My girlfriend is a bad lady

On the wall, there was a painting of a naked woman by Foujita Tsuguharu, but Watanabe Toru didn't feel anything. But when Kujo Miki revealed a little bit of skin, he felt a warm current in his heart.

The women in Foujita's paintings all have ivory-like skin.

This makes the Western woman in the painting, who originally had bad skin, have some of the charm of an oriental beauty.

Qingye Rin stared at one of the paintings. There was a cat lying on its side in the painting. The whites of its eyes were yellow, its pupils were black, and its face looked a bit like a fox.

The name of the painting is simple and straightforward - "White Cat".

"Including the frame, it's 300,000 yen." The female boss who was walking around the gallery came over and said.

"Yeah." Qingye Rin nodded.

"If you like it, just buy it and have someone send it back to Tokyo. You don't have to worry about the trouble of bringing it back," said Mrs. Kiyono.

"It's not that I like it, I just remember something."

"What is it? I don't remember you having a cat."

"Some time spent with Watanabe-san."

"In the gallery, Rin is staring at a painting of a white cat - this is 'Confessions in a Gallery.'" Mrs. Kiyono's tone is very much like that of a female artist.

"It can be put in the same series as my 'Kiyano Rin in Karuizawa'," said Toru Watanabe, who had just been accompanying Kujo Miki around, "The name of the series is 'Rin's Seventeen Years Old'."

"Don't think that just because you're my closest person, you can make fun of me." Qingye Rin looked at the two of them coldly.

...Such threats will only make the threatened person happy.

Apart from deciding how to keep my eyes sparkling at night, I finished the exhibition without gaining anything.

The five of them went shopping at the "Outlet" and bought some clothes.

After having dinner there, they went to Chunyu Balcony carrying large and small bags.

Chunyu Terrace is the entrance to the Xingye Resort, a small wooden street hidden in the forest.

There are more than a hundred spring elms planted here, but there are only nine buildings in total. Even if you carefully visit each store, it won’t take much time.

Precisely because there are fewer buildings, you can slow down the pace and become more relaxed.

Watanabe Toru and his four companions came here in the evening because there was a summer night concert.

They ordered some snacks, each ordered their favorite drinks, and sat on the terrace overlooking the water.

"When does it start?" Toru Watanabe dipped his French fries in ketchup.

On the table in front of him was a glass bottle of Coke, with cool water droplets gradually appearing on the bottle.

"Here it comes." Kujo Miki pointed somewhere.

When the hustle and bustle of the day subsides, musicians take the stage with violins, accordions and guitars, presenting tourists with beautiful music only available on summer nights.

The sky darkened, revealing the clear starry sky of the Karuizawa Plateau.

The nine buildings on Chunyu Balcony all lit up with bright yellow lights, illuminating the already small Chunyu Balcony.

The five people listened to music, ate and chatted, and occasionally their attention was distracted by the fireflies in the stream beside the terrace.

"Wow~ Chunyu Balcony?"

"It looks like the place where the elves in the forest live!"

"Look, it's being performed. I saw it on the TV series Quartet!"

A youthful and lively voice came from below the terrace.

Toru Watanabe looked in the direction of the sound and saw four girls stopping the bicycles at the rental shop and running towards them in a hurry.

Asu Mai subconsciously looked towards the terrace overlooking the water and met Watanabe Toru's gaze through an elm tree.

Miki Kujo and Rin Kiyono, who were beside him, naturally noticed his seemingly accidental gaze and looked at the four girls at the same time.

"Ah, there are no seats left!" Ikki Aoi said regretfully.

"A lot of people are standing and watching, and we also...someone over there wants to leave! I'll go and grab a seat!" Tamamo Yomi rushed over and grabbed a seat.

"Sorry!" She smiled proudly at the tourists who also wanted to grab a seat but failed to grab it, and then shouted to the other three, "Senior, Aoi, come here!"

"So beautiful, you're so amazing!" Ikki Aoi ran over.

"Senior Mai, let's go too." Hanada Asako shouted to Asu Mai who was at the back.

"...Yeah." Asu Mai withdrew her gaze from Watanabe Toru and followed Hanada Asako.

"That's Watanabe-kun's lover." Mrs. Kujo also discovered the situation.

"A pretty girl," Mrs. Kiyono commented.

Miki Kujo sneered and snorted contemptuously, then picked up the juice and drank it.

The two sides did not interact with each other and did not even say hello.

After a few songs, Asu Mai suddenly came over.

Five people looked at her, especially the two ladies, who looked like they were watching a fun event. Facing their gazes, Asu Mai still had no expression.

When they got closer, Asu Mai didn't look for Watanabe Toru, but looked at Kujo Miki and said, "Miki-san, can I have a few words with you?"

"Go ahead." Miki Kujo, with her legs crossed, put down the juice and hugged her elbows with both hands.

"Thanks for letting Toru keep me company for a day."

"Just know that he is mine."

"Yeah." Asu Mai nodded gently, "Tetsu wanted to kill me on purpose in order to reject me, but I can't live without Tohru. If it weren't for this, Tohru wouldn't have done anything to let you down. I'm sorry."

Kujo Miki glanced at her.

She had heard this from Toru Watanabe, but it felt completely different when it came from Mai Asu herself.

Looking at Mai Asu's expression again, even when she said such words, her expression remained calm.

Miki Kujo learned about Mai Asuka's personality from Toru Watanabe.

She didn't really want to apologize, she didn't have that kind of emotion, she just used her smart brain to do something that wouldn't cause trouble for Toru Watanabe.

She didn't want to cause trouble for Toru Watanabe, and everything she did was just to stay with Toru Watanabe.

"I don't care what's going on with you. It's because of Watanabe that I allow you to exist."

After saying that, Kujo Miki waved her hand, indicating that Asu Mai could leave.

Asu Mai nodded and said to Watanabe Toru, "Good night, Toru."

"Good night, senpai," Toru Watanabe replied.

After Asu Mai left, Mrs. Kujo took a sip of Karuizawa whiskey and said, "This girl is quite interesting."

"Well, Meiji must feel a little better now." Mrs. Kiyono was drinking beer. "Love is terrible. It's all a psychological warfare."

"Youko, don't deliberately instigate." Mrs. Kujo put down her wine glass, "Meiji has already acknowledged the current situation, just live a good life."

"That won't work. It's not my little Rin who won."

"Mother, I don't need such means."

Watanabe Toru looked at Kujo Miki, who glared at him impatiently and frowned, "What are you looking at?"

"It's night time, let's see if your eyes will sparkle."

"The last song! Please sing with us!" shouted the guitarist in front.

The piano hums softly, a song that is familiar to the entire island nation.

At the closing ceremony of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, the chorus sang this song to end the Olympic celebrations; it was also the ending song of the Red and White Song Festival - "Hikari no Hikari"

"Firefly light, snow on the window"

"The time spent reading accumulates day by day"

"In a trance, the door of time and years"

"Today is the beginning, and we are about to part"

Everybody hummed along, including the ladies.

Summer is like a street lamp that goes out, and it is one day closer to the end.

Chapter 318: Karuizawa in August (13)

On August 15th, after Xiaolian went out, Mrs. Jiujo suddenly wanted to play mahjong.

"Watanabe-kun, you don't have to go out now, right?" She knew that Watanabe Toru was going to accompany Asuka Mai today, so she asked this.

"At least wait until Meiji wakes up and tell her."

"Then please move the table to the terrace. I want to play there." After that, Mrs. Kujo said to the black-haired girl, "Xiao Lin, you come too."

"it is good."

At that time, Kiyono Rin was preparing to read a book about the Karuizawa murder case.

Watanabe Toru went to move the mahjong table, and Mrs. Kiyono followed him: "I'll help."

Two people each carried one side of the table and moved it to the villa terrace which was filled with morning light.

"Move aside, don't bump into it, it's quite heavy." Mrs. Kiyono said to her daughter who was blocking the entrance to the terrace.

As Qingye Rin stepped aside, Mrs. Qingye suddenly seemed to remember and said, "I almost forgot my morning coffee."

With that, she let go of her hand and went straight to the kitchen.

The mahjong table, which originally seemed to be carried by two people, still remained level.

"I knew she didn't do anything." Mrs. Kujo said proudly, "Watanabe-kun, you know which mother loves you the most."

"Aunt Maki, it was you who said you wanted to play mahjong and asked him to move the table to the terrace." Qingye Rin reminded her calmly.

"Playing mahjong is fun only if there is some stake, but gambling with money is boring. No, it is prohibited by law. What should we bet on?" Mrs. Kujo fell into deep thought.

"I say," said Toru Watanabe, who was holding the mahjong table, "who among you can take the rattan table and chairs on the terrace?"

Mrs. Kujo, who was lost in thought, and Kiyono Rin, who was standing there with her arms folded, both looked at Watanabe Toru, who was standing there motionless, and at the rattan table and chairs occupying the terrace.

“……”They finally moved.

Toru Watanabe smelled the scent of the mahjong table and watched the two of them struggle slowly.

Everything was ready and we just sat down when Kujo Maki had another opinion.

"No, no." She pointed across from her, "Watanabe-kun, sit there."

Watanabe Toru finally reacted, and when he sat down, he naturally faced Kiyono Rin.

"If you dare to move, I will go back to Tokyo now." Mrs. Kiyono threatened in the tone of a girlfriend.

"You'd better go back to Tokyo. Do you think Watanabe-kun cares about you?" Mrs. Kujo curled her lips and said disdainfully.

"Let's bet on this!" Watanabe Toru began to draw cards, "Whoever wins can order the other three people to do a small, easy task."

"Good idea!" Mrs. Kujo nodded.

"Let me tell you my conditions first," Mrs. Qingye said, "If I win, the person who lights the gun has to take off one piece of clothing; if you touch yourself, all three of you have to do it. It's a simple thing, right?"

Just ignore the word 'not difficult'.

"Including underwear, I have four pieces." Mrs. Kujo said confidently.

"This is not fair, I have the least clothes," said Toru Watanabe.

"Watanabe-san," Qing Ye Lin stretched out her slender white wrist and took the last two piles of cards, "If you don't want to go to the police station, stop having those dirty thoughts."

"How could I possibly do something like that? Twenty thousand..."

"Eat!" Mrs. Kiyono put down the coffee cup she had just picked up and put Watanabe Toru's 20,000 together with her own 30,000 and 40,000. "Four of a kind."

It was Kiyono Rin's turn to play, and Watanabe Toru continued:

"If I win, the person who lights the gun has to wear a piece of clothing indoors; if you win, all three of you have to wear clothes."

"How about this, if Yuuko and I win, we take off our clothes; if Xiaolin wins, you put on your clothes." Mrs. Kujo said, throwing a card, "South Wind."

In the next round, Watanabe Toru draws a card.

"Three of a kind, three of a kind, four of a kind." Watanabe Toru pushed his cards aside, "Ah, if I had known I would have been on the stripping side!"