Chapter 50 Chapter 50 I'm Super Good at Coaxing People
Momozawa Airi rarely kisses Matsuda Jinpei in public.
Even though they were huddled in the most remote and deserted corner of the platform, she could still clearly hear the sounds of the tram and passengers not far away.
But her attention was entirely focused on the thoughts of the person in front of her.
【？ 】
[Was that the bus I was supposed to take...? ]
[…Wait for the next bus.]
The kiss lasted only a short time, as fleeting as a dragonfly hovering on the water.
Feeling a slight warmth coming from the skin touched by her fingertips, Momozawa Airi stepped back a little and looked straight at Matsuda Jinpei.
"Zhen Ping, you're blushing."
She winked and pointed out mercilessly.
"The ears are red too."
"..." A trace of embarrassment flashed across Matsuda Jinpei's face, "No."
Momozawa Airi's eyebrows curved, and she nodded perfunctorily, "Okay, okay, no."
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
He pursed his lips and looked at the smiling Momozawa Airi calmly, thinking that this should be a sign of reconciliation.
"That--"
He was interrupted by Momozawa Airi before he could finish his words.
"I like you so much, Zhen Ping."
Momozawa Airi looked at him sincerely, and suddenly began to confess her feelings for no reason.
She reached out and lifted a strand of wet hair from the side of her ear and tucked it behind her ear.
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
Matsuda Jinpei: “You——”
“I really like it.”
Momozawa Airi tilted her head, her eyes bright.
Then it was repeated several times.
“…”
She looked at Matsuda Jinpei with sharp eyes as he tried to hide his blush by wiping the lingering water droplets from his cheeks, and exposed him in a light-hearted tone.
"Zhen Ping, your face is getting even redder."
"Ears too."
Then she looked at Matsuda Jinpei with great satisfaction as his face turned increasingly red and he glanced at her in anger.
Momozawa Airi pursed her lips, her playful smile deepening. "From now on, whenever you make me unhappy, as long as it's not a serious matter of principle, I'll spout these sweet nothings until you're embarrassed to the point of being completely ashamed, and then you'll willingly apologize to me."
Matsuda Jinpei, who felt like he was being tricked, said: "..."
He gritted his teeth and was about to use his venomous tongue to fight back when he was suddenly hugged by Momozawa Airi.
The sweet scent of orange suddenly filled the air in front of me.
"But what I said was true."
She put her arms around Matsuda Jinpei's waist and looked up at him with a smile.
"We just fell in love at first sight, kissing and passionately confessing our love right away. We're moving so fast."
Momozawa Airi continued the clichéd plot that had just happened at the drink shop with great interest.
“…”
The sharp words that Matsuda Jinpei had prepared were like a popsicle that had been exposed to the sun for a long time. Under Momozawa Airi's fiery offensive, they turned into a pool of harmless water.
He was stunned for a moment with a dry mouth.
From this angle, you can even catch a glimpse of the faint red mark under Airi Momozawa's drooping collar.
The mark he left.
Matsuda Jinpei came to his senses and was about to raise his hands to hug the soft body in his arms, but was suddenly pushed away by the other party.
Matsuda Jinpei: “?”
"Your car has arrived, so I'll take it here."
Momozawa Airi slid out with incredible agility, waving at him while running away.
"Be careful on your way home, Jinpei! Don't miss me too much!"
Then it disappeared quickly.
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
He stood there alone, and caught a glimpse of a tram coming towards him from the corner of his eye.
It was obvious that the other party was the one who provoked him first, but he ran away first as he pleased.
...It's like this almost every time.
Matsuda Jinpei paused and felt that he had no way to deal with Momozawa Airi.
Every time I think about it, I even want to laugh, and I secretly look forward to seeing you next time, even though I say it with a sly smile on my face.
…feeling like I’ve been trolled.
…
Momozawa Airi quickly forgot about it.
She still quarreled with Jinpei Matsuda over some non-principle issues that did not hurt feelings.
She actually has a good temper on weekdays, treats people gently, and rarely talks so much to others.
But when facing Jinpei Matsuda, Momozawa Airi always couldn't help but want to tease him.
For some reason, she always felt that Jinpei Matsuda, who was amused by her to the point of being speechless, blushing, and full of mischievousness, was very... alive.
The kind of vividness that can shine brightly in her memory images.
She often goes home to visit her grandmother on weekends.
Once, I met Furuya Rei and Morofushi Kagemitsu at my doorstep.
"?"
Momozawa Airi blinked, always feeling that the way they looked at her was somewhat subtle and complicated.
*
Time passes by little by little.
During the New Year's winter vacation, they went skiing in Nagano Prefecture together.
On the way to the hotel, Momozawa Airi saw a man who looked familiar.
Slightly upturned eyes, handsome face, and mature beard.
Momozawa Airi vaguely felt that the other person's features were somewhat similar to those of someone she knew, and couldn't help but stare at him a few more times.
...I seem to have seen this person somewhere before.
Jinpei Matsuda, who was carrying a suitcase, called her several times, but she didn't hear him.
"...What are you looking at? I've told you so many times!"
Jinpei Matsuda came closer with a fierce look and followed her gaze.
Momozawa Airi: "A handsome, mature brother. I feel like I've seen him before—"
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
The man seemed to have heard the noise and looked towards them.
The moment Momozawa Airi's eyes were about to meet his—
Matsuda Jinpei then ruthlessly embraced her and carried her towards the hotel.
Momozawa Airi: "..."
Momozawa Airi couldn't help but want to turn back: "I'm serious, that brother really looks familiar——"
Heh.
Jinpei Matsuda chuckled both on the surface and in his heart.
Momozawa Airi: "..."
Momozawa Airi blinked and instantly caught up with his thoughts: "Jinping, are you jealous again?"
Matsuda Jinpei expressionless: "...No!"
What does "Again" mean?
Momozawa Airi pointed and said, "But at his age, he should be called brother."
She thought about it, followed her heart, and added quietly, "And he really does have a mature temperament. He seems like a very charming and handsome man. I really like people with mature qualities. It makes me feel at ease."
As Momozawa Airi spoke, she recalled the past rapidly in her mind.
strangeness.
I feel like I've seen him somewhere... but I just can't remember where.
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
*
Even when she put away her luggage and went to the supermarket to buy snacks, Matsuda Jinpei still ignored her.
He helped Momozawa Airi carry her luggage, offered to push the shopping cart, and even grabbed her hand when she slipped on the snow.
But just ignore her.
An expression that says "I'm angry."
Momozawa Airi: "..."
While standing next to the shelf, Momozawa Airi inexplicably recalled the awkward scene when they last went to the amusement park.
She rolled her eyes.
So he spoke sweet words to Jinpei Matsuda very seriously for five minutes beside the shelf.
His eyes were clear, his smile harmless, his tone gentle.
He even upgraded his version of sweet words.
It used to be just ordinary fruit candy, but later it gradually evolved to the level of "soaking fruit candy in sugar water and squeezing a lot of icing and cream on it".
Then he happily admired the back of Jinpei Matsuda, whose ears were red, as he quickly pushed the shopping cart away in the supermarket.
Momozawa Airi turned around and selected the chocolates she wanted to buy, counting silently in her mind: three, two...
Before I could count to one, an unnatural voice pretending to be fierce came from the side.
"...Tsk, you're walking so slowly."
Accompanied by the clanging sound of shopping carts.
She slowly picked up the chocolate she wanted to buy and turned around.
Jinpei Matsuda stood awkwardly beside her, and the shopping cart was already filled with her favorite snacks.
Momozawa Airi nodded very principledly, and then suddenly had an idea: "I can't walk with you."
Matsuda Jinpei: “?”
Momozawa Airi: "I'm angry, so I can't move."
Momozawa Airi looked at him stubbornly, without a trace of sadness on her face: "Who told you to ignore me just now? I'm very sad."
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
In fact, Momozawa Airi, who wasn't really angry, calmly took the chocolate and walked away without looking back: "Bye, I'll go by myself."
Then, she pretended to be cold all the way and listened to Matsuda Jinpei's extremely stiff and dry words to coax her.
Momozawa Airi remained expressionless throughout the entire process until Matsuda Jinpei ran out of new words and her tone gradually became more complicated.
Momozawa Airi glanced at him at the right moment and curled the corners of her lips: "Jinping, you're such a loser."
Momozawa Airi smiled confidently: "I can easily coax people. I'm really good at coaxing people."
Matsuda Jinpei, who confirmed that he had been tricked again, said: "..."
Momozawa Airi recalled the idol dramas she had watched before and imitated a line: "Darling, are you satisfied with what you heard?"
Matsuda Jinpei: “…………”
At the moment when Jinpei Matsuda was about to get angry, Airi Momozawa grabbed the hand that was not holding the bag and gently put it into the pocket of her warm coat.
She gently scratched Matsuda Jinpei's palm with her fingertips, and slowly interlocked their fingers.
"hey-hey."
Momozawa Airi smiled and pressed her palm against Matsuda Jinpei's.
"Then I will only praise you for your maturity and charm every day from now on."
"Zhen, Ping, brother, brother."
*
Momozawa Airi has never skied.
Seeing the endless snow-capped ski resort, she was as surprised as if she had discovered a new world, and looked around screaming.
Jinpei Matsuda had skied before, so he taught Momozawa Airi how to ski.
When Matsuda Jinpei held up Momozawa Airi who was about to fall, she said, "I feel so safe. Thank you, mature Jinpei brother."
When Matsuda Jinpei told her how to keep her balance, she said, "You're so knowledgeable! Thank you, charming Jinpei-san."
When Matsuda Jinpei slid a short distance in front of her, she clapped her hands, "You're so awesome and so reliable, Jinpei-san."
At some point, a few children who were watching Jinpei Matsuda skiing came over and clapped and praised him, imitating their movements.
"Brother Jinping is so awesome and reliable!"
twitter.
The applause was thunderous.
In an instant, everyone within a few meters knew that there was a man named Zhen Ping here, a brother.
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
Matsuda Jinpei: “…………”
A faint blush crossed Matsuda Jinpei's face, and he couldn't stand it any longer and raised his hand to knock the leader, Momozawa Airi, on the forehead: "Are you done yet?"
Momozawa Airi felt aggrieved and thought that it was really difficult to please male college students who were about to graduate.
…
After playing at the ski resort for most of the day, they had hot and delicious Sukiyaki for dinner.
After returning to the hotel, the exhausted Airi Momozawa found a corner in the warm room and began to rummage through the bag of snacks.
After a while, she raised her head, her eyes shining.
"Zhen Ping! Is there any room left in your stomach?!"
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
What a weird question.
He looked at what Momozawa Airi held in front of him, unmoved: "...Wine? When was it stuffed in there?"
Momozawa Airi smiled and shook the can, listening to the sloshing sound of the liquor inside. "I secretly put it in the shopping cart when I was at the supermarket."
She took out all the wine from the bag and lined up in front of Matsuda Jinpei.
"Come drink with me!"
Momozawa Airi was extremely excited.
She had never had a formal drink with others before, she had only seen it in comics and had always wanted to experience that kind of fun atmosphere.
Now it’s finally vacation time!
"..." Matsuda Jinpei sat down next to her, picked up a bottle of wine, looked at it, and complained, "The alcohol content is not low."
The implication is that you'd better not drink this when traveling, as you might feel dizzy, have a swollen head, and feel weak all over.
Momozawa Airi said confidently: "I only challenge difficult things."
She simply pulled the ring off a can.
Sizzle.
"Okay." Momozawa Airi generously handed him the can in her hand and opened one herself. "It's already opened. It would be a waste if you don't drink it."
"As a man, you can't say no, Zhen Ping."
She stared at him intently.
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
He took the can and subconsciously imagined in his mind what Momozawa Airi would look like after drinking.
Her cheeks were rosy.
Eyes moist.
The sound is soft.
…
It must be very funny and cute.
Jinpei Matsuda raised his head distractedly and took a big sip of wine to suppress the wild thoughts that were about to stir in his mind.
Momozawa Airi clapped her hands and cheered, "Ohhhhhhhh! As expected of Jinpei-nii!"
"..." Jinpei Matsuda choked.
He glared at her fiercely.
Airi Momozawa raised her glass with a smile: "Hey, I'll try it too."
She took a sip of the wine and couldn't help frowning.
"It's not as good as I expected...but the taste of alcohol is really stimulating."
Momozawa Airi clicked her tongue twice and touched Matsuda Jinpei's wine can with her own.
"Cheers, let me see how much I can drink—"
…
An hour later.
Momozawa Airi rubbed her eyebrows and felt a little dizzy.
Probably a little tipsy...right?
The world seemed to spin before her eyes.
She slowly drank the last sip of the wine in the can in her hand and put the can on the table.
Bang.
She looked up at Jinpei Matsuda beside her.
The other person's cheeks were flushed and his eyes looked a little moist.
Looks much drunker than she is.
Also very funny and cute.
“…”
Momozawa Airi suddenly reached out and patted the arm that was supporting Matsuda Jinpei's chin.
"Zhen, Zhen Ping, I feel a little dizzy..."
Click.
She watched as Jinpei Matsuda's head fell directly onto the table.
His hot cheek rested on her hand.
Momozawa Airi: "..."
Oops.
It seemed like Jinpei Matsuda... was drunk by her again.
Momozawa Airi slowed down and tried to pull her hand back.
"Zhen Ping... let me go... your head is so heavy..."
Can't pull it out at all.
Her hands didn't move.
She could even feel Matsuda Jinpei's hot breath on her wrist.
"Zhen Ping...you haven't showered yet...ah...I think I haven't showered either..."
Momozawa Airi stretched out her other hand to free her trapped hand.
As a result, the other hand was directly grabbed by Jinpei Matsuda.
His warm fingers slowly wrapped around her wrist.
As if imitating the pose she had done not long ago, it finally crossed the palm of her hand and formed a shape of ten fingers interlocked.
"Hurry up and get up and wash yourself..."
Nothing happened.
She was even confined to her seat.
Finally, Jinpei Matsuda seemed to wake up a little and slowly raised his head.
Momozawa Airi was about to pull out her hand that was under his pillow, but he also restrained it with his fingers intertwined.
Matsuda Jinpei stared at her for a while, then suddenly moved forward.
Momozawa Airi leaned back in her chair with a thud, her hands held to her sides by Matsuda Jinpei.
...Wh, what.
Was this a chair bang?
She was already feeling a little dizzy, and the aroma of wine filled the air, making her feel even more dizzy.
“…Together.”
Matsuda Jinpei spoke slowly.
“…”
Momozawa Airi leaned back in her chair and thought it would be better to drink less in the future.
"We can't be together."
Even though her hands were grabbed, she still shook her head maturely and calmly, trying to sober herself up.
Jinpei Matsuda stared at her intently.
Like staring at prey.
Momozawa Airi calmly reasoned, "A mature and attractive man should be self-sufficient at this point."
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
Momozawa Airi's eyes moved from top to bottom on his body for a moment, then she paused and added in a vague tone, "...I meant that you should take a shower by yourself, nothing else."
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
Although his consciousness was drowsy, he still instinctively showed a speechless expression.
“…”
When thinking of "mature and charming", Momozawa Airi subconsciously thought of the familiar man she saw today.
She squinted her eyes and searched carefully in her memory.
"Who is that... that mature and charming person I met today..."
She muttered to herself.
My shoulders suddenly felt heavy.
Matsuda Jinpei tilted his head close to her neck, deliberately leaning heavily on her shoulder, and his heavy breathing sprayed on the side of her neck.
It forcibly adds a lot of presence.
"...Don't praise him like that."
The tip of his nose pressed against the side of her neck, his voice laced with feigned ferocity.
"You said that before... that's the only compliment you give me."
Momozawa Airi: "..."
It's so hard to appease a drunk male college student.
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