"… "
For a moment, Kurosawa Hikaru couldn't laugh anymore.
When he gets admitted to the University of Tokyo in the future, he won't have to worry even if people hear that his senior, Kurosawa, has a rumored girlfriend.
After all, no one would mind if he has multiple girlfriends in the future, so why would anyone care about his rumored girlfriend
But the problem is that she doesn't mind and can still get along harmoniously with me, but Miss Ninomiya will care.
"What's wrong? Why is your expression so weird?" Shifengyuan Mirai noticed his strange expression and felt puzzled.
After thinking carefully for a while, she got a clue and looked at Kurosawa Hikaru in surprise: "They shouldn't know about your multiple relationships, right?"
"I don't know yet..."
Kurosawa Hikaru realized that she had guessed it, and nodded a little guiltily.
"You just kept it a secret from them?"
Shifengyuan Mirai actually didn't want to talk about other girls' affairs, but this time the matter was of great importance, so she couldn't help but ask.
What's the big deal? According to her impression and inference, she should be late.
Before her, Kurosawa Hikaru should have had other girlfriends.
"It's hard to open your mouth... The timing, atmosphere, and topic were just right that time, and you gave me the opportunity first."
Kurosawa Hikaru actually didn't want to hide it, but he had no choice. This kind of thing was really hard to talk about.
"You can't do that. If they originally wanted to date you alone, and you suddenly told them that you wanted to date multiple people, it would be hard for them to accept it."
Shifengyuan didn't expect the future to unfold like this. She was a little surprised and expressed her opinion.
She doesn't care about this matter, but others may not be able to accept it easily.
"Um."
Kurosawa Hikaru nodded. He also knew that this was difficult to accept.
But what can he do? Before he decided to be with Mirai, there were already two girls in front of him.
It was hard to give up and choose between Yuki Ichinose and Chizuru Ninomiya... So he thought at the time that since it was like this, he might as well take them all.
"What are your current plans?"
Shifengyuan Mirai realized his predicament and asked after some thought.
"Would you like to help?"
Kurosawa Hikaru listened to her tone and found it quite intriguing.
"I can only give you some advice and can't help you much. You also know that I can't move freely." Shifengyuan's future eyebrows moved, but she did not deny it.
Honestly, she didn't want to help, but she had to.
What if Kurosawa Hikaru chooses to hang himself on a tree because he can't have multiple relationships at the same time, giving up the entire forest and selectively giving up on her
Judging from the first come, first served situation, she was the one who took a few steps at night.
Putting aside her background in the consortium, her actions were restricted in every way, and if a fight really broke out, she might not be able to win over other girls.
"Actually, I'm curious about one thing. Why can you accept me having multiple relationships? Putting aside your predicament."
Seeing that she was actually a little reluctant, Kurosawa Mitsuru didn't force her to help, but asked.
"Because of the education I received since childhood, my thinking is relatively traditional, and my growing environment is also special."
Regarding this question, Shifengyuan Mirai was not afraid to speak out and spoke frankly.
“Tradition of thought?”
"In ancient times in Japan, didn't the daimyo have concubines in addition to their wives? That was the tradition. Although in this era, such old rules have long been abolished. But men with power and status basically have a wife at home and a concubine outside."
"All right."
"Plus, when I was twelve years old, I found out that my father had more than a dozen mistresses outside, and this idea became even more deeply rooted."
"Is the Shifengyuan family so chaotic?"
Kurosawa Mitsuru couldn't help but glance at the door. He felt as if he had heard a shocking secret and his heart was trembling with fear.
"It's not a mess at all, because everyone follows a rule that women from outside cannot be brought back to the family. So my mother chose to turn a blind eye to this matter, as long as it doesn't affect her life."
Shifengyuan Mirai has a different view on this.
"Your dad is doing this outside, what about your mom?" Kurosawa Mitsuru was a little curious.
"She is very down-to-earth. She rarely leaves her home and usually invites friends to visit her home."
"Then you wanted to support me before."
"My mother is my mother, and I am me, not a person."
Shifengyuan Mirai rolled her eyes at him. The reason she had such an impulse at that time was because this guy was so charming.
"Indeed." Kurosawa Hikaru felt that her rolling eyes were a little cute, so he smiled.
"You said that all powerful men are like this, what about Brother Shinichi?"
Knowing the reason why she was willing to accept it, Kurosawa Mitsuru suddenly thought of someone and became curious.
"I don't know. I only see the teacher on Sundays or at the family's banquets. I don't know much about him other than Kyudo."
"In the tea room of the Chaisei Dojo, pouring tea for the guests, the woman in her forties wearing a purple kimono, is she Shinichi's wife?"
Kurosawa Mitsuru thought about it carefully and asked.
"The teacher's wife is now in her sixties, very close to the teacher's age... The person you are talking about should be Miss Kumiko."
"Then it seems to be a concubine..."
Recalling what happened during the day when they drank tea and chatted in the teahouse, Kurosawa Mitsuru seemed to have realized something.
The beautiful woman in kimono who was serving tea by the side did not leave the whole process.
Although she never spoke except when she entered the room, she still had charm and beautiful features even in her middle age. It was not difficult to tell that she was a rare beauty when she was young.
The most important thing is that Brother Shinichi did not hide anything he said in front of her, including his extremely enthusiastic attitude towards her.
Such a woman, even if she is not the legal wife, the relationship is definitely not simple.
"Is Miss Kumiko a concubine?"
Shifengyuan Mirai was also a little surprised when he heard his inference. He had never noticed this before.
"I think it's nine out of ten." Kurosawa Mitsuru nodded slightly.
"Let's not talk about the teacher. I don't have any strategy on this matter. I can only give you a few suggestions."
Sifengyuan Mirai didn't want to talk about the teacher's personal affairs, so he said instead.
They don't have much rest time, so now that the topic has been brought up, they might as well finish it as soon as possible. On Sunday, they can put it aside and have fun.
Seeing that she had something to say, Kurosawa Hikaru nodded slightly.
"My first suggestion is that you need to have power, status and money to be able to provide them with a home and enough companionship."
"The second suggestion is that you have to have a strong personal charm, so that when they are faced with the choice, they will think that in this situation, it is better to choose you compared to other men... I am like this."
"The third suggestion is, even if they know each other, don't let them meet, and try not to let them hear about each other. This way, they can choose to turn a blind eye and pretend not to know.
Even though I have very traditional ideas, I don’t really want to see them or hear their stories.”
Shifengyuan Mirai didn't know how many people there were, nor did she want to know, but it was impossible to say that she didn't mind at all.
"… "
After listening to these suggestions, Kurosawa Mitsuru fell into deep thought with a somewhat subtle expression.
"Is it difficult to avoid not meeting?"
Seeing his reaction, Shifengyuan Mirai was very sharp-minded and instantly guessed it was the third point.
The first two points are actually not that difficult to accomplish, because Kurosawa Hikaru is really outstanding. He is handsome, can speak, shoot arrows, play the piano, and has a smart mind. It is only a matter of time before he succeeds.
The only thing that could have caused him to react like this was the third point.
"Why?" Shifengyuan Mirai wanted to know which link went wrong.
"If you get admitted to the University of Tokyo next year, there is one person who will definitely know as long as you contact me," Kurosawa Mitsuru confessed.
"this… "
Shifengyuan Mirai's expression changed. Even she was not calm when it came to this matter.
You know, she has been thinking about getting into the University of Tokyo recently so that she can do all kinds of things with Kurosawa.
"In addition, they may also meet at the office." Kurosawa Hikaru added.
"How many people are there now?" Shifengyuan Mirai couldn't help it.
"Two, can be divided into one large and one small."
Kurosawa Hikaru noticed that she had just said that she didn't want to hear too many things, so he simply didn't mention her name.
"The two partners you mentioned earlier, aren't they both your women?"
When Sifengyuan Mirai heard this, he was immediately shocked.
"Those two partners are best friends and have a very good relationship. I'm not crazy enough to do such a thing when they know each other." Kurosawa Mitsuru shook his head and denied it.
He didn't dare to have any improper thoughts about Miss Runa no matter what, and he wanted to keep his distance. This was the situation.
"There are only two of them. Why can they still meet in the office?"
Shifengyuan Mirai was confused. Kurosawa had a boyfriend at the University of Tokyo, and she also wanted to take the entrance exam for the University of Tokyo, so they had to meet. Since the other two people didn't know each other, why would they have the possibility of meeting
"Due to various coincidences... the younger one was signed as a model by another partner." The corners of Kurosawa Hikaru's mouth twitched a few times, looking a little helpless.
"Don't you know how to avoid this situation?"
"I also wanted to avoid it, but she and the partner suddenly hit it off, they like each other and want to work together, and she doesn't want to go to other firms." Kurosawa Mitsuru was helpless about this matter.
Yuki's situation is very special. She was bullied in junior high school and now she has been deceived as a model. So after she found out that Miss Runa is a good person, she became very enthusiastic and wanted to cooperate with her very much.
"Then let her stop being a model. With your ability, are you afraid that you can't support her?" Shifengyuan Mirai didn't quite understand.
"I was the one who first suggested that she become a model... Because I think people need to have their own careers, ideals, and pursuits to be alive. As for supporting her, that kind of relationship is very unequal."
Kurosawa Hikaru couldn't bring himself to say that, because being a model was one of Yuki's few outstanding talents.
"All right."
Regarding this approach and choice, Shifengyuan Mirai thought about it and could not refute it.
Although this is not a good choice for someone who is dating several people at the same time, it is a good choice for that person.
As for a relationship where one party pays for the support, it is indeed unequal, just like keeping a mistress.
“It’s a terrible situation.”
Realizing this situation, Shifengyuan Mirai suddenly felt a headache.
"Indeed, let's take a long-term view on this matter."
Kurosawa Mitsuru nodded without objection and took a deep breath. This matter was really tricky.
"Kurosawa, I won't be attending the University of Tokyo for another six months. You have to resolve this matter before then. I still want to do a lot of things with you by then."
In response, Shifengyuan Mirai's beautiful eyes looked at him with resentment, and she couldn't help but act coquettishly.
She is still looking forward to a wonderful college life, and cannot be restricted in every way because of this incident.
"Okay, I'll take care of this before then."
Staring at her sad eyes, Kurosawa Hikaru realized that this matter was related to whether her university life would be good enough, so he had no choice but to agree.
He knew that this matter had to be dealt with... but now, it was put on the agenda.