Am I being simulated by their love affair.

Chapter 441 Today is full of worries

When Jun Matsue appeared at the classroom door, everyone in Class 6 of Grade 2 turned their attention to him.

As a well-known top student in the school, Jun Matsueda has never violated any school rules, despite various rumors surrounding him and Tomohana Tomatsu and Haruka Mochizuki.

So even Kominato Shoko, who was standing on the podium, had a surprised expression on her face.

"I'm sorry, teacher, I'm late." Jun Matsue said, standing at the front door with his head slightly bowed.

"Come in," the female teacher nodded. "Everyone told me you just went to the restroom."

The boys in the classroom winked at him, lamenting the failure of their cover-up. Matsueda Jun smiled, picked up his bag, and walked to the back of the classroom.

"Then I'll continue," Ms. Kominato cleared her throat. "The notice for the parent-teacher meeting has already been sent out; it's this Friday."

Tomatsu Yuka and Mochizuki Haruka turned their heads in unison to look at Matsueda Jun sitting between them—his hair was a little messy from the wind, his suit jacket was not fully buttoned, and his tie was not tied tightly.

While this also has a unique kind of cool, it's obvious that he's not in a good mood today; the girls all had the same thought.

When the bell rang, before the girls could get up, Kominato Shoko walked up to Matsueda Jun first.

"What's going on today? The teacher has never seen you late before."

"I didn't hear my alarm this morning." The boy scratched his head.

"So pine branches can do that too." Ms. Kominato wasn't angry; instead, she smiled.

"Please be more careful next time!"

After she left the classroom, Jun Matsue looked around and saw that the girls sitting on either side of her were still staring at her.

"Do you think I'd believe that?" Mochizuki Haruka pouted. During the time she lived in 507, the boy would get up earlier than the alarm clock every day.

"Is it because of what happened to Yang Shi-san yesterday?" Tomatsu Yuka leaned out and asked in a low voice.

Jun Matsuoka pulled a textbook out of his book and said, "No comment."

Hmm, Tomatsu Yuka glanced at the girl's indifferent expression on the other side; it seemed there was something else going on.

Mochizuki Haruka wouldn't be so kind as to update her with information, so she'd have to gather intelligence herself.

The three of them spent the morning peacefully, but for Matsueda Jun, the morning felt exceptionally long.

Yamami Maki stopped sending him messages. It was unclear whether she had temporarily forgotten about their relationship after listening to his words, or whether she intended to push him further away.

The boy is pessimistic—perhaps he did convince the senior on the phone that morning, but once the distance is restored and the girl retreats into her own world, her negative thoughts may regain control.

Just before leaving home that morning, Jun Matsue had considered asking for leave to visit Maki Yami—but he quickly dismissed the idea.

Since I had already agreed with my senior to put this matter aside for the time being, showing up again would only add pressure to her.

Moreover, Jun Matsueda did not want to become someone who would abandon everything for love; he also had to be responsible for everything outside of love.

He never arrived late or left early for ten years to set an example for the children in the orphanage who were still in school. He started working early to tell his companions who had left the welfare home that even if they were alone, they should find a way to live an upright life.

He didn't suddenly disappear from the school, also so as not to cause unnecessary trouble for those who were concerned about him.

More importantly, he didn't want the girls to think that Matsueda Jun could easily reject them, yet also run headlong to another person without hesitation.

Mingming Yamami Maki did no more than them.

All morning, a jumble of random thoughts swirled in his mind, like fallen leaves outside the window, stirred up by an autumn breeze and swept away by another gust of wind. So when the girls invited him to lunch at the cafeteria, Matsueda Jun refused once again.

"Why?" Mochizuki Haruka asked innocently, showing off her purity. "That guy is no longer here."

“It has nothing to do with her.” Jun Matsueda frowned. “I want to go and ask Imokawa about what happened last night.”

The girl pursed her lips, while Tomatsu Yuka smiled and spoke from the other side.

"Should we bring lunch for Matsueda? The cafeteria is selling a limited-edition autumn pan-fried mackerel rice ball, and it tastes pretty good."

He hesitated for a moment, then nodded. "Thank you for your help."

As the crowd gathered on their way to the cafeteria, Jun Matsueda left the classroom first. After the boy's figure disappeared, Yuka Tomatsu took a step toward the girl beside her and whispered in her ear.

"What did you say to Yamami Maki this time?"

Mochizuki Haruka smoothed her hair. "Some things I have to say."

When Jun Matsue entered the news department, Natsumi Imokawa was sitting in front of the computer browsing videos while eating small bites of bread, looking a bit like a hamster.

"What happened last night?" The boy pulled up a chair and sat down next to her.

The girl naturally moved aside to make room. "After you left, the atmosphere was a little strange at first. Later, Aya called Kazane over, and they went to a karaoke bar together. They ate and sang, and had a lot of fun."

"That's good." Jun Matsue stared at the girl's cheeks puffing out with each chew. "Why 'them'? Didn't you go with them?"

“I was recording this from the side.” Natsumi Imokawa always enjoyed this observer’s perspective. “Let’s not talk about that now, Matsueda, look—”

The girl put the half-eaten red bean bun aside, pointed her finger, and only then did Jun Matsue look at the computer screen, which was the band's account backend space.

"I edited together the highlights of last night's performance and posted them first. They've already been viewed over 10,000 times in just half a day!"

Jun Matsue looked at the video's cover, which was a close-up of him sitting behind the drum set singing, and it was incredibly captivating.

The video cover that Yami Maki saw last night was also this one.

"What do you mean by 'essential part'?"

"It's your final version of 'Moment'!" the girl said excitedly. "The number of views is increasing even faster now than this morning."

"It might become a hit!"

"..." Jun Matsuoka's feelings were somewhat complicated.

It's ironic that when you're about to give up, fate suddenly starts to enthusiastically try to keep you.

So he spent another afternoon in even more confusion, and almost forgot that he needed to buy groceries on his way home.

As he walked out of the supermarket, he glanced at his phone. Yamami Maki still hadn't sent a message; their chat window was still showing her voice message.

Luckily, it was a voice message; otherwise, it might have been deleted because it was too offensive.
As he went up the stairs, Jun Matsue clicked on the girl's profile picture in the chat box and aimlessly scrolled through her past posts.

However, he quickly put down his phone and looked at the girl in the corridor.

His roommate, Lai Qiyang, was standing at the entrance of apartment 507.

(End of this chapter)