He tried to save the fallen girls, but they came after him instead.

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"Shirakawa? What's wrong?" Cecilia, who had just recovered from the peak of pleasure, asked with concern.

"Maybe he's just in a bad mood."

"Is it because of Miike's pregnancy?" Cecilia asked.

"No... Ah!" Shirakawa slapped his forehead and exclaimed, "I almost forgot."

Is that true?!

Shirakawa quickened his pace, rushing home as fast as he could.

......

At his doorstep, Shirakawa noticed that the door was ajar.

That's strange. It's already evening. It's impossible for the aunt to be so careless as to forget to close the door.

Meanwhile, the sounds of a man and a woman arguing could be heard coming from inside the house.

“Come home with me!” Shinichi said.

"No! Didn't you already kick Mito and the others out of the house? Now you want to go back on your word?" Miike said angrily.

"Don't forget, Kana, in a few days it will be the anniversary of Ryota's death. With you acting like this, he probably won't be able to rest in peace in the afterlife."

"Yes, sister, it's very inappropriate for a widow like you to live in someone else's house!"

Not only could you hear the voices of Miike and Shinichi, but also the voices of other middle-aged men.

This won't do. How can a strange man break into my house?

So many "family members" still live inside.

What if something happens if we let these drunk strangers barge in?

Shirakawa pushed open the door and saw Aunt Mito, wearing a bear-patterned pajama, confronting Shinichi in the living room, with two of Shinichi's middle-aged colleagues, one fat and one thin, chiming in.

The three men were all dressed in suits and ties, their faces flushed, probably having just come home from get off work after drinking.

"Who let you in?"

Shirakawa said angrily with a cold face.

"Hey, young man, calm down first." One of the chubby middle-aged men quickly stepped forward to soothe Bai Chuan's emotions.

He speaks very clearly, so he should be quite sober and have a good alcohol tolerance.

"Who are you, and why are you in my house?"

The thinner colleague quickly chimed in, "Young man, we're Shinichi's colleagues. Shinichi needs to discuss the Mido family's affairs with Kana and the others. You go first..."

"What? The Mido family's affairs?"

Seeing Kana with her head down, looking deeply aggrieved, it was clear that their so-called "discussion" had not gone smoothly.

"Whatever family matters we want to discuss, it's getting late, we need to rest, please leave my house."

The drunken Shinichi was clearly indignant. Ignoring Shirakawa's words, he pointed at Kana and yelled, "You're a widow, and you have no manners at all, living in the house of a brat who hasn't even grown a peep yet! If others find out, I'll see if you'll still have the face to live..."

Kana didn't reply; her eyes were red, and tears were welling up in them.

"Shut up!" Miike couldn't stand it any longer and stood up angrily, "You're Kana's brother-in-law, how can you speak so rudely?!"

Of course, Shinichi's words successfully angered Shirakawa, who strode forward, grabbed Shinichi's shoulder, squeezed it hard, and pressed it down.

"Ouch, ah." Xin Yi gritted his teeth, showing a pained expression, and his body bent backward.

Two colleagues quickly stepped forward to break up the fight.

But Shirakawa's body seemed to weigh a thousand pounds, and no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't move him.

Shirakawa exerted force with his palm, pulling and swinging hard, and Shinichi was thrown to the ground.

He clutched his shoulder, writhing in pain.

"Get out of here, now!"

The drunken Shinichi lost his temper, swearing and trying to get up to fight Shirakawa.

However, the two colleagues were still quite clear-headed and reasonable. They hurriedly helped Xin Yi escape in a sorry state, one on each side.

"You just wait, Shirakawa!"

For some reason, this time Shinichi was noticeably more aggressive than before.

After the three left, they slammed the door shut.

Kana seemed to have been touched on a sensitive nerve by Shinichi's words, and returned to Shirakawa's bedroom, closing the door behind her.

"What's going on?" Shirakawa asked Miike, the only one present.

"Shinichi and his colleagues were at the door, pleading and crying. Although I kept telling Kana not to open the door, she couldn't bear it and finally opened it. As soon as they came in, they started arguing with Kana, bringing up things like death anniversaries, virtues, and past favors, trying to persuade Kana and Shinichi to go back. And then you came back."

"Anniversary of death?"

"I don't know the specifics either, you should ask her." With that, Michi yawned, stretched, and lay down on the sofa to prepare for sleep.

"You sleep here?"

"Yes, as soon as those people came in, I told the two girls to go and rest in my room. After all, adults' matters should be left to adults to handle."

"When did you become so gentle with them? Weren't you always trying to kick them out?"

"I guess I've gotten used to it. It's quite lively with two more little girls in the house. Haha~~ I can't take it anymore, I'm really sleepy. Goodnight." Michi lay down to rest.

Shirakawa glanced at Miike, who had quickly fallen asleep.

Forget it, with this happening tonight, it's not a good time to discuss pregnancy. Let's talk about it later.

It doesn't matter if it's one day more or one day less.

Let's talk to your aunt first.

245. Auntie will help you cool down.

Kana was wearing a bear-patterned pajama set, her body slightly curled up, lying at the very back of the bed.

"Aunt..."

"I'm sorry, Shirakawa-kun, I've caused you trouble again."

This time, the aunt's voice was choked with sobs and a hint of tears.

"No trouble at all, but Auntie, what happened just now? Uncle...?"

"Next Monday is the anniversary of Ryota's death. Although we just got engaged, he is still the father of our two children in name only. Every year on the anniversary of his death, we pay our respects to him. Shinichi originally came to me to discuss paying respects to Ryota, but as we talked, he ended up talking about going home..."

Kana spoke each word carefully.

"The anniversary of your death? That means you're going back to your hometown in a few days?"

"Um...yes, Shirakawa-kun, actually I don't have any feelings for Ryota anymore, please don't misunderstand..." Kana suddenly started explaining to herself for some reason.

"There's no misunderstanding. How could I possibly misunderstand?"

"By the way, Shirakawa-kun, would you like to come along when we pay respects to Ryota?"

Kana wanted Shirakawa to come along.

Should they introduce their son-in-law to Ryota, or tell Ryota to put his mind at ease, that he has someone to rely on?

Kana doesn't know.

Ryota was a very gentle man when he was alive, and he was very good to Kana. He was truly a very good man.

However, the only drawback is that Kana doesn't have that kind of emotional impulse towards him.

"To pay respects to my uncle..."

For some reason, upon hearing about Ryota, whom he had never met before, Shirakawa felt a little... jealous.

If it weren't for that car accident, he should be the one holding his aunt in his arms, sharing happiness with her...

That man could "legally" do this and that with Kana.

No! How could I be jealous? My relationship with my aunt is completely innocent. I only have the respect and love that comes with being an elder, and I have no other feelings for her.

Yes, that's right, there are no other emotions!

Shirakawa is deceiving himself.

"Okay, I can go." As if he were arguing with himself, Shirakawa agreed to go and pay respects to Ryota.

"Really? That's great! Ryota definitely likes you." Kana smiled through her tears.

But I didn't feel the concern that matched her expression.

"It's getting late, and there's the school festival tomorrow, so I should go to bed early."

"Ah."

Shirakawa turned off the light and went to bed.

Kana was lying inside wearing a bear-patterned pajama set, with her back to Shirakawa, while Shirakawa was lying outside.