People in Tokyo, the world is clear

"So you're talking about helping your friends pursue their dreams. I thought you were planning to marry Xiaolin..."

"Of course! What are you thinking about? And what's with that regretful tone?"

"It's nothing, it's just a misunderstanding."

After waving his hands twice to get rid of the man, Ito Tousou glanced at the young man next to his sister.

From the beginning, he took out a book from somewhere and started reading it with relish, as if he had not communicated with these people from the Ito family at all.

For the next period of time, Ito Tousou secretly observed this boy, so much so that his conversations with his sister became perfunctory.

"So, just friends?"

"Yes!"

"Haha~ Like this, like this."

Although he answered like that, the curve of Ito Tousou's mouth became even wider.

The attention gradually became completely focused on the young man who was sitting next to his sister as if it was his right.

Ok.

So, by suddenly interrupting the conversation just now, was he perhaps trying to assert his sovereignty?

[I have always been by your sister's side.]

Perhaps this stance is expressed through actions?

Gradually, I came to this vague judgment.

I couldn't help but smile.

Now that the goal has been achieved, can you just calmly read a book on the side?

can.

The first impression wasn't bad. His calm personality probably suited his younger sister's childish personality.

So, before I knew it, I had left a good first impression.

Unfortunately, all this was unknown to Lin Sen, who was pretending to read a book.

The young man just glanced at the girl next to him and turned the page.

My heart is filled with satisfaction.

In fact, the reason he stepped forward just now was, firstly, because he was worried that the girl next to him would be overwhelmed by all kinds of bad emotions under questioning, so he wanted to take the blame for her, and secondly, he wanted to confirm whether she had let go of the sad secret love she mentioned.

Now, although I felt sad about the complicated expression just now, seeing his normal performance now, I probably confirmed my judgment in my heart.

Ms. Ito had probably moved on—she had always been one to keep her feelings to herself. She might still have some resentment, but she had definitely moved on from the past.

What a reassuring conclusion.

Lin Sen has always been a minimalist. Once a goal is achieved, he won't waste any more action or words.

Therefore, under the current circumstances, staying put is definitely the best option.

After all, his behavior of forcibly interrupting others to speak just now should have seemed quite clownish from the perspective of the two people opposite him.

But it doesn't matter.

The goal is to help your friends get out of the shadows. Once the goal is achieved, that's all. Don't worry about the rest.

I breathed a sigh of relief and spent my time enjoying the books I had picked up from a certain Flamingo.

Who would have thought that before I could rest easy for a moment, new work would come up.

He frowned instantly and looked at Moudong Caogege, who showed concern again.

"But, Ito."

The man pinched his chin. "Since I misunderstood your meaning, then based on my current understanding, I have a new question. In this situation, Ito has no income, right?"

Wow.

You really have too much drama.

The complaints in his heart obviously could not cheer up Miss Ito beside him.

The girl then weakly lowered her head again, acting like a caring sister.

"Probably, yes. But, I still have some savings, which can support me for a while."

"But this is like water without a source. At the beginning of his career, Ito needs to find a way to make some extra income."

Lin Sen couldn't interrupt this sentence.

Fortunately, Miss Ito showed her toughness and looked back with her head raised.

"I will find a way."

"Well, I believe you."

Probably due to the previous conversation, Tousou-ge didn't dwell on the matter. Instead, he stood up and said goodbye. "Well, your sister Keiko and I will be heading back first. Grandma's been asking about your situation, so I'll keep it a secret for now. Once you come up with an explanation, Ito, you can go and pass it on yourself."

"it is good."

The woman called Keiko really had a Yamato Nadeshiko vibe. At least, she remained silent in front of outsiders, giving her fiancé enough face.

Even when he stood up to say goodbye, he said goodbye to each of them on behalf of Togusa, who walked out the door without caring about anything else. He nodded to Linsen and waved to Miss Ito.

Then, while the two people who had stood up and walked to the door were lying on the balcony waiting, the slim-looking figure who had already come downstairs approached the lazy man and reached out to grab the flesh around his waist.

Seeing this, Lin Sen looked at his face and said, "As expected," and smiled.

He looked at the girl beside him with emotion, but found that she didn't seem to be so happy.

He inserted his fingers into the smooth black short hair, making it messy and cute.

"My friend, what troubles you?"

Then Lin Sen's arm was grabbed viciously.

"Could you please not barge in like this? I was so scared I couldn't react at all."

"mine!"

However, what happened just now has come to an end, so there is no need to worry about it.

What bothered the girl was the new task that had just been triggered.

"To be honest, I just realized that I can't let my grandma know that I'm unemployed."

Miss Ito sighed, "I'm sure she'll be angry and worried."

"That's true."

The elderly are most concerned about their children. The slightest disturbance from their children will become the reason for them tossing and turning in bed every night.

But the current situation is that Ms. Ito really needs to find a way to give an explanation in the near future. Otherwise, sooner or later, the old man will find a way to find out the whole story out of concern.

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My health is not good to begin with, and if I worry about something else, it will be even worse.

"Or should I try to find a job? Or maybe find something I can tell Grandma about so she can rest assured. But I can't think of anything. Does Senior have any suggestions or solutions?"

"So I hope you can stop punching me on the shoulder while I'm trying to help you think."

Miss Ito glared at him with her lips pouting, but she eventually withdrew her hand.

They went back to the house and sat down together, holding their faces together and making troubled expressions.

"Or, maybe I should try to find a job." The girl twirled the chopsticks in the tube. "Even though I'm not very good at interviews, at least I have a college degree. I can see if I can find a job at a less prestigious company."

"But now you are helping Kurosawa with his assistant work every day."

Lin Sen means [it will be too tiring].

The girl looked over with an expression that said, "I can do it."

But in the end, Lin Sen still took the initiative to reject it.

"No, my body won't be able to handle it. If you go find a job, I'll talk to Kurosawa and she can handle it herself."

But what I encountered was a counterattack expression.

"No. It's the peak season for some comics companies to accept submissions these days. Since she's helping Aoyama with promotional artwork, she's definitely too busy to handle the comics alone. Senior shouldn't do this kind of thing."

This is a big conflict.

So even Lin Sen grabbed his hair and racked his brains to think of a perfect method from a different angle.

The friend in front of me has already packed his backpack and is ready to seize the time to restart his job search journey.

I really don't want Miss Ito to suffer like this.

The girl was a bit stubborn and liked to take on responsibilities. After deciding to become a dream protector alongside Lin Sen, she refused Kurosawa's offer and instead went to help out next door every day. She would often take Niwa to a familiar sports coach for practice sessions and often helped out at Aoyama's volunteer concerts.

If you add the intensity of the work, and the pressure of the girl herself not being good at the regular main business -

The shadows of those people coming home late every night emerge in my mind.

And the way she coughed quietly when we went out together two months ago...

No.

Either don't drag this kid into this kind of game, or you have to take responsibility for your own actions in the first place.

Lin Sen decided to force himself to think of a solution.

When Ms. Ito stood up, she forced herself to intensify her self-oppression.

finally--

The moment the girl put on her shoulder bag, something echoed.

[In that case, when does Kobayashi plan to marry Ito?]

This is what the old lady asked when Mrs. Ito had health problems at the end of April.

[Are you ready to quit working and become a full-time housewife?]

This is what Dong Cao Ge said just now.

[Marriage of convenience or real marriage?]

This is a question once raised by a certain editor named Sasakawa.

So at that moment, a strange inspiration couldn't help but fuel a strange expression on his face.

Then strange behavior occurred.

"Um, Ito."

"What's wrong, senior?"

The girl blinked, turned her head and looked over.

The strange tone, as he watched, eventually formed a strange speech:

"Actually, regarding this matter, how should I put it? Man, it seems like I've come up with a solution that's not very effective."

Chapter 45: Pretending is a Necessary Skill

Lin Sen helped the blinking girl take off her bag and pushed her back to the seat opposite the dining table.

"Is such that."

I wanted to think of some tactful words, but somehow I just couldn't make what I said obscure yet accurate.

Finally, let’s just get straight to the point.

"The way to break the deadlock is—let's date, Ito."

This sentence made Miss Ito stunned.

As her clear eyes opened wide, a faint blush appeared on the girl's cheeks.

"Eh?"

It's rare to hear such a cute questioning sound, "Why, suddenly..."

"Of course, there has to be a pretense before dating."