Tokyo: Starting with a fake boyfriend

Rather, it's more accurate to say that it was a mistake for him to leave as a good man, since the concept of a "white moonlight" applies to both men and women.

It's hard to make others like you, but it's incredibly easy to make them dislike you.

"Let's go inside."

After a moment of silence, Yamabuki Minami didn't bring up the previous topic again. She said something and then squatted down to take off her black leather shoes.

"Should I stare at her taking off her shoes and act like a foot fetishist? No way, the class monitor is probably love-struck. If I stare at her feet, even though she'll be shy and embarrassed, there's a chance she'll think I like her."

After unlocking the bad man's mindset, Shiratori Osamu noticed this action and made a quick judgment.

Having been in several relationships, he knew one thing: girls usually wouldn't be offended or feel disgusted if a guy they liked had a foot fetish.

Rather, once girls discover this, they feel a great sense of validation and secretly feel pleased, thinking, "Wow, my feet are really pretty," and start getting pedicures and foot care.

At times like these, some thoughtful girls will even start wearing stockings, trying their best to cater to their crush's preferences.

"Let's proceed slowly and deliberately, lest we make things worse."

After the judgment was completed, Shiratori withdrew his gaze and did not make any rash moves.

Soon, the two of them changed into slippers and went into the living room.

After four days of absence, Shiratori found that the house had not changed much and was still the same as before.

That makes sense. My mother-in-law is not short of money, so there's no need for her to pack up and bring these old pieces of furniture with her.

As he looked around, Yamabuki Minami tossed out a single sentence and ran off:

"Xiujun, I'm going back to my room to put my bag away. Please have a seat for a while."

Although Minami Yamabuki's excuse was reasonable, Osamu Shiratori saw through her as she ran away, knowing that she was going to wash her feet.

The class monitor is quite sensitive and perceptive. He was probably worried that his shoes, which he had worn all day, would smell and that he would embarrass himself in front of him.

Actually, he had already noticed that there was no smell at all. After all, when everyone was at school, the standard indoor shoes for activities in the school buildings were all pure cotton shoes with good breathability.

Besides, the class monitor's black leather shoes must be quite expensive; they're made of genuine natural leather, unlike cheap leather shoes which aren't breathable enough.

"I wonder how Old Deng is doing now..."

After sitting down on the sofa, Shiratori glanced at the empty single sofa and couldn't help but think.

In fact, he had long suspected what would happen to Old Deng, but none of his predictions had been good.

Even if Hojo Ryoma didn't settle accounts with Old Deng, the 180 billion yen contract that his mistress facilitated was enough to give Old Deng a hard time.

A contract worth 180 billion, converted at today's rates, is equivalent to a sky-high contract worth 10 billion RMB.

If a woman has the ability to secure such a contract, would she need to be someone else's mistress?

If we follow conspiracy theories, the 180 billion contract might even be the work of Hojo Ryoma, designed to swindle Old Man Deng.

Not long after, Minami Yamabuki came out of the room.

Shiratori glanced at her and noticed that she had taken off her white cotton socks, revealing her fair and delicate little feet in open-toed slippers.

Following closely behind, Hojo Yuki also came out of the kitchen, carrying a large tray with three glasses of water and sliced ​​watermelon on it.

"Shiratori-kun, what have you been busy with these past few days?"

After chatting for a while in front of the sofa about how sweet the watermelon was, Hojo Yuki, sitting across from her daughter, brushed a few stray strands of hair behind her ear and couldn't help but ask the question that had been on her mind.

Upon hearing this, Minami Yamabuki, who was using a plastic fork to put a slice of watermelon into her mouth, stopped taking a bite.

"I have an appointment with a friend."

As expected, Shiratori Osamu gave his answer without any hesitation.

To be honest, that's absolutely impossible. If he said he'd been busy studying for his final exams these past few days, those two would most likely think, "If it's just studying, why does it have to be at home? Can't we just come to Hojo's house?"

Upon hearing this vague answer, the mother and daughter, Minami Yamabuki and Yuki Hojo, couldn't help but exchange a glance.

Before they could ask any questions, Shiratori Osamu added, as if trying to cover up the truth:

“Last week I was busy pretending to be the class monitor’s boyfriend, and I turned down a lot of invitations from friends, so after I sorted things out, I went to meet them one by one.”

"So, Xiu Jun, you've been out having fun with your friends these past few days?"

Minami was surprised to hear this. She thought that Xiu-kun had something very important to do, which was why he hadn't come to celebrate with her and her mother these past few days. It turned out that this was the case.

"Yes, we went to a lot of places: karaoke, amusement parks, arcades, sports centers, and cinemas. It was quite fun."

Because her tone was slightly sour, clearly she was jealous, but Shiratori Osamu continued eating watermelon as if he hadn't noticed, recounting the story as if it were a treasure.

"so good……"

Knowing that he had a lot of fun these past few days, Minami Yamabuki was really envious.

Thinking about it carefully, she realized that she and Xiu Jun had never actually gone out together. Although they had met twice at internet cafes, they had only discussed scripts and how to deal with their fathers.

Karaoke, amusement parks, arcades... these places sound so fun, and she really wants to go.

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After finding out how to deal with bad men, Shiratori Osamu, who had deliberately made them suspicious, didn't expect her to react this way, and her thoughts were all abruptly stopped.

No, shouldn't the class monitor be wondering if he went out with a girl? Is he feeling jealous and sad? Why would he feel envious?

"So you've been traveling these past few days."

At the same time, Hojo Yuki placed her hand on her chest and let out a long sigh, as if relieved of a great burden.

"Mother-in-law, why are you relieved?"

Seeing her reaction, Shiratori Shu couldn't contain his curiosity.

"Because you haven't come for several days, I thought you had gotten into some troublesome and dangerous situation."

When asked about this, Hojo Yuki spoke of her conjecture, twisting her fingers somewhat embarrassedly.

She couldn't be contacted for four days. When she was alone at home with nothing to do, she started to overthink things. She also slept with her daughter for the past few days and they talked a lot.

Considering that Shiratori-kun is a school bully, nicknamed the "Tiger of Martial Arts," and has a valiant record of beating up high schools all over Tokyo, he might have gone to find someone to fight and ended up getting into big trouble.

Because the reactions of these two people exceeded expectations—one was envious, and the other was relieved—even Shiratori Osamu, who was usually very intelligent, was momentarily stunned.

"Why wasn't the class monitor jealous? Is it because she's too oblivious, and I wasn't obvious enough? Impossible, I almost blurted out that I'd been going out with girls these past few days and had a lot of fun."

"Shouldn't my mother-in-law be wary after hearing what I just said? After all, I might have been going out with other girls these past few days, showing signs of being a womanizer, and I've been getting so close to her daughter."

Faced with these two questions, Shiratori Osamu fell into deep thought.

He couldn't understand the thought process behind the mother and daughter's reaction. Was it because women's hearts are unfathomable? Or was it because the thought process of someone in love is too peculiar? Or had he overlooked something?

Actually, he wasn't completely clueless; the possibility was that 'the class monitor and his mother-in-law's reactions seemed to indicate that they didn't mind his womanizing at all,' but he ruthlessly rejected this conclusion.

Because this is so absurd, the mother and daughter were deeply hurt by Lao Deng's extramarital affair, how could they possibly tolerate such a thing?

However, nothing is absolute; what if it happens?

For example, because of his father's infidelity, the class monitor realized that there are no monogamous men in the world, and his view of love and marriage was no longer sacred; the key was whether he liked it or not and whether he was happy.

Moreover, my mother-in-law once said that she understood her husband's infidelity and had made changes, hoping only that it wouldn't affect the family... Unfortunately, Lao Deng did such a terrible job that his mistress came knocking on the door, which is why she was so devastated and angry.

If that's not the case, then this matter simply doesn't make sense. After all, he was almost about to say "I'm a womanizer" when the mother and daughter didn't show any disgust or dislike at all.

"Shu-kun, speaking of which, my mom and I are moving tomorrow to an apartment in Akasaka, Minato Ward. The new place will be closer to the school, and Grandpa will be coming too."

Seeing that he was deep in thought and it was unclear what he was thinking, Minami Yamabuki felt that the topic was not right and decided to tell him some good news.

"Is your grandfather coming?"

Shiratori Osamu was deep in thought when he heard the news and was immediately jolted back to reality.

Chapter 105 The Plan Has Changed

"Weren't you always curious about Grandpa? You'll get to meet him in person tomorrow."

Having successfully caught Xiu Jun's attention, Yamabuki Minami nodded and said with a smile.

"I am not, I am not, don't talk nonsense."

Shiratori Osamu vehemently denied this claim three times.

What a joke! He was indeed curious about Hojo Ryoma, but that didn't mean he wanted to meet him.

If he could, he would never want to meet this person again in his life.

Although he hadn't met the person in person yet, based on Yamabuki Tomoya's previous fear, he had a real sense of the danger the other party posed.

"But when you learned about Grandpa's situation before, didn't you ask a lot of questions?"

"That's because I didn't know you had a maternal grandfather at the time. I just asked a few questions to find out more so I could understand the situation."

"Xiujun, don't you want to see Grandpa?"

"Do not want to."

"How could this be..."

"Squad leader, mother-in-law, if there's nothing else, I'll be going now."

At this point in the conversation, driven by rational thinking, Shiratori Osamu decisively stood up, uttered a single sentence, and strode out.

An unexpected appearance; plans have changed.

Originally, he only came to the Yamabuki family to show his face periodically, sit for a while, chat, take a few study notes, and then leave. Considering that a dangerous person like Hojo Ryoma was coming, it would be better to just leave as the best option.

"Xiu Jun?"

When he stood up to leave, Minami Yamabuki was completely stunned, never expecting him to react this way.

Oh no, this situation is not what she expected.

She had thought that Xiujun would be excited and happy to hear about her grandfather's upcoming visit, and would stay overnight to see him together the next day.

"Shiratori-kun, what are you doing?"

At the same time, Hojo Yuki saw Shiratori Osamu get up and leave, and immediately chased after him, grabbing his arms with both hands.

However, with her small stature and limited strength, there was no way she could stop Shiratori Osamu, who was 186 cm tall. Instead, she was dragged along.

"Please let me go."

Because forcibly dragging her was too dangerous, Shiratori Osamu worried that he would hurt her, so he had to stop and try to pull her hand away.

Hojo Ryoma is coming to Tokyo tomorrow. If he accidentally injures Hojo Yuki, the problem could become very serious.

"I won't let you go unless you explain why you want to leave."

Seeing that he was trying to pry her hands off, Hojo Yuki took two steps forward and grabbed his arm, her eyes reddening as she looked at him anxiously and stubbornly.

She frowned slightly when she heard her daughter say that Shiratori-kun was very curious about her father.

Because many people have tried to use her to get close to her father since she was a child, she is particularly sensitive to such things.

But after the conversation just now, she realized that Shiratori-kun had no such intention at all.

To her even greater surprise, Shiratori-kun not only didn't want to get involved with her and her daughter to connect with her father, but upon learning that her father was coming, he acted as if he had seen a ghost and actually planned to turn around and leave.

"!!!"

Shiratori Osamu, who was in a state of flow, had extremely sharp senses. Caught off guard, his arm was suddenly and tightly hugged by her, and he felt so comfortable that he almost ascended to heaven on the spot.

No way, how can it be so soft? That's too unfair!

This was the first time he had ever had physical contact with Hojo Yuki, and so close at that.

"Xiujun, why are you leaving? Did I say something wrong?"

At the same time, realizing she had caused trouble, Minami Yamabuki also chased after him to the entrance and made a weak sound.

She couldn't understand why, after she mentioned that her grandfather was coming tomorrow, Xiu Jun, who had only been there a short time, was in such a hurry to leave, and so decisively at that.

"You didn't say anything wrong, it's just that I don't want to see your grandfather."

Shiratori Osamu glanced down at Hojo Yuki, who was clinging tightly to his arm, then looked back at Yamabuki Minami, who was pale with fright and looked panicked and helpless. Realizing that his actions had been too decisive and frightened them, he took a deep breath, composed himself, and spoke.

"why?"

Based on this explanation alone, Minami Yamabuki simply couldn't understand it.

"Because I don't want to have anything to do with him."

Shiratori Osamu had already figured this out long ago.