"Haha, let's go grab a bite to eat first, and then head back!"
Yuzuru laughed heartily, pinching Ai's cheek as he spoke. This action drew Ai's displeasure, and she pouted, her eyes full of anger.
Seeing Ai's expression, Yuzuru quickly withdrew his hand, looking at her innocently, then turned to Ran and Kazuha, asking, "What do you think?"
Xiao Lan and Ye Xinran agreed to the proposal.
The group cheered and walked toward a famous restaurant nearby.
Yuzuru followed leisurely behind, collecting all the things he had bought that day into the all-purpose capsule.
Although he said he would pay and let the three women choose whatever they wanted, in reality, Ai only bought three new limited edition bags.
Xiaolan bought some souvenirs from Osaka, planning to share them with her best friend Sonoko when she got back.
Although Sonoko doesn't lack these things, they are still gifts from Ran, and given Sonoko's personality, she will still be very happy.
As for Kazuha, she carefully selected a designer headband that she had never been willing to buy before.
From the way she held it in her hands, clearly showing how much she liked the hairband.
No wonder she's a headband girl with a whole cabinet full of headbands.
At this point, some people might ask, why is he carrying so many bags and packages?
That's because after Kazuha, Ran, and Ai finished buying their own things, they spent the rest of their time using him as a clothes rack, picking out a bunch of clothes, ties, and other items to dress him up with their unique perspectives.
You don't think they bought it for you, do you?
Really?
...
Just as Yuzuru and his friends were happily strolling around the streets all day, Hattori Heiji, who had been kneeling for almost a day and a night, finally couldn't take it anymore.
Hattori Heiji looked at Ikenami Shizuka, who had been kneeling beside him with a blank expression, with a miserable expression, and honestly admitted his mistake: "Mom, I know I was wrong, I won't do it again next time!"
He simply couldn't take it anymore.
I came home without having dinner last night, intending to question my father about why he was acting so badly. But instead of seeing my father, I was forced to kneel for so long as punishment.
"Get up and go wash up. There's a bento box I made last night in the kitchen." Hearing Hattori Heiji admit his mistake, Ikenami Shizuka opened her tightly closed eyes and said calmly.
Although she knew that, given her son's personality, even if he said he was sorry, he would still be dissatisfied in his heart.
But in the end, she couldn't bear to continue punishing her son.
"Uh... okay!"
Hattori Heiji responded, placed his hands on his knees, stood up shakily, and then walked towards the kitchen.
"Oh, right, apologize to your dad after you finish eating."
Looking at Hattori Heiji, who could barely stand, a hint of heartache flashed in Ikenami Shizuka's eyes.
Hattori Heizo didn't come home all night yesterday because he was cleaning up Hattori Heiji's mess.
He has been busy dealing with the aftermath of the serial murder case.
"Huh? We have to apologize?" Hattori Heiji, who was about to start eating, almost dropped his bento box when he heard this.
"What, you don't want to?" Ikenami Shizuka glanced at Hattori Heiji indifferently, a hint of displeasure flashing in her eyes.
"I……"
Hattori Heiji was about to say that he would never apologize.
He was just admitting defeat to his own mother, not to his father.
However, before he could finish speaking, he was abruptly interrupted by a furious voice coming from the entrance.
"An apology? I don't need an apology from this unfilial son!"
As they were talking, Hattori Heizo stormed into the living room from the entrance hall, his face full of anger.
At this moment, his eyes were filled with dark circles and were filled with anger.
"Dad!" Hattori Heiji, who was already holding back his anger, suddenly exploded when he saw his father return. "Why did you sign that document yesterday?"
Faced with his son's questioning, Hattori Heizo did not choose to answer, but instead kept scanning the living room with his eyes.
Finally, his gaze settled on the folding fan in the hand of Ikeba Shizuka, who was kneeling on the futon with a furrowed brow.
Amidst Hattori Heiji's incessant loud questioning, Hattori Heizo strode over, pulled out a folding fan, and then turned back to Hattori Heiji, slapping it repeatedly.
Hattori Heiji was stunned by this sudden turn of events and instinctively tried to retaliate, but was kicked away by Hattori Heizo.
"Heizo, what's going on?" Ikeba Shizuka stood up, supporting her knees, and looked at her husband chasing after their son with some confusion.
Based on what happened yesterday, he shouldn't be this angry!
After all, on the phone, I only told her to give her a little lesson.
"What happened?" Hattori Heizo stood with his hands on his hips, watching Hattori Heiji run away with his head in his hands. "Ask your good son what he did last night!"
"What do you mean 'my son'?" Shizuka Ikebab's gentle face turned cold. "Isn't Heiji your son too!"
Although she has been content to be a housewife at home since getting married, Shizuka Ikenami has had a strong personality since childhood.
I once cried because I won second place in a kendo competition when I was twelve years old, simply because I lost to a junior high school girl.
Hattori Heizo's current terrible attitude has made her extremely dissatisfied.
"...Hmph!" Hattori Heizo realized his tone was a bit harsh and was about to apologize when he noticed his son's gaze. He immediately sneered, "Do you know what happened between your son and the Toyama family's daughter last night?"
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