He is an idol and a childhood sweetheart.

........................

"Thank you, both of you."

Looking at the two girls slumped in the back seat, Kento Watanabe said with a smile:

"You two performed very well, and Yanagita and Mode. Modern are also very satisfied. Yanagita even said that he might cooperate with us in the future."

"………………"*2

Even after hearing Kento Watanabe's praise, the two of them had no energy to respond to Kento Watanabe at this time.

Kento Watanabe looked at the two exhausted girls and didn't say much. He just smiled, then started the car and drove towards the office.

"...Speaking of which, Yuko Fuyuki mentioned before that she had a recommended ramen shop?"

While walking on the road, Kento Watanabe suddenly spoke again:

"After you go back to the office and rest, let's go together. How about that?"

"!"

Daito Yuko, who was not very energetic at first, immediately jumped up from her seat after hearing these words:

"Are you really going?!"

"No problem at all, I'm here to treat you."

Kento Watanabe smiled and said:

"Just think of it as a reward for your hard work today...Where's Enka?"

"……I'll go as well."

Higuchi Enka also sat up and answered.

Although she and Daifu Yuko are no longer so "hostile", this does not mean that she will let Daifu Yuko remain alone with Kento Watanabe like this.

And having just finished high-intensity physical labor, she is indeed not averse to such high-calorie food.

"Speaking of which, does Fuyuuko usually go to ramen shops?"

Kento Watanabe asked.

After hearing this, Daito Yuko immediately looked at Kento Watanabe with the look of a fool:

"How is that possible? In order to better disguise myself, I never go to a ramen shop. What's more, it's hard for a girl to walk into a place like that without someone else."

"Eh...is that so?"

Kento Watanabe asked slightly surprised:

"It's obviously just for ramen, what's not to do?"

"It's not that it can't be done... mainly because it gives people a bad impression."

Daidon Yuko sighed.

"After all, ramen is a food that has a strong taste, high calories, and is very oily. It gives people a very un'girly' feeling. If you are seen walking into this kind of shop alone, you will definitely be noticed by others. Treat her like the kind of girl who has no feminine power."

"It's obviously just eating ramen... but you think about it so much?"

Kento Watanabe couldn't help but said with shame:

"At least I don't think so... What about you, Enka? Will you eat ramen alone?"

"No, I don't like ramen that much."

Higuchi Enka replied in a calm tone:

"But if I really want to go, I won't be afraid of others gossiping."

"Wow...it's so easy."

Seeing the calm look of Higuchi Enka, Daito Yuko couldn't help but shake her head.

"At first glance, it seems that no one has gossiped about it..."

In her opinion, a cold-hearted girl like Higuchi Enka must be the kind of person who is at the top of the class, similar to the flower of the high mountain.

However, Higuchi Enka's next words made her immediately change her mind.

"...There have been times when I have been talked about by others."

"Eh!?"*2

Not only Daito Yuko, but also Watanabe Kento also exclaimed:

"Has it happened? When did it happen?"

"During the first half of the first semester of high school, I was talked about for a while because I rejected an unknown person's confession."

Higuchi Enka said in a calm tone:

"During that time, many girls said that I was pretentious and aloof, and some speculated that I might already have a boyfriend outside school."

"...Ah, yes, yes, if you reject a more popular boy, you will indeed say this.

The law comes. "

Daidon Yuko immediately nodded as if she felt the same.

"But you look like you're not affected at all?"

"It's really not affected, because I don't care about their evaluation."

Higuchi Enka said in a matter-of-fact tone.

"They probably noticed this later, so I wasn't harassed by them anymore."

"………………sharp."

After a long silence, Daidong Yuko sighed sincerely.

"Although many people will say that they don't care about other people's opinions, once they really encounter that situation, they will inevitably feel uncomfortable... There are really very few people like you who really don't care about other people's opinions. See you. It’s great..."

"…………"

These... I'm afraid these are all based on Fuyuko's experience.

After hearing Yuko Daito's sigh, Kento Watanabe immediately noticed this.

In addition to the injustice she experienced in elementary school, she must have encountered this situation more than once when she was growing up. She is cute and straightforward.

Thinking about it, it was precisely because she had witnessed too many such situations that she insisted on taking the "Winter Yu" loved by everyone as her goal...

As long as she can become "Winter Yu", everyone will definitely like her.

As long as she can become a "Winter Yu", everyone will no longer make unwarranted speculations and bad comments about her.

As long as she can become "Winter Yu", she will never be hurt again...

This is Daidon Yuko's current thinking logic.

But in fact, this is probably just her wishful thinking.

Even if she really becomes Dongyu as she wishes, there will still be various voices around her.

No matter how good a person is, he is destined not to be liked by everyone.

So, in order to make Fuyuko realize this, and also to prevent her from being affected by these noises in the future, what can he do for this girl...

During the evening rush hour, looking at the still congested road ahead, Kento Watanabe fell into deep thought.

Chapter 8: Simple pranks and useless tenderness

After their body temperatures completely returned to normal, the two of them only rested for a short while in the office before regaining their energy.

After that, they went to the ramen shop recommended by Daito Yuko as they had agreed in advance.

Since it was a store recommended by Daito Yuko, the task of ordering was naturally given to her.

But of course, the final payment was completed by Kento Watanabe.

"When I think about it carefully, it seems like I haven't had ramen in a long time."

After returning to his seat, looking at the counter with photos of various ramen printed on it, Kento Watanabe couldn't help but sigh:

"Last time I was probably with my classmates from the university."

"...It would be better to say that except for the three days of Bon Festival, you haven't had a good meal for a long time, right?"

Higuchi Enka revealed this fact with a deadpan expression.

“When I was cleaning up the office, I saw that the number of cup noodle boxes and beer cans in the trash cans was steadily increasing.”

"Well...because the office is too busy with preliminary work, there is nothing we can do about it."

Kento Watanabe defended himself with a smile:

"Compared to going out to eat or cooking by yourself, instant noodles that can be prepared in 3 minutes are simply the most cost-effective food. As for beer... it's just used to help you sleep at night."

"Huh? Instant noodles and beer?"

Daito Yuko on the other side couldn't help but look at Kento Watanabe with strange eyes after hearing this:

"It sounds like the kind of uncle neet who can't take care of himself."

"Hey, hey, that's too much! I've obviously been working hard, and I haven't caused any trouble to anyone!"

"It doesn't have to be malnourished to cause trouble to others. If your health cannot be properly guaranteed, it will be quite troublesome for Fuyuko and I."

"………………Feel sorry."

Higuchi Enka's argument was completely impossible for Kento Watanabe to refute.

After hemming and hawing for a while, Kento Watanabe finally had no choice but to bow his head and admit his mistake to his childhood sweetheart who was five years younger than him.

Looking at this scene, Daito Yuko couldn't help but complain:

"You are really full of loopholes outside of work."

"After all, there are no perfect people in this world..."

Kento Watanabe himself accepted this fact calmly.

"Think about it from another perspective. Since there are flaws, it means I still have room for improvement!"

After hearing this, Higuchi Enka raised his eyebrows:

"Oh? So, how do you plan to improve next?"

“Reduce the appearance of instant noodles and increase the proportion of convenience store lunch boxes!”

Kento Watanabe gave a thumbs up and said:

“At least nutrition is guaranteed!”

"…………"

After being silent for a while, Higuchi Enka finally had to sigh.

"It seems that you may have endless room for improvement in your future life."

"..."

On the other side, looking at Kento Watanabe who seemed to have no intention of repenting, Yuko Daito recalled that she was

High school experience.

In order to be recognized by others for her "feminine power", she naturally learned how to cook well.

However... even if she really learned how to cook, she seemed to have no one to prove it to, nor could she use it as a decent conversation piece.

Looking at it this way, can the efforts she made be considered useless?

……

No.

Isn’t there someone who can prove it to him right now?

"Seeing how pitiful you are, I'll make you a lunch box."

Daidong Yuko suddenly suggested: