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

With a loud roar, Kanzaki Yuma gripped the bed frame with both hands and flipped the double bed over.

He turned around, picked up the hotel room phone, and dialed the landline of the Mikoto convenience store.

"Hey, what's up?" Yuma's voice was a little breathless.

"Miss Yuma, where are you?"

You Zhen clenched her fists so tightly they cracked, maintaining her composure as she lied, "I've already gone back to my dorm. I was practicing martial arts just now and didn't see the message. What's wrong?"

"You're back? That's wonderful..."

Mikoto then gave a general overview of the situation.

“I knew Kanzaki Yumi would cheat,” Kanzaki Yuma sneered twice, then added, “That’s why I didn’t have time to play this boring game with her. Bye!”

Before Mikoto could say anything more, Kanzaki Yuma slammed the phone down, punched the table so hard the phone bounced, and yelled, "Kansaki Yumi! I'm going to beat you to death!!!"

There was a hurried knock on the hotel room door from a staff member who asked what was wrong.

After Yuma Kanzaki opened the room door, she was supervised by a hotel staff member as she flipped the overturned bed board back over...

……

Yuma Kanzaki checked out of the hotel and headed straight for the University of Tokyo student dormitory, only to find it empty.

Then, she discovered that Kanzaki Yumi's good friends had all mistaken her for a famous singer, asking for autographs, photos, records, and all sorts of other things... Kanzaki Yumi accepted all their requests, made a boast, and then ran away.

But she couldn't swallow her anger, so she took the subway to Mikoto's convenience store.

At 9:30 p.m., with only half an hour left before closing time to go home, Mikoto was pulling on Chinatsu's ear, trying to get her to study.

Yuma Kanzaki pushed open the glass door, glanced at the surrounding shelves, and not seeing Yumi Kanzaki, immediately asked, "Is Yumi Kanzaki back?"

"No."

Mikoto blinked, and seeing Yuma Shinsaki's gritted teeth, she guessed that she probably hadn't gone back to the dorm, but had been waiting in the hotel all day... eager to get revenge, right?

When will she be back?

"They haven't contacted me either, so I don't know."

"Can I stay at your place tonight? I want to see her."

"I think it's okay..." Mikoto suppressed a laugh, then continued, "But my husband could come home at any time, is that alright?"

Mikoto wanted to remind her, "You look exactly like Yumi now. They're already inseparable. If my husband mistakes you for someone else, you'll probably suffer." However, she was furious about Yumi's "betrayal," so she decided to find a rival for Yumi and beat her up.

Yuma Kanzaki asked, "Would you mind?"

Mikoto shrugged and said, "Our child is already four years old, what's there to mind? Even if you pretend to be Yumi and my husband mistakes you for her, I won't mind..."

Yuma Kazaki's expression stiffened slightly. She turned and went out the door, saying, "I'll go to your house and wait for you."

Mikoto paused, noticing that Yuma's ears were red... Could it be that she was planning to do just that? Turn Yumi into a stand-in?

-

When Katsuhiko and his father returned to the apartment, Sayuri was cooking with Katsuhiko's mother.

At first glance, they appear to have a harmonious mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationship, but upon closer inspection, their eyes never meet; instead, they avoid each other's gazes, behaving with polite formality and bowing to one another...

Katsuhiko noticed the shy look in his mother's eyes when she looked at his father, and then saw Sayuri winking at him playfully from time to time. He guessed that his mother must have learned some "husband-taming" techniques when she went shopping with Mrs. Kudo today.

Considering her mother's sensitive nature, she simply pretended not to see it.

No one spoke during the meal. Sheng Yan's father frowned from time to time, glancing at his wife with a puzzled look.

He felt his wife was acting strangely, like she was asking for a beating. Thinking about what happened last night and her current energetic state, he couldn't help but get a little aroused. However, the whole family was eating together, so it wasn't convenient to say anything. He just glared at his wife fiercely, signaling her to tone it down.

This time, Sheng Yan's mother didn't shrink away; instead, she secretly glanced at her husband with a flirtatious look.

Sheng Yan's father almost choked, and with a dark face, he started eating in silence.

After the meal, Xiaobaihe insisted on washing the dishes and even pushed her mother-in-law out of the room so she could go back to the next room to rest.

Sheng Yan's mother couldn't persuade him otherwise, so she went back to her room. Before leaving, she glanced at her husband.

"Ahem!" Sheng Yan's father lowered his head, pretending not to see, and picked up the teapot to pour himself some tea.

Sheng Yan snatched the teapot away and said, "Your wife is waiting for you in the room. Don't stay here and don't move. Get out of here now."

Katsuhiko's father glanced sideways at Sayuri, who was busy in the kitchen, then leaned closer to Katsuhiko and whispered with a dark face, "Get two drinks, strawberry flavor."

“You bragged a lot in this car, but you've shown your weakness here,” Sheng Yan said, lying on his back on the floor. He reached out and opened the cabinet door next to him, revealing more than a dozen bottles of mineral water containing [Recovery Potion]. “Beverages have too many additives, which is not good for your health. Mineral water is much more effective.”

The main problem is that the beverage containing the [Recovery Potion] is inconvenient to mass-produce, so I manually added mineral water myself. I know how many bottles I mixed.

Sheng Yan's father didn't say anything. He took two bottles of mineral water, put them in his pocket, got up, kicked Sheng Yan's butt again, and strode out of the room.

After the elders left, Xiaobaihe put the washed dishes and chopsticks into the dish cabinet.

"Honey, where did you and Yumi go today?"

As soon as Little Lily came out of the kitchen, she asked with a pitiful expression.

My in-laws' affairs are a secondary matter; my own situation is the main issue. Today's attempt to catch them cheating failed, which, while challenging, didn't want to end in failure.

"We are in the hotel next door."

"Right next door? How arrogant..."

Xiaobaihe raised her voice by a small decibel. "You're already wearing a hat, can't you at least cooperate a little? I don't want to catch you cheating..."

"Yumi even deliberately leaned against the window, lifted the curtains to look for you, and called your name."

Xiaobaihe blurted out, "She's so arrogant, can't you stop her?"

"I couldn't find you." Katsuhiko also lay back on the bed, put his arm around Sayuri's shoulder, breathed into her ear, and said, "I won't do that kind of thing, after all, Sayuri-chan is the cutest."

Sayuri shuddered, her face flushed red as she rolled over, pinning Katsuhiko beneath her, and said, "You didn't tell on me, did you?"

There was no doubt in her eyes, only a sly smile.

"You actually doubted your husband's character of being a tool for others, I'll hit you..."

The young couple were playing around when suddenly Sheng Yan's father's angry shouts came from next door: "Wearing such filthy clothes, wasting money! That filthy woman has corrupted you; you're not allowed to associate with her anymore. I'll beat you to death... Don't take them off, I'll beat you if you keep them on..."

Then came all sorts of strange noises.

Little Lily had already crawled into the blankets.

"Honey, should we change rooms?"

Katsuhiko was somewhat taken aback; Mrs. Kudo's tactic only made things worse for his stepmother...

So, did the father's education of Mr. Kudo have any effect?

Meanwhile, at Xiaobaihe's parents' home, a scene of shock also unfolded.

Mrs. Kudo, panting heavily and looking bewildered, said, "Did you take your medicine...you beast..."

"Who is the head of the family?" Mr. Kudo asked confidently. "It's not too late to beg for mercy now."

Mrs. Kudo, panting, turned her head away and did not respond.

He has plenty of leverage over him; any one of them could be a bomb. But right now… let him be arrogant…

"Let's see how long you can keep up this act..."

"Have you found a good teacher?" Mrs. Kudo asked breathlessly, feigning a sneer. "Then use all the tricks you've learned..."

The two pairs of elders were locked in a fierce and evenly matched fight.

Sayuri suggested moving to a different place, but Katsuhiko refused, since the lease hadn't expired and he wouldn't get his deposit back if he moved out.

However, Katsuhiko made another suggestion: to take Sayuri to stay at Kotoha's house.

What if my in-laws find out?

Xiaobaihe did want to go over, but the situation next door was a bit "intense," and it would probably be very awkward if they met first thing tomorrow morning.

Xiaobaihe felt so embarrassed that she wanted to run away when she was cooking with her mother-in-law in the afternoon.

They both felt similarly, after all, they were from different generations, so they couldn't say anything joking.

"Just tell them we're going to stay at a hotel, let's go."

Chapter 87 Mikoto: A husband who's too perfect won't do; he has to have flaws.

Katsuhiko rode his bicycle with Sayuri towards Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden, passing by Mikoto's convenience store, which happened to be closed.

Mikoto had just taken Chinatsu on a bicycle.

Katsuhiko kicked twice, first whistling a lewd whistle at Mikoto, and when Mikoto turned around, he patted Chinatsu's head and said, "Call me Daddy."

Chika made a face, turned her head and muttered softly, "Bad daddy..."

He seemed quite resentful.

Mikoto feigned calmness, ignoring Katsuhiko and Chinatsu's playful antics, and glanced at Sayuri, asking, "Where are you... going?"

Thinking of the underwear that Mrs. Kudo and Katsuhiko's mother bought today, she could guess what was going on.

Sayuri wrapped her arms around Katsuhiko's waist, lowered her head and pressed her flushed face against his back, only blinking at Mikoto without making a sound.

“It’s definitely going home,” Katsuhiko said, then patted Chika’s head again. She smiled and waved her little hands to stop him, so Katsuhiko gently poked her armpit instead, and continued, “Chika-chan is complaining that her dad doesn’t play with her anymore.”

"Stop it~ If you like kids, have one with Sayuri-chan." Mikoto feigned embarrassment and annoyance, swatting Katsuhiko's arm away and ignoring him. She turned to Sayuri and asked, "Sayuri-chan, where are you going?"

“Let’s stay at Kotoha’s house,” Xiaobaihe pursed her lips, then continued, “I need to discuss with them again how to catch the thief…”

"Really? Then we'll have to discuss it properly." Mikoto couldn't help but laugh when she saw the shopping bag in Sayuri's hand, and then asked, "Did you try them on? Do they fit?"

Little Lily smiled silently, her lips pursed.

Seeing that Chinatsu was swaying too much on the back seat, Katsuhiko stopped playing around with her, rode the bicycle faster, and said, "Let's go ahead first, and then we'll find Chinatsu-chan to play with later."

Mikoto couldn't help but blink. From the back of the receding bicycle, she could hear Sayuri's voice in the distance:

"Chinatsu-chan needs to sleep..."

"Then let's go play with your Mikoto sister."

What are you talking about...?

It sounded like a casual joke, but Sayuri patted Katsuhiko on the back...