Anime Heart

As he spoke, Yu Ma Xian Dong picked up a backpack from the side, took out a long box from it, and opened it. The contents inside shimmered with a faint white light.

This is a platinum necklace called 'Heart's Desire'. The heart-shaped pendant is hollow and inlaid with nine pure diamonds. At the very center is an unidentified white heart-shaped gemstone.

Although it contains a lot of items, the size is quite suitable; it only takes up a small portion of the palm of your hand, including the delicate platinum chain.

This necklace was originally intended for engagement occasions, but Arima Kenji thought it would suit Kaori Miyazono very well.

At the same time, he and Kaori Miyazono were practically engaged, which is why he bought the necklace as a birthday gift for her.

"Wow! So beautiful!"

Girls have no resistance to exquisite and beautiful jewelry, and even Kaori Miyazono, who is used to being frugal, is no exception.

This was a birthday gift from Arima Kento. Even though it was obviously very expensive, Miyazono Kaoru didn't say anything like "wasteful" or "extravagant."

Her eyes sparkled as she looked at the necklace, then at Arima Kento, her pearly white teeth peeking out from her cherry lips. Her soft, gentle voice, now tinged with joy, said:

"Hey! Xiandong, is this for me?"

"Yes, I picked it out especially for you."

"Then put it on me!"

"it is good."

Kaori Miyazono tilted her head back and lifted her hair behind her head with one hand, making it easier for Arima Kento to pass the necklace through his hands.

With a gentle snap, the heart-shaped necklace was placed on Kaori Miyazono's fair and beautiful neck.

Arima Kento slightly pulled his gaze away, revealing golden hair, a lovely face with a rosy glow, and an exquisite necklace around his neck—the three elements combined almost perfectly.

Seeing this beautiful scene, Arima Kento couldn't help but lean closer to the girl's face and gently peck it.

The girl's face flushed, and under Arima's gentle touch, she kissed him on the cheek, just like her boyfriend would.

Then, their eyes met, and tenderness filled the air between them.

The kissing happened again.

Kaori Miyazono has a great personality. Although her family is not well-off, she has not developed a sense of inferiority because of it.

She is confident, optimistic, positive, and courageous in facing her inner self, pursuing everything she desires.

She is a very self-controlled girl.

Although it's her birthday today, the necklace is still too precious for Kaori Miyazono.

So, the girl planned to go home, check the price of the necklace, and then start working to earn money after she recovered from her illness.

You must give Arima Kento something of roughly the same value, or rather, an object that conveys the same sentiment.

Now, I can only accept this situation.

Besides, she's practically his, so it's not like he's losing out by giving her a gift!

Arima Kento was completely unaware of the girl's feelings; he was still focused on kissing her rosy, delicate lips.

Actually, regarding the greatest sentiment behind a gift, a famous person once said... (Let's not let Archimedes appear today, let's use someone else.)

As Tagore once said, "The greatest sentiment behind a gift is to give the most you can within your means."

The gifts Arima Kento gave to Kaori Miyazono, and the gifts he was going to give to Ako, were all bought with money he had earned himself.

The payment for the light manuscript hasn't arrived yet, but the payment for the online manuscript has.

The novel "A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality," with an average subscription of several hundred thousand, brought Yu Ma Xian Dong several million in revenue in June, its first month of release.

Arima Kento could almost say that he is financially independent.

However, after buying birthday gifts for the two girls, Arima Kento had no choice but to take back his words.

The gift for Kaori Miyazono was a necklace, while the gift for Ako was a bracelet; both pieces of jewelry were sold in the same store.

Speaking of which, girls' jewelry is really expensive! Just two pieces almost cost Arima Kento a month's worth of royalties, forcing him to put away his fancy clothes.

Therefore, the gift that Arima Kento gave to Miyazono Kaoru can be considered his greatest sentiment, because it was bought with his own money.

Kaori Miyazono was thinking roughly the same thing.

After earning her first pot of gold through her own hard work, the girl wanted to buy a gift for Arima Kento.

If this isn't love, then what's there to be sad about? Thank you... um, sorry, I sang it out loud.

Kissing can't go on forever; both people need to catch their breath in between.

Scientific evidence suggests that kissing for a cumulative total of five to ten minutes daily can contribute to weight loss (although the effect is minimal).

Today, Kaori Miyazono and Kenji Arima's kiss has become so intense it's almost helping them lose weight. Because they've both nearly exceeded the ten-minute limit.

After their lips parted, they checked the time and realized it was almost one o'clock. So they got up, straightened their clothes, and prepared to go home.

However, on the way back, Ma Xiandong bought a lip balm.

"Why did you buy this?" Kaori Miyazono asked, puzzled.

"Here, you can use it! Silly boy..." With that, Yu Ma Xian Dong opened the packaging, took it out and tried it himself first, and felt it was pretty good.

Despite it being summer, this lip balm is still of good quality.

Then, he raised his hand to hold the girl's face and gently applied lip balm to her slightly swollen lips.

“I don’t like using this!” the girl retorted, while trying to break free from Arima Kenji’s control.

"Don't move, I'll get it on your face!" Arima Kento simply reached out and put his arm around the girl's shoulder to restrain her movements.

"It's not very comfortable, but you have to use it. Don't you know your lips are a little abnormal?"

The girl froze, and Yu Ma Xian Dong took the opportunity to finish applying the lip balm.

Looking at her from a distance, I could see that the girl's face and lips were flushed. The lip balm didn't seem to be doing much good, but at least it made her feel better.

Moreover, the girl's lips were very delicate.

My previous unrestrained kissing had hurt her a bit, so lip balm can help protect her lips a little.

"Okay! You can still see it, but it's better than before."

Arima Kenji released the girl, took her hand, and prepared to continue walking towards Miyazono Kaoru's house.

The girl pouted and gently touched her lips with her other hand to confirm that Ma Xiandong was not lying.

She spat and said, "It's all your fault that I'm like this! It's all your fault!"

Chapter 256 The truth is revealed...

"Where did you two go? I've been preparing the food for ages, waiting for you to come back! Honestly, those two kids never know how to make things easy for us."

As Arima Kento entered the room holding Miyazono Kaori's hand, he was immediately scolded.

The one who scolded him was none other than his aunt, Haruko Arima.

Arima Kenjiro never takes the initiative to look for Arima Haruko whenever he comes to the capital, so Arima Haruko always has to come to him on her own.

Because of this, every time Haruko Arima came to see Arima Kento, she would give him a lecture the first time she saw him.

The content was nothing more than things like, "I'm your own aunt, why don't you come to see me!" and "I don't have a nephew like you!"

Of course, Haruko Arima was just saying that; she actually treats Arima Kento and Arima Kousei as her sons.

As for Kousei, due to his hidden otaku tendencies, he rarely goes out, so he meets Haruko Arima relatively infrequently.

Correspondingly, Haruko Arima treats Kenji Arima with a more affectionate attitude.

Because of their close relationship, Haruko Arima lectured Higashi Arima without any hesitation.

However, this time, because Ako was there, Haruko Arima didn't lecture her with things like, "You nephews don't even come to keep your aunt company."

Although Arima Ayako is not Arima Shiki's biological daughter, she is now almost no different from his biological daughter.

Moreover, Haruko Arima is also very concerned about the situation of Kenji Arima.

So she also learned that Arima Ayako was someone who might become her 'niece-in-law' in the future, not to mention that she already had a niece as a relative.

This time, she took the opportunity to chat with Ayako, asking her all sorts of questions to get closer to her.

Because of Ako's existence, Haruko Arima let Hikaru Arima off the hook this time.

However, if asked who she was most satisfied with regarding her niece-in-law, Haruko Arima still preferred Kaori Miyazono, with whom she spent every day.

This girl is beautiful and talented. Even though she has some health problems, she is slowly treating them and will get better.

What Haruko Arima was most satisfied with was Kaori Miyazono's personality and way of dealing with people.

She is sensible, knows when to advance and retreat, is kind, pure, optimistic, and positive. Most importantly, Haruko Arima and Kaori Miyazono always have great conversations.

In Haruko Arima's eyes, all the best qualities in the world can be seen in Kaori Miyazono.

Besides, this girl is completely devoted to her nephew and there is absolutely no indication that she will fall in love with someone else.

If these aren't considered good qualities of a wife, Haruko Arima can't imagine what those 'good qualities' actually are.

Because of the nature of this world, harems are permitted.

However, there are some independent women who look down on the men around them, like Haruko Arima, who is still single because she has too high standards.

Haruko Arima rarely has the experience of being a wife, so she transferred that expectation to the girl who was most compatible with her—Kaori Miyazono.

People tend to admire those who achieve what they themselves desire but cannot attain; these people are often regarded as 'idols' by ordinary people.

The relationship between Kaori Miyazono and Haruko Arima is somewhat similar to that between an idol and a fan.

However, the most common relationship is between mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law.

With summer vacation starting, Haruko Arima felt much more relaxed.

She set aside two rest periods for herself: winter vacation and summer vacation. Now that it's summer vacation, Haruko Arima naturally wants to give herself a break.

I came to Kaori Miyazono's house at noon to have lunch with friends and younger relatives, and then celebrated Kaori Miyazono and Ako's birthdays in the evening.

This is Haruko Arima's schedule for today.

After lunch, Kaori Miyazono couldn't resist the drowsiness; she had long since developed the habit of taking a nap. Ako, too, felt dizzy from the flight.

Ma Xiandong, on the other hand, felt he could handle it, probably because he's gotten used to flying every month!

Holding the two girls' hands, Arima Kenji escorted them back to Miyazono Kaori's room.