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The green tea exudes fragrance and emits hot steam.
Seeing the hand pushing the teacup towards her, Matsumae Shinchun regained her composure and looked at him with gratitude, "Thank you, teacher."
Fujii Itsuki smiled and said, "As I should."
Matsumae Shinchun calmed down and said, "Teacher, we have wasted too much time. Let's start today's study task as soon as possible."
"Don't you need to rest?"
"Need not."
"Well."
Fujii Itsuki turned around, picked up his briefcase, and handed the test paper that Nagayama Sakura had just printed out to her. "I took a look at it while you were away. The test paper your school issued is quite good. Based on the knowledge you have acquired in the past few days, I have removed some unnecessary questions and simplified some of them. You can try it later."
Matsumae Shinchun took the paper and examined it, nodded, and replied in a light voice, "No problem, Mr. Fujii has worked hard these past few days."
"It's just a job for money, it's not that hard."
"Teacher Fujii, how do you solve this problem?"
"Which question? Let me see. Okay, I see, Matsumae. Actually, this is the question. What matters in this question is——"
Fujii Itsuki saw that she was sitting opposite him and didn't want to listen to him talk about the topic. "How about you come over here and listen to me finish?"
"of course."
Matsumae Shinharu had no intention of refusing and naturally came to sit next to Fujii Itsuki. She tucked her hair behind her ears, revealing her snow-white neck.
The distance was neither close nor far, about three punches away.
The study didn't end until one o'clock in the afternoon.
Matsumae Shinchun learns quickly and Fujii Itsuki enjoys teaching so much that they forget about time for a while.
Perhaps because there was heating in the tea room, beads of sweat appeared on the girl's forehead.
After the class, Matsumae Shinchun couldn't help but smile, "Every time I study with Mr. Fujii, I feel very relaxed and comfortable."
It was only when Fujii Itsuki looked at the time that he realized it was already past noon.
"Oh, sorry, Mr. Fujii, it's already past lunch time. I should go make lunch now."
"I'll help you."
"No, no!" Matsumae Shinchun quickly refused, "How can I trouble you to cook? I'll do it myself."
Matsumae Shinchun didn't give him a chance to pull him back, she got up and went out to make lunch.
About forty minutes later, she returned to the tea room with several delicious side dishes and served Fujii Itsuki rice herself.
Although she is the eldest daughter of the Matsumae family, she doesn't look like she is pampered at all.
It would be disrespectful to refuse it. It would be disrespectful to refuse it.
Today's homework load was a bit heavy, and Matsumae Shinchun started studying at nine in the morning and continued until seven in the evening.
Apart from eating, there was no rest.
After the study, we started talking about the professor as usual.
Fujii Itsuki has also figured out in the past few days that for Matsumae Shinharu, her mother is not a symbol of negative emotions.
On the contrary, she was very happy to understand her mother and tried to construct her image from fragments of words and details.
"Thank you."
Fujii Itsuki took the Gyokuro green tea brewed by Matsumae Shinharu himself.
"Although it's not even the seventh day yet, you've already learned almost everything, Matsumae."
Matsumae Shinchun, who was sitting next to him, was stunned for a second, "Teacher, am I learning too fast?"
"Is it not good to be soon?"
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Fujii Itsuki put down his teacup. "Even if we no longer have a contractual relationship, we can still be friends and keep in touch, right? Of course, the premise is that you are willing, Matsumae."
"Of course I do! But if that happens, will the teacher not come here every day?"
"Do you prefer communicating in real life rather than online?"
"Well, it's also because there's basically no one at home."
[Does Matsumae have many classmates and friends?]
——Just as he was about to say this, Fujii Itsuki suddenly remembered that Butler Nagayama said that all of the young lady’s friends died in that car accident.
"teacher"
Fujii Itsuki thought for a moment and said, "Actually, it's not a long-term solution for you to stay at home like this. People are social animals, and communication is necessary. You don't look like someone who likes to use the Internet, do you have any thoughts about studying?"
"Study? I'm a little afraid to go to school."
It sounds like Matsumae Shinchun's tone is normal, and she seems to know that she has this problem.
"Are you scared?"
"Ah."
"Could you please tell me how you felt about daily life and school in the past?"
"The school is great. I get along well with the teachers in the wind band and my classmates."
"It sounds like you still like campus life, don't you?"
"But. Teacher Fujii, they are all gone. My friends are gone, and my teacher has disappeared too."
"Are you blaming yourself?"
"Well if I could finish practicing with everyone earlier that day."
Fujii Itsuki smiled: "I understand your worries and fears. Losing friends, classmates and teachers is undoubtedly a profound sense of loss and loneliness. This experience makes people feel more vulnerable and uneasy. Under such circumstances, it is certainly difficult for you to rebuild trust in social interaction, but it is also a process of gradually overcoming loneliness. What does Matsumae want most at the moment?"
"Most wanted.?"
"There's no rush. We still have plenty of time today. Matsumae can think about it carefully before replying to me."
As a high school teacher, he also studied some psychology.
Just as he said just now, Matsumae Shinchun currently has a psychological state of self-blame and fear. She blames herself for her mistakes and is afraid of facing the loss of the beauty.
It can be seen that Matsumae Shinharu's mentality is much stronger than that of ordinary female high school students. Even in this situation, she did not show any panic or emotional excitement.
But, she wouldn’t be in this emotional state on the day of the car accident, right?
This is much more terrifying.
But it also explains why many therapists were unable to address the root cause of her problems.
"teacher."
"Have you thought about it?"
"No."
"It's okay. You can tell me tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. There's no rush." Fujii Itsuki looked at the time. "It's getting late. I'll go back first. If Matsumae wants to talk to someone in the middle of the night, or if you suddenly figure it out and want to tell me the answer directly, you can call me directly and I'll answer."
".Is the teacher leaving now?"
"Then I'll sit with you for a while."
"No! No, that's not necessary. Don't bother the teacher anymore. I'll take you to Sakurabo's place."
Miss Matsumae was still so polite and didn't want to trouble others.
After hearing this, Fujii Itsuki did not bother him any further.
"Excuse me."
"It should."
The Maybach had to be towed to a nearby repair shop for inspection because of low tire pressure, so the departure time tonight for home would be later than usual.
Fujii Itsuki originally told Matsumae Shinharu to take him to the usual location, but he didn't expect that when Nagayama Sakura drove the car over on the snowy night, Matsumae seemed to suddenly remember something and asked him to wait here for a while, she would be back soon, and then ran towards the shrine.
I probably waited less than ten minutes.
Fujii Itsuki saw Matsumae Shinchun running up to him, panting.
"Teacher Fujii, this is for you."
The girl spread out her slender white palm, revealing an amulet in the shape of a white fox with a jade bracelet in its mouth.
"What is this? Don't be so hasty to speak, take your time."
"well"
Matsumae Shinchun calmed down a little, and then explained in a pleasant voice:
"I'm sorry for making you worry about me today. You obviously have a lot of things on your mind."
".?"
It's a bit unbelievable how Matsumae Shinchun could see that.
He didn't remember showing any confusion to outsiders.
"I made this amulet for you yesterday, Mr. Fujii. It's a personal gift to you. You can hang it in your car or on your keychain. It can protect your safety. Although the time is short these few days, you have always been dedicated to me and have always accommodated my willfulness and unreasonable demands. You have done a lot of extra work outside of your job, so please accept this gift."
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Snowy nights are always cold, and the cold can also take away part of one’s sense of smell.
But even so, Fujii Itsuki could still smell the fragrance of the amulet in the girl's hand.
This fragrance is basically the same as the subtle girlish scent on Matsumae Shinharu's body, and the smell is even stronger.
This thing should contain some paper with prayers written on it and some spices.
It is still hand-sewn, and you can see the traces of knitting.
"Thank you."
Fujii Itsuki accepted the amulet handed to him by the girl.
"Is the pattern on it your favorite?"