Am I being simulated by their love affair?

Page 195

"Really." The boy also left the desk and lay down on the bed. "I want to smooth down your spiky hair and touch your forehead that's always hidden under your bangs."

"I wanted to tie up your loose collar so I could take another look at your collarbone."

The girl's cheeks flushed, and she shrank back behind the pillow.

"I want to replace the pillow in your arms, to be held by you, like two little dogs rolling from one end of the lawn to the other."

"Matsueda-san is so good at talking..."

Yamami Maki felt her vocabulary suddenly become scarce.

"It's just what I really think. I should say that you always manage to win my heart so easily, senior," Jun Matsue said with a smile.

"Matsueda-san, you're not allowed to lie on the bed anymore." The girl weakly protested; from her perspective, the boy on the screen looked as if he were lying next to her.

Matsueda Jun obediently stood up. "Then I'll show you my room, senior."

“This is my desk.” He pointed his phone at the wooden table by the window. “I usually sit here when I’m giving voice tutoring to my senior for competitions.”

"This is the wardrobe, it's quite spacious, but I don't have many clothes..."

Jun Matsuoka only opened half of the wardrobe, and before he could finish speaking, he suddenly remembered that some of the winter clothes belonging to Suzuki were too bulky and had been stored here with him.

He had no choice but to turn around. "This is my bed. It's not decorated much, and although it's not very soft, it's comfortable enough to sleep in..."

When Jun Matsueda came out of the bedroom, the girls on the sofa had already changed into their loungewear and were getting ready for bed. Yosuke Kurusu was holding Aya Miyamura's arm, the two of them as close as sisters.

"Matsue, I think Aya-chan would be a more interesting roommate than you! She even plays games with me!"

"Shall I switch with Aya-chan?" Jun Matsueda walked towards the bathroom. "To be honest, I'm quite envious of the natural light in her room."

"Never mind then." The girl stuck her tongue out at his retreating figure. "Even though Pine Branch can't play games with me, she can cook with me~"

“I can cook noodles too, for the time being…” Miyamura Aya protested softly.

The girls went to bed very late that night, and the next morning, Jun Matsueda had to pull his younger sister out of Yosei Kurusu's bed.

"When will Songzhi... come back?" The girl lying on the bed opened her eyes and asked groggily.

"In three or four days, I guess." Jun Matsueda closed the bedroom door. "Remember to eat breakfast while I'm not here."

Yosei Kurusu nodded and shook his head, then closed his eyes in the darkened bedroom.

Pulling their suitcases and with a drowsy girl, they boarded the bus that arrived on time, and in the perfect sunlight, they traveled at a leisurely pace through most of Mitaka City.

After getting off the bus, Miyamura Aya, who had been sleep-deprived, finally perked up. Pulling two suitcases, she took the lead and headed towards the welfare home.

An elderly man with a full head of white hair sat under the eaves at the door, watching the young boy and girl come to him.

"Hello, Grandma! We're back!" Aya Miyamura gave her a big hug, then picked up her suitcase and went to find the others.

"Welcome back," the old man said with a smile.

Jun Matsue bent down and gave the dean a gentle hug, letting her rest her head on his shoulder.

Looking at the young man before her, Hiroya Chiomi noticed he had grown taller and more upright, and the old woman's eyes were filled with satisfaction.

"Where's the girl you promised?" she asked with a smile.

Jun Matsue turned around and looked at the doorway behind him, where the sunlight streamed in, as if he could already see the smile of a certain girl.

"It will arrive in a couple of days."

Chapter 343 Would a young lady like commoner food?

Jun Matsue's first day back at the orphanage was simple.

After tidying up my room and giving away all the gifts I brought for the children, I can lie down in the rocking chair in the corridor and leisurely bask in the sun.

During this time, he threw the soccer ball that the children had kicked off the lawn back several times, and then led the little girl who had lost her hair clip around the orphanage, finally finding the pink candy hair clip under a tree.

"Thank you, brother..." The shy little girl bowed to him in thanks, then ran away in a flash—she was a child who had only recently arrived at the orphanage and was not familiar with Matsueda Jun.

"Xiao Chun is so different when she's in love." The old man lying in the rocking chair had a warm smile on his face as he watched the boy return to the recliner next to him and sit down.

"Is there such a big difference? I don't really feel it myself." Jun Matsue patted the grass off his clothes and watched the short figures chasing each other in the yard.

"No matter what you were doing before, you always gave me a feeling of tension - no unnecessary movements, no wasted time, whether you were resting or relaxing, it was all just to study or work better."

"To be honest, I was quite worried about you at that time, but I knew I had no right to tell you that that kind of lifestyle was wrong."

The old man's voice was soothing and calm, causing him to unconsciously close his eyes.

"That's why I hope you can meet a wonderful person, someone who can change you and let you truly enjoy life."

"As for whether your relationship with her will have a future, that's not that important to me."

"But I'm still very glad that you didn't forget to tell me when someone like that appeared."

The old man turned his head and looked at the boy next to him. His sleeping face looked no different from when he was in junior high school, unchanged over the passage of time.

"However, the so-called 'a dazzling person' is just an idealistic expression."

She waved to the boy who was approaching with a soccer ball not far away, signaling him not to disturb the sleeping boy.

"The person who first made your heart flutter, the person who broke down your defenses, the person who made you get used to life... how could it be such a coincidence that it's the same person?"

The old man sighed softly, his smile towards Matsueda Jun carrying a hint of doting affection.

"However, you have enough time to think about what you want."

"Luckily, you're still young."

The first day has passed just like that.

The next morning, Jun Matsueda got up early to prepare to welcome the band's benefit performance team, but what appeared first at the orphanage gate was a black car that he was already familiar with.

The silver-haired old man standing upstairs blinked and looked at the boy who came out of the room beside him. "The girl that Xiaochun mentioned wouldn't happen to be Miss Wangyue, would it?"

“…No.” Jun Matsueda walked towards the stairs.

But watching Mochizuki Haruka get out of the car, he didn't feel any annoyance.

The car behind her quietly started and drove away. The girl in the black sundress opened her umbrella and watched Matsueda Jun walk towards her—the boy's shirt gleamed white in the sunlight.

"Hold this umbrella for me." Mochizuki Haruka handed him the umbrella handle, and Matsueda Jun obediently took it.

"If I don't come looking for you, will you not come looking for me?"

The girl hid under his umbrella, and their elbows bumped lightly together.

"Young Miss, it's only been a few days of vacation!" Jun Matsue asked helplessly.

"An excuse." Mochizuki Haruka scoffed softly. "You would never come looking for me on your own initiative."

It's all that woman's fault... Yamami Maki's calm and composed smile appeared before her eyes.

"What's so good about her?" the girl suddenly asked softly.

"What?" A chattering group of teenagers walked towards the two of them from not far away.

"It's nothing..." Mochizuki Haruka chose to remain silent and waved to the old man upstairs.

She hasn't truly accepted the fact that Matsue is having an ambiguous relationship with the youngest daughter of the Yamami family. These past few days, she's been pestering her aunt about the Yamami family, just to find a weakness in her new rival.

However, the Yami family was not an easy target. The aunt seemed to be afraid that her niece would do something extreme, so she did not reveal much and could only coax the girl to go to Matsueda Jun's side.

The two had already entered the room. Jun Matsue brought out a chair, a cup of barley tea, and a few snacks.

"The brass band is coming this afternoon, right?" The girl looked at the excited children running around in the corridor.

"How did you know?" Jun Matsue raised an eyebrow. Was this guy deliberately trying to cause trouble?

"Just ask them and you'll know." Mochizuki Haruka rolled her eyes at him, picked up a handful of pistachios from the table, and stuffed them into the boy's arms.

Peel it for me to eat.

She gets angry whenever she sees Jun Matsueda lately.

Jun Matsue yawned and looked at the lawn outside the glass sliding door. Someone had planted a few sunflowers this year, and they were growing quite well.

"Peel it for me to eat~" the girl changed her tone, meowing like a kitten that hadn't been weaned.

Matsueda Jun then extended his long, strong fingers, and the pistachio's hard shell was no match for his.

After eating a few pistachios, Mochizuki Haruka finally calmed down. She looked at the "Minazuki" on the tray, a summer wagashi (Japanese sweet), a triangular cake covered with red beans, and it was cool to the touch.

"Aren't you going to eat this?" the girl asked Jun Matsueda, pointing to the triangular pastry.

The boy shook his head. "This was prepared for you."

"But you like red beans, right?" Mochizuki Haruka said without hesitation. "Didn't you enjoy the sakura mochi Tomatsu made and the dorayaki I bought for you?"

"..." Matsueda Jun looked at the girl, who was as delicate as a doll, "You know that?"

"I know everything about pine branches," she said proudly, puffing out her chest.

"I hope someone will treat me the way I treat him."

Jun Matsue sighed and started cracking open the white shell of the nut in his hand again.

Today's lunch is refreshing soba noodles, accompanied by tamagoyaki, vegetable tempura, and the orphanage's special sauce. Jun Matsueda looked at the girl sitting across from him.

Although buckwheat is considered a "commoner's food," judging from Mochizuki Haruka's expression, she seemed to be quite satisfied with the meal.

"Are you staying at the orphanage all day?" Jun Matsueda asked cautiously.

"Is it not allowed?" Mochizuki Haruka put down her chopsticks and elegantly wiped her mouth. "My aunt told me to sleep here tonight."

“Ms. Mochizuki has already informed me,” the headmistress added from the side.

"It's nothing." Jun Matsueda glanced at the message on his phone. The brass band had already gathered at the school and were ready to leave.

"Don't worry, I won't cause any trouble for the pine branches." The girl blinked, appearing exceptionally innocent.

So, when Tomatsu Tomohana and Yamami Maki got off the school bus at Haneoka High School, chatting and laughing, the first thing they saw was the girl in the black dress standing next to Matsueda Jun.

Mochizuki Haruka, holding a parasol, took a step to the side, taking the boy who was the host under her umbrella, and looked at the girls who were holding musical instruments.

"Welcome to my family's orphanage," she didn't say, but simply smiled at Yamami Maki in the crowd.

Just standing here is enough for her.

Chapter 344 The Wind of Youth Never Ceases

Yamami Maki slung her instrument bag over her shoulder, checked her light makeup with a small mirror, and then got off the school bus with Tomatsu Yuka.

She only found out she would be meeting Mochizuki Haruka on the way; Matsueda Jun had sent her a message specifically to inform her of this.

Although she had mentally prepared herself, she still felt somewhat conflicted when she saw the girl with the umbrella standing next to Matsueda Jun.

Yamami Maki glanced at Tomatsu Yuka beside her. Her junior's expression was unexpectedly calm, and she couldn't help but speak.

"Yuka doesn't seem surprised at all that Mochizuki-san is here?"

The girl glanced at the senior student beside her, then looked at the girl in the black dress standing in front of her.

As she waved and smiled at Jun Matsuoka, she whispered to the senior student beside her, "There's nothing surprising about it. The orphanage should belong to their family. It would be even stranger if she weren't here."

Yamami Maki blinked. "You already knew?"

She had only found out about it recently... The girl's feelings became a little complicated.

Tomatsu Yuka nodded. "I left quite late during last year's benefit performance, and that's when I saw her at the orphanage."

The band members walked toward the people from the orphanage. Yamami Maki slowed down and lagged behind the crowd, looking at the two girls standing next to Matsueda Jun.

Her feelings were somewhat peculiar, like a naive new recruit who had been well protected before being suddenly pulled into the battlefield, only to find that the veteran leading him and his opponent were so experienced that they had been fighting each other for many years.

The white-haired old man smiled as he watched the girls from the brass band walk past him one by one.

"Thank you all for your hard work. Tea and snacks are prepared in the lobby."

"Let's take a short break first, and then prepare to perform. Everyone is really looking forward to it."

The energetic girls bowed their heads in thanks and walked into the hall with the children, leaving only Jun Matsue and a few others behind.

Matsueda Jun directed Aya to take Mochizuki Haruka to the hall, and the old man turned to look at him.

"So which girl is it? I think I recognize both of them, the leader and the last one~"

The boy looked left and right, and seeing no one around, he whispered in the old man's ear.

"It's the girl walking behind, her name is Yamami Maki."