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Shirakawa Natsu looked over and saw Arishima Ryoko, Mukai Yu, and Kang Eunhye sitting at a small round table with drinks on it.
The atmosphere didn't seem good; Ryoko Arishima had her head down, and Yu Mukai's expression was also strange.
The group also saw Shirakawa Natsu, and Mukai Yu was the first to stand up and greet her: "Shirakawa-kun, we've been waiting for you for a long time."
His gaze fell on Miyuki next to Shirakawa Natsu, and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes. After all, it was rare to see someone so handsome. He nodded to Miyuki as a greeting.
"This is my friend, Miyuki," Shirakawa Natsu introduced.
A look of amazement flashed in Ryoko Arishima's eyes, but she immediately lowered her head, hurriedly stood up, and nodded to Miyuki: "You... hello."
She looked nervous, glancing at Xiang Jingyu's expression.
Shirakawa Natsu understood her expression. Anyone would get nervous seeing the handsome older sister who claimed she wanted to turn him gay appear in front of them dressed as a man.
"Hello." Jiang Enhui extended her hand. "Jiang Enhui."
Compared to the flustered Ryoko Arishima, Kang Eun-hye appeared poised and confident. She touched Miyuki's hand briefly before letting go, perfectly embodying the aura of a powerful businesswoman.
Shirakawa Natsu noticed a parchment document bag on the table, which was the one she had given to Kang Eun-hye.
This is the source of the strange atmosphere in the three-person room now.
Chapter 193 Mission Master
Shirakawa Natsu is confident that her brother can get women into bed, but she doesn't know if maintaining a friendship with a woman is beyond her capabilities.
After the five introduced themselves, the two took their seats. Ryoko Arishima was extremely stiff, seemingly afraid that Miyuki would flirt with her in front of the others.
Just like she said yesterday, she's not good at acting.
However, Miyuki remained silent after sitting down, a faint smile playing on her lips.
Holding the juice, every time her gaze swept over Ryoko Arishima, it made Ryoko tense up.
Yu Mukai quickly noticed the unusual behavior of his ambiguous partner. After all, he was a policeman, and his observation skills were better than those of ordinary people. He saw the changes in their expressions and his eyes gradually became complicated.
Shirakawa Natsu quickly sensed a hint of resentment in his gaze.
He contradicted the boss that Yu Mukai admired, and now he's brought a friend along who seems to know his ambiguous girlfriend, and their relationship seems to be more than just casual.
Mikoto hasn't done anything yet, but just sitting here makes the atmosphere strange.
Shirakawa Natsu's face darkened, and she kicked Miyuki, signaling her to stop using her powers.
The original plan was for Miyuki to pretend to be Ryoko Arishima's suitor, while Kang Eunhye would stall Yu Mukai.
He let Yu Mukai know that he was only concerned about Kang Eun-hye even though he knew Ryoko Arishima, which caused Ryoko Arishima to become distant from Yu Mukai, and then he took the opportunity to intervene.
As soon as the brother sat down here, it felt like she and Ryoko Arishima had already explored all the positions behind Yu Mukai's back.
The scene of the meeting between the victim and the blond-haired man.
All that's missing is Miyuki saying to Yu Mukai, "Your girlfriend is very voluptuous."
Ryoko Arishima quickly realized that she had overreacted, but it had already aroused Yu Mukai's suspicion. His occasional glances seemed to ask why they knew each other.
Jiang Enhui sat to the side, watching the spectacle with great interest without saying a word.
Shirakawa Natsu was so angry she almost vomited blood. All the meticulous planning she had put in for so long was already facing bankruptcy before it even began.
Yu Mukai isn't stupid; he could definitely tell that Ryoko Arishima and Miyuki had met before, and judging from their level of tension, it was just a casual meeting.
"Miyuki has ruined me!" Shirakawa Natsu racked her brains, trying to find a way to break free.
Just then, Miyuki suddenly put down her juice and smiled at Ryoko Arishima, saying, "I'm sorry, Ryoko-san, I didn't expect you to know Shirakawa Natsu as well. I hope I didn't cause you any trouble by striking up a conversation with you at the coffee shop last time."
"Ah, uh-huh." Ryoko Arishima was taken aback, but quickly realized that Miyuki pretending to be her suitor would explain why she had reacted so strongly just now, covering up her meeting with the two of them yesterday.
He quickly said, "No...it's okay, I didn't expect such a coincidence."
As she spoke, she cast a grateful glance at Miyuki, almost giving herself away. She knew that Yuu Mukai felt somewhat inferior in front of Natsu Shirakawa, so she didn't want Yuu Mukai to know that she had gone to see Natsu Shirakawa.
When Yu Mukai heard that Ryoko Arishima had not cheated on him, he visibly breathed a sigh of relief.
So it was someone who tried to pick her up. No wonder Ryoko Arishima had such a strange expression earlier.
Shirakawa Natsu sat to the side, taking in the changes in their expressions over the short time.
As the person involved, he naturally knew the whole story. He breathed a sigh of relief, thankfully his brother was quick-witted and managed to smooth things over cleverly. He just hoped she wouldn't cause any more trouble.
Shirakawa Natsu looked at Arishima Ryoko again and noticed that the way Arishima Ryoko looked at Miyuki was no longer as wary as before.
Shirakawa Natsu was speechless. In just a few words, Miyuki's image in Arishima Ryoko's mind had changed from a handsome, cross-dressing older sister who wanted to seduce her.
She transformed into a handsome older sister dressed as a man, outwardly promiscuous but inwardly sensitive, who helped her out of trouble and shared a secret with her.
With just a few glances and a few words, the special atmosphere from earlier subtly altered the relationship between the two.
First, take advantage of Ryoko Arishima's gentle nature and make her nervous with your eyes. Then, speak up to help her cover up the secret of meeting yesterday, instantly changing the relationship between the two and making them much closer.
When Shirakawa Natsu looked at Miyuki again, her expression had changed. It was chilling to think about it. Could it be that my brother's ability to pick up girls wasn't just based on his looks?
It must just be a coincidence, otherwise the scheme would be too elaborate.
Miyuki, however, had no intention of settling down. She continued to look at Ryoko Arishima and said with a smile, "I was serious that day. I was captivated by Ryoko's charm. I never expected to meet her here. It feels like fate."
"Pfft." Ryoko Arishima had just taken a sip of water to calm herself down when she heard Miyuki's words, and she immediately spat out the water, then patted her chest and coughed.
Yuya Mukai was startled. He hesitated for a moment, then reached into his pocket to look for a tissue.
Miyuki had already taken out a handkerchief and handed it to Ryoko Arishima: "I'm sorry, did I scare you, Ryoko-san?"
"No, it's me." Ryoko Arishima wanted to refuse, but Miyuki had already placed the handkerchief in her hand.
"Th...thank you." Ryoko Arishima couldn't possibly throw away her handkerchief, so she used it to wipe her mouth.
Halfway through wiping, I suddenly realized that using the other person's handkerchief to wipe my mouth could be considered an indirect kiss in some sense. I was so embarrassed that I just stood there, smelling the faint fragrance on the handkerchief, and quickly wiped my mouth a couple of times before putting it down.
Not only her, but also Mukai Yu, holding the tissue that Jiang Enhui handed him, was also awkwardly standing there, unsure whether to hand it over or not.
Miyuki looked at Yu Mukai and frowned slightly.
Yu Mukai was being stared at by her, and Miyuki was also showing signs of pursuing her ambiguous partner.
A nameless sense of embarrassment and annoyance rose in his heart, and he frowned and said, "Please don't bother Ryoko."
Yutaka Mukai's tone was already stern, and the atmosphere became tense in an instant.
Ryoko Arishima looked nervous, but when she heard Yu Mukai speak up for her, a hint of joy appeared in her eyes. However, she quickly looked at Miyuki with a worried expression.
She certainly didn't want the two of them to have a falling out, and Miyuki didn't seem like the type to suffer a loss.
Shirakawa Natsuya frowned; the situation suddenly spiraled out of control again.
Despite facing Mukai Yu's aggressive gaze, Miyuki did not argue, but said directly, "I'm sorry, it was my oversight."
She apologized directly, her handsome face bearing a sincere smile.
Yu Mukai's anger subsided somewhat; that's the principle of not hitting a smiling face.
Miyuki's gaze shifted between Arishima Ryoko and Mukai Yu: "I didn't expect that you, Arishima Ryoko, already have a boyfriend."
Ryoko Arishima was taken aback, her face flushed slightly, and she glanced at Yu Mukai out of the corner of her eye, clearly wanting him to admit it.
Miyuki slowly said, "You two...aren't you dating?"
Yu Mukai's expression stiffened. With Jiang Enhui sitting behind him, he didn't want to establish their relationship so quickly here.
After a long pause, he finally managed to say, "Ryoko and I were college classmates and best friends."
After he finished speaking, an indescribable disappointment flashed in Ryoko Arishima's eyes.
“In that case, there’s no problem with me pursuing Ms. Arishima Ryoko, right?” Mikoto smiled innocently and turned to look at Arishima Ryoko: “Ms. Ryoko, I can invite you to look at some photography works. I don’t know much about them and would like to ask you for some advice.”
Ryoko Arishima glanced at Yu Mukai, clearly hoping he would speak up and stop her.
But Yutaka Mukai's expression still betrayed his hesitation.
“Come with me, Mr. Minoki.” Ryoko Arishima stood up, her eyes filled with disappointment.
As the three of them had already discussed yesterday, Miyuki pretended to be one of her suitors and pushed Yuu towards her, prompting him to confess his feelings.
In Arishima Ryoko's view, Shirakawa Natsu and Minoki both seemed to be helping her.
She felt embarrassed at this moment and wanted to leave with Miyuki first, also wanting to spite Yuu Mukai.
Miyuki smiled, stood up, and followed behind Ryoko Arishima.
As Shirakawa Natsumi watched the two figures disappear, her lips twitched.
Goodness, my brother managed to get closer to Ryoko Arishima with just one sentence, and with two sentences, he exposed the conflict between Ryoko Arishima and Yu Mukai in the most naked way, revealing the true nature of humanity.
So why make such a plan yourself? Bro, that's what you call a task master.
Chapter 194 Perfectly Handled
After Miyuki stood up and left, Ryoko Arishima did not follow immediately, but slowed down, seemingly waiting for Yu Mukai to ask her to stay.
A struggle flashed across Yu Mukai's face, and his mouth opened slightly as if he wanted to speak.
Anyone who sees the person who secretly loves them being taken away by another man will feel a sense of crisis.
It felt like something of theirs had been stolen.
Seeing this, Shirakawa Natsu quickly winked at Kang Eunhye.
His intention wasn't really to give the two of them a push so that the lovers could be together forever.
Instead, he creates conflict between the two, which gives him the opportunity to intervene.
If he were to actually try to keep Ryoko Arishima and confess his feelings now because of what he saw in Miyuki, it would be a case of overdoing it.
Jiang Enhui had been watching the show while the situation remained unclear.
Now, with the brothers on the verge of taking the person away, success or failure hinges on this moment.
She pretended to shift her feet, and her high heels under the table accidentally kicked the plastic table.
The drink cup, which she had deliberately placed on the edge of the table, shook violently and spilled directly onto her long, black-stockinged legs.
The drink flowed down her black stockings, instantly soaking them, and dripped onto her high heels before falling to the ground.
"Ah!" Jiang Enhui exclaimed in surprise, her expression panicked, and she moved her body backward.
Her exclamation immediately caught Yu Mukai's attention.
Yu Mukai instinctively turned his head and saw that her black stockings were covered in drinks, and he was still holding the tissue she had just handed him.
My first reaction was to reach out and wipe it for her, but after my hand touched her long legs in black stockings, I realized that it wasn't appropriate to wipe a woman's black stockings.
Ryoko Arishima witnessed this scene. Unable to get any help from him, she gave Yu Mukai a deep look, then abruptly turned and walked towards Miyuki.
After Ryoko Arishima turned around, Kang Eunhye didn't let Yu Mukai touch her leg. She subtly took the tissue from his hand, her face bearing a businesslike smile: "Thank you."
After saying that, she used a tissue to wipe the drink off her stockings.
Yu Mukai then hurriedly turned around and saw that Ryoko Arishima, who was waiting for his answer, had already left with Miyuki.
Shirakawa Natsumi's mouth twitched. Goodness, none of them are easy to deal with.
The placement of the drinks was quite subtle; Jiang Enhui had prepared a backup plan from the beginning, just in case.
Are all mature women these days so calculating?
Shirakawa Natsumi began to wonder why so many of her predecessors who were transmigrators encountered so-called business queens were all naive and innocent, falling head over heels in love with the protagonist over the smallest things. Perhaps they were just pretending, and who knows what they were really up to behind the scenes, otherwise it wouldn't make sense from an intelligence standpoint.
"You're welcome." Xiang Jingyu smiled awkwardly. When he reached out the napkin, he touched Jiang Enhui's stockings through the napkin. Jiang Enhui did not resist. This was the first time he had touched Jiang Enhui, and he couldn't help but feel a little excited.
This somewhat lessened the disappointment of Ryoko Arishima's departure.
Jiang Enhui gave him a polite smile. Unlike her wild demeanor in the nightclub, she was dressed in a proper women's suit and was a cold and aloof business queen who kept her distance from all men.
"Excuse me." Jiang Enhui nodded to the two of them, got up and walked towards the restroom.
Shirakawa Natsumi pursed his lips. He finally understood. Jiang Enhui and Mukai Yu maintained a special rhythm, making Mukai Yu feel that Jiang Enhui needed him and would rely on him, but the physical distance was well controlled, and their hands never touched.
A high-achieving female business elite who can only rely on herself—this is a feeling that no man can resist.
Unfortunately, he didn't know that the noble Jiang Enhui in his eyes would skillfully bite people in the nightclub bathroom.
The simps and goddesses are too real.
Only Shirakawa Natsumi and Mukai Yu remained on the scene. They looked at each other, unable to find a topic to talk about, and the atmosphere became somewhat awkward.