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Chapter 536 Christmas Eve

As the sound of water in the bathroom gradually subsided, Jun Matsue already had an idea in his mind.

If all else fails, I'll just sleep in Raiju's room.

Opening the bedroom door of Laixi Youse, the room was spotless. To make it convenient for the owner to come back to sleep at any time, a light yellow quilt was laid on the bed, which looked much more comfortable than the boy's own bed.

Finding a light short-sleeved shirt and adjustable shorts in her closet, Jun Matsue walked towards the bathroom. A blurry figure of a young girl could be seen through the frosted glass door, and the sound of water flowed quietly over her alluring flesh.

The boy put down the clothes he was holding, then turned around and walked outside.

"I put the clothes on the chair outside."

"Wait a minute," Tomatsu Yuka called out to him, "Tsunku, could you please pass this in for me?"

The sound of the sliding door being pulled open rang out. Jun Matsue turned around, and the shadow on the glass was magnified considerably, revealing a clear outline. A girl's arm, still wet with water droplets, peeked out from the crack in the door.

"..." The boy picked up the clothes from the chair and put them in her hands.

"I don't have underwear. If you're uncomfortable wearing these, I'll find you some other clothes."

She probably wouldn't mind if I secretly slept in Raisi's room, but if she found out that another woman had worn my underwear... Matsueda Jun couldn't imagine what the girl would look like when she got angry.

The smooth, fair arm trembled slightly. "It's alright, it should be."

Ten minutes later, Tomatsu Yuka, having finished drying her hair, walked into the living room wearing a large T-shirt that was big enough to cover her shorts. When the boy on the sofa turned his head to look at her, she spun around on the spot, and the hem of her white T-shirt fluttered up, revealing shorts that looked like safety shorts underneath.

"It feels like a boyfriend's shirt." The girl smiled, her cheeks still flushed with a warm blush.

Jun Matsue didn't argue with her, but turned to look at the TV that was on. "There's still a while before bedtime. I'm going to take a shower too. You can watch TV first."

“Okay~” The girl sat obediently next to him, picked up the remote control—without raising her thighs or showing her shoulders, looking very proper.

"There are some snacks in the coffee table drawer, and the ice cream and milk are in the refrigerator," the boy instructed before getting up. "You can do whatever you want, except don't come into Qiyangshi's room."

"Okay~" Tomatsu Yuka nodded.

Boys shower much faster than girls. By the time Jun Matsue dried his hair and came out of the bathroom, the girl had only taken two bites of the cup of ice cream in her hand.

"I ate more for dinner than I felt..." Tomatsu Tomoka looked at him with a troubled expression. "Tsunku, do you want to eat with me?"

Jun Matsueda glanced at the ice cream packaging. "I'll get another spoon."

She has a good eye; she chose the rum chocolate flavor that Mochizuki likes best.

The sweetness of the chocolate, with a hint of rum, slid coolly down his throat, and Jun Matsueda's mind became calm and clear as he looked at the screen.

"The moonlight night is still young."

"Hmm," the girl said, with a spoon in her mouth. "I'm not really interested in TV programs, but everyone likes to watch them, so I watch them too."

To be honest, Jun Matsueda wasn't particularly interested in programs filled with regionalism, dirty jokes, and various offensive topics. However, after watching television with Yosuke Kurusu many times, he discovered that many Japanese entertainment programs were like that.

Perhaps it's because people in real life live such repressed and rule-bound lives that these shows meant to entertain people have become like this.

However, to the man's surprise, Tomatsu Yuka, who was sitting next to him, was smiling very happily—not the polite smile that girls usually have, but a genuine smile with her lips open, teeth showing, and her shoulders and hair trembling.

"Does this show really make you this happy?" Jun Matsue looked at her swaying body and almost thought that Yosei Kurusu was sitting next to him.

"Actually, no." Tomatsu Yuka blinked and pulled her legs up onto the sofa. "Well, I was just going with the flow."

"What really makes me happy is being together like this, watching meaningless TV, laughing meaninglessly, and killing time."

Even the most meaningless things can become fun and interesting when someone is around.

"..." The boy shook his head helplessly, "If you don't eat it now, I'm going to finish all the ice cream." The girl scooped out a small spoonful of ice cream and put it in her mouth, revealing her rare innocent smile.

Time flies by in front of the TV. By the time Jun Matsueda picked up his phone, it was already 9:30 p.m.—after a final wash, he could get ready for bed.

The boy stood up. "I'll go get you a toothbrush first. You can sleep at my place tonight, and I'll sleep in Laixi's room."

"No!" Tomatsu Yuka grabbed his hand. "How about we sleep together? I want to fall asleep chatting with Tsun-kun tonight."

“I didn’t deliberately provoke you today…” The girl shook his hand again.

"..." Considering how upset she was today, Jun Matsue said to himself, "Then I'll sleep on the floor and not get any closer."

The girl nodded contentedly, "That's fine!"

So after washing up before bed, Tomatsu Yuka lay on her bed, which was both extremely unfamiliar and very familiar. She watched as the light outside the door went out, and the boy walked into the room and spread the bedding from the closet on the floor.

"This is the first time I've ever felt like this," the girl said expectantly, burying her head under the covers.

Matsueda Jun quietly put away his pillow, turned off the bedroom light, and crawled into bed—this wasn't the first time he'd done this.

A rustling sound came from the boy and girl turning over. The two, who were not in the same bed, faced each other and then fell silent.

"Didn't you say you wanted to chat while you went to sleep?" the boy asked, pointing to the wooden board on the side of the bed in front of him.

"I had so much to say." The girl looked at the blank wall in front of her and took a breath of the warmth of the blankets.

"But now that I'm lying here, I don't know what to say."

Jun Matsue sighed, "Get some rest, you have to go to school tomorrow."

"Ok!"

They fell silent again, and the only sound in the room was their breathing.

"Matsueda-san."

"what happened?"

Why did she suddenly switch back to this form of address?
"Matsueda-kun?"

"……I am here."

"Chunjun~"

"Yes Yes."

"Pine branches."

The boy whistled.

A soft, gentle laugh echoed in the room. Jun Matsue waited a while, but no new address came.

He silently sat up and looked at his bed.

Tomatsu Yuka had already closed her eyes, her breathing peaceful and steady. The girl was still facing him, her skin close to her ear gleaming with a delicate light in the dim moonlight.

The fact that she fell asleep so quickly shows that she was really tired today, and it also shows that she was completely relaxed.

Jun Matsue lay down, listened to her breathing, and closed his eyes.

Tonight is Christmas Eve.

(End of this chapter)