Chapter 169 Anyway, I Like It Very Much
Looking at Amamiya Iori's slightly serious expression, Shimizu's heart sank to the bottom.

Is it...

If anything happened to Sakurai Haruka because of this, Shimizu would never forgive himself.

"You look worried about her, dear?"

Amamiya Iori noticed Shimizumi's emotions and asked softly.

"No, that's because..."

Seeing this, Amamiya Iori smiled softly: "Don't be nervous, I was just kidding. I think Haruka should be fine. The doctor said last night that she is out of danger."

"Really?"

"Well, it seems that the driver made a sharp turn at the critical moment, which prevented the car from hitting a fatal position... But the injuries were still serious. It is really a miracle that he survived."

After hearing this, Qingshuijian breathed a sigh of relief, but the burden in his heart did not ease at all.

"Then where is she now?"

"I heard that he hasn't regained consciousness yet, so he should be recuperating in the nursing ward now."

Amamiya Iori replied, her voice also revealing a bit of worry.

"Want to visit, dear?"

"..."

Qing Shuijian hesitated for a moment, then shook his head after a moment of hesitation.

"It's better not to disturb her. Wait until she recovers a little..."

Amemiya Iori suddenly grabbed Shimizumi's hand and interrupted, "Is it because my dear feels guilty?"

"Iori?"

Amamiya Iori still held his hand tightly, looking at him as if she couldn't let it go, and then slowly spoke:
"If it were me, I would do the same."

"I know……"

Shimizu Mi knew very well that if it were Amamiya Iori, she would definitely make the same choice as Sakurai Haruka.

Under the circumstances at that time, she would rush forward without hesitation and without looking back.

But because of this, Qing Shuijian didn't want her to do that, and didn't want to see anyone get hurt again...

"Come on, let's go back first."

Qing Shuijian stood up from the bed.

"Where?"

"go home."

Now that I'm sure I'm fine, of course I should go home.

Besides, it was already getting late outside, and the slowly setting sun gradually changed the sky from bright blue to warm orange-red.

"No, my brother has just recovered and can't move around freely."

Having said that, Shimizumi's health is indeed no longer in serious condition. If he continues to lie in this place, the hospital bills will not be a pity for him at all.

His resurrection from the dead is actually enough to be called a medical miracle.

In fact, there have been many cases in medical history where even doctors thought there was no hope, but the patients miraculously survived.

In the end, under Shimizu Miki's insistence, Shimizu Rena had to give in, and the three of them went together to go through the discharge procedures.

……

……

Half an hour later, the three returned to Shimizu's house. Amamiya Iori spread out the ingredients that she had just bought from the supermarket in the kitchen. These ingredients would be used for dinner tonight.

And at Shimizumi's request, some potatoes were specially purchased to make potato stew.

"Reina, is it really okay for you to live in my house?"

Shimizu Ken confirmed with Shimizu Reina again.

"Yes. I contacted my mother and told her that I wanted to stay at my brother's house for two more days..."

"……That's good."

"Okay, I'll go prepare the meal then."

Amamiya Iori clapped her hands and tied on her apron neatly.

Qing Shuijian couldn't help but stare at her back, because he was now in a state of doing nothing.

"…Iori-nee, is there anything I can help you with?"

Reina Shimizu, who also had nothing to do, rolled up her sleeves, looking ready for a big fight.

"Sister Reina doesn't know how to cook, right? You can just sit next to her and rest."

"Well... okay then."

Amamiya Iori noticed that Shimizu Reina was feeling depressed, and after thinking for a while, he suggested:
"Could you help me tidy up the table and set the dishes?"

"Ah good!"

Reina Shimizu agreed very readily.

In addition to Hoshino Akiko and Amamiya Iori, there was actually someone else in the kitchen. This scene made Shimizu Mi feel fresh.

The sight of Reina Shimizu stretching her petite body to wipe the large dining table is truly hilarious.

But she was always a little clumsy in some ways, and the sight of her staggering as she stacked the dishes and carried them made people sweat.

In fact, Shimizu had witnessed twice that when she went to the kitchen to get a plate, the plate accidentally fell from her hand, and the sharp-eyed Amamiya Iori caught it beautifully.

If Shimizu had been there, the plates probably wouldn't have been saved safely.

Because at this time, his heart could not calm down and his brain was in a state of absent-mindedness.

The cause of this phenomenon is Amamiya Iori in the kitchen.

She was humming a song while cooking, and Qingshuijian kept staring at her intently.

There were a few times when the two of them looked into each other's eyes. Amamiya Iori would smile at Shimizu Mi and then continue cooking.

For Shimizumi, scenes like this have appeared countless times before, but ever since he recalled the memories with Amamiya Iori and his feelings for him... his heart has been beating non-stop and his heartbeat has been abnormally fast.

Shimizu tried to calm it down, but its heart refused to listen.

It was like the emotions that had been suppressed were released along with that memory.

Not long after, for Shimizu, the potato stew made by Amamiya Iori himself appeared before his eyes, which was something he had not seen for a long time.

"Please use it, dear. I just made it briefly. I'm sorry for the poor service."

In front of the temptingly fragrant potato stew, Qingshui, who had just come out of the hospital, saw his stomach growling. It was also served with white rice and miso soup, making for a hearty dinner.

After serving the meal, Amamiya Iori and Shimizu Reina sat on either side of him.

"……I'm gonna start now."

After Qingshuijian put his hands together and said some words before the meal, he quickly reached out his chopsticks for the stewed potatoes and meat.

He picked up a piece of potato and slowly put it into his mouth. The potato melted in his mouth and the sweetness spread instantly. Qingshuijian widened his eyes in surprise and kept putting potatoes and meat into his mouth.

"Honey, don't eat so fast. You might choke, right?"

"Not closed……"

Qingshuijian wanted to say it was okay, but as expected, he accidentally choked.

"Ah, brother..."

With a look of surprise on her face, Reina Shimizu handed the cup to Shimizu Mi, who quickly drank it.

"Honey, please don't talk while eating."

Amemiya Iori stroked the back of the breathless Shimizu Michi and looked at him with a smile on his face.

“Is it really that delicious?”

Shimizu learned his lesson and didn't rush to answer before swallowing the food, but from his expression, you could tell that he really thought it was delicious.

Although the potato stew made by the neighbor sister in the dream was also very good, it was indeed more to my taste that made by Amamiya Iori.

Then, Amemiya Iori also picked up his chopsticks and started eating. The stewed potatoes and meat and white rice were quickly consumed.

Although the stewed potatoes and meat were almost always eaten by Shimizumi, Amamiya Iori seemed to find Shimizumi's expression enough to make him eat, so he always had a smile on his face.

"It's really delicious. Whoever marries Iori in the future will surely be very happy..."

Qing Shuijian suddenly had an idea.

"Eh?! Honey, what are you saying all of a sudden..."

Looking at the flushed Amamiya Iori, Shimizu saw that his already uneasy heart was beating even more violently. As his blood surged, he pretended to reach out and grab Amamiya Iori's arm and hugged her. "Ah!?"

The defenseless Amemiya Iori was hugged by Shimizu Mi and instinctively let out a small cry.

The girl's faint body fragrance and the smell of shampoo penetrated into Qingshuijian's nostrils together, making him feel a little dizzy.

Amemiya Iori looks like she has a slender waist, not even thick enough to be held in one hand, but in fact, every part of her body is very well-proportioned. At this moment, when she snuggles in his arms, there is no feeling of discomfort at all. Instead, it feels like she is holding a ball of soft marshmallow, so soft.

If I could hold it like this when I sleep at night...

Startled by the sudden thought, Shimizu looked down at Amamiya Iori guiltily.

But I never expected that my gaze would meet hers.

Then, her cheeks slowly turned red.

Has this guy been staring at me since just now?
The two of them looked at each other at such a close distance, Amamiya Iori looked away and glanced to the other side.

It was rare to see her so shy, so Qingshui held her arms a little tighter.

"My dear, Reina... is still watching..."

Amemiya Iori's words awakened the dreamer.

Only then did Shimizu realize that Shimizu Reina was beside her.

At this time, Rena Shimizu was watching this scene with a stunned expression. It was exactly like the first time she watched a TV series with her family when she was a child, and the scene of the hero and heroine kissing suddenly appeared on the screen.

If I continue to watch it, I will feel that it is inappropriate, but if I turn my head away and stop watching it, it will seem too deliberate.

Being looked at like this by your sister is, to put it simply, extremely embarrassing.

In this way, Shimizu Mi was forced to temporarily separate from Amamiya Iori.

"Honey, I should probably go back."

Qingshuijian looked at the clock on the wall. It was indeed getting late. If it was any later, the last train would almost stop running.

"Then I'll take you there..."

Amemiya Iori did not react to this, but continued to look into Shimizumi's eyes.

The living room was silent, with only the sound of Amamiya Iori's even and steady breathing to be heard.

The soft light of the fluorescent lamp fell on her body, illuminating the girl's long black hair and peaceful face.

Then, she suddenly smiled sweetly.

"Dear, you actually want me to stay, right?"

In the end, the complicated feelings and the reason for Shimizu's frantic heartbeat that she hadn't figured out the whole night were summed up in one word by Amamiya Iori.

"..."

"My dear, you have that disappointed expression again~"

When Amemiya Iori said this to him before, Shimizu Ken was still a little confused, but now, he seemed to understand.

Here, Amamiya Iori looked back at Shimizu Reina who was sitting at the table.

“It’s going to be very crowded~”

There are only two bedrooms in Shimizumi's house, one for Hoshino Akiko and one for Shimizumi.

It was already a bit of a stretch to accommodate Reina Shimizu, and if one more person was added, it would be too crowded.

Then, Amemiya Iori approached Shimizu gently as if comforting a stubborn child and whispered something in his ear.

The constant fragrance and soft touch made it almost impossible for him to focus on her words. But as he listened, Qing Shuijian's eyes widened unconsciously.

Because Amamiya Iori lowered his voice and only the two of them could hear it, Shimizu Reina knew nothing about it. She just looked at them in confusion.

"Well, dear, just wait a little while. I'm going home today~"

"……Um."

After whispering to Shimizu, Amemiya Iori raised his hand, waved goodbye, and left the room.

Shimizu Ken kept watching her leave until Shimizu Reina's voice reached his ears.

"Brother, what did Sister Iori just say?"

"…She told you to eat it while it's hot."

It was a very poor way of changing the subject, but if it came down to Shimizu Reina, maybe it would work.

"Eh? You're definitely not saying this, right?"

It seems that my sister is not that easy to fool.

"Reina, don't you want to eat?"

Shimizu Mi found that Shimizu Reina seemed to have hardly moved her chopsticks since a while ago.

Could it be that Amamiya Iori’s cooking is not tasty?

No. Is such a thing possible?

"..."

Shimizu Reina frowned and thought seriously.

After worrying for a while...

"I've gained a little weight recently."

Her cheeks blushed slightly as she confessed in a serious tone.

"..."

At first, Shimizu Mi thought she was joking, but Shimizu Reina looked like she was really worried.

Although he knew that Shimizu Reina would occasionally reduce her food intake, from Shimizu's point of view, the petite girl was very slim in every aspect, so such worries were completely unnecessary.

"What...what's that look?"

"Is this your illusion?"

No matter how he looked at it, Qing Shuijian couldn't tell that she had gained weight.

"No, I've really gained weight."

I saw Rena Shimizu sitting on the chair, twisting her buttocks nervously, holding her mouth, looking as if she was unable to speak.

"Just because it's a peach butt?"

After Shimizu understood the reason, he spoke frankly.

Reina Shimizu immediately covered her butt with her hands.

"No perversion allowed."

She pouted to show her displeasure.

"Don't talk nonsense, that's obviously a compliment."

At least, the reality is that many girls are desperately pursuing this kind of slim figure while also wanting to have certain curves, not to mention boys. Who can refuse?
"But I've been eating very little recently and exercising, but..."

Reina Shimizu lowered her eyelids slightly, with a hint of grievance in her eyes.

It's natural that you don't get the expected results even though you've tried very hard.

Although it is good to be willing to work hard towards a goal, doing so over a long period of time will definitely be bad for your health.

Although they met each other a little late, Qingshui Jian felt that as an older brother, he naturally had the obligation to teach his younger sister in various things.

Qing Shuijian reached out and tapped her forehead, saying, "Why do you care so much?"

"Well... because it feels... very embarrassing..."

"Where is the shame?"

"It's just... it's just very embarrassing."

In order to avoid being seen by Shimizu Ken, Shimizu Reina turned her head away.

"So you don't like it?"

"what?"

"Don't you like yourself now?"

This question made Shimizu Reina look thoughtful.

"...I like it. I like it very much."

After a pause, she looked at Shimizu and said this, as if to confirm her own feelings.

(End of this chapter)