Shizuka Hiratsuka doesn't understand love!

And even if my mother really doesn't care, I'm not ready to give Fujiko a formal answer.

"Forget it, let's just relax for now. I'll think about the rest of the things carefully after I get back to Tokyo." After walking out of her room and changing her clothes, Shizuka Hiratsuka quickly came to her own restaurant. She nodded to the maid at the door and walked into the door that was slowly opened.

Then, she found that the restaurant, which was originally quite lively, suddenly became quiet, and everyone looked at her curiously.

"Huh? What's wrong?" Tilting her head in confusion, Shizuka Hiratsuka lowered her head and glanced at her own clothes.

That's right, they are worn very neatly, without any wrinkles or misalignment, so why do they look so strange?

"Nothing." The first person to answer was Hiratsuka Katsuri, who was sitting in the main seat in the front. He turned his head as if nothing had happened, and then quietly wiped the corner of his eyes.

"Sure enough, my daughter is the most beautiful girl!"

"Hmm?" Before she could figure out what was going on from Hiratsuka Sei's sudden sigh, Hiratsuka Shizuka was grabbed by the arm by Koko, who was looking at her with shining eyes and walking quickly from the table to her side.

"Wow, Jing, this outfit of yours looks really good!"

"Does it look good? It's just an ordinary dress." Shizuka turned her head away in confusion. She was even more surprised when she saw Fujiko sitting in her seat and nodded at her with admiration.

Could it be that they rarely see me wearing skirts and that’s why they praise me like this?

"My dear Shizuka, the way you are dressed today really makes me unable to take my eyes off you for a moment~" When Shizuka Hiratsuka sat down in her seat half-believingly, Fujiko beside her turned her body slightly, and a vague voice sounded in Shizuka Hiratsuka's ears.

"Stop it, there are so many people here. Also, don't call me like that at home." Shizuka Hiratsuka glared at Fujiko secretly. She didn't want to be teased by Fujiko in front of her parents. That would be too embarrassing.

"Okay~" With a satisfied smile on his face, Fujiko sat up straight again. He was very obedient and did not behave excessively at the subsequent banquet.

Of course, only Fujiko herself knew how uncomfortable it was to silently suppress her surging desire.

However, in order to appreciate Shizuka Hiratsuka's rare dress for a while longer, Fujiko felt that she could hold on.

Apart from the welcoming ceremony at the beginning which made Shizuka Hiratsuka feel embarrassed, the entire dinner was very well prepared.

Although he tried to maintain his dignity in front of his daughter's friends, Hiratsuka Victory's personality was mostly generous and magnanimous. It was fine at the beginning. After a few drinks and the topic was opened up, Hiratsuka Victory no longer kept a stern face. He accepted all the toasts from Rem and Willy and drank happily.

The men drank a lot, but they were still somewhat restrained. As for the women, after a simple dinner, they moved the venue to the spacious and bright living room.

With Sachiko Hiratsuka as the center, Koko and Fujiko coaxed and instigated with a smile, while Farme watched from the sidelines. After Shizuka Hiratsuka tried to stop it but failed, Sachiko Hiratsuka happily talked about the embarrassing and interesting things that Shizuka Hiratsuka experienced as a child, and even dug out Shizuka Hiratsuka's childhood photos for everyone to see.

The next day, knowing that she could no longer leave Fujiko and Koko at home, otherwise all her childhood secrets would be revealed, Shizuka Hiratsuka drove everyone into the car early in the morning and started their trip to Chiba.

It took a total of three days. Shizuka Hiratsuka leisurely visited all the places she thought were worth taking Koko and the others to visit. Yono also provided a lot of support over the phone. Although Shizuka Hiratsuka didn't know why Yono decisively refused when she invited her to come over.

. . .

"I really appreciate you these days, Jing~" Back to the villa rented by Tokyo Sonoko, Koko, who was very satisfied with the play, lazily leaned on the lounge chair next to the swimming pool of the villa, looking at Shizuka Hiratsuka beside her with a smile.

"It's a small matter. Didn't I tell you, as long as you guys come to Neon, Koko, I will make sure everything is arranged for you." Shizuka Hiratsuka, who was also lazily basking in the sun, pushed up her sunglasses and turned her head.

"It's a pity that you have too little rest time, Koko. Otherwise, there are still many places I want to take you to play."

"There will be another chance next time." Koko blinked gently, her eyes full of anticipation.

"But this time, I've had a lot of fun. Really, Jing, I don't know how long it's been since I've had this much fun."

"Really? Then you have to come to see me often in the future." After a slight silence, Shizuka Hiratsuka extended a warm invitation with a smile on her face.

"I definitely will. Jing, you can't despise me when the time comes~" Koko looked at Shizuka Hiratsuka pretending to be pitiful, but she couldn't keep pretending and started laughing.

"Koko, are you guys planning to leave tomorrow?" Looking at the smiling person in front of her, Shizuka Hiratsuka glanced at Rem and the others playing on the lawn of the villa below and blinked.

"Well, the time for relaxation always comes to an end, doesn't it? I also have my own dreams that I want to achieve~" Koko nodded gently, not looking very sad.

"That's true." Shizuka Hiratsuka tilted her eyes slightly to the side, glanced at Fujiko who was still preparing drinks and snacks in the room behind her, and pursed her lips.

"Is Fujiko going with you?"

"That's not necessary. We have agreed on a meeting place." As Shizuka Hiratsuka's gaze shifted slightly, Koko looked at Fujiko's figure and showed an expectant smile.

"Besides, Miss Fujiko seems to have something to tell you before leaving~"

"..."

Chapter 284: 278 This wave is the ultimate 1v1

"So I'm saying, Jing, you don't need to ask for leave to come out and see us off."

Although she was complaining, Koko couldn't hide the smile on her face.

"Don't you look very happy?" Shizuka Hiratsuka looked at Koko with amusement. She was wearing the work clothes and white coat that she often wore at school. She glanced at Rem and the others who were constantly carrying things onto the cruise ship behind Koko.

"Do you still want to take the boat? Wouldn't that be very tiring?"

"Fortunately, my deal has been completed. All we need to do is send someone to drive the cruise ship back. We will just take the cruise ship to adjust our position." Koko said casually, smiling and shaking her head.

"Okay then, Fujiko said she'll see you guys again soon anyway, so she won't come to see you off." Shizuka Hiratsuka said this with a smile and stretched her shoulders. Seeing that Rem and the others had almost finished packing, she said no more.

"Let's go. I won't take you aboard."

"Yeah." Koko nodded with a smile and looked at Shizuka Hiratsuka happily, her gem-like eyes filled with deep friendship.

"Thank you so much, Jing~" Koko stretched out her arms and hugged Shizuka Hiratsuka with a smile.

"Whenever you want to take a vacation, you can come to Neon to find me anytime. I'm a very free person." With a smile on his face, he also stretched out his arm to hug Koko, and patted Koko's back without any distractions.

"I will~" Her arms relaxed slightly, and just when Shizuka Hiratsuka thought Koko was going to let her go, Koko slightly distanced her body and kissed Shizuka Hiratsuka lightly on the face when she was caught off guard.

"Hehe~ Then, I'll be leaving now~ See you next time."

"Let's go quickly." Shaking her head with a smile, Shizuka Hiratsuka put her hands in the pockets of her coat and watched Koko walk up the escalator onto the cruise ship.

"Okay, let's go back to work." Only after knowing that the cruise ship slowly left the port did Shizuka Hiratsuka return to her car.

"Come to think of it, I haven't asked Fujiko clearly when she's going to go see Koko. I'll ask her when I get home today."

"Also, Koko said Fujiko had something to tell me before she left. I don't know what it is, but it's really curious." Shizuka Hiratsuka pressed the button to start the car and moved the seat belt across her chest.

"Wait, Fujiko isn't going to reveal her cards, is she?" The foot that was pressing the accelerator paused slightly and hovered in the air. Shizuka Hiratsuka suddenly thought of a possibility that made her a little panic.

"I shouldn't think so. After all, Fujiko has never been so straightforward..." Thinking back to the intimate actions Fujiko usually took with herself at home, Shizuka Hiratsuka's throat moved unconsciously.

It seems that it is indeed a little bit complicated, but no matter what Fujiko says, she will not do such a direct thing!

Yes, that's right. Shizuka Hiratsuka trusts her own judgment very much. After all, she knows Fujiko very well. Even if Fujiko really likes her, she will slowly deepen his position in her heart, and then naturally reveal her feelings.

This is Fujiko's style of doing things. Without being stimulated, Fujiko would not do such a radical thing!

As for being stimulated...

After carefully recalling what had happened during this period of time, Shizuka Hiratsuka raised the corners of her mouth in a confident arc.

"Sure enough, I was overthinking it. Everything is peaceful every day, okay? There's no way Fujiko knew that I drank too much at the bar and that's why something ridiculous happened~"

. . .

"Could it be that Fujiko really knows?"

Standing silently in the living room, Shizuka Hiratsuka looked with a flickering gaze at the restaurant that was clearly her home but now felt unfamiliar to her.

The original plain monochrome tablecloth was replaced with a very elegant style. All the extra chairs disappeared, leaving only one on each side of the table quietly waiting for its owner.

The table was filled with dishes that looked and tasted delicious, as well as a classic red wine that Shizuka Hiratsuka remembered as quite expensive, and two exquisite highball glasses.

The lighting in the restaurant was at a dim level that Shizuka Hiratsuka was never used to, but it was particularly suitable at this moment. If you want to know why, you have to talk about the red candle that made Shizuka Hiratsuka the most uneasy, but at this moment it seemed as if it would become eternal, and the rose ball placed in the center of the table.

"Gurgle~" The sound of the throat rolling was like thunder to Shizuka Hiratsuka at this moment.

A little cold sweat seeped out of her forehead, but Shizuka Hiratsuka didn't dare to raise her hand to wipe it off.

No matter how straight-laced and carefree Shizuka Hiratsuka is, she couldn't possibly be unfamiliar with this classic layout that has appeared countless times in various movies and TV shows.

"Isn't this just a candlelight dinner?!" Shizuka Hiratsuka kept screaming in her heart, but she didn't dare to make a sound.

Her gaze shifted slightly, and Shizuka Hiratsuka looked for help at Shuai Shuai who was lying on the cat climbing frame in the living room.

When he noticed Hiratsuka Shizuka's gaze, Shuai Shuai blinked and tilted his head cutely to make a cute face towards his owner.

Then he curled up again.

It’s not that it doesn’t want to help Shizuka Hiratsuka, it’s just that the canned fish that Fujiko gave it today was really delicious.

Anyway, Fujiko would not do anything bad to Hiratsuka Shizuka. Since she had eaten someone else's food, she certainly couldn't ruin other people's things.

I am a cat with principles.

"Ah, Shizuka, you're back. Why are you standing here without saying anything?" The sound of footsteps came clearly from the kitchen. Putting the food in her hand on the table, Fujiko smiled gently as if she had just discovered Shizuka Hiratsuka.

Of course, this was a lie. Shizuka Hiratsuka was 100% sure that the moment her key was inserted into the keyhole, Fujiko had already discovered her whereabouts.

But why didn't she bring it up? And, most importantly, this time she just called herself 'Jing', instead of the usual 'Jing baby' which would have been a few percentage points sweeter.

What happened, why did she do that, what did she want to do?

"Maybe you didn't hear me come into the room, Fujiko. I'm a little shocked. It's a very beautiful decoration. Was it you, Fujiko, who did it?" With a natural smile on her lips, Shizuka Hiratsuka took off her white coat and nodded slightly as if she really liked the decoration in front of her.

Well, that's also a lie.

It was indeed shocking, but compared to shock, fear and uncertainty should be a better way to describe Shizuka Hiratsuka's mood at the moment.

Moreover, Shizuka Hiratsuka was not as happy as she appeared. What she wanted to do most at the moment was to figure out why Fujiko, who was acting normally when they parted during the day, would give her such a shocking bombshell when she returned home at night.

Their eyes met in the flickering candlelight, and both Fujiko and Hiratsuka Shizuka had a faint smile on their lips.

"Come on, Fujiko!"

"You can't escape, Jing baby~"

Chapter 285 I Won't Let You Regret

Without any good excuse, Shizuka Hiratsuka finally sat down with Fujiko in the restaurant which had been decorated to be particularly romantic.

Seeing Fujiko smiling and placing the glass of red wine next to her, Shizuka Hiratsuka couldn't help but speculate with some malice whether Fujiko had added something strange to the red wine.

"Come, try the food I prepared~" Without any extra actions, after pouring wine for Shizuka Hiratsuka, Fujiko returned to her seat and smiled and invited Shizuka Hiratsuka to taste the food.

"These things should not be made by you, Fujiko." After looking at the food on the table again, Shizuka Hiratsuka was sure that Fujiko herself did not have this skill.

"Well, I spent a lot of time to find a very good restaurant in Tokyo and asked them to deliver it on time." Nodding slightly, Fujiko picked up the high-heeled glass in her hand.

"Well, before dinner~" Tilting her head slightly, Fujiko looked at Hiratsuka Shizuka with eyes full of tenderness and smiles.

"Yeah." She also raised her glass. Although her mind was full of random thoughts, Shizuka Hiratsuka finally drank the red wine in her glass.

She chose to believe Fujiko, and she didn't think Fujiko would do anything to disappoint her.

"The wine tastes pretty good, right~" Fujiko's smile became even more comfortable as she watched Shizuka Hiratsuka act so decisively.

The time that followed made Shizuka Hiratsuka feel a little strange. Although the restaurant was decorated very revealingly, Fujiko did not behave strangely during the meal. She just talked and laughed with Shizuka Hiratsuka about the interesting things she encountered during her time recuperating in Neon.

Although she felt somewhat puzzled, Shizuka Hiratsuka's tense nerves relaxed in the gradually relaxed atmosphere. She and Fujiko happily enjoyed the meal while sharing some interesting or annoying things with each other.

"I'm so happy. I haven't had such a good chat in a long time. The last time was quite a while ago when I couldn't sleep at night and talked to that girl Yang No." The dishes on the plate had been eaten long ago, but Shizuka Hiratsuka and Fujiko didn't care. They just drank red wine and let time flow quietly between them. It was not until Shizuka Hiratsuka, who had been sitting and felt a little tired, moved her shoulders that she realized that three hours had passed since dinner started.

"Are you happy? I feel very happy too~" He nodded with a smile and slowly put down the red wine glass beside his mouth. Fujiko's eyes were flashing with a light brighter than a candlelight, and he looked at Hiratsuka Shizuka with expectation.

"If our future life continues like this, wouldn't we be very happy, Jing baby~"

"Future life." Shizuka Hiratsuka blinked slightly and was about to say something jokingly when she suddenly felt that something was wrong with Fujiko's condition.

Those fiery and expectant eyes, completely unconcealed, only releasing tenderness and consideration for herself, all told Shizuka Hiratsuka which lucky man was in the heart of this charming woman in front of her.

"Jing, tonight's dinner is something I've fantasized about countless times since I met you. It's something that we can do in our home, just for the two of us, and we won't feel bored or lazy even if we do it every day." Fujiko glanced contentedly at the restaurant she had carefully decorated, and then turned her fiery gaze to Shizuka Hiratsuka in front of her.

"And just as I imagined, this feeling is really great. If this is a dream, I might not even want to wake up from it."

"Fujiko..."

"Jing, I have shown you my feelings without holding back. Can you give me the response I expect?"

"..." The space and environment around her seemed to have disappeared. Sitting on the chair, Shizuka Hiratsuka felt that she could not see anything else in her sight except Fujiko's face and those fiery eyes.

She knew that Fujiko knew everything.

She deeply realized how important she was in Fujiko's heart.

It was so important that this female thief, who liked to plan carefully before acting and did not like to expose her true thoughts and feelings in front of others, desperately, sincerely and passionately showed her most passionate love to herself with words and actions.

"I have no idea."

The silence was broken by Shizuka Hiratsuka. There was no avoidance in her eyes. Unable to allow herself to make such an escaping move, Shizuka Hiratsuka stared into Fujiko's eyes and took a deep breath.