Chapter 476: Chapter 468: The Slacker Girl’s Christmas Schedule
Shirakawa Sawahei slowly typed a question mark.
Why do I remember... the little loli said the birthday gift she gave you last year was an ancient sword? And before, the middle-aged Long Aotian asked me to call Little Arrogant to save him... who did all that?
People can’t tear apart their hardships, this is a principle that Shirakawa Sawahei naturally understands. He nodded and asked again, "Then why did you later ask... whether I prefer Kashi or Kori more?"
"That’s right. Is Mr. Shirakawa ready to tell me the answer now?"
Shirakawa Sawahei’s face darkened, and he said helplessly, "You and Lady Hayakawa asked exactly the same question."
"Oh? Sawaba asked too?"
"Yes."
"So how did you answer at that time?"
"As friends, I like both; as a lover... I can’t answer..."
"So now you should be able to answer, right?"
As Hayakawa Shinsuke slowly sipped his tea, an intangible pressure gradually emanated, the authority of the former head of the Hayakawa family subconsciously oppressing the young man opposite him. Shirakawa Sawahei remained silent for a while, disregarding the pressure, and gently shook his head.
"Sorry, even now, I can’t answer."
"Love is indeed a very serious matter. Being so thoughtful at a young age, you are indeed different from that guy Asano Fūsei."
"If it were Asano Fūsei just now, he would definitely pat his chest and say, ’Leave it to me, I will definitely take responsibility for your two daughters.’
Hayakawa Shinsuke’s hand holding the teacup trembled slightly, as if recalling something, his face gradually contorting...
"That guy... that guy..."
Shirakawa Sawahei barely had time to type a question mark and hurriedly consoled, "Grandpa, you needn’t worry too much... Mr. Asano’s ways of dealing are just different from normal people..."
"That behavior is called audacious!" Hayakawa Shinsuke slightly calmed his mood, and said apologetically, "I’m sorry to make you laugh, Mr. Shirakawa..."
"N-not at all..."
"Let’s backtrack to the previous topic... so, now you can’t choose between Kori or Kashi, right?"
Shirakawa Sawahei felt a bit dumbfounded by the question; Hayakawa Shinsuke’s questioning was truly aggressive. If he answered ’yes’, it would confirm he is a player, but if he answered ’no’, it would clearly seem like a fake excuse.
I’ve even kissed! And you still say there are no feelings! Worse than a player!
So, Shirakawa Sawahei chose to remain silent.
"I encounter this kind of situation often in business." Hayakawa Shinsuke tapped the table, "If you really can’t decide on one, don’t look at what lies behind the two choices, but focus purely on the choice itself; this might benefit you."
"I’m getting old and have this habit of preaching to young people." Hayakawa Shinsuke sighed softly, "Their mother never liked me preaching to her, and I couldn’t bear to preach to the other child... Maybe young people don’t like listening to this kind of babbling."
"Not at all." Shirakawa Sawahei sincerely said, "Grandpa, your advice is really helpful to me. Why don’t you explain in more detail how to make such a choice?"
Hayakawa Shinsuke nodded in satisfaction, about to speak, when Shirakawa Sawahei’s phone suddenly rang. He paused for a moment, looking at the caller display; it was Tsukimi calling...
Shirakawa Sawahei hesitated for a second, glancing opposite at Hayakawa Shinsuke. The old man nodded gently, indicating he didn’t mind.
He softly apologized, then got up and walked out of the tea room.
"What’s up?"
"Shirakawa?"
Tsukimi Sakurazawa instantly noticed that Shirakawa Sawahei’s tone was somewhat light, thinking he might be in a serious setting, she bit her lip and said, "Are you busy... Should I call you later?"
"Not at all, what’s going on?"
"Well... I just wanted to ask where you’ve gone... If you have something important, go ahead and deal with it, don’t mind me."
Black Hearted Lolita: What?
How did Tsukimi Sakurazawa suddenly turn so obedient and understanding without being clingy? Is it my illusion?
"It’s not really important, just meeting an elder."
"An elder?"
Black Hearted Lolita listened via speakerphone, and sighed in relief.
As long as it’s not secretly dating Hayakawa Kashi... As long as it’s not a date...
Compared to Little Loli’s relief, Yingying Monster was somewhat worried and tentatively asked, "Is... my mother looking for you?"
"No."
"Oh... then... is today’s tutoring still at your place after school?"
"Oh, right... It’s almost finals; time to sprint to have a great year."
"Okay then, I’ll wait for you, however long it takes. Shirakawa, don’t worry about me, just handle your stuff."
"Alright, bye."
"Bye-bye~"
After the call ended, Yingying Monster happily turned off the phone screen, only to find the two sisters around her looking at her with strange expressions.
"Hey... Sakurazawa-chan..."
"Hey... Minister Sakurazawa..."
"Weren’t you saying earlier that you were going to criticize Shirakawa? Why did your tone suddenly become so soft... Giving Shirakawa such a nice attitude is nothing like how you initially described..."
"Sakurazawa-chan! This is like a girlfriend’s questioning style... How could you back down so quickly..." the slacking girl said angrily, "And, today Shirakawa almost forgot about the tutoring, yet you reminded him!"
Black Hearted Lolita: What?
That was what you’re mad about?
Tsukimi Sakurazawa feigned calmness and coughed lightly, "You guys don’t understand... I’ve got the most experience with dealing with Shirakawa... Just now... was a strategy of feigned retreat... using an obedient and understanding stance to evoke a sense of regret in Shirakawa... I learned it from Xiao Mo, it’s quite versatile."
Little Transparent blushed deeply and quietly said, "I... didn’t, no..."
Black Hearted Lolita’s face expressed disbelief, but couldn’t refute. In the Calligraphy Club, only she and Tachibana Tomoku have spent considerable time with the pretty boy, even Black Hearted Woman was not familiar with him in her first year, barely spoke a word...
It feels somewhat odd... Like Tsukimi Sakurazawa made a sneaky escape... Is it an illusion?
"But we still didn’t find out where Shirakawa is!"
"Oh yeah... How about we wait until tutoring and then ask him?"
"Sigh... It’s almost finals again... It feels like the midterms just happened yesterday, and now we need to prepare for finals... Studying is really hard..."
"Don’t be so pessimistic." Tsukimi Sakurazawa showed not the slightest resistance toward tutoring, rather looking forward to it, "Winter vacation is almost here! So is Christmas... Then New Year... This year is almost over!"
"That’s easy to say, but finals still feel really daunting..."
"Then we can start thinking about how to plan the Christmas party! Christmas, it’s sure to be lively!"
Tsukimi Sakurazawa spoke, glancing at the slacking girl who was usually incredibly enthusiastic about festivals, only to find her stunned at her words, with a peculiar look and seemingly dodging eyes.
Christmas plans? Sister Yin asked me to confess on Christmas...
What should I do... Should I just charge in regardless, in front of everyone?