NOVEL NEXT Chapter 128: You, you, you, tonight of all nights!!!_2
The docile look was just like someone else's well-trained pet. Is this really my daughter???
A shock from a mother of sixteen years!
Looking into Haruka Yuzan's eyes, she couldn't help but reveal a deep meaning. This boy... he's not simple, he must have something exceptional about him.....
At the same time, she felt a sigh of relief in her heart, thankfully Otome Toyama wasn't around in the estate today. If he had seen this too....
"Your father had some matters to attend to today, so it will just be the three of us for dinner,"
Despite feeling somewhat unaccustomed to it, Lady Otome still smiled at the young couple in front of her.
However, Haruka Yuzan felt a bit of awkwardness inside. Making such intimate gestures with his girlfriend during their first meeting with her parents was indeed a bit impolite.
But, his arm was tightly embraced by the young lady, and he couldn't extricate himself.
"Hmm," Otome Yumeko replied simply, as if she didn't care at all.
The three of them sat in the living room and chatted for a while,
then Lady Otome stood up and left, giving the young couple some space.
Haruka Yuzan also let out a sigh of relief. Even though he had managed to appear quite natural and at ease, meeting his mother-in-law for the first time was inevitably nerve-wracking.
Especially the questions Lady Otome had asked earlier, which made Haruka somewhat amused and perplexed,
"Haruka, how many kids do you plan on having in the future?"
"Ah?"
"What? Hasn't Otome mentioned this to you?"
"Ah?"
"I suggest two. After all, Otome is our only child. It's better for the first child to follow Otome's family name....."
"Of course, after that, it's up to you young couple to decide."
Lady Otome was like an ordinary housewife, seemingly eager like a grandmother anxious to see her grandchildren..... despite not being particularly old.....
"You wouldn't know, but Otome has been rather aloof since she was young, and it got worse after she started school, hardly being affectionate with us... so....."
Thus, the desire to hold a grandson or granddaughter fell onto the shoulders of the young man.
That actually brought the parties closer in an instant, making Haruka Yuzan feel comforted,
but.... the topic of having children still made him break out in a cold sweat. It was too far off, he hadn't even considered that step yet.....
Sitting with the young lady in the living room,
it wasn't long before a maid came to announce that dinner was ready.
The two followed the maid, making their way to the dining room through a series of turns.
Along the way, Haruka Yuzan also had a good look at the estate,
Being located in such a thriving district in the center of Tokyo City, it was enough to prove the strength of the Otome Family.....
Especially those young and tender maids, he felt they couldn't be more than a year or two older than him.
The dinner was lavish, filled with many dishes that Haruka Yuzan had never even heard of. Although the ingredients were similar, the culinary techniques,
shocked the young man with primary culinary skills. Every ingredient was cooked to perfection, instantly revealing the work of a Michelin-starred chef.....
The path of culinary mastery was still a long one indeed....
The elegant madam, even while dining, had her own unique allure. On closer inspection, Otome Yumeko and Lady Otome did share some similarities in their brows and eyes.
Particularly in features and physique, other than their distinctly different temperaments, which made one subconsciously overlook these details.
One radiated a gentler and more dignified grace, while the other carried a hint of coolness and a strong attitude.
It must be the result of different living environments and education methods. There's no helping it. The Otome Family had only one young lady, and the future, or rather the present, had already slowly begun,
A massive corporate empire would be handed over to her.
....
After dinner,
the young lady was called away by a phone call from a servant, saying that the family head needed her.
Now was the moment for parting, the afternoon had gone much smoother than Haruka had imagined.
Maybe it had something to do with not having met Otome Toyama??
The young lady who was hurriedly called away didn't even have the chance to bid farewell to her boyfriend. Standing in front of Haruka was the gentle and dignified Lady Otome,
"Do come and visit often, Haruka," madam's voice was soft.
"Of course, I won't impose any longer today," Haruka Yuzan stood in front of that Honda, smiling as he spoke.
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"Mmm, Haruka, you are the only one from the Otome Family who puts so much effort into this..." After some thought, Lady Otome still added, "Even his father and I have never experienced this..."
Upon hearing this, Haruka Yuzan also showed a relieved smile, "Auntie, please rest assured, I know what to do..."
"Mmm...."
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At 7:11 in the evening,
the sky had gradually dimmed.
Haruka Yuzan sat in a custom-made Honda, peering through the car window at this bustling Neon City.
The LED billboards flickered with colorful lights,
Everywhere, there were izakayas, karaoke bars, Spice Girls in JK skirts, and white-collar workers in suits,
It seemed as though the arrival of the night heralded a new beginning for their day...
Even though it was quiet inside the car, Yuzan could still feel the boisterous atmosphere outside.
The glitz and glamor of the nightlife... It was as if they belonged to two different worlds...
All along the way, Haruka Yuzan truly enjoyed the Tokyo nightscape.
Neon lights, ambiguity, clutter...
It seemed that ever since that night, he had never gone out for aimless strolls after dinner anymore.
Without Haruka's encouragement, Roast Meat was on an unreturning path to obesity.
However, now there seemed to be a glimmer of hope, as the big orange cat sometimes followed behind Misaki Saki for a few steps.
It was no use; though Misaki also had short legs, compared to the fat cat, she still had a significant advantage.
A single step from the girl could make Roast Meat's paws twirl into tiny vortices.
A mutual redemption between two beings devoid of Physical Strength?
At 7:30 p.m.,
Haruka Yuzan returned to the villa,
Compared to the Otome Family's grand estate, his own modest villa felt even more comforting to a young man.
"I'm home."
As soon as he spoke, a blonde beauty rushed out from the living room, her little legs thumping along, followed by a low-riding orange miniature truck at her heels.
"Did you miss me that much?"
Yuzan was somewhat surprised, not expecting that the first one to greet him would be these two, the girl and the cat.
Just as he was about to pick up the little girl rushing towards him,
he saw Misaki Saki suddenly stop short in front of him, so close yet not quite close enough for a hug.
"What are you trying to do?" Haruka Yuzan felt a bit puzzled.
Misaki Saki didn't speak, but she raised her adorable little head, closed her eyes, and sniffed around the young man.
Just like a little dog sniffing its owner for scents of other pets.
Even Roast Meat started to strut around Yuzan, its clear bean eyes filled with stupidity, meowing as if trying to convey something.
"You're back, Haruka."
A tender voice sounded, and Reiko Onodera also arrived unhurriedly, her face lighting up with joy as she saw him, as if gaining her backbone.
But looking at madam, she seemed to have just finished her chores...
"Yes, Sister Reiko," Yuzan smiled and greeted her.
"Do you want to eat anything else?"
As she spoke, Reiko Onodera made to take the young man's backpack and coat, "I've kept your dinner warm for tonight..."
Before the lady could come over, Saki suddenly spoke up as if she had really caught a whiff of something, her bright eyes filled with the colors of righteous judgment,
"You, you, you! Tonight you!!!"
"What are you on about now?" Is this one so sensitive? Yuzan felt a bit guilty under her gaze.
"Tonight you actually ate lobster and abalone!!"
The cute little girl pointed at the young man, as if she had inadvertently slurped her uncooperative saliva...
"....."
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