After washing her hair and rinsing her body, Haixing sat in the bathtub and stared blankly at the unfamiliar bathroom in front of her.
Her long golden hair was tied up at the back of her head, but there were still a few disobedient strands of hair that had escaped, soaked in moisture and hanging down wet.
Gathering together, a drop of water slid down the hair and dripped on the shoulder.
"..."
Starfish shivered from the cold, sat down again, let the hot water cover his shoulders, and continued to be in a daze.
She will stay at Naruse's house tonight...
"Starfish."
Shangzi's voice sounded outside the door, "How are you? Are you still used to it?"
"No problem..."
"That's good. I brought the pajamas and put them on the washing machine outside."
"Ah, okay."
The questions and answers seemed like a conversation between the enthusiastic host and the slightly reserved guest.
Shangzi brought pajamas and went out quickly, and Haixing didn't soak in the bath for too long.
She put on the pajamas placed on the washing machine, which seemed to belong to Naoko. The pajamas were loose, and she wore them well, except that the chest part was too loose.
Recalling the amazing chest he saw yesterday when he was in the hot spring, Haixing couldn't help but press his chest.
The pajamas are deflated.
"..."
She pulled up her pajamas and told herself not to care.
When they came outside, Shangzi was sitting on the sofa. She hadn't taken a shower yet.
Naruse sat aside and the two looked at each other. He looked at her pajamas and said nothing.
"It's your turn to take a shower."
"Yes." Shangzi responded, but did not stand up. Instead, he called Haixing, "Let me help you wipe your hair."
"Hey... no need."
"It's okay."
Haixing also sat next to Shangzi and asked her to wipe his hair.
"Chunhai——" Song Qianqiu shouted in the room, "Come here."
Naruse went over, and she pulled him to talk for a while, and finally asked suddenly:
"What is the relationship between Chunhai and Haixing now?"
"..."
Naruse looked at her expression and said, "Childhood sweetheart."
"That's it?"
"Probably we can be considered friends."
"But it seems like you haven't really reconciled yet?"
Song Qianqiu looked at him, "Haixing has already apologized to me, and Chunhai has accepted it, right?"
"Hmm."
"Then do you have any other emotions towards her?"
"No."
"Really?"
Naruse turned to look at the furnishings in her room, "Of course it's true."
"Okay, if Chunhai thinks it's not true, then tell her clearly."
Song Qianqiu did not expose it, "Because Chunhai's attitude has never been clear, Haixing actually doesn't know how to face Chunhai now."
"I know..."
As soon as Naruse nodded, she turned around and called Haixing from the living room into the room.
Shangzi hesitated for a moment and did not follow him, but finally agreed to take a shower.
"Haruhai wants to reconcile with Haixing."
"..."
Haixing was startled and looked at Naruse.
And he also felt that the two needed at least a complete reconciliation on the surface, so he did not deny Matsu Qianqiu's statement.
"Okay."
"Ah...reconciliation?"
Naruse grabbed her hand and shook it, then quickly let go, and was then glared at by Matsu Chiaki.
"Who are you trying to deal with?"
He was a little helpless, "What else?"
Song Qianqiu stood between the two of them, put his arms around the shoulders of his son and former stepdaughter, and asked them to get closer.
"No need to do anything. Harumi just needs to speak more clearly so that Haixing can understand..."
The two looked at each other, and after being silent for a while, Naruse spoke first:
"Haixing understands why I didn't like you before, and I still do it occasionally?"
"Because...I said a lot of bad things."
"Well, now Haixing has apologized, and I already know why Haixing thought that way at the time, so I won't be angry with you because of those things in the future."
Haixing was startled for a moment.
"You know..."
"Morimi told me."
Starfish was startled again and nodded slowly.
Naruse looked at her, briefly met her gaze, and then quickly looked away.
"So, what should be over is over. Let's let go of all the unpleasantness in the past and become friends again."
Everything...
Starfish bit her lip.
"Yeah. I understand."
She held the hand he extended again, and the two looked at Song Qianqiu, but the latter frowned.
"Is there anything else you are hiding from me?"
"What can there be..."
"——Starfish, tell me."
Haixing glanced at Naruse and shook his head at Matsu Chiaki.
"No... nothing to say."
Naruse pursed his lower lip.
Seeing the two of them like this, Song Qianqiu sighed and didn't ask any more questions.
"I just hope that you can get along with each other normally. Even if there are conflicts, you can face them head-on instead of running away... This way I can feel more at ease."
Both Naruse and Haixing said they would get along well.
"So be it."
Matsu Qianqiu smiled again, "I went out with Yoko in the afternoon and bought some things. I can't spend Christmas at home, so let me make up for it with gifts."
"What gift?" Naruse asked.
"It's not Christmas yet." She pointed outside, "The gifts are placed in the study first. When Christmas comes, I will give them to them."
"'Them'?"
"Friends of Chunhai, everyone has a copy - don't be too troublesome, you can just have a Christmas party at home."
"That would be even more troublesome." Naruse said, but he did not refuse directly. "Have the gifts been wrapped?"
"Well, it's all packed."
He also stopped thinking about going over to take a look.
"We won't leave too early tomorrow, let's have a good sleep."
Naruse nodded and looked at Haixing again.
"Good night."
"Well...good night."
After saying good night, Naruse did not go directly to the room upstairs. He sat in the living room for a while until Naoko came out after taking a shower.
"I'm going to bed."
"Ah, um, good night."
It's not too late, and it's still the weekend tomorrow, so Shangzi doesn't think he'll be able to sleep soon if he goes up.
He went upstairs, and she went into Song Qianqiu's room without drying her hair.
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Both of them were already lying down, and Song Qianqiu motioned for Shangzi to sleep next to him, with Haixing on the left and right.
"My bed is very big."
"Well..."
The bed is very big, but even with three people sleeping there, it's still a little crowded, but Haixing and Naoko don't mind.
Song Qianqiu looked around, then looked at the ceiling.
"Time flies so fast... If you weren't in front of me, I would always feel that you were still at the age of just following Chun Hai and fooling around, and in the blink of an eye you were already as tall as me."
Time always passes faster and faster. What adults call the past is just a look back, but for Shangzi and Haixing, it was already a long time ago.
Seeing the two children looking at him, not knowing what to say, Matsu Qianqiu just smiled.
"Don't worry, this is just a boring feeling from adults. Let's talk about something interesting. By the way, I saw something in the mall today..."
While chatting, the night gradually deepened.
At a certain moment, Song Qianqiu, whose voice became lower and lower, suddenly became silent.
Starfish turned around and looked, she had fallen asleep.
"..."
She raised her head slightly, and Shang Zi on the other side also looked up. They both laughed at the same time and quickly controlled their voices.
"Asleep..."
"Hmm."
Shangzi lay down again and whispered: "Haixing is sleepy?"
"Not yet..."
Although I have been lying down for most of the day, it is my first time to stay overnight at his house, and the sleepiness that has been brewing for a long time is not enough to overwhelm my excitement.
"Are you hungry? There were late-night snacks here a few nights ago." Shangzi asked again.