Let's do it again, Yukino.

"Qingjun's" faint voice clearly reached my ears through the strange rain curtain.

"Someday in the future, you must come and save me."

Finally, she raised her head, her usually sharp brown eyes now filled with tears.

"Little Snow."

In her dream, Haruhi didn't know how to think, let alone how to answer the other person.

This sentence sounds familiar.

In his previous life, Xiaoxue had told him this once, but at that time, Chunri and Xiaoxue were not lovers, or rather, their relationship was more delicate than that of friends.

Even Haruhi herself only remembered that sentence for a moment before forgetting it.

"You must come and save me... Qingjun."

The girl in front of me said this as if issuing an ultimatum.

"Under the Snow!!!"

Suddenly, for reasons unknown, Chunri stretched out her hand and uttered a strange cry.

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"Under the Snow!!"

As if he had dreamt of something terrible, the boy, who had been lying in bed, suddenly screamed and woke up with a start, sitting up abruptly on the bed.

The boy, his forehead covered in sweat, braced himself with his hands under the mattress.

Strangely, the previously soaked and messy bed sheet had been replaced with a clean and tidy one.

Sunlight streamed in through the window, and spring seemed to awaken from its bright surroundings. His biological clock had been completely disrupted by his irregular sleep schedule, and he had no idea what time it was.

A faint fragrance wafted in from the open door. A soft blanket was pulled over the boy, and realizing he had woken up from the dream, he took a deep breath and reached out with his right hand.

The girl who had been lying next to him was nowhere to be seen.

"Yukinoshita... no, Koyuki, Koyuki!! Where are you?"

In her panic, Chunri almost mispronounced the name.

However, if Yuki heard him calling her Yukinoshita in private, she would definitely be angry.

"You're in the kitchen, you idiot, what are you yelling about so early in the morning?"

Outside the bedroom door, Xiaoxue's clear, cool voice drifted leisurely from the kitchen.

The panic that had just begun to rise in spring dissipated after that one sentence.

He rolled over, got out of bed, put on his slippers, and walked out of the bedroom.

Passing by the restroom

In spring, she saw the blood-stained sheet neatly folded and placed in the laundry basket.

Leaning against the kitchen doorframe, I watched the girl making breakfast with a cat-like languidness.

A girl who has become a woman in a certain sense.

"Good morning, honey!"

Looking at the back of that aloof girl, Chunri felt a surge of warmth in her heart and blurted out something to the girl.

The address made Xiaoxue, who had her back to him, tremble instantly. She turned around, her face flushed with embarrassment, and looked at the boy. Unable to resist the cat-like gaze she had given her owner, Chunri also turned away, embarrassed by his impulsiveness.

Impulsiveness is indeed the devil...

However, Xiaoxue in my memory wasn't very angry. She quickly composed herself, coughed twice, and said to Chunri in a low voice, pretending to be serious.

"...This title can only be used in private. You are not allowed to call me that in front of others."

Spring nodded.

"...Okay, I understand, Xiaoxue."

"?"

"What's wrong……"

"nothing."

Once again, Xiaoxue seemed a little unhappy and turned her face away.

husband……

Faintly, it seemed as if Xiaoxue murmured a name in a shy, delicate voice, almost inaudible, like a cat.

However, springtime brought a sense of peace to his heart.

Having seen many big occasions, he was only addressed as "husband" by Xiaoxue.

Is it necessary to get so excited?

Haruhi, who was paralyzed on the ground by a tingling sensation, thought seriously.

At that moment, bathed in the light streaming in from the balcony, the boy, a silly grin on his face, scratched the back of his head, squatted on the ground, and chuckled somewhat embarrassedly.

"You idiot, you fool."

The girl rolled her eyes at the boy, a little shyly. Just as she was about to walk over, her steps became unsteady, as if she had touched something painful, and her brows furrowed slightly.

Springtime immediately stood up and ran over to help the girl who was about to fall.

"Hehe...hehe...I'm so happy...Xiaoxue."

Even in her past life, Xiaoxue had never called her by this intimate name that represented everything, so Chunri couldn't help but be happy.

"Don't help me... I'm not that weak yet."

The light snow ushered in spring, and the blush at the base of her ears could not be hidden.

"I'll take over breakfast. Xiaoxue, you haven't recovered yet, go and rest for a while."

Chunri wasn't angry. She took the apron the girl handed her and started making breakfast.

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Having lived two lives, Haruhi's understanding of cooking has reached a level that is quite sophisticated.

Not long after,

Considering the romantic night last night,

In spring, I made a point of frying two extra eggs for breakfast, sprinkling them with a few grains of salt.

The girl took a small bite.

The rich egg yolk flowed directly from her rosy lips and dripped onto her fair chin.

It's a little bit... well, you know.

Springtime gazed at this scene with longing.

"Don't look, you pervert!!"

With a slight reproach, the girl tapped Chunri's motionless finger with her chopsticks.

"Wife...Xiaoxue...I like you..."

Spring wiped the liquid from the girl's lips with her fingers, and then licked it herself.

The texture is delicious and soft; this normal, everyday flavor makes one want to succumb to it deeply in spring.

"Ugh... How cheesy... How disgusting, I'm eating breakfast..."

At that moment, the girl shook her head and smiled, her bangs covering her eyes, but her gaze, though hidden, was one of equally infatuated longing as she secretly watched the spring sun.

This idiot has already been marked by me.

Hopefully, it won't be taken by anyone else...

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After breakfast,

Although the school was still holding a cultural festival, for some reason, after finishing breakfast, Haruhi lazily played with Yuki, and while watching Yuki who was about to go to school, she said loudly.

"I suddenly don't want to go to school today."

"Xiaoxue, you shouldn't go either. Hiratsuka Shizuka will help us ask for leave anyway."

Xiaoxue's posture while walking, supporting herself against the wall, was still somewhat unnatural. If she went to school like this, anyone could tell that something was wrong.

"If neither you nor I go, people will definitely get suspicious... at the very least, unnecessary rumors will spread."

Then, Xiaoxue shook her head seriously and refused Chunri's request.

"If Hiratsuka Shizuka finds out about your relationship with me because of this, she might resign from her position as the advisor teacher of the Service Club because she's so angry she'll lose her mind."

“My master doesn’t seem like the kind of petty person. She’s been single for so many years and she’ll be able to collect her pension soon. Even if she knew that, she wouldn’t do it.”

"I don't know if she can do it, but if she finds out you're talking about her like this behind her back, she'll definitely sever her master-disciple relationship with you..."

Yukino rolled her eyes at the grinning Haruhi, though she knew the boy was just trying to keep her there with a topic.

"Once you get to school, you'll be able to adjust..."

Holding onto the wall, the girl took another step forward and spoke in a barely normal tone.

"Can't you just not go? It's not like it's a subject-based class. Okay, listen to me on this matter, Xiaoxue, don't have any other opinions."

Chunri sat on the sofa, patted the sofa cushions with both hands, and made a final, intimidating gesture to show the aura of the future head of the Chunri family.

In a sense, he also wanted to show the girl in front of him the masculine prowess he should have displayed last night after a hearty meal and drinks.

Thinking back on those last few rounds yesterday when he begged for mercy, he felt a little embarrassed and wanted to bury his face in Xiaoxiaoxue's little fleshy balls.

Looking back, I realize how cowardly I was back then.

Therefore, I need to rebuild my dignified image.