Chapter 120

Miura Yumiko is going out to play later, so having only large bills is inconvenient.

Kitakami Yoru nods gently, takes his wallet out of his small bag, and flips through it to search.

When taking out coins, he accidentally drops his bank card and a signed photo of Sakurajima Mai in a beach swimsuit.

"Wait a moment."

Kitakami Yoru bends down, picks up Sakurajima Mai’s signed photo first, and then picks up the coins.

Miura Yumiko stares at Kitakami Yoru, wondering why he keeps a beach photo in his wallet and why he picked it up first.

"What is this photo?"

Miura Yumiko asks curiously.

"Oh, a signed photo of Sakurajima Mai."

Kitakami Yoru picks up the coins and small bills.

"Who?"

Miura Yumiko is clearly stunned?

A photo?

She doesn't see any signature or person.

Isn't it just a beach with slightly blue seawater?

A celebrity photo, and the celebrity isn't in it?

Besides, who is Sakurajima Mai?

Miura Yumiko is usually quite keen on caring about this aspect.

"An obscure, has-been celebrity, I guess."

Kitakami Yoru glances at the scantily clad Sakurajima Mai in the photo and immediately puts it back in his wallet.

Miura Yumiko says "oh, oh," changes the money, and searches for it on her phone.

There are no similar entries at all.

Which means this person has absolutely no fame, or perhaps doesn't exist.

"What the..."

Miura Yumiko doesn't pay much attention.

10: The young Mrs. Yuigahama

Finally, with an official speech from Student Council Secretary Fujiwara Chika, the final awards ceremony ends.

Starting with the first-year students, they gradually leave the auditorium.

Kitakami Yoru is in no hurry, silently leaning in his seat, waiting for the crowd to disperse.

After ten minutes of hustle and bustle, Miura Yumiko has already stood up, but Kitakami Yoru still hasn't moved.

He waits until the place is almost empty before slowly standing up, standing high, and scanning the Shuchiin student council members below the stage.

After leaving, it is already noon.

The scorching sun is baking the earth, and even the breeze carries heat.

Kitakami Yoru feels dazed for a moment, with a strange feeling in his mind that he has seen this familiar scene before.

He is very certain.

Stunned, he cannot remember the details.

"Hoo~"

He lets out a long breath before leaving Shuchiin unhurriedly.

He walks out of the school gate and heads toward the station at the end of the shopping street.

His plans for summer vacation are already very clear.

Study, lose weight, and maybe get a part-time job to kill the boring time.

"In a month and a half, I will definitely lose weight."

Kitakami Yoru looks straight ahead, thinking firmly in his heart.

Soon, he passes by a coffee shop under renovation and meets Yuigahama Yui.

She is pushing the door, about to go in.

"Yuigahama-san."

Kitakami Yoru greets her and turns to glance at the interior of the coffee shop.

"Yes, have a happy summer vacation, Kitakami-kun."

Yuigahama Yui seems to have something to do; she doesn't linger and pushes the door to go inside.

Kitakami Yoru nods; it was just a chance encounter and a greeting.

"Mom..."

Yuigahama Yui pushes the door into the coffee shop, which is still under renovation and piled with many sundries, and calls out inside.

"Aha, Yui is back?"

In the kitchen, with orange hair twisted behind her head and wearing a pink apron, the quite young Mrs. Yuigahama responds cheerfully.

Looking closely, she bears some resemblance to Yuigahama Yui, but is even more beautiful.

Youth and maturity are perfectly combined in her, expressing maturity, plumpness, like a ripe, juicy peach.

She is cooking and cannot come out.

"Are you making lunch?"

Yuigahama Yui walks toward the kitchen.

"Yes, a batch of renovation materials is being delivered this afternoon, so we’ll just eat something simple for lunch, and I’ll treat my Yui well tonight."

Yuigahama Kaho turns her head to look at the door.

She has been very busy lately and didn't have time to take care of her daughter during the special time of final exams, so she feels a bit of a need to make up for it.

Should she hire a worker to help her?

Yuigahama Yui has already appeared at the kitchen door.

The conditions inside are quite crude; the walls aren't even painted, and the water pipes are exposed.

"Don't come in yet, it’s quite dirty inside."

Yuigahama Kaho quickly waves at Yuigahama Yui.

"Okay."

Yuigahama Yui just nods and goes out.

Standing in the coffee shop, where it is hard to find a place to step and there is dust and mud everywhere, Yuigahama Yui sighs.

Then, she takes out her phone and sends a message to Miura Yumiko.

"Yumiko, I have to help my mom for the next half month, renovating the coffee shop, so I won't be going out to play with you guys."

"Okay, good luck!"

Miura Yumiko replies quickly.

Yuigahama Yui puts her phone away silently; there is no other way.

There are only the two of them, mother and daughter, at home; her father divorced her mother when she was in elementary school because he was vain and wanted to climb the social ladder.

For so many years, it has always been her mother working hard to take care of her.

Yuigahama Yui also feels she is grown up and it is time to help share the pressure at home.

Who told them there is no man at home to take care of the two of them?

Kitakami Yoru returns home, buys some bread and other food outside, and then returns home.

The moment the key turns the lock and makes a sound.

San-san, with his sensitive ears, stands up immediately, staring with a pair of large amber eyes, welcoming Kitakami Yoru.

"San-san, I’ll give you some beef for lunch, come here quickly."

Kitakami Yoru carries the shopping bag and changes into his slippers.

"Meow meow~ meow~"

San-san jumps over immediately, running to Kitakami Yoru’s feet to act spoiled.

"You’re so cute, how could your previous owner abandon you?"

"Or did you accidentally get lost?"