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Mahiru glanced at Shiina Sayo with considerable disappointment.
"Since I will make my own decisions from now on and you won't interfere, then there's nothing more for us to talk about."
Mahiru didn't want to stay there for a moment longer, so she picked up her bag and was about to leave.
As a strand of hair brushed past Shiina Sayo, she suddenly spoke, "I didn't have a choice back then, but at least you did. And yet you have such terrible taste in men."
Suddenly, the sound of Mahiru's footsteps froze into ice.
She turned around and said in a calm, unquestionable tone:
"You've never even met him, so what makes you say he's bad?"
Or do you find it fulfilling to evaluate someone you've never met?
Shiina Sayo looked up at the girl she had been ignoring all along, quite surprised.
She's quite sharp-tongued, all because of that boyfriend?
"You know what? You look like someone who's never been in a relationship before."
Naïve and yearning for love, she can't help but open her heart to any man who treats her even slightly well.
Shiina Sayo shook her head, her eyes filled with pity.
"So I must be like you, dressing up every day and going around the world looking for all sorts of men?"
Mahiru clenched her fists tightly; she had never been a particularly well-behaved or polite person.
Not to mention now, she has no reason to respect the woman in front of her anymore.
"You've really grown wings now, daring to talk to me like that."
Shiina Sayo narrowed her eyes, shooting out a dangerous and sharp gaze.
She slowly stood up, exuding a faint aura that made people want to back down.
There's even reason to suspect that the woman might strike at any moment.
"You can think of me however you want, I don't care anymore, but you have no right to judge him."
Apologize! Otherwise…
"What else?" Shiina Sayo laughed mockingly.
What can you do to a little girl who has no inheritance rights or power?
Suddenly.
The sound of the automatic glass door opening rang out, and the dim light of the setting sun rushed in, blinding Shiina Sayo so much that she couldn't open her eyes.
She narrowed her eyes slightly and saw a man with an extraordinary air walk in.
Very handsome.
This was Shiina Sayo's first impression of Su Qing.
Especially those eyes; if you look at them for too long, you might even become captivated.
I'll get his contact information later; I'll see if I can take care of this young man.
Unexpectedly, the man walked closer and closer to her until he stood right in front of her.
what happened?
Does he know me?
No, that's not right.
He recognized the person behind him—Shiina Mahiru.
Shiina Sayo could no longer laugh.
So, the prey she just set her sights on is most likely her daughter's boyfriend?
As soon as he arrived, Su Qing smiled gently at Majutsu. The girl didn't seem surprised by his sudden arrival; she simply returned a gentle smile.
It was as if she was saying, "Don't worry, I'm fine."
Su Qing then turned around and confronted Shiina Sayo.
"You must be her boyfriend? You're quite good-looking. You must still be a college student, right? Interested in being with me?"
Shiina Sayo crossed her arms over her chest, her voice full of seduction.
"I heard everything just now."
Su Qing smiled, her gaze calm.
"Oh, what then?"
Shiina Sayo shrugged indifferently. "What, do you want to get revenge on me? Save it. The adult world is complicated."
Su Qing didn't say anything, but just smiled and opened her phone, gesturing for her to look over.
Shiina Sayo initially maintained a flippant attitude, but upon seeing the photos of her rendezvous with men on the screen, her face instantly turned pale, and she cried out in disbelief:
Where did you get these?
Although her marriage was arranged by her family, she and Shiina Asahi lived separate lives after marriage, and even the birth of Mahiru was an accident.
But that doesn't mean she can openly and brazenly engage in promiscuous behavior.
Families value reputation above all else, and even in a marriage of convenience, neither her family nor the Shiina family would likely want to see such photos...
“You don’t need to know.” Su Qing smiled slightly, then leaned close to her ear and whispered:
"All you need to know is this."
If you don't want these photos to appear at both your parents' house and Shiina's house the next day—watch your mouth.
Also, apologize to her.
"...Are you kidding me? You really think you can control me with just a few photos, do you?"
Shiina Sayo stared wide-eyed in disbelief, her anger almost bursting forth.
What is her identity?
No one has ever made her apologize to her since she was a child!
"Apologize."
A deep, imposing voice lingered and echoed in the warm, heated air of the room.
Shiina Sayo couldn't understand why this young man, who looked only twenty years old, was more frightening than the old men in the family who had long held high positions.
She bit her lip, glanced at the photos on her phone, and after a fierce internal struggle, finally lowered her noble head to Mahiru.
……
When I stepped outside the store.
The cold wind whipped up by the revolving door instantly dissipated the warmth that Masahiro had left on his skin.
In the distance, everything was already a deep, intoxicating red.
The flickering shadows of the streetlights blended into the twilight, appearing and disappearing intermittently.
He glanced to the side. The boy's eyes held both the stars in the sky and the dust of the world on earth.
"Thank you." Mahiru's first words were expressions of gratitude.
She didn't even ask Su Qing how she got here.
"I'm just glad you don't blame me for coming here without permission," Su Qing said.
“How could that be?” Mahiru shook her head firmly, her eyes crinkling with a smile as she asked, “You always seem to be there for me when I need you the most.”
Su Qing smiled and asked, "Have all the things that needed to be done been resolved?"
"Well, it's more like something I'd decided long ago. I think... I can finally give up, or rather, let it go."
After we get home, would you be willing to listen to me finish telling you all of this?
"...Consider it a request from my girlfriend."
"Then I also have a request." Su Qing suddenly looked over, her eyes smiling.
"Come with me, let's go back to [our] home."
Mahiru's heart clenched violently, and a strange emotion swirled wildly in her eyes.
She rubbed her eyes, nodded gently, and when she looked up again, a smile bloomed on her face, making her incredibly beautiful.
"Yes, let's go home, let's go back to our home."
……
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Chapter 358 Happy Birthday, My Gardenia Girl
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"Speaking of which, weren't you observing us from outside the whole time?"
On the way home, Mahiru suddenly asked.
“Well, although you said you wanted to make a clean break with the past, and I respect your opinion, I found that I still can’t let go of my worries,” Su Qing said.
As if she had heard a satisfactory answer, Mahiru nodded her head slightly, occasionally letting out ambiguous humming sounds, accompanied by soft muttering.
"Ah... I see, so you didn't want to be a stalker after all?"
"How could I do that?"
Although Mahiru's voice was very soft, Su Qing still heard it.
Upon hearing those three words, he froze on the spot, as if questioning the meaning of life.
Heart to heart.
He hadn't seen Mahiru following him when he went to Ginza before.
So, did I really go a bit too far?
"Hey~ Did I scare you?"
Mahiru suddenly covered her mouth and chuckled softly, her eyes curving into beautiful crescent shapes.
She waved her hand in front of Su Qing's face, as if she were performing a soul-summoning ritual to recall the soul of her beloved.
"Of course I was just kidding you, really. How could I possibly think of you as a stalker?"
He's just a knight with a strong protective instinct, at most~
“A strong protective instinct is not exactly a good thing to say.”
Turns out I was just scaring myself!
Su Qing regained her senses and spoke as she walked.
"Hey, isn't it good?" Mahiru tilted her head and jogged a few steps to catch up. "If you don't like it, I'll use a different word! Hmm~ let me think..."
Suddenly, Zhenhou paused, took Su Qing's hand very proactively, and asked in a sweet voice.
"Hey, how about [Hero]? After all, you looked really cool when you showed up to save the day."
"I think I've already said that."
Despite saying this, a smile had already appeared on Su Qing's lips.
I hereby declare that this is Yui's most useful episode.
In the end, girls understand girls best.
"We haven't decided yet, whether it's okay or not?"
Mahiru, relentless, swung her arms wildly like a pirate ship in an amusement park, gradually creating a smile that mirrored the curve of their lips.
"I'm glad you like it," Su Qing said finally.
……
When I returned to my apartment by subway, dusk was engulfing the last rays of orange-yellow in the southwest.
Even though it wasn't even 6 p.m., the sun had already hastily set.