After All, I Am Your Girlfriend.

Furukawa Family.

It was nearly five or six in the evening by the time Chikage finished instructing Saio.

"Well, I should be heading back now."

Saio tugged at his hand and acted spoiled. "Big Brother, don't leave tonight. Just stay here and keep me company, okay?"

"Tonight, I want to hear Big Brother tell me a bedtime story, and then we can sleep together!"

Upon hearing this, Chikage and Masahiro both spat out their drinks on the spot!

Just then.

Konoe Hitomi appeared at their sides, though neither had noticed when she arrived.

"No, Chikage has to come out with me in a bit."

Chikage froze.

"Hitomi, why are you here?"

Hitomi winked with her left eye, as if to say she was helping him out of a tight spot and he should play along if he knew what was good for him.

Chikage caught on immediately and turned to Saio. "That's right, I have to go out with Hitomi later. Saio, why don't we do this another time—"

Saio puffed out her cheeks and asked with her hands on her hips.

"What are you going to do?"

Hitomi said softly, "We're going on a date."

Chikage stiffened.

Wasn't your signal just to help me out of a bind? What the hell is this about a date?

Saio was dumbfounded.

"A date?"

She said indignantly, "No! I want to go on a date with Big Brother, too!"

With that, she clung tightly to Chikage.

Watching the scene, Hitomi said playfully, "This is a headache now. Chikage, what are you going to do?"

"Who are you going to date?"

Chikage didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

You have the nerve to ask me what to do?

But he was out of options and had to look to Masahiro for help.