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"…Um, Shin, turn around for a moment."
Toyokawa Shoko, who was a little afraid to meet Nakagawa Nobu's eye contact, muttered softly. After making sure that Nakagawa Nobu had indeed turned around, she slowly crawled out of the bed.
My pajamas were placed at the head of the bed. If I was going to get out of bed, I definitely couldn't just wear Shin's shirt... One reason was that it was really unsightly, and another reason was...
What kind of girl would wear underwear under her pajamas? Of course not...
I came here just now, just to wait for Xin to come back... But, as soon as I sat on the bed, I found the shirt that Xin had changed out of...
And then... and then it was just like that...
Just, suddenly I wanted to try it on myself or something... It's normal to have such thoughts, right?
While making a pale defense for herself in her heart, Toyokawa Shoko quickly changed back into her pajamas.
In the past period of time, when she had close contact with Nakagawa Nobuyuki every day, even if she really came across this shirt, Toyokawa Shoko probably wouldn't care much. At most, she would just help Nakagawa Nobuyuki wash it and put it away.
However, when we were apart for a few days, the feeling of peace of mind that was within reach quickly became something that was a little rare...
"By the way, I wonder if Chuhua has had dinner?"
Looking at the extra barbecue rice on the table, Zhonghe Xin knocked on the table and said thoughtfully: "If you haven't had dinner, you can just call Miss Chuhua over."
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Chapter 278: Miss Chuhua is sick.
knock knock knock.
Nakagawa Nobuyuki knocked on the old security door that had become gray after years of wear and tear.
Since there are two extra barbecue bento boxes, it would be a good opportunity to invite Chuhua over for a midnight snack and chat about Sumimi's office and AveMujica.
However, what was a little unexpected to Nakagawa Nobuyuki was that even though it was so late, there was no response from inside the door.
"...Chuhua, are you still not off work?"
After frowning slightly, Nakagawa Nobuyuki shifted his gaze and looked at Toyokawa Shoko, who was also holding her chin with a confused look on her face.
"…It's already so late, he should have finished get off work by now."
Toyokawa Shoko looked at the gray door in front of her and murmured softly.
Could it be that... after Chuhua rented a house here, he went back to his own house in the city...? However, this doesn't make sense no matter how I think about it... Chuhua is not the kind of person who spends money recklessly.
Wait... the door doesn't seem to be closed?
"…Xin, does the door look like it's not closed tightly?"
Tugging at the corner of Nakagawa Nobuyuki's clothes, Toyokawa Shoko frowned and pointed at the slanted door in front of her, where there was an obvious angle between the door and the threshold.
...Chu Hua doesn’t seem like the type of person who would forget to lock the door when going out, so what’s going on?
"It seems true."
Following the direction of Toyokawa Shoko's finger, Nakagawa Nobuyuki now saw the door that was slightly open.
Is this a thief? Or...
Zhonghe Xin took a deep breath and said softly: "Student Chuhua, I'm coming in——"
Squeak.
The sound of the door being pushed open was a bit harsh.
……
Someone...someone is calling me...
Sanjiao Chuhua drowsily opened her eyelids, which felt like they were filled with lead, and carefully identified the facial features among a bunch of strange colored blocks. However, the lights in Miss Chuhua's room had been broken due to the previous power outage, and it was completely dark and impossible to see clearly.
As soon as he opened the door, he saw Triangle Chuhua, whose clothes were soaked, curled up on the bed and shivering. On her head was a fever-reducing patch that he had given to Miss Chuhua when he first met her...
After instructing Xiangzi, who looked worried, to prepare a kettle, a wet towel, a thermometer, etc., Nakagawa Nobuyuki asked softly:
"Student Chuhua, you came back in the rain?"
As he spoke, Nakagawa Nobuyuki slowly and gently placed his fingers on the back of Miss Chuhua's neck, whose body was trembling from time to time.
...Fortunately, it's not too hot, so it should be enough to handle at home.
"...Road, down the road..."
She clenched her teeth and spoke. At this moment, Miss Chuhua's voice was far less powerful than usual. It was trembling slightly, making it hard not to feel pity for her.
In the chaos and haziness, Sanjiao Chuhua tried hard to identify who the voice belonged to. However, due to the dizziness and severe pain, his brain had completely stopped thinking, and it was difficult for him to just respond subconsciously.
"Are you stupid? It's raining so hard..."
With a light sigh, Nakagawa Nobuyuki silently turned over the fever-reducing patch on Miss Chuhua's head.
It seems that it is a good thing that I gave Miss Chuhua this pair of fever-reducing patches, otherwise Miss Chuhua would be in a state of fever now.
Originally, it hadn't rained when Miss Chuhua got off work, so she declined Mana's offer to take her home.
However, when Miss Chuhua was walking on the street, it took only about ten seconds from the first drop of rain falling to the time when the raindrops as big as soybeans fell.
It would be fine if it was farther away from the tram stop... Miss Chuhua would of course find a place to hide from the rain. However, at that time, Miss Chuhua was only a few hundred meters away from the tram stop, which could be reached in a few steps on a normal day. Therefore, Miss Chuhua gritted her teeth and quickened her pace - she didn't expect the rain to be so heavy.
By the time she entered the tram station, Miss Chuhua had become a completely soaked rat... Of course, there were many people in the same situation as her.
To make matters worse, Miss Chuhua was already feeling uncomfortable being soaked, and the return train was delayed because of the sudden rain. As a result, Miss Chuhua had to wait for the train for a very long time with her clothes all wet.
In fact, because it happened to be the evening rush hour, I didn’t even get on the train the first time…
When she staggered back downstairs, Miss Chuhua, who was holding herself together, could clearly feel that she was starting to have a fever.
Go upstairs, open the door, enter the house... The next second, the only thing I could do under the control of my drowsy brain was to fall on the bed instead of the floor.
Then, Miss Chuhua was awakened again by her increasingly burning head. Fortunately, there was a fever-reducing patch given by Zhonghe Xin in the pocket of her soaked clothes.
"Xin, everything is ready..."
At this time, Toyokawa Shoko, with her lips gently pursed and a somewhat solemn expression on her face, just returned to Miss Chuhua.
Miss Chuhua’s clothes are still wet...even her bed is wet. We have to move Miss Chuhua to a dry place first, and then change her clothes.
Thinking of this, Nakagawa Nobuyuki stood up and gently held the trembling Miss Chuhua in his arms like a princess.
"Xiangzi, please help me a little later... When the time comes, please help Chuhua change his clothes."
Of course, in addition to this, he had to open the door for Nakagawa Nobuyuki, who had no free arms.
……
cold...so cold...
I don’t know if it’s because the clothes are too wet... or because of the fever... ah, it’s possible it’s both.
Now… Now I can only remember that after I came back… I struggled and fell on the bed. I don’t even remember when I put the fever patch on…
But fortunately... I felt like I had suddenly found some very warm place... I felt much more comfortable and at ease.
...But, only a small area in front of my body is warm, so I should squeeze it a little further forward.
As I was thinking in a daze, my body started moving on its own, and finally I seemed to be hanging somewhere with my arms.
Well, here... this is just right... But, there seems to be a thumping sound next to my ear... It's so strange - but, it makes me feel super safe...
……
"Well……"
The pain on her face had faded a little, and Sanjiao Chuhua shook her body slightly, squeezing closer into Zhonghe Xin's arms.
They were already hugging each other tightly, and now a pair of arms directly wrapped around Zhonghe Xin's neck without any explanation, and buried her head deeply in Zhonghe Xin's arms.
"Tell me before you move, Chuhua-san...what if I slip...?"
With a gloomy face, Nakagawa Nobuyuki turned sideways and moved out of the door carefully.
Toyokawa Shoko on the side was gently protecting Chuhua's head with her palm, for fear that Nakagawa Shin might accidentally bump into Chuhua again in the narrow doorway.
However, although she is worried about Chuhua now, Toyokawa Shoko still wants to complain...Does she have to squeeze so closely with Xin?
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Chapter 279: Miss Chuhua’s sleep talking.
The most urgent task now is to take care of Miss Chuhua who is confused and has a fever. There is no time to worry about whether to eat or not.
Even though Miss Chuhua was sick, the thin arms she had around Nakagawa Nobuyuki's neck were not using any less strength, and it could be said that she was almost holding on to Nakagawa Nobuyuki tightly.
But this is also good, at least it saves Nakagawa Nobuyuki a lot of effort.
"..."
Miss Chuhua's exhaled breath gently penetrated the gaps in the fabric and easily spread across a large area of skin covered by the clothes... The temperature was obviously much hotter than normal breath.
Nakagawa Nobuyuki didn't care too much about this. He just carefully planned to slowly place Miss Chuhua on his bed... However, Miss Chuhua seemed very reluctant.
"…Um, Chuhua-san, could you please let go of my hand for a moment?"
Nakagawa Xin leaned over and looked at Sanjiao Chuhua with a somewhat awkward expression. The girl in front of him had her eyebrows nervously furrowed, her eyes closed, but was hugging him tightly and was unwilling to let go. He spoke in an extremely subtle tone.
Although I can understand Miss Chuhua's subconscious reaction when she was drowsy...
However, I still need to free my hands to carry out the next step of nursing work... At least I have to change Chuhua's entire set of wet clothes, otherwise if the fever gets worse, I will have to go to the hospital.
"…Xin, let me help you."
Finally, Xiangzi, who could no longer bear it, sighed lightly, walked over quickly, and with a little force untied the arms that Sanjiao Chuhua was holding tightly around Nakagawa Nobuyuki.
"don't want……"
Even the confused Chuhua, who had been pulled away from her arms, was still mumbling reluctantly, as if Toyokawa Shoko was stealing something very important from him.
...I am really becoming more and more suspicious of this. Could it be that what Yutenji Wakamaki said is true?
But, Chuhua and Xin... how could they know each other? I have never heard Chuhua tell me about Xin... If they don't even know each other, how can they like each other?
Although Toyokawa Shoko was complaining in her heart, she did not stop her hands and gently helped Chuhua in front of her to sit up.
If you want to take off Chuhua's clothes, of course you have to help Chuhua sit up.
Nakagawa Nobuyuki on the side also reached out to Miss Chuhua's shoes tacitly, and slowly untied Miss Chuhua's black and white canvas shoes that were completely wet.
It can be seen that Miss Chuhua must have accidentally stepped into a puddle or somewhere on her way back. Even her shoelaces are wet to the touch, and water can probably be squeezed out if squeezed.
After taking off Triangle Chuhua's canvas shoes, he naturally saw the socks that were also wet. Of course, Nakagawa Xin also took them off for Miss Chuhua and placed the shoes on a ventilated and sunny spot on the balcony so that they could dry faster. As for the socks, they would have to be washed later.
After seeing Nakagawa Nobuyuki walking into the bathroom with socks, Toyokawa Shoko slowly sat down next to Sankaku Hatsuka, first brought a cup of warm water, and let Sankaku Hatsuka slowly sip half a cup. Then, Shoko changed the wet clothes for Sankaku Hatsuka.
In short, when Nakagawa Nobuyuki came out again, Xiangzi had just put a proper wet towel on Miss Chuhua's head, and the previous wet clothes were naturally placed on the table next to her.
"Is Chuhua feeling better?"
While slowly hanging the washed socks on the hanger in his hand, Nakagawa Nobuyuki blinked and asked in a very gentle voice.
If Chu Hua has fallen asleep by now, then let her sleep well...
"Hmm... I was just talking in my sleep."
Toyokawa Shoko, who had just been supporting her chin and staring out the window in a daze, smiled with some relief when she saw Nakagawa Nobuyuki finally come out. She turned around and replied to Nakagawa Nobuyuki in the same low voice.
Chuhua was just mumbling something like "wallet" and "thank you". I didn't know what he was talking about. This must be what happens when you have a fever and dream, and you say all kinds of nonsense.
"That means at least I got some sleep... that's good."
Nakagawa Xin looked at Sanjiao Chuhua, who was curled up in the quilt with a slightly calmer expression, and breathed a sigh of relief. He gently opened the balcony door a little and carefully crawled through.
The balcony door still made a slight noise, but it wasn't harsh.
After returning to the room, Nakagawa Nobuyuki washed his hands gently as always, and then slowly took out the still warm barbecue rice from the plastic bag.
Similarly, in the exceptionally quiet room, Nakagawa Nobuyuki also noticed for the first time that the sound of opening the lunch box lid was so harsh and loud.
The sound was indeed quite loud, much louder than the sound from the balcony door. Nakagawa Nobuyuki subconsciously slowed down his movements so as not to wake up Miss Chuhua.
Putting aside other things, Chuhua is a very important lead singer in his own band... We can't say that, after all, everyone is very important... Since he is sick, we naturally have to show some concern for him.
Thinking of this, Nakagawa Nobuyuki glanced at the other barbecue rice on the side, sighed lightly, and did not open it.
I'm not in such a hurry to eat. Since I've already opened one portion, I'll eat it first.