Chapter 6 Section VI

"What's going on here?" Jingguan asked in surprise as soon as he walked outside. The expression on Jingguan's face was not angry, but stunned. "I'm sorry..." Mariko whispered, feeling very embarrassed for the gaffe just now.She lost her composure because she couldn't bear to talk to Iseki in front of the portrait of Kuwahara Yumiko. This is her cleanliness, and it can also be said to be her weakness. "Are there any acquaintances inside?" Jingguan asked.Iseki, who doesn't know the truth of the matter, probably has a hard time imagining why she lost her composure like that!

After walking a few steps silently, Mariko stopped suddenly and said, "Take me to a place where I can drink, okay?" Jingguan opened his eyes wide and asked, "Drink? Miss Mariko wants to drink?" "Can't you?" "No, no..." "Then take me there." "Aren't you afraid that Tajima-kun will be angry?" "Don't mention him..." Mariko said angrily. Iseki seemed to sense something from her expression. "Let's go!" Jing Guan led the way. Iseki took Mariko to a small bar in an alley near Okachimachi. There were only two or three customers sitting on high chairs in front of the bar and drinking. It was very quiet and soft music was playing.

"What wine do you want to drink?" Jingguan and Mariko asked Mariko after they sat down face to face. This was Mariko's first visit to a bar, and she didn't know what to order. Although she drank with her husband at home, she only drank a little beer. Iseki ordered a bottle of Highball for Mariko. Highball is delicious, although the alcohol content is not much, but after two or three cups, Mariko feels her face is hot. "Is there anything you want to tell me?" Jing Guan asked.His face also turned red. "Did something happen between you and Tajima-kun?"

"Yes." Mariko nodded. Firstly, drinking made her speak easily, and secondly, seeing the portrait of Kuwahara Yumiko in the "Funaya" cafe made her rebound. Mariko briefly described the anonymous letter, her husband's ambiguous relationship with Yumiko Kuwahara, etc. During the conversation, she gritted her teeth several times in anger. Jingguan listened silently, and when he finished listening, a sad expression appeared on his face. "I don't believe it..." Iseki said decisively. "Tajima-kun would do something like that..." "But, this is the truth." Mariko said firmly.

Mariko can't help but feel heavy when she thinks of her husband and Yumiko Kuwahara in front of the Sendagaya Motel. "But..." Jing Guan said with a confused expression. "It must be a woman who seduced Mr. Tajima, because Mr. Tajima is cowardly and easily seduced by women." Perhaps what Iseki said is true, and Mariko also thinks so. On the surface, Tajima is very strong, but in fact, he pretended. He is a cowardly person by nature. Therefore, it is very likely that Kuwahara Yumiko seduced Tajima, but even if Kuwahara Yumiko seduced him, he cannot be forgiven.Because it can be seen that Tajima's love for his wife has faded.

"You ask me to forgive him?" "I didn't say that, it's up to you to decide." Iguan said hastily. "I don't want to plead with you for Tajima-kun." "Can I forgive him?" "I think so, because Tajima-kun will definitely regret it." "yes?" Mariko stared at her fingers sadly.Will Tajima regret what he did wrong?If his wife Mariko didn't know, wouldn't he be happy with Kuwahara Yumiko? "Does Tajima-kun know that you have discovered this?" "I don't think he knows yet, because I haven't talked to him yet." Mariko said through gritted teeth.

Iseki looked at Mariko's face in pain and said, "If Tajima-kun confesses his mistake to you, please forgive him, will you forgive him?" "I don't know." Mariko replied honestly.Because the scene she saw in the motel hit her hard, and that sense of humiliation is still deeply imprinted in her heart. "At present, I don't believe in Tajima's love." "I understand." Iseki said in a low voice. "I think it was that woman who seduced Tajima-kun. Needless to say, Tajima-kun is also half responsible. However, he must be very regretful, because he knows very well that losing you is a very unfortunate thing." Jing Guan said that he would Meet with Tajima in order to secretly observe his mood.

"I didn't come to Tokyo because I received your letter. I came to Tokyo because of the hotel. Even if you don't look for me, I will talk to my old friends. I want to wait until I find out After seeing Tajima-kun's true intentions, you can decide whether to forgive him or not." Mariko thought for a while.Although I don't know if her husband will tell Jingguan the truth, but it is not a bad thing for Jingguan to meet Tajima, Mariko said so after saying that she also hopes so. "Let's end this topic here!" Mariko said, and drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.

"I haven't seen brother Jingguan for three years. I want to know how you are doing." "What about me?" Iseki smiled a little shyly.Mariko found that the innocence of three years ago reappeared on his face. Mariko smiled too. "What do you do in Sendai?" "It's all ordinary things. Although it is said to be running a hotel, it is just listening to my parents' errands." "Are you married? You should be married, right?" "No, not yet." Jingguan smiled wryly and scratched his head. "Because I couldn't find the ideal object."

"how come……" Mariko really wanted to say, "Why can't I find the ideal partner", but swallowed this sentence again. Because she thinks that this person is mostly because of me and hasn't married until today, right?This speculation made her feel a sweet sadness. Mariko felt very drunk. "Do you want to dance?" Iguan suddenly asked.There was also a slight hint of drunkenness on his face. Mariko looked around, there were two couples dancing on the narrow dance floor, and the dance music was Prussia. Iseki held Mariko's hand and stood up. At first there was a little distance between them, but as the dance music progressed, the distance between the two gradually shortened. Mariko leaned on Iseki's chest to recall what happened a few years ago. I danced with Jingguan a few times, and at that time there was only joy, because I didn't know that this was falling in love at that time, so I didn't know the pain of falling in love.

At that time, some young friends praised her beauty.Both Tajima and Iseki also used her as a model to draw "Portraits of Muse".The kind mother is still alive. Mariko dances with her eyes closed. Maybe she wants to escape the pain of reality with sweet memories. This is also a weak side of her character. She knows very well that she has to face reality when she opens her eyes. Now she just wants to forget her husband and Yumiko Kuwahara. "Brother Jingguan, why did you suddenly go back to Sendai?" Mariko asked, looking up at Jingguan with open eyes. "three years ago?" "At that time..." Jing Guan said, looking into the distance. "Honestly, I like you very much. It's okay to say I love you. At that time, I read your diary and saw it at your house. I went to visit your house, but you were not at home. Lingtang told me to wait for you to come back. I was waiting for you in your room. While I was waiting for you, I peeked at your diary, and you said in the diary that you regarded me as a big brother, which hit me hard." Iseki smiled and continued: "I knew that Tajima-kun loved you deeply at that time, and Tajima-kun's reputation was in full swing. I thought that Tajima-kun was more suitable for you than me, so I quietly left Tokyo." "I regard you as a big brother..." Mariko murmured softly. "Brother Jingguan, it's because we are too close, if at that time..." If Iseki also proposed to me at that time, who would I choose?Probably Tajima?Mariko thought so. "The matter is over." Although Jingguan said with a smile, the smile was forced. "Because you are married to Tajima-kun, I dare to tell this matter, this is a thing of the past... Mariko stared at Jingguan's face silently, Jingguan said that this is a thing of the past.Yes, this was indeed three years ago. However, things in the past seem to be back again. "Miss Mariko, are you still writing a diary?" Jingguan asked. Mariko let out an "oh" and said, "Occasionally..." As soon as the dance music was over, the two of them returned to their seats.