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

Nao bent down and whispered something in his ear.

"Is there a time when neither you nor Father Ichiru are around, and I sneak over there?" Shiraishi Sawa said with a smile.

"That kind of thing isn't very appropriate, is it? You've already... or are you planning to..." Nao asked with a smile, clearly intrigued.

"Progress is 0".

"Useless." Nao Ichijin stood up boredly and patted Shiraishi Sawa on the shoulder. "Boy, you still need to work harder. Remember to take safety precautions when you come."

"'Safety measures'? What interesting topic are you talking about? Tell me about it!" Kuramochi Mika keenly caught the keyword and appeared between the two like a mouse smelling cheese.

"I've been studying the law lately and I think the company's fire extinguisher equipment is not very adequate and we need to increase safety measures." Shiraishi Zexiu started making things up.

"No, we were just talking about whether Chiyo and Sawa had gotten to that point yet."

Shiraishi Sawah forgot that Ichiryu Nao was never one to play by the rules, and the other party made no attempt to hide anything.

"Want Nao and the others to be away from home? Shiraishi-kun, you need my help?" Kuramochi Mika raised an eyebrow and said excitedly, "As long as you and I agree on a time, I'll find an excuse to invite Nao and her husband to my house. You can then sneak in, how about that?"

“But I’m worried that if we make an appointment, you’ll betray me, and then a bunch of people will come back and kill me, while you’re laughing your head off.” Shiraishi Sawah sincerely expressed his concerns.

"You don't believe me! Zexiu-kun, you've hurt me so much. I like you so much. My laughter is very nice, like a clear bell, not 'clucking' at all." Kuramochi Mika said sadly, "Okay, I'll have Sakura Rei keep watch for you. Can you rest assured now?"

Kuramochi Mika pointed to Kuramochi Sakura, who was pretending not to see them, and said that although Ichiriki Chiyo beside her hadn't come over, she had been watching them the whole time.

Upon seeing Kuramochi Mika's actions, Chiyo patted Kuramochi Sakurai on the shoulder and then led the reluctant girl over.

"How can you, a gentleman, not even do this? It's only been a few minutes." Kuramochi Sakura whispered to Shiraishi Sawa after getting closer to him.

"Your mother thinks of you first whenever she encounters a bad job, what can I do?"

"Sigh," Kuramochi Sakura sighed, "that's how it is." There was a lot of flaws in that statement.

"And I didn't actually call you over just now."

"What?! I got tricked by that bastard woman! Damn it!"

"Chiyo."

"What is it, Mother?" Chiyo asked Ichiryu when she heard Nao Ichiryu call her name.

"Shiraishi just said he wanted to see you while your father and I were out. I don't object, but you must remember to take precautions. Don't let a moment of indulgence affect your future."

Chiyo looked at Shiraishi Sawa, her eyes conveying: 'Give me an explanation.'

“Auntie, didn’t I say the progress was 0? You’ve just made all of this up in your head.” Shiraishi Sawa said, covering his face, then looked at Ichiyo Ichiri, “You know, your mother is also a professional actress.”

Kuramochi Sakura blushed and grabbed Kuramochi Mika's arm, trying to lead her away. However, she didn't expect her mother to even join the conversation.

"Chiyo, is it really only 0%? Even I, as her older sister, think you two are a good match, at least you should be making some progress. But Shiraishi is still the best match for my Sakura Rei, Shiraishi-kun, why don't you consider it?"

Kuramochi Sakura gave up on running away and hid behind her mother, her head pressed against her mother's back—she was too ashamed to face anyone, for herself and for her mother.

“He’s right, it’s 0,” Chiyo said calmly, her eyes lowered, but then she looked straight at Shiraishi Sawa and added, “But the difference between 0 and 100 isn’t that much.”

If your internet speed is fast, some things can be downloaded in just one second.

"Did you hear that, Shiraishi!" Nao covered her mouth, her body trembling slightly with a joyful smile. "This part is 'not much,' so you'll have to work hard on your own."

"We definitely will." Shiraishi Sawa Hide and Ichiryu Chiyo exchanged glances and answered Ichiryu Nao.

"What are you talking about? What do you mean 'not much'?" Yumi finally found an opportunity amidst her subordinates' flattery and walked over through the crowd.

He was positioned perfectly between Shiraishi Sawa and Ichiyo Ichiri, standing right next to Shiraishi Sawa, making it seem as if they were father and son.

“Yes…” Shiraishi Sawa was about to speak.

“Shiraishi-kun said that the company’s fire extinguisher inventory is running low,” Ichiri Nao replied, while winking at Shiraishi Sawa.

"Just have the purchasing department buy it."

"Yes, that's right." A dry silence fell over the air.

"You guys were just talking about fire extinguishers?" Yu asked incredulously.

“Yeah, don’t you know how much Shiraishi-kun cares about the company and projects, and how hard he works? So naturally, that’s all we can talk about,” Ichiryu Nao said matter-of-factly.

"Then you can continue."

"We're done talking."

"Goodbye, President." Shiraishi Sawa bowed slightly, then grabbed her daughter and Kuramochi Sakura and ran off in front of Ichiriyumi.

Nao and Kuramochi Mika walked away chatting as they entered.

Only Yumi remained in the original spot.

"???"

Yumi picked up a grape and popped it into her mouth, chewing it vigorously, as if she were eating someone, not fruit.

--

"Come with me to the restroom." Halfway through the celebration banquet, Chiyo Ichigo found Shiraishi Sawa, who was drinking with people in the department head's circle, and said.

"it is good."

Shiraishi Zexiu nodded, said goodbye to the others at the table, and left.

"The banquets of high-end companies are really different. I asked them if they wanted to play drinking games, but no one wanted to. Everyone was very elegant."

"If you become the president, and you want to play rock-paper-scissors, the whole company will play with you, and everyone will be afraid that their shouts will be louder than yours," Chiyo Ichiru said, revealing this fact.

"Yes, we're here. You can go in now, I'll wait for you outside."

“I don’t want to go to the toilet,” the girl led him to a corner, turned around, leaned forward slightly, and rested against him, her right finger reaching into the breast pocket of Shiraishi Sawa’s suit, as if she were grasping Shiraishi Sawa’s heart.

Her left hand hung limply at her sides, the silver ring gleaming.

"I want to know what exactly happened that day."

Chapter 322 Let's go on a picnic when the cherry blossoms are in full bloom.

After a brief pause of half a second, without surprise, Shiraishi Sawah gently put his arm around the girl and slowly and steadily told her everything without any concealment.

"So, I won again the second time?" Chiyo lowered her head, her weight resting on Shiraishi Sawa, and if he moved, she was bound to fall.

Facing downwards, her voice was somewhat low, and Shiraishi Sawa could not see her expression.

"What's the point of winning or losing? When you started liking me, all of you had already lost." Gently stroking her flowing, long hair, his palm slightly itchy, Shiraishi Zexiu said apologetically.

No matter what, I owe them far too much.

"Yeah, I wish I didn't know you. I hate that supermarket in Ueno. I hate myself for wanting to experience being an ordinary person."

"No, that's not good at all. I'd rather you hate or despise me than not know me at all."

"Then I hate you."

"it is good."

Why can't you be less interesting, less attractive, or less nice to me? Or, can't you be more devoted?

I can't leave you, but I can't be with you either. I can't do anything. There's still nothing between us. Hey, baby dog, what should I do?

"Be with me."

"It's not with you, it's with all of you. Even if I'm the one who registers the marriage, it's still with you. The you I want will still be shared by them."

The thought of this makes me sad, but the thought of leaving you makes me go crazy with sadness. Hey, baby dog, what should I do?

The girl's voice was very weak, as if all her strength had been drained from her body.

“When I’m with you, I can only answer my own wish,” Shiraishi Sawa replied.

"Give me a reason, convince me." The suit pocket was gripped tightly, and Chiyo's voice was forceful yet low, "Please."

"because.....

Because you like me, and the extent to which you like me is such that the thought of leaving me causes you unbearable pain and heartbreak.

Because of me, you've started to like words like "baby dog" and "fox," especially "fox." You've begun to think these are very cute adjectives, and you'll long to hear my playful laughter and my smiling face when you walk into the high-heeled shoe research department.

But when you see joy and excitement in my eyes when we meet, you will feel genuinely happy.

Because you would clean the "One-in-One Treasure Box" again and again, being extremely careful for fear of any problems, and even unwilling to let Takanashi help you. Sometimes you would sit on the sofa with the "One-in-One Treasure Box" in your arms, listening to my words and giggling happily.

At those times, you'd usually be wondering what I was doing, whether I was also holding the "White Stone Treasure Box" you gave me, listening to your off-key songs and those monotonous voice messages.

But in the picture, I probably won't be grinning like an idiot. I'll just squint my eyes, my smile serene yet alluring. That's how beautiful I am.

Finally, you missed me so much that you took out your phone and sent me a completely meaningless message. Seeing my question mark and "illness," you were overjoyed.

Because when I'm not working at the supermarket, and I'm working alone, I feel surrounded by loneliness. You'll look at the counter from time to time, and you'll try to be cheeky with me, but then you'll remember that I'm not there, and you don't necessarily have to go there in the future. When you're surrounded by the seaweed of longing, you'll feel that you can't live without me.

When you later hear that I'm planning to work at the supermarket again, you might feel a secret joy, thinking, "Maybe, at least a little bit, I'm doing this because of you."

You'll be eager to argue with me the moment we meet. You'll usually win more than you lose. When you get extremely arrogant, I'll resort to cheating and physical violence. But since you like me so much, you can only endure it and then apologize with a smile.

Even you, sometimes in the dead of night, think, "If only you had only met me."

"Is this me?" Chiyo Ichiru tapped Shiraishi Sawa's chest with her hand. "And where did you lose more than you won? You can't argue with me at all."

Because of our soulmate connection, I am you, and you are me.

Because our souls are in sync, the more I love you, the more I miss you, the more you love me, the more you miss me.

Every night I miss you, when I toss and turn thinking about how to build our future, you must be missing me too, you must be.

Are these reasons enough?

“Not enough.” Chiyo raised her head slightly and could see Shiraishi Sawa’s Adam’s apple bobbing, his sharp chin with faint bluish-black stubble.

The distance between the two people is so great that even light and dust cannot get in, yet they are also very far apart, a distance that neither a Milky Way nor Mount Fuji could fill.

Shiraishi Sawa tightened his grip, trying to bring their bodies closer together to shorten the distance.

"I like you, I like you so much, I like you the most, please, please be with me."

"It's me asking you for a favor."

"Because if we separate, the pain will be much greater than if we're together, so please don't separate, okay?" Holding a fragile treasure in his arms, Shiraishi Sawah used all his strength, yet was extremely careful.

"But if we separate, I will try to forget you and then I won't be in pain."

"You won't forget me. As long as you dare to disappear, I will definitely find you, appear in front of you, join your life, leave behind traces, until I am sunk to the bottom of the lake."