Chapter 361 Maki’s Childhood Shadow
It was almost eight o'clock in the evening when I got home.
After Sawayama Haruno opened the door to his house, he heard the lively sounds in the living room as expected. Without looking, he knew that Ayano Yui must have come to visit again. Now he was probably discussing something interesting with Maki and Suguha. Bar.
It is a good thing that the girls at home can live together peacefully, but what makes Haruno Sawayama a little depressed is that he wanted to experience the world of three people, but was interrupted by Ayano Yui.
Well, although Ayano Yui is secretly dating him, it is a bit too difficult for four people to be together, not to mention that the bed at home cannot sleep so many people.
I guess I can only rest tonight, Haruno Sawayama thought.
Forget it, it’s good to take a break. After riding the Shinkansen for a long time, Suguha Ezaki is probably tired too. What’s more, he will have to practice driving and take exams in the next few days. If he can’t keep up because of the stickers, it will be a bit awkward. Suffered a loss.
"I'm back."
While thinking this, Haruno Sawayama had already walked into the living room.
The three girls who were playing cards on the sofa heard his movements, turned their heads one after another, and said in unison: "Welcome home!"
A man’s paradise
Zeshan Haru sighed with emotion, and then asked curiously: "What are you doing?"
"Play poker with a penalty game."
Maki Miyazawa solemnly raised the playing cards in his hand, covered his little face, and pretended to be serious: "This is a very severe punishment."
"Yes, that's right." Ayano Yui nodded next to her, and she said with deep understanding: "It's a punishment for deciding how many small balloons to use."
"??"
Sawayama Haruno's expression suddenly became unpleasant. Are you actually playing such a game and are you still having so much fun?
"Just kidding."
Seeing that Haruno Sawayama seemed to have misunderstood, Suguha Esaki on the side immediately added: "We are just calculating ordinary points."
In the beginning, she wanted to play a punishment game, but she refused to agree to anything. After all, the brain circuits of Maki Miyazawa and Ayano Yui were different from ordinary people. If they really played a punishment game, I didn’t know what they were going to do. If anything comes up, Esaki Suguha will naturally not agree.
But it was no fun to play around, so in the end, a points system was devised. The so-called points did not clearly explain what they were used for. It was just an idea proposed by Maki Miyazawa on a whim, and it seemed that he planned to make it a family point system. , points can be used to make other people do something you want them to do.
After listening to Esaki Suguha's explanation, Sawayama Haruno twitched his lips and said: "Isn't that more terrifying? Can you accept it, Suguha?"
"I have no problem." Suguha Esaki said immediately.
I almost forgot, this guy has a hobby in this area, and according to Maki Miyazawa's temperament, most of her points were spent on stickers in the end, which was just right for Suguha Esaki.
"Then you can be happy." Haruno Sawayama reluctantly backed down.
However, at this moment, Ayano Yui suddenly interrupted and said: "Isn't it true that I am also a part of the family? Isn't it not included in the points system?"
"Regardless of whether I have points or not, whatever you want me to do will be done in the end, right?" Haruno Sawayama replied angrily.
"That's right, I'm so kind," Ayano Yui said with a smile.
"Anyway, just have fun."
Haruno Sawayama put the signed contract on the table and said casually: "I have already taken care of the house. When I come back from Canada, let's move in together."
He deliberately said the word "everyone" very strongly, and his meaning was very clear, he wanted to bring Ayano Yui with him.
However, everyone present has either already guessed the ending, or is the type who thinks it doesn't matter. Naturally, they will not have any objections to what Haruno Sawayama said.
Maki Miyazawa was particularly excited and pestered Haruno Sawayama for photos of the villa, and seemed ready to go and visit it in advance.
Unable to resist his wife-to-be's request, and with the equally curious gazes of Suguha Ezaki and Yui Ayano next to her, Haruno Sawayama finally took out the photos he took today and showed them to them.
When sliding to the courtyard, he suddenly asked: "Should we demolish this pond and expand it to make it a swimming pool?"
"You want to see our swimsuits?" Ayano Yui asked sharply.
She didn't wait for Haruno Sawayama to "quibble", and then said with a smile: "Okay, in a big villa with a swimming pool, you can play in the water directly at home in the summer."
"I think it's okay too. There's nothing else in this courtyard except the pond."
Esaki Suguha glanced at the photo for a few times and said softly: "Even if you want to plant flowers, it's very troublesome. It's better to trim the pond into a swimming pool."
Seeing that she had said this, Sawayama Haruno thought for a moment and then turned his attention to the last girl who had not yet spoken.
"Maki, what about you?"
"Ah"
Maki Miyazawa smiled dryly.
"Okay, I don't have any objections. The swimming pool is also very good."
Her guilty look made Haruno Sawayama suddenly suspicious. The King of Ideas, who usually likes to participate in this kind of link, was unusually silent during the major event of rebuilding the house and courtyard. When things go wrong, there must be monsters. Miyazawa Makoto Ji, something is very wrong!
"Don't you want a pool?"
".It's not that I don't want it."
Maki Miyazawa pursed his lips and said hesitantly: "It's just that I'm a little afraid of swimming. I accidentally drowned once when I went to the swimming pool when I was a child."
That was before she went to elementary school. At that time, her parents and several other relatives at home made an appointment to go to a certain star hotel out of town. In the hotel's own swimming pool, she, Miyazawa Mana, and There were several children of the same age playing in the water together.
At that time, Mana had learned how to hold her breath in the water without any teacher, but Maki still needed to hold the lifebuoy and did not dare to bury her head in the water.
It was precisely for this reason that a child from a relative's family joked and said something like a younger sister is not as good as an older sister, which made Maki get angry on the spot. She took off the lifebuoy and wanted to hold on to the railing and perform a show of holding her breath in the water.
Needless to say, the result was that the moment she sank into the water, Maki, who was still a child, immediately panicked and drowned without remembering to hold her breath at all.
In the end, Mana realized something was wrong and took her hand and forced her out of the water. From then on, Maki Miyazawa had a fear of swimming, and she has not learned it until now.
"That's it"
After listening to Maki Miyazawa's explanation, Haruno Sawayama couldn't help laughing, but also felt sorry for him.
After thinking for a moment, he rubbed his wife's head and comforted her: "Don't worry, I will teach you how to swim after the swimming pool is built."
"Yeah" Maki Miyazawa responded in a low voice.
In fact, her attention was no longer on swimming. As she just talked about her childhood shadow, Miyazawa Mana, who was also a child at the time, came into her mind. Although she had always hated her, it turned out that the twins were close friends. Inseparable relationship?
This matter has been pressed in her heart for so long that Maki Miyazawa almost forgot about it. If Haruno Sawayama suddenly said something about building a swimming pool, she probably would not have remembered that she drowned and was rescued by Mana.
For a moment, all kinds of complicated emotions rushed into the heart of the girl with medium-long hair. She pursed her lips and suddenly whispered: "I'm a little tired. I'm going to take a shower and rest first. You can continue to play."
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"Huh?"
As soon as he finished his words of comfort, the other party's attitude became lowered again, and Sawayama Haruno suddenly felt a little confused.
Is this the complicated emotional changes of pregnant women? It's a bit difficult to understand, but Maki should be fine with the look like this.
He glanced at Esaki Suguha hesitantly, and the latter quickly understood and gently shook his head to indicate that Maki Miyazawa had no big problem.
Being able to read other people's thoughts is a very convenient ability, Haruno Sawayama thought.
It is not very useful to deal with a character like Maki Miyazawa. Although Maki Miyazawa in a normal state almost has his thoughts written on his face, there are always some things that are difficult for him to detect. , this time you have to rely on Suguha Esaki.
Maki Miyazawa went to take a shower, and the three of them were suddenly left in the living room. After Ayano Yui looked left and right, she couldn't help but ask: "How long is the lease term for my brother's house?" < br>
"The time will not arrive until April next year. I signed a one-year contract."
Haruno Sawayama sat on the sofa, breathed a long sigh of relief and added: "It's still early for you, so there's no need to rush out, just use it as your temporary studio."
Minato City is a bit far from Ayano Yui's school, but Shinjuku City is more convenient. Not only are the stations adjacent to each other for a long time, but they also have advantages in terms of straight-line distance, vehicle frequency and pedestrian flow. Think of the houses here as Ayano Yui's studio is just right.
Anyway, after school starts next year, Ayano Yui will be busy for a while. Her tutor is too strict with her, and she probably wants to train her to a higher level. After all, the studio in the school is public and can be used. The space is also limited, so having a relatively spacious studio outside will save a lot of effort.
"Well, anyway, the previous rent will not be returned to me after I cancel the lease."
Ayano Yui stuck out her tongue and said nonchalantly: "I'll just move some clothes there then."
"As you like."
Haruno Sawayama stretched out and was about to take out his phone to check for consultation, but Suguha Esaki suddenly spoke.
"Haruno, there is something I want to tell you."
"Huh?"
Haruno Sawayama, who had no time to spare, raised his head in confusion after hearing what she said.
However, Esaki Suguha did not rush to speak, but glanced at Ayano Yui next to her in embarrassment.
The latter immediately understood what she meant, raised his hands and sighed: "Okay, sorry, then I will go to Suguha's room to see what winning underwear you have prepared."
"Hmm"
Suguha Ezaki couldn't help but blush on her face. She didn't know whether it was because she felt shy because her underwear would be turned out in the final, or because she felt ashamed because she had to avoid Ayano Yui.
All in all, she and Haruno Sawayama were the only two people left in the living room.
Seeing her boyfriend's confused look, she hesitated for a moment and finally said what she had been thinking.
"After taking the driver's license test, probably when Haruno goes to Canada, I want to go back to Esaki's house by myself later, is that okay?"
"Huh?"
After listening to what Esaki Suguha said, Sawayama Haruno was stunned on the spot.
Suguha Esaki actually wants to go back to that home?
You must know that Naoto Esaki almost imprisoned her and her grandfather last time. We still don’t know what happened to Suguha’s uncles and relatives. Maybe they have all enrolled in Tokyo Bay Undersea University. At that time, Suguha Esaki actually still wanted to go back?
Haruno Sawayama subconsciously wanted to reject the other party's proposal. After all, according to the bet he made with his grandfather, after winning Suguha, the other party would not have much to do with the Esaki family.
That's what he thought, but looking at his girlfriend's somewhat depressed expression, Sawayama Haruno felt a little unable to speak when the words came to his lips.
After all, that was the place where Ezaki Suguha lived in the past. It would be unreasonable not to let him go back. Besides, Suguha had followed him out for several months, but he hadn't even heard about his family.
We still don’t know what happened to Naoto Ezaki and her mother, so it’s a lie to say that she won’t be worried.
After thinking for a moment, Sawayama Haruno finally agreed with some difficulty to what Esaki Suguha said.
"I understand. If you want to go back so much, I won't stop you."
Haruno Sawayama thought for a while and said with a smile: "The worst I can do is go to the Esaki family again and snatch you back."
"Thank you."
Seeing her boyfriend finally relenting, Esaki Suguha also showed a somewhat melancholy smile.
After sitting in her original position in silence for a while, she slowly moved to Haruno Sawayama's side and put her hand into his palm, as if trying to gain a moment of security in this way.
The girl's little hands were extremely cold, making people feel inexplicably distressed for her. Haruno Sawayama held them firmly and gently pulled her into his arms.
However, just as the two hugged each other and sought comfort from each other, shouting and screaming came from Esaki Suguha's room.
"Hey, what is this Christmas elk's outfit? It's amazing!"
"Suguha, can you lend me this outfit?"
Ayano Yui was very excited and ran out with the COS costume. After seeing the two people on the sofa, her expression suddenly froze.
"You ask me to avoid it just so you can post it alone, right?"
Ayano Yui reacted quickly, glared at Haruno Sawayama and then looked at Suguha Esaki. She said reluctantly: "Then just lend me this dress."
"If you like it, I can buy you another set later." Suguha Ezaki said with a smile.
The elk suit the other party was holding was none other than one of the winning underwear she had been tricked into buying by Maki Miyazawa.
(End of chapter)