I endured the humiliation and humiliation while being besieged by the ghost story elder sister.

"Mom, you actually hid all these good things!"

"That's so unfair! I've already eaten several ice creams because of it."

Before Xi Ling could react, she saw two delicate hands reach out and each of them took a skewer of grilled meat, causing Ami to roll her eyes at them.

"Hey, you two, don't go too far!"

"Mom, don't be so obviously biased~" Arisa said irritably, clearly having noticed her mother's little scheme.

The group played around for a while, then drank beverages bought from a nearby vending machine, ate snacks from their bento boxes, and waited for fireworks to rise in the night sky.

In a corner unnoticed by Ami and Arisa, a small, cool hand quietly landed on the back of Himo's hand, causing him to pause in surprise.

Then, he quietly turned his head and glanced at Fanxia sitting next to him.

Before long, the first firework shot into the night sky, bursting into brilliant light. Fanxia's fair face was reflected in his eyes, giving him the feeling that all of this was not quite real.

Even after the fireworks display, which the Hokkaido tourism department had spent a fortune to boost tourism, ended, Nozomi was still in shock.

After getting into the car and returning to the hotel, Nozomi, whose health was already not very good, had completely exhausted herself.

As soon as he got back to his room, he collapsed onto his bed, breathing in the dry, cold air.

"Honestly, you didn't drink any of the honey water you made yourself."

Fanxia was still holding Ximiao's thermos in her hand. She shook the thermos, and it seemed that she had only taken a sip or two, and there was still a lot left.

"Put it aside for me, Fanxia-nee, I'll drink it after I take a shower..."

The moment he finished speaking, he felt a sudden chill on his forehead.

"Fanxia-nee? What are you doing?" Ximiao looked at Fanxia-nee with some confusion, who was placing her delicate hand on his fair forehead.

She spoke slowly.

"It's still a bit hot, but it's much better than before. Take your clothes off."

"what?"

Seeing that Xi Ling looked very confused, Fan Xia immediately understood that he had misunderstood her meaning, and quickly explained to him.

"I'm just about to help you take off the heat pack. What strange things are you thinking about?"

Hearing Fanxia's reproachful words, Ximiao sat up, her face flushed, and took off her yukata.

He was still muttering under his breath, "You should have said so earlier..."

The boy quickly took off his bathrobe and the thermal sweater underneath.

Her fair skin was already covered with beads of sweat, making it look slippery. Fanxia, ​​who had never expected this scene, couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

"Mio... do you always feel hot?"

She couldn't help but ask that question.

"It's okay, it doesn't feel too bad. Sister Fanxia, ​​could you please take the heat pack off for me?"

Not paying attention to these details, Hiyo urged Honoka in a low voice. Although she hadn't taken off all her clothes, she still felt a little ashamed.

Fanxia quickly stepped forward and, after helping Ximiao remove the heat pack, took a clean towel from the side and wiped the fine sweat off his body.

After finishing all that, she finally breathed a sigh of relief and then asked, "Would you like to take a shower?"

“Okay~” Ximiao replied with a smile.

While the two of them were busy in the room, Arisa in the next room had become a complete couch potato, silently lying on the bed.

Seeing her daughter in this state, Asahi couldn't help but ask a question.

"Aren't you going to sleep at Nozomi's place tonight?"

After glancing in the direction of Nozomi's room, her beautiful wine-red eyes spoke to Ami.

"Being too clingy isn't good for Mio or me, is it? We each need a little bit of personal space, right?"

Although that's what she said, her true thoughts were probably something even Ashi hadn't anticipated.

While Ami was taking a shower, Arisa muttered softly, "Don't disappoint me~"

Chapter Eighteen: The Sudden Attack

"Honestly, you were sweating so much, but you just stayed there watching the fireworks with us without saying a word. Mio, I don't even know what to say to you."

In the bathroom, the jacuzzi was already filled with hot water, and Nozomi and Honoka were sitting naked on small stools.

Even when her delicate hand merely brushed lightly across the boy's back, she could feel Xi Ling's unusually high body temperature, indicating that he was not feeling well.

After hearing Honoka's complaints, Nozomi hung her head and silently watched the bubbles flowing across the floor.

"Mio?"

Seeing that he seemed to be acting strangely, Fanxia slowly stopped rubbing his head.

"...I just didn't want to spoil the fun. We've come all this way to Hokkaido to see the fireworks, and I didn't want to let my presence ruin the trip."

Just when Ximiao thought that Fanxia would give him a good scolding for this matter, she thought that...

But what he received was a small, cool hand that gently stroked the boy's face, which made Xi Ling pause in surprise.

Then he felt Fanxia's wet hair fall onto his shoulder, and he could even hear her soft breathing.

Clearly, Fanxia leaned her head close to his ear, and then he heard that slightly seductive voice ring out beside him.

"What could be making you think, Mio, that we'd be upset because you're sick and disrupted the fireworks show?"

"..."

After some psychological counseling from Fanxia, ​​Ximiao finally stopped dwelling on these upsetting things.

a long time.

After taking a nice hot shower, Xi Ling sat cross-legged on the bed, letting Fan Xia blow-dry his wet, light golden hair.

"It's been a while since you've blow-dried my hair, hasn't it, Honoka-nee~"

"After all, I was busy with work before, having you as my model and coordinating with the editor. I was so busy I was dizzy."

She stared blankly at the boy's long, fair neck.

To be honest, she still doesn't understand why Arisa suddenly went back to the next room.

However, this is just right, as it allows her and Ximiao to enjoy some time alone together.

Just as Fanxia was thinking about what to do next, she saw Ximiao take his thermos, take a small sip of his lemon honey water, and then, for some reason, say something to Fanxia behind her.

"Could you give me a massage later?"

"Press it?"

Fanxia was a little confused, wondering what Xiling meant. But when the boy deftly took off his bathrobe and lay down on the bed, she understood what she should do next.

……

The next morning.

As staff members knocked on the door to ask if room service was needed, they walked down the hallway.

Awakened by the commotion, Fanxia slowly opened her eyes, her beautiful gaze somewhat bewildered as she looked around...

Strange, why is it so warm inside the blankets?

This was her first question upon waking up. After dismissing the noisy staff outside who were preventing her from getting a good night's sleep, she looked at the person beside her.

There was still a soundly asleep, and... a few pieces of fabric that had been deemed in the way and thrown aside.

Fanxia reached for a piece of clothing, but the smooth skin of hers touched the skin of the boy beneath her, causing a blush to rise on her fair face.

Although last night she really only massaged Ximiao's shoulders and snuggled into the same bed to sleep, she didn't do anything inappropriate.

However, regarding why her clothes were on the tatami mat next to her, Honoka felt she should be able to explain...

After all, Nozomi's fever hadn't completely subsided, and her body temperature was still quite high, making the bed feel like an oven.

Even Fanxia couldn't stand it. It was so hot in the middle of the night that she groggily took off her clothes and Ximiao's clothes and threw them aside.

Just as she finished dressing, she planned to tiptoe and help Xi Ling put on her clothes as well, so that he wouldn't ask her about the clothes when he woke up.

however……

Just as she was carefully putting on Xi Ling's pajamas, halfway through, she noticed that those beautiful light blue eyes were quietly watching her.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the room became somewhat awkward, with only the faint breathing of the two people audible.

"Is there anything you'd like to say, Honoka-nee?"

Ultimately, Ximio couldn't stand the strange atmosphere any longer and spoke first.

Looking at the boy's ambiguous smile, Fan Xia couldn't tell whether he was teasing her or simply asking her what she was doing.

next moment.

A pair of hot, slender arms suddenly stretched out from under the covers, and before Fan Xia could react, he grabbed her slightly cool neck.

Their lips met, and the boy's sudden attack caused Fanxia's mind to go blank for a moment.

But after a moment, she decided to stop thinking and enjoy the "surprise".

I don’t know how long it took.

Arisa, who had also woken up naturally and finished brushing her teeth and washing her face, yawned and thought of checking on Honoka in the next room to see if she had seized the opportunity.

Just as she was getting dressed and preparing to go out, her wrist was grabbed by Asi from behind.

"Mom? Is something the matter?"

Asi pointed to her back and said quietly, "It's probably because I've been driving for too long. My back is sore. Come and rub it for me."

"Eh--"

Before Arisa could protest, she was forcibly dragged over by Ashi, who displayed the tactic of forced buying and selling to the fullest extent.

Under pressure from her mother, Arisa sighed silently, and then reluctantly went over to give Ami a good massage on her sore, smooth back.

"Your skills are pretty good~ Do you often massage Nozomi like this?"