My girlfriend is actually myself.

Chapter 58 My Loser Daughter

"I'll make coffee." Yukimiya Natsune stood up, ready to present her friend with latte art.

"Oh, Yukimiya-chan made this herself!" Asakura Airi exclaimed in surprise.

"How can we let Miss Yukimiya do it?" Asakura Chihaya ruthlessly stopped her.

Although modern society is not as class-based, it is still a bit much for the master to make coffee for the maid. It would be fine if it were just something he did on a whim.

Airi Asakura was somewhat disappointed.

"I'll do it." Shiraishi Saku stood up.

"Would you like to make it, Shiraishi-kun!" Airi Asakura was even more delighted.

Asakura Chihaya glanced at her daughter's expression and interrupted her again ruthlessly: "No need to trouble you, young master, I'll do it."

Airi Asakura's mood fluctuated, and she glared angrily at her mother's back.

You've ruined your daughter's plans twice; you're a completely unfit mother!

Yuko Takahashi sipped her strawberry soda, her gaze sweeping over everyone present. Over the past few days, she had basically figured out the relationships between these people.

The company's long-time employee, Shiraishi, and the new employee, Yukimiya, are a couple.

Latte art instructor Aoi Tsukimiya and new store clerk Yukimiya are mother and daughter, but their relationship seems a bit complicated. Previously, when they were at the convenience store, Yukimiya denied their relationship.

Latte art teacher #2 Asakura is a maid in the Moon Palace of latte art teacher, and she seems to be related to her new best friend Airi. She mentioned having a daughter before, which should be Airi.

Airi has a crush on her old shop assistant, Shiraishi. Sakura is Shiraishi's younger sister. Everyone in the room revolves around Yukimiya and Shiraishi.

"..."

My coffee shop seems to be the venue for the main characters of a romance light novel!

Wait, could I be one of those characters?!

Yuko Takahashi felt a little flustered.

She quickly made up an excuse and left the coffee shop.

Retirement is not yet a certainty, and she absolutely cannot afford to succumb to this! Her goal is to accumulate enough retirement funds, then return to her hometown, open a small shop, and retire peacefully!

Not long after the shop door closed, Tsukimiya Aoi also got up and left. She always made time to come over whenever she had a spare moment, and she was always very busy.

After finishing three cups of coffee, Sakura Nene exchanged LINE accounts with Asakura Airi and rushed to a nearby store to find discounted items.

As night fell, Shiraishi Saku and Yukimiya Natsune cleaned the coffee machine, while Asakura Chihaya took her daughter to the changing room for a talk.

"You've come at the right time. This weekend, you'll accompany Miss Yukimiya to the old lady's nursing home," Asakura Chihaya instructed her daughter.

"Are we meeting now?" Airi Asakura asked in surprise. "I understand. I'll discuss the time with Yukimiya-chan."

Asakura Chihaya explained simply, "That date will be here soon, and Madam wants to ease the old lady's sorrow."

That date refers to the date when Yuegong Liuli disappeared. Every year around this time, the old lady at the sanatorium would become depressed.

This is one of the reasons why Tsukimiya Aoi was so eager to adopt Yukimiya Natsune.

"I understand, I'll do my best to help!" Airi Asakura nodded earnestly, but with some worry, "Is it really feasible to have Yukimiya-chan impersonate Ruri-san?"

"It's somewhat more feasible than the photos you've collected," Chihaya Asakura replied.

"Photos? What... Ah!" Airi Asakura blushed, clenching her fists as she glared at her mother. "You peeked at my computer!"

"I just wanted to do some research one day." Asakura Chihaya looked her daughter over. "Young Master Saku is only interested in Miss Yukimiya. You're not his type."

"How did you know!" Airi Asakura's eyes widened, then she thought of the photo on Instagram. Was her mother and Shiraishi talking about her at that time?

She grabbed her mother's apron, asking shyly, "What did you say to Shiraishi-kun?!"

Chihaya Asakura didn't answer, but raised her hand and touched her daughter's hair: "Let's go back, I'm leaving too."

"Wait, Mom, what did you do?!" Airi Asakura wanted to know the truth.

She knows her mother very well. Contrary to her classical and serious appearance, her mother is a carnivore with a strong aggressive nature.

Looking at her chattering daughter surrounding her, Asakura Chihaya sighed, then looked at the counter where Shiraishi Saku and Yukimiya Natsune were quietly tidying up the equipment.

It wasn't that she didn't want to help her daughter, but rather that her daughter simply had no chance of winning. Given the boy's personality, he should have been happy to joke around with her, but he didn't engage with any jokes involving his daughter, only consistently denying them.

From this perspective, the boy has been very serious about avoiding any appearance of impropriety.

Airi was still buzzing, and Asakura Chihaya raised her hand and hit her good-for-nothing daughter hard.

"Fine, don't talk then, why are you hitting me?" Airi Asakura said, rubbing her head, feeling wronged.

Chihaya Asakura glanced at her face. She had found the boy's photo on her daughter's computer a month ago, while Ms. Yukimiya had only met the boy a month ago.

My daughter clearly had a time advantage, but she still lost miserably.

Her cheerfulness and liveliness are only on the surface; she is actually very weak inside. Should I say that she is the opposite of myself?

Thinking about it carefully, Miss Liuli's heart is the same.

Asakura Chihaya looked somewhat melancholy.

"When we get to the nursing home, there's no need to pretend too much," she said, getting back to the main point. "The old lady is already happy enough that Miss Yukimiya is here with her. It doesn't matter whether it's Miss Ruri or not."

"real?"

"Just like the lady."

"That's true." Airi Asakura nodded.

……

What kind of feeling does Tsukimiya Ruri give off?

On the weekend, Yukimiya Natsune and Asakura Airi got into a car and headed to a sanatorium on the outskirts of the city. She asked about her own character setting.

"Ms. Ruri is as silent as Yukimiya-chan, but the atmosphere around Yukimiya is quiet, and Ms. Ruri gives off a feeling of being unapproachable," Asakura Airi said. "She has the air of a distant young lady."

She gave an example: "Like those gothic aristocratic heiresses in comics."

Yukimiya Natsune nodded, pondering how to express that feeling.

"Yukimiya-chan, you don't need to pretend," Airi Asakura continued. "My mother said that as long as you don't deny the old lady's way of addressing you, you can just be yourself."

No need to pretend? That's a good thing.

But what was your original form?

Yukimiya Natsune in the car and Shiraishi Saku in the house both fell into deep thought.

Forget it, why bother caring about these things?

Yukimiya Natsune and Shiraishi Saku raised their hands together and touched their lips. After returning home last night, they tried it again. It felt natural and peaceful, without any strange sensations.

As it turns out, he and she were overthinking things. They were simply themselves. With synchronized memory and synchronized muscle memory, there was no real difference. The only difference was their identities and interpersonal relationships.

The car drove into a grand complex of buildings, passing through the trees, with a fresh scent wafting in the air.

We've arrived at the sanatorium.