Tokyo: Starting with a fake boyfriend

Holy crap, these choices are way too hard to make this time!

Chapter 78 I Want a Divorce! (Please Subscribe)

Prior to this, Shiratori Shu had strongly disapproved of the system's self-proclaimed perfect world line.

Because the four options offered in the Perfect World storyline sometimes have significant differences in rewards, a simple decision can be made with just a little thought.

But this time, even though Shiratori Osamu possessed [Concentration] and had a way of thinking that was different from ordinary people, which could help him make better decisions, he was still trapped.

Option ① is too tempting. He only needs to relax and appease the older sister, marry into the Hojo family, and wholeheartedly live off her. He will never have to worry about anything for the rest of his life.

Actually, Shiratori Osamu was quite averse to the idea of ​​marrying into a man's family or living off a woman, but when he glanced at the fair-skinned and beautiful rich woman across from him... then again, it didn't seem so unacceptable.

Seeing the generous reward of this option, he even wanted to confront Old Deng, saying, "You can't even eat a woman's rice properly, you're such a useless piece of trash, let me do it." And then give him a few more good kicks.

After careful consideration, Shiratori Osamu ultimately decided to proceed according to the original plan, option ②.

Although the system did not directly reveal the effect of option ②, "Full of Energy," he could sense the value and potential of this talent from the words themselves.

The system's rewards were incredible. Perhaps the "Sincerity" personality trait was just average, but the "Concentration" talent and the "Desperate Counterattack" mentality turned him into a little superman.

Most importantly, what he said this morning was based on genuine sincerity; he truly wanted his mother-in-law and Minami Yamabuki to be happy.

Option ① can only bring happiness to the mother-in-law.

Option ③ can only bring happiness to Xiao Nan.

"Mother-in-law, you came to see me because of Xiao Nan, right?"

Considering this, Shiratori Osamu, taking into account her reluctance to speak, took the initiative to speak.

"Ah... umm, that's right."

Yamabuki, who was waiting for him to think about it, didn't expect him to bring this up, and nodded after a moment of surprise.

For her, the most urgent and important thing is to reconcile with her daughter.

Did you have a fight with her?

Did you guess it?

“It’s not hard to guess, because after she woke up this morning, she told me about ending the cooperation and that she didn’t want to deal with you anymore. I tried to persuade her to persevere, but she wouldn’t listen to me, so we started arguing.”

Shiratori Osamu nodded slightly, sighed, and began to explain.

"Has Xiao Nan really given up on me?"

Although Yamabuki had already vented her emotions by crying at home, hearing similar words from him immediately made her eyes redden and she felt extremely sad.

Seeing the reddened corners of her eyes and her pitiful appearance, Shiratori Shu didn't want to see her cry, so he spoke up decisively:

“Mother-in-law, after leaving the Yamabuki family, I calmed down and thought a lot… I think the reason why Minami gave up was because of the views I shared with her last night, namely why Mr. Yamabuki cheated, why he dared to cheat, and why he insisted on going to Hokkaido on a business trip.”

"Huh?"

Upon hearing these words, Yamabuki, who was about to fall into sad memories, immediately raised her head.

She had pondered these questions countless times over the past six months, but she couldn't find anyone to discuss them with, so she couldn't figure them out. Now that he brought them up, she was naturally curious.

Having successfully captured her attention, Shiratori Osamu coughed lightly and began to speak:

"Why did Mr. Yamabuki cheat? My opinion is that he has never been a good man; he's a complete scumbag from beginning to end."

"Shiratori-kun, what you're doing..."

Upon hearing this opinion, Yamabuki became somewhat uneasy.

Although she was utterly disappointed in her husband, this assessment was far too sharp and extreme.

While Zhiye's affair was indeed a terrible thing to do, it would be too much to completely overturn all his past actions.

Noticing her displeasure, Shiratori Osamu put a finger to his lips, gesturing for her to listen quietly, and continued his story:

"The reason I say this is because back then, even though he knew your parents loved you very much, he still made you argue with your parents and eloped to Tokyo with you to suffer with him. He did this without any sense of responsibility, without any commitment, and without seriously considering your situation. So I can conclude that he was a selfish person from the very beginning."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Yamabuki opened her mouth, but was speechless.

Seeing her speechless reaction, clearly touched on the soul by his words, Shiratori Osamu continued to tell her the story.

He had already shared his views on these three questions with Xiao Nan last night, and now he was saying them again, his words becoming even more concise and incisive.

"The reason Zhiye cheated on me is because he was a selfish and scumbag from the very beginning. But no matter how low he was, I followed him without complaint and behaved too well. He felt inferior in front of me. Because he couldn't hold his head up, his inner sense of inferiority was at play, so he wanted to seek a sense of superiority in front of other women and to be able to hold his head high?"

"The reason why Tomoya dared to cheat is because I'm love-struck and love him too much. Even if I'm angry, as long as he coaxes me a few times, I'll forgive him and never divorce him. That's why he takes advantage of me and acts with impunity."

"The reason Tomoya insisted on going to Hokkaido on a business trip is because I had asked my father to plead for him years ago, helping him through the crisis of his company's bankruptcy, which left a scar in his heart. Driven by his pride, he wanted to prove himself with an order worth 180 billion yen, to hold his head high in front of his father, and to prove that his success was not due to his father-in-law?"

As the conclusions were laid out before her, Yamabuki's face grew paler and paler, and she felt utterly disheartened.

She really wanted to deny it, but after thinking about it carefully, she could tell that Shiratori-kun wasn't just making things up. These were all conclusions he had drawn based on the information he already had, and they were all plausible.

What chilled her most was her own personality and thoughts; her husband had been having an affair with his secretary for six months now.

She considered countless possibilities regarding why her husband cheated on her, such as whether she was getting old, whether she had done something wrong, or whether the cheater's methods were too clever.

Because her husband used to love her very much and treat her exceptionally well, she always looked for problems within herself and others when her husband's infidelity occurred, but she never considered that her husband had been a selfish and scumbag from the very beginning.

After hearing Shiratori Osamu's opinion, a scene suddenly appeared in her mind.

"Xiaoxue, you'll definitely regret it if you marry him!"

That happened after she graduated from high school. At the time, she held a knife to her neck, threatening to kill herself, and her father pointed at her angrily with bloodshot eyes.

Even after many years, she still can't forget this memory and will think of it from time to time, but only in this one sentence.

Before her husband's affair, she felt very happy because her daughter was growing up day by day and her husband was becoming more successful in his career and had more time to take care of the family. So whenever she thought about it, she would respond in her heart: "Dad, I have no regrets."

But at this moment, as regret wells up in my heart, the scenes from that year become even clearer.

"That guy isn't as good as you think. Don't let him fool you."

"His mother is a gambling addict, and his father is a freeloader who also abuses his parents and is an alcoholic. Children who grow up in such loveless families usually have terrible personalities. Even though he acts nice in front of you, it's because the worse a man's personality, the better he is at lying to women!"

"Xiaoxue, I'm begging you, please listen to me and put the knife down."

"I promise you, I promise you!"

Her father wasn't just yelling at her; because she refused to put the knife down and even cut a bloody gash on her neck, he eventually gave in.

In fact, she had never forgotten what happened that day, but the memory of seeing her father lower his proud head and compromise under her threat of suicide was too despicable and painful, so she dared not recall the details.

Her father truly loved her. Even though she had a huge fight with him years ago, ran away from home, and their relationship soured that they hadn't been in contact for several years, when she called him about her husband's company's impending bankruptcy, he only made one request: that she bring her granddaughter home for the Chinese New Year.

"Why did I never think that Tomoya was this kind of person?"

Thinking of how her father had seen through Yamabuki Tomoya's latent personality back then, and the foolish things she had done, Yamabuki Yuki, who was easily moved to tears, had tears welling up in her eyes again.

"Because you are love-struck, and after you argue with your parents, it's like you've given up everything and there's no turning back, so you can always find love in their flawed words and actions."

Seeing her drop the small pearl, Shiratori Xiu did not stop her. Instead, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief and calmly explained.

It's a good thing that my mother-in-law was able to cry; what he was afraid of was that she would remain unmoved after hearing what he said.

Being love-struck isn't necessarily a bad thing, but there's a necessary prerequisite: the person she loves must be worthy.

If you fall in love with the wrong person, you might end up alienated from everyone, because people in love are less likely to listen to what others say.

"Actually, he wasn't full of flaws, because he used to be quite good to me..."

Although Yamabuki regretted her statement, she still mumbled a defense of herself.

"Sometimes, a man being nice to you doesn't necessarily mean he loves you. It could be a way of compensating out of guilt... Another possibility is that he's resentful and wants to prove to his father-in-law that he's not wrong. I can't read minds, so this is just for your reference."

Shiratori Osamu refuted her statement without even thinking.

A man being exceptionally kind to a woman doesn't necessarily stem entirely from love; it could be a desire to hurt her, or it could be a form of compensation.

He had a roommate like that in his past life. He had a girlfriend he dated from high school to college who had a great personality. Every time his roommate went to a bar or a foot massage parlor, he would be extra nice to his girlfriend the next day.

Of course, the same applies to women; being nice to a man doesn't necessarily mean she loves him.

In his past life, he had heard his roommate say that he had a one-night stand with a pretty girl he had just met at a bar. Afterwards, the girl took out her phone and sent a message to her boyfriend in a long-distance relationship, saying things like "I love you so much" and "I miss you so much".

"Ok."

Seeing his resolute attitude, Yamabuki paused for a moment and nodded.

"Mother-in-law, I've said so much to you, what are your thoughts now?"

Seeing that she didn't refute him this time, Shiratori felt he had said enough and asked.

Because his mother-in-law went from facing the problem of her daughter's sudden rebellion to seeking his help so quickly, far exceeding his expectations, he didn't know how effective this talk therapy would be, but he hoped for significant progress.

"I want a divorce!"

Faced with this question, Yamabuki took a deep breath, looked up to meet Shiratori Osamu's gaze, and responded solemnly.

After the conversation just now, her desire and determination to get a divorce reached an unprecedented peak at this moment.

Chapter 79 Where is my wife?

"Honey, I'm so sleepy, could you make me a cup of coffee?"

At 10:24 a.m., Tomoya Yamabuki got up, went into the bathroom to wash up, shave, comb his hair, yawned, and walked out of the room, calling out.

After saying that, he dragged his sleep-deprived body to the sofa, sat down, and took out his phone to check his messages.

As the company has grown to this size, he, as the president, no longer needs to do everything personally, but he must check everything to ensure that no important information is missed.

Akari Tsumugi: "President, aren't you coming to the company today?"

Tomoya Yamabuki: "Let's go again this afternoon."

After replying to the message, he checked his messages while pondering how to appease his wife when she brought him coffee.

Having been in love for over twenty years, he knows his wife's personality very well: she's love-struck, gentle, considerate, sensible, kind, forgiving, soft-hearted, and loves taking care of people she likes.

Although he flew into a rage last night because his wife brought up her father in front of the children and others, by now, even if she was upset at the time, she should have calmed down by now.

"It's been so long, why hasn't there been any movement at all?"

After checking the information, Yamabuki Tomoya glanced at the time and found that it was already 10:46. Suddenly feeling something was wrong, he looked up.

As usual, if he had brought up that he was tired and needed coffee to perk himself up, his wife would have brought it over long ago.

My wife cried last night and was still crying this morning... She seems more aggrieved than usual. Is she angry?

As the thought came to mind, Satoshi Yamabuki turned off his phone, put it in his pocket, stood up, and began searching the room.

"Wife."

The kitchen, where his wife usually spends most of her time, is nowhere to be seen.

"Xiaoxue?"

A breakfast and a bento box were placed on the dining table, but no one was in sight.

The huge laundry room with four washing machines was still deserted.

"Where's my wife?"

As he walked and called out, searching the entire house until he reached the entrance hall, Yamabuki Tomoya was bewildered when he couldn't find his wife.

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11:03 AM, Student Guidance Office, Takeno High School.

"You want a divorce?"

Although Shiratori Osamu was looking forward to the therapeutic effect of this talk, he was still shocked to see his mother-in-law say such a thing.

"Yes."

Faced with his shock, Yamabuki felt a little embarrassed, but she still didn't intend to back down.

She told a man other than her husband, who was also the same age as her daughter, that she wanted a divorce... After she came to her senses, she felt that it was not appropriate.

But since things have come to this point, and she's already said it, let's just continue.

"Mother-in-law, are you serious?"

Shiratori Osamu was shocked and couldn't help but confirm it again.