Chapter 12 11

When Shinsuke returned to Monzen Nakacho's house, the clock pointed to 2:30.Cheng Mei hasn't come home yet, probably because she was invited by a guest to sing karaoke. He felt very hungry, even so hungry that his stomach hurt.It must be because he doesn't eat well, only drinks cocktails. But Shinsuke is content with what he has achieved.He thought of several wine lists for her—that mysterious woman to try, and he had to write them down before he forgot, so he started looking for a pen and paper. But he couldn't find paper and ballpoint pen immediately.Chengmei took advantage of Shinsuke's hospitalization and changed the interior of the house, causing him to be completely confused about where to put things.Cheng Mei obviously hates doing housework, but she can completely change the arrangement.Shinsuke was not only admired by this, but also surprised.

Shinsuke rummaged through all the drawers, and finally found a note paper and a black ballpoint pen.He guessed that these two things were either gifts or included with the purchase.He couldn't help showing a wry smile at the fact that he had noticed such a detail.Two adults live together, and paper and pen are used in such a shabby way, it is really worthless.However, the daily necessities that are necessary for ordinary households are usually not available in their houses, so this is actually not surprising. After Shen Jie finished taking notes, he boiled water in a pot and prepared to cook instant noodles.Cooking supper late at night like this reminded him of the time when he lived in a six-story apartment in the past.That apartment was rented when he was enrolled in college, and he lived there until he and Chengmei started living together.

In the house they live in now, only Chengmei lives in it.Shinsuke moved in two years ago, and it's normal for the house to be a little cramped. Shinsuke and Narumi became close since she came to "Sirius" alone one evening.When Chengmei came with a customer the night before, she lost her gloves in the store, and Shinsuke searched everywhere in the store but couldn't find them. After Cheng Mei gave up and went home, at twelve o'clock in the morning that day, the glove was found. It turned out that it had fallen into the crack of the sofa and was picked up by the guest.Shinsuke called Chengmei's place of work to tell her about it.So Chengmei said that she would stop by "Sirius" when she came home from get off work, and please ask Shenjie to keep it for her first.

So Shinsuke waited for Chengmei alone after "Sirius" closed, but Chengmei did not show up for a long time.Shinsuke tried calling her place of work, but of course no one answered the phone. After three o'clock in the morning, she finally showed up.Shinsuke was getting ready to go home. "Ah, it's okay. I thought you had already gone back." She looked at Shinsuke with a reassuring smile. "I'm really planning to go home." Shinsuke replied.He could hear the anger in his own voice. "I'm sorry. The guest is too pestering, and he won't let me go no matter what. I tried my best to escape. I also care about your affairs... Are you angry?"

"Not in a very good mood." "Oh, what should I do then?" "I'm just kidding. Here, here you are." Shinsuke held out the gloves. After Cheng Mei saw the gloves, she folded her palms together in front of her chest, and exclaimed how great it was. "It's not a good thing, but I like it very much. Because I have small hands, it's hard to find gloves that fit." "It's yours, right?" "That's right, thank you." Chengmei put the gloves into the coat pocket and looked up at Shinsuke. "Hey, let me treat you to something to eat as a thank you gift."

"No more." "I can't feel at ease like this. You have been waiting for so long. By the way, do you like shark fin ramen?" "Shark fin ramen? I like it." "Then let's go eat this. I know a delicious restaurant." She tugged on Shinsuke's sleeve. Shinsuke and Narumi were sitting face to face eating shark fin ramen in a Chinese restaurant that was open until five in the morning.Chengmei knows the names of ramen shops in Ginza by heart, and she can't stop commenting on which one is expensive but not delicious at all, which one has delicious soup but few condiments, and so on.She was talking while sucking on ramen.

Shinsuke looked at her like this, and thought that it would be good to associate with this kind of woman who doesn't make people feel tired.Although he had dated many women before, he always felt that he only wanted to have sex, but he didn't want to live with each other. Cheng Mei also seems to have a good impression of him at this time.When Shinsuke expressed the hope that they could meet again during the holiday, she immediately agreed.If Chengmei doesn't like Shinsuke, even if it's just a bowl of ramen, it's impossible to invite him to eat. The two dated on the following Saturday, and Shinsuke entered Narumi's room that night.She repeated it several times on the bed: "Don't get me wrong, people usually don't sleep with men so easily."

Shinsuke said he was the same as her, but of course he was lying.Anyway, he didn't know if Cheng Mei was telling the truth.Shinsuke believes that it doesn't matter what his real thoughts and the truth are, after all, he didn't plan to have a long-term relationship with Chengmei at that time. However, the two lived together.Shen Jie doesn't think that the two are destined to meet each other, and the feeling of loving her is not very strong, but unconsciously, Chengmei occupies a place in Shen Jie's heart.It's too troublesome, let's live together——It was originally proposed by Shinsuke.

After Shinsuke cooked the instant noodles, he watched TV while eating.Since I go out every night, dramas and news have to be pre-recorded, and watching these pre-recorded programs can be regarded as fun before going to bed. NHK news reported a serious car accident on a highway during the day.The driver of the tow truck tried to overtake another car, but hit the car in the next lane. Later, the steering wheel lost control, and the whole trailer rushed into the divider island, so the opposite lane was not affected.Five people were killed in the crash, but the driver of the tow truck was safe.

To make things so serious, the driver of the tow truck should just commit suicide—— Shinsuke thought while looking at the screen.It probably won't pay for killing five people. Even if only one person dies, it cannot be fully repaid in money.Shinsuke deeply reflects on the sins he has committed. Why did the car accident happen—— In any case, Shinsuke hopes that he can clearly recall the scene of that night.But the picture in memory is still blurred.After sending Yuka back that day, she was in a hurry to go home. Only fragments of memories remained of these processes.He only remembered leaving Yuka alone in the shirt, but for some reason he was flustered.

shirt? It seems that something has brought back a certain memory of Shinsuke.After a while, he immediately remembered what Yuka herself had just said. "I just remember having a really bad headache the next day, and falling asleep without taking off my make-up or changing my clothes." That's exactly what she said. If she really didn't even change her clothes, it would be impossible to see her wearing a shirt that night.But Shinsuke had the impression that he had seen it himself.Could it be that he saw it at another time, but mistook it for that night? Shinsuke shook his head in denial. Shinsuke thought, if you think about it carefully, seeing Yuka wearing a shirt is very unreasonable.If he sent Yuka to her room, and Yuka was too drunk to walk to the bed by herself, even so, it was impossible for him to take off Yuka's clothes and help Yuka change into a shirt.Besides, if Yuka was not so drunk, he would have left immediately after sending her back to the room, and there was no need to wait for Yuka to finish changing her shirt.The most important thing is that it is impossible for Yuka to let Shinsuke see how she looks in a shirt. A thought flashed across Shinsuke, could it be that he had sex with Yuka that night?If so, it would be logical to see her in a shirt.But seeing Yuka wearing a shirt in my memory is very unusual.Shinsuke stood at the entrance of Yuka's house, facing her who was wearing a shirt.Yuka's expression was very fierce.It doesn't look like looking at a love partner. Shinsuke felt a slight pain in his head.He fast-forwarded the video to watch the next pre-recorded variety show.