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Toyokawa Kiyoko remained silent for a long time.
The evening breeze swept through the alleyways, bringing a touch of coolness.
"What was her name again?" he asked in a slightly hoarse voice.
“Sumiyo.” Eri uttered the two words clearly, “Nagasaki…Sumiyo.”
——! ! !
Motoyo Nagasaki's pupils suddenly contracted.
Her hand holding the phone loosened unconsciously, and the metal frame of the phone bumped against the cold iron railing, making a long echo.
Eri immediately looked up in the direction from which the sound came, but saw nothing.
Almost the instant the sound was uttered, Nagasaki Motoyo took several steps back, but after only a few steps, her back unexpectedly bumped into something, and she came to a sudden stop.
She turned her head in confusion, and a familiar face came into view—
Koshimura Sawa.
"Su Shi?" Yue Cunze frowned as he looked at her, saying incredulously, "What are you doing here?"
"Um...I...I just happened to be passing by..." Nagasaki Motoyo stammered, her mind blank.
Koshimura pointed to the slightly wrinkled cardboard box at her feet.
“That was already there…” Nagasaki Motoyo’s face instantly turned bright red.
“I smelled the fragrance when I opened the door just now.” Koshimura sighed and said with certainty, “Among all the people I know, only one person has this kind of high-end fragrance.”
[So that's how it is. Being pickled by Su Shi was also part of your plan? Hajize, you're truly despicable now!]
"You didn't just follow us all this way, did you?"
"Ugh..." Nagasaki Motoyo let out a wail of despair, suddenly squatted down, covered her burning face with her hands, and wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into right now.
"Ze, what's wrong? Did you find that suspicious person you mentioned earlier?" Toyokawa Shoko peeked out from behind the half-open door and asked with concern.
When Nagasaki Motoyo heard her voice, her body trembled violently. She immediately tried to get up and run away, but Koshimura Sawa quickly grabbed her shoulder and pinned her down, preventing her from moving.
Humph, want to escape?
Shoko Toyokawa came out from behind the door. When she saw the scene in front of her, her eyes widened involuntarily, and she subconsciously reached out to cover her mouth.
Koshimura Sawa was standing with his back to her, while a girl wearing the Tsukimori school uniform was squatting in front of him. Her brown hair was swaying back and forth due to the momentum from before, making it look like she was moving her head back and forth.
From this angle... the picture is absolutely terrible.
"Soyo?!" She couldn't help but exclaim as she looked at the familiar brown hair with slightly curled ends.
In broad daylight, in someone else's building's hallway... what are they doing?!
"Damn it!"
Without thinking twice, she rushed forward.
When she got closer, she finally saw clearly that Koshimura Sawa was actually just pressing hard on Nagasaki Motoyo's shoulder to prevent her from getting up, and was not supporting her head as she had imagined.
The two of them were not doing anything she imagined to be bad.
"Huh?" Toyokawa Shoko stood there, feeling a little dazed.
"Xiangzi? What's wrong?" Yuecunze turned his head in confusion and looked at her. "Why are you suddenly reacting so strongly?"
"It's nothing," Toyokawa Shoko quickly shook her head, her cheeks slightly flushed. "It's just that I suddenly...remembered some unpleasant things."
You can't blame her for thinking dirty thoughts. I don't know if it's because she's been searching too much for things like "what to do if another girl likes your husband" lately, but the big data has automatically started pushing reverse NTR, stomach-ache, youth-pain comics to her.
She just accidentally clicked on one and ended up reading it all.
Since we'll need it sooner or later anyway, what's wrong with learning it in advance?
She shook her head, banishing the jumbled thoughts from her mind, and looked at Nagasaki Motoyo, who was still squatting on the ground: "Soyo, why are you here?"
"Would you believe me if I said I was really just passing by...?"
Motoyo Nagasaki's mind was racing, trying to come up with a plausible explanation.
Just then, she suddenly remembered that the phone's recording function was still on.
She hurriedly picked up her phone, only to find the screen had gone black.
It seems that the recording was interrupted long ago because something was accidentally touched.
The worst part is that the content she was most concerned about, the later parts, didn't seem to have been recorded either.
Nagasaki Motoyo was on the verge of tears.
What is this? Losing both husband and money?
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"I'm back--"
"Oh my god—Ze-jun, Xiao-xiang, I really didn't mean it! Please believe me!"
"...Um, who is this?"
As soon as Toyokawa Kiyoko closed the door and looked up, he saw a brown-haired girl with a sob in her voice, seemingly about to kneel down on the ground, while Koshimura Sawa looked helpless and tried to stop her.
Upon hearing his voice, Nagasaki Motoyo's body stiffened abruptly, but she quickly regained her elegant composure, casually returning to her chair and even subconsciously straightening her skirt.
As if nothing happened.
[A. "Actually, she's my other wife."]
[B, "Actually, she's my mother."]
[C. "Actually, she's the new lover I just had an affair with."]
“She is my mother,” Koshimura Sawa replied calmly, without changing his expression.
Motoyo Nagasaki is the woman who could be my mother!
Nagasaki Motoyo: "!!!"
Toyokawa Shoko: “???”
"Wait—Sawa-kun?" Nagasaki Motoyo hurriedly asked anxiously, "What does Mom mean?"
It doesn't feel quite right to call someone that in front of strangers...?
[? Does that mean I can call it at home?]
“No… I still have basic eyesight,” Toyokawa Kiyoka said helplessly. “Isn’t she wearing the Tsukinomori uniform?”
Xiangzi had the exact same uniform when he was in junior high school, so it's absolutely impossible for him to be mistaken.
“Yes.” Koshimura Sawa nodded.
What's wrong with the young mother?
Besides, a wife is actually a bride. A bride, as the name suggests, is a new mother, isn't she?
"Hello, Uncle." Nagasaki Motoyo quickly got into character, stood up, gave an elegant bow, and smiled flawlessly. "I am Nagasaki Motoyo. I was Shoko's classmate in junior high school and also her partner in the adventure group we formed together."
"Ah, it's Nagasaki-san, welcome, welcome." Toyokawa Kiyotaka put on a polite smile. "Were you also invited to visit by Shoko?"
"Hmm..." Nagasaki Motoyo's eyes darted around, and she said somewhat guiltily, "I guess... I guess so? I'm sorry to bother you so suddenly."
"It's alright, it's alright. Since he's Xiangzi's friend, there's no trouble at all," Toyokawa Kiyoko said, glancing at Koshimura Sawa.
Look how polite they are.
Speechless, Koshimura Sawa picked up his teacup and took a sip.
If you knew what she had done before, you wouldn't think that way.
“Xiangzi often mentioned you to me before,” Toyokawa Kiyoko said. “She said you are a very spiritual person, and you often use encouragement to help her turn danger into safety in critical moments.”
"Um... Uncle, the one she was talking about... I think it was Takamatsu Akari?" Nagasaki Motoyo said somewhat awkwardly, "Actually, I'm a priest?"
"Huh? Really?" Toyokawa Kiyoko was taken aback.
Seeing how enthusiastically you performed just now, I thought you were a bard.
"In short... thank you for your help and care for Xiangzi."
“Uncle, you’re too kind. Actually, Xiangzi helped me a lot too…” Nagasaki Motoyo said. “If Xiangzi hadn’t united us all back then, this adventure group wouldn’t exist.”
"Unfortunately, I was preoccupied with other things and didn't pay much attention to you guys..." Toyokawa Kiyoshi's tone carried a hint of guilt. "I only knew that Shoko was seriously injured in the cave later... By the way, what was the name of your adventurer group again?"
Toyokawa Sans]i Linqi ②2I-V Ba 4 Zhongdeng, you really know how to bring up the most sensitive topics.
"Um—" Seeing that Nagasaki Motoyo was about to shut up, Toyokawa Shoko quickly interrupted him, "Dad, hurry up and cook. Didn't you say you were going to cook for me today so that Sawa could taste your cooking?"
"When did I-"
His words stopped abruptly.
Eri, not only are you setting up random couples, but you're also making empty promises for me!
"Dad, what's wrong?" Toyokawa Shoko looked at him with expectant eyes.
Kiyoshi Toyokawa felt a cold sweat about to break out.
"Um... Xiangzi," he began with difficulty, "Dad's been so busy with work lately, it seems he's accidentally forgotten how to cook..."
I think Toyokawa Nakanobu is quite a character.
Chapter Thirty: Is Sumi two people in one?
In the end, Toyokawa Shoko reluctantly parted with his food and spent a large sum of money to buy a few dishes from a nearby small restaurant.
This added another debt to Xiao Xiang's already meager finances, making matters worse.
In fact, Koshimura Sawa originally wanted to cook, since he was quite confident in his culinary skills. However, Toyokawa Shoko insisted that he was a guest after all, and if he were to cook again, the Toyokawa family would probably lose even the last bit of dignity they had left.
Light turned to darkness.
-Moon*Ripples/(II)Medical Shaanxi Wu*Qi⒐Liu San栮“Then at least let me help out?”
Seeing Toyokawa Shoko busy with things all by herself, Koshimura Sawa felt a little guilty.
"Just sit still," Toyokawa Shoko said firmly without turning her head. "You're a guest today; there's no reason for a guest to help with tidying up."
The rationale being discussed
Wow, this one even has a black auspicious form! That's exaggerated.
Nagasaki Motoyo sat quietly to the side, a signature smile on her face, occasionally helping Toyokawa Shoko pass her a bowl and chopsticks, or turning her head to chat quietly with Koshimura Sawa.
And what about Toyokawa Nakanobu?
Toyokawa Nakano was lying flat on the chair, typing on his phone!
What an incompetent father.
Unable to bear it any longer, Koshimura Sawa subtly elbowed him several times, then gestured with his chin toward Toyokawa Shoko, signaling him to hurry up and help.
Toyokawa Kiyotaka put down his phone, looked at him with a surprised expression, then nodded thoughtfully, as if he understood something, and reached into his pocket to rummage around.
A moment later, he took out a box of Seven Stars, skillfully opened the lid, and waved in the direction of Yuecunze.
You're quite self-aware, aren't you? Who asked you for this?!
Seeing the expression on Koshimura Sawa's face, which looked as red as stone, Toyokawa Kiyotaka quickly and somewhat guiltily put away his cigarette case, took out a few colorful lollipops from his pocket, and handed them to him.
"I'm so sorry... I just started quitting smoking recently, and I haven't really broken the habit yet..."
Enraged, Yuecun Ze grabbed all the lollipops from his hand without a word and stuffed them into his pocket.
Toyokawa Kiyokaku: "???"
He looked down at his suddenly empty hands, then at Koshimura Sawa's self-righteous expression.
—You've taken all that evil Yue Village brat, what am I supposed to eat?
Fortunately, Toyokawa Shoko had just placed the dishes on the table at that moment, otherwise these two would probably have started a game... I mean, a fight.
The meal was finally finished in a slightly awkward atmosphere.
By the time Toyokawa Shoko saw them to the door, it was already getting dark.
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