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

Residents who had been waiting and had gotten up early to come from their homes stood together here, recording this moment with their mobile phones, and the sound of cameras clicking incessantly.

The three girls did not touch their phones.

One of their hands had been stolen by someone, and now the thief was greedily holding it with both of his hands.

Golden light shimmered, and gold seemed to melt for miles.

Perhaps she wasn't fully awake yet, or perhaps he was holding her too tightly, and the three hands held in the middle couldn't break free.

"Happy New Year," Shiraishi Sawa said softly to himself.

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Shaking off the snowflakes still carrying the afterglow of starlight and moonlight, Shiraishi Zexiu, enveloped in the warm air once again, let out a long sigh and rubbed his hands together contentedly.

"Did you get Chiyo safely? Did you see her board the plane?" Shiraishi Kanae asked as her son walked in from the door.

"Don't worry about your son's work." Now that they were indoors, the heavy coat was no longer needed. Shiraishi Zexiu took it off from the coat rack in the entryway and put on his own slippers.

It's 8:30 PM on January 1st, and in the Pengtian Village area, there's a light, negligible snowfall.

After watching the sunrise in the morning, Shiraishi Sawa took the three girls home to catch up on sleep. He didn't wake up until almost 2 p.m.

While waking the other girls up for lunch, I entered Chiyo's room and her phone vibrated and lit up; a call had just come in.

The caller ID showed it was his father. Shiraishi Sawa didn't do anything reckless. After the call failed to connect, he saw in the call log that Ichiri Yumi had already provided more than twenty missed calls, which had been coming from 11 a.m. until now.

It was obvious what the other person wanted to say—that they hoped their daughter could stay in someone else's house for just a little longer.

It's fortunate that it's in vibration mode, and it's a Chiyo-chan phone; otherwise, it would have woken up long ago.

Shiraishi Sawa then woke her up and made her return a phone call. As he left the room to call other girls, Shiraishi Sawa could clearly hear Ichiri Yumi apologizing for his previous argument with Ichiri Chiyo.

It was clearly Chiyo who made up this excuse herself; it seems that Yumi no longer cares about his fatherly authority in order to get his daughter home.

Although he never had much authority to begin with.

I must never do that again and take this as a warning.

Chiyo finally agreed to go home today. It was after dinner, and Shiraishi Sawa naturally wouldn't let her carry her luggage to the airport alone—this time she was taking a private plane, not the Shinkansen, and was taken there until now.

Recalling the words of advice, or rather, the threat, that Chiyo had given him when she boarded the plane, Shiraishi Sawa shrugged.

--

The sound of footsteps creaking on the stairs came from above. Just by listening to the footsteps, Shiraishi Sawa Hide was surprised to find that he could recognize the voice as belonging to Soga Kirei.

As if to confirm his conjecture, two slender yet vibrant legs, like newly sprouted saplings, appeared at the top of the stairs between the first and second floors, and then stopped.

First, her long, flowing hair appeared, swaying slightly, followed by her cold yet charming face that Shiraishi Sawa found adorable.

“Zexiu,” she said.

The staircase and ceiling, though thoroughly cleaned, still bear the marks of time. In the center of the figure-seven, a brand-new and dazzling young girl suddenly appears, like something out of a fairy tale, possessing a unique charm.

"What's wrong?" After a while, Shiraishawa Shusai snapped out of his art-appreciating mood and asked the girl with a slightly strange expression.

"I'm going back too."

"My mother is coming tomorrow."

Chapter 285: Questions and Answers with Soga Yuzuki

While Shiraishi Sawa was still processing the words "I'm going home," the news that "my mother is coming" came as a complete surprise.

My brain, which is usually full of imaginative and risqué ideas, suddenly went blank.

So Soga Kirei wants to switch places with her mother, and Soga Yuzuki will move into the Shiraishi family instead?

"Huh?" Shiraishi Sawa asked, dispelling the absurd idea.

As if an artist's masterpiece came to life, Soga Kirei walked down the stairs and sat down next to Shiraishi Sawa.

“My mother said that my grandmother misses me very much and still hopes that I can visit her during the Spring Festival.” As the pleasant fragrance gently enveloped Shiraishi Zexiu, she began to explain.

Although Soga Yuzuki nominally said she went to spend the New Year with friends, she actually returned to her own home, which is normal.

“Because she had already left, I agreed,” Soga Muren said sincerely.

If Chiyo were still alive, she most likely wouldn't want to leave and would have to stay and keep an eye on her—after all, Takanashi Yuuko wouldn't do or care about such a thing, something Soga Kiriren knew very well.

If we're talking about taking sides, Yuko Takanashi wouldn't say she's standing on her own side, but rather that she's completely on the side of Hideaki Shiraishi.

"and then?"

"My mother said she'll pick me up tomorrow, and she'll come herself too. Then she'll visit our house to thank my uncle and aunt for their care and hospitality."

When she said "our family," Soga Kirei was focused and blurted it out, so cute that Shiraishi Sawa gently pinched her delicate nose and shook it.

Suga Wulian shrugged slightly at this action and continued, "Then she said that because of her train ticket and the timing, she would like to have dinner at our house before leaving, if possible."

"Of course, no problem." Shiraishi Sawa immediately agreed. He had ridden in Akiko Saeba's car many times in Tokyo and had received a lot of help from the Soga family. "So, Chairman, you're going back tomorrow, right?"

"Yes, I should go back after dinner tomorrow night."

"Okay, I understand. I'll go talk to my parents later." After clarifying the situation, Shiraishi Zexiu nodded.

"There's one more thing." The warm yellow light from the living room shone on his profile, and the rise and fall of his jawline and the movement of his Adam's apple as he nodded made Suwo Wulian want to look at him for a lifetime.

"what's up?"

"I want to sleep with Zexiu tonight!" Soga Kirei leaned her weight to the left, almost falling into Shiraishi Zexiu's arms.

Shiraishi Zexiu adjusted her position to make her more comfortable, but his expression was a little strange.

The threat Chiyo made when she left is about this.

She actually guessed that Suga Kirei would immediately ask to sleep with her after she left.

She didn't mention Yuko Takanashi at all.

"President, your enemy, she's truly terrifying..."

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The sun hadn't risen yet, and the grass and trees were still covered in dew. Clothes brushed against it would be dampened by the dew and then frozen solid with frost.

After returning from his morning run, Shiraishi Sawa carefully pulled back the covers to avoid waking Soga Kirei.

After gazing at that delicate, fair face for a while, putting a few unruly strands of hair back in place, and feeling the soft breathing, Shiraishi Zexiu closed his eyes contentedly.

It's not just Chiyo Ichiri who's threatened; Soga Kiriren made this decision yesterday after learning about the situation.

Fortunately, although she had agreed to go to Chiyo, the other party seemed to have deliberately left her some leeway. So, under the threat of the two of them, nothing happened last night, not even a kiss. They just slept close together.

Pure friendship (not really).

--

"Let's go, Chairman, let's go pick up your mother." After lunch, Shiraishi Sawa said as he and Takanashi Yuuko walked out of the kitchen, drying their hands with towels.

Soga Yugetsu will arrive around 2 PM today, so we can set off now.

“Okay.” The girl waiting on the sofa picked up the scarf on the table and covered her swan-like neck. As she wrapped it around her neck, the silver earrings on her ears were touched and swayed, and the warm light reflected off them, giving them a slightly cool feel.

“Remember what I said.” Shiraishi Sawa turned his head, placed his index finger in the center of his eyes, and pointed at Takanashi Yuko.

"I understand." Takanashi Yuuko nodded, feeling both helpless, amused, and sweet.

While washing the dishes, I asked Shiraishi Sawa Hide whether I needed to avoid Soga Yugetsu when he came. I could go out and stay for a day without showing up, and then come back after he left.

As expected, he was once again ruthlessly rejected by Shiraishi Sawa, who instructed him not to go anywhere.

Although he knew she was trying to reduce her troubles, and that Takanashi Yuuko genuinely didn't care, there was no need for it.

These are things that he will have to face sooner or later. Shiraishi Sawa Hide does not intend to deceive himself. If Ichini Nao really comes on the day he gives Ichini Chiyo the gift, he will not refuse and then run away.

Moreover, the problem hasn't even reached that point yet; I haven't even gotten to that stage.

--

"Mother." Upon seeing Soga Yuuki at the familiar station entrance, Soga Kiriren stepped forward and said.

"Mori-ren!" Soga Yuzuki walked over and affectionately took her arm. The two were about the same height, with Soga Mori-ren being a little taller, but their appearance and temperament made it easy to tell that they were mother and daughter.

"Aunt Soga, it's been a long time." Shiraishi Sawa also stepped forward. He didn't have any luggage to carry, but he had a rather large gift bag. After taking it, he took a half step ahead of the mother and daughter to lead the way, occasionally answering or introducing a few words about the scenery that Soga Yuzuki was curious about.

If you take a train from Aomori to Hōda by taxi, not many drivers will be willing to take the fare, and it will be a waste of time.

“I’m sorry to bother you two, but Grandma Wulian keeps saying she wants to see me, as if she doesn’t want me as her daughter if she can’t see her.”

Under the swaying tram window, the light filtering through the glass created beautiful colors as three people sat in a row.

"No, how could it be considered a disturbance? It's me who has taken up too much of Wulian's time," Shiraishi Zexiu said, scratching his head with a handsome yet appropriate smile.

He had a kind and honest appearance.

"That's good, but it's okay, you have plenty of time in the future. Oh, by the way, how about we invite you when we go on our next trip next summer?"

Suga Yuyue clapped her hands lightly and said excitedly.

"If I don't have anything else to do by then, it will be my turn to bother you." Shiraishi Zexiu smiled and nodded, but did not fully agree.

"The scenery in Aomori is somewhere between Tokyo and Hokkaido, and it looks really nice," commented Yuzuki Soga, looking out the window at the snowdrifts and farmland of different colors drifting past.

"In spring, Aomori's cherry blossoms may not be as beautiful as those in Tokyo, but we have a wide variety and large quantity of flowers, so it will be even more beautiful then."

"I'd like to come and visit if I have the chance."

"No problem. If you need a tour guide, you can call me back even if I'm in Tokyo."

"Ha~ I'll remember that line." Soga Yuzuki's short hair trembled slightly with her smile as she spoke.

"Of course, Wulian is still here, I'm not lying to her."

Soga Kirei, sitting in the middle of the three, didn't say a word from beginning to end, and her expression remained indistinct.

The sunlight chased the fast-moving car window, just to shine on her. She was as beautiful as a simple yet evocative ink painting, right in the center of the exhibition hall, worthy of being admired by thousands.

Both sides were people who knew her best. Her beautiful profile, half-closed eyes, and pursed lips all showed that she was very happy.

And indeed, she enjoyed the feeling, with Shiraishi Sawa on her left and her mother on her right, and they were communicating harmoniously.

is a family.

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