”This…” Yu Mukai hesitated, looking at Ryoko Arishima.

　　She was truly a captivating woman under the cover of night.

　　Her face was slightly flushed, and her eyes were slightly drunk. She seemed to be in a daze, and her hands were limp and powerless under her body.

　　Her fair collarbone was exposed at the neckline, revealing a slightly crooked flesh-colored camisole underneath.

　　If someone were to put their hand inside her collar, pull down her pants, or put something in her mouth at that moment, she would definitely not wake up.

　　Shirakawa Natsu leaned close to Arishima Ryoko’s ear and patted her shoulder: “Ms. Ryoko, would you like us to contact your friend?”

　　Ryoko Arishima opened her beautiful eyes a crack, her gaze unfocused, opened her mouth, made an indistinct sound, and then closed her eyes again.

　　Shirakawa Natsumi shrugged and turned to look at Mukai Yu: “It seems she’s completely drunk. Mr. Mukai Yu, please get her a hotel room.”

　　Shirakawa Natsumi is happy to see Mukai Yutaka and Arishima Ryoko get back together.

　　Once at the hotel, he used the excuse that he was drunk and needed someone to take care of him to get Mukai Yu to stay.

　　So when he went to the police station, he pretended to accidentally reveal this information to Aunt Mafei.

　　He believed that Aunt Mafei was still a person of principle and would never get involved with a subordinate who had a girlfriend.

　　”Well…” Yu Mukai’s expression was complicated. He looked at Ryoko Arishima and said with an awkward smile, “I know her home address. Let’s take her home.”

　　Shirakawa Natsumi’s lips twitched, not wanting to make it too obvious, and she nodded: “Okay, Mukai-kun, please show me the way.”

　　Ryoko Arishima lives in an ordinary apartment, not as luxurious as Natsu Shirakawa’s, but still in the mid-to-high-end range.

　　It’s much more expensive than the old-style one-bedroom apartment where Yu Mukai lives, which clearly shows that she has had a smoother career after graduation.

　　Yu Mukai skillfully took the key from her bag, opened the door, and helped her inside.

　　The apartment was a one-bedroom unit, spotlessly clean, unlike the typical girl’s room which was cluttered with many things. Apart from the necessities, there were no unnecessary decorations, and the furniture was all neatly arranged.

　　Yu Mukai carefully helped her to the sofa.

　　”Water.” Ryoko Arishima frowned, closed her eyes, and uttered the word with difficulty.

　　”Wait a moment.” Mukai Yu hurriedly picked up a glass, poured half a glass of water, and held it to her lips.

　　Ryoko Arishima’s small mouth opened and closed, seemingly too drunk to drink water on her own.

　　”Be careful.” Yu Mukai carefully brought the glass to her lips, tilting the glass to allow the water inside to flow into Ryoko Arishima’s mouth at a suitable, slow rate.

　　Shirakawa Natsu stood aside, carefully observing the interaction between the two. Without a doubt, Mukai Yu was a typical sensitive person.

　　He’s the typical gentle and kind male protagonist found in Japanese anime.

　　There’s a reason why Aunt Mafei would develop a liking for him.

　　Shirakawa Natsu glanced out the window; the city was now completely enveloped in night. “Mukai-kun, vomit can cause suffocation. It’s not advisable to be alone while intoxicated.”

　　He wanted Mukai Yu to stay, and he even prepared a way for him to make amends.

　　During the meal, he noticed that Ryoko Arisuma didn’t actually drink much alcohol.

　　Now, however, he acts as if he’s drunk and at everyone’s mercy.

　　According to typical comic book storylines, the next step is to have an in-depth conversation.

　　Yu Mukai glanced at the unconscious Ryoko Arishima and shook his head: “It’s okay, I know her friend’s phone number, I’ll call her friend over.”

　　After he finished speaking, he reached for his phone.

　　”Ahem.” Shirakawa Natsumi coughed twice. “It’s not good to bother others at this time. Let’s wait for half an hour. If Miss Yujima hasn’t sobered up yet, we can call her friend later.”

　　Yu Mukai frowned, looking at the completely drunk Ryoko Arishima, who clearly didn’t seem like she would wake up in half an hour.

　　He was shy and wouldn’t easily refuse, so he nodded and said, “Okay.”

　　The two chatted for about fifteen minutes when Ryoko Arishima, who had been fast asleep, sat up, rubbing her forehead.

　　”Ms. Arishima, you’re awake?” Shirakawa Natsu turned her head and asked with a smile.

　　Ryoko Arishima frowned slightly, seemingly still suffering from a headache, but nodded to the two of them, clearly having sobered up.

　　”Water.” Yu Mukai handed over a glass of water.

　　With a complicated expression, Ryoko Arishima took the water glass, drank it all in one gulp, and then closed her eyes and leaned back on the sofa.

　　The two chatted for a while longer until Ryoko Arishima sobered up completely. After saying goodbye, she left the apartment.

　　”Shirakawa-kun, thank you for today.” Mukai Yu looked embarrassed, scratching the back of his head. “So many things happened today.”

　　”Hmph, we’re friends.” Shirakawa Natsu waved her hand, took out her phone, secretly turned on the camera mode, glanced at the location of Arishima Ryoko’s apartment, and sure enough, she heard her voice from behind the window.

　　Ryoko Arishima was standing behind the window, looking down at the two of them, or more precisely, at Yu Mukai.

　　”I’ll take Mukai-kun home.” Shirakawa Natsu subtly put away his phone; the blond-haired guy’s photography skills had given him plenty of opportunities to take candid photos.

　　He originally thought this photography technique was useless, but now he realizes he has missed a treasure.

　　In order to secretly capture the scene he wanted, the novice photographer was not only proficient in using equipment.

　　It also includes some covert shooting techniques.

　　He had no doubt that if he could upgrade Huang Mao’s photography skills to an advanced level, he could, like the secret agents in those movies, silently infiltrate the heavily guarded rooms of wealthy women and clearly photograph them using props.

　　”Madam, you wouldn’t want your children to see you in this lewd state, would you?”

　　Shirakawa Natsu has already seen the scene after Huang Mao’s photography skills have reached their peak, and all of this only requires 60 points.

　　Seeing that he was distracted, Yu Mukai hurriedly waved his hand, “No need, no need, I’ve already troubled Shirakawa-kun enough today. I can just take a taxi back myself, and it’s not on my way anyway.”

　　Without waiting for Shirakawa Natsu’s reply, he bowed deeply to him and quickly ran to the roadside to get into a taxi.

　　Clearly, he was also afraid that Shirakawa Natsu’s enthusiastic invitation would leave him unable to refuse.

　　Shirakawa Natsu watched him leave in his car, not caring at all. A cool evening breeze blew by.

　　The streetlights were on, and some young women dressed in light clothing were walking together, while girls in JK uniforms were squatting on street corners.

　　They would occasionally stop middle-aged men passing by and have intimate conversations with them.

　　”They’re having a lot of fun.” Shirakawa Natsumi withdrew his gaze. According to what he had heard, women here are quite open-minded about sex, and if a woman is still a virgin in high school, she will be ridiculed in her small circle.

　　Of course, these were all hearsay to him. He spent his high school years lying in a hospital bed, so he had never experienced them firsthand.

　　I took out my phone, opened the friends list, and Inagawa Hanahi was still the only one whose name was highlighted.

　　”Strange.” Shirakawa Natsu frowned. He had been trying to increase his friendship level with Mukai Yu for the past two days, but they were still not friends.

　　Yu Mukai never truly considered him a friend.

　　”It’s harder than chasing girls,” Shirakawa Natsu thought to herself before putting away her phone.

　　Turning towards the parking lot, she saw a figure standing not far away, hands clasped tightly together, seemingly struggling with something. Upon seeing Shirakawa Natsumi looking at her, the figure immediately lowered its head.

　　”Miss Ryoko, what a coincidence.” Shirakawa Natsu put on the gentle smile she had learned from the lecherous fox.

　　With his delicate and harmless face, he can instantly gain people’s favorability.

　　”I’d like to get down and walk around.” Ryoko Arishima lowered her head slightly, not daring to look at Natsu Shirakawa. “I didn’t expect to run into Mr. Natsu.”

　　After she finished speaking, she stood there, opening her mouth to say something, but then hesitated and couldn’t say it.

　　Shirakawa Natsu glanced at her coat, which wasn’t on properly, and her feet were bare of socks, clearly indicating that she had rushed down the street.

　　Combined with the fact that she had been watching the two of them from behind the window, and that Ryoko Arishima saw Yu Mukai leave while he stood there in a daze, she hurriedly ran downstairs.

　　Shirakawa Natsumi spoke first, smiling, “I was just thinking of taking a stroll around the area. Would you like to come along, Miss Shima?”

　　Ryoko Arishima nodded quickly: “Yes.”

　　Shirakawa Natsu narrowed her eyes. This girl, with her porcelain doll-like appearance, was even more innocent than she had imagined.

　　The two strolled together in the night. Ryoko Arishima kept her head down, her two fingers restlessly clasped together, maintaining a distance of one meter.

　　The atmosphere between the two was a little awkward.

　　“Mr. Xia is really amazing.” Ryoko Arishima forced herself to say, “He’s handsome and young, and he’s already achieved so much in the manga industry.”

　　”Haha, it’s just good luck.” Shirakawa Natsumi laughed casually.

　　“Mr. Xia is too modest,” Ryoko Arishima replied with a dry laugh.

　　After they finished speaking, the atmosphere between the two returned to silence. Clearly, awkward small talk did not make the atmosphere more harmonious.

　　“I think there must be something I can do to help Ms. Ryoko.” Shirakawa Natsu suddenly stopped and turned around with a smile.

　　He actually wanted to be more reserved before bringing up the topic, but Ryoko Arishima was too shy.

　　Moreover, he didn’t have time to waste here, so he simply got straight to the point.

　　The reason she rushed downstairs was simple: she saw that she and Yu Mukai had a good relationship and had been trying to bring them together.

　　Girls are very sensitive, and she and Yu Mukai are like two parallel lines now.

　　If I wanted a handover point, I could only ask myself for help, and then I saw that Yutaka Mukai had left early.

　　That’s why he rushed downstairs without even putting on socks.

　　”Ah, no, I didn’t…” Ryoko Arishima jumped up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, denying it outright.

　　But his voice trailed off, and finally he lowered his head, which was considered an admission of consent.

　　“Miss Ryoko likes Mukai-kun,” Shirakawa Natsu said directly, a hint of envy rising in her heart for no reason.

　　This Yu Mukai really is the male lead. He became famous at a young age, Aunt Maki likes him, and this beautiful young woman in front of him also likes him.

　　”I…” Ryoko Arishima wanted to deny it, but she lowered her head, which was taken as an admission.

　　”Were you dating in college?” Shirakawa Natsu asked again. The information the detective uncle gave them initially suggested that the two were a couple, which at least proved that they had been in close contact before, which is why people thought they were a couple.

　　Ryoko Arishima shook her head quickly.

　　”Unrequited love?” Shirakawa Natsu asked again.

　　”No, not really.” Ryoko Arishima’s tone was a little hesitant. “We’re not officially dating, but I can sense that we’re both seriously considering the future.”

　　Shirakawa Natsu narrowed her eyes, wondering what all this was all about, and asked in a different phrasing, “So, where are you at?”

　　”I…we,” Ryoko Arishima said, her head bowed and her face flushed, “we held hands once.”

　　”…” Shirakawa Natsumi’s lips twitched. Her friend’s innocent girlfriend came to ask for her help. Why did this plot feel so familiar? Should she teach her about male anatomy next?