I push the kid!

The two took off their shoes, climbed the wooden steps, and walked along the corridor into the main gate.

Several women in light blue kimonos came up to us, looking like an inn designed in the Edo style.

"Welcome back."

"return?"

They smiled slightly, and stood in pairs on the left and right, four people in total, leaving the middle aisle clear.

Makimura Taku was stunned for a moment before he noticed the calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall.

The font size varies, and I don't know who the author is, but the brushstrokes reveal a lot of charm. It's most likely a masterpiece of a famous artist.

He took off his sunglasses and glanced at Ogura Tomoki.

Tomoki Ogura looked calm and called the four women away, then took Taku Makimura into the house.

"Isn't it a photo studio?" Makimura Taku almost doubted his ability to see through lies.

"I've already told you that," said Tomoki Ogura without even turning his head.

"I would believe it if you said it was a scene from a movie."

“Is this what it feels like to be here for the first time?”

"There are even servants wearing kimonos. This is too much."

"It's my home." She said lightly.

Taku Makimura stood there, confirming for the third time that this was not a lie.

Tomoki Ogura turned around and smiled, and said, "You didn't expect that, did you?"

Taku Makimura didn't know what to say. He really didn't expect that in the end he would be the one being fooled. This kind of thing hasn't happened in more than ten years.

"Your house is really big."

“It’s not like there aren’t houses that are bigger than this.”

Makimura Taku was silent, and Ogura Tomoki continued:

"Did I take you to my house when we were in Karuizawa? I had forgotten. In fact, that was just a house I lived in while watching over the store. There was also a multi-story villa a little further away, and another building in the city center... It's a pity I didn't take you to see it."

Makimura Taku remained silent. Ogura Tomoki held his chest with one hand and shook the index finger of his other hand back and forth:

"It's not just Karuizawa and Kagurazaka, there are other places in Shinjuku, in addition to these, there are also Chiba and Akihabara..."

"I'm sorry," Makimura Taku interrupted her, "I said it too early before. Maybe your money really came from the wind. I'm a little ignorant."

"Haha," Ogura Yuki laughed, "What kind of reaction is this?"

"A normal human reaction."

"That's true."

Her smile lingered in the air and she turned around.

Before Taku Makimura could react, she pulled Taku Makimura into a Japanese-style room.

A beech wood coffee table is placed in the center of the room on the neatly laid tatami.

There were red cushions on all four sides, and the morning sunlight filtered in through the screen-like sliding door.

The room was not dark, but Tomoki Ogura still went over and turned on the light.

She asked Taku Makimura to sit down first, and Taku Makimura responded and sat down in the guest seat.

Ogura Tomoki ran back and sat down. The maid brought in two cups of tea, closed the door and left.

"How about it?"

"This tea is so high-quality." Taku Makimura felt it was a bit bitter.

"My cup is sweet. Do you want to exchange it with me?"

"forget it."

"what time is it now."

Taku Makimura looked at the time and replied, a little after nine-fifty.

He suddenly remembered what he had promised Hoshino Ai, so he said to Ogura Yuki, "Wait for me for a moment," and walked straight out the door, quickly replying on LINE:

"Sorry, I'm back just now. I may not be free today."

"Lie!" Hoshino Ai replied immediately.

"It's true. I won't lie to you."

"Are you going to read a book?"

"No."

"I can't imagine what else you can do."

"Am I so free every day?"

"No..." Hoshino Aifa, "How about we go out alone?"

Chapter 97 A Day Alone with Him and Her

Chapter 97 96. A day alone with him and her

"Going out alone?"

Hoshino Ai sent a short voice message: "Yes."

Mu Cuntuo thought for a moment, and replied on LINE: "However, let's forget about it today."

"why?"

"There may be time tomorrow."

Hoshino Ai didn't respond, as if she had suddenly disappeared.

Makimura Taku looked at the chat box that hadn't had any new messages pop up for a long time, and took the initiative to say, "I'll contact you tomorrow."

After more than ten seconds, Hoshino Ai finally returned, and she said, "Okay."

There are no extra words and no emoticons.

Taku Makimura waited for a while, thinking that the chat was over, so he closed the app and put away his phone.

Just as he turned around, the wooden door behind him was pulled open. Ogura Yuki leaned on it, half of his body was exposed, and asked him:

"What are you doing?"

"nothing."

Ogura Yuki stared at him suspiciously for a while, but Mucun Taku passed by her without changing his expression, and walked into the house.

Ogura Tomoki closed the door and the two of them sat back in their respective seats.

The cup on the coffee table was steaming, and a picture was hung vertically on the wooden wall on the east side, with the words "Only I am here, only I am here, snow is falling" written in the upper right corner.

Makimura Taku has read this, and it seems to be Kobayashi Kazucha's haiku work.

"By the way," Yuki Ogura sipped his tea and raised his eyes to look at him, "Go take a bath in a while, Mucun."

"bath?"

"I need to change your clothes."

"You can change it even if you don't wash it, right?"

"Don't worry about it." She put down the teacup.

Taku Makimura looked at her with a frown, but Tomoki Ogura pretended not to notice.

After the two of them finished drinking the tea, to be precise, Yuki Ogura finished drinking it. Makimura Taku couldn't stand the bitter taste of the tea, so he left half a cup before swallowing it.

Tomoki Ogura, who was sitting opposite, suddenly stood up and told Taku Makimura to stay here and not run away. No one knew what he did after he went out.

Five minutes later, a maid wearing a kimono and holding a bath towel opened the door.

"Excuse me, Miss Youxi asked me to take you to the bath. Please follow me."

Makimura Taku asked, "Where is she herself?"

"Not sure." The maid said, "Miss Yuki just let me lead you there."

Taku Makimura thought about it, didn't refuse, and said okay.

The maid smiled at him, a kind of business smile that you often see on the faces of store clerks in convenience stores or clothing stores.

"Please follow me," she said.

Makimura Taku followed him out.

The two of them walked through the corridor. While admiring the decorative details on the walls and the landscape paintings that were hung every few meters, Makimura Taku lamented that the house was much larger than it looked from the outside.

After walking for about six or seven minutes, the maid stopped in front, turned around gracefully, bowed slightly, and said to Taku Makimura.

Makimura Taku nodded, opened the black curtain on the left and went in.

I thought it would be a room, but it turned out to be a square space similar to a courtyard.

After going down the steps, there is a circular pool surrounded by pebbles in the middle.

On the right, there is a thick locust tree that is so thick that several people may not be able to hug it, and white petals are dangling from the sky.

"Just put the clothes you took off aside."

"Yes."

"Then I'll take my leave now."

After saying this, footsteps were heard outside and the maid walked away.

When Makimura Taku looked at the branches of the locust tree that stretched in all directions, he always had a wonderful feeling in his heart.

It was not until he heard the chirping of birds not far away that he came to his senses, took off all his clothes, stepped into the bathtub, and soaked in the pool for more than ten minutes without thinking about anything.

At around ten twenty, Taku Makimura was still immersed in the clear water of the perfect temperature, looking up at the tender green branches stretching towards the blue sky.

He closed his eyes and placed his hands on the slippery pebbles, as if he would fall asleep comfortably in the next second.