Before she could finish speaking, Ai reached out and covered Ayumi's mouth, while simultaneously gesturing for her to be quiet.

Ai's face flushed slightly. She turned her head to look in Kousuke's direction and saw him propping his head up with his hand in a daze. She breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"Mmm...mmm..."

The sound Ayumi made made Ai realize that her hand was still covering Ayumi's mouth, so she let go and allowed Ayumi to catch her breath.

After letting go of Ayumi, Ai turned around to check again. Only when she saw that Kousuke was still in the same dazed state did she feel relieved.

But she didn't see Guangyou's slightly upturned lips and his playful eyes.

...

It was already noon when they left the restaurant, and the group hurried to the movie theater.

Many of the people who came to see "Gomera 2" were children and their accompanying adults.

The cinema doesn't have many screenings; there's only one showing today.

At 1 p.m., the movie "Gomera 2" officially began.

As the screening room gradually darkened, Kōyū took the opportunity to grab Ai's hand.

Ai didn't shake him off, but turned her head and whispered, "You're quite bold, there are people all around here."

"You're quite bold, aren't you? Your ring..."

Kōyū only said half of what he wanted to say, but Ai understood it. Her blushing face went unnoticed by anyone except herself because the screening room had darkened.

“Your ring is beautiful, especially the hands you’re wearing it on.” Kōyū continued, not caring whether Ai could see it or not. “White wrists, red skin, and jade-like buds—this poem is the best way to describe you.”

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Last night I was consumed by anger (towards myself), and I was so agitated that I couldn't fall asleep until 2 a.m. I woke up at 6 a.m., still remembering to write, so I got up and turned on my computer.