Chapter 4 Chapter 4 My
Jinpei Matsuda was ridiculed by Kenji Hagiwara for a full half month.
Laugh in class.
Laugh after class.
Eat and laugh.
Play ball and laugh.
Sometimes when we go out together, Kenji Hagiwara would suddenly sneer.
Matsuda Jinpei glanced at him sideways without changing his expression.
Hagiwara Kenji said seriously, "I just remembered something funny."
As for what's so funny...it goes without saying.
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
After meeting the pirated Takeshi Maeno, he... oh no, it was Hagi who always wanted to find the authentic Takeshi Maeno to ask.
...Yeah, it's Hagi.
As a result, I couldn't find the authentic Takeshi Maeno at school the whole weekend.
On Monday, the genuine Takeshi Maeno appeared on the basketball court.
As they passed by the basketball court, Hagiwara Kenji pointed at the tall boy who was dunking and said, "Look, that's Takeshi Maeno, the one you've been thinking about."
The opponent was agile and strong, and his dunking style attracted countless girls around to watch.
It's just that his expression is a little resentful.
It looks like his face has been slapped.
…and he has more muscles than Jinpei Matsuda himself.
Matsuda Jinpei: “…………”
After the game, Maeno Takeshi found that two of his super popular classmates were waiting for him.
...There were countless girls around secretly glancing at them.
Maeno Takeshi: “?” The two of them looked like they had something to say.
Maeno Takeshi, who is very popular, said: "Hey, isn't this Hagiwara and Matsuda? What's going on?"
The popular Kenji Hagiwara said, "We'd like to know who the girl who came to help you in math class last time was...?"
He looked at Qian Ye Meng with a smile on his face.
Jinpei Matsuda stared intently at the field where the battle was still going on, and seemed to be paying close attention to the game.
In fact, he quietly pricked up his ears.
Maeno Takeshi, who had just been severely spanked by Momozawa Airi’s grandmother: “…………”
Maeno Takeshi felt that something big might have happened in the short few hours that Momozawa Airi came to substitute for him.
These two classmates seem to be interested in Momozawa Airi.
Maybe one.
...or maybe two.
It means the awakening of adolescence.
I don't know if Momozawa Airi's grandmother would allow it to exist.
If Momozawa Airi's grandmother knew that the whole thing was caused by him, he might be beaten again.
Maeno Takeshi: “…………”
Kenji Hagiwara and Jinpei Matsuda watched helplessly as the tall, muscular man Takeshi Maeno ran away with the basketball in his arms.
He looks like he's trying to escape.
A trembling voice remained in the air: "I don't know her——".
Hagiwara Kenji: "?"
Matsuda Jinpei: “?”
Matsuda Jinpei curled his lips and concluded, "He definitely knows her."
From then on, Maeno Takeshi would run away whenever he saw them at school.
At one point, the counselor thought they had a personal grudge.
Hagiwara Kenji touched his chin and said, "Could it be his girlfriend? But I remember Maeno-san didn't have a girlfriend... Could it be a secret relationship...?"
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
Hagiwara Kenji: "Although you haven't met her again for such a long time, and you don't have her contact information, or even know her name, but I think it's fate that determines us—"
Seeing that Matsuda Jinpei's resentment was about to reach its peak, Hagiwara Kenji, who had always been good at smoothing him over, stopped at the perfect time and changed the subject with a smile:
"Please buy a drink, Xiao Zhenping. A girl in my class recently recommended me a coffee shop with a good reputation."
He put his arm around Matsuda Jinpei's shoulders and turned him towards the school gate: "Come on, let's go. It's quite close to the school. I'll treat you."
Matsuda Jinpei yawned without interest. "...Huh? What's the point of a coffee shop? I might as well go to a tool store—"
Fifteen minutes later.
Jinpei Matsuda thought the coffee shop was very interesting.
It smells so good.
Through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the coffee shop, he instantly recognized the figure of the pirated Maeno Takeshi with his head lowered behind the bar.
Matsuda Jinpei was stunned for a moment, and the subtle awkwardness that had accumulated in his heart for more than half a month suddenly disappeared.
“…”
I discovered the other party's presence several minutes in advance.
This time he seized the initiative and came well prepared.
Jinpei Matsuda calmly thought of all his excuses and watched Hagiwara Kenji push open the shop door.
…I won’t let her run away after telling a lie this time.
*
Momozawa Airi, with a troubled look on her face, held two menus and slowly walked to the dining table.
"Please, please order."
She gave a business smile, gently put down the menu, and stood aside, watching everything, pretending to be an ostrich.
Just now, after making that mouth shape to her, Matsuda Jinpei did not say anything else to embarrass her. Instead, he turned around leisurely and went to meet another guest.
Momozawa Airi stood there in a daze for a while, and when her cheeks gradually cooled down, she remembered that Matsuda Jinpei hadn't placed any orders at all.
So she gritted her teeth and went out to provide the guests with her warm and dedicated service.
After all, she is the only one working at the moment.
“…”
Thinking of this, Momozawa Airi raised her eyelids stealthily and glanced at Matsuda Jinpei in what she thought was a subtle way.
As a result, the angle was not good, and the menu just happened to block Matsuda Jinpei's face.
She could only see the other person's fingers lightly resting on the menu page.
The fingers are long and slender with distinct knuckles.
Jinpei Matsuda tapped the page with his fingertips, looking in a good mood.
Momozawa Airi quietly raised her gaze.
Move up again.
Move up again.
As a result, he bumped into a pair of eyes that contained a hint of mockery.
Momozawa Airi: "..."
She quickly lowered her head and continued to play ostrich.
How embarrassing! I got caught peeking!!
……etc.
He was able to find out she was peeking so quickly, doesn't that mean...
Momozawa Airi's eyes suddenly became deep.
"..." Her thoughts raced for a moment, then she raised her head and looked directly at Jinpei Matsuda.
Matsuda Jinpei seemed to have not expected that she, who was pretending to be an ostrich, would suddenly look up, and a flash of surprise crossed his face.
Momozawa Airi's eyes were determined: "..." Staring——
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
Momozawa Airi was unyielding: "..." Staring——
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
Momozawa Airi persisted: "..." Stare, stare, stare——
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
Momozawa Airi looked at Matsuda Jinpei with satisfaction as he lowered his head in a bit of panic, pretending to read the menu carefully.
Although the menu once again perfectly covered his face, his red ears gave him away.
Airi Momozawa: =v=
Humph.
Just as she expected!
Jinpei Matsuda was also stealing! Look! Her!
*
Realizing the other person's little thoughts, Momozawa Airi instantly became more natural and shameless.
She relaxed her eyes and brows, and held her head high and chest out. "Have you two made your choices?"
Matsuda Jinpei, who didn't even look at the menu: "......"
Kenji Hagiwara looked at the menu but didn't want to save the situation at all and just waited to watch the show: ovo
He propped up his chin, looked at Matsuda Jinpei with a smile, and took the initiative to ask him to speak: "Little Jinpei, this lovely waitress is asking you something."
Matsuda Jinpei, who inexplicably felt defeated, said: "..."
Matsuda Jinpei's eyes moved quickly, and he randomly chose one: "...Hmm, Matcha Latte."
Momozawa Airi scratched her head and said, "I'm sorry, I don't know how to make this yet."
"..." Matsuda Jinpei blinked, flipped through the menu, and deliberately chose a simple one. "Then let's have pearl milk tea."
Momozawa Airi clasped her fingers together and said, "Sorry, I haven't learned this one yet."
She rarely makes drinks and desserts, they are all made by Ryosuke Seo.
Ryosuke Seo had only been teaching her for two days.
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
Matsuda Jinpei responded with good temper: "Which one can you make?"
Momozawa Airi leaned over, flipping through the menu, and pointed at a few drinks: "I can make this, this, and that! These desserts will be fine too!"
There was a hint of pride in his tone.
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
Before he could even look at the picture of the drink the other person pointed out, he was hit hard by the suddenly shortened social distance and the sweet smell that hit him in the face.
He was sitting and the other was standing.
The girl leaned forward slightly and poked at his menu proudly.
A few strands of hair even fell on the sides of his face.
A little itchy.
But the other party didn't notice at all and continued chattering on and on.
The unprincipled Jinpei Matsuda was a bit dazed: "...Ah, then this one."
He pointed to one at random.
As a result, the opponent who seemed so confident just now fell silent.
Matsuda Jinpei blinked and looked intently at what he was pointing at.
【Rock Sugar Snow Pear】
Matsuda Jinpei: “?”
Coffee shops sell candied pears...?
However, it seems that this dessert is not too complicated to make.
And didn't she just introduce this one enthusiastically?
Jinpei Matsuda was a little puzzled, and just when he was about to say, "Then let's change another one," the other party spoke haltingly.
“Okay, okay…”
Hagiwara Kenji: "Then I'll have this one too~ But I also wanted to try this pumpkin latte..."
Suddenly, his cell phone rang.
Hagiwara Kenji glanced down at the screen, smiled, and stood up: "You guys continue, I'm going to go out and answer a phone call~"
Kenji Hagiwara walked out leisurely, and secretly turned his head to give Jinpei Matsuda a wink.
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
There were only two people left in the store.
Matsuda Jinpei silently glanced at the waiter who had suddenly gone as quiet as a chicken. Then, a sudden inspiration struck him, and he asked, "You haven't told me yet, what's your real name?"
Matsuda Jinpei glanced at the badge on her chest and said, "Momozawa, what's your name?"
Momozawa Airi thought for a long time before finally saying, "...You haven't taught me the questions yet."
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
Jinpei Matsuda, the planner, was thinking quickly: "It's okay, you can add me on Line, and I'll send you the detailed solution process later."
Momozawa Airi, who inexplicably agreed to add the other person's line: "?"
Damn, at first glance, it doesn’t seem like there’s anything wrong…?
Jinpei Matsuda blinked and motioned for her to continue.
Feeling she couldn't escape, Momozawa Airi: "..."
Momozawa Airi's voice was barely audible: "...Airi."
Matsuda Jinpei didn't hear clearly: "...What?"
Momozawa Airi's voice was still very low: "…………Airi."
Matsuda Jinpei still didn't hear clearly: "?"
Momozawa Airi's voice became even lower: "...You are being a hooligan."
Matsuda Jinpei, who heard it clearly this time, said: "???"
*
In the end, Jinpei Matsuda learned her full name.
“…”
Jinpei Matsuda, who had just ordered a pear dessert, looked extremely excited.
Momozawa Airi also found out that the other guest was Kenji Hagiwara.
The one who was pointed out by Jinpei Matsuda was Kenji Hagiwara.
Momozawa Airi recalled what happened that day: "..."
As she silently lowered her head to start cooking, Ryosuke Seo came back.
"Well, are there any guests?"
Ryosuke Seo put on an apron and prepared to start work.
"What did they order?"
Momozawa Airi: "Two servings of rock sugar pears."
As Ryosuke Seo began to prepare two servings of candied pear, Airi Momozawa suddenly said, "A customer originally wanted to order a pumpkin latte, but I didn't know how to make it, so I changed it to this."
Her gaze silently shifted to a few round, juicy pears.
Ryosuke Seo understood: "Ah, then let's make a candied pear."
Momozawa Airi: “Hmm…”
She hesitated for a moment, then finally rubbed her hands and said, "Let me try the rock sugar snow pear."
…
When Momozawa Airi went to serve the dishes, Matsuda Jinpei and Hagiwara Kenji looked up at her at the same time.
One has a wandering gaze, the other has curved eyebrows.
Momozawa Airi: "..."
She put down her plate, picked up the bowl of ordinary-looking rock sugar pears, and introduced them: "This is the rock sugar pear I made, and then-"
Just as she was about to say, "That pumpkin latte is still being made," Hagiwara Kenji suddenly asked innocently, "Is this mine or Xiao Zhenping's?"
Kenji Hagihara, who had already seen him making pumpkin lattes at the bar, blinked his eyes.
Momozawa Airi: “This——”
Just when she was about to say, "Actually, this is only a candied pear latte, and I changed it to a pumpkin latte without your permission," Matsuda Jinpei spoke.
"Thanks."
Matsuda Jinpei reached out his hand and took the bowl of candied pear steadily.
When handing over the small bowl, his slightly rough fingertips just brushed against Momozawa Airi's soft fingertips.
Leaving a fleeting burning sensation.
Momozawa Airi was slightly startled, and the words "you're welcome" were on the tip of her tongue, but she was suppressed by the voice in her mind.
【mine. 】
At the same time, in real life, Jinpei Matsuda placed the bowl in front of him and casually picked up the spoon.
"mine."
A careless and mellow voice sounded at the same time.
The two gradually overlapped in Momozawa Airi's heart.
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