Chapter 171 Sleepwalking is really scary

When Qing Shuijian lifted the quilt, what immediately caught his eye was a girl with beautiful long pink hair.

Reina Shimizu, wearing panda pajamas, curled up and fell asleep holding Shimizu Ken's left arm.

An innocent sleeping face.

Perhaps because she felt cold without the quilt, she snuggled closer.

"!!!!!!"

Qingshuijian suddenly found that the palm of his right hand touched some soft fabric, and the part wrapped by the fabric sank into it.

Very wonderful touch.

Sure enough, some things can only be known after actual contact.

Bigger than it looks.

With his right hand, he could actually feel the growth of Shimizu Reina from a girl to a woman. This really surprised Shimizu Mita, and his throat subconsciously rolled...

The scene at this moment looked like Shimizu was attacking.

Interactions like this so early in the morning gave him a strange sense of guilt.

But why was Rena Shimizu in his bed?

Qing Shuijian found it difficult to understand the current situation.

Hundreds of question marks suddenly popped up in my mind.

Come to think of it, Rena Shimizu seemed to be sleepwalking last night?

After Qingshui saw that she finished eating and went back to sleep after being supervised by her, he returned to his room with peace of mind.

Could it be that she sleepwalked for the second time?

Shimizu was horrified when he thought about it carefully, but fortunately Shimizu Reina had not woken up yet. If this scene was seen by others, he would not be able to explain it even if he had a million mouths.

Even if he told others such nonsense as the girl sleepwalking and climbing into his bed in the middle of the night, no one would believe it.

In short, no matter what, just take your hands away before Shimizu Reina wakes up.

Qing Shuijian thought so and was about to do so, but something unexpected happened.

The door handle suddenly turned, and the door was pushed open.

"Jian, are you really alright? Mom is worried..."

Hoshino Akiko walked in, staring in amazement at Shimizu Ken and the girl sleeping beside him, then blinked two or three times, remained silent for a while, said "Sorry to disturb you", turned around and closed the door.

……

Six forty-five in the morning.

On the dining table, two slices of golden toast, a half-cooked fried egg and perfectly grilled sausages were placed in front of Qingshui.

The second hand of the clock on the wall ticked in the quiet air, but at this moment it sounded extremely harsh to Qingshuijian's ears.

Akiko Hoshino, who was sitting opposite him, made eye contact with him and smiled brightly, with a happy light in her eyes.

"Did you find any money on the road this morning?"

Qingshui Jian really couldn't understand why she was so happy.

"I thought she was just asking a girl from school to stay at her house for a few days. I didn't expect that... Oh, it turns out that mom is still too young and naive."

Hoshino Akiko smiled, gently picked up a piece of bread in her hand, spread blueberry jam on it, and the sweet smell filled the air.

"How can you boast about being young?"

"Are you saying that mom is old..."

Hoshino Akiko's acting of pretending to cry was so poor that she was completely unable to win Shimizu Mi's sympathy.

At this time, Reina Shimizu, who had just finished washing up, came out of the bathroom and sat next to Shimizu Mi.

She skillfully held the hairband between her lips and gathered her long pink hair with both hands. Then she took the hairband out of her mouth and tied her hair into a beautiful ponytail.

Hoshino Akiko looked at this scene with an auntie smile and said:
"It's exactly what I thought."

She glanced at Shimizu Ken and Shimizu Reina in front of her with eyes that seemed to have seen through everything.

If it was an elementary school student wearing a red bow tie, the special effect of lens reflection would probably appear by now.

"Please don't let your imagination run wild."

Shimizu Michi gently rubbed his nose bridge. He never thought that by chance, Hoshino Akiko would see it.

"Brother, um... this morning..."

Shimizu Reina poked Shimizu Ken's thigh under the table, making a very quiet sound.

"Morning? I went out for a morning run early today."

"Yes, really... That's good..."

Reina Shimizu turned to look at the fried eggs on her plate, patted her chest, and breathed a sigh of relief.

She almost wrote the words "Why did I sleep in my brother's bed? It's so embarrassing. I'm such an idiot" on her face. Her small face unconsciously became hot.

It seems that Rena Shimizu really doesn't realize that she has a habit of sleepwalking.

Hoshino Akiko's eyes moved back and forth between the two of them, and then she said with a smile: "See, I remember you like Iori-chan, right?"

Suddenly hearing the name Amamiya Iori made Shimizu stunned for a moment, and his reaction was slow.

"What are you suddenly saying..."

"Aren't you afraid that Iori-chan will be angry if you do this?"

Hoshino Akiko put her hands on her cheeks, tilted her head, and looked at Shimizu with interest.

"Iori knows that Reina is staying at our house for a few days."

"Does that include what happened this morning?"

"..."

Shimizu saw that his hand, which was about to pick up the bread, stopped halfway.

"Besides, cheating is not good."

"How can I..."

After saying this, Shimizu realized that his voice was a little weaker than before.

Even if he himself doesn't think so, to others, this is probably a sign of guilty conscience.

"You really mean it, then?"

"..."

"Nene, tell mom quietly, which of these two children do you like better?"

When Hoshino Akiko asked this tricky question in front of Shimizu Reina, it was no longer a quiet question, Shimizu Ken couldn't help but complain in his heart.

However, Shimizu Rena seemed to still be wondering why she ended up in Shimizu Ken's bed. She was in her own little world and did not hear what Hoshino Akiko said.

"Or... do you like both of them?"

Shimizu, who had just taken a sip of water, almost choked to death because of Hoshino Akiko's words.

What on earth is this woman thinking...

Shimizu reminded her: "According to Japan's criminal law, bigamy is a criminal offense."

"Bigamy? Oh, mom didn't seem to mention getting married~ Could it be that Jianhe wants Iori and Reina to get married?"

It's over. I've been completely tricked by this woman.

"What are you thinking about? Monogamy is common sense."

Qingshuijian picked up the water cup beside him and took another sip to ease the embarrassment.

"Yes, a lady, a wife. Isn't that just right?"

Oops, I’m really going to choke to death this time…

Even if he didn't choke to death, he would be pissed to death by such a mother.

Hoshino Akiko doesn't know about his relationship with Shimizu Reina yet. If she knows about it in the future, I don't know what she will think. Shimizu put down his chopsticks, ate the remaining half of the toast in a few bites, said "I'm done", and got up to go out to school.

"Ah...thank you Auntie, I've finished eating too."

Rena Shimizu thanked Hoshino Akiko, picked up her schoolbag and immediately chased after her.

……

After meeting Amamiya Iori near the school gate, the two walked into the school together.

Although Qingshui Jian could use the excuse that his injuries had not yet healed and recuperate at home for a few more days.

But for some reason, Shimizumi didn't want to be alone right now.

In the school right after the cultural festival ended, you could still see many traces left by the students' celebrations. Some flowers, ribbons, balloons, etc. had not yet been recycled.

That night, what happened at the graduation ceremony was indeed filmed by many people and posted online, sparking a lot of discussion on social media.

Since that incident, Subaru Miura is no longer the student council president of Shinkitada, and some scandals about him when he was studying abroad were even uncovered.

The cost of deceiving and manipulating people's hearts is huge, and it can be said that Subaru Miura has lost all his credibility.

Now the person was taken to the principal's office of Makoto High School and questioned one by one about the details of everything.

His father is said to be a very famous investor in the industry, but he has also come under considerable public pressure because of this incident.

In general, the matter has become more serious than expected. After all, it has attracted so much attention from the media, and it is not something that can be resolved with just a simple "I'm sorry".

Subaru Miura will probably be suspended from school, and in serious cases he may even be forced to drop out.

But this has nothing to do with Shimizu.

As for next year, the two schools may continue to co-organize the cultural festival, but the scene will probably be different then.

Walking on the path leading to the school building, when passing by the track and field, Shimizu did not see Sakurai Haruka running on the track as usual.

Today is Friday, and Shimizu Mi plans to go to the hospital to visit Sakurai Haruka tomorrow, Saturday. But perhaps as Amamiya Iori said, the guilt he feels towards Sakurai Haruka dominates his heart, causing him to always feel a little uneasy.

After arriving at the school building, they had to separate because Rena Shimizu was not in the same grade as them.

"?"

"what……"

Just as we were about to separate, we happened to meet someone coming out of the school building.

The protagonist of the original game, Yuichi Kondo.

Kondo Yuichi still looked at Shimizu as if he was his enemy.

Shimizu Mi had some idea about this. After all, Kondo Yuichi had never spoken to him again since that incident.

Almost a month has passed since then.

During this period, although we occasionally met outside the classroom, we never had any communication.

After Shimizumi and he made eye contact, Kondo Yuichi turned around, changed his original route, and returned to the school building.

"Don't take it to heart, dear."

Amemiya Iori held Shimizu's hand and comforted him softly.

"……Um."

Shimizumi turned his eyes away from Kondo Yuichi.

"Brother, who was that person just now? Was he your friend?"

Shimizu Reina asked out of pure curiosity.

To be honest, she knew nothing about what happened before, but Qingshuijian didn't intend to let her get involved.

"That's right..."

"Brother is so perfunctory."

"Anyway, kids, don't ask so many questions."

Shimizu said this irresponsibly and ended the conversation in a hurry.

"He's only one year older than me..."

Shimizu Reina puffed up her cheeks childishly, and her puffiness immediately subsided when Shimizu Ken sighed softly, probably because she realized that such behavior was exactly why she was treated as a little girl.

"Let's keep going, honey."

"Ah."

After parting with Shimizu Reina, Shimizu Mi went to the classroom with Amamiya Iori.

When I walked into the classroom, the teacher of the first class in the morning just walked in.

Saying that he was lazy might be a bit disrespectful to the teacher, but Qing Shuijian attended class with this mood, and time passed just like that.

……

The days after the cultural festival were no different from the previous ones, time flew by and the morning classes went by quickly.

During lunch break, Shimizu Reina came to Shimizu Mi's class as usual.

As soon as she saw Qing Shuijian outside the classroom, she smiled happily and walked straight towards him.

"Come to think of it... it's pretty normal for three people to be like this."

It was not the first time that Amemiya Iori and Shimizu Reina, two famous beauties in the school, had lunch with Shimizu Mi.

At first, the classmates were indeed confused, but after it happened many times, it didn’t seem to be surprising anymore.

However, while enjoying the bento made by Amemiya Iori, Shimizu Reina seemed to have no appetite.

"Sister Reina, is there something wrong with the bento I made? Is it not tasty?"

"No, it's not like that. Iori-nee-san's cooking is delicious...it's just that I don't have much of an appetite."

"No appetite? Are you sick?"

Amemiya Iori stretched out the back of his hand and measured the temperature of Shimizu Reina's forehead.

"No, Iori-nee. I'm fine. I probably just ate too much this morning and I feel full."

Reina Shimizu didn't eat much this morning, so it was probably because of the cakes and eclairs she ate while sleepwalking last night.

Shimizu Reina made an apologetic expression and told Amamiya Iori not to worry about her.

However, Amemiya Iori still looked a little worried and told her to tell her immediately if she felt unwell.

Watching the two people talking like this, Shimizu suddenly remembered what Hoshino Akiko said this morning.

Monogamy...

"Ah, honey, you have strings in your hair."

"Have it……"

Where exactly?
Just as Shimizu was thinking this, Amamiya Iori extended his hand towards him.

Just as her fingers lightly touched Qingshuijian's hair, the face moved closer again, almost close enough to kiss.

When Amemiya Iori came so close to him, an incredible feeling of wanting to pity her surged into Shimizu's heart.

Although it was just a trivial matter, Amamiya Iori was very happy to be able to help Shimizu Mi.

This isn't any different than usual...really.

However, Qing Shuijian knew very well that the emotion hidden in his heart was by no means half-hearted.

Various complex emotions towards Amamiya Iori are entangled in Shimizu's heart, but the only thing that is certain is that he has strong feelings for her.

Shimizu Mi is definitely not a shy person. Just like in that memory, when he confessed to Amamiya Iori during graduation season, he was determined to convey his feelings to the other party.

"Iori, are you free after school today?"

"Of course."

After school, Shimizu Mi and Amamiya Iori agreed on a time, but something unexpected happened.

(End of this chapter)