Author: quiet thoughts

While Shirakawa Kaede was worrying about today's dinner, the car quickly stopped under a high-end apartment building in Setagaya District.

"We're here." Asuka Kobayashi opened the car door and got out of the car first.

Bai Chuanfeng also followed her and got out of the car.

"It turns out that Xiaolin-san lives here."

As night falls, within the entire glass curtain wall of the apartment facing the street, a pattern of lights illuminates the entire building.

There are flower shops, pastry shops, coffee shops, etc. on both sides of the street. Although it is not as busy as the street I just saw outside.

However, it has a slightly quiet atmosphere, clean floors, and well-kept flowers and green plants.

All of this shows that this is a high-end neighborhood.

To be honest, this was the first time he came to Asuka Kobayashi's apartment.

Bai Chuanfeng, who had his hands on his hips, turned around and looked around carefully before satisfying his curiosity.

"It's just an apartment, how curious are you?" Asuka Kobayashi laughed at the appearance of her curious baby.

"After all, it's my first time here." The cheeky Bai Chuanfeng didn't think there was anything wrong at all.

"Let's go." Kobayashi Asuka smiled and let him go.

"Wait a minute," Bai Chuanfeng's erratic voice came from behind.

"Hey" Asuka Kobayashi turned her head when she heard the sound, but there was no trace of him anywhere.

Just when she was surprised, Shirakawa Kaede's figure appeared again in the store not far away.

But unlike just now, he already had a bouquet in his hand.

"Give" Shirakawa Kaede, who was still breathing heavily, moved the bouquet forward.

"Merry Christmas, Asuka-chan."

Asuka Kobayashi stared blankly at Shirakawa Kaede, his rapidly rising and falling chest clearly visible in the dim night.

She stretched out her white fingers and gently brushed the bouquet, which included red roses, white tulips, pink baby's breath and dotted Christmas leaves.

The fragrance is lingering and the style is swaying.

"Thank you" Asuka Kobayashi took the bouquet, the smile on her face was more tender than the bouquet in her hand.

She brought it close to the tip of her nose and smelled it, and the smile on her lips became brighter and brighter.

"This is the first time I have received tweed from someone else."

"Hey" Bai Chuanfeng turned his eyes in surprise, but what he saw was still her holding the flowers carefully.

Shirakawa Kaede suddenly realized that he didn't seem to know Asuka Kobayashi as well as he thought.

"Okay, let's go in first."

Asuka Kobayashi held flowers in both hands and led the way with brisk steps.

Bai Chuanfeng put down his thoughts, looked at her back, smiled, and stepped to follow her.

Just across the street from where they were standing, they were sitting by the window in a cafe.

A middle-aged man holding a cup of coffee watched all this silently.

Seeing their backs going upstairs, the middle-aged man frowned slightly.

Is this the young lady’s love interest? It seems a bit familiar.

Shan put down the coffee in his hand, picked up a pen and jotted down something in the notebook at hand.

"Please come in." Asuka Kobayashi turned on the light at the entrance, stepped aside and signaled for Shirakawa Kaede to go forward.

"Excuse me." Bai Chuanfeng finished changing his slippers and walked into the living room curiously.

It was exactly as expected. It was very luxurious and was on par with my own house in the port area.

"I didn't expect that the place where Xiaolin lives is so stylish." Bai Chuanfeng stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window and looked out the window quietly.

There is a park downstairs, and people walking can be seen under the scattered lights.

There seems to be a temple-like place further away in the park. Standing in the house, Shirakawa Kaede seems to be able to hear the faint ringing of bells.

In addition, there are art galleries, century-old store signs, and rows of cherry trees on the streets.

I think this place will be even more beautiful in spring.

"It's a little quieter here. I lie in bed on a holiday early in the morning and listen to the occasional bells from a distance. At that moment, I feel an inexplicable peace of mind."

At some point, Asuka Kobayashi was standing beside him with her arms folded.

"Just listening to it gives me a calming feeling."

Standing here looking out the window, feeling the environment where she lives firsthand, Bai Chuanfeng felt that he seemed to be closer to her.

This shortened sense of distance has nothing to do with the usual tacit understanding.

That was a step forward on another level, just like this moment.

The two people stood together quietly, looking out the window quietly.

Although there was no exchange of words, they seemed to be able to feel each other's thoughts in the hazy state.

Standing there, lost in thought, until their eyes met at a certain moment.

They looked at each other and smiled, and their thoughts returned.

"Ding dong~"

The crisp ringing of the doorbell was like pebbles falling into the water, causing ripples in the quiet atmosphere.

"Dinner is here." Asuka Kobayashi smiled mysteriously, and then walked towards the door outside the entrance.

"Hey", Bai Chuanfeng was slightly surprised by this.

Sure enough, when Asuka Kobayashi came back, she was followed by a waiter wearing a dress and bow tie.

He held two plates of unknown dishes covered by table covers in his hands. After bowing and bowing, he gently placed them on the dining table, then took away the table covers and left quietly.

But it wasn't over yet. The waiter who had just exited quickly walked in again carrying a dinner plate.

He went on like this until most of the large dining table was occupied, then he bowed and left.

Good guy, it turned out to be an outsourcing service, so Bai Chuanfeng was worried about today's dinner before.

"I promised to entertain Shirakawa-kun well. Of course I have to make a reservation in advance."

Asuka Kobayashi looked at the dumbfounded Shirakawa Kaede with a smile, with indescribable pride and cunning on her face.

I don’t know how to cook, but I can deliver food in high-end restaurants.

"This is really unexpected." Bai Chuanfeng laughed dumbly. He actually forgot about the existence of money ability.

"Then Shirakawa-kun, please."

Seeing her naughty smile, Bai Chuanfeng also smiled unconsciously.

"Okay, then I'm welcome."

Clouddan mixed with jellyfish, grilled fish cubes, Wakatake juice, sea bream sashimi, matsutake soup, prawn tempura, small mushroom tofu miso soup, and white rice.

It's quite sumptuous, and the exquisite cuisine whetted Shirakawa Kaede's appetite.

"Hey, don't forget this."

At this time, Asuka Kobayashi took out a bottle of sobered red wine from somewhere.

"Well~Christmas should really be celebrated."

Shirakawa Kaede opened the wine cork with a bottle opener, and then poured a little into the glasses in front of the two of them.

The rose-colored wine sparkles with a charming luster under the light.

"Merry Christmas~"

"Merry Christmas~"

Ding, the refreshing aroma of wine bloomed in the mouth. The two looked at each other, and smiles also appeared on their faces along with the aroma of wine.

"Shirakawa-kun, you know, this is my first time to spend Christmas with people other than my family."

Bai Chuanfeng stretched out his chopsticks and said, "What a coincidence, so do I."

Asuka Kobayashi seemed to think of what he had said in the car before about never experiencing Christmas.

When I heard this sentence again at this moment, I couldn't help but giggle out loud.

"That's great."

"Hey, what's so exciting about this?"

"I just think it's strange. Maybe it's fate."

"Then for the sake of fate, let's have another drink."
To be continued...