Chapter 30: Chapter 30
"Where exactly have I been intimate with him?!"
Her mother's words made Soyo lose her confidence. Was her interaction with Kamijo Mutsumi really that lacking in boundaries?
In response to Soyo's rebuttal, Mrs. Nagasaki simply smiled and looked directly at him.
"Soyo usually keeps everything bottled up inside. I never thought she would be so frank with a boy..."
Mrs. Nagasaki wasn't just randomly playing matchmaker. Soyo's "high-class lady" mask might fool others, but could it fool her own mother?
When facing her own mother, Soyo always acted like a gentle parent herself. But when facing Kamijo Mutsumi, she unconsciously revealed her true nature. It was perfectly normal for her mother to be suspicious of their relationship.
"...I'm so glad Soyo has a friend like you, Kamijo-kun."
Mrs. Nagasaki was more than happy about his existence.
After all, if Soyo kept suppressing herself like this, her mental state would surely not hold up.
"Mom, it's not what you think..."
Soyo was a little surprised that her mother could see through her mask.
However, her mother's misunderstanding made her feel even more helpless.
Has it ever occurred to you that the reason I don't put up a front around him isn't because I like him, but because this bizarre person shattered my mask the moment we met?
It's not that I've let down my guard; it's that there's no need to be polite to this kind of person.
"Do you have a girlfriend, Kamijo-kun?"
Mrs. Nagasaki ignored her daughter's denial, treating it as a young girl not being true to her heart.
"No."
But I have a fiancée and a childhood friend.
"How about considering my Soyo? She might be a bit rude when she's with you, but she is absolutely the model of a good wife and loving mother..."
"Mom!"
Soyo was extremely displeased with her mother's attempts to play matchmaker.
"I'm sorry, but another girl has captured my interest more than Soyo-chan."
However, it wasn't just Soyo. Kamijo Mutsumi also rejected Mrs. Nagasaki's recommendation of her daughter.
"Eh?"
He already has someone he likes? What a pity.
Just a moment ago, Soyo was annoyed with her mother for setting them up. But now, seeing him also refuse, she felt inexplicably annoyed for some reason.
"I think,"
Then, under the astonished gazes of the mother-daughter pair, he took Mrs. Nagasaki's hand and said with righteous conviction:
"Soyo-chan can't be without a father!"
Soyo's eyes widened.
Wait, you actually dare?
"I'm sorry, but Auntie is already an old woman. It's more appropriate for you to find a girlfriend your own age, Kamijo-kun~"
Mrs. Nagasaki was also slightly surprised but quickly regained her composure, a light and pleased curve on her lips.
Although she didn't take his words seriously, for a woman her age to be confessed to by such a young, handsome boy... didn't that just prove her charm?
"How long are you going to hold my hand? Let go!"
Miss Soyo, standing to the side, her face dark, stepped forward to pull them apart.
However, her actions were met with a knowing, suggestive gaze from her mother.
Didn't you say you didn't like him?
Why are you acting so possessive now?
"..."
Forget it. She can think whatever she wants.
"It's getting very late now. If you don't mind, Kamijo-kun, why don't you rest here for the night?"
The three of them were no longer chatting downstairs but were inside Soyo's home.
It was a duplex high-rise, overlooking the sea and the river.
And faced with her mother's offer for him to stay, Soyo surprisingly did not object.
After all, he was the one who brought her home. Now that her mother had made the offer, it would be unreasonable for her to refuse.
And although she had no fond feelings for this bizarre creature, Soyo subconsciously trusted him, never once suspecting him of having any malicious intent.
"Then I'll have to impose."
Seeing that Soyo wasn't chasing him out, Kamijo Mutsumi was happy to save himself a trip.
"Then I'll go prepare dinner. You two can chat."
In reality, Soyo was always the one who cooked in this house.
But with him here today, for her to sit there while her daughter cooked...
Mrs. Nagasaki felt that what little dignity she had as an adult would be shattered into dust.
Therefore, she gave the two a suggestive look and went straight to the kitchen.
"I must say, Mrs. Nagasaki is still quite a charming woman~" Kamijo Mutsumi remarked, watching her back.
"If you dare make a move on my mother, I'll kill you!" Soyo's stance on this was crystal clear.
In response, he said with a perfectly straight face:
"Soyo-chan, do you want a little sister?"
Unsurprisingly, he was then pinned to the sofa by the angry Miss Soyo.
"Do you really think I don't dare to hit you?"
Soyo's face was dark, her fists clenched tightly.
When it came to him, words were useless. She had to strike with a heavy fist!
"I surrender!"
Faced with Miss Soyo's threat of physical violence, Kamijo Mutsumi, whose combat power was less than that of a wet noodle, immediately chose to surrender.
Soyo snorted at the sight, her mood improving for a moment.
Yes, truly for only a moment.
"Um... am I interrupting something?"
Hearing her mother's voice, Soyo turned her head as stiffly as a puppet.
Then, she finally realized just how suggestive her position was, straddling him on the sofa.
Afterward, as if she had been electrocuted, the girl shot off his body, her face red as she was rendered speechless.
What on earth was I doing just now?
No matter how angry I was, I shouldn't have done something so out of line.
"No, you've come at the perfect time."
Finally freed, Kamijo Mutsumi sat up and said this to Mrs. Nagasaki.
"...What would you two like to eat?"
She had really just wanted to ask this, but she hadn't expected to walk in on such an explosive scene.
She was only gone for a moment, and they already dared to do this... with Soyo taking the lead, no less.
If she hadn't come back at all, she couldn't even imagine what the two of them would have dared to do!
And they still say they're just ordinary friends?
However, Miss Soyo was currently in a state of self-doubt and probably had no mental energy to spare for her mother's thoughts.
"Hamburg steak!"
In the end, it was Kamijo Mutsumi who broke the somewhat awkward silence between the three.
Watching Mrs. Nagasaki leave again, he also remembered to send a message to Mutsumi Wakaba.
[Big Capitalist]: I'm not coming back tonight. Staying at Soyo's.
On the other side, Mutsumi Wakaba looked at the message he sent and silently typed a question mark.
I asked you to comfort Soyo, so how did you end up comforting her all the way to her house, and now you're even staying over?
She didn't even dare to think about what he was planning to do next! But soon, she cleared her mind.
It's normal for friends to have sleepovers. As long as I don't see any "cream puffs," both of them are pure and innocent!
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