“Whoosh——!”
As the last train in front of him sped towards the tunnel, Hanekawa Shirasawa put the large and small bags in his hands at his feet, looking a little dumbfounded.
No!
Really missed the train?
I have to go to school tomorrow!
But does this count as a reason to take leave?
But if you ask for leave for this reason, you will be asked by the teacher to have a private meeting...
"Ha...Hanekawa-kun!"
After a while, Momonogi Mina followed closely, panting with her hands on her knees. She immediately raised her head and looked at the empty railway track in front of her, with the same look of astonishment as Hanekawa Shirasawa on her face.
"Go...go?"
"yes."
Hanekawa Shirize glanced at the phone, turned back and smiled helplessly.
"What a coincidence, this is the last tram."
"Then what should we do!"
Momonogi Mina was obviously a little panicked after she came to her senses.
"Aiko, she's still home alone!"
She is a smart kid and knows how to hang up the anti-theft chain after closing the door. She should be fine at home.
Even though Hanekawa Shirasawa thought so in his heart, he was embarrassed to say so, so he could only comfort Momono Mina with a gentle tone.
"Madam, don't worry. Although our apartment is remote, the security environment around it is pretty good. There are very few thieves, let alone criminals who break into the house."
"Is it……"
Hanekawa Shirasawa's words were like a reassurance, making Momonogi Mina feel a little more relaxed, but her expression was still a little urgent.
"Then how do we go back now?"
"Take a taxi."
Hanekawa Shirasawa chuckled and walked out of the station.
“Although it may take a little more time, it won’t be too long.”
"All right."
Seeing how indifferent Hanekawa Shirasawa was, Momonogi Mina seemed to have found a backbone, and her tense expression instantly relaxed. After following him in small steps, she quickly took out her mobile phone and called home.
"beep--!"
"Hello? This is Momonogi's house. Who are you..."
"Aiko, I am mom!"
After hearing the familiar voice coming from the other end of the phone, Momo Mina breathed a sigh of relief and explained with a slightly embarrassed expression.
"My dear son, my mother may have a little delay in going back because she didn't catch the last tram, so she had to take a taxi home."
"Really."
Aiko's voice was calmer than expected, and she didn't seem to be panicked because she was home alone at such a late hour. This made Momonogi Mina feel relieved again and comforted her softly.
"Aiko, remember to stay at home and wait for your mother to come home, and don't open the door to strangers, do you understand?"
"How could a stranger knock on the door so late?"
Aiko murmured in a low voice, his childish voice full of doubts.
"But mom, taking a taxi at night is very expensive. Do you have that much money with you?"
Taxi is expensive?
Hearing these words, Momonogi Mina suddenly widened her eyes and her heart suddenly thumped.
yes!
I was just thinking about going home, but I forgot about this!
Although she has never taken a taxi, Momonogi Mina also knows that the starting price of a taxi in Tokyo is 500 yen, and each kilometer costs 400 yen. If it is late at night, the fare will be increased by 20%.
If calculated in this way, if we take a slight detour, wouldn't it cost close to 10,000 yen to take a taxi home?
This is too expensive!
"that……"
Momonogi Mina suddenly fell into entanglement. After all, she was unwilling to deceive Aiko that she had so much money.
But if she told Aiko, "Hanekawa-kun will pay for the taxi," she would feel even more regretful and always feel very guilty.
What to do?
"Mom, since you don't bring that much money, why don't you stay outside with Brother Baize for one night and never come back."
Just when Momonogi Mina couldn't make up her mind, Aiko's sudden suggestion made her heart tremble and she almost fell off her phone.
ha?
Staying out for a night?
With Hanekawa-kun?
"?"
Seeing Momonogi Mina behind her giving him a look of astonishment while talking on the phone, Hanekawa Shirasawa responded with a puzzled look, causing her face to suddenly turn red after she came to her senses.
"No, no! How can I follow..."
"Why not?"
Aiko's tender voice is filled with her innocence and simplicity.
"It should be cheaper to stay in a hotel for one night than to take a taxi back, right?"
"Of course, mom, you don't have to worry about me. I can sleep alone at home, so don't worry about that!"
"But renting two rooms is much more expensive than taking a taxi..."
"Then you can stay in one room."
Aiko's words were full of doubts.
"Mom, what will happen when you and Brother Bai Ze live in the same room?"
"How can it be!"
Momonogi Mina's face became more and more rosy, and her expression was so shy that even her tone of voice was trembling.
"How come mom and Hanekawa-kun..."
"That's great!"
Aiko on the other end of the phone yawned and said softly.
"Mom, I'm going to wash up and go to bed. Good night."
"Aiko, you..."
Before Momonogi Mina could finish her words, Aiko hung up the phone, which made her purse her soft lips and feel entangled in her heart again.
Aiko, really, how could she make such a suggestion!
But if you think about it carefully, there seems to be some truth to what you said.
If you stay in a room outside for one night, the price is one to two thousand yen cheaper than taking a taxi.
Just if a man and a woman live together, doesn't this mean...
"There don't seem to be any taxis around."
Unknowingly, Momonogi Mina had followed Hanekawa Shirasawa and left the station, but the empty streets on both sides made him scratch his head.
"This is going to be difficult."
"Hanekawa-kun!"
Finally, after a battle between heaven and man, Momonogi Mina suddenly stepped forward and grabbed Hanekawa Shirasawa's sleeves with a shy expression. Her face was flushed, she bit the corner of her mouth and hesitated for a moment, then pointed to the hotel not far away. whispered.
"Taking a taxi at night is too expensive. How about we go to that hotel and stay one night?"
"?"
Hanekawa Shirasawa's expression was dull, and he didn't come back to his senses after being stunned for a long time. After all, he never expected that Momonogi Mina would make such a explosive suggestion.
Staying out for a night?
seriously!
Although this is what I dream of doing, is it really allowed?
My wife is too courageous...
"Um... I checked on my phone and it seems that a single room in that hotel only costs 5,000 yen a night."
"??"
Single room?
What the wife means by this is that she wants to live in a room with me?
Seeing Hanekawa Shirasawa's expression of surprise and speechlessness, Momonogi Mina suddenly felt a surge of heat in her heart. After peeking at the large and small bags he was holding, she immediately stood up on tiptoes and used her hands. Covering her body and lying down, she whispered shyly in his ear.
"Hanekawa-kun, maybe tonight I can try on the clothes you bought me for you to see. This can be regarded as a reward for buying me clothes. How about that?"
