Tokyo: Starting with a fake boyfriend

Moreover, when she left the classroom just now, she noticed something: Shiratori-kun's official girlfriend, Yamabuki-san, was watching her. She wondered if she was jealous.

After finishing their business and saying a brief goodbye, they went their separate ways.

Shiratori Osamu also knew the importance of avoiding suspicion, after all, he had a very bad reputation at school.

But it's okay. Once he gets a score of 135 or higher on the final exam next week, everyone will change their opinion of him, and Mr. Dongyun will no longer be ridiculed by other teachers.

Since his schoolbag was already packed, Shiratori Osamu planned to leave school directly. After turning off the need to concentrate and reduce mental exertion, he began to think about the next shopping activity.

Shinjuku is also one of Tokyo's core bustling areas, so he shouldn't need to run around to buy the items on his list; he can just walk around the school area and buy them all.

Drugstores in Japan are very convenient; they are shops that combine medicine, cosmetics, and daily necessities. Except for prescription drugs, which cannot be sold directly, they have all kinds of things, and I imagine they also carry nutritional supplements.

While pondering, Shiratori Osamu went to the shoe locker area, changed his shoes, and walked out of the school building, intending to leave the school. However, he suddenly caught sight of a familiar figure out of the corner of his eye.

That was Minami Yamabuki, standing alone under the shade of a tree outside the school building. She was slender as a willow, with fair skin as white as snow, and looked very well-behaved, quiet, and beautiful.

"Xiao Nan? Why hasn't she left yet? Is she waiting for me?" Shiratori Osamu asked, somewhat surprised when he saw her.

“Shu-kun is out, he noticed me.” Yamabuki Minami, who was waiting in the shade of the tree, noticed his gaze and was overjoyed. Then she lowered her head, took out her phone from her pleated skirt, and started using it.

Noticing this, Shiratori Osamu looked away and took out his phone, which he had silenced since entering the school, from his pocket.

As soon as he opened Line, a message popped up.

Minami Yamabuki: "Mom and Dad got divorced, let's celebrate together."

"My mother-in-law got divorced?"

Upon seeing this message, Shiratori Osamu was taken aback.

He wasn't surprised at all by his mother-in-law's divorce from Old Deng.

What he couldn't understand was why the timeline hadn't ended since his mother-in-law was already divorced.

Chapter 97 Xiu Jun is the most trustworthy.

Shiratori couldn't understand why the world lines hadn't converged yet, so he used his mind to summon the system panel again.

[A Turning Point in Life - Yamabuki's Marital Crisis]

Option theme: Act according to the original plan.

Requirement 1: Help Yamabuki regain her single status – her mother-in-law got divorced, and the requirement has been met.

Request 2: Help Yamabuki repair her relationship with her rebellious daughter—Konan wasn't rebellious at all, they made up last night, so request has been fulfilled.

Requirement 3: To bring happiness to the mother and daughter.

"No way?" After checking each option one by one, Shiratori Shu looked at the remaining choices and his heart suddenly skipped a beat.

When you eliminate all the impossible possibilities, the remaining ones, however improbable, must be the truth. —Sherlock Holmes

Shiratori Osamu had thought that if he could get his mother-in-law to divorce Old Deng, the poor mother and daughter would find happiness... but judging from the current situation, he seemed to have misunderstood.

Think about it carefully, the options (returning to single life) and (making the mother and daughter happy) have different requirements.

The system options never mentioned that if Yamabuki returned to being single and became Hojo Yuki again, the mother and daughter would have achieved happiness.

Why haven't the world lines converged yet?

Because he hasn't been able to bring happiness to his mother-in-law and daughter, Xiao Nan.

"no……"

Thinking of this, Shiratori Osamu's mind went completely blank.

Ultimately, what is happiness?

From a semantic perspective, happiness is a state of mind, which means being content and satisfied.

From a realistic perspective, happiness is something that varies from person to person and can never have a standard answer.

Osamu Shiratori's understanding of happiness is: "As long as you live a healthy life without unhappiness, that is happiness."

Last week, when he was engrossed in studying "C Programming from Beginner to Expert" in an internet cafe, even though he only had a little over 3000 yen left in his pocket and didn't even have the money to dye his blond hair back to black, he still felt very happy after finding the path to independently developing "The Clown".

Because he died once, but he is still alive and well, and he even has the opportunity to make a fortune as an indie game plagiarist.

Even though his current situation is terrible, he firmly believes that things will get better in the future.

Therefore, Shiratori Repair Shop naturally believed that as long as the mother-in-law divorced a selfish scum like Old Deng, she would no longer be tormented by her husband's betrayal and deception, and the mother and daughter would find happiness.

After all, isn't living a healthy life without misfortune happiness?

But now it seems he fell into a cognitive trap; he forgot the fact that everyone's definition of happiness is different.

Just like a wealthy heiress who has no worries about food and clothing, she also has troubles, such as her parents not having time to spend with her, neglecting her, and feeling unhappy, like a canary in a cage.

What is Hojo Yuki's understanding of happiness?

What is Minami Yamabuki's understanding of happiness?

As these two questions came to mind, Shiratori Osamu once again entered a state of complete concentration, looking at Yamabuki Minami not far away.

Actually, he had no plans to go to the Yamabuki family's house to celebrate the divorce today.

His plan was to buy the nutritional supplements and then go home to his small rented apartment in Toshima Ward. Once he received the "Energetic" reward from the world line convergence, he would start preparing for his final exams with all his might.

Just now, when he was checking the reward options after school, he realized once again that Hojo Ryoma was observing him.

Although the Yamabuki family's luxury apartment is larger and more spacious, the bed and pillows are softer and more comfortable, and the class monitor sleeps with them at night.

But he was an outsider after all. Old Deng had already been kicked out. It was fine if he stayed for one night, but if he stayed for a long time, Hojo Ryoma would see it as nothing less than a cuckoo taking over someone else's nest.

Moreover, given last night's night raid, Shiratori Osamu has discovered why Yamabuki Minami's dependence on him is beyond expectations.

He had known for a long time that Xiao Nan had feelings for him. After all, he was handsome, smart and capable, and sleeping in the same room made it easy for boundaries to become blurred.

He knew that pretending to be a couple could easily lead to real relationships for single men and women, so he had been consciously keeping his distance from Minami Yamabuki these past few days.

But why did he keep his distance all this time, while Xiao Nan's dependence on him yesterday far exceeded his expectations, making it seem like she couldn't live without him?

Because of the way they 'cuddled together to sleep,' a relationship that even real couples might not have, their distance was stretched to an extraordinary level.

This was an outcome Shiratori didn't want to see. Although sleeping with a beautiful girl was comfortable, he needed to control the distance. He shouldn't go to the Yamabuki house for the time being, and even if something happened that required his presence, he couldn't stay overnight.

Why is this? It's because he believed from the beginning that "all good things must come to an end," and that he would leave sooner or later.

He can't stay in the Yamabuki family forever; he'll leave once the family crisis is over.

His previous suggestion to have Xiao Nan have a driver or bodyguard stemmed from this awareness.

He couldn't be with Xiao Nan forever, and he couldn't protect her forever. He said that to prevent this naive and innocent girl from having any accidents.

Why did he dare to flirt with even a teacher under the influence of hormones and launch an attack on the teaching qualification, but never thought of flirting with Xiao Nan and tricking her into his hands?

Shiratori Osamu naturally understood the principle of not letting down good girls and not missing out on bad girls.

Is Minami Yamabuki a good girl?

Shiratori Osamu could answer this question without even thinking: Yamabuki Minami was the best girl he had ever met in both his past and present lives.

A mother-in-law who is loyal, devoted, and virtuous in marriage is the best wife, which falls under another rating standard.

Although 18-year-old Xiao Nan is still very inexperienced and doesn't know how to dress, and even her hairstyle is an incredibly outdated straight fringe, her features are so beautiful.

She's stunningly beautiful even without makeup, and she even has the potential to be lovestruck. It's hard to imagine how beautiful she'll be when she wears a wedding dress.

Moreover, Xiao Nan's advantages are not just her good looks. She also has a great personality and most likely inherited her mother's romantic nature. She also comes from a very strong family background, making her the perfect partner.

However, while Yamabuki Minami is indeed a good girl, she's too good for him, to the point that he hesitates to approach her.

After personally experiencing and participating in resolving the Yamabuki family crisis, Shiratori Osamu, who doesn't consider himself a good man, saw more and more, and the less he dared to lay a hand on Yamabuki Minami.

He worried that if he managed to win her over, he might one day betray Xiao Nan and cause her to experience the same pain and tragedy as her mother.

Perhaps Konan and her mother-in-law both thought he was a good man, but Shiratori Osamu knew that wasn't the case.

Because he had four girlfriends in his past life, and each of them made him promises, such as "I will always love you." He failed to keep any of those promises, so now he dislikes making promises he can't keep.

Even if he wasn't as despicable as Yamabuki Tomoya, he wasn't a good man at all; he wasn't sure he could love only Yamabuki Minami for the rest of his life.

Compared to the overly perfect Minami Yamabuki, Osamu Shiratori found it much easier to face Mizuki Shinonome; he had no worries and no fear.

It's not that Ms. Dongyun isn't a good girl, but rather that she's very mature and intelligent.

Even if they do get together, and break up one day because their feelings have faded, Shiratori Osamu doesn't need to worry that she will be hurt.

Why isn't Xiu Jun replying to my messages?

Standing under the shade of a tree in the distance, Yamabuki Minami noticed that although Xiu-kun had read her message, he hadn't replied for a long time, so she looked up in confusion.

But the next moment, her phone vibrated a few times.

Xiu Jun: "I have other things to do tonight, you guys celebrate."

"Eh..."

Upon seeing the message pop up on Line, Minami Yamabuki, who had been looking forward to the three of them enjoying a big meal and celebrating together, suddenly turned pale.

Although she already knew that Xiu Jun was very busy and it was impossible for him to visit her house every day, today was different.

Today is a good day for Mom and Dad to divorce, a good day for Mom to escape her misery, and also a good day for achieving great success in their plans.

"What on earth is Xiu-jun so busy with? How can something be more important than congratulating Mom on becoming single again?"

Feeling sad and disappointed, Minami Yamabuki pondered this question. When she looked up again, she saw that Osamu Shiratori was not walking towards her, but was continuing to walk away from the school.

Xiu Jun is tall and slender with excellent proportions, and he looks very stylish even in his school uniform.

Beneath the gold-rimmed black cover lies a face with deep, strong features—incredibly handsome.

Even after he left, his aura remained as powerful as ever. Students walking in front of him would make way for him upon noticing him.

The scene was quite cool, but as Yamabuki Minami watched him stride away, a sudden feeling of unease crept into her heart.

Suddenly, she remembered Xiu Jun in the storeroom yesterday.

Xiu Jun was like that back then, every word and action of his revealed a strong and firm sense of alienation, no longer making her feel at ease and warm.

She was terrified at that time, feeling that Xiu Jun planned to leave after completing his mission, wanting to leave her forever.

That's why she was so scared at the time, and tried every possible reason to persuade him to stay.

"Shu-kun, you don't mean you're not planning to come to my house anymore, do you?" Watching Shiratori Shu's figure gradually disappear into the distance, Yamabuki Minami felt a vague sense of separation from yesterday. Her face turned pale, and her heart raced uncontrollably. Feelings of unease and fear surged into her heart once again.

However, before she could even feel panic, the conversation from last night suddenly replayed in her mind.

"Can you please not leave?"

"it is good."

Recalling the promise made last night, Minami Yamabuki's anxious heart was instantly calmed down, like a stabilizing needle falling into a raging sea.

"I'm definitely overthinking it... Xiu Jun promised me last night that he wouldn't leave. He must really have other things to do, which is why he didn't have time to celebrate with Mom."

Based on the fact that her trust had not been betrayed every time over the past few days, Minami Yamabuki, though feeling that something was not quite right, still chose to believe.

After all, Xiu Jun is the most trustworthy person.

He never makes promises he can't keep.

He promised to sleep very soundly, and he really did. He wouldn't wake up even if she secretly touched his abs.

Once she felt completely at ease, Minami Yamabuki immediately started having all sorts of wild thoughts:

"So, what exactly is Xiu-jun busy with? Is he going on a date with a girl?"

"Should we follow them and see?"

"I'd better not. Xiu Jun is too smart... If he finds out I'm following him, he might hate me."

Chapter 98 If you don't court death, you won't die.

Shibuya Jingu Gaien, a luxury apartment building, a large 16-story flat.

"Six months?! That bastard cheated on you for six months, his mistress even came to your door to challenge you, and you only just started divorcing him?"

"Correct."

"Right? Right?! You didn't tell me about this for half a year, and only came to tell me after the divorce. Are you trying to drive me crazy? Idiot! Moron! Fool!"

"sorry."