Ome Quartet of Snow Country

364 Shame
Leaning against the door, Naruse looked down at the menu in his hand and quickly made a decision.

"Five servings of chicken and green onion skewers, a large serving of fried chicken nuggets, and... do you want to cook Oden?"

The first sentence was addressed to the clerk waiting outside the door, and the latter sentence was to ask the four companions inside.

"I want." Starfish said.

Hikaru Takikawa nodded, "Then I want one too."

"I can't eat much, just share with Chunhai." Shangzi looked at him and said.

"Ah."

Naruse looked at the only person who didn't speak, "Where's Morimi?"

"what?"

She looked up, apparently distracted.

"Harukai asked if he wanted oden." Takikawa Hikaru said.

"...I don't care."

Naruse looked at her, then at the clerk, "Five...four oden."

"Okay. Anything else you need?"

"That's it." This was the second time they added food.

"Ok."

The clerk nodded, closed the door and left.

Naruse sat back beside Naoko, picked up the juice that was running low, and took a sip.

"You can go back almost after eating, or you won't be able to catch the last bus."

"Ah, what time is it now?"

"It's not too late, enough for us to finish eating and walk to the bus platform at a normal speed."

The business of this izakaya is not booming. It may be a pity for the store owner, but for the guests, it also means faster food delivery, which is very satisfying.

It didn't take long before the chicken and green onion skewers, fried chicken nuggets and Oden were all delivered.

"Well, the chicken is so tender... Actually, I want another chicken ball." Takikawa Hikaru said.

She hardly stopped talking tonight, she kept talking, always looking for topics, and she had no time to be in a daze about her own affairs.

Naruse took a bite of the meat skewer and said vaguely, "Why didn't you say anything when you ordered just now."

"Hey, forgot. I seem to be a little drunk."

"What stupid things..."

With a little force, he bit off the piece of chicken on the bamboo stick, "Can juice also be drunk?"

"Maybe it has alcohol in it."

"You really dare to think about it. You might as well report it. If it succeeds, we won't need to spend money on this meal tonight."

"Hahaha... But I remember that there was a saying on TV that the juice that has been left for a long time will ferment into wine or something."

"It's not that easy."

And he is the only one who has been answering her all kinds of messy topics.

Shangzi occasionally said something, Haixing spent most of the time eating, while Morimi hardly said a word, and went to the bathroom alone for a long time before.

"I ordered too many fried chicken nuggets. Can we eat such a large portion?"

"There's five of us. Eat fast, and you three too."

Eating meat skewers and fried chicken nuggets, as well as the fragrant oden, the few of them were already almost full, and they didn't force themselves to eat any more.

After another 10 minutes or so, the table was messed up, and today's dinner was over.

Naruse went to check out, and the four girls followed him out, waiting outside.

The rain has stopped, and the sky has long since become dull, only the western sky still faintly reveals a little light that is about to disappear.

"Can you still walk?" Takigawa Hikaru swept across the faces of the three of them one by one.

Shangzi smiled, "No problem."

Starfish also nodded.

She looked at Senjian again, who didn't speak, but told her with his eyes that there was nothing wrong with him.

Naruse quickly settled the bill and came out, "Let's go."

"how much is the total?"

"I didn't eat much today, and the total cost was less than the last time I went to the izakaya near the station."

The nearest bus stop was just a few hundred meters away. Under the leadership of Hikari Takikawa, several people looked for it, and Haixing sat down.

"I can't move..."

"How far have we come?"

After a few minutes, the bus arrived.

Morimi got into the car first, followed by Hikari Takikawa, watched her go to the corner of the last row and sat down, then looked back at the three people who came up one after another.

"It will take half an hour to go back from here. I hope it won't rain when we get home." She said.

Naruse looked at her, then at Morimi who was sitting alone, and pulled Naoko to sit down nearby.

"I hope so."

Hai Xing sat behind the two of them, and Takikawa Hikari sat next to Morimi.

The bus quickly restarted.

The two people in front leaned together while chatting, Hai Xing turned around, and the two people in the back corner were also talking about something.

"Can't you just leave me alone?"

"Just pretend I don't exist."

Looking at his smiling companion, Morimi sighed, then turned his head and looked out of the dark window.

Half an hour later, the bus arrived at Qingliu.

The five got out of the car one after another, and when they reached the intersection of Takikawa's house, Hikari Takikawa suddenly grabbed Morimi and said goodbye to the other three.

"Yiye will stay at my house tonight."

Not only the three of Naruse, but even Mori himself was surprised, "When did this decision be made? Why haven't I heard of it..."

"It's not too late to hear about it now."

Takigawa Hikaru smiled at her, "After Yue left, I was very lonely, so Yiye can come to my house to sleep with me for a night."

"Don't put it that way... okay."

From the corner of the eye, she caught sight of the sight next to her, but she still verbally agreed.

The three of Naruse said goodbye to them without saying anything, and went home.

Sen saw the dark and blurry sky, the rain had stopped long ago, and there was no sign of rain for the time being.

"Just take me home and use your motorcycle."

"Are you not staying overnight?"

She shook her head, "Next time."

Hikaru Takikawa smiled and didn't say much, "Wait for me for a while."

"Maybe you are waiting for me, I want to go to the convenience store to buy something."

"OK."

Walking into the convenience store, Mori went around and only bought two bottles of juice.

When checking out, because she was not wearing glasses, the clerk took a second look to confirm that it was her.

"Ah, does Yiye wear contact lenses too?"

"No, the glasses are broken."

"No wonder Yiye's complexion is not very pretty."

"..."

Morimi forced a smile.

A whistle sounded outside, she picked up the drink, nodded to the clerk again, turned and went out.

Hikaru Takikawa was riding on a motorcycle. Mori saw her and gave her one of the bottles of juice.

"Thank you." She opened it and took a sip.

Sen Jian sat behind her, and when he arrived at his bookstore, he went in to say hello, and came out again soon.

"Let's go."

Leaving the bookstore, passing Haixing's house, and turning a corner at the intersection of the county road, there were only the two of them left on the long and dark road.

"It's the first time I feel so ashamed when I grow up so big." Sen Jian said suddenly.

"What is Yiye talking about?"

"It's just me and you here, why are you pretending to be stupid?"

Takikawa Hikaru smiled, but didn't say anything after that.

Morimi fell silent again, hugging the helmet he didn't put on, raised his head, looked at the dark sky, and let his body follow the motorcycle forward.

"It sucks..."

Whether it's the glasses being trampled on, or being ridiculed by Shangzi bluntly but veiledly.

No, glasses or something is completely unimportant.

【"I thought Yiye couldn't even see the distance clearly."】

"..."

Sen Jian closed his eyes, his heart tightened suddenly, and then he became more and more bored.

The shame of being caught hooking up with someone else's boyfriend was lingering, and it further fermented in her uninterrupted rumination.

Shangzi only said this one sentence, but she would rather she said a few more.

She didn't want to admit it, but this time, she really "crossed the line".

How could I say that to Shangzi in front of him...

Is it because he agreed to many requests made while his glasses were trampled on by him, so he got a little carried away?
Or was it the nearly half hour of being alone before they came that made her let her guard down?
what a shame……

What a shame...

"what."

Takikawa Hikaru suddenly spoke.

Sen Jian lowered his head, and was about to ask a question when a drop of cold hit his face.

"..."

She was startled.

"It's raining." Takikawa Hikaru said.

She was riding the car with the lights shining ahead, and earlier she saw the crystal rain passing through the beam of light.

Morimi closed his eyes, more and more raindrops fell on his face.

"Sorry, light..."

"It's okay, can I hide from the rain at Yiye's house for a while."

"of course."

"Hide all night."

"...Do you want to stay at my house?"

"is it okay."

"As long as you don't dislike it."

Hikaru Takikawa smiled, "By the way, lend me a set of pajamas."

"Ah."

Sen Jian wiped it on his face.

"Thank you... Light."

Whether it's sending her back now, or just looking for topics during the dinner, trying not to let the atmosphere become stiff, she still can't feel her kindness.

Hikaru Takikawa just looked ahead.

"you are welcome."

What she couldn't say was that looking at her in pain and entanglement at this moment would make her feel a little relaxed...

Before the rain completely fell, the two finally arrived at Morimi's house.

Riding the motorcycle into the carport and parking it, Hikaru Takikawa hurried to the door and found Morimi staring at the phone.

"He asked me if I was home."

"Because Chunhai also noticed the sudden rain."

"Ah."

After taking off his shoes, Takigawa Hikari suddenly realized.

"Hey... how did Chunhai know that Yiye still went home?"

Senjian wanted to laugh but couldn't.

"You guessed it."

Hikaru Takikawa wanted to say something, but suddenly received a message.

Chun Hai: Do you have time tomorrow?

Chun Hai: Take Mori Jian to buy a new pair of glasses, I will pay for it.

(End of this chapter)