Sitting on the sofa, the past suddenly came to mind.
["Harumi, mom bought her own apartment. It's next to Yoyogi Park in Shibuya. You can move in after a while. It's so expensive. I'll have to accept more advertisements in the future."]
……
["How about it? The view is very good. Harumi can stay in this room."]
……
["...Moved back again. From now on, this is Harumi and I's home in Tokyo, and we won't move again...Sorry, it's a bit far from Harumi's school."]
……
Taking a deep breath and pressing down on the past that suddenly surfaced, Naruse stretched out his arms, stood up from the sofa, and walked around the house.
After being away for half a year, there haven't been many changes in the house, except that some of his things are missing.
He walked to the balcony and said, "You can overlook Yoyogi Park across from here, which is one of the selling points of this apartment... But after looking at it for a long time, it's just like that."
Shangzi and Haixing also came to the balcony and looked at the park not far away.
"It's quite quiet here." Shangzi looked down.
After standing on the balcony for a while, Naruse went back inside and opened a room.
"This is my mom's room."
The two of them also came over to take a look. The layout inside was similar to the room Naoko currently lives in at the Naruse family.
"Can I go in and have a look?"
"Of course."
Walking into Matsu Qianqiu's room, Shangzi looked around for a while, and his eyes quickly fell on the photo frame on the bedside.
She went over to sit down and picked up the photo frame.
"..."
The photo shows Naruse a year ago - standing next to the entrance ceremony sign at the school gate, looking at the camera expressionlessly.
After getting Jingao's uniform, the uniform he was wearing has been hanging in the closet and has never been taken out again.
After looking at the photo, she raised her eyes and looked at Naruse, who was approaching.
You can't see much change after spending time together day and night, but when you compare it with the photos, you can see that his expression is obviously not as tense as before.
The decision to let him come back was indeed the right one...
"What are you looking at?"
After seeing the photo in her hand, Naruse was silent for a moment.
"How come there is such a thing... This was taken when I was in school last year."
"Yeah." Shangzi stared at his face, his eyes were sketched, and he carefully felt the changes in this year, "I also received this photo."
Naruse took the photo frame from her hand, looked at the school with only a corner of it visible behind him, and then the uniform he had only worn for one semester, and finally it fell on his face.
"..."
What exactly is this tense expression resisting?
Haixing also walked over, and just when he was about to look at the photo in his hand, Naruse put the photo frame back and faced it inside.
"Let's go to another room and have a look."
Shangzi smiled and said, "Okay."
"..."
Haixing pouted, looked at the photo frame again, and followed the two of them out.
Naruse opened the door to another room.
"This is my room."
The inside is still the same as when he left it, empty, and basically everything he could bring was taken back to Tsuzen Countryside.
The bed has been remade.
Shangzi walked in, turned around, sat on his bed, and continued to look around.
“It’s a completely different feeling than what I saw in the photo.”
"Yeah, almost."
"It's much worse."
"Okay."
Haixing looked at the two of them and continued to look at the environment that was completely unfamiliar to him.
There isn't much furniture or furnishings, just a bed, a desk, and two bookshelves leaning against the wall. That's all. It's similar to his room in the country.
It’s just that this room is relatively small.
Although no one has stayed in the room for a long time, the room has obviously been cleaned and everything is clean.
There are a few books left on the top of the bookshelf that were not taken back, and there is also a computer on the desk.
Starfish walked to the window and looked outside.
Not far away is Yoyogi Park. There are no buildings blocking it, and the view is very broad.
She wants to live in this room.
Turning around, Shangzi lay down on the bed and stared at the ceiling.
"So this is how it feels..."
Naruse stood aside, "What does it feel like?"
She smiled, shook her head, and stretched out her hand.
Reaching out to pull Naoko up, Naruse sat down at the desk and turned on the computer.
"Fortunately, it can still be used... I won't have anything to do these days."
"Isn't Harumi going to take Haixing and I around Tokyo these days?"
"I said after returning home."
"Do you still have the energy to play?"
"Well..."
After playing with it for a while, he randomly opened a few websites, opened the storage disk and rummaged through it, but found no "treasures" left behind. Naruse turned around, and both Naoko and Haixing were sitting on the bed looking at him.
"...Let's go and look at other rooms."
After getting up and leaving the room, Naruse continued to introduce the two of them.
"This is the bathroom, this is the washroom and bathroom. The kitchen is over there."
Shangzi stayed in the kitchen for a while.
"There doesn't seem to be any trace of recent use."
"You can't expect my mother to cook for herself...although she doesn't know how to cook."
"Auntie, do you usually eat out?"
"That's about right. We also have some takeout."
After leaving the kitchen, Naruse looked around again and walked to a room that had not yet been opened.
"This is the guest room. Shangzi and Haixing will sleep here for the next few days."
Just opening the door, the curled quilt, several sets of women's clothes hanging on the wall, and women's underwear randomly thrown on the bed all indicate that this is not an idle room.
"..."
Naruse was startled for a moment, but he quickly understood.
"Miss Sato has moved here."
"No wonder there are two sets of toiletries in the bathroom..."
Naoko looked at the slightly messy situation inside and said, "Would you like to help Miss Sato tidy up?"
"No, let her take care of it herself."
Naruse closed the door and looked at the two of them, "It seems that my mother is planning to let you sleep with her."
Shangzi smiled and said, "Okay."
Of course Haixing will not object.
"Do you want to take another look?" Naruse asked, "or should we go out to eat first?"
"Auntie won't come back until evening?" Shangzi asked.
"Yeah."
"Then let's go out first."
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Naruse picked up the spare key on the table in the living room and looked at it carefully. It was the one he used before.
After closing the door and leaving, taking the elevator down and walking out of the front door of the apartment, Haixing looked back.
"It is indeed a very high-end apartment..."
Naruse glanced at her.
"The feeling of going up from the parking lot is completely different from walking out of it," Haixing said.
Shangzi smiled and said, "I think so too."
Naruse walked forward.
"I thought the same thing when I first moved in."
After leaving the apartment, Naruse led the way, followed by Naoko and Haixing, looking left and right.
Across the road, next to Yoyogi Park, spring has come earlier in Tokyo, and it is already full of greenery.
"Can I enter the park now?"
"Of course. The other side of the park is connected to the imperial garden of Meiji Jingu Shrine. After dinner, you can go in and take a stroll."
After walking for a while, Naruse stopped in front of an inconspicuous small building near the park.
Just as he was about to go in, he looked back at the two of them.
"What do you want to eat?"
Shangzi had already seen the handwritten menu hanging on the side, smiled slightly, "Anything is fine."
Starfish also nodded.
"Then try the food here."
When you arrive on the second floor, the first thing you see is a glass door decorated with flowers. There is a row of wine bottles on the ground next to it. The patterns on the bottles are all kinds of strange and different, and they seem to be works of art.
"This is it."
When I opened the door and went in, the bell on the door rang.
It is a rather small restaurant inside - there is not even a separate dining table, only a bar counter, and a large area is occupied by easels.
"Is this the studio?" Haixing asked quietly.
"No, those are just decorative furnishings."
Several customers were already sitting at the bar. Naoko and Haixing followed Naruse and sat down. The middle-aged shopkeeper inside looked at the three of them, and his eyes stayed on his face for a while.
"Long time no see." Naruse greeted.
The shopkeeper nodded, with no expression on his face, gestured to the menu on the table, turned around and continued cooking.
"There is only one owner in this store. He is busy receiving customers, preparing dishes and even cashing out, so it seems a little cold."
"..."
Haixing looked at Shangzi who was explaining to him in a low voice, and spoke after a long time: "Shangzi knows very clearly."
She smiled and said, "I heard Chunhai complain before."
Haixing looked at Naruse again, he was just looking at the menu.
“The BBQ set menu here tastes good.”
"Then I want this." Shangzi said.
"Where's the starfish?"
"I want..."
Haixing looked at the menu, "Teriyaki set meal."
Naruse looked at the shopkeeper, "Two BBQ set meals, one teriyaki..."