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

Chapter 457 The Blind Date Incident [The End] (4K4)

The following day, a weekend, sunny, at a sunset café in Chiyoda Ward.

"Hello, Mr. Matsuda."

Wearing a white hoodie, beige casual pants, and sneakers, Eda Ikumi extended her hand to the man in front of her.

The man was around thirty years old and sported a slicked-back hairstyle that was popular in the last century. However, he used far too much hair wax, causing his hair to appear somewhat overexposed under the lights.

In terms of facial features, they are fairly well-proportioned, but the eyebrows, eyes, and overall temperament are relatively feminine.

To be honest, this isn't her type.

"Hello, Ms. Eda."

While he was sizing up the man opposite him, the man opposite him was also sizing up her.

He smiled gently, took her hand in return, and then shook it lightly with her.

"Let's sit down and talk."

Withdrawing her hand, Eda Ikumi pointed to the booth next to her, indicating that she should sit down and talk slowly.

"Okay, but... can I ask you a question?"

Matsuda Taiga nodded first, then turned his head somewhat subtly and looked at Eda Ikumi's side.

"she?"

Eda Ikumi understood what he meant, but still asked to confirm it again.

"Ah."

“She’s my best friend, and she came with me,” Eda Ikumi explained frankly, then changed the subject, “As compensation, my coffee is on me today.”

She never intended to take advantage of Matsuda Taiga.

Rather, she was hoping he would take advantage of her. That way, after she clearly refused, he wouldn't have the nerve to keep pestering her. After all, he's obligated to help her.

"...Okay, may I ask how to address this lady?"

Matsuda Taiga was silent for a moment before uttering those words.

He didn't care who paid for the coffee today; in fact, he hoped that he or Ikumi Eda would pay for it, since a second meeting always needs a reason, especially in a blind date setting.

A reciprocal invitation is the best reason.

In other words, he has laid a good foundation for this.

"Just call me An Yuan."

Risa Yasuhara's answer seemed somewhat nonchalant.

She has never liked arranged blind dates, even though she came with her best friend this time.

Moreover, she sensed that Yu Mei wasn't particularly interested in the man in front of her.

In conclusion, she can just give it a perfunctory answer.

"Hello, Ms. Yasuhara."

Matsuda Taiga nodded, but didn't make a fool of himself by extending his hand to shake hands.

He could tell that Risa Yasuhara wasn't very interested in him, and her attitude wasn't very good either.

But it doesn't matter, it's Eda Ikumi who's on a blind date with him, not Yasuhara Risa.

"Ah."

Risa Yasuhara nodded slightly in response.

"Then let's sit down."

Eda Ikumi coughed softly, then took Yasuhara Risa's wrist and sat down with her in the booth facing the street.

Matsuda Taiga, however, sat down a step later.

After ordering, a brief silence fell over the booth.

"Speaking of which, what kind of work does Mr. Matsuda do now?"

After thinking for a moment, Ikumi Eda took the initiative to start the conversation.

Although she also wanted to end things here as soon as possible and leave, due to pressure from her family, she could only symbolically chat for a few more minutes, at least three or four topics.

Otherwise, I'll definitely be under pressure from my family when I go home next week.

To be precise, it was the pressure from that all-powerful noblewoman.

Tsk.

My mom's personality...

She could only say it was difficult to give a proper evaluation.

But it is indeed her nemesis.

There's always something that can subdue something else.

"The financial industry."

"More specific?"

“As a professional manager, I just helped a client complete a large targeted investment last week.”

When talking about his profession, Matsuda Taiga seemed more spirited than before.

Frankly speaking, he felt that he was quite talented. At the age of twenty-eight or twenty-nine, he had already established himself in the financial industry and even had a large number of regular clients.

Although he couldn't make money for every single one of his investors, he at least made money for a significant number of them. One or two of them even made a big profit, earning a full 70% in one deal.

He was quite proud of this.

The longer you stay in this industry, the more you realize how incredible it is to make a profit in 7 out of 10 investments, and then make a profit in 4 out of those 7 investments, and then make a huge profit in 1 out of those 4 profitable investments.

Of course, he is still some distance from achieving seven consecutive losses, but he feels that given time, he has a chance to get close to it.

By then, he will be a very well-known investor in their company, no, in the entire industry.

"Oh."

Upon hearing this, Eda Ikumi nodded thoughtfully.

She didn't care about Matsuda Taiga's achievements in his industry, and if she had to say, she was somewhat disgusted by what he did.

After all, every year they receive similar calls to the police, usually about family members being scammed into investing.

However, because this matter is in a gray area, there is not much they can do, and most of the time it just fizzles out.

"So, what industry does Miss Eda work in?"

Matsuda Taiga frowned imperceptibly and then asked a question.

To be honest, he was somewhat dissatisfied because Eda Ikumi didn't give him a chance to develop the topic at all. She just asked a question and then cut him off. It was really unpleasant to be interrupted just as he was about to start showing off.

The key is that he's currently on a blind date, so no matter how unhappy he is, he has to hold it in.

Furthermore, the matchmaker also mentioned that Eda Ikumi comes from a very good family, a rather powerful one, and if he could win her over, it would definitely be a great boost to his career.

Therefore, he had to be even more patient.

"I'm a policeman."

"..."

Eda Ikumi's cool voice rang out in the coffee shop.

The coffee shop, which had been bustling with conversation just moments before, suddenly fell silent. After about ten seconds of silence, the conversations resumed.

"Being a police officer, what a great profession."

Matsuda Taiga offered a dry, echoing comment.

Perhaps it was because he had heard some stories from seniors in the industry, or perhaps it was because of the bad things he did as a delinquent when he was in school, that he had a deep-seated, ingrained fear of the police.

"It's alright, there's a lot of overtime work on weekdays."

"You've worked very hard."

"That's true, but I also really enjoy it."

Listening to her best friend and her blind date chatting idly, Risa Yasuhara couldn't help but yawn.

To be honest, their chatting style and content were really quite uninteresting.

Yumi had tried her best to talk, but Matsuda Taiga's responses were always stiff, making the whole conversation very awkward.

This is not as good as Yumi and Yu chatting in the interrogation room. At least the latter is not at all shy and can bring up a lot of interesting topics.

The current way of chatting is just forced and awkward conversation.

She shook her head, turned her head, and looked thoughtfully out the window.

Cars moved in and out of the lanes, and pedestrians came and went in an endless stream. In a sense, a weekend morning was indeed a good time for all sorts of 'sources' to gather material.

As her thoughts wandered, her gaze fell upon a girl in a skirt not far away.

She was holding a cup of milk tea, her hand tightly clasped with that of a boy of similar age beside her, her face beaming with happiness.

Then, for some reason, the girl suddenly stopped.

Then, under the boy's questioning gaze, she tiptoed and quickly gave him a light kiss on the cheek.

Tsk!
Are middle school students these days so precocious?! Or am I just out of touch with the times?!
Risa Yasuhara sighed inwardly, silently shifted her gaze, and began to aimlessly observe the passersby on the street again.

She found it more interesting to daydream than to listen to Yumi and Matsuda Taiga's forced conversation.

"Excuse me, your coffee is ready." Just when Eda Ikumi was about to run out of things to say, the belated waiter came to her rescue.

"Those two cappuccinos are ours, and the Blue Mountain coffee is his."

Before the waiter could even ask, Eda Ikumi uttered those words first.

"Ok."

The waitress nodded, took the coffees out of the cart, and placed them in front of each of them.

"Please enjoy."

She bowed slightly, then took a step back.

"Your coffee is ready. If you need anything else later, just press the bell over there."

"Ah."

"Then I'll be leaving now. Just ring the bell if you need anything."

After repeating the sentence again, the waitress turned around and quickly left.

After watching the waitress leave, Eda Ikumi picked up her cappuccino, took a sip, and then pondered how to continue the conversation.

Her mother's radar told her that she had to hold on for at least another fifteen minutes.

The problem is, her carefully prepared topic seems to be coming to an end.

After thinking for a moment, she turned her head and gave Risa Yasuhara a pleading look.

"Um, Mr. Matsuda, what are your views on marriage?"

Noticing her best friend's gaze, Risa Yasuhara sighed inwardly. She knew that this coffee wouldn't be given to her for nothing, and then uttered those words.

So the conversation continued.

*
"If I remember correctly, the weather forecast said it would be sunny today, right?"

Looking at the overcast sky, Watanabe Yu couldn't help but sigh.

Although it's bad to sigh all the time, as it can drive away happiness, he still couldn't help it.

"Yes."

Ayana Amamiya nodded, giving an affirmative answer.

The current outdoor temperature is perfectly in line with the criteria for a sunny day, not to mention the sunshine was quite bright just now.

It was the kind of comfortable weather that I hadn't felt in a long time—not too hot, but not too cold either.

"It just got a little overcast, it won't rain."

Ryoko Hamabe noticed his worry and offered a word of comfort.

She had double-checked this before leaving the house.

The weather forecast clearly stated that there would be no rain within the next three hours.

The current 'cloudy' weather is just the wind blowing clouds over and blocking out the sunlight.

"Ah."

Watanabe Yu responded and temporarily looked away.

He could tell that Ryoko was trying to comfort him, but how should he put it... he was still a little worried.

Because he had seen this situation far too many times before: the weather could change in an instant, one second it was sunny, the next it was cloudy and ready to rain.

"Speaking of which, should we head straight to our destination, or should we wander around first, find a place to have a drink and some dessert, and then head to our destination?"

Ayana Amamiya coughed lightly, taking the initiative to start a new conversation.

Their decision to go out today was a last-minute one.

The refrigerator at home had a problem with its cooling system. After confirmation, it was found that many parts needed to be replaced. After careful calculation, the cost was enough to buy a new one with an additional fee, so they decided to come out and have the refrigerator checked.

While we're at it, let's take a look at the other appliances.

After all, they've already paid for the villa. Although they're not in a rush to move in, they need to start looking at and buying appliances.

You should at least have a general idea in mind.

"It will be all right."

Watanabe Yuu stopped dwelling on the increasingly strong winds, adjusted his mood, and picked up on Ayana's words.

What does Ryoko think?

Ayana Amamiya turned her head and her gaze fell on Ryoko Hamabe's face.

"I think we should... take a look around first."

Ryoko Hamabe thought for a moment, then changed her mind the moment she was about to say "straight to the destination."

She hadn't gone shopping with Yu in a long time.

Having a little selfishness at this time shouldn't be a problem, right?

I feel a little bad for Yuki.

After all, she wasn't here today because she had to practice the piano.

"Then let's go."

Therefore, Watanabe Yu took the lead.

To be honest, this was the first time he had ever wandered around Chiyoda Ward so aimlessly.

"By the way, I know a coffee shop that makes really good desserts."

Ayana Amamiya, holding Ryoko's hand, followed Watanabe Yu's footsteps a step slower.

"Want to go?"

Listen carefully to the underlying meaning; Watanabe Yu felt that after spending so much time with the saintly young lady, he could quickly grasp what she meant.

Since Ayana said so, in other words, she just wants to give it a try.

Or to be more precise, it's about getting them to try it out together.

After all, the young lady of saintly status doesn't have many hobbies in a strict sense, and exploring restaurants is one of those few.

"I want to go."

Ryoko Hamabe coughed lightly and then echoed her sentiment.

"Shall we make that coffee shop our first stop today?"

Ayana Amamiya blinked and uttered those words.

"I have no opinion."

"+1"

"That's the place we've decided on!"

The young lady raised an eyebrow, gesturing for Mr. Troll and Ryoko to look at the very front of the road.

"It's at the end of this street."

She uttered those words in a low voice.

*
About ten minutes later, at the entrance of Sunset Cafe.

"Then let's stop here today?"

Standing at the entrance of Sunset Cafe, it was Ikumi Eda who uttered those words first.

"Yes, I do have work to do later."

Matsuda Taiga nodded, pondering how to invite him to meet again.

He quickly came up with a plan.

"You paid for the coffee this time, but I'll pay next time?"

He looked at Eda Ikumi.

"I've been very busy with work lately, and I might not be able to find the time."

Eda Ikumi inwardly pursed her lips, but still gave a polite reply.

"I can wait until you're free."

Matsuda Taiga uttered those words without even thinking.

"This one……"

Eda Ikumi's expression immediately turned troubled.

Having said all that, she really couldn't find a reason to refuse.

Instinctively, she turned to look at her best friend, then gave her a pleading look.

'Help me!'

'How can I help...? Ah! I've got it!'

Risa Yasuhara's eyes suddenly lit up as she caught sight of three familiar figures out of the corner of her eye.

"Watanabe! Why are you taking so long to arrive!"

Turning around, Risa Yasuhara raised her hand high and greeted the three figures coming towards her, her tone carrying a hint of coquettish reproach as if to say, "Why are you so late?"

(End of this chapter)