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"It's nothing, I just played games a bit late." Hua Fei shook her head, stumbled to the sofa, and suddenly her body went limp and she collapsed.
"Hua Fei?!" Consort Ma rushed forward and helped her up.
When Hua Fei opened her eyes again, she was already lying in a hospital bed.
Maki was not there; only Shirakawa Natsu sat by the hospital bed.
"Oh, you're finally awake." Shirakawa Natsumi's expression was strange. "You suddenly fainted today, which almost scared your aunt to death. I haven't seen her with such an expression in a long time. Your test results only show that you are sleep-deprived."
"Hmph." Hua Fei forced a smile: "Sorry for making you and Mom worry."
"So what exactly happened?" Shirakawa Natsu frowned. "If you have anything to say, you can tell me. After all, we're family now, aren't we?"
When he and Ma Fei took her to the hospital, they were really scared, thinking they had encountered some kind of melodramatic TV drama plot involving a terminal illness.
Hua Fei smiled and looked at the ceiling: "I've been thinking about you."
Chapter 647 Special Meaning
"What...are you saying?" Shirakawa Natsu's pupils dilated. Hanabi's words were now unambiguous; they were practically a confession.
Panic flashed in his eyes. His stepdaughter had confessed her feelings to him. What should he do?
He can't betray his aunt, should he refuse? Now? How should he bring it up?
Countless questions popped into his mind.
Seeing his stunned expression, Hua Fei smiled faintly and said softly, "Since that night, I've been troubled by 'what I really want to do.' I've been sorting things out these past few days. I've thought about a lot of things and finally came to a conclusion..."
Shirakawa Natsu swallowed hard, her heart clenching. Could it be that she liked him, or that it wasn't that important?
For a moment, he couldn't figure out what kind of answer he wanted to get from Hua Fei.
Hua Fei looked into his eyes: "Xia is very important to me. When I saw you with my mother, I was really happy for her. I hope she can be happy, and I also believe that you can bring happiness to my mother."
She turned to look at Shirakawa Natsu: "But I will also regret that I will never meet a boy as amazing as you again. I think I can suppress these feelings. You and Mom will be by my side, and we can live happily like a family."
"But when you rushed to find me, I saw the look in your eyes, and that kiss was the answer. Why didn't you dodge?"
"I..." Shirakawa Natsu lowered his head. A normal man wouldn't choose to dodge when a woman kisses him.
But this hesitation seems to have affected Hanabi.
"I told myself that liking someone doesn't necessarily mean being together. Just knowing how you feel is enough." Hua Fei's eyes were helpless. "But it still didn't work out. I think one day, I will take the initiative."
Shirakawa Natsu remained silent.
"Let me have some peace and quiet." Hua Fei smiled, then yawned. "Don't worry about me. After saying all this, I just want to get a good night's sleep."
"Okay, sure." Shirakawa Natsumi's mind was also a mess at the moment. She stood up and said, "I'll be outside. Call me if you need anything."
He left the ward.
Standing at the door, I looked through the observation window and saw Hua Fei lying on the hospital bed, seemingly asleep.
"Sigh..." Shirakawa Natsu sighed softly. How should she face this? This could be considered a confession, right? How should she respond?
He's not even sure what he feels right now.
He had originally planned to confront Hua Fei, but she preemptively struck, catching him off guard and completely disrupting his plans.
Shirakawa Natsu leaned against the hospital room door, feeling utterly powerless.
Time flew by, and Hua Fei didn't end up in the hospital. After a good night's sleep, she was back to her energetic self, as if nothing had happened.
It wasn't until two days later, when the three of them were having dinner together, that things changed.
"Huh? You want to move out by yourself!" Aunt Ma frowned. "That's too sudden. You've only been here for less than a month."
"Hmm~ It's only temporary~" Huafei said, holding her chopsticks. "I've been thinking about it for a while, but I haven't been able to make up my mind until now."
"I'm sorry..." A look of worry flashed in Ma Fei's eyes.
"I already said I just want to experience the life of an ordinary adult." Hua Fei laughed. "Living with my mother is very happy, but I have completely lost my ability to be independent. Although I like my current life very much, I always want to experience something different. Maybe I will cry and run back after living outside for a month."
"I see." Ma Fei breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Hua Fei: "Indeed, one should experience a bit of everything. Have you decided when to move?"
"In the next few days, I'll try it." Hua Fei smiled. "I've been looking at houses nearby online. Although I'd like to try living alone, I don't want to be too far from my mother."
"Hmm." Ma Fei's eyes showed regret: "I thought we could live together as a family after Kanna came back. It's a bit of a pity."
"I'll come back to stay then~" Hanahi put down her chopsticks: "Thank you for the treat."
"Xia, if you have time these days, please help Huafei, okay?" Mafei looked at Shirakawa Natsu.
"Huh?" Shirakawa Natsu had been keeping her head down since earlier. When the aunt called her name, a hint of embarrassment flashed in her eyes, and she nodded, "Okay."
"If you miss home, come back anytime," Ma Fei said softly.
night.
"Xia, you seem troubled?" Ma Fei pressed close to him, her ample bosom almost completely enveloping his arm. "Is it because of Hua Fei?"
"Hmm." A hint of embarrassment flashed in Shirakawa Natsumi's eyes. Of course, he couldn't tell his aunt about the feelings that Hana had expressed to him: "I was wondering if it was because of me."
Consort Ma reached out and pulled him into her arms, letting him rest his head on her ample bosom. She stroked the back of his head, saying, "It's alright. The child is growing up; he'll always want to go out and see the world, and besides..."
Maki lowered her head and kissed Shirakawa Natsu's lips: "When I decided to be with you, I was already prepared."
“Auntie…” Bai Chuanxia hugged her aunt’s waist, feeling a pang of heartache.
I'll be working very late tonight.
Time comes the next day.
Shirakawa Natsu drove Hanahi to look at new apartments. Having money makes things convenient, and they quickly found a nice studio apartment.
"Wow~ This is what it feels like to be alone!" Hua Fei leaned against the window, looking at the tall buildings outside: "It's so spacious, it seems to make me feel better."
Shirakawa Natsu looked at her back, sighed softly, and stepped forward: "The reason why Hanabi left home is because of me, isn't it?"
"Hmph." Hua Fei turned her head and placed her hand on the window: "There's nothing I can do about it if people think this way about me now that I'm moving out."
"But I've been thinking about it little by little before. It's strange to always live with your mother, so you don't need to feel guilty or anything like that. It's just a combination of various factors."
"Such a bizarre reason seems strange no matter how you look at it," Shirakawa Natsu sighed softly.
“No, it’s very important.” Hua Fei stood in the sunset: “This is something I have to do for myself.”
"Um, if it's because of me, I think I can change." Shirakawa Natsu scratched his head. He felt a strong sense of guilt if he caused the mother and daughter, who had finally reunited, to be separated.
"Hmph..." Hua Fei raised her head and looked into Bai Chuanxia's eyes: "Mom is very brave. She can give up everything for you, but I can't. I don't want to make Mom sad anymore. I'm afraid I won't be able to suppress this feeling. That's the reason. Are you satisfied now?"
Shirakawa Natsumi trembled and fell silent. Now, Hanahi had made her choice.
No matter how much he says, it's meaningless.
"Come on, help me move. I'm planning to turn this place into my game room!" Hua Fei walked past him and stuffed a string of things into his hands.
Shirakawa Natsu was taken aback. He opened his palm, his eyes narrowing. What Hua Fei had given him was the spare key to the apartment.
Chapter 648 His Woman
"Looks like you've already moved in." Maki, dressed in a police uniform, stood at the apartment door. "I thought I could be of some help."
"Hehe~ Thanks, Natsu." Hana nudged Shirakawa Natsu with her elbow: "At times like these, having male labor is so much faster~"
"Hmm, let's rest for a bit. I'll go buy dinner; I don't think we can cook yet." Maki secretly gave Shirakawa Natsu a thumbs-up: "What do you want to eat?"
Hanabi raised her hand, grinning, and said, "Eel bento~"
After Maki left, only Shirakawa Natsu and Hanahi remained in the apartment.
"This..." Shirakawa Natsu felt embarrassed and took out the key that Hana had just given him. They had already moved out.
"You can keep it there." Hua Fei smiled and turned around casually: "Come and see, this is my game room. I've wanted a room like this for a long time. There's nothing superfluous, just game consoles and comics!"
The apartment has two bedrooms, and now this small room has been furnished with a computer desk, and a projector is mounted on the wall, connected to a game console.
Against the wall is a bookshelf, crammed full of comics and game discs.
"That's really good." Shirakawa Natsu put away the keys. Asking for details now seemed rather pretentious.
Perhaps Huafei simply left a spare key with him.
"Want to play a game?" Hua Fei shook the controller.
“Okay.” Shirakawa Natsu reached out and took it, sitting down next to her. He felt that the two of them were getting along like friends, which was quite nice.
When Aunt Mafei returned, she saw the two of them, one sitting and the other lying down, and smiled with satisfaction: "Children, come and eat."
Supermarket bento boxes are very convenient; you can just heat them up in the microwave and eat them.
The three sat at a makeshift small square table.
“Even though I’m an adult, I’m still worried.” Mahi looked at Hanahi: “You don’t eat takeout or bento every day, do you?”
"I can do it." Hanafei picked at her bento box with her chopsticks. "I'm also planning to learn to cook, as a kind of training for the bride."
"I mean what I say," Aunt Mafei said with a smile.
"Hmm." Hua Fei glanced at Bai Chuanxia out of the corner of her eye. Bai Chuanxia was also looking at her when she heard about the bride.
The two looked at each other.
Shirakawa Natsu quickly ducked to avoid it.
That evening, Shirakawa Natsu and Maki returned home.
As he drove, his mind was filled with the set of keys. So what exactly did Hua Fei mean after he had decided to treat her as his stepdaughter?
She kissed him again for no apparent reason.
Now they've even given him a separate key to the room; it seems like they're saying "OK."
With these jumbled thoughts in mind, I went home with my aunt.
When passing by Hanahi's room.
Ma Fei stared blankly at the empty room.
"I feel a little lonely." Ma Fei looked around the room, which was almost completely emptied. Hua Fei had even taken away the things she had left in the room when she ran away from home. "This time, I really feel like I'm not in this house anymore."
"It will probably take some time to get used to it," Shirakawa Natsu said, standing behind her aunt and putting her arm around her waist.
"Mmm." Ma Fei turned around, leaned into his arms, and pressed her face against his chest.
“I might feel even worse if I were alone.” Ma Fei raised her head, her eyes smiling. “Now I don’t feel lonely anymore.”
"Mmm." Shirakawa Natsu hugged her aunt tightly.
Yes, he already has an aunt. Whatever Hua Fei wants to express, he should restrain himself, both as a stepfather and the aunt's husband.
time flies.
For the next week, Shirakawa Natsu worked diligently at the company during the day and drove home with Aunt Maki in the evening.
Without a doubt, Auntie was a very suitable wife. The two lived like newlyweds, and traces of their battles could be found everywhere in the house.
Every hole on the aunt's body was thoroughly played with.
Hua Fei returned once during this period, and the three of them ate and chatted together.
Just like any ordinary girl going home to see her mother.
Shirakawa Natsu and Maki stood at the door, seeing Hanabi off. He had originally planned to drive her, but she refused, saying she would just take a taxi.
"She's really grown up." After Hanabi left, Mahi leaned on Shirakawa Natsu's shoulder, her eyes gentle.
"Are you reluctant to part with it?" Shirakawa Natsu watched the taxi disappear at the street corner.
“There will be some.” Ma Fei’s eyes were gentle. “However, the love of parents is for the sake of their children’s better separation, which is something that mothers must accept and experience.”
"Hmm." At this moment, Shirakawa Natsu suddenly felt a genuine sense of melancholy as a father.
The ambiguous relationship between the two is gradually transforming into familial affection.
……
The shopping mall was bustling in the afternoon.
Hua Fei, dressed in a dress and sandals with straps, sat cross-legged in a dessert shop, holding an iced drink in her hand, biting the straw, and looking out the window.
Until a tall, handsome figure wearing sunglasses appeared.
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