Chapter 181 True Face To Face With The Ntr'Er
Li Xia carried a plastic bag in his hand, while Akane also cheerfully carried two large plastic bags. Her skirt swayed with every step she took, happily following behind him.
Downstairs in the apartment building, Mori Mari held a lady's cigarette between two fingers, with bright red nail polish and purple cigarette packaging stacked together.
She stood there like that, women with stories always attracting more attention.
Li Xia couldn't ignore her and reluctantly walked up, shaking the plastic bag in his hand.
"Aunt Mori, I'm making hot pot at home tonight. Would you like to come and eat?"
Mori Mari put the cigarette to her lips, took a puff, and blew out a smoke ring. The cigarette stained her lips with a hint of deep red lipstick.
She glanced past Li Xia at Akane, who had her white shirt tucked into her plaid skirt. The opaque black stockings she wore didn't make her look sexy, but rather somewhere between adulthood and adolescence.
Innocent and beautiful, full of youthful vitality. That was Mori Mari's evaluation of this girl.
"Not interested," Mori Mari said, then turned and walked into the apartment wearing high heels.
Li Xia didn't pay much attention either. As long as this person didn't bother him, he glanced at her legs. They were long and straight. Mori Mari wasn't accustomed to wearing stockings, so she wore high heels barefoot.
"Let's go~ Let's go." Akane urged Li Xia, completely ignoring Mori Mari.
"Okay." Li Xia nodded, deliberately slowing down a bit, so as not to run into the elevator when it arrives.
Their relationship is very complicated, he has taken an enemy, it's quite magical.
Li Xia deliberately delayed, and when they reached the elevator, he saw the elevator indicator moving upward. He breathed a sigh of relief, riding the same elevator as Mori Mari would be too much pressure for him.
Mori Mari used her fingerprint to unlock the password lock, kicked off her high heels.
She leaned back on the sofa, sinking half of her body into the soft leather sofa, and closed her eyes.
Today is different from usual, the feeling of irritability from the day before yesterday sprang back from her heart. She picked up the remote control, turned on the TV, and quickly pressed the buttons. The TV played a Japanese comedian's dry jokes.
Mori Mari didn't find it funny, instead, she found it noisy, and a nameless anger surged in her heart, and she suddenly threw the remote control towards the TV.
With a crisp "bang", the TV screen shattered, the battery burst out of the remote control, and the room quieted down once again.
She closed her eyes again, running her hand over the real leather sofa, the soft touch making her feel like she was touching human skin.
Her right finger, trimmed and clean, was because of the ointment.
With her eyes closed, Mori Mari slid her finger beneath her short skirt, lightly biting her lip, her finger feeling like the tongue of a beautiful female secretary.
But gradually, her finger seemed to become something of Li Xia's, that night she only remembered fragments, but that didn't stop her from beautifying it in a way she liked.
Her teeth clenched tighter, her body sinking into the sofa, as if someone was embracing her from behind.
Mori Mari didn't lie too long, gradually becoming still. She turned on the sofa, lying facing upwards, her finger placed in front of her eyes, looking at her slender, very long fingers. If she hadn't gone into business, perhaps she would have continued playing the piano or painting.
"It's different," Mori Mari murmured, feeling completely different from what she remembered, not what she wanted.
As she pondered, the doorbell suddenly rang, making a "ding-dong" sound.
Mori Mari jumped up from the sofa: "That little rascal is calling me to eat again. Kids are such a hassle."
She finished speaking and got up from the sofa, walked towards the door, took a few steps, then turned around and kicked the broken remote control under the sofa.
She straightened her long red hair with her hand before opening the door.
The person ringing the doorbell wasn't Li Xia, but a young man in a security uniform. When he saw Mori Mari, his first reaction was to blush and immediately lower his head.
"Sorry to disturb you. I heard a loud noise from your room downstairs, do you need any help?"
"No, thanks," Mori Mari replied coldly, and closed the door.
Li Xia had no idea what was happening in the upper floors. He was happily enjoying hotpot with Akane.
"Don't bite, it's almost cooked," Li Xia patted Akane's head and picked up some beef slices from the pot and dipped them in sauce.
"But I'm not supposed to bite while eating," Akane pouted, sounding conflicted.
"That's not the main point," Li Xia looked helpless. Akane wasn't human, so he couldn't expect her to follow human moral standards.
When it came to food, Akane behaved more like a wild animal, following her instincts.
Li Xia pushed Akane back to her seat. She giggled and playfully stuck her foot out under the table, like a friendly pet, eager to play and be close to people.
Akane wanted to stay after dinner, but Li Xia sent her back to the subway station. He watched her leave happily.
The next day, Mori Mari sat at her desk, ignoring the huge pile of files, looking like she owed billions.
"Is the president troubled?" the pretty secretary asked, smiling, as she placed a cup of coffee on the desk, standing quietly with the tray in her hands.
"A bit," Mori Mari replied, leaning back in her chair without going into detail.
Since the night of heavy drinking and the intense conversation with Li Xia, she had become easily agitated, and she couldn't find the reason.
"Do you need my help?" the pretty secretary smiled, sticking out her tongue and letting a drop of saliva fall on her nail, making it glisten.
Mori Mari glanced over, shook her head, showing no interest.
"No!" Mori Mari slammed the desk and stood up from her chair, "Why should he be happy while I'm troubled every day!"
"President?" the pretty secretary wasn't scared, she tilted her head and asked, "Is there anything I can do for you?"
Mori Mari squinted and looked out the window, her smile gradually turning sinister, as if she had found a way to vent her frustration.
She turned to the beautiful secretary: "Book a seat at the most luxurious restaurant in Tokyo, and buy an engagement ring."
The beautiful secretary tilted her head, then smiled: "Sure, President."
To Li Xia, it seemed that Mori Mari had not troubled him these past few days. In his view, except for encountering her twice at night and deliberately picking on him, their relationship had returned to normal. Mori Mari clearly didn't care about such matters.
Though a bit rough, fundamentally there was no difference. At least when he returned home yesterday, Mori Mari had not picked on him.
Carrying a lunch box from the cafeteria, Li Xia arrived at his aunt's office and locked the door from the inside.
Under Li Xia's persistent efforts, their relationship had made some progress, but it wasn't to the point of being overly intimate.
However, Asakawa Aki's resistance to such intimate gestures was only symbolic.
"Aunt, it's time to eat." Li Xia placed the lunchbox on the desk.
Asakawa Aki, a professor in the Biology department, was wearing a uniform with a white lab coat on top. Without looking up, he continued typing on the computer and said, "Just leave it there, I'll eat later."
"Oh," Li Xia nodded and casually placed the lunchbox on the table before sitting down next to Asakawa Aki.
He leaned over and pretended to look at the screen, with their bodies almost touching.
Asakawa Aki ignored him, but Li Xia reached out and placed his hand on her thigh outside her short skirt. "Aunt, you must be tired wearing high heels every day. Let me give you a foot massage."
Asakawa Aki snorted and continued to ignore him, keeping her feet together and wearing indoor shoes.
Li Xia smiled and held her ankle, taking off the indoor shoes to reveal her sole. The transparent stockings had a slightly darker shade at the toes, but you could still clearly see the five toes inside. He reached out and pinched her toes, massaging them through the stockings.
Suddenly, Asakawa Aki kicked his thigh forcefully and scolded, "Go wash your hands and eat."
"Oh~" Li Xia chuckled. Every time his aunt ignored him, he would tickle her, and she would immediately be unable to work properly.
They were having a meal together when Asakawa Aki's phone suddenly vibrated on the table. She picked up the phone and frowned immediately.
"What's wrong?" Li Xia leaned over immediately and looked at the phone screen. The sender was Mori Mari, followed by a hotel address.
Both of them looked awkward for a moment. Asakawa Aki didn't know about the things between Mori Mari and Li Xia.
Hastily, she explained, "I haven't been in contact with her for a long time. I don't know why she's looking for me."
"Yeah, it's okay," Li Xia also hurriedly waved his hand. "It's normal for Aunt to have her own circle of friends."
He wasn't really worried about Mori Mari. Although she had a bad temper, he felt that she was a straightforward person. After the time when she separated from his aunt, she really didn't harass his aunt again.
And the situation was different now. Li Xia couldn't just say, "I hooked up with your suitor two days ago."
At that moment, her phone received another text, also from Mori Mari: "I have an important matter that I need your help with. Please make sure to come to the appointment."
Asakawa Aki finished reading the message, looked up at Li Xia, clearly conflicted.
"Never mind, Auntie can decide for herself," Li Xia assured. He wasn't worried that Mori Mari would tell Auntie about their situation. Li Xia knew she wasn't that kind of woman, so he smiled and said, "You don't have to worry about me."
Just as he finished speaking, his phone rang too. He took it out and saw a message from an unknown number.
It had the same address as the one Auntie received, along with a sentence: "Waiting for you to come for the appointment."
Since Li Xia hadn't saved Mori Mari's number, it appeared as an unknown number. He broke into a cold sweat upon seeing this message.
What did Mori Mari really want? Why did she invite both him and Auntie to the appointment?
This message left Li Xia restless the entire afternoon.
* * *
"Hey, is something on your mind?" Kiyoura Mai turned to look at him, resting her chin on her hand. "Since you came in this afternoon, that's been your expression."
Li Xia shook his head, rubbing his temples with his hand. "If your current girlfriend's ex-boyfriend simultaneously invites this couple to a gathering, what do you think it could be?"
Kiyoura Mai thought for a moment, and then said seriously, "That depends on whether one of the three people has a NTR complex."
"Come on, don't bring those weird comic book plots into real life," Li Xia said, covering his forehead. He felt silly for even asking Kiyoura Mai.
"It's probably a declaration of war," Kiyoura Mai continued, "declaring war on the two others, showing that she won't give up, and then fair competition and stuff."
"No way," Li Xia thought of Mori Mari's domineering personality, and his expression immediately darkened. It seemed like something she would really do.
"But why did she wait so long to do this?" Li Xia began to doubt again. Mori Mari was the type who wouldn't hold a grudge overnight; if she had a grudge, she had to settle it on the same day. It was impossible for her to regret it after so long and come back to pursue her cousin.
"Is she trying to get back at me?" Li Xia covered his face with both hands. "For that bottle incident."
Thinking about that wine bottle made Li Xia's coccyx tingle; even though the bottle neck was thin, it wasn't thick, but it must have hurt a lot.
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Time came to the evening, the agreed time with Mori Mari, as she had invited two people simultaneously.
Li Xia and Asakawa Aki went together openly.
The address was a high-end hotel in the center of Tokyo, on the 100th floor. Standing there gave a feeling of having the entire city of Tokyo at their feet.
Li Xia entered the restaurant and immediately spotted Mori Mari sitting by the floor-to-ceiling window. This floor had only that one table, making it hard to miss.
"Please, have a seat," Mori Mari said as she saw the two approaching. She stood up gracefully. She wore a bright red dress that had a hint of a wedding gown, revealing her shoulders and back.
She walked on red high heels, making her look incredibly elegant. Most people wouldn't be able to handle such a deep shade of red, but on her, it felt just right.
"I've already ordered the dishes," Mori Mari said, and as she finished speaking, the waiter arrived with a food trolley, placing a stack of exquisitely arranged dishes on the table. "It's Italian cuisine, which you like, Aki."
Li Xia had a serious expression on his face. He had no appetite for food at the moment, so he took a piece of meat symbolically and put it in his mouth without even knowing what kind of meat it was.
The taste was unexpectedly good.
"Sorry, Aki, for calling you over," Mori Mari looked at Asakawa Aki. She didn't say any pleasantries and directly took out a small box from the side and placed it on the table, opening it. Inside, a ring lay quietly.
The diamond on the ring sparkled brilliantly under the restaurant lights. It looked expensive at first glance, and definitely not something you could wear while doing household chores.
Li Xia put down his cutlery, his face turning green. Mori Mari was actually trying to flirt with Asakawa Aki again, and she even brought a ring.
"Sorry," Asakawa Aki's complexion didn't look good either. She didn't even glance at the ring. "I..."
Her words were interrupted by Mori Mari. "I know this sounds ridiculous, and it may not be accepted by others, and it may invite a lot of criticism, but love, this kind of thing, doesn't change because of age and status."
Mori Mari didn't care at all about the gradually turning green faces of the two, and continued, "I have made this decision and I am prepared for the consequences."
"Aki, you are the best friend I have in this lifetime," Mori Mari said, her mouth gradually curling up. "So I hope you can be the witness of this moment."
"Witness?!" Asakawa Aki questioned with a puzzled look, wondering why it didn't match her expectations.
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