Chapter 220 Bath Event (1)

Bath Event (1)

Ai’s PoV

After entering Senpai’s house, it was a complete mess.

Mom, with tears in her eyes, said, “Ai-chan, are you okay? You must be cold. I’ll prepare some clothes for you, so go take a bath. I’ll boil the water right away,” and handed me a warm cup of tea and nearly 10 towels.

Just drinking the tea made me feel better, and I was about to cry again. When Mom saw me looking sad, she became even more worried, so I forced myself to smile. When she saw my smile, she finally relaxed.

I got into the bath she had prepared.

Mom immediately took my wet clothes to the cleaners.

“I really wonder what I’m doing.”

As I soaked in the hot water and took a deep breath, I suddenly felt embarrassed.

I was causing everyone so much worry and trouble, and I was just acting on my emotions.

I hastily tried to push those negative feelings away.

No, I’m receiving kindness from Senpai and Mom. It’s wrong to belittle myself. That would be like denying the kindness of those who reach out to me.

I washed my face with hot water. As my body temperature rose, I began to feel more comfortable.

I breathed a sigh of relief.

“I see, he always bathes here.”

Maybe it was because I felt comfortable that I couldn’t help but think. It wasn’t just the warmth; my heart was racing.

The body soap and shampoo I used earlier. Maybe he used them too. I tried to find a hint of his scent.

“It’s the same scent.”

I said, blushing involuntarily.

What am I thinking? I thought as I started to splash my feet and wanted to squirm, but I remembered that I had borrowed the bathtub and quickly stopped myself. However, that only left me with no way to release the heat of embarrassment, causing my body temperature to rise even more.

I quickly washed my face with cold water again.

“Ai-chan?”

“Y-yes!”

Mom suddenly called from the dressing room, and because of the bad timing, I was so startled.

“I’ll leave the clothes here for you, so feel free to wear them.”

“Thank you for everything.”

“Don’t worry about it. You’re like family to us now. We help each other when we’re in trouble.”

“But I’ll definitely pay for the cleaning.”

“Don’t worry. Sometimes it’s okay to be spoiled.”

“I’m always being spoiled.”

When I said this apologetically, she spoke with a hint of joy.

“Then let’s go shopping together next time. It’ll be nice to spend some time together as women.”

Mom left with a happy expression on her face.

To avoid overheating, I decided to get out of the bath early.

When I dried my body with a towel, it had a soft fabric softener scent. Once again, I felt my heart race because of the same scent.

And when I looked at the clothes she had prepared for me….

“Eh?”

I was speechless. What was prepared for me was clearly a large man’s shirt. And it was a shirt that I remembered Senpai wearing….

I let out an involuntary scream and felt my body heating up.

And then, I heard the door suddenly open.