At this point, Murata Takumi also understood, and he said:
"She didn't submit her own painting to the competition at the time, probably to make me more confident."
"When we meet again, I will definitely tell her that I have decided to try being a painter again."
Having obtained the time capsule, the misunderstanding in their hearts was cleared up, and everyone returned to the classroom chatting and laughing.
As soon as they arrived at the classroom, Ai sidled up to Kousuke, her eyes filled with anticipation and curiosity.
"Kuangyou, what message did your sister leave for me?"
"Here, this is for you, Akemi-nee." Kōyū handed a photo to Ai and said to her, "You can see it if you peel off the paper on the back of the photo."
Instead of tearing it up, Ai first looked at the photo.
That's a photo of her and her sister.
In the photo, Akemi is holding her still-small baby, with a bright smile on her face.
There is a line of text in the blank space of the photo:
"I like Shiho the most?!"
Ai was happy just to see this photo.
She flipped the photo over and tore off the paper pasted on the back.
A message was written in the blank space on the back of the photo:
To my younger sister, Shiho:
With your high IQ, you've been sent abroad to study; you'll probably inherit your father and mother's research in the future.
Many things will change in the future, but there's one thing you must remember!
Even if we can't meet, even if anything happens in the future, Mom, Dad, and I will still love Shiho the most!
My mother once said that silver bullets are bullets of justice.
So Shiho, you should be like that bullet, always flying straight ahead no matter what!
If you believe something is right, then stick to it to the end!
Finally, I hope you can spend every day happily in the future.
I hope my sister sees this. — Akemi
"Sister..." Ai pursed her lips, a smile blooming on her lips and appearing in her icy blue eyes.
“Now there’s one more person.” Kōyū stood beside her and whispered, “I mean, there’s one more person who likes Shiho the most.”
Upon hearing this, Ai looked up at Kousuke, her smiling eyes now filled with affection.
She whispered:
"I'd also like to share this with you."
"You're quite narcissistic," Guangyou teased her, seemingly not understanding her meaning.
"Heh~" Ai immediately realized that Kousuke was joking with her. Without explaining, she rolled her eyes at him and lowered her head to continue looking at the photo.
After chuckling a few times, Guangyou moved closer to her and looked down at the photo.
Seeing Shiho in the photo, he couldn't help but say to Ai:
"Honestly, you were way cuter than a little bunny when you were a child."
Ai glanced at Kousuke, who had said those words, and her smile faded as she countered with a question:
"Are you saying that what you said before was a lie?"
"Cough cough..." Guangyou then realized that this girl had set a trap for him, and quickly denied it, "What I said just now was also true."
"Fine, I'm in a good mood today, so I'll forgive you."
After saying that, Ai's face lit up with a smile again.
Just then, a familiar female voice entered their ears:
"Sorry, something came up and I'm late."
The two looked up and saw Akemi Miyano walk into the classroom with an apologetic smile on her face.
"Our class's most popular girl is here!" a boy shouted as soon as he saw her.
Immediately, the classroom of Class 6-A was filled with the sound of people greeting Mingmei.
After greeting everyone, Akemi walked over to Mitsuyu and Ai and said apologetically:
"Sorry to have kept you two waiting."
“Mingmei, you deliberately came late, didn’t you?” Guangyou immediately saw through her. “Just so we could find the time capsule based on your code, or more accurately, find this photo.”
“It seems I couldn’t hide it from Kousuke after all.” Akemi said with a light laugh, not embarrassed at all.
"Sister..." Xiao Ai called out to Ming Mei.
"What's wrong?" Akemi thought something was wrong with Ai, but then she heard Ai whisper something to her:
"Sister, I love you, Dad, and Mom the most too."
With just that one sentence, Mingmei's smile grew even brighter, and her bright eyes immediately welled up with tears.
She ruffled Ai's hair and said:
"I like you the most too~"
Seeing the two sisters like this, Kwang-woo was also very happy.
Immediately afterwards, he heard Mingmei say to him:
"Although I've said it many times, I still want to say, Kwangyu, thank you."
He knew Mingmei was thanking him for saving her, so he shook his head and said:
"I just hope you two sisters are always happy, you're welcome."
"Mingmei, why don't you go and chat with your classmates? It's been so many years since you last saw them."
"Besides, it's not appropriate for you to come to the class reunion and spend the whole time chatting with us."
“Yes,” Ai chimed in.
"Okay, call me if you need anything." Mingmei glanced at the two of them and said with a smile, "I won't be a third wheel."
After saying that, she went to chat with her classmates.
"Ai, can I scan and make a copy of this photo later?" Kōyū asked Ai. "I want to keep it."
"Hmm..." Ai pretended to think for a moment before saying, "Okay, since you did well today, I agree."
"Hehe~" Guangyou chuckled.
...
After the class reunion, Kōyū took Akemi and Ai to see the apartment he had mentioned earlier.
The landlady was an easy-going auntie, and the house was in good condition in all aspects, so everyone was quite satisfied and the matter was settled.
After all the formalities were completed, Kōyū found some time to help Ai and Akemi move their luggage here.
With that, Ai finally got her wish and was able to live with her sister.
...
Under the dazzling starry sky, Kōyū lay on a deck chair on the roof of his agency and waved to an apartment building diagonally opposite the agency.
On the fourth floor of that building, a girl with brown hair rested her chin on her hand, leaned against the balcony railing, and raised her hand to wave at Guangyou.
Yes, that apartment building happens to be right across from the firm.
Now, Kōyū and Ai can be considered neighbors.
My phone, which was lying to the side, suddenly vibrated.
As soon as he answered the phone, Guangyou heard the girl on the other end ask him:
"What are you doing? It's so late, why aren't you asleep?"
"I'm busy right now," Guangyou replied with a smile. "I'll go to sleep when I'm done."
"What are you busy with?"
"Look at you."
...
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