Tokyo: I took in a homeless girl

As for the size issue, well, it wasn't a problem for Shiori Mine either. It would be more like she already knew it.

Because that time in Kyoto, she accidentally saw it when she sneaked into Sawayama Haruno's room, and was so shocked by the size that she was so impressed that she can't forget it until now.

When I think back on it, my face still warms up involuntarily.

"Shiori?"

Looking at Mine Shiori in front of him, who suddenly became distracted and her face turned red as if she was about to burst into steam, Sawayama Haruno became more and more confused.

What was the other person thinking about? Why was his face so red?

He was still thinking of taking out the gift he had prepared for the other party, when suddenly Mine Shiori's condition became abnormal.

By the way, this silly kid wouldn't still be trying those self-punishment things?

Recalling the shocking scene he saw in Kyoto, Sawayama Haruno's face turned a little embarrassed.

He coughed lightly a few times and finally brought the absent-minded Shiori Mine back to her senses. The latter's face turned even redder, as if blood could drip from it.

She looked at Zeshan Haruno and said hesitantly, "Here, if you don't mind, please accept it."

"Of course I won't mind. Thank you, Shiori."

Sawayama Haruno quickly took the gift with some special meaning, and then took out what he had prepared for the other party.

"I also prepared a gift for Shiori. This is for you."

Sawayama Haruno placed the small box on the table, then slowly pushed it towards Mine Shiori.

The petite girl was still a little confused at the moment, as if she had not yet realized what Sawayama Haruno was going to give her. After opening the box with a little hesitation, she was quickly attracted by a pair of earrings shining with silver light inside.

"This"

Mine Shiori's mouth opened slightly and her brain almost shut down.

It was the first time she received such a valuable gift. Generally speaking, no one would rashly give diamonds as a gift, especially between young men and women.

Generally speaking, giving this kind of gift means...

Mine Shiori's breathing couldn't help but become rapid, and her eyes were evasive, not daring to look directly at Sawayama Haruno.

Her thoughts began to gradually become confused, thinking back to the words that Sawayama Haruno had said to comfort her when they were in Kyoto, and how she had been silently watching him for a long time.

She had been patient with herself, but finally she couldn't bear it anymore.

"Um. Haruno, are you serious?"

"Yeah, seriously."

Sawayama Haruno said in a very serious tone: "It's a Christmas present. If you say you don't want it, I will throw it into the trash without hesitation."

Mine Shiori knew he would really do that.

Although she had never seen the other party show that look, she knew Sawayama Haruno's character well. If she really refused this gift, he would definitely throw it away without any reluctance, and would be very decisive.

Such a person will give himself such a gift.

Mine Shiori lowered her head slightly, her bangs covering her eyes that contained complex emotions. At this moment, countless things began to surge into her mind.

The secret love that started in high school, the relationship between himself and Suguha Ezaki, and the twins' entanglement with Haruno.

All these things made her feel uncertain, but after seeing the gift in front of her, she suddenly felt that it was not very important.

If Haruno also has that kind of feelings towards me, wouldn't that be perfect?

Anyway, it's impossible for her to give up her feelings for him. She had been enduring it before only because Haruno had Suguha by her side.

Ever since she found out that there was more than one girl around Haruno, Mine Shiori's mind has gradually become active, so when she realized these "key points", she no longer planned to reject the other party, and these "key points" might even be more beneficial to her.

It's better than in high school. After all, Haruno only had Mana at that time, let alone Mine Shiori herself. She felt that no one could snatch Mana away from her.

Now is the best opportunity

Thinking of this, Mine Shiori slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

She still kept her head down, but her voice had become choked at some point.

"Then, I'll take it."

"Thank you, Haruno."

Chapter 336 Maki's Engagement Ring

After Mine Shiori put away the earrings very solemnly, the two sat and chatted for a long time until Mine Shiori mentioned another thing that interested Sawayama Haruno.

"Ms. Morikawa told me that the annual meeting will probably start around mid-December. When does Haruno plan to come back?"

Mine Shiori looked at Sawayama Haruno with some concern. She asked this because she knew Haruno would go back to Osaka in the next two days and his schedule was so tight that she didn't know if he had any extra time to come and participate.

Since Morikawa Riho's career has been steadily rising recently, even Mine Shiori, who was interning under her, got the opportunity to attend the annual meeting. However, this event was not mandatory after all, and she thought that if Haruno couldn't spare the time, she might as well not go.

After all, apart from her colleagues in the same department and Ms. Morikawa, she didn't know anyone else, and she didn't have any authors to accompany her. If she went to the annual meeting, she could only sit and watch the leader speak.

Although Kodansha's annual meeting offers the opportunity to fly to Canada for free and stay in high-end hotels, as well as exquisite gifts and raffles on site, these things are not very attractive to Shiori Mine.

"Mid-December?"

Sawayama Haruno had a headache.

The annual meeting is an event that is somewhat important to him but not particularly important. To use the words of his previous life, it is probably the type of event that is "tasteless to eat but a pity to throw away". Of course, Sawayama Haruno also has his own considerations for saying this.

First of all, he has become a pillar of the station, and it seems a bit unreasonable not to participate in such a major event. Secondly, he wants to have a deeper cooperation with Kodansha in the future. Sawayama Haruno is no longer satisfied with the current dividend model and wants to continue to make some profits for himself.

After all, as someone who came from another world, he knew better the "value" of the books he wrote. Whether from a literary or commercial perspective, any one of these books would be enough to provide a person with a comfortable life for the rest of his life.

The reason why he hadn't planned these things before was purely because his first book was his debut work and he didn't have much capital to negotiate some favorable conditions. But now it is obviously different because his status has risen.

"I'll wait and see. Ms. Morikawa hasn't told me about this yet. But it's mid-December, so it's hard to say when I'll be free."

Sawayama Haruno stroked his chin and casually said, "I guess it's for the New Year. The company leaders should be planning to return home before January 1st, so they set the meeting for mid-month."

The island country does not celebrate the Spring Festival in February, which is a unique feature of Zeshan Haruno's country in his previous life. For the island country, the so-called New Year is on January 1st. All companies will have corresponding holidays, and those who work outside will basically return to their hometowns to reunite with their families. In fact, the feeling of celebrating the New Year in his previous life is not much different.

After all, the two countries are close to each other, and mutual cultural influence is inevitable. In addition, Asians generally attach great importance to the day when the new year comes. It is understandable that the company leaders arrange the time in this way. The only thing that gives Sawayama Haruno a headache is how to arrange his time after the annual meeting.

It's impossible to go back to Osaka again, right?

And then they have to go to the district office to register their marriage. No matter how easy it is to say before, how can they not prepare well for such an important day? In fact, Sawayama Haruno has already made his own arrangements.

Anyway, Maki's current appearance hasn't changed much from usual, so we might as well take her to take some wedding photos before and after the registration. At worst, we can wait until we get married officially and then take another new one. It's always better to do more than nothing.

Besides, Ezaki Suguha seemed to be looking forward to this. At that time, she would be able to take a set of wedding photos with him. No matter from which angle, it would be the best of both worlds.

After some thought, Sawayama Haruno decided to prepare according to the current plan for the time being.

So he looked at Mine Shiori and said casually, "If Ms. Morikawa contacts me later, I will ask her again. If I can come back early for the annual meeting, I will go. If not, forget it."

He paused and added, "To be honest, I'll be quite busy for the next while. I haven't even had time to write a novel recently."

"Kafka on the Shore" has been stuck on the first two chapters. It would be more accurate to say that Sawayama Haruno just can't write it, but there have been too many things going on recently for him to concentrate.

Although she felt a little inexplicably regretful, Mine Shiori still nodded slightly and said, "I understand. If Haruno needs my help, remember to let me know."

"Will do."

Sawayama Haruno smiled when he heard this.

"Not so soon yet, but I think I'll have a lot of things to ask of you in January or February next year."

He estimated that he would only have time to write in January or February next year. Coincidentally, school had not yet started by then, so he had plenty of time to finish his second novel and deal with other things.

The task list that he had drawn up in advance had already planned out all his next things, even including when he would mention Mana to Maki again and how to pursue Mine Shiori.

In the following time, the two chatted about some other things, and most of the time, Shiori Mine was sharing some interesting things about her work.

After she understood each other's feelings, the petite girl has been trying to have more interactions with Sawayama Haruno in her clumsy but hard-working way. Everything seems to be moving in a good direction, including at this moment in the high-end apartment on the other side of Shinjuku District.

3:26 pm.

Suguha Esaki was the first to wake up from her sleep.

When she opened her eyes, what appeared in front of her was a ceiling that was somewhat similar but not exactly the same. After being stunned for a while, she realized that she was now in Haruno's bedroom.

"Well"

A lazy voice came from the side.

Suguha Ezaki turned her head subconsciously and saw the sleeping face of her best friend Maki Miyazawa.

The ridiculous things that happened last night came to his mind, and Ezaki Suguha's face began to turn red.

"These two people"

Ezaki Suguha bit her lips lightly, looking a little unconvinced.

The main reason for her dissatisfaction was that Maki had instigated Haruno to bully her yesterday, which was really too much. She was the one who said that they should work together to deal with Haruno, and she was the one who betrayed her at the last minute.

And he is actually the only one who can be considered as having fighting ability.

If I had known this earlier, I would have found a way to trick Ayano Yui over. That guy also has feelings for Haruno anyway, and Ayano Yui seems to have some objections to Maki being able to monopolize the identity of "legal wife". If I had brought her along, I could have taught the traitor Maki a lesson.

But then again, I wonder what that guy and Mana are planning.

Naoha Ezaki slowly sat up from the bed and looked at her fair and smooth arms, lost in thought for a moment.

There is a tooth mark of Sawayama Haruno on it.

It was just that I asked him to bite it yesterday.

“That’s ridiculous.”

Ezaki Suguha sighed slightly, but she didn't feel embarrassed at all. After all, this was a great satisfaction for her.

But the question now is not whether I am satisfied or not, but whether Haruno can be satisfied.

Yesterday's behavior was obviously the result of the other party's intentional restraint. Judging from the current situation, this problem can only be solved after Mana and Ayano Yui have completed their respective plans and there are other people to help share the burden.

But the problem is that the conflict between Mana and Maki is not small. Although it has eased a bit, it is impossible to do it overnight. It will probably take some time.

Unless I find a way to pull Mine Shiori over?

Suguha Esaki hesitated a little. To be honest, she was not the kind of girl who was generous enough to share Haruno without limits. But whether it was Miyazawa Mana or Ayano Yui, their feelings and relationships with Haruno were no weaker than hers, not to mention her master, Shiori Mine.

To be precise, she was the one who ran away in the competition with her master.

When I was in Kyoto, I even had Haruno and Mine Shiori chatting through a door while I was sitting below.

Thinking of this, Ezaki Suguha's face couldn't help but turn red again. She quickly calmed down her surging emotions and took a deep breath.

"Sure enough, I always feel an inexplicable sense of guilt if I don't solve my master's problem." She murmured to herself.

It's almost time to think of a way to take the relationship between Master and Haruno to the next level.

As for Maki, she wasn't particularly worried.

Because a few days ago she had very obscurely tried to probe the other party's thoughts on this matter, but Maki's expression made her wonder whether she should be glad or helpless.

Miyazawa Maki was very confident in her victory and was not worried at all about the other girls who appeared next to Haruno.

But it's true, after all, we're getting married soon

"Um Suguha?"

A confused voice came from behind me. It was Maki Miyazawa.

She seemed not to have slept enough. She was rubbing her eyes and yawning, looking sleepy.

Hearing her best friend calling her, Suguha Ezaki naturally turned around, but her eyes stayed on the bedside table behind her.

"what happened?"

Miyazawa Maki couldn't help but yawn again, and said in a slightly hoarse voice: "What time is it now?"

"It was probably in the afternoon. I don't know where Haruno went. Maybe he went out." Ezaki Suguha blinked and pointed hesitantly behind Miyazawa Maki. "There seems to be something for us on the table behind."

"Eh?"

Miyazawa Maki instantly perked up.

She struggled to sit up from the quilt, and when she turned around, she saw the Christmas gifts that Sawayama Haruno had prepared for them early in the morning. There were even different labels attached for them, each with a morning greeting.

Love words seem somewhat ordinary, and their main function is probably to let them distinguish which one is theirs.

Miyazawa Maki was immediately delighted when she realized that she had received another gift after waking up. She took the two small gift boxes without thinking, and after handing over Ezaki Suguha's, she quickly opened her own.