Chapter 4 fourth quarter

Kazuhiko Iseki is 32 years old, one year older than her husband Tajima, and was also a young artist who was a member of the "Shinkikai" three years ago.The appearances and personalities of Tajima and Iseki are in stark contrast. Maybe it is because of their differences that the relationship between the two has been shortened. Among the more than twenty members of the "New Jihui", Tajima and Iseki are often together. Not only do they consider themselves best friends, but others also think so. In terms of appearance, Tajima has a long face and a pointed chin, while Iseki has a round face. In terms of personality, Tajima is more domineering and Iseki is more gentle.This stark contrast is also evident in life. Iseki is the only son of a big hotel owner in Sendai. When he was studying at the University of the United States, he lived a comfortable life with 50,000 yen a month in living expenses.Tajima was born in the countryside, and his family was not very rich.

Tajima is the second son of a farm family in Mie County. He came to Tokyo Meida to study in order to become a painter. However, due to difficulties in life, he dropped out of Meida halfway through his studies. It can be said that he was able to become a painter through self-study. . Mariko first met Jingguan. Since Jingguan lived near her home when she was studying at the University of the United States, they often met each other. However, there was no "spark of love". Maybe it was because she was still young at that time? After graduating from American University, Iseki introduced Tajima to Mariko after joining the "New Jihui".

"Although he did not graduate from Meida University, he has outstanding talent in painting." Iseki introduced Tajima in this way. Mariko's first impression of Tajima was not very good. Jingguan said that Tajima was a talented painter, but from Mariko's point of view, he was just an ordinary person, because in her impression, painters were gentle and gentle. Yes, not as burly as Tajima, but like a farmer, with a serious appearance. Mariko has also seen Tajima's paintings, but she can't see what's good about them, unlike Iseki's paintings where she can see what's good at a glance.

However, what surprised the experts was that in the N Exhibition that year, Iseki’s paintings were not selected, and Tajima’s paintings won special prizes. Newspapers and TVs competed to report on Tajima. . "The painting circle that has been silent for a long time has blown up a new style of painting", some newspapers also reported. That year Tajima proposed to Mariko, and Mariko ignored her mother's objection and walked on the other side of the carpet with Tajima. Jingguan was also invited to their wedding, but for some reason, Jingguan not only did not attend their wedding, but also left only a short congratulatory letter when they went out for a three-day and two-night honeymoon trip , disappeared from Tokyo.

For the next three years, Iseki only sent them a letter from Sendai. In that letter, he said calmly that he had put down his paintbrush and concentrated on running the hotel. From this brief letter, Mariko could not tell that Iseki had suddenly returned to his hometown. The reason for Sendai.Although Tajima said: "Isn't it more interesting to run a hotel than painting?" However, Mariko didn't think so. Could it be because Jingguan also loves her deeply?Thinking of this, Mariko couldn't help falling into sweet memories. Although Mariko loves her husband Tajima deeply, she can't help but feel very happy when she realizes that another man loves her deeply. Perhaps in her heart, she looks forward to the care of others and is full of fantasies about love.

Although the matter of Jingguan became a topic of conversation between her and her husband, it was just a conversation.Since she already has Tajima, even if she thinks of Kazuhiko Iseki, she always adds the proviso of "the past...". However, when she knew that her husband had betrayed her, she thought of Kazuhiko Iguan again. Maybe this was a kind of substitute work under the reflex effect when she became desperate for love?However, this time the shadow of Kazuhiko Iseki not only did not disappear, but also replaced the "past..." proviso. This time, three years later, Mariko met Kazuhiko Iseki for the first time.