Chapter 19 Chapter 19 New Road

Nobuko stayed in Tateshina for two nights, and Kawada Miyo accompanied her.That day, Miyo saw Nobuko carrying a suitcase, looking sad and worried, and asked Nobuko to wait in the reception room without saying a word. She finished her work neatly and followed Nobuko immediately.Xinzi told the ins and outs in the morning of the next day. Miyo didn't say a word, and only after hearing what Nobuko had to say, she opened her mouth.Miyo's words struck Nobuko's heart. "Nobuko is good-looking, smart and refined, and likes to learn. Marrying from a rich and powerful mother's family to a rich and powerful husband's family, in the eyes of others, no one is happier than you. However, I never think that Nobuko is happy. You have been in school since you were a student. I often say that I have nothing to insist on. It is the same now, and I have never thought about doing something responsibly. Your husband does not seem to be a person worthy of affection, but in a sense, he may She is a victim of Nobuko. The root of all mistakes is to get married without deep feelings. Coupled with saving face and not daring to divorce in consideration of her parents' situation, this is a combination of mistakes. The most urgent thing for Nobuko now is to figure out what she is What do you really want to do, can you live without relying on your father and your husband's money?"

The hotel is one of the only two here, and there is a hot spring pool in front of the door.At night, a soul-stirring silence strikes.The mountain villas that are very lively in summer are also empty at this time, and the lonely lights in autumn nights are even more cold and lonely. In order to sort out her disturbed mood, Xinzi took a walk on the plateau path during the day, perhaps it is more appropriate to call it wandering.The remaining leaves of the birch branches are getting less and less, and the larch is becoming more and more bare. The mountains enter late autumn one step earlier than the cities.The path meanders between the hills and valleys, and small villas and dormitories are built everywhere, and the roofs are hidden in the depths of the woods.

Seeing that Nobuko's mood had stabilized a little, Miyo rushed back yesterday afternoon. She must have piled up a lot of work in Tokyo.Nobuko feels that Miyo's friendship is an irreplaceable wealth. Walking on the road, I occasionally meet a family who is going back to the city, most of them are with their children.Whenever I see their uncontrollable joy, it is not so much envy as it makes my heart feel heavy.From now on, we can no longer be so self-willed, nor can we be easily sentimental.We should start from scratch with a realistic attitude, just like this late autumn season facing the cold winter.

It is said that there were a lot of young people who ran before, but now it has decreased significantly. The wooden houses and campsites still have traces of summer.Taking advantage of the many buses, Xinzi went to Baihua Lake to have a look, and the trunk of the birch tree was exposed on the lake.This is an artificial lake, and there are still birch forests before the water storage. This area is also sparsely visited, and the burned ground was once a campground.The sun has softened a lot, and the lake reflects the bleak autumn day.At the foot of Mt. Yatsugatake, the long slope extends to the lower end of the lingering clouds.Looking at the end of the foot of the mountain, I feel that the soul is quietly taken away.

Nobuko looked at the lake, and suddenly had an illusion, as if a young limnologist appeared in front of her eyes.However, it was impossible for him to come here. He had said that he walked from Kofu to Nagano.There are also many lakes in Nagano, Lake Aoki, Lake Kizaki, and the northernmost Lake Nojiri. The posture of the young man standing in the water and constantly fetching water appears lonely but pure in front of his eyes.No, maybe compared with Hongzhi's complex character, his monotonous homework is more pure.Nobuko feels that such a complicated couple like herself is rare in the world.Nobuko made up his mind to return to Tokyo and end it immediately.After breaking up with her husband, Nagaoka didn't want to go back, and just lived in a corner of Tokyo.Fortunately, I can still find a small company to be a small employee.

Nobuko showed no sadness, she felt that she had walked through a long dark tunnel and now finally came to the exit.Now that you have decided to break up, you feel that there is no more miserable, meaningless, and disgusting experience than living with your husband.Why was I dragged down to such an extent by such a marriage? Nobuko decided to take the train back to Tokyo tonight, and it must be after ten o'clock when she got home.If the husband is at home, it should be done quickly.If you are not at home, leave a letter and leave.The husband who waited so hard for not coming home was already unbearable.

Nobuko arrived at Shinjuku Station at 9:40. The journey from Chino was so long.After the train passed the junction of Fujimi and Shinano, the slope at the foot of Yatsugatake in the twilight slowly changed like a revolving stage, and the Yatsugatake peak also changed its appearance as the direction moved.Nobuko looked at the mountain scenery in the twilight and thought that life is also rich and varied in different forms. So far, she has only had one life dominated by Hongji.However, from another perspective, she should be able to have a completely different life.This is a new starting point.

It was half past ten when I arrived home by taxi from Shinjuku. As usual, the front of the house was dark and the hall was tightly closed.However, after getting off the taxi, Nobuko stood in front of the courtyard holding her breath.The hall was brightly lit, the always closed door was wide open, and the hall was full of shoes. problem occurs!The first thing she thought of was the sudden accident during the trip, but she didn't think that it was related to Hongzhi.Is it into the thieves?Or a fire alarm detected in time. Nobuko's legs were a little weak, and when he walked into the hall, he saw several strange men standing there with an arrogant attitude, not like visiting guests.

"Are you his wife?" one of them asked when he saw Xinzi. Nobuko heard the professional characteristics from his tone of voice. "We are the police." A criminal policeman said. "We're waiting for Ma'am to come back." "Oh..." Nobuko was speechless for a while, feeling extremely nervous. "Did something happen?" "Oh? You don't know anything?" another policeman asked, staring at her. "Yes. I just came back from out of town." "Really? That's what happened," the older policeman came over and put his hands on Nobuko's back lightly, as if worried that Nobuko would not be able to bear it. "Madam, your husband is injured."

"Injured?" Nobuko thought it was a traffic accident, but there were so many police officers that it was unreasonable. "Ma'am," the policeman seemed to comfort the ignorant Nobuko. "Do you know a woman named Narusawa Zhilizi?" "Ah." Nobuko replied, feeling miserable.She suddenly thought of whether Hongzhi and Zhi Lizi would commit suicide in love, and her face turned pale. "This woman named Narusawa Zhilizi stabbed your husband with a fruit knife." "..." "It happened at 4:30. Your husband went to Narusawa Zhilizi's house, and the two had a dispute. Zhilizi stabbed your husband in the back with a fruit knife."

Nobuko listened with dazed eyes. "...The fruit knife stabbed deeply, but fortunately, no vital organs such as the heart and lungs were injured. Now he was sent to S Hospital. Although the injury was serious, he saved his life." "..." "Are you going to the hospital now?" "yes." "Then let's go together in the car of the police station!" Since then, Nobuko is like a wooden figure, the situation is serious, far beyond her imagination, and the sense of exhaustion has emptied her body and mind.When the car drove down the street, when she entered the hall that smelled of disinfectant, when she climbed the dark stairs, she felt that she was acting in a trance. The criminal police knocked on the door of the ward, and there was a female response from inside.Opening the door, a nurse wearing glasses stood beside the hospital bed.Xinzi saw that only Hongzhi's pale face was exposed on a white hospital bed.The hair was scattered on the pillow, and the high bridge of the nose reached the ceiling. The criminal police whispered a few words to the nurse, who shook her head, probably indicating that it was not possible to interrogate her yet.Hongzhi seemed to notice Nobuko standing behind the nurse, and then saw her, moving his mouth as if to say something.After the nurse leaned over to listen, she passed it on to the criminal police. "That's good, ma'am," the policeman nodded to Xinzi and said. "We still have things to do, so we won't accompany you. He's not emotionally stable yet, so don't talk too much." Those who broke in all backed out.Hongzhi's hand arched a few times under the blanket, and stretched out, wanting to shake Nobuko's hand. "I'm sorry." He said hoarsely and weakly. "forgive me." Nobuko held his hand, it was cool. "Nobuko..." Hongzhi's eyes flickered with a struggling gaze, a solemn expression he had never seen before, which contained apology, pleading and longing.Hong Zhi was begging Nobuko to stay by his side, expressing all his innermost thoughts in his eyes. Nobuko stood and stared at her husband's face, her indifferent eyes met her pleading eyes, neither of them immediately avoided the meeting eyes. Never seen such a weak face before, Nobuko thought.He is always aggressive and aggressive, thinking that acting recklessly outside is a manifestation of a man's vigorous career, and it is a blessing brought by full domineering.He was always bluffing, burning flesh and blood only for the emptiness of his ambition.He firmly believes that this is the value of a man, and he despises everything in the world with his head held high. Nobuko hasn't asked Zhi Lizi why she stabbed her husband, but she thinks the reason is not difficult to imagine. It must be because the business planned by Hongzhi has failed.That Tokuyama could do anything, and Hongzhi was deceived by him.Hongzhi looks smart but young and ignorant, he is by no means his opponent. He can't fight for a few rounds in front of the old and cunning Tokuyama.There was no trace of the magnificent rainbow that Hong Zhi had, and he was completely overwhelmed.The more this kind of person, the more vulnerable he is.The determination to break up with Zhilizi is undoubtedly also a manifestation of his loss of self-confidence.That's why he went to her, and that's the last time he saw her. What happened next?According to police, the injury occurred as a result of an altercation.Zhilizi was deceived by Hongzhi to the point of desperation, furious and retaliated.The use of a fruit knife as the murder weapon also proved that this was an emergency. Now he is begging himself, this is the first time he has the psychology of begging his wife.By the way, he still regards himself as his wife, so he takes it for granted that his wife sits in front of the hospital bed and takes care of him. Nobuko quietly broke away her husband's hand, then gently put it into the blanket, and pulled the blanket over his shoulders.The husband looked at Nobuko with a grateful look.However, the moment from cunning temptation to relief did not hide from Nobuko's eyes. The husband had a whimsical idea, thinking that Nobuko, as a wife, would have to stay up all night to watch over him tonight.The moment he saw her for the first time, there was still an intention to test her anger in his expression.However, after Nobuko shook hands and put them back under the blanket, he was relieved by his wife's gesture. Nobuko turned to her husband's pillow and straightened his messy hair. She didn't want others to see his miserable appearance.Hongzhi still regards this move as his wife's love for her husband.Nobuko sat on the chair where the nurse had been sitting just now, diagonally across from Koji who was lying down.Although Hongzhi was pale, his eyes were gently closed, showing the satisfaction of his domineering husband. "Well, will you forgive me?" whispered the husband, still with his eyes closed.There was a smile on the corner of his mouth, naively thinking that he had captured Nobuko's heart. "Oh, there's nothing to forgive or unforgive," she answered calmly. "Really? It's all my fault." "No, there's no need to apologize. Starting tomorrow, we won't see each other again." Hearing this, the husband's eyes suddenly opened, and his face changed suddenly. "Ah? What did you say?" The husband doubted his ears. "I'm talking about breaking up with you." Xinzi said quietly but clearly. "..." "I didn't expect such a thing to happen before, so I was reluctant to propose a breakup. But I went to Tateshina for three days and thought about myself carefully. Then, I decided to propose a breakup." "You!" Hong Zhi lifted the blanket, trying to prop up half of his body.He twisted his face, and his wide eyes never left Nobuko. "If it was normal, I should probably take care of you as a wife to recover... But, I am too tired. I have endured fatigue and have been serving you until now. But, from now on, I will also be liberated from your side." "..." "Fortunately, your injury is not life-threatening. I am relieved to know that you will recover soon... I will go back, and I will never see you again. Thank you for taking care of me for so many years. I am not able to be a good wife, I am sorry. The formalities will be handled by my parents." "Nobuko! Nobuko!" Nobuko stood up, Hongzhi's eyes followed her, and the hand stretched out from under the blanket scratched the air. "Goodbye... I wish you a speedy recovery." Xinzi left the hospital bed and turned to the door.Hongzhi's shout came from behind, but she didn't look back.Slowly, but firmly, she walked towards the door.Reaching out to open the door, there was a slight metallic sound from the doorknob.The door opened, and Nobuko never looked back at her husband on the hospital bed. Opposite the open door was the white wall of the stairs that I never noticed.No frills, just plain white walls. Nobuko felt that her new life had the right direction.