I'll give my daughter one more second.

"Wait a moment, the bathroom is a bit messy, let me clean it up first, I'll be done in a minute!"

"Yumiko, there's absolutely no need to worry. I cleaned up the crime scene while you were distracted."

At this moment, Wu Shen poked his head out of the kitchen again.

"Besides, even if I didn't clean it up properly, you and Yui have already been completely honest with each other. There's absolutely nothing to be ashamed of."

Chapter 1069 Yui is so delicious

"Stop talking!"

With her face flushed, Yumi rushed forward to cover Wu Shen's mouth.

Unfortunately, Wu Shen reacted quickly, dodging Youmei's sudden attack with a swift movement, and instead turned around and grabbed her wrist.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Yui rushed into the bathroom and slammed the door shut.

"Oh my, Yumiko's shy expression always makes me unable to resist, she's so cute."

"Stop talking so glibly!" Yumiko turned her head away, not wanting Wu Shen to see her embarrassing expression.

"I'm just telling the truth."

This is absolutely true. Although Yumiko is usually arrogant, stubborn, and unwilling to admit defeat, the expressions she reveals during the process of gradually becoming honest through various means are truly rare gems.

"Hmph..." Yumiko seemed to still be angry about what had just happened and ignored Wu Shen.

However, at that moment, perhaps because the bathroom wasn't very soundproof, a clear sound of running water could be heard coming from inside.

"Don't listen!" Yumiko turned around and tried to cover Wu Shen's ears, but her hands were still restrained by Wu Shen and she couldn't move at all.

"Okay, calm down. Listen carefully, that's the sound of a faucet, not what you think."

Wu Shen, a man of the world, calmly offered his explanation.

"You're kidding me! The water flow from the tap is so strong, how could it possibly make such a weak gurgling sound!"

"In my bathroom, if I turn on the tap shortly after flushing the toilet, the water flow becomes very weak."

Just as Wu Shen had said, the sound of the trickling stream had barely stopped when Yui opened the door and walked out with a sigh of relief, her hands wet.

"There are spare towels in the cabinet above the dressing table, Jieyi, you can use that first," Wu Shen reminded her.

The towels hanging in the bathroom belonged to him and Mai. Yui didn't know which one belonged to which, so she didn't use anyone else's towel.

Thank you.

Yui was wondering where to find a towel to dry her hands when she heard Wu Shen's words and immediately turned back.

"Look, do you see that?" Wu Shen gestured with his chin.

"I understand..." Yumiko murmured softly, her head lowered, her voice barely audible.

"Huh? I didn't hear you, speak louder."

"I understand." Yumiko's voice rose another notch.

"What? I didn't hear you clearly."

"I said I know I was wrong! Really! Your hearing is perfectly good! Stop pretending you can't hear me!" Yumiko shouted into Wu Shen's ear.

"Youyuko and Wu Shen have such a good relationship."

At this moment, Yui came out of the bathroom again, smiling as she looked at the two flirting, feeling a little envious.

"This isn't because we're close; this guy is just teasing me. Yui, let's go back to the living room and ignore him."

Yumiko snorted and pulled Yui away from there.

"That Wu Shen guy is really something! I don't know why he's always picking on me. He always likes to tease me! Do I look like someone you can easily bully?!"

Back in the living room, Yumiko couldn't help but complain to Yui again.

"I think this is a sign that he likes you."

Yui smiled, but a slight sense of disappointment lingered in her heart. Her voice suddenly dropped as she finished speaking: "Wu Shen hasn't interacted with me much..."

"What did you say?" Yumiko sat on the sofa with Yuka in her arms, turning to listen closely.

She was focused on tidying up Yuka's skirt and didn't hear the second half of what she said.

"It's nothing," Yui quickly shook her head.

"Yui, what's wrong? You look a little strange... Ah! I know! Did Wu Shen secretly bully you again behind my back? I'm going to find him and settle the score!"

As she spoke, Yumiko rolled up her sleeves, stood up, and was about to go to the kitchen to confront Wu Shen.

"No, no, you misunderstood. I was just thinking about something."

Yui quickly pulled Yumiko back.

"He really didn't bully you?" Yumiko asked with some suspicion as Yui and Yuka pulled her back onto the sofa.

No, you're overthinking it.

"I actually hope he'll bully me a little," Yui thought to herself wistfully.

Yumiko is very straightforward, but it is precisely this simple and innocent behavior that easily attracts Wu Shen's attention. Compared to her, Yui feels inferior.

Yui is very good at reading the atmosphere, so she is very tactful and always has a place in the group, but her presence is not very strong.

Yumiko is the "female leader" of the class, the one who guides and creates the atmosphere. Yukino, on the other hand, stays out of it and is never affected by the atmosphere.

Compared to these two, Yui, sandwiched between them, always felt that her own brilliance had been dimmed.

"Mommy, hug me!"

Just as Yui was thinking this, Shiori suddenly pounced on her, kneeling in her arms, wrapping her arms around her, and burying her head in her soft breasts, rubbing against them.

"Shiori really loves to act cute."

Touching Shiori's pale pink hair and feeling the warmth in her arms, her previously empty heart was suddenly filled with a lot of joy.

However, a lingering sour feeling in my heart hadn't completely dissipated.

Looking at Yumiko, whose attention was focused on Yuka on the other side, Yui suddenly thought of something.

Once this idea popped into her head, her curiosity began to grow wildly.

Finally, unable to contain himself any longer, he leaned down and whispered in Shiori's ear, "Shiori, in your future, how did Wu Shen and I meet?"

"Mom is curious about this too."

"Also?" Yui noticed the details in Shiori's words.

"Yes. Actually, I don't know how my parents met either. Yuyin asked me that question this morning, and I didn't know how to answer it."

"Really? Shiori, you didn't know either..." Yui sighed softly, looking somewhat regretful.

"Mom, I didn't know this morning, but I do know now."

"After Yuyin mentioned it this morning, I was also very curious, so I went to ask Yunying and asked her to show me part of my mother's all-ages version of future memories."

An all-ages version? Does that mean there's also an incomplete/non-all-ages version?

Shiori whispered in her mother's ear and told Yui everything she had seen.

Looking at all the futures, the way Wu Shen and Yui met is arguably the most fantastical of all.

Yui was possessed by some unnatural "being," but was helped to eliminate it by Wu Shen, a classmate, and the two became acquainted because of this incident.

Yui wanted to thank Wu Shen for his help and wanted to bake cookies as a thank-you gift, but her cooking skills were too poor, so she went to the Service Club for help. She learned about the club's impending disbandment and joined it, becoming friends with Yukino.

Despite Yukino's help, Yui's cookies were still not satisfactory, and she was discovered by Wu Shen while she was worrying about them.

Wu Shen was unaware that the cookies were meant for him, assuming that Yui was simply struggling with her poor cooking skills. This sparked Wu Shen's passion for cooking, and he offered to teach Yui how to cook, gradually becoming more proficient in the process.

"In this future, Wu Shen didn't know Xiaoxue? I won without a fight?"

Yui was somewhat dazed, unsure whether she felt relieved or disappointed.

What am I even doing? Am I trying to find solace in a vague and uncertain future?

"Yui, could you come help out in the kitchen?"

Just as Yui was lost in thought, Wu Shen's voice came from the kitchen.

"Impossible! Dad actually let Mom into the kitchen?"

Upon hearing Wu Shen's words, apart from Yuka who was completely bewildered and puzzled by everyone's reaction, everyone else seemed to have made a connection and were shocked, with Shiori's reaction being the strongest.

Yui knew her cooking skills weren't great, and she was equally puzzled by Wu Shen's request, but she still walked towards the kitchen.

Meanwhile, Wu Shen in the kitchen was chopping vegetables, but his mind was racing.

When Yui came out of the bathroom just now, her gaze seemed a little off; I need to pay closer attention to her.

Having experienced what happened with Sanae and Hiratsuka Shizuka, he pays special attention to such matters in his daily life, afraid of neglecting anyone.

"Wu Shen, do you want me to help you cook? You know my cooking skills; the dishes I make are not good."

Just then, Yui opened the kitchen door and peeked out, hesitatingly asking Wu Shen a question.

"It's okay, as long as Yui is delicious," Wu Shen said with a smile.

Chapter 1070 Best Sisters Go Together

"It's okay, as long as Yui is delicious."

"Huh?" Yui was slightly taken aback.

"You seem a bit down? What happened?" Wu Shen asked with concern.

"So you've already been discovered? Wu Shen, you're really perceptive."

Yui gave a faint, bitter smile.

"He's not particularly perceptive, just experienced. I noticed something was off about your gaze after you came out of the bathroom."

Wu Shen put the cleaver and ingredients on the cutting board and turned to face Yui.

"If there's anything you want to say, don't keep it to yourself, just tell me directly."

"..."