Ome Quartet of Snow Country

Chapter 233 Before falling asleep
At 10:30 in the evening, the night is already dark.

In Yoyogi Park, although the scattered street lamps or floor lamps are still on, the park has long since returned to tranquility.

The same is true around the park.

In the silence, in a certain bathroom of a high-end apartment, there was a sudden sound of splashing water.

"what……"

After wiping it off, with water still dripping on his face, Naruse's eyes widened and he kept panting.

He fell asleep in the bathtub.

"Nearly drowned..."

As soon as he was in shock, he splashed water on his face again to make himself more awake.

When soaking in the bathtub, because of some strong physiological impulses, he has been letting himself empty his mind and clear away distracting thoughts.

then……

"It's too short."

Soaking in hot water is already very comfortable, and falling asleep is not surprising.

What's more, he is very tired today.

wow-

Wiping the water off his face again, Naruse moved back, leaned against the bathtub, and looked at the overhead light on the ceiling.

"Speaking of which, when I first came home, I seemed to be planning to have dinner at seven o'clock and go to bed at eight o'clock..."

As a result, I sat and sat, and it was past ten o'clock.

After soaking for a while, Naruse hurried out before falling asleep again.

Back in the living room, Shangzi and Haixing on the sofa leaned to one side and fell asleep.

They were already sleepy too, he went to take a bath, lost his focus, and soon drifted into the ocean of sleep.

Sitting between the two, Naruse wiped his hair, looked at them, and watched TV for a while.

After it was almost wiped, he picked up Shangzi and prepared to send her back to her room to sleep.

And as soon as he straightened up, she woke up.

"Hmm... Haruhi..."

"Shangzi is asleep. Go back to your room and sleep."

"Okay..." She smiled, hugged his neck, and suddenly saw the starfish still lying on the sofa.

"starfish!"

"...Wow."

Hai Xing shook her head, turned her head, and woke up, looking around blankly.

"..."

When Naruse met her gaze, Naruse looked down again, and Naruse tilted his head and leaned against his arms, already "asleep".

"Hey……"

She didn't respond, just breathing evenly.

"...It's time to go to bed." Naruse said to Hai Xing.

"Oh……"

She sat up, looked at him and Shangzi in his arms, and rubbed her face again.

Sending Shangzi back to the room and putting him down on the bed, she opened her eyes and stretched out her hand to him.

Hands clasped.

"Good night, Chunhai."

"Good night."

She looked at the door again, "Why hasn't Starfish come in yet..."

"Probably still confused." Naruse took her hand, "Anyway, I won't bring her in."

Shangzi smiled, "Yes."

"Go to sleep."

She was a little reluctant to let go of his hand, but the drowsiness was not fake, the brief closing of her eyes in his arms almost made her really fall asleep.

She comforted herself with the fact that she would still have a lot of alone time when she got home.

"Chun Hai also rest early."

"it is good."

Leaving the room, Hai Xing did not fall asleep again, but sat up.

Naruse walked over, picked up the towel, "Don't go to bed yet."

She yawned and stared at him blankly.

Naruse ignored her, sent the towel back to the bathroom, returned to the living room and packed up the things on the table.

After throwing the pizza box and the sushi and dessert packaging into the trash, and wiping the table a little, Starfish still didn't go to sleep.

When Naruse turned his head, he found that she was lying down on the sofa again.

"starfish."

She closed her eyes, "Yeah."

"Go back to your room and sleep."

She didn't speak, she turned her head slightly, facing the inside, and arched her legs again.

"What?"

"...I have no energy left."

"Then you lie down."

"..."

She stared at him, and sat up by herself.

Naruse ignored it and packed the garbage bag, "Good night."

Hai Xing ignored him, and quickly got up and went back to the room.

After clearing the table in the living room, Naruse sat on the sofa and looked at his phone.

It's almost eleven o'clock.

After taking a bath, after tossing around for a while, he was quite sober.

After turning off the lights and TV in the living room, he was about to go back to his room to rest, took two steps and then turned to the balcony.

Looking at the empty street below, and at the opposite Yoyogi Park, he sent a message to Matsu Chiaki.

Her reply was a video.

Naruse clicked.

She was already in a seaside park in Tokyo Bay at this time.

It was approaching eleven o'clock, and some wandering figures could still be seen in the park.

The camera is facing a place not far away, and some crew members are busy.

"The staff over there are debugging the equipment." Song Qianqiu's voice sounded.

"The situation is more optimistic at night, and the shooting can probably start earlier. The initial time is [-]:[-]. I'm walking here now, looking for the status...Can I shoot?"

Another female voice said, "Huh?"

"I want my son to see a partner like me who couldn't sleep most of the night and was caught filming at the beach."

"Hahaha, okay."

As soon as the camera turned, a somewhat familiar face appeared on the screen.

"Hi... ah, what's the name of Miss Song's son?"

"Spring Sea."

"Hello, Harumi~"

"Hello, Maki." Song Qianqiu greeted him on his behalf.

"I heard from Ms. Sato that Ms. Song's son looks very similar to you. He should be a handsome guy too."

"Very handsome."

"I really want to see you."

"The day after tomorrow, I will bring him to the set to have a look."

"Really?"

The female artist smiled slightly at the camera, "I'm looking forward to it."

"..."

Standard business smile.

The video is not long, just a short section, but it is enough for Naruse to understand Matsuchiaki's state at this time.

Knowing that she had already started working, he didn't say much, replied a few more words, and prepared to go back to the room to sleep.

As soon as he turned around, he almost threw the phone out.

"Ah, sorry..."

Seeing his whole body trembling, Hai Xing, who was holding on to the floor-to-ceiling window, also knew that he had appeared too quietly and frightened him.

"I wanted to say hello just now, but you seem to be busy..."

"...Sooner or later, I will be scared to death by you."

Naruse took a deep breath, his back was hot, and his legs were still a little soft.

"What are you doing when you're not sleeping?"

"I just came back from the bathroom. I saw you on the balcony, so I came over to have a look... I think I heard Auntie's voice."

"Well, I asked her about the situation over there, and she sent a video."

"Ah, let me see."

Naruse glanced at her and handed over the phone.

She went in with her phone.

"Hey……"

"Huh?" Starfish sat on the sofa.

"It's okay." Naruse also returned to the living room, and sat next to him with a little distance.

Starfish has already clicked on the video.

After watching for a while, she suddenly called out: "Ah, Yoshimura Maki!"

"It really is her." Naruse also remembered the full name of the female artist.

"It turns out that Auntie is going to film a rivalry with her..."

"Ah."

After watching the video soon, Haixing returned the phone to him, "Thank you."

"go to sleep."

"Well... how about you, do you still want to play games?"

"No, I'm going to sleep right away."

"Oh."

Starfish responded, but still curled up on the sofa without moving.

Naruse looked at her.

"Is Shangzi asleep?"

"Falling asleep...she seems to be very tired."

"I'm tired too." Naruse said.

Starfish muttered.

"what?"

"It's nothing."

"If you don't say it, I won't take you to Disney tomorrow."

"why is it like this……"

She watched him for a while in the dark, then confessed.

"I mean...you obviously still have the strength to carry Shangzi back to the room."

Naruse was silent for a few seconds, then leaned back, "That's the last bit of strength."

She doesn't believe it...

Starfish only muttered in his heart.

Darkness and tranquility enveloped the living room, only a little light from outside.

At the end of the conversation, neither of them spoke again, and sat on the sofa speechlessly.

What is more reassuring than a warm night is the tacit silent companionship of each other.

But it was getting late after all.

When he vaguely sensed that he was going to end this short company, Hai Xing spoke.

"In the evening, you gave Shangzi a massage."

"Uh-huh."

"Click it for me too," she said to him.

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(End of this chapter)