Tokyo landlord: why is the panties of the lady next door in my house?!-Chapter 444 - 268: The Girls’ Swimsuit Show!

"Mother, please stop talking..." Reiko Onodera’s face flushed as she muttered softly.

Seeing her daughter’s demeanor, Mariko Akiyama felt assured, a knowing smile gracing her experienced face.

"Mr. Haruka is quite young at this stage, probably not ready to have children, Reiko, you have to be careful about protection..."

Even though she knew there was a significant age difference, through regular video calls with Reiko Onodera, Mariko Akiyama could tell the young man was kind and pure-hearted, and Reiko seemed very happy, which was enough for her.

With so many uncertainties in the future, focusing on the present moment was the best choice, wasn’t it?

"Mother!"

Her words made the madam blush like a maiden.

No matter how mature and strong she seemed on the outside, in front of the lady, Reiko Onodera was still a child.

"It’s my fault, or else you wouldn’t have to suffer so much."

Mariko Akiyama sighed softly, her naturally beautiful skin glowing despite not having undergone any skincare treatments, making her look quite radiant. The worn apron she wore only added to the sense of a homemaker.

"It’s okay, perhaps, that’s just fate..."

Reiko Onodera sighed softly, having grown up in a single-parent household, raised solely by her mother, with the hope of giving Rika a complete and happy family.

But unexpectedly, shortly after her daughter was born, she found herself a widow....

"However, I am very satisfied with my life now."

"If those things hadn’t happened, I probably wouldn’t have met Haruka..."

"Yes, fate doesn’t close all the doors on you..."

Mariko Akiyama, feeling a bit sorry for her, embraced Reiko Onodera in a warm moment that lasted for a while, before continuing:

"So, Reiko, what was Haruka’s reaction?"

A mother could not help but be concerned about her daughter’s significant life events.

Upon hearing this, Reiko Onodera couldn’t help but smile bitterly:

"Everything I have now is given by Haruka, even if Mr. Haruka promises me anything, I can’t, and I don’t have the right to ask... It would harm Haruka, because I can’t offer any help for his future life, as long as I can stay by his side, that’s enough."

"It’s my fault, I’m sorry, Reiko."

Hearing the lady’s monologue, Mariko Akiyama tenderly rubbed her shoulder.

"Not at all, mother, I’m very content with this!"

...

In the living room, Haruka Yuzan, after drying Chiba Shimizu’s hair, took out his phone to report "work" to Miss Otome.

Midway through the conversation, his expression showed signs of helplessness.

"It can’t be that Otome Mizuko will come tomorrow, right?"

The girl reading a book nearby asked indifferently.

"That’s not the case."

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Haruka Yuzan sighed, a hint of helplessness in his voice, slumping onto the sofa:

"She said she’s coming this afternoon..."

...

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Chiba Shimizu closed her book, turned her head to look at the boy with an appearance of despair, her eyes filled with confusion:

"If Otome Mizuko is coming, haven’t you thought about where she will stay?"

"That’s why I declined her."

Chiba Shimizu couldn’t help but frown,

"Do you find this amusing, Classmate Haruka?"

"I was just thinking of livening up the atmosphere." Haruka Yuzan turned too, their eyes meeting, and his clear gaze seemed to reflect himself:

"However, it seems, Chiba-san, you really don’t want Yumeko to come here."

"I just don’t want her to disrupt this rare peaceful life."

Chiba Shimizu looked away, the sunlight outside the window blazing and the cicadas’ chirping making one feel somewhat suffocated.

In the sunlight, the girl’s fair complexion looked exceptionally serene, her silver hair radiating an enchanting, pure light. Haruka Yuzan drew closer instinctively, a faint fragrance from the girl’s body wafting to him.

"Chiba-san, if you have no other plans for this summer break, can you please go around with me?"

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His voice was low and pleasant; the distance between them closed slightly, and Chiba Shimizu sighed lightly, "Thanks to you, there’s a lot I need to do this summer break."

Haruka Yuzan was startled, "Hmm? What things? I have no idea."

"After spending a few days at Sister Reiko’s hometown, we’re heading to Misaki’s family home, and around mid-August, there’s a training camp organized by the Archery Club. Aren’t you going?"

Chiba Shimizu said indifferently, clearly having arranged her summer break schedule in advance and incidentally planning Haruka Yuzan’s as well.

"Sss!"

Haruka Yuzan drew a sharp breath, about to say something more when he heard the girl continue:

"Don’t think about it, this summer break, you don’t have time to stay home and play games. Aside from these three activities, you’ll spend all your time helping out at the coffee shop, and so will I..."

"With such a cute mouth, how can you speak such cold words, Chiba-san!!"

Hearing the girl’s schedule, Haruka Yuzan lay listlessly on the couch as if soulless, staring at the ceiling and sighing repeatedly.

"It’s the truth. The coffee shop has just opened and, along with the promotion by the people Otome Mizuko brought in, it’s starting to become quite popular in Shinjuku Ward. Today at noon, Risa and the others didn’t even have a lunch break. They took turns eating outside to barely keep the coffee shop running, and a lot of people came because of you."

Chiba Shimizu glanced at him before continuing, "This afternoon, Risa and the others didn’t even have a lunch break. They took turns eating outside to barely keep the coffee shop operating, and moreover, a great deal of the people came just for you."