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About half an hour later, Kitagawa Ryo heard a knock on the door.

Karuizawa Megumi fell asleep in Kitagawa Ryo's arms only half an hour after meeting in the afternoon. Perhaps it was because she had not had a good night's sleep in the past two months, so she slept very deeply this time. , Kitagawa Ryo could only take her to the hotel he had booked, temporarily let Karuizawa Megumi sleep in another room, and left a note next to her pillow that he was next door.

Kitagawa Ryo opened the door, and it turned out to be Karuizawa Megumi. She seemed to have just woken up, and her hair was messy and messy. Kitagawa Ryo couldn't help but stretched out his hand to smooth it out for her.

Karuizawa Megumi lowered her head, her lips opened and closed, opened and closed again, she twisted like a fish washed up on the beach by the waves, with a kind of thirst and hope in her eyes:

"Liang, are you still leaving?"

Kitagawa Ryo's movements stopped.

ps: Thanks for reading and subscribing. I wrote a little slowly, so I posted it late. Sorry.

ps2: Karuizawa Megumi is considered a person with serious psychological problems in the original work. By the way, I personally don't approve of the relationship between her and Ayanokouji. Maybe it's because I don't like this kind of relationship that starts with coercion. Love_(:з　∠)_

The Autumn Lies of Megumi Karuizawa: Chapter 10: Childhood Sweethearts, Engaged Persons and Book Friends

"Will Ryo still leave?"

When Karuizawa Megumi asked this question, she was like a trembling old man. She held Kitagawa Ryo's shoulders with her hands, as if Kitagawa Ryo's next answer would determine her life or death. After noticing Kitagawa Ryo caressing her, After the right hand on her hair stopped, Karuizawa Megumi even felt that the air at this moment had solidified, so that the movements of both of them seemed sticky and slow, and even opening their lips to vibrate their vocal cords was very difficult.

"I will help Hui solve the problem, and they should not do it again..."

Kitagawa Ryo tried to comfort Karuizawa Megumi. His return this time was indeed just a short trip home. His parents had already booked his school and future schedule in London. Maybe he would find a way to find time to do his best in the future. Maybe he would come back to see Megumi Karuizawa more often, or the two of them could contact each other through modern communication technology, but after the words rolled around in his throat a few times, he still couldn't say them out.

Karuizawa Megumi looked a little pale. She didn't seem to realize what Kitagawa Ryo was saying, but she seemed to have understood the implicit meaning of Kitagawa Ryo's words.

"Ryo...when are you leaving?"

After asking this question, Kitagawa Ryo knew that Karuizawa Megumi was still struggling a little bit. He looked at Karuizawa Megumi's unnatural expression and couldn't bear it, but he still reported the answer:

"In about a week."

"Going back to England?"

"Um."

Karuizawa Megumi glanced at Kitagawa Ryo's face a few more times as if she was relieved, and then her body collapsed as if her strength had been drained, as if the existing ice beneath her feet had suddenly broken. The person seems to be sinking into the ground on the spot.

Kitagawa Ryo also noticed Karuizawa Megumi's mood, but now he could only comfort him:

"I promise that Hui will never encounter what happened before again. I believe Hui can..."

"I do not believe."

Karuizawa Megumi suddenly interrupted Kitagawa Ryo. She didn't even know why she suddenly raised her voice:

"I don't believe in myself, okay?"

For a moment, Karuizawa Megumi had the idea that if Kitagawa Ryo did not appear in front of her again today, she even felt that this development might be the right one, if Kitagawa Ryo came back this time for just a week. , she couldn't accept it.

Compared to the current facts, she even prefers that Ryo Kitagawa will always live in her memory and the photo on her bedside. During that time, Ryo Kitagawa was the real Ryo Kitagawa, and he will always be with Megumi Karuizawa. There is a presence around you that will never leave.

"I don't want you to leave. You can't leave. If you are alone...there is nothing you can do."

But when the reality was placed in front of her, Karuizawa Megumi's voice became more and more desperate, as if she was talking to Kitagawa Ryo through a thick layer of rough-edged glass, and the broken words with an incomprehensible tone had the flavor of begging. , she knew that she was forcing Kitagawa Ryo into trouble, but she could no longer stop this behavior.

But Kitagawa Ryo still didn't answer. To be exact, he couldn't answer at this time. Should he make any promise to Karuizawa Megumi? If you make a promise, how do you complete it?

It may be difficult for others to understand the relationship between Kitagawa Ryo and Karuizawa Megumi, but for Kitagawa Ryo himself, Karuizawa Megumi was his companion who accompanied him through his entire childhood alone. He never had a relationship before he was twelve years old. After meeting his parents, Mr. Isaki just repeated over and over again that when the time is right, his parents will naturally come to him, but this reason cannot be believed by the children. The fact they can see is that Kitagawa Ryo He is a boy without parents.

Karuizawa Megumi is the only child who is close to Kitagawa Ryo.

Although it cannot be ruled out that the two people hugged each other to keep warm because they were ostracized by each other, but Megumi Karuizawa did occupy a large part of Kitagawa Ryo's heart.

So the two of them were silent for a long time. This silence fell down and then shattered to pieces on the ground.

"I..."

Kitagawa Ryo shook his head with a headache. He looked for other topics with wandering eyes. When he lowered his head, he saw the skirt of Karuizawa Megumi. Although Karuizawa Megumi was pulled away by Kitagawa Ryo in time in the afternoon, she was still splashed. Some coffee, so there are some traces of coffee stains on this pure white dress.

"Megumi is still wearing this skirt."

Although the way of changing the topic was too blunt, even Kitagawa Ryo felt that it was an escape, but unexpectedly, Karuizawa Megumi's attention was suddenly attracted. She quickly lowered her head and rubbed it with her hand uneasily. Dotted coffee stains:

"It's a pity it's stained."

"It's okay. I think it won't fit Megumi well if he wears this one again this year."

Kitagawa Ryo compared his and Megumi's heights with his hands:

"Ei has grown several centimeters taller than last year, at least three or four centimeters."

"Yes, really?"

"Well, how about I take you to buy a new summer skirt."

Kitagawa Ryo held her hand, took Karuizawa Kei into the elevator with a little force, and pressed the button on the first floor.

Karuizawa Megumi seemed to be a little afraid of confined spaces like elevators. When people came in and out, she kept holding Kitagawa Ryo's arm and hiding behind him. Kitagawa Ryo felt her body trembling slightly. This tremor spread along the part where the two of them were connected, like a strange longing.

In the next two hours, Kitagawa Ryo and Karuizawa Megumi walked into various clothing stores like a real student couple, trying on clothes one after another, but Karuizawa Zehui was never really sure about the one she wanted, so Kitagawa Ryo could only follow her into the next clothing store.

Karuizawa Megumi let her hair down and put on a red dress as bright as blood in front of Kitagawa Ryo.

Karuizawa Megumi tied her hair into a ponytail and put on a white dress as light as snow in front of Kitagawa Ryo.

Her hair is very long, and she seems to be able to manage it in either a high ponytail or a low ponytail easily. Whenever Karuizawa Megumi looks at the dressing mirror next to Kitagawa Ryo, her honey-colored hair becomes silky. The aroma lingered on Kitagawa Ryo's nose.

"I think this one is pretty good."

Kitagawa Ryo took his mind back and commented to Karuizawa Megumi, who was currently wearing a blue floral dress.

"Yeah?"

Karuizawa Megumi stretched her waist, revealing the girl's beautiful figure.

"But maybe there will be something better."

She shook her head at the dressing mirror and was about to walk into the changing room to change into the piece she was wearing.

"It's almost ten o'clock."

Kitagawa Ryo looked at the time on his phone and reminded her that although he knew that girls were very talented in shopping, he still felt something strange about spending more than two hours just to buy a piece of clothing.

"Then just let Ryo choose with me tomorrow."

There was a sound of �O�O�@�@ in the fitting room, and Karuizawa Megumi's voice reached Kitagawa Ryo's ears through the door, making him couldn't help but smile:

"If you can't choose, then buy them all."

"no."

Karuizawa Megumi seemed to be anxious all of a sudden. She pressed against the door and quickly changed her clothes while denying:

"It's just about choosing the most suitable one."

"..."

Kitagawa Ryo sighed and leaned against the wall nearby. He probably knew the other party's intention.

He sent Karuizawa Megumi downstairs to the apartment. Kitagawa Ryo was planning to watch Karuizawa Megumi go up the stairs and return home before looking back. However, he did not expect that the other party would thump again when he had already reached the entrance of the first floor. ran back.

What Karuizawa Megumi said to Kitagawa Ryo:

"Let's take a picture together."

Kitagawa Ryo didn't understand the other party's intention. If he wanted to take a group photo, it was undoubtedly the best choice to take a photo on the brightly lit street. The apartment downstairs now was basically dark except for an old dim street lamp. of a piece.

"good."

But he would not refuse Karuizawa Megumi's words. Kitagawa Ryo always felt a sense of indebtedness when facing her, especially when Karuizawa Megumi looked into his eyes.

So the two of them looked for a fairly bright open space under the street lamp. When they got closer, they discovered that there were two fluttering moths buzzing around the light bulb. Kitagawa Ryo tried his best to The right hand holding the phone is stretched out, but his arm is not a selfie stick that can be stretched and retracted at will. Even if it is stretched to the extreme, there will only be a small part of the camera, and half of someone's face will always be missed.

"Just get closer."

Karuizawa Megumi suddenly leaned her head over. Her face was now tightly pressed against Kitagawa Ryo's. The distance was so close that each other's breaths and noses overlapped, which even gave Kitagawa Ryo a feeling of excitement. He had the illusion that he and Karuizawa Meimasa were breathing the same breath of oxygen.

"cheese!"

Kitagawa Ryo secretly glanced at Karuizawa Megumi with his peripheral vision, and she was looking at the camera seriously.

The thumb of his right hand gently pressed the photo button, and under the dazzling flash, the second photo of the two was taken.

"Does it feel a bit like the photo stickers you see on the street?"

Karuizawa Etiao looked at this group photo and expressed this emotion. She seemed to be satisfied and stepped onto the stairs. After taking a few steps, she turned her head and looked at Kitagawa Ryo who was still there:

"Ryo, do you still remember the photo we took at the elementary school graduation ceremony?"

"At that time, we held hands secretly, using the crowd in front as cover."

She suddenly smiled playfully, with a calm and cheerful tone:

"I'm glad Ryo came back to me."

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After watching Karuizawa Megumi return home, Kitagawa Ryo called Horikita Manabu's phone number. There is about eight or nine hours of time difference between London, England and Tokyo. Although it is already around ten o'clock in the evening in Tokyo, London It should be exactly noon.

Thinking of this, Kitagawa Ryo realized that he was not jet lag after a long journey today. After realizing this, a kind of fatigue suddenly surged from his body, as if a tight string suddenly loosened, along with the tone of his voice I also started to become lazy.

"Hey, this is Horikita Academy."

"Ah, I'm Beichuan."

Kitagawa Ryo yawned heavily. He was talking to his friend Horikita Manabu absent-mindedly while walking slowly towards the hotel where he was staying. He deliberately did not ask Mr. Izaki to come over tonight, after all, he was entrusted with collecting the information. After gathering information all afternoon, I should be tired and lying on the hotel bed now, soundly asleep.

"It's Ryo, you should have returned to Tokyo by now."

Manabu Horikita on the other end of the phone seemed to stand up from his seat, and there was a creaking sound.

"Well, I've been back for a long time, and I've finished what you asked me to do."

Kitagawa Ryo recalled the Horikita Suzune he saw during the day and replied:

"Your sister doesn't look out of the ordinary. She just ate and read Agatha Christie's "No One Survived" in the restaurant you gave her."

"Ha, your sister is quite courageous. At least the little girls I know at this age were scared to tears by the 'Ten Little Soldiers' nursery rhyme in it."

Kitagawa Ryo couldn't help but yawned again.

Horikita Manabu seemed to be aware of Kitagawa Ryo's mental state, and asked with some concern:

"You seem tired?"

"I'm really tired. I'm a little worried about Hui's affairs. I haven't had a good sleep yet."

"Yeah?"

Horikita Manabu recalled some of the things Kitagawa Ryo told him about Karuizawa Megumi before:

"Solve it?"

"I don't know. It should be solved, but it's not completely solved."

Kitagawa Ryo thought about it distressedly, and finally gave this answer.

"Don't just talk about me. Only an escapist brother like you should explain it to me."

"...I suddenly remembered that you are interested in the role of sister?"

"That's just because an only child without a younger sister has an imaginative view of family relationships."

Kitagawa Ryo admitted simply:

"Actually, I was kind of hoping that my parents would have given me a younger sister without telling me."

"But when you actually have a sister, you won't think so."

"Of course, especially now that I know you."

Kitagawa Ryo heard Horikita Manabu sigh on the other side of the receiver.

"Actually, the way the ring tone turned out was indeed influenced by me."

"How's her hair now?"

"Um, what do you mean? Do you want me to answer that you have good hair and no signs of baldness?"

"Just asking if it's long hair or short hair."

"Ah, of course she has long hair, pretty standard black and long straight hair."

Kitagawa Ryo thought for a moment about the girl in the restaurant who exuded a Lingran temperament: