"Sir, these peony-shaped vases are from the curator's collection. They are quite valuable and fragile. Please do not approach them for inspection. We apologize for the inconvenience!" the staff member said very politely.
Kuroki Yue looked up at the staff member, whom he didn't recognize, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Everything here was exactly the same as before, but fortunately, this staff member was not an old employee. Otherwise, he would have thought that time travel was just a dream.
In fact, for Kuroki Gakuichi himself, the impression of the Minamiya Library should be as it is now. After all, the library was intact when he left, and he only learned about its destruction from a friend's letter. He didn't have a specific impression of it. When he returned, the library was still standing there, without any changes. So he didn't find it hard to accept.
On the contrary, his two friends knew clearly what the library looked like after it was destroyed, so when they entered the library, they looked around curiously and found it quite difficult to adapt.
Kuroki Yueichi shook his head with a wry smile, and just as he was about to speak, a voice suddenly came from behind him.
"The curator? Sir?"
The voice was very familiar. Kuroki Takeichi quickly turned around and saw that it was his former employee, Fukui Yuuma, who was staring at him with his mouth wide open in astonishment.
This also startled Kuroki Gakuichi. He pointed at Fukui Yuuma, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Fukui, what exactly is going on?"
"It really is the director!" Fukui Yuma shouted. He had only seen him from the side and recognized him, but now he was finally sure that the director had indeed returned.
He hurried forward and bowed deeply in salute: "Sir, it's been so long since we last met, you're finally back!"
After saying that, he suddenly remembered something and quickly turned around and ran upstairs, which startled Kuroki Gaku.
Fukui Yuuma ran to Ning Zhiheng's office and pounded rapidly on the doorframe.
Ning Zhiheng had amazing hearing. Just as Fukui Yuzuru stepped onto the second floor, he heard the sound. He immediately signaled He Siming to be quiet. Only after the knocking sounded did he respond, "Come in."
Fukui Yuuma pushed open the door and said urgently to Ning Zhiheng, "Chairman, Mr. Kuroki is back!"
"What are you saying?" Ning Zhiheng was startled and quickly asked.
"The curator is back, he's in the lobby downstairs!" Fukui Yuuma confirmed again.
Upon hearing this, Ning Zhiheng was overjoyed. He and Kuroki Yueyi had only known each other for a month, but since they met, Kuroki Yueyi had taken great care of him, treating him like a son or nephew. Kuroki Yueyi not only specially introduced him to Major General Uehara Junpei as a patron, but also gave him a generous gift of money before parting. Ning Zhiheng was truly grateful to Kuroki Yueyi.
After the establishment of the Nanya Library, he even sent people to Japan to search for Kuroki Takeichi's whereabouts, but they never found him. Unexpectedly, he suddenly appeared now.
Ning Zhiheng didn't waste a moment. He immediately stood up and said to He Siming, "Come with me to greet Mr. Kuroki. I'll introduce him to you then!"
He Siming nodded quickly and followed Ning Zhiheng out of the room and into the lobby on the first floor.
As soon as Kuroki saw Fukui Yuuma suddenly run upstairs, he quickly saw a familiar figure coming downstairs and walking towards him.
"Fujiwara-kun?"
Kuroki Gakuichi was overjoyed; he never expected that his close friend, Fujiwara Tomohito, who was much older than him, would be here as well.
"gentlemen!"
Ning Zhiheng stepped forward and grasped Kuroki Yueyi's hands, calling out affectionately.
The two parted when war was about to break out. After their separation, they went their separate ways. When they met again in the midst of chaos, it felt like a lifetime had passed, and they were filled with emotion.
"Fujiwara-kun, I received news from a friend that the Minamiya Library was destroyed in the war, yet it still looks brand new? Didn't you leave Shanghai? How did you end up here? What's going on?" Kuroki Gakuichi was full of doubts and launched into a series of questions. There had been too many surprises for him today, leaving him unable to find answers for the time being.
Ning Zhiheng couldn't help but laugh heartily, took Kuroki Yueyi's hand, and said, "It is truly a joyous occasion to reunite today. Sir, please don't be in a hurry, let's talk slowly. Please come upstairs for a chat!"
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