The sun was gentle, and the breeze was just right.
In the late afternoon, before the sun had fully set, Hoshino Jun took sick leave from the tennis club and left school before club activities began.
"It's 3:30 PM now. Yuki will finish work early today and should be home around 4:00 PM."
"Takayanagi will be busy with club activities until 5:00 PM, then he'll go to the office to write his reflection."
"Given his intelligence, it will probably take him about an hour and a half to find a template on his phone, copy and modify it to the point where the teacher won't notice any traces."
"Adding in the walking time home, Takayanagi won't be back at the apartment until 7:00 PM."
Hoshino Jun walked leisurely, his gaze fixed on the two-story tall trees by the roadside, as white clouds drifted across the clear blue sky.
Mei will also be home around 7:00 PM.
From four to seven.
Three hours, that's plenty of time.
The wind in the hot April alley brushed through the cherry trees below the apartment building. Hoshino Jun glanced at them, then turned to wait at the bus stop.
Upon arriving, Hoshino Jun sat on a public bench, closed his eyes, and enjoyed the warm caress of the afternoon sun.
At exactly four o'clock, the bus carrying Takayanagi Yuki smoothly pulled into the station. The mature beautiful woman, dressed in an office lady uniform, held her handbag and prepared to disembark.
As she walked through the aisle, she inadvertently heard a few familiar young girls, pointing in one direction and talking excitedly.
"Wow, a sleeping pretty boy! He's so handsome it's soul-stirring."
"Could he be a runaway boy, like those runaway girls? I really want to take him home and keep him."
"Go ask for his LINE, be bold!"
"I really want to heal him, but I'm afraid my husband won't agree, ahhh!"
Such exaggerated girls.
Driven by curiosity, Takayanagi Yuki glanced in the direction they were looking and was immediately stunned.
The young man was indeed handsome, bathed in the sunlight, his black hair gently swaying with the breeze, a slight lazy smile on his face, bringing a deep sense of peace and joy to the heart, making one unconsciously immersed in it.
"It's Jun, why is he sleeping here?"
After getting off the bus, Takayanagi Yuki paused in front of Hoshino Jun for a moment. She wanted to wake the sleeping young man and ask what was happening.
But she was also afraid because of what happened last night.
"Never mind, let's go!"
"What if I wake Jun and he hugs me again?"
A single woman who had been alone for many years, how could she withstand the repeated provocations of a handsome young man in the prime of his youth?
Last night, Takayanagi Yuki had already considered it; she needed to maintain a certain distance from Hoshino Jun.
She couldn't let Hoshino Jun get close to her anymore.
"I'll take a picture and send a message to Mei, asking her to pick up Jun."
Takayanagi Yuki mumbled, pulled out her flip phone from her bag, and opened the camera function.
Japanese law prohibits silent photography, so when Takayanagi Yuki pressed the shutter, the phone made a "click" sound.
The young man, who should have been in a deep sleep, immediately opened his eyes upon hearing the sound and grabbed the beautiful woman's wrist.
Hoshino Jun yawned, his eyes scanning Takayanagi Yuki's ample figure, and asked with a half-smile:
"Excuse me, are you secretly taking my picture?"
Secret photography is a very shameful act, and this year, Japan has clearly criminalized it.
Anyone caught secretly taking pictures will face severe penalties.
Several obasan who had been watching Hoshino Jun's movements heard him say the words "secretly taking pictures" and immediately crowded around, pointing at Takayanagi Yuki.
"So it was secret photography!"
"Standing so close, I thought they knew each other."
"I didn't expect a woman as pretty as you to engage in such a scheme."
"Send her to the police station, secret photography is the most disgusting thing."
Being handsome really has advantages, just as middle-aged men always favor pretty young girls, middle-aged women also tend to favor handsome young men.
The sudden accusations caught Takayanagi Yuki off guard. She had never faced a situation where she was surrounded and pointed at as a criminal.
She panicked for a moment, slightly bent her fair and plump legs, leaning towards Hoshino Jun, and said anxiously:
"Jun, what nonsense are you talking about? Hurry up and explain, I wasn't secretly taking pictures. I was just worried you'd catch a cold sleeping here and wanted to tell your aunt."
Due to her anxiety, Takayanagi Yuki didn't realize how inappropriate her current action of hugging Hoshino Jun's arm was.
Yuki really is a strong woman, even stronger than Kato Nana.
Even through her clothes, Hoshino Jun could feel the softness and elasticity; it was simply too alluring.
Hoshino Jun hadn't been asleep at all; he had just been squinting, and when he saw Takayanagi Yuki walk over, he decided to play a trick on her.
Hoshino Jun also didn't expect his joke with Takayanagi Yuki to cause this group of middle-aged women to rush over and start scolding.
"Thank you all for your kindness, she is my girlfriend, and I was just joking with her." Hoshino Jun sincerely bowed and apologized to all the obasan.
The single word "girlfriend" silenced everyone around.
The obasan looked at Hoshino Jun, then at Takayanagi Yuki.
Although it was a handsome man with a beautiful woman, their aura and appearance were too mismatched.
Hoshino Jun looked like a young man in the prime of his youth, while Takayanagi Yuki's appearance was that of a voluptuous woman around thirty years old.
"Boyfriend and girlfriend?"
"What a strange combination."
Rather than saying they were a couple, it was more like a mother and son.
Even siblings would be a more suitable description than a couple.
Listening to the murmurs around her, Takayanagi Yuki lowered her head, feeling as if she wanted to bury her head in her own assets.
"Jun, don't talk nonsense!"
"When did I become your girlfriend?"
The voluptuous woman's voice, when anxious, sounded shy, mixed with a captivating hint that could melt a man to his bones.
Hoshino Jun swallowed, his bold hand reaching around Takayanagi Yuki's back.
His fingertips brushed over her rounded, tempting legs. The feel of the flesh-colored pantyhose tightly binding her legs under the fitted skirt was very smooth.
His palm finally rested on Takayanagi Yuki's waist. Hoshino Jun pulled the beautiful woman into his arms and whispered, "Yuki, I've already apologized to everyone."
"It's okay, I'm here for you, you don't need to be afraid."
For some reason, hearing the young man's words, Takayanagi Yuki's heart actually calmed down quite a bit.
Jun, he seems a little reliable.
Once it was confirmed they were a couple, the enthusiastic obasan, though they found it strange, wouldn't openly meddle in such private matters.
At most, they would grumble a few words to their family when they got home.
After they dispersed, Takayanagi Yuki clamped her plump thighs under her fitted skirt, biting her lip slightly as she softly chastised him:
"Jun, you must be muddled from sleep today. I am your Aunt Yuki, not your girlfriend."
"But we've already kissed, and I gave you my first kiss. If we're not a couple, what else could we be?"
Hoshino Jun looked at Takayanagi Yuki with a beaming smile, raising his finger to gently touch the widow's rosy lips.
He wanted to kiss Aunt Yuki again.