Living in Tokyo, starting with a lifestyle-related job

[Erina Kamishiro: Shirokaze, it's so late, why aren't you back yet?]

[Kamishiro Shirofumi: The final train passed and I couldn't catch up, so I had to spend the night in the coffee shop's attic.]

[Erina Kamishiro: Huh? Didn't I just remind you to take the train earlier?]

[Kamishiro Shirofumi: I'm busy, so I can't help it.]

[Erina Kamishiro: Wait, you didn't go out to spend the night with Rika, did you?]

[Kamishiro Shirokaze: What are you thinking about? She's gone home.]

[Erina Kamishiro: I don't believe you. Show me the video.]

Upon hearing these words, Shiro Shiro couldn't help but look down from the bed. When he discovered that Mizuno Maki was secretly watching him, he was quite taken aback.

Wasn't she asleep?

Mizuno Maki was caught off guard by Bai Feng's sudden gaze, and in a panic, she immediately covered her head with the blanket.

[Erina Kamishiro: Why aren't you saying anything? Say something!]

[Kamishiro Hakufeng: What are you looking at? If you're so eager to know, go and video call Rika yourself.]

He hung up the phone, then turned to look at Mizuno Maki's crotch, his expression somewhat strange.

"Maki, you're awake, right?"

Maki Mizuno's delicate body trembled again, but knowing she couldn't be fooled, she turned to look at her and said somewhat shyly:

"I was woken up by your phone call."

Shiro Kaede raised an eyebrow slightly.

I was wondering why you didn't wake up even after he called you like that.

Now, whispering on the phone wakes me up?

Although Shiro Shiro felt it was a bit strange, she had no choice but to believe it.

He suggested, "Now that you're awake, why don't you come up and sleep?"

"Huh?" Mizuno Maki's usually cool face was filled with astonishment, then she visibly blushed, and her heart began to pound wildly.

Chapter 371 Why do you smell like other girls' perfume?

Shiro Shiro saw her reaction through the light from the window and was stunned for a moment. After realizing what had happened, he blushed and quickly sat up to explain.

"No, that's not what I meant."

"What I mean is, you come and sleep here with me, I'll sleep in the bed."

As Mizuno Maki breathed a sigh of relief, a hint of disappointment seemed to flash in her eyes, and she shook her head.

"No need, I'm used to this kind of bed, I'm not really comfortable sleeping in your big bed."

So you can just sleep.

Shiro Kaede remained silent for a moment, then made no further suggestions.

However, he knew it was the weekend and he had already made a promise with Chitanda Mirai to have a long phone call before going to bed.

Since he had just woken up Mizuno Maki, he thought it best not to chat here, so as not to disturb her rest again.

So Shiro Shiro got up and left the bed, intending to go downstairs to finish his phone call with Chitanda Mirai before coming back up.

As Mizuno Maki watched him come down, she suddenly became a little nervous and asked:

Where are you going?

Kamidai Bai Feng explained:

"I'm going downstairs to make a phone call."

Mizuno Maki turned her back to him, concealing her expression from Bai Feng, and asked softly:

"Should I call Chitanda Mirai?"

Hearing her question, Shiro Kaede did not deny it and nodded:

"Yes."

After replying, Mizuno Maki stopped talking, as if she was already getting ready to go to sleep.

Seeing this, Shiro Kaede didn't say anything more, but quietly left the attic so as not to disturb her rest.

After Bai Feng left, tears welled up in Mizuno Maki's eyes as she silently sobbed.

An hour passed quietly.

After replying to everyone's messages, Shiro Kaede also finished a long phone conversation with Chitanda Mirai.

He slowly walked upstairs, ready to go to sleep.

Following the faint light of the streetlights outside the window, he saw Maki Mizuno's sleeping face.

She had a furrowed brow, tears streaming down her face, and a sad expression on her face, as if she had encountered something heartbreaking in her sleep.

Shiro Shiro sighed softly; he knew about Mizuno Maki's family background.

With his parents gone, he had to work and study hard all by himself, hoping to get into a good university and change his life.

It's fair to say that he's seen all of Mizuno Maki's efforts these past few days.

She is truly a very hardworking and ambitious person.

She is a very good girl.

The way you're acting now, you're probably thinking about something sad, right?

However, Shiro Shiro did not try to wake her up.

Because that would be meddling in other people's business.

Besides, everyone is asleep now, and you're going to wake them up? Wouldn't that just be asking for trouble?

All Shiro Kaede could do was not disturb her, tiptoe back to bed, and then go to sleep.

However, he dozed off for a short while, almost falling asleep.

He suddenly felt the blanket on his body being slowly lifted, and someone crawled in and hugged him from behind.

Shiro Kaede was instantly jolted awake and immediately wanted to turn around to check the situation.

But at this time.

Mizuno Maki, holding him close, rested her head against his back and sobbed softly.

"Don't look over here"

Don't ask why.

"Can I hold you while I sleep tonight?"

"I beg you"

"Today"

As she spoke, Mizuno Maki tightened her grip on Bai Feng, clearly afraid that Bai Feng would refuse.

The sobs, which sounded like pleading, left Shiro Kaede somewhat at a loss.

He remained silent for a long time, and finally chose to do nothing.

He let Mizuno Maki hold him like that.

Because he could tell she was really sad.

I guess she was thinking about things from her family in the past.

It's said that girls are especially prone to feeling sentimental late at night.

Looking at it now, Shiro Kaede thinks that's how it should be.

Although he didn't ask Mizuno Maki why she was crying, he wasn't prepared to just silently listen to her cry either. Instead, he suggested:

"If you encounter any problems, feel free to tell the members of our Literature Department. We will definitely help if we can."

Maki Mizuno didn't reply; she just buried her head even deeper and cried even harder.

I cried for an unknown amount of time.

Shiro Shiro could sense that Mizuno Maki behind him had stopped crying and her breathing had gradually become steady, as if she had fallen asleep.

He felt a little relieved by this, slowly closed his eyes, and prepared to really go to sleep.

-

Five o'clock in the morning.

As soon as Shiro Kaede's phone rang, he immediately turned it off.

He turned around slightly and glanced at Mizuno Maki behind him.

When he found that she was still fast asleep and had not been woken up, he quietly got out of bed.

Before leaving the attic, he covered her with a blanket.

Shiro Shiro took his toiletries to the first floor to wash up, and after that, he started making breakfast.

Meanwhile, in the attic, Mizuno Maki woke up from her dazed state after not being able to feel Bai Feng's body temperature for a while.

Looking at the now-gone Shirokaze, she suddenly felt a sense of emptiness.

But when Mizuno Maki recalled how she had pleaded with Bai Feng to let her hold her last night, her usually cool face began to burn involuntarily.

I don't understand why I was so sad last night, or why I did something so bold.

But his body temperature was so warm.

So warm.

Maki Mizuno, who had never experienced a man's body temperature before, was fascinated by the feeling.

But Bai Feng shouldn't misunderstand anything, right?

Maki Mizuno felt a mix of anticipation and fear.