Am I being simulated by their love affair.

Chapter 344 Would the young lady like commoner food?
Jun Matsue's first day back at the orphanage was simple.

After tidying up my room and giving away all the gifts I brought for the children, I can lie down in the rocking chair in the corridor and leisurely bask in the sun.

During this time, he threw the soccer ball that the children had kicked off the lawn back several times, and then led the little girl who had lost her hair clip around the orphanage, finally finding the pink candy hair clip under a tree.

"Thank you, brother." The shy little girl bowed to him in thanks, then ran away in a flash—she was a child who had only recently arrived at the orphanage and was not familiar with Matsueda Jun.

"Xiao Chun is so different when she's in love." The old man lying in the rocking chair had a warm smile on his face as he watched the boy return to the recliner next to him and sit down.

"Is there such a big difference? I don't really feel it myself." Jun Matsue patted the grass off his clothes and watched the short figures chasing each other in the yard.

"No matter what you were doing before, you always gave me a feeling of tension - no unnecessary movements, no wasted time, whether you were resting or relaxing, it was all just to study or work better."

"To be honest, I was quite worried about you at that time, but I knew I had no right to tell you that that kind of lifestyle was wrong."

The old man's voice was soothing and calm, causing him to unconsciously close his eyes.

"That's why I hope you can meet a wonderful person, someone who can change you and let you truly enjoy life."

"As for whether your relationship with her will have a future, that's not that important to me."

"But I'm still very glad that you didn't forget to tell me when someone like that appeared."

The old man turned his head and looked at the boy next to him. His sleeping face looked no different from when he was in junior high school, unchanged over the passage of time.

"However, the so-called 'a dazzling person' is just an idealistic expression."

She waved to the boy who was approaching with a soccer ball not far away, signaling him not to disturb the sleeping boy.

"How could it be such a coincidence that the person who first made your heart flutter, the person who broke down your defenses, the person who made you feel at home, is the same person?"

The old man sighed softly, his smile towards Matsueda Jun carrying a hint of doting affection.

"However, you have enough time to think about what you want."

"Luckily, you're still young."

The first day has passed just like that.

The next morning, Jun Matsueda got up early to prepare to welcome the band's benefit performance team, but what appeared first at the orphanage gate was a black car that he was already familiar with.

The silver-haired old man standing upstairs blinked and looked at the boy who came out of the room beside him. "The girl that Xiaochun mentioned wouldn't happen to be Miss Wangyue, would it?"

“No.” Jun Matsue walked towards the stairs.

But watching Mochizuki Haruka get out of the car, he didn't feel any annoyance.

The car behind her quietly started and drove away. The girl in the black sundress opened her umbrella and watched Matsueda Jun walk towards her—the boy's shirt gleamed white in the sunlight.

"Hold this umbrella for me." Mochizuki Haruka handed him the umbrella handle, and Matsueda Jun obediently took it.

"If I don't come looking for you, will you not come looking for me?"

The girl hid under his umbrella, and their elbows bumped lightly together.

"Young Miss, it's only been a few days of vacation!" Jun Matsue asked helplessly.

"An excuse." Mochizuki Haruka scoffed softly. "You would never come looking for me on your own initiative."

It's all that woman's fault. Yamami Maki's calm and composed smile appeared before her eyes.

"What's so good about her?" the girl suddenly asked softly.

"What?" A chattering group of teenagers approached the two from not far away. "Nothing," Mochizuki Haruka chose to remain silent and waved to the old man upstairs.

She hasn't truly accepted the fact that Matsue is having an ambiguous relationship with the youngest daughter of the Yamami family. These past few days, she's been pestering her aunt about the Yamami family, just to find a weakness in her new rival.

However, the Yami family was not an easy target. The aunt seemed to be afraid that her niece would do something extreme, so she did not reveal much and could only coax the girl to go to Matsueda Jun's side.

The two had already entered the room. Jun Matsue brought out a chair, a cup of barley tea, and a few snacks.

"The brass band is coming this afternoon, right?" The girl looked at the excited children running around in the corridor.

"How did you know?" Jun Matsue raised an eyebrow. Was this guy deliberately trying to cause trouble?
"Just ask them and you'll know." Mochizuki Haruka rolled her eyes at him, picked up a handful of pistachios from the table, and stuffed them into the boy's arms.

Peel it for me to eat.

She gets angry whenever she sees Jun Matsueda lately.

Jun Matsue yawned and looked at the lawn outside the glass sliding door. Someone had planted a few sunflowers this year, and they were growing quite well.

"Peel it for me to eat~" the girl changed her tone, meowing like a kitten that hadn't been weaned.

Matsueda Jun then extended his long, strong fingers, and the pistachio's hard shell was no match for his.

After eating a few pistachios, Mochizuki Haruka finally calmed down. She looked at the "Minazuki" on the tray, a summer wagashi (Japanese sweet), a triangular cake covered with red beans, and it was cool to the touch.

"Aren't you going to eat this?" the girl asked Jun Matsueda, pointing to the triangular pastry.

The boy shook his head. "This was prepared for you."

"But you like red beans, right?" Mochizuki Haruka said without hesitation. "Didn't you enjoy the sakura mochi Tomatsu made and the dorayaki I bought for you?"

"..." Matsueda Jun looked at the girl, who was as delicate as a doll. "You know that?"

"I know everything about pine branches," she said proudly, puffing out her chest.

"I hope someone will treat me the way I treat him."

Jun Matsue sighed and started cracking open the white shell of the nut in his hand again.

Today's lunch is refreshing soba noodles, accompanied by tamagoyaki, vegetable tempura, and the orphanage's special sauce. Jun Matsueda looked at the girl sitting across from him.

Although buckwheat is considered a "commoner's food," judging from Mochizuki Haruka's expression, she seemed to be quite satisfied with the meal.

"Are you staying at the orphanage all day?" Jun Matsueda asked cautiously.

"Is it not allowed?" Mochizuki Haruka put down her chopsticks and elegantly wiped her mouth. "My aunt told me to sleep here tonight."

“Ms. Mochizuki has already informed me,” the headmistress added from the side.

"It's nothing." Jun Matsueda glanced at the message on his phone. The brass band had already gathered at the school and were ready to leave.

"Don't worry, I won't cause any trouble for the pine branches." The girl blinked, appearing exceptionally innocent.

So, when Tomatsu Tomohana and Yamami Maki got off the school bus at Haneoka High School, chatting and laughing, the first thing they saw was the girl in the black dress standing next to Matsueda Jun.

Mochizuki Haruka, holding a parasol, took a step to the side, taking the boy who was the host under her umbrella, and looked at the girls who were holding musical instruments.

"Welcome to my family's orphanage," she didn't say, but simply smiled at Yamami Maki in the crowd.

Just standing here is enough for her.

(End of this chapter)