Chapter 41 Fair Competition

  Irie Souta stood firm against Kiriya Akane's glare, but his mind was filled with doubts. He couldn't understand why Kiriya insisted on marrying his own sister, despite the lack of any emotional connection between them. Moreover, when he had tried to maintain a relationship with Kiriya's younger sister, Akane seemed even more enraged.

  A faint glimmer in Kanata's eyes under his glasses.

  What? A somewhat unbelievable guess...

  "I think Kotomi is a good girl, I really like her, don't want to miss out, in one's life, you have to meet someone you want to be with, and definitely want to grasp it, right? Katsuragi-kun..." Nijou Souta's lips curved up warmly, seemingly giving people a misleading impression that he was being playful.

  Who allowed you to like her?!

  He almost blurted out the words, but swallowed them back in an instant. The intense emotions that had been stirred up by Inokawa's words brought him unease. If not for his expressionless face and eyes that grew even colder, with a deep-seated panic flashing at the bottom of his pupils, his heart racing too violently, Inokawa would have thought he hadn't reacted to his words at all.

  In fact, what Irie Naoki said didn't have much truth to it. A seemingly gentle and proud person like him, who isn't inferior to Kishida Akira, how could he make such a passionate confession on their first meeting? What kind of sincerity would someone like that have? He only said that to confirm his own speculations.

  It turned out he was right.

  If Akagi Touga wasn't as he had guessed, how could his words have hit the mark so well? Irie Shinichi was very good at reading people's minds and thought that there were few who could escape his eyes, although Akagi Touga was a strong youth...

  But once you encounter someone who truly touches your heartstrings, it's impossible to avoid being flustered and losing your composure.

  Irina's curved lips unknowingly drooped slightly. Kaito chose to maintain an unmarried relationship with his sister for the sake of his own sister, and would rather sacrifice his own happiness than see his sister get engaged to another man? And he chose to confront Kaito, wanting to get engaged to Kaito's sister, on one hand, also for the sake of his own sister, he thought that as long as his wife looked pleasing to the eye, they could just respect each other afterwards.

  It's not that he doesn't believe in love or anything, it's just that at the moment his love hasn't arrived, he won't struggle too much for something that may or may not come. Everything will happen naturally. Besides, Lin Xiang gave him a good feeling, which is also another reason.

  It's just that Kaito seems to really not want him and Akane to have that kind of relationship. Doesn't Kaito know? Even if he stopped him from marrying Akane today, in the future there will be other men who fall in love with her, and she'll fall in love with them too, and they'll get married. It's the same... can't keep his own sister by his side.

  Irie Kiyota doesn't think that Akagi Kei's nature is to be overly concerned about his sister's happiness, would a brother be so shocked if his sister had a fiancé? Even if he loved his sister dearly, he would only feel resentful towards the man who took her away...

  What a pitiful man. It's rare for Nogizaka Kusuo to think this way about someone.

  Tanaka and Shizuka stared at each other in dismay. What was going on? They hadn't really thought that things would turn out this way, with the two young men facing off over his fiancée. Now, they didn't know whose engagement to maintain either.

  The entire space fell silent for a long time, and finally, Feng Mu Duanshan let out a cold hum as he stood up, pulling Feng Mu Xiang's pale wrist, taking her upstairs, leaving behind the words, "Don't think you can snatch my treasure from me! What I want to protect, no one else can take away!"

  "Dad, I'm not a thing..." Akane Mito said and then looked down.

  "Haha! Baby is so cute!" Akagi Takeru heard her words and instantly smiled, his originally youthful and handsome face becoming even more devilishly charming.

  Qin Mu Xiang: "..." This conditioned reflex is going to be the death of me.

  "Hmph..." Watching the father and daughter leave, the two below, Iriya Yuu and Shizuka Naoko, couldn't help but be amused by them. Even Kiriya Kaito's expression softened unconsciously.

  Shizuka Yoshiko couldn't help but laugh at the sight, and Akagi Taro ultimately chose to protect his precious happiness. He always said that she was his precious treasure, but in reality, it had always been him.

  What an interesting girl. A spark of interest flashed across Inoue Souta's gentle eyes.

  Watching that slender figure disappear upstairs, Akagi Kaito returned to his senses, his cold gaze sweeping over Irie Yui, making her tremble before turning to Irie Souta, "I'm still saying the same thing, once I've decided on something, no one can change it except for myself!"

  After finishing speaking, he left behind a cold and indifferent back view for several people.

  Ruoyu thought that Momo was just being silly, she wasn't crazy and wouldn't be infatuated with such a domineering declaration. Why did Youming, who clearly didn't like her, want to get engaged to her? But she still found the icy beauty terrifying. The girl had forgotten to remind herself that besides keeping a distance from icy beauties, she also kept a distance from domineering men! In her mind, ice kings were always possessive and therefore very domineering, so in her mind, there was a fixed formula: Ice King = Domineering Man.

  Wah wah wah, as expected, the formula is indeed true to her. This ice sculpture beauty is truly beautiful! He's so overbearing! Is this girl destined to hang herself on some cold and eerie ice sculpture for the rest of her life?!

  "Is that so? This is going to be tough..." Irie Souta muttered to himself, watching the back of Katsuragi Akane disappear from his line of sight. He couldn't quite tell what his own feelings were - was he really trying to protect his sister's happiness, or was it because that girl was interesting and easy on the eyes, plus Katsuragi Akane's refusal to back down had sparked his competitive spirit?

  But anyway, he seems quite pleased to have such a fiancée.

  Irie Yui looked at Irie Souta, wanting to say something but ultimately couldn't open her mouth. Her brother had already gotten him to help out once, and Kiriya Kaito still hadn't changed his attitude; if she wanted Irie Souta's help again, it would be no different from trading her brother's happiness for her own. Having calmed down a bit, she couldn't be so selfish.

  Irina stood up and looked at Shizuka Yoshiko on the side, with a gentle smile deepening. "Yoshiko-san, even if you don't say it, I know that if both sides have someone who wants to maintain the engagement, then they can only compete fairly. So, I don't think it's right for just Kaito-kun to decide alone, do you?"

  Shizuka Ryoko was taken aback, indeed...

  Noriko had already read her answer from her eyes, adjusted her glasses, pulled back a step with Yumi, and politely bid farewell. "Then please give a message to Sayoko for me, I won't give up... Yumi and I will head back first..."

  Shizuka Ryoko silently watched him leave, standing there quietly.

  Irie Yuushi was shocked by Irie Takamasa!

  "Brother! Why do you want to compete fairly? Do you really want others to treat me as your sister-in-law?" She thought he would give up, but unexpectedly he continued to jump down!

  "What's wrong? Don't you like Natsume?" Taira Souta indulgently ruffled her hair, his voice as gentle as ever.

  Ruqiang Yushi has some black lines, she still doesn't know that her own brother will be familiar with calling someone Xiao Yun...

  "Is she? Not bad... " Irie muttered, okay, she admitted that this Kiriya Akane was not as ordinary as she had imagined.

  Irie Kanata didn't know if it was because of her words, but the corners of his mouth rose even higher, and his warm, gentle eyes seemed to flash with a hint of sharpness that vanished in an instant.

  "What else are you dissatisfied with..."

  The wind had blown in, and Rong Yue's words were many. Rong Yue's eyes widened in surprise - was he serious? Yet, looking at the gentle breeze rustling his curly hair, beneath a hairstyle that wasn't easily disheveled, there was a pair of eyes she couldn't possibly see through, just like they wouldn't be disturbed. Even if he took off those glasses, she still wouldn't know what emotions lay in his eyes.

  This brother has always been exceptionally outstanding in her heart, and she never knew what kind of girl would be able to match up to him. So she had always been looking forward to someone appearing to break his calm and gentle facade, letting her see a real brother...

  Although he has always been fond of his sister, he still wears a mask in front of her. This has made her feel extremely depressed at times. She can't help but wonder if this is his true nature, but seeing how he treats everyone the same way makes her heart ache. The person who can bring out his true self won't be a family member, so it won't be her. Will it be his sister-in-law who brings him mysterious love? Or will nothing change even after he gets married?

  Looking at him, who was radiating a golden glow in the sunlight, his face was as handsome as jade and his temperament was as warm as water. His gaze seemed to convey warmth like the sun, but she couldn't see anything from his eyes.

  She is not the only one in his eyes.

  Yue Shi lowered her eyes, and her brother was like a prince waiting for the princess in the warm sunlight, but whether the princess existed or not, no one knew. Would she be lucky enough to see this pair of eyes, hidden behind smooth glasses, filled with elegance, gaze at only one person?

  Brother, will you welcome your only one?