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The chatter and laughter in the music made Ninomiya in a trance for a moment.

It turns out, it's true... I'm not used to it.

Taking the opportunity of cooperating with Company S, Ninomiya started to plan alone from an ordinary salesman, led a team of newcomers, and gradually moved from a frontman to behind the scenes, and at least became the backbone of Company Y.

Back then, in order to get closer to clients, I had to travel day and night in such occasions. From a young newcomer to a skilled "familiar person", it can be regarded as a life experience.But although he is indifferent by nature, although he has more skills in such an occasion, it is inevitable that he lacks sincerity.

In the past few years, in addition to making major decisions and signing contracts, newcomers and team members also go to such parties, and the second palace is also quiet and at ease.However, because of his good brains, even if he does not directly confront customers, he unexpectedly gained a nickname in the industry as a "behind-the-scenes strategist".

However, Ninomiya Kazu also understands that it is precisely because the company he works in is not too big or small that the company leaders can let him be so capricious.

Unlike someone who is in a large group, the more he struggles in the industry, the more pressure he has.

It is said that 1 minute before the person, ten years of work after the person.

Recently, he has frequently won pages in financial magazines. He is known as the most pioneering industry elite Mr. Sho Sakurai. His cool and handsome face has captivated many ignorant girls.Even the last time I happened to go to a convenience store to buy a bento, I saw high school girls holding a financial magazine and chattering about this person's inappropriateness. It's a pity. If you want to marry, you should marry someone with such ability and good looks......

Ninomiya couldn't help laughing as he was standing behind them picking at the salmon roe onigiri and curry bento on the freezer.

If these little girls know that the elites in their mouths don’t eat any big meals at night, but this kind of 100 yen rice balls, they will hug their heads and howl if they can’t finish the report, and their faces will be swollen and change their heads after sleeping Same, I don't know if I will be so nympho.

Ninomiya, who returned home with the rice balls, was a little proud at the time.

Those small details are not in front of people, and they will not be reported. They are little secrets that only Nigong, who has lived with him for so long, knows.

Yes, it has been four years in a blink of an eye.

Ninomiya Kazuya has known Sakurai Sho for four years.

He thought a little happily, there was nothing he didn't know about Mr. Sakurai like this.

Ninomiya Kazuya took a sip of champagne, watching the beautiful bubbles swirling up in the golden liquid, and bursting briskly when they touched the air.

……

Ninomiya Kazuya walked around the venue twice with champagne, met one or two acquaintances, and lamented to each other that now even the mixed scene has changed, and newcomers have emerged in large numbers, leaving them "old people" with nowhere to talk and be miserable.

Socialize for a while and say goodbye to each other.

Seeing that the other party was busy greeting the senior management of other companies, Ninomiya couldn't help but smile wryly, it was all for the sake of making a living.

Retreating to the unobtrusive snack area at the side of the venue, Ninomiya was a little bored and irritable.

Well-dressed people came and went in the venue, but Sakurai Sho was never seen.

This guy called himself here, but he didn't see it after walking around for several times. He must have been dragged to meet some clients again.

I knew this would happen a long time ago, so I didn't want to come.

Picking up a small biscuit casually, Ninomiya Mao walked to the balcony in a bored manner, thinking that if he didn't see Sho Sakurai again, he would go home immediately and continue dating the unfinished game.

Thinking of this little thought, the smile on the corner of his mouth hadn't disappeared in time, and Ninomiya saw the figure of the person he had been looking for through the curtain of the French window.

In the corner of the balcony, with another person...

Entangled together.

It was too late to confirm where the slight shattering pain in his heart came from, Sakurai Sho seemed to have eyes behind him, and after receiving the sight projected by Ninomiya, he suddenly turned his head and met his eyes.

Ninomiya took down the biscuit from his mouth in a daze, still thinking about the clip he saw just now, Sakurai Sho walked over straight in his line of sight—with an upright and handsome face, um... and , the gorgeous "foreign body" hanging on his body that is hard to ignore.

"Nino, you are here, I have been waiting for you for a long time."

Sakurai's slightly anxious tone and awkward expression made Ninomiya a little at a loss.

"Ah, this is...Miss Hasegawa Miho. The director of the Hasegawa Group..." Sakurai Sho awkwardly pushed the beauty hanging on his body, trying to put a little distance between his close body.

But the woman in the bright red dress was like a water snake, her arms wrapped around him seemed to be a little tighter.

Sakurai's helpless eyes met Ninomiya's.

"Xiang... who is this?"

The sweet address and the glances all over him brought Ninomiya Kazuya back to his senses.

He tilted his head to show a harmless professional smile, and stretched out his hand to introduce himself: "So it's Ms. Hasegawa, and I'm Kazuya Ninomiya from Company Y. Your company has always been a big customer we want to win. I. Home. The sho sauce is amazing~ I really invited you here~"

With a slight glance in his eyes, Ninomiya saw that Sakurai was so tense that his neck straightened.

Hasegawa smiled and shook hands with Ninomiya lightly.Sakurai Sho quietly let out a sigh of relief.

"Then... the two of you will chat first, and I'll get you some drinks."

Speaking gentle and polite words, Sakurai winked at Ninomiya while nodding, then turned and left.

Looking at his back, Ninomiya started to lose his mind again.

This is not the Sakurai Sho he is familiar with, but another side that he has never seen after living together for so long.

Perhaps, it was the other side that he deliberately didn't want to see.

"Mr. Ninomiya and Xiang seem to be more than just ordinary friends."

Hasegawa smiled sweetly, stood beside Ninomiya seemingly asking, but used an affirmative sentence.

"Hey, everyone wants to catch such a good man, right?" Hasegawa turned his head and looked directly at Ninomiya Kazuya, with a hint of ambiguous judgment in his eyes.

"FUFU~ That guy is a workaholic and his life is not romantic, so he couldn't get a girlfriend for several years. If he really wants to fall in love, he probably won't be a good one." Ninomiya greeted him with a smile.

"Sure enough, he is a very good friend..." Hasegawa's mouth rose. "However, the position of a friend is always one-sided. No matter how good a friend is, there are moments when they have different positions. I don't think anyone will struggle with their own future, not to mention the opportunity to struggle for more than ten years."

Ninomiya was silent.

"Hey, Mr. Ninomiya, tell me, is it possible that your good friend will be poached by me?"

Looking at the other party's charming smile, Ninomiya Kazu didn't know what to say.

When turning around silently to leave, Ninomiya was a little disappointed.

Sure enough, the happiness in fairy tales can only be embedded in a vacuum.Even if there is a villain who is annoying to death in the middle, the protagonist can happily ask for a happy ending in the end.But the reality is neither a game, nor a set level, nor a cheat for clearing the level.Even if you want to fight hard, you may not have a smooth future and unwavering teammates.

The cruelty of reality does not lie in the difficulty of the test, but in its inescapability.

The neon lights at night and the lonely lights of Tokyo Tower fall into the noise of the street as the elevator descends.

He began to wonder if the little secrets he and his shared could only be engraved powerlessly on the fourth grid in the long time axis...

……

It was already two o'clock in the morning when Sakurai Sho arrived home.

Nigong didn't sleep, and he didn't say a word when he entered the door.

He wanted to explain, but couldn't.

Sitting on the edge of the bed, looking at the knowing eyes of the other party, he felt that there was no need to say more.

In the quiet night, he left him a silent profile.

It's just that at the moment when he was so depressed that he was about to walk away, Nigong Kazu also grabbed his shirt,

He kissed him hard.

Chapter 15

The cold lips were crushing his own lips, and his breathing was messy.

The other party's expression was hidden in the dark shadows, but even if he didn't need to confirm it with his eyes, Sakurai Sho could really feel the anxiety that was about to come out.

He wanted to say nino, I smell of alcohol, wait for me to take a shower...

But those few words became insignificant in the action of the other party's strong demands.

When his breath was about to disappear, Ninomiya Kazuya, who was sitting on his waist, pushed him hard onto the bed, looking down at Sakurai Sho who was a little at a loss.

In the backlight, Ninomiya's unusually calm face and indifferent eyes made Sakurai Sho inexplicably feel a little pressure, he opened his mouth, but couldn't find the words.

Ninomiya tilted her head slightly, revealing her nice jawline.He casually pulled up Sakurai Sho's tie, then slowly tightened it.

Sakurai Sho could only watch him silently, feeling that the oxygen in his body was decreasing a little bit with the other's movements.

"Hey... sho sauce~"

Ninomiya slowly moved closer to Sakurai's face, with the tip of his nose on top of his nose, and said in a soft voice that couldn't be softer:

"You want to see it, my possessiveness."

"..."

"Unexpectedly, it may be stronger than ordinary people."

Sakurai smiled slightly as he met Kami Ninomiya's faintly shining eyes.

He suddenly turned over and pushed Er Gong down on the bed, proudly seeing the somewhat annoyed Er Gong, he pressed his lips together without saying a word.

……

Afterwards, the two lay quietly on the bed, and the lights at the head of the bed superimposed their figures together.

"She saw you."

"Ah."

Ninomiya Kazu also stared at the ceiling calmly.

"So... 2 months?"

"Ah."

"It's really impossible."

Ninomiya scratched his head, sat up straight with his back to Sho Sakurai, and slowly wanted to get out of bed.

Sakurai Sho held his wrist sideways, looking at Ninomiya with a somewhat depressed and nervous expression.

"I don't want to hide it from you at all, I didn't expect her to be so persistent... That's why today..."

Ninomiya gave Sakurai a nonchalant expression: "So what? What do you want me to tell her?"

Sakurai felt aggrieved, "I'm sorry... Also, don't think too much, I will solve it."

"Nonsense, you are mine!"

Facing Ninomiya Kazuya's confident confession, Sakurai was stunned for a moment, and suddenly he was very happy: "But at first you were so scary... I thought I would be killed by you."

Ninomiya rolled his eyes, kicked Sakurai over, turned and walked to the bathroom: "Che, you're not qualified for that!"

Sakurai Sho behind him couldn't help laughing.

……

very scary……

Really scary.

Haven't been discovered, your own heart?

……

Fortunately, he hasn't found out yet.

The self reflected in the mirror, the eyes full of possessiveness and anger, the self just now must have been well hidden.

Nigong reached out to caress himself in the mirror, such an expression was too strange.

He can pretend not to care, pretend to be calm as usual.

But the distance in the heart that has been deliberately maintained has been captured and occupied in the years without knowing it.

Haven't you always been a cold person?It is impossible for me to have such deep feelings, nor can I have such deep feelings...

But since when has he become so important?

At that moment, I really thought about...forever...

Leaning against the cold wall, Ninomiya couldn't help shivering in the bathroom alone.

Chapter 16

In the words of the elders' education, in life, there are no hurdles that cannot be overcome, and there are no troubles that cannot be forgotten.

Before Ninomiya-kun was fighting with the game routine and the sound of "Ah..." was not over, the days had already rushed to the ambiguous stage of Natsume Chuqiu.

The night wind outside the window is mixed with the chirping of cicadas, mixed with the intoxicating fragrance of sweet-scented sweet-scented osmanthus.

Sho Sakurai, who was sitting on the sofa, frowned, turning the news loudly.

"Scatter... nino."

"Huh?" Nigong was busy fighting the boss on the screen, without raising his eyelids.

"I have an idea……"

"..."

Seeing that Ninomiya was still in a dream without me, Mr. Sakurai took a deep breath, dropped the newspaper, walked over to break the small body on the back of the otaku cat, held his face firmly in his eyes and said:

"I said, let's go! Fireworks show!"

Suddenly meeting a pair of big eyes shining with Kirakira's light, Ninomiya was startled for a moment, forgetting to press the button to continue.

When the background music of the gameover set off the corner of Sakurai Sho's upturned mouth, Ninomiya silently called out 'yabai' in his heart.

In fact, I am ashamed to say it. They have been dating for many years, and the two have successfully entered the life mode, but they have never had a formal "date".

Every time we meet at work or "date at home", this is all thanks to Mr. Ninomiya's shrewd mind.

Sho Sakurai is a romantic person, every time he stalks and rolls around to go on a "date", he is always blocked by Ninomiya's "saving money is the kingly way".

In fact, Ninomiya wasn't that resistant to "dates" at first, but when he thought of the "birthday date" arranged by Sakurai for the first time and the days that followed, his heart trembled.

After that, Sakurai appeared in several magazines, so he couldn't openly hold hands with his "client".

You can’t learn from those idol artists, put on a mask and a baseball cap when you go out, walk on each side of the road if you have nothing to do, and have to rely on text messages to talk about love. Thinking about it makes you tired.

But Mr. Sakurai Sho said that the annual fireworks display is a must-do in the middle of the year. Taking advantage of the crowds, the moon is dark and the wind is high, it is the day to hold hands with integrity.But this annual big day fails to take place every time.

For the first time, Ninomiya Kazuya pretended to have a stomachache and didn't go.

The next year, it rained...

In the third year, Sakurai Sho went on a business trip.

Year four... is now.

Mr. Ninomiya was very annoyed, he couldn't tell his little troubles, because Mr. Sakurai must have various ways to solve his little troubles, and he has been looking forward to it for so many years, it's time for Cowherd and Weaver Girl to meet.

At the last fireworks display this summer, Mr. Ninomiya could only smile nicely into his big beautiful eyes, but he couldn't say "no" again.

Chapter 17

In the blue-purple sky, the edges of the clouds are inlaid with a dazzling golden color by the setting sun.

The last fireworks festival in summer makes the already lively Asakusa even busier.

The girls in colorful bathrobes were like goldfish cruising, excitedly weaving through the crowd and fighting away with their companions.

Ninomiya Kazuya also mixed in the crowd, pretending to easily tug on the corner of the bathrobe, and tilting his head to pretend to admire the gadgets hanging outside the roadside shop.But no matter how calm he was, he couldn't stop the smile from the corner of his mouth.

Sho Sakurai beside him was holding a grilled sausage in one hand and a grilled chicken skewer in the other, with a red Thor mask on his head, his eyes were wide open and he was screaming excitedly.

"Nino! Nino! Look...there is fried noodles over there! Ahhh...there's Okonomiyaki...!!!"

Nigong pursed his lips, and patted the back of his head with a smile: "Look how anxious you are, how old you are."

"Hey, what's the matter, the fireworks festival doesn't make the 'old people' happy." Sakurai Sho smiled terrified.

"Then you should restrain yourself, why are you in such a hurry to eat?"

"No, I have to clean up this street quickly, so that I can be free."

Ninomiya was taken aback, "What are you doing empty handed?"

"Holding hands with you." Sakurai Sho said it as a matter of course.

Ninomiya turned around suddenly, and pushed Sakurai Sho's back hard: "Hey, sho-chan... I just remembered that I really want that white fox mask and strawberry-flavored cotton candy, hurry up Go buy it! Don’t come back if you don’t buy it!”

Sakurai Sho said yes with a smile, and ran towards the crowd lined up in a long queue, but didn't see Ninomiya Kazuya's flushed face behind him.

That guy is really annoying, and he doesn't go through his brain at all when he says nasty words.

Ninomiya sneaked a glimpse of Sakurai Sho who had already run away, and then folded his hands and straightened his body to stare.

Well... I don't want to say it, but this guy with slack shoulders is really handsome in a yukata.

There was a long queue for each of the small stalls on both sides of the road. Nigong walked slowly along with the crowd, and the cries and cheers that filled his ears seemed to have a special taste.

The central viewing area of ​​the fireworks festival has long been overcrowded, and many people have spread blankets on the ground early, just waiting for the night to fall.In front of Sensoji Temple, there were more people visiting and drawing lots than usual.

Ninomiya walked around for a while, thinking that Sakurai Sho would definitely not come back for a while, so he walked up the stairs leading to the main hall along with the worshipers.

Clap high fives, throw money, and make another wish.

Nigong feels that the current life is not bad, and he has no special requirements, but he hopes to be healthy and smooth.

Walking around slowly, he lost 100 yen at the lottery place, and then shook the big wooden lottery tube violently.

Kala Kala, the wooden stick slipped from the stick.

Nigong took out a lottery ticket from the rows according to the numbers above, but he was dumbfounded after seeing it.

"Why is it a big murderer!!!" The sudden high-pitched voice startled the sign-seeker behind him.

Ninomiya looked around, smiled awkwardly, just in time for a shock in his arms.Ninomiya shook the tag and took out his phone.

----

Moses...Moses...where are you?

The lottery.

----

Oh~ how is it? (heart) (heart) (heart)

not so good(-___-)

……

Nigong frowned, puffed out his cheeks, his back suddenly felt warm and he was hugged into his arms.Just as he was about to have an attack, his eyes darkened, a mask was lightly placed on his face, and the tag in his hand was taken away.

"Well, let me see..." A familiar voice sounded in my ear.

Ninomiya took off his mask and met Sakurai Sho with a smiling face.

"Nino, this is actually a good sign~"

The face that was close at hand was a little low, and the voice with a warm smile passed through the vibration of the back, reaching the depths of the eardrums, and penetrated into the bottom of my heart.

"Think about it, there are so many people, and few of them can get the fierce ones. It is actually a kind of luck to be drawn by you."

Nuan Nuan didn't want to leave, her voice and embrace carried a feeling of dependence.

"Why don't we buy lottery tickets later, maybe we can win 3000 million~"

It's so annoying that I can't understand what he's saying at all.

Seeing that Ninomiya didn't respond, Sakurai pouted and folded the label, muttering to himself

"Ah... It still doesn't work, then tie this back, anyway, the gods will receive it... Amitabha, pray for blessings and disaster relief... All gods bless you..."

Seeing him like this, Nigong couldn't help but chuckle.

Sakurai turned his head and was about to make some more jokes, but Ninomiya slapped the thunder mask on his head, broke free from his embrace, and ran a few meters away.

"You Thor, didn't you say that you are not allowed to come back without cotton candy? Hurry up and think of something to please me."

Night has fallen, and the lights are on.

The hustle and bustle of the crowd gradually rushed to the central area, and the taiko drums were already sounding before the ceremony began, and the sound of beating was accompanied by waves of cheers.

Sakurai walked to the opposite side of Ninomiya step by step, lowered his head slightly, passed the hair ends of his ears between his fingers, and lightly put the fox mask on Ninomiya's face, then took his hand, turned his palm over, and clasped his fingers tightly.

"Master Hu Immortal, I've said it all, only in this way can I hold your hand."

Through the mask, Ninomiya couldn't see Sakurai Sho's expression.But the other party's eyes exposed from the mask are full of smiles and warmth, and they are also dazzling like lanterns.

And his face must have been flushed a long time ago. Fortunately, there is a mask to cover it up, so as not to reveal his thoughts.

"Hmph...that counts, it's a kind of luck."

Sakurai's deep laughter came through the mask, and he touched Ninomiya's head through the mask.

On the blue sky in the distance, gorgeous flowers suddenly exploded with a loud noise, and the crowd began to cheer.

Sakurai Sho looked back, grabbed Ninomiya's hand, and ran forward.

The warmth from the palm made her heart beat faster.

Chapter 18

The central square has long been overcrowded. Under the night, there are crowds of people, and the small blankets on the ground are one after another. There is no place where people can easily step in.

After the prelude to the fireworks show, there was a small gap, and everyone took the opportunity to find a more favorable viewing terrain.

Ninomiya followed Sakurai Sho and turned left and right, and finally found a place to stay in the shade of a tree near the food stall.

He frowned and rubbed his sore feet, and stared at Sakurai who was always smiling happily by his side.

Because they are close to the passage, the two have to turn sideways to let pedestrians come and go from time to time.

The place is narrow and does not move around, Sakurai can only hug Ninomiya Kazuya's waist sideways to let people pass.

After coming down several times, Ninomiya couldn't help but rolled his eyes, and said to the man's faint double chin that you actually planned it, right?

Unexpectedly, Sakurai not only didn't repent after hearing this, but took the opportunity to hug him even tighter, and said with a smile that this is obviously the right time and place...people and...

At the end, there is a series of unexplained laughter.

People come and go, Nigonghe is not easy to attack.But no matter how much he stared, he couldn't stop Sakurai Sho, who was smiling innocently, from attacking his soft stomach.In the end, he could only give up and let him eat tofu.

The waiting time was a bit long. There were helicopters circling over the main ignition area, and the live broadcast of the TV station seemed to have begun.

The night has fully invaded every corner.The sound of small conversations surrounds me, like the chirping of insects in summer.Under the dim light, only the blurred outline of the person in front of him could be seen clearly.

"It is said that this firework festival will also be used to reassure the souls of those who died in the earthquake."

Ninomiya couldn't see Sakurai's expression clearly, and the other party's deep and magnetic voice was a little sad for some reason.

He tilted his head to look, and there was a sense of tranquility in Sakurai's profile in the night.

Withdrawing his eyes, Ninomiya looked forward, pursed his lips, lowered his head and hummed, and silently put his arms around Sakurai's waist.

Before I could be moved, huge colorful flowers bloomed one after another on the deep sky.

Ninomiya opened his mouth wide, pressed against Sakurai's shoulder and squeezed out, trying to see more clearly.

"You said what kind of place you're looking for, it's pitch black, it's blocked by trees, you can't see it..."

Before he could finish speaking, Ninomiya's eyes went dark, and his breath was taken away by the lips that suddenly met.

When he came back to his senses, his heartbeat almost stopped.

Sakurai Sho's face moved away slightly, and what appeared was his face full of smiles.

"Hmm... Kazu is right, it was planned."

Sakurai Sho scratched the back of his head in embarrassment, then covered his face with his hands and pouted, muttering, "Ah, the teeth are really white. Kissing under the fireworks or something... Ah... Really Hako Kashi."

Ninomiya Kazuya didn't know what expression to show anymore, he thought Sakurai Sho, you still know Hako Kashi, if Hako Kashi is also the one who was attacked, okay.And you, who just played hooligans in public, suddenly turned into a shy little Loli

What am I supposed to do?

Ninomiya Kazuya's Otome Koko played awkwardly at this time, although he knew the rumors that kissing under the fireworks would bring happiness, but he couldn't hold back his face when he was suddenly attacked by the other party in public.Besides, my face is so hot that I can cook Okonomiyaki.

He struggled to push Sakurai away, jumped out of his embrace, and walked forward with a sullen head.

Sakurai Sho immediately pulled his sleeve pitifully and said to Nino, don't go, at worst I don't want to kiss.Where are you going without saying a word, tell me... balabala...

Ninomiya couldn't take it anymore, stomped his foot and threw it away, turned his head flushed and yelled at Sho Sakurai: "If you don't leave, I'll be eaten by you!"

After finishing speaking, he turned his back and waved to Sakurai, "I'm going...to buy something to eat, please quickly find me a brighter place, and don't stay here any longer!" After speaking, he buried his head and rushed forward.

Sakurai smiled triumphantly behind him.

The fireworks behind him exploded in the sky one after another, accompanied by cheers and applause from the audience.

Nigong flung his arms and ran outside for a while before calming down.

He wiped his face with his hands, thinking that the bastard was too shameless, ... But, um, it's really cute Kasi ...

Ninomiya Kazuya was deeply ashamed of his Otome heart from the bottom of his heart.

The wooden clogs were a bit worn out, Ninomiya dragged his feet and walked towards the food stalls far away from the central area.

The lively entry time has passed, and many stalls have already started to clean up, only some tourists who are too late to enter and those who come late still stay here.Under the warm yellow light, there are friendly smiles from the stall owners.

Nigong noticed that the marshmallow stand that had been lined up before seemed to have begun to close. He stood silently aside, pouted as he looked at the empty stand, looking very pitiful.

The bald uncle who was clearing the bench got up and turned around, and this is what he saw:

A boy in a blue bathrobe was looking (with tears in his eyes) at the empty cotton stall worrying.

When the uncle saw it, he immediately felt sorry, and said, son, you want to buy cotton candy, and the stall has already been closed... But it doesn't matter, I will make another one for you.

Nigong was just a little melancholy at first, but when he heard this, his eyes lit up and the corners of his mouth raised, saying, Uncle, you are such a good person.

Sprinkle sugar, add strawberry saccharin, circle around, and instantly a soft strawberry marshmallow is formed.

Ninomiya took the marshmallow and bowed his head to find the money.When he was looking for a coin to hand out, another marshmallow appeared in front of him.

Looking up, I found that the boss smiled very sincerely.

"Uncle... this is?"

"Haha, special treat. You didn't come alone. As today's last guest, I'll give you a special discount!"

Nigong blushed, took it with a smile, said thank you repeatedly, and trotted away with his head down.

The uncle looked at his back and smiled, and said that's really nice...Youth.

……

Ninomiya took a sip of the candy, and the sweetness that melted in his mouth made him even happier.

When he wants to run back to meet that guy, he must tell him that it's great to watch the fireworks.

Holding two marshmallows, he wanted to say,

It was good to be together, he had wanted to say that.

……

Walking to the central area, the overcrowding situation is even worse than before.The passageway is already full of people, and many people keep moving forward in order to find a better location.

Ninomiya walked towards the shade of the trees, and wanted to say, Sakurai Sho, you really couldn't find a good spot, so forget it, and just eat cotton candy.

But when he looked across the crowd and saw Sakurai Sho was about to open his mouth, he found two women in bright bathrobes standing beside Sakurai Sho.

Miho Hasegawa!

Yes, one of them is absolutely unmistakable, Hasegawa.

how come……

Ninomiya didn't know why, subconsciously hid in the crowd.

I don't know what Sho Sakurai said, which made Hasegawa smile sweetly.

If I didn't know it, looking from a distance, it is really a picture of a summer romance between handsome men and beautiful women.

Hasegawa was still talking about something, Sakurai Sho nodded, looked around for a while, and then took out his mobile phone to make a call, seeming a little anxious.

Second Palace hid back again, and walked forward with the crowd.

For some reason he just didn't want to be there, looking at that scene.

The voices of people around him became extremely noisy, and tinnitus echoed in his head.

With the crowd, I no longer know where I am.The fireworks in the sky bloomed more and more vigorously, and the sound of explosions continued one after another, covering up the pounding heartbeat.

The slight shaking in my arms has stopped.

The half-eaten marshmallows that Ninomiya ate had already melted to a sticky consistency, and she shed sweet tears.

He carefully held the marshmallow and took out his phone.

Sure enough, there was no electricity.

Ninomiya walked silently with the crowd, and the fireworks that were close at hand were blooming above his head.A little farther away, the sound of the radio can be heard.

It turns out that I have reached the center of the Sumida River without knowing it.

There is a bright light in front of you, and crowds and groups of people are laughing and looking up at the sky.

Ninomiya silently shrank himself to a corner, quietly watching the people cheering.

He thought, the world is big, but the city is small.

Obviously, life is not about filming Doramas, so why do such bloody things happen when this is the case.

He thought he was not escaping, he just felt too lazy to explain to outsiders.

He thought, he was a sober man, he kept a little privacy for his work.

He thought that he didn't know what was really going on in his heart.

There was a child beside him crying suddenly, as if he had been separated from his family.Ninomiya looked at his tear-stained face, and wanted to say that I really wanted to cry too, because I got separated too.

But he couldn't reach out and hug the child, and he couldn't let himself cry.

He thought for a while, and silently stuffed the melted marshmallow into the child's hand.

The little boy looked at him, choked up and said thank you, and silently ate up the marshmallow.

Ten minutes later, the child's anxious mother finally appeared at the intersection, and the child ran towards the mother's arms crying all the way.

The fireworks show has entered the first place.The continuous explosions dyed the clouds in the entire night sky orange.

Ninomiya's upturned head felt a little sore, and the corners of his eyes felt an urge to shed tears, perhaps because of the smoke.

He silently pushed aside the crowd and walked back, leaving the bustle and laughter behind.

Leaving the fireworks venue, the quiet street suddenly seemed particularly empty.

The sound of clogs rattling on the feet, hitting the hard concrete floor, spread across the night street.

The pale street lamps stretched out the shadows.

Ninomiya was walking unsteadily on the deserted street, the piercing pain in his feet made him have to lean on the side of the road to check.

He squatted down carefully and took off the wooden clogs, but a piece of flesh was still involved, and tears flowed from the corners of his eyes in pain.

He gritted his teeth, put on his clogs and continued on his way.

The last lingering rhyme of summer, along with the cooled ashes of the fireworks, fell straight down from a height of tens of millions of meters.

Chapter 19

Taking a deep breath, he exhaled the depression in his chest along with the warm smoke.Sakurai Sho carefully snuffed out the last cigarette butt on the metal frame of the ashtray.

A gust of cold wind came from the emergency exit, and he tightened his tight tie, shivering uncontrollably.

The continuous meeting discussions make people's minds swell, but the short lunch break can't eat anything.Sakurai Sho, who was still able to lose weight with an excuse at the beginning, has recently lost weight beyond the limit.

In one month, Sakurai Sho's face changed from a cute round face to a knife-like line.

Probably something happened, the women in the company were spreading all kinds of gossip, and the colleagues in the office were curious but couldn't ask.Only in the dead of night, the minister who left the office had a hint of worry in his eyes, and half-jokingly advised Sakurai to work hard, but be careful not to overwork.After getting a hearty answer, he could only shake his head and watch Sho Sakurai bury his head under the lamp, continuing the endless copywriting and report statistics.

After autumn, the weather gradually turns cooler, with predictable bleakness and loneliness approaching day by day.

Sho Sakurai, who stayed alone in a corner where no one was around, could only disarm all his weapons at such a moment, releasing the loneliness in his heart.

Something happened and nothing happened.

He leaned his body against the cold concrete wall, and looked up at the somewhat hazy sky outside the window—depression was exactly the same as his mood.

It started that day.

Sakurai Sho recalled with certainty.

On the day of the fireworks display, Ninomiya Kazu, who had agreed to go shopping, just went there and never came back.I have made several phone calls with no response, which is worrying.

After finally getting rid of Hasegawa whom he met by chance, Sho Sakurai rushed home anxiously.Although he knew that the other party was definitely not a child who didn't know the way, there was a trace of uneasiness in his heart for no reason.

Seeing the light from the house from a distance, and seeing the other person's expression as usual when entering the door, he secretly despised his unreasonable panic.

Ninomiya, who had just finished taking a bath, gently said welcome home to Sakurai Sho who was out of breath, and even complained in that unique soliloquy, while crossing his arms and frowning, saying that he was taken away by the crowd of the fireworks festival. Walking, can't find the direction, it happens that the phone is out of battery, it's too bad, and so on.

Sakurai Sho stood foolishly at the door, sweating profusely, he just felt unreal, although the other party still smiled at him, squinted his eyes and stuck out his tongue from time to time, but there was a fear of losing something Haunting.

Facing Ninomiya Kazuya who was chattering around, Sakurai Sho said in a daze: "I met Hasegawa at the venue. It was by chance, really by chance. Nino, you believe me .” At the end, the tone became a little urgent.

There is no account of the cause and effect, no description.

he's lost his mind