novelraw Chapter 48: What is an intern girlfriend?
Chapter 48: What is an intern girlfriend?
"Who called me so early?"
Yamazaki Kazuka yawned and woke up in bed.
I glanced at the time and saw it was 7 a.m. I could have slept until 8 a.m. today, but I was treated like this. Then I looked at the caller ID and it turned out to be Inoue Jiro.
"I hope nothing bad has happened to him!"
Yamazaki Kazuka answered the phone.
"Hey Kaze, I have two good news for you!"
Inoue Jiro was very excited on the other end of the phone.
"What good news?"
"I've been accepted as an intern at Jingsheng Bank, and if I perform well, I can be offered a full-time position."
Ishō Bank is the private bank of the Inoue family, and many Japanese people working or studying abroad are accustomed to using Ishō Bank for their financial transactions.
"And what's the other good news?"
"My girlfriend said yes. If all goes well, we'll get married within two years."
Congratulations!
Yamazaki Kazuka was genuinely happy for his friend.
"Haha, Kaze, do you have a girlfriend?"
"not yet."
As Yamazaki Kazuka recalled what happened last night, he felt increasingly guilty.
"If you still don't have a boyfriend/girlfriend after graduation, I can introduce you to some local foreign women."
"Given our relationship, I will never let you live a lonely life."
Given our current relationship, you should probably call me brother-in-law.
After ending the call with Inoue Jiro, Yamazaki Kazuka got dressed and went to Inoue Keiko's apartment.
"What exactly is my relationship with Keiko-neechan now?"
Their relationship can never go back to what it was before.
"Wafu, you've arrived. Come in."
The moment the door opened, Keiko Inoue, wearing a white short-sleeved shirt and a black pencil skirt, came out to greet Kazuka Yamazaki, just like always.
The morning sun shone on the dining table, and everything was so peaceful, as if nothing had happened last night.
Keiko Inoue set out her breakfast table and, as always, sat opposite Kazukazu Yamazaki.
"Sister Huizi..."
"What's wrong, Kaze?"
"What happened last night..."
After some internal struggle, Yamazaki Kazuka decided to take the initiative to speak.
"Is there anything you'd like to say?"
Keiko Inoue, who had been holding on, now lowered her head, placed her hands on her thighs, and blushed, her cheeks burning hot.
"I'll take responsibility, Keiko-neechan!"
"You said you'd take responsibility for your older sister?"
"Yes! After all, what happened last night can't be ignored."
Hearing this, Keiko Inoue was deeply moved, but it also strengthened her resolve.
"Sister Hefeng knows you are a responsible and good man. Men like you are rare these days, but I can't accept it."
Why?
"Please forgive me, sister, but there are people in Tokyo who are more outstanding and more suitable for you than you. You don't need to worry about what happened last night; it was all my own choice."
"You're very kind, Huizi-neechan."
Keiko Inoue shook her head.
"I don't want to use my body to lock your heart away; I'm not good enough for you."
Whether I'm good enough or not is up to me.
"Alright, let's make a promise, Kaze. If you haven't met a girl you like in the next two years, then come find me. I'll be waiting for you."
"Wait two years?"
"Well, Kaze, you still have about two years until graduation. It's too early to talk about marriage at this point."
"You can start dating first."
"Haha, we're almost there now. I prepare daily meals for Kaze, and Kaze does yoga with me."
"This can be done by siblings as well."
"So what we did last night was what boyfriends and girlfriends do."
"Um, you're right. Let's consider ourselves boyfriend and girlfriend then."
"If you insist on this, Kaze, then I'll be your temporary girlfriend for now."
What is a "trainee girlfriend"?
"I will take on the responsibilities of a girlfriend until Hefeng finds a suitable partner. At that time, I will step aside voluntarily so as not to affect your relationship with your partner. In the future, we will treat each other as brother and sister."
"If you haven't found the right person in two years, you can come to your older sister and sign a lifelong contract."
Last night, after Yamazaki Kazuka left, Inoue Keiko thought about it all night and finally came up with a way of getting along that she could accept.
I love Yamazaki.
I once saw Yamazaki Kazukazu talking about his ex-girlfriend during the height of his romance, and I will never forget the look of love in his eyes.
Unfortunately, Yamazaki Kazukazu never looked at him like that last night.
I don't want to let responsibility bind Yamazaki Kazukazu's life.
"I understand. Keiko-neechan, you also need some time to adjust to this kind of relationship."
"Thank you for understanding me, Kaze."
As Keiko Inoue cleared away the dishes, Kazuka Yamazaki watched her retreating figure with a touch of melancholy.
[Why is Huizi so insecure about her feelings when she's such a good person? Maybe I should find a way to help her build confidence.]
Yamazaki Kazuka knew in his heart that if he really ended his internship relationship with Inoue Keiko in the future, she would probably go crazy.
"Sister Huizi, I must take my leave now."
"Take care, are you coming back for dinner?"
I'll be back tonight.
"Okay, I'll wait for you, sister."
Keiko Inoue, like a newlywed wife seeing her husband off to work, ran to the entrance wearing an apron and hugged Kazuka Yamazaki.
Because he had promised Uesugi Aoi that he would tutor her today, and also let An and Ryo-senpai look at the first draft of his research proposal, Yamazaki Kazuka only patted Inoue Keiko's head and didn't spend too much time with her.
"Mr. Yamazaki, I'm here."
Uesugi Aoi stood on tiptoe and waved to the crowd.
"Aoi, I'm here."
Yamazaki Kazuka walked up to Uesugi Aoi.
"Teacher, what do you think? Isn't my outfit pretty?"
Uesugi Aoi lifted her off-white long skirt and twirled in front of Yamazaki Kazukaze.
"it's beautiful."
Yamazaki Kazukazu doesn't know much about clothing, but Uesugi Aoi's outfit gives him a very comfortable visual experience.
When the skirt sways in the wind, it looks like a white wave.
"I worked for a whole semester to buy this."
Uesugi Aoi said with a proud expression.
"How much?"
"Ten thousand yen."
"Aoi, you're amazing. You're so young, yet you already know how to work to satisfy your desires."
The two entered the study room, and after opening the door, Yamazaki Kazuka saw a slogan.
Smoking, drinking alcohol, littering, loud noise, engaging in self-entertainment, and making love are prohibited.
"Yama, is the librarian at this library out of his mind? Who would do something like that in a study room?"
"Is it possible that these warning signs were put up precisely because of these incidents?"
Having a voucher for the library's study room hours, and thinking that it might be a waste not to use it, I decided to use it as a temporary classroom for myself and Uesugi Aoi.
"Mr. Yamazaki, where shall we begin today?"
"Aoi, you have far fewer questions than Saki, so you'll have fewer classes. My idea is to give you a test today, and then start the next semester's curriculum tomorrow. Is that acceptable?"
"No problem, teacher!"
"Also, in the afternoon, after you've studied for a while, a friend of the teacher will come to visit. She'll be helping the teacher with the summer homework."
"Oh? Mr. Yamazaki, you have summer homework too?"
"Yes."
After Yamazaki Kazuka finished speaking, he took out the test paper to test Uesugi Aoi's learning progress over the past few days.
When Uesugi Aoi started doing her homework seriously, Yamazaki Kazukaze, who was feeling bored, thought of Himeno Saki.
"Will that guy be able to perform normally today?"
At the Himeno residence, Himeno Saki sat upright in her room, finally awaiting her proctor and exam paper.
"Himeno-kun, it's been a long time! Are you ready for today's exam?"
A majestic female voice rang out, and Himeno Saki felt that the voice was very familiar.
Then he turned around and saw his homeroom teacher, dressed in a work suit, walking up to him with a serious expression.