My love index is at its maximum.

"You really are a pervert!" Kuriyama Sakura sighed, shook her head as if she couldn't do anything about him, then turned and walked towards the kitchen, her long ponytail hanging down, swaying along with the cat's tail.

"Hurry up, Master isn't very patient, there will be punishment if you're slow!"

Tazaki called out to her back, excitedly raising his arms and stretching his joints, making a cracking sound.

Feeling both happy and expectant, I didn't want to do anything for a moment. I just lazily let myself rest for a while. At this time, even the most insignificant things seemed very clear, like the beautiful scenery seen when a train stops in an endless field.

A moment later, the sound of water boiling came from the kitchen, and there was a knock on the door.

Tsukasa Tazaki stood up and ran to open the door.

Do you like it?

Before you see anyone, you hear their voice; a bouquet of white roses and tulips is presented to you.

Tazaki Tsukasa's heart suddenly stirred with excitement. He walked around the bouquet and looked behind him, where that sweet, oval face he had been longing for came into view.

Mrs. Tazaki, whom we hadn't seen in a long time, arrived. She was wearing a brand new dress, a white long-sleeved dress with intricate gold embroidery on the waist, wrists, and hem.

The floral pattern exudes youthful vitality, while the buckle that fits snugly against her slender waist conveys an elegant demeanor.

"What beautiful flowers." Tsukasa Tazaki inhaled the fragrance, his gaze lingering on the gentle dimples at the corners of her mouth. "Where did you buy them?"

"Near Shibuya Station." Shimamoto Kana had an unyielding, gentle smile on her face, and then handed him a gift box decorated with ribbons from her bag. "And this is for you too."

This packaging clearly indicates it's a Valentine's Day chocolate.

Inside the box was a card that read: "For my beloved husband, Tazaki."

The brief words and elegant handwriting were filled with Mrs. Tazaki's tender feelings.

Holding flowers in one hand and chocolates in the other, Tsukasa Tazaki wrapped his arms around her waist and buried his face comfortably in her neck: "Thank you, madam. This is the first Valentine's Day chocolate I've received this year."

“So,” Shimamoto Kana hugged him tightly, “you must have had a lot of women giving you chocolates before.”

"What my wife sent made me the happiest." Tsukasa Tazaki kissed her cheek, gazing at her intently. "You look so beautiful today, have you put on all that makeup?"

“Of course,” Kana Shimamoto said with a smile.

For the meeting after two months, she applied light eyeshadow to the corners of her eyebrows. To make herself look younger, she drew her eyebrows in the latest trendy shape, slightly arching them upwards, and used the latest trendy color-changing lipstick, attempting to make her lips look fuller and more moisturized.

"Just thinking about meeting you makes me excited, and I can't suppress the urge to put on makeup."

"Your wife is already very beautiful, and her round face is just so adorable."

“Who would mind being a little more beautiful?” Shimamoto Kana took a deep breath of his scent and smiled broadly.

"Has Kiki forgotten me?"

Shiori Ninomiya asked from the bottom of the stairs.

"How could that be?" Tsukasa Tazaki released Kana Shimamoto and reached out his hand to her. "You'll never forget me, my little darling, no matter who else you forget."

Ninomiya Shiori smiled and placed her hand in his palm before leaping onto the eaves.

She was wearing her school uniform jacket over a light yellow cardigan, looking lively, cute, and full of youthful charm.

"This is also for Kiki." Shiori Ninomiya also presented a Valentine's Day chocolate.

"Thank you!" Tsukasa Tazaki happily accepted it, taking her small hand in his. "Let's go inside and rest."

As soon as the three entered the house, a voice suddenly came from the kitchen, "Master, the coffee is ready."

That sound...

Tsukasa Tazaki sensed something was wrong.

Shiori Ninomiya was stunned, and Kana Shimamoto was also filled with disbelief.

"Kiki, what's going on?" Shiori Ninomiya stared at Tsukasa Tazaki suspiciously. "You didn't use some dirty tricks to force Sakura, did you?"

"……I don't!"

"How could Sakura be like that..."

"Shh!"

Shiori Ninomiya was only halfway through her sentence when Kana Shimamoto interrupted her, pulling her hand and leading her behind the curtains, while also giving Tsukasa Tazaki a threatening look.

'Don't tell anyone we've arrived!'

This is terrible!

As soon as Kuriyama Sakura came out of the kitchen with a cup of coffee, Tazaki Tsukasa felt his head start to ache.

Chapter 361 The beautiful girl died at the company...

Why are you opening the door?

"...Oh, look at the rainy scene."

Where did you get those flowers?

"Uh... Dr. Kobayashi just brought it over."

"Remember to put it in the vase later."

"……it is good."

What are you still standing there for?

"I...I'm just looking at the rain scene. Ah, don't you think this rain is so romantic?"

"Stop nagging, hurry up and close the door, come over here."

"Um, how about we skip the coffee..."

Kuriyama Sakura placed the metal tray on the table, turned around and bowed towards the door, extending one hand: "Master, please don't make Sakura say it a second time!"

That tone was so cold and indifferent—who's really in charge here?!

Tsukasa Tazaki's heart suddenly raced.

She glanced inadvertently at the curtains, then walked stiffly back into the room.

"Close the door!" Kuriyama Sakura banged on the table, looking very troubled. "You're shameless, you don't care what happens when people see you, but I don't want anyone to know what kind of person I am next."

You probably don't know that two people have already entered the house...

Tazaki Tsukasa muttered to himself, closed the door, and sat down on the sofa in the living room.

Kuriyama Sakura sat down next to him and took out her phone: "Let me get ready first."

As she spoke, she carefully examined the pictures and text on the screen as if browsing something, her expression like that of a diligent and studious top student.

On the tray on the table sat a pot of coffee, a rough porcelain tea set, milk, sugar, black tea, and other items, along with a cloth napkin and a small dish of biscuits.

It doesn't look like they just drink coffee at all...

"How did you manage to produce so much stuff?" Tsukasa Tazaki asked curiously.

"Have you ever heard of the tea foot ceremony?" Kuriyama Sakura put down her phone, raised her legs onto the table, and said, "A beautiful young woman washes her delicate feet and uses them instead of her hands to brew tea."

Tazaki Tsukasa imagined the scene and couldn't help but click his tongue: "There are such perverts?"

"It's not like you don't want it," Kuriyama Sakura chuckled, covering her mouth. "Put on pretty stockings, use your toes to peel the tea leaves, stir the tea, press down the tea flowers with your heels, and finally offer it to your master with the back of your foot. Please!"

“…Ahem, this is outrageous!” Tazaki Tsukasa’s heart stirred, but he had to maintain a serious demeanor on the surface. “Well, um, Minister, we’re just playing around, there’s no need to be so serious… Just make me a cup of coffee.”

Please, Minister, can we play this again next time...?

"Don't you like it?" Kuriyama Sakura asked incredulously.

"No, the main thing is, I, um, I..." Tsukasa Tazaki stammered for a long time before finally managing to say, "The main thing is, I'm afraid that if someone sees me, it will damage the image of the department head..."

After saying that, he gazed affectionately into Kuriyama Sakura's eyes and sent signals frequently.

"Hmm, it seems you like me quite a bit." Kuriyama Sakura stroked her chin and nodded thoughtfully. "You actually managed to suppress your animalistic instincts to consider my situation, which is commendable."

"...?"

Tsukasa Tazaki blinked frantically a few times.

'No, no, that's not it! Someone will see it, please don't do this!'

"Don't worry, I'm fine." Kuriyama Sakura ignored the signal in his eyes and smiled lightly: "Besides, if you think about it the other way around, it's like letting you drink my foot bath water, what's wrong with that?"

"No, no, that's not what I meant..." Tsukasa Tazaki said anxiously.

What's going on?

Can't we even make eye contact anymore?

Does this mean that a minister's IQ is affected when he's in love?

“Come on, let’s start by making tea.” Kuriyama Sakura bent down and poured the black tea leaves into the filter. While brewing the tea, she said to him generously, “Let’s not waste our time together before Shimamoto-sensei and Shiori arrive.”

in fact……

They have arrived.

“Minister, let’s look at the scenery outside the window.” Tsukasa Tazaki turned around and glanced at the direction of the curtains.

The sky outside the window was still covered with gray clouds, without a single gap. The dim sunlight shone in, leaving only two blurry figures on the curtains.

Kuriyama Sakura, who was focused on brewing tea, replied firmly, "I'll look into it later."

Tsukasa Tazaki was somewhat desperate.

He wasn't worried about Shimamoto Kana and Ninomiya Shiori getting jealous; what he was afraid of was Kuriyama Sakura suddenly becoming so angry that she would take it out on him.

Speak up now...

The consequences will be even more serious.

After all, it's easier to deal with one person getting angry than two people getting angry.

……

(Areas of indiscriminate review and punishment)

……

Time passed slowly.

Things are proceeding smoothly.