Chapter 46 She's Not Here

After dinner, since Hoshino Akiko had previously refused to let Amamiya Iori help with cooking, she now insisted on helping with the dishes.

So, Hoshino Akiko and Kanzaki Ayako reminisced in the living room, while Shimizu Mi went to the kitchen to see if there was anything he could do to help.

Even though this was his kitchen, Amamiya Iori seemed to be very familiar with where everything was put.

She took the apron off the wall and put it on, then neatly tied her ponytail with a rubber band and started washing the dishes nimbly.

Her movements were so skillful that it gave people the illusion that there was a wife here.

At this moment, Qingshui saw the cell phone in his shirt pocket suddenly ring, notifying him that someone was calling.

"Oh, I'll take it."

Shimizu answered the phone.

"Hello, hello."

After the call was connected, it was Kondo Yuichi's voice that came from the other end, but he sounded a little weak, probably because he had a cold, and he was still lying in bed.

"It's Yuichi, are you feeling better from your cold?"

"Yeah, much better. I should be able to go to school tomorrow."

Despite what Kondo Yuichi said, Shimizu still heard two coughs coming from the other side of the receiver.

"What's the matter with you calling me?"

"See, I just heard from Iori's mother that Iori hasn't come home yet, so I'm a little worried. I was thinking... is she at your place?"

After hearing this, Shimizu looked in astonishment at Amamiya Iori, who was humming a little tune, wiping the dishes and enjoying it beside him.

Didn't she even tell her mother before she came here?
Amamiya Iori noticed that Shimizu Mi was looking at him and stopped what he was doing.

When meeting those eyes that were as watery as the azure blue water of a lake, Shimizu answered without even thinking.

"It's a pity that she's not here with me."

Shimizu felt a little relieved when he heard Kondo Yuichi breathe a sigh of relief on the other end of the phone.

I really am a disgusting person.

It seemed that Kondo Yuichi called just to confirm this matter, and after chatting for a few words, he immediately ended the call.

"Are you asking me about this?"

"Yeah, I said he felt relieved after you weren't here."

"Oops~"

Amamiya Iori covered her mouth with her hands, changing the atmosphere.

She had just finished washing all the dinner dishes, wiped her hands, slowly approached Qing Shuijian, and hugged him.

She buried her face in Shimizumi's chest and breathed in his scent, then looked up at him.

"Actually, you can say that now I am exclusively yours."

"That's impossible..."

Shimizu Mi was staring at Amamiya Iori who was looking up at him. She had a beauty that he had never seen on anyone else, and her voluptuous figure was very attractive.

And she is very sexy, but that is not the sexiness that comes from being defiled by someone, but the sexiness that is brewed by herself without washing away the mud.

Seeing that Qing Shui was trying hard to shake off the temptation, he gently placed his hands on her shoulders and separated from her.

"Um~"

Amamiya Iori showed a dissatisfied expression.

Qing Shuijian sighed softly, then put on a serious look and said, "Didn't you tell your family about coming to my house after school?"

"But if I tell her...my mom will definitely not let me come."

"So you came here secretly without telling her?"

Shimizu frowned slightly, looking at Amemiya Iori's aggrieved expression, and felt conflicted.

He doesn't like to preach to others, but Amamiya Iori's family background is a bit similar to his, also a single-parent family with only a mother. Perhaps it is precisely because of the lack of security in a family with only a mother and daughter that she has a strong desire to control her daughter.

Everything needs to be done step by step. If Amamiya Iori escapes from her mother's hands all at once, she will probably be held even tighter later.

In that case, it would be even more difficult for Amamiya Iori to escape the destined fate.

But even though Shimizu explained all these truths word by word to Amemiya Iori, she still refused to agree to go home.

I always feel like she has become willful recently...

"Let's go."

"Ah, but I want to stay a little longer."

"Pack up and I'll take you home."

Shimizu tried to take a tougher attitude and tried to grab Amamiya Iori's hand, but she nimbly dodged it.

"But the dishes haven't been washed yet..."

"I have just finished washing."

"Then...then there are chopsticks."

"If you don't go back obediently, you are not welcome to my house anymore."

Although Shimizu Mi didn't want to say this, only by threatening her with this would Amamiya Iori surrender.

"My dear, you are so cunning..."

Amemiya Iori puffed up one cheek and muttered softly, but finally followed what Shimizu Mi said.

Afterwards, Shimizu went out with her to take her home.

"It's a bit cold."

Amemiya Iori rubbed his hands gently and blew a breath into his palms.

Although it is April, the winter chill has not yet completely dissipated.

"It's night time now. As summer approaches, it should get warmer."

Amemiya Iori said she would be cold, so Shimizu Mi almost reflexively held her hand.

"Because you said it would be cold."

Amemiya Iori opened his eyes wide, stared at the hand he was holding for a while, then held it tightly back.

We walked together on the dark road and said goodbye only when we saw Amamiya Iori's house.

"Then, my dear, I'll see you tomorrow."

"Well, see you tomorrow."

Shimizu almost reached out to pull Amamiya Iori who turned around, as if his body was out of control.

Why do I feel a little lost, as if... I don't want to be left by her?
"Honey."

"Ok?"

Shimizu Ken turned around and was about to leave. He thought that Amamiya Iori had already left, but he heard her voice coming from very close behind him.

As he turned his head subconsciously, Amamiya Iori pressed her lips against his cheek, making a "chi" sound.

"Hey, I'll take this as a return gift for helping with the dishes today."

Amamiya Iori gave a naughty smile and ran home quickly.

Shimizu stared at her back blankly, touched her slightly moist lips with his hand, and clearly felt that the touch just now was real.

"It's really annoying... the sound of my heartbeat is too loud."

Qing Shuijian put his hand on his chest, his heartbeat was so violent that it was noisy, followed by a sharp pain as if being pierced by a sharp blade.

Now he didn't know if he could sleep peacefully tonight. Qingshuijian went home with such worry.

(End of this chapter)