"Anyone here who wants ice cream? Don't need to be shy since it's my treat."
Mr. Ryu returns after he leaves, asking everybody if they want one. Ms. Ei, Ms. Yui, Kazuya, Sayuki, Yu, and Mio all raised their hands. Mr. Ryu counts each one and grabs out his wallet to check his money.
"Ok then, Mom and Ms. Kobayashi? What flavors do you want?"
Mr. Ryu grabs out a pocket paper and pen from his pockets and readies to list their requests.
"Mine is ube, how about yours Ms. Yui."
Ms. Ei looks at her
"Mine is Mango, thank you, Mr. Ryu."
Ms. Yui bows to both of them and receives a pat from Ms. Ei.
Mr. Ryu nods and lists their orders. He looks at Kazuya and asks them their request.
"How about you Kazuya, what's your friend's request?"
Kazuya looks at Mio and Yu and asks them.
"Your orders guys?"
Mio and Yu look at each other and talk about it for a moment. Mio speaks about their orders.
"Strawberry for me, and mocha for Yu."
Kazuya nods and looks at Sayuki.
"How about you Sayuki?"
Her eyes twitch left and right, like scrolling through many flavors before replying.
"Cookies and cream."
Kazuya is happy with her choice. 'Hihi, fellow cookies and cream lovers.' Kazuya rarely meets people who have a liking for cookies and cream. He looks back at his dad and states the orders.
"one mocha, one strawberry, and two cookies and cream."
"Ok thank you, Kazuya, I'll be off then."
Mr. Ryu leaves along with Sir. Tomoyuki and Sir. Haru while listing the remaining orders. Sayuki wonders why Kazuya also orders cookies and cream since she only knew a few people who like that flavor.
"You also like cookies and cream Kazuya?"
Sayuki is eager to know his reasons.
"Of course I do, the milky sweetness and the chocolate brittle of cookies makes it so delicious."
Kazuya puffs his chest while reminiscing his experience of eating cookies and cream. Sayuki raises both of her hands, Kazuya notices it and both clap their hands.
Mio smirks as she watches the two having a great time. 'The plan is working, don't waste it' she thought. Yu is also watching them but notices Mio's expressions, he looks at her and squishes her cheeks like a fish.
"Why are you smirking?" he asked. Mio squirms and wants to release his hands, but Yu's grip and his stare made her stay in place.
"Nothing." Mio holds Yu's hand and slowly pulls it away until she's released. She pulls him and hugs his head to her chest.
"Nothing, I'm just happy to see Sayuki is making her move my Yu." Mio stops hugging her and turns Yu around to see Kazuya and Sayuki, smiling genuinely at one another.
Yu looks back and see's Mio with a smug expression. His lips straighten and his eyes uninterested, he pinches Mio's right cheek.
"So all of that was an act?"
Mio tries to pull his hand, but his pinches intensify as she tries to resist.
"Ow! Ow! Ow! Yes, it was all an act! Ow!"
She lowers her voice so she couldn't startle the other two. Yu lets go and massages Mio's cheeks.
"Sorry." he apologizes with a troubled look for he doesn't want to hurt her. Mio can't help but hold his hands, for her Yu is his pillar.
"Hahaha, no worries. You know I love to tease you right? Also, I won't tease anyone if I don't know them much and I always have my reasons for whatever action I take."
He nods and Mio kisses his forehead, she uses her other hands to caress his cheeks.
"So, you want to help Sayuki?"
She gives a warm smile to him. Yu sighs and pulls walks to the corner and hugs Mio.
"Sure, I don't mind."
They continue hugging each other and return after a while. Kazuya and Sayuki are still talking about their favorite flavors that Mio and Yu can't help but listen to them.
Meanwhile, Ms. Niko, Ms. Ei, and Ms. Yui are talking about Ms. Ei's past. From being a star to a wife of a company CEO, and many more.
"Aren't you disgusted that some men drool over you?"
Ms. Yui is curious about this, when Ms. Niko hears it, she can't help but frown at her.
"Hmm? Well, I am somewhat disgusted by it, but it didn't bother me since I have my loving husband."
Ms. Yui sips her ice tea and chews on the pizza before continuing.
"I'm an actor, I should bear it since many people, mostly men, like me because of my body. Good thing I ended up with a good man, otherwise my situation could have been worse. "
Ms. Yui is satisfied and gives a slow clap as she mesmerizes over her idol's speech. Ms. Niko then asks another question.
"Can we ask how you kept your face fair during those days?"
Ms. Niko and Ms. Yui lean forward to Ms. Ei as they wait for her answers. Ms. Ei chuckles before speaking.
"Always be fit, have a proper diet, sleep well, and have a hot night for a whole or half week if you can." Ms. Ei laughs softly while mentioning something embarrassing. The two are surprised by that answer. 'A full week of hot nights, how is that possible?' is what's on their minds right now.
Ms. Ei sips her ice tea and notices their reactions.
"It depends on how you do it so you don't need to copy our routines, besides, my husband and I were vigorous at the time."
"Is it ok to share such secrets?" Ms. Yui asks. She's concerned about how open they are to sharing such info. Ms. Ei nods and replies.
"It's ok since my dear Kazuya trusts you, if he trusts you then I'll also trust you. In the business, trust is important, otherwise, the contract will be all for naught." Ms. Yui nods and feels relieved.
Then, Mr. Ryu with Sir. Tomoyuki and Sir. Haru returns from their trip.
"Hello, guys! Can you help me Tomoyuki and Haru?"
Mr. Ryu gives each of them a pair of ice cream bags.
"Sure, thank you for the ice cream, Ryu."
Sir. Tomoyuki leaves with the ice cream bag to the kitchen.
"Let's have another game later."
Sir. Haru leaves and returns to their seat while placing their ice creams on the table.
Mr. Ryu walks towards the three misses and gives them ice creams.
"Here's your ube mom." Mr. Ryu places the ice cream in front of her.
"Thanks, dear."
He looks at Ms. Yui and gives her the ice cream.
"And here is your ma'am."
Ms. Yui bows at her.
"Thank you, Mr. Ryu."
He gives a smile in return and returns to his seat.
The reunion continues until night
Chapter 11 ends.
----authors note------
hello guys, I hope that you still like my work even if it's lackluster. School is really cramping my schedule at the time so I apologize for the slow updates, but once I'm on a vacation ill try my best to improve and post as many as I can. As always have a great day.