Chapter 278 What is lacking most is initiative
Before sending Shinharu Matsumae to the bus.

"Teacher Muzi."

"Anything else you want to ask?"

"It's nothing. Teacher Muzi likes Teacher Fujii, right?"

".You have asked this question many times. I can only reply that it is definitely the case, and it still is now. On the contrary, Xinchun, what do you want to ask?"

"Then, Mr. Muzi, do you know how Mr. Fujii views you now?"

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Akai Muzi fell silent.

The image of Fujii Itsuki coming to the hospital to see her immediately flashed through her mind.

Akai Muzi couldn't describe what kind of expression that was, but since he said he was leaving, he must have felt reluctant in his heart.

"Xinchun, what do you want to say?"

"Actually, I think Mr. Fujii still has feelings for you, Mr. Muzi."

"." Akai Muzi didn't say anything, just looked at the girl.

Matsumae Xinchun sighed deliberately, "It's strange. It's obvious that Mr. Fujii still has some feelings for you, Mr. Muzi, but I think this is normal. After all, you are my first love. I also asked my teacher about your past, which sounds really enviable."

".How did he show what you said, Xinchun?"

"Talking in your sleep."

"daydream?"

"Yes, Mr. Fujii sometimes talks in his sleep these days, and occasionally calls out 'Muzi' or something like that."

"You're not angry next to me?"

"No," Matsumae Shinchun greeted the other person with her eyes and answered as a matter of course, "Usually when the teacher talks in his sleep like this, I would ask him what he dreamed about after he wakes up, and he would answer me truthfully. Since he answered truthfully, I think since the teacher is so sincere to me, I shouldn't be so narrow-minded and get angry with him for this, right?"

Akai Muzi was speechless again after hearing what Matsumae Shinharu said.

How open-minded is this child?

Akai Muzi recalled the scene she had just seen in the classroom.

She had a question that she really wanted to ask Xinchun, but she was a little embarrassed to ask.

Matsumae Shinchun saw Muzi's concerns and said:
"If you want to say something, Teacher Muzi, just say it. It's okay."

"Ahem. It's mainly you, Xinchun, and Ashu."

"So this is what Teacher Muzi wanted to ask." Matsumae Shinchun said with a little shyness.

"No, it's okay! If you don't want to answer, then it's okay."

Matsumae Shinharu glanced at Akai Muko for a moment, then waved at her gently, motioning her to put her ear closer.

Akai Muzi was still a little hesitant at first, but she was really curious, and because of what she saw in the classroom, she felt a little moved, so she put her ear close to it.

Chirp, chirp, chirp.

The girl blushed and said a lot of words in her ear.

After hearing this, Akai Muzi was even more shocked.

".Is it true? It's so late, and he still takes you to the park to tutor your homework?!"

"Well, the teacher is very diligent, right?"

"No, no. Xinchun, how could you agree to this? How could Ashu agree to this? It's so late, he should be taking you home!"

"Actually," Matsumae Shinchun lowered her rosy face and replied in a low voice, "That was Xiaoyue's suggestion. Chitose, the teacher and I all thought that we should go home so late."

".Then you still agree."

"In fact, Xinchun is still looking forward to some things that she has never experienced before. Hmm, I guess we can say that, right?"

"Then you agreed?"

"Well, Xinchun agreed. After actually trying it, she felt really good. Satsuki Chitose and the others were also very happy."

cluck cluck
Akai Muko could even hear the sound of her own heartbeat. Looking at the blushing and sweet face of Xinchun, she had many images in an instant, and there was even a hint of anticipation in her heart.

its not right!
Muzi, ah, Muzi!
What are you thinking about!
Matsumae Shinchun noticed the details of Teacher Muzi's face and smiled secretly in her heart.

So the girl took advantage of the victory and whispered in Akai Muzi's ear:

“In fact, we now have regular study sessions.”

".Study session?"

"Yes, because Chitose and Satsuki's grades have dropped significantly recently, Mr. Fujii will provide special tutoring and training at home. I think this study session is still very scary. After all, if you can't solve the questions, you will be punished."

Akai Muzi: “.”

The air was silent for a long time.

"Heart Spring."

"Ah."

"Why are you telling me this?"

Matsumae Shinchun pinched her chin and thought, "It should be considered as a desire to share, with a bit of showing off, just like when I was a kid and bought a nice toy, I couldn't help but share it with people I knew so that I could get their attention and gain joy.

"I think Muzi-sensei will definitely pay attention to Fujii-sensei's affairs, and I will definitely see Muzi-sensei's surprised expression, which makes me feel a little happy, so please allow me to sincerely apologize here, Muzi-sensei."

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this.
This, this, this.
Akai Muzi sighed inwardly.

What should she comment on?
Matsumae Shinharu, who is always a good girl and a gentle young lady at school and outside, and the daughter of the Matsumae family, actually has this special hobby.

What a contrast.

"Teacher Muzi, do you still want to listen?"

".What?"

"Xinchun wants to share more. If Teacher Muzi is willing to listen, Xinchun is happy to say more."

Matsumae Shinchun still maintained a gentle smile as she said this.

At this time, Akai Muzi looked at her teardrop mole and understood why Xiaoyue said that such a good child was a fox.

It's really a fox, bewitching people.
Swish-

The clear water slipped through her fingertips, and Akai Muzi scooped up the cold water with both hands and splashed it on her face.

Drops of water flowed down her cheeks, and when the drops slid over her chin and dripped into the sink, Akai Muzi raised her head again and looked at herself in the mirror.

The refreshing feeling brought by the water made her face slightly rosy, but her heart was filled with sadness.
"Muzi, Muzi," she whispered to herself, shaking her head as if trying to get rid of the confusion in her heart, "It's been three days, and you're still thinking about what happened that night. What are you expecting?"

Akai Muzi rubbed his temples and felt a little ridiculous.

I tell myself not to think about it every day, but I still can't help thinking about it.

After washing her face again, Akai Muzi walked back to the bedroom and came to the closet. She turned her head and her eyes met her own reflection in the full-length mirror.

These eyes, this nose, these lips
For some reason, she actually felt that she was prettier than when she was younger.

The more Akai Muzi looked, the more she felt something strange.

What if I were more beautiful?
That guy Ashu is surrounded by beautiful girls.

Although he gave me the impression that he was a person who didn't pay much attention to appearance, but men still like beautiful women, right?
I seem to have never taken dressing up seriously.

How do you dress yourself?

Akai Muzi suddenly had an idea. While thinking, she took out her phone and started looking for ways to tie a girl's hairstyle. She randomly selected a video and followed the steps in the video to comb her hair. She used a hair band to raise her hair high, exposing most of her forehead, leaving only a few bangs in front of her forehead to soften her face. She tied a high ponytail to make herself look younger.

Akai Muzi stared at herself in the mirror and was stunned for a moment.

"It's really much better."

She whispered to herself with a hint of surprise.

It seems that I have become a few years younger, not like an adult woman in her twenties, but more like eighteen.
Akai Muzi smiled self-deprecatingly. She was still eighteen years old, but she could really think of such a thing.

And if I want to dress up better, is that also the kind of showing off that Xinchun mentioned?

"Muzi! It's time for breakfast! Go to work quickly after breakfast!"

"Know!"

After hastily finishing her breakfast, Akai Muzi was still watching some makeup bloggers' videos on her mobile phone on the bus.

The more she looked at these things, the more she frowned. Aren’t there too many of them?
What are white cream and black cream? A type of facial cream?
How come these manufacturers give these cosmetics such weird names?

Akai Muzi struggled all the way to the office.

Morning meetings, mornings, noon, afternoons, in short, these few days, basically after class, she watched these videos and began to try to dress herself up and find an image that suits her.

After school, Akai Muzi came to the music classroom as usual to tutor Matsumae Shinchun on her violin.

Matsumae Shinharu practiced for a long time and also watched Akai Kiko several times during that time.

Akai Muzi was a little concerned and asked her about it.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Muzi, I didn't mean to offend."

".There is something very concerning on my face."

"It's not a big deal, but" Matsumae Shinchun looked at her face a few more times, "It seems that Teacher Muzi has put more highlight on her face than before, which doesn't look natural. Is Teacher Muzi learning makeup recently?"

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How come Xinchun could see it at the first sight?

Akai Muko was quite depressed, but Matsumae Shinchun was somewhat happy because she saw the changes in Muko.

"Teacher Muzi has never learned systematic makeup?"

".I can, but I can only do the simple ones. I didn't learn it before I graduated from college. You see, I don't do eyebrow and lip makeup when I go to work. At most, I put on some skin care products."

"So the teacher wears makeup because she's at work?"

"That's for sure."

In fact, in Japan, makeup is considered a social etiquette, and it is very common for adult women to wear makeup, but most of them can only apply simple makeup, and their skills are not high. They can basically only learn by following some videos on the Internet.

Matsumae Shinharu was educated at home and was taught how to dress in etiquette classes.

"It's a rare opportunity, how about Xinchun helping Teacher Muzi fix her makeup?"

".Sorry to trouble you too much." Akai Muzi felt a little embarrassed.

"What's the big deal?" Matsumae Shinchun smiled softly. "Chitose and I often discuss this. I even teach her."

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"Does Teacher Muzi know the types of makeup?"

"I know these, daily makeup, workplace makeup, evening makeup, nude makeup and so on."

"Which one does Teacher Muzi like?"

"Everyday, the simplest thing is to be happy, can you do it?"

"Well, although this kind of thing can be done by someone else, the house rules of the Matsumae family stipulate that I must learn it myself, regardless of whether I will do it myself in the future. Xinchun also only likes simple makeup, as long as it shows the beauty of the person. Heavy makeup will lose the charm of 'beauty'."

Then there was a brief silence.

Matsumae Shinharu was looking forward to Akai Muko's continued questions, while Akai Muko was also paying attention to Shinharu's opening words.

This situation should be regarded as mutual testing, right?

Think about what the other person will think and what they will do.

Akai Muzi just doesn't like this kind of temptation.

So she asked directly:
"Xinchun, what is your attitude towards Xiaoyue and Chitose now?"

"It's part of the compromise. They treat me the same way."

"Do you usually get along harmoniously?"

Matsumae Shinchun was helping her put highlights on her nose as she said, "It's still pretty harmonious. There are definitely some minor frictions and some grudges, but it's not as confrontational as before."

"I suddenly feel that I said I liked Ashu before, but it was not for you guys."

"Teacher Muzi." Matsumae Xinchun suddenly interrupted her.

".Ask."

"There must be a reason why Teacher Muzi suddenly learned makeup, right?"

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Akai Muzi didn't like the feeling of having her mind guessed, but she still had to admit, "Yes."

"Is it because of what Xinchun said a few days ago? Is Teacher Muzi interested?"

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Matsumae Xinchun breathed a sigh of relief: "In fact, even if Teacher Muzi took the initiative to pursue Teacher Fujii, Xinchun wouldn't think it was a big deal."

"why is that?"

"Because you, Mr. Muzi, have the right to practice your own ideas, and Mr. Fujii also has the right to choose. As for me, of course I will need an explanation and explanation, but this has nothing to do with what you, Mr. Muzi, are pursuing."

Akai Muzi: “.”

"Teacher Muzi, you still have regrets in your heart, right?"

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"You're still dwelling on the past, aren't you?"

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"Since you, Muzi-sensei, still have regrets about the past, why don't you try to stand up again? Maybe the situation has changed now, maybe you and Fujii-sensei just didn't make things clear before, maybe Muzi-sensei, you will really succeed.

"I really don't like the way you, Mr. Muzi, feel regretful but dare not do anything.

"As long as you do it, even if you fail in the end, you can untie the knot in your heart and accept it willingly, right?"

Akai Muzi frowned, "That's the couple Xinchun Xiaoyue and you guys——"

Matsumae Xinchun shook her head and said seriously: "What we think is our business. It has nothing to do with you, Mr. Muzi, right? In my opinion, giving up feelings because of consideration for others is the most stupid behavior.

"Because giving up like this is not only giving up on the other person, but also giving up on your own right to pursue happiness. Even the smallest possibility is worth trying."

Akai Muzi fell into deep thought, and Xinchun's words seemed to hit the softest part of her heart.

The girl was clearly her opponent, yet she told her the method in such straightforward words. She felt a long-lost motivation quietly surging in her heart.

"In my opinion, what Mr. Muzi lacks most right now is initiative."

Matsumae Shinchun took a small mirror and placed it in front of Akai Muko, and she looked at herself in the mirror.

this.
It’s really different from the past!

(End of this chapter)