I.W.B.A.L

　　"that....."

　　When Sayuri saw the expression on the other person's face and his reaction of lowering his head, she felt deeply confused and didn't know why the other person reacted so strongly.

　　"This should be the first time we meet, right? You are Miyamizu Kento, Miyamizu-kun, right? I am Sayuri Sawamura, Eriri's mother, hello."

　　"...."

　　It was a very normal introduction, but when he heard it, he still felt uncomfortable in his heart, as if his heart was about to explode. Kento adjusted his mood for the time being, slowly raised his head, with a gentle smile on his face.

　　"Sawamura-san mentioned it. It's our first meeting. Mrs. Sawamura, I'm really sorry. I was thinking about something and didn't pay attention to what was ahead."

　　There was an apologetic smile on his face, but Kento's mind was blank. He didn't know how to describe his feelings at the moment, and he had given up thinking.

　　"No, it's nothing. But you still have to be careful when walking. Being distracted is a very dangerous thing."

　　"I'll pay attention."

　　Looking at the smiling expression on the boy's face, there seemed to be many complicated emotions hidden. Sayuri didn't quite understand and didn't know why she felt nostalgic when she saw him. She looked at the boy in front of her quietly, and suddenly there was a brief silence between the two.

　　"I have to thank you for helping Eriri when school started. Um...have we met before?"

　　Sayuri, who was looking for a topic, hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help but ask the doubts in her heart. She tentatively asked the boy in front of her whether they had met somewhere before.

　　After opening his mouth, Kento looked at Sayuri in front of him. He had many things to say in his heart, but in the end, he condensed them into one sentence -

　　"No, not really. I'm from Gifu and just came to Tokyo before school started. This is my first meeting with Mrs. Sawamura."

　　"I see."

　　I don't know why, but I always want to open my arms and hug the boy in front of me. I have an inexplicably strong liking for this boy. Sayuri is also a little depressed in her heart and doesn't know what is going on.

　　"Well, I have something else to do, so I'll take my leave now."

　　Looking at Sayuri in front of him, Kento wasn't sure how long he could hold on, so he slowly opened his mouth and prepared to leave.

　　"Ah, yeah."

　　Sayuri opened her mouth, not knowing what to say. She just watched Kento say goodbye to her, turn around and walk away. His figure gradually went farther and farther away, and after disappearing from her sight for a moment, he appeared in front of the door of the apartment building again, opened the door, entered the apartment, and then disappeared completely.

　　Sayuri raised her hand and gently covered her chest. She felt her heart beating faster and was filled with confusion. She slowly turned around and walked back towards her home.

　　When Eriri got home, she didn't see Sayuri, and she didn't know where her mother was. After changing out of her school uniform, Eriri hid in her room as usual, put on her thick glasses, and began to paint quietly.

　　"Eri."

　　About half an hour after I returned home, Sayuri's voice was heard at the door and there was a knock on the door.

　　Sayuri entered Eriri's room and looked at her daughter who was painting seriously. Sayuri slowly walked to her side and sat down beside her with a conflicted expression on her face.

　　While drawing, Eriri saved the content she had almost finished and looked at Sayuri beside her.

　　"What's wrong? Is there anything wrong?"

　　"No, it's nothing special. It's just that, have you ever had the experience of feeling particularly familiar with a stranger?"

　　Are you particularly familiar with strangers?

　　The first person that came to Eriri's mind was the figure of Kento. Her eyes couldn't help but look at her mother in front of her, and she bit her lips lightly.

　　"Why do you suddenly ask this question?"

　　"I met someone today. I had never met him before, but for some reason, he seemed so familiar to me that I wanted to hug him..."

　　"he?"

　　"You know Eriri too, right? He's the boy named Miyamizu."

　　Sayuri had no idea what Eriri was thinking, so she frankly told her daughter what had happened to her. She supported her cheek with one hand and had a troubled expression on her face, which made Eriri completely silent.

　　She looked at her mother, took a deep breath silently, and confirmed what she had learned.

　　"You met Kento?"

　　"Hmm? Kento? Such an intimate name, could it be..."

　　Sayuri's gaze couldn't help but fall on her daughter. Looking at her daughter and remembering her daughter's abnormal behavior during this period, Sayuri couldn't help but become concerned.

　　"You saw him?"

　　Ignoring Sayuri's teasing, Eriri frowned and asked again.

　　Not knowing why her daughter's attitude was so strong, Sayuri also felt her daughter's seriousness and nodded for the time being.

　　"Yes, I saw him. I bumped into him accidentally on a street corner while walking. But he apologized very sincerely."

　　"Any special feelings?"

　　Eriri's expression became serious, her eyes fixed on Sayuri in front of her. She didn't know if her mother was like her, who would remember everything after meeting Kento and her attitude suddenly became serious and earnest.

　　"A special feeling?"

　　Sayuri thought about it and nodded.

　　"I have a very special feeling, as if I have known him for a long time... I want to be with him..."

　　— — — —

　　I have a cold, maybe

　　Thanks to all the o great commanders o young generals, Chang Shengli, Mu Rongguang, three players, Cao Zei Zhiju, Wubizhi, the supreme dirty girl in the paradise, who just crossed over last year, Youwang Diaosha, Bingdis·Duyi for their monthly tickets and blades! Thank you all for your recommendation votes!

Cherry Blossom Season: 99. Oh, Eriri rushed onto the track

　　Ying Lili originally thought that she was standing on the same starting line as her mother, except that she was wearing roller skates. However, she never expected that when she was running secretly in roller skates, her mother would overtake her on a corner.

　　Looking at Sayuri who looked a little shy, Eriri fell into silence...

　　Kento held Setsuna in his arms, and the two of them lay on the bed. Kento put his hands tightly around Setsuna's waist, lowered his head and buried his face in Setsuna's hair, smelling the familiar fresh hair scent, and his mood improved a little.

　　"Kento."

　　"Um."

　　"What happened?"

　　Shan Na, who obviously noticed that something was wrong with Kento, slowly opened his mouth and asked Kento something. Kento leaned back slightly and looked at Shan Na in his arms. He was silent for a moment, his eyes wandered to the balcony beside him, and then slowly fell on Shan Na.

　　Tell the girl?

　　If I told her about Sayuri's story, I'm afraid she wouldn't be able to understand what was going on. Even if I told her everything, it would still be quite troublesome.

　　After a brief hesitation, Kento lowered his head sullenly, buried his face in her hair and neck again, and answered in a muffled voice.

　　"I had a nightmare last night and I've been in a bad mood. As expected, only when I hold Setsuna in my arms can I feel at ease."

　　He was not lying. It was indeed because of the dream he had last night that he was a little depressed the whole day. As for meeting Sayuri later, it was also a big reason. However, there was no need to mention Sayuri's matter to Setsuna.

　　Feeling the arms around her and hearing the words of Kento behind her, her mood was a little complicated. For Kento who always seemed very mature, such an attitude made her have a better understanding of him and a greater sense of reality. However, she felt that Kento was not telling the truth completely. She could not produce any evidence to prove it, but she had such a vague intuition in her heart when listening to Kento's words.

　　Holding Setsuna quietly like this, Kento's mood gradually calmed down. When night fell and Qingura Mai returned home, she came to Kento's apartment and saw Kento lying on the bed. She was a little surprised and unexpected for a moment.

　　"What happened to Kento?"

　　He was lying on the bed like an injured child, while his daughter was wearing an apron and preparing dinner. This scene made Qingura Mai feel like a husband who had nothing to do after work, and a wife who took care of household affairs. She had an inexplicable sense of déjà vu.

　　Looking at her daughter who was preparing dinner, Qingura Mai thought about asking Setsuna.

　　"It seems like I had a nightmare at night, and now I'm not in a good mood."

　　"Nightmare?"

　　Qingpu Mai was a little surprised and remembered what she had talked about with Kento yesterday. When she looked at Kento, he was lying on the bed with his eyes lowered, staring at the ceiling with a dejected expression on his face, which was completely different from his usual state.

　　For a moment, Qingpu Wu felt a little curious, so she slowly walked to Kento's side, stretched out her hand in front of him, and waved it gently. Then she saw Kento looking at her standing beside the bed with his half-open eyes.

　　"Miss Wu, you're back."

　　"Well, I'm back."

　　"Thanks for your hard work."

　　"It's fine, but Kento, what happened to you? I heard you had a nightmare?"

　　"...."

　　Knowing that Qingpu Mai might be interested in this matter, Kento was not surprised. Looking at Qingpu Mai beside him, he opened his eyes slightly and nodded.

　　"Um."

　　After taking a look at her daughter who was preparing dinner, Qingpu Mai looked down at Kento in front of her, and slowly squatted down on the edge of the bed. Her hip-hugging short skirt outlined her tight curves. She slowly moved to the side of Kento and whispered in his ear.

　　"Because of that woman?"

　　"…."

　　His body shuddered involuntarily, Kento took a breath, opened his eyes completely, looked at Qingura Mai beside him, and pursed his lips.

　　"Sure enough, you and her have a deep relationship, right?"

　　Kento did not answer this question. He slowly sat up, put on his shoes under the gaze of Qingura Mai, and walked to the kitchen counter to help Setsuna prepare dinner.

　　Seeing Kento who was unwilling to talk about it, Qingpu Mai's expression became more profound. She stared at Kento with her eyes and raised a little arc at the corner of her mouth. She had already made up her mind and asked Kento to tell her the whole story...

　　After dinner, Setsuna and Kiyoura Mai returned home together. Setsuna followed Kiyoura Mai and looked at his mother.

　　"What did you talk about with Kento?"

　　"Um?"

　　"When Kento was lying on the bed, you talked to him about something, right? Otherwise, you wouldn't have come over to me and helped me prepare dinner."

　　"Hmm? Just saying that you can't handle it alone, so you asked him to help, what's wrong?"

　　Looking at his daughter, Setsuna looked sideways at his mother beside him, then withdrew his gaze sullenly and walked forward.

　　"fraud."

　　Watching her walk directly to the door of the apartment, open the door, and enter the house, Qingura Mai couldn't help but slow down her pace. Watching her enter the house, she felt a little concerned. Had she neglected her daughter too much recently?

　　"Did you notice anything?"

　　Qingpu Mai shook her head gently, then went into the house, closed the door, asked Setsuna to take a shower first, and she quietly returned to her room.

　　He opened his closet and took out a shopping bag that caught his eye.

　　She reached out and took out the clothes in the shopping bag. They were brand new hollow lace underwear that she had bought recently when she passed by a store on her way home from get off work. A smile appeared on her face.

　　"And this…"

　　Looking at the underwear casually placed aside, Qingura Mai picked up the clothes that she had stuffed at the bottom of the shopping bag, and her face couldn't help but blush.

　　Setsuna entered the bathroom first, and walked out half an hour later. After hearing her daughter's voice, Qingura Mai put the shopping bags back into her closet, walked out of the bathroom with a calm expression, smiled and told Setsuna to go to bed early, and then went into the bathroom.

　　Watching her mother enter the bathroom, Setsuna stood in the living room for a moment, then quietly returned to her room...

　　At 1 a.m., the sound of a ringtone beside her ear made Qingpu Mai open her eyes. The faint sound of the alarm clock probably couldn't be heard in the room, but it was enough to wake Qingpu Mai up even though she was not asleep at all.

　　Lifting the quilt, Qingpu Mai tiptoed to her closet, took out the bag inside, put on her home clothes, and walked gently to the door. In the darkness, she glanced towards the equally dark living room and confirmed that her daughter should still be asleep.

　　After slowly walking to the living room, Qingpu Wu followed the faint moonlight and came to the door in the darkness. She unlocked the door nervously. When a "click" sound was heard, she felt her heart was about to stop beating and looked back at her daughter's room.

　　"Very good, Setsuna is still sleeping, this noise should not wake her up."

　　Pursing her lips, Qingpu Mai gently pushed the door open, then walked out of the room gently and closed her door gently -

　　"call--"

　　The moment she closed the door, Qingpu Mai breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the surrounding environment. After leaving the house, she could see more clearly with the street lights and moonlight outside. Qingpu Mai slowly left her home with a bag in her hand, walked up the stairs to the door of Kento Apartment opposite, and pressed the doorbell.

　　After Setsuna and Kiyoura Mai left, Kento, feeling cold and lonely, sat alone at his desk and wrote his manuscript, which was about 5,000 words long. At around ten o'clock, he could not resist the sleepiness, so he lay down on his bed and fell asleep leisurely.

　　When Kento fell asleep, he dreamed that he was in a spacious and bright room. Figures would appear beside him from time to time. They were figures that seemed familiar yet unfamiliar to him. He could vaguely see familiar features on them, and they were holding children in their arms.

　　"The future... no, it's just a dream, right?"

　　Kento immediately realized the unreasonableness, but did not rush to wake up from the dream. Instead, he let the dream gradually conform to his wishes. He lived a simple and happy life in the dream, and he showed a slight smile while lying on the bed.

　　When the dream developed to the point where his children had grown up and he was taking some time off from his busy schedule to sneak into his lover's home to meet her secretly, the ringing of the doorbell shattered the dream. He woke up completely, opened his sleepy eyes, looked towards the door of his house, and sat up tiredly.

　　Ding Dong——

　　The doorbell kept ringing. Kento got up from the bed and slowly walked to the door. When he opened the door, he saw Qingura Mai standing at the door.

　　"What time is it?"

　　"About 1 o'clock."