Chapter 211 The relationship that cannot be hidden
The second day in Okinawa.

After having a special Okinawan seafood dinner at noon, Fujii Itsuki took a walk along the beach and gradually walked towards the place that Matsumae Shinharu told him.

"Teacher~"

The voice behind me sounded a little naughty.

When I turned around, I saw that Matsumae Shinchun had followed me without me noticing.

She was wearing a blue and red floral swimsuit.

Thin shoulder straps and back straps crisscrossed her white back.

A bow was tied with a string just below the middle of her upper body. Her breasts were the same size as seen in the photo, and the swimsuit barely covered her skin and collarbone, which was dazzlingly white.

There is also a beautiful fish-man line on the belly.

"I bought these clothes in Otaru before coming to Okinawa. My family never lets me wear these clothes."

Matsumae Shinchun was a little embarrassed and placed her clasped hands in front of her.

"Then why did you wear it out today?"

"Teacher, are you asking this question even though you already know the answer?"

Fujii Itsuki couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth, "I didn't say I like swimsuits."

"The teacher didn't say he didn't like it."

Matsumae Shinchun slowly approached, one step at a time, two steps at a time, all the while looking directly into his eyes.

Fujii Itsuki was forced to take a step back, and because of her gentle movement of lifting her hair back, she saw the clear cleavage.

Matsumae Shinchun smiled gently:

“The teacher is not honest at all.”

"Cough cough."

This child, when did he become so naughty?

"Well, well," Fujii Itsuki quickly changed the subject, "How about we go to the left? There are fewer people on the beach over there?"

"If Fujii-sensei is not honest, Kokoro will go back."

"Aren't you going to play with me this afternoon?"

Matsumae Shinharu puffed up her cheeks, "But the teacher is not honest at all in front of Shinharu!"

"What does it mean to be honest?"

"You should speak your heart out earnestly and sincerely about your feelings."

Fujii Itsuki laughed.

It's very strange. After being with Xinchun recently, Fujii Itsuki feels that he has lived in vain all these years and is being led by a little girl.

But deep down I really like hanging out with her.

"Let's go shopping first."

"Teacher, please don't avoid the topic."

"It looks good, Xinchun looks really beautiful. I remember there is a seaside shopping street near the beach on the island. There is no problem with your clothes. Let's go shopping." Fujii Itsuki walked in front.

".Teacher, it seems a bit perfunctory."

Fujii Itsuki turned around to look at her and smiled, "If you don't want to go, how about going to the multi-purpose hall to practice violin in the afternoon?"

Hearing this, Matsumae Xinchun walked over to him in two or three steps and said with a smile: "It's all right, but compared to practicing, Xinchun still prefers shopping with the teacher."

The two set off side by side.

This was Fujii Itsuki's first time visiting a seaside store.

The style is full of unique Austronesian style and strong Ryukyu cultural atmosphere.

For example, there is a stone wall made of coral stones not far away, and bananas and pineapples are planted in the courtyard, giving it a very exotic feel.

Fujii Itsuki studied Ryukyu culture during his university years. For example, traditional Ryukyu buildings generally have red tile roofs, which help to withstand strong winds and are usually built of coral stone or wood.
While shopping, Fujii Itsuki shared these things with Matsumae Shinchun as knowledge.

"Then teacher, why are there lion statues on top of these houses?"

Fujii Itsuki looked up at the roof tiles.

"Oh, this, this is called a guardian lion, generally known as a Shisa, it is a form of prayer for the people, used to protect the house from bad luck."

"The teacher is indeed knowledgeable."

"No, I just read a few more books when I was in college."

In fact, the only one who can be praised for sharing such boring knowledge is a young girl like Kokoharu, right?
Adults usually look down on it because it is really useless.

Fujii Itsuki continued to take Matsumae Shinchun to the seaside shops.

Occasionally, when Fujii Itsuki comes across some local specialties, such as sea grapes, golden chugao, purple sweet potato sago, etc., he will buy some for Xinchun to eat.

Then when she held the food in her hands and ate it slowly with her little mouth, I would tell her the history of these things. Every time I finished telling her, I could see her eyes lighting up.

"How does Mr. Fujii know so much?"

"I chose liberal arts in college. Kyoto University is a famous research university, so when there are special research topics, everyone has to choose something as the research topic."

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"Huh? What's wrong?"

Matsumae Shinchun smiled, glanced at him, then stared at the purple potato stork in her hand, "Nothing, I just think it's nice to hang out with Mr. Fujii. Even if it's the most ordinary shopping, I can always learn something new."

To be honest, Fujii Itsuki felt like he was just showing off his knowledge.

After I finished speaking, I thought back on my clumsy showing off and felt quite ashamed, but Xinchun didn't feel that way.

She only thinks that she is very good and knows everything.

She listened carefully to everything that was said, and when the topic occasionally came up with more popular knowledge, she could still follow the subject.

Fujii Itsuki believes that this feeling of having a close friend who is always on the same wavelength as him is rare.

Is this something I like about her?

Continue shopping.

The more things you encounter, the deeper the feeling I just mentioned.

The uncle who was selling pork chop rice balls at the stall smiled and said that the two were a perfect match, and joked that he had really found a beautiful girlfriend with a great figure.

girlfriend?
This makes Xinchun feel embarrassed.

"Did the boss just now think that I was only eighteen years old?"

"Xinchun thinks you look a lot like the teacher."

Xinchun said this to take care of herself, but Fujii Itsuki knew it very well.

The difference between eighteen and twenty-eight.

There is a ten-year age difference between Xinchun and I, and it is still easy to tell the difference with the naked eye.

A girlfriend who is ten years younger than you?
Fujii Itsuki couldn't help but secretly observe the girl next to him, whose shoulders were so delicate and petite.

Sometimes I really feel that I can't match her age and immaturity.

Even when I stand next to her, there is a sense of distance due to the age gap between us.

She is sin.

But she was like Pandora's box and the apple in the Garden of Eden, always emitting unparalleled temptation to this adult man who was almost unwanted by anyone.

Matsumae Shinchun seemed to have noticed something at this time and smiled at him gently:
"Does the teacher want to be pampered?"

Fujii Itsuki wanted to refuse, but then he saw the teardrop mole under the girl's right eye.
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"Teacher, please find a place first."

".Where?"

"It must be a place where I can coax the teacher into submission."

This is really shameful.

But I just can't refuse.

It was broad daylight and there was no good place to go. I walked and walked and happened to return to the hostel. Seeing that there was no one there, I went back to the room.

Fujii Itsuki even looked to see if Muzi was in the room next door.

Fortunately, he is not here.

He invited the girl into the room.

In private space, the girl's swimsuit is even more conspicuous.

I don’t know if Xinchun has practiced her manners too much, but even in a swimsuit, she looks like a little princess, dignified and elegant.

And the little princess now took off her beach shoes on her own initiative.

Barefoot, he sat on the cold floor, on the mat where Fujii Itsuki slept at night.

She looked at Fujii Itsuki and just patted the seat next to her gently. When she came to her senses, Fujii Itsuki had already sat down next to her.

Matsumae Shinchun untied her hair, bit the hairband, and then tied it up again into a high ponytail.

He didn't know whether the girl did it on purpose or not, but her chest never left his sight.

After the previous two times, Matsumae Shinharu only had a slight blush on her face this time.

She reached for the rope tied behind her back and pulled.

"I just noticed there's a mole on the right side, too."

".I thought the teacher had already noticed it."

“I never dared to look closely before.”

".What now?"

"Now. Xinchun, put it on and just sit with me for a while."

"Huh? Why?"

"I'll just lean on you for a while."

Matsumae Shinharu agreed with confusion and a slight blush, and Fujii Itsuki rested his head on her thighs and closed his eyes.

You don't have to do anything extra, just lean on it.

Feel the softness of her skin and the gentle warmth she conveys. Fall asleep.

This relationship is, to be honest, very strange.

But why can't I escape?

Is it because I had no parents in the past and was abandoned in the pine forest when I was born?

Ever since I began to know this world, I have learned the truth that I was abandoned.

I always like to stare at a place in a trance, and I always like to lie by the shabby window of the welfare home and listen to the rain.
At that time, I had no idea why I liked rainy days.

Why do you like to listen to the sound of rain hitting the glass and washing the trees?
Now that I think about it, this is probably what is called “loneliness”.

Because compared to the warm sunny days, the heavy rainy days are more suitable for me.

I can find the same sense of belonging in the deserted streets on rainy days.

The feeling that Xinchun gave herself at this time.
Is it this elusive sense of belonging?
Fujii Itsuki didn't know when he woke up. It was only when he saw the sky starting to darken outside the window that he realized that the afternoon had already passed.

He propped himself up and then saw the girl smiling at him. She was still sitting in the same position as before, without moving at all.

Fujii Itsuki was stunned.

".Xinchun, you didn't move at all the whole afternoon?"

"I'm afraid to disturb your rest, teacher."

Fujii Itsuki was speechless, "Thank you."

"Why is Mr. Fujii always so polite?"

"Xi Que's wife brought food to her husband. She raised the bowl above her head and handed it to her husband respectfully, and Xi Que returned the favor with the same courtesy."

"I know this. It's the origin of the story 'Respect each other like guests', right?"

"Correct."

"So Mr. Fujii is saying that we are now husband and wife?"

"It's still early."

".The teacher is really too much!"

Fujii Itsuki smiled.

But to be honest, spending an afternoon with Xinchun in such a plain and simple way did give me a sense of happiness as a couple.

"It's getting late, how about we go have dinner first?"

"It's a pity that I can't eat with the teacher."

"Yeah. Also, remember to change out of your swimsuit. Don't wear it when you eat."

"understood."

Fujii Itsuki opened the door later and saw Matsumae Shinchun off. Before leaving, the child stood on tiptoe at the door to kiss him on the cheek.

"The teacher looked like a child when he was sleeping on Xinchun's thigh just now."

After saying that, she went to the next room with a blushing face.

Fujii Itsuki just felt that this parting kiss was very sweet.

Looking at the place where Xinchun disappeared.

He could still recall the fact that he had slept on her lap for the entire afternoon.

Does this mean that I can also have a complete family?
Live happily, trust each other happily, and build a family of your own happily.

Then find a perfect time to jointly conceive a child of both of them.

I worked so hard in the orphanage, tried so hard to become a teacher, and tried so hard to get into Kyoto University.
It seems that he really just wants a happiness that belongs to him alone.

After thinking about this, Fujii Itsuki smiled faintly, but he never expected that as soon as he turned around, he saw Jiuhuayue with a very complicated expression and her hands still pressed against the wall at the end of the corridor.

She has been looking here all the time.

She was also wearing a swimsuit that fitted her figure perfectly.

Fujii Itsuki saw her, and the moment their eyes met, the girl turned and walked away.

Something bad
Fujii Itsuki quickly chased after him.

But when he ran out of the hostel, Jiuhuayue had already disappeared on the crowded beach.

Fujii Itsuki hurried back to the room, took out his cell phone and called her.

[beep.]
[beep.]
[beep.]
But all the tones are busy.

Fujii Itsuki was a little anxious.

What should I do?
Fujii Itsuki was just about to call Akai Muko and ask her to help find Jiuhua, but he didn't expect that the child sent him a line the next second.

[Come find me on the beach.]
Fujii Itsuki immediately went to the beach again.

At this time, most of the tourists had gone to eat, and the flow of people on the crowded beaches was also decreasing. Fujii Itsuki walked along the beach and finally saw Jiuhuayue in a corner of the beach where there was almost no one.

She hugged her legs and squatted on the beach.

Fujii Itsuki approached her with mixed feelings.

Listening to Haitao, I originally wanted to explain and comfort her, but what I saw was her turning back and glaring at me.

"It's very comfortable to sleep against Xinchun's thighs, right?"

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"Why don't you speak?"

"I have nothing to say."

"Now you are not only a perverted uncle, but also a scumbag uncle!"

Jiu Huayue raised her thin arms and punched him in the chest, then hugged her legs and sulked.

Fujii Itsuki noticed the beautiful swimsuit she was wearing and spoke to comfort her.

After talking for a while, her mood seemed to improve. Fujii Itsuki wanted to reach out and hold her hand, but surprisingly, she did not refuse.

Jiuhuayue faced the waves and the sunset, buried half of her face in her folded arms, and complained:
".I knew that your relationship with Xinchun was not that simple."

"Guessed?"

"What else? In fact, I suspected from the beginning that even if Xinchun was very brave, she wouldn't dare to do that to you. That would only make you hate her and stay away from her. She's not such a tactless person. She's a very, very, very smart vixen!"

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Jiu Huayue looked down at her toes that were wet by the waves, "Then when you heard my mom propose to you last time at the orphanage, you didn't seem that happy either."

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At this time, Fujii Itsuki could only listen patiently.

The sight of Jiuhuayue hugging her legs while standing alone on the beach at sunset looked pitiful enough.

".I like you so much, uncle. Do you like me?"

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"Uncle, I want to hear your answer."

Jiu Huayue may have felt that what she said was not serious enough, so she added:

"Ever since I realized that I liked you, uncle, I always think of what you look like.

"I like to secretly watch you from behind, and occasionally when I see you smiling at the podium, I think you are so handsome.

"I feel happy when you teach me the instrument skills seriously in school, and I feel happy when I eat the dinner you cook at home. It is even happier to clean the house with you.

“I am happy when you call my name, and even happier when you call me.

"When I have nothing to do, I will imagine being with you, watching shark movies with you, shopping with you, you buying me delicious food, putting hairpins on me, and praising me for being pretty and good-looking.
"I often dream about you at night, and when I wake up in the morning, all I think about is your name.

"Uncle, I like you so much. So, do you like me?"

The girl looked at him with expectation, eyes that seemed to be shedding tears.

Fujii Itsuki just felt that something in the world was always sad.

In fact, isn’t it the same when I’m with Jiuhua?

I like how she always urges herself to make her bed in the morning, and I like the frown on her face when she sees that she hasn’t tidied her room.

Also, when I go shopping with her, I feel relaxed unconsciously when I see her smile.

These are indeed true.

Fujii Itsuki was also very grateful to her. It was with her encouragement that he began to consciously choose not to smoke, change bad habits, and accompany himself through those lonely nights in the beginning.

"Yeah, I like it."

"Really?" Jiuhuayue asked back.

"of course it's true."

Jiuhuayue wiped away her tears and hugged his legs again, but this time, she muttered to Fujii Itsuki:

"What about the matter between you and Xinchun?"

".I don't want to lie to you, Xiaoyue, it's almost the same as Xinchun."

Jiu Huayue retracted her gaze and pouted: "I know now, uncle, you are a wavering scumbag, now wavering between me and Xinchun. The feelings for both sides are real, but I still don't know who to choose, and I don't want to hurt either of us."

Fujii Itsuki breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that Xiao Jiuhua was not hit hard, but just didn't figure out some things.

"But, even though I understand, I won't compromise on this!"

"Xiaoyue, you..." Fujii Itsuki smiled bitterly, "What do you want to do?"

"You will fall in love with me! Then I will expel the fox Xinchun from my territory. Not a single hair will be left!"

"Xiaoyue"

"Anyway, we don't have a clear relationship right now, so I can't interfere with your affairs. Anyway, I will regard everything Xinchun does to get close to you as a means to win your heart. Expel! Expel! I will expel all of them from your heart without leaving a single one behind!"

After Jiuhuayue finished speaking, she stood up and at the same time took Fujii Shu's hand and pulled him up.

"What is Xiaoyue going to do?"

"Come on, have dinner with me!"

Xiao Jiuhua, you are too strong.

"My treat!"

".real?"

"Uncle, eat as much as you want! I'll pay!"

"What if the students in the club see us?"

"Then I will tell them that I like Mr. Fujii! I am pursuing you!"

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Fujii Itsuki was speechless.

The girl led him all the way to the restaurant.

She actually treated me to a big dinner.

Fujii Itsuki couldn't tell whether this was good or bad.

I thought Jiuhuayue would be heartbroken.

Unexpectedly, this aroused her fighting spirit even more.

Judging from the enthusiasm with which he eats, he seems to be determined to fight Xinchun to the end.

"Eat slowly, eat slowly."

"No! Only when you are full can you have the strength to beat that fox! I am so mad today. She wanted to ask you out in a swimsuit, but she got there first. She is really a vixen! She must have done something secretly!"

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Fujii Itsuki looked at Jiuhuayue who kept stuffing food into her mouth and fell silent.

(End of this chapter)