I have bound two systems.

When she was being led to the other side of the seat by the waiter, she passed by Touma Kazusa who was coming back from the bathroom.

Seeing this girl who looked very similar to Touma Yoko, and thinking about the extra set of tableware she saw next to the man on the table just now, Yukinoshita Haruno roughly understood why Touma Yoko appeared here today.

As a mother, I have dinner with my daughter and her boyfriend.

Looking at her daughter's age, she seems to be not much different from Yukino. It's amazing that children nowadays are so precocious that they have started meeting their parents so early.

Yukinoshita Haruno sat down, took the menu handed to her by the waiter, and secretly glanced at the "friend" introduced to her by her family and hoped that she could get along well with him.

Although you put it so politely, after all, this is just a blind date.

If I openly rebel against my parents, I'll get lectured when I get home, so I can only think of some roundabout ways to break up this date seemingly by accident.

"Ms. Yukinoshita, you are much more beautiful than I imagined."

The man opposite seemed quite uneasy, with his back straight. I don't know if it was because of his natural physical condition or because he was too nervous. In any case, he had been wiping the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief from time to time since he sat down.

"You're exaggerating. People like me can be found everywhere."

Even though she was somewhat dissatisfied and impatient with the man in front of her, Yukinoshita Haruno still maintained her composure and responded with a flawless smile on her face. When she lowered her head to organize her bag, she took the opportunity to glance at her watch.

It's almost time, Yukino should be here too.

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When Touma Kazusa returned to her seat, she had regained her usual calm and composed demeanor.

However, her mother ruined her plan with just one sentence.

Dong Ma Youzi looked at her and raised her hand slightly.

"Report, I want to report that when you just left, Suzumiya-kun stared at the elder sister who just passed by you for a long time without restraint."

"--cough!"

Suzumiya Chi, who was drinking his drink silently, choked. Touma Yoko's action caught him off guard.

No, what's the point of a little kid telling on others like this?

Auntie, please pay attention to your age!

Facing Kazusa's vaguely speechless but also somewhat suspicious eyes, Suzumiya Chisato wiped her mouth and said quickly,

"Aunt Touma, it's not what you think. The woman who greeted you just now, I just thought she looked like someone I've seen before."

"Why does this answer sound so much like the pick-up lines I've heard countless times? It's outdated."

Touma Yoko seemed to enjoy seeing Suzumiya Chisato's nervousness, but her daughter was not satisfied with her making fun of her boyfriend.

"There's no need to talk about being hit on."

"Aren't you curious about what the relationship is between him and the person that Suzumiya-kun mentioned who looks very similar to the girl just now?"

Such words made Touma Kazusa pause for a moment, but she soon answered,

"It doesn't matter what happens."

Although she said so, she obviously looked lacking in confidence. Touma Yoko's lips curled up more and more happily, as she knew her daughter very well.

Suzumiya Chisato had no choice but to tell the truth.

"Awkward Aunt Touma, you call her Ms. Yukinoshita. In fact, the plaque on the door of my new apartment is also named Yukinoshita."

"Is it such a coincidence?"

"You moved?"

The mother and daughter have completely different concerns.

Suzumiya Chisato nodded to Kasa first, then answered Touma Yoko,

"That's why I was a little concerned about Miss Yukinoshita just now, and it's not because I thought she was pretty that I kept staring at her."

"Haha, I was just joking. Suzumiya-kun, you don't have to explain so seriously."

Touma Yoko giggled in a good mood. Up to this point, she seemed more frivolous than steady. She really didn't look like the mother of a high school student at all.

"Okay, let's eat quickly. Mom, you still have something to go home for later."

"That's weird. I don't have any plans for today. Who told you that I had to go home first? Ah - if you want to be alone with Suzumiya-kun, you can just tell me and I will take the initiative to leave the world for the two of you."

"No such thing!"

The mother and daughter started arguing again when the waiter brought the dishes.

At the restaurant door, a girl who had long black hair like Kazusa, but whose figure was not as curvy as Kazusa's, walked in.

Chisato Suzumiya caught sight of that figure and subconsciously looked over there, and happened to meet her gaze.

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Chapter 225: Inconspicuous Signs

Yukinoshita Yukino was a little surprised when she stepped into the restaurant. There were two things that surprised her.

One was that she didn't expect to see her new neighbor here.

The second is the girl next to him.

If she remembered correctly, the girl sitting next to him at the dining table was not one of the two girls she saw in the supermarket yesterday.

This is very thought-provoking.

Yukinoshita Yukino would not make assumptions without factual basis, but the scene before her made it impossible for her not to think too much.

If I'm not mistaken, what my neighbor is doing now is most likely what frivolous and fickle men often do, maintaining ambiguous relationships with multiple girls at the same time.

In a sense, it's really pitiful and sad.

No matter the two girls who were beside him yesterday.

Or the girl sitting next to him now.

Or maybe, after the study session yesterday, Isshiki was the classmate who revealed her girlish feelings to herself and Yui, looking so nervous and fluttering.

They are all like this.

Sighing silently in her heart, Yukinoshita Yukino quickly withdrew her gaze, and when the waiter came up to her and introduced her sister's name, she was led into the restaurant.

The two people's eyes met for only a moment, but for some reason, Suzumiya Chisato always felt that she saw a hint of contempt and disgust towards herself in Yukinoshita Yukino's eyes.

To use an analogy to describe it, it feels like looking at garbage, the kind of garbage that is non-recyclable and has no value at all.

It’s hard to understand, is this guy so aggressive?

"Could that be the neighbor that Suzumiya-kun just mentioned?"

Although their eyes met only briefly, they still couldn't escape Touma Yoko's experienced eyes.

By observing Chisato Suzumiya's gaze, she turned around and easily saw the girl being led by the waiter to Yukinoshita Haruno's table.

Although Touma Kazusa had previously shown great trust in Chisato Suzumiya, she completely ignored her mother's words.

But after waiting for the girl in question to appear, and after seeing her stern and pretty figure, she was very honest and gave her a very wary look.

She did not interrupt her mother's question, but looked a little uneasy, waiting quietly for Chisato Suzumiya's response.

"It was her, for sure. I met her once after we moved."

Suzumiya Chisato nodded and gave an honest answer.

Although Touma Yoko has always been casual and easy-going, but judging from the way she keeps asking questions, it would be a big mistake to think of her as a harmless character.

Chisato Suzumiya was not that childish, so she did not think of playing tricks or lying in front of her, and she gave relatively affirmative and positive responses to all the questions she asked.

"Just a brief encounter?"

Touma Yoko asked again with a smile.

"It was just a brief encounter."

Suzumiya Chisato smiled without any guilt, because everything she answered was true, so when he looked at Touma Yoko, there was no trace of retreat or timidity, and he seemed very confident.

Touma Yoko raised her hand and gently touched her hair, seeming to be very satisfied with this answer.

"I'm sorry, Suzumiya-kun. It's just like that when you get older. You seem to be curious about everything and always want to get to the bottom of things. I apologize if I made you unhappy. Just don't let it affect your relationship with Kazusa."

As she said this slightly witty remark, the tense atmosphere was relieved invisibly.

This woman is quite powerful. Although she doesn't show off her abilities, the situation is always firmly under her control.

"Well, thanks to you last time, I was able to eat the nostalgic hometown cuisine after a long time. Today I will invite you to try the Western cuisine I recommended. I know the chef here, and his cooking skills are quite good. Come and try it."

Picking up the knife and fork, Touma Yoko finally stopped focusing her attention solely on Suzumiya Chisato. All the previous scheming and temptations came to an end, and now it was time for real chatting.

Touma Kazusa has been feeling resentful since two years ago because her mother did not take her abroad with her. This negative emotion did not dissipate with the passage of time, but instead became more and more solid and rooted in her heart.

She originally thought that she would always keep this incident in her heart and would always resent the mother who left her alone.

But with the entry of Chisato Suzumiya, such emotions dissipated incredibly quickly.

It would make her feel, what the hell, the things she has always cared about are so childish.

All of a sudden, the conflicts between her and her mother seemed to be completely irrelevant.

Because she has a new person to rely on.

Therefore, those unhappy and unpleasant things in the past will no longer cause her to have negative emotions and regard everything around her as an enemy.

Her heart, which had settled down again, had found a peaceful and tranquil home. Her personality and the way she viewed the surroundings were also changing for the better.

It's like walking from the shadows into the sunshine, and everything you touch becomes warm and gentle.

The present Touma Kazusa sees her former self as someone she admires very much and sees her mother as her goal.

with.

Chisato Suzumiya is undoubtedly her spiritual pillar now, and she wants to walk hand in hand with him in the future life.

The two of them can truly accept each other and live in harmony.

For Touma and Sa, there is really nothing happier than this.

"good to eat."

The moment she put the finely chopped high-quality raw beef dipped in egg liquid into her mouth, Suzumiya Chisato exclaimed in admiration from the bottom of her heart.

Touma Yoko crossed her hands under her chin and smiled with narrowed eyes.

"I'm so glad that it suits your taste. I'll give this restaurant's VIP card to Kazusa later. You can come here to eat directly after your date. Oh, and you two are not yet adults, so remember not to drink. All the alcohol in the set menu must be replaced with beverages like today."

"You don't need to say more about this."

Although she was very happy in her heart, Touma Kazusa still responded to her mother's slightly nagging words with pretended disgust.

Perhaps because she was too happy, she didn't notice that her mother didn't seem to want to eat the beef tartare appetizer that she used to like very much.

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Chapter 226: The situation escalates quietly (two in one)

"Hey, Yukino, why are you here?"

Looking at her sister's pretended surprised expression and reaction, and then seeing that the person sitting opposite her was not her mother, but a strange man about the same age as her sister, Yukinoshita Yukino realized that she had been fooled.

"Ms. Yukinoshita, may I ask who this is..."

"She is my sister, Yukinoshita Yukino."

"Hello, I'm Miss Yang No's friend."

Faced with the proactive greeting from a man who looked visibly nervous, Yukinoshita Yukino responded and didn't know who to sympathize with for the moment.

"I'm just passing by, you guys continue eating."

Facing her sister's obviously threatening smile, Yukinoshita Yukino did not choose to expose her sister's lie on the spot, but she also wanted to turn around and leave. She didn't want to be a meaningless tool at all, and she couldn't stand the awkward feeling of continuing to help after being deceived.

In her opinion, this was undoubtedly an incorrect method guided by incorrect thinking and was absolutely wrong.

But Yukinoshita Haruno was prepared.

"Wait a minute, Yukino, I just happened to get this from a friend a while ago, and I thought you would like it so I asked for it. Now that I saw you, I might as well give it to you."

Yukinoshita Haruno stretched out her slender right hand, with a metal ring on her open fingers, and a small, ferocious-looking panda stuffed toy attached to it.

Yukinoshita Yukino, who was so determined and angry a moment ago, seemed to be restrained by something invisible. She stood there motionless, staring at the Mr. Pan doll in her sister's hand, and blinked her eyes very cutely, looking quite moved.

Yes, that's right. The girl named Yukinoshita Yukino has absolutely no resistance to the "Panda Mr. Pan" series of peripheral dolls, and her love for it can even be described as fanatical.