Madam, believe me, how can I be a minotaur?

Should he just ignore everything, cast aside all worries, and continue with Miyajima Erico?

How could that be possible?

Not to mention whether he would be so heartless as to abandon Konno Yuka, nor whether Konno Yuka's already crumbling heart would collapse completely due to his sudden departure.

If he really did that, Miyajima Erico would definitely be affected by it.

She is a very kind person who cares about others. If she knew something had happened to Konno Yuka, and it was because Asano Makoto was indulging in being with her, she would definitely blame herself to the point of wanting to cry.

Then how about a different approach? If he received a call from Konno Yuka while he was halfway through with Miyajima Erico, he would end it immediately, leave Miyajima Erico there, and rush home himself?

That definitely wouldn't work either. One of the reasons was already mentioned: he doesn't want to become impotent at a young age.

Besides, there's another reason: when Konno Yuka calls, it's not just him who's interrupted.

A two-person exercise, as the name suggests, is an exercise that requires two people, at least two people. One person can't do it.

So if he leaves, Miyajima Erico would also be forced to stop.

If he could satisfy her before leaving, that would be fine, but if he couldn't, then the fun would be over.

Asano Makoto came here this time to explain to Miyajima Erico that he wouldn't do anything with Konno Yuka during this period, to reassure her, to not be so unhappy, and that he would come back to be with her after a while.

But if he left halfway through being with her because of a call from Konno Yuka, Asano Makoto didn't even dare to imagine what would happen.

Moreover, it was also said earlier that doing and love are inseparable.

In other words, as long as he sincerely expresses his love to her, it can be considered as having done it.

Talking doesn't take much time. As long as he explains it clearly now, it won't be a problem even if Konno Yuka calls him back.

Thinking of this, Asano Makoto immediately made a decision.

Looking at Miyajima Erico, whose eyes were blurred and waiting for his embrace, he took a step forward and gently hugged her.

But that was all. He just hugged Miyajima Erico, but did nothing else.

After a while, Miyajima Erico, who had been waiting for him to take the next step, realized something was wrong, and her eyes regained clarity.

Chapter 269: This Woman Has Ideas About Makoto

Miyajima Erico realized something was wrong.

Because Asano Makoto had been hugging her for a while, but hadn't done anything.

He didn't push her down on the hallway floor, nor did he touch her clothes, or even lower his head to kiss her.

Rather, if she hadn't noticed the problem after all this, it would be even stranger.

"…Makoto? Wh…what's wrong?"

After realizing the problem, Miyajima Erico subconsciously asked, her tone filled with confusion, and also sounding a little anxious.

Asano Makoto hesitated for a moment before answering hesitantly, "Um… it's nothing, it's just that I have to go back in a while."

Miyajima Erico was stunned.

Asano Makoto continued to hold her tightly in his arms, explaining, "You know, Miss Konno is still at my house, so…"

As soon as he said this, the hallway instantly fell silent.

After a long time, Miyajima Erico silently nodded: "…Um… I understand, Makoto. It's okay, I understand."

Just by the sound of her voice, it was clear that she had already broken free from her emotional state.

Seeing that she was not in a good mood, Asano Makoto immediately comforted her: "Miss Konno is only temporarily staying at my house. Maybe she'll leave tonight, and I can come over to be with you tomorrow."

Miyajima Erico quietly stayed in his arms, listening to him say these things without saying a word.

These words were effective.

This explanation, which was based entirely on Asano Makoto's words without any evidence, made Miyajima Erico feel that she was still cared for by Asano Makoto, and that she had not been abandoned.

So she did feel a lot lighter in her heart.

However, in contrast, her enthusiasm was obviously not very high. She just nodded from time to time, saying "Um", to indicate that she had heard.

This does not mean that she doesn't care about these things. On the contrary, she cares very much.

It's just that she has always believed in Asano Makoto, believing that he is only too gentle and can't leave the injured Konno Yuka alone, so he goes to comfort her.

As a woman, she certainly knows how easily a woman can be taken advantage of when she is hurt by a scumbag.

It's just that she has always believed that Asano Makoto is a very gentle person with principles.

Just like that night at the hotel during the stormy night, when Asano Makoto expressed his feelings to her but took the initiative to break off their relationship, she was convinced of this.

Rather, she likes Asano Makoto, she likes these aspects.

So, would such a gentle Makoto take advantage of the situation and do something with the injured Miss Konno?

Impossible, absolutely impossible!

Instead of worrying about these things, it's better to worry about whether Miss Konno will develop feelings for Makoto and want to take him away from her!

So, regarding this matter, she has always been very relieved about Asano Makoto.

Although she has indeed been less happy these past two days, this is only because Asano Makoto doesn't have time to be by her side, and definitely not because Asano Makoto went to comfort Konno Yuka.

This is also one of the reasons why, after hearing Asano Makoto's explanation, although she did feel a lot more relaxed in her heart, she didn't seem very enthusiastic.

In addition to this, there is another reason.

That is, she is now filled with a strong sense of shame in her heart, making it impossible for her to think about other things.

You know, she had just mustered up a lot of courage to extend an invitation to Asano Makoto to "dance a song together."

And the result? Asano Makoto actually rejected her!

This is the first time she has been rejected. In the past, she didn't even need to say anything, and Asano Makoto would take the initiative to make advances towards her.

Even if Asano Makoto didn't do anything, as long as she invited him, Asano Makoto would never refuse.

But now? She was actually rejected!

If she hadn't invited him, or if the invitation had been accepted, it would have been fine, and she could have been immersed in the other person's love and wouldn't have had the mind to think about those messy things.

But if an invitation made when she was moved was rejected, it would be too embarrassing. After reason returned, she would constantly think about it, unable to stop.

This is actually the same principle as doing something stupid after getting drunk, and then not wanting to face reality when waking up the next morning, except that this kind of thing is more than a little bit of a test of shame.

Therefore, at this moment, Miyajima Erico wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

If she wasn't being held by Asano Makoto right now, which prevented her from having to meet the eyes of a certain idiot who didn't understand a girl's heart and rejected her, she would have even wanted Asano Makoto to hurry home to take care of Konno Yuka.

However, although she didn't have the mind to consider those things she was already very relieved about because of this incident, this was not how Asano Makoto saw it.

He felt that the reason why Miyajima Erico was not enthusiastic was still because she was still unhappy about him leaving her alone next door to go and accompany Konno Yuka, and even letting her stay at his house.

So after thinking about it, he felt that it was still necessary to explain this matter in detail.

"Erico, don't worry. Yesterday, when Miss Konno came over, I played games with her all morning, and in the afternoon, we went to the street and strolled around twice to help her relax. We separated in the evening. We really didn't do anything else. Oh, right, and she…"

Asano Makoto said, sentence by sentence, the things he and Konno Yuka did yesterday after he had simply deleted and modified them.

Except for some unnecessary things and things that he really couldn't say, such as the massage and Konno Yuka running into the wrong room in the middle of the night, he told Miyajima Erico everything that happened yesterday, regardless of whether he had said these things on the phone before.

After all, there is a limit to what can be said on the phone. It is really better to explain it face-to-face. Anyway, saying it again won't hurt.

"Actually, yesterday, I didn't really want her to stay at my house, because it's not very appropriate for another woman to stay at my house, a single man's house, let alone that I have you now, but…"

Asano Makoto continued to say, this time to explain why he agreed to let Konno Yuka stay at his house.

"But when I came home from outside, I found her squatting at my door, and her face was as pale as if she was about to faint. I had just come back from watching a movie outside, so it seemed like she had been waiting for a long time."

"Then I remembered that when I separated from her yesterday evening, she told me that she was going to break up with her scumbag boyfriend, so the reason why she was sitting at my door at that time was probably because of this."

When they separated last night, Konno Yuka didn't say what she was going to do, but Asano Makoto knew.

Before Konno Yuka came to him, he had speculated that she was probably going to break up with Shida Yoichi in the evening.

And when Konno Yuka's stability value fluctuated wildly in the middle of watching the movie yesterday, the [Boyfriend] column in her information panel also changed from "Shida Yoichi" to "None".

In addition to this, a [Object of Affection] column was added to her information panel, and naturally, it was "Asano Makoto", whose favorability rating had reached 71 points.

However, Asano Makoto would naturally not tell Miyajima Erico about this kind of thing. Anyway, it doesn't matter even if he says that Konno Yuka told him herself.

Asano Makoto's original intention in saying these words was just to explain why Konno Yuka suddenly wanted to borrow a room at his house. He didn't think there was anything wrong with these words.

However, what he didn't expect was that after he said these words, Miyajima Erico's expression suddenly changed.

She noticed a trace of something wrong.

Although she was very reluctant to think in that direction, the things that Miss Konno had done were enough to explain everything.

In the most difficult and helpless time after breaking up, she chose to sit at the door of a man who had only comforted her, even if she waited for a long time and didn't see anyone, she didn't go home…

Although she had suspected it before, Miyajima Erico was now completely sure.

This Miss Konno has some thoughts about her Makoto that go beyond friendship.

In an instant, a sense of crisis lingered in her heart.

If a beautiful woman like Miss Konno took the initiative to pursue Makoto, then…

Miyajima Erico still believed that Asano Makoto would not take the initiative to do anything with Konno Yuka.

Chapter 270: I'll Wait for You

Miyajima Erico had many thoughts in her mind, and her expression changed constantly with these thoughts.

However, because Asano Makoto was still holding her in his arms, he didn't notice the change in her expression.

Asano Makoto, who was completely unaware of these things, continued to explain: "At that time, her appearance looked very wrong, so I was a little worried that she might be thinking about something bad, and I couldn't just ignore her sitting at my door, and it was so cold at night, I couldn't bear to see her continue to stay outside, so I let her come into my house to sit."

"After bringing her home, I got her something to eat and chatted with her, and her condition seemed to be a little better."

"But it was already late at that time. It was probably because she felt that it wasn't very safe to go home at this time, so she asked me if she could borrow a room at my house for the night. I thought about helping people to the end, and her condition didn't seem to have fully recovered, so I agreed to leave the guest room for her to stay in."

The more he said, the more certain Miyajima Erico became in her heart.

Especially when Asano Makoto said that Konno Yuka took the initiative to ask to stay overnight, she was completely convinced that this Miss Konno had some thoughts about her Makoto that went beyond friendship.

In an instant, a sense of crisis lingered in her heart.

If a beautiful woman like Miss Konno took the initiative to pursue Makoto, then…

Miyajima Erico still believed that Asano Makoto would not take the initiative to do anything with Konno Yuka.