[A week later, you have absolutely no intention of getting a divorce.]
[Asano Nao reminded you that you said you were too busy recently and the divorce procedures were too complicated. Anyway, getting married is not a big deal, so continue your marriage.]
[Asano Nao was a little worried at first, but she gradually calmed down after she found that her married life had not changed much and she did not have any responsibilities or expectations.]
[After graduating from the sixth grade, Meiyu was admitted to a junior high school in the city. You drove her to school every morning and picked her up in the afternoon.]
[Before the start of junior high school, you changed Miu's last name. From then on, she was no longer called Yiyuan Miu, but Minami Miu.]
[After Miu entered school, she joined the school's classical music club and could only go home in the evening. You told Asano Nao that there was no one to help you with the store business, so why not have another child?]
[Asano Nao couldn't refuse your small request. You just wanted a child to help manage the store. How could she not satisfy you? ]
[The next year, Asano Nao gave birth to a sister for Miu, and you named her Rikka. After Rikka was born, Asano Nao was a little nervous and anxious. You understood that this was because your wife felt emotional pressure from Rikka.]
[You deliberately told Rikka how unreliable your wife was, and let Asano Nao hear it. At first, Asano Nao was very tormented, and she didn't want her daughter to know her bad image. Gradually, she began to get used to it, and she no longer thought about how Rikka expected her and depended on her. The mental pressure disappeared, and her mood returned to normal.]
[When her emotions stabilized, you said it was too troublesome to pick up and drop off Miu every day, so the family moved to the city. The new apartment you bought was very big, but your practice room took up several rooms, leaving only two bedrooms. Miu needed one, so you and Asano Nao had to sleep together.]
[On New Year's Eve of that year, you said you wanted to eat noodles cooked by Nao Asano, so I brought her and my two daughters to my hometown in Ino Prefecture, where she cooked noodles for you and told my parents about your marriage.]
[My parents and sister were shocked. At the New Year's Eve dinner table, they tried to put the responsibility and emotions on Asano Nao, but you used words to brush them all off.]
[After Miu graduated from junior high school, you used your connections to get her into Tsukimisato Junior High School in Misaki City, your alma mater. Your family moved to Misaki City again and returned to the Asano residence. You bought a piece of land next to the Asano residence and built a practice room.]
[Asano Nao felt something was wrong, but she couldn't confirm it. You were still very casual with her, not showing any deep feelings at all.]
[You often leave her and your little daughter alone at home, and go out to visit famous pianists to hone your skills. Your attainments in piano are getting deeper and deeper.]
[During the summer vacation of Miyu's first year in high school, you watched your two daughters having fun and composed a piano piece. You named it after your two daughters. This piano piece made you famous in the industry.]
[Your bandmates often come to visit you, and now they are also in a semi-retired state. Over the years, you write a song for them every year, and the popularity of the band has become deeper with the accumulation of time.]
[You learned about Chizu Kazumi from Oda Yota. Many years ago, you cut off contact with her in order not to leave her with too many thoughts and to prevent her from affecting your relationship with Asano Nao.]
[Oda Yota tells you that Chishou Kazumi has been looking for you for a long time. She changed jobs to an agency and has been single ever since.]
[He asked you if you wanted to meet Chishou Kazumi, you hesitated for a moment and agreed. ]
[He helped you choose the time and place. Your meeting with Chishou Kazumi was uneventful. You reminisced about the past together like old friends. You did not exchange contact information, nor did you arrange for the next meeting.]
[Back home, you sit in the bright and quiet practice room, recalling your encounter with Chiju Kazumi, and write a piano piece, naming it after Chiju Kazumi.]
[This cheerful yet sad tune has brought you great fame. Even ordinary people who don’t pay attention to the music industry have heard and liked this tune through various channels.]
[The agency realized it later and approached you, wanting to turn you into a piano star, but you rejected their proposal. The money you saved was enough for your daily life, and you took piano lessons only to be able to better teach Miyu.]
[More and more people come to visit you, and Asano Nao is a little curious, but you never take the initiative to talk to her. Your slightly distant behavior makes her feel at ease. ]
[Some people started to explore your creative experience. They found that you named many songs after your daughters and friends, but missed your wife. There are rumors that you don't love her. When Nao Asano heard this rumor, she felt disappointed but also relieved. ]
[Miyu has adapted well to life in Misaki City. You have been quietly working to get her friend Rika to stay in the same school and class with her. After entering junior high school, Miyu has many new friends, but she and Rika are the best friends.]
[When Miu was in her first year of high school, Rika confessed her love to her, but she rejected her, which did not affect their friendship.]
[In her second year of high school, under your guidance, Miyu won the gold medal at the Misaki International Youth Piano Competition and was recommended for admission to Misaki University of Arts. In her third year of high school, she went to Europe to participate in the 12th Lyrica International Piano Competition. She played the piece you composed and won fourth place. She officially embarked on the path of music.]
[Unlike her sister, Rikka is a naughty child who often makes Asano Nao dizzy. She learned guitar from you. After graduating from high school, she went to study in the UK and formed a girl band.]
[When Miu was a freshman, you entered Misaki University of Arts and got a teaching position. You paid attention to her health throughout the year and took her to the hospital frequently for checkups, fearing that she would have a heart attack like the last Sims. What you worried about did not happen, and Miu is in perfect health.]
[When Miu graduated from university, her grandmother passed away. She lived to be 92 years old. If it weren't for the death of her old lover last year, she would have lived a few more years. Before she passed away, she held your and Nao's hands and hoped that you would be happy. Although her life was full of ups and downs, she had no regrets.]
[At the age of 61, your reputation in the industry has reached its peak. You are a world-renowned piano composer. You have composed music for many movies and held many solo concerts. You have a music award named after you, although it is only a small local award.]
[At this point, you have composed nearly a hundred songs, but Nao's song is still not among them. Many urban rumors have been derived from this matter. ]
[When you were 73, you sent your father away. When you were 77, you sent your mother away. You and Nao became the oldest people in the family.]
[When you were 91 years old, Nao Asano passed away before you. In her last days, you and your two daughters stayed by her side. You poured out your love for her, and she passed away in happiness.]
[You lived until you were 98, and death finally found you. On the hospital bed, you held your two daughters' hands and listened to them express their love and reluctance to part with you.]
[Before you die, you tell Miyu the secret you have kept for your whole life. You tell her that you are actually her biological father.]
[Looking at her tearful eyes full of astonishment, you left the world contentedly.]
[After you passed away, many people came to mourn you, and there was an online campaign to play your piano music to remember you.]
[When your two daughters were sorting out your belongings, they found a piano manuscript kept in a safe. The name of the piece is Nao, and it was completed six years ago. This is the love letter you wrote to your wife throughout your life.]
[This song put an end to the rumors about you and your wife, and is hailed as the most moving song of this century.]
[Simulation ends]
(End of this chapter)