This is not the date I wanted.

Long Xiong couldn't help but look embarrassed.

"What are you saying to your own daughter... I'm starting."

Sighing helplessly, Kotori said lightly while eating breakfast.

"Well, it's not that I really miss my brother... I just haven't gotten used to life here yet, and I miss Japan Tohka and the others a little bit."

"Eh? But didn't you call Origami last night?"

Long Xiong asked in confusion.

"The phone call is different from the actual meeting."

"Haha~ I understand. Kotori is obsessed with the life at Aunt Guan's house where she has a sister to act like a spoiled child. Plus, she's a little curious about men, so she wants a brother, right?"

“That’s not the case…”

Kotori turned her head away and denied it absentmindedly.

To be honest, she just said it casually at the time. Although she did have some similar expectations when she said it, she felt very unhappy when she imagined her parents really finding her a brother.

"Well, we live together, but we often come home late because of work, and Kotori must be lonely looking after the house alone."

"Eh? I didn't..."

Kotori was stunned when she heard what her mother Haruko said.

"I see. I was negligent." Long Xiong seemed to blame himself. After thinking for a moment, he made up his mind and proposed, "Well, brother, there is nothing I can do. After all, Kotori is already a sophomore in high school. But it is not impossible to adopt a younger child as a brother or sister."

"That's a good idea, father. Kotori, although my brother can't do anything about it, is it good to have more brothers and sisters in the family?"

"No, no need, Mom and Dad! I was just saying it casually, no need to take it so seriously."

If she didn't stop them, they might really go to the orphanage to bring back a younger sibling for her. Kotori hurriedly tried to stop them.

"It's okay. Didn't Kotori say before that she wanted us to adopt a family member?"

After hearing what Longxiong said, Qinli's face darkened slightly.

"Hey, the kid's dad..."

"Dad, I've already said no, and if you still plan to take the initiative, I won't talk to you for the next month."

"Koto, Kotori?"

"I'm full, thank you for the treat!"

Standing up suddenly from the chair, Kotori took the coat and scarf hanging on the wooden wall and walked towards the door without looking back.

"Kotori, where are you going?"

"go to school!"

"But today is Sunday."

"Then I'll go shopping with my friends!"

Looking at Kotori striding out of the house, Haruko and Ryuo could not help but look at each other.

"Mother of the child, what happened to Qinli?"

"Well, maybe my daughter... has reached her rebellious stage."

PS: To be honest, I was stuck on the Kotori part for a long time, so I just deleted it and rewrote it. The problem is that Kotori's main attributes are "sister attribute", "tsundere", and "brother control". But in this world line, Shidao is no longer there, and even the related memories and the black and white hairband are gone. In theory, these main cute points of Kotori have been shaved off.

There is no IF line for the sister character without a brother - this made me not know what to write for a moment when I started writing, which was very embarrassing qwq.

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"Mom and Dad are so stupid. It's not like they have a pet, why do they make it sound so casual?"

After leaving the house, Kotori lowered her head, picked up the pebbles on the ground, and complained dissatisfiedly.

To be honest, Kotori also understood that her dissatisfaction was unreasonable. She was the one who first brought up the strange topic. Although her parents' proposal was a bit presumptuous, it was also out of their concern and love for her.

What was she dissatisfied with? Was it because her parents didn't think she was a lonely kid? If that was the case, Kotori should have rejected her parents' proposal more seriously instead of throwing a tantrum like this.

——Didn’t Kotori say before that she wanted us to adopt a family member?

Thinking back to Ryuo's words, Qin Li's expression was mixed.

One day a few years ago, the Gokawa family had a similar conversation, but at that time, the one who proposed to adopt the child was not Ryuo or Haruko, but Kotori herself.

It was not long after she woke up from the hospital that Kotori met Tohka and the others and spent some time together in the hospital. Thanks to their company, Kotori was able to maintain her emotional stability.

Later, Ryuo and Haruko found Kotori through the hospital's connections and brought her home.

Because she was reluctant to be separated from everyone, Kotori once asked her parents to adopt Tohka and others.

Hearing this, Ryuo and Haruko looked a little embarrassed, but still tried to respond to her wish and expressed their willingness to adopt a child.

This was the greatest kindness that parents could give, and Kotori naturally understood this. But the only spot for one person made Kotori fall into a dilemma.

She didn't want to use the number of "likes" as a comparison standard and make arbitrary choices among her friends.

At the same time, she was also afraid that if she really made a choice, others who were not chosen would feel resentful towards her.

In the end, the adoption was dropped. From then on, this incident became a thorn in Kotori's heart, until she heard that everyone in the hospital was not sent to an orphanage, but was adopted by a person named Guan Meng, Kotori's guilt was slightly relieved.

"...a child?"

With a self-deprecating sigh, Kotori shook her head as if to forget the unhappiness in her heart and took out her cell phone.

"Anna seems to have gone skiing with her family these days... Anfisi, no response? She must still be sleeping in... Laisha, showing off her boyfriend's affectionate photos on Twitter, are they dating? Forget it, don't be a light bulb."

Kotori tried to contact some local school friends to go shopping together, but she was unlucky because everyone either had plans or were unable to come due to other matters.

"Forget it. After all, I just did it on impulse. It's normal that the time is not right."

After comforting herself with these words, Kotori sighed and decided to spend her free time on the holiday alone.

After getting on the bus, Kotori left the residential area and arrived at the commercial department store in the city center.

Without any prior itinerary, Kotori wandered around aimlessly the whole way. She first went to the cinema to watch a meaningless popcorn movie, then went to several fashion stores, tried on a few clothes she liked, and then left the store without buying anything.

"Gaibeijia... Jiabeijia... Is there really nothing?"

After taking a quick look at the wide variety of candies on the counter, Kotori couldn't find her favorite brand of lollipops, and she couldn't help feeling disappointed.

Kotori had a habit of sucking on a SuperBest lollipop whenever she was thinking about something or feeling down, using the sugar to adjust her mood.

"As expected, it's impossible to buy them outside of Japan. I forgot to bring a few with me when I went out. What a mistake."

Sighing in regret, Kotori hesitated for a moment, but still bought a few similar lollipops.

The moment she opened the package and put it in her mouth, Kotori's expression suddenly became a little subtle.

How should I put it... It's not that it doesn't taste good, but should I say it's a matter of preference caused by culture, or is it that the taste of the Jiabei brand is too unique, and Kotori always has an indescribable sense of disharmony.

For ordinary people, there is no difference no matter which brand of lollipop you eat, but for a person with a preference like Kotori, the slightest difference in taste is very obvious, and it is not something that can be replaced simply by saying so.

Although she couldn't let it go, she had already bought it and couldn't let it go to waste. After chewing the candy ball and swallowing it, Kotori continued to wander around the mall with a candy stick in her mouth.

Afterwards, Kotori visited a few more shops, but she wasn't very interested in any of them. In the end, she just bought a piece of jewelry and left.

"Headband?"

Kotori looked at the black and white headband in her hand thoughtfully.

When passing by a jewelry store, this headband jewelry inexplicably caught her attention, but it was not a particularly trendy style.

There seems to be a sense of déjà vu, but something seems to be wrong.

"But even if I buy it, what hairstyle do I want to wear?"

As she was muttering this, a group of playing children ran past her, and her sight saw two cute little braids on one of the girls' heads.

"Twin tails? Come to think of it, Anfishi asked me why Japanese people don't wear twin tails."

Although she wanted to complain about her misunderstanding of the Japanese, it was not an option. Kotori came to a glass, divided her long hair into two parts with her hands, and put them on her head.

"Um……"

Looking at herself in the mirror with twin ponytails, Kotori had a subtle look on her face.

It wasn't that Kotori thought this hairstyle was ugly. On the contrary, it suited her so well that even Kotori herself was a little surprised.

However, Kotori Itsuka is now in her second year of high school, but her height has not yet grown to more than 1.5 meters. Her bust size has hopelessly not changed at all since three years ago. If she were to tie her hair into twin ponytails, no one would doubt her even if she called herself a junior high school student.

To be honest, every time she saw her mother Haruko's proudly erect breasts, Kotori couldn't help but wonder if she was her biological daughter.

(No, here you still have to trust your mother and believe in your own possibilities.)

I'll talk about it later when I'm in the mood. Kotori sighed with a wry smile, let her hair down, and put the hairband into her bag.

Just then, she felt a slight vibration in her pocket, and she took out her cell phone and saw that it was a message from her mother.

[Kotori, where are you now? ]

[I'm fine. I'm just shopping in the city center.]

[That's good. I've already scolded the kid's father and he's reflecting on it now. Don't be too angry with him.]

Seeing her mother's reply, Kotori couldn't help but chuckle. After walking around, her anger had long since subsided, and she didn't continue to be angry.

[It's okay. I was wrong too. I'm sorry for making you worry.]

Shortly after replying, Haruko replied with a smiley face on her phone screen.

[That's good. What about lunch? Should we go home for lunch?]

[No. It's a rare trip to the city center. I'll go shopping for a while and go back in the afternoon. I'll have lunch at the restaurant. You guys just enjoy your time together.]

[Understood. Kotori, then just look forward to your new siblings~]

[Hello…]

Seeing her mother reply with a heart symbol, Kotori's eyes twitched slightly. To be honest, she had no idea how serious Haruko was.

Although she was very concerned and wanted to go home to check the situation, Kotori gave up when she thought about the possibility of catching her parents having sex when she got home.

"That's really embarrassing..."

After exiting the chat box, Kotori couldn't help but stop her finger when she saw Tobiichi Origami's name in the contacts.

(…Is Origami okay?)

Kotori thought uneasily. Although Origami said she was fine and not to worry before the call ended yesterday, her tone always gave Kotori the feeling that she was showing off.

I wanted to make a phone call to check in and offer comfort, but since I couldn't think of anything suitable to say, Kotori unknowingly put it off until now.

Do you want to make a call? Just as Kotori was hesitating, the screen of her phone suddenly went black, and then a red battery symbol appeared.

"Are you kidding? The battery is out?"

Perhaps the low temperature caused the battery to drain more quickly. After pressing the restart button several times with no response, Kotori had no choice but to give up on the idea of ​​making a phone call.

"Origami is still serving in the Self-Defense Forces. Not to mention that this number can't be dialed, even if it is dialed, it will only cause trouble to the other party."

What on earth am I worried about? Kotori couldn't help but droop her shoulders in frustration.

No, Kotori knew very well that these were just excuses to comfort herself. Just like five years ago, facing troubles and choices, Kotori did not choose to face them, nor did she choose to work hard to change. She just wasted time in hesitation, and when everything was settled, she told herself that everything was helpless.

Every time this happened, she couldn't help but sigh that the girl named Itsuka Kotori was so cowardly.

"What on earth am I doing..."

"Um, Ms. Itsuka?"

Just when Qin Li was feeling somewhat self-loathing, a refined and old male voice suddenly came from behind her.

When she turned around to see who had come, Kotori's eyes widened in surprise.

"Director Woodman?"

PS: Just caught up, happy birthday to Kotori!

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"Director Woodman? Why are you here?"