Chapter 171 If you like it, you just like it
"Ah~ It's raining. It's raining."

"Did you bring an umbrella, Hui-chan?"

"I brought it, I brought it. It's in the classroom."

"Goodbye, Mr. Fujii~"

"Well, bye. Go home slowly. The roads are slippery in the rain."

"Okay~~"

After watching the two female classmates leave together, Fujii Itsuki stood up and began to pack his briefcase.

He was the last one to leave the office, locking the door and preparing to go and see if there were any students still staying in the classroom during the rain.

Walking on the corridor leading to the Moon Tower, witnessing Tachibana Kita in the rain.

Fujii Itsuki's thoughts at this moment were as vague and hazy as the cold rain in July.

The dean was settled in last night.

As soon as the expert invited by the Matsumae family arrived in Sapporo, he immediately examined the director and then began to work on the surgical plan.

This efficiency
If I were alone instead.
It is impossible to provide such good treatment conditions for the dean.

Fujii Itsuki was thinking, if the Matsumae family extended an olive branch to him again next time and asked him to get engaged to Kokoharu, how would he refuse?

Do you want to use Chitose as an excuse?

If I decline this request, I'm afraid I'll have to repay the Matsumae family for the rest of my life.
If you agree
To be honest, putting Chitose aside for the time being, Fujii Itsuki felt that it was not impossible for him to agree to the Matsumae family.

Is it really okay to just agree to the Matsumae family?
Isn't this a continuation of the tragedy that happened to the professor?
In the end, no changes were made at all, it was just that Xinchun accidentally matched with the person she liked.

Can this be considered salvation?

All kinds of questions plague my mind.

The more he thought about it, the more Fujii Itsuki felt that his outrageous idea of ​​"having it all" yesterday might actually be able to solve the emotional problems between everyone.

Since everyone can't live without me, then no one should leave.

We build a home together in harmony.

Even though it is very abnormal for this society, isn't this kind of harmonious and mutual assistance what everyone expects?

This idea is really scary.

Fujii Itsuki was unable to refute or find a better solution for a moment.

Thinking about this, Fujii Itsuki unknowingly walked to the door of the second-grade class A. Matsumae Shinchun was standing by the window, staring blankly at the playground.

The wind blowing in from the open window gently touched her straight long brown hair, and along with it, her blue bow tie and the pleated skirt under her sailor uniform also fluttered.

She just stood by the window, staring out.

This scene seemed to have touched upon something deep within Fujii Itsuki's heart.

This reminded him of Shinharu Matsumae on a snowy day.

Fujii Itsuki remembered that day she was wearing the Chihaya robe of the shrine maiden and the snow-capped crown, and was reminiscing about her mother.

The back of Xinchun.
It means she is a bit lonely.

Fujii Itsuki did not talk to her immediately, but instead noticed the textbooks, notebooks and exercise books on the desk next to her.

this amount
Fujii Itsuki was surprised.

Chinese, mathematics, foreign languages, geography and history.
All courses with final exams are included here.

The textbooks were filled with dense notes, and the draft papers were filled with arithmetic and various formulas.
The notebook on the table was flipping.

At the same time, Fujii Itsuki's emotions were also surging.

He was frowning. He had a vague idea of ​​what so many assignments meant, but he still couldn't grasp the key point.

Fujii Itsuki looked at the girl's back and shouted:
"Matsumae——"

But he suddenly paused and changed his tone, becoming softer.

"Xinchun."

Matsumae Shinharu turned around and saw that it was Fujii Itsuki. Her face showed three parts of surprise, three parts of melancholy, and three parts of joy. The rest was respect and politeness.

"Teacher Fujii!"

The girl quickly put her hands together and bowed her head to him.

"Why aren't you going home at this hour?"

".Xinchun was studying for her final exams and accidentally forgot the time."

"A bit unhappy?"

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"Xinchun?"

Fujii Itsuki's question made Matsumae Shinharu notice his address. The teacher called him by his name, not "Matsumae-san".

This is in school.
"No, there are only two of us in the classroom now."

"But."

"Or would you rather I call you Matsumae-san in private, Xinchun?"

"Then it's better to call her 'Xinchun' in private."

The girl's voice became quieter.

"Let's go."

"Ah?" Matsumae Shinchun didn't react.

"You must have not brought an umbrella today, otherwise why would you stand here and watch the rain for so long?"

“The teacher knows.”

"I can see your predicament from the way you stand by the window and watch the rain for such a long time. Come on, don't be polite to me."

Matsumae Shinchun was a little hesitant, "But, teacher, what if our schoolmates see us on the street? After all, we are under the same umbrella."

"That's right, then you take the umbrella and I'll walk to the bus stop."

"How can this be possible? This makes it difficult for you, teacher."

"So, Xinchun, sometimes you don't have to worry too much. You didn't bring an umbrella, so I can use mine to take you to the bus stop and send you home. What's wrong with that?"

"Teacher Fujii said this"

Fujii Itsuki smiled: "No need to worry so much"

Having said this, Matsumae Shinchun had no choice but to agree.

After the girl packed her schoolbag and homework, the two of them went to the door of the Moon Tower to change their shoes and stood under the eaves.

Fujii Itsuki looked up at the dark clouds in the sky and smiled again:

"Rainy days usually bring bad moods, right? Not to mention the sudden dark incident yesterday."

"." The girl just lowered her head beside him and did not reply.

Fujii Itsuki opened his umbrella and looked at Matsumae Shinchun for a second longer. After inviting her under his umbrella, the child remained in this state.

"Let's go then."

"Yeah." Matsumae Shinchun still lowered her head.

There was a drizzle in the sky.

The haze is lingering, always bringing with it a slight chill.

Although it is cloudy, it is a different feeling to be under the same umbrella with a beautiful girl on a rainy day.

Xinchun beside me seemed to be a little worried.

This forced Fujii Itsuki to pay more attention to her and look at her while holding the umbrella.

The little blue scarf lay quietly on her full chest over her white sailor uniform, rising and falling slightly with her even breathing.

Occasionally, the nose is filled with the scent of a young girl, with a floral aroma.

This is completely different from the scent of Xiao Jiuhua and Qiansui.

The smell is cold, yet sobering.

The smell of cold rain and the continuous "patter" sound of raindrops on the umbrella made it seem as if she was the only one left in this world.

Fujii Itsuki couldn't help but talk to her.

"Xinchun."

"Ok?"

"Are you worried?"

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"The teacher said, if you have any problem, you can talk to the teacher directly."

Matsumae Xinchun still lowered her head, "But this time, Xinchun feels like even if I tell Mr. Fujii, it won't have any effect."

"How do you know if you don't tell me?"

".Then I want to marry the teacher, is that ok?"

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Fujii Itsuki choked. He really had no answer to this.

Most other children would get discouraged at this time and act like “I expected this.” But Xinchun is different. She would blame herself first.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to threaten the teacher. It's just..."

The girl only said half of her words weakly and stopped talking.

Although she didn't finish her words, Fujii Itsuki could still vaguely sense her mood.

She was sad and a little bit inferior.

Does this mean that she feels that she will never get a "response"?

Responding is more than just answering.

And the meaning of the word "love".

atmosphere
The atmosphere on this rainy day.
It's a bit heavy.

Fujii Itsuki cleared his throat and said, "How about I go to your house today?"

".Isn't Xiaoyue still at the teacher's house?"

"Yue is in Sapporo. On the one hand, doesn't she have her modeling work? She has to go there occasionally to take photos. On the other hand, the dean is also in Sapporo. She doesn't have to go to school at the moment, so she can go see the dean."

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"Xinchun doesn't welcome me?" "No, of course not!"

Matsumae Shinchun almost lifted her shoulder bag with both hands. Her eyes with teardrop moles were particularly bright, big and beautiful under the gray rain curtain.

"It's just that I don't have anything good prepared at home right now, and Xinchun doesn't think we can entertain the teacher well."

"Xinchun, do you think that Senior Brother would care about this? You are studying hard for your final exams, so I can help you with your homework."

"OK then."

"Why are you still reluctant?"

"Really do not have!"

Seeing that Matsumae Shinharu emphasized this point so seriously, Fujii Itsuki smiled and took her onto the bus.

After getting off the car, Fujii Itsuki returned to Matsumae Shinchun's temporary hut, which was very close to Kuka's house. He put away his umbrella, put on slippers, and walked into the living room.

As soon as I entered the living room, I saw a big-tailed fox lying lazily on the sofa and sleeping.

When it saw someone coming back, it didn't even blink.

"Is Baihua going to hibernate?"

"Ah?" Matsumae Xinchun took a look and explained, "No, Master Baihua is just resting."

"Why does it look so listless? It was so energetic before."

".Master Bai Hua said Xinchun was too stupid and didn't want to teach her."

"what is this?"

Fujii Itsuki could see that Xinchun was worried now, and her response to him was not as enthusiastic as before, but she was still somewhat happy about his arrival.

She quickly brought out the mousse cake she had made earlier, paired it with some tea that she had carefully prepared, and finally sat down obediently opposite.

Because the tea was different from what she had drunk before, Fujii Itsuki aroused her interest after chatting with her for a few words, and she kept covering her face with her hands to laugh.

". I still had the most fun chatting with Mr. Fujii."

"Really? Anyway, we've almost finished our tea, how about we start studying?"

"Okay!"

The girl went to get her exercise book quite briskly, then came and sat down next to Fujii Itsuki with a pile of textbooks, notebooks, workbooks, and test papers.

"Which subject do you find most difficult right now?"

"I don't quite understand some of the questions on Math Bar, such as the regression line equation and some variants of extreme value inequalities."

“Then learn mathematics first.”

"it is good!"

Matsumae Shinchun happily agreed, as if all the gloom of the past few days had been swept away.

She was very serious when studying, because Mr. Fujii also taught very seriously. He taught her carefully where the mistakes were, what logic to use, and where to guide her.

Matsumae Shinchun liked it most when he would lean close to her shoulder and point at the questions and explain them to her.

At this time, we are getting along the closest.
It's so embarrassing.

"Now Xinchun can tell me what's on your mind, right?"

Fujii Itsuki's sudden question prevented Matsumae Shinchun from reacting for the first two seconds, but then she immediately understood the cause and effect of it all.

"Then the teacher takes care of me so much because he noticed my mood?"

"Of course not," Fujii Itsuki replied casually, "You are just a kid whose face is almost covered with the word loneliness. If I don't keep you company, you will probably say something sad to me again."

"But. But"

The girl hesitated.

"Teacher Fujii noticed that Xinchun was sad, so he came to Xinchun's house to accompany her. Isn't that...not good...?"

Fujii Itsuki laughed: "You still feel that I haven't always taken care of you, so you are a little angry, right?"

"No. Xinchun doesn't dare."

"Xinchun, you don't have to hide anything when you talk to me. Just tell me what you really think."

When Matsumae Shinchun heard what he said, she felt relieved.

The girl puffed up her face slightly, raised her eyes slightly, and looked at him, muttering with a little complaint:

".Fujii-sensei has been hiding from Xinchun these days, Xinchun is very sad."

"How sad can it be?"

".The kind that would secretly wipe away tears when sleeping alone at night."

"Don't you have Bai Hua with you?"

"Master Bai Hua can't give me a hug like a brother."

"Ugh——!"

"Look, Bai Hua is jealous."

".But what Xinchun said is the truth."

When this kid is sad, he's really sad.

I feel like I'm in tears all day long, but I'm trying hard not to let anyone notice.

When she's happy, she's also kind of cute and straightforward.

Since the girl had just said those words, Fujii Itsuki naturally had to show some reaction, using a smile and some subtle gestures to indicate that she could come closer.

Matsumae Shinchun was very happy.

But I was a reserved child, so I moved towards him timidly, until they were almost close to each other, then I threw myself into his arms.

The girl seemed to be breathing in his arms.

"still."

"Call the teacher."

"Yeah," the girl agreed softly, closing her eyes, her voice sounding like she was enjoying it, "It's still warmer in the teacher's arms."

"Is that so?" Fujii Itsuki hugged her and could only feel the girl's close dependence on him.

This action of snuggling in my arms is so cute.

"Teacher wants to ask Matsumae-san something. Are you willing to answer?"

"Um"

"What's with all the exercise books in school? I don't remember that many homework assignments in school."

“I bought it at the bookstore myself.”

"What are you trying so hard for?"

"So that the teacher can see me."

"See you?"

"Hasn't the teacher been trying to stay away from Xinchun these days? Whenever Xinchun sends the teacher a cake, the teacher always refuses. Xinchun is often alone at home, so I keep wondering if the teacher is afraid of me and doesn't want to contact me anymore.

“I’m afraid of this.

"So I thought about the midterm exam. That time, I got the first place in the whole school. The teacher gave me a reward, encouragement and a cake. I have never thought that a cake can be so delicious.
"So, I want to maintain my No. 1 position this time and get praised again. Even just a little bit will do."

Do you try so hard to show yourself off just because you want attention and praise?

Spring in my heart.
How come you're becoming more and more like a child?

Fujii Itsuki felt a little touched. On the one hand, he really felt Xinchun's loneliness, and on the other hand, he felt that he had not cared enough about her these days and had even rejected her.

It was like she had been abandoned.

To be honest, Fujii Itsuki still thinks that he shouldn't have agreed to Xinchun.

But the reality is that he doesn't want to give up on her now.

Is it because he feels pity for her, loves her, or is he attracted by her youth and beauty?
Maybe a little bit of both.
In order to confirm this, Fujii Itsuki reached out and touched Matsumae Shinchun's face with his index finger.

She was caught off guard by this somewhat sudden movement.

The cool wind brought with it a drizzle of rain. Even though the window was not open, the rain seemed to blow in and touch the girl's increasingly shy face.

"teacher?"

The eyes were bright and clear, and the voice was weak and tiny.

She blushed.

Cute, really cute.

He is also very similar to the professor I admired in the past.

Fujii Itsuki's heart was indeed moved, and he roughly confirmed his own feelings.

In fact, there is no need to worry too much, right?
Like is like.

I can't give up. I can't give up.

Whether it is this heart or the promise already made to this child.

Fujii Itsuki withdrew his hand from the girl's cheek.

"Xinchun, do you want to come over again?"

".Huh? Still. Need to get a little closer?"

"If you don't want to, you can keep it as it is."

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Matsumae Shinchun looked at him with a red face, hesitated for two seconds, and then took the initiative to approach him.

She thought that was all, but she didn't expect the other party to say:

"How about sitting on my lap?"

"On the legs?"

"Well, sit right in front of me. The way a father holds his daughter, understand?"

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There is no problem with this, but I am already so old, is this...is this appropriate?

"Xinchun?"

When faced with Fujii Itsuki's repeated questioning, Matsumae Shinharu's heart was in her throat, but the person she liked was right in front of her, and invited her like this.
Can you refuse?
The answer is of course no.

Matsumae Shinchun followed her skirt and blushed as she sat in front of him, in his arms, with her back to him.
(End of this chapter)