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

But since the two of them are coming over first thing tomorrow morning, let them do as they please...

But there was a big problem: it was I who introduced Yingdai to him, and it seems that we even got together.

No matter how you look at it, it feels like pushing Yingdai into a fire pit...

Qinye was stunned for a long time before cautiously asking, "Then, how will you treat Yingdai from now on? She seems... to like you."

"Absolutely fair and just, showing absolutely no favoritism to anyone,"

As he spoke, Sheng Yan raised his right hand, as if making an oath, appearing righteous and awe-inspiring.

His sleeve slipped down, revealing teeth marks and eight bloody welts on his forearm. His expression stiffened for a moment, then he said, "As long as she doesn't bite me again."

“Yes, it’s because you’re too fickle that…that’s why I bit you,” Qin Ye wanted to say that the bite was light, not understanding why he spoke so righteously. After thinking for a moment, she continued, “This also shows that Sister Yingdai cares about you. You, you can’t let her down.”

After all, I was the one who brought them together...

"I can't abandon Sayuri and Misaka either; I promised to take responsibility for them,"

As Katsuhiko spoke, he picked up the letter from the coffee table and continued, "And the two of you, Kenta has asked me to take care of you, and I'm more than happy to help. It's impossible for me to abandon either of you, and there's no point in refusing. I'm like a guardian to you. No matter how rebellious the children are, parents can't just abandon them."

"I..." Qin Ye's face suddenly froze, looking somewhat at a loss. She wrapped herself in the blanket, ran barefoot into the bedroom, and said, "I...I want to sleep..."

Not long after Qinye entered the bedroom, Yingdai came out barefoot, wearing a nightgown.

With each step she took, her deep V-neck nightgown swayed as it pushed up her body.

Although the skirt hem covered her knees, the ultra-thin fabric couldn't hide her 1.75-meter-tall, shapely legs, and the light blue fabric made her skin appear even whiter.

How could you flirt with Qinye?

Eiyo stood in front of Katsuhiko, hands on her hips, looking down at him, and said in a low voice as if questioning, "What time is it now? Are you an animal?"

Eiyo's indignant demeanor made Katsuhiko somewhat suspicious that she might have been flirting. After carefully recalling what she had just said, he realized that she hadn't at all!

It was simply to give Qin Ye a boost of confidence, given her confusion about the future and her depressed mood, so that she wouldn't feel like a rootless drifter.

After all, having someone to rely on gives you confidence, makes you less afraid to act, and gives you the motivation to live.

Thinking of this, Sheng Yan immediately stood up, put his hands on his hips and looked down at Ying Dai, lowering his voice to say, "Where did you get the idea that I flirted with her? You need to change your bad temper. I'll tolerate your scratching and biting, but you can't frame me."

"Kotoha went back to her bedroom and didn't say a word. I asked her, but she wouldn't say anything, except when you... Anyway, I saw you just now, and her eyes were off. I saw through your plan a long time ago, but at least we have to wait for Kenta..."

Before Eitai could finish speaking, the bedroom sliding door slammed shut, and Kotoyo's somewhat unnatural voice came from behind the door: "I'm sleeping alone, Eitai-neechan. You can find somewhere to sleep!"

Startled, Eiyo quickly went to the bedroom door, but didn't open the sliding door. She whispered, "Kotoha-chan, open the door."

There was no response from the bedroom.

Katsuhiko tilted his head and asked, "Is it locked?"

Eiyo glanced back at Katsuhiko, then walked straight to the Japanese-style room, saying, "I'll sleep in the Japanese-style room, you sleep on the sofa. If you dare come in, I'll bite you to death..."

"Who do you think I am?"

Katsuhiko chuckled and lay down on the sofa.

Poor Kenta, his body had probably only just been placed in the morgue of the Inspectorate Medical Center... his bones were barely cold...

The funeral can only be held after the holiday is almost over. If everything is kept simple, it will probably cost three to four hundred thousand yen...

Katsuhiko, shirtless, lay on the sofa for a short while before Eiyo asked softly, "Are you cold?"

Katsuhiko was still not sleepy and tilted his head, saying, "It's a bit cold."

"I'll lend you a piece of my blanket, you..."

Before Eiyo could finish speaking, Katsuhiko darted barefoot into the Japanese-style room, lifted the quilt, crawled in, and lay down perfectly still, like a corpse.

Yingdai's breath hitched slightly. She pursed her lips, turned her back, and whispered, "That's fine..."

Now is definitely not the time to do anything, whether it's my mood, the atmosphere, or my current physical condition; I'm both sleepy and tired.

However, Katsuhiko still couldn't fall asleep and could only continue to try to drift off.

The sound of soft breathing reached her ears; Eiyo was fast asleep. Perhaps the events of the day had caused her too much emotional turmoil, as she didn't sleep very soundly, constantly tossing and turning. In the end, she used Katsuhiko as a long, upright pillow, draping her left arm and leg over him and pulling him into her arms.

Sheng Yan sighed softly, ignoring her... He'd just treat it as a bubble bath, a way to relax and rejuvenate. The nightgown was made of real silk, the fabric was so smooth...

He stared wide-eyed until dawn.

At 6:30 a.m., there was a loud crash in the bedroom, the glass shattered.

"Ah!!!" Qinye screamed and ran out of the bedroom wrapped in the blanket.

In the Japanese-style room, Eiyo suddenly sat up, the long, thin strap of her dress slipping off her left shoulder, causing a ripple in her chest. She turned her head in a panic and asked, "What's wrong? What's wrong?"

Katsuhiko was finally free. He pulled the blanket over Eiyo's head, quickly went into the tatami room, helped Kotoha up, and asked, "What happened?"

Kotoha gripped Katsuhiko's hand, her face deathly pale as she looked towards the bedroom. Her voice trembled with tears as she stammered, "Someone...someone smashed the bedroom window..."

Sheng Yan rushed into the bedroom. The mattress was covered with shards of glass and half a red brick.

A pane of glass in the window shattered, and the cool morning breeze blew in, causing the blue curtains to flutter. The sound of a motorcycle driving away was quite loud…

"Don't sleep here, hurry up and change your clothes, let's go to Mikoto's house."

In this situation, there's really nothing that can be done about them in the short term. However, the more they make a scene, the less pressure they feel to renege on their debts. Let's see who gets desperate in the end...

As for the mortgaged house, the bank can't take it away... The current owner is Kotoha. Kenta has paid the insurance, and after he dies, the mortgage will be paid by the insurance company.

The house can be rented to...some unlucky guy at a low price.

"The Mikoto family?" Kotoha and Eiyo seemed not to have reacted yet.

“My girlfriend, didn’t she say that last night?” Sheng Yan reminded him again, and then said, “At this time, they should both be up and probably making breakfast for us. We can go over there, eat, and then go back to sleep.”

Eiyo opened her mouth, grabbed the strap of her camisole that had slipped off her shoulder, pulled it up sharply, shoved Katsuhiko aside, and went into the bedroom.

Qinye was still a little confused and whispered, "Is it okay to do this?"

“What’s wrong with that? From now on, we’ll be family, loving each other.” Katsuhiko stumbled after being pushed by Eiya, and while holding onto the bedroom sliding door, he said to Eiya, “You have to change your bad temper; you can’t be so physical.”

Yingdai's face turned red with anger. Clutching her work clothes, she said, "Get away from me, I need to change."

Yingdai kept all her belongings in a remote, cheap house, and this was the only set of clothes she owned there.

Qinye still wore that plain white dress.

Lock the door when you leave.

Neither of them brought much luggage, since they weren't far apart, and besides, they were both feeling rather uneasy.

Kotoha had a desolate expression on her face. She lagged behind Katsuhiko by a little half a step and followed behind Eiyo.

Eiyo walked side by side with Katsuhiko, glaring angrily at his arm and grinding her teeth.

“Mikoto knows our situation, so feel free to talk to her,” Katsuhiko said, turning to Eiyo with his eyes glancing at Kotoha. “As for Sayuri, she’s a bit fragile. I’ve decided to take it one step at a time and nurture her to be more mature. What do you think?”

"You're asking me?"

Eiyo revealed a smile that looked like a grimace, suddenly leaned on Katsuhiko's shoulder, and was about to bite him when Katsuhiko quickly turned to the side, grabbed Kotoba, and blocked the way.

Katsuhiko, with his arm around Kotoha's shoulder, grinned at Eiyo and said, "Do you think you can use the same tricks on me again?"

"Scumbag!" Eiyo reached out and grabbed Katsuhiko's smiling face through the koto leaf.

Katsuhiko tilted his head and turned behind Kotoha, saying, "Where are you being a jerk? You're very responsible, okay? You didn't abandon a single one."

"What a responsible scumbag!"

"I like this nickname."

Qin Ye was sandwiched between two big guys, feeling a little helpless. Her embarrassed face turned bright red, and she whispered, "Can you please stop messing around?"

Katsuhiko immediately gave Eiyo a wink, and Eiyo snorted and quieted down.

Chapter 36 A box must be very expensive, right?

On the bedside table in Mikoto's bedroom, the alarm clock that Sayuri had set for six o'clock rang precisely on time.

Just as Sayuri was drifting off to sleep, she suddenly opened her eyes, broke free from Mikoto's embrace, and turned off the alarm clock.

Mikoto also opened her eyes in a daze.

"Sister Mikoto, why don't you sleep a little longer?" Sayuri seemed a little anxious as she quickly put on her clothes. "I'll go make breakfast."

Sayuri kept in mind what Katsuhiko had told her last night.

Although Sheng Yan, who is about to become Sheng Yan's husband, spent the night at someone else's house, and there were only two women in that house.

However, Sayuri's happiness hadn't subsided yet; her mind was filled with dopamine and endorphins. She automatically ignored any minor details of Katsuhiko's decisions, finding them perfectly reasonable.

She even felt proud of Katsuhiko's responsible attitude towards her best friend's widow and sister.

After all, the widow is quite pitiful, and Scarlett Johansson is also all alone and facing threats from gangsters.

Such a strong and reliable husband gives me a great sense of security.

Now that I'm a soon-to-be wife, I'll be picking up my new household registration transcript in two days and officially becoming a wife. I must act like one and not embarrass my husband.

After a quick wash, Xiaobaihe rushed into the kitchen and busied herself with tasks that barely touched the ground.

After Sayuri ran out of the bedroom, Mikoto slowly sat up from the mattress, gently rubbing her forehead and staring blankly for a while.

After she started hanging out with Sheng Yan, she felt completely relaxed, inside and out.

My biological clock, which used to wake me up promptly at 5 a.m. every day, has been delayed.

"Mikoto...Mikoto...you can't be so depraved, it's unfair to Sayuri-chan..."

Watching Sayuri busy in the kitchen, Mikoto shook her head and muttered a few words, almost unable to hold back her laughter. However, she quickly washed up in the bathroom and went into the kitchen to help Sayuri with her work.

Considering Yingdai and Qinye's situation, the two didn't want an overly lavish breakfast, so they prepared some simple home-style dishes, but they put a lot of thought into it.

After all, both of them were in charge of the relationship as "official wives," and Sayuri was somewhat touched by Mikoto's dedication.

It will be done in about half an hour.

Because Chinatsu had to go to her karate training class, Mikoto dragged her out of her crib.

After all, she had promised Yuma Shinki yesterday that she wouldn't be late, a promise she made in front of her husband.

Sayuri packed food into the lunchbox, while Mikoto supervised Chinatsu's meal.

Chika drank the soup three times in one sip, she just didn't want to go to school...