(Both the male and female leads are adults, so they can drink.)
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Pitter-patter raindrops nourished the courtyard, leaving behind a trail of crystalline beads of water.
The wet bluestone path echoed with the sound of rain splashing against it, imparting a unique sense of tranquility.
At this moment, the small courtyard seemed like a dynamic ink painting, complemented by the quiet night scene, wafting with the fragrance of earth, involuntarily intoxicating one within it.
In the open-plan living room.
Several people sat around a small round table, where through the open-air corridor, one could clearly see the beautiful scene unfolding in the courtyard.
Half of the sukiyaki on the table had been eaten, the copper pot still bubbling with steam, though the ingredients inside were nearly all consumed.
A few bottles of Sapporo beer lay casually strewn on the ground.