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

Shiraishi Sawa, who had originally planned to cover himself with his own blanket, nodded:

"Understood, birthday celebrant."

The warm blankets embraced the two of them again, the girl's fragrance lingering around their noses. Takanashi Yuuko let out a satisfied groan, hugged Shiraishi Sawa Hide tightly again, and buried her head in his chest.

The sound of breathing gradually becoming steady came from his chest.

In this environment, Shiraishi Sawa Hide also fell asleep again.

--

"What time is it, little bird?"

When she woke up, Takanashi Yuko was finally lying on the pillow, and she was looking at Shiraishi Sawa.

"I don't know." The answer was simple.

Shiraishi Sawa blinked hard to clear his vision, then reached for his watch on the bedside table with his left hand.

11:23 AM, the price of going to bed late.

Have you had breakfast?

"No."

"I knew I shouldn't have made it for you." This breakfast, unsurprisingly, will end up in my own stomach again.

"I'm reluctant to leave here to have breakfast."

"If you're still reluctant, Hashimoto Nana and the others will be waiting for you, the birthday girl."

Shiraishi Sawa watched them chat yesterday, so he knows all of Takanashi Yuko's plans for today. Noon is the lunchtime she and Hashimoto Nana are supposed to have.

"How about I tell them I'm not going and I'll sleep until tonight and wait for Sakura?" Takanashi Yuuko seemed to be seriously considering the possibility of doing so.

"No way, I'll starve if you're not hungry." Shiraishi Zexiu pulled the blanket all the way to his side, exposing his smooth, fair legs to the air.

Even at noon, the slightly chilly air still stimulated the girl, causing her to bury herself even deeper into Shiraishi Sawa's body.

For a moment, Shiraishi Sawah didn't know whether this was the expected reaction or if it was intentional.

"Get up, get up, don't really keep them waiting." Shiraishi Sawa patted Takanashi Yuuko's back and reminded her.

"understood."

Takanashi Yuuko got up, grabbed her clothes from the bedside, and before taking them off without any hesitation, Shiraishi Sawa Hide skillfully turned around and looked at the wall on the other side.

--

Have you thought about your wish?

Takanashi Yuuko, dressed in casual clothes, and Shiraishi Sawa, dressed in loungewear, walked out of the room together.

"I've thought it through. I thought about it this morning."

"Oh? What is it? Remember, I have a veto right." Shiraishi Zexiu squatted down and poured cat food for Mimi.

"My wish is to dance with Shiraishi."

Shiraishi Zexiu's hand trembled as he poured the cat food. Mimi looked at the small mountain of food in front of her, her large, bright blue eyes filled with confusion as she looked at Shiraishi Zexiu.

Is this the last meal I'll ever have in my life?

As Hideaki Shiraishi put the extra cat food back, he looked at Yuuko Takanashi with a puzzled expression:

"Would you like to do some hand gestures or square dancing with me?"

"No, I want to dance ballroom dance with Shiraishi." Takanashi Yuuko lowered her head shyly, not daring to meet Shiraishi Sawa's gaze.

"Disco or a duet?"

Fast-paced music is disco, while slow-paced music is ballroom dancing.

—The above is Shiraishi Sawa's complete understanding of ballroom dancing.

"I also can."

But I don't know how...

Shiraishi Sawa touched his chin, looking thoughtful.

Mimi watched as her father scooped all the cat food back into the food bowl, and she became even more confused:

Is it true that I can't even have my last meal in this life?

Seeing that Shiraishi Zexiu was about to put the cat food box back, it quickly grabbed its father's slippers and meowed anxiously.

Finally, it received a normal amount of food, and as an apology, Shiraishi Sawa gave it an extra cat treat.

--

"Wouldn't this be too difficult for you, Shiraishi? I can choose another one." Seeing that Shiraishi Sawa was still thinking, Takanashi Yuuko asked timidly.

"No need, this is fine. I don't have anything to do during the day anyway, so I'll use it to learn a ballroom dance. Takanashi, I'll dance with you when you come back tonight."

"Really?! Okay!" Joy overflowed from Takanashi Yuuko and spread throughout the living room.

"I rarely lie. You'd better hurry up and catch the subway, or you'll be late," Shiraishi Zexiu said, glancing at his watch.

"Okay!" Takanashi Yuuko hummed softly, composing a beautiful melody, the tune of "Fireworks".

"Remember to contact me if you have any problems." Shiraishi Zexiu sat on the sofa, took out his phone stand, and reminded Takanashi Yuko, who was changing her shoes in the entryway.

"I will."

The apartment door opened and closed, Mimi was bravely climbing the cat tree, and Shiraishi Zexiu searched for basic ballroom dance tutorials and began to prepare.

Wow~ There are so many kinds of ballroom dancing!

Shiraishi Sawa was shocked as he looked at the dazzling array of entries that popped up.

"Three steps forward, one bow backward..."

After listening for three minutes, Shiraishi Sawa felt he had mastered it.

After jumping a few steps in front of the mirror in the bathroom, Shiraishi Sawa decided to have lunch first.

How could this be? How could there be such a big difference between the buyer's photos and the seller's photos... He suddenly realized that it was understandable that he couldn't dance.

After quickly cooking himself two simple dishes to make do with the meal, Shiraishi Zexiu returned to the living room, picked up his phone, and followed the teacher in the video.

As for Takanashi Yuuko's birthday cake, Shiraishi Sawa planned to make another one after dinner. The family had all the ingredients for making cakes, but they didn't have any cream on hand, but there was no need to buy any more.

According to the arrangements in the chat log, Takanashi Yuuko will return around 10 o'clock, and during this time, Kuramochi Sakura will definitely take her out for all sorts of fun activities.

This cake is just for show; it doesn't need to be big or fancy, since two people can't possibly finish it.

--

"where is it?"

"Tokyo."

"What a coincidence! But please speak plainly."

"Are you going to make me come out again if I'm at home?" Shiraishi Sawa replied to Chiyo's message.

"You didn't celebrate the bird's birthday?"

"She's been with her classmates and Kuramochi-san, so I won't go and join in the fun."

"I thought you weren't home. It's better that you are. I've already sent someone over. Someone will bring my gift over later. Remember to accept it."

"Okay, what is it? Is it big?"

"It's not big, just a box of handmade clay tools."

"Understood, sir!"

--

"Boom boom boom!"

There was a knock at the door, and Shiraishi Sawa, who was prepared, went to open it.

However, it wasn't someone sent by Chiyo Ichigo, but rather a few of her neighbors.

"Zexiu, where is Yuko?" asked the leader, Ueyama Mizue.

"You went out to celebrate your birthday, what's up?"

"You didn't go to be with her? It's because it's her birthday, so a few of us planned to buy her some small gifts." Several neighbors said, taking out the wrapped bags they were holding.

"I'd like to thank everyone on behalf of Takanashi. Would you like to come in and have a seat?" Shiraishi Sawa said after taking the bag.

"Without Yuuko here, there's nothing to talk about. Let's just forget about it."

“Aunt Shangshan, you said before that ‘Shiraishi’s words are really interesting,’ how come you’ve changed your tune now? Also, why didn’t I receive any gifts from you on my birthday?”

Hideaki Shiraishi noticed that he and Yuko Takanashi seemed to be treated differently.

"Shiraishi, your birthday has passed? When was it?" The aunties' expressions of confusion didn't seem feigned. "How about we celebrate it for you later?"

"No need, no need, it was just a joke, thank you aunties."

--

After opening and closing the door for the fourth time, Shiraishi Sawah placed Soga Kirei's gift into the pile of gifts on the living room table.

Of these four times, two were with neighbors, one was someone sent by Chiyo Ichiriki, and one was a gift from the chairman brought by Akiko Saba.

“Yuko, I’ve become your mother’s doorman.”

Shiraishi Zexiu saw Mimi hiding in the corner and said.

Mimi noticed Shiraishi Zexiu's gaze and ran towards the storage room as if fleeing.

"Don't run! You've raised a cat for a thousand days, but you only need it for one. You can't escape today, my Yuko, come back!"

......

Mimi hung suspended in mid-air, utterly dejected, groaning weakly in protest. Her hands were held by Shiraishi Zexiu, forcing her to sway to his rhythm.

"One clatter, two clatters, three clatters..."

As the 'tap-tap' sound faded, the azure sky gradually darkened, and finally, night fell.

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