Lin hasn't seen Kushina for several days. The last time they met was when Kushina asked Lin about the real thing.
She specially bought some gifts and visited Kushina's house. When the other party opened the door, she found Kushina looking haggard.
"Sister Kushina, are you sick?" Lin was startled and asked quickly.
Kushina said weakly: "Maybe..."
Several days of insomnia and random thoughts made her extremely depressed. In addition, she didn't eat much and had little energy.
"You look very bad. Have you been to the hospital? Hasn't Minato-sensei been here?" Lin grabbed Kushina's arm and said worriedly.
"..."
After Lin mentioned Minato, Kushina couldn't help but feel a sore nose, and said in a hoarse voice: "Lin..."
After saying that, she stepped forward and hugged Lin tightly, burying her head on her shoulder, her whole body trembling uncontrollably.
"Kushina-san..." Lin was completely confused, stroking Kushina's back, "Did you... have a fight with Minato-sensei?"
"No..." Kushina responded hugging her.
Lin thought about it and said, "Sister Kushina, if you have anything to do, tell me and I will help you."
"..."
These words were met with silence for a while. Kushina couldn't help but tighten one hand on the clothes behind Lin's back, and then slowly loosened it.
She seemed to calm down and let go of Lin.
"What did you bring? Is there anything to eat?"
"Are you hungry? I can make you something and then we go to the hospital." Lin said.
Kushina shook her head slowly: "I'm fine, I don't need to go to the hospital, I'm just a little hungry."
Seeing that Kushina refused to say anything, Lin felt helpless and wondered if Kushina was like this now. Didn't Minato-sensei know?
"Then I'll make you something to eat."
There were some vegetables and meat in the refrigerator, but they had gone bad. Lin rummaged around the house again and found only a few buckets of instant noodles. There were also leftover buckets of instant noodles in the trash can that had not been thrown out.
Kushina sat on the sofa in a daze again, staring blankly at the cup on the coffee table, not knowing what she was thinking.
Lin came over with cooked instant noodles: "Let's eat something first."
Kushina's eyes became brighter after seeing the instant noodles, and she immediately began to eat them regardless of the image.
Lin sat aside and watched Kushina, who was usually cheerful and strong, now look like this, and she didn't know what happened.
"Kushina-san..." she said carefully, "What happened to you and Minato-sensei?"
In her opinion, the only one who can make Kushina become like this is Minato-sensei, and judging from Kushina's reaction when she mentioned Minato-sensei just now, there is a high probability that there is some conflict between the two.
Kushina paused after hearing this, and then continued to eat instant noodles without saying a word.
Lin continued: "Don't worry, if Mr. Minato bullies you, I will teach him a lesson for you. Not only me, Kakashi and Obito will also be on your side!"
Kushina finished the instant noodles in a few mouthfuls and drank the soup.
She let out a sigh of relief and sat there looking down at the bucket of instant noodles in her hand.
"Don't worry, Minato and I didn't quarrel, nothing happened."
"Then why are you looking like this now?"
"...It's just some troubles for adults."
A forced smile appeared on Kushina's face, and she remembered what happened that afternoon again. It seemed to be lingering in her mind like a demonic barrier in the past few days, making her unable to sleep every night.
What makes her most unbearable is that the whole thing happened because of her own initiative, her own compromise and consent...
Afterwards, Kushina felt extremely regretful. She felt that she had betrayed Minato.
Even though what he really did didn't go that far, there was nothing to be thankful for. If he didn't do it, it would be regarded as being...insulted by him.
When she thought of Minato, Kushina felt only endless self-blame.
Minato must be worried about the two of them getting married now, but he did such a thing...
"Lin, thank you for coming to see me."
"..."
After eating something, Kushina looked much better. Lin couldn't worry about her, so she didn't leave and helped her clean the house.
Kushina took a shower again. Apart from a hint of sadness between her brows, she looked the same as usual.
This also gave Lin a lot of peace of mind, as she confirmed that there was nothing wrong with Kushina's body.
Lin said that Kushina couldn't eat instant noodles every day now, and planned to cook her something delicious at night, and suggested that they go shopping together on the street to buy some ingredients.
Kushina knew that it would be useless if she continued like this, so she agreed to Lin's proposal.
The two of them went out on the street together, with Lin by her side, taking the initiative to stir up topics, chatting and laughing, and Kushina felt a lot better.
She was very conflicted these days, staying alone at home, longing for Minato to accompany her at this time, but when she saw Minato, she resisted her current self from contacting Minato.
The two of them visited the vegetable market and bought some things. When passing by the commodity street, they suddenly met two familiar figures walking towards them.
It's Zhen and Ayari who are shopping.
The good mood that Kushina finally had was gone in an instant.
"Kushina!"
Before she could turn around and leave, or pretend not to see her, Ayari's voice sounded from the other side.
Facing Ayari, Kushina had no choice but to put on a smile and greet her.
Lin on the side also muttered secretly that the road is narrow, and stepped forward together with Kushina.
"Ayari."
"Miss Lin is here too, what a coincidence." Ayari greeted with a smile.
"Mrs. Ayari." Lin looked at Ayari with a big belly and felt an indescribable feeling in her heart.
Here is his child...
The two of them coincidentally ignored Zhen next to Ayari, which made Zhen, who wanted to say hello to them, a little depressed.
Ayari didn't notice anything was wrong, and smiled and chatted with the two of them: "You are here to buy groceries, do you plan to eat together tonight?"
Kushina said: "Ah, I asked Lin to cook for me at my place today."
Then she hesitantly stepped forward and took Ayari's other arm: "Is it okay for you to come out and walk now? Are you tired?"
Ayari said: "It's okay. The doctor said that I also need proper exercise. You are really here when I'm tired. But Kushina, what have you been busy with lately? You haven't gone to my place. I don't think it's very convenient to go out to see you."
"
Kushina pretended to glance at Zhen at the side unintentionally, and said: "Something happened recently... I will go find you another day, together with Mikoto."
"Okay, it's settled." After Ayari said that, she quietly leaned into Kushina's ear and asked, "Is it because of Minato?"
Kushina: "..."
Ayari immediately showed a clear expression: "I understand. Zhen also told me two days ago that the Hokage-sama has relented."
Kushina was stunned for a moment, and then quickly looked at Zhen: "Really?!"
Zhen said: "That's right."
Ayari was surprised: "You don't know?"
She complained to Zhen again: "You are serious too, why didn't you tell Kushina this kind of good news in advance?"
Shinori said: "I have already told Minato-senpai."
Kushina was speechless for a moment, many thoughts flashed through her mind.
Lord Hokage has relented. Can she and Minato get married? Why doesn't Minato come to see her...
At this moment, she felt that everything she had done before was valuable.
Kushina was immersed in an emotion that she didn't know whether it was joy or something else, and she was distracted when chatting with Ayari.
Ayari understood, and said goodbye with a smile: "Then let's go back first."
She whispered to Kushina again: "It seems you have to be prepared. I don't know when Minato will give you a surprise."
The two parties parted ways, and when they were about to turn around and leave, they noticed that Lin had been watching them silently, and immediately took a look.
The look in her eyes was vague but frivolous, and she licked her lower lip, making Lin instantly feel like she was being teased.
Her heart was full of embarrassment, but she couldn't express it due to the occasion, so she could only give him a fierce look.
Looking at Zhen Zhen's walking back, Lin felt very lost again.
Since this bastard remembered him, why didn't he come to find him? After what he said that day, there was nothing more to say...
Is it because my wife is pregnant and can’t leave...
Bah! What's so strange about a married scumbag!
Lin gritted her teeth again.
She looked up at Kushina and saw that she was also making a sound.
"Kushina-san?"
"ah?"
"what are you thinking?"
"I... didn't think about anything." Kushina smiled, looked around, and found that there was nothing to see around her. She just felt that she felt a lot more relaxed.
"Let's go home and cook."
"Um."
Minato, Minato, when are you going to come to me...