"Ding Dong!"
As the doorbell was pressed, Kurosawa Hikaru could hear the sounds coming from inside the house through the door.
At the same time, he suddenly became nervous and lowered his head to adjust his clothes.
A few days later, when he contacted Miss Ninomiya again, he was still quite nervous and guilty.
Because the last time they separated was on August 10th... Miss Ninomiya turned and ran away crying.
The reason was entirely his fault. Miss Ninomiya had made up her mind to not care about it anymore, but his behavior still hurt her deeply.
Faintly, Kurosawa Mitsuru heard the sound of slight footsteps coming from inside the house, and someone was walking towards the door step by step.
Soon, the footsteps stopped at the door and then died down.
"… "
There was deathly silence, as if time had frozen and stopped at this moment, and the world had come to a standstill.
Because of the door, Kurosawa Mitsuru couldn't see what was happening inside, but he could vaguely sense the situation.
Obviously, Chizuru Ninomiya saw his arrival through the surveillance camera and was stunned and at a loss for a moment.
For single women living alone, it is better to have this kind of thing, which is safer.
"Ms. Ninomiya, I didn't mean to come to you at this time, but I was so excited when I received your message just now that I accidentally broke my phone."
Guessing the situation behind the door, Kurosawa Mitsuru gradually calmed down from his anxious state, took the initiative to speak, and then took out the mobile phone with two dents made by his thumb from his pocket and shook it in front of the camera next to it.
He knew that for a woman living alone, it would be a terrible thing for a man to come to her door at 11 o'clock at night.
Apart from that, it was just a good night message, but the man seemed to have misunderstood and came directly to the door, which was also an extremely terrifying development.
"I came to you to reply to you, good night."
After the explanation, Kurosawa Mitsuru calmed down and sorted out his thoughts. He did not expect to meet her at such a time and place, but just spoke loudly.
Emotional problems cannot be rushed. Miss Ninomiya finally responded, which is a good start.
He didn't expect to get back together tonight, but no matter what, he definitely couldn't let this good omen be ruined by a broken phone.
"Card!"
Just then, the tightly closed door made a sound and opened a crack.
"Keep your voice down a bit."
Ninomiya Chizuru stood in the crack of the door, with her white jade fingers raised in front of her mouth, and spoke in silence.
As the door opened, Kurosawa Mitsuru had no intention of rushing in directly. He just looked at her appearance, a little dazed.
She was wearing a set of dried fruit-colored silk pajamas with lace woven on the chest, and a coat on top.
Her long blue hair fell on her shoulders, her nose was straight, her eyebrows were thin like willows, and her beautiful blue eyes were filled with anxiety. There were tiny dark circles at the corners of her eyes. She looked a little haggard, not as energetic and spirited as before.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to disturb your neighbors."
After meeting again after a few days, Kurosawa Hikaru felt as if a long time had passed. Feelings of nostalgia, touching, excitement, and guilt surged in his heart, and he spoke.
He was indeed too impatient just now. It was already 11 o'clock in the evening and he was still talking loudly.
But there was no other way. They were communicating through a door, and he didn't want to end up like in soap operas where he spoke but the other party couldn't hear him.
No matter what, the words "good night" must be conveyed.
"Didn't I tell you that there are still students and teachers from the University of Tokyo living in this apartment?"
When Ninomiya Chizuru heard this, she glared at him, then opened the door again and stuck her head out to look around.
The corridor was long and bright because of the voice-controlled lights, but there was no one else.
If someone found out, it would be hard not to be misunderstood and have people think too much about Kurosawa Mitsuru coming to see her at 11 o'clock in the evening.
Although she is no longer a teacher at the University of Tokyo, her previous reputation is still there, and it would not be good if it got out.
"I forgot..."
Kurosawa Hikaru saw that she still cared about him, and only then did he realize that she had a private relationship with him that was discovered.
"I have finished what I am saying. You should go to bed early."
Noticing that she was wearing pajamas again, Kurosawa Hikaru thought about it and decided that it would be better to meet her later and talk slowly.
Obviously, when Miss Ninomiya sent him a message just now, she was already lying in bed.
I don’t know what kind of mental journey I went through before sending him that message.
"Hush."
Hearing this, Ninomiya Chizuru fell silent again.
"Card."
Then she heard a sound coming from the door of the next room.
Upon realizing this, Ninomiya Chizuru immediately panicked and hurriedly reached out to grab Kurosawa Mitsuru's arm, trying to hide him into the house.
However, with her strength, she couldn't even beat Ichinose Yuki, so how could she possibly pull Kurosawa Hikaru
This pull was like pulling a car, or a hill, it didn't move at all.
"Come in quickly."
Seeing the door of the next room opening, Ninomiya Chizuru became anxious.
"oh."
Hearing this, Kurosawa Mitsuru hurriedly moved and followed her in, closing the door before the neighbors next door ran out and saw the excitement.
The entrance is very quiet and the lights are bright.
The two people stood there, the atmosphere was very awkward.
Their relationship was already at a very awkward stage. Even when they were messaging each other via mobile phones, they didn't know what to say to each other. Now that they were face to face, it was even more awkward.
"… "
Kurosawa Hikaru held the broken cell phone and scratched his cheek with his fingers, feeling uncomfortable all over.
He didn't dare to come to her house these days, and could only slowly test and win her back through the phone, because he had anticipated a situation like this.
Maybe in TV dramas and cartoons, those couples who have a quarrel can reconcile by just saying hello to each other, or even by forcefully hugging each other and saying something excitedly.
But reality is not acting. When it really happens to you, many things are hard to face.
"… "
Chizuru Ninomiya stood with one hand on her arm. She was wearing pajamas. Although she was wearing a coat, such a casual home outfit made people feel embarrassed.
Face to face with him again, she didn't know what to say and felt very sad.
Although she was disheartened and ran away in despair, she was still very happy when she received the message from Kurosawa that day.
It is impossible to say that she let go of this relationship in just a few days.
The reason why she sent that message tonight was because Kurosawa suddenly stopped sending her a goodnight message last night... Even until just now, when he should have sent a message in the past, there was still no movement.
She hadn't sent any messages for two days in a row. She lay in bed tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep. She felt very uneasy, wondering if she had not read his messages and this had frustrated him.
But judging from what happened just now, Kurosawa has not given up. His actions and words show that he still cares about her very much.
Although this care was gratifying, she felt a pang in her heart when she recalled the day when Kurosawa kissed another woman in front of her at the Tokyo Budokan.
"What should I do?"
Faced with her extremely complicated and resentful gaze, Kurosawa Mitsuru felt ashamed and had a headache.
By chance, he was able to enter Miss Ninomiya's house, and the two of them came face to face, with both good and bad things happening.
The advantage is that they meet in person, which is more direct than maintaining contact through the phone.
The downside was that his cell phone was broken just now, so he had no choice but to come to the door without even thinking about what to say.
Apologize? However, verbal apologies are only meaningful the first time. From the second time on, they lose their meaning and even make people feel cheap.
Saying sorry in this situation will be of no use at all and will only make the conversation go to an even worse abyss.
"If we leave now, we might be discovered. Let's sit for a while and go back later."
In the end, Ninomiya Chizuru took the initiative to speak up, breaking the silence and deadlock.
"good."
Faced with this staircase, Kurosawa Mitsuru naturally walked up it.
After deciding this, Ninomiya Chizuru turned around and walked to the entrance.
She was wearing a pair of slippers with round, beautiful heels that were very white.
The pajamas were knee-length shorts, and her calves looked slender, white, and long, soft and elastic.
Because her back was so beautiful, Kurosawa Mitsuru couldn't help but look at her a few more times, then took off his shoes at the entrance, stepped on the floor in his black stockings, and followed the footsteps.
The apartment is quite big and very clean, without a speck of dust.
The decoration and furniture arrangement of the living room are very good. The dining table is placed next to the sofa. A quick glance shows that there are two bedrooms, a kitchen, a living room and a bathroom. I don't know if there is a bathroom in the master bedroom.
This type of room is considered high-end in Tokyo, especially given its location close to the University of Tokyo.
Although she is a woman living alone, there is no such thing as underwear and stockings thrown around, which is very messy. However, there is a packed plastic bag under the dining table, which is probably the leftover garbage from tonight's dinner.
"You are so strong that you can even break a cell phone."
They came to the sofa and sat down together. Ninomiya Chizuru glanced at the phone in his hand and spoke again.
Although she looks cold, she is actually very talkative. After all, a taciturn person cannot be a teacher.
They didn't sit on the same sofa, but sat separately.
"I usually pay attention to it. I just received your message and was so excited that I crushed it. It was not intentional."
Kurosawa Mitsuru looked down at his phone, thinking that she found this strange, and explained immediately.
There was already a gap and resentment between the two of them. If she was allowed to add to the misunderstanding, their relationship would only get worse.
Ninomiya Chizuru had no suspicion in this regard at all, and was stunned when she heard this answer.
I was so excited when I received her message...
Actions speak louder than words, and realizing this, her heart couldn't help but be touched.