Chapter 2018: The Lost Lover
"Those few years in high school were pretty fulfilling."
"I will continue to play football, but I will no longer put football above my studies. After all, I also know that not everyone is qualified to become a professional player."
"She and I agreed to go to the same university, and this time, I did it!"
Generally speaking, in regions like Europe where the youth training system is well-developed, if you have not received a trial invitation from a professional club before the age of fifteen, you can basically give up your dream of pursuing professional football.
As some propaganda says, there are very few people who suddenly become professional players while still working in their twenties. Most young people who have football dreams can only become loyal fans in the end.
"She got the offer from the University of the Arts London first, and a year later, I followed her into the school."
"She likes photography very much and studied photography. I also studied photography with her and taught myself some computer skills at the same time."
After all, a lot of financial support is still needed in the early stages of photography. Given the family conditions of foreign men, it is a little difficult to support themselves. After taking computer majors as a side job, they will have a certain source of income.
"We were quite busy during the college years, but despite being busy, we still lived a very fulfilling life."
"After graduating from university, she chose to continue her studies and pursue a master's degree, while I chose to enter society."
"During university, I wrote some programs and had quite a few followers on GitHub. Some people would find me to customize some of their projects, so I saved up some money, maybe 150,000 or 160,000 pounds?"
Yushan Kazuto couldn't help but blink slightly. During his four years at university, he taught himself computers. In addition to covering the expenses of his four years of photography studies, he also saved up more than 100,000 pounds. It seemed that his talent in computers was much higher than that in football.
Doma Mai was also a little shocked. Fifteen or sixty thousand pounds, converted into Japanese yen, would be more than 20 million, right?
"In the second half of my senior year, I opened a photography studio in London. By the time I graduated from university, the studio had already started to make a profit."
I have to say that the other party's ability is still very good.
You know, it's not that easy for a photography studio to make a profit. Many people can lose money when they open a photo studio, let alone a photography studio.
"When she's free, she'll often come to the studio to help me, and when we're free, we'll imagine the future together."
"I originally thought that in a few years, when the studio becomes famous and has a sustained income, we would travel around the world together."
"But unexpectedly, an accident happened while she was studying for her doctorate."
"During a simple weekend trip, I noticed that she suddenly had a nosebleed. I asked her what happened, and she said it might be because the air was too cold and irritated her nasal cavity."
"I didn't take it seriously at the time, but after I went back home, I thought more and more that something was wrong. With my insistence, she finally put down her doctoral thesis and went to the hospital with me for a checkup. The results showed that she had leukemia."
Upon hearing this, Yushan, Ren and Tsuchima couldn't help but feel heartbroken. They were about to enter a happy and fulfilling life, but they didn't expect an accident to happen at this time.
"After I got the news, I contacted the best hospitals like crazy, even if it meant selling my studio."
"But her family showed up and stopped me from doing that, and she was admitted to the best private hospital in London without any further ado."
"I just realized how ridiculous my efforts were."
No matter what you try, you still can't provide the best conditions for your loved one, but the other family does it easily. For foreign men, the gap is still very large.
"In the hospital, her family also told me that their family has a genetic susceptibility to leukemia."
Leukemia is not a genetic disease, but its susceptibility is hereditary. Under the same external conditions, the probability of leukemia susceptible people being diagnosed with the disease is several times higher than that of normal people.
"When I think about how she often stayed up late with me, how she often helped me process my photography files, and how she often tutored me until late at night when I was in middle school and high school, I feel like I am the ultimate asshole!"
Hearing this, Yushan and Ren Yuzuma couldn't help but blink slightly. It can't be said that the reason why the woman fell ill was because of these, but it is also hard to say that there is no connection between these things.
"She said she didn't blame me, and her family also counselled me, saying that no one could have predicted such a thing. But I just couldn't forgive myself."
“I sold my studio and decided to be by her side.”
"She originally refused, but in the end she couldn't get away from me and had to accept it."
As she listened, there was already some glimmer in Tsuchiya's eyes.
Both parties are very good people, but unfortunately fate is unpredictable and sometimes life is just fucked up.
“I wanted to take a picture of her and record her on camera, but she kept refusing.”
"I know she doesn't want me to remember her too deeply, and she doesn't want it to affect my future life, but how can I forget her?"
At this point, the foreign man's voice had become a little hysterical.
The entire stone church listened quietly to his roar and venting.
"Seven or eight months passed like this, and it was the spring of the following year."
"The kapok flowers outside the window were blooming. She seemed to be in a much better mood and would occasionally stand up from the bed to admire the flowers."
“For patients, mood is very important. Although leukemia is an incurable disease,
When I see her smiling, I always wonder: What if a miracle happens? "
"One morning, she suddenly wanted me to take a photo of her. I thought it was a sign that her condition was getting better, so I quickly took the photo and saved it in my camera."
Yushan Kazuto and Tsuchimami blinked. It seemed to be the photo that was in the camera before.
"But she didn't expect that her condition would suddenly worsen a week later, and she passed away less than a month later. This photo became her last photo."
Yushan Kazuto couldn't help but sigh. From the discovery of leukemia to death, it was less than a year?
You know, the median survival rate of leukemia is about three years. If someone receives the best treatment like the other person, it should be extended.
Although it is unlikely that one will live to the end of one's life, there are examples of people living for twenty or thirty years.
Of course, the patient may have been ill for some time before the examination, but all in all, it is estimated that it would not be more than a year.
It’s no wonder that the other family behaved more rationally. After all, they know their own affairs best, and perhaps they have already prepared themselves mentally.
Chapter 2019: Saving a Life
After the funeral, the foreign man started traveling around the world with his camera.
It is hard to say whether this round-the-world trip is for entertainment or for the original obsession.
Thanks to the income from the sale of the studio, the other party was still relatively wealthy, enough to support his journey.
After visiting dozens of countries in Europe and America, he always had a sense of déjà vu, which made him want to see more exotic cultures.
I heard from my girlfriend before that she traveled to Asia when she was in junior high school, and she still remembers it vividly even many years later.
Therefore, foreign men chose to go to Asia, with Japan as their first stop.
When we arrived in Karuizawa and watched Hayama and Toto and Tsuchima gradually walk into the plateau church, their enthusiasm for taking photos, which had not been ignited for a long time, suddenly rose.
Because of the Yushan and the people buried in the ground, he seemed to see his own appearance in the past.
"I'm sorry... I may have talked a little too much and took up a lot of your time."
When he came to his senses, the foreign man realized that he seemed to have accidentally said a little too much, far exceeding the ten minutes he had said.
"It doesn't matter." Yushan Heren shook his head.
On the other side, Doma Mai had already grabbed Yushan Kazuto's hand and stood behind him.
She didn't want anyone to see her crying.
"Thank you for listening to my story." Looking at Yushan and others, the foreign man couldn't help but speak.
He originally thought that after more than three years of traveling, he had almost forgotten the past.
But when he recalled it, it was still vivid in his mind. He realized that he had been avoiding it for the past few years.
However, after talking to Yushan and others, he felt that the depression in his heart had dissipated a little.
He has never told these things to his friends. Until now, many of his friends still think that he is traveling around the world with his girlfriend and are very envious!
But sometimes it's just like that, there are many things on your mind that you don't want to talk about with your friends.
But when you meet a stranger who is suitable for communication, you will be willing to confide in him.
Who in this world doesn't live with a mask on?
Yushan Heren looked at the foreign man, but he didn't know what words to use to comfort him, so he could only say: "Let's go eat something together?"
"I'll treat you!" the foreign man said generously. After expressing his worries, he was obviously in a much better mood.
Yushan Heren raised his eyebrows and said, "Let's go, my car is in the parking lot across the street."
……
Looking at Yushan and his car in the parking lot, the man couldn't help but blink slightly.
My savings are already considered generous, but it is only the price of two or three vehicles in front of me.
He didn't expect that Yushan Kazuto could hide so well. He had always thought that between Yushan Kazuto and Tsuchima Umi, Tsuchima Umi was the one with a better family background!
"Are you an adult?"
Looking at Yushan Kazuto, the foreign man couldn't help but ask, because he remembered that Yushan Kazuto had said before that he was just a high school student.
"Uh, not yet." Yushan Heren blinked and said helplessly.
"Do you allow minors to drive in Japan?" the foreign man couldn't help but become curious.
"No." Yushan Heren shrugged. He had nothing to hide.
"So what I'm sitting in now is an unlicensed sports SUV?" The foreign man blinked slightly.
It would be fine if he was driving without a license, but he was also driving a sports vehicle, and most importantly, it was an electric car!
This type of vehicle accelerates quickly and has a high top speed, so if it does get into an accident the death is relatively clean and there is basically no pain.
"Don't worry." Yushan Heren smiled and deliberately did a burnout start. The foreign man couldn't help but be startled by the rolling simulated sound waves.
Seeing the frightened look on the foreign man's face, Yushan Heren couldn't help but want to scare him again. He originally wanted to go to the villagers' canteen, but temporarily changed his plan to go to Minami-Karuizawa.
There are art museums everywhere in Minami-Karuizawa, and there are also many restaurants with various themes. The only thing they have in common is that most of them are very expensive.
After getting off the car, the foreign man still felt a little frightened.
To be honest, just now in Yushanheren's car, he completely lost the sadness he had before.
It’s not entirely because of the desire to talk it out, but more because fear has replaced sadness.
Looking at the buildings rapidly receding around him, he felt his mind go blank.
It was not until he sat down in the restaurant that he came to his senses.
……
"I really shouldn't have said it was my treat."
After dinner, as they walked out of the restaurant, the foreign man couldn't help but speak.
This meal cost almost 50,000 yen.
Although it was nothing to him, he felt a little unhappy when he thought about how Yushan and others had deliberately scared him when they were driving before.
"How about I treat you to a midnight snack later to make up for it?" Yushan Heren said with a smile.
"What place?" The foreign man couldn't help but blink. Before coming to Japan, he had heard a lot of stories about Japanese izakayas and wanted to experience it.
"There's a specialty grilled food izakaya in Saku City that seems very good." said Yushan Kazuto.
"Saku City?" The foreign man had a strange accent.
Although I came to Japan,
His knowledge of Japanese is almost zero.
But Doma Yui couldn't help but blink. Saku City, isn't that no longer in Karuizawa?
In fact, this izakaya was just something that Yushan Kazuto made up. He had never been to Saku City.
But if the other party agrees, the worst that can happen is that I can just drive over and find an izakaya with a decent rating, right?
"It's about 20 kilometers from here. Don't worry, it will only take seven or eight minutes."
"Seven or eight minutes?" The foreign man exclaimed.
It’s more than 20 kilometers and it will only take seven or eight minutes to get there. Does Yushan Kazuto plan to drive at 200 kilometers per hour?
Hearing this, the foreign man hurriedly shook his head. Although he wanted to experience the izakaya, his own life was more important.
Originally, he had some thoughts of committing suicide, thinking that after completing his global tour, he would just follow the other person.
But after being frightened by Yushan and others, this thought disappeared without a trace.
Yushan Kazuto can be said to have indirectly saved a life.
"That's a pity." Looking at the foreign man, Yushan Heren couldn't help but spread his hands.
