Am I being simulated by their love affair?

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Yamami Maki opened her mouth and made a soft hissing sound. She took a small bite and chewed with her eyes half-closed.

"Delicious!"

"Then eat more." The boy turned the chikuwa roll around. "It would be best if I didn't wake up hungry in the middle of the night—it would probably be quite uncomfortable if I did."

"Mmm..."

The girl responded while taking another bite. Jun Matsue looked at the floor-to-ceiling curtains in the bedroom, not at her parted, moist lips.

Yamami Maki was satisfied after finishing a skewer of bamboo cakes. The boy then fed her a few sips of soup and gave her fever-reducing medicine before she picked up a tissue to wipe her lips.

Jun Matsue placed the plastic bag on the table at the other end of the room, leaving the supplements and thermometer by the bedside.

"You can rest now. Do you need to use the restroom, senior?"

"..." The girl shook her head shyly in bed.

"Then I'll go get your kettle and cups." Jun Matsue looked towards the bedroom door.

"Don't take a shower tonight, otherwise your fever may worsen. Remember to put on a coat when you get out of bed, don't just wear your pajamas."

“Okay…” Yamami Maki watched the boy leave the room and then return with a kettle and a cup.

"I'll put the kettle on the floor next to your bedside table so you don't accidentally knock it over at night."

Jun Matsueda poured a cup of hot water and placed it outside the supplement on the bedside table.

"If you feel a sore throat, you can drink this vitamin C supplement. Anyway, both hot and cold supplements are here. Remember to turn on the light first if you wake up in the middle of the night to drink water. If the fever doesn't go down, take fever reducer."

He walked to the computer desk, picked up the blue medicine box, and shook it.

"Don't take the wrong one, this is the fever reducer."

“Okay…” Yami Maki looked at him and sat up slightly on the bed.

"Is Jun-kun leaving?" she asked, mustering her courage.

Jun Matsue looked into the girl's misty eyes.

Her eyes were like those of a lost fawn in the forest, more capable of touching people's hearts than the rain outside the window.

"You can rest assured, I'll wait until you fall asleep before I leave."

"Okay~" Yamami Maki smiled, squinted her eyes, and then shrank back into the quilt.

"Should I go to bed earlier or later?"

"You're already in bed, what else can you do if you're not sleeping?" the boy said irritably.

"May I sit next to you, Pine Branch?"

Jun Matsue didn't say anything, but simply moved a chair to sit down by the bedside. The girl turned to her side in the blankets and watched him pick up his phone.

The boy had long eyelashes and a smooth profile that was captivating—just gazing at that face and recalling his thoughtful and considerate gestures filled Yamami Maki with immense satisfaction.

"Fortunately, Jun-kun is here," she said softly.

Jun Matsue looked up and met the girl's gaze, then smiled naturally.

"Get well soon, it's really unpleasant to be sick."

"Mmm." Yami Maki nodded gently from under the covers.

But she wasn't alone...

After relaxing, fatigue and weariness quickly swept over her mind. The girl, gazing at her beloved, soon fluttered her eyelashes and gradually closed her eyes.

Jun Matsue put down his phone and looked at her peaceful sleeping face.

The boy waited for more than ten minutes to make sure the senior was sound asleep before quietly moving the chair back, turning off the light, and leaving the bedroom.

After waiting outside the door for a while without hearing the girl's voice, he tidied up the living room, left a sticky note on the refrigerator, and walked towards the entrance.

"I'll leave the living room light on," Jun Matsue thought. "Otherwise, I won't feel at ease waking up to complete darkness."

Putting his raincoat back on, picking up his baseball bat, the boy slowly pushed open the security door in front of him.

Before returning to the rainy night outside the corridor, he glanced back at the brightly lit interior and locked the door from the inside with his key.

The sound of rain surged up, and Jun Matsue turned and walked towards the stairwell, clutching the warm metal object in his hand.

It seems he has no choice but to take the key with him.

Chapter 774 The Aftermath of the Initial Clearing

Back in his apartment building in Mitakadai, before opening the door to room 507, Jun Matsueda checked the time on his phone.

It was just past ten o'clock, and there was still a long time before the deadline set by Kurusu, so he confidently took out his keys.

After poking at the keyhole a few times, the boy belatedly put the key in his hand into another pocket.

"You took the wrong one..."

Having found his house key and successfully pushed open the door, Jun Matsueda hadn't even taken a step when he met the eyes of the idol.

Hearing the commotion, Yosuke Kurusu had already come over from the living room. She stood in front of the entrance and watched the boy take off his wet black raincoat.

A metal baseball bat, dripping with water, was carelessly placed in a corner, its end striking the floor tiles with a sharp, clear sound.

"..." The girl glanced at the dark rainy night outside the door.

"You look like a gangster who just came back from killing someone to cover it up."

As she said this, she had an expression on her face that showed she really liked the outfit, like a delinquent high school girl dating a gangster.

"Don't talk nonsense." Jun Matsue hung up his raincoat and took off his muddy shoes.

"My bat has never seen blood—nor has it ever seen a baseball."

"You just bought it for self-defense, right?" Kurusu Yosei's eyes crinkled with amusement at the boy's dry humor as he watched him walk past her and hang the raincoat on the balcony.

"I didn't expect Songzhi to come back so early~"

“I already said I was going to visit properly.” Jun Matsue returned to the living room and closed the sliding door to the balcony.

“My senior lives alone, and she has a cold and fever, and a stranger is knocking on the door. I definitely have to go and check on her.”

"I didn't say you were indecent." The girl immediately put her previous malicious assumptions to the back of her mind.

“Even if it’s just taking care of patients, Songzhi is pretty fast.” She looked at her phone. “It must have taken you an hour to get there and back.”

The boy returned to the sofa and sat down, letting his body relax and slump.

"If you have a cold and fever, you need to rest. My senior is sleepy after taking medicine, so what am I still doing there?"

Actually... if he wanted to stay, he could certainly stay a little longer.

However, Jun Matsue was worried that the girl would wake up again and continue to express her feelings in a confused and undisguised manner, just like before.

He didn't want the atmosphere to become ambiguous, so after confirming that his senior was alright, he returned early.

"Not bad, not bad, worthy of praise." Lai Qi You Shi nodded in satisfaction.

"As a reward, you'll sleep with me tonight~"

"..." Jun Matsue looked at her speechlessly.

"It's getting late, and I have class tomorrow—should you shower first or should I?"

Miss Idol glared angrily at the unmoved boy.

"I go first!"

The girl went into the bedroom to get a change of clothes, the sound of her slippers like the clatter of horses' hooves. Jun Matsue turned around and looked at the television that was still on.

After watching the news for a while, he took his phone out of his pocket again.

No new messages from my senior, so tonight is finally peaceful.

While replying to everyday messages from Tomatsu and Mochizuki on his phone, the boy reached for the plate of persimmons on the coffee table.

He looked around and realized that the persimmon he had half-eaten was gone.

Jun Matsue turned his head and looked at the idol who was walking out of the room with her pajamas.

"Where are the persimmons I left here before I left?"

"You said you ate half of it?" Lai Qiyang glanced at him. "Of course I ate it."

"I don't know if you'll be back tonight. How can we waste such delicious persimmons?"

After the girl finished speaking, she went to the bathroom to take a bath as if nothing had happened, leaving the boy staring blankly at the spot.

"..." Jun Matsue turned around, and there was still a little orange-yellow persimmon juice on the empty plate.

They haven't even started dating yet, so why are they acting like an old married couple?

Of course, they didn't sleep in the same bed that night. The intermittent rain didn't stop until late into the night, and when the boy got up the next morning, the sky had finally cleared up a bit.

After washing up and changing, Jun went into the kitchen to prepare breakfast. He left his portion for the idol who was still fast asleep, then sat down at the table with his own sandwich and took out his phone, which he hadn't used all night.

The first thing the boy saw was a voice message from Yamami Maki. He opened it, and his senior's voice rang out in the quiet atmosphere.

"My fever has gone down now..." The girl paused for a moment, seemingly touching her forehead or looking at the thermometer.

"However, my throat started to hurt, and my nose was a bit stuffy—luckily, Songzhi bought some medicine."

"If it weren't for Jun-kun, tonight would definitely be a sad night..."

Whether her sadness stemmed from reality or her feelings was unclear, Jun Matsue glanced at the time the message was sent.

It's 3 a.m., so it seems my senior woke up in the middle of the night.

He replied while chewing on his sandwich, "It's good that the fever has subsided. Take care of yourself these next few days, and you can stop doing part-time work for a while."

Yamami Maki quickly sent another message, this time in text format—

"Okay, I've already asked the teacher for leave today. I won't be going to school to help out; I'll just rest at home for the day."

The boy blinked in surprise. "Isn't the senior sleeping?"

“Still in bed…” The girl sent him a picture of a dimly lit ceiling.

"I went to bed too early last night and I'm not sleepy now. I thought I'd get up and eat something first."

Jun Matsueda stuffed the last bite of the sandwich into his mouth and picked up the hot milk on the table.

"Remember to wear more clothes and keep warm."

"Mmmmm~"

"The same goes for taking a bath. Even after the fever has subsided, you should still be careful to minimize your body's contact with cold air. After bathing, dry yourself off and change your clothes as soon as possible."

“Okay~” Yamami Maki sent another voice message, her voice was a little sweet.

"Is Matsue-san going to school?"

"Okay." The boy glanced at the time. "We'll be leaving soon."

"Then I won't take up any more of Matsueda's time." The girl sent a cute little bird emoji.

"Be careful on the road~"

"Okay." Jun Matsueda put away his phone and took the empty disk into the bedroom.

He confidently pushed open the door to his idol's room, reminding her that breakfast was in the pot. After receiving a vague and ambiguous response, the boy left the apartment.

The sky cleared up slightly, but the temperature still hadn't risen. Today, without the haughty young lady accompanying him on his way to school, he rode his lonely bicycle alone.

Fortunately, upon arriving at school, Tomatsu's gentle smile and Mochizuki's belated yawn were still there—the lingering chill on the boy's face quickly melted away with the ringing of the school bell.

After the four classes in the morning, Jun Matsueda had already taken the time to check the identities of the two NHK sales representatives from the previous night.

"So it really was outsourced..." The boy returned to the classroom after making the call and looked at the information he had written down on his phone.

"What is Jun-kun investigating?" Tomatsu Yuka leaned closer to him, looking curiously at the phone screen.

"It's rare to see you not planning to eat in the cafeteria."

“Last night, two NHK sales representatives knocked on my senior’s apartment door. I’m checking their credentials for her.”

"...Is that so?" The girl raised an eyebrow. "Was it let in by the administrator?"

Jun Matsueda pursed his lips. "She doesn't have an apartment manager there."

Tomatsu Yuka blinked and looked at the girl walking towards the window.