I work as a teacher at a girls' school in Tokyo

Chapter 281 So, face it calmly
The light of the rising sun in the morning seeped into the living room along the transparent glass windows.

The darkness in the field of vision was gradually dispelled, and it was covered with misty light.

In this way, under the stimulation of light, the consciousness is gradually awakening.

But what really woke up Hirakawa Tetsuwen was the shivering shadow that blocked the light in the dim light in front of his closed eyes.

There are still some noises in the ears, footsteps, and breathing.

Hirakawa Tetsufumi opened his eyes.

So, in the light that diffused into the living room in the early morning, everything in front of me was clearly printed in the eyes and entered the mind.

It is the face of a girl.

Crystal clear skin, shining eyes, small nose, thin lips... Shinohara Shiori squatted on the edge of the sofa, with a faint smile on her lips, watching him quietly.

"Mr. Hirakawa, good morning."

After opening her eyes sleepily, the girl opened her mouth and let out a nice voice.

The voice imprinted in my mind.

Tetsubun Hirakawa looked at Shiori Shinohara in a trance, a little confused.

In the dream of just waking up, the face of the girl under the fireworks, shining in various colors of light, overlapped with the eyes.

The person in front of me seemed to have really come from a dream.

It wasn't until several seconds later that the brain was completely awake, and Hirakawa Tetsufu finally figured out why Shinohara Shiori was here, instead of blankly wondering if she came out of a dream.

He blinked and spoke.

"Xiaoyuan-san?"

"Ah."

"What are you doing here?"

Shinohara Shiori stood up and answered his question with a smile.

"See when Teacher Pingchuan wakes up."

"What's so beautiful about it."

Hirakawa Tetsubun answered casually, but as he spoke, his voice gradually became unnaturally weaker.

Because Shiori Shinohara got up, her face in the original field of vision was replaced.

At the height of the sofa, lying sideways and looking straight up, all that can be seen is the skirt of the girl.

The pleated skirt swayed slightly as the girl stood up, like undulating waves, faintly revealing the girl's white thighs from the stockings to the hem of the skirt.

With a touch of white tenderness and a swaying skirt, it's really...

Really pretty bad.

It took about two seconds for the brain, which is not too awake, to get rid of the instinct of staring subconsciously.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa raised his face, moved his eyes away from the girl's legs, and moved up.

Miss Shinohara's face came into view again, and the eyes met again.

After looking at each other for several seconds.

"Teacher Hirakawa, what's wrong with you?"

Shiori Shinohara looked at him suspiciously.

"...No, nothing."

I was stunned for a while because I was looking at the opponent's legs... a little bad.

Hirakawa Tetsuwen shook his head and said, stretched out his hand from the thick quilt, propped up his body, and was about to get up.

However, after sitting up, Hirakawa Tetsuwen, who was about to stand up, silently stopped and continued to get up.

The living room was quiet for a moment, Shinohara Shiori's eyes were still on him.

Hirakawa Tetsufumi met her gaze and smiled slightly: "Xiaoyuan-san, can I trouble you to leave for a while?"

"Huh?" Shinohara Shiori didn't seem to understand, "Why? No clothes?"

"Uh... that's not the reason."

It's because of a physiological reaction that normal men have in the morning...

Isn't it too embarrassing for a young girl to look at it?Also very disrespectful.

"In short... let's leave first? Is that okay?"

"..."

Shiori Shinohara still looked at him incomprehensibly, but at the end, after saying "Okay", she left temporarily.

Hirakawa Tetsuwen breathed a sigh of relief, took advantage of this time to lift the quilt and get up, went to the bathroom and changed his clothes.

Everything is back to normal.

……

Next, for the girl to wash up, I went to a convenience store not far from home to buy toothbrushes and towels, and bought breakfast along the way.

During breakfast, I chatted with Hisada on the line and said good morning.

As for the matter of Shiori Shinohara... because he still doesn't understand what this girl is thinking, so he can't explain it for the time being.

But since it was agreed that she would tell him the reason tonight, then he will talk about it after tonight.

In this way, after breakfast, Hirakawa Zhewen looked at the young lady who was holding a paper towel and gently wiping the corner of her mouth.

"Student Shinohara."

"Yeah." Shiori Shinohara wiped the corners of her mouth, put down the tissue and answered him.

"I'm going to work now." Hirakawa Tetsufumi said, "Then what are you going to do after that?"

"Hmm..." Shiori Shinohara thought for a while, "Shiori will be waiting for you at Teacher Hirakawa's house."

"..."

"..."

"Can't you?"

"...It's not impossible." Hirakawa Zhewen sighed helplessly, "Then do whatever you want, then, tonight, will you explain the situation to me clearly?"

"Shiori will." Shinohara Shiori nodded.

"That's it." Hirakawa Zhewen stood up, "I'm leaving."

He doesn't have much time to continue asking questions now, and he has to go to work.

"OK, all right."

Regardless of what Shinohara Shiori wanted to do, or what problem she wanted to ask him for help, she would know after tonight.

Let's talk about it then.

Just like that, leaving this matter behind for the time being, saying goodbye to the girl who came to his house out of nowhere, Tetsubun Hirakawa opened the door and walked towards the tram stop.

However, while riding the tram and standing on the tram in a daze, Hirakawa Tetsubun recalled the dream of last night in a trance.

Or it should not be said to be a dream, but to be precise, it is a reenactment of reality, and it is another invasion of the mind that was supposed to be forgotten.

Shiori Shinohara, Miss Shinohara, a former student, someone who was once absurdly together...how on earth is he going to face her now?

At least, it has been proven that deliberate evasion is useless.

He knew his own thoughts, and when this girl reappeared in front of him, he also knew the uncontrollable emotions in his heart.

The dream last night also confirmed this statement.

The summer festival has become an experience he cannot ignore.

And the girl in the fuchsia bathrobe who kissed him three times when the fireworks rose into the sky was also someone he couldn't ignore no matter what.

Deliberately ignoring and avoiding her did not make him forget her.

So, maybe he really should treat this memory and emotion in a different way.

Face it, and forget it.

Like this?

Hirakawa Zhewen still remembered his thoughts before going to bed last night.

so be it.

……

After arriving at the studio, Tetsufumi Hirakawa put away all his thoughts and put them into work.

The spy play house project has been passed, and what needs to be done now is to continuously improve the follow-up script.

Although the plot can't be remembered clearly, it doesn't matter, Hirakawa Zheben didn't intend to be exactly the same as the original plot.

It’s fine to learn from the excellent settings, and it’s okay to create the plot by yourself.

He also doesn't think that the plot he created will definitely be worse than the original work in the previous life... At least when creating, he must have this kind of confidence.

With such confidence, Tetsufumi Hirakawa created a script about the new episode, which was rejected by Saiko Ogasa exactly three times today.

Ok……

Facts have proved that things cannot be done well by relying on self-confidence. As a newcomer to the comics industry, he still has a long way to go.

In the frustration of failing to pass the draft over and over again, Hirakawa Tetsuwen left work silently.

Well, it's better to go home.

……

After taking out the key and opening the door, behind the door was Shiori Shinohara and the two cats who came to greet him when they heard the door opening.

"Mr. Hirakawa, welcome back, meow."——meow is called by a cat, but the connection is perfect, just like Shiori Shinohara's call.

In this way, she looks like a maid, right?

Wearing a maid outfit, saying "Master, welcome back", and then meowing cutely, like this.

No... This kind of maid does not sound very serious.

It's hard to imagine what Shinohara Shiori would say.

Naturally, certain pictures emerged, and his complexion was slightly abnormal.

...To be able to have such uncontrollable fantasies about Shinohara Shiori, he still couldn't let go.

Hirakawa Tetsufumi paused at the entrance, and after a while, he sighed, pushed this strange association out of his mind, and persuaded himself to accept the fact that he still had ambiguous feelings for Shinohara Shiori.

Face it calmly first, then forget, eh.

Thinking about it, Hirakawa Tetsubun also greeted the girl.

"I am back."

After changing his shoes, he walked to the living room under the watchful eyes of Shinohara Shiori and the two cats, and casually asked the girl behind him.

"Xiaoyuan-san, it's going to be night now, so you should be able to talk about your problem?"

Footsteps came from behind, Shiori Shinohara followed slowly and answered.

"Now, Mr. Pingchuan can say a part first."

"Part of it?"

Hirakawa Tetsuwen sat on the sofa, took the kitten Wuchang who rushed over, rubbed his cold hands over its warm body, and asked back.

"Well, you can talk about part of it first." Shiori Shinohara stood behind Tetsufumi Hirakawa and answered softly in his sight.

Hirakawa Zhewen couldn't help asking: "Why is it a part?"

I don't understand.

However, Shiori Shinohara has no intention of explaining this question at all... If everything is explained clearly, how will her plan unfold?

"Teacher Hirakawa, now, Shiori, can I trouble you to go out with Shiori?"

Hirakawa Zhewen's doubts deepened: "Go out, why?"

"Of course it is to solve the problem that Shiori asked Hirakawa-sensei for help."

"...So what's the problem?"

"..."

"..."

"Okay, okay." Faced with Shinohara Shiori's expression of "I'll know when the time comes", Hirakawa Tetsufumi could only reply helplessly.

"Where to go then?"

"Ms. Hirakawa will know when he's gone." Shiori Shinohara replied.

"..."

If there is something to promise next time, Hirakawa Zhewen must add a premise and describe all the problems clearly.

……

Anyway, that's how it was. For no apparent reason, Tetsufumi Hirakawa, who had just returned home, walked out of the house with Shiori Shinohara.

Speaking of which, today is Christmas Eve, right?
When walking towards the tram station, looking at the festive decorations on the street, the colorful light strips, the Christmas tree placed in the yard, and the top protruding from the top of the fence, Hirakawa Tetsufumi remembered again.

Christmas Eve... I planned to spend it with Kuta, but I still called her to complain about it on the way back.

Now, because of Shinohara Shiori's inexplicable request for help, he had to go out with this girl.

It will be a little strange, right?

After all, the possibility of couples going out together on Christmas Eve is quite high...

"Teacher Hirakawa, what are you thinking about?"

While thinking about it, Hirakawa Tetsufumi suddenly heard a questioning voice from Shinohara Shiori next to him.

He turned his head, and in front of the girl's beautiful face, a ball of hot air slowly dissipated in the cold winter air.

"Nothing." He replied subconsciously.

But after speaking, Hirakawa Tetsuwen thought again...Facing it calmly.

face to face.

Sure enough, it's easier said than done.

People always subconsciously avoid things that they don't want to face.

After thinking about it in his mind, Hirakawa Tetsufumi changed his words again.

"wrong."

"Ok?"

"I was thinking..." Hirakawa Tetsubun faced Shinohara Shiori's curious gaze, and said his thoughts just now quite solemnly.

"Xiaoyuan-san, I just thought, if we go out together on Christmas Eve like us, it's easy to be regarded as a couple, right?"

"...So? Does Hirakawa-sensei think we are a couple?"

"Should, after all, it used to be."

"..."

"..."

Saying such words, Hirakawa Tetsubun spent all his courage.

"What... what's wrong, are you right?" Under Shiori Shinohara's unclear gaze, Tetsufumi Hirakawa felt a little embarrassed, and turned his face to look ahead.

"Tch." Shiori Shinohara chuckled lightly, "No, I just didn't expect Hirakawa-sensei to say that."

"It's just that I think you are right, Shinohara-san, you need to admit what happened in the past."

"That's it."

"Well, no longer evasive, and calmly face the past." Hirakawa Tetsufumi said.

"And then?" Shiori Shinohara felt that there was still a second half of the sentence.

She feels right.

"Then it's completely forgotten."

"Facing it calmly is to forget Shiori?"

"Ah."

"Doesn't that mean that Hirakawa-sensei hasn't forgotten Shiori yet?" Shinohara Shiori asked with interest.

After hesitating for a moment, Hirakawa Tetsufumi did not avoid his gaze this time.

"Yes."

"..."

He actually admitted it.

Shinohara Shiori stroked her hair.

Before she could speak, Hirakawa Zhewen stared at her and continued.

"Last night, I dreamed of Shinohara-san."

Shinohara Shiori felt a little unnatural.

"Did you dream about Shiori? What did you dream about?"

"It happened during the summer festival."

"..."

"..."

"Of course." Hirakawa Zhewen continued to explain, "I said this to face it calmly and to forget it. No matter what, I don't have the idea of ​​going back and doing it again."

Shinohara Shiori stared into Hirakawa Tetsufumi's eyes, and after a while, sighed softly.

"It's too much for Mr. Hirakawa to say such things to girls."

"Maybe." Hirakawa Zhewen responded casually.

Shiori Shinohara's purpose is unknown, but at least, he must express his position now.

He already has Kuta.

"By the way, where are we going now?"

"Playground." Shinohara Shiori replied.

"..."

"..."

"What?" Hirakawa Zhewen suspected that he didn't hear clearly.

"Playground." Miss Shinohara repeated it lightly.

"..."

　I finished writing with a fever, I can't take it anymore, good night everyone.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)