novelraw Chapter 32 Chapter 32
Chapter 32 Chapter 32
Qinghe has lived for so many years and has done many stupid things, but she never thought that she would be so stupid back then.
Taisho three years*1, the first year Yato left.
Qinghe didn't know where Yetou went or what he did during the Taisho period until more than 100 years later.
At that time, she regarded Yato as all the motivation to live.As soon as Yato pulled away and left, her world seemed to collapse.
Yato had said that he would go to Tokyo.
So Qinghe went to Tokyo to find him recklessly.
Taisho four years*2, the second year Yato left.
She didn't find Yato, but ended up in an art museum in Tokyo.
Once upon a time, he was born in a noble family, and he didn't learn anything except piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Later, he learned the talent of a geisha, so when life was difficult, he resumed his profession as a geisha, using the pseudonym "Juwen Eili".
Taisho five years*3, the third year Yato left.
She didn't find Yato, and she knew the streets and alleys of Tokyo like the back of her hand.
She has become famous in the art museum.
Most of the guests who come here are men.
Malevolent eyes often look at her.
At that time, she had a much more docile temper, and she always tolerated it for the sake of avoiding troubles.
One day, a man verbally harassed her.
She couldn't bear it anymore, and poured a cup of tea on her head.
As a result of being self-willed for a while, she was fined for more than three months, and she was bedridden due to illness. She survived only with the support of her sisters who had a good relationship with her in the Art Museum.
After recovering from her illness, she found that Yato's face in her memory began to blur.
But after the second reincarnation, Yeto took care of her and engraved it in his heart bit by bit.
She told herself over and over again:
In the coming year, in the coming year, Yato will definitely be found.
Taisho six years*4, the fourth year Yato left.
She still couldn't find Yato, and the climate of Tokyo's four seasons could not feel any discomfort at all.
A senior taught her before that in romantic situations, women always win by being delicate and soft.At that time, she didn't hesitate to use her appearance, deliberately softened her voice, evoked a soft smile, raised her eyes shyly, and said, "Guest, do you want me to serve you?"
When she was the most famous, there were countless ministers under her skirt.
Regardless of men and women.
It wasn't long before she became addicted to smoking, and in the haze of smoke, she saw Ruiren for the first time.
She lit a cigarette and leaned against the cherry blossom tree in the art hall, and a person approached slowly, but she didn't notice, the person had no choice but to say: "Excuse me, where is Miss Huili?"
She still remembered that she lightly exhaled smoke rings, and smiled lazily at the Rui people: "Guest, it's the first time we meet, I'm Huili."
Rui Ren was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "Miss Jiu Yang."
The first time Qinghe saw Ruiren, he felt that his brows and eyes were soft, and his body had a scent of books, and he was not someone who was in the romantic world at all.
The so-called appearance is not the criterion for judging a person.
Ruiren met Qinghe for the first time, and soon there was a second, third, and fourth meeting.
After meeting for the third time, Qinghe learned from other people that Ruiren was the young master of the Chinese Nomiya family. Thinking of the various performances of meeting Ruiren three times, he acted with restraint, talked with gentleness and politeness, which is really not what ordinary people should have.
But after she knew that there was a person named Nomiya Ruiren in the world, Qinghe also knew another thing.
——The unaccounted-for family property of the Nomiya family was wiped out by the mistress, and now they are heavily in debt and unable to survive.
The Rui man was generous, and he didn't smell like money like other upstarts. Qinghe was also willing to receive him.
After a long time, Qinghe learned that Ruiren was good at painting, and the two had already made friends at that time. Ruiren knew that she was good at calligraphy, so she laughed and said to Ruiren, "Ruiren, if you don't mind, I can do it for you. Draw the inscription."
Rui Ren was taken aback for a moment, then laughed softly, and finally collapsed on the tatami with a big laugh, pointing at her and saying, "Hui Li, I'm studying Western painting."
Qinghe didn't take it seriously: "Really."
Ruiren laughed enough, got up and sat beside her, leaning against her like a soft bone: "But Huili is so beautiful, I've always wanted to draw a picture for you, would you like to?"
Qinghe nodded: "Okay."
Rui Ren made an agreement with her that next time he came to the art museum, he would bring painting tools with him.
Ruiren came as scheduled on the appointed day, but Mrs. Jing entered the art gallery an hour before he arrived. Qinghe's life depends entirely on her to take care of him, so he has no choice but to receive Mrs. Jing first.
Mrs. Jing was very eloquent, and Qinghe was teased by her for two or three hours before finally leaving.
After sending Mrs. Mirror away, she found out that Rui was in another geisha's room after asking.
At night, Ruiren stumbled into her room with a drawing board.
She was a bit addicted to cigarettes, the room was filled with smoke, Ruiren was drunk, walked unsteadily and fell at her feet, just as Qinghe was about to help him, Ruiren knocked out the cigarette butt at her fingertips, and used an unprecedented With a serious expression, he said, "Eri, girls don't smoke."
Qinghe pretended not to see him getting angry, and just said: "Why don't you wait for me, can other girls have me?"
Rui Ren lay on top of her, stretched out his hand to touch the strands of hair that hung loose on her shoulders, and sighed helplessly, "You."
At that time, Qinghe was promiscuous and promiscuous, and the Ruiren made good friends with her. They had known her for nearly a year, and her behavior was frivolous, not even half a Chinese.
After hearing Rui Ren's words, Qinghe turned his head angrily and ignored him. Rui Ren leaned over with a smile and asked, "Then who is the guest you received today?"
"Mrs. Mirror."
Rui Ren's hand paused and tore off a few strands of her hair. Qinghe frowned, but he heard Rui Ren say, "...that adult from the Tianhai family?"
"Yeah." Qinghe then asked back, "Rui people know each other?"
"I don't know."
Ruiren brought a drawing board, but the painting was not completed in the end.
Before leaving, Rui touched her hair and said, "I never asked about your birthday date. If it hasn't passed yet, I will give you the birthday gift of the painting I promised you."
"Stingy." Qinghe pretended to be angry, but said: "It's good if you are willing to paint."
"You, it's all over, you still look like a child." Ruiren laughed, and paused suddenly, "...I really hope that my sister can continue to be happy."
"Does Rui have a younger sister?"
Rui Ren's brows and eyes instantly softened, and he smiled softly: "Yes."
Taisho Seventh Year*5, the fifth year Yato left.
She still couldn't find Yato, and found herself beginning to forget.
After the New Year, Swiss people come and go to art museums more and more frequently, often staying for two or three days at a time.
He looks handsome, can talk sweetly, and is not stingy, all the girls in the art hall don't like him, but when Fanrui comes to the art hall, the girls can almost surround him.
The Rui puppet chatted with Qinghe a few times. There was a group of girls staring at Qinghe's room door. Qinghe closed the door with his hands on his head, and turned around and said disgustedly: "The scourge."
Ruiren said disapprovingly, "Girls should be cared for."
"Don't include me." Qinghe quickly waved his hands, "As the saying goes, 'A flower does not have a hundred-day red', you are like duckweed, you can't be trusted anywhere."
Ruiren chuckled, drank her a cup of tea, turned around and pushed the door out, and went to hang out with other girls again.
At the beginning of summer, I heard that the Nonomiya family spread invitations to invite celebrities from all walks of life to attend Miss Nonomiya's birthday party.
Qinghe Tingrui mentioned Miss Nomiya's age, and after careful calculation, this birthday party can be regarded as her adult birthday party.
It's just that the Nomiya family is heavily in debt, and if they want to invite celebrities, the home can't be too shabby, and even if it's just another addition to the heavy debt, they still have to hold a luxurious banquet, the purpose of which is self-evident.
And just when the family was in trouble, it was not wrong for the Rui people to go out to the place of fireworks.
One day, Rui Ren rarely came to her room, Qinghe smiled and said: "I heard that Miss's birthday is about to pass, so let me congratulate her for the time being."
Rui Ren smiled bitterly: "Thank you." He lay down on the tatami mat softly.
At the beginning of August, a big news broke out in Tokyo. A big event happened to the family of the Chinese Viscount Nomiya—Master Nomiya was killed at Miss Nomiya's birthday party!
For a time, everyone in the streets and alleys knew about this incident, and everyone discussed it very lively.
Due to the good relationship with Ruiren, Qinghe asked someone to ask the reason of the incident, and finally the truth he learned was slightly different from the rumors, but the rest was the same.
The Rui people came back to the art museum after a long time, and many girls thought of their past friendship and raised money one after another.
Qinghe took the money he had collected with great difficulty to Ruiren, and Ruiren accepted it silently for a long time, and said: "Thank you."
"No, it's just as if I paid you for a painting."
He thought it was because he remembered the painting that he promised but hadn't finished yet, so he chuckled softly.
Ruiren has only been to the art museum once since the accident at the Nomiya's house, and he has never set foot in it since then, and Qinghe doesn't bother to inquire about his affairs, so the days go by day by day.
At the end of August, Qinghe went to Tianhai mansion at the invitation of Madam Jing.
She had a good chat with Mrs. Mirror, and when talking about interesting things in Tokyo, she couldn't help but mention the Nonomiya family.
Mrs. Mirror sighed, and said with pity: "Poor Lily has suffered such a thing at a young age."
Qinghe is not afraid of common etiquette, and can have a very happy personal relationship with Mrs. Jing, so he naturally understands that Mrs. Jing is a man and a woman.
The first time Mrs. Mirror mentioned a girl in a pitiful tone, Qinghe knew that she had fallen in love with a young and beautiful girl again.
But in the past, the Swiss also used the same tone to mention Miss Nomiya.
Could it be...
Qinghe no longer dared to think deeply.
As it was getting late, Mrs. Jing wanted to keep her overnight. Qinghe suddenly became addicted to cigarettes. He felt as if he was scratching his liver and lungs. He took the opportunity to leave Tianhai's house.
Just as he was going out, he suddenly saw a fashionable car approaching from the back door of Tianhai's house, and Qinghe hurriedly avoided it.
But the moment she avoided it, she saw a familiar figure out of the corner of her eye.
It was Rui Ren who hadn't seen him for a long time.
One day, Qinghe went shopping in Ginza, and was about to go back to the art museum with the things he bought, when he saw Ruiren sleeping on the street not far away.
Ruiren in a kimono looked very eye-catching among the crowd in suits and western clothes, Qinghe hurriedly took him back to the art hall.
Helping him change his clothes, he found that his body was covered with various scars, some were healed, and some were split and bloody.
Rui Ren fell into a coma throughout the day, and at night, he woke up in a daze, and just happened to face Shang Qinghe's face, as if he was taken aback, and didn't respond for a while: "Huili?"
Qinghe didn't ask him what happened to the injury on his body, and pushed the food over to him.
After Rui finished eating, because she couldn't stand the smell of smoke in her room, she stumbled up, held the door and walked out slowly.
Qinghe heard Rui Ren being blocked by people in the house, a girl asked him why he never came, Rui Ren chuckled and said, "Miss me? Come another day."
Rui's body is like duckweed, and he is erratic, so Qinghe only listens to half of what he says most of the time.
As expected by Qinghe, Ruiren still hadn't been to the Art Museum in October.
In mid-October, a man with the silhouette of a Westerner entered the art museum and asked Qinghe for a piece of jewelry.
Qinghe thought for a long time before he remembered that Ruiren gave her the jewelry when he first met Ruiren. Qinghe asked the man's identity and confirmed that he was from the Nomiya family before returning the jewelry.
The man thanks.
Qinghe thought about seeing things and thinking about people, and thinking of Ruiren inheriting the family business, he asked: "Is the master's injury better?"
The man froze suddenly, and it took him a while to recover. He only said, "Thank you, miss, for returning it." After speaking, he left.
Taisho eight years*6, the sixth year Yato left.
She still couldn't find Yato, and she couldn't remember Yato's face.
At the beginning of January, just after the New Year, one morning, an incident swept the whole of Tokyo.
——The new head of the Nonomiya family committed suicide by throwing himself into the river!
When the body was salvaged, the face of the body was swollen and unrecognizable. The police found a jewelry on the body and a suicide note by the river, which confirmed the identity.
Rui people pursue the ultimate beauty all their lives, but when they die, things are different. .
Great, she thought, you're finally free.
But the tears fell unprepared.
In the second half of the year, after the death of Ruiren, the Nomiya family fell apart, and the house was burned to ashes overnight.
Qinghe finally decided to quit smoking.
She left the art museum, found a humble job, and began to learn to support herself with her hands.
One day, there was a lot of voices, and Qinghe was so busy that she was dizzy when she suddenly heard someone calling her: "... Ah Zhi?"
Qinghe turned around, and saw Yato in a black kimono.
Qinghe smiled slightly and said, "Don't come here without any problems, Yato."
She has known Ruiren for three years and separated from Yedou for six years. Some things are finally understood after Ruiren's death.
Pinning the hope of living on others is not only letting your own selfishness go, but also hurting others.
Man has to live for himself.
Before she knew it, she no longer felt the loneliness and panic when she was separated from Yato.
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The rain was still pouring down.
Qinghe inexplicably remembered the past in a trance.
The past deeds reminded me all the time how absurd and hopeless her past was.
So when she saw Kiori in a similar situation, she chose to ignore it.
Maybe Chiori looks exactly like her past self, and if she hates Chiori, she actually hates herself.
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