“Isn’t it great?” Makimura Taku said softly, “It took a lot of effort to like each other.”

“That’s because… because, wuuuu…” Hoshino Ai cried anxiously.

She didn’t know what she was anxious about. She remembered many things in the past, her childhood, domestic violence… She remembered the days when she was alone in the orphanage, the days when no one liked her and she was targeted, and she remembered the countless sad days in her life for more than ten years. Until one day, Makimura Taku broke into her world, like a ray of grand sunshine shining into her dark corner. She suddenly felt that she had a lot of things to say, but in fact she couldn’t say anything, and she was just sad.

“There’s nothing to cry about,” Makimura Taku hugged Hoshino Ai and patted her shoulder, “All the mess has been sorted out, there’s nothing to worry about. Thank you for your hard work.”

Hoshino Ai hugged him tightly like that, and cried for a while before slowly pulling away. Makimura Taku’s shirt was a little soaked with his tears, but that didn’t matter anymore.

He looked at Hoshino Ai, who had tears in her eyes but a sweet smile on her lips. Her slender, cold hand was pressed on Makura Taku’s left chest, as if she wanted to remember his heartbeat.

“Is this what love is?” she said with a smile.

“Yeah.” Makimura Taku put his hand on her small hand, “This is also heart-warming.”

“Heartbeat… so has it happened before?”

“It may take some time to fall in love, but I probably had feelings for a long time ago,” Makimura Taku thought for a while and said, “I guess…”

“My heart is beating very fast too…” Hoshino Ai looked away, her pretty face slightly blushing.

Makimura Taku blinked, “Really?”

“Want to give it a try?”

“Is that okay?”

Hoshino Ai bit her lip and nodded, “Well, if it was you, Makimura…”

She hadn’t finished her words yet, but there was probably no need to continue, because Makimura Taku hugged her again, and their bodies pressed together again. Their chaotic heartbeats were transmitted to each other through their clothes, and each one was like the bells of a wedding church.

“Can I kiss you?” Hoshino Ai suddenly said.

Makimura Taku was stunned for a moment, then responded softly, “Yeah.”

The two separated, and Hoshino Ai held Makura Taku’s cheeks tenderly, looking at him so affectionately as never before, “I’ve never said this before…You have beautiful eyes, Makura.”

“I know,” Makimura Taku chuckled, “because I can see you with my eyes.”

Hoshino Ai’s eyes flickered for a few times before she realized what it meant. She shyly grabbed Makura Taku’s face, making him look like a swollen puppy, “Slippery tongue!”

Makimura Taku scratched his head and smiled. At this time, Hoshino Ai moved her face closer to him.

“This is your punishment for teasing me!” she said. Then she kissed him without giving him time to react. The kiss was as cold as the dew on a midsummer night and as violent as a rainstorm before dusk.

Taku Makimura was in a daze, and suddenly felt his nose filled with the fragrance of cherry blossoms and peach wood. Hoshino Ai was very proactive, so Taku Makimura took the opportunity to bite the other’s mouth, used his tongue to pry open Hoshino Ai’s teeth, and tried to fill her inside.

This was the most daring act ever carried out by Taku Makimura and Ai Hoshino in their long lives. When their lips parted, their faces turned red as if they were burned by fire.

Although Taku Makimura recovered quickly, Ai Hoshino was still breathing heavily with her head down. The two of them tacitly entered into the sage time for a few minutes. When Taku Makimura wanted to say something, the door of the room was suddenly pushed open from the outside.

When they saw that the person who came in was Katsuya Kaburagi, he and Hoshino Ai immediately straightened their bodies and pretended nothing had happened.

Unlike the hype nature of dating variety shows, for the two of them, especially Hoshino Ai’s idol career, it is absolutely inappropriate to announce their relationship during the rising period of their career. Both of them are well aware of this.

A few days later, “Genkoi 2” resumed filming without Tomoki Ogura. At the recording site, in the courtyard of the high school campus with cherry trees in bloom, Makimura Taku met Hayasaka Yu and Honma Ai again.

Both of them changed into the student uniforms they would wear during the filming. After seeing Makimura Taku, Hayasaka Yu just said hello and left, while Honma Ai came over happily and asked about Hoshino Ai.

“How’s the progress?” She asked mysteriously while standing in front of Taku Makimura, leaning on the table.

Makimura Taku wanted to send her away, so he just said, “It doesn’t matter.”

Benjian Lan pestered him with a smile, “You’re lying, I just saw it, you and Xiao Ai are here to record the show together, right?”

“We are from the same agency and the same theater group. What’s so strange about coming together?”

“It’s true, but I’ve observed before that you always come to the show by yourself, or that young lady… Ogura Yuki comes with you!”

“Is that so? I don’t even remember it myself.”

“No doubt about it. I have always been paying special attention to your relationship with Xiao Ai.” Honma Lan said, “By the way, how far have you two progressed? Have you kissed?”

Makimura Taku almost spit out, “Why?”

“what why?”

“Why did you suddenly mention kissing?”

Honma Lan said as a matter of course, “If you haven’t even kissed after all this time, I don’t know how I can save you… It shouldn’t be that bad.”

“Stop guessing.”

“No, this is very important to me! Because I am a die-hard fan of Xiao Ai! Of course you are also very important to me, Makimura, but since I am Xiao Ai’s sole supporter, I will not be your fan!” said Honma Lan.

Makimura Taku raised his hand, “Please don’t be a fan of me, I absolutely can’t stand it.”

“Speaking of which, that young lady is really not coming back?” Honma Lan changed the subject, “It’s Ogura Tomoki.”

Taku Makimura was speechless. He had no news on whether Tomoki Ogura would come back. The two had not been in contact for a long time.