Am I being simulated by their love affair.

Chapter 688 Within the Plan, Outside the Plan

In the living room of 506, a golden cat cautiously walked across the sun-drenched floor, observing the boy and girl cuddling together on the sofa.

Jun Matsue stared at the floor beside the cat; the sunlight reflecting off the balcony was dazzling, making him feel disoriented.

The girl in his arms was trembling slightly; Mochizuki Haruka had cried herself to sleep.

"Would you like some water?" the boy asked softly.

Wangyue didn't answer, but instead lowered her head and punched him twice more. Her fists were soft and weak, without any strength.

Matsueda Jun picked up the girl from his lap and placed her on the sofa. Mochizuki Haruka looked up and watched him walk to the refrigerator, take a bottle of water, and then return to his side.

The boy knelt down in front of her, unscrewed the cap, and brought the bottle opening to the girl's lips.

Mochizuki Haruka turned her face away, her black hair flying into the boy's hand.

"I can't drink anything cold today!"

Jun Matsueda smiled helplessly. "Didn't you just eat ice cream?"

Moreover, he must have a firm grasp of when Mochizuki's menstrual cycle is.

"..." The girl forcefully snatched the bottled water from his hand and took two big gulps.

Tighten the cap, and the water bottle falls onto the coffee table, shaking with a muffled thud.

"It's not too late for Songzhi to back out now."

The boy didn't say anything, but simply turned to the side, picked up a tissue, and wiped away the melted ice cream on the table.

"Matsueda Jun!" Mochizuki Haruka looked at him with a fierce gaze.

"You don't think I'll agree after a few days of being gentle, do you?"

Jun Matsueda threw the stained tissue into the trash can before shaking his head at the girl.

"My gentleness towards Mochizuki has nothing to do with my philandering; it's simply because I like you."

"I haven't been gentle for just a few days. Weren't I gentle to you before?"

"As long as I still love you, regardless of whether you accept my infidelity, I will always be gentle with you."

Mochizuki Haruka stared at his face for a while, then smiled sweetly.

"Since Songzhi likes me so much, why doesn't she dump everyone else and only be with me?"

"..." The boy's gaze finally wavered.

"This is the only thing I can't promise you."

"Then you don't like me enough!" The girl's expression turned fierce again.

“Then I won’t try to hold on to you.” Jun Matsue sat back down next to her.

I know that words alone can't comfort you right now—

"I don't need any comfort or persuasion!" The boy's words were interrupted again as Mochizuki Haruka stood up and took out her phone.

"I'll make them get lost myself."

However, the girl's wrist was immediately grabbed.

She turned her head, and Jun Matsue looked at her, speaking earnestly, word by word.

"No."

"Don't use your family's power to target them."

A look of grievance appeared on Mochizuki Haruka's face, as if her wrist had been pinched painfully.

"Is Songzhi going to stop me?"

However, the boy nodded without being moved.

The girl's expression changed again. "Then I'll tie the pine branches together so you can't do anything!"

She grasped her beloved's hand in return, her sharp gaze quickly softening.

"If you just stay by my side, I won't need to target anyone else."

Jun Matsue blinked. It seemed that his simulated self might also collapse at this moment...

“That’s impossible,” he said firmly. “Unless you really intend to keep me locked up for life, I will find a chance to leave Tokyo and never come back.”

"The Mochizuki family isn't the kind of power that can control everything..."

The boy paused, then didn't continue.

"Why aren't you saying anything?" Mochizuki Haruka glared at him.

“I’ve said that before,” Jun Matsue said, somewhat dazed.

"I told you that the first time I went to Mochizuki's house with you."

The girl was also taken aback.

She recalled their first conversation at the manor, which was the most tense moment between them.

“The Mochizuki family isn’t the kind of power that can control everything. At most, they have influence in the Tokyo metropolitan area. At worst, I can just run away to Iwate, Aomori, or even Hokkaido. What can you do to me then?” That was Matsue’s reply at the time.

The boy sighed, "I don't want to say that anymore."

"Mochizuki, let's not go back to that, okay?"

"..." Mochizuki Haruka stared at him silently, her eyes fierce but weak, like a child who was sulking but had no way to vent her anger.

After a long while, she finally uttered a sentence while standing there.

"Songzhi won't let me go, right?"

“Absolutely not,” Jun Matsueda said firmly.

So the girl let go of his hand and turned to hug the cat that was lying on the floor sunbathing.

"I want to go home."

The boy stood up, and Mochizuki Haruka, carrying the cat, quickly walked past him, picking up her cat carrier that she had just put down.

"Don't let the pine branch follow us!"

Despite what she said, Jun Matsue still followed her a few steps slower out of the room, and the girl turned back and glared at him.

"Don't come over here!"

Only then did the boy realize that she wasn't playing hard to get. The girl walked into the stairwell, her hurried footsteps echoing down the stairs.

Holding onto the corridor railing, Jun Matsue looked down and saw Haruka Mochizuki standing motionless by the roadside with her back to him, while Kinji in her arms was still wagging its tail upstairs.

The car belonging to the Wangyue family soon arrived from not far away, and the girl opened the car door.

Before getting on the bus, she turned her head slightly to the back, but ultimately did not look back. The cat that had sat in the back seat poked its head out, but she pressed it back down.

The car sped away as if whipped, disappearing into the distance as it was obscured by buildings at the intersection. Matsueda Jun sighed one last time, looking out at the setting sun in the corridor.

Given Mochizuki's personality, it's impossible for her to accept it so easily.

The girl needs to stay calm. Even if you shamelessly chase after her, use sweet words and any means necessary to make her temporarily submit, she will definitely not be satisfied after the two separate.

So it's better to be straightforward and clear, at least you can avoid taking detours.

Jun Matsue took out his phone and tapped on the cold, black cat avatar.

"I haven't brought Jinzhi's safe cat food yet. Do you want me to send it to you later?"

The girl's reply was a short voice message.

"do not bother me!"

Well... it seems like it's impossible to calm her down anytime soon.

After putting down his phone and gazing blankly at the greenery of the city outside the balcony for a short while, the boy heard the slow sound of a door opening behind him.

"Are you done?"

Jun Matsue turned around, and Yosuke Kurusu peeked out from behind the door of room 507, looking at him with wide, bright eyes.

"Did you all hear that?" The boy turned around and leaned against the railing.

“Aya-chan left a long time ago.” The girl stuck out her tongue. “I only heard Mochizuki Haruka shout a few words in the room, and she told you not to come over in the hallway.”

Miss Idol pushed open the door, took two light steps, and bent down and looked up at Jun Matsuoka with a playful expression.

"Did you two have a fight?"

The girl winked and made faces, yet still appeared generous and adorable. Jun Matsue twitched the corners of his mouth.

"The plan to have it both ways has temporarily failed." His tone was frank but tinged with disappointment, and Yosuke Kurusu tilted his head.

"Just two boats?"

"Why did I hear Mochizuki Haruka mention my name?"

"Didn't you only hear a few words?" Jun Matsue glanced at her a couple more times.

"So what is Kurusu thinking? Does he want to get on my pirate ship?"

Unlike Mochizuki, Kurusu had known about his philandering ways for a long time.

The boy's tone was frank yet tinged with dejection. Kurusu Yosei straightened up and patted him on the shoulder with a smile.

"Who would say they're on a pirate ship?"

"However, if I were the queen in Matsueda's heart, I wouldn't necessarily rule out considering it~"

"..." Matsueda Jun was a little surprised.

"I don't have a harmonious harem of sisters here, nor a superior empress."

"Tch." The girl curled her lip.

"Then I'll have to come and get it myself."

As she spoke, Miss Idol leaned against the railing with the boy, naturally putting one arm around his waist.

"Songzhi should try a different way of thinking—"

"Out with the old, in with the new, right?"

Matsueda Jun moved the girl's hand away from his body. "Although Matsueda Jun is a bit of a womanizer now, his feelings are not something frivolous or hasty."

Yosei blinked, her expression unchanged, but she smiled, her smile radiant in the sunlight.

That's why I like pine branches like this.

"..." Matsueda Jun realized once again that Kurusu Yosei was an exceptionally strange and exceptionally charming guy.

"You should go back to your room first." The boy turned his head to the other side. "I'll stay outside for a while."

"No!" the girl refused without hesitation. "If you're here alone, you'll definitely be thinking about what Mochizuki Haruka just left about."

"I'm going to stay here and mess with your mind—so you can't think about her, you can only think about me!"

Taking advantage of her vulnerability, seizing the opportunity to kill her when she's sick—even though her romantic experience in the world of Qiyang was completely blank, she could intuitively understand these principles.

Jun Matsue looked at her long, pink hair, which looked especially dreamy in the sunlight.

"Whatever you want."

To reiterate, Yosei Kurusu is truly an exceptionally strange and fascinating fellow.

And so, inexplicably, the two of them quietly basked in the 34-degree sun in the corridor until, five minutes later, the boy leaning against the stone railing propped himself up on his arms.

"go in."

The girl who had been standing motionless beside him finally breathed a sigh of relief and waved her hand to fan herself, saying, "It's so hot!"

Matsueda Jun gave her a helpless look. "Then you should come in sooner."

Yosei Kurusu made a face and opened the door before he could.

The air conditioning from the living room hit her face. The girl cheered and walked into the entryway. The boy was a few steps behind; he went to lock the door on apartment 506 next door.

After changing into slippers, Jun Matsue glanced at the shoe cabinet next to him. "Where did my spare key that I put on the shoe cabinet go?"

"The top shelf!" Kurusu Yosei returned with an ice cream. "Why does Matsugi need a spare key?"

The boy blinked. "I gave my keys to Mochizuki when I left, and I didn't get them back just now."

"Oh?" The girl put down her ice cream.

Miss Idol opened the cabinet on the wall, took one out of the spare keychain, and put it into the boy's hand.

"The one she's holding now is the spare key!"

"..." Matsueda Jun followed her into the living room and hung the brand-new key on his keychain.
I don't know when Mochizuki will be back, so I'll just take the spare key first.

Yosuke Kurusu sat down on the sofa, leisurely crossing her legs and devouring her ice cream. Seeing her like this, the boy couldn't help but think of the girl who had been next door not long ago.

That box of ice cream...

Jun Matsue walked out of the room again, and the girl on the sofa turned around to look at her.

"be right back."

Back next door, the boy walked to the coffee table. The ice cream in the box had completely melted, looking like watered-down cream, making it unappetizing.

He looked towards the corner of the living room. The girl didn't have the habit of turning off the power and water when she was away for a long time. The refrigerator was barely audible, but it was still running.

Even if melted ice cream is refrozen, the improved texture will be greatly diminished, and the picky young lady certainly wouldn't eat it again.

However, after thinking about it, Jun Matsue put the ice cream box back on and put it back in the refrigerator.

When Mochizuki returns, let him eliminate him.

Back in room 507, Yosei Kurusu, who was holding a spoon in his mouth, glanced at the boy.

"Is Songzhi going to go out again?"

Jun Matsueda shook his head. "If I'm going out, it'll be to buy groceries."

Entering his bedroom, the boy sat on the edge of the bed and opened his suitcase. The pink stationery that had been on his desk was gone, but the girlish scent that belonged to Aya-chan seemed to linger.

A few minutes later, Jun Matsue left the bedroom with a change of clothes. He was stopped by the girl as he headed for the bathroom.

"Matsueda! The ice cream I bought this time is super delicious!" Yosei Kurusu waved to him from behind the sofa.

"Come and try it!"

The boy walked up to her, and before he could even pick up the clean spoon from the coffee table, the girl had already scooped up a spoonful of ice cream and brought it to his lips.

Jun Matsueda hesitated for a moment, and Miss Idol frowned.

"What are you doing?" Kurusu Yosei pressed his spoon against his lips.

"Didn't you still want to have your cake and eat it too? Now you're worried about an indirect kiss?"

So the boy opened his lips, and the girl unceremoniously put the ice cream into his mouth.

"how do you feel?"

Matsueda Jun sipped it with the surface of his tongue and savored it carefully.

"Lemon flavor again?"

"Is there a problem with the lemon flavor?" Yosei Kurusu stared at him.

"...No problem, it has a very sweet and sour, pure lemon flavor, and the shaved ice has a very refreshing texture."

“Right!” The girl held up the ice cream in her hand high as if showing off some treasure.

"I've decided to add this to my must-have summer items for 507!"

"Then you should buy more at the supermarket next time," the boy said with a smile.

He hesitated for a moment, then said, "Kurasu."

"Hmm?" The idol girl's eyelashes fluttered. "What's wrong?"

What you said when we went back to Tokyo last time—are you really prepared to never let me go for the rest of your life?

"Of course!" The girl sat up straight and puffed out her chest.

"I have never boasted!"

"Once you've set your sights on Matsue, don't even think about running away!"

Although her words sounded somewhat familiar, Matsueda Jun felt no threat whatsoever—it was like a fan being called out by their idol on stage, which instead evoked a sense of excitement.

"But your philandering plans have nothing to do with me, okay?" Kurusu Yosei smiled and gently pushed him away from the sofa.

"I want to be the sun in your heart!"

"..." Matsueda Jun took two steps back and smiled at her sincerely.

"Then it all comes down to who conquers whom first."

On the first day of his honest confession, the boy did not receive a positive response.

However, Jun Matsue felt that the future he had grasped wasn't so bad.

(End of this chapter)