After driving all the way from Kamakura, the train arrived at Shinagawa Station and stopped for a while.
Buzz buzz——
The phone suddenly vibrated, and Naruse suddenly woke up.
Turning off the alarm clock, he turned to look at the stop where the tram stopped. He quickly woke up Shangzi and Haixing who were lying on his body, and pulled them out of the car before the door closed.
Looking at the train that was slowly starting to start, Naruse glanced at the alarm clock that he had set to prevent himself from falling asleep.
"Did the train speed up on the road... I clearly set the alarm for two minutes in advance."
"It'll be good if you can wake up in time." Shangzi had already woken up when he woke her up. Haixing was still a little confused, holding her arm, half-squinting her eyes, and looking unsteady on her feet.
"It's not a big deal if you oversleep a little. When we get to the next stop, we'll take the Yamanote Line back. Let's go."
"Yeah."
Dragging Haixing to transfer, they rode all the way to Harajuku and got off the bus. The three of them walked through Yoyogi Park and walked back to the apartment.
As soon as he got home, Starfish lay down on the sofa.
Naruse and Naoko also leaned on the sofa for a while before regaining their energy a little.
Starfish turned over.
"Although it's a little late to say this now...but are our schedules a little too full these days?"
Naruse said nothing, looking at the TV screen that was not turned on.
After a while, he turned his head and found that she was looking at him.
"Yes."
Starfish lay down again, "I'm too tired..."
"When we were planning the itinerary a few days ago, Haixing kept saying that it was rare to come to Tokyo and that we could visit more places."
"Then you have no objection."
"I objected."
"No!"
"No, Chunhai sneered at that time and said, 'You will never die from exhaustion.'" Naoko said with her eyes closed.
"..."
Haixing wanted to say something else, but Naruse spoke first: "It's too late to talk about this now. Do you still want to play tomorrow? If you can't play, just take a day off."
"But Disney tickets..."
"Go there next time."
Starfish muttered: "Who knows when the next time will be..."
Naruse stopped talking again.
"Let's make a decision tomorrow morning."
Shangzi opened his eyes, "In this state, it is not safe to make any decision."
"Okay."
The three of them lay there for a while, and Naruse received news from Matsu Chiaki. It was not that she was coming back, but the opposite.
"My mother said she won't be back until midnight today, so there's no need to wait for them."
"Hey... today's filming is not over yet?"
"I'm asking too."
After a while, Song Qianqiu sent a reply.
"They said they were going to shoot an outdoor scene at a seaside park in Tokyo Bay. It would be convenient to wait until midnight when no one is around...but I'm already resting now."
As soon as he finished speaking, Song Qianqiu called.
"Has Harumi arrived home?"
"I just got home a while ago."
“It’s really tiring to visit so many places in one day.”
Song Qianqiu laughed, "But it's okay, you just have to work hard when you are young."
Naruse turned on the speakerphone and closed his eyes.
"Already exhausted..."
"I'm exhausted now, what will I do tomorrow?"
Shangzi and Haixing looked at each other and smiled bitterly.
"Let's talk tomorrow."
"Where are those two cuties?"
"..."
Naruse opened his eyes and handed the phone to one of the cuties.
Shangzi took the phone and blushed, "Auntie..."
"Ah, Naoko, did you have fun going to Enoshima today?"
"Well, I'm very happy."
Song Qianqiu seemed to already know that the speakerphone was turned on on the other side, and asked Haixing directly.
"Where's the starfish?"
"Me too..."
"The scenery along the coast of Shonan is very nice, isn't it? When I have nothing to do, I occasionally drive there to take a look."
Although the last "good time" was more than half a year ago, Naruse thought to himself.
"Have you ever seen surfers? I feel like I can see them all year round."
"Yeah."
After chatting about their shared feelings about visiting Kamakura, Chiaki Matsu told the two of them about things on the set. Ms. Sato was also there, occasionally chiming in.
"It's really hard to find a restaurant with less people here..."
They kept chatting until it was almost dark, and then she was ready to hang up the phone.
"By the way, Harumi has already told you. I will not be back until early in the morning after shooting today. You can rest first at night - if you still want to go to Disneyland tomorrow, go to bed early."
"Okay."
"Bye~"
The call ended and Naruse's cell phone was almost out of battery.
"What are you going to do for dinner?" he asked, looking at the two of them.
Shangzi stood up with support, "I'll go get ready."
"No." Naruse pulled her back to sit on the sofa again, "I mean, do you want to order takeout? Although the delivery will be slower."
"No problem at all." Haixing said.
The problem is not hunger at all, but the overwhelming fatigue after running around all day.
Shangzi hesitated for a while. He really didn't have much energy and couldn't even concentrate, so he nodded slowly.
"Okay."
"You can order whatever you want to eat."
Naruse handed the phone to them, and the two browsed for a while, ordering pizza, sushi and some desserts.
"Just wait, the pizza is expected to be delivered in fifty minutes, and the sushi will only be a little faster."
If it were normal times, Haixing would probably be the first to complain that the food delivery was too slow, but now she just nodded calmly.
"Do you want to take a shower first?"
Shangzi responded, just stood up, looked at him and sat down again.
"Starfish, let's go wash it first."
"Ah? Okay..."
Haixing had no problem with taking a shower first, but he didn't have the motivation to go right now. He just lay on the sofa and lingered, not getting up.
Shangzi urged her twice more, but seeing that she was still lying on the sofa and perfunctory, he moved his body towards her.
"Huh? Shangzi..."
Haixing turned around and Shangzi held her right ankle and moved it up her calf.
"Let me pinch the starfish."
"Eh... ok."
Shangzi sat sideways, placed both hands on her calves, and slowly began to knead them.
"Well..."
Starfish couldn't help but let out a low cry.
"My calf is a little sore," Shangzi said.
"It's very sore... I've been shopping for the past two days and haven't had a good rest..."
She smiled and continued kneading.
"Does Shangzi still know how to massage?"
"No, I just pressed blindly."
"Ah, that's it...but it's very comfortable to press."
"Thank you. I'm going to start exerting myself. It might hurt a little."
"It's okay, try harder...ah, eh, eh, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts - Shangzi Shangzi Shangzi it hurts -"
Starfish suddenly became more energetic.
Breaking free from Shangzi's "devil's claws", she turned around and looked at her with tearful eyes.
"It hurts so much, Shangzi..."
"Sorry...do you still need to press it?"
"No more..."
Shangzi smiled slightly, "Then Haixing, let's take a bath first."
"Okay."
Starfish climbed off the sofa and was finally willing to take a bath.
Watching her walk to the bathroom, Naoko lay down on the sofa and looked back at Naruse.
"Chunhai, be gentler."
"..."
Naruse glanced at the bathroom, said nothing, stood up and sat at her feet.
"I can only click blindly."
"It's okay, just be gentle."
Holding her ankle, feeling the slight trembling coming from her body, Naruse started to gently knead it from bottom to top.
The calves and abdomen are soft and flexible. They have been under a lot of pressure in the past few days.
"Is this intensity okay?"
"Okay...um..."
Shangzi was lying on the sofa, humming lowly.
After squeezing his right leg for a while, he pinched the inner left leg again, maintaining the same strength.
"I don't know how effective it can be. Massage is also a skill."
"At least I feel comfortable now..."
"That's good. Do you want to use a little more force?"
"Well...don't use too much force."
"I'm not in a hurry to urge Shangzi to take a bath."
"..."
She didn't say anything, but suddenly straightened her left leg and stepped lightly on his thigh.
"Sorry."
She snorted softly without moving her foot from his leg.
Naruse pinched her calves alternately, with moderate force and gentle movements.
Shangzi was also wearing a skirt today, which was lifted up to her knees, and the black pantyhose underneath were smooth and translucent, clinging to her skin.
He pulled it up a little, then released his fingers, and the black silk snapped back.
"..."
Shangzi looked back.
"The elasticity is so good...no wonder I can put my head in it."
"What is Harumi talking about."
"I said those bank robbers, don't they all like to wear stockings on their heads?"
"...Is Harumi thinking about this kind of thing?"
At this time...
"I just happened to think of it."
Naruse continued to squeeze her legs, and her two feet suddenly became entangled together, rubbing gently, just like her entangled mood at this time.
"Then do you want to take them off..." Her voice was so low that it was almost inaudible, "Stockings."
"..."
He remained silent and did not speak.
Just when Shangzi thought he really didn't hear him, he said again: "It's okay."
"..."
She hesitated for a while, but still didn't take it off.
After continuing to squeeze for a while, Naruse stopped and said, "It's almost done."
"Well..."
Shangzi responded, but did not get up. Instead, he moved down and put both calves on his lap.
"The calf is almost done..."
She buried her face, stretched out her hands behind her back, and gently pulled the hem of her skirt.
"Harnhai, please give me a little squeeze on your thigh."