Chapter 529: 184. Could it be?_2
"You know too?" Kasahara Asuka laughed happily.
"Let me think, how can I make Xiangxiang stop being angry, hmm..." Fujiwara Reya lay in her arms, frowning in thought for a moment, "If I were Mrs. Fujiwara, I would definitely say ’Fujiwara Reya, kneel at the door for me, and don’t get up until dawn!’" Saying this, he crawled out of his junior’s arms with a very practiced look, "Apologizing to the wife is something I’m very familiar with, you see, it has to be like this to show sincerity..."
Just as he was planning to demonstrate on the spot, Fujiwara Reya suddenly caught a glimpse of his senior staring coldly at him. For once, he felt a bit embarrassed, quickly coughed twice, straightened his back, and assumed the posture of a Family Head.
"Come back here."
Kasahara Asuka pulled him back to her chest pillow.
To prevent the jerk senior from breaking free, this time she crossed her hands over his chest, holding him tightly in place.
Pressed even closer now.
The junior has really developed well... Fujiwara Reya enjoyed the soft pillow, his gaze shifting towards Hoshimi Rinko opposite. She was sipping on a cool sparkling wine, her face frosty... Indeed, that’s what the other Mrs. Fujiwara looked like when angry.
"Senior!"
"What?"
"Can you come over here so I can hold you?"
"?"
Hoshimi Rinko looked into his unusually sincere eyes, not appearing to be joking. Then she glanced at Kasahara Asuka, who was holding him, with a look that seemed she wanted to say something but refrained from speaking or acting.
"How exactly can you manage to bring home the two most talented shrine maidens in Shintoism?" Fujiwara Reya looked through the golden gingko leaves above, towards the blue sky, "One is the fiery and lively midsummer, the other the cool and elegant early winter; two girls with completely opposite personalities, truly captivating..."
Kasahara Asuka tilted her head, her tone innocent, "Senior, why don’t you just go for a gender reassignment surgery."
Fujiwara Reya’s face turned dark.
"I agree." Hoshimi Rinko looked at Fujiwara Reya’s face, smiling brightly and amicably as if she were looking at something unforgettable and precious. Her small lips revealed neatly aligned white teeth, with long straight black hair hanging over her shoulders, her chest still as small.
"Alright, enough dreaming, action is what matters most." Fujiwara Reya looked at Kasahara Asuka’s small face with a nearly ceremonious bright smile, "The plan to bring two genius shrine maidens home, starts with you."
"Stop it, I don’t feel anything for you now." Kasahara Asuka blew a breath at the hair on her forehead, "The world is so big, good men aren’t scarce, Asuka isn’t without suitors."
The shadow of the ginkgo tree lightly caressed her radiant face, half-lit and half-dark, making the sheen of her orange hair much duller than before.
"I’ve been busy with your sister tracking down Huang Songyu’s matter, once it’s done, I’ll focus all my attention back on you." Fujiwara Reya brushed the hair off her forehead to the left, speaking in a relaxed tone, "You must become someone who can withstand any ordeal, the road ahead is long. Also, Fukaeri really likes you as a little sister, don’t make her sad... there are many things, no matter how she wishes, aren’t as she wants, fate dictates it, you can’t blame her for that."
Kasahara Asuka shrugged, then bit her lower lip.
"And Chairman Kasahara, she’s suddenly becoming strict with you recently, the root cause is also me." Fujiwara Reya straightened his waist, hugged her backhandedly, "The only person I’ve wronged is you... It’s not yet time to explain, can you give me some time?"
Kasahara Asuka asked suspiciously, "Did senior manage to conquer both my mother and sister?"
Fujiwara Reya twitched the corner of his eye.
"Did senior really have such thoughts?" Kasahara Asuka tilted her neck with a slightly mischievous question.
"Uh, haha, it’s not impossible..." Fujiwara Reya laughed, "All three women of the Kasahara family are absolute beauties, such a great thing would be wonderful for me! Of course, this isn’t me being fickle, but rather my soft heart, I can’t bear to see you mother and daughters separated..."
Before he finished speaking, Kasahara Asuka kicked him over.
Let’s stop here.
After breakfast, it’s time to rest.
Fujiwara Reya and Kasahara Asuka laid side by side on the white tablecloth, Hoshimi Rinko kneeling across, bending over to wash the handkerchief that Fujiwara Reya had used to wipe his face earlier. Kasahara Asuka’s hand was drumming on the tablecloth out of boredom, her fingertips reaching for the white porcelain dinner plate.
After a while, Hoshimi Rinko also reclined lazily on the other side of the tablecloth, gazing at the majestic large hall built on the mountainside, inhaling the fresh mountain air into her chest. The slope was already entirely dyed in autumn hues, the yellow and red leaves creating an exquisite layered texture.
No one spoke.
Words are powerless at times like these.
How cunning, how rude, how insignificant.
This Onmyo-ryo board meeting lasted from morning until afternoon, showing no signs of ending. Hoshimi Rinko led Fujiwara Reya and Kasahara Asuka for a tour around the Divine Palace, heading back towards the main temple.
The whole mountain was covered by red leaves, as if dusted with a layer of red powder.
On the stairs ascending the mountain, most tourists were wearing kimonos, either as couples or families. Towering trees lined both sides, the dense shade covering the top, the autumn sunlight sliced like breadcrumbs, sprinkled on the path as if feeding birds.
The autumn wind gently blowing, the maple leaves ablaze like fire.
Kasahara Asuka held her phone, taking selfies along the way.