Returning to the courtyard of Shibuya again, Izumi Toru suddenly felt a little nervous.
We are about to see Jinguji Kiyohime again. In addition to the final farewell, there is also an important ceremony to be performed.
"Hoo-ho-ho-"
Taking two deep breaths, Izumi Toru pushed open the wooden door and walked in.
Due to the snow, most of the flowers in the yard have withered.
The bare ginkgo branches were covered with white snow, and two snowmen, as exquisite as handicrafts, stood hand in hand under the tree.
Jinguji Kiyohime held the oil-paper umbrella on her shoulders and was looking at the branches in a daze.
Izumi Tetsu slowed down and walked over quietly.
Walking behind the girl, he threw the umbrella in his hand in front of her.
Suddenly there was an open umbrella in front of her, and Jinguji Kiyohime was stunned for a moment.
The next moment, she was pulled into a familiar and warm embrace.
"Qingji, I caught you."
Izumi Toru bit her earlobe and said incomprehensively.
Shock, joy, panic, calmness, sadness, and relief appeared on her face one after another.
The girl leaned on his back with a gentle smile on her face.
"Why are you here?"
"I miss you, I miss you so much."
"Didn't I tell you that you need to sit quietly for a few days to prepare for the ceremony. Just be patient these days, okay?"
"Just looking at your face, I'm satisfied. Isn't this also okay?"
Izumi Tetsu's slightly pleading words made Jinguji Kiyohime a little soft-hearted.
She turned around and hooked her arms around his neck.
"Then just watch it for a little while, okay?"
Izumi Toru took the umbrella in the girl's hand with one hand, lowered his head, and slowly approached her lips.
Jinguji Kiyohime wanted to push him away, but when she put her hand on his chest, she couldn't use any force.
So, she had no choice but to close her eyes.
"Hmm~"
Longing and reluctance suddenly broke out, and tears oozed from the corners of the girl's eyes.
Why do you still want to see me now? Do you know that doing this will only make me more painful...
With this complaint in his heart, Jinguji Kiyohime hugged him tightly with all her strength.
Once you let go, you really can't hug me anymore.
Sensing the moisture on his cheeks, Izumi Toru opened his eyes.
"Qingji, what's wrong with you?"
Jinguji Kiyohime hurriedly lowered her head to wipe away her tears and collect herself.
Then, she raised her head and said a little aggrievedly: "When I think about Izumi-kun being with Miuka these days, and I can only stay here, I feel so jealous that I want to cry."
"You wanted to meditate yourself. I invited you, but you didn't come. Do you still blame me?"
Igarashi Mika's voice sounded from beside the two of them.
Jinguji Kiyohime suddenly turned her head and looked at her friend in surprise.
"Mika, when did you come?!"
Igarashi glanced at her and said, "I only have Izumi Tetsu in my eyes, so of course you can't see me."
Sticking out her tongue in embarrassment, Jinguji Kiyohime let go of Izumi Toru, grabbed Igarashi Mika's arm and shook it.
Sighing helplessly, Igarashi Mika could no longer look angry.
She pointed at Izumi Toru and said: "Izumi Toru insists on crying and shouting to see you, saying that he can't live without you. I have no choice but to bring him here."
Jinguji Kiyohime doesn’t believe it.
It would be too ugly to cry and shout, Izumi-kun would not do that.
But she didn't expose her friend's casual lie.
Pointing at Izumi Tetsu with a green-green finger, Jinguji Kiyohime [Yi Zhi Qi Shi] said:
"Izumi-kun is so embarrassing. I punish you by doing the dishes today."
Izumi Tetsu didn't say anything, he just admired Jinguji Kiyohime's little womanly look.
His straight eyes were full of tenderness, and the girl couldn't help but start to look into his eyes.
"Cough cough cough!"
Igarashi Mika's cough made the two of them immediately look away.
Izumi Toru pointed at the snowman and said, "Huh? This snowman is very beautiful."
Jinguji Kiyohime took Igarashi Mika's hand and walked into the house.
"Ohana, I recently researched a new dish and will cook it for you today."
"OK."
"You ignored me like this?" Seeing that no one responded to him, Izumi Toru shouted to the two of them.
The two women looked at each other and smiled, ignoring him.
Izumi Tetsu narrowed his eyes.
He rushed behind the two of them, stretched out his hand, and pulled Jinguji Kiyohime into his arms.
"Izumi-kun?" Jinguji Kiyohime was a little surprised.
"Izumi Tetsu?" Igarashi Mika was a little confused.
"Kiyohime, she's mine. I won't let her hold a couple's umbrella with you! Just give up!" Toru Izumi pointed at Igarashi Mika and said loudly.
Igarashi Mika helplessly rubbed her forehead.
"Is this a small-minded man? It's really disgusting and scary."
Jinguji Kiyohime held Izumi Toru's arm tightly and nodded seriously.
"Uh-huh!"
I don’t know whether she agrees with Izumi Toru’s words or Igarashi Mika’s words.
The three of them walked into the house and went straight to the kitchen.
Izumi Toru is in charge of handling the ingredients, Jinguji Kiyohime is in charge of preparing the dishes, and Igarashi Mika is in charge of making the juice.
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Everyone performs their duties and is assigned in an orderly manner, as if they have been rehearsed many times and are harmonious.
Soon, the exquisite yet heartwarming dishes were put into plates by Jinguji Kiyohime and brought to the table by Izumi Toru.
Igarashi Mika took out an empty cup and poured some prepared juice, then handed it to Jinguji Seihime's lips.
Jinguji Kiyohime took a sip and raised an eyebrow, "Did you add carrot juice? Although Izumi-kun is not picky, there should be a taste more suitable for him."
"I added it on purpose. How do you feel?"
"I like this smell very much."
"I would also like."
"Then Izumi-kun will definitely like it."
"You have to like it even if you don't like it."
In just a few words, the two of them made arrangements for Izumi Toru.
It's like going back to the time we spent together before last year's campus festival.
The three of them were sitting in the restaurant with their hands clasped together.
"I'm starting." x3
Then, Izumi Toru couldn't wait to pick up the taiko, wanting to taste the dishes prepared by Jinguji Kiyohime himself, but Igarashi Mika raised the cup instead.
"Happy New Year, cheers."
After being stunned for a second, Jinguji Kiyohime hurriedly raised her cup.
"cheers!"
Both of them raised their glasses, and Izumi Toru naturally had no choice but to put down Taiko.
"Cheers~"
Dang~
The three cups collided and made a crisp sound.
When the juice entered his mouth, Izumi Tetsu immediately frowned.
When he raised his head, Igarashi Mika and Jinguji Kiyohime were both looking at him.
"How does it taste?" Igarashi Mika asked with a smile.
"It tastes very good. I like it very much. Especially the carrot juice is definitely the highlight. However," after hesitating, Izumi Toru asked again, "Didn't you say you want to make juice?"
"I used fruit carrots," Igarashi Mika replied calmly.
"Even if the name is [Fruit Carrot], it cannot hide the fact that carrots are vegetables."
"Since it is a vegetable, why does the name deliberately contain fruit? This is exactly the fact that some carrots can be classified as fruits."
The two couldn't argue, so they turned their attention to Jinguji Kiyohime.
"Qing Ji." x2
Jinguji Kiyohime hesitated.
"How about eating first? If it's cold, it won't taste good..."
Igarashi Mika and Izumi Toru looked at each other, gave up the argument, and started eating.