It's a romantic comedy for everyone, so why am I the only one single?

To be honest, she really didn't want anyone else to come and share the love from her older brother. At first, she even had a little bit of hostility towards Hoshino Ai.

But after hearing about Hoshino Ai's pitiful background, the little bit of hostility in her kind heart vanished without a trace.

Moreover, Ai Hoshino is the lead singer of the band that Shu Iura 'needs'.

She simply couldn't refuse her brother's earnest request.

"At least... if Hoshino Ai moves in, Onii-chan should be able to go out less, right?"

"And what if that Hoshino Ai is a year younger than me?"

"Isn't it better for Onii-chan to hire her as the band's lead singer than to hire any other woman?"

Kiko racked her brains for a lot of reasons, and finally, meeting the gazes of Iura Hide and Iura Hisako, she nodded and said, "I-I'll listen to Onii-chan."

When Iura Hide heard Kiko's answer, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

To be honest, he wasn't too worried that his mother would refuse, but he was a little unsure about Kiko, after all, Kiko was a 'tsundere' and 'fierce-loving'!

To his surprise, Jiko actually agreed for him, which moved him deeply. If his mother hadn't been there, he would have...

"Are you sure, Jizi?"

"Yes! I support Onii-chan's decision!"

"Alright then, I'll go call your father right now."

After speaking, Hisako Iura picked up her phone and called Tadashi Iura, who was in the United States, to inform him of the matter. Meanwhile, Hide Iura and Motoko went to Hoshino Ai's room to get her a change of clothes.

"Is this one okay?"

"Ah."

A T-shirt, a pair of shorts, and a pair of unworn underwear.

When Kiko found these things and handed them to Iura Hide, his emotions, which had just calmed down, were stirred up again.

"Onii-chan," Kiko couldn't help but call out softly.

"what happened?"

"Would you...?"

Will you stop loving me once you have a new little sister, Hoshino Ai?

Before she could finish speaking, Kiko suddenly felt worried and scared. Her small fists clenched unconsciously, her knuckles turned pale, and they trembled slightly.

Hoshino Ai is prettier than her and has such amazing singing talent that she could form a band with Iura Shu.

As for her, she was not good at sports, nor did she have any talent for singing. Even her only advantage, academic performance, was not top-notch, and she couldn't even get into the affiliated high school of Tokyo University.

Compared to Ai Hoshino, she was far too ordinary.

Looking at her helpless appearance, Iura Hide almost immediately guessed what she was thinking.

Instead of making any meaningless promises, Iura Hide chose to take action and directly reached out and hugged her.

"Let's go take a bath together later!"

Upon hearing this, Ji Zi was stunned for a moment, and then her eyes, which had been dull and lifeless as if covered in dust, instantly lit up again.

Her body felt as if she were soaking in a steaming bathtub, and the chill that had enveloped her vanished instantly, leaving her feeling weak and limp.

"Then, what about Xiao Ai?" Ji Zi asked in a low voice, her eyes darting away.

"Little Love?"

Iura Hide was taken aback for a moment, then couldn't help but chuckle.

"Of course, Xiao Ai takes a bath by herself~"

As he spoke, Iura Hide reached out and patted her head.

I have to say, this little sister with her 'tsundere and fierce' personality is just too cute.

"Then, then go and deliver it to Xiao Ai quickly!"

Kiko noticed his gaze and blushed slightly, feeling a little embarrassed.

This made Hideaki Iura smile again.

“Let’s go together. After all, she’ll be your sister in the future. By the way, don’t tell her yet that our family plans to adopt her. We can tell her after Father agrees.”

"Well, I see."

Jizi immediately and obediently agreed.

"Dong dong!"

A moment later, a knock on the door startled Hoshino Ai, who was sitting on the bed lost in thought.

"Please come in!"

Hoshino Ai quickly stood up and said something, and then saw Iura Hide open the door and walk in with Motoko.

"These are clean clothes, and the underwear is new and unworn."

"Oops..."

how to say.

Hearing a boy talk about panties to her was already embarrassing enough, but now that light pink panties with a bear pattern were on top of the pile of clothes, Hoshino Ai couldn't help but blush and lower her head after just one glance.

"That idiot! That slowpoke."

Hoshino Ai couldn't help but mutter to herself as she quickly reached out and took it.

Fortunately, Iura Hide had no idea what she was thinking, otherwise he would have been completely baffled.

How is he stupid or slow-witted?

He's not that kind of trashy, slow-witted Japanese anime male protagonist!

He was just used to changing Mashiro's underwear regularly, and his girlfriend, Kitagawa Kaimu, liked adult games and anime, so he didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

"Do you want to take a shower now, or wait a bit?"

Hoshino Ai subconsciously looked up when she heard the sound, and the moment her eyes met Iura Shu's, her heart fluttered again.

"Go wash now."

Hoshino Ai quickly spoke up.

She felt she needed to get away from Iura Hide's handsome face, which made her feel incredibly safe and attached, and calm down.

However, once she carried her change of clothes into the bathroom, she realized that calming down was a complete joke!

Just like many innocent young boys who go to a girl's house for the first time and stay alone in her room, she was already feeling her heart racing and her hands and feet stiff with nervousness just from taking off her clothes.

Only when the warm water flowed over her petite body, which was thin and frail due to malnutrition but had fair and smooth skin like jade, did she suddenly shudder and finally relax.

Chapter 96 Kiko's Concern

"stupid stupid stupid!"

What nonsense are you thinking about?!

"How embarrassing!"

In the steaming bathtub, Hoshino Ai hugged her legs, almost completely submerged in the water, with only her beautiful purple eyes showing, cutely blowing bubbles.

Meanwhile, after learning the whole story from his wife, Tadashi Iura agreed to the decision made by Hideki Iura, the eldest son of the family, after only a brief consideration.

It must be said that some traditions are still quite useful at times.

Of course, this is also because Iura Hide is strong enough.

If he hadn't surpassed Tadashi Iura, the vice president of the kendo association, in kendo when he was fifteen, around the time he graduated from junior high school, his status at home wouldn't have been so high.

However, after Iura Hisako called a lawyer to learn about the detailed adoption process, by the time she told Iura Shu about the result, Hoshino Ai had already finished taking a bath, said goodnight to Iura Shu, and gone back to her room to sleep.

"Never mind, I'll tell her tomorrow morning."

Seeing that Kiko was already pouting and waiting to the side, Iura Shu quickly sent a message to Mashiro, reminding her to just take the top pair when changing her panties. Then he threw his phone on the bed, grabbed his change of clothes, and headed to the bathroom.

At the same time, Mashiro, upon receiving the message, first turned to look at the panties scattered all over the bed, then at the empty cabinet, a look of confusion appearing in her eyes.

"Which one is at the very top?"

Ten minutes later, thanks to her special talent for remembering images and colors at a glance, Mashiro finally found the panties that Iura Hide had mentioned, the ones that were originally stacked on top, among the panties scattered on the bed, and put them on with satisfaction.

Little did she know that while she was satisfied, if Iura Hide saw this scene, he would probably be heartbroken.

Fortunately, Iura Hide was unaware of these things at this time.

And right now he's also troubled by something else.

He didn't know if it was because he hadn't entered a state of enlightenment today, but even though he really wasn't interested in the little bean sprout, when the tiny thing snuggled into his arms, he couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement, and even his breathing became rapid.

"No! I can't make a mistake!"

Iura Hide kept reminding himself silently.

Even if he didn't have a girlfriend, he shouldn't have any feelings for Ji Zi!

Unbeknownst to him, because they were so close together, Jizi had already heard his frantically pounding heart and his rapid breathing. Although she was incredibly shy, at the same time, she felt a surge of pride and secret joy.

When they took a bath together earlier, she noticed that Iura Hide didn't react much, and she thought that she wasn't attractive to Iura Hide.

But now it seems.

"Onii-chan, what's wrong?"

Following a scene from a manga whose name I can't mention that I had previously peeked at, Kiko pretended not to know and turned around, asking curiously.

This is really going to be a disaster!

"No! Absolutely not—!"

"Um... you can keep going, I'm tired after a long day and want to go to bed early!"

Before he could finish speaking, Iura Hide jumped out of the bathtub with a splash, then leaped out as if fleeing, grabbed a towel and wrapped it around himself. Before he could even dry himself off, he was gone in the blink of an eye.

"boom!"

Looking at the bathroom door that had been closed again, Kiko blinked blankly for a moment, then couldn't help but chuckle, her eyes crinkling into two adorable crescent moons.