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

Chapter 488 Her Demands

Chapter 488 Her Demands
The following day, at noon, in a coffee shop near Seongnam Private High School.

"How is Qian doing?"

In the window booth near the bar, Eda Ikumi, dressed in a police uniform, was the first to start the conversation.

She's been so busy lately that she's lost track of day and night.

To be honest, these people just casually give a speech, and we, the organizers, have to run ourselves ragged. It's ridiculous. The most crucial thing is that, as far as she knows, this speech lasted less than three hours in total.

If you spread it out, it's only a little over an hour a day.

In other words, all their busy work over the past two weeks was for these 'three hours'. If it were an international event, she could understand it a little better, but the problem is that this is just a domestic matter.

Anyway, she felt it was making a mountain out of a molehill.

Of course, this is also because she had some emotions involved.

"Isn't it a bit much to ask this right off the bat?"

Risa Yasuhara glared at her best friend, then picked up her coffee and took a sip.

She didn't even have lunch before coming out to keep her company.

The person's first words were completely devoid of pleasantries; they went straight to the point.

Putting aside everything else, at least we should ask her if she's eaten and what she's going to eat later, right? It doesn't make sense that she rushed all this way only to not get a meal.
"Okay, how are you doing?"

Upon hearing this, Eda Ikumi choked for a moment, then her eyes darted away, somewhat embarrassed to continue following her best friend's line of conversation.

"..."

Risa Yasuhara rolled her eyes.

In a sense, her best friend is unbeatable. You'd think she wouldn't listen to advice, but actually, she's quite obedient—in fact, she's remarkably compliant. The problem is…

He listened to the advice, but only half of it.

The perfunctory tone was obvious even to an elementary school student.

"We've known each other for so long, you know me."

As if sensing her change in mood, Eda Ikumi immediately offered an explanation.

"Let's get down to business first." Risa Yasuhara waved her hand helplessly, indicating that they should stop beating around the bush and get straight to the point. She coughed lightly and said, "As things stand, Akane's condition is slowly improving."

From her perspective, Qian's pace of improvement has exceeded expectations.

It is much harder to learn good things than bad ones.

Because beautiful things, or things that bring satisfaction and a sense of accomplishment, mostly require genuine sweat and effort.

What do you mean by "at present time"?

Eda Ikumi tilted her head, her eyes filled with curiosity and excitement.

The better Qian develops, the greater her chances of winning a reward from her family.

That means not being pressured to get married. For a woman of marriageable age like her, the allure of this thing is far greater than several months' salary.

After all, her salary has always been enough, even quite comfortable, but the pressure to get married has always been blown out of proportion.

Sometimes she wonders if all the value in life is tied to getting married? Is not getting married considered unfilial, disobedient, or extremely rebellious?
"She's started doing her homework seriously now." Risa Yasuhara cleared her throat and told them what she knew. "She also asks Ayana and Yuki for help with questions she doesn't know how to answer.

It's no exaggeration to say that, based on Qian's current performance, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call her a hardworking student.

The only pity is that she hasn't started to relearn the knowledge she learned before.

However, she could understand that the more you owed before, the harder it would be to pay it back later. In other words, when there are too many things to make up for, it is easy to instinctively give rise to feelings of giving up and being annoyed.

Under such circumstances, making a serious decision to start from scratch is indeed a very difficult thing, requiring a lot of effort and perseverance.

In the cases she had seen, most of those who could do it were people who had experienced a certain event in their lives and made a ruthless decision.

"so?"

Eda Ikumi blinked.

She knew her best friend's personality very well, and knew that the latter definitely hadn't finished speaking.

"But whether the habit has been formed is still unknown."

Risa Yasuhara sighed and took another sip of coffee.

The bitter taste was released on her tongue, and the bitterness of the coffee temporarily suppressed her hunger. However, based on her own understanding, this suppression would probably only last for a short while.

In most cases, a stronger feeling of hunger will come over you in about ten minutes.

"Because it lasted for a very short time?" Eda Ikumi glanced at her, thought for a moment, and added, "We'll go eat steak later."

There's a really good steakhouse near Seongnam Private High School; she and Risa went there together before.

If you think about it, it's been a while since they last went there, so going later is just right.

"That's good." Risa Yasuhara nodded with satisfaction, and then began to talk about what she had observed, "Yes and no, the point is that she hasn't really figured out what to do either."

This is the most important thing.

Qian is still missing a decisive opportunity before she can make a complete transformation.

"What is she confused about?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Eda Ikumi asked the question without even thinking.

"Are you her cousin or am I her cousin?"

Risa Yasuhara glared at her irritably and asked a question in return.

So she's a know-it-all, right? She knows everything.

"In this respect, I really don't know as much as you do, after all, you're a teacher."

Seeing Risa Yasuhara's expression, Ikumi Eda realized that she might have gone a bit too far, so she coughed lightly, softened her tone, and said the sentence less urgently.

"Please, even teachers can't solve every problem. If that's true for problems, then people are even more so."

Rather, people are the most difficult thing to understand.

Teachers do understand young people better, but only relatively speaking.

Each student's specific circumstances and experiences are different, which will lead to differences in their outward and inner behavior.

"Please, Risa."

Eda Yumi pouted, reached out and grabbed her best friend's hand, gently shaking it and acting coquettishly.

"Two more meals, please."

Risa Yasuhara stated her terms without looking at anyone else.

"make a deal."

Ikumi Eda agreed quite readily.

"No? I feel like I'm asking for too little."

"Then three meals!"

“You really are rich and powerful,” Risa Yasuhara remarked, then changed the subject, “She now understands what she wants and knows how to do it, but she still lacks the crucial determination to do it.”

"How can we get her to make up her mind?"

"Give her a reason to do it."

"give her?"

Ikumi Eda frowned.

That's incredibly difficult, it's no exaggeration to say it's almost impossible.

"I mean, let her figure it out herself."

Risa Yasuhara reiterated her point.

"Aren't you just going in circles..."

Eda Ikumi reminded her best friend, "After going around in circles, we're just going in circles."

"I don't know exactly how she did it, after all, she started doing her homework properly thanks to Yu Xiaozi and the others."

Risa Yasuhara gave Ikumi Eda a helpless look.

There are some things she can help with, but there are some things she really can't help with.

Even during the conversation after dinner that day, she never thought she could approach it from that angle, let alone that a sincere statement would be more touching.

Theoretically speaking, in such situations, one should generally only speak about the positive aspects.

After all, there's a degree of deception involved. To deceive someone, you exaggerate the good, downplay the bad, or even omit the bad. Just like those salespeople.

"meaning is……"

Eda Ikumi pursed her red lips.

"Be patient and wait."

This matter cannot be rushed.

Or rather, there's no use in being anxious.

"Give it to Watanabe?"

"Yep, why don't you do it?"

Risa Yasuhara gave her a knowing look.

Only You can handle this.

"..."

Ikumi Eda didn't respond, but awkwardly looked away.

As an adult, it's indeed a bit embarrassing to be unable to help in a situation like this.

"So how are your preparations going?"

Seeing her best friend's expression, Risa Yasuhara decided not to continue the topic and changed the subject to something else.

"The site has been thoroughly inspected. It will only take three or four days. Once that's done, everyone in the police station can take turns resting for a few days."

Speaking of this, Eda Ikumi felt an indescribable sense of frustration.

She had previously thought that her subordinates would at least offer some help, but in reality, only those contacted by the boss actually helped; the rest were just watching.

They really didn't even have the slightest intention of helping.

"How many days?"

Risa Yasuhara asked a question.

As far as she knows, after working non-stop, her best friends usually take a short vacation.

"The boss said three days."

A hint of anticipation appeared in Eda Ikumi's eyes.

"Can it be implemented?"

"Who knows? Anyway, there will definitely be breaks."

"You can think about it."

Risa Yasuhara chuckled softly.

In this matter, she'd bet that even if you included all the police officers in Bunkyo Ward, very few would have her best friend's carefree attitude.

"What else can we do?" Eda Ikumi pouted. "Whether you can't figure it out or not, the reality is always the reality, and it won't change according to my personal will."

If everything could be changed by ideas, then they wouldn't be so busy every day, and those criminals would have written a book called "My Confession" long ago.

"What I mean is to think positively, at least it will comfort you a little."

Risa Yasuhara shrugged; at least that's what she did.

"The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment."

Back when she was in school, Risa's motivational quotes could have comforted her.

But now...

It can only be said that people who have worked no longer believe in 'tears'.

"Is it really okay for a police officer to be so realistic?"

Risa Yasuhara made a comment.

"How can we fight criminals if it's unrealistic?"

Eda Ikumi asked a question in return.

"You've convinced me."

Risa Yasuhara raised her hands, indicating her surrender.

That makes sense, but she always felt that Yu Mei was using a fallacy to change the subject, but it didn't really matter.

“So…” Eda Ikumi turned her head and looked out the floor-to-ceiling window. At this moment, cars and people were coming and going, and under the azure sky, the sun shone brightly but not scorchingly. “Do you think I have a chance to fulfill that bet?”

She personally hopes to accomplish it.

“I think… there should be a chance.” Risa Yasuhara paused. “Yu’s progress is going quite smoothly, so have you thought about it? She’s helped you so much, how are you going to repay her? Don’t give me any nonsense about owing favors, you have to do something concrete, right?”

The reason she came today is also for this matter.

Even if the other party is her best friend, she believes that things should be handled separately.

"So what do you think I should do to be more practical?"

Eda Ikumi raised her eyebrows and met her best friend's gaze.

To be honest, she really had no idea what to do.

"I think it would be more appropriate for you to have your aunt take care of Watanabe's family."

Risa Yasuhara didn't hold back and went straight to what she thought was the core issue.

Compared to other so-called money, this is more real.

Moreover, as the saying goes, many hands make light work; the more people gather around Watanabe, the smoother things will go for him.

"That's possible. Knowing Auntie's personality, she'll definitely be willing once she knows Akane has improved." Jiang Tianyumei nodded; she had no objections. "It's just..."

"Just what?"

"Why are you speaking up for him so much? I'm your best friend."

Eda Ikumi looked at her best friend with suspicion.

To be honest, she was starting to suspect that her best friend had some kind of ambiguous relationship with Watanabe Yu.

"He's still my younger brother."

Risa Yasuhara gave a very frank answer.

"You mean, this is Uncle's past infidelity?"

Eda Ikumi's eyes widened, and a look of disbelief appeared between her brows.

"What nonsense are you talking about? I meant to treat him like a younger brother."

Risa Yasuhara glared at the man. How could he be catching criminals like this? Where did his thinking go wrong?
How could anyone possibly say something so impossible?

"……Feel sorry."

Eda Ikumi paused for a moment, then chose to apologize.

"I think you might need to get some rest."

Risa Yasuhara rubbed her slightly swollen nose and offered her advice.

Yumi isn't usually like this; it's just that working non-stop has definitely made her head spin.

"But I'd rather go out for a drink tonight."

Eda Ikumi shook her head.

After working so hard for so long, she felt she should relax a bit, even though this job wasn't over yet.

Are you going to work tomorrow?

Risa Yasuhara asked a question.

"superior."

"Then what's the point of talking? Go home and rest properly. We'll talk about this after work."