Chapter 223
Seeing the young miss becoming a bit prickly out of jealousy, Mineo could only choose to keep coaxing her.
After setting his phone aside, he walked closer with a smile plastered on his face.
Mineo reached out his hands, sliding them past Erina's slender waist to pull her into an embrace. He grinned widely and said:
"I was just joking with Hisako, you know. Who knew she was so bad at taking a joke that she actually took it seriously... And she even ran back to complain to you, didn't she?"
"Hey Erina, this is actually nothing at all; it's just a misunderstanding!"
"A misunderstanding?"
Erina let out a cold laugh.
"How is it that I heard from her that the reason Mineo came to Totsuki was to—settle a major life matter?"
"There are plenty of beautiful girls at this school, so just how many are you planning to seek out?"
"I almost forgot, Mineo seems to be a very special existence!"
"Possessing such absurdly extraordinary power, there's nothing left to restrain you, is there?"
"In that case, do you want to sweep up all the beautiful girls in school? After all, no one can resist you. Even I... haven't I fallen into your hands because I was tricked?"
"Hey, Erina, look at what you're saying. That sounds terrible. What do you mean by 'tricked'? I truly like you."
"Look, we've known each other for so long, and you know what my character is like. I am sincere toward you."
Mineo gently returned Erina's head to its original position after she had turned away. In the next second, he hugged Erina's A4-sized waist from the front.
While gazing into Erina's beautiful eyes, Mineo couldn't help but praise her:
"Erina, you really are so beautiful!"
"Every time I look at you, I feel my heart thumping so loudly!"
Hearing Mineo's praise, Erina's face turned a light shade of red. She averted her gaze to the side.
"You're quite the smooth talker, aren't you? I wonder how many girls you've said those words to."
"Not sincere at all!"
"Which part of me isn't sincere? I'm saying these sentences with one hundred percent of my conscience, okay?"
"Erina is indeed beautiful. I really, really like you!"
While holding Erina in his arms, Mineo nuzzled his face against hers. Erina didn't resist, allowing Mineo to "bother" her.
But suddenly, she felt Mineo's "naughty hands" start to become disrespectful!
With a sudden burst of strength, Erina broke free from Mineo's embrace. It was only then that she remembered she had come here to settle things with Mineo, yet the result was that this bastard had fooled her again!
Ten minutes later, the young miss sat on the sofa with a cold expression.
Coming here today, the problem hadn't been resolved; instead, she had been completely taken advantage of by Mineo.
Fortunately, Hisako hadn't been asked to come along. If she had been, and if she found out about this, Hisako definitely wouldn't have been able to handle the blow!
Staring sharply at Mineo, Erina's voice began to take on a serious tone.
"Mineo!"
"Regardless of whether you were joking with Hisako today or not, now that you've agreed to work at Totsuki, I hope you can treat this position properly!"
"A teaching position doesn't just require ability; it also requires a serious outlook on education. If I find out you are flirting with the girls at school... I will be truly angry!"
"Alright, alright, alright. I guarantee that I'll be more serious when teaching in the future. Is that enough?"
"Erina, you haven't eaten yet, right? Here, I'll make something for you."
The young miss actually wanted to keep lecturing Mineo for a few more sentences, but after hearing Mineo say he wanted to cook for her, she immediately became hesitant.
After thinking it over, she finally gave a small nod.
"If... if that's the case, I'll have a small taste of your cooking."
"Let me make this clear first, I'm only helping you give an evaluation. This isn't because I'm hungry at all!"
Seeing that the young miss clearly wanted to eat his cooking but was still being stubborn, Mineo couldn't help but roll his eyes.
Whatever, there was still plenty of time. In the future, he would educate her slowly. For now, he'd let her stay a tsundere for a while.
Soon, Mineo finished cooking. After he brought the dishes to the dining table, Erina's eyes sparkled with a hint of surprise.
Looking toward Mineo, Erina spoke up:
"This dish... its appearance looks quite good."
"I... I... I guess I'll be forced to taste a little... bit of it..."
But just as Erina lifted her chopsticks, the restaurant door was suddenly pushed open with a loud thud.
Mineo and Erina instinctively turned toward the door at the same time. They saw Alice walking in with an extremely cold expression.
"I kept wondering why my dear cousin didn't come home to eat after finishing work. It turns out she really was here for a secret date with Mineo-kun behind my back, huh?"
"While eating delicious food secretly behind me, no less? I'm telling you, Erina, your actions make me very sad..."
"A... Alice?"
"You... you... why did you come here..."
Erina's gaze shifted around guiltily. Alice, meanwhile, spoke in an annoyed tone:
"This is my boyfriend's house, my boyfriend's restaurant. Am I not allowed to come? Erina, it seems your arrival here wasn't reported to me either, was it?"
After saying this, Alice shifted her gaze toward Mineo.
The second young miss could be seen pouting her small mouth, walking up to Mineo with a feeling of anger.
"Mineo, tell me, don't you have to give me an explanation? Why did you only call Erina alone to come and eat!"
"I seem to be your girlfriend too, right?! Why would you do this? Don't you feel that it's very outrageous and very biased?"
Seeing Alice's jealousy, which wasn't hidden at all, Mineo's scalp felt numb as he said:
"I... Erina and I met today to discuss serious business."
"Serious business? What serious business? Tell me, let me hear it too!"
Alice sat in the chair in front of Mineo, then she crossed her arms and laughed coldly:
"I'm not a three-year-old little girl who is so easily fooled! If you want to mess around with Erina, just say it directly; I won't stop you!"
"Or is it that in Mineo's eyes, I, Alice, am just a nuisance? If you really think so, then I'll go home right now!"
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