Chapter 79 Section IX

Jiang Lizi was about to take out the clothes in the dryer when the bell rang in the entrance.She tossed the sheets and underwear she was holding into the basket next to her.The walkie-talkie was installed on the wall of the restaurant, and Jiang Lizi picked up the receiver and said "Hello". "Is this Mrs. Tezuka? My surname is Maeda, and I'm from Tokyo." "Ah, good. I'll open the door now." Jiang Lizi took off her apron and walked towards the entrance.In this newly bought second-hand house, there will be noises in some places in the corridor.She kept urging her husband Minxiong to fix it as soon as possible, but he still refused to do it.He's just a little lazy.She opened the door without removing the chain.A man in his late thirties stood outside the door in a short-sleeved white shirt and blue tie.

"Sorry to interrupt you suddenly." The man saluted, his hair combed neatly. "Excuse me, did your aunt tell you?" "Yes, my mother told me." "Okay." The man showed a reassuring smile and took out his business card, "This is my business card, please give me your advice." The business card reads "Red Heart Marriage Consultant Coordination Center Investigator Maeda Kazuro". "Sorry, wait a minute." Jiang Lizi closed the door first, took off the chain and opened it again.However, she didn't want to let a strange man in. "That...my house is a mess..."

"It's okay, it's okay." Maeda shook his hand, "It's fine here." He said, and he took out the notepad from the breast pocket of his white shirt. This morning she received a call from her mother telling her that the investigator who specializes in marital status is coming.It seems that the investigator went to Jiang Lizi's natal family first. "The investigator said he wanted to inquire about classmate Tang Ze." "Ask about Xuesui? She's divorced." "Yes, it seems that someone wants to propose marriage to her again." The mother said that the investigator seemed to be entrusted by the man to investigate Xuesui.

"He said he came to our house because he wanted to hear what his former friends had to say. I told him that Jiang Lizi didn't live here when he was married. He asked me if I could tell him the address of your husband's house. Is it possible?" Investigators are apparently waiting. "I don't care." "He said, if possible, he will come to see you this afternoon." "Oh... yes, yes." The mother told her that the investigator's surname was Maeda. If it was normal, she would hate this kind of unknown person, so she would ask her mother to refuse.The reason why she didn't do this this time was because the other party was investigating Tang Ze Xuesui.Jiang Lizi also wanted to know how she was doing now.However, she thought that the investigation of the marriage partner would be more secretive.It was quite surprising to her that the investigator came to visit by saying his name openly.

Maeda stood, as if squeezed into the half-open door, asking questions about Eriko's previous relationship with Yukiho.She roughly explained that they were in the same class in the third grade of the junior high school of Tsinghua Women's Academy, so they became acquainted, and they chose the same school and department in university.Investigators wrote down these one by one. "Excuse me, what kind of person is the man?" Jiang Lizi asked when the question came to an end. Maeda's expression was a bit unexpected, he smiled wryly and scratched his head. "Sorry, I can't tell you yet."

"You said that at present you mean..." "If this marriage is successful, I think you will know eventually. But unfortunately, it is not a foregone conclusion at this stage." "You mean, how many candidates are there for the other party's bride?" Maeda hesitated a little, but nodded anyway. "It can be explained in this way." It seems that the other party has quite a status. "Then you'd better not tell Miss Tang Ze about your coming to me?" "Yes, it's great that you are willing to do this. It's always uncomfortable to know that someone is investigating you behind the scenes. Uh, do you still have contact with Miss Tang Ze?"

"Almost none, just write New Year's cards." "Oh. May I ask when Mrs. Tezuka got married?" "Two years ago." "Did Miss Tang Ze not attend your wedding?" Jiang Lizi shook his head. "Although we had a wedding, there was no grand banquet, it was just a dinner with close relatives, so I didn't send her a wedding invitation, I just wrote to let her know. She is in Tokyo, and, how should I put it, the timing is not right, I I'm too embarrassed to invite her..." "Timing?" After finishing speaking, Maeda nodded vigorously as if suddenly realizing, "Miss Tang Ze just got divorced at that time, right?"

"Her New Year's card that year simply said they broke up, and I was too embarrassed to invite her to my wedding." "Oh." When she learned that Xuesui was divorced, Jiang Lizi wanted to call to comfort her.But I felt that I was too unreasonable to do so, so I gave up.She estimated that maybe Xuesui would take the initiative to contact her.But Xuesui never called.She still doesn't know the reason for Xuesui's divorce, and the New Year's card only says "So, I went back to the starting point and started again". Until the second year of university, Jiang Lizi was the same as in junior high school and high school, often spending time with Yukisuke.Whether it's going shopping or going to a concert, I always ask her to accompany me.The terrible accident that happened in the first grade made Jiang Lizi not only afraid to meet strange men, but even afraid to meet new friends. Xuesui became her only support.It can even be said that she is the channel through which Jiang Lizi communicates with the outside world.

However, this state cannot last forever, Jiang Lizi knows this better than anyone else.At the same time, she also thinks that Xuesui cannot be bothered all the time.Although Yusui never showed any dissatisfaction, Jiang Lizi knew that she was dating Takamiya-senior from the social dance club, so she naturally wanted to spend more time with her boyfriend. There is another real reason.Yusho's relationship with Takamiya reminds Jiang Lizi of a man - Kazusei Shinozuka. Xuesui never mentioned Gao Gong in front of Jiang Lizi, but she still revealed that she had a boyfriend in just a few words unintentionally.At this time, Jiang Lizi felt a layer of gray veil covering his heart, unable to stop his heart from falling into the dark abyss.

Around the second semester of her sophomore year, Jiang Lizi deliberately reduced the number of encounters with Xuesui.Xuesui seemed confused at first, but gradually, she no longer took the initiative to contact Jiang Lizi.Maybe she was smart enough to perceive Jiang Lizi's intentions, or maybe she thought that if this continued, Jiang Lizi would never be able to stand up on his own. It's not that they're no longer friends, nor are they completely disconnected.We still chat when we meet, and occasionally call each other.However, compared with other friends, they are not particularly close.

After graduating from university, the relationship between the two became more estranged.Through the introduction of relatives, Jiang Lizi got a job in the local credit bank, and Yukiho moved to Tokyo to marry Takamiya... "I would like to ask you a question, based on your impression," Maeda continued, "What kind of woman is Miss Tang Ze? Just give a brief description, for example, she is introverted and sensitive, or she is aggressive and informal, etc. .” "It's hard to put it that way." "Then you can put it in your own words." "In one sentence," Jiang Lizi said after thinking for a while, "she is a strong woman. Although she is not particularly active, but when you get close to her, you will feel her release a force." "shining?" "Yes." Jiang Lizi nodded solemnly. "The others?" "Well, she knows everything." "Oh?" Maeda's eyes widened slightly, "This is quite interesting. Do you mean she is very knowledgeable?" "It's not that she is knowledgeable, but she has a good understanding of the essence of people or all aspects of society. So, when I'm with her, I feel very..." She paused before continuing, "You can learn a lot of things." "Ah. The marriage of such a sensible woman ended in failure. What do you think of it?" Jiang Lizi understood the investigator's purpose. It turned out that he still focused on Xuesui's divorce, and worried that the root problem of the divorce was Xuesui. "That marriage, maybe she did something wrong." "How to say?" "I think she decided to get married because of the influence of the atmosphere, which is very rare for her. I think if she insisted on her opinion more, she should not get married." "You mean, it was the man who strongly demanded marriage?" "No, it's not a strong request." Jiang Lizi chose his words carefully, "When most people fall in love and get married, I think that the relationship between each other must reach a certain balance. But they are a bit..." "Compared to Mr. Gao Gong, Ms. Tang Ze's feelings are not so strong. Is that what you mean?" Maeda said Takamiya's last name.Jiang Lizi was not surprised that it was impossible to ignore Xuesui's ex-husband. "I'm not very good at saying..." She didn't know how to express it, and she was confused, "I don't think he is the person she loves the most." "Oh?" Maeda opened his eyes wide. As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Jiang Lizi regretted it.She was talking too much, she shouldn't say such things casually. "I'm sorry, it was just my own imagination, please don't take it to heart." Maeda fell silent for some reason, staring at her.It was only later that he recovered his senses as if he had noticed something, and slowly restored his smile. "No. As I said just now, as long as it is based on your impression." "However, I'd better stop talking. I don't want to cause inconvenience to her because of my random talk. Have you finished asking? I think there should be someone who knows her affairs better than me." Jiang Lizi was about to close the door. "Wait a minute, one last question." Maeda raised his index finger, "There is something I want to ask about when I was in junior high school." "Junior high school?" "It was an accident. When you were in the third year of junior high school, a classmate was attacked by gangsters. I heard that you and classmate Tang Ze discovered it, right?" Jiang Lizi felt the blood subside from his face. "What's the matter..." "At that time, was there anything about Miss Tang Ze that impressed you? For example, you can see that she is a small episode—" Before he finished speaking, Jiang Lizi shook his head violently: "Not at all. Please just ask here, I'm very busy." Perhaps because of her discoloration, the investigator quickly withdrew from the door. "Okay, thanks for taking the time." Jiang Lizi didn't respond to his thank you, so he closed the door.Knowing that she couldn't let the other party see that her mood was greatly affected, she still couldn't pretend to be calm.She sat down on the porch doormat.With a dull pain in her head, she raised her right hand to press her forehead.Dark memories spread from my heart.After so many years, the wound in my heart has not healed, but I have forgotten it temporarily. Investigators brought up Michiko Fujimura as one of the reasons.In fact, before that, that terrible past had already been stirring in his mind - ever since he mentioned Xuesui. I don't know when, Jiang Lizi secretly had a thought in his heart.At first, it was just a flash of thought, and then slowly developed into a story.However, she must not say anything about it.Because she thinks this kind of imagination is very evil, and she must not let others discover the evil in her heart, and she also tries her best to get rid of this evil idea. But this thought lingered in her heart and refused to retreat, which made her loathe herself extremely.Whenever she is treated gently by Xuesui, she thinks she is a despicable person.But at the same time, there is a mind that re-examines the thought.Is this really just imagination?Isn't it true?In fact, this is the biggest reason for her alienation from Xuesui. The ever-expanding doubts and self-loathing in her heart make her unable to bear it. Jiang Lizi supported the wall and stood up, exhausted all over his body, as if countless wastes were deposited in his body.She looked up and found that the entrance door was not locked.She reached out to lock it, fastening the chain firmly.