On Sunday, the continuous rainy season took a break, and it was a clear and sunny day.

Having returned from his morning run, Dubian Che took a shower without putting on clothes and crawled back into bed.

Jiutiao Meijie groped her way to him, wrapped her hands around his neck, and buried her face in his chest.

"Today is a sunny day," he said as he embraced her smooth, slender waist.

"...Hmm," Jiutiao Meijie mumbled in a drowsy voice.

"I saw a dragonfly on the road, summer is going to..."

"Sleep." She half commanded, half cooed.

"Okay."

The two of them slept in until ten before slowly getting up.

After breakfast, they discussed with Mrs. Jiutiao where to go.

"I didn't expect it to be sunny today, and it's also the weekend, Ueno Park might be very crowded," Dubian Che said, looking at the blue sky and sun outside the Japanese-style room.

"Then let's go see the irises at Meiji Shrine," Mrs. Jiutiao said indifferently.

"...Meiji Shrine might be the same."

"The weather is nice, so you don't want to take me out to play, huh? Just want to be sweet with Meiji just the two of you?" Mrs. Jiutiao looked over with a smile and asked Dubian Che.

"Is that so?" Jiutiao Meijie asked Dubian Che with a smile as well.

"Of course not!" Dubian Che firmly stated, "What I mean is, we can go somewhere less crowded."

"I've been alone a lot lately, I want to go somewhere lively," said Mrs. Jiutiao.

"You were surrounded by a crowd of people just yesterday... forget it, you said to go to Meiji Shrine, then let's go to Meiji Shrine."

"Do you feel reluctant?"

"Not reluctant, not at all, not in the slightest."

"Really?"

"Really." Dubian Che nodded.

"He's worried about something else," Jiutiao Meijie said, giving Dubian Che a meaningful look.

Meiji Shrine was near their Shinano Town apartment, and on this rare sunny day, Xiaoquan Aonai, who hadn't gone out for a trip that week, was very likely to take her two best friends for a walk.

Maybe Mayi Asuka would join them—recently, they seemed to have gotten quite close.

Faced with Mrs. Jiutiao's curious gaze, Dubian Che said:

"It's crowded, I'm worried about your safety. Meijie, don't leave my side more than half a meter today!"

"Okay," Jiutiao Meijie replied.

After deciding, the three of them changed clothes and took off for Meiji Shrine by car.

Mrs. Jiutiao dressed in Showa style today, with a simple zip-up sweatshirt and a retro long skirt reaching her ankles.

Although the style was retro, it looked good and even made her appear younger; Dubian Che almost thought she was a Showa-era high school girl in casual weekend clothes.

Jiutiao Meijie wore the men's baseball jacket prepared for Dubian Che—still in black and red, oversized enough to cover most of her body.

Her lower body was clad in tight-fitting jeans, with long legs and a beautiful curve that was captivating.

"Why do I feel like I'm always wearing women's clothing?" Dubian Che said, looking at her.

"This model is unisex, also called couples' clothing. Does that make you feel better?" Jiutiao Meijie said.

"I see, then I will... wait, don't put your hands in the pockets of the baseball jacket!"

"What's with the shock and awe? What's the matter?" Jiutiao Meijie frowned but still slipped her hands into the pockets.

"I was definitely tricked!" Dubian Che took out his phone and flipped to a photo from Atami.

"Look!" he handed the phone to Jiutiao Meijie.

As soon as Jiutiao Meijie saw the photo, she burst into laughter.

In the photo, Dubian Che wore a black and red baseball jacket, jeans, and his hands were tucked into the pockets of the jacket.

"It really is a couples' outfit," she said as if she had just realized it, "Are you going back to change now? Wearing the same outfit as me today?"

"You trick me into wearing women's clothing every day, I..."

"Mr. Dubian!" Mrs. Jiutiao suddenly clung to Dubian Che's hand, "Look at Zhenji too! Doesn't she look good today? Why are you only staring at Meijie?"

"..."

Dubian Che almost crashed into one of the faded, towering torii gate pillars at the entrance of Meiji Shrine, almost repainting it red.

"Manage, manage your mom," he said to Jiutiao Meijie.

Jiutiao Meijie hooked his other arm, pressing up with a soft touch.

She coquettishly asked, "Che-kun, who do you choose, Meijie or Zhenji?"

"I..."

"A widow, a 16-year-old beauty, which one will you pick? Tell me?"

"...Meijie, stop it, I'm scared."

"Scared but not pulling your hand back, do you want it to stay put?" Jiutiao Meijie's expression suddenly turned cold.

Meiji Shrine was full of tall ancient trees, with wide paths lined on both sides, a few steps inward felt like entering a primeval jungle, the ground covered with thick fallen leaves.

Various bird calls could be heard occasionally, the crow's caw being the most recognizable.

Considering there might really be someone buried inside, Dubian Che prepared to withdraw his arm from Mrs. Jiutiao Zhenji's embrace.

"I'm not a widow!" Jiutiao Zhenji held on tighter, "I am also a 16-year-old beauty, even if from the year 19**. And isn't my name better sounding than Meijie? Zhenji, a real princess, right, Che-kun?"

"..."

Indeed, Meiji Shrine was very crowded that day, with Asians whose countries of origin were indiscernible, and Caucasians from all over, nearly all the attention focused on the three of them.

"Speak, Che-kun, who do you pick?" Jiutiao Zhenji pressed her face closer.

Dubian Che leaned towards Jiutiao Meijie: "Right now, I just want to kill my yesterday's self."

"Why?" Jiutiao Zhenji innocently asked.

"As an elder, you asked me such a question in front of so many people; I actually said now is a good season, that the lotuses, the irises, they only look good right now, really an unsophisticated person."

After Dubian Che finished speaking, Jiutiao Zhenji laughed happily: "Che-kun, you're the best!"

"Hmm? What... hiss—" A sharp pain struck his waist.

Slowly turning around, Jiutiao Meijie was staring at him with a grim smile.

"What, what's wrong?" Dubian Che asked in pain.

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