Hearing Starfish ask Matsuchiaki about the time of his stay in Tsumae this time, Naruse was a little surprised.

He didn't hide it either, "Two or three days." ”

Is it only two or three days......

Time is also a little too tight.

And the next few days are exams, how can she find a chance that he is not at home?

When he came back to his senses, the starfish found that he was still holding his arm and quickly let go.

“…… I know. ”

She walked to the bathroom, and Naruse couldn't help but ask, "Is there anything wrong with the starfish?" ”

She stopped at the bathroom door and hesitated, "It's something." ”

"What's the matter?" Naruse asked.

As far as he knew, the two hadn't seen each other since Matsuchiaki left Tsuzen for Tokyo a few years ago.

And there shouldn't be any connection between them.

- If anything, it can only be from the past.

"I have something to say to her...... "Starfish avoided his gaze, "alone." ”

Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly approached.

“……”

Behind him was the bathroom door, and Starfish had no way to retreat, staring at him with wide eyes.

Seeing her frightened look, Naruse took a deep breath, "What do you want to say to my mother?" ”

Starfish lowered her head, "It has nothing to do with you......"

"Nothing to do with me? So what else do you have to say to her? Naruse's brows furrowed even tighter, "You want to tell her about the past?" ”

“……”

Starfish opened its mouth and did not deny it.

Then she heard him sigh heavily.

"What the hell does the starfish want?"

"What's ......?"

"Even if you tell my mom...... Tut. ”

Naruse didn't want Matsu Chiaki to know about his past with Starfish at all.

He directly vetoed her plan, "You are not allowed to go." ”

Starfish's eyes widened suddenly.

"My mom wouldn't want to see you." Naruse said, "She will continue filming after she returns to Tokyo, so you don't want to affect her emotions." ”

“……”

Haixing also understood how many hurtful things he had said before, but when he heard him say that Song Qianqiu didn't want to see her, his eyes quickly turned red.

Seeing that she looked like she was about to cry, Naruse's head was big.

"What the hell do you want?"

Wasn't the matter between them already over when they came back from Kyoto?

She also showed a willingness to accept it at that time.

The starfish raised her head, but she still couldn't hold back, and a tear slid down her cheek and hung on her chin.

"I just want to apologize to her......"

Naruse was silent for a few seconds.

“…… What? ”

"Apologize to her for what she said before...... I understand now that it was all my fault before......"

She choked up, tears streaming more and more.

Naruse was a little dazed.

Apologize......

He never thought that one day he would hear from her that he would apologize to Song Qianqiu.

- Obviously he treated her like that before, but she still didn't admit her mistake.

"You're not lying to me, are you?"

“……”

Starfish opened her mouth and cried directly.

"What the hell are you talking about, uh-huh-"

"Hey ......"

Naruse glanced in the direction of the living room again, and had no choice but to cover her mouth first.

"Uh......h Uh-huh-hmm......"

She was still crying fiercely.

Tears kept flowing, soaking his palms and filling his fingers, just like when he cried for her before, and didn't want Matsu Chiaki and Seiichiro Maki to find out.

waited until she cried and had no strength, and Naruse let go of her hand slightly.

"Don't cry, I'll let you go."

“……”

Starfish looked at him, and Naruse let go of her palm, and she wiped it on her face.

“…… It's true? Her voice was hoarse.

"If what the starfish says is true."

"Of course it's true......"

Naruse looked down at her, "Then you can go back with me later, and I'll send you home later." ”

Starfish was silent for a moment.

"Can I go in alone?"

Naruse sneered, "You think beautifully, who knows what you will say." ”

She pursed her lips again and was silent for a moment before speaking again.

"Tomorrow ......"

"What?"

Starfish wiped his eyes and sniffed again, "I'll go back tomorrow." ”

"Whatever you want. But when you have free time, I must be free too. ”

She didn't speak.

The two of them froze wordlessly for a short while, and the feeling of coming down to them reminded the starfish why they came out.

"I'm going to ...... Got in. ”

"Hmm."

Turning around and opening the bathroom door, she had just entered, but Naruse followed in.

“……”

The starfish's breath sank.

He just glanced at her and walked straight to the sink.

"It's all your saliva."

“……”

Back in the living room, the three people who stayed here all looked over.

"Chunhai has been gone for a long time." Hikaru Takikawa said.

Naruse sat down next to Naoko, "Thinking about life a little on the toilet. ”

Morimi looked at him, "Have the starfish been waiting outside?" ”

"Hmm...... Pretty much. ”

As far as the results go, the starfish did wait outside the bathroom for a long time.

"Isn't it cold?" Naoko squeezed past him.

"It's fine."

Naruse glanced at the draft in front of her, calculating the same problem he had been working on before he left.

"Are you stuck?"

"Ah...... Not anymore. Naoko smiled, "We were all chatting just now." ”

And Hikaru Takikawa, who was sitting opposite, even took out his mobile phone to play, "On the last day before the exam, I couldn't concentrate a little." ”

Morimi's attention was more focused than the two of them, and he was still working on the problem, but he was also more relaxed than the previous two days.

"Just don't get distracted during the exam tomorrow."

"I know."

Naruse didn't say anything, in fact, the study meeting was mainly for the two of Takikawa Hikaru and Starfish, they had no problem, and he couldn't concentrate.

"Naruse's usual 'hard work' is the current state?" Morimi asked.

"Pretty much." Naruse nodded, his fingertips tapping lightly on the table, "Most of the problems are solved in class, and there is not much to work on. ”

"That sounds infuriating."

He smiled.

"Don't compare, just learn this kind of thing and do what you can."

"Ahh

After a while, the starfish finally returned to this side.

Naruse glanced at her, she hadn't been crying for too long just now, and she hadn't left any obvious traces.

Hikaru Takikawa, who was sitting next to him, didn't even see it.

"Starfish's legs are so cold, I'll help you warm them up."

"Hmm...... Thank you. ”

Starfish returned to the kotatsu, but it didn't make the atmosphere of the study meeting tense again, and it was still relaxing that it should be relaxed.

"Shall we meet again tomorrow night?" Hikaru Takikawa suddenly asked.

Morimi took a slow breath and didn't speak.

Starfish glanced at Naruse, equally silent.

"There's no need." Naoko said.

Naruse looked at Hikaru Takikawa and the starfish, "Unless tomorrow's exam is so difficult that it makes you feel dangerous, it's really not necessary." ”

Hikaru Takikawa smiled, "Although I have some regrets, I still hope that the exam will be easier." ”

Morimi smiled reluctantly.

The topic continues to diverge, and no one cares about learning.

"Is it udon for tonight's meal?"

"Hmm. You're not hungry, it's not even nine o'clock. ”

"No, I don't. If it's just udon, I'll cook it too, so let me do it later. ”

Naruse had no opinion, but Naoko said, "I'll do it anyway." ”

Hikaru Takikawa lay down, reached over the table with both hands, and grabbed Naoko's hand.

"It's going to work out this time."

Naoko smiled: "In the home economics class last semester, I just said that, and in the end, only our group didn't eat." ”

"This ...... This time it should work. ”

"Just cooking udon, I want to say, 'It should work'...... I don't dare to eat it when you cook it. Naruse said.

"It's too much!"

Hikaru Takikawa still didn't give up, "Why don't you draw lots to decide." ”

"Stop playing."

"Please, this is the most important request of my life!"

Naruse raised an eyebrow.

"Okay, then let's draw lots."

"Well, that's fine......"

Hikaru Takikawa tore five small pieces of paper, drew four × and a 〇, and then crumpled them into small balls and mixed them together.

"Let's smoke."

The four of them looked at each other, each picking up a small ball of paper.

She opened the remaining one herself, and lay back.

“……”

Naruse looked at the 〇 on the note in his hand, expressionless.

"I'd better cook it." Naoko said.

He shook his head and sighed, "I'll do it myself, just cook some noodles." ”

Hikaru Takikawa kicked him under the coverer, "It's just a noodle cook." ”

"Tomorrow is just a test."

She stopped talking.

Sitting and chatting, around ten o'clock, Naruse got up and went to cook udon.

As soon as the fire was lit, Morimi also came to the kitchen.

"I'm here to help."

It's half past ten, go cook some snail noodles......

(End of chapter)