"Shizuka, you're back."
"Mom forgot to buy dinner ingredients today. Can you help me buy ground pork, onions, and bean sprouts?"
The door opened, and Madam Jingyu, wearing house slippers, greeted them at the entrance, a grocery basket hanging from her wrist, as if she had been prepared all along.
A familiar and inviting aroma wafted over, a unique scent mixed with a faint perfume and the warmth of home.
"Okay, I'll go buy them now."
Shizuka didn't think much of it. After putting down her school bag, she carried the grocery basket and went out, never realizing this was a benevolent deception.
The round trip took almost an hour, and within that limited time, what happened in the house, we do not know.
"Just a moment, Xiao Hong, Auntie needs to change her clothes first."
Happy hour arrived, and Madam Jingyu smiled mysteriously, then quickly ran upstairs, her cheeks flushed with an inexplicable blush.
Nobi Hiroshi, wearing socks, walked into the kitchen, looking for a refreshing iced drink, and waiting for Madam to change.
"Something good: a big bottle of iced black tea."
Opening the refrigerator, among the dazzling array of sodas, he spotted a bottle of iced black tea produced on the 24th, which had been bottled just yesterday.
Nobi Hiroshi quickly took it out and drank it heartily, dispelling the summer heat.
"Alright, Xiao Hong."
"Shizuka's mother will be back soon, we need to hurry."
Footsteps suddenly sounded behind him.
Nobi Hiroshi looked in the direction of the scent, and Madam Jingyu, with a ball, bumped into him, elbowing him below his abdomen.
Her black dress, with its gently swaying hem, was like a blooming black rose.
Her beautiful legs were tightly encased in black stockings, appearing even longer and straighter, making one want to take a few more glances.
"Come, Auntie will warm you up first."
Madam said softly, her voice gentle and melodious, like a spring breeze caressing the heart, as she slowly walked to the table.
She picked up the iced black tea from the table and took a big gulp, but didn't swallow it, letting the chilled drink swirl in her mouth.
As long as she didn't swallow it, she could always feel the icy chill, which was a clever way to save money.
However, Yuan Jingyu's goal was not to save money.
She gracefully squatted down, straightened her insteps, and spread her legs to the side, her posture graceful, carefully trying not to let the iced black tea spill.
"Hiss~ So cold!"
The originally standing Nobi Hiroshi directly sat on the stool, almost ending the game immediately, fortunately, his superb reaction ability stopped the loss in time.
The temperature difference was extreme, causing thermal expansion and contraction.
Coolness mixed with heat, warm and soft, an ordinary person would definitely not be able to bear it.
His entire body temperature was normal, except for one particular place where the temperature was only in single digits.
"Auntie Jingyu, in this state... can you handle it later?"
Nobi Hiroshi's teeth chattered as he looked at the diligently working Yuan Jingyu.
"Mmm... mmm-hmm..."
It was inconvenient to speak, so Madam could only respond with a muffled hum from her throat.
The general meaning was 'no problem'.
In the kitchen, the two conversed happily.
In his leisure time, Nobi Hiroshi noticed that Madam's black dress and stockings really suited her, and he hoped they wouldn't tear later.
As rounds of discussion progressed, the two slowly moved from the kitchen to the bedroom on the second floor.
Yuan Yixiong and Yuan Jingyu's wedding photo hung neatly on the wall, observing the hidden activities in the room.
Madam was pigeon-toed, kneeling against the windowsill, her slender hands gripping the window ledge tightly, looking out the window aimlessly.
"Wait, we'll definitely be discovered!"
"Can you close the window? There are still many children playing downstairs."
Yuan Jingyu's delicate body trembled, and more and more beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.
"Why? Isn't it cooler to have the wind blowing by the window? They don't know what's happening, as long as your voice isn't too loud."
Nobi Hiroshi leaned down, his warm breath fanning her rosy ear: "Besides, Auntie's... is very honest, even more than just now..."
Zheng Tai's lotus-root-like arms tightly embraced the plump slime.
"That's all your fault, you naughty child..."
With her palm covering her lips, Yuan Jingyu tried her best to keep her upper body still, her beautiful face illuminated by the red sunset.
"Today's work is finished ahead of schedule, I hope Shizuka's mother will like my gift."
"I'm going on a business trip soon, so I need to spend more time with her."
On the bustling street, a middle-aged man in a suit strolled leisurely, a happy smile on his face.
He held an exquisite gift box in his right hand, containing a woven hat designed by a Parisian designer, which cost him half a month's salary.
It was a very practical gift; wearing it out for shopping could not only block the sun but also show off to the neighbors.
Yuan Yixiong rushed home, eager to see his wife one more time and make up for his neglect.
"Shizuka's mother, what are you doing?"
Arriving at the doorstep, Yuan Yixiong was about to knock when his gaze was suddenly drawn by a soft moan from the upper left.
His wife was leaning on the windowsill, only her collarbone and above visible, an invisible sense of urgency, as if she might break the wooden window ledge.
He didn't know what she was doing.
"No... nothing... just wanted to admire the sunset... Ah..."
She quickly covered her mouth, suppressing the ambiguous sound, which was as melodious as an oriole's song.
Madam was drenched in sweat, her chest heaving violently, and her body trembling.
Startled by her husband's sudden appearance, she wanted to escape from under Nobi Hiroshi immediately, but it was impossible to move an inch.
Her body refused to move; control of her brain had suddenly vanished.
Moreover, he, who was good at using camera angles, was even more unrestrained at this moment, and Madam gradually lost control of herself, a strong sense of moral transgression sweeping over her.
"Watching the sunset?"
"Today's sunset is indeed beautiful."
Yuan Yixiong said flatteringly, although he couldn't tell how beautiful the sunset was at all.
But one thing was certain: his wife's heart must be longing for romance at this moment, otherwise she wouldn't be watching the sunset, making it the perfect time to give a gift.
"Shizuka's mother, stay right there, I'll be right up, I have a surprise for you."
Yuan Yixiong joyfully pulled out his keys, ready to go upstairs and give his wife a surprise.
"Mmm... mmm-hmm..."
It seemed like a response, and yet not quite. Yuan Jingyu hummed nervously, reaching one hand back to tightly interlace her fingers.
"You scared me to death, I thought we'd be discovered!" Madam was both shy and angry. "Stop bullying me, he's coming up right now."
"That won't do, Auntie, just a little bit more, bear with it a little longer."
Nobi Hiroshi playfully scratched Madam's palm, and another shadow blade appeared.
"Mmm... mmm-hmm..."
"Then what should we do? The footsteps... the footsteps are getting closer..."
Yuan Jingyu's delicate body trembled wildly, due to fear, but more so from excitement, almost choking Zheng Tai.
"It's fine, just say you're changing clothes, stall for a bit and I'll be done."
Moving slowly, he arrived behind the bedroom door, Nobi Hiroshi silently unlocked the door, increasing the psychological thrill to expedite the end of the chaos.
The unlucky door was forced to endure an impact, and the innocent floor calmly accepted two new things it had never seen before, which might become regular occurrences in the future.