My love index is at its maximum.

Two heads peeked out from the kitchen doorway.

“Tazaki is such a pervert,” Sachiko Tono said with a laugh.

"There's nothing I can do..." Shimamoto Kana covered her forehead, with a helpless expression that said, "We're family, so please bear with us."

Lips and teeth are separated.

Tazaki Tsukasa licked his lips meaningfully, his gaze towards Kichikawa Yui carrying a threatening smile.

As I said before...

The noble and pure blonde girl was far too easy to arouse some of his evil thoughts.

“…Bastard!” Qichuan Wei cursed angrily, adjusting the collar of her pajamas with slightly trembling hands. Her clear blue eyes were a little moist, and her half-open mouth kept exhaling warm and sticky breaths, her soft lips trembling.

Despite her stubborn expression, she was completely defenseless against Tsukasa Tazaki's physical intimacy and touch. As long as Tsukasa Tazaki showed goodwill and softened his stance, he could immediately break down her defenses with a few words of coaxing.

Tsukasa Tazaki certainly understood this.

So he quickly put away his smug smile and put on a sincere and earnest expression.

"Brother, would you like to stay and spend Valentine's Day with me?" he asked.

"Who wants to spend Valentine's Day with you..." Yui Kikawa turned her face to the side, her cheeks and the ear peeking out from between her hair blushing slightly with embarrassment.

Looking at the proud and adorable blonde girl, Tsukasa Tazaki breathed a sigh of relief with a happy expression.

Just as I was about to press on and completely melt away my older brother's arrogance, I heard footsteps on the stairs.

Looking up, Hoshino Hanami met his gaze with a half-smile, clenching her fists: "Then let's make chocolate together, and let Tazaki be the judge, to see who makes the best chocolate."

For an instant.

A surge of fighting spirit ignited in Yui Kikawa's eyes.

Not only her, but even the two girls following behind Hoshino Hanami and the two older sisters in the kitchen had their eyes turn fierce.

It is foreseeable that this first Valentine's Day will be a battlefield without the smoke of gunpowder... However, what makes Tsukasa Tazaki feel fortunate is that he has already smelled the scent of spring coming, perhaps tomorrow, or perhaps the day after tomorrow.

……

As the seasons change, so too does the world evolve.

From winter to spring, the temperature in Tokyo gradually warms up, and the cherry blossoms, which are about to bloom, are already covering the branches. Many early-blooming varieties are already blooming in the spring breeze.

The time for cherry blossom viewing hasn't arrived yet, but the peach blossoms are already in full bloom.

In mid-March, the day "the peach blossoms begin to smile" arrives.

The so-called "peach blossom smile" refers to the season when the flowers are in full bloom. When Tsukasa Tazaki arrived at the hospital in the afternoon, there were clusters of bright peach blossoms placed at the hospital entrance.

Beside the peach blossoms stood Kurisu Kikawa.

She wore a black round-neck suit, a heart-shaped necklace, matching leggings, and a silver-gray hat.

Standing next to her, Tsukasa Tazaki didn't look like an elder and a younger person at all; they looked more like siblings. This was probably because Aunt Kuriko herself was young and beautiful, had a remarkable temperament, and dressed fashionably.

“Let’s go,” Kurikawa Kuri extended his hand to him, “Let’s go upstairs to see your grandfather one last time.”

Tazaki Tsukasa nodded and reached out to hold her warm, damp little hand.

The two then headed towards the elevator. The hospital lobby was noisy and crowded with visitors. The air was filled with the mixed smells of disinfectant, bouquets, and blankets, a unique scent that permeated the entire hospital. Nurses ran around the room with their creaking footsteps.

The elevators leading to regular wards were packed with people, while the elevators leading to private wards were empty.

Kurisu Kawakawa stepped into the empty elevator, pressed the button for the 18th floor, and Tsukasa Tazaki lowered his head, his mood unreadable.

"What are you thinking about?" Kurisu Kawakami held his hand and squeezed his palm hard.

“No.” Tsukasa Tazaki shook his head.

"That's good..." Kurisu Kawakami clearly didn't believe her, but she didn't ask any further questions. She just timidly placed her other hand on Tsukasa Tazaki's chest and gently drew circles on it. "From today onwards, your aunt will be your only remaining family. Please take good care of me, Tsukasa."

Tsukasa Tazaki held her hand and turned his head to look at her.

"If you want it, you can..." Kurisu bit her lower lip and smiled shyly.

Judging from her appearance, she was undoubtedly a noble and dignified beauty with a lovely face and a slender and well-proportioned figure. However, judging from her personality, it was hard to say that she was a good person, and it wouldn't be unreasonable to say that she was bad.

“I’m telling you, Auntie,” Tsukasa Tazaki looked into her eyes and sighed helplessly, “be careful not to get yourself into trouble.”

"Eh?"

Kurisu blinked in confusion.

Two seconds later, she leaned back quickly, looking at Tsukasa Tazaki with a wary expression: "I'm warning you, I'm your mother-in-law, don't get any funny ideas about me. Although I like Tsukasa a lot and I'm also lusting after her body, fundamentally speaking, there's no way we can be together, so please give up on that idea!"

"..."

Forget it.

She's even more shameless than anyone else...

Tazaki Tsukasa swallowed his anger for the time being, planning to get his revenge on her another day.

Upon entering the ward on the 18th floor, one is greeted by a luxurious sofa set, a television screen occupying half of the wall, a bathroom, and a lounge separated by a screen—a ward of the ultimate in luxury.

The head of the Kikawa family lay on his sickbed.

He lay helplessly on his side, his left wrist, with the IV needle inserted, stretched out limply. His curled-up sleeping posture made him look like a small animal with serious injuries.

Tazaki walked over and saw that his almost bloodless arm had many marks left by injections or IV drips, and his mouth was drooping loosely, as if saliva was about to drip down.

"Master," Kurisu bowed, her voice gentle and clear, "cheer up, Tsukasa has come to see you."

The head of the Kichikawa family turned his face with difficulty. His half-open, lifeless eyes reminded Tazaki Tsukasa of two empty swallow nests left under the eaves.

He glanced at the person in front of him for about ten seconds, then turned his weak gaze back to the empty window.

"Are you alright?" Tsukasa Tazaki asked.

“Master, this is Xiao Si,” Kurisu Kawakami said again.

The head of the Qichuan family remained silent, staring intently at the vast sky outside. This was the eighteenth floor, and there was nothing to see outside the window, not even a cloud.

Seeing this state, one can understand that this person will soon pass away.

There were only extremely faint traces of life on him, like an old house where all the furniture had been moved out, about to be disintegrated.

Kurisu no longer looked at him, but pulled Tsukasa Tazaki to sit down on the sofa.

“Your grandfather won’t last much longer in this condition.” She took Tsukasa’s arm and said to his ear, “Even if your aunt doesn’t do anything, he probably won’t live for more than a month.”

Feeling his aunt's soft body, Tsukasa Tazaki picked up the washed grapes on the table and asked while eating, "So, Auntie, do you still want to proceed as planned?"

“Of course!” Kurisu Kuri nodded, then opened her mouth: “Ah~”

Tsukasa Tazaki popped two grapes into her mouth.

"Mmm, delicious, thank you, Tsukasa..." Kurisuki smiled sweetly, then took Tsukasa Tazaki's hand and placed it on her knee. "The plans are all arranged. The funeral will be held in two days."

Tazaki Tsukasa's hand rested on her leggings at her knee; the texture was smooth and silky.

“I know you didn’t want to come, but could you stay here with me a little longer?” Kurisu covered the back of his hands with both of hers, gazing tenderly at his profile. “We need to make sure that the last person he sees before he dies is you, so that no one can question his will.”

"Okay." Tsukasa Tazaki ate grapes, his expression unchanged.

Kurisu gazed at him for a moment, then her face broke into that delightful smile again.

"Hey, hey," she said, snuggling close to Tsukasa Tazaki like a girl pouting at her boyfriend, "say a few words to cheer up your auntie, okay? She's been under a lot of pressure these days."

"What should I say..." Tsukasa Tazaki leaned back on the sofa, looking up at the ceiling. "Hmm, my aunt is giving me a massage?"

"all right."

Kurisu reached out and pulled his head close, gently massaging his temples.

"Is this comfortable?" she asked.

"Very good." Tsukasa Tazaki squinted contentedly and said lazily, "My aunt is a bad woman!"

How bad?

"A beautiful, wealthy young woman in her thirties, dressed in fur coats and designer shoes, is extremely cunning and lustful. She appears glamorous on the surface, but secretly does nothing but lewd things. Isn't that right?"

“Quite right.” Kurisu Kawakawa leaned closer, continuing to massage with one hand while the other remained on his lips. “So, Si, be careful. Once you’re truly back in the family, don’t let the ruthless Kurisu Kawakawa devour you.”

"You're all talk," Tazaki Tsukasa retorted. "Do you dare to confront Yui directly?"

Don't underestimate me!

Suddenly, Kurisu reached down and pinched his waist hard.

"Hiss—" Tazaki Tsukasa's face contorted instantly. He endured the pain and shouted, "What are you doing? I'm still a child! How can you act like such an elder—"

“Those who harbor ill intentions towards their elders deserve to be taught a lesson!” Kurisu Kawakawa said with a stern, cold smile.

She is adept at making various expressions.

So Tsukasa Tazaki had no idea whether she was telling the truth or lying.

Unless the system provides a prompt.

The problem is that my aunt's stock price has already reached its limit, and unless it goes further, it cannot break through the 200 mark.

"It hurts, can you let go first..."

"cannot!"

"I know I was wrong..."

"Answer one question to your aunt, or I won't let you go."

"Excuse me."

"Do you really have ulterior motives towards your aunt?"

"...?"

Tsukasa Tazaki blinked.

He thought to himself, "Is this the kind of question I can even ask?"

Kurisu, still twisting her waist with a smug look on her face, stared at Tsukasa Tazaki, whose face was contorted in pain.

Just then, the door opened and Yui Kichikawa walked in.

She had just graduated from school.