I'm just a little scared..."
Looking away for a moment, Suzuki Ayako subconsciously clenched her hands.
"Don't worry, as long as you get out of here you'll be fine."
Without doubting her words, Qingshui, who was half-crouching, smiled and comforted her. He turned back to look at Suzuki Sonoko in his arms and was about to wake her up.
"Yes, yes Shizu-kun!"
At this moment, she suddenly plucked up the courage. Suzuki Ayako looked at Qing Shuijing with a smiling but slightly nervous expression, and asked:
"Remember the first time we met?"
"Well, I was almost sent away by you two sisters at the head of a car."
Qing Shuijing smiled, and under the extremely frightened eyes of Suzuki Ayako behind her, she slowly said:
"Of course, the problem at that time was mainly on me. After all, I crossed the road without looking at the red light. If you hadn't stepped on the brakes in time, Ayako, I would have died by then..."
Speaking of this, Qing Shuijing's eyes dimmed slightly.
How could he be the kind of person who crosses the road without looking at the red light? Gin usually does more of this kind of non-compliance with traffic rules in the organization.
It was just that at that time, she had just experienced something that made him regretful, so she subconsciously ignored the surrounding environment.
Some bloody fragments flashed back in his mind again. Vaguely, Qing Shuijing seemed to see Miyano Akemi's eyes staring at him from these memory fragments, as if he were in a nightmare...
What Qing Shuijing didn't notice was that after hearing his words, Suzuki Ayako behind him subconsciously took two steps back and covered her mouth. There was a trace of fear in her eyes in disbelief.
This is not because there is anything wrong with Qing Shuijing's answer. On the contrary, his answer is completely correct.
Her first encounter with Qing Shuijing began that night a few months ago. At that time, she was driving her sister home. When she passed a red light intersection on a small road, she almost hit Qing Shuijing, who looked lost at the time. Flying...
But it was precisely Qing Shuijing's correct answer that made Suzuki Ayako even more frightened.
The small crack on his face that looked like a "wound" undoubtedly showed that the fiancé in front of her was wearing a disguise.
Suzuki Ayako originally thought that Qing Shuijing was transferred by someone after leaving the lobby of the guesthouse before, so she wanted to use what she just said to test whether it was true or not.
After all, apart from the two of them, only Suzuki Sonoko, who was also present at the time, knew the scene of their first encounter.
If Qing Shuijing in front of him cannot answer, or answers incorrectly, it proves that he must be a fake.
But Qing Shuijing answered without hesitation.
What does this mean that the accomplice of the "fake" in front of her has captured her fiancé and tortured him out of his mouth for some purpose about what happened between them?
Or was her fiancé already swayed by someone at some point during their relationship?
Or was Qing Shuijing wearing a mask from the beginning when he was dating her?
No matter which situation it was, it made Suzuki Ayako feel a chill down her spine. The fiancé in front of her, whom she knew so well, seemed to be suddenly enveloped in a deep fog that she couldn't see clearly.
Suzuki Ayako has not had this kind of doubt before.
It is true that Qing Shuijing is excellent, but during the relationship between the two, he would suddenly "disappear" from time to time. During this period, he could not be contacted and the phone could not be reached. Although Qing Shuijing would explain to her afterwards, but if this happened This situation is only okay occasionally, but if it happens more often, Suzuki Ayako will inevitably become suspicious.
Just because Qing Shuijing had always been extremely considerate to her, Suzuki Ayako didn't think too much about these things.
In addition, during the few times the two of them lived together, Qing Shuijing not only never touched her, but even wore thick pajamas when sleeping, and always avoided close contact with her.
Suzuki Ayako always thought that this was because Shimizu Shizu had a conservative personality and was unwilling to do anything that went beyond the rules of etiquette before actually getting married to her. After all, Shimizu Shizu usually treated everyone with honorifics except for her and Sonoko. There are some rigid men up there.
There are also Qing Shuijing's parents. In the past, whenever Suzuki Ayako asked to see his parents, Qing Shuijing would always be cleverly put off by various reasons...
One by one, Suzuki Ayako had noticed abnormal doubts one by one in the past, either intentionally or unintentionally. Now they all came towards her like a tide, washing over her brain repeatedly and making her feel confused.
"Brother-in-law?"
At this moment, Suzuki Sonoko, who was originally unconscious, was also awakened by Qing Shuijing.
Having just woken up, she opened her eyes in a daze and looked at Qing Shuijing in front of her. After wondering for a while and remembering what happened in the hall before she fell into coma, she couldn't help but cry while hugging Qing Shuijing.
"Wow! Brother-in-law! There was an explosion here before, and the ceiling suddenly collapsed. Many people died. I thought, I thought..."
"Okay, don't worry, you're fine."
After patting her shoulder, Qing Shuijing pulled her to stand up.
"Ugh, I knew it. I was wondering if something would happen again today, but it really happened..."
Perhaps because she was crying too sadly, Suzuki Sonoko did not notice the slender crack on the lower side of Qing Shuijing's cheek.
"I encounter these messy things every time I go out recently. I must be targeted by the God of Death..."
"It's okay, there is no death in this world." Qing Shuijing comforted helplessly, raising his hand to touch her head.
"Even if it does happen, it's unlikely that you will be targeted by the God of Death. After all, you haven't done anything wrong..."
"Ugh, but..."
"Okay, wipe away your tears, otherwise your friends will see you crying when they wake up. Do you understand?"
"Um……"
After helping Suzuki Sonoko wipe away the tears on her face, Qing Shuijing turned around and walked towards the unconscious Maori father and daughter on the ground on the other side.
His expression and tone of comforting Suzuki Sonoko were like those of a real elder brother.
"Sister, are you not injured?"
Rubbing her eyes, Suzuki Sonoko walked towards Suzuki Ayako who was standing behind.
"Well, it's okay..."
While Suzuki Ayako held her in her arms, her eyes still stayed on Shimizu Shizu who was walking towards Maori and his daughter.
Seeing him squatting down and about to wake up Maori and his daughter, Suzuki Ayako's eyes flashed with hesitation and struggle.
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(End of chapter)
