man in tokyo, professional boyfriend

Chapter 280 [279] Regret

By the time get out of class was over, it was already after three o'clock in the afternoon.

After class, Shiina Iori went straight to the fruit supermarket on the shopping street, picked two boxes of oranges and bananas that looked fresh on the surface, and bought some vegetables and meat that were probably enough for two people to eat. .

After thinking about it, I turned to a pastry shop on the corner of the street to buy a box of sweet-looking pastries, and then walked all the way to Rikusan-chome.

This should be enough for visiting patients, right?
When he walked all the way to the end like the last time he drove here, and then turned his head to the left, he saw a row of public rental apartments.

This kind of apartment is not uncommon in this neighborhood. Most of them are temporary housing built in a big construction three to forty years ago. After continuous reinforcement, they have become what they are now.

But Shiina Iori forgot which room Chiho Aiba was in.

He turned on his phone and asked a few questions on Line.

【Shiina Iori: Where is your home? 】

[Shiina Iori: I heard that you are sick, so let me come and see you. 】

After waiting downstairs for a while, there was no news from the other side.

After standing for a while, Shiina Iori remembered, and muttered in a low voice: "By the way, the door of Aiba-san's room seems very conspicuous, right?"

He got up from the brick next to the door downstairs, raised his head and scanned the surrounding houses in a big circle.

After barely searching, Shiina Iori saw a room on the third floor of the opposite townhouse, which was obviously replaced with a thick anti-theft reinforced iron door.

It wasn't that there was any weird sign on the door, but that a gray face suddenly appeared between a whole row of thin iron doors that seemed to be able to break the lock violently with one kick. Black, obviously even the entire door frame has been refitted together, the height is two meters three four, a thick door that protrudes better than other houses, of course it is so abrupt no matter how you look at it.

Shiina Iori walked up the stairs all the way, and knocked lightly on the door twice with her backhand.

"Tuk Tuk."

I don't know if some kind of thickening and modification has been carried out in this door, and there is almost no sound when you knock on it with your fingers.

After searching carefully, he groped for the doorbell button that was almost parallel to the door at the corner of the door.

Shiina Iori had a black line on her face.

This girl obviously doesn't intend to let anyone in, right?

"Ding-dong-"

Surprisingly, the doorbell still rang.

Standing outside the door, you can hear the echoing sound from far and near in the house.

"Cough cough."

The people in the room seemed to be awakened by the sudden doorbell, and coughed twice suddenly, followed by a series of muffled sounds patting their small chests, as if they were trying to straighten out their breathing.

However, it seemed that she realized that her voice gave away her position, and the girl inside immediately covered her mouth with her palm, stifling the sound.

Then, I don't know if it was an illusion, Shiina Iori seemed to hear a very slight rustling sound from the room, as if the quilt was being lifted off her body.

The feet stepped on the wooden floor lightly and slowly, making the same slight creaking sound.

Take one step and stop.

I don't know if it was because she was really weak, or because she was afraid that people outside would find her whereabouts.

"Om."

After a while, the phone suddenly vibrated.

[Aiba Chiho: Shiina-kun, please lift up your phone screen and point it at the front. 】

Shiina Iori couldn't help laughing, it was as if secret agents were exchanging signs.

However, after careful consideration of Chiho's usually vigilant temperament, Shiina Iori felt relieved, and raised her phone to face the door.

So, it was only when I heard that the girl inside seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

"Click."

There was a clear sound from the door lock, and it was opened a crack with effort.

But halfway through the push, it suddenly got stuck and couldn't move.

Aiba Chiho was so narrow that she could only put one hand through the door, her face was obviously pale, her waist-length hair was coiled and loose, and she was only wearing a thin nightgown.

At this time, she was holding the doorknob with both hands and pushing it hard, but when she got stuck, she couldn't help but startled.

When I looked up, I realized that the door chain had been forgotten.

So she undid the chain on the door with a little embarrassment.

Seeing Shiina Iori carrying a bunch of things in large and small bags, Aiba Chiho raised her head with the cooling stickers on her face, with a smile on her slightly pale face:
"Ah~"

She seemed to be very happy to call out.

Probably 'Are you here? 'the meaning of.

Shiina Iori guessed in his heart.

However, even when he saw Aiba Chiho's pitiful appearance, he didn't show the slightest abnormality, he just joked with a smile: "Aiba-san, the protective measures in your house are really strict enough."

"what!"

Aiba Chiho also seemed to hear that Shiina Iori was teasing her, her pale face flushed slightly, and she was a little embarrassed.

But after Shiina Iori walked into the entrance, she still pulled the door hard with a stubborn face, and then locked it with the door chain and buckle.

Shiina Iori glanced back, only to realize that there was actually something different on the seemingly heavy door.

There is a cat's eye at about the same height as the handle, and there is a small adjuster next to it.

With just a little adjustment, you can follow the refracting mirror and see the scenes on both sides of the corridor.

Seeing this, he couldn't help but laugh a little: "Why are you so careful?"

Aiba Chiho was taken aback when she heard that, she lowered her head to look for her phone while taking the fruit and cake from Shiina Iori.

It was only after picking up the phone that the small characters came out crackling.

[In the past, I met an uncle who followed me. He often followed me around my house. It was useless to move twice. It was Takitani-san who helped drive him away. 】

The girl didn't seem to know how to describe the situation, so she wrote several lines and then deleted them again, leaving only one sentence at the end.

She raised her mobile phone, tilted her head, and looked at Shiina Iori timidly.

I don't know what to be afraid of.

Seeing that line of small characters, Shiina Iori couldn't help being stunned, and immediately regretted bringing up this topic.

Because before he moved, he was followed by the mountain lady next door for a while, and he knew very well that although he didn't do anything, just hanging behind him was enough to make people worry.

This is still a person like him who keeps exercising, facing a weak woman like Miss Yamanaka who can't even finish the half-marathon.

If it was Chiho, this kind of fear is naturally conceivable.

"Why not move to an apartment with more people?"

[In the crowded apartment, there are often strange people looking through the trash I throw away. 】

Aiba Chiho still had that timid and endearing appearance.

But the handwriting on the phone makes people feel complicated.

If some people stay in the world, they will only make rice expensive.

So he didn't continue to ask, but walked towards the kitchen with the vegetables and meat.

The house that Chiho Aiba rented was similar to the one he rented before, but this one was bigger, with about fifteen to twenty stacks (32 square meters), and a strip-shaped layout of one bedroom and one living room. , the kitchen and balcony are in the living room, and the toilet and bathroom are in the corner of the bedroom.

Shiina Iori was skillfully rummaging through the kitchen for tableware and kitchen utensils, planning to cook a meal for Aiba-san.

As soon as she turned her head, she saw Aiba Chiho also holding her mobile phone, her frivolous nightgown fluttering with small steps, following behind him like a little follower.

"what?"

Aiba Chiho was a little strange, and looked at him nervously.

When Shiina Iori realized that she couldn't understand, she frantically raised her phone.

[The room may be a bit messy, I was sick and didn't clean it]

【Is Shiina-kun looking for something? 】

The girl's face was red, and she was obviously not used to letting the opposite sex she knew into her private space.

"It's okay, you go and lie down first."

Shiina Iori waved his hand casually: "I'll cook you some food. Look at your kitchen counter, you probably didn't eat anything this morning or at noon, right?"

【Actually, I'm not very hungry either. 】

Aiba Chiho seemed a little stubborn and wanted to struggle.

Anyway, it was too much trouble for him.

"Gee~"

Holding up the phone with such a mood, Aiba Chiho suddenly heard a somewhat abrupt ringing.

"Huh!?"

She didn't react for a while, she hugged her little belly in some astonishment, and her nightgown was tightly attached to her body, outlining a clear body curve.

The little face was red hot.

But Chiho waited for a while, and found that she really wasn't very hungry, so she raised her head in doubt.

As soon as I looked up, I saw Shiina Iori puffing up her cheeks and dubbing in front of her.

"Ah~!"

The girl blushed and tapped him with her small fist, but the force was so light that she seemed to be acting like a spoiled child.

Shiina Iori looked like she had succeeded in a prank, and smiled: "What's the relationship? We're so familiar, so it's okay to help you cook a meal, right?"

While talking, Shiina Iori walked over to the girl after she had put all the things in her hands on the kitchen counter, and her nose almost touched her.

Seeing this, Chiho Aiba couldn't help being taken aback.

Are we familiar enough to do such a thing casually?
It wasn't until the next second that she suddenly realized that she wanted to hide from him.

In the end, Shiina Iori gently controlled her little face, preventing her from moving.

"Hey!"

Aiba Chiho's big black and clear eyes suddenly widened, and she was a little dazed for a while.

"Boom."

Before she could start to lose consciousness, she saw Shiina Iori quietly sticking her forehead to her forehead, feeling the still hot temperature on her forehead through a layer of cooling stickers.

"Still burning?"

Shiina Iori muttered to herself in a low voice, then raised her head and asked her, "Is your body still uncomfortable? Weakness, dizziness, etc.?"

Aiba Chiho was dazed for a while, and then woke up suddenly.

The little head shook vigorously, and the waist-length hair swayed from side to side with the movement of the little head.

A pair of small hands that were so white that they were almost transparent unconsciously pinched the corners of the flimsy nightgown, and the already hot face seemed to be even hotter.

"Then go lie down for a while, and I'll make you something delicious."

Seeing Chiho's shy and lovely appearance, Shiina Iori couldn't help feeling like she was taking care of Maki.

"It will be fine in a while."

Seeing Shiina Iori's overly comfortable appearance, Chiho, who was at her home court, felt a little uncomfortable.

Urged by Yizhi, she rushed all the way into the bed, and was reluctantly let go until the corners of the quilt were tucked up.

Then, while quietly wrapping herself in a thick quilt and covering her sweat, she tilted her head and looked at Shiina Iori, who was busy firing in the kitchen.

That little cheek, which seemed to be able to be held with just one slap, was slowly hidden under the blanket amidst traces of blush.

Only a pair of bright eyes looked at him.

While Shiina Iori was cooking, she casually chatted with Chiho as if afraid of being bored:

"Thanks to Miss Takiya today, if she hadn't reminded me, I wouldn't even know you were sick."

"You don't even know how worried she is about you. When I was still in class, she kept calling me and made more than a dozen calls."

"It's a pity that she has a job today, so she really can't come."

"Otherwise, I guess she can fly all the way along this road."

When Aiba Chiho heard this, she stuck out her small head slightly in a strange way, and there seemed to be some doubts in her dark eyes.

Didn't Ms. Takitani just leave this morning?

However, before she could think about anything, Shiina Iori continued to switch to the next topic, talking about the incident of a certain senior in Dongdali jumping from the third floor wearing a Batman suit and a clown mask.

It seems that because it is rare for someone to chat so seriously with a person who can't speak so naturally, Aiba Chiho always feels that there seems to be a steady stream of subtle emotions in her heart.

She didn't know what it was, but she felt a little blocked in her heart.

Shiina Iori doesn't seem like a person who talks a lot, but as long as he wants to chat, even if the other party doesn't say a word, he can continue to find topics.

He talked about the senior clown from Ms. Takiya, and the new krypton gold mobile game from Saima Niang, the difference between Japanese mahjong and Huaguo mahjong, and eight ways to make mapo tofu
He kept talking until he finished the meal.

Aiba Chiho just listened quietly, until Shiina Iori came over with a bowl of fresh meat and vegetable porridge, it was like waking up from a dream.

Shiina-kun is very good at taking care of people.

The girl thought so.

Next time, next time he is sick, I will go to see him too, right?
However, Shiina-kun’s family seems to be a bit too crowded, will it be redundant for me to go?

Aiba Chiho thought about it halfway, and then suddenly realized—it seems that it is not good to curse others for getting sick.

"Hoohoo."

Just as she was in a trance, Shiina Iori filled a large bowl with porridge, gently scooped up some with a spoon, and blew a few breaths.

The spoon stretched out in front of the girl: "Eat it while it's hot, and go to bed early after eating."

Aiba Chiho looked at the spoon containing the hot porridge, then at Shiina Iori who seemed to be taking care of her younger sister, and opened her mouth lightly.

"Ah!"

The taste buds seem to be activated suddenly.

Even the feeling of weakness that made her body go limp when she was sick seemed to be gone, and Aiba Chiho's eyes suddenly lit up.

Sure enough, Shiina-kun's cooking is really delicious.

next time!

I will definitely repay you well next time!

With such thoughts in mind, Aiba Chiho let go of the spoon and lowered her head abruptly.

Just when she was about to raise her mobile phone, she heard Shiina Iori say "I understand~" casually: "I know, I know!" '

"Although my cooking is delicious, you still have to find a way to make money. You won't be my girlfriend, right?"

He has learned to answer quickly.

Although not right.

Shiina Iori, on the other hand, continued to scoop up a spoonful of hot porridge and blew a few mouthfuls: "Speaking of which, Sinon and I recently met at the beach last time, we opened a pastry shop together Oh."

"It's in Oak Flower Town. You can see it when you go there. It's called Shiina's West Point House."

As Shiina Iori spoke, a smile subconsciously rose on his face: "Chiho, do you like desserts?"

"If you have a chance in the future, you can come and buy a few pieces to try."

"To put it bluntly, the desserts I made are actually not bad."

When Aiba Chiho heard this, the little body sitting on the bed couldn't help but froze.

The expression on the little face seemed to be frozen.

It was just a subtle emotion just now, like vines stretching around the wall under the shadow of the summer sun, spreading endlessly.

Bind the whole heart.

"Plop, plop."

It seems that a clear heartbeat can be heard.

Shiina's, West Point Hut.

Why... do you feel a little regretful?

At this moment, a kind of heart that had been planted before and that was difficult to express to others took root and sprouted amidst the ever-spreading regret.

　This time I must catch up with zero! ! !

　　release! !
　　
　
(End of this chapter)