Tokyo: They say it's just dating, but they're serious about it.

“I’ve already paid, I can’t back out.” Katsuhiko sternly pointed at Chinatsu, then gestured to Yuma, “Manager Yuma, come sit in the shop for a while!”

"It's getting late. Don't let Chinatsu-chan be late tomorrow. I'll make her stand as punishment again..."

Yuma Kanzaki seemed to have lost her good mood and turned away.

"Did you see that?" Chinatsu shouted, pointing at Yuma Kamisaki's retreating figure.

"Which is better, your mom spanking you or me spanking you?"

Chika remained silent.

It was already 10:30. Katsuhiko dropped Chika off at the shop entrance, went inside, turned off the lightbox, and prepared to lock up and go home.

Just as I pulled down the rolling shutter, I heard a slightly familiar motorcycle roar behind me.

Then the familiar biker motorcycle came to a steady stop at the entrance.

On the motorcycle, it was the same woman in the embroidered black trench coat. She had one long leg in black leather pants, which was supported by her knee-high boots. Then, she took off her helmet.

Qianxia, ​​who was standing next to her, suddenly opened her mouth wide, looking dumbfounded.

Katsuhiko was also stunned. She looked exactly like Yuma Kanzaki, with a heroic air about her. However, she had short hair that reached her ears, which made her look more worldly, unlike Yuma Kanzaki, who still had the childishness of a schoolgirl.

Of course, you can also tell that the two are the same age, twin sisters, or twins?

"Boss, are we off work yet?" Kanzaki Yumi still hadn't gotten off the motorcycle. She slung her helmet under her arm and took off her black leather gloves to ask.

Katsuhiko immediately lifted the rolling shutter door and asked, "What do you want to buy?"

"Give me another pack of chewing gum. The 5000 yen I gave you last time should last me a few more times, right?"

"A box of chewing gum costs 50 yen, and you can buy it many more times."

As Katsuhiko spoke, he walked into the store, took out another box of chewing gum, and deliberately gripped most of the box. As he handed it to her, he subtly pressed his hand down, touching the back of her hand. Only through direct contact could he know: [Assets -324500000 yen]

With a debt of 324.5 million yen... even worse than Yuma Kanzaki. However, Yuma Kanzaki always has a stern face and looks preoccupied, while she is more carefree and even rides a motorcycle around town. Is she giving up?

After Katsuhiko withdrew his hand, Kanzaki Yumi's hand, which was holding the green chewing gum box, was still raised there.

A half-smile played on her lips as she glanced at her hands, then at Sheng Yan's face.

Normally, when handing over chewing gum, there's no need to touch it at all, since the gum box is rectangular and quite long...

Sheng Yan remained expressionless and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Shh—" Kanzaki Yumi whistled silently with a grin, then opened a chewing gum box and tilted her head to ask Chinatsu, "Is that your daughter?"

"Does it matter?" Katsuhiko said, turning around to Chika, who was still staring wide-eyed, and said, "Call me Dad."

Chika tilted her head back, hands on her hips, and snorted.

“Her karate teacher is named Yuma Kanzaki, and we’re about to meet in ten minutes,” Katsuhiko then turned around and asked, “Are you the older or younger sister?”

“A few minutes won’t make a difference,” Kanzaki Yumi said, her eyebrows twitching. She popped a piece of chewing gum into her mouth, put her hands, which were covered in leather gloves, and gestured with her chin toward Katsuhiko. “Kansaki Yumi.”

"Katsuhiko Takenaka".

"Let's go racing sometime."

After saying that, Kanzaki Yumi put her helmet on her head and drove off in a loud noise.

Katsuhiko carried Chika home. It was exactly 11 p.m. Chika was sleepy and drowsy.

Mikoto and Sayuri were sitting cross-legged on the living room floor, with a huge pile of game cards between them. They were cleaning them one by one with erasers and alcohol swabs.

They were both wearing loose-fitting pajamas; Sayuri's were white, and Mikoto's were blue—they were the same style.

I haven't seen Sheng Yan before; he's probably just bought it.

After Katsuhiko pushed open the door and came in, the two of them got up at the same time.

Little Sayuri rushed over excitedly, her face flushed, and whispered, "Honey, we bought so many game cards today! If we can sell them all, we can make at least five million yen. We're going to be rich!"

"Really?" Katsuhiko said, reaching out and rubbing her fair chin with his fingers. "Little Lily, you're amazing~"

Little Lily tilted her head back, swaying it with a grin, her eyes crinkling as if she were thoroughly enjoying herself.

Mikoto walked over, her smiling face seemingly tinged with worry, and said, "Is Chinatsu-chan asleep? Give it to me!"

Sheng Yan deliberately made eye contact with her, and she looked away with a slightly stiff expression.

Katsuhiko handed Chinatsu to her and asked, "What's wrong?"

After reporting to Chinatsu, Mikoto rubbed her forehead with her hand, her lowered eyelids blinking repeatedly as she carefully chose her words, saying, "Just now, um, I was thinking of calling the store... um, to ask about your situation... um..."

“Let me explain!” Sayuri’s eyes were still brimming with excitement as she continued, “Manager Mikoto is worried about the violent debt collectors because of her ex-husband’s debts… We can earn five million yen a day, which is nothing compared to that debt, right?”

Katsuhiko roughly understood Mikoto's concerns.

She worried that her ex-husband's debts would cause trouble for Sheng Yan, or rather, would displease him.

She was also worried about Sheng Yan's safety and wanted to call to ask about the situation, but the thought of the debt made her hesitate.

As for Sayuri, because of the exorbitant profits from game cartridges, she had complete confidence in Katsuhiko. It seemed there was nothing her husband couldn't accomplish; since Katsuhiko wanted her to focus on acquiring game cartridges, then she would focus on doing it wholeheartedly…

Of course, she also noticed that Mikoto was distracted, chatting while cleaning the game cards. In addition, she already knew about Mikoto's ex-husband's debt problem, so she understood immediately.

She combined what Katsuhiko said about the future used store merging with Mikoto's convenience store, which would be a deep integration. She believed her husband would definitely not ignore it... After all, Mikoto, the store manager, only received 1 yen in rent, and she was grateful enough.

"What's this all about?" Katsuhiko said, extending his index finger to lift Mikoto's fair chin and gently scratching it. "It's all resolved. Those yakuza are working for us now. You'll be their bosses from now on, paying their salaries. Twenty people will report for duty tomorrow. We'll give them a quick training session and then send them to the market to buy up goods..."

Mikoto tilted her head back, her lips slightly parted, staring blankly at Katsuhiko, her eyes somewhat vacant.

"Honey...it's getting late, should we go home?"

Sayuri opened her mouth wide, turned her head, and anxiously switched between Katsuhiko's fingers that were supporting Mikoto's chin and Katsuhiko's face, looking somewhat at a loss.

Mikoto jolted, taking a step back while holding Chinatsu. Her round, oval face flushed crimson. She lowered her head, turned frantically towards the children's room, and whispered, "Mr. Takenaka, please, please don't do this… I… I already have a boyfriend… Sayuri-chan will… will be sad…"

Chapter 26 Let's Just Get Married

"Oh, sorry, I touched the wrong person."

As he spoke, Katsuhiko moved the finger he had been holding up to Sayuri's chin and continued to gently scratch it, saying, "Let's go home!"

"Huh? Oh..."

Sayuri stood there stunned, holding Katsuhiko's hand, turning her head to look at Mikoto, who was staggering into the children's room, before looking up at Katsuhiko again.

Her face began to turn pale, her eyes reddened, and she looked somewhat uneasy.

Sheng Yan raised an eyebrow and said, "How about we go register our marriage first thing tomorrow morning?"

"Huh?" Xiaobaihe's anxious eyes suddenly went blank, as if her mind hadn't processed it.

Suddenly, a loud clanging sound came from the children's room.

A blue plastic water cup rolled "clattering" along the wooden floor and out the door.

Immediately afterwards, Mikoto climbed out of the room, grabbed the rolling water glass, turned her head in a panic, and quickly got up again.

"I'm so sorry, it slipped," Mikoto said with an embarrassed laugh, clutching her water glass behind her back. "Um, are you getting married tomorrow? That's wonderful..."

“She was terrified when I touched your chin just now, so I had to reassure her,” Katsuhiko tilted his head at Sayuri and continued, “so she wouldn’t think I don’t like her anymore. It’s clearly a misunderstanding, and she’s just being jealous and petty!”

"I...I'm not, I'm not jealous..."

Sayuri blushed instantly, stamped her foot, straightened her back, glanced quickly at Mikoto, then quickly looked down, grabbed Katsuhiko's arm with both hands, rubbed her fingers on his forearm, and stammered in a low voice, "Since it's a misunderstanding, then, then it's okay, I, I'm not petty..."

"Alright, stop explaining," Sheng Yan put his arm around her shoulder and pulled her into his arms. "Let's register tomorrow."

Sayuri's petite body trembled slightly, and she obediently shrank into Katsuhiko's arms, burying her flushed face deep in her clothes without uttering a sound.

Mikoto's plastic water bottle, hidden behind her back, was almost crushed by her squeezing.

Her stiff face turned slightly pale as she asked, "Um, when...when are you having your wedding?"

"It will probably take some time, after all, we don't have a wedding house, no savings, our careers aren't going well, and we're too ashamed to face Xiaobaihe's parents."

Sayuri kept her head down, her small hand, which was holding Katsuhiko's arm, slowly wrapped around his waist, and she remained silent.

"Oh, okay..." Mikoto's eyes were a little dazed, and she asked softly as if she were holding her breath, "Then... will you invite me?"

“Definitely,” Katsuhiko said, his left arm around Sayuri. He walked directly to Mikoto, then turned to the side and placed his free right hand on Mikoto’s pert buttocks in Sayuri’s blind spot, slowly drawing circles with his palm. He continued, “Take a group photo with us later, after all, we’re deeply bound together, and we’re family.”

"Oh~" Mikoto seemed surprised by Katsuhiko's boldness. Her eyes widened suddenly, and she let out a slight nasal sound. Her eyes flickered slightly. She gritted her teeth, opened her arms, put one arm around Sayuri's shoulder, and the other around Katsuhiko's back. She gently pressed her face against Sayuri's forehead and said, "Thank you for treating me like family. I'm so touched..."

Sayuri was probably a little shy, or perhaps something had touched her, so she rubbed her face against Mikoto's face to show affection.

Katsuhiko took the opportunity to lick Mikoto's smooth forehead and said, "If your boyfriend is irresponsible, then let Chinatsu-chan be adopted by me. Sayuri and I will raise her together, and I will be her stepfather."

Mikoto's breathing became a little rapid. She glanced down at Sayuri, who seemed to still be immersed in happiness, and then pulled Sayuri closer to Katsuhiko. She then stood on tiptoe, gave Katsuhiko a light kiss on the lips, and quickly took two steps back. With one hand on her heaving chest, she smiled guiltily and tilted her head, saying, "It's very late. You should go home. I won't see you off."

"See you tomorrow then." Katsuhiko said, putting his right index finger to his lips and blowing her a kiss.

Mikoto suppressed a laugh, slapped the back of her head, and waved to Katsuhiko.

It was past midnight, and apart from the taxis whizzing by, there were hardly any people on the streets.

Katsuhiko sat on the back of the bicycle, and he made Sayuri sit facing backward on the seat. Since Sayuri had nothing to hold onto, she could only continue to cling to Katsuhiko's neck. There was nowhere for her feet to put on, so Katsuhiko wrapped her legs around his waist...

It's only a ten-minute walk from Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden to my apartment in Okubo, and even faster by bicycle.

Back to my room on the fourth floor of the apartment.

Sayuri's face was flushed, and she walked unsteadily as she knelt on the floor at the entrance and quickly took out Katsuhiko's slippers.

Sheng Yan lifted his foot and put on the shoes she handed him. Before she could react, he grabbed her foot, took off her shoes and white stockings, and then took her slippers and put them on her feet.

Little Lily suddenly became flustered, grabbing at the floor and her own legs, not knowing what to do.

“Wearing slippers again seems a bit redundant.” Katsuhiko paused, threw off the slippers he had just put on Sayuri’s feet, then put her legs on his shoulders, hugged her soft back with both hands, easily lifted her up, kicked off the slippers and walked towards the tatami.

"Ah~" Sayuri gasped instinctively, immediately realizing what Katsuhiko was about to do. She couldn't help but feel embarrassed and covered her bright red face.

Xiaobaihe's skin usually has a healthy milky white color, but once she gets emotional, it will quickly turn red, and the blush will spread to every inch of her skin. Correspondingly, her sensitivity will increase several levels.

Just a light touch with the fingertip would send shivers down her spine, making her look dazed, her eyes almost unfocused, and her head shaking unconsciously.

Perhaps due to her innate modesty, when she felt embarrassed from all sides, she would instinctively bite her lower lip and cover her mouth and nose with her hands, not wanting to make a sound.

"Oh my god~ Honey~"

When Sayuri cried out in a voice that sounded like she was about to sob, Katsuhiko knew that he needed to give her some time to calm down.

Regarding the mutual support and fulfillment between couples, the speed at which a woman's emotions arise often depends on the depth of her feelings for her partner. If she is facing someone she truly likes and deeply loves, her emotions will naturally come intensely and quickly.