Chapter 254: Suffering is Suffering

Amemiya Iori stood on tiptoe, hugged Shimizumi's neck and kissed her for a long time before reluctantly separating.

After they separated, Amamiya Iori's deep blue eyes gazed lovingly into Shimizu's eyes, she took a deep breath, and wanted to kiss him again.

"Iori, are you really going to treat your mother like air?"

Hearing what Amemiya Mido said, Amemiya Iori stopped what he was doing suddenly.

"Eh? Mom, when did you get here?"

"Are you actually playing dumb with me at a time like this?"

Amamiya Iori's cheeks flushed slightly, and her dazed expression seemed to indicate that she was suffering from a lack of oxygen. Perhaps it was because of the long kiss just now that she was a little distracted, and for a moment she forgot that Amamiya Mido was also present.

Amemiya Iori was still unable to come to her senses, and her staggering appearance made people worry, so Shimizu Ken did not loosen his hand around her waist.

"Thanks……"

Amemiya Iori leaned on Shimizu's shoulder.

"Dear, I always like this..."

Rather than saying that Amemiya Iori likes this, it would be more accurate to say that she likes Shimizu Mi's body. Amemiya Iori always likes to be held in Shimizu Mi's arms or bury her face in his chest.

"I say, Iori, this isn't the first time you two have done what you just did."

Come to think of it, this seems to be the first time in front of Amamiya Midori.

It does seem inappropriate to do this with her daughter in front of her mother.

Therefore, Shimizu was a little worried that Amemiya Mitu would be angry, but he soon realized that he seemed to be worrying too much.

"Mom, my dear is very important to me. He is the one who supports me and warms me. He is irreplaceable to me."

Before Amemiya Mido spoke, Amemiya Iori made the first declaration.

"Iori..."

Although Amemiya Mido had long known about Amemiya Iori's feelings for Shimizu Mi, for some reason, when she saw her daughter and Shimizu Mi being intimate just now, she always felt a strange feeling in her heart, but she couldn't put it into words for the time being.

Is it because he is not confident in leaving his daughter to Shimizu?

No, that shouldn't be the case.

To be honest, after getting to know Shimizu Jian, Amemiya Mido actually knew in her heart that letting Shimizu Jian take care of Amemiya Iori would make her feel more at ease than leaving Amemiya Iori to any other man in the world.

But if that's the case, why do I still have that inexplicable strange feeling, or is it because of some other reason...

Amemiya Midu thought about it over and over again, but in the end she couldn't come up with an answer.

In the end, Amamiya Midori had no choice but to purse her lips unwillingly, change the subject, and admonish Amamiya Iori like an ordinary parent: "Even if that's the case, you still have to be careful at your age and don't do anything reckless."

"Don't worry, mom. Honey has always been very sensible."

Amemiya Iori answered Amemiya Mido normally, but there seemed to be some ambiguity in her words, which made Amemiya Mido open her eyes a little wider and look at Shimizu Mi with a little surprise.

Amemiya Mido is not a teenage girl, so of course she can hear the hidden meaning in Amemiya Iori's words.

However, as the only adult here and Amamiya Iori's mother, it would be too inappropriate if she reacted too much.

And if that's the case, could it be that my daughter and Shimizu are already
No, maybe it has already been...

But up to now, Amemiya Mido was not too surprised. After all, at their age, they are now at the age when they have the most energy and plenty of energy.

Looking at Amamiya Iori who was looking at Shimizu lovingly in front of her, Amamiya Mito couldn't help but recall when she was as old as Amamiya Iori.

As the saying goes, every girl has love in her heart, especially since Shimizu Ken in front of her looks very similar to his father, which makes Amemiya Midori recall some past events.

It’s just that I was immature at that time, which resulted in some irreparable regrets to this day.

However, Amamiya Miu was somewhat concerned about what Iori Amamiya said just now. After all, Shimizu Miu's figure did look pretty good...

"Aunt Amamiya?"

Amemiya Mido stared at Shimizu Ken for a long time without realizing it, until Shimizu Ken spoke, then she hurriedly looked away.

Sure enough, it was not a good idea to think about these things in front of her husband's grave at this moment, and Amamiya Iori might have just said it casually without any special meaning.

Amamiya Midori's cheeks flushed slightly as she felt ashamed of her excessive interpretation.

Amamiya Iori looked at Amamiya Midori in confusion, who was slightly lowering her head and blushing inexplicably, but she didn't think too much about it. She turned around and called Shimizu: "Dear, how about coming to our house for dinner tonight?"

"……Huh?!"

Amemiya Mido let out a sound of surprise.

"Mom, what's wrong with you?"

Amemiya Iori looked over with a confused look on her face. She had felt that there was something strange about Amemiya Midori since just now.

"Are you feeling unwell?" asked Amamiya Iori with some concern.

"No, I'm fine, don't worry..."

"So what are you doing, mom?"

Amemiya Iori looked at Amemiya Mido's blushing cheeks and felt that something was wrong.

"Really... it's no big deal."

"really?"

Facing Amamiya Iori's inquiring eyes, Amamiya Mito hesitated for a moment, but ultimately couldn't resist and gave in: "I just feel that Jian now looks more and more like his father..."

"Father?"

Amemiya Iori looked at Shimizu who was standing beside him.

Although he had only seen a photo of Shimizumi's father once by chance at Shimizumi's house, it was true as Amamiya Midori said that the two looked very similar, except -

"Mom, father is father and dear is dear, don't confuse the two."

Amamiya Iori stepped forward and hugged Shimizu Mi's arm, and spoke to Amamiya Mido as if as a warning.

Amamiya Midori was a little surprised by this and quickly said, "What are you talking about, kid? Since he is his son, of course he looks alike. And even if they look alike, I can't tell them apart."

Amemiya Iori was a little disappointed, but didn't say anything. After all, she had only seen him in photos, while Amemiya Mido actually knew Shimizu Mi's father.

"Aunt Amamiya and my father are very familiar with each other?"

Shimizu Ken's father, Shimizu Ryo, died early, just like Amamiya Iori's father, so I don't know much about him.

Although he didn't know much and had no memory or impression of him, he was his father after all, so Qingshuijian would care a little.

On weekdays, Hoshino Akiko would occasionally talk about her father when she was drunk, but as far as Shimizu Mi knew, Amemiya Mido seemed to have known Shimizu Ryo earlier than Hoshino Akiko.

Although the relationship between the two was ultimately a thing of the past, perhaps Amamiya Mito would know more about Shimizu Ryo.

"Eh……?"

After hearing what Shimizu Ken said, a complex emotion flashed in Amemiya Mido's eyes, as if she was gently touched by past memories, and then quickly retracted.

"Well... I've known him since we were students. Ryo is a very nice person, but it's a pity that he, like Maito, is..."

Amemiya Mido slowly turned her head, her gaze falling gently and heavily on the tombstone. The words engraved on it appeared particularly clear in the soft and mottled light.

"Maybe... I am just an unlucky person."

Amemiya Mido reached out and gently brushed across the inscription on it, her brows unconsciously furrowed, with a faint, slightly bitter smile hanging at the corner of her mouth.

The sunlight shines through the sparse clouds, casting fine and varied light and shadows, shrouding the tombstone in a slightly melancholy atmosphere.

An indescribable sadness lingered in the air, and even Shimizu Mi and Amamiya Iori could not help but feel it.

Amemiya Iori glanced at Shimizu Mizu lightly, then walked gently to Amemiya Midori to comfort her.

After that, Amemiya Mido told Shimizu Mi and Amemiya Iori a lot of stories about her student days and Shimizu Ryo.

In Amamiya Mido's narration, Shimizu Mi first understood her father from someone else's perspective. Those past events gave Shimizu Mi a deeper understanding of her father, and at the same time, from Amamiya Mido's narration, she could also feel her reluctance and nostalgia for that time.

But more than that, it is probably a kind of helplessness towards fate.

Just like that, today’s tomb sweeping has come to an end, but it will come again during the first month of the Chinese New Year.

There will probably be a lot of people coming here to sweep the graves, and it might be a bit noisy then.

"Dear, let's go back and I'll make you something to eat."

"Ah."

"Iori, let me help you."

"No, if mom helps me, it will become a mess again."

"Eh...you actually said something like that?!"

Amemiya Iori playfully pulled Shimizu Mi's hand and ran away, saying cunning words and trying to leave Amemiya Mido behind and run away.

Shimizu turned around and was deeply impressed by the way Amemiya Mido looked at their backs with a smile and a little envy.

Afterwards, since it was rare for them to come to such a far place, Shimizu Mi and Amamiya Iori went for a stroll in the streets nearby.

The sadness brought by tomb-sweeping was forgotten in the crowded shopping mall, and both mother and daughter showed smiles on their faces as if nothing had happened.

In the evening, just as Amemiya Iori said, Shimizu Mi had a sumptuous dinner at her house.

After that, Shimizu stayed at Amamiya Iori's house, which meant she would spend the night at their house...

……

……

"In this case, Iori loses?"

"Well... that can't be helped, meow."

Hearing what Shimizu Ken said, Amemiya Iori staggered to her feet and hugged him.

Neither of them was wearing any clothes, so it was not difficult to imagine what they had just done.

Although he knew this would be the result, Shimizu Mi still accepted Amemiya Iori's challenge.

As Shimizu hugged Amemiya Iori's body, he couldn't help but think that Amemiya Iori's skin was very different from his own body. It was smooth, soft and elastic.

Although I went to a far place today to visit the grave of Amamiya Iori's father, I also went shopping in the mall to my heart's content afterwards, and took the train back in the evening.

"That's it for today. Okay, lie down and rest."

"……Um."

Before this, Amamiya Iori had proudly said that it was impossible for him to lose, and that he could even turn from a bottom to an attacker.

After hearing this, Qingshui Jian took the initiative to attack, and the result that followed was predictable.

For Shimizumi, he was already familiar with Amemiya Iori's body, and at this point, Amemiya Iori probably knew Shimizumi just as well, but the difference in experience was obvious.

"…Why does it feel so good when I do this with my love?"

“Maybe women are more emotional than men.”

Although it is impossible to directly experience how a woman feels when doing that, judging from Amamiya Iori's intoxicated expression and reaction just now, it should be like this.

"It's possible. Although it's not to the point of being unconscious, it does make a very bad expression."

From the moment he first hugged Amamiya Iori, Shimizu Mi had been paying attention.

Although I have realized that she is a girl with a slightly M-type physique, I will not pursue excitement too much.

"……Well."

"What's wrong?"

Shimizu turned his head and looked at Amamiya Iori who was resting his head on his arms.

Amamiya Iori poked his hard chest with her index finger and gently swirled her finger in circles while muttering to herself.

"Although I talked to my mother about some sad things today, it also made me reaffirm my will."

"confirm?"

"Well... that means that my dear is the most important person to me and is absolutely irreplaceable."

“Irreplaceable…”

"Yes, I am not lying. If I lost my dear like my mother, I probably wouldn't be able to live anymore..."

"So no matter how many times, my answer is always the same - always be with your dear."

"..."

Amemiya Iori's smile at this moment is dazzling.

She looked at Shimizu with gentle eyes, her expression was as beautiful as the Virgin Mary. Although she was only a high school student, her smile could make people feel the incomparable maternal love.

Shimizumi sometimes felt like he was being watched by an angel's eyes.

"So even if Aunt Qiuzi is having some troubles, dear, don't overthink it. Just treat it as you always do."

"...That's it."

After hearing what Amemiya Iori said, Shimizu looked up at the ceiling.

Her words seemed to be telling Shimizumi not to care about the so-called troubles and just live freely as before.

"Is it okay like this now?... But I didn't expect you to say something like this."

"Really? Stop making fun of me..."

Amemiya Iori shook her shoulders and said coquettishly.

Indeed, if it were Amamiya Iori, it would not be impossible for him to want to maintain the status quo as it is now.

Although he knew that she was worried about him, as far as Shimizu was concerned, he couldn't really do nothing.

In the previous act, Hoshino Akiko did not encounter such a workplace crisis, and through the conversation with Sakurai Shio two days ago, Shimizu Mi probably understood that it was because of his different actions in the second act that led to this series of changes and impacts.

Even if given another chance to choose, Shimizu Miyabi would still choose to help Sakurai Haruka and the others, but he does bear a great responsibility for the current changes.

Therefore, Shimizu had to do something.

Thinking of this, Shimizu gently held Amamiya Iori's face against his chest.

The surprised Amamiya Iori let out a cute scream, but soon became obedient and let him do whatever he wanted.

Shimizu Mi's fingers ran through Amamiya Iori's long, black and smooth hair, which flowed through her fingertips like a waterfall.

"Iori."

"Ah, um..."

Amamiya Iori was surprised by Shimizu's unusually gentle voice.

Although she was surprised, Amemiya Iori's cheeks turned red with shyness. Both Shimizu's voice and his fingers made her feel extremely comfortable.

After the two continued chatting for a while, Amamiya Iori soon fell asleep in a daze.

Qingshuijian covered her with the quilt and then received a text message.

The message was from Sakurai Haruka, saying that she was on her way back to Tokyo from Kanagawa and asked Shimizu if she had time to meet tomorrow.

I remember that when she refused Sakurai Shio's financial assistance, she seemed to have said that she would let Sakurai Haruka come to him, but she deliberately did not say what the matter was.

With some curiosity, Shimizu replied to Sakurai Haruka and agreed on a meeting place for tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)