The resounding slap brought the entire restaurant to a brief standstill.
When everyone looked toward its source, they saw a woman with reddened eyes lower her hand.
She poured the water from the cup beside her onto his face, then ran out of the restaurant.
That man whose face had just been drenched by a full cup of water was Hatake Sakumo.
And judging by Nohara Kazuha's expression and actions just now, barring any surprises, this blind date had definitely fallen through.
Yet Uchiha Yato breathed a sigh of relief. This farce gave him an excuse to dodge the risk of being pressured into marriage.
Uchiha Yato then rushed to Hatake Sakumo's side at an astonishing speed.
"Uncle, what happened?"
"How could you do something like that to that girl?"
Uchiha Yato once again displayed his talent for manipulative talk. At a time like this, he had to save himself first.
Sure enough, just as he had expected, the people around them—especially Uchiha Kei's wife—remembered the main reason they had come today after hearing his words.
And the way Uchiha Kei's wife looked at Hatake Sakumo was now completely different from before.
As the person involved, Hatake Sakumo himself was utterly confused. Why had things turned out like this?
It was only when Uchiha Yato called out to him, followed by another cup of cool water being splashed onto his face, that he realized something had gone wrong.
While he was still wondering what had happened, he saw the large group that had arrived earlier gradually leave.
They looked at him as though he were scum, leaving even him feeling baffled.
After everyone had left, Uchiha Yato quietly ran over to Hatake Sakumo and asked what had happened.
Hatake Sakumo did not think much of it and candidly gave Uchiha