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"It..."

Furuhashi looked at Naoki sadly, his eyes pleading for help.

"Furuhashi is very busy." Naoki quickly opened his mouth to give permission, "She doesn't have time to come here."

"How do you know Fumino-chan is so busy?" Asakawa's mother turned her head, "Are you and Fumino-chan together on the weekends?"

You're right, we were literally together last weekend, from 9am to 5pm!

In the end, it was Rin who helped.

"Mom." Rin sniffed her nose, "Is the food a little burnt?"

"Forgot to cook!" Asakawa's mother hastily turned around and ran into the kitchen, not forgetting to say, "Naoki, take good care of Fumino-chan."

You don't need to say this kind of thing, as long as I don't pressure Furuhashi, that's enough.

"Phew~..."

Furuhashi heaved a sigh of relief.

Her social attributes were actually very strong, and she was very popular wherever she went, but when she was in front of Asakawa's mother, she always felt overwhelmed.

Why nervous?

Furuhashi analyzed the reasons in depth and quickly thought of the possibilities.

Maybe because... I was so worried, so I was nervous?

"Not." Furuhashi hastily shook his head, his face became hot for a while, "We are obviously just ordinary friends, why would I care so much!"

"Onee-san, come and watch TV!"

Rin shouted loudly.

"Come!"

Furuhashi hastily suppressed the messy thoughts, walked over to Rin, and sat down on the sofa.

"Eh, is that Chibi Maruko-chan?"

Seeing the anime aired on TV, Furuhashi was a little surprised, she thought a young girl like Rin would watch animation like Magical Girl Meruru, but she didn't expect it to be Chibi Maruko-chan.

5 or 6 pm is generally the time for children's anime on major TV stations, because elementary school students usually go home after school, and Chibi Maruko-chan is a children's anime.

"I like watching Maruko the most, I feel like the family really enjoys playing." Rin turned to look at Furuhashi "What about Onee-san?"

"What..."

Furuhashi watched the little Maruko family eating around the table on the TV, biting her pink lips secretly, and said softly, "I like it too."

Yet such bland everyday life was a made-up luxury for her.

Maruko-chan, Maruko's little sister, father and mother, and grandparents, as long as the family is together, even if it's just an ordinary house, they will be very happy.

It's just that his mother has died, and his relationship with his father is very ...

Furuhashi's eyes dimmed slightly.

"What is wrong?"

Naoki noticed the loss on Furuhashi's face and asked.

"There isn't any..."

Furuhashi shook his head.

Naoki said quietly: "Leave half of what you said, that is as disgusting as a spoiler."

"Ugh-"

Furuhashi quickly puffed out his cheeks and got angry. She raised his right hand and gently pinched Naoki's arm: "Let you talk nonsense."

"Pain." Naoki's expression remained unchanged, and he said, "Please raise your hand, Furuhashi-sama."

"Huh." Furuhashi lightly snorted and lifted his chin slightly, "It's too late, there's no point begging for mercy."

In the middle of the fight, Furuhashi suddenly felt that someone was secretly peeking at her.

Turning his head following his subtle intuition, she immediately saw half of his cheek sticking out of the kitchen door.

Four eyes facing each other.

Furuhashi's face was quickly dyed red and she hastily looked down at his toes and sat up straight.

Embarrassed.

What a shame!

Why was he mesmerized now and reached out to fight?

I was totally caught by aunty and I will never face my aunt again in the future!

"Naoki, I bought lychees this afternoon and put them in the fridge." Asakawa's mother said with a smile, "Go and peel it for Fumino-chan to eat."

Furuhashi's face was hot, and she always felt that Asakawa's mother's laughter was full of joy. She wanted to explain it was just a misunderstanding, but unfortunately before she could speak, Asakawa's mother returned to the kitchen to continue cooking.

"Understood."

Naoki got up and walked to the fridge, where he took out a box of lychees.

The origin of the lychee is the Lingnan region of China. It has become an edible fruit in the Western Han Dynasty.

At that time, it was called 'Lizhi', because its shelf life was very short, and it could not be eaten after two or three days from the branch, and gradually became 'Lizhi'. Lychee', a direct transliteration of the English word, is on the market in May and June every year.

Usually sold in boxes in Japanese supermarkets, because they are relatively expensive, and the number of boxes is small.

Naoki peeled the lychee and handed it to Furuhashi.

"Give Rin something to eat."

Furuhashi blushed and whispered.

Naoki sighed: "See for yourself."

Furuhashi turned to look, only to realize that Rin had peeled the lychee, and started eating it.

"Onee-san?" Rin tilted her head to look at her, her voice muffled, "Why don't you eat?"

"Eat." Furuhashi said in a low voice, "I will peel it myself."

"What is it." Rin pouted, "You were on the road earlier…"

"Seal! All sealed!" Furuhashi quickly crossed his index fingers and shouted in embarrassment, "Stop talking!"

If aunt heard it, she couldn't explain anymore.

Rin's eyes lit up: "The seal is bouncing back!"

"Talk after eating." Naoki instructed, "Don't throw water on Furuhashi."

Rin puffed out her cheeks: "Nii-chan is too biased!"

Naoki raised the lychee in his hand: "Do you want to eat it?"

"I want…" Rin hastily shook her head, her ponytail swaying left and right behind her back, "That lychee Onee-san, I don't want it, Onee-san eats it fast, or it will break if you peel it ."

In desperation, Furuhashi could only take a lychee and take a bite. The sweet taste and unique aroma quickly spread between his lips and teeth. It tastes much better than bananas and apples.

"For you."

Naoki peeled the lychee again and handed it over.

"Not eaten." Furuhashi blushed and shook his head, "Asakawa-san, eat yourself, I heard that if you eat too much lychee, you will catch lychee disease."

Eating too much lychee will indeed cause symptoms such as low blood sugar, dizziness, palpitations, paleness, etc., which is commonly known as lychee disease, but if you want to get lychee disease, you have to eat three or four pounds of lychee fruit in one go. Three or four lychees cannot be counted.

Naoki sighed silently: "If I don't give you lychees, I will get in trouble."

"Eh?"

"You look at the kitchen quietly."

Furuhashi: "😐"

...

After eating the lychees, Rin took out the yogurt and snacks she had stored and shared them. A high school student and a junior school student were watching Chibi Maruko-chan happily, chatting happily.

Naoki sat in the corner of the sofa, took the newspaper and flipped through it, and suddenly realized that he had not heard Furuhashi's voice for a while, turned his head to look, and saw Furuhashi biting his lower lip, his face was pale, and his forehead was sweating.

"Are you really sick from eating lychee?"