How to raise a random guy's wife

"Huh? Then why does he always seem so busy?"

“I said…” Eriri looked up, “You basically know nothing about Kobayashi, do you?”

"Hmm..." Kato Megumi felt that she knew quite a lot.

Have you ever seen him, even once, helpless when faced with a problem, unable to find a solution, or shifting the blame to others?

Kato Megumi recalled for a moment, "It seems like there really isn't."

"That's why I hate him."

"Isn't this great?"

“Cooperating with him is fine, but if you refuse him, then you’ll have to wait for him to dig up all your information and be prepared to be pressured to the extreme by him using countless dark histories.” Eriri paused in her work. “He’s the kind of person who, once he sets a goal, will stop at nothing to achieve it. He always has a way, and he never cares whether it’s despicable or not.”

"Is that so...?" Kato Megumi asked with some doubt.

She didn't seem to feel anything.

"He's the kind of person who thrives in the workplace. You see him busy now, but once he's old enough to drink, he'll be busy with parties, business dinners, and all sorts of drinking sessions. There will be more and more situations like this where he leaves you at home while he's out there taking care of other women."

"It's for my senior's new book, and also for the good of the club," Kato Megumi muttered. "I'm here to help take care of the mochi, what's left at home..."

"Does this excuse make you feel any better?"

"It's not an excuse. If the new book sells well, it will be easier for my senior to write the plot. After all, she is his friend and an important member of the club. It's only right and proper for her to help."

"Yes, she's a very important person, so it's normal for her to leave you behind."

"What do you mean by abandoning or not abandoning... that's nonsense."

"Speaking of which, I don't know how many days we'll be gone this time, and we might have to stay in a hotel." Eriri raised an eyebrow. "If it's just the two of us, it's easy to run into a situation where there's only one room left."

"Xiao Lin must have made all the arrangements before he went. It wasn't a sudden decision. He must have had a plan."

"Plans can't keep up with changes, and we might end up sharing a room. Even though we were supposed to sleep on the floor, we decided to sleep in the same bed after discussing it. When we woke up, we didn't even know who started it, but we were embracing each other and couldn't be separated..."

"How could that be...?"

"Why not?"

Kato Megumi's eyes flickered. "Speaking of which... it feels like it's been a long time since we've had a private chat like this."

"right."

"Think about it, it seems like the last time was just the last time."

"I guess so......"

"But last time it was at your house, this time it's at Kong Qing's house."

"..."

Eriri was busy and didn't answer.

"Eh, Eriri?"

"It's done!"

Having finally finished the last stroke, Eriri looked at the sketchbook with satisfaction and smiled happily.

"Huh, what did you finish?"

"Look," Eriri laughed, turning her sketchbook around. "That's the look on your face when you're holding back your anger!"

In the sketchbook, the short-haired girl has slightly puffed-out pink cheeks and her gaze is slightly turned to the side, as if she is staring at something. In short, she doesn't want to make eye contact, which is a little awkward, but more than anything, it's cute.

Kato Megumi: "......"

"Isn't it great?" Eriri nodded with a hint of pride. "Yes, I've finally captured your essence."

It's this subtle expression that, while not as exaggerated as in comics, conveys a perfectly balanced emotion.

Just as wailing is a sign of sadness, so too is drooping eyelids.

"...I didn't show that face at all," Kato Megumi denied.

"Yes," Eriri pointed out. "You've had this expression ever since you put down your phone."

"No, I'm not angry..."

"In the case of this kind of expression, it is easier to capture the emotions that overflow from the heart rather than trying to figure out the outward expression."

Kato Megumi: "......"

“Thanks to that, I was able to write so easily.” Eriri nodded approvingly. “Hmm, your expression is great, Kato-kun?”

“…Eri,” Kato Megumi pursed her lips, “mischievous.”

Chapter 138 Kobayashi is not here

“You said you were going out to have fun…” Kato Megumi looked at the porcelain doll-like blonde girl in front of her, “but we haven’t even gone anywhere yet.”

"Ah..." Eriri slumped onto the coffee shop sofa with a lazy posture that was completely out of character for her delicate appearance, looking utterly exhausted. "So many people! Is there really this many people in a mall? It's like a comic convention! Don't these guys know how to line up? Where's the security? Help them out!"

She rarely... well, almost never goes out to buy clothes; she prefers online shopping.

"Huh? Doesn't Eriri usually come to the mall?" Kato Megumi looked Eriri up and down at her outfit. She was wearing a fitted top that exposed her shoulders and a mini skirt with large ruffles on her lower body. Her white knee-high socks and snow-white skin complemented each other, and for a moment it was hard to tell which was whiter. "She's really good at dressing up."

"Huh? This?" Eriri looked down and saw her entire outfit without any obstruction. "I told her I was going out shopping with my friends, and my assistant at home made me dress like this."

"Huh?" Assistant or something... Kato Megumi recognized the difference in their upbringing in a very intuitive way.

Although I had gotten to know Eriri a little from visiting her family's villa before, these subtle differences, such as her taking her personal assistant for granted, made me feel even more envious.

“I don’t usually go out on holidays… I should be drawing anyway.” Eriri thought Kato Megumi was wondering about her dressing skills, so she explained, holding her cup in her fair hands. “Ah~~ Lemon tea is so delicious, it has nice artificial flavorings.”

Kato Megumi doesn't know anything about spices, but...

"The customer with number one has been waiting. Your fish burger and fries are ready," came the announcement from the counter.

Eriri happily picked up her food and enjoyed the fried white fish with plenty of tartar sauce.

Despite being a wealthy heiress, Eriri still has absolutely no resistance to this kind of junk food.

Although it's a small hobby, it's a microcosm of Eriri's personality.

She didn't think too highly of herself because of her status or her family's wealth, and she still worked hard to draw books to earn money.

If she really wanted it, her parents could easily give her more pocket money than she earned from her hard-earned bestselling notebooks.

“Speaking of which…” Eriri’s eyes flickered, “Kobayashi might be having lunch with a fat guy in black stockings right now, just like us.”

"Oh."

"Hmm, that's all?" Eriri was quite surprised by Kato Megumi's indifferent reaction.

"Well... we've already fallen for it twice." Kato Megumi chewed on the straw of her lemon tea. "Besides, they went to Waho City for work. Do you expect them to starve themselves?"

“Yes…” Eriri looked somewhat dejected. “We failed.”

Well...

I feel like Eriri is being a bit too perceptive; she wears her heart on her sleeve.

“Although it’s for research purposes…” Kato Megumi rested her chin on her hand, “there’s no need to go to such lengths to provoke me.”

“Don’t think I’m happy doing this kind of thing,” Eriri said, her pink cheeks puffing out slightly. “You should react more strongly to things other than Kobayashi, so I don’t have to use him to provoke you.”

"No way...you're talking nonsense."

"Here, this is it."

Which kind...?

What if I told you that you reacted strongly to black stockings and fat women?

"Is there?"

“Look,” Eriri pointed at Kato Megumi with fries smeared with ketchup, “they’re completely different reactions. The former is denial, and the latter is questioning, which proves that you yourself have admitted that you overreacted to Kobayashi.”

"Is there?"

"It's too late to change your mind now," Eriri said, finishing off her fries. "So what's so good about that kind of guy?"

"Everything is fine."

"She's just a bit good-looking, a bit tall, and has a decent voice. She's got one wicked idea after another in her head, and her personality... yeah, her personality is terrible."

Kato Megumi sighed, "It must have been tough finding just one flaw after all this time..."

"There are many more, I'm just too lazy to talk about them."

"Ah, yes, yes, yes." Kato Megumi nodded.

Personality...

"Oh, right," Kato Megumi recalled her trip today, "although I said I was going out, which store specifically do you want to go to?"

"Eh?"

"You suggested coming to this shopping mall area," Kato Megumi tilted her head, "so you must have already decided where you want to go, right?"

"Well......"

"You should..." Seeing Eriri's reaction, Kato Megumi also became a little uncertain, "Have you thought it through?"

"Well... I'm just... just browsing around."

If it were Kobayashi Sora, she would definitely have planned the route in advance.

Kato Megumi sighed. Since Kobayashi Sora wasn't there, she was the only one who could come. "Then let's just look around. I know a few shops, but I don't know if you'll like them."

"Let's go check it out anyway," Eriri said, holding up her fries. "Let's go!"

"Let's finish eating first." Kato Megumi felt inexplicably tired.

For a moment, I had a feeling of being back at Kobayashi Sora's house taking care of the rice cakes.

"Eri, how about this one?" Kato Megumi shook the dress she was holding. "I think it suits you very well."

“Hmm…” Eriri stared at the dress, “You just said the same thing.”

"Because they all suit each other, after all, the people wearing them have the figure to back them up."

"Huh?" Eriri looked bewildered. "What assets?"