I have bound two systems.

[The only remaining interaction between mother and daughter was completely cut off because of Yang No's behavior. 】

[This action completely convinced you and the other members of the Yukinoshita family of a certain fact.]

[The speculation that Yang No doesn't seem to care much about Xiao Qianxue has also turned from speculation into reality. 】

[Both the father-in-law and the mother-in-law had privately talked to Yang Nai, but this not only had no effect, but also had a counterproductive effect. ]

[After Chiyuki stopped breastfeeding and started drinking formula, Yukinoshita Haruno gradually began to go home less frequently, and returned to her apartment most nights. ]

[You finish a day's work, go home to play with Chiyuki, and then rush to Chiyono's apartment late at night. ]

[This Sunday you are resting at home, while Yang Nai is still working overtime at the company. ]

[Seeing that the weather was nice, you pushed Qianxue in the stroller and took her out for a walk in the nearby park.]

[At her mother's signal, Yukinoshita Yukino put down her work, changed her shoes, and went out with you. ]

[First-person perspective...]

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Chapter 34: Yukino Unknowingly Becomes a Mother (Two in One)

Yukinoshita Yukino was wearing a pure white long-sleeved shirt and a pair of navy blue slim jeans.

In the fashionable metropolis of Tokyo, this kind of dressing style can be seen almost everywhere.

But even this style of dressing that is often seen on passers-by is still amazing enough on Yukinoshita Yukino.

The second young lady's appearance and temperament are so powerful that after so many years, the immature girlish feeling in her has faded away long ago, and she has added more of a new style as a woman in society... mixed with intelligence and charm.

After leaving Yukinoshita's house, Suzumiya Chisato deliberately chose a small path to walk towards the park to avoid the noise and dust caused by vehicles on the road. After all, with little Chiyuki, she needed to pay more attention to her feelings.

Yukinoshita's house is located far away from the city center, and there are not many residents nearby. I didn't meet many pedestrians all the way to the park.

Yukinoshita Yukino put her hands behind her back and followed Chisato Suzumiya silently.

From time to time, she tilted her head to look at the man who used to be her friend and is now her brother-in-law, with mixed and subtle feelings.

Ever since he became her brother-in-law, and since Xiao Qianxue was born and her sister immersed herself in work, they have had more and more opportunities to spend time together like this.

Reason told her that such a thing was somewhat inappropriate, but reality made her deeply trapped in it and unable to extricate herself.

After all, if her sister is not around, she will have to take care of Xiao Qianxue and give her enough love, right?

However, at the moment, Yukinoshita Yukino still did not forget the purpose of her mother's request to follow Suzumiya Chisato. She suppressed those insignificant emotions in her heart and finally asked Suzumiya Chisato,

"You and your sister...what happened recently?"

"It's okay, why do you ask?"

There were a lot more people in the park than when they first came here. Suzumiya Chisato pushed little Chisato away from the crowd and walked slowly on the brick road shaded by trees.

"That's not the way it looks like everything is fine. Forget about Xiao Qianxue, but my sister rarely comes home now."

"I can't help it because I'm busy with work."

"It has nothing to do with whether or not you are busy at work. You also know why my sister is always busy with work. She is avoiding her family and her little..."

Yukinoshita Yukino's tone was a little heavier, and when she said the last word, she was concerned about Chiyuki beside her, so she finally couldn't say it.

But Chiyuki is just a baby who is less than a year old, a completely ignorant little baby, and yet Yukino actually cares about her.

How should I put it, her kindness and gentleness are overflowing, which is quite cute.

Suzumiya Chisato dismissed her words with a faint smile.

"It's too serious to say that she's escaping. Haruno is just fulfilling her life's pursuit in her own way. She wants to have both work and family. It's inevitable that she will lose one while focusing on the other. So don't be so strict with her. I know that in Yukino's eyes, her sister is a superhero-like object of admiration, but in the final analysis, she is not an omniscient and omnipotent superhero after all."

"I understand that you feel bad for your sister, but this is not a solution."

"Hmm...Speaking of which, Yukino, your hair is getting longer and longer."

"Don't try to change the subject..."

"No, I just want to say that it's pretty and getting more and more beautiful."

"...!"

Yukino's cheeks flushed for a moment, and she turned away. When she turned back again, she no longer beat around the bush and directly stated the real purpose of her trip.

"Some things are not appropriate for you to say, brother-in-law..."

She emphasized the word "brother-in-law".

"...But mom and I both think that my sister's current situation is very problematic. We don't have a problem with her, but we think that if she continues like this, it will be too pitiful for you, especially for Xiao Qianxue."

"Does mom think the same way?"

"kindness."

"So...what are you going to do?"

"Take sister... to the hospital."

As Yukinoshita Yukino made the point clear, Suzumiya Chisato was silent for a moment.

Given Haruno's current condition, she definitely isn't going to the hospital for a physical examination. There's no doubt that Yukino wants to take Haruno to see a psychiatrist.

There happened to be an empty bench next to the two of them, so Suzumiya Chisato chose to sit down.

Seeing this, Yukinoshita Yukino didn't ask any more questions. She sighed and sat next to him. She held Chiyuki, who was shaking her little hands in the stroller asking for a hug, in her arms. She stretched out her hand and instructed her to hold it, which made her laugh non-stop.

Xiao Qianxue's innocent smile somewhat dispelled the heaviness of the current topic.

Suzumiya Chisato touched Chiyuki's head before continuing to speak.

"Yukino, giving birth is very hard."

Yukino, who was teasing Chiyuki, hesitated for a moment, then nodded and replied,

"……I see."

Suzumiya Chisato closed her eyes slightly, shook her head, and continued to talk to herself.

"Yang Naita was very tired during the ten months of pregnancy, and the changes in her body after giving birth also made her feel depressed. In fact, from the beginning of her pregnancy to one month after pregnancy, she often suffered from insomnia and couldn't fall asleep normally. I often woke up in the middle of the night and found her sitting alone by the bed, staring at the night outside the window in a daze..."

Upon hearing this, Yukinoshita Yukino looked up at Suzumiya Chisato. The other party's expression was calm, but there was reluctance and heartache in her eyes. This was the first time she heard such a thing.

"... This situation has only improved after she really put in the work... In short, what I want to say is that Yang Nao has suffered tremendous pressure and pain because of me and Qianxue, so no matter what choice she makes now, I will not stop her, but will choose to support her."

"But……"

"At this stage, if work is the only thing that can dispel the pressure in Yang Noi's heart, then let her do it. As long as she can live happily and easily, everything else doesn't matter... I, whom you are worried about, don't matter at all, and as for Qianxue..."

Chisato Suzumiya took Chiyuki from Yukinoshita Yukino's hands and lifted her up high.

"...She will also be considerate of her mother. Not to mention, she also has the love and care from her aunt, grandparents, right?"

Xiao Qianxue let out a cute laugh, seeming to agree with what her father said.

Yukinoshita Yukino, who was standing beside them, looked at the father and daughter, speechless.

[…The abnormality in Yukinoshita Haruno was noticed by her parents and sister. They privately agreed to let Yukino represent them and try to persuade you to agree to let Haruno see a psychiatrist.]

[You rejected Yukinoshita Yukino's attempt to persuade you as a representative, and successfully put the matter on hold. ]

[But even so, you also realize the unnatural contrast in personality between the current Haruno and her past self. ]

[You thought about it, but didn't come to any useful conclusion. ]

[In your impression, even if Yang Noi is not the kind of daughter slave, she should be very caring for her. At the very least, she would not be so indifferent to Qianxue for several days in a row without seeing her. ]

[On the contrary, it is your sister-in-law who has replaced Haruno as the mother. As soon as work is over every day, Yukinoshita Yukino will return home first, hold Chiyuki in her arms, and interact with her warmly. ]

[Even if Yuigahama Yui occasionally asks her to get together, she will try her best to let Yuigahama come directly to her home. In short, she will try her best to accompany Chiyuki when she is free. The degree of care she shows to Chiyuki sometimes even makes you, as a father, feel ashamed.]

[That day in the park, after you rejected Yukino's words, the three of you spent a relatively mild day in the park in peace and silence.]

[After this, Yukinoshita Haruno's condition still did not improve. 】

[With the promotion of my father-in-law in recent years, as well as your financial support and investment, the industries under the name of the Yukinoshita family have grown stronger and stronger. They are no longer limited to the original real estate and construction industries, but have now expanded into new fields such as food OEM, machinery, cosmetics, and new energy.]

[After my mother-in-law chose to stay at home to take care of Xiao Qianxue, the extra work naturally fell on the shoulders of the two daughters. ]

[Yukinoshita Yukino focused on the old industry that the family had cultivated for many years and had become stable, while the new industry that was developed was taken over by Yukinoshita Haruno with a tough attitude. As a result, as time went by, she went home less and less often, and even had to go on business trips for several weeks in a row. During this period, she could only interact with Chiyuki briefly through video. ]

【And Yang No's interaction with you is even less. 】

[Chiyuki was born and grew up healthily as time went by. This was undoubtedly a good thing for the Yukinoshita family. However, because of Haruno, the Yukinoshita family was always shrouded in a faint haze. ]

[The opportunity to dispel this haze was a major change in Xiao Qianli's progress. When she was eleven months old, not yet one year old, she suddenly called "Mom" to Yukino who was feeding her milk in front of everyone except Yangno.]

[Although she only called out once, and her words were not very clear, this was undoubtedly the first word with a specific meaning that came out of her mouth.]

[Facing this important step in Chiyuki's life, Yukino was so stunned that she didn't even notice the bottle in her hand falling. Should we say she was touched or shy? In any case, an unnatural redness covered her cheeks.]

[You were right next to Chiyuki, so you naturally heard what she said. You looked at Yukinoshita Yukino with a happy expression on your face, but she quickly lowered her head.]

[The father-in-law and mother-in-law also came over and tried to get Xiao Qianxue to say something again. ]

[After Xiao Qianxue sent this surprise, the mother-in-law sent the good news to Yang Nai who was far away. Yang Nai immediately opened the video and interacted with Xiao Qianxue for a long time. ]

[However, Chiyuki only called Yukino "Mom" after that, and no matter how hard Haruno tried on the other end of the video, she couldn't make Chiyuki call her "Mom" a second time. ]

[On Xiao Qianxue's first birthday, Yang Nai rushed back early in the morning, left a gift, and held her for ten minutes before leaving the house again. ]

[That night, you were in a bad mood, and your father-in-law accompanied you to drink and chat until late at night. ]

[By the end of your drinking, both of you lost consciousness and lay motionless on the small coffee table in the living room.]

[Yukinoshita Yukino discovered this, she woke her father up and asked him to go back to his room to rest. She gently shook your shoulders, and when she saw that you were unsteady when you stood up, she took the initiative to put your arm on her shoulders and sent you upstairs to rest.]

【Xiao Qianxue is one year and two months old and has started to learn to walk slowly.】

[At one year and six months old, she was able to speak some simple words and sentences relatively clearly.]

[At the age of two, she was already able to express her emotions clearly, and could even swing her chubby little legs and come to the entrance to greet her family by hugging their thighs.]

[Among them, she loves her aunt Yukinoshita Yukino the most, even more than you, her father, not to mention her mother who works away from home for a long time. ]

[Because of Yang No, her real mother spends very little time with her. She often confuses the difference between her aunt and her mother, and calls Yukino "Mom". No matter how others explain to her, she will forget and make the same mistake next time.]

[Children speak without restraint. At first, Yukino was flustered by this, but as it happened more and more times, her family got used to it and stopped paying attention.]

[During this time, Yang Noi's problem has gradually been accepted by her family. After all, apart from the fact that she rarely stays home, she does manage her work in an orderly manner and her income is increasing day by day.]

[When she was two and a half years old, Xiao Qianxue was sent to a preschool class. Like her mother, she was outgoing and did not feel uneasy about the unfamiliar environment. Instead, she quickly adapted to it and mingled with other children and made many friends.]

【When she was three years old, Xiao Qianxue went to the kindergarten's junior class. 】

[As usual, Yukinoshita Haruno was unable to attend Chiyuki's kindergarten opening ceremony. Your mother-in-law asked Yukinoshita Yukino to attend with you in formal attire.]

[As Chiyuki's father, you have sharp eyebrows, bright eyes, and a high nose bridge, while Yukinoshita Yukino, Chiyuki's aunt, who is mistaken by bystanders and other children as Chiyuki's mother, has a fair complexion and natural beauty. In the eyes of outsiders, the two of you are a perfect match. 】

[After the opening ceremony, Chiyuki flew into Yukino's arms, still calling her "Mom" as usual.]

[With outsiders looking on and considering various aspects, Yukinoshita Yukino blushed and did not immediately explain and correct the way she addressed Chiyuki. ]

[At this moment, you consider Yukinoshita Haruno's performance over the years, and a terrible guess emerges in your mind. ]

[Two months later, a letter mailed to Yukinoshita's home made you more certain of your previous guess.]

[The letter was sent from abroad. The text on the envelope was in English, and the recipient was marked as Yukinoshita Haruno. ]

[Mrs. Yukinoshita felt something was wrong, so she took the initiative to open the letter and check it. ]

[After seeing the contents of the envelope, she was so shocked that she stood there speechless.]

[——That’s the admission letter from Stanford University.]

[That night, after coaxing Chiyuki to sleep early, you, Yukino, your father-in-law and mother-in-law sat in the living room, staring at the admission letter in the middle of the table in silence. The atmosphere seemed to be frozen, making it hard to breathe.]

[Everyone present was quick-witted and understood what this admission letter from a foreign university meant.]

[Yukinoshita Haruno has been away from home for many years and has been alone most of the time. It seems that she is not only immersed in work, but she may also make extra time for this matter. ]

【She is very polite to everyone and does not reveal her true thoughts. 】

[She wanted to study abroad, she picked a famous university, and most importantly, she was actually admitted.]

[It was a quiet night, a quiet living room, everyone was silent, as if one could hear the sound of a pin drop.]

[Yukinoshita Yukino is not good at dealing with this kind of low-pressure atmosphere, so she is the first to speak and break the deadlock...]

[First-person perspective...]

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