Am I being simulated by their love affair?

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"Why does it seem like Matsue doesn't have much of an appetite today?" Kurusu Yosei asked, holding his chopsticks and looking at the boy sitting opposite him.

“…I was just thinking about something.” Jun Matsue came back to his senses and picked up the bowl; he hadn’t even taken off the apron he was wearing while cooking.

The boy was still thinking about Imokawa Natsumi—although the girl's direct approach had changed Mochizuki's attitude, he seemed to have underestimated Imokawa's formidable strength.

This week, the girl was distracted by the influence of "White Line Flow," but once she's completely free of it, her attitude towards pursuing love will definitely become more proactive...

The problem that Matsueda Jun is having trouble is that, although he rejected Imagawa's confession, he seems unable to put on a cold and hard face to reject the girl and hurt her feelings.

Without thinking about it anymore, the boy shoveled two large mouthfuls of rice into his mouth, deciding that filling his stomach was the priority.

He looked up at the idol across from him, who was frowning slightly.

"Is Kurusu in a bad mood today? Is there a problem with the recording of the new song?"

Lai Qiyang shook his head, sucking on his chopsticks.

"The release date for the new song has been set, basically around the end of November. We'll see if there are any media hotspots we can capitalize on at that time."

"Then why are you frowning?" Jun Matsue parted the chopsticks in the girl's hand, as if to brush away the tips of her eyebrows.

"You'll get wrinkles if you keep frowning, right?"

"It's about the song credits!" Miss Idol bit her chopsticks, even her angry expression was pretty.

"The distribution department suddenly told me today that the full names of the lyricist and composer are not allowed to be listed when releasing a new song!"

"...Is that so?" The boy raised an eyebrow.

"But the author who provided the demo used a pseudonym!" Yosei Kurusu viciously stabbed the saury with his chopsticks.

"This is clearly targeting Songzhi, no, it's targeting me!"

"I even went to the distribution department myself to ask why, and the person in charge stammered and just said that I couldn't use my full name!"

"It's obviously Mochizuki Haruka's doing!" The girl slammed her chopsticks on the table. "Besides their family, who else would go looking for trouble over such a trivial matter!"

"..." Jun Matsue blinked and remained silent.

Kurusu's analysis is indeed reasonable.

Because of the spread of "White Line Flow", Jun Matsueda has seen his name and Mochizuki Tomatsu's name appearing in related topics in the past few days.

After all, they hadn't really disguised themselves, so anyone interested could easily find the names of the boy and girl by talking to other students at Yuukoka High School.

Besides excitedly discussing the real-life relationships of handsome men and beautiful women, viewers of "White Line Flow" are naturally curious about another question—

How did Yosuke Kurusu get involved with this group of high school students? She even had a minor role in it.

The official account of Idol Girl did not provide an explanation, and viewers and fans could only speculate that it was because she and director Natsumi Imokawa knew each other before.

However, if the name "Jun Matsueda" appears in the production credits for Yosuke Kurusu's new song, everyone's guesses will definitely change again.

"Then how about using 'pine branch' or 'pure'?"

Jun Matsue asked tentatively.

"This might not even pass!" Kurusu Yosei frowned. "I'll have to go and argue with them again later!"

Their worries were put aside at the dinner table, and as dinner was about to end, Miss Idol suddenly remembered something.

"Songzhi! Isn't your school's cultural festival coming up soon?"

"..." The boy nodded while chewing his food.

"Great~" The girl smiled with a hint of malice. "Let me know when the time comes, I want to come!"

“…Okay.” Jun Matsue put down his chopsticks and fell into deep thought after the meal.

I overheard the girls chatting at the coffee shop earlier, and it seems like the senior student is also planning to come over.

He seems to be having a tough time at this year's cultural festival.

Chapter 745 The Feeling of Being Caught in the Middle

The next day was the last Saturday of October.

As the bell rang to signal the end of the last class of the morning, the teacher on the podium walked out the front door, and the students of Class 6, Grade 3 immediately began to lower their heads and pack their things, leaving the classroom as quickly as possible.

Day after day of reviewing, testing, and preparing for exams, they now have no lingering attachment to escaping this rigid framework.

However, soon, three or four months later, when the boys and girls walk into this classroom again, the emotions in their hearts will be so complex that they are hard to describe...

However, Mochizuki Haruka, sitting by the window at this moment, was not thinking about any of these things.

Unlike before, the girl didn't sit upright in her seat and secretly watch the boy next to her out of the corner of her eye. Instead, she stood up and walked straight towards him.

"Is Songzhi going to buy materials for the cultural festival after school?"

The boy who was tidying up his desk paused and looked up.

"Did you need something from Mochizuki?"

Mochizuki glanced out of the corner of his eye at the girl on the other side who had also raised her head.

"I want to go with you to buy the materials."

Jun Matsueda blinked. Actually, he and Tomatsu had agreed to go shopping for materials and props together the next day to make contingency plans for the cultural festival.

However, before he could speak, Tomatsu Tomohana stood up and walked over.

"Sure," the girl smiled gently. "If Mochizuki-san is planning to help, Tsunku and I would be very happy to do so~"

"..." Matsueda Jun turned his head to look at her.

Tomatsu Yuka placed her right hand on his shoulder and gently patted it, meaning, "It's okay, this is fine."

The boy's head was quickly turned back, and Mochizuki Haruka stared into his eyes.

"We're not going on a date."

"I know, are we leaving now?"

A few minutes later, the three carrying uniform bags stepped onto the school avenue and headed towards the school gate.

Feeling the gazes directed at him on the street, Jun Matsue felt a long-lost sense of unease—

Although the distance between them was neither too far nor too close, he was indeed sandwiched between Tomatsu Tomohana and Mochizuki Haruka.

This kind of scene hadn't occurred for a long time since his relationship with the girls deepened.

After leaving the school gate and walking away from the crowd of students leaving school, the three of them quickly closed the distance under the roadside trees.

Mochizuki Haruka glanced down at the bag the boy was carrying in his right hand—it was blocking her view.

Where are you going to buy the materials?

The girls' hair on both sides wafted out a faint fragrance, one a slightly sweet floral scent, the other a cool, woody pine scent. Jun Matsue blinked.

“…Kichijoji, please.” He said the location he and Tomatsu had agreed upon beforehand.

"There are many grocery stores over there, which can meet your needs in terms of both variety and quantity, and it's also convenient to get there by tram."

“No need to take the tram.” Mochizuki Haruka’s tone left no room for refusal. She picked up her phone, and a black sedan quickly emerged from the alley.

"It's more convenient to ride in my car."

"..." Tomatsu Yuka smiled and pursed her lips as she looked at the approaching car.

Although she welcomed Mochizuki Haruka, she wasn't too happy about this arrangement that wasn't part of her plans.

However, the girl did not object, but instead got into the Mochizuki family's car with the two people beside her.

The car door closed with an unusually gentle sound. After watching her young mistress settle into her seat in the back, the maid in the rearview mirror couldn't help but glance at the three people in the back.

"Let's go to Kichijoji," Mochizuki Haruka said casually, tossing her and the boy's backpacks aside.

"...Yes!" The maid nodded somewhat flusteredly.

The low-key engine sounded, and Jun Matsueda looked at the road stretching ahead, his gaze quickly turning to his side.

"Why did you suddenly change your plans?" he asked softly. "Weren't we supposed to go shopping together tomorrow?"

Tomatsu Yuka stuck out the tip of her tongue and playfully licked her lips.

"If we buy it together with Mochizuki Haruka today, we'll have more time tomorrow, right?"

"..." The boy was about to speak when another girl's voice suddenly came close to his ear.

"Who told me I wasn't going on a date?"

Matsueda Jun turned his face away, and Mochizuki Haruka had already pressed her shoulder against his, coldly watching Tomatsu Yuka unknowingly take the boy's arm.

"Is this what you call a date?" Tomatsu Yuka hugged the arm of the person next to her, smiling as she met her gaze.

Isn't it normal for couples to do this?

Mochizuki Haruka didn't speak again, but responded directly with her actions—

She shifted her position, pressing her thigh against Matsueda Jun, and then pulled the boy's other arm into her embrace.

Tomatsu Yuka's eyes flickered. She simply reached out and took Tsunku's arm, but Mochizuki Haruka wrapped her entire upper body around his arm.

Looking at the cold, defiant face in front of her, the girl's expression became even more amiable.

I might as well just film some videos of myself lying under Tsunuk tomorrow and send them to Mochizuki Haruka...

Seemingly sensing her dangerous thoughts, Jun Matsueda leaned forward, blocking the view of the two clashing in mid-air.

"That's enough." He looked at the girls one after the other. "Don't argue over such a trivial matter."

"We're almost at Kichijoji. Don't stand too close to the bus after you get off, or it'll be troublesome if people at the school see us."

Tomatsu Yuka smiled and nodded, her tone exceptionally obedient.

"I know~"

Mochizuki Haruka didn't say anything, but silently turned her face back to look at the road in front of the car.

However, the girls did not let go of his hands, and Jun Matsueda did not resist at all.

The boy breathed a sigh of relief. He thought for a moment, then turned his face and whispered in Mochizuki Haruka's ear.

"Once you move back into your apartment, won't you be able to kiss and hug me whenever you want?"

The girl with a cold face turned her head and glared at him fiercely.

When she opened her mouth, her words were light and airy, carrying a sweet fragrance that brushed past Jun Matsuoka's nose.

"shameless!"

Ten minutes later, the black sedan drove past Inokashira Park and stopped on the side of Kichijoji Street.

Tomatsu Tomoka was the first to open the car door, followed by Matsueda Jun and Mochizuki Haruka. The three of them parted ways, their hands clasped together, in the cool autumn breeze.

"It's almost 1 a.m.," the girl in the lead glanced at her phone. "We should fill our stomachs first before buying the materials."

"What should we do for lunch?" She turned to look at the two people behind her.

The petite girl ignored her and turned to give instructions to the driver in the car. The boy next to her walked over and looked around, quickly spotting a yellow "M" shaped icon not far away.

"Let's eat at McDonald's? It's more convenient."

Jun Matsue wanted to get through lunchtime as quickly as possible to prevent the girls sitting at the same table from starting to fight amongst themselves again.

Mochizuki Haruka walked to his side. "I don't care."

“Then let’s go to McDonald’s~” Tomatsu Yuka nodded obediently.

A few minutes later, Jun Matsue stood in front of the vending machine in the McDonald's store, watching the girls' slender index fingers tap the screen.

"Have you ordered everything?"

“Yes!” Mochizuki Haruka and Tomatsu Tomoka said in unison.

After ordering, the two exchanged a glance and tacitly distanced themselves from each other.

"Then you guys go find a seat first." The boy added another order of fries and other snacks on the screen before paying.

"I'll go line up to pick up my food."

"Okay~" Tomatsu Yuka smiled, while Mochizuki Haruka, who was standing next to her, had already turned around and walked towards the empty seat.

The petite girl settled into a seat on the leather sofa in the corner of the hall, and the aloof aura surrounding her melted away a little.

Tomatsu Yuka sat down opposite her. She first wiped the chair next to her before looking up and meeting the eyes of the girl in front of her.