I hide the white roses behind me

Past events often emerge suddenly and unexpectedly.

But how can people and things nowadays be so step-by-step?

For example, I don’t know what my thoughts are, or I can’t forget my thoughts.

"Hey!"

The wooden knife was swung down in the air, and the dust in the sunlight jumped like elves, laying out the leisurely time in the memory.

"what!"

The wooden sword was swung down again, and the tip of the sword trembled unnaturally.

Although it was midsummer, it was not stuffy in the sword dojo, and the wind in the hall was even a little cool. The young man wielding the wooden sword swallowed his throat and glanced at his side with concern.

"Nobunaga, don't be distracted in your practice. Do you want to eat chestnuts?"

Using the wooden sword in his hand to gently press Hanyu Nobunaga's waist, Uesugi Natsuhiko glanced at the small square table in the corner with a half-smile.

It was another summer vacation. Saito Maaya invited Hanyu Airi and Lin Zengxian to come to Kyoto as guests. Naturally, Uesugi Natsuhiko wanted to entertain them well, so he invited them all to the dry landscape garden designed by himself.

Among the guests was Hanyu Airi’s younger brother, Hanyu Nobunaga.

"No, no."

Hanyu Nobunaga, who still had a childish look on his face, was shocked when he was stabbed with a wooden knife, and he hurriedly looked away at the small square table.

Sitting around the square table, Saito Maaya concentrated on wiping Uesugi Natsuhiko's beloved sword. Saito Maaya's sister Saito Kaoru played with the jade bracelet that Lin Zengxian had just given to her with great interest.

Lin Zengxian and Hanyu Airi were peeling chestnuts and feeding each other.

Lin Zengxian's movements were slower, while Airi Hanyu's hands were faster. Most of the peeled chestnuts were put into Lin Zengxian's mouth.

Originally, Lin Zengxian was trying to persuade Airi Hanyu to eat more, but Airi Hanyu said, "You are a man, it's good to eat more chestnuts." Her ears turned red.

"No?"

Uesugi Natsuhiko drew a lazy tone and gently patted Hanyu Nobunaga's back with his wooden sword.

"Have……"

Immediately giving up his tough words, Hanyu Nobunaga languished, put away his wooden sword, and faced Natsuhiko Uesugi obediently.

At a young age, he received the Katori Shinto-ryu's "Ouyo Kyden". Uesugi Natsuhiko was extremely accomplished in drawing swords, and he also had good shuriken skills. Hanyu Nobunaga admired Uesugi Natsuhiko very much.

However, Uesugi Natsuhiko had no intention of accepting a disciple. He just gave Hanyu Nobunaga some basic training for the sake of his friend.

"Take a break."

Withdrawing his wooden sword and holding a sword flower, Natsuhiko Uesugi walked towards the small square table, his eyes fixed on Saito Maaya quietly.

He and Saito Maaya had just been engaged, and they were extremely happy inside. They were racking their brains to design a grand wedding.

"Lin, when are you planning to do it?"

Sitting down next to Saito Maaya, Uesugi Natsuhiko took the rag and sword from his fiancée's hand, and cast a suppressed smile at the two people eating chestnuts.

The two are also about to get engaged.

"We plan to get engaged at the end of this year."

After feeding the peeled chestnuts to Airi Hanyu, Lin Zengxian held his girlfriend's hand and gently rubbed the ring on her middle finger. The air around him was filled with the smell of her white rose perfume.

"Congratulations, then by the end of the year, we will..."

Saito Maaya looked happy and took over the topic with a smile.

"Brother, can you help me?"

But he was interrupted by Hanyu Nobunaga standing far away.

He didn't know what these brothers and sisters were talking about, so he said something while walking.

My sister is getting engaged to Lin Zengxian, and her future brother-in-law has always been kind to him.

"sure."

After patting Airi Hanyu's hand affectionately, Lin Zengxian stood up and walked over.

Hanyu Nobunaga probably had something he didn't want his sister to know, so he wanted to talk to Lin Zengxian alone.

"Nobunaga, what's the matter?"

Seeing Hanyu Nobunaga growing taller, Lin Zengxian patted him on the shoulder. In Lin Zengxian’s memory, the scene at that time was like this. There were lovers, relatives and friends, and happiness seemed to be close at hand.

"Nobunaga?"

Suddenly, Lin Zengxian felt as if time had frozen, and everything around him came to a standstill.

The motionless Hanyu Nobunaga in front of him was growing up at a speed visible to the naked eye, changing from a familiar boy to a strange young man.

"Brother."

A voice without any emotion.

"you……"

The wooden knife seemed to be peeling off the wall, and the sawdust fell down, revealing the real knife inside. The unfamiliar Nobunaga Hanyu put the tip of the knife against Lin Zengxian's heart.

"Why don't you die?"

The next second, the ferocious-looking Hanyu Nobunaga thrust out the knife with all his strength.

……

"Uh……"

Opening his eyes, Lin Zengxian breathed slowly and calmly, and his groggy head reminded him that he was still feverish.

This is not the Uesugi mansion in Kyoto, let alone the sword dojo in the Uesugi mansion, but the apartment he bought in Seoul, the comfortable big bed in the bedroom.

After taking the medicine, I slept all night, and the clock on the wall showed that it was already the next day.

"Ugh..."

A familiar voice came, and Lin Zengxian reluctantly sat up on the bed. He turned his head and saw Sparks pulling beside the bed.

It seemed to have been guarding the bedside for a long time. As soon as Lin Zengxian woke up, it clung to him.

"spark."

With his voice even hoarse than yesterday, Lin Zengxian reached out and touched Huo Hua's head.

No, wasn’t Kim Taeyeon helping to carry the spark?

Since I came back last night, I haven’t seen Kim Taeyeon yet. How could the sparks appear here?

"Wang!"

Before Lin Zengxian's headache-ridden head could think of a solution, sparks flew out and ran out of the bedroom.

"Oppa, are you awake?"

With hurried footsteps and dull voices, Kim Taeyeon appeared at the bedroom door.

She was wearing a high-necked white sweater. Her right arm hung naturally by her side. The fingers of her right hand were clasped in the palm of her hand. Her left arm was placed across her chest against her body. Her left hand gently pinched the crook of her right arm.

Her expression looked the same as usual, except that her eyes immediately looked away after meeting Lin Zengxian's.

"Yeah, Taeyeon."

He raised his hand and pressed it on his chest, barely restraining the feeling of coughing. Lin Zengxian looked away and closed his eyes, trying to mentally relieve his dizziness.

Because taking care of the sparks requires feeding, Lin Zengxian had previously told Kim Taeyeon the password to his apartment, so he was not surprised to see Kim Taeyeon appear in his apartment now.

"Lie down quickly, you're still feverish."

With his vision in darkness, Lin Zengxian felt Kim Taeyeon approaching the bed.

"It's okay, I..."

Although he and Kim Taeyeon were already friends whom he could depend on for help, Lin Zengxian could not accept this person's care for him with peace of mind because of the previous conversation on the bank of the Han River.

"Do you have to see me outside?"

Lin Zengxian felt Kim Taeyeon holding his arm, and heard a stubborn tremor hidden in her seemingly plain voice.

So Lin Zengxian lay down.

"Go to sleep a little longer."

Kim Taeyeon leaned down and pulled the quilt over Lin Zengxian.

She smelled of white rose water.

(End of this chapter)