Chapter 52

Chapter 52

【A week later, you showed no intention of getting a divorce.】

【Asano Nao reminded you, but you said you were too busy recently and that the divorce procedures were too complicated. Besides, marriage wasn’t that big of a deal, so you continued your marriage.】Upstodatee from n(0)/ve/lbIn/.(co/m

【At first, Asano Nao was a bit worried, but when she found that married life hadn’t changed much and she didn’t have to face any responsibilities or expectations, she gradually relaxed.】

【After graduating from sixth grade, Miu was admitted to a city middle school. Every morning, you drove her to school and picked her up in the afternoon.】

【Before the start of middle school, you changed Miu’s surname. From then on, she was no longer Yumemi Miu, but Minami Miu.】

【After Miu started school, she joined the school’s classical music club and would only come home in the evening. You told Asano Nao that since there was no one to help you with the convenience store anymore, why not have another child?】

【Asano Nao couldn’t refuse your small request. After all, you only wanted a child to help manage the convenience store. How could she not fulfill that for you?】

【The following year, Asano Nao gave birth to a younger sister for Miu, and you named her Rikka. After Rikka was born, Asano Nao was a bit anxious and restless. You understood that your wife was feeling emotional pressure regarding Rikka.】

【You deliberately talked in front of Rikka about how unreliable her mother was, letting Asano Nao overhear. At first, Asano Nao was tormented by this, not wanting her daughter to have a bad image of her. Gradually, she got used to it and stopped worrying about Rikka’s expectations and dependence on her. The mental pressure disappeared, and her emotions returned to normal.】

【Once her emotions stabilized, you mentioned that driving Miu to and from school every day was too troublesome, so the family moved to the city. The new apartment you bought was very spacious, but your practice rooms took up several rooms, leaving only two bedrooms. Miu needed one, so you and Asano Nao had to sleep together.】

【That New Year’s Eve, you said you wanted to eat Asano Nao’s cooking and took her and the two daughters to your old home in Ino County. You asked her to cook and took the opportunity to inform your parents about your marriage.】

【Your parents and sister were very surprised. At the New Year’s Eve dinner table, they tried to place responsibility and emotions on Asano Nao, but you used rhetoric to deflect all of it.】

【After Miu graduated from middle school, you used your connections to get her into Tsukimori High School in Misaki City, your alma mater. The family moved to Misaki City and returned to the Asano residence. You bought a piece of land next to the Asano residence and built a practice room.】

【Asano Nao vaguely felt something was wrong, but she couldn’t confirm it. You remained indifferent to her, not showing any deep affection.】

【You often left her and the younger daughter at home to visit famous pianists, honing your skills. Your piano skills became increasingly profound.】

【During Miu’s first year of high school summer vacation, you composed a piano piece inspired by your two daughters. You named it after them, and this piano piece brought you significant fame in the industry.】

【In Miu’s first year of university, you secured a teaching position at Misaki Arts University, keeping a close watch on her health, frequently taking her to the hospital for check-ups, fearing she might suffer a sudden heart attack as in the previous simulation. Your worries proved unfounded; Miu was very healthy.】

【When Miu graduated from university, her grandmother passed away at the age of 92. She could have lived longer if not for the devastating blow of losing her old lover the previous year. Before she passed, she held your and Asano Nao’s hands, wishing you happiness. She had a life with its share of hardships but no regrets.】

【At 61, your reputation in the industry reached its peak. You were a globally renowned piano composer, scoring many films and holding numerous solo concerts. You even had a music award named after you, though it was a small local one.】

【By then, you had composed nearly a hundred pieces, yet still none named after Asano Nao, giving rise to many urban legends.】

【At 73, you said goodbye to your father; at 77, you said goodbye to your mother. You and Asano Nao became the elders of the family.】

【At 91, Asano Nao passed away before you. During her final days, you and your two daughters stayed by her side, expressing your love for her. She passed away in happiness.】

【You lived until 98 when death finally came for you. On your deathbed, you held your daughters’ hands, listening to their words of love and reluctance.】

【Before you died, you revealed a lifelong secret to Miu, telling her that you were, in fact, her biological father.】

【Seeing the astonishment in her tear-filled eyes, you left this world content.】

【Many people came to mourn you after your passing, and an online trend emerged of playing your piano pieces to remember you.】

【While sorting through your belongings, your daughters found a manuscript of a piano piece kept in a safe. The piece was titled “Nao” and was completed six years earlier. It was a love letter you had spent a lifetime writing for your wife.】

【This piece ended the rumors about you and your wife and was hailed as the most moving piece of the century.】

【Simulation ends】



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