Yukinoshita Yukino breathed a sigh of relief when Tanaka did not engage her in too much conversation.
She was truly not good at handling such situations, and eating quietly like this was the most comfortable for her.
The other people present.
Kashi didn't care at all, focusing solely on eating.
Tanaka Masao ate lunch with Yukinoshita Yukino every day, and breakfast and dinner with his parents.
The current situation was just a combination of the two, so it had no effect on him.
The most reserved people present were Tanaka.
They were quite curious about Yukinoshita Yukino, and even more curious about how she and Tanaka Masao met and what their relationship was.
But seeing Yukinoshita Yukino's quiet and elegant demeanor, they forcefully suppressed their desire to speak and ate their meal in silence.
However, their gazes would occasionally fall upon Yukinoshita Yukino, sighing inwardly.
[She truly is a perfect young lady.]
...
Dinner ended, and it was already late.
Yukinoshita Yukino stood up to say goodbye, and Tanaka saw her to the door, then asked Tanaka Masao to safely escort her home.
It was already past seven in the evening, and the sky had completely darkened.
Although streetlights illuminated the road, some corners remained pitch black.
Tanaka Masao and Yukinoshita Yukino walked side by side down the quiet street.
Tanaka Masao, who had walked with Yukinoshita Yukino many times, wondered if it was his imagination, but he felt that Yukinoshita Yukino was much closer to him than usual.
[Is she afraid of the dark?]
Recalling the original plot, Yukinoshita Yukino seemed to be a little afraid of the dark.
[She usually seems so strong, as if she's omnipotent, but she also has her weaknesses. Thinking about it, Yukinoshita Yukino has quite a few charming points.]
Tanaka Masao took the initiative to start a conversation.
"Xuezhixia Classmate seems particularly quiet today."
"Quiet? How so?"
Yukinoshita Yukino asked curiously.
"You see, all afternoon you haven't been venomous towards me, especially when my parents were present, you hardly said a word.
Could it be that Xuezhixia Classmate is actually very shy?"
Yukinoshita Yukino sized up Tanaka Masao, deep in thought.
"Does my lack of venom make Tanaka-kin feel unwell? If so, I might just reward you a little.
Perverted masochist Tanaka-kin.
Or has such simple language stopped satisfying you, and you wish to let your parents know what kind of person you are in front of them?"
Tanaka Masao: Oh, the familiar feeling, the familiar recipe, it's back, everything's back.
Now I feel comfortable.
After a pause, Yukinoshita Yukino continued.
"As for you saying I'm shy, I'm just not very good at social interaction."
[Isn't that just being shy?]
Tanaka Masao complained inwardly.
"Ahem, just to clarify, I'm not a masochist.
My parents didn't make you feel awkward, did they?"
Yukinoshita Yukino selectively ignored Tanaka Masao's first sentence; she never believed in lies.
"Your parents are very good."
Recalling Tanaka Masao's parents, Yukinoshita Yukino's evaluation was very high.
Gentle and discreet, it was the mode of interaction Yukinoshita Yukino liked best.
Yukinoshita Yukino actually envied the Tanaka's lifestyle.
Ordinary yet warm.
Thinking about her own family's situation.
She loved her gentle father, but he was away from home for many years due to work.
Her mother was strict and strong, and she longed for her mother's approval.
But compared to herself, her mother preferred her sister, who was excellent in all aspects and highly anticipated.
In addition, Yukinoshita Yukino went abroad to study in elementary school.
This led to her relationship with her family becoming somewhat distant.
Not only was she isolated at school, but at home, Yukinoshita Yukino was also in a state of being somewhat isolated and ignored.
This resulted in her not being very happy at home either, living in the shadow of her mother and sister.
So Yukinoshita Yukino chose to move out and live alone.
Even the strong Yukinoshita Yukino chose to escape when facing her own family.
Hearing Yukinoshita Yukino praise his parents, Tanaka Masao couldn't help but smile.
"I also feel they are all very good, I like them very much."
He felt very lucky, both in his previous life and this one, to have met excellent parents.
...
The two chatted idly along the way.
Soon they arrived at the Apartment where Yukinoshita Yukino lived.
Looking at the tall and luxurious Apartment in front of him.
Tanaka Masao couldn't help but glance in the direction of his own home.
He went home with Yukinoshita Yukino every day, always parting ways at an intersection not far from his house, so he naturally knew that their homes were not very far apart.
Now that he knew exactly where Yukinoshita Yukino lived, he realized that he could see this building from his house.
Yukinoshita Yukino noticed that Tanaka Masao seemed to be looking at something, and followed his gaze.
She saw nothing and couldn't help but ask.
"What are you looking at?"
Hearing this, Tanaka Masao pointed in the direction of his own home.
"That's the direction of my house, you can see this Apartment from my house."
Following the direction Tanaka Masao's finger pointed, Yukinoshita Yukino simply responded.
"Oh, really?"
She had a bit of a poor sense of direction and hadn't noticed this point.
She just looked in that direction for a couple of seconds before retracting her gaze.
"I'm going upstairs first."
"Okay, it's late, I should go home too, see you tomorrow."
"See you tomorrow."
Tanaka Masao waved at Yukinoshita Yukino and walked home.
Watching Tanaka Masao's retreating figure, Yukinoshita Yukino also turned and went upstairs.
Opening the door, even though there was no one else at home, Yukinoshita Yukino still unconsciously said.
"I'm home."
No response.
Looking at the dark, cold room, perhaps because she had just returned from the lively Tanaka.
Yukinoshita Yukino, who usually felt nothing, suddenly felt a bit lonely and desolate.
This silence made her feel a little scary; she didn't like it and didn't really want to walk in.
She shook her head, trying her best to shake these thoughts and emotions out of her mind.
Turning on the lights at home, the room brightened, and her previously low mood dissipated quite a bit.
Yukinoshita Yukino tidied herself up and went to the bathroom with her changing clothes.
As her body entered the bathtub, the warm water enveloped her, making her comfortably narrow her eyes.
This was one of her two favorite and most relaxing times of the day.
As for the other one.
It was after showering, having a cup of warm milk, sitting on the sofa, and watching her favorite TV show.
Watching the daily life of pandas broadcast on TV.
Yukinoshita Yukino couldn't help but be healed by these cute creatures, feeling warm all over.
"It seems like it's been a while since I went to the Zoo."
Yukinoshita Yukino couldn't help but think, but as soon as she thought about being alone, she didn't really want to go to such a lively place.
Her gaze looked out at the night sky, and she suddenly remembered what Tanaka Masao had just said.
That he could see the Apartment she lived in from his house.
As if by a ghost's prompting, Yukinoshita Yukino went to the balcony and looked in the direction she remembered.
"It should be that house, right?"
In her line of sight, there were many houses with lights on.
Yukinoshita Yukino looked at one of them; her intuition told her that this was Tanaka Masao's house.
...
On the other side, Tanaka Masao, who had long since arrived home, suddenly heard the system's notification sound in his mind.
[Degeneracy Value +10]
He was unaware that this was the points provided to him because Yukinoshita Yukino, after experiencing the warmth of a family, had become somewhat infatuated with that feeling.
At this moment, Tanaka Masao had no time to pay attention to the system's notification, because he was currently facing a crisis.