Chapter 70 Matsuda: An Unexpected Encounter with a Chaotic Scene?
The supermarket was bustling with people on the weekend, and the aisles between the shelves were not very wide.
Matsuda Jinpei came to the supermarket to replenish his cup noodles because he was running low on stock. After all, although the police academy has a canteen, it is only open during mealtimes. And these police academy students are young and strong and have a lot of training, so it is inevitable that they sometimes need to get up in the middle of the night to have a snack when they are hungry.
He had used up his last cup of instant noodles during a brainstorming session yesterday, so he had no choice but to come to the supermarket to refill it.
Matsuda Jinpei was standing in front of the shelf comparing two different cup noodles he was holding in his left and right hands when a clear, slightly coquettish male voice suddenly drifted into his ear.
The pitch wasn't very high, but it was strangely captivating and exceptionally clear, even in noisy environments. More importantly, the content of the sound instantly pricked up Matsuda Jinpei's ears.
"Zero, this brand of cream looks good! I've tried the other brand you brought before, and it was a bit bland; I didn't really like it. Let's try a different brand, Zero~"
Zero? This name made Matsuda Jinpei want to stop for some reason. He also had a contemporary with the name Zero, and recently, especially yesterday, he and Hagiwara Kenji mentioned it very frequently.
With a strange premonition, Matsuda Jinpei crept down and quietly peered through the gap in the shelf.
Standing diagonally opposite in the dessert ingredient section was a tall, slender, blond-haired, dark-skinned young man with impeccable posture—none other than Rei Furuya. And beside him, affectionately tugging at his sleeve, was…
Matsuda Jinpei froze on the spot, nearly dropping the cup of instant noodles he was holding.
He was a young-looking boy with fluffy, soft pink hair that reminded people of cotton candy. He had fair skin and eyes of the same color, like pink crystals soaked in sugar water. He was talking to Furuya Rei with his head tilted to the side, and his whole person exuded a soft and sweet aura.
Matsuda Jinpei: !!!
Who...who is this?!
Matsuda Jinpei's mind was buzzing.
He watched as Rei Furuya obediently put down the cream in his hand and took the one from the pink-haired boy, his expression unusually gentle and focused:
"Okay, I'll do as you say. I'll check the production date."
The pink-haired boy immediately beamed, unconsciously tilting his head slightly, his hair bouncing gently with the movement, revealing a soft and adorable profile.
The cream box they picked up was pink, a color that wasn't uncommon for cream, but Furuya Rei still muttered, "Pink...it's pretty nice too."
He seemed to be talking about the cream packaging, but his gaze kept drifting to the pink-haired boy's hair.
Upon hearing this, the pink-haired boy's already smiling eyes curved into crescents, and his smile became even sweeter, as if it could ooze honey.
He looked like a sweet pink cotton candy.
The pink-haired boy naturally reached out to straighten Furuya Rei's collar, which wasn't actually messy. There was an intimacy between them that was difficult for others to intrude upon.
Matsuda Jinpei: ...
Matsuda Jinpei: ? ? ?
Goodness, who is this?
Matsuda Jinpei clearly remembered that last week, Furuya Rei had fallen in love at first sight with a cool young man with black hair and black eyes, a stylish wolf tail, and an unruly and aloof demeanor. Hagiwara Kenji had also vaguely mentioned yesterday that Furuya Rei seemed to have a childhood friend boyfriend with black hair and blue eyes, a handsome appearance, and a refined and elegant temperament.
But this one in front of me...
Matsuda Jinpei sized up the cute boy with pink hair and pink eyes, who was still happily picking things out with Furuya Rei in the dessert ingredient section.
This hair color, eye color, appearance... it doesn't match any of them!
They hadn't even figured out what was going on with the first two people, so how come a pink-haired sweetheart suddenly appeared next to Furuya Rei?
Even Matsuda Jinpei, who intuitively felt that Furuya Rei wasn't such a sentimental person, couldn't stick to his opinion.
Crack! Rei Furuya's serious image shattered.
Matsuda Jinpei instinctively shrank back, concealing himself even more behind the shelf, then frowned deeply. Wolf-tailed cool guy, blue-eyed childhood friend, pink-haired sweetheart…
Ha, is that blond bastard really the kind of bastard who's two-timing, or even more?
The dishes varied in style, but all the participants looked exceptionally good-looking and seemed to enjoy the food. Watching Furuya Rei casually accept the ingredients chosen by the pink-haired boy and place them in his own cart, even giving him a slight smile, Matsuda Jinpei felt his fist harden.
The two people's voices could still be faintly heard coming from the dessert ingredients area.
"...The flour must be low-gluten, and you need to buy vanilla pods; vanilla extract cannot be substituted." Furuya Rei looked intently at the list in his hand, his tone very serious.
The pink-haired boy's voice carried a natural liveliness: "I know, Zero is the most particular. Vanilla pod? Is this it!" His eyes lit up, and he took two quick steps, tiptoeing to reach the vanilla pod on the high shelf.
Matsuda Jinpei then noticed that he was slightly shorter than Furuya Rei and also shorter than the wolf-tailed youth. As for how he compared to "Nekono Ikuya"? Matsuda Jinpei had never met Nekono Ikuya, so he didn't know.
"Yes, this is it. Be careful."
Rei Furuya easily picked up the vanilla pod the pink-haired boy had his eye on. When she looked down at the pink-haired boy, her usually serious expression softened, and her golden hair shimmered with a warm glow under the supermarket lights.
It's overflowing with tenderness.
He looked quite affectionate, but Matsuda Jinpei felt a slight pain in his teeth.
If Matsuda Jinpei hadn't witnessed Furuya Rei's instant infatuation with the cool, wolf-tailed young man just last week, he would have believed Furuya Rei's current deep affection.
Your image in my mind has completely collapsed, you blond-haired teacher.
Matsuda's subtle expression: Furuya Rei, you've shocked me.
The pink-haired boy was still beaming with joy, his smile radiant: "Great! I've finally gathered all the ingredients. I can't wait to see Zero make her soufflé. You said you'd make it with double the sugar, right?"
"Yes, I promised you." Rei Furuya nodded with a indulgent smile, then said, "You also promised me you wouldn't mess around in the kitchen, right?"
"Hmm, ah, well..." The pink-haired boy's eyes began to wander.
“…Right?” Furuya Rei raised his voice, repeating with a smile.
The pink-haired boy stood with his hands behind his back, his fingers deftly touching each other. He deliberately widened his eyes and complained in a spoiled tone, "Zero is so strict! Can't I even wait obediently in the kitchen?"
"...I'll be very well-behaved, I promise!"
The pink-haired boy raised three fingers to swear, looking very sincere.
“Emm~” Furuya Rei drawled, squinting at the pink-haired boy, and said decisively, “I don’t believe it.”
He shook his head helplessly: "You came in to 'help' last time and already kept me very busy. So this time, tameyo~" The final product was a dish completely in the style of Nekono Ikuya, it was so infectious, I couldn't resist it, I couldn't resist it at all.
Therefore, there's no room for negotiation. Rei Furuya refused with a firm look in his eyes.
How could this happen!
The pink-haired boy—Today's adorable version of Nekono Yuumi—immediately pouted in dissatisfaction: "Hey, Zero, that's so mean! What about today? Today is the first time I've dated like this... cough cough, today is our 'first day' dating, shouldn't I get some special treatment?"
He promptly stopped the conversation about disguise and cleverly changed the subject.
Little did they know how much of a shock this had on Matsuda Jinpei.
What? It's only the first day of dating?
Matsuda Jinpei looked at Nekono Ikuya's younger-looking face and felt a restless urge to move.
In his mind, Furuya Rei had become a three-timing bastard—at least three men. One was a wolf-tailed young man he admired at first sight; another was Nekono Ikuya, who had helped his father when he was young and was also Furuya Rei's childhood friend—it was outrageous, he was really audacious and unafraid of being beaten up, even eating the grass next to his own nest, Furuya Rei; and the third was a sweet boy that Furuya Rei had just tricked into marrying.
Even without handcuffs, his hands were itching to move.
Meanwhile, Rei Furuya, unaware that his counterpart was hidden behind the shelves, was still savoring the privilege that Ikuya Nekono had mentioned.
Rei Furuya glanced at Ikuya Nekono's face and thought to himself, if Ikuya Nekono gets a privilege every time she changes her face, then I'm doomed.
So Rei Furuya lowered his voice—which Jinpei Matsuda could still faintly hear—and chuckled softly, saying, "But I can't concentrate when you're around?"
He tilted his head and smiled at Nekono Ikuya, his purplish-gray eyes very bright.
"Phew~" The pink-haired boy paused for a moment, then laughed and muttered under his breath, "...That's too much."
Then he easily gave up the idea of going into the kitchen to cause trouble.
Matsuda Jinpei: ? ? ?
Are you just going to let it go like that? Are you giving up your privileges?
Matsuda Jinpei was deeply shocked and began to look at Furuya Rei and the pink-haired boy with a completely new perspective, mainly because Furuya Rei had completely overturned his image in his mind in just over a week.
Is it true that Rei Furuya is worthy of being called the "King of the Sea"—his skill level is just too high? Or is the pink-haired boy simply too young and easily fooled?
That's it? Ah, that's it—that's it? Matsuda is shocked.jpg
Matsuda Jinpei silently observed Furuya Rei, whose gentle features still exuded an air of righteousness—ha, he still looks so upright?!
Matsuda's expression became subtle again: Furuya Rei, you've become a stranger to me.
The two people in the distance were still talking.
The pink-haired boy drew out his words in agreement: "Alright, alright, but Zero has to make a good soufflé, okay? If the soufflé collapses, I'll laugh at you, okay?"
Jiangu Ling:? ? ?
The fact that the words sounded perfectly normal, and even suggested a close relationship between the speaker and the listener, made Rei Furuya's eyes widen slightly.
He feigned grievance: "Hey, but didn't you say yesterday that you'd like it no matter how I made the soufflé?"
Why the sudden change of heart? Rei Furuya blinked and looked at Ikuya Nekono with a pitiful expression, her eyes drooping as she looked utterly pathetic.
What? Has love simply vanished like this?
I can't listen to this anymore, I really can't listen to this anymore.
Matsuda Jinhei straightened up and put the cup of noodles back in its place. He was about to bravely step forward to save the pink-haired boy who was being deceived in his eyes. If there was any misunderstanding, he wanted Furuya Rei to explain it clearly on the spot.
—Jinpei Matsuda didn't deliberately follow Rei Furuya this time; he just happened to run into him here, so Jinpei Matsuda was quite at ease.
Then I heard the pink-haired boy say, "But liking someone is one thing, and making fun of them is another, okay? I'll still make fun of you!" He was adorably self-righteous.
Then he said, "And you're mistaken. That wasn't me who said it; it was Nekono Ikuya who said it."
Matsuda Jinpei stopped in his tracks.
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