Chapter 346

Nijika also saw Liang's message and realized the danger. She glanced at Ishikawa Hayato with concern.

Ishikawa Hayato gently squeezed her hand, assuring her that their dates would continue.

He replied, "Seika is coming over soon too."

Ryo: "How can I help?"

Nijika looked surprised; she hadn't expected Liang to choose to help here.

It's unbelievable to her that someone as capricious and fond of entertainment as Ryo not only chooses not to watch entertainment but also helps her boyfriend date other people.

This is quite different from their usual close interactions.

Nijika stared blankly at Ishikawa Hayato's Line chat window.

Ishikawa Hayato continued to message: "They don't know each other, but they all know that the other is following me."

Liang hasn't replied.

However, Ishikawa Hayato had already heard Seika's approaching footsteps.

This time, it wasn't Liang who greeted Seika.

Ikuyo reached out her hand. "Manager, over here, over here."

Is that a falcon?

Ishikawa Jinpei looked back in confusion, only to find the blonde woman who had been following Ishikawa Hayato earlier slowly appearing in his line of sight.

The other person took off their knitted hat, sunglasses, and mask, and walked over with a displeased look on their face.

Could it be that the store manager Ikuyo called is her?

So this person really does know Ishikawa Hayato. What's the situation between them?

Ishikawa Jinpei's mind went blank for a moment. He quickly looked away and decided to just take it one step at a time, ignoring everything else.

A moment ago, when Seika saw Ishikawa Hayato and Nijika suddenly start running, she realized that she might have been exposed. She subconsciously wanted to chase after them, but hesitated for a moment.

She glanced at the messages on her Line app.

Ishikawa Hayato: "Manager, I'll be waiting for you at the coffee shop where you were just now."

No way would she listen to you! She's not going!

Seika gripped her phone tightly for a few seconds, glanced at the numerous tourists around her, and finally turned back the way she came.

At that moment, she arrived at the coffee shop and saw Ryo and his two companions, as well as her brother's family who had been following her from across the street. She was a little puzzled not to see Ishikawa Hayato, but she still walked over.

Wrong!

Why were the family that had been following the older brother sitting opposite Liang and her family?

Seika suddenly realized something: who exactly was this family that was following her brother?

He knows Ishikawa Hayato, and he knows Ryo and the others. He might even be following behind Ishikawa Hayato. Could it be... that they are... that perverted parent?

This means that in the future, Nijika may have to call them her parents.

Etc!

What did she do before? She followed Ishikawa Hayato and Nijika right in front of them!

It's over, the Ijichi Family's reputation is completely ruined!

Seika, hoping they weren't Ishikawa Hayato's parents, sat down next to Hitori with a stiff smile and greeted Ishikawa Jinpei.

"Hello."

Ishikawa Jinpei responded with a stiff smile, "Hello."

At this moment, even those next door noticed the awkward atmosphere. Ishikawa Hayato sat up straight and couldn't help but smile. Even Nijika, who was tidying her clothes, couldn't help but smile when she heard Seika's nervous greeting.

But after glancing at Ishikawa Hayato, he realized he had been led astray, so he stopped smiling, but still listened intently to what was happening on the other side.

Ikuyo glanced at Seika and the Ishikawa family. She had forgotten about following them after their conversation and noticed the awkwardness between them. She thought for a moment and then realized what was going on.

"You two don't know each other yet, do you? Let me introduce you."

She pointed at Seika and said to Ishikawa Jinpei, "This is Nijika's older sister, Ijichi Seika. Nijika is the girlfriend who was on a date with Hayato-kun today."

So this stalker is Nijika's older sister!

It's not that being a mistress is too good, but it's still very bad. Meeting your in-laws as a stalker is absolutely the worst in-law meeting in the world.

The expressions of Ishikawa Jinpei, Ishikawa Shizuka, and Hibiki across from them suddenly turned grim.

Ikuyo then said to Seika, "Manager, the three people opposite are Hayato-kun's parents and younger sister, Hibiki."

Seika's lips twitched, revealing a look of utter despair.

Her guess was right.

After Ikuyo introduced them, the Ishikawa family and Seika remained quiet for quite a while.

The four people, who had met a few hours earlier, looked at each other awkwardly, unsure how to start a conversation in this uncomfortable situation.

Ikuyo glanced at the two who remained silent, and after a few seconds asked in confusion.

"Do you two know each other?"

Liang looked at Ikuyo with admiration.

Hitori was so embarrassed that he half-hid under the table on their behalf.

Next door, Ishikawa Hayato couldn't help but laugh. He wanted to stomp his feet but didn't dare make a sound, so he could only hug Nijika and laugh so hard in her arms.

Nijika wasn't as bad as him, but she was amused and gently patted Ishikawa Hayato's back to help him catch his breath.

However, before either of the two teams could speak, Liang, in an attempt to ease the tension and also to make things more awkward for both sides, spoke up.

"Uncle should have seen the shop manager just now, right? He must have seen the shop manager following behind Falcon."

Shut up!

Seika is now even contemplating killing Liang.

However, Ishikawa Jinpei immediately covered for Seika, speaking in a friendly tone befitting a grown man.

"Ah, no, no, we just happened to see Hayabusa on a date and glanced at them a couple of times. We didn't see Ms. Ijichi."

Seika also pretended to be showing Ryo and the others social skills by talking to Ishikawa Jinpei.

She bowed her head politely, behaving like a junior.

"Ishikawa-san, nice to meet you. Just call me Seika. My sister is currently dating your son."

Ishikawa Shizuka, who had been too ashamed to show her face for a while, finally spoke up.

"Miss Seika, there's no need to be so serious. My son did that to your sister, I have no face to let you do this to me."

"No, that was Nijika's own decision, and that dog..."

Seika started to address Ishikawa Hayato, then abruptly stopped. She looked at the kind family opposite her, hesitated for a moment, then, her chin trembling and her face contorted, she gritted her teeth and said...

"Hayabusa... Hayato-kun must bear the consequences of his actions."

Her attitude, as if she hated Ishikawa Hayato so much that she couldn't even utter a word after his name, made Ishikawa Hayato's parents exchange a bitter smile.

238. An Invitation to Hug

Just as the two were talking, Ryo suddenly stood up next to them. Ishikawa Hayato reacted instantly, pulled Nijika into his arms, and leaned back in his chair.

Nijika didn't notice Liang's movements. She was leaning against him and looking up at him in surprise when Liang's voice came from behind.

"Sorry, Hayabusa needs me, I have to go now."

Nijika blinked at Ishikawa Hayato shook his head to indicate that he had never called him Liang.

Ishikawa Shizuka asked, her voice filled with doubt and worry, "What is it?"

Liang shook her head, her expression still blank. "He didn't say."

As she spoke, she walked towards the exit of the booth, Seika had already made way for her.

Ikuyo and Hitori watched her retreating figure for a moment, then got up and followed her outside.

Ikuyo lowered her head shyly towards the Ishikawa family across the street, then pulled Ichiri Hitori and said, "Hayato-kun calls, let's go check it out."

Hitori bowed his head in response.

"Um."

Although Ishikawa Jinpei was a little disappointed that he hadn't had much time to talk to his future daughter-in-law, since it was Ishikawa Shizuka and Hibiki who had been chatting with them, he saw that they seemed to be busy, so he said...

"Since it's a foul... falcon cry, there's nothing we can do. You guys go quickly."

"Yes, thank you."

Ryo bowed slightly to Ishikawa Jinpei in the corridor, then quickened her pace and left without looking back, with the two following closely behind her.

After the three of them left, Seika sat back down in the booth.

Without the need to maintain a facade in front of those three, the atmosphere in the booth once again plunged into despair.

Seika and the Ishikawa family suddenly ran out of things to say and remained silent for a long time.

After a long period of awkward silence, Ishikawa Jinpei an even thicker skin, finally coughed lightly and spoke in a consultative tone.

"Let's just forget about what happened this morning."

"Ah, um."

Seika let out a relaxed sigh, picked up her coffee, and took a sip.

She didn't want to discuss the topic of stalking in depth, and when she heard Ishikawa Jinpei say to let it go, she was more than willing.

Let's just consider it as each other's dark past canceling each other out.

She hadn't finished her coffee when she heard Xiang ask curiously.

"So, speaking of which, why did Sister Seika come here for tourism?"

Seika choked suddenly, spilling coffee onto the table.

"Cough cough cough!"

"Hibiki!" Ishikawa Shizuka complained, looking at Hibiki with a hint of annoyance.

What kind of question is that? The other person is clearly here on vacation with the intention of stalking you. This just brings up the difficult issue again.

Next door, Ishikawa Hayato and Nijika were laughing happily, but amidst the joy, Nijika leaned close to Ishikawa Hayato and whispered a worried question in his ear.

"Is my sister alright?"

She knew that Ishikawa Hayato knew more than she did.

Ishikawa Hayato listened for a moment, heard Seika wiping the table with paper next door, and didn't hear the sound of coffee spilling on her clothes before, so he spoke to her.

"It's nothing, I just choked a little, my clothes aren't even wet."

Nijika felt relieved.

After Seika composed herself, Ishikawa Jinpei spoke casually, as if to demonstrate what it meant to let bygones be bygones.

"Seika looks much older than Nijika."

"Yes, about the same age as the twelve-year cycle."

Because he was considered an elder, Seika didn't think much of it and just said it casually.

However, Ishikawa Jinpei's question still made Ishikawa Shizuka and Hibiki look like they wanted to retort.

Even if someone is older than another person, it's not proper to ask a woman her age like that, is it?

Hearing that the conversation was starting to become more casual, Ishikawa Hayato from next door patted Nijika's hand, picked up the rest of his coffee, and drank it all in one gulp.

He finished his drink and saw that Nijika was also drinking. He picked up the last macaron on the plate and touched her hand.

Ask her if she wants to eat.

After finishing her drink, Nijika glanced at it, her expression conflicted.