Willow Spring's call almost seemed to come out of his mouth, curling indistinctly on the tip of his tongue, and it didn't attract anyone's attention.

However, her stiff stance next to the screen was clearly a bit of a distraction. The servant woman behind her was also stunned for a moment, and immediately gently nudged her back from behind her, and whispered, "...... Miss?"

At this time, the other short and fat man also seemed to react, and with a smile on his face, he said in a round circle, "This is Miss Quan......, right? Come, please be seated, please be seated. ”

Liu Quan was stunned.

...... Miss Izumi?!

The center of her mind was racing, and she quickly remembered what the servant woman had just said—

The servant woman said that "Miss Noriko" was very troubled by the fact that the former head of the family, Kujo Tadashi, was involved in the Saigo party, because the current and nominal head of the family, Master Michiji, was cowardly and incompetent, and the reputation of the Kujo family was already ruined, and if she wanted to find a suitable backer among the relevant figures in the new government, she could no longer openly communicate in the name of the Kujo family......

The servant woman also said that the other party was so careless about this blind date that she didn't even ask her name......

Liu Quan's hands hanging down at his side slowly clenched.

So, the short and fat middle-aged man in front of her, who is obviously a companion, calls her "Miss Quan", because although the deputy chief doesn't care about this blind date at all, but the characters in the middle really have a little bit of a desire to promote, so she reported the fake name - because the real name of the Kujo family is obviously used only the opposite effect at the moment - maybe there is a reasonably whitewashed background, and told the uncle of the escort together, and then let him be more or less responsible for centering the needle and threading the needle to enliven the atmosphere, Lest the deputy minister directly reject her in the first minute of the meeting, and walk away?

However, what is the pseudonym reported by the "Miss Noriko", who completed the plot by herself, and what is the background?

The word "Izumi" is simply too subtle to be used as both a surname and a first name. Although Liu Quan feels that it is reasonable to call a woman who is meeting for the first time by her surname and honorific title, what if?!

This world is not a world that makes perfect sense - otherwise, things like "Changing Like Water", or creatures like "Rakshasas" and "Oni", should not be in this world in the first place.

Liu Quan's gaze lit up for a moment, and quickly calmed down.

...... You can't show your feet here. He can't show that he and the deputy chief are old acquaintances in front of the other two people, and plunge into the arms of the deputy chief or something like that-speaking of which, why can the deputy chief be so calm and calm?! Could it be that he finally gave up and thought that she was really dead, so even if a woman who looked similar appeared in front of him, he didn't have any hope?!

She nodded quietly at the two men, deliberately lowered her voice a little, and said, "Fortunately." I am Izumi. When we meet for the first time, please take care of—"

Perhaps because the deputy chief didn't say a word from beginning to end, the uncle who accompanied the guest showed an exaggerated and eager look on his face, nodded violently with a laugh, turned sideways and tried his best to make a warm welcome look, and said again: "Please take care of me, take care of me - this is Naito-kun." In Shimo-Yokosaka, it was Naito-kun's colleague senior, and for the sake of solemnity, he specially accompanied him tonight-"

Willow Springs Inner OS: ...... Well, it seems that the "powerful old widower" who came on a blind date really refers to the deputy chief himself?!

She didn't want to admit it, when she saw the deputy chief and this Yokosaka appear together, there was a strange emotion in her heart for a moment, as if she was looking forward to the deputy chief himself on a blind date tonight, and she seemed to be a little unwilling to be the deputy chief who agreed to the invitation of this blind date, he just accompanied the uncle who seemed to be more in line with the definition of "middle-aged old widower" than him- It was as if this assumption would give her some strange comfort in her heart, and show that the deputy chief had never forgotten her, and had always kept his promise and waited for her to return.

However, her reason also told her that since the deputy chief had come to Tokyo for some reason and had become such a decent person who had joined the WTO in good clothes, it was obviously not fair and reasonable to ask the deputy minister to be an old widower forever.

His new acquaintances, colleagues, bosses, neighbors...... It is only natural that all of them may be worried about him, and that they will want to introduce him to a new lady to take care of the housework.

And she was undoubtedly able to get such an opportunity to reappear in front of him under everyone's general mood.

...... The system bacteria are really, I don't deceive her. said that it was going to be placed near the deputy chief, and it was indeed placed near the deputy chief - but this extremely embarrassing situation made people feel a headache. However, when it comes to pretending, no one will be her opponent!

Although many thoughts rolled through my heart, it only took a moment. Liu Quan was full of energy and decided not to mind the question of "why didn't the deputy minister show any enthusiasm at the first sight of me", but first concentrate on dealing with the blind date occasion in front of him.

She watched Yokosaka-kun, who was overly enthusiastic and obviously had a mission on his side tonight, while talking, he secretly turned his elbow around the deputy chief's arm, but without squeezing his eyebrows, he hinted to the deputy chief, "Say hello to the young lady!", and couldn't help but feel a little funny in her heart—and, finally, "Ah, I finally see Mr. Hijikata again, he can't run away anyway when he is here".

Adhering to this mood, she also spontaneously developed a little bit - bad taste.

So, she walked over to the table, and naturally stood straight to the chair across from Hijikata, pulled the chair slightly sideways, and then raised her head again, looking at Hijikata with a smile.

“...... Mr. Naito. She deliberately bit the title so that it had an indescribable, low-pitched and tactful meaning, and her eyes were slightly curved.

"Please take care of me. She said, deliberately adding a delicate tailnote.

Then she found that there was a table in front of her, and the deputy chief's face sank suddenly, and she looked even more unsightly.

“...... Fortunately. He replied in a rough voice, and then scribbled her to her and motioned for her to be seated, and then sat down heavily in the chair behind him, as if he were a little depressed.

Liu Quan: I always feel like he has misunderstood something.

Their table is against the corner, and the lamp next to it is a little dim, and just now she is standing next to the screen, which happens to be backlit, so the deputy chief can't see her face clearly, and it's understandable;

...... Sure enough, the deputy chief seemed to be a little rude, and since she took her seat, he had raised his gaze and been staring at her face somewhere.

Liu Quan: What the hell is the deputy chief looking at??This shouldn't have been a few years, has my face become so unrecognizable??

In the end, she watched as the pair of eyes on the other side faintly glowed with a little dark purple - yes, this is also the original setting of this world, it is such an unscientific —— pupils, and the little spark that dances faintly in the depths of the pupils gradually extinguishes.

Liu Quan: ??

The deputy chief seems to be disappointed?!Why?!Is he dissatisfied with her face!?

Before she could find a way to inquire around the bush, she saw the deputy chief push the teacup and cutlery in front of her, turn her face and say to the uncle named "Yokosaka":

“...... It's useless, Yokosaka-kun. ”

Willow Springs: ???

Before she could ask a question with a question mark on her face, Yokosaka lowered her voice with embarrassment on her face and said quickly, "...... Naito-kun! This is also everyone's kindness! Yamakawa-kun is also heartbroken for your business! I know that you still miss your former wife very much, and we have fully considered your feelings...... But you ......"

Before Yokosaka, the perfect narration plot NPC, could finish the synopsis, Hijikata interrupted him.

“...... It's not like just looking for a similar face according to her, Yokosaka-kun. I've said again and again that I have no intention of marrying someone else, and I can continue to explain on Yamakawa-kun's side, not to mention that I've already attended according to his opinion tonight, so it shouldn't be rude......"

Liu Quan: ??? it sounds like a terrible story of forced marriage by the whole people???Do you need her to shed tears of sympathy for the deputy chief??

Ignoring the madness in her heart, Hijikata turned his gaze back to her across the table. His gaze was as open and straight as ever.

"Izumi, Izumi...... Miss. He actually thought about it before calling out her pseudonym, as if he hadn't bothered to remember it at all, and had just barely remembered it because of Yokosaka's name.

"I once had a lady. However, she is gone...... Friends and colleagues who had been worried about me all the time saw her portrait and took great pains to arrange this meeting. ”

He actually began to explain the cause and effect of this incident for her in person, and his tone was surprisingly frank.

"I think they invited you because you look like her. But I can't be fooled......"

Speaking of this, he actually seemed to have a little joking thoughts, and his tone became less heavy, and there was a hint of laughter in his voice.

Liu Quan was so stunned that the questions in her brain were all entangled and tied into a dead knot like a ball of yarn disrupted by a cat, and she asked subconsciously along his meaning in a daze:

“...... But why?"

Why didn't you recognize me as me? Why did you come here and agree to this blind date? What about the portrait? What about your colleagues? Why did you show up in Tokyo in such a well-dressed suit? Didn't anyone else find out who you really are? Can you start your life all over again? Do you have a new job, a new identity, a new life?......

At this point, she had no doubt that the "lady" in Hijikata's mouth was herself. But the doubts that were tumbling in her heart did not lessen at all.

However, Hijikata would not have known that she had so many entanglements in her heart. He thought for a moment, then smiled at her with an unexpected, very refreshing smile.

"Because, I can't betray her, can I?" he replied with a smile.

Yokosaka on the side let out a long sigh, as if he didn't want to hide his depression about facing another blind date failure, and buried his face in his hands, looking very frustrated.

Hijikata didn't care about the complete sense of disappointment that emanated from him, continued to look directly at Liu Quan, and said with a smile:

“...... Besides, she's a terrible woman—"

Willow Springs: ...... Okay, while I'm dead, you slander my reputation and image behind my back?!Believe it or not, I'm beating you, Mr. Hijikata?!

Her lips unconsciously pursed into a straight line. But Hijikata was oblivious to the displeasure she exuded, and his voice seemed to be caught in some kind of pleasant memory, and unconsciously brought a kind of gentle smile.

"She, ah, once threatened to set foot on Shimabara. He said.

Liu Quan was stunned!

"Flat...... Shimahara?!" she muttered repeated.

Hijikata seemed to be mistaken for the meaning of her repeating the place name, but he didn't seem to have a sense of crampedness at all, "Oh, I casually mentioned the name of the flower street I went to before in front of the blind date", but repeated it with a smile.

"Yes, Shimabara. He said.

So, she said...... She will not show mercy to any woman who appears next to me with other agendas—"

"I'm so sorry, Izumi-san. He said it again, and then, without waiting for her reply, he stood up, bowed slightly to her in apology, and then walked around the table and strode out of the screen.

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December 10:

Sorry, I was so sleepy yesterday......

The jet lag has been a bit inverted, and I'm very busy after I came back

As for why Hijikata didn't recognize the girl, the next chapter will explain!

And I love this kind of clichéd brain hole, so I have to write hhh

Next update: by tomorrow night.

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