I endured the humiliation and humiliation while being besieged by the ghost story elder sister.

However, she was still very satisfied with Nozomi's performance today, as she was as adept at her work as always.

With Aya overseeing things, the work progressed very quickly throughout the morning.

Ximiao arrived at the photography studio at eight o'clock, spent half an hour on makeup, and now it's only around ten o'clock, but the work is already perfectly completed.

In a nearby shopping mall coffee shop, Xi Ling's blush had not yet faded.

I always felt inexplicably ashamed to take photos in front of Aunt Ashi wearing such indecent clothes.

To calm herself down, Nozomi even ordered a strawberry sundae during breakfast time.

They claimed they were using ice cream to calm themselves down.

The mother and daughter sitting opposite him both saw through his intentions but said nothing, letting Ximiao order desserts as she pleased.

Anyway, they're all in a really good mood right now.

Author's Note: A daily update (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻

Chapter Seventy-Eight Whispers

"Huh? Is that floor downstairs yours, Arisa?!"

Upon hearing the news the girl told her, Ximiao looked at her with some surprise.

In the restaurant, Nozomi, who had just finished eating a strawberry sundae, still had some cream left on the corner of her mouth, making her look quite adorable.

"Why would I lie to you? Mom just gave me the property certificate. But it looks like we're going to have to renovate it... and we'll probably replace all the furniture with new ones too."

Arisa said with a smile, and judging from her expression, she seemed to have made up with Asami.

It seems that Aunt Ashi is willing to use her financial power to reconcile with her daughter...

Moreover, he bought a property right away, which really made Nozomi, who was sitting opposite him, extremely envious.

"So, Arisa, you'll be staying with me a little longer, won't you?"

Since Arisa said that her new place is going to be renovated and rearranged, she will probably still be living under the same roof as him during this period, right?

"Well..."

Hearing Himo ask her that, Arisa turned her head slightly and looked at Asami sitting next to her, as if seeking her opinion.

"Whatever you want~ Just don't cause trouble for others, and you can take your cat with you too."

Although having a cat maid to serve her in her hotel suite was nice, she still preferred to be alone.

That's why Azki said that she planned to hand over Pegasus to Hiyo as well. Her chosen son-in-law shouldn't be too much of a problem, right?

Her beautiful, wine-red eyes looked at Nozomi, who was still talking to Arisa about waiting for the girl to move in as her neighbor. The more she looked at the boy, the more she liked him.

a long time.

After they had breakfast in Ginza, they said goodbye to Ami and took the train back to their apartment in Roppongi.

The planned shopping trip had to be postponed because Arisa had to take care of renovating her new home.

The two had already returned to the apartment. Arisa said she had something to do, while Nozomi went back to her room alone.

She took out her key and opened the door, and a blast of cold air hit her. The sudden change from hot to cold made Ximiao sneeze.

Inside the house.

Hearing the commotion, Fanxia stormed out barefoot and asked Ximiao, who was still in the entryway taking off her shoes.

"Seriously! Mio, where did you go fooling around with that wicked woman so early in the morning?"

Although she had left a simple sandwich for her to have for breakfast, when she got up, Hiyo and Arisa were nowhere to be found, which really startled her.

If it weren't for the fact that Xi Ling's luggage was still in the room, Fan Xia would have thought that the two of them had eloped.

then.

That's how the scene unfolded, with Sister Fanxia storming over, ready to confront him.

After taking off his shoes, Xi Ling wasn't particularly flustered. Since he hadn't done anything he would feel guilty about, he slowly explained.

"I went to my part-time job this morning~ I had Arisa come with me there. I ran into Aunt Ami on the way, had breakfast there, and then came back!"

"Really?"

Some of the more skeptical Fanxia squinted at Ximiao, seemingly trying to glean something from his expression.

But after a long time, she still couldn't see any flaws, so she had no choice but to believe Xi Ling's story.

Immediately, she asked where Arisa, who was supposed to return with him, was.

In the living room.

Sitting on the sofa, Ximiao told Fanxia, ​​who had been staying in the apartment, everything that had happened in the restaurant.

Upon learning that Arisa would soon become their neighbor, the expression on Honoka's pretty face was almost identical to that of Nozomi when she first heard the news.

"Huh?! That guy's going to live downstairs from us?"

"Yeah, don't you think this is great? If we need tutoring in the future, we won't have to stay here all the time."

Nozomi doesn't seem to realize the seriousness of the matter, and doesn't care much about it; she even seems to be looking forward to it.

"I think it's better to have tutoring here..."

"Hey~ why?"

He didn't understand why Fanxia said that, but after seeing her serious expression, he stopped talking about it and instead asked her what she wanted to eat for lunch.

After that, Nozomi went into the kitchen and started preparing lunch for Honoka.

And downstairs.

In the room that Ami had prepared for Arisa, the girl strolled down the corridor, looking around.

She was also curious about how her mother had managed to get the family to agree to sell and move out of the house.

But after walking around, Arisa couldn't find anything amiss and could only marvel at her mother's skillful methods.

"How about we call Berlusconi over to help us think of a better way to renovate?"

until afternoon.

While still in the living room watching TV with Honoka, Hiyo wondered what Arisa was doing downstairs, where there had been constant noises coming from all directions.

"Um... Sister Fanxia, ​​how about we go down and take a look?"

"Ah? Well... that wicked woman's commotion was really too annoying."

As they spoke, the two got up and went to the entrance to change into their outdoor shoes, then took the elevator downstairs.

As soon as the elevator doors opened, they saw a group of staff members in suits talking to Arisa at the door of the room.

Beros, who had arrived at some unknown time, stood quietly and obediently to the side. His heterochromatic beast eyes immediately spotted the two people who had come to watch the commotion.

Immediately, she tugged at Arisa beside her, reminding her that Nozomi and the other two had also come over.

"Oh dear~ Did I disturb you? I'm sorry, the people from the renovation company were a bit noisy, but it'll be over soon."

As soon as she finished speaking, one of the staff members handed a tablet to Arisa, seemingly wanting her to confirm the plan.

Seeing this, Fanxia also walked over aggressively and said in an annoyed tone.

"What do you mean by this? Even if you like Mio, it doesn't have to be this bad!"

If this guy keeps coming over every day, what am I going to do about the happy time I have alone with Mio?

Fanxia roared in her heart.

But Xi Ling was right behind her, so she naturally couldn't say these things.

however.

Arisa, who had anticipated Honoka's reaction, leaned close to her ear and whispered something.

"So, do you still want me to fulfill the price you paid for your wish? You only have this one chance. If you don't want it, you'll have to work hard for it yourself..."

Fanxia instantly understood that Arisa was threatening her, and couldn't help but swallow.

"Gu..."

Her gaze unconsciously drifted to Nozomi behind her. After hesitating for a moment, she finally yielded to Arisa.

She let the girl put her arm around her shoulder and led the two of them inside for a tour.

Author's note: After resolving the family conflict, Arisa has already confronted Honoka.

Holding the biggest bargaining chip, the next step is for the two of them to team up and swindle the young boy.

Chapter Seventy-Nine: Daily Life with Tutoring Temporarily Subsided

on Monday.

With the parent-teacher meeting over last week, some were happy while others were sad. For some students whose grades weren't so good, this weekend was particularly tough.

However, Nozomi's current situation doesn't seem to be much better.

In the men's restroom of the teaching building.

Because it was still quite early, the only people on this floor were probably Hiyo, Arisa, and Hanako, who had left early.

In recent weeks, she has been so tempted by the new desserts that keep appearing in TV commercials that she almost cried.

But she just couldn't find the chance to ask Himo to buy it for her. That Arisa stayed by the boy's side the whole time, which made her afraid to get close.

then.

The moment when Nozomi walked into the men's restroom without warning.

Upon realizing what was happening, Hanako rushed out without even changing out of her pajamas, slipping on her slippers.

She blocked Xi Ling against the sink, her fair, slender, and slightly fleshy legs pressing against it, cutting off Xi Ling's escape route.