[Oda Yota entered the Misaki University of Music. He formed a band and was busy practicing and performing. Before the band was established, he invited you, but your refusal made him sad. He sighed that the rock world had lost a superstar. ]
[You have more time left, so use it to paint on your canvas.]
[Your solid foundation and outstanding talent make your paintings exceptionally outstanding. The professor likes you and your classmates admire you. You don't care about these things. You don't need fame or money. If you want, these two things are within your reach. You only care about painting itself.]
[Shagui often comes to school to look for you. Your college friends tease that she is your JS girlfriend, but Shagui blushes and denies it.]
[Her existence has slightly affected your reputation. Because you rejected many girls, some people speculated that you were a lolita complex, and this rumor spread somehow.]
[You don't care about the rumor, but you care about Shagui's situation. You can feel that Shagui's feelings towards you are just dependence and possessiveness, plus some imitation of lovers in movies and TV dramas. You don't want this relationship to develop.]
[You talked about your troubles at the dinner table of Asano's house, and then Mitsuki, Yuko, Reina and Kazumi started to come and go in your university. ]
[Faced with the four people with their own characteristics, Sha Gui did not give in at all. She believed that when she grew up, she would not lose to them in appearance. Moreover, she was younger, so she had a great advantage. ]
A short memory flashed through Nan Youxi's mind.
In the multimedia classroom, the professor on the stage explained the history of art with a voice lacking emotion and unclear pronunciation, which was not as good as the automatic AI voice reading. Most of the students in the audience were distracted and quietly doing their own things.
Nan Youxi made a travel plan in his notebook. He planned to go to Hokkaido to see the snow at the end of the year and dip his paintbrush into the scenery of the snowy country.
His desk mate poked his elbow, pointed out the window with a teasing look and a mischievous smile. Only then did he realize that many students were looking at him and laughing.
These glances were full of goodwill, and a few of them were envious. Nan Youxi took note of those who looked envious and was wary of them.
The girl outside the window is Asagiri Saki. The girl's tender face is particularly cute against the backdrop of her pink dress and blue hairband, with a unique childishness.
"Your little lover is here to pick you up again." My deskmate joked.
Nan Youxi punched him in the side and didn't answer.
The bell rang for the end of get out of class, and he packed his backpack and walked out the door.
Six girls surrounded Asagiri Saki, feeding her snacks, pinching her cheeks, and chatting with her. When they saw Minami Yuxi come out, the girls reluctantly let her go.
A girl joked with her and said in a bold voice: "Hold on to Nanjun, or we will steal him away!"
They laughed so hard that they fell backwards, and their youthful laughter spread in the corridor, shaking the late autumn air.
Asagiri Saki made a face at them, ran two steps quickly, took Minami Youxi's hand, and walked downstairs together.
After leaving the teaching building, there were fewer people on both sides. Chao Wu Saki pulled Nan Yuxi's arm and looked up at him.
Nan Youxi lowered her head and looked at the girl's cheeks. Her face was flushed and her eyes were stubborn.
She said: "They won't steal it!"
"Hmm?" Nan Youxi was a little confused.
"I won't let those aunts steal it!" Asagiri Saki continued. The aunts she was talking about were Naxi Reimi.
She raised her free hand to her chest, clenched her fingers, and encouraged herself: "When I grow up, I will be as beautiful as Nao-nee... well, as beautiful as Reina-nee!"
She was going to compare herself with Nao-sister, but when she thought of the unseemly majesty and looked at her own weakly rising and falling chest, she felt that it was not safe to say so, so she chose Reina-sister.
As for Sister Yuko and Sister Mizuki, one is too young and the other is a relative, so I won’t compare them.
Hmm? There's also Yi Meijie? Although saying this might make Yi Meijie sad, but compared to Naxi Lingmei, Yi Meijie is still a step behind.
"Saki is already very cute, what will she be like when she grows up?" Nan Youxi rubbed her hair, "Uncle, I am looking forward to it."
"Youxi-nii is not an uncle!"
"Meiyue and the others and I are from the same generation."
Asagiri Saki didn't understand the meaning of Minami Yuki's words, but she felt the distance implied in the words, and she felt a sense of sourness.
She held Nan Youxi's hand tightly.
[After entering middle school, Shagui's feelings for you declined, and her self-confidence also declined.]
[After entering high school, she and Hongyi got together. She recalled her feelings for you when she was a child. It was probably a mixture of admiration and possessiveness. She treated you as a brother and a good friend.]
[You feel relieved to see her go.]
[After graduating from college, you did not continue your studies. Instead, you participated in several painting competitions and exhibitions and became quite famous.]
[You began your career as a solitary painter.]
[Hongyi envied you very much. He once studied painting with you for a month and was sure that he was not cut out for it. After graduating from high school, he started a transportation business with a few friends.]
[It was at this time that he fell into a friend's scam.]
[The interest the other party gave was real, and what he coveted was Hongyi's principal. Your persuasion did not make Hongyi stop, and because of his admiration for you, he was more eager to achieve financial freedom.]
[However, he followed your advice and did not borrow money from outside.]
[This is one of the manifestations of your influence on Koichi and Saki's lives. There is another thing, Mayu was born four years earlier. ]
[Hongyi and Shagui were struggling over a name for their daughter. They wanted you to name her. After hesitating, you swallowed the name Mozi that was on your lips. You thought, this is their daughter, not your daughter.]
[The baby girl was finally named Moyu, Asagiri Moyu. ]
[Hongyi and Shagui married their daughter, moved out of their hometown, and lived in a rented apartment. ]
[These four years were the four years when you were most passionate about painting. You were busy collecting materials and traveling around the world. You seldom went home and only met Mayu three times.]
[These four years were the most carefree years for Moyou. She became more and more like the girl in your photo, and she showed her sensible side early on.]
[When you were 30 years old, Hongyi lost contact with the friend who borrowed money from him. He was devastated. All the beautiful fantasies he had about life over the years turned into regrets, which caused pain in his heart.]
[Shagui panicked, and Hongyi and her borrowed a lot of money from relatives at home. They were unable to repay the debt, and the only way to pay it off was to sell the houses and shops of both parents. The houses were fine, but the shops were the source of income for both families.]
[You heard the news and rushed back to Japan from Switzerland. ]
[You once told Hongyi that he would definitely look for you if he encountered any difficulties, because you have a lot of money and connections.]
[Hongyi thought of what you said before, and he came to your house and begged for your help.]
[You didn't say anything more and transferred the amount they needed to them.]
Another short memory scene emerged.
In the tea room, Asagiri Hiroichi was kneeling beside the tea table in a dogeza posture.
Nan Youxi hurriedly pulled him up and pressed him down on the cushion.
His face was full of tears, and he raised his hand and slapped himself hard in the face. Nan Youxi quickly held his hand down again.
"Brother Nan said long ago that he had a problem. If I had listened to Brother Nan, this would never have happened!" Hongyi fell on the tea table, crying loudly.
"It's just money. I don't have much else here, but I have a lot of money. Just take it." Nan Youxi comforted him.
"It's always Brother Nan who helps me, whether it was in school or now. I'm so useless!"
He stood up suddenly and raised his hand to hit his head, but Nan Youxi held his hand tightly.
After a stalemate, he had exhausted all his strength and lay on the table. He thought of the friend who ran away with the money and was so angry that his whole body was shaking.
He grabbed Nan Youxi's wrist tightly: "He lied to me from the beginning! How could he lie to me like this! I asked other friends for money, but they refused to lend me money! Except for Brother Nan, they are all liars! They are all bastards!"
[Your unconditional help touched them, and the two parents came to you and wanted to transfer the property and shop to your name, only asking you to rent the shop to them to continue running the store. You couldn't refuse. You accepted the house and shop, saying that you would keep it for them and wait for them to redeem it.]
[Kouichi and Saki worked in their family store for two years. Their parents dismissed all the employees and picked up the labor they had when they were young. When the store was stable, Koichi and Saki left Misaki.]
[They found high-paying jobs in other places and left Moyou with their parents. Both parents were busy running the store and had no time to take care of the girl.]
[They didn't tell you about this because they didn't want you to worry. When you returned from the Sahara a year later, you found that the 7-year-old girl stayed at home alone every day. The young girl was already able to take care of herself skillfully.]
(End of this chapter)