Getting Her Contact Information!

Just as Yamamoto Koji was about to say something, Fujiwara Aoi glared him down, leaving him no choice but to keep quiet.

After all, Fujiwara Aoi was the daughter of the owner of this coffee shop chain, and her family was loaded.

He was just an ordinary store manager. He had some authority over regular employees, but when it came to Fujiwara Aoi, he could not say a word against her.

Natsume Chikage asked.

"Manager, what kind of coffee beans should I get?"

Yamamoto Koji scratched his head.

"Just get the one we usually use."

"Okay."

Hearing that, Natsume Chikage breathed a slight sigh of relief and immediately moved away from the girls.

Honestly, the manager had really helped him out.

Otherwise, who knew how long they would have kept pestering him?

Soon enough.

After Natsume Chikage came out.

Fujiwara Aoi smiled and said to him, "Natsume-kun, I have a type of coffee to teach you how to make. Let the manager handle the customers out front for now."

"Can the manager manage on his own?" Natsume Chikage asked.

Yamamoto Koji gave an awkward laugh. "It's fine. You two go ahead..."

As a newcomer who had only been working at the coffee shop for a few days, Natsume Chikage naturally had no objections.

When things were not busy, he basically had to learn everything about the coffee shop.

But when things got busy, he was pretty much working nonstop.

After being busy for a long while, it was already close to the end of his shift.

Natsume Chikage suddenly heard someone call his name from the counter.

"Natsume-kun?" A woman's voice, tinged with surprise, called out.

He turned toward the sound.

Before him stood a woman in her thirties, with a lovely face and elegant bearing.

It was the beautifully made-up mature woman—Kondo Miyuki.

Natsume Chikage remembered Kondo Miyuki. She seemed to have been a junior of his predecessor's father back when they were in school.

But compared to her, the one he remembered more clearly was her daughter, Kondo Miki.

Back when his family had money, they would sometimes hold banquets to entertain guests.

Kondo Miyuki would bring her daughter, Kondo Miki, over as a guest.

And because Kondo Miki was strikingly beautiful and around the same age as his predecessor.

His predecessor had fallen in love with her at first sight on the very first day she visited.

Only at times like those would his predecessor not stay in his room playing games, instead taking the initiative to remain at the banquet.

But unfortunately, his predecessor had been rather gloomy and dull. Even at the banquet, he had never managed to have much of a conversation with Kondo Miki.

"Natsume-kun, you... you're Natsume Chikage, right?" Kondo Miyuki asked tentatively after ordering her coffee.

"That's me. It's been a long time, Aunt Kondo," Natsume Chikage replied politely.

"It really is you?" Kondo Miyuki covered her mouth, her eyes full of surprise and delight.

She had never expected Natsume Chikage, whom she had not seen in half a year, to have suddenly become so handsome.

But she knew very well that the Natsume family had gone bankrupt, and that his father had died in despair because of it.

Thinking of that, Kondo Miyuki sighed inwardly. What a poor child...

Looking at Natsume Chikage, Kondo Miyuki figured that since they had run into each other, she might as well ask, "Natsume-kun, do you have time to talk right now?"

"I do." Natsume Chikage spoke with Fujiwara Aoi beside him and told her he would be stepping away for a moment.

"Mm-hm, no problem," Fujiwara Aoi replied with a smile, though her gaze could not help sneaking glances at the two of them.

Natsume Chikage then went with Kondo Miyuki to a corner of the coffee shop.

"Natsume-kun, are you free tonight?" Kondo Miyuki asked directly.

"Is something the matter?" Natsume Chikage asked in return.

Kondo Miyuki suggested, "Why don't you come to Auntie's house for dinner tonight?"

"...Dinner?" Natsume Chikage was a little troubled.

Honestly, this was too sudden.

And thinking about it, he did not seem to have any reason to go.

"Ah, sorry, this is rather sudden, isn't it?" Kondo Miyuki seemed to have noticed something as well. She smiled apologetically before explaining, "Actually, Auntie has some things your father left behind, and I wanted to return them to you."

"I actually wanted to give them back to your family back then, but when I went to your house, I found that you had already moved away..."

"And your family entertained ours quite a few times too. Now that we've finally met again, I should at least treat you to a meal. Otherwise, I really wouldn't feel right about it."

"Also, do you remember my daughter? She's getting ready to start her first year of high school this year, just like you. Auntie thought you two haven't seen each other in a long time, so it would be nice for you to catch up. What do you think?"

Natsume Chikage pondered for a moment.

He did not feel anything for Kondo Miki, the girl his predecessor had secretly loved.

After all, his predecessor was his predecessor, and he was himself.

So he would not go specifically just to see Kondo Miki.

However, his younger sister cared deeply about the belongings their parents had left behind.

Unfortunately, due to the bankruptcy, most of the things at home had been sold off.

There were barely any keepsakes left for them to preserve.

His sister had been sad about that for a long time.

If he could bring back the keepsakes Kondo Miyuki had mentioned, his sister would surely be happier.

"Then I'll have to trouble you," Natsume Chikage agreed.

"That's wonderful. Let's add each other on LINE first, and I'll send you my home address later." Kondo Miyuki smiled faintly.

"Okay." Natsume Chikage took out his phone from his pocket and added Kondo Miyuki on LINE.

"After I finish my coffee, I'll go home and buy ingredients to prepare dinner. Remember to come after work, all right? Otherwise, Auntie will be upset~"

"Mm, I'll be there on time!"

After they finished talking.

Natsume Chikage went back to work.

Meanwhile, Kondo Miyuki sat quietly in her seat, observing him as he worked. Her eyes could not help filling with admiration. This child has finally grown up. Compared with how gloomy and dull he used to be, he's so much better now.

Though he may have grown a little too handsome...

Kondo Miyuki had only been sitting there for a few minutes, yet she had already seen several pretty young women take the initiative to ask Natsume Chikage for his contact information.

She fell silent for a moment, then finished her coffee and left the shop.

Natsume Chikage also returned to his post and continued working.

Not long after he came back.

Fujiwara Aoi could no longer hold back her curiosity.

"Natsume-kun, that woman just now looked so mature and beautiful. Could she be one of your relatives? Why did she suddenly come looking for you?"

"She's not a relative, just an older acquaintance." Natsume Chikage shook his head and briefly explained the situation.

"So she invited you over to retrieve your family's keepsakes." Fujiwara Aoi let out a small sigh of relief. Previously, plenty of girls had hit on him, but he had never given them his contact information. Yet he had given it to that beautiful mature woman?

So when she saw Natsume Chikage exchange contact information with her earlier, she had thought he was being kept by some rich older woman, and could not help asking.

Fujiwara Aoi suddenly thought of something and asked curiously.

"By the way, Natsume-kun, you've been working here for several days now, but I don't think you've ever said which high school you're attending."

"Moonlight Academy. Why?"

"Huh, you're going there too?" Fujiwara Aoi's face lit up with delight. "Don't tell me you're starting your first year of high school too?"

Natsume Chikage was a little surprised. "Could it be that you are too?"

"Mm-hm, mm-hm, we're the same!" Fujiwara Aoi said happily. "I wonder if we'll end up in the same class when school starts."

"It would be nice to have someone I know in the same class." Natsume Chikage nodded and smiled.

Fujiwara Aoi's eyes shifted mischievously. She took out her phone and asked with anticipation and a touch of shyness, "Since we go to the same school and work at the same place, why don't we add each other on LINE first? Maybe we'll need to help each other ask for leave or something in the future..."

"Of course." Natsume Chikage took out his phone and exchanged LINE contact information with Fujiwara Aoi.

Seeing Natsume Chikage's LINE profile picture, Fujiwara Aoi's face blossomed with an incomparably delighted smile.