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

"I don't know, I'll just find a place to eat nearby."

"I want to emphasize that pears are a good choice for fruit after meals."

"why?"

"In China, eating a pear means you're about to get divorced. Even though we're already divorced, we can make up for it with this gesture."

"Shiraishi-kun, you really have a strong sense of ritual. What did you do during your summer vacation? I'm so bored."

"Me? Didn't I already say I'm preparing for the All-Around Knowledge Competition?" Although he had always lived the life of a couch potato, Shiraishi Sawa didn't intend to say it directly, as it would be too embarrassing. "The exam is in a few days, but I still came out without hesitation for you."

"Sorry, I forgot, where was your competition again? I'll see if I can come to your victory celebration this time."

"Takarazuka in Hyogo Prefecture is quite far from Tokyo. I don't know why it was located there. It's not like it was a place that was destroyed by fire."

"Hyogo Prefecture, I'll think about it. Maybe I'll go with you. It's boring at home, and I always get scolded by my mother."

"You?" Shiraishi Sawa looked at Ichiyo with a hint of doubt. "Shouldn't you be starting to annoy your aunt with your personality?"

"I can't argue with my mom."

"Too."

The two had already explored the entire building, but hadn't found any of the restaurants they wanted to eat at, so they decided to go outside to look for one.

"Damn weather." Shiraishi Zexiu immediately took off his suit jacket as soon as he stepped outside.

"Who told you to dress like this today? Give me your clothes, I'll shield myself from the sun." Chiyo took the suit jacket from Shiraishi Sawa and used it to support her head.

"You know, black suits absorb more heat, especially in a sauna? If you keep wearing them like this in the sun, I'll feel really uncomfortable later."

"That's great, my dear." Chiyo thought for a moment and hid behind Shiraishi Sawa, whose height was enough to block out the sun from her eyes.

It's already six o'clock, and the sun is still shining like this. It's hard to understand.

"Perfect timing! It's so hot, let's go get some cold noodles or something else to cool off!" Shiraishi Zexiu suggested suddenly.

"Sure, I don't mind. Let's go eat this then. I don't want to wander around like a headless chicken."

The two walked to the shaded area, and Shiraishi Zexiu used his phone to find the nearest cold noodle shop.

--

"This is so refreshing!" After drinking more than half a glass of chilled plum juice, Shiraishi Sawah let out a long sigh.

Across from her, Chiyo Ichiriki was much more elegant, sipping her chilled watermelon juice through a straw. "I won't be able to drink it in a few days, how annoying."

"Why... It's okay, I understand." Girls can't drink cold drinks for just a few days, right? Auntie, I don't need you to know that Chiyo's period has started.

"Specifically... how many days?"

"Oh?" Chiyo's eyes narrowed. "Why are you asking this, Shiraishi-kun?"

"What do you think it is? Are you suggesting I make you brown sugar water and tell you to drink more hot water? That's so tacky. Do you think I'm that kind of tacky person?"

"So, Shiraishi-kun, what will you do?"

"I'll eat as much ice as I want in front of you—popsicles, iced drinks, ice cream..."

"..." Chiyo, seeing Shiraishi Sawa's provocative gaze, chuckled and 'humphed,' unable to muster any anger. Instead, she let out a long sigh and remarked:

"I really envy you boys, you don't have these kinds of worries."

"I envy you too."

"Hmm? What do you envy about me? Do you envy my money?" Chiyo was a little curious about this. Her impression of Shiraishi Sawashu had always been that he was greedy and easily made a fuss on the surface, but actually rarely cared about anything.

"I envy you for having a good friend like me. Unlike me, I haven't made one in my life."

You can't expect anything good from a puppy's mouth, so I shouldn't have any expectations. I really want to give him a sip of watermelon juice.

The cold noodles were served by then. This wasn't a fancy restaurant; it was just a very ordinary little shop in the neighborhood.

There weren't many customers in the shop, and most of them were elderly people.

Shiraishi Zexiu slurped up a mouthful of cold noodles, and because he slurped them up so fast, some of the broth from the last noodle splashed onto his face.

"Great! The familiar taste, almost the same as what my parents make for me." Shiraishi Zexiu pulled out a tissue to wipe the juice off his face.

"Didn't anyone teach you table manners, Shiraishi-kun?"

"Has no one ever told you how tiring it is to follow table manners when you enter a restaurant? I strongly recommend that you slurp down your noodles like I just did. That's the soul of eating any kind of noodles. Besides, who's going to nitpick your manners these days?"

After saying that, Shiraishi Zexiu slurped up another mouthful of noodles and then poured himself a mouthful of plum juice. Chiyo looked at Shiraishi Zexiu's satisfied expression with a mixture of disbelief and skepticism.

The sound of Chiyo slurping noodles across the street caught his attention.

Unlike herself, who could eat many noodles in one bite, Chiyo's cherry lips only held one mouthful of noodles, and her speed wasn't particularly fast. The only similarity was the splashing of juice at the end.

Shiraishi Sawa handed her a napkin.

"It's not as delicious as you said," Chiyo said, wiping her mouth.

"Damn it, Baby Fox, you're not the interesting soul I'm looking for. You're just a pretty face with no substance." Shiraishi Zexiu lamented.

--

When I left the store, the sun had already set, and the neon lights on the street replaced the sunlight.

"I'm a bit full. How about we take a walk together to digest?" Whenever he goes out to eat with a girl, Shiraishi Sawa always has to finish up the last bite. Today, he ate a third of Chiyo's noodles.

"Let's go, I have nothing to do when I get back anyway."

"Are you going to call a driver to pick you up later, or what?"

"Take a taxi back," Chiyo Ichiyu said, seeing that Shiraishi Sawa was about to say something, she immediately put her hand in front of Shiraishi Sawa's face. "I know, female driver, experienced driver, text message when getting in and out of the car, remember that? Praise me."

"You're such a child. Don't forget you're a year older than me."

"I'm not as tall as you, you're praising me."

"Baby Fox, you're the best!"

"Give them a few more compliments."

"You're absolutely amazing, Sang! Just as amazing as me!"

"If you don't want to praise me, then don't. Why are you even cursing me?"

Chiyo laughed and dodged Shiraishi Sawa's hand that was about to flick her forehead.

It's hard to imagine that the two of them chatted like that, walking aimlessly until nine o'clock before going home separately.

Was the original purpose to aid digestion or something else?

The result of digesting the food was that I got hungry again and ended up having a late-night snack.

Is it in this river?

In the Ganges.

Chapter 131 From Tokyo to Hyogo, there will be music along the way.

"Are you done, Takanashi?"

Shiraishi Sawa, carrying a suitcase and a backpack, stood at the door and called out to Takanashi Yuko's room.

"Wait for me, Shiraishi-kun, I'll be right there."

Unlike the Chinese phrase "马上" (mǎshàng, meaning "on horseback"), Takanashi Yuko indeed emerged from the room in less than ten seconds, carrying only a bag.

Yuko Takanashi's non-underwear items have all been placed in Hideaki Shiraishi's suitcase.

Since it's summer, the amount of clothes you need to bring isn't particularly large. Girls usually wear onesies. Shiraishi Sawa brought four short-sleeved shirts and two pairs of shorts, not counting the outfit he was wearing.

There should be more than enough room to wash the clothes there.

It's the morning of July 30th, and the sun is shining too brightly outside; it's quite hot.

Hideaki Shiraishi has ended his unhappy marriage and is preparing to travel to Takarazuka in Hyogo Prefecture to participate in the All-Around Knowledge Contest.

Mimi has been entrusted to a trustworthy neighbor who also has pets.

"Let's go. We need to take the subway to Shinjuku Station first, then transfer to a highway bus to Hyogo Prefecture, and then take the local subway to Takarazuka."

To prevent a repeat of his previous scatterbrained behavior, Shiraishi Sawah meticulously planned his route this time, trying to figure out how to proceed step by step.

Especially Shinjuku Station, a place that has left a bad impression in the past.

While walking towards the subway station, Shiraishi Sawa was still pulling his suitcase with one hand. Takanashi Yuko spontaneously held an umbrella for him.

It's quite cute that she has to stand on tiptoe to keep up with Shiraishi Sawa's pace.

After taking the subway, it took nearly an hour to finally arrive in Shinjuku. This time, Shiraishi Sawa was confident.

It only took me ten minutes to find the bus stop on my own.

During the flight, Yuko Takanashi tried to ask the flight attendants, but was stopped by Hideaki Shiraishi.

"Takayuki, look, isn't this the place? I told you I can handle this."

"Yes, I underestimated Shiraishi-kun. I won't do it again next time," Takanashi Yuko apologized sincerely.

After buying two boxed lunches at the station, Shiraishi Sawa and Takanashi Yuko finally found the express bus for which they had already bought tickets and got on board.

They arrived early, and the place was sparsely populated. Shiraishi Sawa took Takanashi Yuko to sit in the second-to-last row, while he, feeling a bit carsick and needing fresh air, sat by the window.

Soga Kirei said she could get to Takarazuka tomorrow, while Ichiyo said a few days ago that she also planned to go to Hyogo Prefecture, but the problem is that her aunt has been forcibly dragging her to work on a project these past few days, and she can't get away now.

Otherwise, there would be no need to go through all the trouble of taking a bus; you could just have their driver pick you up and drop you off the whole way. As for this driver, he is a private jet pilot.

Chiyo had originally suggested that the driver take two people there first and then come back, so that she could fly there herself when she arrived. However, Shiraishi Sawa refused, stubbornly refusing to save face.

"Takayuki, would you like to hear a song?"

Before the car was ready to start, Shiraishi Sawa took out his phone, plugged in his wired earphones, and asked Takanashi Yuko, who was still looking around.

"Oh, okay, thank you!"

Yuko Takanashi happily accepted the earphones handed to her by Hideaki Shiraishi and put them on her right ear.

He scrolled to his frequently listened-to playlist, clicked on secret base ~Kimi ga Kureta Mono~, and selected shuffle.

"I will never forget the last days of summer with you..." ZONE's voice came through the headphones.

"Can you accept these songs?"