Chapter 581

The next day, early morning.

The train station platform was shrouded in the cool morning light, the air carrying the freshness of the beginning of the day.

"Gege, Reisa-chan and I will go first!" Natsume Ruri carried her schoolbag, her face overflowing with a cheerful smile as she waved goodbye.

"Natsume-gege... we're going to school, see you tonight." Kaga Reisa also waved slightly shyly, her movements gentle, but due to her body curves, her upper body swayed slightly along with them involuntarily.

Natsume Chikage coughed lightly and looked away: "Mm... be careful on the road, see you tonight."

After watching his sister and Kaga Reisa board another train with the flow of people, Natsume Chikage remained on the platform alone, waiting for his own train.

The train's unique humming and rail friction sound came from afar, from far to near.

Soon, a commuter train slowly drove into the platform and stopped steadily.

The train doors opened, and Natsume Chikage stepped into the carriage with the flow of people.

The carriage was as crowded as ever, with no seats left.

His gaze swept over, and he saw a familiar figure near the door.

Almost at the same moment, Yukimura Suzune seemed to have a feeling, subconsciously raising her gaze to look outside the carriage.

When that slender and upright figure came into view, she didn't even notice it herself, but a certain place in her heart quietly let out a sigh of relief.

Natsume Chikage noticed that there was still a sliver of space beside Yukimura Suzune, although narrow, it was enough to stand.

He squeezed through the crowd nimbly and came to her side.

"Morning, Yukimura-san."

Yukimura Suzune's gaze met his for a moment, then naturally moved away, looking elsewhere for a moment, before turning back.

"Morning... Natsume-kun."

Her voice was as cold as ever, with not much emotion to be heard.

Soon, the prompt sound rang, and the carriage doors closed.

The train shook slightly and started again, carrying the morning drowsiness and sobriety of the full carriage, driving steadily forward.

Yukimura Suzune glanced at Natsume Chikage beside her from the corner of her eye.

He was looking down at his phone screen, his fingertips occasionally sliding, as if he were playing a game just like before.

The carriage swayed slightly, and the two maintained a polite distance.

After a moment of silence, Yukimura Suzune looked straight ahead and asked as if casually:

"Natsume-kun... are the times you and your sister usually wake up and go to school fixed?"

Natsume Chikage heard this, put down his phone, and explained:

"My sister's side isn't very fixed. Why are you suddenly asking this?"

Yukimura Suzune paused, her gaze cast toward the city streetscape flying past outside the window, her voice carrying a hint of imperceptible probing:

"Nothing... just a bit curious. Sometimes on the platform, I can see your sister, and sometimes I can't."

Natsume Chikage suddenly realized and smiled:

"That's because that girl of hers mostly likes to sleep in, gets up late, and has a bad temper when she wakes up."

"After waking up, she still has to tidy herself up and prepare breakfast and bento, which takes quite a bit of time."

"If she gets up especially early one day, we leave faster; if she sleeps in, we naturally leave late."

Yukimura Suzune's gaze flickered, but the cold expression on her face remained unchanged: