·108｜Exclusive to Jinjiang·108
Use candy to take away the soft bread.
When Yoruichi returned from Yoruichi's time, Kenji Hagiwara and Mr. Yoruichi seemed to have reached some kind of consensus. The two of them sat with their hands crossed on the table and chatted happily.
Seeing Yomi Laichuan reappear on the first floor, Kenji Hagiwara stood up and took the wine from her hand: "I'll open it."
Lai Chuan Huang Quan guessed that her father must have whispered something to Hagiwara Kenji when she left. But she didn't ask. She just sat to Mr. Lai Chuan's right, resting her chin on her hands, waiting for Hagiwara Kenji to pour her a drink.
The crystal-clear, deep red liquor was poured into a glass. Mr. Lai Chuan frowned imperceptibly; it was the first time he'd ever heard of Lai Chuan Huang Quan drinking. But then he thought, Lai Chuan Huang Quan was no longer the little girl he needed to protect; she'd grown up to be of marriageable age. Since they were reunited, let them drink.
Mr. Raikawa was sitting in the main seat, deep in thought, trying to convince himself to let go and correct his bad habit of meddling too much, when he saw Raikawa Yomi slightly rise, holding onto the edge of the table, and open her mouth wide at Hagiwara Kenji: "Ah~"
Kenji Hagiwara smiled as he peeled the shell off the large shrimp in his hand, stretched out his arm, and fed the tender and delicious shrimp into Yomi Raikawa's mouth.
"Is it delicious?"
"Delicious!"
"Then I'll peel another one for you."
"The second year of graduate school is the best; mantis shrimp are super hard to peel."
Kenji Hagiwara smiled but didn't dare to say anything more. He could guess, even without looking, that Mr. Raikawa's expression to his right must be terrifyingly dark.
Just as Kenji Hagiwara had guessed, Mr. Raikawa sat in the main seat, between the two of them. His sharp, eagle-like eyes were wide open like dead fish eyes as he silently watched Kenji Hagiwara peel the second shrimp and feed it to Yomi, his mouth muscles twitching almost imperceptibly.
Despite being complete strangers, Mr. Raikawa and Jinpei Matsuda shared a similar feeling at this moment—it was like eating dog food that made their throats hurt. What Kenji Hagiwara was feeding Mr. Raikawa wasn't shrimp, but a brutal punch aimed at him.
She wanted to scold Lai Chuan Huang Quan for being so uncouth, eating without any manners. It wasn't like she didn't have hands; why was she opening her mouth wide to be fed by her boyfriend? But then she thought it was a good thing that Lai Chuan Huang Quan had found a boyfriend willing to pamper her. If she scolded him, wouldn't she seem heartless?
A complex mix of emotions swirled on the seesaw. After a moment of contemplation, Mr. Lai Chuan slapped his forehead and decided to give up thinking.
Thinking about the recent melodramatic plots on 8 PM TV, Mr. Lai Chuan thought that this was probably how young people dated, and that he was probably out of touch with the times.
Mr. Raikawa could never have imagined that only his beloved Yomi and Kenji Hagiwara would end up like this.
Only Lai Chuan Huang Quan enjoyed her dinner. She patted her round little belly, looking satisfied: "If only I hadn't been switched back to my original body, I could have eaten and eaten as much as I wanted."
Feeling as if he'd been hit by a ten-thousand-ton shock, Mr. Lai Chuan, still struggling with his thoughts, glanced at Lai Chuan Huang Quan without saying a word. He knew that before Lai Chuan Huang Quan switched bodies, his appetite was outrageously large; he could eat a week's worth of food in one sitting. But as long as it didn't cause obesity or obesity-related diseases, he let Lai Chuan Huang Quan be as he pleased; he could afford to support him anyway.
However, if he gets married and continues to eat the same amount as before, Kenji Hagiwara might face significant financial pressure before getting another promotion.
Although Lai Chuan Huang Quan is now a popular food influencer with a high income, and she could have secured a well-paying job after graduating from the University of Tokyo with a master's degree, Mr. Lai Chuan traditionally believes that men who can't provide for their wives are useless.
Whether Yomi Yorikawa can be self-sufficient is one thing, but Mr. Yorikawa's son-in-law must be someone who can support Yomi.
As for Kenji Hagiwara, every time he fed Yomi Yorikawa another shrimp, Yorikawa's gaze, sharp as a knife, became increasingly intense, making Hagiwara's scalp tingle.
Kenji Hagiwara knew that feeding him was too intimate, but Yomi Laichuan, sitting opposite him, rested her chin on her hands and looked at him with bright almond-shaped eyes that seemed to hide the starry night sky, blinking and full of expectation.
After a moment's thought, Kenji Hagiwara smiled and silently apologized to Raikawa in his heart for arriving first.
He really couldn't refuse any of Yomi Yorikawa's requests.
So even if you're my future father-in-law, you still have to swallow this dog food (a Chinese slang term for public displays of affection).
As they clinked glasses and drank, her stomach, though no longer capable of doing anything, remained gluttonous, and Lai Chuan Huang Quan slumped onto the table, gradually becoming intoxicated. Just as she slumped down, her face flushed, Hagiwara Kenji stopped his conversation with Mr. Lai Chuan and looked at her.
Mr. Lai Chuan also glanced at Lai Chuan Huang Quan, who was slumped over the table and fast asleep: "This girl..."
His expression was helpless, yet his tone carried a hint of indulgence.
After a moment's hesitation, Mr. Raikawa made a bold decision: "Hagiwara, you and Yomi will stay here tonight."
Normally, Mr. Raikawa would not be happy to have a man—especially someone who is Raikawa Yomi's boyfriend—spend the night at his home. However, Raikawa Yomi will have to change her surname to Hagiwara sooner or later, and judging from what Hagiwara Kenji said, the proposal should be happening in the next few months.
Furthermore, Mr. Raikawa doesn't know what kind of drinker Yomi is, let alone whether she's allergic to alcohol. Yomi needs someone to take care of her, but the only person who can do that is Kenji Hagiwara.
Thinking this through, Mr. Raikawa gave Kenji Hagiwara a warning look, then got up and turned on the TV to watch the news.
Kenji Hagiwara smiled helplessly, stood up, put Yomi's arm on his shoulder, and easily carried her in a princess carry: "Mr. Yomi, which room is Yomi's?"
Mr. Raikawa glanced back at Hagiwara: "Go up to the second floor, turn left, and look for the room with a pot of hydrangeas by the door."
Kenji Hagiwara responded and carried the person up to the second floor. Pushing open the bedroom door, Kenji Hagiwara stared at the bare bed frame, lost in thought. This size… the super-soft mattress on his apartment bed was definitely something a softie had taken from home.
When he asked about the source of the soft bread mattress, she turned her gaze away and pretended not to hear.
Kenji Hagiwara felt somewhat helpless. He even suspected that Mr. Raikawa was deliberately messing with him, or perhaps complaining to him. There were unspoken lines like, "Look how you've spoiled my daughter! You can't even imagine how much she's taken from me. Is this how you treat your future father-in-law?"
Fortunately, although the old mattress was taken by Lai Chuan Huangquan, Mr. Lai Chuan called someone to send a new one, which is now standing upright against the wall.
Raikawa Yomi's bedroom was very large; Hagiwara Kenji even suspected that this room was the real master bedroom—logically, the real master bedroom should belong to the parents who were responsible for earning money to support the family and buying the house. He gently laid Raikawa Yomi flat on the soft sofa near the balcony, intending to make up the mattress first before carrying her to the bed.
As soon as Kenji Hagiwara let go, Yomi Raikawa, as if she had suffered a great injustice, pulled her arm around his neck and started whimpering.
Kenji Hagiwara was struggling to breathe from the choking. He held onto Yomi Raikawa's hand but didn't dare to pull too hard, afraid of hurting her. But without pulling hard, he couldn't pull Yomi Raikawa's arm off his neck.
After some hesitation, Kenji Hagiwara could only gently pat Yomi's back, calling her "good girl, good girl" repeatedly, using her affectionate nickname, to coax her into slowly letting go.
Just when success seemed imminent, Lai Chuan Huang Quan suddenly hugged him tightly again, clinging to him like a frightened little animal, and then began to sob.
"Huh?" Kenji Hagiwara was stunned. "Don't cry, don't cry, what's wrong, Softie? Who made you feel wronged?"
Lai Chuan Huang Quan frowned, his body burning from drinking two bottles of his prized wine alone: "You bastard, Yan Er!"
"Huh? Did I do something to upset Soft Bread?"
Lai Chuan Huang Quan nestled in Hagiwara Kenji's arms, tears streaming down her face: "Do you know how much effort I put into making you braised beef with potatoes? Jinpei was almost poisoned by me. I spent months researching it, and you clearly said you'd come home after get off work and we'd eat braised beef with potatoes together, you big liar."
After saying that, Yomi Laichuan clung to Kenji Hagiwara's neck and started wailing. She had made a scene once before because of a sudden surge of memories, but now, with the alcohol taking effect, she still couldn't help but feel sad, to the point that every time she recalled something, it would cause a pang of heartache.
Upon hearing this, Kenji Hagiwara immediately understood. He wiped away the tears on Yomi Rikawa's face with his fingertips and gently kissed her eyelids: "Don't worry, it's all in the past now."
But Yomi Laichuan just kept whimpering, like a wronged little dog.
Kenji Hagiwara tried to comfort her for a while, but seeing that Yomi Lai was still upset, he sighed and said seriously, "How about this, I'll write a transfer application in a few days and report to another classroom, okay?"
He put one arm around Lai Chuan Huang Quan's waist and gently patted her back with the other: "Speaking of which, the class monitor has been transferred to the First Investigation Division. Otherwise, I might as well go to the First Investigation Division too, so that Soft Bread can feel a little more at ease."
Upon hearing this, Yomi Lai buried her head in Kenji Hagiwara's shoulder and muttered softly, "No..."
Kenji Hagiwara raised an eyebrow: "Why?"
Lai Chuan Huang Quan nuzzled against his neck, her warm breath seeping into his open shirt through the buttons, tickling his skin. Tears welled in her eyes as she looked up at Hagiwara Kenji: "Because you like the Mobile Suit Gundam."
"But you don't want me to stay in the SWAT team. It's too dangerous to be with explosives all day."
"No way!" Lai Chuan Huang Quan quickly denied it. Then she lowered her head and tugged at Hagiwara Kenji's sleeve, saying, "Kenji looks so cool as the captain of the Mobile Unit... His eyes are so bright, and he's so radiant."
Having said that, Yomi Lai looked up at Kenji Hagiwara. After all that commotion, a significant amount of alcohol had been eliminated from her system. But she had been crying non-stop, and now her eyes were red, swollen, and sore that she could barely open them; a wave of exhaustion washed over her.
Seeing this, Kenji Hagiwara released Yomi Lai from his embrace: "I'll go make the bed, wait for me a moment."
"Um."
After making the bed, Kenji Hagiwara carried Yomi Laichuan onto the bed and covered her with a blanket. Just as he was about to turn around and go to the guest room next door to rest, Yomi Laichuan reached out from under the covers and grabbed his waistband.
Kenji Hagiwara was pulled back half a step. He was both annoyed and amused. He turned around and raised an eyebrow at the person on the bed: "Softie, you've become naughty."
Lai Chuan Huang Quan looked at Hagiwara expectantly: "Come with me."
"No, your dad will be angry."
"No! Stay with me, stay with me!"
Kenji Hagiwara looked at his girlfriend, who was practically throwing a tantrum on the bed, sighed, and pulled back the covers to crawl in: "Go in a little more, or I'll fall off."
Lai Chuan Huang Quan twisted her body to make room, then pulled Hagiwara Kenji's arm and made him hug her. She lay on her side against Hagiwara Kenji's chest, obediently nestled in his arms.
His Adam's apple bobbed, and Kenji Hagiwara chuckled softly. The vibration of his chest evoked a sweet, cloying voice, the swirling melody like a leaf drifting into a vortex, tender yet not cloying, cool like the first gentle breeze of early summer carrying the scent of flowers.
"You..." he smiled helplessly and affectionately, "You're so clingy."
Lai Chuan Huang Quan muttered softly with his eyes closed, "Is it not okay?"
Kenji Hagiwara didn't answer, but instead bent down and kissed her forehead: "If Mr. Raikawa finds out we slept together tonight, he'll definitely be angry."
"What's there to be afraid of? He wouldn't have the heart to hit me."
Kenji Hagiwara frowned and chuckled: "But he's willing to hit me."
Lai Chuan Huang Quan's voice gradually deepened, already tinged with drowsiness: "It's alright, I'll protect you when the time comes."
Kenji Hagiwara held the person in his arms, adjusted to a comfortable position, and then spoke again: "Go to sleep."
"Okay, goodnight."
"good evening."
Kenji Hagiwara only slowly closed his eyes when the person in his arms began to breathe more evenly. He thought he probably understood why Mr. Raikawa both loved and hated him—if he and Soft Bread had a lovely daughter in the future, and the daughter always sided with outsiders and bared her teeth at him for other men, he would probably want to smash the other man's head in.
I understand, but...
I'm sorry, Mr. Lai Chuan, but your daughter has fallen into my bag full of candy and I will never return her to you.
[Author's Note]
I'm so sleepy QUQ
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