·109｜Exclusive to Jinjiang·109
That's a double standard!
The alarm clock had barely rung when Kenji Hagiwara slammed his phone shut. He first rubbed his messy hair sleepily, then instinctively followed Yomi Rikawa's direction and planted a kiss on her forehead.
A silent "Good morning" was said, and Kenji Hagiwara slowly withdrew his arm from the gap under Yomi Laichuan's neck. Dressing in front of the mirror, he tied his tie while peeking out the window through a corner of the curtain.
It's sunny and bright today.
The weather has warmed up, making it a perfect day for a walk.
Kenji Hagiwara turned to look at Yomi Raikawa, who was curled up on the bed. He stared at her sleeping face for a while, then turned and left the bedroom.
When he came downstairs, Mr. Lai Chuan was already sitting on the sofa reading today's newspaper.
Seeing Kenji Hagiwara alone, Mr. Raikawa frowned: "Where's Yomi? Is she still not awake?"
Kenji Hagiwara paused, recalling a distant memory when Yomi Laichuan, before being taken away by the Time and Space Administration, had complained to him that his father was always very strict.
He smiled, thought for a moment, and then decided to cover for Huang Quan: "Huang Quan was already awake, but I thought she didn't have class today and it was a rare day off, so I let her sleep a little longer."
Mr. Raikawa glanced at Hagiwara with exasperation, then put away his newspaper: "Then let's not wait for her, let's have breakfast first."
Kenji Hagiwara knew that Mr. Yorikawa was complaining about his spoiling of Yorikawa Yomi, but he didn't think it was indulgence. Yorikawa Yomi had suffered too much along the way, and although she had never mentioned the setbacks she had endured to him, he had no reason to pretend he didn't know.
Just because she can suffer for him doesn't mean he can take it for granted that she should suffer as well.
On the table, the maid had already prepared three steaming hot breakfasts. As Kenji Hagiwara stuffed a piece of toast with peanut butter into his mouth, he pondered whether to take the soft bread portion to her bedroom after he finished eating, or simply leave it there for the maid to handle.
But just as he finished the last sip of hot milk, Lai Chuan Huang Quan appeared at the corner of the stairs, rubbing his eyes.
With her long, fluffy hair cascading over her shoulders, Lai Chuan Huang Quan yawned: "Good morning, Dad."
"Okay, come and have breakfast."
"good."
As Yomi Lai walked around the table to sit down, Kenji Hagiwara even stood up to pull out a chair for her.
Mr. Raikawa had already finished breakfast and remained seated, his sharp eyes following Hagiwara Kenji as he stood up. After Raikawa Yomi sat down, Hagiwara Kenji, despite having finished his meal, returned to his seat, smiling as he waited for Raikawa Yomi to eat.
Yomi Yoriwa slowly and deliberately chewed the bread in her hand, her eating manners dignified. Seeing this, Mr. Yoriwa inexplicably became proud. He straightened his back, his face displaying a multitude of expressions, but one could still discern a sense of pride in it, as if he were saying to Kenji Hagiwara: Look, the Yomi Yoriwa I raised is excellent! Unlike you, who just spoils her.
Reading the emotions on Mr. Raikawa's face, Kenji Hagiwara suppressed his laughter and looked away. He probably knew from whom Raikawa Yomi inherited his arrogant and awkward personality.
After having lunch, it was getting late.
Mr. Lai Chuan is still on leave today. The police chief is worried that he might die suddenly, so he has told him to rest at home for three days and not to step into the police station unless something happens.
But Kenji Hagiwara had to rush to the Metropolitan Police Department to report for duty—he also had to submit a request for time off to the Chief of the Mobile Police Department.
As Kenji Hagiwara picked up his suit jacket from the coat rack to leave, Mr. Raikawa received a call from Rei Furuya. He nodded apologetically to Kenji Hagiwara, then turned and went to his study with his phone in hand.
Kenji Hagiwara didn't seem to care much about such formalities. He turned his back in the entryway to change his shoes and said, "Softie, should I pick you up here after get off work tonight or go straight home..."
Before he could finish speaking, Yomi Laichuan pounced on him from behind and hugged him tightly. Yomi Laichuan didn't say anything; she held Kenji Hagiwara tightly, feeling his body temperature and his heartbeat.
Kenji Hagiwara only thought for a moment before immediately understanding the reason.
He and Matsuda Jinpei had at least a buffer period before regaining their memories, but Yomi Yorikawa's memories came suddenly.
Joy, pain, and despair all surged in like waves, nearly overturning Lai Chuan Huang Quan. Although she cried her heart out while holding him on the first day, she still felt a lingering fear deep down.
Just like post-traumatic stress disorder.
Even if it's Mr. Lai Chuan's wish, and even if she can quickly adjust her emotions, she will still feel down occasionally.
Kenji Hagiwara grasped Yomi Raikawa's hand tightly with his warm palm, pretending not to understand: "I'll bring you oden this afternoon?"
Lai Chuan Huang Quan nodded in a muffled voice: "Mm."
She let go of his hand, took two steps back, and smiled at Kenji Hagiwara who had turned around to look at her: "You silly goose, hurry back after get off work. We're staying at Dad's house tonight too."
Normally, Kenji Hagiwara would have smiled and agreed, but today he just stared at Yomi Raikawa's smiling face and tilted his head thoughtfully: "Today might be a bit troublesome. I have to deal with work in the morning and hold a training session for new employees in the afternoon. Hmm... today might be very busy."
Lai Chuan Huang Quan frowned slightly, a faint sense of loss flickering in his eyes.
Kenji Hagiwara glanced quickly into the distance; Mr. Raikawa was still in the study and hadn't come out yet.
“However…” Kenji Hagiwara changed the subject, frowning with a troubled expression. He raised a finger and touched his lips, smiling mischievously, “If Softie gives me a kiss, I’ll be full of energy all day and finish all my work.”
Upon hearing this, Lai Chuan Huang Quan's gaze flickered for a moment. She hesitated for a while, then grabbed Hagiwara Kenji's tie and pulled him down, "Smack!"
The soft touch of his lips surpassed all the delicacies in the world, and Kenji Hagiwara revealed a gentle, sweet smile that could draw you in. When Yomi Laichuan tried to end the kiss, he leaned in and sealed his lips with another kiss.
The study doorknob turned softly, and Kenji Hagiwara quickly ended the lingering kiss before Mr. Raikawa left the room: "I'm leaving now."
"Um."
As Mr. Raikawa stepped out of the study, he saw Kenji Hagiwara leaving, and Raikawa Yomi standing dumbly in front of the door with his ears red.
Mr. Raikawa: ...?
Although he didn't know what happened during those few minutes on the phone, it must have been something that would upset him. In order to calmly accept that the vixen Kenji Hagiwara had become the son-in-law of the Raikawa family, Mr. Raikawa decided not to investigate.
In the eyes of Mr. Lai Chuan, a super straight man, Kenji Hagiwara, who knows some fancy tricks to coax girls, is a male vixen who has stolen the soul of his precious daughter.
If we go back a few years, Mr. Raikawa, an upgraded version of a straight man, would probably shake his head like a rattle-drum if he saw Kenji Hagiwara, exclaiming that it was bad luck.
After Kenji Hagiwara left, Yomi Raikawa stood alone in the entryway for a while, then turned and rushed towards Mr. Raikawa: "Dad, let me massage your shoulders~"
Mr. Lai Chuan: "Today is not my birthday."
"Tsk, Dad, you're just like Matsuda Jinpei."
"……?What do you mean?"
"You're such a straight man, you can't read the room."
"..."
"But Jinpei is cuter than you."
"That last sentence is redundant."
At the Lai Chuan Mansion, two idiots, one big and one small, who had been awkwardly bickering for nearly ten years, bared their teeth and called each other idiots. At the far end of the street, Kenji Hagiwara had already changed into his Mobile Suicide Squad uniform and was leading his team in weight training on the field.
As the morning sun painted the sky crimson, Kenji Hagiwara slowly drove into Beika Street. He parked near the Raikawa family mansion, got out, and walked into the front yard.
As soon as Fang pushed open the door, the aroma of meat that filled the air rushed into his nostrils.
Kenji Hagiwara has been having good luck these days.
I thought my leave application would be blocked, but my superior hesitated only slightly before readily signing the "[Approved]" sign. The whole process went surprisingly smoothly.
He found several secondhand houses in convenient locations in Tokyo, all of which were detached villas that could accommodate the basic living needs of a family of three.
The old apartment he lives in now has been listed on the stock exchange for several months, and last weekend he finally found someone willing to buy it. The day after tomorrow, he'll sell the apartment, withdraw all the money from his bank account, and then he can buy a new place and move in with his new clothes and bread.
It's unclear how Furuya Rei's undercover work is progressing, but since he hasn't called Matsuda Jinpei for help, things should be going relatively smoothly for now.
“Renji,” Yomi Lai smiled and wrapped her arms around Kenji Hagiwara’s waist, “Welcome back.”
Behind them, Mr. Raikawa, who was passing by, was so angry that he was puffing out his beard and glaring. He glared fiercely at Kenji Hagiwara, and for a moment he couldn't tell whether he was more angry at Raikawa Yomi for not caring about his image, or more jealous.
I'm so angry, my lungs feel like they could inflate into balloons.
Kenji Hagiwara quickly glanced at Mr. Raikawa, who was radiating black resentment, then looked back at Raikawa Yomi with a smile: "I'm back."
He then leaned close to Lai Chuan Huang Quan's ear and whispered what he often said to her every day after get off work: "I miss Soft Bread today too. Does Soft Bread miss me?"
Upon hearing this, Lai Chuan Huang Quan simply smiled, her beautiful eyes curving into crescents: "Guess~"
I miss you so much today too.
I really, really want to.
The two lingered in the entryway for a while, until Mr. Lai Chuan, who couldn't stand it anymore, glared at them with his crescent-shaped eyes and walked by again: "Come and eat!"
"Okay, coming."
As night fell, Mr. Lai Chuan was summoned away by a phone call from the police department.
Seeing this, Lai Chuan Huang Quan slumped on the sofa and began to whimper, "I rarely decide to spend time with my dad, really... I want to go home."
Kenji Hagiwara sat on the sofa, his thigh pressed against Yomi Raikawa's soft belly: "Shall I send a message to Mr. Raikawa, and we go back now?"
Lai Chuan Huang Quan rested her chin on her hands and glanced at the balcony with its excellent view, then suddenly had another idea. She sat up excitedly: "Let's go see the stars, second-year graduate students!"
“Okay,” Kenji Hagiwara readily agreed, “but why did you suddenly want to look at the stars, Soft Bread?”
Lai Chuan Huang Quan lowered his head, his voice barely audible: "It's...it's...a long, long time ago, when we were all still in university at Tokyo University, you and Jinpei took me to the mountains to see the stars. That memory is wonderful for me, so..."
Kenji Hagiwara understood immediately; Yomi Raikawa was referring to the time before he confessed to Softie during his first playthrough. He stood up, grabbed his coat, and said, "Okay, let's go now~"
Let him relive the happy memories with Lai Chuan Huang Quan.
At this point, Kenji Hagiwara had no idea that he was about to lose his happiness.
...
A white private car with average performance slowly drove into the sparsely populated suburbs. The natural environment far from the city is the best place to observe the starry sky.
The car stereo was playing Kenji Hagiwara's phone playlist. The man driving glanced at the woman in the passenger seat drinking yogurt and suddenly remembered how she had used "Matsuda Jinpei" as an adjective to criticize Mr. Yomi for lacking romance. To this day, Yomi still bickers with Matsuda Jinpei like two awkward children.
The car gradually increased its speed and was driven into a deserted hill. Kenji Hagiwara smiled and said, "Soft Bread, you shouldn't always argue with Jinpei. He's actually a very good person, but he's a bit too frank when he does things."
"I know."
Before Hagiwara Kenji could speak, Lai Chuan Huang Quan continued, "Don't let his tendency to bully me fool you; he's actually a super nice person. He looks fierce, but he's surprisingly gentle. He's also incredibly talented; he's a legend in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Tokyo University. And he's so kind to me..."
"squeak--!"
A sharp screech of brakes rang out.
Looking back at the driver's seat, the man who had been smiling just moments before was now radiating an aura of darkness and jealousy. Hagiwara Kenji's smile was dangerous. He unbuckled Yomi's seatbelt and pulled her from the passenger seat into his lap: "Hey, softie, come here! Let's have a serious talk!"
Suddenly pulled to sit on Kenji Hagiwara's lap, Yomi Laichuan was stunned for a moment before she came to her senses. She glanced at the man in front of her, who exuded an aggressive aura, and muttered under her breath, "You were the one who praised Jinpei first. I was just stating the facts..."
Kenji Hagiwara had a faint smile on his lips, but his mood was far from pleasant. He stared intently at Yomi Laichuan, his purple eyes like a gentle spring breeze, yet carrying a dangerous aura and a strong sense of aggression.
He took Lai Chuan Huang Quan's hand, kissed her palm, and looked up at her. His seductive, tender voice was a sweet trap that lured her deeper: "It's rare to have such a gentle night tonight, it's okay if we go back a little later, right?"
Before Lai Chuan Huang Quan could answer, and without allowing her to reply, Hagiwara Kenji pulled Lai Chuan Huang Quan close and placed a kiss on her sensitive neck.
Ambiguous, tender.
It's itchy and very hot.
[Author's Note]
Soft Bread: Oh dear, you're the one who's trying to say nice things about Zhenping, and you're also the one who's angry. Double standards!
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