Am I being simulated by their love affair.

Chapter 490 Some are at ease, some are worried

The next morning, Jun Matsue woke up in his bedroom. The room was dimly lit, and a Shiba Inu walked past outside the curtains, leaving behind a string of energetic barks.

He got out of bed and drew back the curtains. Bright sunlight immediately filled the room. The boy squinted. The world outside the window was crystal clear. The city looked like a model embedded in a transparent marble.

Feeling refreshed and with his senses exceptionally sharp, he thought that a little alcohol might help him sleep. He picked up his phone from the bedside table.

It's 8:30 in the morning. I don't have to go to work today, so I have plenty of time.

While washing up in the bathroom, Jun Matsueda observed the sink in the mirror—

The toothbrush and cup that had been put away when Yosuke Kurusu went out were rediscovered by the girl last night, and the once empty countertop became a bit crowded with skincare and makeup products.

The boy turned on the tap and let the water flow over his face.

She did come back.

Leaving the bathroom, Jun Matsue carried the leftovers into the kitchen; he planned to cook some noodles for breakfast. Before starting the fire, he went out to the hallway to take a look. There was a sticky note on the security door of apartment 506:

"Call me again when it's lunchtime."

It seemed that breakfast was for two people. The boy returned to the kitchen, where a blue flame ignited on the stove.

The three of them went to bed relatively early last night, and were all in their respective rooms before midnight. Matsueda Jun even locked his door to prevent any drunk girls from wandering into the wrong room. However, his sleep quality was quite good; it seemed no one disturbed him, and he slept soundly until dawn.

At 8:50, when the soup in the pot started to bubble, Jun Matsue knocked on the door of another bedroom.

There was no response, so he turned the doorknob and went inside.

The light inside the room was thinned by the curtains, making it dim and soft, which the boy found somewhat magical.

He had been to Kurusu's bedroom a few times before when he was cleaning, but after the girl left, everything was ordinary and unremarkable. Now that she had only stayed for one night, the room seemed to have an extra filter, and the atmosphere immediately became special.

This feeling is hard to describe; perhaps it's what people call a sense of life. Jun Matsue walked to the bedside, and the girl's bare shoulders came into view.

When Yosei Kurusu slept, she wore a tank top, with one arm hanging outside the blanket, revealing her smooth collarbone and shoulder. The girl's skin wasn't a quiet, cool white, but rather a pinkish, moist color; even without touching it, one could imagine the firm feel of her meticulously sculpted body.

The boy felt that his imagination was too vivid—perhaps a lingering effect from his intimate encounter with his senior. He drew back the curtains to let the light into the room.

"Kurasu, get up. Didn't you ask me to wake you up last night?"

The girl's long eyelashes fluttered, and she groggily opened her eyes. "What time is it?"

8:52.

Yosei Kurusu let out a long groan, then reached his hands out of the covers and sat up in bed.

"Get up, wash up, and get ready for breakfast." Jun Matsue ignored the large expanse of flesh-colored skin beneath the girl's disheveled tank top and walked out of the room.

Ten minutes later, the sound of two people slurping noodles could be heard in the living room.

"Delicious!" Yosuke Kurusu's cheeks puffed out. "Home-cooked breakfasts just have a flavor you can't get anywhere else!"

“They won’t give you leftovers outside.” Jun Matsue took a sip of noodle soup.

"Leftovers are still the best~" the girl smiled. "I have to go to the company later, I won't be back for lunch."

"You're starting work already?" the boy looked up.

"No, no." She shook her head. "I came to the apartment as soon as I got off the plane yesterday. I gave my luggage to my agent, and I haven't reported it to the company yet. I should at least go there."

"..." Jun Matsue admired the girl's willful attitude somewhat. "Are you coming back for dinner?"

After finishing the last bite of noodles, Yosei Kurusu stood up and wiped his mouth.

"Yes! I'll be back soon!" The girl went back to her bedroom to change her clothes, then fully disguised herself, putting on her hoodie hood and mask. She waved to the boy sitting at the dining table watching her, and then pushed open the door.

After the door slammed shut, Jun Matsuoka cleared the table and headed to the kitchen.

At 9:40, the boy, who had finished his morning run, sat down at his desk and was about to pick up his pen when his phone, which was placed next to him, rang.

It was a message from the rabbit avatar that had been flashing frequently lately: "Is Pine Branch free right now?"

"I'm free," he replied quickly. "Are you going out to see the cherry blossoms?"

"Not so fast~" the girl sent an emoji of a rabbit hopping on a lawn, "but I really wanted to discuss with you where we should go~"

“Sure.” The boy put the book in front of him aside.

"Would you like to video chat? That would be more convenient," she continued.

Jun Matsue paused for a moment, his finger hovering over the screen.

He recalled the days when he video-chatted with Maki Yami in the bedroom.

"no problem."

The boy opened the window, letting the azure blue of the sky seep into the room.

After a brief change in the scene, Jun Matsue's face appeared on the computer screen. Tomatsu Yuka breathed a sigh of relief and gave the boy her most perfect smile.

Good morning, Pine Branch!

This was the first time the girl had video chatted with her crush because of something personal—not because of class matters or any other excuse, but simply because she thought that since they were going on a date, Tomatsu Yuka had the right to see Matsueda Jun.

Before sending him the message, she carefully applied light makeup and even video-chatted with a friend to make sure she wouldn't look bad in the phone's native camera lens.

"Good morning." The boy didn't react much, just blinked a couple more times, but Tomatsu Yuka was already quite satisfied—it meant that he was still somewhat moved.

"Matsueda seems to have gotten up quite early?"

The neatly made bed, the handbag hanging on the wall, the corner of the living room peeking out from the open bedroom door—she observed the room in the background with a satisfied, greedy yet cautious gaze.

"It's not that early." The girl felt the boy in the picture staring at her as he spoke. "I got up at 8:30, had breakfast, and then went for a run."

“That’s a very healthy habit~” Tomatsu Tomaka smiled. “I tend to be lazy when I’m on vacation.”

"Actually, I don't go out very often." The boy looked out of the camera's view. "The weather is great today, perfect for outdoor activities. I'm too lazy to go out when it's cold in winter."

"I hope the weather will be as nice as today for the next few days!"

The girl blinked and asked one more question before officially starting the conversation.

"Yang Shisang went back to the apartment yesterday?"

"Yes." The boy nodded. "She's already at the company."

Tomatsu Yuka was relieved. "Entertainers are indeed quite busy, always coming and going in a hurry."

"She was indeed quite busy before, and she should take a few days off recently, but she probably won't stay here permanently."

"I see." The girl's heart, which had been at ease, was now filled with anxiety again.

Not to mention Mochizuki Haruka, who has been living next door to him recently, and now that Kuriki Yosei has also returned, it just so happens that she and Jun-kun are starting to get closer again.
Tomatsu Tomoka was a little worried because her girlfriend's position wasn't so easy to sit in.

　My friend's new book is a fantasy novel with multiple female protagonists. Xuebai writes it quite well; you can check it out if you're interested.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)