I'll give my daughter one more second.

In the past, he would never have believed such a thing, even if you beat him to death. But now, the proof of the dance is right here, and they even have a daughter; he can't deny it even if he wants to.

And to be honest, he didn't want to deny it at all. As an ultimate single guy, this kind of opportunity was rare. He suspected this was his only chance in his life to escape the miserable fate of being single. Whether for the sake of the dance costume or his own happy future, he should strive for it!

He had originally planned to try it the day after tomorrow. But given the precedent Mai mentioned, should he wait for Shiyu to confess first after their affection level was maxed out? Would it be better to play it safe and be on the safe side?

After a moment's thought, Wu Shen made up his mind. There was no point in thinking too much; since he had made up his mind, he would see it through to the end unless something unexpected happened.

"I'll try to create the right atmosphere for my confession at the celebration the day after tomorrow!" Wu Shen slammed his fist on the table, feeling a surge of determination.

"Is Dad going to confess?" Seeing Wu Shen's prepared expression, Wu Yi was also a little nervous. Although she always urged her father to take action, at this moment, she was also a little worried that if her father failed, she might disappear completely because of it.

She had already disappeared from the future once, and now that she had a rare second chance, she absolutely did not want to experience that kind of sadness and despair again.

"Dad, when I go to school tomorrow, should I sneak in and try to find out what's going on with Mom?" Wu Yi asked, peeking out from beside the bedside table with her bright, watery eyes.

"Testing the waters?" Wu Shen was taken aback for a moment, then realized that this was a good method.

If Mai were to inquire, Shiyu might see her as a child who wouldn't understand these things and unconsciously lower her guard, revealing many intentions and important information. This would help Wu Shen analyze the current progress of the strategy.

I never knew my daughter could be used like this! Amazing!

"I'm entrusting the dance costume to you tomorrow," Wu Shen said earnestly, holding her small hand.

"Leave it to me." Mai nodded, a happy smile on her face.

When Wu Shen returned from work that evening and lay in bed preparing to sleep, he couldn't fall asleep peacefully because of his anxiety. However, as time passed, Wu Shen finally succumbed to sleepiness, his heavy eyelids slowly closed, his consciousness settled, and he drifted off to sleep.

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The next day at noon, Wu Shen went to the door of the abandoned classroom in the club area to meet Wu Yi, whom he had arranged to meet in advance.

"Dad, you're here! I've been waiting for you for so long!" Wu Yi, who was leaning against the door looking rather bored, immediately perked up when she saw Wu Shen appear from around the corner.

"Shh, keep your voice down. Don't let anyone else see you." Wu Shen glanced around a few times to make sure no one else was passing by before he completely relaxed. "Shi Yu is resting in the classroom right now. Since there aren't many people in the class during lunch break, you can quietly hand her over for questioning. Remember not to let too many people see you."

"Understood! I guarantee the mission will be completed perfectly!" Wu Yi straightened her back, said with a grin, and then dashed off down the corridor. Wu Shen stood there alone, a growing anxiety in his heart, causing him to pace back and forth in the corridor with his hands behind his back.

How things are progressing now depends entirely on whether the dancers can extract any valuable information.

"Sister Shiyu! Sister Shiyu!" Seeing that there was no one coming or going at the door, Wuyi immediately rushed up, poked her little head in through the door, cupped her hands in front of her mouth, and whispered a reminder to the desk closest to the door.

Shiyu was about to take a nap when she heard the noise. She squinted at the door and saw Wuyi. She jumped up from her seat and looked around to make sure no one was paying attention. She then ran out the door and pulled Wuyi to an inconspicuous, secluded corner of the building.

"Wuyi, what are you doing at school? Did you sneak out again because you didn't listen to us?" Shiyu squatted down and gently scolded.

"Hehe, it's because I really wanted to see Sister Shiyu. So I had to sneak out." Mai jumped into Shiyu's arms like a kitten, rubbing her face against Shiyu incessantly.

"Sigh...you always cause Wu Shen so much trouble." Shi Yu shook her head with a wry smile, but with Wu Yi acting so cute and charming, she really couldn't bear to scold her too harshly. Seeing Wu Yi's sticky, tack-on approach, she vaguely began to understand Wu Shen's hardship and helplessness.

Is this what they call experiencing pain and pleasure at the same time?

"Sister Shiyu, I've always had a question I'd like to ask, is that alright?" Mai's little eyes darted around as she broke free from the embrace, her big, bright eyes gazing pitifully at Shiyu, putting on an innocent and adorable smile.

"Of course you can. Feel free to ask me anything." Shiyu stroked her soft hair and tried to hold the dance costume close to her chest.

"Sister Shiyu, do you like my brother?" After gathering her emotions, Wuyi mustered up her courage and asked.

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"Hmm? Why would Mai ask that?" Shiyu was slightly taken aback, but quickly recovered and looked at Mai with a smile.

"Because it seems like my brother has always cared a lot about Sister Shiyu, especially lately when her condition has gotten worse. He often loses his appetite and always looks worried." Wuyi tossed her loose black hair.

"My brother seems very troubled, so I want to share his burden and find a way to help him relieve his worries!"

"It seems that Xiaowu really likes her brother," Shiyu said with a light laugh.

"Hmph, that goes without saying!" Mai proudly raised her little head.

"Xiaowuyi, your question is a bit complicated. But if I had to say, I wouldn't say I dislike Wu Shenjun."

"So you like it?" The little girl had a very simple view of things, and Mai asked bluntly.

"It depends. I have a few questions that have been bothering me, and I hope Wu Shenjun can answer them for me." Shi Yu did not give a direct answer.

"What question? If I answer it, will Sister Shiyu fall in love with Brother?!" Mai blinked, completely unable to guess what her mother was thinking.

However, Shiyu simply smiled without saying a word when asked about Mai's outfit, and gently pinched Mai's little cheek.

"Wuyi's little face is so soft and comfortable," Shiyu said with a smile.

"Waaah! Sister Shiyu, you're bullying me!" Wuyi rubbed her cheeks, her eyes immediately welling up with tears. "Why do Daddy and Mommy always like to pinch my cheeks?"

"Dad and Mom..." Shi Yu narrowed her eyes.

"I... I mean, Shiyu-neechan, brother, and Mom and Dad all like to pinch my cheeks." Realizing she almost let something slip, Mai quickly tried to cover it up.

"Speaking of which, what kind of people are Mai's parents?"

"W-What kind of person..." Wu Yi stammered for a moment, "Sister Shi Yu, I'm afraid my brother will find out about me later, so I'm leaving now. Please don't tell him that I sneaked out!"

Unlike Wu Shen, Wu Yi didn't possess the same ability to lie convincingly. Unable to come up with a coherent explanation, she could only resort to the stratagem of retreat. She vanished in a flash.

"How interesting. What is Mai's purpose in suddenly asking me these questions?" Watching Mai walk away, Shiyu's emotions grew increasingly complicated.

Meanwhile, Wu Yi secretly ran back to the abandoned classroom where Wu Shen was. As soon as Wu Shen saw Wu Yi enter, he rushed over to ask, "How did it go? Did you get any valuable information?"

"I don't know either. Mom's answer was too ambiguous. She only said she doesn't hate Dad and that she has a lot of questions she wants Dad to answer." Mai hadn't managed to glean any useful information, so the little girl looked listless, like a wilted seedling.

"A few questions?" Wu Shen was a little confused. This vague answer made him hesitate about whether to continue with the original plan and take the initiative tomorrow.

"What does Dad plan to do?" Mai looked up with some concern.

"Alright, don't worry about this. Leave everything to me. Even if you fail to confess, it doesn't mean you won't have other opportunities in the future."

"But what if I fail even once, and it's as if I've disappeared?" Mai's face turned pale at the thought of this possibility, and her body began to tremble.

“If the disappearance really happens, then I’ll have no choice but to execute you on the spot… Bah! I’ll have no choice but to confess about you, Wu Yi,” Wu Shen said with a wry smile.

Wu Shen would never do something as immoral as forcing a girl. So, if his confession fails and the dance costumes start disappearing, the only solution is to be completely honest and temporarily stabilize the situation.

Although this approach may be despicable, and Wu Shen dislikes this coercive method, it is a last resort under special circumstances.

So when he thought of this, he hesitated again. He really was timid and hesitant, ha... Wu Shen thought to himself with a self-deprecating smile.

"Don't worry too much, it's just a plan. If the situation hadn't been right, I might not have taken the initiative."

Sometimes seeking stability isn't necessarily a wrong thing.

After calming Wu Yi down and sending her out of the school, Wu Shen returned to the classroom to continue his afternoon classes.

There were no shifts at the supermarket tonight, so I went to the Service Club as planned after school. Because Utaha was going to meet the artist today, only Wu Shen and Yukino were in the activity club room.

"Isn't Kasumigaoka in your class? Why didn't you come with me?" Yukino asked, closing her book as she saw Wu Shen open the clubroom door and enter.

"Shiyu just won the Newcomer Award for her light novel today, and she's going to meet with the illustrator with her editor to discuss the illustrations. So please ask me to take the day off."

"She won an award? Looks like I underestimated her." Yukino commented casually. "By the way, you seemed a bit distracted ever since you walked in today. Did something happen?"

"Ah? It's nothing, I was just thinking about something trivial." Wu Shen quickly waved his hand.

Wu Shen knew best why he was so restless. It was because he was worried about Wu Yi and about his failed confession.

Now he is beginning to understand the anxious and uneasy feeling that Shiyu had when she was waiting for the results of the competition.

Yukino didn't press Wu Shen about his unusual interest, but instead lowered her head to continue reading. A silence fell over the room once more, broken only by the occasional rustling of pages turning.

However, this tranquil atmosphere is actually quite nice once you get used to it. Originally, Wu Shen was a little restless and worried because he was concerned about whether the plan could be implemented smoothly tomorrow, but now he has gradually calmed down.

"Thank you for your guidance yesterday. Ayane said the shumai was delicious." After a short while, Yukino suddenly blurted out a sentence.

"I'm just glad that Yuyin is satisfied. I was worried about whether my best cooking style would suit her taste," Wu Shen said with a smile.

They chatted casually on and off like this, and time passed by second by second. About ten minutes later, there was a sudden knocking sound at the door of the service department.

Wu Shen and Yukino exchanged a glance, both looking somewhat surprised. What's going on lately? The Service Club is usually unusually quiet, but recently, people have been coming to them one after another to make requests.

"Please come in." As the newly appointed minister, it was Wu Shen who spoke first.

"Is this the Service Club? Shizuka said it's a very convenient jack-of-all-trades shop where you can get all sorts of requests?" A short-haired woman in a teacher's uniform walked in casually, scratching her head as she asked, looking as if she hadn't woken up yet.

"Ms. Sengoku? What brings you here?" Wu Shen recognized her immediately; she was Sengoku Chihiro, who usually taught their art class.

I remember her often referring to herself as being twenty-nine years and several months old, and it seems that she also belonged to the "Older Single Female Teachers' Alliance" like Shizuka Hiratsuka.

"Huh? Isn't this the most popular person in the whole school right now? Jing's become quite famous because of you. I didn't expect you to be in this club. Just so you know, don't confess your feelings to me during art class." Teacher Qian Shi was somewhat surprised to see Wu Shen.

"Teacher Sengoku, could we please stop talking about that shameful past?" Wu Shen sighed. "Anyway, what brings you here, teacher?"

“Yes, I do have something to ask you to do.” Chihiro Sengoku said, taking a photo out of her bag and handing it to Wu Shen.

"The original plan was for me to take her to the designated meeting point. However, there's an important blind date event coming up. So could you please help me pick her up and take her to the designated location? I've written the pick-up point and final destination on the back of the photo."

"Her?" Wu Shen took the photo and glanced at it, finding it showed a picture of a nine- or ten-year-old girl with long, creamy-yellow hair. She was wearing light blue children's clothes, a yellow skirt, and carrying a red schoolbag. Her orange-yellow eyes had a special liveliness about them.

Turning the photo over, you'll see two lines of address written in ballpoint pen, indicating the pick-up and drop-off locations and times.

"Isn't she cute? This is my cousin, so you could call her a relative. Because of special circumstances, she has a bad sense of direction, so I'm asking her to look after me. I'm in a hurry, so I'll be going now." Teacher Sengoku yawned, finished giving instructions, and left the Service Club without saying another word.

"Rather than calling it a service department, it feels like those teachers really treat this place like a labor department." Wu Shen shook his head helplessly.

Wu Shen glanced at the time on the back of the photo, then at the clock in the activities room, and realized that there were only about twenty minutes left. If they didn't leave soon, they would be late.

"What are you planning to do?" Yukino looked up, put her book down on the table, and asked.

"What else can we do? It's almost time, we have no choice but to make the trip." Wu Shen put the photo in his pocket and sighed softly.

"I have some other important things to do today, so I can't get away. So..." Yukino frowned and said helplessly.

"I'll go by myself. It's just a request to pick someone up, it won't take long. And I don't have any shifts tonight anyway."

"Then I'll leave it to you. I'll take care of Mai's dinner." Yukino nodded, relieved.

"Okay, I'll head out now." With little time left, Wu Shen slung his backpack over his shoulder and left the school without wasting any more time, heading towards the location in the photo.