Chapter 361 Maki's Childhood Shadow
It was almost eight o'clock in the evening when I got home.
As expected, after Sawayama Haruno opened the door, he heard a bustling sound in the living room. He knew without looking that it must be Ayano Yui who came to visit again. She was probably discussing something interesting with Maki and Suguha.
It is naturally a good thing that the girls in the family can live in peace with each other. What makes Sawayama Haruno a little depressed is that he wanted to experience a threesome but was interrupted by Ayano Yui.
Well. Even though Ayano Yui is secretly dating me, it's still a bit too difficult for four people to be together, not to mention that the bed at home can't accommodate so many people.
I guess I'll just have to rest tonight, Sawayama Haruno thought.
Forget it, it's good to take a break. After sitting on the Shinkansen for half a day, Ezaki Suguha must be tired. What's more, he still has to practice driving and take tests in the next few days. If he loses his energy because of sticking to the car, he will suffer a loss.
"I'm back."
While thinking this, Sawayama Haruno had already walked into the living room.
The three girls who were playing poker on the sofa heard his movement, turned around and said in unison: "Welcome home!"
Men's paradise
Zeshan Haruno sighed in his heart, and then asked curiously: "What are you doing?"
"Play poker with a penalty game."
Miyazawa Maki raised the poker cards in her hand seriously, covered her face, and said in a serious tone: "It is a very severe punishment."
"That's right." Ayano Yui nodded beside her and said with deep conviction, "It's the punishment to decide how many balloons to use."
"??"
Sawayama Haruno's expression suddenly turned bad. Are you guys playing this kind of game? And why are you having so much fun?
"Kidding."
Seeing that Haruno Sawayama seemed to have misunderstood, Suguha Ezaki beside him immediately added: "We are just calculating ordinary points."
At first, they were going to play a punishment game, but she refused to agree no matter what. After all, the brain circuits of these two girls, Miyazawa Maki and Ayano Yui, were different from ordinary people. If they really played a punishment game, who knows what kind of trouble they would cause. Naturally, Ezaki Suguha would not agree.
But there was no point in just playing around, so in the end a point system was created. There was no clear explanation of what the so-called points were used for. It was just an idea that Miyazawa Maki came up with on a whim. It seemed that they were planning to create a family points system, and points could be used to make other people do things that they wanted them to do.
After listening to Ezaki Suguha's explanation, Sawayama Haruno said with a twitch of his lips: "Isn't that even more terrifying? Suguha, can you accept it?"
"I'm fine." Naoba Ezaki said immediately.
I almost forgot that this guy has a hobby in this area, and according to Maki Miyazawa's personality, most of her points will be used on sticking, which is just right for Suguha Ezaki.
"Then do as you please." Sawayama Haruno retreated helplessly.
However, at this moment, Ayano Yui suddenly interrupted and said, "Isn't my brother also a member of the family? It would be impossible for him not to be counted in the points system, right?"
"Whether there are points or not, I will do what you want me to do in the end, right?" Sawayama Haruno retorted unhappily.
"That's true, you're so nice, brother." Ayano Yui said with a smile.
"Anyway, just have fun."
Zeshan Haruno put the signed contract on the table and said casually, "I have already settled the house issue. When I come back from Canada, we can move there together."
He deliberately emphasized the word "everyone", and his meaning was very clear, that is, he wanted to take Ayano Yui with him as well.
However, everyone present had either already guessed the ending or was the type who didn't care, so naturally they didn't have any objection to what Sawayama Haruno said.
Miyazawa Maki was particularly excited and pestered Sawayama Haruno for photos of the villa, and seemed eager to visit it in advance.
Unable to resist the request of his future wife, and with the equally curious looks from Suguha Ezaki and Yui Ayano next to him, Sawayama Haruno finally took out the photos he had taken today and showed them to them.
When he slid to the courtyard, he suddenly asked, "Should we tear down this pond and expand it to make a swimming pool?"
"Do you want to see our swimsuits?" Ayano Yui asked back sharply.
She didn't wait for Sawayama Haruno to "quibble" and immediately said with a smile: "Sure, a big villa with a swimming pool, you can play in the water at home in the summer."
"I think so too. There is nothing else in this garden except the pond."
Ezaki Suguha glanced at the photos and said softly, "It would be troublesome even if we wanted to plant flowers. It would be better to reshape the pond into a swimming pool."
Seeing that she said so, Sawayama Haruno thought for a moment and then set his eyes on the last girl who had not spoken yet.
"Maki, what about you?"
"what"
Miyazawa Maki smiled somewhat dryly.
"It's OK. I have no objection. The swimming pool is also very good."
Her guilty look made Sawayama Haruno suspicious. The Idea King, who usually loved to participate in such activities, was unusually silent during the important event of renovating the house and courtyard. There must be something wrong when things are abnormal. Miyazawa Maki, something is wrong!
"You don't want a pool?"
".It's not that I don't want it."
Miyazawa Maki pursed her lips and said hesitantly, "It's just that I'm a little afraid of swimming. When I was a kid, I accidentally drowned in a swimming pool."
That was before she started elementary school. Her parents and several other relatives had made an appointment to go to a star-rated hotel in another city. In the hotel's own swimming pool, she played in the water with Mana Miyazawa and several other children of the same age.
At that time, Mana had already learned how to hold her breath in the water without any instruction, but Maki still needed to hold on to the lifebuoy and was afraid to bury her head in the water.
It was for this reason that a relative's child jokingly said something like "the younger sister is not as good as the older sister", which made Maki so angry that she took off her lifebuoy and wanted to hold on to the railing to perform the underwater holding breath.
Needless to say, the result was that when she sank into the water, Maki, who was still a child, suddenly panicked. She forgot about holding her breath and drowned directly.
In the end, it was Mana who discovered that something was wrong and pulled her hand to force her out of the water. From then on, Miyazawa Maki developed a fear of swimming, and she still hasn't learned how to swim.
"That's it"
After listening to Miyazawa Maki's explanation, Sawayama Haruno couldn't help laughing and felt a little sorry for her.
After thinking for a moment, he rubbed his wife's head and comforted her: "Don't worry, I will teach you how to swim after the swimming pool is built."
"Yeah," Miyazawa Maki responded in a low voice.
In fact, her attention has long been away from swimming. As she was talking about her childhood trauma, Miyazawa Mana, who was also a child at that time, came to her mind. Although she has always hated her, are twins really inseparable?
This matter has been weighing on her mind for so long that Miyazawa Maki almost forgot about it. If Sawayama Haruno hadn't suddenly mentioned something about building a swimming pool, she probably wouldn't have remembered that she was drowning and was rescued by Mana.
All of a sudden, all kinds of complicated emotions surged into the heart of the girl with medium-length hair. She pursed her lips and suddenly whispered, "I'm a little tired. I'm going to take a shower and rest first. You guys continue to play."
"Ok?"
Just after he finished saying the comforting words, the other party's attitude became depressed again, and Sawayama Haruno was suddenly a little confused.
Is this the complex emotional changes of a pregnant woman? It's a little hard to understand, but Maki should be fine from the look on her face.
He looked at Suguha Ezaki hesitantly, and the latter quickly understood and shook her head slightly to indicate that there was no big problem with Maki Miyazawa.
Being able to see into other people's minds is a very convenient ability, Sawayama Haruno thought.
It is extremely useful to deal with a character like Miyazawa Maki. Although Maki Miyazawa's thoughts are almost written on her face in a normal state, there are always some things that are difficult for her to detect. At this time, she has to rely on Suguha Esaki.
Miyazawa Maki went to take a shower, and suddenly there were only three of them left in the living room. Ayano Yui looked left and right and couldn't help asking, "How long will it take for the lease of my brother's house to expire?"
"The deadline is April next year. I signed a one-year contract."
Zeshan Haruno sat on the sofa, took a long breath and added: "It's still early for you, so there's no need to leave in a hurry. Just use it as your temporary studio."
Minato Ward is a bit far from Ayano Yui's school, but Shinjuku Ward is more convenient. Not only are the stations close to each other, but the straight-line distance, vehicle frequency and passenger flow are also advantageous. It is just right to use the house here as Ayano Yui's studio.
Anyway, Ayano Yui will be busy for some time after school starts next year. Her instructor is too strict with her and probably wants to train her in a higher level. After all, the studio in the school is public and the space available is limited. Having a more spacious studio outside would save a lot of effort.
"Well, anyway, I won't be refunded the previous rent after I move out."
Ayano Yui stuck out her tongue and said nonchalantly, "I'll just move some clothes over when the time comes."
"As you like."
Sawayama Haruno stretched and was just about to take out his phone to check the consultation, but Ezaki Suguha suddenly spoke.
"Haruno, there's something I want to tell you."
"Ok?"
Sawayama Haruno, who was busy all the time, looked up in confusion after hearing what she said.
However, Suguha Ezaki did not rush to speak, but looked at Ayano Yui beside her with embarrassment.
The latter immediately understood what she meant, raised his hands and sighed, "Well, excuse me, I'll go to Suguha's room and see what winning underwear you've prepared."
"Um"
Suguha Ezaki couldn't help but blush on her face, and she didn't know whether it was because she was embarrassed that her winning underwear would be turned out, or because she was ashamed of having to avoid Ayano Yui.
In short, she and Sawayama Haruno were the only ones left in the living room.
Seeing her boyfriend's puzzled expression, she hesitated for a moment before finally telling him what she had been thinking about.
"After I pass my driving test, which is probably when Haruno goes to Canada, I would like to go back to the Ezaki family by myself afterwards. Is that okay?"
"what?"
After listening to what Suguha Ezaki said, Haruno Sawayama was stunned.
Suguha Ezaki actually wants to go back to that house?
You know, Naoto Ezaki almost imprisoned her and her grandfather last time. Until now, no one knows what happened to Suoha's uncles and relatives. Maybe they have all enrolled in Tokyo Bay Undersea University. At this time, Suoha Ezaki is still thinking about going back?
Sawayama Haruno subconsciously wanted to reject the other party's proposal. After all, according to the bet he made with his grandfather, after winning against Suguha, the other party would no longer have much to do with the Ezaki family.
He thought so, but seeing his girlfriend's depressed expression, the words came to his lips, but Sawayama Haruno couldn't say them.
After all, that was where Ezaki Suguha lived in the past. It would be a bit unreasonable not to let her go back. Besides, Suguha had been with me for several months, but I hadn't even asked about her family.
We still don’t know what happened between Naoto Ezaki and her mother, so it would be a lie to say that I’m not worried.
After thinking for a while, Sawayama Haruno finally agreed to what Ezaki Suguha said with some difficulty.
"I understand. Since you want to go back so much, I won't stop you."
Sawayama Haruno thought about it and said with a smile: "At worst, I can go to the Ezaki family again and snatch you back."
"Thanks."
Seeing that her boyfriend finally gave in, Suguha Ezaki also revealed a somewhat melancholy smile.
She sat in her original position in silence for a while, then slowly moved to the side of Sawayama Haruno and placed her hand in the other's palm, as if trying to gain a moment's sense of security in this way.
The girl's hands were extremely cold, making people feel inexplicably distressed for her. Sawayama Haruno held them tightly and gently pulled her into his arms.
However, just as the two were hugging each other and seeking comfort from each other, loud shouting was heard from Ezaki Suguha's room.
"Hey, what is this Christmas reindeer costume? It's so cool!"
"Suguha Suguha, can you lend me this outfit for a while?"
Ayano Yui ran out excitedly with the COS costume, but when she saw the two people on the sofa, her expression froze.
"You asked me to avoid you just so you can be alone with me, right?"
Ayano Yui reacted quickly. She glared at Sawayama Haruno and then looked at Ezaki Suguha. She insisted, "Then you can lend me this dress."
"If you like it, I can buy you another set later." Ezaki Naoha smiled.
The elk costume in the other person's hand was none other than one of the winning bras that Maki Miyazawa had persuaded her to buy.
(End of this chapter)
