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Jiuhuayue left Fujii Itsuki's arms and faced him.
The girl still had the makeup from the stage on her face, but now, whether it was her face, her tied-up hair, her crown, or her white hunting robe, she was dressed like a handsome man.
"Xiaoyue performed very well, but..."
Fujii Itsuki stared at her different face, then reached out his hand, took off the futon on her head, and let down her long hair.
The black hair fell to the girl's waist, and finally she used her eyes to wipe away her eye shadow until the contours of the girl's face softened slightly. Fujii Itsuki smiled and said:
"This is what the September Flower Moon looks like."
Jiu Huayue noticed that he untied her hair and helped her take off her stage costume, so she quickly wiped away her tears, "Uncle, you know everything?"
"It's not hard to guess. Originally, you invited me to come and watch your performance, and I couldn't figure out what you wanted to do, but now I understand. Performing is tiring, right?"
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When Jiuhuayue heard this, she looked at him and said nothing, just stared blankly.
Then I couldn't help it and hugged him directly.
"I, I think I understand why Chitose likes you so much, uncle."
"Tell me?"
"Uncle, I don't think I need to say anything more to you. You know everything, and you are so good at coaxing people."
"Is it so strange?"
"I don't know what other people think, but I feel so happy when I'm with you, uncle. No one has ever taken the initiative to help me, and no one has ever understood me like this. Never."
What is it like when people are most intimate with each other?
Fujii Itsuki thought it would be probably the same as it is now.
Anyway, he never thought of throwing himself into someone's arms, seeking others' understanding, and thanking others for standing up for him.
Because it's really embarrassing.
Fujii Itsuki would think so, and Xiao Jiuhua would definitely think so too.
At the beginning, she was a very prickly person, and was cold and cautious towards everyone.
What now?
Xiao Jiuhua now has no defense at all.
She even opened her heart to herself. She invited herself to watch her performance because she wanted to get to know another side of herself.
She stood on the stage, enduring the same side that she had endured for more than a decade.
But she is indeed a girl, she can be shy and blush.
After she came to her senses, she left Fujii Itsuki's chest and assumed this posture.
".You've already thrown yourself into my arms twice, why are you still so awkward?"
"After all, you are of the opposite sex."
Jiuhuayue answered in a cute voice, avoiding the other person's gaze and hesitating.
"And I, and I've never hugged a man like this before."
"Where's your father?"
“He never hugs me.”
Then Fujii Itsuki reached out and touched Jiuhuayue's head.
Little Jiuhua was much taller than Qiansui, so it was a little hard to touch her head. As a result, after Jiuhuayue, who was being touched on the head, realized what was happening, she moaned softly and hid on the sofa in the dressing room.
Fujii Itsuki saw her feeling awkward and embarrassed on the sofa, and all he could do was smile.
He understood that he just liked the shyness of this little girl.
In addition, Jiuhuayue now has disheveled hair and is dressed in ancient court style, which gives her a unique charm.
"Why are you hiding from me?"
".You, you touch my head! How can I have the nerve to do such an embarrassing thing?"
"From my impression, Jiuhua isn't the kind of girl who is outspoken and forthright?"
"No matter how openly you do it, it's not in a place like this!"
Jiuhuayue's face was even redder than before. After looking at Fujii Itsuki again, her blush deepened, and now even her ears were red.
"Also, remember to call me by my first name. Don't call me by my last name, you always forget."
"moon?"
"Um"
Jiuhuayue is beautiful in herself.
Plus, she's so shy, she's really adorable and makes people happy.
"Xiaoyue, regarding the modeling thing, that was actually your own choice, right?"
"Yeah," Jiuhuayue turned her face away and nodded softly.
"I remember that you chose to be a model when you were very young, and in Vivi magazine, you always appeared in front of the camera as a woman. Because only here can you feel at ease and feel that this is where you belong?"
"Uncle you"
"All correct?"
"Um"
That’s a good guess.
In the past, Jiuhuayue was bound by her parents. Unlike the Matsumae family who bound Xinchun with family rules, the Jiuhua family directly bound little Jiuhua in the ideal "male" framework and raised her as a boy.
"I actually realized later that I was different from others. I was basically the same as boys since I was a child. When I first went to Hyogo Prefecture, the little girls in the neighborhood looked down on me. I only felt the same as others when I was with boys.
"Of course, I can't be called a playmate of those people. They also look down on me. After all, I am actually a girl. Girls playing with boys will be laughed at there."
Fujii Itsuki inexplicably thought of the Nine Flower Moon that Matsumae Shinchun had talked about with him.
When she was a child, Jiu Huayue would break through everything, drag her along, escape the family rules, and run to places she had never been to to play.
Looking at it this way, he really is a boy.
Fujii Itsuki really felt sorry for her, no wonder she had few friends since childhood.
How could the tomboy Jiuhuayue have any friends in the past?
She is trying to please neither side.
Fujii Itsuki felt sorry for her.
"I"
"No need to say more, Xiaoyue."
"Why.?"
"Your performance is over now, are you free?"
Jiu Huayue replied blankly, "The performance is over. I can leave after talking to the teacher of the troupe and then say hello to some seniors."
"You have a good relationship with those seniors?"
"No, but that's the rule."
"Just tell the teacher. There's no need to say hello to those seniors."
"Uncle is"
"How about I take you out, take you somewhere?"
"."Jiuhuayue didn't react for a moment.
"Will you come with me?"
"I--"
"Ok?"
"I go!"
"That's right."
Fujii Itsuki smiled with satisfaction, and Jiuhuayue suddenly became shy and timid when she saw his smile.
She felt her head burning and was looking forward to him taking her away.
The uncle once told me that young people’s love is not real love, it is just a hormonal love.
but
Like this.
I feel grateful from the bottom of my heart, happy from the bottom of my heart, and always look forward to soaring in the sky with him.
This must be what true love is.
It seems that I really like the uncle.
Jiuhuayue felt that she had become much more determined.
".Come, sit over here, I'll help you remove your makeup."
"Can you remove your makeup, uncle?"
"No, but can't you teach me?"
Jiuhuayue sat down obediently in front of the dressing table, and Fujii Itsuki stood behind her.
Jiuhuayue told him step by step what to do, what to take, and what accessories to pick at each step.
Like this, combing the girl's long hair and tidying up her appearance.
It feels amazing.
Fujii Itsuki raised her eyes and looked towards the mirror, which happened to be her eyes meeting with Jiuhuayue who was looking at her at the same time. The blush on the girl's face deepened and she shyly looked away.
He smiled at each other, and then began to comb the girl's long hair.