Am I being simulated by their love affair.

Chapter 677 House Viewing and Moving

On August 10th, Tokyo officially entered its nine-day holiday period. Jun Matsueda got up from the sofa and pulled the balcony door to the sides.

A few drizzles of rain, mixed with a cool breeze, fell on my face. Before me were buildings and roads that had darkened considerably—a layer of neither thick nor thin dark clouds floated over the city, gray and hazy, yet it made my stuffy heart feel much more at ease.

"It seems we don't need to turn on the air conditioner." He leaned against the railing for a while, feeling the temperature, and came to the above conclusion.

After days of high temperatures and scorching sun, rain always seems to follow. After two days of heavy rain, the temperature in Mitaka City today plummeted to 30 degrees Celsius.

"A cool breeze arrives, and the cicadas chirp..." The boy recited the seasonal proverb as he walked into the room and turned off the air conditioner.

"Finally, we're seeing some signs that summer is coming to an end."

As Jun Matsueda put down the remote control, his bedroom door suddenly opened, and the girl who was sleeping inside poked her head out and exclaimed excitedly.

"Pine branches!"

"You're awake?" Jun Matsueda picked up the cat toy she had forgotten on the table and shook it. "Want something sweet?"

"No!" Mochizuki Haruka ran to the bathroom to wash her face, then jogged over to the boy on the sofa.

"Songzhi! Are you free this afternoon?" The girl snuggled against his shoulder.

"No need to work, no need to take mock exams, right?"

Jun Matsue shook his head. "I'm on vacation today, so I'm very free."

"Bon-kyu" has nothing to do with him, but even during summer vacation, high school students cannot work more than forty hours a week.

As for Lai Xiyang, she went out in the morning to meet the new company's management team, which is why Mochizuki Haruka came to 507 and even took a nap in his room.

Mochizuki Haruka hugged the boy's neck tightly, "Then come out with me."

Is it coming? Jun Matsue felt the warmth of the girl behind him.

"Where to go?"

"It's a secret~" she drawled, "You'll find out when you get there."

The boy stood up. "Do you need anything?"

"No need!" The girl grabbed the hem of his clothes. "Just come with me."

After applying sunscreen and slinging the bag over the young lady's shoulder, Matsueda Jun changed his shoes and stepped into the stairwell, turning around under Mochizuki Haruka's urging gaze.

He gripped the cool doorknob tightly, taking one last look inside. A gentle breeze lifted the balcony curtains, and the open sunlight spread evenly across the wooden floor beside the sofa.

The metal door slammed shut with a dull thud, cutting off the view in front of them.

I hope he can come back as easily as Mochizuki.

Stepping out of the apartment building, the ground was shrouded in varying shades of shadow. Jun Matsue held up an umbrella to shield himself from the rain and got into a car waiting by the roadside with the girl.

The boy slightly opened the car window, the car started smoothly, and the fresh air from outside flowed past his nose.

"You're not going to make me close my eyes, are you?" He looked at the girl beside him.

"It's not that bad." Mochizuki Haruka rolled her eyes at him.

She actually hoped that Songzhi could find his way around.

The car drove onto the main road, and the Haneoka High School's teaching building flashed by among the roadside buildings. Jun Matsueda looked at the road ahead, which was beginning to climb—they were about to enter the toll gate of the Metropolitan Expressway.

"Is the place you're going quite far?"

"It's alright, it takes about twenty minutes by car."

The girl yawned; she hadn't had enough of her afternoon nap and had been woken up by her subordinates' news about the house renovations.

"Drive faster," Mochizuki Haruka instructed the maid in the driver's seat, then leaned on the boy's shoulder and closed her eyes.

"I'll take a nap a little longer."

Jun Matsue tilted his head to make the girl more comfortable. He looked up at the windshield, where the wide four-lane highway disappeared into the drizzling, dark clouds.

The car headed east, and as it approached Shinjuku, it turned right at an overpass, heading south.

As the road sign passed overhead, the boy coughed lightly and struck up a conversation with the maid who was holding the steering wheel.

Are we heading to Meguro Ward?

"..." The maid looked a little caught off guard as she glanced at the boy and girl in the rearview mirror.

"Yes, the final destination is Meguro Station."

"Thank you." Jun Matsue smiled, then turned his head to look at the raindrops brushing against the window.

He had asked Yami Maki about Mochizuki's house purchase a few days ago, but the information about the senior was only from what she heard from others in the simulation. She didn't know the specific details of the house, only that it was roughly in Meguro Ward.

So it was at Meguro Station...

Ten minutes later, the car drove off the highway, and the noise close to the window woke the dozing girl up.

"Are we almost there?" Mochizuki Haruka asked groggily.

"A few more minutes," the boy answered for the maid.

The girl sat up straight, lowered the car window, and leaned against it to look at the streets and shops outside that had a blend of artistic and trendy vibes.

She nodded in satisfaction, and after the car stopped at the roadside, Mochizuki Haruka immediately pulled the boy next to her out of the car.

Jun Matsue opened his umbrella to shield the girl's cheeks from the raindrops. The car behind them drove away, revealing the obscured river surface and the cherry blossoms along the banks.

"So we're going to?" the boy blinked, feigning ignorance.

Mochizuki Haruka stretched her arm out from under the umbrella, pointing to the apartment building in front of them.

"Let's look at the apartment!"

This is an apartment building located on the left bank of the Meguro River, hidden behind buildings in a bustling neighborhood. It avoids the noise of the street but still offers convenient living – just a hundred meters ahead is Meguro Shinbashi Bridge, and across the bridge you can see the intersection in front of Meguro Station.

Following the girl's steps, Jun Matsueda raised the brim of his umbrella and looked around at the apartment in front of him.

The building wasn't very tall, and its exterior walls were covered with orange-red bricks, reminding him of several universities he had seen before.

It's obvious that this isn't an apartment building built in recent years, and the design doesn't have the high-end, luxurious feel of a tower block. If Mochizuki really bought a house here, she probably had some consideration for the male's feelings.

Matsueda Jun sighed inwardly. He memorized the address number posted at the bottom of the apartment building and walked in with the girl who was holding his arm.

Upon entering the elevator, Mochizuki Haruka pressed the button for the fifth floor, while the boy stood behind her watching her practiced movements.

“This apartment is on the fifth floor, just like ours now,” the girl said, turning around.

"The highest floor is ten stories, and there are also stairs on the side, so you can climb them to get some exercise."

Jun Matsueda nodded. "No real estate agent to show you the apartment?"

"Isn't it good enough that I show you the house?" The girl pouted and glared at him. "Do you think it's more interesting for you to hear an older man explaining things than I do?"

"..." The boy smiled, looked down and straightened the umbrella he had folded, rolling it into a neat shape.

Stepping out of the elevator, the short corridor is a stylish and clean off-white color, contrasting with the iron-gray sky. Wangyue points to the door at the end.

"The house number is 505. It has the best view, with a view of the Meguro River and the green park on the other side."

“Sounds good.” Jun Matsueda sent the address and house number he had written down to the parrot avatar in the chat box. “But isn’t it a bit early to be looking at houses now?”

"Is it too late to wait until after the common exam?" The girl took his hand and walked forward, her tone almost like she was pleading.

"Besides, it's not like we're settling on anything right now. I'm just showing you around so that all the good houses will be taken by others!"

"Yes, yes..." Jun Matsue glanced at his phone again with his free hand; his senior was already checking the news about the property transfer.

Turning the handle and stepping inside, the boy placed the umbrella he was carrying on the shelf in the entryway, while the girl beside him changed into disposable slippers, clattered into the room, and pulled back the floor-to-ceiling curtains on the balcony.

Soft sunlight streamed along the walls as Jun Matsue watched her return to his side with excited, light steps.

"Songzhi, hurry up and change your shoes!"

Mochizuki Haruka then led him on a tour of the room, saying, "The kitchen is right here when you enter. It's not as big as the one in the housing complex, but it's enough for two people to cook and chop vegetables at the same time."

"The other side has the toilet and bathroom." The girl pushed open the glass door.

"The traditional wet and dry separation design has been improved with additional features in the bathtub area, including a circulation and heating system, so two people can soak in the tub together without feeling crowded."

The boy listened to her explanation and followed her into the living room. The bright and clean space had soft sofas and carpets, which looked very comfortable.

"Come and see, Songzhi!" The girl waved to him from the floor-to-ceiling window at the end of the street; the protective packaging on the balcony railing outside was still on.

"Isn't this view great?" Mochizuki Haruka leaned close to the boy who walked up to her and looked out onto the balcony with him.

The well-arranged street buildings accompany the Meguro River, which flows quietly without being too wide or too narrow. After the heavy rain a few days ago, the rising river water appears even more tranquil and harmonious. The tender green of the cherry trees on both banks sways gently in the drizzle, like a beautiful scene from "The Garden of Words".

"It's really nice; it's comfortable whether you're just relaxing on the balcony or going for a walk."

This was the first thing Jun Matsuoka said after entering the room.

“Right?” The girl tilted her chin up with satisfaction. “Besides the various restaurants, convenience stores, and supermarkets on Meguro Avenue, there are also very beautiful churches, museums, art galleries, nature parks, and all sorts of interesting shops, cafes, and bakeries around here.”

"Even if we took walks here together for two years, we definitely wouldn't get tired of it!"

Two years, which is the time that freshmen at the University of Tokyo study at the Komaba campus.

Jun Matsue stared at the swaying shadows of the trees on the river for a while, then turned and walked into the living room.

The living room connects two corridors, one leading to the entrance hall and the other to the bedroom, forming an intersecting cross that divides the square space of the apartment into parts of varying sizes.

Jun Matsue walked into the hallway in front of the bedroom, where there were two doors on the wall.

"A 2LDK apartment in such a good location must be expensive, right?"

Mochizuki Haruka shook his arm. "Whether to buy or rent, we'll talk about it later."

"Songzhi doesn't need to worry about paying the rent alone; we're living together."

The girl let go and pushed open the bedroom door, her excited voice still lingering in the boy's ears.

“The bedroom is also very well lit! I’m so glad—the homeowner installed a lot of shelves and cabinets during the renovation.” She sat on the double bed, looking at the blank wall in front of her.

"We can hang a screen here and watch TV, movies, and play games."

Listening to the girl's idea, Jun Matsue asked, "Shall we share a room?"

"Is there a problem?" Mochizuki Haruka tilted her head. "I was thinking of using the other bedroom as a guest room. Auntie will definitely come over to play too."

The boy leaned against the wardrobe door without saying a word. A vibration came from his pocket; Yamami Maki had finally sent a message.

"My sister found it!"

My senior sent me a screenshot of the property ownership transfer registration.

"The Mochizuki family bought this apartment about two weeks ago, and the paperwork should have been completed around the 25th."

According to Matsueda in the simulation, she showed you the house first, and then brought up the house purchase after you and Yuka broke up.

"Thank you, senior." After a brief reply, Jun Matsueda put away his phone, and the girl in front of him jumped off the bed to continue her explanation.

"Although this bedroom is filled with a double bed, the storage design is excellent..."

Around the 25th of last month, so Wangyue must have bought the house when she went back to her hometown... the boy calculated in his mind.

So it's possible that she received the news about the three-person trip in Kamakura, and even after calling herself, she wasn't appeased. Later, when she saw this apartment, she bought it to relieve her boredom or to comfort herself.

“…So it’s my fault too,” he said softly.

"What?" Mochizuki Haruka, who was focused on explaining, leaned closer.

“No need to go into such detail.” Jun Matsueda shook his head. “Maybe I didn’t get into the University of Tokyo, or maybe you didn’t go to Keio University?”

"Isn't that an extremely low-probability scenario?" the girl blinked. "Why should I prioritize that?"

"The location of this apartment is really great. It's only a few minutes' walk to Meguro Station, and it's less than 20 minutes from the University of Tokyo Komaba Campus and Keio University."

The boy remained silent for a while, long enough for Mochizuki Haruka to realize that something was wrong with him.

"Doesn't Songzhi want to live with me?" The girl's voice turned a little cold.

"Didn't you expect me to give you an explanation by the end of summer vacation? Can't I even look at the apartment now?"

"If you don't want to live with me, does that mean you want to break up with me?"

“…It’s a bit too fast.” Jun Matsueda looked at her face.

With her back to the sunlight streaming through the window, Mochizuki Haruka's expression was no longer as sweet; it appeared somewhat stiff.

"Where is it fast?!"

"You've already bought the apartment, haven't you?"

The girl's gaze froze for a moment, then sharpened.

"Who told you that? Kurusu? Tomatsu?"

"They shouldn't have this channel, right? Did Yamami Maki tell you that during the meeting?"

"What else did she say to you? Was it—?"

The boy in front of her remained silent, so she quickly softened her gaze.

"Songzhi, don't overthink it. Buying a house isn't a big deal for me. I bought 506 just because I wanted to."

"I'm not saying I'll move in right after graduation, I'm just showing you around first."

Wang Yueyao slightly opened her arms, wanting to wrap her beloved and this cozy little house around her.

"What's wrong with a future with me?"

“There’s nothing wrong with it,” Jun Matsue said, looking at her. “I just want to think about it one last time.”

"Let's not talk about looking at houses for now." The boy's tone was like the rain clouds outside the window, dark yet gentle.

"Mochizuki, I'd like to move temporarily."

"Moving alone."

(End of this chapter)