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Lu Fengzhou and Tokai Teio carried Lucian upstairs and placed him on the bed.
"Take off his clothes." Lu Fengzhou said as he removed the coat from Lucian, "Young people are great; fall asleep as soon as they hit the bed."
Tokai Teio didn't pay attention to what Lu Fengzhou was listening to; she was secretly surveying Lucian's room.
It was all Trainer's scent.
Then, her gaze focused on Lucian's face.
"Teio, Teio?" Lu Fengzhou called; why was this child suddenly staring blankly at his son?
Tokai Teio snapped back, blinked, and said: "What's up, Uncle?"
"Just let him sleep here; we can go."
"Oh oh." Tokai Teio nodded, but before leaving, she couldn't resist secretly reaching out to pinch Lucian's cheek.
Great feel, still a bit warm.
Lucian, pretending to sleep, slightly furrowed his brows; why was Tokai Teio using her salty pig hand on him?
"Teio, you go out first; I'll turn off the light." Lu Fengzhou said.
"Oh, OK~"
Tokai Teio left the room and, just before the lights went out, glanced once more at Lucian lying on the bed.
If only Urara and the others had some bold activities tonight, like during the last training camp.
That way, she could follow along.
But tonight Trainer was already asleep; even if he wasn't, if she went along with the crowd, she could only lie in the corner.
At this moment, Tokai Teio actually felt a bit envious of Urara.
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Haru Urara, sitting on the sofa watching TV, suddenly sneezed.
"Urara, caught a cold?" Rice Shower asked concernedly.
"Are the clothes too thin?" Lucia also cast a caring gaze.
"No no, clothes are thick; just suddenly sneezed." Urara wiped her nose; the red-pink down jacket she wore was thick enough.
Seeing Tokai Teio and Lu Fengzhou come down from upstairs, Urara had to extinguish her plan to go to Lucian's room tonight; just let Trainer rest well one night.
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Seeing Lucian had gone upstairs, Silence Suzuka also began her action.
She faked a yawn, but it was spotted by sharp-eyed Special Week.
"Suzuka, very sleepy?" Special Week puzzledly looked at Silence Suzuka.
"Mm, a little."
"Alright, I was planning to come find you tonight to talk about some things."
"Spe-chan, can't you say it now?"
Special Week looked around, lowered her voice: "It's, it's about those things; I finished the book you lent me last time."
"Then I'll recommend another one to you later." Silence Suzuka did want to help Special Week, but she was short on time; she had to slip into Lucian's room soon, or it'd be hard to get in later, "I'll go rest first."
"Mm, mm mm."
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After Silence Suzuka left, Seiun Sky came over, "Suzuka went back to her room, so early?"
"Mm, she said she's a bit sleepy today and wants to rest early."
"Sleepy? Probably just finished eating, but going back right after dinner; not afraid of gaining weight."
Seiun Sky was still covering her mouth laughing; she had no idea Silence Suzuka often went back after dinner to exercise.
"Maybe Suzuka really got tired today." Special Week also found it odd; as roommate, she knew Silence Suzuka's routine well.
Indeed, occasionally disrupted, like those Saturday and Sunday nights when Silence Suzuka returned to the dorm and slept early too.
"Alright~" This gave Seiun Sky an inspiration—going back early to rest was a great excuse; otherwise, she'd have to carefully avoid the others later.
Thinking of going to Lucian later, Seiun Sky couldn't help humming the tune Lucian had just played not long ago.
Perhaps the melody was too memorable, or it held special meaning for her; lately, Seiun Sky would suddenly hum this tune.
Special Week's impression of the melody was originally vague, but hearing Seiun Sky hum it so much, she could hum it too.
But she wouldn't hum it out loud; at most in her heart, because it wasn't played for her by Trainer-san...
Even Special Week's jealousy was this strong; let alone Tokai Teio and Haru Urara.
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Silence Suzuka went upstairs, and once out of everyone's sight, her pace immediately quickened, as if the floor was hot.
Before opening the door, she looked back to confirm no one was there, then gently pushed open Lucian's door.
Lucian was sitting at the bedhead drinking water; though they'd communicated, he was still startled, "Cough cough, you still came."
Silence Suzuka reverse locked the door, then relaxed fully and walked toward Lucian, "What's with that; Lucian-kun acts like he didn't know I was coming."
"All stinky alcohol smell." Silence Suzuka covered her mouth, disgustedly looking at Lucian.
"Uh." Lucian was also a bit embarrassed, "Got any mints?"
Silence Suzuka rummaged in her pocket and took out several rectangular packages, "Only these."
"These can freshen breath? Though now it's Japanese import." Lucian's mouth twitched, then he reacted, "Wait, why do you carry these around again?"
If one or two, he wouldn't say anything, but grabbing a handful from the pocket?!
"I, I haven't prepared to be a mom yet..." Silence Suzuka said embarrassedly.
"Alright alright, I haven't prepared to be a dad either." Lucian got up from the bed to go brush his teeth in the washroom, but thought of something and turned back: "Then... the clothes?"
He really couldn't tell where Silence Suzuka hid the clothes.
"I... already wearing it underneath." Silence Suzuka pulled open her collar, revealing part of black patterns.
Lucian swallowed; the Silence Suzuka before him had become a fully ripened apple, waiting for him to pluck anytime.
"Then... the other one?"
"Here." Silence Suzuka pulled out another unusual "qipao" from the inner pocket of her jacket.
"Suzuka, how were you so sure Sky would wear this?"
"Soft and hard tactics, right? Sky likes wearing qipaos a lot; I picked one for her, she should thank me." Silence Suzuka said matter-of-factly.
"You're something." He didn't even know if Seiun Sky could accept the shock of reality later, yet Silence Suzuka was already preparing for deeper matters.
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