My Romance Simulation with Them

As for Inoue Takina's willingness to live with him, it was actually not unexpected for Nango.

After all, as mentioned before, everyone in 'RicoRico' has come to regard him as an irreplaceable member of the family.

It is only natural to take time out of my busy schedule to take care of his family.

But... living together...

Nanxiang continued looking down.

Chapter 82. You Moved into Her Room (4000 words!)

You are living with Inoue Takina.

Although it's called cohabitation, it's really just that I assigned you to the room that Nishiki Chizuka used to live in; nothing strange happened.

Unlike Chizuka Nishiki, she has shoulder-length black hair, a delicate and refined face, and appears calm and aloof. She is serious and dislikes anything unreasonable or meaningless.

She was equally meticulous in her daily life.

She never wears any jewelry, her shoes in the entryway are always neatly arranged, and the stand-up collar of her navy blue-gray uniform is always spotless. Sometimes, when she's deep in thought and silent, she looks a bit serious, giving the impression that she's always angry.

To better prepare for living together, she even prepared a thin cohabitation manual.

[The above details the time you used the washing machine, clothes rack, and bathroom.]

To better take care of you, she deliberately set aside most of her time for you; the time that should have been yours to do laundry was also taken over by her.

Her delicate and refined face was full of seriousness, to which you chuckled and placed the overly biased handbook aside, then shared the housework with her.

She had some reservations about your arrangements, but when she saw your unwavering resolve, the ice in her heart melted.

You begin living together according to the new rules for sharing household chores.

[RicoRico has always been responsible for keeping the books, and the daily volume of accounts is quite large, so she always takes her work to her dormitory after get off work and stays up very late.]

At times like this, you always make her a refreshing soup or a warming porridge to keep her from getting too busy.

At first, she refused to trouble you like this, but after tasting the first bite, her refusal softened.

As you spend more time together, your interactions with her become more frequent, and your optimism and cheerfulness seem to have infected her; she smiles more and more often in your presence.

At the same time, she seemed to understand why Nishiki Chizuki, who refused to open her heart to any other man, was completely open with you.

Because even she...

[Your relationship with Inoue Takina has deepened.]

You often take afternoon naps on the sofa in your shared living room, and she always lectures you about it. You always agree with a smile, but the next time you're on the sofa right on time again.

Gradually, she realized that lecturing you was pointless, so she stopped doing so.

[But ever since then, every time you wake up on the sofa, there's a blanket covering you.]

[You asked her about it, and she always turned away and denied it, saying she couldn't care less about you. But at this point, you would always step in and tease her until she blushed, and even lightly punched you with her fist before she was satisfied and wanted to end the conversation.]

As you interact with her more frequently, she finds herself increasingly resting her chin on her hand, gazing at you blankly in her free time.

[But you, still occasionally lost in thoughts of Chizuka Nishiki, didn't notice this, and continued working at 'RikoRiko' as always.]

Under your management, 'RicoRico's' business has stabilized, with customers coming in droves all day long.

The busyness of work has temporarily made you forget the grief of losing Chizuku.

You also often take advantage of your free time at work to visit the orphanage run by the store manager, Mika, where you teach the children to read and write. To you, these children are the fruits of your past efforts.

You treat every child equally, and your humor and wit quickly earned you the highest status among them.

Similarly, the gentleness and kindness you showed to the children at the orphanage deeply attracted the attention of the woman who was helping you.

Her gaze is hard to take off you, but she's also very concerned about your mental state.

She can sense that you're still stuck on the day that sunny, cheerful girl left.

Although she can't let go of Nishiki Chizuka's situation either, seeing you still stagnant also pains her.

She hopes to help you out of your shadow, but being serious, inflexible, and bad at interpersonal relationships, she can't think of any good solutions.

Therefore, she can only mention Nishiki Chizuka less often in front of you, while silently watching over you and supporting you from behind.

But all these thoughts shattered one day when she stood before your door and heard your heavy, deep sigh behind it.

Only then did she realize that living in a room filled with the scent of sage trees was, in itself, a form of torture for her mental state.

The idea of ​​someone silently watching over you and supporting you from behind is actually completely useless.

She's already lost a girl who was like a sister to her; if she loses you too, she can't even imagine what she might do.

She embraced all her previous timidity, reached out and opened the door, then pulled the woman into a deep hug.

Black hair falls across your face.

Her fair and delicate face was hidden among her black hair, like the white moon behind dark clouds.

You were taken aback and surprised by her sudden intrusion.

But when you expressed your surprise, she simply said she was willing to share the burden with you, because being with you seemed to give her renewed courage.

She told you that her feelings might be more immature than Chizuki's, but she would try to become more mature.

"Stop looking at Chizuka, please look at me too."

Her fair hands cupped Nanxiang's face, her wisteria-like eyes shining brightly, her delicate and refined face full of seriousness.

She did not run away.

Similarly, Inoue Takina did not want that sunny girl to continue to keep him trapped in the same place—something that the deceased Nishiki Chizuka would never have wanted to see.

"If Chizuka were here, she would never want to see things like this."

She murmured to herself, her slender fingers tenderly stroking Nanxiang's furrowed brow and facial features.

Then he lowered his head.

He kissed her deeply.

She suddenly entered your heart when you were feeling down.

Just like that sunny and cheerful girl who suddenly barged into your open-air performance.

[You, who have been caught in the vortex of Nishiki Chizuka's passing, have finally noticed the feelings of this earnest, black-haired girl.]

She sincerely tells you that she is definitely capable of taking Nishiki Chizuka's place.

But you simply shook your head in denial.

Tell her that Chizuka Nishiki is unique, but she is also unique.

[Having the black-haired girl replace that girl is not only disrespectful to Nishiki Chizuka, but also a trampling on her feelings.]

No one can replace anyone else. Your appreciation of either of them doesn't mean you favor one over the other.

Although Inoue Takina didn't say much about your words, she was deeply moved.

She once gave her heart to Chizuka Nishiki, and now, she is willing to give her heart to you.

Considering your feelings, she no longer allows you to stay in Chizuka Nishiki's room.

She moved your bedding into her room, and you settled there.

[You and Inoue Takina have officially begun living together in a sense.]

She wakes up earlier than you in the morning and prepares the meal first. When you get up, she hands you the clothes you're going to wear that day and then starts making the bed.

She always manages to keep everything perfectly clean and tidy, with your toothbrushes and cups all together.

[You often joke about this, saying that you're probably going to be spoiled rotten by her.]

Every time she hears you teasing her like that, she, who is already shy, blushes and turns her head away from you.

[Teasing her during breaks from work and watching her shy face became your favorite thing to do.]

Unlike the warm and cheerful Nishiki Chizuki, in bed she always sheds her cold calmness towards outsiders, transforming into a shy and bashful woman, often covering her face and avoiding eye contact.

The staff at 'RicoLico' have also accepted your new relationship. In their eyes, your previous period of deep depression was truly heartbreaking.

And now that you've found a new goal, they're genuinely happy for you.

After all, the deceased are gone, and the living must move on.

Days passed by, and while you were juggling your university studies, you were also managing the 'RicoRico' business.

Because there are no branch stores, the store is always extremely busy.

During this period, you made a considerable amount of money using 'RicoRico', and you used this money to invest in many funds, all of which yielded substantial profits.

With your substantial financial and promotional support, the orphanage's operations are back on track—it now receives assistance from formal organizations, and you no longer need to worry about its finances.

During this period, another major event also occurred.

[Perhaps due to her constitution, Inoue Takina is pregnant.]

[You and Inoue Takina are not surprised by this. You've wanted to get married for a long time, but you've been too busy with 'Rikorik' and the orphanage's childcare work to say it out loud.]

[Now that 'RicoRico's' financial aid isn't as important anymore, and the orphanage is back on track, perhaps you should really start thinking about marriage.]

[All of Lyco's employees agree with this and wish you both the best.]

The wedding date was quickly set.

Her virtuous and quiet nature has earned her high praise from your family, who fully support your decision.

[Inoue Takina relaxed, gently squeezing your hand and giving you a reassuring smile.]

On the day she filled out the marriage registration and application forms, she, who was usually aloof, showed her most genuine smile ever.

[Your wedding with Inoue Takina was very grand. Manager Mika spent a lot of money to prepare a perfect white kimono wedding for you.]

At the wedding, her black hair was styled up, revealing her snow-white neck. When she saw you, she wore a white wedding kimono and gave you a bright and beautiful smile, extending her hand to you.

You took her hand, and with the officiant presiding, the wedding ceremony began.

Your married life with her is very happy. You have done your best to help her prepare for childbirth and pregnancy. Under your care, her smile has never faded.

You often think of Chizuka Nishiki. Every time you think of that lively and adorable girl, you and she exchange a smile, as if her mischievous side is still by your side, accompanying you at all times.

[As time went on, your child was successfully born, and you named her 'Chizuku'.]