"excuse me."

Izumi Toru stood at the door and bowed to Sakurai Naoko.

The woman pushed her hair behind her ears and pursed her lips.

"Please come in."

After changing into slippers, Izumi Toru stepped into Sakurai's house for the first time.

A woman wearing home clothes is graceful and graceful.

Seen from behind, his mature charm makes it difficult to look away.

"Where's Sakurai-san?"

"She has been shutting herself in the bedroom."

After explaining, Sakurai Naoko thought for a while and asked: "Should I call her out? If it is Izumi-san, Ruiko will definitely go out..."

Izumi Toru did not answer this question.

"I heard that Ms. Yukina's cooking skills are very good?"

"Huh?" The woman was stunned for a moment, and then immediately said humbly: "No, it's nothing. It's just that I know some simple things..."

"I'm looking forward to Ms. Yukina's cooking."

After hearing this, Naoko Sakurai realized that she still had to prepare the food.

Because I knew he was coming, I felt a little uneasy, so I forgot about preparing dinner.

"Sorry, I'm going to prepare the food."

The woman stood up, bowed, and hurried to the kitchen.

Before I put on my apron, the footsteps behind me gradually approached.

"Izumi-san?"

"I'm here to help."

"Hey, that..."

She wanted to say something else, but when the boy's hand took the tie of the apron and touched her hand, she couldn't say anything.

After putting on his apron, Izumi Toru smoothed his sleeves.

"I'm quite confident in the way I handle ingredients. So..."

The woman's heart moved.

"so……"

"So, let's meet Sakurai-san after the meal is ready. The preparation time can be longer..."

"……yes."

The woman's eyes became misty.

The time it took for the two of them to prepare the food was getting longer and longer due to some unexpected circumstances.

They had forgotten that there was another person in the Sakurai family.

Click!

"Mom, I'm hungry!"

Sakurai Ruiko's voice shocked Izumi Toru and Sakurai Naoko.

Without thinking about why Sakurai Ruiko suddenly went out, Sakurai Naoko turned around in a hurry.

"Ah, tears, tears! Why did you come out suddenly?"

Sakurai Ruiko was a little surprised when she looked at her mother, whose hair was a little messy and her face was slightly red.

"Mom, are you sick? Why do you look weird?"

"No, it's not...ah! That, that...because I overslept..."

She immediately covered up the exclamation with other words, and Sakurai Ruiko did not notice it.

The girl nodded and said, "Mom, I'm hungry."

"Well, soon!"

Sakurai Naoko covered her mouth and frowned slightly.

He's going to die!

"Mother?"

Sakurai Ruiko was a little worried, so she walked towards her mother.

Seeing that her daughter was coming over, Naoko Sakurai became anxious and wise.

"I-I'm just a little nauseous. Don't worry. You go wash up first, Leizi. You look so ugly now..."

Sakurai Ruiko was immediately relieved by her mother's words.

Yes, my mother has been having nausea recently.

She also knew the reason.

However, her next words made her face turn red.

"Mom, I'm not ugly! How could you say that to me!"

"So, go and wash up quickly! After dressing up, Ruizi will be the cutest girl."

"snort!"

Sakurai Ruiko ran to the bathroom.

"call--"

The woman breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, she looked at him hiding behind her with some resentment.

"Can you please go out first? Please~"

"Ahem, okay, okay..."

When he left with a guilty conscience, she covered her hot face and spat.

"I'm really going to die..."

In my heart, the saplings that have already taken root are growing crazily.

This thing will break open her heart and implant its lush roots deep into her flesh and soul.

Maybe it will destroy everything about her.

But what does this matter?

New life will continue, and that's enough.

The woman caressed her belly tenderly, with a smile on her lips.

Ding Dong!

Ding Dong!

Ding Dong!

Sakurai Ruiko, whose hair had not yet been dried, heard the doorbell ringing continuously and shouted in confusion.

"Mom, why don't you open the door?"

"Leizi, I can't leave now, please open the door!"

Mother's voice came from the kitchen.

"oh……"

The girl had no choice but to wipe her hair, walk to the door and open it.

Then, she saw Izumi Tetsu standing at the door.

"You, you, you, you, you, you..."

The surprised girl pointed at him and said "you" several times, but did not say the follow-up "why are you here".

"Won't you let me in?"

"Oh, please, please come in..."

The girl subconsciously stepped aside, but suddenly realized: Why should she welcome him?

So, she stretched out her hands to stop him, and then asked angrily: "What are you doing here?!"

"There is no disciplinary committee member to help me straighten my tie, and I feel uncomfortable all over. So I have no choice but to come."

"Who, who will help you straighten your tie! Besides, there is no necessary connection between the two!"
To be continued...