My System Always Wants to Force Me to Confess-Chapter 275: Extra: Shirakawa’s Social Responsibility (Tachibana Tomoku)

Chapter 275: Extra: Shirakawa’s Social Responsibility (Tachibana Tomoku)

On the phone screen was a white, empty wall, with verdant plants beside it, looking like they had been meticulously tended to. Miss Tachibana rested her chin on her hand, staring at the plants and spacing out for a moment.

It was already nighttime, and the room was brightly lit. The bright light on the girl’s face highlighted her delicate and cute features.

"Sorry."

Shirakawa Sawahei’s face appeared in the middle of the screen. He picked up the phone from the table, the image shook a few times, then stabilized. Miss Tachibana, seeing his arrival, showed visible joy in her eyes.

"Have you been waiting long?"

Tachibana shook her head: "No, just a moment..."

The girl’s response made him smile knowingly. He knew exactly how long he had been away, and asking was just a formality to start the conversation. However, Miss Tachibana’s perception of time seemed different from his. No matter how long she waited, she always answered with "just a moment."

"Actually, you could tell me you waited a long time next time," Shirakawa Sawahei said. "That way, you can take the opportunity to act cute with me."

The slightly invisible one blinked: "Mr. Shirakawa, do you want me to act cute with you?"

"I wouldn’t say I want it... After all, you’re my girlfriend now, and if you’re too well-behaved, I’ll feel a bit guilty... in various ways of guilt..."

"Oh... I’ll remember that next time." Miss Tachibana nodded earnestly.

"Miss Tachibana, you said that last time too."

"I, I’ll try to change."

The nervous expression on the little invincible’s face after making a mistake made Shirakawa Sawahei unable to resist. He continued, laughing, "Actually, you don’t have to change. Next time I’ll try not to let you wait."

"But... I feel like Miss Tachibana, if you keep indulging me without limits, you’ll end up turning me into a textbook example of a useless guy."

"As a public figure, do you think it’s really good to be like this?"

"No way!" Miss Tachibana said confidently about her boyfriend: "Mr. Shirakawa won’t become a useless guy."

"Even if you become a useless guy... I can work hard to earn money to support your lifestyle!" The girl clenched her small fists slightly: "Next month, I have a new job in Hokkaido."

"Mr. Shirakawa, do you have enough money... Do you need me to send you some more?"

"Stop, stop, stop..." Shirakawa Sawahei said helplessly: "Miss Tachibana, didn’t you say you didn’t plan to turn me into a dependent... I’m at least still a young and promising rich second generation, can you give me some dignity?"

Who could have thought that the shy and introverted little invincible from back then, somehow, became so keen on turning her boyfriend into a dependent, working so hard for it... Who would believe it?

"S-sorry..."

"To punish you, when you see this bouquet of flowers, please give me a perfect smile," Shirakawa Sawahei said, taking out a hidden bouquet of roses, laughing softly: "Happy Chinese Valentine’s Day~"

"Ah~"

Miss Tachibana exclaimed in surprise. Even though the roses were thousands of miles away, Shirakawa Sawahei still saw satisfaction and joy on her face.

"Is it for me?"

"Yes, since it’s inconvenient to arrange anything on your end, I can only let you appreciate them virtually."

"I’m very happy~ but... why roses for Chinese Valentine’s Day?"

Shirakawa Sawahei was taken aback: "Chinese Valentine’s Day... it’s Valentine’s Day."

"Isn’t Chinese Valentine’s Day a festival for making wishes?" Miss Tachibana asked in confusion, and Shirakawa Sawahei realized.

Oh, it’s Neon, not Huaxia, so it’s okay.

Technically speaking, Neon’s other Valentine’s Day should be Christmas...

You can’t generalize about people. I once saw someone show off their love story intensely during the Dragon Boat Festival for three days, even angering Qu Yuan.

He gave a small cough and explained: "It’s to make up for the last Valentine’s Day..."

Miss Tachibana understood, her eyebrows curved with a smile: "So that’s how it is..."

"Last Valentine’s Day, I didn’t seem able to give you chocolate either..." The girl’s mood slightly dimmed: "I originally wanted to make one myself, but got scheduled for work halfway through... didn’t even have a chance to buy a box..."

"Then just save it for later." Shirakawa Sawahei was indifferent to it. He didn’t love sweets, so eating chocolate was torture for him. However, he didn’t dare not eat chocolates handmade by his girlfriend. At a loss, Shirakawa Sawahei even considered using his authority as her boyfriend to make the little invincible give up the idea of making chocolates.

This girl was so obedient that he knew as long as he told her, she would give up. But it was just a thought, after all, the chocolates Miss Tachibana made held memories from their high school days. To deprive her of that joy was something he couldn’t bring himself to do.

"Do you remember when you gave me chocolates in sophomore year?" Shirakawa Sawahei chuckled: "Back then, Miss Tachibana... no, Tachibana spent a lot of effort."

The little invincible face turned slightly red. She wanted to glare at her boyfriend like a normal girl to make him stop teasing her about that event. Unfortunately, she lacked that talent, or maybe she just couldn’t bear to glare at him. She buried her face in her hands and said tremblingly: "Stop it... it’s... so embarrassing..."

Shirakawa Sawahei stopped tormenting his shy girlfriend, put the roses aside and asked: "When will you come back?"

"I don’t know... they said due to the production team, there was a delay..." Miss Tachibana shook her head, speaking softly: "Um... Has dad bothered you recently?"

Shirakawa Sawahei was taken aback, showing a strange expression. He didn’t want to meet Miss Tachibana’s father either, but he had no choice. Having courted someone else’s daughter, he was bound to be called for tea every now and then. During the tea sessions, the old man would subtly jab at him...

If it weren’t for the adorable Miss Tachibana, Shirakawa Sawahei would have already left making an excuse of a stomach ache. He wouldn’t have stayed to listen to him speak.

"Dad’s just serious... Mr. Shirakawa, please don’t mind..." Miss Tachibana apologized: "I-I’ll find a chance to tell mom about this."

"No need." Shirakawa Sawahei laughed lightly: "To wear the crown, you must bear its weight. Your dad’s only temporarily annoyed with me. He’ll get used to it in a few years."

"Hmm." Miss Tachibana grinned sweetly, "Dad might actually like kids a lot, so by then we can take..."

"..."

Seemingly realizing the inappropriateness of her words, Miss Tachibana nervously said: "I... I wasn’t saying I want to have Mr. Shirakawa’s kids right now..."

"No... no, I mean... I’m not saying I don’t want Mr. Shirakawa’s kids now... I just... what I meant was..."

Seeing her boyfriend smiling, the stammering Miss Tachibana had no choice but to cover her face with her hands again, employing the long-unused passive skill of playing the ostrich tactic.

"Sorry... can you pretend you didn’t hear that just now..."

"Sure, the signal was a bit weak on my side just now."

Miss Tachibana gratefully lifted her head. The two exchanged glances and silently enjoyed the moment of tranquility.

"Shirakawa..."

The girl’s words were like a whisper, the address seemingly transcending time, returning to a youthful era. Shirakawa Sawahei smiled at her words, lightly responding.

"Hmm... Tachibana."

"I really miss you..."

The girl’s cute and charming face displayed an expression of shyness and determination. She rarely expressed her emotions so candidly, but time and distance compelled her to pour out her longing this way.

"Come back next month." Shirakawa Sawahei suddenly said: "With your current fame, occasionally refusing a job or two won’t matter."

"I can’t trouble others because of my own whims." Miss Tachibana shook her head, then showed a happy and contented smile: "Just like this, video calling is actually quite nice... once I’m done with next month’s work, I’ll come back..."

Shirakawa Sawahei shook his head helplessly. This girl was perfect in every way, except she was too obedient, so obedient that you couldn’t bear to force her to do anything she didn’t want to do.

"If that’s so, then please open the door, Miss Tachibana."

The video screen in front of the girl suddenly moved, transforming into the corridor of her hotel. Tachibana blinked in slight confusion, then hurriedly ran barefoot and opened the door.

"Though this scene is quite clichéd... happy Chinese Valentine’s Day."

He spread his arms, and a little cutie immediately jumped into his embrace, wrapping her arms tightly around his waist.

"Isn’t it a nice surprise?"

"Hmm... but... Mr. Shirakawa, why did you suddenly come over today..."

Shirakawa Sawahei thought inwardly that if he had known earlier that Chinese Valentine’s Day wasn’t celebrated the same way as Valentine’s Day in Neon, he would have caught the second flight tomorrow... Chartering a flight last minute wasn’t easy for him.

"Because... I miss you too."

He said as he picked up Miss Tachibana, closing the door with his foot. He looked down into her eyes, and before he could speak, his lips were blocked by a faint fragrance. The girl wrapped her arms around his neck, gently offering her soft lips with a blush.

The always shy and passive little cutie was surprisingly proactive, momentarily leaving Shirakawa Sawahei stunned. They embraced and shared a light kiss for a while, and he finally placed Miss Tachibana onto the bed.

"Shirakawa... I really miss you..."

The girl’s whisper echoed in his ear again. Shirakawa Sawahei gazed at her familiar yet somehow different face. She seemed a bit thinner, her once clear and captivating eyes now seemed to hold watery mist.

"Hmm, I know."

"..."

"Umm... Mr. Shirakawa... why are you closing the curtains?"

"The moonlight is too bright."

"Oh~"

"Umm... Mr. Shirakawa... why are you carrying me to the bathroom?"

"I don’t know the way. You guide me."

"..."

Even for the little invisible one, with virtually zero detection for Shirakawa Sawahei’s lies, she finally sensed the impending danger. She instinctively tightened her arms around Shirakawa Sawahei’s neck, cautiously asking: "Um, Mr. Shirakawa, what are you planning to do?"

Shirakawa Sawahei thought for a moment, then laughed lightly and said: "Contributing to delaying society’s declining birthrate?"

"Also... see if we can make your dad less unfriendly towards me?"

"Eh... does that mean... this time not... ah... or... maybe we should return... mm~"

...

The next day, the diligent and always punctual Miss Tachibana was late for the first time due to oversleeping... delaying her work schedule.

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Happy Chinese Valentine’s Day everyone~ today’s special! Double heroines!

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