Zongman: Beginning and Snow under the Rain Escape from Raccoon City

Yuihama Yuka's blush hadn't faded yet. She took off her high heels, looking a little tired, and put on her slippers.

"Mom, you look very tired."

Yui asked with some concern. She stepped forward to support her mother, her nose twitching slightly as she smelled the scent of heather.

She's a big girl now, so how could she not understand what this tastes like?

Even if you haven't actually had any contact with them.

I've seen it online too.

After all, there are always some geniuses in the comments section who can vividly describe the smell with words.

Chapter 105 Spending the Night at the Kato Residence

Yui Yuigahama forced a smile, patted Yui Yui's head, and said, "Silly girl, no job is easy."

Indeed, going to work is tiring.

It's just that she has a particularly miserable life.

Yui Yuigahama bit her pink lower lip. She made up her mind that she would definitely go to the Service Department to have a chat with Ye Hai tomorrow.

She couldn't bear to see her mother come home looking so exhausted every day.

……

In the dining room of the Kato residence, warm lighting shines on the simple wooden table, and the air is filled with the aroma of curry and rice.

Hiromi Kato sat at the table and said apologetically to Ye Hai, "I'm so sorry, Ye Hai-kun. I was originally planning to treat you to dinner at a Western restaurant, but in the end I ended up treating you to home-style dishes."

Ye Hai waved his hand, a relaxed smile appearing on his lips: "It's nothing, I quite like home-cooked meals."

As the saying goes, beauty is food for the eyes; what you eat is not important, but who you eat with is.

In the kitchen, Kato Megumi came out carrying a plate of freshly cooked curry. Her black hair swayed slightly under the light, and her face had her usual gentle expression.

"It's all Xiaohui's fault. She said she had something very important to tell me to come back."

"It turned out that Dad went out for team building again and couldn't come back for dinner, which resulted in 953 extra dishes being cooked."

Hiromi Kato complained angrily.

"Ah..."

Kato Megumi was stunned for a moment.

So it was all her fault?

Didn't my sister call me this afternoon to ask me to prepare dinner for three people?

And Dad must have already told them about the team building activity the day before yesterday.

Well--

Is this the legendary hunter and prey?

Kato Megumi's thoughtful gaze swept over Ye Hai and Kato Hiromi, all in order to ensure her sister's plan succeeded.

It seems she has no choice but to take the blame.

"Ah, right."

Just as Kato Megumi was placing the food on the table, Kato Hiromi seemed to suddenly remember something. Wearing black stockings and soft bunny slippers, she walked to the cabinet and took out a rectangular wooden box from a corner.

After opening it, a bottle of wine was taken out.

Classic wine bottle shape.

“This is something my father collected a long time ago. It’s supposedly some famous wine. I’ll take it out now to apologize to Ye Haijun.”

Kato Hiromi winked playfully at Ye Hai before handing him the bottle.

"Um, won't your dad mind?"

Although Ye Hai didn't know much about wine, he could tell from the production date on the bottle that it must be expensive.

1995 years.

Well, she's older than him.

Speaking of red wine, can it still be drunk after being stored for twenty or thirty years?

Ye Hai looked at the wine bottle in his hand with suspicion.

"Hmph~ Mom forbade Dad to drink a long time ago, so this kind of stuff should be cleaned up."

"It would be such a waste to lose it, so I'll leave it to Ye Haijun~"

Hiromi Kato chuckled and said.

Ever since she changed her address when she met Ye Hai that afternoon, Kato Hiromi has never used the title "Boss" again, and has always called him Ye Hai-kun.

The results look good.

This significantly brought the two closer together.

"So you're treating me, your boss, like a garbage dump, huh?"

Ye Hai laughed and complained.

"Come on, don't pretend you're innocent after getting the benefit."

Hiromi Kato simply opened the red wine herself and poured a glass for Ye Hai, so that Ye Hai wouldn't tease her anymore.

Just then, the sound of a key being inserted into the front door could be heard outside the living room.

The living room door was gently pushed open, and with the crisp sound of keys clinking, a woman with a gentle demeanor walked in.

She wore a simple beige knit sweater paired with a dark brown skirt. Her long, black hair was loosely tied back, with a few wisps falling around her ears, making her skin look as white as snow.

"I am back."

She spoke softly, her gaze pausing slightly as she swept across the restaurant before a gentle smile appeared on her face: "Oh dear, are there guests?"

Hiromi Kato immediately stood up, a fleeting hint of panic crossing her face, but she quickly regained her smile: "Mom, why did you come back early? Didn't you say you were going to stay at Grandma's for a few more days?"

“Your grandmother was worried that if I stayed too long, it would cause her more trouble, so she urged me to come back.”

Mrs. Kato chuckled lightly, but her gaze had already fallen on Ye Hai, carrying a hint of understanding and scrutiny.

"Who is this……?"

"Ah, this is Ye Hai, my... friend."

Hiromi Kato paused, her tone subtly ambiguous.

Ye Hai stood up politely and nodded slightly: "Hello, sorry to bother you."

Mrs. Kato took a few steps closer, scrutinizing him up close, her eyes crinkling slightly.

Although she is over forty, time seems to have been exceptionally kind to her; her skin is still delicate, and you can still see the radiance of her youth in her eyes, only with a touch more mature charm.

Especially her calm eyes, which were exactly like those of Kato Megumi, shone with a gentle light as they moved.

"I see."

She nodded gently, her smile deepening.

My daughter is all grown up now, it's time for her to find someone she loves.

Mrs. Kato, seemingly oblivious to her daughter's silence, naturally sat down at the dining table. Her gaze lingered on the wine bottle for a moment, then her smile deepened: "Oh dear, isn't this the bottle your father has been keeping for over twenty years? Hiromi, you really are..."

"It's a waste to just leave it there anyway."

Hiromi Kato coughed lightly, trying to change the subject: "Would you like a drink, Mom?"

"Okay."

Mrs. Kato readily agreed, took the wine glass from her daughter, took an elegant sip, and then looked at Ye Hai, her tone gentle yet meaningful: "Ye Hai-kun, my daughter Hiromi has always been well taken care of by you."

Ye Hai: "...?"

What's with this tone? Has she already switched into the role of a mother-in-law so quickly?

……

late at night.

Ye Hai sat cross-legged on Kato Hiromi's pale yellow bed sheet, lost in thought.

what happened.

Who is he?

Where is he?

How did he end up being pushed into Hiromi Kato's room?

Ye Hai, who originally thought that he would only be able to eat dinner tonight after Mrs. Kato returned, actually entered Kato Hiromi's boudoir through Mrs. Kato's actions.

It seems like Mrs. Kato is even more eager than him to get her daughter married off.

The bathroom door was gently pushed open, and steaming heat, carrying the fresh scent of shower gel, wafted out.

Hiromi Kato stood at the door, wrapped only in a pure white bath towel, her damp hair still dripping water droplets that slid down her slender collarbone.

Her skin was slightly red from being soaked in hot water, and the bath towel barely covered her upper thighs. Her slender legs looked exceptionally fair against the backdrop of her black hair.

"Ye Haijun...it's your turn to take a bath."

Her voice was a few decibels softer than usual, and her fingertips unconsciously twisted the edge of the bath towel.

Ye Hai: "..."

—Who can withstand this?

Chapter 106 Kato Megumi's Suspicion

night.

After taking a shower, Kato Megumi lay on the bed staring at the ceiling.

Her and her sister's rooms were both on the second floor, and they were next to each other.

"Mom is really something, she's too impatient."

"They actually let Ye Haijun stay overnight in my sister's room."

"If Dad finds out, he'll be terribly worried."

Kato Megumi thought to herself.

They say a daughter is her father's little cotton-padded jacket; if that little cotton-padded jacket were stolen, wouldn't he be worried?

"Speaking of which, why did Dad go to a team-building event again today? His company has been having a lot of team-building events lately."

"And every time, he doesn't come home at night."

Thinking of her father's recent whereabouts, a hint of doubt flashed in Kato Megumi's eyes.

I've heard my dad say before that the company is stingy and doesn't even hold an annual party. How come they've suddenly become so active in the last two months?

Could it be that the company has made money recently?

And my mother is the same; she stays at her maternal grandmother's house for more than a month at a time.

This has resulted in the two sisters being the only ones left at home lately.

Perhaps this is why Hiromi Kato thought of inviting Hai to her home.

Not right.

Kato Megumi suddenly realized something was wrong.

It seems like my parents' relationship has been having some problems lately.

Kato Megumi hadn't noticed it before.