'Hmm, so that's it. Sawamura Sayuri drew a divination card.'
'After the divination, she learned her daughter would become the golden retriever loser, and thought of using me to attract Eriri?'
'I have to say, that's a real biological mother for you.'
He glanced at the chat group, scrolling up through the message history.
He finally knew why Sayuri approached him.
It was all because Shodai and Misuzu were frantically hyping him up!!
Even Akina jumped in to assist, leading others in the group to also praise him.
Thus, this scene unfolded.
'Clearly you were fighting fiercely over me before, but upon hearing Eriri's story, you all willingly gave way to her.'
'You guys are really something.'
'This son-in-law can be passed around like this?'
'Damn it, did you ask me about this kind of good thing!!'
'Next time, bring more!'
[Kaito]: Okay, I understand the situation now.
[Kaito]: So your idea now is to have me get in touch with your daughter, to help her break away from her childhood friend, that boy Aki Tomoya, right?
[Sayuri]: Yes, yes. So can you help me? I can accumulate points and invite you over as a guest. If necessary, I could even send her directly to you.
"Pfft—!!!"
[Kaito]: No need for that. Besides, it's not that urgent, is it?
[Sayuri]: Ah, indeed, I'm just anxious... It's just that school is about to start, so I want to resolve this quickly.
'Hmm, so that's it, school is about to start?'
Kaito thought about it. Since Sayuri was begging him like this, helping a bit wouldn't hurt.
It's not like he'd lose anything.
As for whether Eriri would like him after seeing his photo or anything, Kaito didn't think much about it.
As long as she didn't use him as the male lead, anything was fine.
He casually took a few photos and sent them over. Sayuri received them and immediately thanked him profusely, also praising him.
On the other side, Sayuri's cheeks felt warm after receiving the photos. She also knew this approach was a bit strange.
But thinking of the scene shown in the divination card, she gritted her teeth and decided to go through with it.
She had to pull her daughter out of misery and rid her of the loser name!
"Eriri, are you drawing?"
"Mom, I'm drawing right now. What's up?"
Sayuri, holding her phone, came to Eriri's room. Opening the door, she as expected saw her, dressed in a green tracksuit, slumped at her desk deep in thought, surrounded by piles of discarded drafts.
"Oh my, stuck again?"
"I-it's just a temporary lack of inspiration! Besides, there's still plenty of time until the deadline. I'm not worried at all!"
Eriri said very confidently. She's also puzzled by her mother's arrival.
Normally, her mother shouldn't disturb her.
But during lunch today, she felt her mother seemed to have encountered something bad. Asking about it yielded no result, only being told to eat quickly and rest early.
"Mom, is something wrong?"
Putting down her stylus, Eriri sighed and turned around to ask.
"Hmm, Mom wants to introduce you to a very perfect young man. What do you think?"
"Huh???"
'This is setting me up on a blind date?'
'Wait, I'm only sixteen!!'
'Besides, haven't you always supported my free love? Why are you suddenly introducing boys to me!?'
"Hehehe, because he's just too amazing. Look, here's his photo. Isn't he very handsome?"
This was the first time Eriri had seen Kaito's photo.
When Eriri saw Kaito, her pupils dilated.
She had seen many handsome guys, even searched for countless handsome guy pictures online to make her male leads handsome enough.
But how could a guy this handsome exist!!
This is way too handsome!!!
"Mom, who is this big brother?"
"Hehe, his name is Kaito."
"Kaito? He's Chinese?" (T/N: MC's real name is Qin Ye, and I'm only using Kaito to make it more comfortable to read.)
"Yes!"
Eriri thought for a moment, reached out to take Sayuri's phone, then casually picked up a pen and quickly sketched a draft on paper.
"This character material is great, I'm requisitioning it!"
"I've been struggling to draw a really handsome male lead, but now I have one!"
As she drew, Eriri found it getting easier and easier, her inspiration bursting forth.
Imagining such a handsome guy, relying on his looks, seducing many female characters outside, leaving the heroine painfully pursuing without success, finally gathering the courage to go for it...
Doesn't this scene just appear!?
"Oh dear, don't! I'm introducing him to you, not for you to use as a male lead!!"
Sayuri panicked.
After all, she still had her reputation to protect. If Kaito found out about this, she would definitely be embarrassed to death.
"Oh right, after you finish drawing, give me a copy. Let's not send this one out. We'll just look at it ourselves. Maybe change it a bit, use something else."
The next second, Sayuri leaned in and whispered to Eriri.
"..."
This time, Eriri was confused.
'Who was it that just said not to draw him?'
"Mom, although he's very handsome, I... I... I don't want to fall in love yet!"
"Heh."
Sayuri smirked coldly.
'A Tsundere is a Tsundere.'
'Don't think just because you say it nicely, but with your face so red and your nervous expression, it completely betrays you.'
'It's that Aki Tomoya guy, isn't it!!'
"You can get to know each other first. When you're eighteen, getting married won't be too late~"
"Mom!"
Eriri was anxious.
'If Mom actually did this, and that blockhead Aki saw it, what would he think!?'
'Oh no, with his wooden head, what could he possibly think!'
'At most, he'd envy this Kaito guy for being very handsome, and that would be it.'
'Aaaaah!'
'So annoying!' Clearly afraid he might overthink it, but knowing his head was like wood, Eriri also felt a stomachache.
"Anyway, please allow me to refuse this blind date!"
"That won't do. I've already arranged it with him. He said he likes you very much and will come to our house as a guest in a while."
"!!!"