Am I being simulated by their love affair.

Chapter 547 A Heart Lost Its Way
Before taking her beloved home, Mochizuki Haruka took one last look at the large screen on the tower's exterior wall.

Yosei Kurusu, smiling sweetly under the spotlight, is truly infuriating to look at.

"Let's go." She grabbed the boy's hand and led him towards the black car parked on the side of the road outside the square.

No matter how beautiful the outside world is, you still have to go home in the end.

"It sounds a bit strange coming from you with these well-intentioned words," Jun Matsue said, falling behind the girl. He almost laughed.

"What else can I do?" Mochizuki Haruka turned around and rolled her eyes at him.

"Should I lock you up at home to stop you from having affairs, or should I really handcuff us together?"

The two walked through the still-crowded crowd. After the revelry, the people had lost the distance that they usually maintained. The petite girl had some difficulty walking through, so Jun Matsue quickly walked up to her.

"That's more like it," Mochizuki Haruka muttered softly.

She gripped the boy's wrist tightly, her previously tense face softening, as if she had transformed from the ice on Lake Akan into the snow on the shore of Otaru.

Jun Matsue led her through the crowd, and the girl turned back to look at the Tower Plaza, which had been lit up again.

Why didn't Kurusu come home with you this time?

"She's busy." The boy pushed through the excited fans who weren't looking where they were going and said without turning around, "She said she has an event tonight and is already on her way."

"So what you said about philandering is completely slander." He walked to the black car and opened the door for the girl.

"Kurasu and I didn't have any physical contact whatsoever."

The boy was telling the truth. After the flash mob performance, Yosei Kuraki kept looking back in his direction as she walked off the stage. Soon after, Jun Matsueda received a message on her phone that she still had to rush to her schedule.

Mochizuki Haruka gave a soft hum, then stepped into the car beside him. "Can't we be ambiguous without physical contact?"

"What's the difference between her singing that kind of song and confessing her love? Only those fans are still foolishly happy about it."

The head maid, sitting in the driver's seat, stared intently at the traffic lights at the intersection ahead, pretending she hadn't heard a thing.

"How did you know?" Jun Matsue asked in surprise.

He closed the car door, and the sedan started with a steady hum, heading towards the Sanyingtai residential area.

After the boy was settled, Mochizuki Haruka leaned closer to him. "I've been watching her live stream on the way here—Tokyu Tower, you can find it with a simple search."

"So Kurusu's promotional performance this time was quite successful." Jun Matsueda looked at the road in front of the car, as if he were talking to the head maid who was driving.

"Don't change the subject!" Mochizuki Haruka placed her hands on the boy's thighs, leaned forward, and stared into his eyes as if interrogating him.

"You're not thinking of going after breaking up with Ryusei Yosuke, are you?"

The maid, who was holding the steering wheel, shrank back. She pressed the button next to the driver's seat, causing the barrier separating the front and back seats to rise slowly—it was better not to listen to the young lady's gossip and to focus on driving.

Because the girl asked so earnestly, Junya Matsueda looked into her eyes and thought about it carefully.

"It's only possible if she announces her graduation from idol school now."

"Of course, I don't really want her to do that."

“…You said it.” Mochizuki Haruka was fairly satisfied with this answer, and she decided to let Matsue go for the time being.

"So how was your filming today? Didn't your aunt come with you?" The boy then changed the subject.

“Auntie went to the company today. As for filming, it went smoothly. Yuchuan said I’ve finished filming all my recent scenes.” The girl pouted. Although she was a little resistant when she first started acting, she was now somewhat eager for more—more than acting, she felt she was expressing her love through the characters she played.

"As expected of Mochizuki~" Matsueda Jun's tone was like praising a child, earning him an eye roll in return. "Imokawa went back?"

"I took her home, so I arrived at your place a little late." Mochizuki Haruka looked out the car window at the gradually closing twilight.

"what's for dinner?"

"What do you want to eat?" Jun Matsue wanted to make something that a young girl would like to eat. Although he felt that he hadn't done anything wrong, he could still consider it an apology.

“…Never mind, it’s getting late.” Mochizuki Haruka turned her head. “Let’s just grab something to eat outside.”

The black sedan dropped the boy and girl off at the apartment entrance. The two had dinner at the Musashino Forest Cafe at the intersection. Although Mochizuki Haruka didn't seem to care much, Matsueda Jun still treated them and ordered her an extra milk pudding.

It was nearly 8 p.m. when they got home. Jun followed the girl into the living room of room 506. The golden cat lying in its bed meowed and slowly ran to their feet.

"Has Jinzhi lost weight recently?" The boy sat on the sofa, picked up the cat and put it on his lap, and rubbed its head.

“This one is shedding its fur recently.” Mochizuki Haruka poked the little female cat with her index finger. “It’s fine when it’s in the manor, but here I have to clean its fur, which is such a hassle.”

“That’s the owner’s responsibility.” Jun Matsue smiled and scratched its chin, and the cat purred contentedly.

"Just because it's not your own cat doesn't mean you can be so affectionate, right?" The girl gently slapped his hand away. "I'd appreciate it if someone would take on the responsibility of being your owner soon."

"The Golden Week holiday is almost over."

The boy's smile faded slightly.

Today is the third day of the four-day weekend. After tomorrow, the final step of his and Tomatsu Yuka's planned breakup will begin.

Is Tomatsu ready?

Jun Matsueda glanced at the chat history on his phone. Besides informing him about the progress of the private detective's investigation, the girl mostly shared details of her daily life.

"My mom really liked the Chinese cooking I learned from Tsunku! But I think she'd like it even more if it were your cooking~"

"I recently switched to a new shampoo. I heard it's better for hair care and can be used by both men and women!"

"I'll try it myself first, and if it works well, I'll recommend it to Jun-kun~"

"I did some really difficult problems today, and I thought Tsunkun would be interested in them too, so I took pictures of them and sent them to you..."

Cooking and washing clothes alone, taking pictures of myself drying my hair in the mirror alone, studying and reading alone.

He sighed inwardly.

"I'm going to take a shower first." Mochizuki Haruka got up from the sofa. "If you're not in a hurry to go back, you can help Jinzhi comb her fur."

The girl walked into the bathroom, and after the sound of water came from the other side of the corridor, Jun Matsue picked up the cat lying in her arms and looked into its innocent yet beastly eyes.

"What if one day you can no longer move forward in one direction without hesitation?"

The cat, of course, had no answer.

　There's a double monthly pass event in early May, meow! I need your monthly passes, meow!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)