Chapter 49 An Unexpected Reunion at Work

An Unexpected Reunion at Work

After spending a sweet time with Airi, I got ready to go to work after breakfast.

“Hey, didn’t you forget something? Your handkerchief? Some tissues? And maybe an umbrella?”

“Wait, Airi… You sound like my mom!”

“That’s how worried I am about you, Ma-kun.”

I was startled by Airi’s wink and smile.

By the way, Airi was already dressed in a suit, and her makeup was perfect.

When I asked her how she prepared, she said she had already packed her suit in a suitcase.

No wonder it was sitting in the corner of the room.

She’s too prepared. I bet she was planning on staying with me from the beginning.

“Hey, don’t forget your key!”

“Thanks… Hey, come to think of it, Airi, how did you get into my room?”

“Fufufu, it’s a secret~”

“No, that’s scary!”

“Just kidding. Ma-kun gave me a spare key before; did you forget?”

“Eh…? R-really…?”

“Look?”

Saying that Airi took out a key.

Including the one I had, there were three keys to the room.

I had gotten one from Rina, but I thought I had lost the other one.

The fact that Airi had it meant that I must have given it to her and forgotten about it?

…However, it’s strange to give a key to another woman, even in the past, considering Rina.

“Oh dear, you’re such a forgetful person.”

Airi poked me lightly on the forehead, trying to clear my head.

Well, if she says it, it must be true.

Oh well, I have to be more careful.

“S-sorry… I’ll be more careful from now on.”

“Yeah, be careful? This room is already our love nest, Ma-kun and I~”

“Eh, a love nest….”

Even though we weren’t in a romantic relationship, I didn’t mind her saying that.

I believe everything Airi says.

“Come on, you’ll be late!”

“Ah, right…!”

“Are you sure you didn’t forget anything?”

“I’m fine, let’s go!”

“Okay…!”

As we left the room, Airi took my hand.

It was a lovers’ hold, but I squeezed her hand tightly in return.

The reason for this action is probably simple; it’s probably because I like Airi.

I enjoy being with her, and I accept everything she says as true.

But I can’t tell her because my feelings are still unstable.

I need to solidify my feelings more before I can seriously respond to her feelings.

“What’s wrong, Ma-kun?”

“It’s nothing.”

“Really? If something happens, tell me right away, okay?”

“Yes, thank you.”

Still, it would be rude to keep her waiting too long.

Thinking that I would have to make a decision soon, I left the apartment entrance with Airi.

“Good morning.”

“Good morning!”

When we entered the company office and greeted each other, our section chief greeted us with a surprised look.

“Oh? What is this? It’s rare that you two come to work together… Oh? That’s….”

Then his gaze fell on our still clasped hands.

Damn it, I had been so comfortable that I had come to work with our hands still clasped without realizing it.

I realized it was too late.

The section chief asked with a grin.

“Maybe you two are dating?”

“W-well….”

“No, not yet.”

Before I could answer, Airi answered for me.

Yes, that’s true, but if she denies it, he’ll ask why we’re holding hands.

“Eh? Then why are you two holding hands?”

As expected, he said exactly what I thought he would say.

I was too lazy to explain the situation, but once again Airi opened her mouth.

“Un… to put it simply, we’re more than friends but less than lovers? Besides, when you’re close, you can hold hands, right?”

“Is that so? But the way you’re holding hands, it looks more like lovers….”

“What? You got a problem with that, boss?”

“Yikes. No, nothing….”

The section chief questioned Airi’s explanation, but he couldn’t resist her intimidating pressure and didn’t ask any more questions.

The same was true for the other employees in the room, who stopped trying to approach us.

I guess they wanted to surround us and bombard us with questions.

What a nosy bunch; it’s annoying.

“Well, if there’s any progress, I’ll let you know. Until then, please watch out for us.”

Airi said so loudly that everyone who seemed unconvinced could hear, and suddenly an unexpected woman appeared at the office door.

When I saw her, my eyes widened in surprise.

Airi, who was standing next to me, also froze with the same reaction as me.

W-why is she here?

I wanted to shout that, but no words came out of my mouth.

No wonder, because standing there was—

“Oh really? I can’t let that happen. I would never let that happen.”

It was my ex-wife, Rina, staring at us with cold eyes and crossed arms.