How can my simulation be a real love?

"Kazami-kun? You, what brings you here today?"

"You can tell just by looking, right? Of course, it's about getting lunch."

Kazami Mei gently shook the black bento cloth in her hand, answering as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

Indeed, if they've already brought their lunchboxes, what else could they be doing but eating?

Toyokawa Shoko blushed slightly. Was it because she had been working too much overtime and her brain was a little foggy?

However, she still didn't quite understand why Kazami Mei would come to the music room, since she had never seen her before.

Filled with doubt and after hesitating for a long time, Toyokawa Shoko finally asked, "Why did you come here specifically?"

To everyone's surprise, Kazami Mei raised an eyebrow and replied in a very ordinary manner, "Of course I came to find you."

"Eh?"

His matter-of-fact answer stunned Toyokawa Shoko. She never expected such an answer. Her mind was in a mess, and she didn't even know how to start the conversation.

He could only grip the chopsticks tightly in his hand, and even his usually indifferent poker face was starting to crumble.

find her?

What do you mean?

Even though they had seen each other at school before, they wouldn't have bothered to say hello.

There was no relationship between them at school; this was a 'rule' that they both tacitly agreed to abide by without needing to say anything.

But why would he make a special trip to find him today?

Shoko Toyokawa couldn't help but start to let her mind wander, and the tips of her fingers, which were gripping the chopsticks, turned white from the excessive force.

"Didn't I tell you before? I'll show you my skills."

Kazami Naruto casually placed the bento box in front of her, a smug smile on his face that made you want to punch him.

At that moment, Toyokawa Shoko suddenly remembered the topic they had casually discussed on the road.

At that time, Kazami Mei claimed that he could cook, but Toyokawa Shoko didn't really believe his boast. He seemed unreliable, and she even rushed to buy lunch bags for him. How could he actually cook?

Who knew that today he would actually bring me a dish he had made himself.

“Try it with gratitude, Miss Toyokawa.”

"Of course, there's a fee."

Kazami Mei slowly opened the bento box she had prepared.

As a bento box, it's not particularly elaborate; at a glance, it consists of just some ordinary home-style dishes.

However, every simple dish showed great care. Even the ordinary octopus rolls had the outer membrane that affected the texture specially removed, which really shocked Xiao Xiang, who wasn't very good at cooking.

Putting aside the taste, the presentation alone was enough to surprise her.

but--

After hesitating for a while, Toyokawa Shoko finally shook her head.

"I can't eat it."

"It seems you only brought this one bento box. I'm sorry, but I can't accept your kindness, Kazami-kun."

She couldn't accept that Kazami Mei was going hungry to help her, and she didn't have any extra money to pay for his lunchbox; her living expenses were running out by the end of the month.

Ultimately, her relationship with Kazami Mei was nothing more than that of colleagues who 'helped each other out'.

Kazami Mei could occasionally take care of her, and they would go shopping for discounted bento boxes together.

Toyokawa Shoko would also give him appropriate feedback, such as spending money to buy chocolate snail bread that she wouldn't normally buy as a return gift, rather than unilaterally receiving help from the other party.

"Toyokawa, you... you really only think about yourself."

Kazami Mei's expressionless retort immediately froze Toyokawa Shoko's expression.

"Who said you ate it all?"

"Don't you have your own bento box? I'm just asking you to swap with me."

"And remember to bring me a bottle of Max coffee next time."

goo...

Toyokawa Shoko's shoulders trembled slightly as she glared at Kazami Mei, her face flushed with shame and indignation.

She opened her mouth, but hesitated and couldn't say anything for a long time.

How abominable!

Embarrassed and annoyed, Xiangzi gritted his teeth slightly, then unceremoniously reached out with his chopsticks, took half a piece of cod fillet from Fengjianming's bento box, and stuffed it into his mouth without saying a word, biting hard.

It was as if he wanted to take a big bite out of that annoying guy on the other side from a distance!

However, the moment she put the chopsticks in her mouth, her hand froze.

Because so much time had passed, the bento food had lost its temperature, and naturally, it didn't taste as good as when it was fresh out of the pot. Even so, she was still quite surprised.

Like a warm current flowing from the mouth into the stomach, the gentle taste makes the delicious flavor linger on the tongue for a long time. The simple deliciousness brings a sense of joy and comfort from the inside out.

why?

It's such an ordinary dish.

Even though it's just using the most ordinary ingredients to make an ordinary taste, it gave her a feeling of warmth, like being enveloped in the sun.

It's as if by simply looking up, you can see how much care the person who made this dish put into it.

Because this bento box seemed to be filled with 'heartfelt intentions'.

She had never felt this way before.

It's delicious, really delicious.

Perhaps it was because she hadn't eaten such delicious food for so long that a sudden surge of emotion welled up in her heart, and her eyes welled up with tears. Fortunately, she immediately lowered her head and pretended to be engrossed in eating.

Kazami Mei was unaware of this embarrassing situation.

"Toyokawa, how's the taste?"

Kazami Mei rested her cheek on one hand, smiling and raising an eyebrow.

Today, he refused to practice guitar with Ai Yin at noon, and also refused to have lunch with Boqi and Deng, just to see the surprised expression on Da Xiang's face when he ate the dish he had carefully prepared...

That's so amazing!

I just wanted to see that expression on your face.

"...The taste is indeed quite good; to be honest, I was quite surprised."

Surprisingly, Toyokawa Shoko actually admitted that it was delicious.

Just before Kazami Mei arrived, the anxiety and frustration in her heart couldn't be dispelled, but now, as they chatted about some meaningless topics, her negative emotions gradually dissipated.

If she didn't have a place to release her stress, she might really go crazy.

However, she also realized that her feelings toward Kazami Mei were becoming increasingly complicated.

If things continue like this, Toyokawa Shoko doesn't know if she will become weak because of him.

I felt both afraid and reluctant to leave.

She had gotten used to him complaining about her life, and she would feel a little lost if she saw that he wasn't there when she was working. She would also feel genuinely happy if they went shopping for discounted items together.

Because there's nothing I need to hide from him.

"No, don't just watch me eat."

Seeing that Kazami Mei was staring at her without having eaten a single bite, Toyokawa Shoko suddenly panicked, realizing that she had probably eaten too much.

Without thinking, she quickly picked up a small octopus roll and fed it to Kazami Naruto in front of her.

It wasn't until she realized what she had done that she understood how incredibly reckless she had been.

How could she possibly feed a boy?

Toyokawa Shoko's face instantly turned bright red. The moment her eyes met Kazami Mei's, she looked away. Her outstretched chopsticks were stuck in mid-air, unsure whether to retract them or feed him.

At this moment, her unconscious panic made her seem like a naive young girl of a certain age.

"Then I won't be polite."

Why hesitate? Of course he wouldn't hesitate.

Look, Xiangzi fed this himself.

It wasn't something he forced.

He loved eating food offered by beautiful girls.

Kazami Mei swallowed the small octopus on Xiangzi's chopsticks in one gulp, which turned the already stiff Xiangzi into a stone. However, her body's instincts still made her stiffly put the chopsticks back.

Even though she forced herself to remain calm and indifferent despite her blushing face, the white steam rising from Xiangzi's head was enough to show that her brain's CPU was overloaded.

Toyokawa Shoko's mind went blank.

She looked at the chopsticks in her hand, unsure of what to do.

These were the chopsticks she had just used, and then she immediately fed them to Kazami Naruto. This was more than just sharing food; it was a genuine indirect kiss!

Chapter Thirty: Easily Handled Women [5k]

What, what should I do?

Even Toyokawa Shoko couldn't maintain her usual indifference this time. A hint of panic flashed in her usually turbulent amber eyes as she stared blankly at the chopsticks in her hand.

I was hesitant and couldn't make up my mind.

This is an indirect kiss!

Shoko Toyokawa had always attended all-girls schools and had little contact with the opposite sex growing up.

To this day, she hasn't even had her first kiss, let alone her first time holding hands with a man!

Suddenly leaping so far to the point of indirect kissing is bound to leave one stunned and at a loss for what to do.

These were her own chopsticks. If she stopped eating now, it would seem like she was being overly concerned about this, which might cause Kazami Mei to object—something she absolutely didn't want to see. But the problem was, if she continued eating—

Then they'd be no different from a real couple!

However, strangely enough, she wasn't particularly averse to it...

Upon realizing this, Toyokawa Shoko froze instantly. She quickly shook her head to shake off the strange thoughts in her mind and took a deep breath to try to calm herself down.

But the girl's blush was proof of her feelings.

With her mind in complete disarray, Toyokawa Shoko hesitated for a long time before finally making up her mind.

She immediately pretended to be indifferent and continued to eat her food in small bites with her chopsticks.

However, the two gradually fell silent, which made the atmosphere somewhat strange.

Kazami raised an eyebrow slightly at Xiaoxiang's 'indifferent' expression. He glanced at Xiaoxiang up and down and said thoughtfully, "Speaking of which, isn't this an indirect kiss?"

"Pfft! Cough cough..."

Toyokawa Shoko coughed a few times, then glared at him fiercely with an extremely ashamed and indignant look.

Idiot! Why did you have to say it!

You can simply pretend you don't know!

Xiao Xiang's body was incredibly stiff at this moment. Her fair face quickly flushed with a fiery blush, which gradually spread from the girl's cheeks and then encroached on her tender neck.

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"I'm stuffed!

"Thank you for the hospitality!"

Toyokawa Shoko glared fiercely at Kazami Mei, that annoying guy.

Brushing aside a stray strand of light blue hair from her temple, Toyokawa Shoko gave a soft hum and stood up with her lunchbox in hand.