"Kyoko, come here for a moment. I have something to say to you," Liu Ming called Kyoko aside.
Miyu's eyes darted around when she saw this.
"Boss, is something wrong?" Kyoko followed behind Liu Ming, asking curiously.
Liu Ming led her directly to the rooftop balcony.
Calling it a rooftop, it was just a small two-story house.
Looking at the brightly lit streets outside, the view was quite nice.
However, at this moment, neither of them was in the mood to admire the scenery.
"Kyoko, you don't have to come back so early after school," Liu Ming said, looking seriously at Kyoko.
Kyoko paused, not understanding what Liu Ming meant.
Seeing that Kyoko didn't seem to grasp his meaning, Liu Ming continued to explain, "What I mean is, you can join a club you like, just like Sora, and enjoy the interesting life of school."
"But I still have to work," Kyoko shook her head.
Liu Ming ruffled her hair. "Didn't I say? You can be like Sora and the others; you can work on your days off. Anyway, we have waitstaff now, so you don't need to worry."
"How can I do that? They are them, and I am me. Besides, I still owe Boss a lot of money, so I must work hard," Kyoko shook her head again, saying with a serious expression.
Liu Ming looked at the stubborn Kyoko with a bit of distress.
At this moment, Sora, Miyu, and Lingyin walked out.
Liu Ming looked at them strangely and asked, "Why did you all come up?"
"We were going to come up for some fresh air, and we didn't expect to run into you," Miyu explained.
Liu Ming rolled his eyes at her, not believing her nonsense, and turned his gaze to Sora.
Sora, however, didn't speak. She walked over to Kyoko and gently hugged her.
"Don't you understand? We already consider you family. Since we're family, there's no need to be so particular. Am I right, Uncle?" Sora said, then looked at Liu Ming.
Liu Ming scratched his head, then nodded.
Kyoko's heart trembled, then warmed, and she was greatly moved.
Family!
What a happy word.
But soon, she became distressed again. She said with a bitter face, "But I really don't have a club I like."
"No need to rush. Take your time, you'll find something suitable. Or, after school, you can go out and play with friends. There's no need to come back so early, but not too late either."
Liu Ming was quite at ease with Kyoko; after all, with her superpowers, he wasn't afraid of her encountering danger.
"Friends?" Kyoko couldn't help but think of her rival, Chu, and Mishima Hitomi, a new acquaintance in her class.
"Yes, if you really can't find a suitable club, you can create one with your friends. That would be quite fun too," Liu Ming suggested.
"You can do that?" Kyoko's eyes immediately lit up.
It seemed like a great idea, forming a new club with Chu and the others.
....
Time quickly moved to the next day.
After seeing everyone off to school, Liu Ming was free.
However, when he returned to the living room, he suddenly remembered that there was still one person at home who hadn't gone to school.
He stopped Mako and asked, "Does Sagiri not have to go to school?"
"That child, well, for various reasons, she's temporarily taking a break from school and staying home," Mako shrugged helplessly.
"Manager, you don't need to worry too much. Sagiri is much better now, and I believe she'll recover very soon."
Liu Ming looked at her speechlessly.
Her mother was truly too relaxed.
However, since Mako said so, he, as an outsider, found it inconvenient to interfere too much.
Liu Ming found Lucoa and began teaching her to dance Gokuraku Jodo.
Lucoa not only didn't find it inappropriate but even found it quite interesting, and she quickly danced quite well.
Now, all that was left was to get the lyrics and music ready.
Once everything was done, he would give Sora a surprise.
Because he had things to do, it was noon before he knew it.
Onizuka actually came over, but his spirits seemed a bit low at the moment, which made Liu Ming curious.
One had to know, that was Onizuka; his cheerful personality rarely had moments of dejection.
Now that the restaurant had enough staff, Liu Ming was quite free.
He went over to Onizuka, pulled out a chair from a table, and sat down.
Onizuka glanced at Liu Ming, then continued to look dispirited.
His demeanor made Liu Ming even more curious.
Especially since Liu Ming even saw faint red palm marks on Onizuka's face.
He wasn't hit, was he?
This was Onizuka! Who was so bold as to slap him?
It shouldn't be a man, after all, with Onizuka's personality, he would probably rather take a knife than let a man slap him.
That only left women.
Could Onizuka have been dumped?
Liu Ming's eyes lit up; this was big news.
"What happened? Why are you so listless? This isn't like you," Liu Ming asked curiously.
"A Ming, do you know about unconscious behavior?" Onizuka asked suddenly after a moment of silence.
"Alas, mine is even more serious than that," Onizuka said, scratching his hair in distress.
This made Liu Ming even more interested. He asked curiously, "What exactly happened? Did you sleepwalk?"
Onizuka glared fiercely at Liu Ming. He was already feeling so miserable, yet Liu Ming was still gloating.
He didn't speak, but instead took two crumpled photos from his pocket.
Liu Ming took the photos and slowly spread them flat on the table.
"Haha~" When he saw the content, he first froze, then burst into a series of happy laughs.
Liu Ming's laughter attracted the attention of many people.
Mako and Lucoa were immediately drawn over.
Lucoa saw the content of the photos but showed no reaction. Instead, she was curious as to why Liu Ming was laughing so happily.
Mako, however, was different. She first looked at the photos in surprise, then at Onizuka's expression, and then couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle.
Because Onizuka seemed to be Liu Ming's friend, she didn't want to be too obvious, so she could only secretly cover her mouth and snicker.
Although she had painted similar content when she was a painter, seeing someone actually have such an interest still felt quite novel to her.
This hobby was truly unconventional.
In the first photo, Onizuka was tied hand and foot, naked, riding a triangular wooden horse, with an excited expression on his face.
The second photo was even more outrageous: Onizuka and an old man were naked together, their hands clasped and arms linked.
That scene was simply unbearable to look at.
No wonder the usually cheerful Onizuka had become like this.