My daily life in love is too contrary to my character.

“There’s no need for that.” Shiraishi Sawa didn’t understand what “bring Takanashi along” meant. Since it was Kuramochi Sakura’s second birthday, she would definitely invite Takanashi Yuuko.

"Takanashi, do you know about the banquet tomorrow?" Shiraishi Sawah pulled his gaze from his phone screen to the still motionless girl. The scent of her shower gel and her natural fragrance filled the entire room.

"Yes, Sakura told me I'll go. I want to celebrate Shiraishi's birthday."

It seems the fox has become less intelligent lately.

"Okay, got it. See you tomorrow?"

"See you tomorrow."

Good luck on your exam, don't fail.

"Shut up."

"Good night, sweet dreams." Such a nasty attitude towards a blessing, what a vicious woman. Only someone as magnanimous as myself would not mind saying good night.

"install."

"I understand, President. I'll be going to the birthday party tomorrow. Are you coming too?"

"Yes, since you invited me, I'd like to celebrate your birthday too."

"Okay, see you tomorrow."

"Okay, goodnight Shiraishi."

Good night, sweet dreams.

"I also hope to dream of Baishi." The other person's definition of a good dream is rather unique.

"it is good."

Because he had never written his birthday on his personal information, no one else in his class wished him a happy birthday right on time, but that was exactly what Shiraishi Sawa Hide did.

He didn't like it when friends he wasn't very close to insisted on exchanging blessings, let alone giving gifts. Returning the favor was a very troublesome matter for Shiraishi Sawa.

Setting his phone aside, Shiraishi Sawa examined the items placed beside him.

Gloves, scarves, and knitted hats—each piece has a tiny 'white stone' character woven into the inside of its fabric with fine white thread, proving that these items are unique.

"You've become so skilled at Takanashi? That's amazing! It looks like it was woven by a machine."

Without a doubt, this must have been woven by Takanashi Yuko herself. Shiraishi Sawa Hide probably understood that Takanashi Yuko had probably been doing these things in the storeroom these past few days, not studying.

“Hmm,” Yuko Takanashi smiled happily, her eyes crinkling, upon hearing Shiraishi Sawa’s praise. “I can start knitting Mimi’s clothes in a few days.”

"I'll accept this gift; I really like it."

"Could you accept the other gift as well?"

Takanashi Yuuko looked at Shiraishi Sawa's profile—he was trying on these things, and she couldn't help but stare at him, lost in thought for a moment, before asking a question.

"No, that's out of the question."

Shiraishi Sawa took off these things again—they were a bit too warm to wear in the fall, but they were really comfortable. The gloves Shiraishi Sawa had bought before were always too short for the finger sleeves, which affected the dexterity of his hands, but the ones that Takanashi Yuko gave him were a perfect fit.

Then, Shiraishi Sawa got up and left the room, found Takanashi Yuko's pajamas on the sofa outside, and threw them onto the bed.

"Hurry up and put it on to sleep, you have an exam tomorrow." After closing the door, I realized I had left behind a pair of underwear. I reopened the door and threw it back in, and then I saw a picture of a beautiful woman emerging from her bed.

Without even a moment's hesitation, Shiraishi Zexiu's expression remained unchanged as he closed the door.

"Alright, Shiraishi." The thick door couldn't erase the softness in his voice. Shiraishi Zexiu pushed open the door, revealing the girl lying obediently inside, her blanket neatly spread out.

Now you know how to be obedient.

It's obvious that Takanashi Yuuko knew she wouldn't accept the gift, but she deliberately went through the motions, now neatly folding the ribbon that had been tied to her and placing it on the bedside table.

Girls are so cute.

"Time to turn off the lights and go to sleep. I have an exam tomorrow."

"okay."

With a crisp 'click', the room fell into darkness, with only the bright moonlight filtering through the gaps in the curtains and slowly flowing into the room.

Shiraishi Sawah lay back on his mattress, adjusted to a comfortable position, and brought up the system.

[Ding! Reward mission triggered]

[Today is October 28th, the host's first birthday after activating the system. To celebrate the host's birthday, this system is giving away a reward mission as a birthday gift.]

[Mission Description: Live on October 28th, and then breathe.]

[Mission Reward: 1 point for each breath taken + 3 random item purchasers]

[Mission triggered by default, 23 hours and 44 minutes remaining. Current breath count: 257]

A normal person breathes about 14-20 times a day, meaning that even if you do nothing, you can still get at least 20,000 points on this task.

Not to mention the [Any Item Purchaser] that Shiraishizawa Hide desperately wanted, which also required three uses!

It is indeed a rewarding task. It would be great if it happened on my birthday the day after I unlocked the system, as it would have eliminated the most torturous part: not being able to speak or touch.

Shiraishi Sawa looked down and saw that the system had triggered a second task:

[Ding! Mission triggered]

[Mission Description: October 28th is your first birthday since meeting the girls. You already have some connection and bond with them. You cannot betray the hearts and feelings of these beautiful girls. Surely you won't refuse their gifts? Accept the gifts from Ichiriki Chiyo, Soga Kirei, Takanashi Yuuko, and Kuramochi Sakura. Rewards will be given based on your acceptance level.]

[Task Rewards: Number of times you receive a girl's birthday gift * (1000 points + random A-rank skill mastery card) + Number of times you fully receive a girl's birthday gift * (3000 points + specified S-rank skill mastery card)]

[Note: Birthday gifts can only be accepted in three states: not accepted, partially accepted, or fully accepted. These states cannot overlap.]

[The mission has been triggered by default, with 23 hours and 43 minutes remaining. Number of times a certain girl's birthday gift has been partially received: 1 | Number of times a certain girl's birthday gift has been fully received: 0]

Although the [Designated S-Rank Skill Mastery Card] was very tempting, Shiraishi Sawa had no intention of accepting the rest of Takanashi Yuuko's gifts.

Even that thought didn't cross my mind.

He had already wronged this girl enough; if he were to accept the gift because of this, it would be so disgusting that even Shiraishi Sawa Hide would find it unacceptable.

Without making any unusual breathing sounds, Shiraishi Sawah silently increased the frequency of his breathing slightly.

After all, once the ability to exchange points for real-world currency is unlocked, each point can be converted into 100 yen. Fifteen breaths can equal an hourly wage, which is an incredibly high cost-performance ratio.

However, Shiraishi Sawa soon felt sleepy and had no intention of staying up all night to "breathe," so he simply went to sleep.

--

Shiraishi Sawa still gets up for a morning run when his alarm goes off at six o'clock every morning. He doesn't slack off because of his birthday. After all, his birthday used to be just an extra 1,000 yen a day for him.

But Shiraishi Sawa knew that this year's birthday was destined to be different.

Moreover, running automatically increases your breathing rate, which is a way to earn some points along the way.

When I returned, Takanashi Yuuko was already awake and preparing breakfast.

"Shiraishi, I made red bean sticky rice today as a birthday celebration for you." The girl, noticing Shiraishi Zexiu's return, showed him the rice in the bowl and said.

"Okay, I'll take a shower and then come out to eat."

In this kind of everyday life, there's no need to say thank you.

--

"Hello, dear Mom, what's up?"

When his mother called, Shiraishi Zexiu turned on the speakerphone and put it aside. He took a bite of red bean sticky rice, then kneaded it back into a ball with both hands and took another bite.

An obsession with holding sticky rice.

Having finished eating, Takanashi Yuuko sat quietly to the side, resting her head on her arm, looking at Shiraishi Sawa's phone, then glancing at Shiraishi Sawa again.

"Do I need to avoid this?" That's what she was lip-syncing to.

Shiraishi Sawa waved his hand to indicate that he didn't need it.

"What's up? It's your birthday, so I just wanted to wish you a happy birthday."

"Received, thank you. As a return gift, Mom, I wish your son a happy birthday."

"Staying in Tokyo has really made you stupid. Oh well, it's fine this way. When are you going home for the New Year?"

"I'll go back a few days after the final exams, and I'll tell you then."

"Okay, Mom will transfer 10,000 yen to your card. Treat yourself to something nice today."

"Isn't it the same 1000 yen as before?" Shiraishi Sawa Hide didn't refuse, but said with a smile.

"What can you buy with 1000 yen in Tokyo?"

"You can buy something for 1000 yen."

"Talking to you on the phone now is making me have high blood pressure. How are things going between you and Wulian?"

"Su Wo? Nothing happened."

"Never mind, Mom won't worry about that. Happy birthday."

"Thank you, Mom."

"Do you have class today? Go to class now."

"I'm having breakfast now, I'll be there soon."

"Okay, I won't bother you anymore. That's all, bye."

"bye......"

Before I could even finish saying "thank you," the other end of the phone had already hung up.

What a cold and heartless mother.

Shiraishi Zexiu ate another bite of sticky rice to calm his nerves.

Chapter 239 Is the person Youzi likes you?

"Please excuse my poor Takanashi."

After eating the last mini sticky rice ball, Shiraishi Sawa said to the girl who was still sitting down next to him.

Takanashi Yuuko seemed a little lost in thought and didn't answer. Her eyes were filled with a mixture of happiness and loneliness, which was a bit strange, until Shiraishi Sawah's hand waved in front of her eyes.

"What are you thinking about?"