Touko was a fiercely competitive woman. She had to be the best at everything, and anything she used had to be the best, too.
Naturally, her man also had to be the best in the world.
Yuan Shikai had been the object of her affection since childhood. Now that she had finally gotten her wish, one of her lingering concerns had been laid to rest.
His fascination with her body also gave her a small sense of pride.
That morning, Yuan Shikai dragged Touko into another round of exercise, and they lingered for another hour before finally getting out of bed.
Once Yuan Shikai and Aozaki Touko had dressed and opened the door, they happened to run into Hishiri Adashino.
Whether it was truly a coincidence or Hishiri Adashino had been waiting for a long time was anyone's guess.
Hishiri Adashino said, "What a coincidence. I didn't expect to run into Mr. Yuan here. And Touko's here, too!"
"But judging by that radiant look on your face, Touko, you must have gotten your wish."
Hishiri Adashino greeted them casually and teased Touko along the way, though there was a hint of resentment in her tone.
Only then did Yuan Shikai remember that he seemed to have promised Hishiri Adashino yesterday that he would visit her that evening to discuss something.
After meeting Touko, however, he had forgotten all about it.
She might have waited until dawn, so a little resentment was perfectly understandable.
In fact, Hishiri Adashino really had waited until dawn. At one point, she had even gone to listen outside Yuan Shikai's door to check whether he was in his room.
But she had only heard a woman's voice. Guessing that it belonged to his traveling companion, she could only give up.
After dawn, Hishiri Adashino had used