The Elegant Life of the Maodao Family

he asked, half-happy, half-worried, as he opened the giant Christmas tree.

Mao Dao replied without interest: "It's nothing." He didn't intend to hide his attitude that he had no interest at all and felt indifferent.

In this way, other people will accept it, which is really amazing, he feels a little complicated.His lover has always put what he likes first and lived. This sentence is not a joke or a metaphor.Although the people around were surprised, they had no choice but to follow Mao Dao's wishes.Mao Dao's unique and special temperament will make everyone feel this way, and there is nothing he can do about it.

He often thought in surprise: "Is this for Mao Dao's sake?" He had to swallow his own opinion involuntarily.The same thing happened on Christmas Eve this time.

"Stop worrying about boring things."

Mao Dao said it easily, and walked towards the window.It was snowing harder than it had been in the garden.

He also removed his hands from the Christmas tree decorations and walked towards Mao Dao.

He stretched out his hands and gently wrapped his arms around his waist from behind, hugging his slender body.

"Yeah, maybe it's snowing like this, it's falling really hard."

"Will there still be snow after it hasn't fallen for a long time? It's really cold this year."

"It's a good idea to come back to the house early, isn't it? Mr. Hatano might be worried enough to come and pick you up. If he sees me stripping you naked in the backyard, even if he can't do it well, he will tell you to reconsider being with me. Relationship. Because Koizumi is away on vacation today, Hatano-san may be even more disturbed. I’m such a bad man, too.”

"Hatano doesn't think that way."

Mao Dao replied decisively.

"He knows exactly how capricious I am with you."

"That's true."

He also thought of this, showing a wry smile.

"You once sneaked out of the hotel and came to my apartment in the middle of the night in Qiangtai. That really shocked me. It was probably the most shocking thing in my life. I will never forget it for the rest of my life. I also got my driver's license after that. Hatano-san should have given up on having to drive by himself, and going to the dance with someone like me who doesn’t understand etiquette.”

"There's nothing I can do about it."

After Mashima said that a little shyly, she turned to face him.The height difference between the two made Mao Dao look up at him.After realizing what Mao Dao wanted to say, he hugged him tightly first, stroked the beautiful hair that was meticulously maintained, rubbed the muscular and slender back, and then kissed him lightly.

"... Please, let me talk occasionally. I can say it generously on a special night like this."

His words made Mao Dao's eyes slightly moist, and he blinked his long eyelashes two or three times.Blinking so frequently made people worry that even the transparent drops of water would fall off soon, so he kissed the eyelids after kissing the lips.

"thanks."

He suddenly thanked Mao Dao.

"Frankly, I'm glad you didn't go anywhere tonight and stayed home with me for dinner. I'm too embarrassed to say that, but I've been looking forward to today."

"Are you serious..."

Mao Dao's voice trembled with nervousness.

"Well, last year I wasn't ready to accept you to this extent, so I deliberately didn't come to you on Christmas Eve. Although there is a feeling of dancing with the world, Christmas Eve seems to have some kind of magic Ah. I was thinking of you that time when I went drinking alone in the street.”

"I don't really stick to Christmas or Christmas Eve or anything like that."

"But you should think tonight is a special day, right?"

"Of course."

He shook his head, looking troubled.

"I still don't quite understand what you're saying, but there's no doubting that you're attractive."

Ms. Maodao showed an unhappy expression, but because Hatano just came in, Ms. Maodao left his relaxed embrace for a while, and resumed her calm and indifferent expression.

Whether it's two people hugging or kissing, Hatano, who has long regarded these as part of daily chores, handed over a stack of Christmas cards on a silver tray without a trace of surprise or irritability.

"The card sent by the corporation or group has already been transferred to Koizumi. Is this okay?"

"Um."

"Here is a card that needs to be opened personally"

Mao Dao took a brief look at the sender, only took out two of them, and put the rest back on the tray.

Hatano immediately handed over the slender and graceful golden letter opener beside the letter.

"I'll look at the one over there later, and put it in the study for me."

"As ordered."

"Could you bring me some tea and refreshments?"

"Prepare for you immediately."

After Hatano withdrew, Chiujima let him look at the card as well, and sat down on the easy chair in front of the fireplace.He leaned his waist on the armrest of the chair where Mao Dao was sitting, and looked at the letter in Mao Dao's hand.

Mao Dao opened one first, it was a cute three-dimensional card like a three-dimensional picture book, with a few short sentences written in neurotic handwriting on the upper right.Although sentences are very common content, Mrs. Chiushima seems to be very happy.

"Is this from your doctor friend? Who sent the other one?"

Another elegant card on simple and beautiful stationery.The font of the congratulatory message is very vigorous and powerful.He looked at the sender's name, and thought with conviction: "So that's it."

"A well-known business family—the head of the Ogata family. I didn't expect you to be so friendly that you would send cards privately."

"It's just that we met a few times at the dance. His brother owns a bar in Shinjuku, and we also met there by chance. It must be because of that reason that I sent the card to me. I will think about it next time. Let’s go with you, it’s a good place where the atmosphere is calm and you can relax.”

"Could it be that Mr. Ogata was the one who called me and told me to pick you up because you passed out drunk?"

"It's not so drunk..."

Mao Dao raised his eyes and glanced at him with hesitation.

"Did you fall asleep after being drugged?"

It's so dangerous.

He looks angry for a moment, but then sighs and shrugs.

"If the other party is Ogata, it wouldn't be surprising to find out about our relationship."

He took the card from Mao Dao's hand.

"Ogata Yuichi is a genuine gentleman, so there is no problem. Although you are really an unsuspecting and worrying person, but in terms of practical issues, you must be someone who can do bad things to you... I am the only one who can say for sure. "

"Before that, we didn't do anything."

"I know that, because I was the one who undressed you."

"I take back what I just said."

"What did you say just now?"

"It's just a proposal to go to the bar."

"why?"

When asked in this way, Mao Dao showed a strange expression that he couldn't describe.

"You don't want to get involved with Ogata, do you?"

"I didn't say that, and to be honest, I was also very interested in that bar."

He seemed to be enjoying Mao Dao's embarrassing attitude.

"Take me there next time. Of course, please ask the driver to drive you."

Mao Dao also nodded without hesitation this time, looked up at his straight face and smiled slightly.

Since he hadn't planned anything to do while the sun was still high in the sky, he worried that Chiujima would be bored.He felt that the fact that he thought so was proof of his devotion to Mao Dao.He had been reluctant to admit it for a while, but now he thought that period was very stupid.You may even regret your pointless waste of time.

While sipping black tea, Mao Dao just leaned back on the easy chair in a daze, completely unable to guess how he felt or what he was thinking from his expression.

Rachmaninoff, the Russian shepherd dog raised by the Maujima family, is sleeping in front of a wood stove that is completely dried and smells pleasant.

He put down the Horowitz records that Chishima liked and often listened to, and returned to the fireplace.The firewood exploded with a louder sound, emitting many tiny sparks.The first track starts playing as if this is a signal.

Mao Dao suddenly turned his head as if returning to his senses.

He picked up his cup and sat directly at Mau-jima's feet on a thick Persian rug, at which point even Mau-do took off his indoor shoes and sat down next to him in the chair.Rachmaninov standing next to him pricked up his ears and wagged his tail slightly, but then closed his eyes again with a disinterested expression.

"It's a piece by Chopin."

Maojima talked about that record.

He nodded.

"It's Mazurek, right? Mazurek in F-sharp minor. It's the famous album of Horowitz, the greatest technical pianist of the [-]th century."

"Is this such a famous album?" Mao Dao admired it as if hearing it for the first time. "I have a collection of several albums at home, all of which are piano pieces. I often listen to them because I like them inexplicably."

He felt that this was a very Mao Dao style answer.

He took the plate of chocolate chips off the table and placed it between them.

"If it doesn't snow, I can drive you somewhere... won't you be bored?"

"I can be alone with you all the time, why would I be bored?"

"I see."

He breathed a sigh of relief, and brought the chocolate to Mao Dao's mouth.

Mao Dao only bit down half of the piece with neat white teeth.

He put the remaining half into his mouth.It's orange-flavored chocolate, but it's sweeter than usual.

The well-preserved vinyl record plays the famous Chopin's music with the highest quality diamond stylus, which feels very powerful.Now that CDs are generally the mainstream,