Chapter 105

Chapter 105

Before long, Nakajima Yohei received a reply.

“Minami Yuuki: I guess I made a mistake.”

At least from the text, it seemed Yuuki believed his lie. Yohei breathed a sigh of relief.

“Nakajima Yohei: Where did you hear my mother’s name?”

“Minami Yuuki: I must have been mistaken. Forget about it, Nakajima Sensei.”

How could I forget! Where did you hear my daughter’s name!

Yohei typed out a long message, intending to ask more questions, but he deleted it before sending. If he seemed too eager, Yuuki might become suspicious.

“Nakajima Yohei: Focus more on your studies.”

“Minami Yuuki: Nakajima Sensei is so considerate. It would be great if you had a good wife.”

“Nakajima Yohei: Don’t joke about adult matters!”

“Minami Yuuki: I’m not joking. I could introduce someone to you.”

Yohei raised an eyebrow. This guy was really this kind-hearted?

“Minami Yuuki: In return, please introduce your daughter to me.”

So that’s your game!

“Nakajima Yohei: No need!”

“Minami Yuuki: How cold. By the way, has your mother ever met me?”

Yohei’s heart skipped a beat. Why would Yuuki ask such a question? Had Reina met him? What kind of question was this?

“Nakajima Yohei: I wouldn’t know. Why do you ask?”

“Minami Yuuki: It’s nothing. Have a good rest, Nakajima Sensei.”

Yohei frowned at his phone, troubled by Yuuki’s questions. Reina shouldn’t have met Yuuki, but she did know about him.

The moment he mentioned Yuuki, Yohei keenly noticed a subtle shift in his daughter’s demeanor. This topic intrigued her.

“I thought, after getting involved with Ichinose Shiori, he’d be clinging to her more often—marrying her would mean not having to work hard for the rest of his life. But he’s still sticking with Chitose Kazumi.”

Yohei recounted his observations of Yuuki from that day. He discovered his daughter’s interest in Yuuki’s stories at the beginning of the month.

Alone, his stories were limited and he soon ran out of things to say. So, he often talked about his students, using their antics as material for conversations with his daughter.

Over the years, he had shared countless tales of his students. Some of these stories, some of the antics, would momentarily spark his daughter’s interest, making her more focused and her eyes brighter than usual.

In early April, a new batch of students arrived, and the striking presence of Minami Yuuki naturally became new material for Yohei’s talks.

This handsome boy from a remote area, who quickly fell into isolation due to a few minor mishaps, was the perfect story. As expected, once he began sharing Yuuki’s story, his daughter was hooked.

While delighted, he also thought his daughter would soon lose interest, as she had with previous students. She had never maintained an interest in a person or a thing for more than five days.

He was wrong. Yuuki’s story had been ongoing for over half a month, and her interest not only didn’t wane but seemed to grow stronger with time.

Even when he talked about trivial things, like how many times Yuuki yawned in the morning, how he secretly looked at his phone during class, or whom he spoke to, his daughter found it fascinating.

While it was good that something could continually capture her interest, her deepening interest in a boy made him feel jealous.

For the past twenty days, Yuuki had become a regular topic. He felt as though a third party had come between him and his daughter.

He desperately wanted to find another topic to replace the daily discussions about Yuuki but had not yet succeeded.

“Mr. Nakajima, time’s almost up,” the nurse on duty reminded him, knocking on the door.

“Okay,” Yohei replied, stopping the discussion about Yuuki and acknowledging the nurse.

He stood up. “See you tomorrow, Reina.”

“See you tomorrow, Dad,” Nakajima Reina waved to him.

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