Warm water can promote metabolism, enhance immunity, and accelerate the elimination of fatigue.

Drinking warm water regularly can help prevent colds, pharyngitis, cerebral hemorrhage, myocardial infarction, and some skin diseases.

Drinking a glass of warm water in the morning can replenish fluids, aid digestion, enhance intestinal contractions, and improve blood circulation...

There are many benefits.

For Ai Haibara at that moment, this glass of warm water was like the gentle morning sun shining into her heart, making her feel warm.

When you wake up from a dream, the first thing you see when you open your eyes is a glass of warm water prepared for you by the person you love...

That feeling...

It was just a glass of ordinary warm water, and it tasted like warm water, but Ai could taste a hint of sweetness in it.

Sitting on the bed, Ai held the cup in both hands and took another small sip.

As she tasted that subtle, yet undeniably real, sweetness, the corners of her lips curved slightly upward, forming a beautiful arc.

The emotion of "liking" is complex.

Because people are inherently complex.

But it can also be very simple.

It's as simple as the cup of warm water that was placed by her bedside in the morning and is now in her hands, a cup that brings warmth to her heart.

Is it hard to get warm water?

It's not difficult.

All you need to do is fill the container with water, boil it, and let it cool naturally.

Putting a glass of warm water by the bedside is such a simple thing!

Even in such a simple matter, there is care. Perhaps the person who placed the glass of water did not have this intention; it was just something they did on a whim.

But this makes her think a little more.

"Kuyou..." Ai sat on the bed, holding a cup in both hands, her gaze gentle, softly repeating Kuyou's name.

Just then, Kōyū pushed open the door and entered. When he saw Ai sitting on the bed, he smiled.

Then, he glanced at the glass of water that Ai was holding, which she hadn't finished drinking, and said to her:

"woke up?"

"That's perfect, then I won't have to wake you up. Quickly drink the water, then get up and have breakfast."

Ai smiled as she looked at Kōyū, who was wearing an apron.

Her smile was faint.

But it captivated Kwang-woo upon seeing that smile.

She nodded and said:

"You go up first, I'll change my clothes."

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