Chapter 143
"Ishikawa-kun?"
Ishikawa Hayato didn't answer, but mysteriously turned the sausage to the side.
In an instant, Kita saw a sausage with a cute little face carved on it.
In Ishikawa Hayato's carving, the puffed-up part of the sausage perfectly supports the little figure's cheeks, making it look puffy-puffed. It also has a small ponytail on the side of its head, making it look quite lively.
The outer ring of the sausage was carved with a decorative knife by Ishikawa Hayato, and it looked quite imposing after being scalded and rolled up.
Kita surprise. She looked at the unusual and rare grilled sausage, then at Ishikawa Hayato, and immediately understood why he did it.
"You're still quite cute, I forgive you."
After saying this with a touch of pride, she happily took the sausage, held it to her face, took a picture, and quickly uploaded it to Instagram.
Seeing how happy she was, Nijika didn't disturb her. While eating her barbecue, she took out her phone and curiously looked at the Instagram post that Kita had just made.
She examined the photo, her gaze quickly shifting from Kita's face, which occupied half of the frame, to the grilled sausage that Ishikawa Hayato had made for Kita.
A moment later, she gave Ishikawa Hayato a disdainful look. Ishikawa Hayato quickly smiled and put his hands together, begging her not to say anything.
Nijika did not accept Ishikawa Hayato's request, but spoke directly to Kita.
"Kita- chan, you've been fooled by this person again. Isn't the picture on the sausage just what you looked like when you were angry?"
Kita turned off her phone, stuffed it into her pocket, and sighed without any surprise.
"Anyway, I already knew that's the kind of person Hayato-kun is. As long as he didn't have any lewd thoughts, that's good, right, Hayato-kun?"
She finally asked Ishikawa Hayato.
"Of course, I would never waste food or do something bad as a chef."
Ishikawa Hayato answered.
Kita smiled and ate the sausage he had just taken a picture of.
Afterwards, the five of them watched the sunset while eating side dishes and grilled meat, and after the sun had completely set, they raised their glasses and clinked them together.
As night fell, they finished eating the food they had brought with them, then took flashlights and began cleaning up the trash they had left behind and organizing the things they had brought with them.
Soon, on the dark road, the chirping of insects accompanied the footsteps of the five people as they walked further and further away.
Back at the villa, apart from Ishikawa Hayato, the other four were exhausted and took a shower early before returning to their rooms.
Ishikawa Hayato didn't bother the four exhausted people and went to his room.
However, he didn't intend to cause trouble for others, but someone came to cause trouble for him.
As he approached the door, he suddenly sensed someone inside. After hesitating for a moment, he opened the door.
"Oh, Hayato-kun."
Liang's mother leaned against the writing desk and greeted him.
Ishikawa Hayato's expression changed. He glanced at the sky outside the window, then turned and opened the door to leave.
"Good evening, Auntie. I need to rest now. Goodnight."
He hurriedly said this, and planned to use the excuse of being afraid of ghosts to sleep in the girls' room. He believed that as long as he was shameless enough and screamed pitifully enough, they would not be so determined to kick him out.
His reaction seemed to anger Ryo's mother. Instead of her usual charming and cute smile, she asked in an unfriendly tone.
"Hayato-kun has already had somewhat inappropriate relationships with other girls, why are you so nervous?"
She came for no other reason than because of something Liang said that morning, which made her turn back.
Liang said at that time, "If you keep doing this, everything will be fine."
She interpreted Ryo's meaning as meaning that Ishikawa Hayato and the others were simply maintaining these kinds of relationships and that was fine.
But she knew very well that men who frequently hang out with women are more likely to cheat, let alone someone like Ishikawa Hayato who seems to have no distance from women.
She reminded the person to prevent the blanket from getting damaged.
Ishikawa Hayato breathed a slight sigh of relief upon hearing that Ryo's mother had stayed because of this choice.
He closed the door and leaned against it.
"Is that what it is?"
Seeing that Ryo's mother seemed to be seriously talking to him, he stopped hiding his intentions and laid everything out on the table.
"Since your aunt has already noticed, I'll just say it directly: I like all the girls in the band."
Liang's mother was shocked. She never expected that there would be such a bold person who would dare to say to an elder that she wanted both your daughter and other people's daughters.
She was a little confused and hesitated for a moment before asking.
"Does Liang know?"
"Yes, I told her that from the moment I started thinking about dating everyone."
Ryo's mother frowned slightly; she found it hard to imagine that Ryo would date Ishikawa Hayato after accepting his multiple relationships.
But he didn't seem to be lying, nor did he have any reason to tell such an easily exposed lie.
She was still reluctant to accept it.
"Is it wrong to only like Liang?"
She can support Liang and let him live freely, but she won't let an outsider do whatever he wants.
Ishikawa Hayato shook his head.
Ryo's mother stared into his eyes, putting pressure on him, and said heavily.
"How are you going to maintain the relationships of so many people? How are you going to take care of so many girls? How are you going to build a family in the future? How are you going to face society's opinions? Have you thought about these questions?"
Ishikawa Hayato was quite surprised that Ryo's mother didn't approach the conversation with an attitude of absolute rejection.
Is it that wealthy people are used to this kind of situation and aren't surprised at all, or is it that she followed Liang after realizing he wasn't being deceived?
He wasn't intimidated by her sharp gaze, and he spoke calmly.
"Regarding the future, I will do my best to take care of those who are willing to be with me. I want to be happy with everyone, which is what I stated to them from the beginning, and it is also my plan for the future."
"And I've already started preparing the funds I'll need for my future living expenses."
Ishikawa Hayato's meaning was quite clear. He was essentially telling Ryo's mother directly that he wanted to focus on the family, pay more attention to the relationships among the members, and believed he was capable of supporting a large family.
Let me see.
Ryo's mother remained noncommittal about Ishikawa Hayato's idea of prioritizing the family.
If possible, she would certainly like to have a son-in-law who would satisfy Liang and who could often accompany her.
She knew Liang's personality very well: willful, with a strong sense of self, extremely playful, and most importantly, she liked being alone.
The fact that she only has one friend, Nijika, over the years shows that she is extremely picky when it comes to interpersonal relationships.
Ryo's mother had been worried about her marriage for a long time.
They worried that she might be too lazy to get married, and instead lie to them and say she came out of the closet and then cling to Nijika, or listen to them and honestly marry someone else, but after marriage, her husband would only see her once or twice a year, and then he would get divorced because he couldn't stand it.
Therefore, she handled the matter between Ishikawa Hayato and Ryo very cautiously.
If only we could find a reason to overpower this boy directly.
Ishikawa Hayato walked over, took out a bankbook from his bag, and handed it to Ryo's mother.
Ryo's mother took it, glanced at it, and sighed with a smile.
With such a small amount of money for children's play, she glanced at Ishikawa Hayato and saw him smiling and gesturing for her to flip over.
She turned a page, but paused when she saw the amount constantly increasing.
She rechecked Ishikawa Hayato's bank account.
She wasn't surprised by how much money Ishikawa Hayato had; she was surprised by the boy's abilities and drive.
His savings, which had been steadily increasing for the past two months, gave the impression that he was serious.
Seeing that his Ryo's mother had closed the bankbook, Ishikawa Hayato reached out, took it, and put it back in his bag.
"I'm the kind of person who only dares to speak up when I'm capable of doing it." He then added flippantly, "Even my parents haven't seen my savings account yet; your aunt is the first person to have seen it."
Does this mean the money didn't come from their parents?
Liang's mother mentally re-evaluated Ishikawa Hayato.
He's goal-oriented, proactive, capable, family-oriented, and handsome. Of course, there's definitely more to him than that; these aren't the reasons Liang would like him.
No wonder those girls didn't want to leave him.
"Oh, I'm so happy! I was allowed to see it first. Does that mean I have feelings for your aunt?"
She teased.
Ishikawa Hayato immediately grabbed his luggage and rushed to the door, trembling as he said, "Auntie... I'll sleep in the next room. Have a nice night."
When they know their limits, they can be a little funny.
Ryo's mother smiled and said, "The conversation isn't over yet."
"Oh." Ishikawa Hayato obediently placed his luggage at his feet and leaned against the door.
In the other four-person room, the lights had been off for quite some time.
Unlike the three who were fast asleep, Liang was completely listless. She hadn't eaten anything this delicious in a long time, and she had accidentally overeaten, which made her stomach upset.
She was sleepy but couldn't sleep because she felt unwell, so she got up to get some medicine.
Rubbing her eyes, she got out of bed. As soon as she left the room, she noticed that the light was still on in a room on the other side of the corridor, and the door was ajar.
Just as she was wondering why Ishikawa Hayato wasn't asleep yet, she suddenly heard what sounded like a woman's voice from the other end.
In an instant, her mind cleared, and after turning around to make sure all three of them were still asleep, she quietly walked towards Ishikawa Hayato's room.
At that moment, she even forgot that her stomach was still hurting.
When she reached the door, she didn't peek inside, but instead leaned against the door to listen to what was happening.
It's Ishikawa Hayato speaking now.
"If they are willing to accept me as I am, I will not let go regardless of whether their families object. Of course, I will also try my best to get their families to agree, no matter what method I use."
"I absolutely disagree."
Ryo was surprised; it was her mother's voice, and it seemed to be criticizing Ishikawa Hayato for having multiple relationships.
However, since she wasn't mentioned in the story, she wasn't in a hurry at all. As if she were listening to a grand opera, she leisurely crossed her arms and leaned against the wall.
Just scold this womanizer into submission.
"Then we can only rely on a man's willpower to get through it. In any case, I hope they can be happy with me."
"Hayato-kun, your thinking is a bit naive."
"There are too many naive ideas. To exaggerate, wasn't Columbus's voyage naive? This world has always been realistic; it only matters whether you succeed or not, not what others say."
"You're quite the talker," Liang smiled slightly.
"Is that so? In that case, I disagree..."
Hearing what her mother was about to say, Liang quickly stepped into the room.
"Didn't I tell you to go back first? When did you get back...?"
Her voice, tinged with resentment, drowned out her mother's words inside.
Ryo's mother, who was just about to test how Ishikawa Hayato would answer, saw Ryo suddenly appear in her pajamas and blinked several times in a daze.
Didn't Liang go to sleep?
She glanced at Ishikawa Hayato and suddenly remembered how eagerly he had run away just now; instantly, she understood.
After realizing what had happened, a bead of cold sweat rolled down his forehead.
Oh no, I'm going to get blamed for this.