I won't be a loser.

However, since it was confirmed that Saionji Sekai would stay for dinner, Kiyoura Mai also began to prepare dinner seriously, asking Setsuna to help get some ingredients, and asking Kento to help her prepare dinner. As for Saionji Sekai, as a guest, she only had to do some easy and simple things.

Later on, they even asked Sekai Saionji and Setsuna to sit on the sofa to rest, and all the work was taken care of by Kiyoura Mai and Kento.

As the two of them were busy, the room was soon filled with the aroma of food. Saionji Sekai, who was sitting on the sofa, looked towards the kitchen counter. When the two of them held hands, their intimate posture made Saionji Sekai squint her eyes slightly.

In a trance, I remembered what I had heard Kiyoura Mai talking about with her mother Saionji Yuko in the restaurant office.

At that time, she didn't care much and didn't take it to heart, but now it seems that these two people...could it be...

She tilted her head slightly to look at the Sesha who was sitting on the sofa watching the show next to her. Suddenly, an incomprehensible, even incredible thought arose in her heart. She opened her mouth, parted her soft lips, and put the tip of her tongue on her teeth, wanting to ask Sesha.

But the words were on the tip of my tongue, but I couldn't say them or ask them.

Until the moment he stood aside, he seemed to notice something was wrong with her. He looked at her with a blank look, frowned slightly, and asked first.

"What's wrong?"

"No...nothing."

Shaking her head, Saionji Sekai felt that she was just thinking too much. She lowered her head dejectedly, no longer paying attention to Kento and Kiyoura Mai. She sat quietly on the sofa, speechless for a long time.

Dinner was prepared quickly. After the dishes were ready, the two people sitting on the sofa were called over to have dinner together.

While eating, Xianren also noticed that Saionji World's reaction seemed a little strange, but when he looked at Saionji World, the girl noticed his gaze, raised her head, smiled slightly, and turned her head away, not knowing what was going on.

"Setsuna is already dating Kento. Does Sekai have any boys she likes in school or in her class?"

The not-so-serious topic suddenly came out of Qingura Mai's mouth, which made Saionji Sekai's face show a hint of embarrassment. She cautiously glanced at Setsuna's expression and shook her head slightly.

"I don't have any particular boyfriend in mind. I think it's best to focus on my studies right now. As for love...it's better to think about it later."

While she was eating with her head down, she silently raised her head, glanced at Saionji Sekai, then silently lowered her head and continued eating. Qingura Mai was a little disappointed with Saionji Sekai's "standard" answer, as she thought she could ask something interesting.

"But youth only comes once. If you meet someone you like, you'd better act quickly, otherwise you won't have many chances in the future."

She said something to Saionji Sekai as if giving a warning, but Qingura Mai noticed that her daughter was suddenly staring at her with a subtle look.

"Hmm? Did I say something wrong?"

"No......."

Setsuna shook her head silently. She and Kento had not told Kiyoura Mai about the affairs of the Saionji World. Even Setsuna knew very well that telling her mother about such things would probably not be a good thing, just like she would not tell Saionji World about the affairs of Kiyoura Mai and Kento.

Xianren lowered his head and ate in silence. He was not going to get involved in any topic, especially the current topic. Qingpu Mai asked questions casually because she was not clear about the inside story, but Xianren, as the person involved, could not express his attitude casually.

There were four people sitting at a table. The other three women except himself all had an inexplicable relationship with him.

Kiyoura Setsuna, his real girlfriend.

Kiyoura Mai, Setsuna's mother.

Saionji Sekai, Setsuna's best friend.

The relationship between the three is also quite complicated. Kento does not have a very deep understanding of the affairs of the Kiyoura family and the Saionji family, but he has already understood that the two families have a certain blood relationship.

I just thought about the relationship between the three of them, and then thought about my relationship with the three of them.

Once it was completely laid out on the table... just imagining it made him feel a little creepy. He quietly ate his dinner in front of him, trying to reduce his presence as much as possible.

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Cherry Blossom Season: 118. You didn’t think I was not at home, did you?

"Are you leaving now? It's still early."

"My mother will be home soon. If I'm not home, won't she be lonely?"

Nothing happened from the beginning to the end of dinner. What Xianren was worried about was only his own worry. The three women were very quiet while eating. After dinner, Saionji Sekai quickly said goodbye and went home.

Kiyoura Mai looked at Saionji Sekai, and when she saw that the girl was about to leave, she politely tried to keep her. However, Saionji Sekai rejected her kindness. She stood up from the sofa, said goodbye to Kiyoura Mai and Setsuna who was also sitting on the sofa, and prepared to leave the Kiyoura family.

Xianren, who was standing aside, glanced at Setsuna and Kiyoura Mai, then looked at Saionji Sekai who was walking towards the door. After thinking for a while, he took the initiative to offer to take her home.

"It might not be safe to go home alone at night. I'll go and take you there."

"Ok?"

Qingpu Mai looked at Xianren beside her. When she heard Xianren volunteering, she hesitated for a moment, thinking that it was indeed not safe for a girl to go home alone at night in the Saionji world, and looked at Xianren beside her again.

"no problem?"

"No problem, I just need to go to the convenience store. I'll take her there."

"Then, I'll trouble you, Xianren."

After taking a look at his daughter, Shanna sat indifferently on the sofa. Xianren walked to the side of Shanna who was sitting on the sofa, leaned down gently, and seemed to say something in Shanna's ear. Seeing his daughter nodded slightly, Xianren pecked Shanna's face lightly, said goodbye to her with a smile, and walked towards the door.

She had just left the Saiyuan Temple world of Qingpu's house. Not long after she left the door, she heard a figure opening the door behind her. Looking back, she saw a familiar figure walking out of Qingpu's house under the light and shadow, and waved slightly at her.

"Let's go, I'll see you off."

After a brief moment of astonishment, Saionji Sekai smiled and nodded...

"Why don't you go with Xianren to send Sekai home? We can go back together as a couple."

After Xianren left, Qingura Mai looked at her daughter and asked about Setsuna. Setsuna, who was sitting on the sofa, put the chocolate ball into Yingjun's mouth, raised her head, revealing her snow-white neck, and looked up at her mother.

Qingpu Wu looked at her daughter, slowly walked to the sofa, stretched out her hand, and rubbed Setsuna's elastic cheek. The pink and soft touch made Qingpu Wu miss her when she was a child.

"I don't want to go out."

While his face was being rubbed, he stared at his mother and slowly answered.

"What did the wise man say to you when he left just now?"

"secret."

"Hmm...do you have any secrets with Mom?"

Setsuna stopped talking, gently broke free from her mother's clutches, lowered her head and continued watching the show. Qingpu Wu looked at Setsuna who didn't want to say anything, and had no choice but to come to her side, sit down and watch the show with her.

Walking in the night, lights illuminate the way ahead.

Saionji Sekai and Kento walked side by side, his eyes falling on the young man beside him from time to time, and Saionji Sekai's mood fluctuated slightly.

"Would Setsuna mind if you came out with me?"

"When we came out, I told Setsuna that I would take you home. The distance isn't very far, but it wouldn't be safe for you to go home alone. I happened to be going to the convenience store, so I decided to take you home."

"Just by the way?"

After taking a look at Sekai Saionji beside him, Xianren continued to look straight ahead without answering her question.

Seeing that Xianren had suddenly fallen silent, the corners of Saionji Sekai's mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly, and she walked forward with Xianren.

Last time, I had sent Saionji Sekai to her doorstep, so I still had some impression of the Saionji family's wise man. He and Saionji Sekai walked forward all the way, and it took only more than ten minutes to arrive at the Saionji family's apartment. The wise man stopped.

"It's delivered. I should go back now."

Looking at Saionji Sekai beside him, Xianren glanced at her and prepared to turn around and go back.

"and many more."

Seeing Xianren turning around and about to leave, Saionji Sekai stretched out his hand, grabbed Xianren's wrist, and stopped him.

Looking back at Saionji Sekai behind him, Xianren saw a hint of expectation on her face and in her eyes.

"Anything else?"

"It's already been delivered to your door. You didn't come to my house last time. Come over and rest for a while today. It won't take up much of your time anyway."

"..."

It didn't take much time and sounded fine, but Xianren always felt that it was a little unpleasant. He stared at Xiyuanji World silently for a while, nodded, and walked in front of Xiyuanji World.

"Let's go."

"Uh-huh!"

Seeing the wise man's expression suddenly change, and then silently walk up to him, Saionji Sekai didn't know what kind of change had occurred in the wise man's heart, but nodded for the time being, walked forward with joy, and invited the wise man to his home.

Saionji Yuko, whose restaurant was about to close, sat in her office, took a long breath, slowly stretched her arms, turned her neck, felt a little more relaxed, and stood up silently.

"It's almost time to rest. I don't know if the world will rest."

Her daughter, who usually watches TV at home alone and waits until she comes home before going back to her room to rest, has suddenly become a little different recently. She goes back to her room early every day.

When she got home, the lights in her daughter's room were off. She knocked on the door occasionally but got no response. Her daily routine suddenly became very healthy.

Feeling that this change was not something she could adapt to, Yuko Saionji could only stare at the empty living room when she returned home every day. She would wash her body silently and then go back to her room to sleep.

Closing her eyes, Yuko Saionji's hand couldn't help but fall on her leg. When she wanted to touch the inside... she stopped and opened her eyes.

"Forget it, let's go home early."

After getting up and taking his bag, he turned off the lights in the office, walked into the restaurant and looked at the cleaned-up environment. He gave some instructions to the staff who had not left the store yet, took care of the remaining matters, and then everyone left the restaurant together.

Saionji Yuko got into her car and drove towards her apartment.

When she drove back home and returned to the road near her home, Saionji Yuko raised her head and looked in the direction of her home. She saw the apartment not far away and the lights on in the apartment, and she couldn't help feeling a little surprised.

"Aren't you resting tonight? Usually at this time, you'd be lying down on the bed in your room, and the lights would be off and dimmed, right?"

Slightly surprised, Saionji Yuko quickly parked the car in the parking space of the apartment, and slowly walked to the door of her house, opened the door, entered the house, and saw the shoes at the door.

One pair belonged to her daughter, and the other pair of shoes was a little unfamiliar. Saionji Yuko couldn't help but stare at the shoes carefully for a while. She narrowed her eyes slightly, lightened her steps, lifted and put them down lightly, and silently came to the living room, but found that it was empty and no one was there.

After a careful observation, I found a teacup on the table. I took a closer look, picked up the cup, and felt the temperature of the cup wall - it had been cold for a long time.

After confirming the environment inside the house again, she slowly came to the door of her daughter's room.

Before she got close to the door, she heard bursts of sobbing and choking soft moans, and the low singing that sounded like crying and laughing, which made Saionji Yuko stop in her tracks. A look of surprise appeared on her face, and she stared at her daughter's room carefully for a long time.

"......"

At first she thought she had misheard, but as she listened to the intermittent sounds coming out of the room, even if Saionji Yuko didn't want to admit it, she had to admit that her daughter seemed to have grown up.

But even after growing up, the fact of bringing a man directly back home still made Saionji Yuko feel helpless. Listening to the sounds in the room, she bit her lips, slowly pressed her lips against the door, and listened to the sounds inside.

“Hmm, Hmm…”

"......"

"Is it okay? If this continues, I feel..."

"No, uh, well... it's alright— yeah!"

The boy's voice sounded a little strange, as if he was worried about something, but his daughter seemed to have completely lost herself and answered without thinking. Saionji Yuko, who was standing at the door, couldn't help but sigh in her heart and bite her lip.

There were some surging emotions in her heart, but considering some things, she quietly left the door of her daughter's room and returned to her own room.

When she first decided to keep Kento, Saionji Sekai herself didn't think too much about it. She just wanted Kento to stay with her for a while and spend a little more time with her.

But after Xianren entered her home, Xiyuanji World couldn't help but think of what happened in the morning, and also thought of her relationship with Xianren. After some hesitation and hope, she slowly stretched out her hands and hugged Xianren from behind -

She suddenly forgot about time and herself, and her mind was empty...

Looking at the Saionji World who had almost lost the ability to think, Xianren silently put on his clothes, walked slowly to the door, opened the door, looked back at the numb girl lying on the bed, and said goodbye to her.

"I'm leaving now. See you tomorrow...when you have time."

After he finished speaking, he closed the door of the girl's room, then slowly walked to the door, put on his shoes, and pushed the door open to leave. However, he paused slightly and looked back at the entrance.

There should have been only his and Saionji Sekai's shoes at the door, but before he knew it, there seemed to be an extra pair of shoes?

He looked back at the pair of women's high heels on the floor, which looked more mature than those in Saionji's world, and raised his head to look towards the living room. He was silent for a moment, retracted his gaze, pretending that he saw nothing, and silently left Saionji's house and closed the door.

Click——

The door was closed, and the sound was so obvious in the quiet living room, but even so, there was no movement in the living room until about half an hour later, when Saionji Sekai walked out of her room slowly with soft legs.

Looking at the bright living room, she bit her lips and walked towards the bathroom little by little. Only after she entered the bathroom did the door of Saionji Yuko's room slowly open.

Hearing the unusual sound of the bathroom door opening, Saionji Yuko, with a rosy face, walked out of her room, looked in the direction of the bathroom, came to the bathroom door, and then opened the door, and saw her daughter who was washing herself, and some red marks on her body -

The marks were not very obvious, but because it had only been a short time, they had not completely disappeared. Saionji Yuko, who was standing at the door, could see them clearly at a glance.

Saionji Sekai, who was washing herself, was still immersed in the afterglow of what had just happened. She had not yet fully woken up until the sudden sound of the door opening made her tremble. She put her hands in front of herself, looked at the door, and stared blankly at Saionji Yuko, who seemed to be smiling.

"Mom, Mom...?"