Hikigaya, the Son-in-law of Three Surnames

After saying that, Hachiman hung up the phone.

"Come on, I'll take you in." Hachiman said, touching Ichika's head.

"Eh?"

Chapter 37: Hikigaya-kun, there is lipstick on the corner of your mouth.

"Come on, I'll take you in." Hachiman said, touching Ichika's head.

"Eh, why?" Ichika asked in confusion.

If Hachiman sent her in, it would easily lead to misunderstandings among others.

"I don't know." Hachiman said straightforwardly.

Then Ichika put a question mark, and Hachiman also put a question mark.

After a moment of silence, he said, "Someone asked me to go to the Nakano family to see your father. As for the reason, I don't know."

Ichika frowned slightly, not understanding the reason, but she was somewhat resistant to letting Hachiman go to see his father.

The two of them quickly got out of the car, and then a servant came to greet them. Ichika asked, "Where are the others now?"

The servant replied respectfully, "Mr. Nakano is meeting guests in the study, Miss Yotsuba and Mr. Fuutarou are in the living room, and Miss Nino, Miss Miku, and Miss Satsuki have not returned yet."

Hearing that the three sisters had not returned, Yihua was silent for a moment, then nodded and said, "I understand, you go down first."

After saying that, he pulled Hachiman into the Nakano family's gate.

Ichika's mind was a little confused, but Hachiman still had the leisure to appreciate the bonsai in the courtyard.

"Don't talk nonsense when you see Yotsuba and Fuutarou later," Ichika warned.

"Are you afraid that your sister and that Fuutarou-kun will misunderstand you?" Hachiman said with a smile.

Yihua remained silent and agreed.

"But, wouldn't it be better if they didn't have any misunderstandings?"

Hachiman continued, since you want to break free from the shadow of a broken heart and graduate from Fuutarou-kun, wouldn't it be better to let him misunderstand the relationship between Ichika and himself?

Ichika watched as Hachiman continued to remain silent, knowing that he had a point.

As long as Hachiman pretends to be Ichika's boyfriend or blind date, he can prove to his sister and Fuutarou-kun that he has moved on.

But for some reason, Ichika resisted this choice from the bottom of her heart.

Hachiman looked at the girl's slightly sad face and suddenly laughed.

"It's not that easy to let go after all."

But it's not surprising. Wasn't I also obsessed with Yukino at the beginning? It's not surprising that first love is remembered for a lifetime.

Ichika raised her head slightly, her heart trembling slightly: "I'm sorry."

I just said so many great words, but in the end they were all just big talk.

"Why say sorry to me? Just don't regret it yourself." Hachiman couldn't help but touch her head again.

The slightly messy short hair looks quite fun.

"You sound like your dad." Ichika rolled her eyes at him and repeated.

Ah, they are obviously about the same age. When studying in the United States, I really like being touched on the head.

As they walked and talked, they arrived at the entrance of the mansion, and Hachiman followed Ichika and pushed the door open.

"Ichika!" Suddenly a girl's voice came.

Soon she rushed over and hugged Ichika who was beside him.

"Yotsuba," Ichika whispered.

Hachiman looked carefully at the girl who rushed forward. It should be Nakano Yotsuba, one of Ichika's quintuplet sisters. She looked similar to the one in the photo. Her figure and height were very similar to Ichika, but her dress was slightly different. Ichika had short hair, while Yotsuba had her hair tied with a plaid ribbon with a green bow.

I don’t know if this is done to distinguish herself from other sisters or if she just likes to dress like this.

Ichika was a little surprised at first, but after looking at her sister, she smiled sincerely and said, "Merry Christmas, Yotsuba."

At this moment, a boy came up from behind Yotsuba and said, "Ichika, I heard from Mr. Nakano that you went on a blind date today."

The boy then saw Hachiman next to Ichika.

"Good evening, Fuutarou-kun," Ichika said softly, without much emotion.

At this time, Yotsuba also noticed the person her sister brought home and asked, "Ichika, who is this?"

Today's blind date?

But Ichika gently denied it and said, "This is the person I just met at the door, Mr. Hikigaya Hachiman. He just came to see his father."

Hachiman glanced at her but didn't say anything in the end.

After all, I still don't want this boy named Fuutarou to misunderstand me.

"Good evening, both of you. I have something important to discuss with your father."

Hachiman did not expose the girl's lie, but followed her to cover it up. Ichika looked at him with a hint of gratitude in her eyes.

Hachiman carefully observed the boy named Fuutarou, and his expression changed slightly when he heard that Ichika and Hachiman met at the door.

Seemingly relieved, Hachiman kept his expression to himself but said nothing, just smiled faintly.

When he pretends to be a serious person, he is a very reliable adult.

"Mr. Hikigaya, there's some lipstick on the corner of your mouth that hasn't been wiped off."

Oops, I must be lying. Didn’t you notice Ichika’s lipstick when we were kissing just now?

Because it was dark, he did not confirm this matter.

Hachiman subconsciously touched the corner of his mouth, but found nothing. Then he looked at the voice that spoke, Nakano Yotsuba, with some surprise.

The girl's expression was a little subtle, as if she couldn't believe it.

Hachiman was a little surprised. This girl was more scheming and insightful than he had imagined. She actually deceived him with just one sentence.

Ichika couldn't help but cover her eyes. She didn't wear lipstick today. Obviously, what Yotsuba said just now was just a bait.

And Hachiman really took the bait.

Hachiman looked at Yotsuba. This girl seemed a bit sinister.

"Hey, you must be lying, Ichika. Is he really your blind date? And you guys are progressing so fast, you've already kissed?"

Yotsuba took two steps back in surprise, and the boy named Fuutarou pressed his girlfriend's shoulders from behind, but he was even more surprised when he looked at Ichika.

Ichika gently avoided Fuutarou's gaze and explained, "It's not like that. Hikigaya-kun is someone I just met today. He's not a blind date."

"But you just said you met someone at the door." Yotsuba asked suspiciously.

It's no good. After the lie just now was exposed, everything I say now will seem like a cover-up. Ichika's cheeks are getting redder and redder.

"What I just said was, anyway, Hikigaya-kun is someone I just met!" Ichika concluded roughly.

"Can you kiss someone you just met?" But Yotsuba continued to ask.

"Yoshiha, what nonsense are you talking about? I'm really getting angry." Ichika glared at her sister.

"I should be the one who is angry. Fuutarou-kun called you all day but you didn't answer. Then he suddenly brought a strange man back and lied to you. You are like this, and so are Miku and the others. It's Christmas but it's only Fuutarou and I here," Yotsuba said suddenly a little excitedly.

But Yihua gritted her teeth and said, "Don't you know why they don't come back? Do you really want me to tell you?"

Suddenly, Yotsuba's body seemed to freeze.

Ichika also gradually became excited: "Obviously the winner"

But before she could finish her words, Hachiman walked behind Ichika, covered her mouth, and said, "Some words, once spoken, can't be taken back."

Chapter 38: First Kiss Was Fed to the Dog

Seeing Ichika was so excited that she wanted to say something hurtful, Hachiman stepped forward and covered her mouth: "Some words, once spoken, can't be taken back."

Hachiman probably knew what Ichika wanted to say. Since he was the winner, he should stop pretending to be innocent.

But I can't say these words even if I lose control of my emotions. Once I say them, it will hurt the relationship between sisters.

Yotsuba's eyes trembled. Although everyone called her a spirited idiot, she was the only one who knew that her true nature was not so innocent. Whether it was the unintentional test of Hachiman just now, or now, even if Ichika didn't say it out loud, she knew what the other party wanted to say.

Her hands trembled slightly and she felt a little uncomfortable in her heart. Then she was held by a pair of warm hands. She turned her head and saw her boyfriend looking at her tenderly.

Siye nodded gently. She had a boyfriend who loved her, but she lost the perfect and flawless relationship between sisters. Was it really worth it? She didn't want to think about it.

Seeing that Ichika had calmed down, Hachiman slowly released his hand that was covering her mouth. Ichika looked a little regretful, and she obviously realized her own gaffe.

She turned to look at Hachiman and said, "Thank you, Hikigaya-kun."

If he hadn't stopped himself in time, perhaps Yotsuba's relationship with her and her other sisters would have fallen into an even colder abyss.

She took a deep breath and said to Yotsuba, "Sorry, Yotsuba, Fuutarou, I still want more time to calm down. Don't ask me about Hikigaya-kun. I will tell my father about it. He is anxious to see us now."

After saying that, he took Hachiman's hand and walked towards the living room.

Yotsuba knew why Ichika didn't want to talk to her much, but she couldn't accept that the relationship between sisters would become like this.

You choose the person you like and the person you like chooses you. There is nothing wrong with that.

It's not wrong that Ichika and Nino need time to accept this fact.

So, who was wrong and why did they have a rift because of this?

Siye looked at the man her sister brought back. For some reason, the way he looked at her became more and more unfriendly, and there was even some hostility in his heart.

In the past, Ichika would never hide anything from her, and the five sisters knew everything about each other.

But today, after Ichika met this man, everything changed.

Ichika even kissed him, and Yotsuba knew that Ichika still hadn't let go of her feelings for Fuutarou.

Because of Fuutarou, their relationship has undergone irreversible changes, and Yotsuba's refusal to accept the intervention of other men has widened the rift between them again.

Perhaps realizing Yotsuba's hostility, Hachiman couldn't help but glance at the girl, feeling somewhat helpless knowing that he was being disliked.

It was just like a little girl whose favorite toy was taken away.

It wasn't too surprising that Yotsuba was hostile to me, but the boy named Fuutarou was somewhat interesting.

His expression was a little stiff, and I don't know what he was thinking.

But Hachiman more or less guessed that it was just that he felt awkward, a girl who used to always revolve around him was now protecting another man.

Males' innate reproductive genes will make them reject other same-sex people around the opposite-sex people they are ambiguous with.

Even if the male does not intend to make these opposite sex his partners.

This is a genetic defect.

In fact, Hachiman guessed it right. Fuutarou clearly knew that the person he liked was Yotsuba, but each of the quintuplets was very important to him, and he cherished the bond between them.

However, the chain reaction after confessing his love to Yotsuba was worse than he imagined.

He took it for granted that even if he dated Yotsuba, his relationship with the other four sisters wouldn't change much.

But there are not so many things in the world that are taken for granted.

In fact, not only did Yotsuba's four sisters gradually become estranged from him, Mr. Nakano even arranged a blind date for Ichika today. He called Ichika several times today under the pretext of a Christmas family gathering to confirm the situation. The reason behind this is unknown to outsiders.

Not to mention that Ichika brought the man back, and from what Yotsuba said, they even kissed, which made him feel very uncomfortable.

He somewhat missed Ichika, who was so close to him without any reservations when he was the tutor of the five sisters.

Suddenly, an idea came into his mind. Even if he was dating Yotsuba, why couldn't Ichika and the other three girls stay with him like before?

But he quickly denied this idea, how could he be so selfish.

Desire made him want to selfishly keep the quintuplets by his side, but reason told him that Ichika and the others had the right to pursue happiness. The entanglement between desire and reason made him feel very uncomfortable.

When I came to my senses, Ichika and the man had already entered Mr. Nakano's study.

Yotsuba was looking at herself blankly, not knowing what she was thinking.

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"Why are you here?" Hachiman asked in surprise.