Chapter 66 Chapter 66: Both naive and playful
Momozawa Airi felt that it was really inconvenient to sprain her ankle.
No matter what you do, you can only move slowly at a snail's pace.
Although Jinpei Matsuda was reluctant to leave her alone at home, he finally went back to the Metropolitan Police Department on time with an unhappy look on his face, saying that he had to deal with something.
Momozawa Airi vowed: "It's okay, I'm very adaptable!"
...but it hurts so much.
Although she has a strong ability to adapt, Momozawa Airi is really afraid of pain.
After Jinpei Matsuda left reluctantly, she moved slowly and listlessly to the kitchen to pour water.
As I was going back and forth, the doorbell rang.
Momozawa Airi thought it was Matsuda Jinpei who had returned, and she slowly moved towards the door while shouting "Wait a moment."
“…”
Strange, didn't Jinpei Matsuda bring his keys?
Momozawa Airi complained inwardly and opened the door.
Grandma was standing at the door with E E in her left hand and Xuetuan in her right hand, looking aggressive.
Momozawa Airi: "..."
She was dumbfounded.
In order not to worry her grandmother, she didn't tell her.
How did grandma know...?
As soon as grandma sat on the sofa, E'e and Xuetuan started to find a place to play by themselves.
She took a sip of water and began a passionate criticism that lasted for an hour.
The central idea is "You are becoming more and more courageous", and the final conclusion is "You are really a worry."
Momozawa Airi sat obediently aside and was scolded.
While scolding, E E accidentally knocked something over.
So the target of criticism became Heng Heng, who was lying quietly beside him.
Momozawa Airi: "..."
Suddenly, her grandmother turned and looked at her. "Are you going to live back home soon? Zhen Ping must be busy every day. If you come home, I can still take care of you."
Momozawa Airi: "?"
Wait, when did grandma start yelling "Zhen Ping"? When did you two become so familiar with each other?
Momozawa Airi was stumped for a moment, then replied tepidly, "Well... let's just stay here..."
She paused, then tried to make an excuse, "Grandma, please get more rest. It's tiring to take care of someone with a leg problem."
Grandma: “Oh?”
Momozawa Airi: "What if I fall...or something!"
Grandma: “Oh.”
Grandma stared at her for a while, then suddenly smiled, as if she saw through her thoughts: "You should go home for the time being. Come back when your condition improves a little."
Grandma: "He doesn't know how to take care of the wounded as well as I do, haha."
Momozawa Airi: "..."
She also thought it made sense, so she began to pack up slowly.
…
After packing up her things, Momozawa Airi wanted to send a message to Matsuda Jinpei.
But after staring at the chat page for a while, Momozawa Airi rolled her eyes and came up with a bad idea.
She silently put away her phone.
hey-hey.
bad idea.jpg
*
When Jinpei Matsuda opened the door, he found the room inexplicably empty.
No lights on either.
He yawned, walked casually to the table, and picked up the piece of paper with "Important Notice!!" written on it in red pen.
[Matsuda Jinpei's victory—I'm running away!]
The handwriting reveals a cheerful mood.
"……childish."
Matsuda Jinpei pursed his lips and complained, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise slightly.
The cell phone rang.
It was a message from the person who ran away.
[Momozawa Airi: Were you panicked? =w=]
[Momozawa Airi: I ran away! Don’t ask me where I went!]
Jinpei Matsuda ruthlessly exposed it.
[Matsuda Jinpei: You chatted with Sakura in the Twitter comments and said you went home]
[Jinpei Matsuda: He also posted a photo of a cat]
The message interface paused for a moment.
[Momozawa Airi: [Rabbit Runs Wildly.gif]]
[Momozawa Airi: ...I'll definitely remember not to tweet next time!!]
After chatting for a few more minutes, Momozawa Airi said that her grandmother had made her a nourishing soup and that she was going to have a midnight snack.
[Momozawa Airi: Have you eaten? What did you eat?]
After a while, she immediately refuted herself.
[Momozawa Airi: No... It's so late! He must have eaten already!]
【Matsuda Jinpei: Yes, I ate it】
【Matsuda Jinpei: Eat what you can’t eat now】
He sent the name of a barbecue restaurant.
The location is far away, and Momozawa Airi can't jump over in her current condition.
【Momozawa Airi: [Bumping into the wall.gif]】
She babble a few more words, and the message interface becomes completely quiet.
…
When Jinpei Matsuda put down his phone, he accidentally opened the call history.
He held the phone and stared at the call record with Momozawa Airi's grandmother on the page for a while, then put the phone down again and stretched his stiff neck.
He had just returned from the Metropolitan Police Department and had been busy for most of the day and hadn't eaten yet.
The surviving bomber left no trace.
And Jinpei Matsuda wants to catch him.
He desperately wanted to catch him—the criminal who had nearly killed two very important people of his.
The existence of this bomber is a huge security risk, not to mention that he is not completely invisible in this case.
…
"—I want to be transferred to the Investigation Division."
When Jinpei Matsuda said this in the afternoon, his boss happened to take a sip of tea.
The moment he heard it, the boss choked.
Not approved.
Not approved yet...
…
Jinpei Matsuda rummaged through the cupboard and found a pack of ramen noodles - the one Hagi had stuffed into the mountain of snacks that morning.
He turned on a dim night light and opened the package carelessly.
“…”
He must catch the other person.
*
A lot has happened recently.
For example, the bomber hid very deeply, as if he had completely disappeared in the crowd, and he had never been caught.
The police tracked down the truck he was driving, but found that the owner of the vehicle was a deceased criminal and had no way of obtaining information about the other bomber.
The wreckage of the truck was found on the outskirts of a nearby city.
The police speculated that the bomber had fled to another city and were relentlessly pursuing him.
For example, Jinpei Matsuda bought a car.
He would come to Momozawa Airi's house every day to pick her up and drop her off at get off work, even though the law firm and the Metropolitan Police Department were in completely opposite directions.
For example, when Momozawa Airi had to go out for something, he would appear at her doorstep at the right time and follow her even though he didn't live with her.
When she was not at work, Momozawa Airi realized belatedly that Matsuda Jinpei seemed to pass by her house for all kinds of strange reasons.
For example, go to a nearby shopping mall, or do something nearby.
Then every time, Momozawa Airi's grandmother would enthusiastically invite her to stay for dinner.
After dinner, Jinpei Matsuda will stay here for a while.
For example, helping her take a simple walk or something.
Momozawa Airi: "..."
Although we don't live together, it seems like I see Jinpei Matsuda every day.
Seeing Matsuda Jinpei again at the doorstep, Momozawa Airi sternly exposed him: "Stop making excuses. You just came to see me. You must have missed me."
She originally thought that Matsuda Jinpei would blush unnaturally and say something like "No way."
However, Matsuda Jinpei simply took off his sunglasses, raised his eyes to look at her, and raised the corners of his mouth calmly.
"yes."
Momozawa Airi: "..."
Momozawa Airi: "?"
She looked shocked: “???” Who are you???
Matsuda Jinpei slowly clipped his sunglasses to his collar and walked in to change his shoes very skillfully: "I just want to hear you say it."
He greeted Momozawa Airi's grandmother with great skill and helped feed the cat.
Then sit down to eat.
It looked like he was going back home.
Momozawa Airi: "..."
She ate in silence, accidentally catching a glimpse of the dark circles under Matsuda Jinpei's eyes.
...He seems very tired recently.
Although Matsuda Jinpei always seemed at ease when interacting with her, Momozawa Airi secretly discovered that when he helped her go out for a walk, he would sometimes inadvertently glance at the surrounding environment.
As if vigilantly ensuring her safety.
Jinpei Matsuda didn't talk to her much about work, but Momozawa Airi vaguely heard that he was busy recently.
Transfer, investigation and so on.
Listen to what Hagiwara Kenji said =w=
"..." Momozawa Airi paused, and suddenly stuffed the chicken leg on her plate into Matsuda Jinpei's bowl.
Matsuda Jinpei: “?”
grandmother:"?"
Momozawa Airi calmly explained, "...I don't like it, you eat it."
When his grandmother muttered, "How old are you and still so picky about food? Maybe Jinpei doesn't like it either," Matsuda Jinpei paused and responded as if nothing had happened.
"Okay."
I couldn't help but smile.
*
Momozawa Airi stayed at home for a while, and her sprained ankle gradually healed.
Under her grandmother's meaningful gaze, Momozawa Airi returned to the apartment again with her bag guiltily on her shoulder.
It happened to be a weekend morning.
Momozawa Airi knocked on the apartment door at the time when Matsuda Jinpei usually woke up.
The door opened.
Matsuda Jinpei, who had apparently just finished taking a shower, appeared in front of her.
Missing top style.
Momozawa Airi: "..."
It’s such an exciting scene to see so early in the morning.
When Matsuda Jinpei saw her, he was obviously stunned.
Momozawa Airi didn't tell him in advance, and she suddenly felt a little nervous at this moment.
It's been a long time since I've been alone with Jinpei Matsuda.
"..." She licked the corner of her lips and made small talk, "Just finished washing...?"
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
He took the bag from her hand steadily and helped her in.
My skin feels hot right after taking a shower.
Momozawa Airi felt the other person easily embrace her, and a faint fresh scent lingered around her in an instant.
[…It’s even softer.]
Momozawa Airi: "..."
She hasn't been exercising much recently, and her grandmother feeds her a lot of supplements every day, so she naturally became a little rounder.
Momozawa Airi reached out to pinch his abdomen sullenly, and instinctively retorted: "...You're weak too."
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
Momozawa Airi pinched it and discovered with grief and anger that Matsuda Jinpei's touch didn't seem to be soft at all.
The abdominal muscles are very well defined.
She pinched him a few more times distractedly, but was picked up and kissed by Matsuda Jinpei again.
Momozawa Airi: "..."
No, not soft.
*
Momozawa Airi initially thought that Matsuda Jinpei might not be very good at taking care of people.
She has an extremely strong adaptability and has long been accustomed to jumping around to get things by herself.
After living with Jinpei Matsuda again for two days, she became increasingly lazy.
...Jinpei Matsuda is surprisingly good at taking care of others.
Although he still often makes sarcastic remarks and engages in childish bickering, his actions are completely different in gentleness.
Not only does he help her get things when she has difficulty moving, but he also patiently lets her lean on him when they go out.
After a while, Momozawa Airi found that her legs and feet seemed to have completely healed.
Can jump, run 800 meters.
Momozawa Airi: "..."
happy.
But not that happy, a little melancholy.
…
A very ordinary night.
Seeing that the table was too far away from the refrigerator, Momozawa Airi felt conflicted.
The kotatsu was so comfortable and warm.
Momozawa Airi felt like she was sealed at the table and was too lazy to get up and get it.
Finally, she stretched out her legs and gently kicked the legs of Jinpei Matsuda, who was typing a report on his computer across from her.
The kotatsu was warm, and she had little strength, so her toes lightly brushed against Matsuda Jinpei's instep.
"I want to eat the grape-flavored pudding in the refrigerator."
Momozawa Airi's eyes were glued to the book and she didn't move away.
She described it in detail and used words to hint to Jinpei Matsuda to bring one over.
After a while, Momozawa Airi paused and added guiltily, "...Please help me get it."
She had called Matsuda Jinpei to help her get things like this before.
But after I found out that my leg was healed, I felt a little guilty saying this.
...but the kotatsu is so comfortable!!
Momozawa Airi gradually became more confident.
The rapid typing stopped.
Momozawa Airi was staring at the book when she heard the rustling sound of fabric beside her.
She just thought that Matsuda Jinpei got up to help her get the pudding, and didn't pay much attention to it. Instead, she continued to study how to analyze this problem.
Until she felt a shadow cast before her eyes.
And there is no tendency to move.
Momozawa Airi looked up in confusion: "It tastes like grapes—eh eh eh?"
Her body suddenly felt lighter, and the set of questions that was just in front of her eyes was getting farther and farther away.
——He was directly carried up by Jinpei Matsuda.
Momozawa Airi: "..."
She watched herself getting closer and closer to the kitchen.
Jinpei Matsuda opened the refrigerator door, took out the pudding she wanted, and stuffed it into her hand.
"...Actually, you could just help me get it." Momozawa Airi suggested sincerely, "It would be too much trouble to carry me over there."
Matsuda Jinpei raised his eyebrows: "I'm not afraid of trouble."
Momozawa Airi: "..."
From that day on, Jinpei Matsuda's way of caring changed.
It changed from "never tirelessly helping her get things" to "never tirelessly carrying her to get things."
Momozawa Airi: "..."
*
The day before the New Year's holiday is Friday.
In the evening, my colleague Midori Kuriyama spotted a familiar license plate number outside the law firm and turned around excitedly: "Airi, your pick-up is here."
Momozawa Airi: “Ah…”
She looked through the window at Jinpei Matsuda who was leaning against the car waiting for her.
Jinpei Matsuda leaned casually against the car door, his coat casually draped over his shoulders.
The sunglasses on his nose slid down slightly as he lowered his head, revealing his eyes.
Suddenly, as if he noticed a distant gaze, he raised his head and looked towards Momozawa Airi accurately.
Momozawa Airi: "!!!"
She lowered her head inexplicably feeling guilty and stared at the book on the table.
Finally, he came out after much hesitation.
Momozawa Airi waved, "Hi."
She approached Jinpei Matsuda.
"I've been fine these past few days."
Jinpei Matsuda folded his arms and looked at her calmly.
Momozawa Airi: "..."
A few days.
Everything is fine.
She inexplicably thought of some things that were not suitable to think about now.
Momozawa Airi turned around quickly: "I suddenly remembered that I didn't take something——"
Matsuda Jinpei: "Want to go out with me? You said you wanted to go to that new amusement park."
Momozawa Airi instantly forgot about her injuries and death, and quickly turned around again: "I suddenly remembered that I actually took it - I want it, I want it!!"
…
The amusement park we visited this time was quite far away, so we stayed in a hotel.
Momozawa Airi vowed: "Maybe one day I'll dare to ride a Ferris wheel!"
She thought about it and suggested, "Let's try one high-altitude facility every year from now on."
The high-altitude facility for this challenge is a roller coaster.
She held Jinpei Matsuda's hand tightly throughout the whole process.
…
When Airi Momozawa got off the roller coaster, her legs trembling as she leaned against Jinpei Matsuda. "...It was so, so thrilling."
Matsuda Jinpei didn't complain. Instead, he asked her in a low voice, which was rare and considerate: "Would you like to sit down and rest for a while? I'll go get you some water."
Momozawa Airi shook her head: "No, sit again."
She pointed to the queue entrance and said, "Go queue again."
Both good and fun.jpg
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
Then Momozawa Airi had a great time.
It smells so good.
The roller coaster is so fun.
They spent two days in the amusement park and tried all the attractions.
In the evening, Airi Momozawa lay contentedly in bed, feeling that this holiday was very enjoyable.
Jinpei Matsuda seemed to have quietly arranged everything, prepared a strategy, and took her to the amusement park to enjoy the food and drinks.
Momozawa Airi began to look forward to the remaining days of the trip with great joy.
"What are we going to do in the remaining days?"
She looked at Jinpei Matsuda who had just come out of the bathroom, raised her body slightly, blinked her eyes and asked.
"Anything is fine."
Matsuda Jinpei paused and replied lazily.
He tilted his head back and drank all the water in the cup, his Adam's apple rolling slowly.
Momozawa Airi: "?"
She was tired from playing and had no strength left. She rolled limply on the bed and slowly raised her head: "Then let's--"
It turned out that Jinpei Matsuda, who was not far away just now, had quietly come to the bedside at some point.
Jinpei Matsuda looked down at her against the light, a flash of danger in his eyes.
Drops of water from the ends of her curly hair dripped onto Momozawa Airi's forehead.
One drop.
One drop.
Another drop.
Momozawa Airi: "..."
Alarm bells rang in her heart. She didn't even bother to wipe the water droplets sliding down her cheeks. She turned over and tried to escape.
But then his waist was held firmly down and his hands were easily raised above his head.
Momozawa Airi heard a soft "click".
There was a cool touch on my wrist.
"We will conduct safety and education in the next few days."
Matsuda Jinpei lowered his eyes and raised his eyebrows calmly.
As if to emphasize, he deliberately emphasized the pronunciation of "safety education" and his tone was a bit bad.
Belated safety education.
Momozawa Airi: "..."
She thought Jinpei Matsuda was no longer angry_(:з)∠)_
Momozawa Airi swallowed with mixed feelings and made a desperate suggestion: "How about we go ride the roller coaster again... Roller coasters are so fun... Riding on them is so thrilling..."
She lay there weakly, trying hard to describe the innocent and happy times in the amusement park.
Momozawa Airi couldn't see Matsuda Jinpei's expression. For a long while, she only heard the rustling sound of clothes rustling when he leaned over.
Momozawa Airi felt the amplified, hot breath of Matsuda Jinpei against her neck.
With a hand covering his eyes, his hearing became sharper.
"I haven't been going out these days."
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