Tokyo: Starting with a fake boyfriend

"Click."

The door, propelled by inertia, finally closed with a soft sound.

"Perfect!"

Hearing the voice from behind, Tomoya Yamabuki was jolted awake, and then pulled his suitcase toward the elevator.

After completing the final insurance, his steps were light, and he felt an unprecedented sense of ease in his body.

He breathed in the fresh air outside.

He is free!

He is free!

He would no longer need to hear his wife's annoying cries, nor would he need to worry about that blond-haired Shiratori Osamu.

"So, I really wanted a divorce that badly?"

Upon arriving at the elevator and pressing the go button, Tomoya Yamabuki was surprised to find himself feeling so relaxed and at ease.

Realizing the situation, he thought for a while and quickly came up with the answer.

The reason he did this was probably because he was already tired and had had enough of it all.

Despite his already successful career, he was still looked down upon by his father-in-law, as were his brother-in-law and brother-in-law, who would always make sarcastic remarks whenever they saw him.

Even though he only cheated once, and it was for the sake of the company's development, his wife refused to understand him no matter what, and was always crying and full of resentment.

Even though he's so rich, he can't enjoy life like his friends, surrounded by beautiful women. He just lives in a bigger house, drives a better car, and eats better food. But his life hasn't changed in essence.

With a thought of letting go, the world becomes wider. After clearing his mind, Tomoya Yamabuki took out his elevator card, swiped it, started the elevator, and then pressed the button for the underground parking lot.

"Seeing how decisively I left, I wonder what Xiaoxue will think, whether she'll regret it tomorrow... What should I do if she suddenly doesn't want a divorce when I get to the office tomorrow?"

As the elevator doors closed, Tomoya Yamabuki, in a very good mood, suddenly thought of a question that made him raise an eyebrow.

…………

"call……"

As the door closed, the mother and daughter in the Yamabuki family hallway both breathed a sigh of relief, as if a huge weight had been lifted from their hearts.

Given Yamabuki Tomoya's unpredictable temperament—apologizing one second and going berserk the next—the mother and daughter were genuinely worried that he might suddenly regret his decision and not want to leave until they confirmed he had walked out the door.

"He's really gone..." Yamabuki felt a sense of calm as she watched the door close.

In fact, she was particularly angry and had a headache when she heard Yamabuki Tomoya yelling in the entrance hall, "I'm not signing, what can you do about it?"

The situation forced her to consider what to do that night.

Although there are many rooms in the house and she can sleep in a separate room from her husband, Tomoya seems too dangerous. He is very emotionally unstable and even hits people.

Continuing to live in the same house with him would be very dangerous for both her and Xiao Nan.

After much thought, she felt that taking her daughter and Shiratori to stay in a hotel to further discuss their options was the best course of action.

Now that Tomoya Yamabuki has signed the divorce papers and left, he has undoubtedly saved himself a lot of unnecessary trouble.

Just then, Yamabuki suddenly felt her hand go limp. Looking up, she saw that it was her daughter holding her hand, looking at her with some concern.

"I'm fine. I'm glad I saw him leave."

Noticing that her daughter was worried about her, Yamabuki came to her senses, took her hand, raised her right hand to smooth the stray hairs beside her cheek, and said softly.

"That's good."

Minami Yamabuki felt relieved when she realized that her mother's silence was not due to regret or sadness.

"It seems my mother-in-law's romantic obsession has been completely cured." Seeing their reaction of holding hands and smiling at each other, Shiratori Xiu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Actually, he was worried about something: whether his mother-in-law would feel regret and reluctance when she saw that Lao Deng was really leaving so decisively.

After all, his mother-in-law is a romantic, and she has had a 20-year relationship with Old Deng.

Even before leaving, this old man was still putting on a show and scheming; even the way he closed the door was full of cunning. He did a pretty good job.

But now it seems he was overthinking it.

His earlier judgment was correct. When Old Deng lost his mind and tried to slap his mother-in-law, angrily cursing her as a bitch and tearing off all pretenses, the divorce was already a done deal.

"Shiratori-kun, what should we do next?"

Just then, Yamabuki looked at Shiratori Osamu beside her and asked.

This was her first divorce, her first breakup, and she had no experience whatsoever.

Most importantly, she wanted to hear Shiratori's opinion.

Today's heart-to-heart conversation with Shiratori-kun at Takeno High School, coupled with Shiratori-kun's act of standing up for her when her husband tried to hit her... she has completely realized that this big boy is very reliable.

"Clean up the trash and collect all of that man's belongings and put them where they can't be seen, so as not to be bothered by seeing them later."

Shiratori Osamu had no experience with divorce, but he had seen other people who lived together and then broke up, and he figured the approach would be similar.

The best way to completely sever this relationship is to throw away everything that can evoke memories and cut ties completely; keeping it around will only cause trouble.

"Okay, then I'll go clean up the trash."

Upon learning of this arrangement, Yamabuki only thought about it briefly before nodding in agreement and turning around to take action.

Yeah, she'd completely forgotten about it if Shiratori hadn't mentioned it.

Because they were a married couple, the house contained not only her and her daughter's belongings, but also Tomoya's.

Considering the principle of "love me, love my dog," and the idea that seeing his things might upset her, she should indeed get rid of them.

"Xiujun, shall we go and help too?"

Seeing this, Minami Yamabuki couldn't wait to get moving.

"Huh?" Yamabuki realized they wanted to help tidy up, and her body stiffened involuntarily. She turned to look at Shiratori Osamu.

Tomoya's belongings are mostly in the master bedroom.

Even though she knew that Shiratori-kun was a trustworthy and good man, wasn't it inappropriate for her to let another man into her room right after her husband, with whom she hadn't officially divorced, had just left the house?

"Okay, you go to the bedroom to help your mother-in-law, I'll clean up the mess in the living room."

Yamabuki was aware of this, and Shiratori Osamu was naturally the same, nodding in agreement and dividing up the areas.

Men are not allowed to enter a girl's room without permission.

Although he has been sharing a room with Minami since he came to the Yamabuki family, and recently climbed into bed with her twice, it was something he had no choice but to do, purely to deal with Old Deng's script.

"Mom, let's go."

With his consent, Yamabuki Minami nodded and walked forward.

"Uh-huh."

Seeing that he had no intention of following her into the room, Yamabuki realized she had overthought things. She glanced at him with some guilt before leaving with her daughter.

After watching the mother and daughter turn and leave, Shiratori Shu stepped into the living room.

There were spots on the ground, which were bloodstains from Yamabuki Tomoya hitting his head and scraping his skin. They needed to be cleaned up.

This is quite simple. Since there isn't much blood, just wipe it once with a tissue, then wipe it again with a tissue dampened with water, and that should be enough.

After cleaning up the mess, Shiratori went to the kitchen, poured two glasses of water, gulped them down to quench his thirst, and then sat down on the sofa again.

He didn't wander around anymore, but just leaned back on the sofa to rest.

"It seems like I've accomplished my mission."

After sitting alone for a while, the idea came to Shiratori Osamu's mind.

What was Xiao Nan's request last night?

[To persuade Mom to divorce Dad and to prevent them from remarrying.]

This request is actually quite difficult.

According to his calculations last night, this request would take about half a month, or even several months, to be fulfilled.

The biggest challenge in fulfilling her request was getting her mother-in-law, who was hopelessly infatuated with love, to consider divorce and remember him for saying, "I really want your daughter to be happy" and "If one path doesn't work, then take another," so she came to him for help.

To his surprise, his mother-in-law came to her senses within a few hours of her daughter's rebellious phase and went directly to the school to seek his help. She made up her mind after just one talk session.

To his surprise, Old Deng seemed to have lost his mind. First, he had already anticipated Old Deng's deception of pretending to leave with his suitcase. Later, in a fit of rage, Old Deng even tried to hit his mother-in-law. Although Old Deng stopped him, it still constituted domestic violence.

The signing process went exceptionally smoothly. Although Old Deng initially acted like a rogue and had no intention of getting a divorce, clearly trying to stall, everything changed after he pretended to be a member of the Hojo family.

All I can say is that Grandpa had a very strong influence over Old Deng.

In short, my mother-in-law and Mr. Deng will go to the local government office tomorrow to file for divorce, and the subsequent division of property will be handled by a professional lawyer.

Moreover, my mother-in-law was completely heartbroken by Lao Deng's behavior of cheating for six months, deceiving me, committing domestic violence, and showing no remorse, so she probably won't consider remarrying him.

"Mission accomplished... Should I leave now?"

After quickly sorting out the situation, Shiratori Shu couldn't help but look up at the corner where the mother and daughter had disappeared.

Chapter 89 My Mother-in-Law Agreed

How should I say goodbye?

"Are we leaving tonight, or after the celebration tomorrow night?"

"The task was completed ahead of schedule, do I need a refund?"

Looking towards the master bedroom, Shiratori Osamu fell into thought.

Although a lot has happened these days, it all stems from the family crisis in the Yamabuki family.

Perhaps the outcome was completely different from his initial request. He went from helping Minami Yamabuki repair her parents' marital crisis to helping her parents get a divorce.

But in any case, Old Deng is gone and will never come back, which means the Yamabuki family crisis is over.

With his mission accomplished, Minami Yamabuki no longer needed to play the role of her boyfriend, and he had no reason to stay in that house any longer.

“Yamabuki Minami is a beautiful and kind-hearted employer; I’m just doing my job for the money.”

After Shiratori Osamu accepted the money Yamabuki Minami handed him, he maintained this self-awareness.

He was very grateful for the request that Minami Yamabuki had taken the initiative to make.

The first time was 50, the second time was 60, for a total of 110 million.

Although this amount of money is nothing compared to the Yamabuki family's 40 billion yen fortune, it is a very large sum of money for him.

After all, when he was learning programming at the internet cafe last Wednesday, he only had a few thousand yen left in his pocket, and he was almost unable to afford food.

Moreover, he was just a high school student, and a notorious school bully whom everyone avoided, yet Minami Yamabuki was willing to pay 50 yen to ask him for help.

This kindness is truly a timely help.

Shiratori Osamu is a grateful person, and such high treatment and appreciation filled him with respect for Yamabuki Minami.

Although he hadn't reached the point of being willing to die for his lord, he had developed the awareness that "if you eat the lord's food, you should share the lord's worries," so he had been doing his best to offer advice and strategies these past few days.

However, all good things must come to an end, and it was only a matter of time before he and Yamabuki Minami parted ways.

That's why Shiratori never thought of taking advantage of her under the guise of being her boyfriend, nor did he intend to flirt with or pursue her. He only put a little thought into paving the way for her future, such as suggesting that she hire a driver or bodyguard.

If it weren't for the fact that [high-quality deep sleep] requires lying in bed, and that he was exhausted from studying "Mathematics I" intensively and needed his body to recover, he would never have asked to go to bed before.

Fortunately, his sleeping posture was quite good, and since Yamabuki Minami's bed was large, there was no accidental situation where the two of them accidentally hugged each other in their sleep.

"Whether the mission is complete or not, and when we're leaving, we'll talk to the squad leader about it later."

After thinking for a while, Shiratori Osamu did not make a decision unilaterally.

Although he felt the mission was accomplished, he couldn't make that decision alone.

Because he is the party receiving the money (Party B), while Yamabuki Minami is the party paying the money (Party A).

…………

In her parents' room, Minami Yamabuki is helping her mother clean up useless trash.

Anything related to Tomoya Yamabuki is unnecessary.

"Hmph hmph hmph~"

Minami Yamabuki opened the wardrobe in the dressing room, humming a song as she picked up a bunch of men's clothes and threw them on the floor.