Am I being simulated by their love affair?

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"There's nothing I can do about it." The old man's smile became even warmer. "Unlike you, I've already been on the downhill slope of life for a long time."

"That's not true at all." The boy gently patted her back. "Eat well and drink well, you could live for another fifty years without any problem!"

Grandma Dean smiled and nodded, looking at the girls who were walking over. "Miss Kurusu, this is your first time staying here. Remember to check your room first, and tell Jun if you need anything."

"Thank you, Grandma, I've already seen it~" Yosei Kurusu said energetically. "I think it's great, it feels like going back to my childhood."

The old man then looked at the girl on the other side, "Time flies so fast. Miss Mochizuki is now a proper adult."

Mochizuki Haruka put away her cold expression and nodded reservedly, "My aunt is coming tomorrow, and she said she will bring you some of this year's tea."

"I'll go ask the cafeteria to add more dishes." The dean glanced at Miyamura Aya, who was winking at him. "It's very sunny, so don't make too much noise outside."

"Oh~" The girl turned to the children playing behind her, "Don't be too noisy, okay?"

"Oh~~"

The hall echoed with the unanimous, childish voices, and Jun Matsue couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips into a smile.

No matter how long he stays outside, the orphanage remains the place that prevents him from growing up.

“Matsugi.” Mochizuki Haruka suddenly took his arm. “They said two kittens have recently wandered in. Shall we go and see them?”

The girl's incredibly affectionate gesture made the old woman hesitate for a second before turning around. She then cast a meaningful glance at the boy.

Matsueda Jun blinked, watching the back of Dr. Kurusu Yosei's grandmother, who was the head of the hospital, and puffed out his cheeks in front of him.

"I'll go with you!"

The midday sun was even more scorching. Apart from the buildings, there was only a little shade under the trees by the wall. Guided by the boys, the girls easily found the uninvited guests who had broken into the orphanage.

“It’s a three-flowered tree!” Kurusu Yosei looked up at the two tails swinging back and forth on the tree branch like a swing.

"They're quite cute." Mochizuki Haruka took a couple of steps to the left and right, and the heads of the cats in the tree followed her as she turned around.

Jun Matsue looked at the distance between the branches and the ground. "Can't they get down?"

The boy took two steps forward and tentatively extended his arm. The two cats stared at him for a few seconds before jumping into his arms.

Two multicolored balls of yarn made meowing sounds, and the girls followed, watching the cats rub against the boy's chest.

"Pine branches are quite popular with cats, aren't they?" Miss Idol scratched one of the cats' chins.

Jun Matsue looked at the howling kittens and said, "I think they're just hungry."

"Should we feed them something?"

“No.” The boy shook his head. “The orphanage doesn’t keep pets. Otherwise, it would be a lot of trouble. If we feed them, they might come here every day.”

He looked at the girl in the black sundress, "Would you like to raise Mochizuki?"

"No!" Mochizuki Haruka shook her head resolutely.

"We already have one cat, we don't need any more!"

"..." Jun Matsue glanced at her, then turned to the big pink-haired guy on the other side.

"Does Kurusu want to keep one?"

"Hmm..." Kurusu Yosei stared at the two meowing little creatures for a while, looking conflicted.

"I really like them, but if I keep them, wouldn't I have to be responsible for their entire lives?"

"I don't think I necessarily have the time and energy."

The young woman didn't think she would take a break forever, nor did she intend to leave the entertainment industry in such a disgraceful manner.

Matsueda Jun weighed the kitten in his arms. "Then I'll just have to send them out the door."

The three walked to the gate of the orphanage under the scorching sun. The boy squatted down and opened his arms. The two kittens tumbled out like springs and jumped into the grass across the road.

“It seems you don’t need to worry.” Mochizuki Haruka said from behind him, “Even without you, they should be able to live a full life.”

"But they will definitely remember you as their savior!" Kurusu Yosei squatted down beside him, revealing a bright smile.

"Maybe I'll come back to repay your kindness someday!"

"..." Jun Matsue stood up and patted the cat hair and dust off his clothes.

"Let's go back, it's time for lunch."

The girls followed him around like two large cats of different colors, being led home by the boy.

Today's lunch at the welfare home consisted of chilled pickled vegetables and fried pork chops, served with buckwheat noodles. The vegetables included pumpkin slices, shiitake mushrooms, eggplant, and bell peppers, and the pickling sauce mixed into the noodles was quite delicious.

The children were at a crucial stage of growth, and after lunch they all obediently went back to their rooms to sleep. Miyamura Aya and her two older sisters sat on the corridor, with a floor fan whirring nearby, making the girls' hair fly wildly.

The three of them were playing a game of life, something they used to play back in the Mitakadai apartment. Mochizuki Haruka flipped through a borrowed shoujo manga while rolling the dice, listening to the two people in front of her chatting.

"Has Songzhi finished chatting yet? I'm still waiting for him to play games with me."

Yosuke Kurusu craned his neck to look behind Aya Miyamura. At the other end of the corridor, Jun Matsueda and the headmistress were sitting swaying in their recliners, some distance away from the three of them.

"No rush, no rush." ​​Caijiang glanced back. "There's still a long afternoon. Yangshi-jie will definitely have a great time."

Mochizuki Haruka closed the comic book, brushed a strand of hair from her ear, and looked at the boy in the distance.

"What is Songzhi saying to the dean right now?"

"Maybe it's because I became a preparatory student for the University of Tokyo?" Miyamura Aya guessed.

At the other end of the corridor, the conversation about life and studies had long since ended. Jun Matsuoka put down his palm-leaf fan, sat up, and looked at the old man's furrowed brow.

So you're dating two people at the same time right now?

“Yes.” He nodded honestly. “And they are not very accepting of this situation.”

The dean frowned as she glanced at the girls playing on the other side of the corridor.

Atsushi's other romantic interest didn't come back this time either, and Miss Kurusu clearly has a strong liking for him.

"..." The old woman rubbed her temples; it had been a long time since she had encountered anything that could give her a headache.

The boy quickly brought over the barley tea that was placed to the side. She drank it slowly, and the wrinkles between her brows gradually smoothed out.

After waiting for a long time, the old woman finally raised her head. She looked at the light blue sky outside the eaves, which had been wiped clean by the sunlight, and spoke thoughtfully.

"Xiao Chun, I won't easily tell you that you're wrong."

"At my age, I've long understood that there's no absolute right or wrong, especially when it comes to matters of the heart."

"Japan is a country with a high rate of infidelity, after all."

The boy looked a little embarrassed; what the dean said wasn't exactly kind.

"The key is that you need to think it through yourself." The old man leaned back, the recliner swaying slightly. "What does your choice really mean?"

"How will your life change? What will you experience and what will you have to give up? And what will the girls you choose have to bear?"

"To be honest, I am pessimistic."

She placed her right hand on the back of the boy's hand; the young man's temperature was almost scalding, flowing with the powerful pulsation of his veins.

"I'm a divorced person, and I've heard and seen many stories in my life—people wear themselves down in unnatural ways, and few of them end up well in relationships."

"But we are all just ordinary people, unlike you, Xiaochun."

Jun Matsue met the old woman's gaze; her somewhat cloudy eyes stared at him with unusual intensity, as if trying to pierce his heart.

"Whether it's right or wrong, it's not up to me, an outsider, to decide."

"You have to think for yourself and deeply feel your own heart and their hearts."

"Cherish them, and cherish yourself too."

The headmistress fell silent. She curled up in her recliner, enjoying the breeze from the palm-leaf fan the boy was using.

Xiaochun is an adult now; she doesn't need to make decisions for her.

After the old man closed his eyes and began to snore peacefully, Jun Matsue stood up and walked towards the girls on the other side.

He longed to cherish those precious and vibrant feelings, but it was precisely because of the girls' conflicts that the most perfect option became impossible.

Someone will inevitably get hurt, and the prolonged pain may be more unforgettable than a severing wound.

Even if he had ten thousand correct answers in his mind, he still couldn't solve this unsolvable problem.

Chapter 651 Prank

The black sedan belonging to the Wangyue family drove into the orphanage again at 1 p.m. the next day.

When the woman wearing sunglasses entered the building accompanied by a maid holding an umbrella, Jun Matsueda and Haruka Mochizuki were already waiting at the door.

"It's been really hot these past few days." Wang Yuehua waved gracefully and walked up to the two of them.

"Is Xiaoyao happy here?"

"Don't talk to me like you're treating a primary school student." The girl glared at her disapprovingly, while the boy next to her smiled.

The aunt then glanced at the boy, raising an eyebrow lightly, "Why is Songzhi all sweaty?"

Mochizuki Haruka glanced at the vest of the person next to her; the sweat-dampened fabric revealed the outline of his muscles. "He just went to tend to the vegetable garden in the backyard and hasn't had time to change his clothes yet."

“Grandma is in her office.” Jun Matsue wiped the sweat from his neck with a towel. “She’s on the phone with someone from the Children and Families Department, so she hasn’t come down to see Auntie.”

“Then I’ll go up and find her.” Wang Yuehua didn’t mind. The maid beside her put away the parasol and walked with her into the depths of the building.

"We'll be leaving in about half an hour, Xiaoyao, don't forget anything!"

Jun Matsue watched the woman's black dress disappear at the top of the stairs, while the girl beside him poked his smooth arm muscles.

"I think the luggage Auntie was talking about is you."

"..." He could only smile.

Mochizuki Haruka went back to continue tutoring the children's summer research with Aya-chan. The boy went back to his dormitory alone, took a shower, and when he changed into a dry and comfortable T-shirt and walked out of the dormitory, he was greeted by Kurusu Yosei with light steps.

"Matsushige, I heard that Mochizuki is leaving soon?" she asked with great interest.

The girl was wearing the same white T-shirt as him, only a few sizes smaller. The two looked very well-matched and pleasing to the eye when they walked together.

Jun Matsue nodded. He hadn't told Kurusu in advance that Mochizuki was going back to his hometown.

"Yay!" The girl cheered, raising her arms. "Now it's just me and Songzhi for some alone time!"

What else can a couple do in an orphanage? The boy gave her a helpless look.

Together with Kurusu Yosei, they returned to the activity hall on the first floor and walked around the children who were doodling on their summer homework. Just as Matsueda Jun came out of the room, Mochizuki Haruka appeared at the end of the corridor carrying a large suitcase.

"You've already packed your luggage? That explains why you weren't in the lobby."

The boy stepped forward and naturally took the suitcase, while the girl took his arm with her free left hand.

"Do you really think I need you to help me tidy up?" Mochizuki Haruka raised her chin demurely, her tone almost like she was being coquettish.

When Mochizuki isn't throwing a tantrum, she's actually quite cute. Matsueda Jun looked at the large paper bag she was carrying in her right hand.

"What's in there?"

"These are gifts from everyone." The girl shook the bag, and the various trinkets inside made a clattering sound.

"Hair clips, badges, knots from craft classes, small cards and toys, and all sorts of other things."

The boy peeked out and said, "They gave so much? They're quite enthusiastic."

"Because everyone's saying I'm your girlfriend now."

Wang Yueyao's little face was all smiles, her eyes curving into crescents as she spoke in the tone of children.

"Of course we should give Chun-ge's girlfriend more gifts!"

Seeing the girl's cheerful appearance, Jun Matsue decided not to tell her that several girls had secretly come over and asked him which girlfriend he liked the most.

As you step out of the first-floor door, the Wangyue family's black sedan is parked in front of the door. An elderly man with silver hair, holding a tea canister, stands to the side, talking to the woman in front of him with a kind smile.

Hearing footsteps behind her, Wang Yuehua turned around and looked at the approaching boy and girl.

"Ready?"

"Mm." Mochizuki Haruka nodded gently, handed the paper bag in her hand to the maid who was standing to the side with her head down, and took her aunt's small hand.

The dean looked at the girl with his aunt on his right and Jun Matsueda on his left, and nodded almost imperceptibly.

If this is the future, it would be quite good for Xiaochun.

Unfortunately, he had more than one person in his heart. The old man watched as the boy let go of the girl's hand, walked into the sunlight, and stuffed his suitcase into the trunk of the car.