Am I being simulated by their love affair.

Chapter 390 Problems are like a tangled ball of yarn, with more than one loose end.

However, even after leaving the empty classroom, Yamami Maki's face still carried an indelible look of worry.

"But no matter what, I still lied to Yuka."

Jun Matsue stood at the edge of the corridor, closed the window that someone had opened, and turned around.

What exactly is deception?

"You just didn't tell Tomatsu about our relationship. Once you chose me, it was inevitable that you would hurt her."

"The senior student just hasn't found the option that causes the least harm."

The girl stopped in front of the ice cream machine. On a windy and rainy day, this shiny machine was not popular with everyone.

"But it's definitely not right to try and get closer to Matsueda while acting like nothing's wrong with Yuuka."

"If it's wrong, it's wrong." Jun Matsueda smiled and walked over to the girl to buy her an ice cream.

Yamami Maki watched in surprise as he inserted a coin into the machine. "Matsueda-kun, isn't it a bit inappropriate to eat ice cream in this weather?"

"I like it."

The boy unwrapped the ice cream, took a bite, and felt the icy coldness seep into his teeth. Objectively speaking, it wasn't very pleasant.

"It's impossible for people to only do the right thing. Eating ice cream in this kind of weather may indeed be harmful to your health, but I like it."

"My senior also did something wrong, maybe out of greed or other reasons, just like I'm eating ice cream now, it's really no different."

"As long as you are mentally prepared to bear the consequences before making a choice, it will be fine."

Jun Matsueda touched his stomach. "I might have a stomachache during class later, and when Tomatsu finds out about you, your friendship will be in crisis. We'll all have to pay the price."

"However, it seems that the senior student back then probably didn't expect that such a price would be so hard for her to accept."

Ultimately, their conversation returned to accepting reality.

For Jun Matsue, this might not be a big deal; he had even been betrayed by Tomatsu Yuka and Mochizuki Haruka long ago. However, for Maki Yami, the fact that a carefully cultivated friendship had been broken because of her own actions was truly unsettling.

"I want Yuka's forgiveness," the girl said, revealing her greedy desire.

"It seems a bit difficult right now, but I will support my senior." The boy took another bite of his ice cream.

Yamami Maki finally smiled. "Thank you, Matsueda-kun. I feel much better now."

"Don't say thank you, Pine Branch, from now on." The boy said seriously, "It reminds me of when I wasn't familiar with my senior at all."

"I'm sorry." The girl's shoulders twitched, perhaps wanting to give him a hug, but she didn't, perhaps afraid of being witnessed by her junior again.

Jun Matsue glanced at her pale face. "So remember to get some rest when you get home today, or I'll worry."

Yamami Maki nodded obediently, the boy's perfectly timed concern making her heart, already damp with rain, feel even warmer.

Perhaps this concern was also due to the fact that it was obtained in exchange for her friendship.

The more you give, the more you care; this applies to all relationships in the world.

After Matsueda Jun comforted his senior for a few more minutes, the two parted ways at the stairwell. He returned to his classroom alone, and as soon as he entered, he could feel Tomatsu Yuka's gaze upon him.

As soon as I sat down, the girl handed me a note: "Matsueda-kun went to see Senpai again, didn't he?"

The boy didn't reply, simply stuffing the sticky note into the drawer. Tomatsu Yuka, however, persisted, handing him a second one. "Did he go comfort her? I'm so envious."

The girl didn't write any more, but Jun Matsue seemed to see the deep sorrow behind the ellipses.

However, he had no choice. Appeasing one side would inevitably hurt the other. Since he had already made his choice, he could not regret it.

When Jun Matsueda was advising the girl, he was perhaps also trying to convince himself.

He opened his notebook and copied down the text he had learned in today's Chinese language class.

"There are three elements to happiness: stupidity, selfishness, and physical health."

Comforting Yamami Maki is not the end, but the beginning. The broken friendship is left for the senior to deal with first. If Matsueda Jun wants to add his own color to the girl's life, he still has to change her mind step by step. As the senior's graduation approaches, a variety of questions about the future come rushing at the two of them, and they haven't even formally discussed any of them yet.

The moment the idea of ​​change arose, another weight of life began to give Jun Matsueda a headache. He turned his head to look at the other side, where the rain outside the window had thinned considerably, drifting erratically with the shape of the wind, and the gray sky had lost its magic of relaxing the mind.

Mochizuki Haruka, who was lying on the table, raised her head, blocking the boy's view. The girl blinked and handed over the black cat-shaped pillow that was under her arm.

"If you're feeling upset, it's better to take a nap."

The girl seemed to have become more understanding. Matsueda Jun hesitated for a moment before taking the pillow she offered.

"Thank you."

Tomatsu Yuka watched all this with a cold eye. Her relationship with Mochizuki Haruka was somewhat delicate at the moment, and she had no intention of stopping the girl from secretly wielding a hoe.

Jun Matsuoka's afternoon nap was not very peaceful, as the pattering rain kept lingering in his ears until the gloomy rain and wind finally ended when school was over in the afternoon.

However, the heavy clouds showed no signs of dissipating. After Xie Juewang offered him a ride, the boy walked back to his apartment alone.

Fortunately, it wasn't raining on the way. He took out his key, unlocked the door, and pushed it open. The first thing Matsueda Jun heard was the sound of stir-frying coming from the kitchen and a girl humming a song.

Jun Matsue put the umbrella aside, closed the door and changed his shoes. The sharp-eared girl heard the noise from the door and peeked out from the kitchen.

Yosei Kurusu waved the spatula in her hand, splashing a few drops of deep red sauce onto the ground, but the carefree smile on the girl's face remained unchanged.

"Pine Branch is back? It's gotten quite cold today, let's have pork stew rice tonight to warm us up~"

"Then I'll eat more." Jun Matsueda threw his schoolbag on the sofa and then sat down at the dining table.

Fortunately, 507 still allowed him to temporarily put aside the various thoughts in his mind and enjoy his dinner in peace.

At the dinner table, Yosuke Kurusu watched as Jun Matsueda scooped up a large spoonful of rice covered with pork and onions, soaked in broth, and put it in his mouth, chewing it vigorously.

"Songzhi has been looking tense lately; just eating won't help him relax."

The boy paused for a moment while chewing, then swallowed his food and looked up at the warm yellow light source on the ceiling.

"There's no way around it. Once you have something you want, all sorts of other ideas will immediately snowball."

The girl pondered for a while, spoon in her mouth.

"Then I think, if it brings more trouble than happiness..."

"Is it better to give up now?"

(End of this chapter)