In midsummer, the hot weather continues.Yasuko Kusama took the tram to L University to attend lectures in the scorching heat every day.Universities are supposed to have summer vacation from the end of June, so it is counterintuitive for students to attend lectures at the beginning of July. Yasuko Kusama is indeed a student of the Economics Department of L University, but she is not an ordinary college student.She began to receive correspondence education from this university four years ago.For four years, she has been studying according to the teaching materials sent by L University.But this summer, she had to go to school for 40 days and listen to the teacher's lectures directly.This is the regulation of correspondence education, called "summer teaching".

Yasuko Kusama got off the bus and walked towards the main entrance of L University on the slope.The rising sun had already exerted its power like noon, and the strong light shone directly on the stone slabs of the ramp.When walking up the ramp, there will always be correspondence students who are attending summer lectures entering the school gate one after another.There are many boys and many girls. Whenever he saw a crowd of day students, Yasuko would definitely look for a woman among them.She is slender and tall, and always wears a pure white dress, if not a dress, it is also a plain white dress.

On the first day of commuting, Yasuko noticed that this woman was in the same classroom as him.Why only notice her?There must be a reason for it.Yasuko is a student of the Department of Economics. In the first two years, he studied basic knowledge courses. From the third grade, he began to study professional subjects such as principles of economics, finance, statistics, economic policy, business economics, and general economic history. Yasuko guessed that the woman was three or four years older than him.Yasuko is twenty-three years old and works in the company secretarial department of a certain company.She concentrates her vacation throughout the year and uses it exclusively for commuting.The forty-day vacation was too long, so she included the commuting period into the plan, and saved the annual vacation and overtime compensatory leave together.Yasuko thought that the woman was in the same situation as himself.

There are all kinds of people attending the class.Almost all the boys are young employees, and among the girls, married women account for almost half.The others are ordinary girls and office workers like Yasuko. The woman's appearance is very individual, with slightly protruding cheekbones and sharp edges and corners. She is not the usual beauty.Those eyes especially attracted Yasuko, a pair of clear and beautiful pupils.Taizi occasionally sat in the same row as her, and would sneak a look at her profile.Her surname is Yanchuan. After two weeks of commuting, I gradually made some good friends, and students with similar interests naturally sat next to each other.Among them, a small group was formed, and everyone discussed the matter of traveling.Some people go to the street together after class, drinking tea and chatting.

However, Shiokawa did not join any gangs.In fact, this is also what attracts Yasuko.Shiokawa is always alone.Yasuko wanted to find a reason to approach the woman.If she could, she would like to chat with her and sit next to her to attend classes together.However, there was a certain atmosphere about the woman that made Yasuko difficult to approach.The atmosphere was indescribable, perhaps it could be said to be her unique temperament. Even so, Yasuko greeted her with "Hello" when they came face to face with her.And she flashed those beautiful eyes that attracted Yasuko, smiled back and said "Hello".Yasuko also likes that mellow voice.However, there has been no continuation since then.With a beautiful smile, the woman left Taizi abruptly, as if sinking into her personal world immediately.

But Yasuko didn't feel disgusted.No, she was attracted by this attitude instead.Although the woman's attitude was lukewarm, there was absolutely no sense of arrogance.The attitude is also very humble and polite.She is taking notes seriously in the classroom. Correspondence students are different from ordinary students in that they have their own jobs.They continue to study in their spare time, and their desire for knowledge is very strong.They must be assiduous and conscientious.Although there are many young housewives who have the mentality of learning tea ceremony or flower arrangement, they are also infected by the rigorous and studious atmosphere in the classroom.

In Yasuko's view, that Ms. Yanchuan must be good at studying.That's because she has an air of wisdom shrouded in her body.Moreover, Yasuko, who has been observing for a long time, was amazed by her taste and taste through her unassuming clothes. Yasuko was quite relieved by her temper of not talking too much with others.Although she doesn't talk much, Yasuko doesn't think she is cold and withdrawn.Because on campus, when she greeted her "classmates", she was very bright and lively.However, she did not take the initiative to seek a partner, which even made Yasuko dissatisfied.

Yasuko began to wonder what kind of family environment Yanchuan was in.If you want to observe her carefully, you only need to go under the big zelkova tree on the campus during the break. There is a lush zelkova forest, and almost all the students go to the shade of the trees to cool off.Some opened books to read, some were chatting.There was a small bench and a pool of water down a gentle slope.The students walked around the pool, sat on the rocks beside the pool, or walked into the depths of the woods. Shiokawa always sat in the same position.The huge zelkova trees spread their branches and leaves in the air, casting thick shadows on the ground.She was sitting on a bench reading a textbook, the shadow of her hat clearly outlined the outline of her side face.

Yasuko was convinced that he must be the one who approached the woman first.There is one thing Yasuko always wants to confirm with her, but even when the relationship is quite intimate, she can't say it casually.Taizi only knew his surname, but not his first name.The so-called "Ms. Shiokawa" was also given by Asano, an associate professor who teaches the principles of economics.Associate Professor Asano is the reason why Yasuko chose L University instead of other universities.He is a friend of Taizi's cousin, whom he met five or six years ago.The two got engaged a year ago.

Yasuko vaguely felt that her fiancé Asano was also interested in "Ms. Shiokawa", but for some reason, it didn't disgust her.Is it because she also has a strong admiration for "Ms. Shiokawa" just like her admiration for Asano?Yasuko felt that "Ms. Shiokawa" should come from the Kansai region.However, the Kansai accent could not be heard from the short words of the other party.Mellow and full voice, sharp articulation. However, Yasuko is still unable to distinguish his image from the Kansai region.Autumn two years ago.Yasuko went to Osaka and stopped by Kobe.At that time, I did see the woman.The place where I saw the woman was also very strange, it was in Suma Temple.Suma Temple is located in the seaside of Suma Akashi City, where Taiko went alone.

I remember eating in Kobe and driving to Akashi.On the way back, Taizi remembered the name of the monastery, so he wanted to visit there.Enter the narrow alley from the street that the tram passes, climb up the gentle slope, and come to the front of the temple. In the middle of the stone steps, there is an Erwang Gate, which has been in disrepair for a long time.Go up the stone steps to the front of the main hall, and walk in the courtyard for a while.There is a pond at the foot of the slope, which is exactly half the size of the "Shinbu Pond" in Tokyo.There are restaurants and many other shops around.There are many cherry blossom trees, but the treetops are already bare at that time.If the walls of the temple hadn't collapsed and decayed, and there were no shops around, Yasuko would have felt that his trip was worthwhile. Taizi saw that there were two Buddhist halls with unknown names on the open space on the left side of the main hall.At the end of the road, shrubs are overgrown, and the eaves of the living room protrude from the sky, which may be the residence of the monk.While pacing in the courtyard, she saw the tall woman.Alone. At that time, she walked forward in a kimono, and her face remained in Yasuko's memory.Why is Yasuko so impressed by the woman he saw at Suma Temple?At that time, Yasuko wanted to be alone for a few days.She has been in love with the man she is traveling with for two years.He works in television and is a striking handsome man.He was personally aware of it, and brilliantly so.But Yasuko had lost all interest in him at that time, and his handsome face had become a tasteless mask. Yasuko's wish to be alone may be pinned on the woman walking in Suma Temple.That love affair soon ended as she wished.Sure enough, she was able to be alone, and she devoted herself to the correspondence study.Getting engaged to Asano was after that. When Yasuko saw Shiokawa at school, she immediately realized that she was the woman she had seen at Sumoji before.But she also sensed something different, the faces were indeed similar, but time had changed... oh yes, it was her.Taizi was sure. Yasuko wanted to confirm this.And the impression I saw at Sumaji Temple has not faded in the slightest.Although Yasuko was eager to get rid of the bad relationship at the time, now that she has a new fiancé, her impression of the woman has not changed.Yasuko thinks she is the woman closest to his ideal. Yasuko thinks she used to live in the Kansai area.Of course, you don't necessarily live in Kansai just because you walk around Sumoji Temple.Yasuko himself has been to Suma Temple.However, Yasuko always felt that she should have lived in Kansai before.It was just a vague intuition that she would not be an ordinary tourist.Therefore, Yasuko believed that the woman was also receiving correspondence education at L University, and she went to Beijing from Kansai to live temporarily just to attend the lectures.In fact, such "students" are not in the minority. However, two weeks later, Yasuko had to revise her judgment, and Shiokawa seemed to have a job in Tokyo.Lives in Tokyo and has lived in Kansai.No, or it is still in Kansai now.It can be said that this curiosity is also one of the reasons why Yasuko is interested in it.I don't know what kind of life she is in Kansai. And Yasuko gradually found that not only himself, but other classmates also had a strong interest in Yanchuan.Yasuko also has four or five like-minded partners, including both the same BG as Yasuko, and girls from ordinary families.One of them raised a question. "Has Yanchuan ever been married?" There are a considerable number of girls in the class, and those who have been married can always tell it.A married woman, no matter how young, has a certain vibe.However, only the girl, it is not yet known whether she is married or not.The crowd was divided into two halves, one half thought that Yanchuan was married, and the other half thought he was not.But no one found out the truth. People who speculate that Yanchuan was married are still not sure, but judge based on the fact that she is more stable than ordinary girls.But relying on this point alone is too untenable as a basis.Still, she must have some background.Yasuko still doesn't give up, because the impression of Suma Temple is lingering.This is closely related to the mystery of Yanchuan. "I heard that Yanchuan is single!" Yasuko's partner reported. There are also skeptics. "Who did you hear that from?" "I heard that she said it herself. Someone has confirmed it." "That's not reliable." Someone retorted. "Look, there's a woman named Di here, right? She says she's single, but she's actually a housewife with children. People who come to class here want to pretend to be college students, saying they're single. So, Shiokawa I can't rely on it either." In fact, there are still many unmarried young people in the class, and some small groups have already begun to associate with them.Therefore, it is not difficult to understand that the girl surnamed Di said publicly that she is celibate.However, Yasuko still believes that the woman is single, but her life is full of complicated and dark entanglements. After leaving the company for nearly a month, the relationship has gradually become insulated.And, it's not your usual holiday trip or hanging out with friends, it's a completely different environment.In other words, she was completely occupied by another life. Taizi came here without telling the company's colleagues, if this matter is revealed, it will attract rumors.Especially in the secretarial department, it is very noticeable.I often come into contact with the upper class at work, and in the eyes of others, the rank is very high, so I am prone to jealousy of the same sex.But it's not just for this reason, she wants to monopolize the path she has chosen.She didn't want the company to know about the changes in her life and her summer lectures. Once, Yasuko felt that the content of the class that day was difficult to digest.The professor who lectured on financial policy spoke quickly and the subject matter was difficult.The professor ignores the students and just talks nonsense.In the evening, Yasuko walked out of the school with unprecedented fatigue.The other students also had serious expressions. The students were very studious and motivated, and almost never missed classes. Yasuko came to the street and walked to the tram stop.With a glance, Yanchuan was standing there.She was standing in the safety island, wearing a very rare white dress today, the skirt fluttering in the wind.The young people next to me are also waiting for the tram.The strange thing is that there is only one girl in Yanchuan.Yasuko felt that the opportunity was rare, so he quickened his pace.A tram appears in the distance. At this moment, as if trying to stop her, a large imported car suddenly appeared in front of her, making a slight motor sound and driving forward.The beautiful azure blue body blurs the strong sunlight. Taizi passed the car and was about to move on, when the car suddenly stopped beside the station.While wondering, Yanchuan turned his head, as if responding to the call of the people in the car, the two sides exchanged a few words briefly.Taizi couldn't hear clearly, so he stopped and watched without hesitation.The car started moving again, and the rear window was covered with a sheer curtain, so it was hard to see who was sitting there.Yanchuan looked very unhappy, perhaps because of the strong light at that time.It seemed that someone in the car invited her to get in the car, which she declined. Yasuko felt that she accidentally peeped into a part of Yanchuan's life. Tadao Asano is thirty-two years old.To be an associate professor at this age should be an outstanding person.However, he was not eloquent in class.His voice is so weak that people sitting in the back row often have to cover their ears with their palms to hear when taking notes. Associate Professor Asano has curly hair, and there is always a shallow vertical line between his eyebrows.It may be because the corners of the mouth are tightened, and there is a harsh feeling on the whole.When we met for the first time, Yasuko felt that he was like a certain person, like Beethoven when he was young.Of course, she didn't know what Beethoven was like when he was young.But judging from the old portraits, apart from the deep wrinkles, there are still similarities between the two. Associate Professor Asano stood on the podium, and then started talking nonsense.He didn't care about the students' confusion at all, he just kept on talking to himself, and he didn't seem to care that his fiancée was sitting among the students.Of course, the students didn't seem to be aware of their relationship. He is definitely not a handsome man, but there is a connotation of gradually exuding charm.At first glance, it is not attractive, but after a long-term relationship, you will understand his strengths.Yasuko used to associate with handsome men who were engaged in popular occupations, and was extremely disgusted with his frivolous temperament.Now seeing the associate professor's simple demeanor and well-behaved personality, I feel satisfied. Correspondence education is always sent by the school, and if there is a little slack, the textbooks will accumulate and be endless.In addition, study reports should be written and sent according to the topics assigned by the teacher. If there is a little slack, the homework will accumulate more and more.The school then sent the report comments.The report on the theory of economics was corrected by Associate Professor Asano.In the comments sent to Yasuko, there were also some comments that seemed irrelevant and put on airs.The characters are written neatly and compactly, like a well-drawn regular script. After class, students will go to the associate professor's research room to ask questions.At this time, Associate Professor Asano would look at the five or six students rushing in and answer the questions one by one with a weak voice.The other associate professors are not without humor, but Associate Professor Asano has no sense of humor.He still had a serious face, answering every student's question solemnly. When Yasuko first attended the class, he felt that his speech was boring.Other teachers used to tell anecdotes so as not to bore the pupils.It is a teacher's skill, an instinct for striving to maintain one's popularity among students.But Associate Professor Asano has nothing to do with it.But when he lifted the curls from his forehead and talked about Adam Smith and Marx, the students felt they were in contact with a real scholar. In fact, during the forty days of summer lectures, Associate Professor Asano received rave reviews.The length of study of the students varies. Even in the same class, some students have studied for seven or eight years.Due to work, a slight disturbance will prolong the "study" period.So there is also a difference in age. In addition, the students attending summer courses cover almost all parts of the country.After forty days of lectures, they went back separately.Therefore, well-planned people began to select topics for graduation thesis three years ago.They will go to their tutors to consult on graduation thesis matters. Yasuko often saw "Ms. Shiokawa" among the students who went to Associate Professor Asano's laboratory for advice.Her questions are not many words, but her words are sharp and always hit the point.She looked directly at the associate professor with a quiet smile on her lips. One day, Yasuko who walked out of the classroom remembered the notebook he had forgotten, so he went back to get it.When she came to the corridor again, two figures at the end came into view.The dazzling backlight of summer is like a small square window, outlining the silhouettes of the two.One is Associate Professor Asano.The front window is very bright, illuminating him as a silhouette.Yasuko immediately guessed who the person was talking to.That is "Ms. Shiokawa" in a white dress. Taizi stayed where he was, looking at the scene in front of him.Yan Chuan and the associate professor stood opposite each other, talking non-stop.There are no other people around, and the scene is like a movie lens, giving people a vivid impression.Taizi seemed to erase the shadow in his heart at once.