Chapter 43 Chapter 43 Want to [Beep——]
Jinpei Matsuda got his wish and went to the Faculty of Engineering.
When the next school year started, he and Hagiwara Kenji moved to another campus, while Momozawa Airi remained in the previous campus.
After moving campus, they had less time to see each other on a daily basis and could no longer eat and go out together as often as before.
On weekdays, Jinpei Matsuda has to attend professional courses and work on projects.
His outstanding professional ability made several teachers eager to recruit him into their groups.
And Airi Momozawa is busy studying and working part-time.
...And to this day, no one knows whether there is that thing under Jinpei Matsuda's bed, and there is no way to pry open Jinpei Matsuda's mouth.
Regretful thumping the ground.jpg
Next school year, it will be time for her to choose her major.
The law department she aspires to study in has always been a very popular department, and only by studying hard can she have more opportunities.
The days when both of them are free are mostly concentrated on holidays, and they have much less time for dating on weekdays.
Given this background, Momozawa Airi once had a date, sitting in a couple's seat in a movie theater, and had a serious ten-minute meeting on the topic of "We don't go on as many dates as before."
The only two attendees were her and Jinpei Matsuda.
From the global economy to today's weather, Momozawa Airi talked about a lot of random things.
Just as the movie was about to begin, Jinpei Matsuda interrupted her expressionlessly, "What are you going to say?"
Momozawa Airi: "Before, we kissed once every date to build up anticipation, but now that we don't have many dates, we don't have to do that anymore, hehe."
Matsuda Jinpei glanced at her and didn't respond: "..."
Momozawa Airi tremblingly raised three fingers: "From now on, let's kiss three times on each date."
She glanced at Jinpei Matsuda's expression.
The other person looked at her with raised eyebrows, curled the corners of his lips, and his Adam's apple rolled slightly at the right angle.
Momozawa Airi felt itchy in her heart and raised another finger.
He took another look.
Put another one up.
"...Five times! That's all!"
Momozawa Airi blinked her eyes, waved her hand with determination, and looked as if she would never change.
...After watching the movie, Momozawa Airi, with a red face, unscrupulously increased the number of times to six.
As time passed, she felt that Matsuda Jinpei's kissing skills... seemed to have improved a lot.
If before it was just a simple rush, now it seems to have added some sticky methods.
...It's quite comfortable.
Momozawa Airi, whose lung capacity was improving for some reason, admitted this fact awkwardly.
Although she had already decided to talk less after physical contact so as not to reveal her true identity, she was now almost unable to distract herself to listen to Matsuda Jinpei's inner thoughts.
All rationality seemed to be about to melt away by the lingering atmosphere.
So six times became seven times.
Seven times became eight times.
Eight changes...
…
And slowly it became more than just ordinary lip-to-lip contact.
Momozawa Airi even began to get used to Matsuda Jinpei putting his arms around her waist and kissing her neck or earlobes.
Until one day when she was looking at the kiss mark on her collarbone and thinking deeply, she realized belatedly that -
It seems like she's gradually becoming more and more accustomed to more physical contact...?
Like a gradual progress.
Ever since he bit me at Matsuda Jinpei's house that day, Matsuda Jinpei didn't take any further action in the days that followed.
The voice is also extremely healthy and is suitable for all ages.
Momozawa Airi thought about it and felt that her boyfriend must really be a safe and simple herbivore...
Maybe there aren't any adult comics under his bed.jpg
It's not that she hasn't thought about going a step further, but every time she ended up hesitantly retreating back to her own safe zone.
She still couldn't imagine herself being completely honest with others.
...Or let's wait a little longer.
Momozawa Airi once again resorted to a crude and simple method of deception.
Fool your own heart.
She thinks the current situation is pretty good, and the rest...
Let’s talk about it later.
Wait and wait.
Wait and wait.
Time passes by little by little.
When winter comes again——
The kisses became unlimited.
…
"Can I kiss you?"
Jinpei Matsuda would often ask her in advance.
It was as if he had put away the ferocity and aggression that he had often unconsciously revealed before.
They were close to each other again, their hot breath teasing their faces.
The hot breath moved down little by little.
Finally, it stopped at her slightly trembling neck, leaving an ambiguous mark.
Momozawa Airi opened her eyes slightly and felt as if there was a layer of mist in her eyes.
Although she was the one who took the initiative to increase the frequency each time, but...
She was the one who pushed the issue further.
It's still Jinpei Matsuda.
*
Another weekend with conflicting schedules and no dates.
"It really does feel like a long-distance relationship. I never thought that my random words would come true."
Momozawa Airi spoke slowly into the phone, drawing out her voice.
Matsuda Jinpei's voice came from the phone: "You're moving campus soon, right?"
Momozawa Airi held her phone between her shoulders and wiped the table while talking on the phone: "Yeah, after I move to another campus, I can go on dates more often again."
"Are you working part-time?"
Jinpei Matsuda suddenly changed the subject without warning.
"Huh? I'm here."
Momozawa Airi was stunned and answered honestly.
"Seo-kun just took a leave of absence and left early. There haven't been any customers in the store for over half an hour. I'm pretty free here."
"How about you, Zhenping? Did you just finish the experiment?"
Matsuda Jinpei responded, said a few more words to her, and then hung up the phone.
Momozawa Airi put away her phone and let out a long breath.
After spending a lot of time doing daily tidying up, she turned her head to look at the scenery outside the store.
The city at night is always different from that during the day.
At this time, the street lights were on, and the night was already thick outside the floor-to-ceiling windows.
She looked down at the time and saw that it was less than an hour before she would get off work.
Momozawa Airi tugged at her apron out of boredom, and was about to turn around and find a seat to sit down and relax when the wind chimes on the shop door rang out crisply.
With a creak, the door of the shop was pushed open, and the cold winter wind outside instantly blew in.
"Welcome—"
Momozawa Airi turned around and stopped midway through her welcome speech.
The shop door was closed and the room was filled with warm air again.
"...Zhen Ping?"
She looked at Jinpei Matsuda in disbelief as he walked straight up to her.
Matsuda Jinpei, who fell from the sky, was holding an exquisitely wrapped paper bag in his hand, and there was still a lingering winter chill between his eyebrows.
"Didn't you just finish the experiment? Why are you here?"
The two campuses are quite far apart, not to mention it is winter now and it is difficult to travel.
Caught off guard, Momozawa Airi blinked and stared blankly at Matsuda Jinpei who raised his hand.
He took his hand out of his pocket and pinched her face gently.
The fingertips are cool and a little irritating.
Hot.
Momozawa Airi felt cold and instinctively shrank down, but Matsuda Jinpei's hand moved precisely following her movements as if it were a navigation system.
Momozawa Airi: "..."
Matsuda Jinpei put down his hand after squeezing enough and raised his eyebrows nonchalantly.
The first thing he said was a very straightforward statement.
"I wanted to see you, so I came over."
“…”
Momozawa Airi pursed her lips and remained silent for a moment, silently watching Matsuda Jinpei who had found a seat very leisurely.
There were still specks of snow on his coat and hair, silently telling of the cold outside.
Momozawa Airi slowly sat down opposite him.
She always felt that Jinpei Matsuda seemed to have changed unconsciously.
...became very flirtatious.
Momozawa Airi recalled the beginning of her love life.
In the past, she always teased Matsuda Jinpei, and seeing him blushing and feeling awkward, she would support her chin and smile happily, feeling that love was really interesting.
She didn't know when it started, but Jinpei Matsuda would often suddenly say something that she couldn't follow.
After a while, I couldn't connect.
I was blushing and my heart was pounding.
Matsuda Jinpei seemed to be in a good mood. He opened the paper bag neatly and took out a portion -
"Shaved ice?"
Momozawa Airi identified the logo on the packaging.
"Isn't this the dessert shop we went to on the day we confirmed our relationship?"
She remembered that the waiter at that dessert shop, Touya Kinomoto, was very handsome =v=.
Matsuda Jinpei nodded and pushed the shaved ice on the table towards her. "You retweeted this store's new product a few days ago, didn't you?"
He lifted his eyelids, glanced at Momozawa Airi lightly, and tapped his fingers lightly on the table: "Don't eat too much, it will be very cold."
“…”
Momozawa Airi pursed her lips and suddenly felt a warmth rising in her heart.
The warmth slowly drifted and filled her eyes.
Hmm.
She raised the spoon in an attempt to hide her mistake, lowered her head and took a big mouthful of ice.
Eat too fast.
Momozawa Airi shuddered all over, feeling like she had fallen into a pit at the foot of an iceberg, and her expression became complicated in an instant.
...So cold.
"Idiot, no one is competing with you."
Matsuda Jinpei clicked his tongue, a hint of smile in his lazy tone.
"...Ugh, leave me alone."
Momozawa Airi grumbled in dissatisfaction and continued eating her shaved ice.
No new customers had come into the store, and there were only the two of them in the warm room.
One person eats, the other watches.
No one spoke, but the atmosphere was not awkward at all.
After an unknown amount of time, Jinpei Matsuda suddenly spoke.
"You should stay up less late."
He supported his chin and glanced meaningfully at the dark circles under Momozawa Airi's eyes.
"It can't be helped." Momozawa Airi nibbled her ice cream, "The competition in school is so fierce."
Having said that, she suddenly thought of something and looked up at Jinpei Matsuda.
"My birthday is next week. Are you free to come and play with me that day? It's okay if you're busy... I can play alone."
Momozawa Airi paused, her voice becoming increasingly quiet.
She originally planned to have lunch with her grandmother and go out with Jinpei Matsuda in the evening.
If Jinpei Matsuda is not free... I'll just play games at home in the evening.
The soft shaved ice slowly melted on the tip of the tongue, and the sweet vanilla flavor reawakened Momozawa Airi's energy that had briefly disappeared after a busy day.
“…”
Matsuda Jinpei stared at her meaningfully and didn't say anything for a long time.
In the end, he scratched his head helplessly, his tone a little helpless.
"Really...how am I supposed to answer a question like that?"
Momozawa Airi: "?"
Momozawa Airi: "Compared to the engineering problems you usually do, Jinpei, isn't this a very simple, normal problem? There aren't any messed-up numbers?"
Jinpei Matsuda raised his hand, gently bent his fingers, and when they were close to her forehead, he released them with a snap.
There was a loud thunder but little rain.
Momozawa Airi covered her forehead innocently: "???"
She watched as Jinpei Matsuda slowly withdrew his hand, leaned back, and leaned casually on the sofa.
"I was planning to keep it a secret from you, but that day I rushed to your door and dragged you out to play... to give you a surprise."
Jinpei Matsuda placed his fingertips on the edge of the table, tapping occasionally.
“…I’m already prepared.”
"...Huh?" Momozawa Airi was stunned. "So... did I just dig out the surprise you prepared?"
She took another big bite of ice.
Matsuda Jinpei responded casually, his voice a little muffled.
Momozawa Airi looked depressed when she said "I'll play alone" just now, and he finally couldn't bear to hide it from her.
He didn't want to see Momozawa Airi's disappointed expression.
Momozawa Airi chuckled and said, "It's okay, just like what you said on your last birthday, Jinpei."
She tilted her head and recalled.
"'It's just that the surprise came early'... That's what you said at the beginning."
Jinpei Matsuda stared at her silently, then suddenly chuckled.
He picked up the tissue on the table and wiped the corner of her mouth teasingly.
"You're such a grown-up, and yet you still have sugar stains on the corners of your mouth when you eat ice cream."
The fingertips, which gradually became warm, inadvertently brushed across her cheek.
【…I want to kiss.】
“…”
Momozawa Airi paused in eating the ice cream.
Over this period of time, her skills in concealing her supernatural powers have become increasingly flawless.
As long as she could fool him with her eyes and actions when there was physical contact with Matsuda Jinpei, she would never speak casually.
But today, while eating this shaved ice in the middle of winter, she felt an inexplicable warmth in her heart and suddenly had an urge to tell him all the truth.
"You want to kiss me."
Momozawa Airi licked the corner of her lips and suddenly looked up at Matsuda Jinpei.
Matsuda Jinpei: “?”
Before he could say anything, Momozawa Airi continued to speak rapidly, as if pouring beans.
"Zhen Ping, do you believe in super powers?"
Matsuda Jinpei's outstretched hand froze in mid-air: "......?"
"Hello~ both of you~"
A strange voice suddenly interrupted their conversation.
Momozawa Airi quickly turned her head and found that the store door was pushed open and two girls walked in.
It's a guest.
She stood up quickly and moved over quickly: "Excuse me, what would you like to order——"
Then they were busy entertaining guests and preparing the food and drinks they ordered.
“…”
Matsuda Jinping sat in his original position, calmly tilting his head to look at Momozawa Airi who was moving around at the bar, his eyes slightly narrowed.
*
The inexplicable topic of superpowers ended just like that.
Moreover, Momozawa Airi hadn't mentioned it for several days, and Matsuda Jinpei hadn't asked about it either.
The impulse and courage at that moment were like a flash in the pan, limited to the icy winter.
After that, she held her phone countless times, still not figuring out what to say.
Or... let's talk about it later.
Momozawa Airi chose to become a mole again and hide in the safe cave she dug.
…
It was snowing lightly on Momozawa Airi's birthday.
Because the surprise plan had been exposed long ago, Matsuda Jinpei calmly sent her the restaurant location directly.
As they stood at the door of the restaurant, Momozawa Airi exclaimed.
"Isn't this the restaurant you wanted to take me to when you asked me out under the pretext of tutoring?"
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
He smirked and put his arm around her shoulders.
"You also came out with me that time under the pretext of tutoring. Same here."
They sat down in the restaurant and studied the menu with great interest.
Airi Momozawa stated the facts: "The names of dishes at high-end restaurants confuse me."
Matsuda Jinpei kindly reminded: "Then look at the picture."
Airi Momozawa was picky and said, "Looking at the pictures, it seems just average."
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
Momozawa Airi flipped through a few pages, then suddenly furtively held up the menu, isolating herself and Matsuda Jinpei from the outside world.
Matsuda Jinpei: “?”
Momozawa Airi's tone was also very sneaky: "I want to drink, these wines look delicious, and the names are nice too - Lovely Sweet Honey, Enchanting Kiss, Night/Temptation..."
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
What the hell?
He mercilessly criticized her actions: "Are you some high school student secretly chatting during study time? No way."
By the way, ruthlessly reject her request.
"You're barely old enough to drink yet, future law student."
Momozawa Airi felt itchy inside, but she could only grit her teeth and lower her head: "...Damn it."
Matsuda Jinpei, who hadn't had a single drink himself, stated, "I'm the only one at this table who can drink, my junior."
Momozawa Airi: "..."
Momozawa Airi: "...Then I'll help you order, I'll help you order!!! Please satisfy my wish of ordering some wine qwq"
She blinked her eyes and looked at Jinpei Matsuda sincerely.
"Jinpei-san, please fulfill my junior's wish to order a drink. Please, please."
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
…
The meal was served quickly.
Including the juice from Momozawa Airi and the juice she ordered for Matsuda Jinpei——
"...What did you order?"
Jinpei Matsuda looked at the large bottle of unknown liquid with a subtle color and smell and asked the question very calmly.
Airi Momozawa: "Cute, affectionate, and sweet."
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
"It doesn't look like it has a high alcohol content! I guess it's similar to fruit wine, but it doesn't quite match the picture..."
Momozawa Airi scooped a spoonful of ice cream and ate it happily.
"Zhen Ping, you can't be incapable, right? You can drink a lot but you can eat well. If you can't, let me do it."
Just to stir up trouble.
Matsuda Jinpei: “…………”
Obviously she couldn't be allowed to come.
The very good Jinpei Matsuda picked up the glass bottle expressionlessly, tilted his head back, and took a big sip.
The cold liquid slid down the rim of the cup into his mouth, and his Adam's apple rolled.
He put down the bottle and licked the wine that spilled from the corner of his lips.
...The taste is indeed good, but it feels nothing like the name "Lovely, Sweet and Romantic".
Momozawa Airi: “Ohhhhh!!”
She then raised her head and drank a big sip of juice generously.
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
He reached out and tapped her head gently: "Are you some kind of office worker uncle who drinks in an izakaya? Drink slowly, no one will compete with you."
…
The bottle of wine tasted really good and was quickly finished.
Momozawa Airi put down her knife and fork contentedly, said hello to Matsuda Jinpei, and prepared to go to the bathroom.
Jinpei Matsuda supported his chin with his hand and responded in a muffled voice.
Momozawa Airi blinked in confusion, feeling that Matsuda Jinpei seemed to be talking less and less tonight.
…quite talkative at first?
Without thinking too much, she looked around for the bathroom.
As a result, he was stopped by the manager when passing by the bar.
The manager read out her table number, confirmed it, and leaned forward slightly apologetically: "I'm so sorry."
Momozawa Airi: "?"
Manager: "There was a problem with the drink you were given."
Momozawa Airi: "???"
She listened to the manager's explanation with a look of shock on her face.
"The waiter who served you just now accidentally brought the wrong wine." The manager glanced down at the bill and shamelessly read out the full name. "You ordered the low-alcohol fruit wine Lovely, Strong, Sweet, right?"
Momozawa Airi nodded in confusion.
Manager: "He accidentally gave you Night/Temptation, it's very strong."
The manager explained warmly, "This kind of wine has a very strong aftertaste, and it doesn't have an overpowering aroma. It's easy to get drunk if you're not careful, especially if you're a beginner."
Momozawa Airi: "..."
Are you addicted to alcohol?
The manager glanced cautiously at the stunned Airi Momozawa and said, "It's still very expensive."
The manager gave a number, and Momozawa Airi figured it out and felt that she would have to wash dishes here for at least a few years.
Momozawa Airi: "………………"
Momozawa Airi: "So this waitress has to pay for it... Do I have to pay the difference or something..."
Manager: "Oh, that's not necessary. That's the young master we came here to experience the working life. The whole store belongs to the Xu Wang family. The young master said that the bottle of wine should just be given to you directly."
Manager: “It’s free for you.”
Momozawa Airi: "………………"
Wait, that Jinpei Matsuda...
Momozawa Airi took the bill that had been waived and returned to her seat with a look of horror on her face.
Jinpei Matsuda still sat calmly in his seat, his chin supported by his hand.
“…”
Momozawa Airi swallowed, sat down next to him, and poked him cautiously.
"Zhen, Zhenping...are you okay?"
Night/Temptation...it sounds like a very dangerous name...
Momozawa Airi looked at Jinpei Matsuda who didn't react, and poked him again cautiously.
Pah.
Matsuda Jinpei loosened his grip and leaned firmly on her shoulder.
After a moment, he straightened up again and slowly looked up at her.
His eyes were already a little blurry.
Momozawa Airi: "..."
Finished.
*
Kenji Hagiwara and his family went to visit relatives in the next city.
He also kindly reminded Momozawa Airi that Matsuda Jinpei's parents had gone to visit Matsuda Jinpei's grandparents these days and were not in Tokyo.
At the end of the call, he casually asked, "What's the matter? What happened?"
Momozawa Airi: "...I, I got Jinpei drunk."
There was a pause on the other end of the phone, and then came the heartfelt call from Matsuda Jinpei's good brother Hagiwara Kenji—
laughter.
Hagiwara Kenji: "Haha ...
Hagiwara Kenji: "Haha ...
Hagiwara Kenji: "Haha ...
An extremely touching brotherhood was conveyed from one side to the other through the phone call.
Momozawa Airi, who was standing: "..."
Matsuda Jinpei, who was standing but had his arm held by Momozawa Airi, said: "..."
After laughing, Hagiwara Kenji kindly comforted Momozawa Airi and gave her guidance: "It's okay, just get a room and leave him there."
Momozawa Airi: "?"
Finally, Hagiwara Kenji slowly added, "Koujinpei is a good drinker, no problem."
Momozawa Airi: "..."
The more she talked, the more scared she became. Countless news reports of "drunk people getting into accidents in winter" flashed through her mind.
…So she brought Jinpei Matsuda back to a small apartment near the restaurant.
She had previously told her grandmother that she was busy with her studies and therefore would not be living at home.
But tonight's situation...
Momozawa Airi pursed her lips, took out her cell phone and checked the time.
It was too late to take the tram back.
And a little unsafe.
...I can only live here.
She glanced at Jinpei Matsuda beside her with distress.
The other party did not "fall down" as she said to Hagiwara Kenji, but was able to move well.
When he came back just now, he walked steadily and didn't stumble at all.
...the wine is indeed quite good.
She held his arm and listened to his confused thoughts all the way.
Maybe due to the influence of alcohol, the sentences that came into her mind were jumbled and the word order was not quite right.
...It was different from the voices she usually heard.
Momozawa Airi felt something was a little strange, but she couldn't tell what was wrong.
*
Jinpei Matsuda's mind seemed to be a little unclear.
Although it wasn't to the point of blackout, there was a strong sense of drunkenness in his eyes, and he looked very confused.
She took off her coat and poured a glass of water for Jinpei Matsuda.
He could even rub his brows and say thank you, then take off his coat.
…I just keep forgetting to drink water.
Momozawa Airi: "..."
She hesitated for a moment, then raised the cup to his lips.
"Zhen Ping, drink more water."
Momozawa Airi spoke to Matsuda Jinpei in the same tone as she would a kindergarten kid.
"You'll feel much more comfortable this way."
She is very gentle.
"..." Matsuda Jinpei closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, his eyes were a little clearer, "Yeah."
He finished drinking the water in this position, staring straight at Momozawa Airi.
Momozawa Airi inexplicably felt a little guilty.
…
It's time to go to bed.
Momozawa Airi looked at the small sofa in the small apartment with a troubled look.
Jin Matsuda has broad shoulders and long legs, so there's no way he can sleep on it.
Unless you curl up like a shrimp.
“…”
But she only has one bedroom here.
There is only one bed.
Momozawa Airi bit her fingertips unconsciously, and she was torn between her conscience and her desires for a long time.
Finally, she gritted her teeth, reached out to poke Matsuda Jinpei's arm, and tried to help him up.
"How about you sleep on my bed... I'll sleep on the sofa..."
【Thinking [beep——]】
Momozawa Airi: "..."
Momozawa Airi: "?"
Eh…?
Eh? ?
Eh???!!!!!!
Did she hear it wrong?
Would a herbivore think so?
In the quiet little apartment, those words that rumbled down like thunder from the sky were particularly clear in her mind.
The word order is correct and the pronunciation is clear.
“…”
Momozawa Airi stared at Matsuda Jinpei with blushing cheeks in a daze, and withdrew her hand as if she had been electrocuted.
Momozawa Airi: "Jin, Jinping, do you know who I am?"
She pointed at herself in confusion, wanting to confirm how sober the other person was.
Jinpei Matsuda slowly raised his eyes to look at her, then suddenly reached out and grabbed the hand she had just retracted, pulling Momozawa Airi towards him.
The world was spinning around, and his tall body almost covered Momozawa Airi's entire body.
“…”
There was only a dim night light on in the living room.
Momozawa Airi lay on the sofa, her mind almost blank.
The rich aroma of alcohol on Matsuda Jinpei's body, mixed with the faint smell of grass on his clothes, invaded her private space together.
She felt Matsuda Jinpei lower his head, staring at her for a while with eyes as dark as the night, and then he leaned close to her shoulder.
The hot breath tortured her sensitive ears without any explanation, and the warm lips touched her shoulders vaguely.
"Airi."
The low voice was tinged with intoxication, and the emotions that were usually dormant and suppressed exploded in her ears.
Like fireworks.
"Can I kiss you?"
[[Beep——][Beep——]]
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