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She wanted to see the two people from three years ago.
Keiko Hatoyama, and the young man named Shirakawa Kiyoshi.
Of course, the person she really wanted to see was only Hatoyama Keiko.
As for Baihe Qing, he was just a by-product...
After learning about Vermouth's idea, Karasuma Renya did not object to her contact with the two people. Instead, he told her some things about Hatoyama Keiko.
Sister Keiko's health was very poor since childhood, so she never really went to school when she was young. All her academic work was completed by herself under the guidance of a tutor hired by the Hatoyama family.
And Shirakawa Kiyoshi is already engaged to Hatoyama Keiko.
Chapter 365: Meeting Again
Keiko Hatoyama is four years older than Vermouth.
Therefore, when Vermouth returned to Japan from the United States to attend high school three years later, Keiko Hatoyama was actually old enough to go to college.
But Vermouth didn't expect that Sister Keiko would actually go to college.
After all, according to the information that Karasuma Renya had told her before, Hatoyama Keiko had never really been to school to study because of her poor health. All her studies so far had been completed under the guidance of a tutor.
Moreover, Keiko Hatoyama's physical condition has not improved as she ages.
But she still went to university, which was the special university that Karasuma Renya and Vermouth had mentioned, jointly established by the traditional big families in Tokyo.
All of a sudden, Vermouth felt that she might have guessed the reason.
After all, she was no longer that ignorant age. Vermouth knew more or less what the purpose of these traditional big families in Tokyo was in opening this university.
As the only daughter of the Hatoyama family, Keiko Hatoyama's appearance in this university must be a statement from the Hatoyama family to the rest of the family...
At that time, Vermouth was extremely confident in her guess.
Until she heard that the boy named Baihe Qing three years ago also entered this university.
This surprised Vermouth.
In terms of age, Shirakawa Qing is three years older than her. If he had started school at a normal age, he would indeed be old enough to go to college.
However, given this young man's humble background, he shouldn't be in this university...
This is illogical and does not conform to the logic of those big families opening this university.
unless……
Vermouth thought of a possibility, the only possibility that could explain this situation.
And what Karasuma Renya said next also confirmed her guess.
Shirakawa Kiyoshi is already engaged to Hatoyama Keiko, and it was the old man, the head of the Hatoyama family, who personally designated them.
Although Karasuma Renya did not give too much explanation on this matter, Vermouth at the time still noticed from his tone that the head of the Hatoyama family seemed to admire the young man named Shirakawa Kiyoshi very much, to the extent that he wanted to recruit him as his grandson-in-law.
Although Vermouth was a little surprised, she also felt that it was reasonable.
After all, she had vaguely guessed this on that day three years ago.
After learning that Shirakawa Kiyoshi's mother was murdered, Hatoyama Keiko's reaction at the time, the old housekeeper's reaction, and Hatoyama Keiko's action of asking the old housekeeper whether the head of the Hatoyama family knew about this...all of these actually indirectly confirmed that Shirakawa Kiyoshi had some special relationship with the Hatoyama family.
After knowing this, Vermouth also overturned her previous guess about which university Keiko Hatoyama attended.
She emotionally and persistently believed that this had nothing to do with the so-called statement of the Hatoyama family. It was simply because the boy named Shirakawa Kiyoshi was arranged by the Hatoyama family to enter this university, and Sister Keiko...
She wanted to go with him.
With anticipation, Vermouth once again set foot on her nominal homeland after three years.
At that time, she did not feel any joy of returning home, but only looked forward to seeing Sister Huizi again.
Therefore, at noon on the second day after returning to Tokyo, Vermouth first went to the Hatoyama family's mansion. When she learned from the kind old housekeeper that Hatoyama Keiko was still in school, she hurried to the university and very smoothly found the two people on a bench in a forest walkway.
It went very smoothly indeed, mainly because of the clothes Keiko Hatoyama was wearing.
Sister Keiko was still wearing the pure black kimono that Vermouth had seen three years ago. The unique color made Vermouth notice her at first sight after entering university.
She suddenly became curious, why did Keiko Hatoyama have such a special liking for this kimono?
When she finds a suitable opportunity, she will definitely ask seriously.
"Ah, isn't this the little sister of the Karasuma family?"
Vermouth clearly remembered that when she approached about twenty meters away from the two of them, Keiko Hatoyama noticed her and recognized her at the first moment.
"haven't seen you for a long time."
Without any surprise, Keiko Hatoyama, who was sitting in front of the easel, put down the pencil in her hand, turned around and looked at her with a smile.
And on the bench opposite her, the young man named Shirakawa Qing also turned his head and looked over at the same time.
Later, Vermouth learned that Keiko Hatoyama knew in advance that the Karasuma family was going to move back to Japan, so she was not at all surprised by her sudden appearance.
"Hello, long time no see, Sister Keiko..."
When she saw the gentle smile on Keiko Hatoyama's face, she suddenly felt a little nervous, which made her subconsciously stop approaching the two of them.
After not seeing each other for three years, Hatoyama Keiko looked almost the same as she remembered, except that she was a little thinner than three years ago...
"Kaguya-kun, are you just going to stand there and watch us?" As if she could see Vermouth's inner uneasiness, Hatoyama Keiko asked with a smile.
This scene was so similar to their first meeting three years ago.
She was still standing there awkwardly, and she was still invited to walk to her side.
The only difference was that this time she didn't get to see Sister Huizi making a fool of herself.
With the corners of her mouth slightly raised, Vermouth's inner tension and uneasiness dissipated a lot at this moment.
Because she already felt that the Keiko Hatoyama in front of her was still the same Keiko she knew three years ago, and there was no change in her inner self.
"I, I'm just afraid of disturbing you two..."
Although she knew that her heart had been seen through by Hatoyama Keiko, Vermouth still tried to cover it up.
"Yes~ Come and sit down. We haven't seen each other for three years. Let Sister Keiko draw a picture for you, Karasuma-chan."
Keiko Hatoyama just smiled lightly and then picked up the pencil she had just put down.
There was a drawing board in front of her, and opposite her was Bai Heqing sitting upright on a bench.
It was obvious that she was drawing for Shirakawa Kiyoshi before.
And Shirakawa Kiyoshi, who had been silent from the beginning, took the initiative to move to one side of the bench after hearing what Hatoyama Keiko said, leaving the other side empty for Vermouth.
"Thanks……"
Vermouth walked forward and sat on the other side of the bench, and thanked Shirakawa Qing softly.
Her voice was very small, a sign that she was getting nervous again.
Chapter 366 Bai Heqing is a wooden man
Vermouth was indeed very nervous when facing Shirakawa Kiyoshi.
Of course, she felt that the cause of this problem was not entirely her fault, but mainly due to Baikawa Qing.
Compared to the gentle sister Huizi, this person is really too cold...
From the time Vermouth appeared until now, the only two reactions that Shirakawa Kiyoshi made were to glance at her when she appeared, and then give up the other side of the bench when Sister Keiko called her to come and sit down.
Then it was gone.
Not to mention a friendly greeting or anything like that, other than the first glance at her, Bai Heqing didn't even lay his eyes on her for even a second.
This kind of undisguised indifference made Vermouth subconsciously tense up when she first faced Shirakawa Kiyoshi...
"Thanks……"
The two of them sat on each side of the bench. After hearing Vermouth's whispered thanks... Shirakawa Qing did not react at all.
He still maintained the same posture as before, quietly looking at Keiko Hatoyama who was painting for him.
[This person has an absolutely terrible personality...]
The atmosphere suddenly became awkward, and Vermouth couldn't help but start complaining in her heart.
You cold and indifferent man! Do you know how to socialize?! Even if you don't want to talk to strangers, you should at least give me a reaction at this time, right?!
This attitude of yours, this attitude... has made me lose the courage I finally mustered to make friends with you!
Ah——how could Sister Huizi fall for a cold man like you!
Of course, after complaining, Vermouth silently took back her last sentence.
After all, no matter how much she complained, she actually knew very well that Baihe Qing's cold personality was only relative to those who were not close to him, and Sister Keiko was not included in them.
The sad first encounter three years ago had already proven this.
Without letting the awkward atmosphere continue, Keiko Hatoyama behind the drawing board suddenly spoke.
"Xiaoqing, you can't be so rude." There was some helplessness in her tone, as if similar things had happened countless times before.
Keiko Hatoyama calls Shirakawa Kiyoshi affectionately, which seems reasonable considering that she is one year older than Shirakawa Kiyoshi.
As her voice fell, the originally silent Baihe Qing finally responded. He turned his head to look at Vermouth beside him, and at her somewhat nervous expression, he spoke in a serious tone:
"Feel sorry."
However, this time it was Vermouth who was out of form again.
【so beautiful. 】
Once again, I saw Shirakawa Kiyoshi's beautiful pure purple eyes.
Vermouth was subconsciously stunned.
His unique pair of pupils are still as beautiful as they were three years ago, but the difference is that there is a touch of spirituality in his eyes that was not there three years ago, which makes up for the last flaw in this beauty.
“No, it’s okay…” Vermouth quickly came back to her senses, still a little nervous.
After receiving her reply, Bai Heqing seemed to have completed a mission. He withdrew his gaze and turned back, returning to his previous attitude of keeping strangers away.
Suddenly, Vermouth was curious, very curious.