Even the whole world is trying to match us up

Chapter 322: If I Can Shine (Part )
I have to say that Hatsukano Suzune's relaxation plan was very successful.

Since going out to play that day, Natsume Qingyu has been in a much better mood and is not as depressed anymore.

I recovered enough to go back to school and continue my studies.

As soon as he arrived at school, his former classmates asked him questions like "Where has he been during this period?"

It's been a lot of chattering and it's giving me a headache.

It turns out that sometimes being too popular is not a good thing...

At this time, Chang Gufeng stood up and deliberately said in a slightly louder voice: "Okay, okay, Natsume just came to school, let him be quiet. Besides, class will start soon."

The voice just fell.

The noisy classmates all looked at each other and walked away.

It’s not that everyone gives face to the ordinary Hasegawa Kaede, but Changgu Feng’s attribute of making the audience feel awkward whenever he opens his mouth has been so strong since he was a child.

Think about it carefully.

He was quite hurt.

"Thank you." Perhaps because they hadn't seen each other for a long time, there was some awkwardness. Natsume Qingyu smiled subconsciously and thanked him in a low voice.

Hasegawa Feng was stunned for a second. It was the first time he saw his brother like this.

I think the things at home have a really big impact on Natsume Kiyohame.

"It's not entirely for you... Look, my desk has been squeezed crooked."

Chang Gu Feng laughed cheerfully and straightened his desk with his hands, "Fortunately, I'm used to it."

"You kid, when did you become handsome?" Natsume Qingyu reached out and patted his shoulder.

No matter how Feng'er argued, Natsume Qingyu actually understood it in his heart.

After that, except for not participating in club activities, campus life returned to normal.

Every time after school, I go to visit my mother.

He would first go to Sensō-ji Temple to draw a fortune stick for his mother and make a wish.

He hoped that the gods would sense his devotion and perform a miracle.

In the blink of an eye, it was almost summer vacation and the days were relatively peaceful.

Even Natsume Kiyohame had the illusion that his mother's illness was not a big deal. In short, he felt very calm and it was not very painful to think about it.

Birth, old age, sickness and death.

It is natural and a common thing.

Aren’t these things taught in textbooks?
Thinking of this, Natsume Qingyu reviewed the knowledge in his mind again.

In the last final exam, he was still the same as usual, just with a little effort he handed in the test paper early.

The invigilator was sweating profusely.

Natsume Kiyoha left the examination room.

Looking at the golden green trees, smelling the unique scent of summer, I habitually found my schoolbag and prepared to go downstairs to buy two bottles of barley tea.

Waiting for Suzune Hatsukano who was in the separate examination room to come out.

I took out my phone and took a look.

Unexpectedly, I found that there was a missed call.

You have to know that personal information protection in China is very good, and not many people have his contact information, you can say there are only a few.

then.

Out of curiosity, he replied.

"Hello, what can I do for you?" he asked.

"Hello, hello, who are you?" A young lady's voice came from the phone.

You called me, but you don’t even know me?
Natsume Qingyu frowned slightly.

However, driven by some intuition, he still told the other party his name.

"My name is... Natsume Kiyohame."

"Ohhh, Natsume Kiyohame."

The young lady on the phone remembered something and repeated it with a little excitement.

Then, the sound of someone quickly flipping through some information or records came from the phone.

It's like confirming the information.

Natsume Qingyu inexplicably had a bad feeling in his heart, and his palms were slightly sweaty.

He vaguely felt that the thick booklet in the other party's hand was the Book of Life and Death in the hands of the King of Hell, which recorded one's lifespan.

And when the judge of hell turns to a certain page and suddenly finds a person, it either means that your life span has come to an end or there is a problem with your life account...

The answers came quickly.

The girl on the phone spoke as softly as possible.

"It's like this, your mother..."

After that, the memories in Natsume Kiyohame's mind suddenly became unclear.

He could no longer hear the chirping of cicadas in his ears, and the golden world under the sun turned gray in his eyes.

The scene was very similar to Dio unfolding the world domain.

Time and space came to a standstill.

It was not until the phone fell to the ground that the chirping of cicadas could be heard again and the world regained its color.

Time begins to flow.

He ran quickly.

He rushed to the hospital without stopping. Even when changing shoes, he jumped on one leg, using the shoe cabinet as a drum set and banging his body against it, making a clanging sound.

He clearly has a goal, but he is like a headless fly.

When he ran to the school gate, even the security guards couldn't stop him.

I quickly stopped a taxi and got in.

Looking at the school gradually disappearing behind him, he just noticed that the cherry blossoms were withering one after another. Unknowingly, it was summer again.

correct.

I forgot to call Hatsukano Suzune.

wrong.

They are taking exams.

Besides, other people don’t have any obligations that are special to this extent, right?

Arrived at the hospital and rushed into the ward.

When he saw the dying figure surrounded by densely packed tubes, the boy who had been strong all the way finally couldn't hold it in anymore.

The tears were like a waterproof switch that had been turned on and kept flowing.

"Mom~"

Natsume Qingyu's cry was very soft.

It's contradictory.

He was afraid of disturbing his mother's rest, and also afraid that she would never open her eyes again.

"Qing Yu."

Ms. Hanada, who was lying on the hospital bed with her eyes closed, gently raised and lowered a fingertip and called out weakly.

How could Natsume Kiyohame not see it?

The mother tried her best to open her eyes.

Look at him.

But she didn't expect that her eyelids felt as heavy as if they were filled with lead.

Hard to disobey.

"I'm here."

Upon seeing this, Natsume Qingyu immediately went over to her and held her mother's hand, giving her enough sense of security. "Mom, I'm here... It's okay, just have a good rest."

The boy said this to comfort him.

But I was also shocked because the temperature of my mother's hands was frighteningly low.

It has reached the point where if I let go, it might disappear into thin air.

So he couldn't help but hold it a little tighter.

"Qingyu." Ms. Huatian could vaguely feel that the child was not in a good state of mind, and called out softly.

"Mom, you said, I'm here." Natsume Qingyu shrugged his nose.

"When I'm not around, you must remember to eat well."

"It was Suzune who told you that, right?" Natsume Qingyu saw through it in a second.

"Hehe, but... you have to pretend you don't know." Ms. Hanada suddenly became mischievous, worried that she would be exposed.

"Okay." Natsume Qingyu took a deep breath, "I promise you."

"which one?"

"Both of them agree." Natsume Qingyu's voice was trembling slightly.

"You are indeed the most sensible child in the world." Ms. Hanada was stunned for a second, and then praised very calmly.

Just when the ward was about to become quiet again.

Another panicked voice came from the door.

"Aunt?!"

Natsume Qingyu looked back subconsciously.

It was Hatsukano Suzune.

The girl's temples were slightly wet and there was a little sweat on her forehead.

It was obvious that she ran all the way here after getting off the car.

"Rin Yin... is here?"

Although Ms. Hanada couldn't see, she could feel the presence of another person around her and couldn't help but smile.

"Ah."

Hatsukano Suzune adjusted her mood a little, walked over, and stuffed a cell phone into Natsume Kiyohame's arms.

She picked it up on her way out of school.

"I'm sorry... for making you run around so much these days." Ms. Hanada apologized softly. She has always felt bad about this matter.

After all, it is a family matter.

Xiao Lingyin had no obligation at all to do this for an "outsider" like her.

Hey.

She didn't know what was going on at first, and then Xiao Lingyin found out about it.

"It's okay." Hatsukano Suzune responded, holding her hand.

"sorry."

"Please don't say any more."

Hatsukano Suzune tried her best to speak out to stop her, but her voice was calm and gentle.

Crystal tears slid down the beautiful cheeks full of sadness.

She thought about it carefully, fearing that the other party would be sad, and subconsciously added a suffix in a low voice, "Mom."

This short word also gave her the right to visit often.

"What did you call me?" Ms. Hanada even opened her eyes miraculously when she heard that.

Easily.

With a smile on his face, he looked just like usual.

Not only Ms. Hanada, but even Natsume Kiyohame who was squatting beside her looked over with a little surprise.

"hey-hey……"

Suzune Hatsukano felt embarrassed being stared at by the two, and her pretty face blushed. But even so, she still repeated, "Mom."

The voice was louder and clearer than before.

Nothing matters anymore...

As long as 'mother' is happy.

"Hehe...it's so warm." A silly smile appeared on Ms. Hanada's weathered face.

That's all she said.

But it became her last words in this world.

Natsume Qingyu, who was guarding the bed, didn't know what that sentence meant at first.

Are you talking about sunshine?

Or are you talking about their hands?

Still talking about them...

Just like that, a mother passed away quietly and without any warning.

Fortunately, the journey was not painful.

It's the best possible outcome among all the misfortunes.

The boy, his vision blurred by tears, consoled himself in this way.

suddenly.

He was held.

He was domineeringly embraced by Hatsukano Suzune, and his head was pressed against the other's soft chest.

Natsume Qingyu looked up at him somewhat at a loss.

From the girl's bright eyes, he could tell that she was also very sad.

Tears flashed in the corners of his eyes.

But even so, the girl's pretty face still had a bright and gentle smile.

In the eyes of outsiders, a girl with tears on her face must be a little uglier than usual.

But in Natsume Kiyoha's eyes, in his world.

No one is more beautiful than her.

"I just thought you needed a hug."

Seeing that he was staring at her, Hatsukano Suzune thought that he didn't know what he wanted to do, so she explained gently.

at the same time……

It was also the first time she knew.

It turns out that the idiot's eyes were blurred by crying.

She can't read minds either.

Good thing...

She knows everything.

Chu Luye Suzune felt very proud.

The cherry blossoms outside the window have withered.

But summer has returned.

…………

The day of the funeral.

God seemed to feel the sadness as well.

The temperature plummeted.

It's raining.

It drizzled for a while, then got heavier.

The dark rain poured down as if to flood the Meguro River, trying to break the surface of the river.

At the same time, it also hit the eaves with a crackling sound, and then gathered into streams of water, flowing down along the corners of the eaves.

Natsume Kiyohame, dressed in mourning, knelt in front of the dark coffin with his head hung.

At this moment, he vaguely had the feeling that "it turns out that my mother is really gone."

Suddenly it was a little unbelievable.

Although his eyes were empty, not a single tear came out.

I guess given my mother's personality, she wouldn't like someone crying for her.

Because my mother doesn’t have many relatives in this world.

A funeral does not need to be too large or too grand.

In addition to inviting a monk to chant scriptures and mantras in front of the altar, there were also several people who had some special relationships with my mother.

There are not many others.

Natsume Qingyu doesn't care about these things.

Just like true good friends, there won’t be too many from elementary school to college graduation.

So does he still expect office workers to take time off to attend the funeral in such horrible weather?

Just as he was thinking about all sorts of things, he suddenly smelled a hint of fragrance.

He opened his eyes and looked around.

A familiar, reassuring, and pleasing figure knelt there.

"In a sense..."

Hatsukano Suzune, who was putting her hands together and preparing to bow, noticed his gaze and immediately saw through his thoughts.

With a smile on her face, she explained to him in a gentle voice, "Auntie Hanada...is also my mother, isn't she?"

"Of course." Natsume Qingyu shrugged and responded happily.

The words fall.

He saw Hatsuno Heizo.

I wonder if Mr. Heizo would mind his daughter calling someone else "mom".

It was not until the man also walked forward and prayed that Natsume Qingyu realized that he had been worrying too much.

After the funeral, my mother was cremated into ashes.

It went from 45 kilograms to just a few ounces.

For him, there has always been controversy about Ms. Hanada's weight.

Because every lovely woman will not tell the truth to outsiders.

Ms. Hanada is no exception.

But it's fine now.

Now she can no longer lie about her weight.

Natsume Kiyohame padded the urn in his hand.

Thinking back to the time we spent together on a daily basis, I couldn’t help but laugh and curse in my heart.

After coming out of the crematorium, Mr. Heizo personally drove his daughter to the car and invited her, "Young man, would you like to get in?"

"?"

"Don't you want to take your 'mother' to see Tokyo again?" the man said.

After hearing what Mr. Heizo said, Natsume Kiyohae did remember that in some places in the country there is a tradition of taking the deceased's belongings around the homeland and then scattering them into the sea.

but.

He is a man of Eastern soul and doesn't care about these things.

He was more accustomed to placing the people he loved in a mausoleum and paying homage to them during festivals.

"Do not……"

Just when Natsume Qingyu simply refused, a clear voice interrupted him, "Don't you want to accompany me?"

The rear window of the car rolled down, revealing the Minister's incomparable face.

Although Natsume Qingyu didn't know why Suzune suddenly said that, he still didn't like to see the girl who cared about him sad.

So he got in the car.

"Why are you so decisive all of a sudden? Weren't you hesitant just now?" Hatsukano Suzune came over and raised her face to question him.

"do not you know?"

"What?" The girl was slightly confused.

"It's hard for me to say no to your request."

(End of this chapter)