Chapter 80

Chapter 80

【Faced with the approaching Ibuki Honoka, you choose...】

【1. “If I reject her, will she take it out on Yuko? For Yuko’s sake, I’ll have to endure this, as long as she doesn’t find out.”】

【2. “Hello, is this the police?”】

【3. “Ma’am, we are not suitable for each other.”】

【4. Free Simulation.】

Staring at the simulation text, Minami Yuuki felt a headache coming on.

The one he liked was Yuko-mama, not Yuko’s mother!

Although it was partly due to his own perfection, Ibuki Honoka was too forward!

It was one thing for Ibuki Yuko to be a problematic girl, but why did even her mother, Ibuki Honoka, have to be a problematic woman!

Minami Yuuki sighed deeply, looking through the dusty window towards the balcony outside. The sun had already set, and in the yellowish sky, a few unknown strange birds flew by.

There was no dilemma in choosing; he would definitely choose option three. What made him ponder was the issue represented by the options.

He recalled his previous speculations:

Ibuki Honoka’s refusal to promise their marriage was due to jealousy of her daughter. If this assumption held, then Honoka’s current behavior had a sufficient reason.

Honoka, after her divorce, never had a successful relationship. The most progressed one only went as far as visiting the man’s home for the New Year, and she got dumped right after the holiday. She longed for marriage but remained single to this day.

Now, her belittled daughter easily found a handsome boy like a bright moon, easily completed the highest achievement of meeting the parents, and easily had that boy propose to her, stepping towards the marriage Honoka had desired for over a decade.

She thus felt jealous.

A mother being jealous of her daughter’s happiness due to her own unhappiness is not uncommon.

At this point, she intervened in her daughter’s relationship.

On one hand, she indeed liked the boy; on the other, she wanted her daughter to fall into the same pit of unhappiness.

Minami Yuuki thought, if I accept her seduction, her plan succeeds.

Cheating is either zero or countless times.

Even if I pride myself on my strong will, I might not be able to break this curse. It’s like once you try washing your face with hot water in winter, you can hardly go back to cold water. I would cheat repeatedly, with Asano Nao, Chitose Kazumi, Ichinose Shiori...

How could Ibuki Yuko find happiness with such a frequently cheating husband?

What a vicious plan!

Minami Yuuki’s heart trembled.

Minami Yuuki let out a sigh of relief.

Reaching this point, it should be safe now, right?

He quickly realized he was being too optimistic.

【Before you could make a decision, something unexpected shattered your peaceful life.】

【—Ibuki Honoka disappeared.】

【At first, you and Ibuki Yuko thought she was just staying out for the night, maybe she had found a new boyfriend and was busy getting intimate with him.】

【However, as time slowly passed, a day, a week, half a month, Honoka’s phone was disconnected, and there was no news of her.】

【Ibuki Yuko became increasingly anxious, with dishes in the Ibuki house decreasing at a rate of one per day, and her kisses with you becoming more perfunctory.】

【You and she seriously searched the Ibuki house. A few clothes were missing from the wardrobe, the seal and bank cards were gone, and the suitcase was missing. Obviously, Honoka had left on her own.】

【You sought help from your father, who worked at the police station. However, your father had no acquaintances at the Misaki Police Station, and it would take some time to leverage connections to search for her. You couldn’t wait and sought Ichinose Shiori’s help to get Honoka’s new number.】

【When the call connected, Honoka’s attitude was very cold.】

A brief flash of memory scene appears.

Ibuki Yuko, holding the phone with both hands, carefully placed it to her ear. The number had been dialed, and the phone emitted a waiting tone.

Finally, the tone ended.

“Hello? Mom?” the girl asked softly.

“Oh, it’s you.” Honoka’s voice came, particularly cold.

“When are you coming back?”

“I’m not coming back. You’re almost eighteen, almost an adult by the new law. We should separate, and you should be able to support yourself. Besides, don’t you have a little boyfriend?”

“...”

“That’s it. I wish you both well.”

The call ended, Ibuki Yuko looked at the phone in confusion, then at the boy beside her.

Tears rolled down her cheeks.



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