The child's uneasiness came and went quickly. It was over in just ten minutes.
Yes, ten minutes.
He thought about how he held Kawasumi's hand for ten minutes. Even if he didn't see it, he could still feel it. Speaking of which, he could smell the faint scent of perfume.
He didn't know what he was thinking, but he ran to find the baby with one hand and held Kawasumi with the other.
"Sōsuke, are you holding on to something?" The old man who was holding the baby looked down at his half-curled hand. He was probably holding on to something. Looking at the boy's half-hidden and half-nervous attitude, Joseph, who was old but not stupid, noticed some clues.
"… No, nothing, nothing." Sōsuke scratched his head, trying to cover it up. He didn't dare to move his other hand.
Kawasumi didn't know why Higashikaga Sōsuke denied it. She didn't know if she should say anything, but he didn't look like he hated her. He didn't hate her, right? Kawasumi pondered for a moment. Suddenly, she had an idea. She squeezed Sōsuke's hand.
Right now, Kawasumi could touch her, but she couldn't see her. If this was a dark manga or some kind of strange hunt, walking in the right direction would be "accidentally" touching something that should not be touched, which would then trigger the "thump thump thump thump thump thump" segment.
Although Sōsuke was a delinquent, he could be very pure sometimes. He didn't want to touch anything else other than his hand. His back straightened a lot when his hand was squeezed.
He straightened his neck and looked in Joseph's direction. He lowered his voice and asked her. "What's wrong?"
A gust of wind blew over her head. Kawasumi narrowed her eyes and felt uncomfortable. Kawasumi was 160cm tall. She estimated Higashikaga Sōsuke to be more than 180cm. It was more troublesome for her to talk to Higashikaga Sōsuke than it was for Kumamura to talk to Higashikaga Sōsuke, who was more than a meter away.
After all, the Kumamura students and the Oriental students were about the same height …?
That was an unpleasant conclusion. She whispered it was all right.
Higashikaga Sōsuke exhaled.
"Ah, the baby is stable." Joseph's eyes drifted to his son.
No matter how they tried to hide, the silly child was still holding their hands. That person definitely hadn't left as long as the baby was stable.
Joseph quickly looked at Higashikaga Sōsuke's hand. First, he saw a small hand wrapped in a big hand. Yes, a girl … He looked up and sighed. It was indeed a girl.
Higashikaga Sōsuke let go of his hand as if he had been electrocuted. Kawasumi grabbed his arm, or rather, the corner of his shirt.
"Give me your hand."
Higashikaga Sōsuke awkwardly stretched out her hand.
Kawasumi took out a handkerchief to wipe off the sweat on his hand and stuffed the handkerchief into his pocket.
"Give it to me after you wash it."
"Oh … Sōsuke, I'm very open-minded. You have good taste," Joseph teased.
"Hello." This time, Kawasumi nodded at Joseph.
"Hello, little girl. We can't buy the things we wanted to buy. We can only go back now, Sōsuke, "Joseph greeted Higashikaga Sōsuke with a smile and then said dejectedly.
Higashikaga Sōsuke's mouth twitched at the sudden change in attitude. He sighed helplessly and walked over. "Let's go back then. We'll talk about it next time."
Kawasumi stood in place and watched his back as he left. His shadow grew longer and longer, and the tip of his shadow stopped at the spot where he was standing before.
"Erm, do you want to come with me?"
She opened her mouth and looked at the boy's clear blue eyes.
"Kawasumi?"
For some reason, her heart skipped a beat.
Tachibana stretched lazily and turned around in Kawasumi's pocket. She opened her eyes and data flashed across her green pupils.
"No." Chuan Cheng's lips curled into a smile as he rejected her.
"I'm going to find Rohan -sensei."
"You and Rohan …"
"My parents are away for a while, so Rohan -sensei is my temporary guardian. I'll be with him for a while. But it doesn't matter if I explain … "
“？”
"The topic we talked about before. Sōsuke -san, do you still remember what happened that night? If it's dangerous, I won't be afraid. But if Sōsuke -san is worried about me, I can only give up on pursuing those things. "
This sounded a bit strange, but it was right to give up.
"But, Sōsuke -san. Those adventures are important to me too. I gave them up because of your advice, so make it up to me. "
"What?!"
He seemed to have heard this conversation somewhere before. Oh.
"Bend down!" Kawasumi suddenly yelled.
Higashikaga Sōsuke lowered her head in confusion.
Kawasumi jogged over to Higashikaga Sōsuke. Unlike her usual gentle demeanor, she forcefully hooked her arm around the tall boy's neck and fixed him in a slightly uncomfortable position on her shoulder. Then, she pressed her lips against his face.
"What a quiet and unexpectedly bold girl. This is youth, baby." The old man who had been forgotten by the young man sighed to his only audience, the baby.
The baby smashed his pacifier and giggled.
This was definitely a pursuit!!! He wasn't overthinking it, nor was he narcissistic. Higashikaga Sōsuke blushed and scurried back to the old man's side.
Joseph was different from Etec. Joseph understood the situation and walked away without saying anything. Higashikaga Sōsuke covered her face.
She felt like there was no way she could meet anyone today.
He was a boy, so why was he blushing when Kawasumi didn't? Even though he didn't hate her?! She was too bold!! Right!!
"Sōsuke?"
Tomoko Oriental slapped her from behind.
"Ahhhhh! You scared me to death! What are you doing! "Higashikaga Sōsuke panted.
"You've been absent-minded ever since you got home. What are you thinking about?"
"Nothing at all. Let's eat. What could be wrong with me? "
"You're 15 years old. It's love, right? Hmph, I'm very good at this kind of thing. "Tomoko Oriental said confidently.
"Don't talk nonsense. I don't have that kind of intention …"
"Whose handkerchief is that in your pocket?"
Shit!! I forgot to put it away!! Higashikaga Sōsuke cursed inwardly.
"Zhan — suu —" Tomoko Oriental called out to him in a voice so gentle that it made Sōsuke's hair stand on end.
He had goosebumps all over his body.
"Yes, yes — whose is it? Ahhh, it suddenly appeared. I don't know what's going on either. Hahahaha … "Higashikaga Sōsuke laughed hysterically.
Tomoko Oriental looked at him for a few seconds and sat back down. He picked up his bowl and nagged, "Well, it's fine if you don't want to say. But if you have any relationship problems, you must tell me. You young people get into conflicts easily when you're in a relationship. You always break up when things can be solved. You easily abandon your true love … "
"She's not the unreasonable type. Oh!" Sōsuke realized that he had misspoken. He picked up his bowl and began to eat.
Tomoko Oriental didn't say yes or no. He ate his food calmly.
That night, Kawasumi went home to sleep. Her parents would call her every night. As soon as she hung up the phone, a cold wind blew in from outside the window.
Kawasumi didn't like to have lights everywhere. After her parents left, she held an oil lamp and read in the dark room. The yellowish candlelight made the shadows of some of the things in the room look distorted. Chuan Cheng, on the other hand, seemed to be enjoying the atmosphere. She also put on an indifferent expression.
"You didn't close the window? Tachibana, please close it. I can't leave here. "The girl turned a page of the book.
Tachibana climbed up from her lap. He first floated to the window. His body slowly grew, and he closed the window with his slender hand.
The beautiful boy sat on the windowsill and looked at his master with his empty green eyes.
The girl held up the tip of her pen and started to write on the book. Books of various subjects were neatly stacked on the left and right sides of the book.
Kawasumi's eyes were calm. Her eyes moved left and right as she read, and her hand occasionally turned a page. Without the traveling couple, the big house was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
Tachibana hugged his legs and curled up on the windowsill. He continued to look at her without blinking.
"Tachibana can't sleep with me like this. Pocket can't sleep, and legs can't sleep." Kawasumi refused without looking up.
Tachibana curled his lips and made a sad expression with his grown-up face.
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