The next day, 9:00 am

[Sorry, I went to bed early last night and didn’t see it]

Ito Sakurayuki: [It’s okay, Natsume-san! Good morning!]

Natsume Patrol: [Good morning, Ito-san.]

Natsume Megumi was going to pretend not to see it, but the LINE app would display [Unread] and [Read].

Out of politeness and consideration for the other person's emotions, he chose to reply normally.

He and Ito Yingxue can only become ordinary friends at best. Too much close contact will be harmful rather than helpful.

"Xiaogu, wake up. It's already very late. After breakfast, I have to go to the cake shop." Natsume Kyoko's call came from outside the door.

"Here we come!" Natsume Xun climbed up from the bed.

Breakfast is bread and milk. Natsume has not been in the habit of eating breakfast after living alone for a long time. He is full after eating two small slices.

After breakfast, the mother and son rushed towards the cake shop without delay.

【Natsume Cake Shop】

When Natsume Kaguya saw the name dozens of meters away, he was sure it was his cake shop.

At this time, the cake shop has opened its doors, and customers can be vaguely seen.

When I entered the store, I saw that the pastry chef had already started working. He was making pastries and taking care of the cashier at the same time. He was very busy.

"Oh, Sister Jingzi, you're here, isn't this the little boss?" The pastry chef complained incessantly. He was exhausted this morning.

Natsume Kyoko put on her work clothes and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, Xiaogu, I accidentally got up late today. Xiaoxun, you can just be responsible for the cashier."

"No problem!"

The cashier job is very easy, so easy that Natsume Mauri can fish on his mobile phone. He would like to help the pastry chef, but unfortunately he can't do anything, so he can only help.

During her free time while fishing, Natsume rolled her stiff neck and unexpectedly saw a familiar figure at the door.

"Mom, this cake shop is delicious. I often come here to buy bread." At the door, Ito Yingxue held a woman's hand and introduced her seriously.

"Natsume Cake Shop, Natsume? Why does it sound familiar?" The woman thought for a while and suddenly said, "It has the same last name as the classmate yesterday, so it couldn't be their cake shop, right?"

The woman looked at her daughter with a half-smile, and Ito Yingxue explained unnaturally: "No, it just happened to be the same. Mom is so strange, why do you keep mentioning Natsume-san? He and I are really just ordinary classmates."
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"Oh? Really? Then who was giggling at the phone as soon as they got up this morning and didn't let me look at it."

Faced with her mother's teasing, Ito Yingxue seemed very embarrassed. She could only pout and drag her mother into the cake shop.

Natsume Xun secretly said something bad, hurriedly slipped towards the kitchen, and said hurriedly to Natsume Kyoko: "Mom, a guest is coming, go and receive it quickly."

"Eh? Isn't it the cashier, Tsurugi-chan?" Natsume Kyoko looked confused. Before she could understand what happened, Natsume Tsurugi pushed her out of the kitchen.

"Welcome to Natsume Cake Shop, do you need anything?"

Ito Sakuraxue said politely: "I'm very familiar with it, so don't bother me."

Hearing this, Natsume Kyoko glanced at Ito Yingxue and said in surprise: "Aren't you the little girl who used to come here to buy breakfast? It feels like I haven't seen you in two weeks. Is this your mother?"

"Yeah, aunt still remembers me. Something happened in the past two weeks, so I haven't come here."

"The little girl is so cute, of course I remember it. Then take your time and watch. Just call me if you need it."

Ito Yingxue was a bit shy and nodded sheepishly.

Looking at the dazzling array of pastries in late autumn, Ito couldn't help but exclaimed: "They all look delicious."

"Of course." Ito Yingxue said proudly, pointing to the coconut bread in the cupboard, "My favorite is this coconut bread, it's crispy, soft, and delicious!"

Natsume Kyoko stood behind the cashier and secretly looked at Ito Sakurayuki.

Although she said she hadn't seen a girl in the store for two weeks, she still felt like she had seen a girl somewhere recently.

"Did we meet by chance on the road? Why can't we remember?" She thought hard, "At this age, I guess he is a student of Hakone University... hmm?!"

Suddenly, Natsume Kyoko realized something, quickly took out her phone, found the chat history with Natsume Patrol, and clicked on a certain photo.

Look at the photo, look at the girl, and repeat this cycle several times.

Thinking back to Natsume Megumi's unusual behavior just now, Natsume Kyoko had an answer in her mind and murmured: "It's not like we are ordinary classmates, but Megumi actually lied to me."

Since they are not ordinary classmates, no matter how bad it is, it is still an ambiguous relationship, right?

Amid the disappointment of her son lying to her, Natsume Kyoko felt relieved that her son had finally grown up.

"However, it is definitely wrong to deceive your mother!" She narrowed her eyes and felt a little unhappy.

Not long after, Ito and his daughter finished picking out the bread and came to the cashier.

Natsume Kyoko finished counting a large bag of pastries and asked: "If you buy so many, it will be inconvenient to carry them. Do you want the clerk to deliver them to your residence?"

"Is there any delivery service?" Ito Yingxue was surprised. This was the first time she heard about it.

"Normally speaking, there is no such thing." Natsume Kyoko said with a wicked smile.

"Huh?"

"But, if you are a classmate of Kosuru, of course you can ask him to help." After saying that, Natsume Kyoko turned her attention to the kitchen, "Kosuru, come and help your classmate carry things!"

Natsume Patrol, who was hiding in the kitchen, heard his mother's cry and his mentality exploded on the spot.

Why did he hide in the kitchen? Wasn't it just to avoid Ito Sakuraxue?

But even if his mother shouted like this, even if he was unwilling, he could only show up with stiff steps.

"Xiao Xun? Classmate? What do you mean?"

Ito Yingxue was confused. It wasn't until Natsume Tour appeared that she suddenly reacted and said in disbelief: "Natsume-san? Why are you here? This, is this your cake shop?"

Natsume Patrol nodded helplessly and reached out to take the bread from his mother's hand.

When Ito Wanqiu saw this, he deliberately let out a long "Oh" and teased: "It doesn't seem to be a coincidence."

"No, mom, I, I really don't know." Ito Sakuraxue's pretty face turned pink and she hurriedly explained.

The sudden appearance of Natsume Patrol, the teasing from her mother, and a series of things made her almost unable to turn around.

Feeling the gazes of the two parents, Natsume Xun felt a headache and said to herself: "It's normal for you not to know. After all, I basically don't go to the store to help."

With Natsume's support, Ito Sakurayuki looked at her mother and said urgently: "Listen, I really didn't know that the cake shop belonged to Natsume-san's family before. Natsume-san and I really just..."

Halfway through her words, she suddenly couldn't speak anymore.

"It's just...?" Natsume Kyoko and Ito Wanqiu asked in unison.

"It's just..." Ito Sakuraxue felt inexplicably uneasy.

"Just an ordinary classmate."
Chapter completed!