My love index is at its maximum.

"Wow, Xiaowei's neck is covered in hickeys!"

"Damn it, that's my daughter! And she's just wasted on that scumbag!"

"Hey, Chestnut, don't you think Xiao Wei is nothing like you?"

"If it doesn't resemble me, then who else could it resemble?"

"You two have completely different personalities."

"What's the difference?"

"It's different everywhere."

"...That's because Xiaowei is still young. In a few years, when she grows up, she will look more and more like her mother!"

"This may not necessarily be a good thing."

"Is Sachiko dissatisfied with me?"

"No, no, haha... Spare me, I won't say anymore, I won't say anymore..."

"You two, that's enough." Yui Kikawa sighed, opening her eyes from Tsukasa Tazaki's embrace and looking at the two seemingly immature women. "Should we leave now and give you all this space?"

"Xiaowei, you can't leave!" Qichuan Li chuckled and let go of her hand, her eyes sweeping over her daughter. "Mom suddenly remembered that there are still a lot of fine wines hidden in the wine cabinet. Now I'll take them out for you two to taste."

"I can't wait!" Sachiko Tono clapped excitedly.

This eagerness seems deliberate, like someone paid to be a shill.

Both Tsukasa Tazaki and Yui Sikawa remained unmoved.

"What kind of drinks do you want?" Kurisu Kawa asked persistently. "Beer, sake, Shaoxing wine, whiskey, brandy, wine, vodka, we have all kinds of drinks! Auntie recommends you drink white wine, all top-quality Burgundy from the Lehua Winery."

“This is a great suggestion!” Sachiko Tono nodded vigorously. “Kuriko and I often drink together. Last month, we drank almost every day after work.”

"We'll have white wine then. You wait here, I'll go get it now."

Kurisu got up from the floor and swayed her hips as she walked toward the liquor cabinet. Her round, perky buttocks, encased in a red bodysuit, swayed back and forth, and the white rabbit tail below her tailbone trembled, giving her an unusual allure.

Tsukasa Tazaki swallowed hard.

Considering her usual noble status and her capable and strong demeanor in handling family affairs, her Christmas bunny girl look at this moment makes one's mouth water and want to drink some iced cola to quench their thirst.

"Tasaki-kun, were you angry just now?" Sachiko Tono crawled over, staring at his handsome face with a charming smile. "You promised to be my lover, but you've been getting so close to Kuriko. Don't you feel like you've been NTR'd?"

"I'm very angry, so I'm going to punish you!"

Tsukasa Tazaki smiled, reached out, slipped his hand inside his school uniform jacket, and hugged Sachiko Tono's wonderfully soft waist.

Her skin was snow-white and delicate, and felt warm to the touch.

“Poor Tazaki-kun, haha.” Tono Sachiko also opened her arms and hugged his shoulders.

"Don't worry, I'm your person first." She said with a smile. "No matter what Kuriko wants me to do, I will always consider Tazaki-kun's interests first, and then decide whether to agree or not."

"Thank you for your hard work." Tsukasa Tazaki gently patted her back.

“Serving Tazaki-kun is not hard work at all, on the contrary, I enjoy it.” Tono Yoko’s smiling face looked very childlike, and she seemed more like a girl than an older sister.

Thanks to the effects of the beauty cream, she looks younger and younger.

It's not just about appearance, but also about mindset.

Qichuan Wei curled her lips, staring at the two bodies pressed together, her eyes flashing coldly.

"The wine is here..." Kurisu Kawakami returned with a cheerful stride, carrying two bottles of white wine and a corkscrew.

She uncorked the cork and poured a glass for everyone.

Even before tasting it, you can smell the mellow aroma of wine, as if it had been stored in the inner courtyard for a long time.

"Cheers!" Tsukasa Tazaki picked up his glass, swirled it gently, took a sip, and swallowed slowly. A warm sensation traveled down his throat to his stomach, then spread throughout his body, leaving him feeling warm all over.

Kikawa Yui only took a small sip before putting down her glass and wiping her lips with a tissue.

The firewood in the fireplace was burning brightly, and all around was quiet. In this silence, the four of them sat around a table on the floor, listening to music, drinking, and eating a sumptuous meal.

The silent moonlight, the flickering firelight, and the overlapping and intertwining shadows on the white wall, all depend on each other.

Sometimes Sachiko Tono would lean on Tsukasa Tazaki, and Tsukasa would put his arm around her bare shoulder.

Sometimes it was Yui Kiseki who would reach out her hand and let Tsukasa Tazaki take her arm.

“It’s so nice,” Kurisu Kawakawa said, downing a full glass of wine and looking at Tsukasa Tazaki across from her with a dreamy gaze. “It’s a cold winter night outside, and we’re drinking in front of the fireplace, as if the whole world has just turned into the four of us.”

After saying that, she eagerly poured herself another full glass of wine and drank it down in one gulp.

"Auntie, don't drink too fast..." Tsukasa Tazaki advised.

She finished one and a half bottles of wine in the blink of an eye, and then downed the whole bottle by herself.

"...Actually, I've never told you this before, but I often drink alone. I drink until I'm completely drunk... *hiccup*"

"Huh? That's not right..." Sachiko Tono asked curiously, "Kuriko, you don't usually drink this much like you did today?"

“Everyone has days when they really want to drink…” Kurisu chuckled, clutching the bottle tightly. “Although I’ve been keeping it a secret from you, I actually drink a lot! I go from one izakaya to another, and I even chug vodka from big glasses!”

"Mom!" Yui Kikawa couldn't help but call out.

"Don't worry, Mom will be fine." Kurisu's bright eyes were half-closed, and her posture was quite relaxed.

Looking at his aunt's flushed cheeks from the alcohol, Tsukasa Tazaki suddenly thought of something.

Kana Shimamoto used to enjoy drinking, but since escaping that marriage, she rarely touches alcohol anymore. Unless it's for a romantic moment with Tsukasa Tazaki, she basically doesn't drink a drop.

Ugh……

It's not easy to live in a big family...

As he muttered to himself, Tsukasa Tazaki ate his chicken salad with a knife and fork, stuffing his mouth full, and then leisurely taking his time to chew.

"She looks just like Rin-nee..." Kurisu murmured as she looked at him, like an eighteen-year-old girl gazing at her crush. She gently bit her lower lip with her white teeth, her eyes shining, and occasionally a smile would appear on her cheeks. When she smiled, small dimples would appear on both sides of her face.

I don't know how much time has passed.

The drinks were finished, the food was almost gone, and the Queen record had finished playing.

"Wait for me a moment," Kurisu Kawa said mysteriously.

She ran up to the second floor and came down a short while later with a guitar and an accordion.

"Xiao Si, could you please accompany your aunt?" She handed the guitar to Tazaki Si, then sat down cross-legged, holding the accordion in front of her, a very elegant smile on her face.

"What piece should I play?" Tsukasa Tazaki plucked the strings a couple of times to test the music.

Do you know the Beatles' "Norwegian Wood"?

"Let me find the guitar tabs." Tsukasa Tazaki used Google to find the guitar tabs for "Norwegian Wood," tuned the strings with great affection, and snapped his fingers after ten minutes: "Ready to go, let's begin."

"Tasaki-kun learns everything so quickly, he's really amazing!" Sachiko Tono clapped her hands and chuckled, "We're both human, so why is my brain so slow? God is so unfair."

"How could my sister Rin's son not be amazing!" Kurisu looked at Tsukasa Tazaki with a proud expression.

Qichuan Wei rolled her eyes at her shameless mother.

"We're all acquaintances, so there's no need to flatter me like that. Auntie, are you ready?"

"Wait a minute, let me get a feel for it first." Kurisu Kikkawa pressed the keys of the accordion and slowly began to play this classic Beatles song.

Although many parts are rambling and disjointed, it is rich in emotion and has a good rhythm.

Ok.

It's all about emotion, without a single bit of technique.

"Mom, stop!" Qi Chuanwei couldn't help but cover her lips and smile. "I'll play the piano, you just need to sing."

"That's exactly what Xiaowei was waiting to hear!"

Kurisu Kirikawa readily handed the accordion to her daughter.

"Let's begin." Tsukasa Tazaki gently plucked the strings, and a clear melody rang out.

Yui Kikawa played the accordion skillfully, her finger movements and the sounds produced by the instrument were full of tenderness and joy for the performance itself.

"I once had a girl"

Kurisu sang softly, her voice delicate and beautiful.

"This kind of life is so good..." Sachiko Tono sipped her wine, her eyes reflecting the warm firelight from the fireplace, listening to the beautiful and peaceful performance, and couldn't help but feel her heart flutter.

She showed me her room.

(She took me to see her room)

Isn't it good?

(That's good, isn't it?)

Norwegian wood.

(As desolate as Norwegian Wood)

Sachiko Tono's English isn't very good, so she couldn't understand the lyrics and had to use her phone to read them.

From here on, the lyrics take on a somewhat melancholic tone.

She asked me to stay and sit wherever I wanted.

I looked around the room and realized there wasn't even a single chair.

I had no choice but to sit on a small rug.

Waiting for the right opportunity to arrive.

We talked until 2 a.m., and then she said, "Isn't it time to go to sleep?"

Listening to her mother's singing, Yui Kikawa played the accordion, her thoughts somewhat unsettled.

As the song quickly progressed into its second half, Kurisu Kirikawa's voice changed.

The singer's emotions seemed inseparable from the melancholic mood of the song itself, becoming both elegant and sorrowful.

And when I awoke

(When I woke up)

I was alone.