Chapter 384, Three-way Discussion

"Is everything all right?"

"It's okay. I'll try my best."

"Really reliable——"

……

“This way, this way—”

"Sorry, sorry, Miwa, I'm late."

"Dad, what day do you think today is? How can you be late? If it's my turn for the interview and there's no parent to accompany you, what should I do~"

"Sorry sorry..."

……

"Is Sa Chiko coming?"

"Oh, yes, they said two people should come together."

"My uncle is coming too."

"That's right. She said she would come no matter what and we couldn't stop her. But that's just my mom's opinion. I don't think it's reliable. Even if she really wanted to come, it's more likely that she would drag my dad along."

"Is this so?"

The day after the baseline test, the interview schedule for Zhuo's class was scheduled to start in the afternoon, and they were free before noon...

In order to meet his parents in time during the large gathering of parents, Zhuo came to the school gate early to wait. Standing with him, of course, was the Russian screw girl.

"That's not the case—"

"I haven't been to my alma mater for a long time. It's still the same. It has been renovated, but the atmosphere hasn't changed much."

While we were talking, Shuichi was standing in front of the entrance, looking up at the school building in front of him and talking to himself. The last time we met was a few days ago, and I didn't expect to meet again so soon.

Next to him, Sa Chiko leaned against him angrily, glaring at Zhuo with a chubby face that was not suitable for her age, as if blaming Zhuo for saying "bad things" about her behind her back.

They said what they said, and they glared at each other, but the parents who could hold each other's arms tightly at this time were unique. The atmosphere between the two was too strong and did not conform to that of a normal couple, as always.

It was okay when I was at home, as everyone was used to it, but the attention of people around me was attracted.

Zhuo wanted to pretend that he was a stranger who didn't know them and sneak away. Of course, Ling took his arm and leaned on his arm to stop him.

Her deep blue eyes became gentle, as if to say 'give up', which made Zhuo feel very pressured.

"…Um, our classroom is over here, please follow me."

"Oh my, he can talk so well after not seeing him for a few days. It's amazing."

"It must feel strange to ask for mercy from your parents these days. Anyway, come quickly and don't stay here."

"Why not...ah, I hate being with my parents, is this a common rebellion during adolescence?"

"It's not that I hate it, it's just that it's too conspicuous."

It's already very noticeable now.

Even without mentioning Sachinko and Shuichi, the atmosphere between Zhuo and Ling is not any worse than theirs, exuding the temperament of a well-matched couple. If he were to get together with his parents... Zhuo could already imagine the scene where his classmates would play a prank on him after seeing him.

Even though Zhuo had never cared about other people's jokes, this incident really made him feel embarrassed. If possible, Zhuo didn't want to stand with his parents.

Zero, however, is the opposite. Maybe she really fell in love with Sachiko and the others during the holidays, or maybe she guessed why Sachiko and Shuichi insisted on coming together, so it seems like she must go with her parents.

Since he knew Zero's background, Zhuo could naturally guess that no one would come to Zero's three-way talk. ——This was probably why Sa Chiko insisted on bringing Shuichi along, or maybe it was really like what she said, that her father insisted on coming.

Give Zero to participate in the three-party interview.

"What do you mean by conspicuous? You are conspicuous enough... Rei-chan is still likable. How about we have a three-party discussion for Rei-chan. I'm the mother, Shuichi is the father, and my younger brother is the rebellious kid. The whole family will be out."

"It's too much to call him my younger brother."

After saying this happily, Sa Chiko walked towards Zhuo and Ling who were leaning against each other and smiled with satisfaction.

Zhuo could understand what Sha Qianzi meant by her joke, and he could also vaguely understand that the smile contained relief and encouragement for him to make further progress, which made Zhuo's face almost twitch.

"I know, I know, let's go."

"Hahaha, yes yes, let's go together."

Unlike Sa Chiko, his father is more like Zhuo, not teasing others but also observing their moods. So after seeing that Zhuo was really embarrassed, he also gave Zhuo an assist in time.

"…So, Mom came to interview me, and Dad came to interview Zero?"

"Well, this is what you originally planned, right?"

"Yeah?"

After hearing Sha Qianzi point her finger at her lips and speak in a serious tone, Zhuo almost guessed what she was going to say next.

as predicted……

"Yes... now my mother has changed her mind. I will attend the interview with Ling-chan. As for you... if Shuichi doesn't mind, you can just make do with it."

"I knew it."

"Anyway, because of our son who only remembered that there were three parties to discuss this matter at the last minute, mom and dad haven't had dinner yet because they are in a hurry."

"OKey~OKey~ I'll just go to the restaurant and buy it for you~"

In short, it is best to just go ahead and meet your parents' requests.

Staying here would only draw attention, so Zhuo finally compromised. He put his hand around Ling's back, who was looking at all this gently, and gently pushed him as a reminder, and then they entered the teaching building together.

……

"Ah, it's Ren's father whom I met before."

"I have heard a lot about you. Thank you for taking care of my son."

"No, no, I am..."

First, they exchanged the usual greetings, and then Zhuo's parents and Ren's father introduced themselves to each other. Seeing this scene, Zhuo felt strange.

"Um, Uncle Kiritani, where is Ren?"

"Jin, you're visiting the Yamamoto family next door again. These things are all to be expected. Alas, I was too relaxed with him, and in the end, I left my own father aside."

Rather than being sad, Uncle Kiritani seemed more like he had given up and accepted his fate.

Sa Chiko and Shuichi also looked at each other, as if they had noticed something. They probably remembered what Zhuo had mentioned, that there were two friends who had a crush on each other, and guessed that it was probably them. Having said that, they should be able to imagine how parents felt when their own son left them alone and ran to other parents, so they lowered their eyebrows in some worry.

Uncle Kiritani didn't mind his parents' expressions.

As if he was recalling the time when his son was obedient and sensible since childhood, he looked diagonally upwards and smiled gently.

Zhuo was also dumbfounded by this. He could never have expected that Ren, who was always reliable, would actually leave his father aside one day... Although he had wanted to do so just now but failed.

(End of this chapter)