When Duanmu Huai and Ko Ru walked out of the hotel again, it was already nighttime.
"I'm really sorry, Uncle."
Standing beside Duanmu Huai, Ko Ru looked extremely depressed, completely lacking the happy expression she had worn in bed earlier. Hearing her apology, Duanmu Huai glanced at her in confusion.
"Hm?"
"It's just... I don't really understand these things, so I can't make you happy like Aiko-senpai can, Uncle..."
It was no wonder Ko Ru would say that. The usual pattern when Duanmu Huai met Aiko was that they would meet, go shopping together, buy a few things, have dinner, and then go to a hotel. Throughout the whole process, Aiko always seemed to enjoy herself, just like they were a couple.
Of course, Duanmu Huai paid for most of it, but he wasn't short of money now. Besides, it wasn't as if he was wasting the money. He would earn it all back in bed afterward. So Duanmu Huai didn't mind wandering around with Aiko, visiting various places, and having fun. After all, atmosphere and foreplay were pretty important too, weren't they?
As for Ko Ru... Earlier, when Duanmu Huai had come to the family restaurant to meet her, the two of them had stared at each other for a moment before Ko Ru looked straight at him and said,
"Do you want to go to a hotel now?"
Well... there was no denying that she was quite direct, without any buildup at all.
"Don't think too much about it. Everyone has a different style."
Duanmu Huai reached out and patted Ko Ru on the head.
"As far as I'm concerned, you're fine just the way you are. Do you want me to call a car and take you home?"
"...I want to stay out a little longer."
"Then