Am I being simulated by their love affair?

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But how can you make lovers who are about to kiss wait?

The boy cupped his idol's face in his hands and kissed her at a dimly lit intersection.

Although the wind wasn't strong tonight, walking under the clear, bright winter night sky, one could still feel a desolate chill.

The two people embracing and kissing under this night sky felt an even stronger warmth that belonged only to each other.

Unlike the intense and passionate lovemaking, it was more like a casual, fleeting encounter, a brief and infrequent parting—Matsueda Jun wiped his lips and looked at the girl in front of him.

Miss Idol squinted her eyes contentedly, as if she had grown ears and a tail, radiating a joyful mood from head to toe.

"You really do like kissing..."

Since dating Kurusu, the guy has developed a habit of eating fruit and dessert or chewing gum immediately after meals—otherwise, it might ruin the idol's kissing experience.

"Because kissing feels so good and makes me happy~"

Yosei Kurusu intertwined his fingers with his and answered with a grin, licking his lips.

The two turned at the traffic light, and Jun Matsue glanced at the other side.

The waiting pedestrians had disappeared, whether because the green light came on or because they were scared off by the couple in love and took a detour, it was unclear.

"Hey, it looks like they're having a Christmas event over here!"

Miss Idol pointed to a small shopping mall with Christmas ribbons hanging at the entrance and asked, "Shall we go in and have a look?"

“Sure.” Jun Matsue looked at her face illuminated by the light.

"But are you just going to go in like this?"

Yosei Kurusu rolled her eyes and reached out to untie the scarf from the boy's neck.

"I'll just wear this on."

Holding the girl's hand as they walked towards the brightly lit mall entrance in the distance, Jun Matsueda suddenly felt a pang of emotion.

He initially said he didn't want to be Kurusu's secret boyfriend—but now that the idol can openly date, he doesn't want to be seen in the light anymore.

"What are you daydreaming about, Matsugi?" Yosei Kurusu suddenly jumped in front of the boy.

“…It’s nothing.” Jun Matsueda smiled. “I was just thinking that people really do change.”

"What do you mean?" The girl pulled him into the mall.

"Is Songzhi saying that he has changed, or that I have changed?"

“Everything has changed.” Jun Matsue lowered his head slightly, stepping through the thick, warm air that rushed towards him.

"Well, we were all very greedy back then, but we're not so greedy now."

Miss Idol tugged at the scarf covering her face and rolled her eyes at him.

"Songzhi isn't greedy? Look at how many you've dated!"

"That's true." The boy's sentimental mood immediately dissipated.

"Indeed, people need to learn to be content."

“I think we need to learn to think less!” Yosei Kuraki took his arm and continued walking.

"Pay attention when we're shopping together!"

“Yes, yes~” Jun Matsue wrapped the black scarf hanging down her back around her again.

"What do you want to buy, Kurusu?"

"Hmm..." The girl looked at the row of brightly lit shops in front of the corridor.

"I haven't decided yet. How about we take this opportunity to buy Christmas presents?"

The boy raised an eyebrow. "Buying Christmas presents together? Wouldn't that ruin the surprise?"

"Oh right!" Miss Idol suddenly remembered this.

"I'll just browse around and see what Christmas deals are available!"

After a quick tour of the first floor, Yosuke Lai quickly took a liking to a clothing store. After shooing away the unapproachable saleswoman, the girl took a leather pencil skirt and a short vest and went into the fitting room.

"Don't let the pine branches wander off!"

"I'll stay outside and keep watch."

Miss Idol closed the narrow door with peace of mind. Jun Matsueda winked at his reflection in the mirror on the door, then leaned against the wall and took out his phone.

Since we're already at the mall, let's ask Mochizuki, who's always staying home, if she needs anything.

"No, come back now!" the aloof black cat avatar replied.

The boy shook his head, put his phone back in his pocket, and then quickly took it out again because of the vibration notification sound.

It's not a sequel to the story of the haughty little black cat, but rather a cute penguin holding a camera.

"..."

Jun Matsue glanced at the closed door of the fitting room—there were many winter clothes, and there was a rustling sound coming from inside.

The boy clicked on the penguin icon and started browsing the messages.

"Are you free in a couple of days? The photo album is almost finished!"

"A photo album?" Jun Matsueda read it aloud unconsciously.

Why does it sound so thick?

How many photos did Iokawa actually take?

"In a couple of days?" He replied to the girl's message, looking down. "Didn't we agree to meet on Christmas Eve?"

“But I can’t wait!” Natsumi Imokawa replied quickly.

"It's not finished yet, but I'm thinking of showing it to Songzhi as soon as possible!"

"..." Jun Matsue glanced at the time on the top of his phone.

Today is already the 20th, and Christmas isn't far away.

The noise in the fitting room subsided, and the boy sped up his typing to reply to the girl's message.

"How about in a couple of days? See you on Monday?"

"Okay! I'll organize the photos first, and then I'll discuss the specific time with Songzhi tomorrow!"

"Don't stay up all night again."

"I remember~"

Natsumi Imokawa sent a picture of a little penguin wobbling down a snow slope, and Jun Matsueda smiled at the screen.

Just as I put my phone in my pocket, the closed fitting room door opened.

"How is it?" Dressed in light clothing, Yosei Kurusu jumped in front of him.

"Do you like pine branches?"

The boy's gaze first swept over the S-shaped curve of her waist and hips encased in the leather skirt, then fell on the soft flesh on the idol's thighs accentuated by the skirt.

Then came the glimpse of her toned waist and abdomen peeking out from under her short undershirt, and her gravity-defying, perky breasts.

"It looks good..." Jun Matsue looked at her as she pulled her unzipped cotton coat tighter.

"But how do you dress in winter? Aren't you cold?"

"Did I ask you if you were cold?" The girl rolled her eyes at him with a foxy look.

"I'm asking if you like it—can't I wear it at home?"

The boy blinked belatedly, realizing what was happening.

"...I think it's good, and it can be worn in spring and autumn too."

"Then let's buy it!"

Bypassing the store entrance where the melody of "Happy End" was playing, Jun Matsueda, carrying shopping bags, followed behind the cheerful idol lady into the next store.

While waiting for Kurusu to come out of the fitting room, Jun Matsueda took out his phone and found the cartoon rainbow avatar in the chat box.

"Is Cai-chan free tomorrow?"

"Jun-nii, you remembered me?" Miyamura Aya sent a cute funny face emoji.

"Do you even have time to check the situation?"

"I'm going to buy Christmas presents tomorrow and would like to ask Aya-chan for advice. I'll treat you to dinner."

"A Christmas present?!" The girl's attitude changed immediately.

"I want to come!"

The boy smiled triumphantly at the screen, "I'll treat you to dinner later."

"But I have to go to the store during the day tomorrow, I won't be free until after I get off work in the afternoon!"

"It's okay, I'll come find Aya-chan after get off work, and we can go straight to the mall."

"it is good!"

The rustling noises in the fitting room subsided, and just as Jun Matsueda was about to put his phone away, a new message popped up on the screen.

"Oh, right, there's one more thing I need to tell Chun-ge—"

"Sister Moji will also be working part-time at the store tomorrow, is that alright?"

The boy's gaze lingered on the screen for a moment.

Senior sister...

He recalled what Ikuka Yamami had said earlier—

"Matsueda-kun, does Maki really want to spend the New Year alone?"

These past few days, I've been preoccupied with the idol's romance. When the name of Yamami Maki appeared before my eyes again, the complex thoughts that had been diluted before immediately became vivid again in Matsueda Jun's mind.

With Christmas just around the corner, the New Year can't be far behind.

The moment when we have to make a choice is fast approaching.

"I understand, it's okay," the boy typed on the screen.

He clicked "send" and let out a soft breath.

So at 3 p.m. the next day, Jun Matsueda walked into the "mani" café in Minami-Asagaya.

Aya Miyamura, dressed in a barista uniform, stood behind the bar and waved vigorously.

"Brother Chun is here!"

"Arrived on time." The boy raised his hand in a cool greeting, then looked at the cashier next to him.

Yamami Maki stood behind the computer screen, her gentle smile as always, making people feel like they were bathed in a spring breeze.

Good afternoon, Matsueda-kun~

Junya Matsueda nodded.

The boy's smile was subtle, but it contained absolutely no hint of insincerity or artifice.

"good afternoon."

He doesn't agonize over making a choice until the very last minute.

Chapter 813 What She Missed, What He Tested

Sitting at the bar in the coffee shop, Jun Matsue didn't order anything to drink, just a pudding.

He ate in small bites, glancing at the girls tidying up behind the bar.

"Isn't it a holiday now? Why are your business hours shorter?"

"Where has it shortened?" Aya Miyamura looked up from behind the coffee machine as she cleaned the steam wand.

"We're just changing shifts; 'mani' will be open until 9 pm until the New Year!"

Yamami Maki put down the ticket in her hand and looked at the boy sitting a little distance away from her.

"The store manager will be here with the staff soon, then we can go home," she said with a smile.