Crossing over, and then being blocked by a rich JK.

Chapter 456 The Blind Date Incident [Part One]

Nine o'clock in the evening, inside the Sakura no Shima yakitori restaurant.

"So shouldn't you be happy?"

Eda Ikumi raised her beer glass, took a big gulp, then let out a comfortable 'burp,' before turning her head to look at her best friend with slightly dazed eyes.

"I'm not happy at all."

Risa Yasuhara rolled her eyes, thinking to herself that it would be funny if anyone was fooled by this woman's alluring gaze.

Yu Mei has a very high alcohol tolerance; she's the type who can drink quite a lot.

To give an analogy, it's roughly equivalent to those top salespeople who frequently need to entertain clients and work in the field.

Once, they were drinking beer at home, and they drank from nine o'clock until one o'clock in the morning. From the beginning to the end, Yu Mei only slowed down the speed at which she poured beer into her mouth.

Although she slept for a full ten hours afterward, it still speaks volumes about her alcohol tolerance.

For her, this beer was just an appetizer.

"That's a sports event, you know."

Eda Ikumi wasn't angry. She put her arm around Yasuhara Risa's shoulder, leaned her head towards her, and affectionately pressed her face against the latter's.

"So what if it's a sports meet?" Risa Yasuhara sighed helplessly. "By the way, what you're doing will cause misunderstandings."

Both of them are sexually normal, and most importantly, she doesn't want to be misunderstood.

"Take that saying you taught me before, uh, it's called... oh! A straight body casts no crooked shadow (in Chinese)! Is that how it goes?"

Eda Ikumi blinked, showing no intention of letting go.

"I taught you this phrase not so you could use it in a situation like this."

Risa Yasuhara turned her head to look at the torrential rain outside the curtain. The sound of the rain was incessant, even drowning out the conversations inside the shop.

The heavy rain did cool down the late summer heat, but it also meant that this izakaya, which should have been packed, only had a quarter of its usual customers today.

However, it's better to be quieter.

"hai~"

Eda Ikumi responded lazily, released her arm from Yasuhara Risa's shoulder, then leaned on the table and turned her head to look at the barbecue chef who was grilling chicken.

He was an elderly man in his sixties with gray hair.

This yakitori restaurant was opened when the person was young, so it's been around forty years.

The interior decoration of the store has been redone several times, but the overall style is still the same. Many customers who came here when they were young will say after entering the store, "It's still the same as before."

In a sense, this store has stood the test of time.

"What happened to the colleague who previously expressed interest in you?"

Risa Yasuhara picked up her beer glass, took a sip, and then steered the conversation toward the most troublesome issue for middle-aged people: love.

“That’s it.” Eda Ikumi shook her head. “I went to the gym with him once and hit a punching bag in front of him. He never mentioned it again.”

He even kept a sufficient distance from her at one point.

Although she achieved the result she wanted, she still felt a little uneasy.

"Cattle."

Risa Yasuhara gave her a thumbs up.

This person is really something else. She keeps saying she wants to be in a relationship, but when someone actually gets close to her, her first reaction is to reject them, and her second reaction is to breathe on them.

Invincible.

Even so, that's how she is.

“What’s so great about it?” Jiang Tianyumei pouted. “I’m currently in the rising phase of my career. If I were to start a relationship and then get married, it would have a huge impact on my career.”

This statement is both true and false.

The truth is that being in a relationship does affect her career, but the lie is that the impact is not significant.

Besides, she wasn't someone who desperately wanted to climb the social ladder.

She has always believed in accepting what comes and making the best of a situation. If she can get what she wants, it's a pleasant surprise; if not, it's within her expectations.

"I took it seriously."

Risa Yasuhara couldn't help but roll her eyes again.

"I'm telling the truth."

Eda Ikumi blinked, then sat up straight.

It wasn't that she'd met a handsome guy who matched her taste; rather, the owner had brought over a plate of grilled chicken skewers. "Eight chicken skewers, please enjoy."

The owner placed the perfectly grilled chicken skewers in front of the two of them.

Generally speaking, most of the people who come here to eat are office workers. During a meal, each person usually eats about two to three skewers, and they add them one at a time.

Customers like this regular who order eight skewers at once are truly a minority.

"Thank you~"

Eda Ikumi thanked him, and before the shopkeeper could turn around, she eagerly picked up a skewer and began to savor it.

"Oh, I see!"

After taking a few bites of chicken, she gave a thumbs up, giving it her own praise.

To be honest, she's been coming to this restaurant for almost ten years, and the taste has never changed; it's always been delicious.

"uh-huh."

Risa Yasuhara also picked up a skewer and took a bite.

The deliciousness of the chicken combined with the aroma of charcoal grilling made it taste good, but for some reason, she just couldn't feel happy.

Maybe you're just too tired from work?

"We came out to eat, why do you look so exhausted?"

Ikumi Eda knew her best friend's personality very well.

When it comes to food, the latter is always generous, and she ordered the same thing as usual today, so there was no indication that he was trying to rip her off.

Therefore, it's unlikely that she's distressed about the money; she's probably just preoccupied with something on her mind.
“Work is too tiring.” Risa Yasuhara rubbed her face. “I finally understand why some women dream of being a full-time housewife.”

Compared to endless work and the inevitable conflicts that arise from dealing with people, simply completing fixed household chores is indeed much less stressful.

"Uh-huh." Eda Ikumi responded, then put down the half-eaten kebab and brought up another topic with a sullen look, "It's better than being pressured to go on blind dates again, right?"

Her family gave her an ultimatum: she definitely couldn't refuse this blind date.

"Blind date?"

Risa Yasuhara's eyes lit up, and she immediately became interested.

"Tsk, look at that expression on your face."

Eda Ikumi glared at the man with annoyance.

Sure enough, the way to cheer up a down-and-out person is still the same: just let them see someone who is even more unlucky than them.

And it's obvious that the unlucky one right now is herself.

"What's wrong with me? I'm just worried about you!"

Risa Yasuhara met her gaze confidently and began to explain.

"Oh."

Eda Ikumi gave a lukewarm response.

"So, do you want to come with me tomorrow?"

She asked a question.

Where is the blind date location?

Risa Yasuhara's eyes lit up, and she asked a question.

She wasn't interested in going on blind dates herself, but she was quite interested in watching others go on blind dates, especially her best friend's.

After all, there's a saying that goes, "The more you watch the show, the better!"

"It's in the Sang Island Café, not far from here."

Eda Ikumi rubbed her throbbing brows, feeling inexplicably exhausted.

The reason she came today was that she wanted Risa to come with her.

If she has trouble refusing someone, Risa will help her.

"I go!"

"please."

Hearing that reassuring answer, Eda Ikumi was deeply moved and raised her hand to add four more lanterns.

"Boss, add four more lanterns here!"

(End of this chapter)