Chapter 326

"Aunt?"

Classmate Classmate Tengyuan Kui was stunned, and then a look of suspicion appeared on her face.

Many people had already pretended to be Natsume-kun's younger sister, older sister, or even mother, just to chat him up.

This phenomenon had emerged one after another since Natsume-kun made a name for himself in shogi matches.

And now, suddenly, an "aunt" had popped up?

It was hard not to make her feel like it was a scam.

Probably, it was another lie fabricated just to speak to Natsume-kun, right?

Just as Classmate Classmate Tengyuan Kui was preparing to politely decline.

Natsume Chikage, who had been busy, happened to sweep his peripheral vision toward the front desk.

The moment he caught a glimpse of Natsume Tsubaki, he froze in place.

And Natsume Tsubaki's gaze had been following the busy Natsume Chikage all along.

Seeing him notice her, she didn't speak, just crossed her arms and waited quietly.

"That..."

Classmate Classmate Tengyuan Kui was about to speak when an arm gently patted her shoulder from behind.

"Fujiwara-san, this is my aunt. I'll go out and chat with her for a moment."

Classmate Classmate Tengyuan Kui was stunned, and then said in astonishment:

"Eh... is she really your aunt?"

Natsume Chikage nodded:

"Yes."

After speaking.

He turned to the shop manager, Yamamoto Koji:

"Sorry, manager, I need to go out and talk to a relative for a moment."

Yamamoto Koji knew that the current prosperity of the shop largely depended on Natsume Chikage.

Besides, even the boss's daughter, Classmate Classmate Tengyuan Kui, hadn't expressed an opinion, so what more could he, a small shop manager, say?

"Mm-hmm, go ahead, we can handle things here."

"Thank you."

After Natsume Chikage responded, he walked out of the front desk.

Those queuing at the front desk, as well as some of the girls sitting in the shop, saw him come out, and a few immediately wanted to step forward to chat.

But they were all politely avoided by him.

After all, Natsume Chikage was a complete stranger to them.

And Asahina Akatsuki, who had been waiting here early, didn't even have a chance to speak before she watched Natsume Chikage walk out with a mature woman who was fashionably dressed and looked like she was worth a fortune.

She was somewhat stunned for a moment, and her expression became unusually strange.

Natsume Chikage took Natsume Tsubaki to a narrow alley next to the coffee shop.

There were few pedestrians here, and it was quite quiet.

Natsume Chikage went straight to the point, looked at this "aunt" in name, frowned, and asked:

"Why are you here?"

"Didn't we agree to meet at night?"

Natsume Tsubaki did not explain, just extended her finger with the exquisite manicure, pinched Natsume Chikage's chin, and looked him up and down.

"It seems that after coming out to work part-time, your temperament and image are much better than when you were holed up at home."

"No wonder you are starting to be surrounded by so many girls now."

"I imagine you will definitely be a restless one in the future."

Natsume Chikage gently pushed her hand away, his tone calm:

"If there is anything, please speak directly, Aunt."

Natsume Tsubaki snorted coldly:

"Who gave you permission to call me 'Aunt'?"

"If it weren't for your cheap father begging bitterly before he died, I wouldn't even want to see your faces, let alone be any guardian."

"To me, you are useless except for being trouble!"

"Now, hurry up and cooperate with me to take a few photos to dismiss that bunch of people from the 'Child Consultation Center'!"

Natsume Chikage heard this and was not surprised.

This Natsume Tsubaki was indeed only doing this for herself.

As for further conversation, he also felt it was completely unnecessary.

After simply cooperating with Natsume Tsubaki to take a few photos of his work scene, she was stingy even with a farewell, and like completing a task, she walked straight to the luxury car parked not far away and drove off.

Natsume Chikage watched the car leave, feeling that maintaining the current state of not bothering each other was already very good.

As for the affairs of the main family, let them be.

As long as it didn't affect him and his sister, everything was fine.

Since the matter was done.

Natsume Chikage turned around, preparing to return to the shop.

However.

Asahina Akatsuki, who had been waiting on the side, stepped forward quickly at this time:

"Natsume-kun, is it convenient to chat for a moment now?"

Natsume Chikage was slightly startled, clearly not expecting Asahina Akatsuki to appear here.

"Senior Asahina, why are you here?"

Asahina Akatsuki smiled slightly:

"Anyway, I'm not from your school, so you don't have to call me Senior."

"Just call me Asahina directly."

Natsume Chikage nodded.