I, Kousaka Kyousuke, the Knight of the Helping Table

The store manager who received them didn't pay any attention to Kyosuke, who was wearing cheap clothes, and respectfully introduced various watches to the two of them.

Kyosuke looked at the price tags on the counter, all of which were at least 200 million, and the corners of his mouth twitched. He was concentrating when trying on the watch, fearing that he would accidentally drop the watch, and then he would not be able to afford the compensation even if he sold himself.

The manager didn't care about Kyosuke's performance at all. He said proudly: "Don't be so nervous, customer. Patek Philippe watches are of excellent quality. They will never be damaged if you accidentally drop them on the ground."

Kyosuke felt a little embarrassed when the other party discovered his thoughts, and he wanted to leave here as soon as possible. But Fumino was very interested. She selected several models for Kyosuke to try, and finally chose a men's watch for Kyosuke that was dark blue in color and inlaid with diamonds around the dial. Fumino held the watch in front of Kyosuke and gestured, feeling very satisfied. She knew that Kyosuke's tie at work was also dark blue, and this watch just matched it.

Kyosuke looked at the label with 3750000.00 yen written on it and swore to himself that this watch would become a family heirloom of the Takasaka family.

After asking the store owner to pack up the watches, Fumino carried the bag containing the watches and left Nisshin-do with Kyosuke.

"I'll give you your watch when we have dinner. I've reserved a table at Ruint. Their Valentine's Day candlelight dinner is very popular. I made the reservation half a month in advance."

Kyosuke didn't care much about it. It would be his sooner or later anyway, so there was no need to rush. But wouldn't it be a bit bad if he didn't express his gratitude? Kyosuke originally planned to wait until March to return the gift, so he didn't prepare anything. But since Fumino gave him such an expensive gift, it would be unreasonable for him not to express his gratitude at all.

Just as Kyosuke was hesitating whether to order a bouquet of roses later, Fumino's face froze as she looked across the street.

Kyosuke followed Fumino's gaze and found that Yukinoshita Yukino was standing across the street, and she had already seen them.

Chapter 25: Mr. Yukinoshita: MMP! Did you hear that? I cursed!

Yukino crossed the street and walked in front of Kyosuke and the others, and asked Fumino in a very puzzled tone: "Why is mom with Kousaka-san?"

"Um...um..." Fumino had never expected to meet Yukino in such a situation. She didn't know how long Yukino had been there, or whether she had seen her interacting with Kyosuke.

After walking in, Yukino saw the watch bag in Fumino's hand. She said to Fumino in surprise, "Could this be a Valentine's Day gift for your dad?"

Fumino found an excuse because of Yukino's question, and she pretended to be calm and answered: "Yes... Yes, I didn't tell your father before, and I planned to give him a surprise."

Kyosuke felt that the possibility of getting the watch to him was slim. Thinking about the fact that he originally owned a watch worth more than 300 million yen, but it was lost to him because of the appearance of Yukinoshita, Kyosuke felt that he should go to the bathroom to wash his face and calm down.

When Yukino heard Fumino's words, her eyes were full of envy. She said with some longing: "I'm so envious. You two are an old married couple and still have such a good relationship. I wonder if I will be as loving as you when I get married in the future. I think Dad will be very happy to receive Mom's gift. But why are you here, Kousaka-san?"

"Well, I happened to meet Kyosuke here, so I took the initiative to ask him to help me as an advisor. After all, I know nothing about men's watches. It's really great to have Kyosuke's advice."

Before Kyosuke could answer, Fumino interrupted Yukino's question with an excuse she had just thought of.

Yukino noticed that her mother said Kyousuke's name directly and naturally, which made her feel a little strange. "Kyousuke?"

Fumino realized that he had said it smoothly, and hurriedly interrupted Yukino with other questions: "Nothing. I just really appreciate your classmate's help, so I called him a little more intimately."

"Mom, you're acting so weird today. Could it be that I'm embarrassed because I discovered the surprise you prepared for Dad?"

Fumino interrupted Yukino's teasing with a righteous tone: "That's not true. By the way, Yukino, why are you here too?"

Yukino felt a little embarrassed. She said with a playful smile, "Hehe, I'm the same as my mother."

Fumino felt a little strange: "Same? Does that mean you, Yukino, have a boyfriend too?"

Kyosuke feels that Fumino's IQ has been declining since she met Yukinoshita just now. Sister, are you giving her hints because you're afraid that Yukinoshita won't be able to guess our relationship?

Xueno noticed the grammatical error in her mother's words, but fortunately she didn't think about it that way. She shook her head and said, "It's not that I have a boyfriend, I'm buying a gift for my dad. I was originally planning to buy a watch, but now that I see my mom has bought a watch, I'm thinking about making handmade chocolates."

Kyosuke found himself in the middle of the interaction between the mother and daughter and felt that he was completely redundant. But it was not easy for him to just walk away. However, he knew that according to the current situation, the candlelight dinner that Fumino had talked about with him before should be cancelled. Ah, I was looking forward to that.

Xueno was very interested in meeting her mother here. She asked curiously, "By the way, did Mom make a reservation at a restaurant tonight? Or is she planning to cook a delicious meal at home as a surprise for Dad?"

Fumino was a little embarrassed because she just wanted to spend a meaningful Valentine's Day with Kyousuke today, and she didn't want to see that damned guy at all. But seeing Yukino's excited eyes, she couldn't bear to expose her lie. Fumino sighed in her heart and said, "I have reserved a table at [Ruint] tonight."

Yukinoshita Yukino's face flushed with excitement: "Really?! I heard that the Valentine's Day candlelight dinner in that restaurant is very famous and it's hard to reserve a seat. Mom, you are amazing."

Fumino felt a little guilty for hearing her daughter's praise for her. After all, she didn't do this for her husband. She lowered her head and blushed a little: "It's okay, I just felt like doing this. After all, I want to have a better night."

Uh, now it was Kyosuke's turn to blush, he knew Fumino was talking to him. Sister, you should also consider the occasion when you speak. Is it okay to say such things to your own daughter?

Yukino seemed to take this as a loving statement from her mother to her father. She grabbed her mother's hand and said, "Oh! Mom, you are so bold to say that!"

When Fumino heard what Yukino said, she remembered that she was in front of her daughter. She frowned and regained her usual unyielding courage in front of Yukino: "Yukino, you are a little too presumptuous today."

Xueno's shoulders trembled when she saw her mother's expression. She seemed to realize that she was too excited. She lowered her head and dared not look directly at her mother: "Sorry, Mom. I just think Mom

It’s great that mom and dad can spend the holidays together. After I went to high school, I always felt that the relationship between you two was very subtle every time I went home. I was really a little scared, afraid that this family would suddenly become unrecognizable one day. "

Fumino realized that her acting in front of her daughter had been exposed. She stroked her daughter's head and said in a calm voice, "You really like to worry about things. Your father and I are fine. It's just that everyone is busy recently."

Kyosuke felt that he should retreat. Although he felt a little regretful that he couldn't spend a complete Valentine's Day, staying any longer would make him look extremely rude.

"Well, Auntie. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."

Fumino looked up at Kyosuke, and the sharp eyes made Kyosuke feel a little unfamiliar, but at the same time made him feel that this was the aura that Mrs. Yukinoshita should have.

"Kyosuke, you are such a jerk. Calling me aunt always makes me sound old."

So this is what you care about! Then what do you think I call you in front of Yukinoshita? Dear?

"Kyosuke, how about you stay a little longer? I haven't thanked you properly for your help just now, so I'll buy you a drink in return."

Kyosuke was a little hesitant about Fumino's proposal, but after thinking about it he decided to refuse.

"Forget it, I won't go. Don't you have family to accompany you?"

As he said this, Kyosuke nodded his head at Yukino as a reminder.

Fumino stroked his chin, narrowed his eyes, and looked back and forth between Yukino and Kyosuke, as if thinking of an excuse to call both of them over.

"I think..." Fumino's phone rang before she finished her words. She picked it up and frowned when she saw the incoming call. She apologized to Kyousuke and Yukino and walked to the corner to answer the call.

After Fumino left, Yukinoshita freed herself from the weak appearance she had in front of her mother, and she turned back into the arrogant and cold beauty she was in school. She looked at Kyosuke and asked with some displeasure: "What are you doing here? Are you following me?"

I'm following you, you're so narcissistic. I would never come here if I knew you were here. I'm really unwilling to let my wonderful Valentine's Day end like this.

"No, I'm just a single guy and I was bored at home on Valentine's Day, so I came out to relax. I saw my aunt was hesitant about the contestants, so I stepped forward to help."

Yukino didn't quite believe Kyousuke's words: "Can you afford the things in Ginza?"

I don't have to be able to afford it, as long as your mother can afford it.

Kyosuke was not happy with Yukino's slightly contemptuous look: "Can't I just look at it without buying it?"

Yukino looked Kyosuke up and down with a scrutinizing gaze, and finally she agreed with this statement.

"Okay, let's just leave it at that. I'll buy you coffee later as a thank you."

I don't want you to treat me. It's too awkward to have coffee with someone you have nothing to say to. Kyosuke rolled his eyes at the girl who disrupted his plan. He always felt that Yukinoshita's appearance was

The time control is so good.

"Forget it, don't you still have to accompany your aunt?"

Yukinoshita shook her head: "No, let them have some time alone. They haven't had this opportunity for a long time. I've been worried that mom has completely lost her feelings for dad. It would be great if they could reconcile this time."

Kyosuke was moved by Yukinoshita's words, and for a moment he felt a little dirty.

Did I forget that Fumino actually has her own family because I've been with her for too long? Really, I'm playing the villain who breaks up other people's families. I'll make it clear to Fumino next time. According to the way they're getting along now, it doesn't look like they can completely break off their relationship after the spring break. No matter what, Fumino is not mine after all. She has her own family. It's an industry rule not to destroy other people's families. I've been a little too proud of myself recently.

Kyosuke looked at Fumino who was talking on the phone in the corner with a look of reluctance.

"It would be nice if it were as you thought."

Yukinoshita noticed Kyosuke's expression and squinted at him: "I say, what's that expression on your face? You're not..."

Oh no! Kyosuke broke out in a cold sweat.

"Well, my aunt has been coming to my workplace lately and seems a little worried. As my customer, isn't it normal for me to be worried about her?"

Yukinoshita was a little puzzled: "My mother went to your store? I've always wanted to ask, where do you work? Why did my mother go to your place?"

Big crisis! Kyosuke found himself exploding. After forcing himself to calm down, Kyosuke said in a casual tone: "It's about psychological counseling. Your mother has been in a bad mood recently, so she often comes to the store where I work for psychological counseling. I am responsible for receiving your mother."

The other party was not lying, but that was not entirely true. Xueno felt that she was very close to the truth of the incident, except for the final touch.

Just when Yukino was about to ask Kyosuke to confess everything, there was a loud noise suddenly coming from Mrs. Yukinoshita's side, which scared the two of them.

Kyosuke quickly looked towards Fumino, who was looking at them with a horrified expression. Kyosuke felt that he had never seen Fumino so helpless before, as if she had suddenly lost all her emotions except fear.

Yukino had a bad feeling, and she asked her mother, "Mom? What's wrong?"

Then Yukino heard her mother tell her the most horrifying news she had ever heard in her life in a tone she had never heard before.

"I'm sorry, Yukino. Your father...he was in a car accident and died."

PS: Dear Mr. Yukinoshita, your wife Kyousuke will take care of you, so don't worry. Go with peace of mind. _(:з」∠)_

Chapter 26: Yang No: Let’s meet the parents first, then confirm the wedding, Kousaka Dad

It was already evening when Fumino and Yukino arrived at the hospital. Although they had received clear information before, they still collapsed the moment they saw the body.

Seeing the deceased's family members, one lying on the bed and the other squatting on the ground crying, Kyosuke felt very uncomfortable following behind. Originally, Kyosuke didn't want to follow because he didn't know what identity he should have to face the deceased.

His daughter's classmate? He and Yukinoshita weren't that close yet.

His wife's boyfriend? He felt that Mr. Yukinoshita, who was lying there, would definitely jump out of bed and beat him to death if he knew about this.

But he was really worried about Fumino and Yukinoshita. The two of them were in a very bad mood after receiving the news. Fumino seemed to be in a deep state of self-blame, and her whole body was shaking. Kyosuke had a feeling that Fumino must have blamed herself for the death of her husband.

Yukinoshita has been crying since she got the news. On the way to the hospital, Kyosuke and Yukinoshita sat in the back seat, and Yukinoshita kept talking about herself and her father. It is not known whether she was talking to Kyosuke or just talking to herself to vent her emotions.

The Yukinoshita-san that Kyosuke heard from Yukinoshita and the one that Kyosuke heard from Fumino seemed to be two different people. Because of Fumino, Kyosuke thought that man was a cold and heartless husband who didn't care about his wife at all. But in Yukinoshita's words, this cold man was the best father in the world. He was kind and benevolent, and almost always responded to his daughter's requests.

Listening to Yukinoshita's narration, Kyosuke felt that the man might not be a good husband, but he was definitely a good father.

Seeing the girl crying pitifully, Kyosuke originally wanted to pat her shoulder to encourage her, but in the end he gave up because he was concerned that the two of them were not familiar enough with each other.

However, under the increasingly dissatisfied eyes of the hospital staff, Kyosuke still helped Fumino, who was lying beside her husband, crying and whispering sorry, to sit on a chair in the corridor outside. Then Kyosuke wanted to turn around and help Yukinoshita out, but as soon as he stood up, he saw Yukinoshita had already walked out by herself.

Although Yukinoshita's eyes were still red and swollen, she no longer sobbed and choked. It was unknown whether she had no more tears to shed or she had accepted the fact that her father was dead.

"Yukinoshita-san..."

Yukino acted very calm, even a little too calm, she looked at Kyosuke expressionlessly. But Kyosuke felt that Yukinoshita suddenly gave off a terrifying aura, and Kyosuke thought of his sister Kirino for no reason, so he took a few steps back unconsciously.

However, Yukino's focus was not on Kyosuke at all. She looked at Fumino who was sitting there with her head down and said nothing, and asked her, "Actually, you never thought about spending the holiday with your dad, right?"

When Fumino heard Yukino's question, her body trembled involuntarily.

Yukino seemed to take the other party's silence as a tacit agreement. She looked at Kyosuke with a look as if he were trash: "What about the gifts you bought for dad and the dinner you reserved? Are they all prepared for him?"

Fumino was silent for a long time. She looked up at Yukino and asked, "When did you know?"

Yukino did not answer Fumino's question, but asked her mother instead: "I knew there was something wrong between you two! Why? Why did you do this? Are you worthy of your father?"