I won't be a loser.

Saionji Sekai recalled what happened that day, and her expression gradually became gloomy. She didn't want to recall what happened at that time, and she never took the initiative to mention what happened at that time with Xianren. Now suddenly talking about what happened at that time made her a little sensitive.

"Is it different? But the mood might be similar. No, it's not different, because I have a more indifferent attitude. As long as it doesn't affect my life, it doesn't matter much - that's what I think."

"It doesn't matter...I don't care, do I?"

"I didn't mean that. I just wanted to tell you that I... don't really care about your mother's affairs."

Xianren's answer did not make Saionji Sekai very happy. She looked at the boy in front of her, and she knew him very well in her heart. In fact, his eyes were not fixed on her and Setsuna. Even if he was dating Setsuna, it was more of a formal relationship.

There were many lovers around, but Xianren was completely different from them. His attitude towards Setsuna and her was always so cold. Even though he smiled all the time, that smile, after a long time, made her feel that it was a bit perfunctory...

She never understood what the other party was thinking.

"Is this considered comfort?"

She laughed, and the gloomy atmosphere in the room gradually disappeared. The wise man sitting in front of her also smiled slightly in response, but did not make any response.

"I understand what you mean. Actually... I don't really care. As long as you don't hate me, that's all that matters."

"......"

Looking at the girl in front of him who was forcing a smile, he lowered his eyes and said "hmm" softly.

"World, come out and help me. Please help me with the ingredients in the refrigerator."

A call was heard outside the door from Saionji Yuko. Saionji Sekai, who was standing in the room, looked towards the door, looked at Xianren, and pointed in the direction of the living room.

"I'll go out and help."

"I'll go too."

".......Um."

Without refusing, the two walked out of the room together and came to the living room, where they saw Saionji Yuko wearing an apron and preparing dinner.

"Are both of them out?"

She was also a little surprised to see Sekai Saionji and Kento coming out of the room. Her gaze stayed on her daughter's face and she found that her daughter's expression seemed a little wrong. She seemed to be in a very bad mood. The forced expression made her frown.

Her eyes fell on Xianren. After looking at him for a while, she smiled at him.

"Master, please take a short break in the living room. Leave the dinner preparation to me and Sekai. As a guest, all you have to do is wait for dinner to start. If you feel bored, you can watch some TV."

Xianren, who was about to offer help, was interrupted by Saionji Yuko before he could even open his mouth. She arranged everything for him clearly and beckoned Saionji Sekai to come to her. She had something to ask her...

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"What happened? You look so unhappy. Did you have any arguments or conflicts in the room?"

She added a little oil and seasoning, placed the meat ball in her palm on the chopping board and rubbed it gently. After Saionji Sekai came to her side, Yuko glanced sideways at her daughter's unhappy expression and asked her what happened in the room.

Coming to her mother's side and hearing Yuko's concern, Saionji Sekai pursed her lips slightly, turned her head to look at her mother rubbing her meat ball, and glanced at her sideways, then lowered her eyes.

"No, it's nothing. It has nothing to do with my mother. It's just me. I'm not in a good mood."

"He doesn't look 'not very good', but rather 'I'm unhappy' and 'in a bad mood' written all over his face. Could it be that what I said earlier made him unhappy?"

"I've already said that it doesn't matter much to you, Mom. In his eyes, Mom's affairs are nothing more than insignificant matters to him."

"also?"

After hearing her daughter's answer, Saionji Yuko also noticed the key words. She looked at her daughter, and then looked at Saionji Sekai's sudden silence and his gradually lowered head, she guessed what had happened.

She usually works in a restaurant, entertaining all kinds of guests. She has seen all kinds of people. How could she not understand her own daughter's little thoughts?

"Are you angry because the wise man doesn't care about your affairs?"

There was no response. Saionji Sekai just quietly processed the onions, keeping a distance, peeling off the onions one by one, and then cutting them into thin strips with a knife.

"Eh~ So that's how it is."

She raised her head and looked at Xianren who was sitting in the living room, staring at the TV quietly, looking a little absent-minded, and wondering what he was thinking about. Saionji Yuko's gaze fell back on her daughter again, and she curled up the corners of her mouth as she looked at Saionji Sekai who was quietly cutting onions.

Originally, he didn't know much about his daughter. He simply knew about the relationship between Qingpu Mai and his daughter, which made him a little curious about Xianren. In addition, he felt a little lonely in his heart, so he wanted to indulge himself and see what charm the other person had.

She herself had no feelings for Xianren, she just regarded him as an interesting boy, a tool for her to vent her sexual desires.

Deep down, he was a little curious and puzzled about his daughter. He knew about her relationship with the daughter of the Kiyoura family, but why did she still maintain such a relationship with the other party? But now it seems that the young man named Miyamizu Kento has no feelings for his daughter at all. Is it just that his daughter is one-sidedly devoted to him?

"I thought your relationship was so complicated, but it turns out to be like this. What did Xiao Shanna, Wu's daughter, think? Why didn't she stop it?"

"do not know."

Feeling distracted, Sekai Saionji, who was chopping onions, slammed the knife hard on the chopping board, glanced at her mother, turned around, put the onions on a plate, and continued to chop other vegetables.

"Do you like him that much?"

"do not know."

She still answered 'I don't know', but this time, compared to the last time, her answer was filled with complicated emotions. She no longer knew what her feelings were towards Xianren. A subtle mixture of emotions was swirling in her heart, but it was mostly due to her 'reluctance' and 'unwillingness to admit defeat' towards Setsuna...

"Are you happy with him?"

"Ah."

"If you're happy, then you like it."

"..."

Saionji Sekai glanced at her mother. Facing the smiling Saionji Yuko, she didn't know what her mother was thinking and why she cared so much about her affairs. She lowered her head and handed the chopped vegetables to her mother. Yuko poured the vegetables into the hot pan and began to stir-fry.

"Since you like him, then find a way to get the person you like. Mom, I gave up that useless guy in the beginning, but Xianren looks like a man who will take responsibility for his family. As long as you marry him, you don't have to worry about him not taking responsibility for you."

"what?"

Saionji Sekai didn't quite understand what was said, but she got the general idea. She couldn't help feeling ashamed and angry. In order to hide her feelings, she frowned and looked at her mother with confusion and incomprehension.

"Mom, I've been a single mom, raising you up. I can't expect you to be a single mom like me. Keep going, right?"

Without looking at her mother, Saionji Sekai just lowered her head and silently processed the ingredients in her hands, while Saionji Yuko stared at her daughter, and then silently set her gaze on Xianren.

"I'll help you avoid the same fate as me."

"......"

Xianren, who was sitting in the living room, suddenly realized that someone was staring at him. He slowly raised his head and met the smiling expression of Saionji Yuko. He always felt like someone was staring at him from behind, and his heart felt a little uneasy.

Facing Saionji Yuko's smile, he responded with a confused expression.

"The food will be ready soon, just wait a moment."

"No...I'm fine."

Not knowing what Oko's eyes and expression meant, Kento just waved his hand gently to indicate that it was nothing, lowered his head quietly, and thought about how to express his attitude to Saionji Oko.

One Saionji world is enough. There is really no point in having another Saionji Yuko. It is better to keep a distance.

"He seems to have a gentle personality. A guy like that could be easily won over if you were a little more proactive. Why did you lose to Setsuna?"

Looking down at her daughter, Saionji Yuko roughly understood the character of the wise man. She looked at her daughter and continued to question her daughter, which made Saionji Sekai feel more and more depressed.

how to answer?

Was it Setsuna who fell in love with the other person first, and he was just the one who ran away and was caught on the spot?

After what happened, all she felt was shame towards Shanshan in her heart. She was rejected by the person she just met. After all, she was a girl. How could she still have the courage to continue confessing to him?

Recalling the situation at that time in a depressed mood, Saionji Sekai couldn't help but admire Setsuna in her heart. Even though she was rejected, she still persisted.

This is probably the difference between her and her...

Preparing a dinner does not take much time, but preparing a more sumptuous dinner does take a long time. Fortunately, in the afternoon, Saionji Yuko was already preparing dinner, so it did not take too long.

"I heard Shijie mention earlier that you don't seem to like strong-flavored dishes, so the dishes I prepared are mostly light in flavor. I wonder if they suit your taste?"

"It's not that I don't like strong flavors, but simply because they seem too greasy, I find them a little unacceptable."

After dinner was ready, the three of them sat at the dining table. Xianren looked at the sumptuous dishes on the table and was a little surprised. It was not just local cuisine, but also some traces of foreign cuisine. Considering that Saionji Yuko ran a restaurant, it was not surprising.

"How about trying it?"

"Then, I'll start."

He picked up the potatoes from the roast chicken in front of him and put them into his mouth, feeling the tender and hot potatoes gradually melting in his mouth. Xianren's eyes gradually lowered, staring at the dish, frowning tightly.

"How about it?"

“Great food, even though it was my first time trying it, it tasted great.”

"Haven't you tried this dish before?"

"Well, this should be a home-cooked meal, right?"

Looking at Saionji Yuko, Kento was a little curious. When he was at home, there were basically only a few familiar dishes that were cooked over and over again. His mother, Futaba, had no in-depth interest in cooking, and his grandmother, Ichiba's cooking skills were also very average.

Xianren had been eating the same few dishes since he was a child, which made him feel bored. He had no choice but to start learning how to cook and would try new dishes at home from time to time.

Although he had bought those cooking instruction books, he had never seen a dish like the one in front of him. There were so many different kinds of dishes, which meant that even cooking books could not include all the dishes.

"Well, it's a dish from the family restaurant I run. It's great that it suits your taste."

"Can you teach me how to make this dish?"

"of course can."

Looking at her mother and Kento, who suddenly started talking about cooking, Saionji Sekai sat silently by the side, having dinner quietly, listening to their conversation, not knowing what to say.

"Besides roasted chicken with potatoes, there are also teriyaki chicken and stir-fried chicken. These are all very common chicken dishes, right? Are you interested in these dishes, sage?"

"I know how to make teriyaki chicken, but I don't know much about the others."

"When you have time, come to my restaurant. We don't have a lot of ingredients at home, so it might not be easy for you to understand just by verbally explaining it. When you have time, come to my restaurant and I can demonstrate to you in person how to make these dishes."

"Well, isn't that a bit too much trouble?"

"No, it's a very simple matter. When the time comes, just let the world take you to my restaurant."

"I understand. Well, I'll trouble you, Miss Yuko."

"Just call me Yuko."

Looking at her mother and Kento chatting animatedly, Saionji Sekai suddenly lost her appetite. She silently put down her chopsticks and stood up.

The noise immediately attracted the attention of Saionji Oko and Kento. The two who were still talking about their cooking experiences, their eyes fell on Saionji Sekai at the same time. They noticed that the girl's mood did not seem very good. Oko also reacted, looked at her daughter and blinked.

"world?"

"I'm fine now. I'm going back to my room."

After she finished speaking, she lowered her head, left the living room, and went straight back to her room. Saionji Yuko and Kento looked at her and gradually fell silent. It was not until Shijie left the living room and returned to her room that Yuko turned her gaze to Kento.

"Don't worry about it, let her calm down first."

"I'll go see her."

After taking a look at Saionji Yuko, Xianren understood that it might be because he had been talking to Saionji Yuko and ignored her, which made Saionji Sekai feel neglected, that's why she suddenly got up and left the living room.

The atmosphere in the living room suddenly became subtle. Xianren couldn't continue to eat in the living room as if nothing had happened. It was reasonable for him to care about the girl.

Putting down the chopsticks in his hand, Xianren walked towards Sekai's room and entered Sekai's room easily. Saionji Yuko was sitting in the living room, looking at her daughter's room. She also gently put down the chopsticks in her hand, supported her cheek with one hand, and couldn't help sighing.

"They're clearly mother and daughter, but are their personalities really that different? You're sulking just because of this. Surely it's because you're too young?"

Seeing her daughter's door closed, Saionji Yuko lost the mood to continue dinner. She stood up silently, returned to her room, closed the door, and called Kiyoura Mai.

"Dancing? It's me..."

After entering Saionji Sekai's room, Xianren closed the girl's door and saw Saionji Sekai lying on the bed with one hand covering her eyes. He slowly walked to her side and looked down at the girl lying on the bed.

Hearing the footsteps entering her room, which were obviously heavier than her mother's footsteps, Saionji Sekai gently moved her arm away and saw Xianren standing by her bed.

When her eyes met Xianren's, she covered her eyes with her arms again, avoiding his gaze.

"Feel sorry."

She whispered softly, apologizing to the wise man.

"No, I was too engrossed in the conversation with your mother and ignored your feelings. I'm the one who was rude."