After briefly telling everyone about the wedding date and arrangements, Ichin invited them, "So, how about it? Does anyone want to be a bridesmaid? Right now we already have Yukino and Haruno, and there's room for another three to five."
The moment they heard they could be bridesmaids, every single one of them raised a hand.
Ichin laughed. "Since all of you are interested, then when Utaha comes by this afternoon, I'll let her choose. If everyone goes, that'd really be a bit too many."
Aoba said expectantly, "I've never been a bridesmaid before. The only thing I ever did was be a flower girl at a relative's wedding when I was little!"
Hajime Shinoda looked at Aoba and said, "If you go as a bridesmaid, won't people think you're still underage?"
"Hehe, that's totally possible!"
"Aoba really still looks like a kid even now!"
"Ahhh! Stop saying that already!"
Aoba's face turned bright red, her twin-tails swinging nonstop as she protested loudly, "I'm already a proper adult! Stop calling me a child!"
Unfortunately, no matter when Aoba went out shopping, there was still a high chance people would assume she was in middle school or high school. She simply looked way too young, and she was also very short.
Aoba's height had always been a sore spot for her, to the point that she could not really wear more mature styles of clothing. Even when she deliberately chose them, they did not suit her at all, giving people the impression of a child sneaking into an adult's clothes.
So by now, Aoba had already given up on the fashion style she had once dreamed of and completely let herself go on that front.
As for Nene, who was about the same height as her? Although she was also short and had a youthful-looking face, the difference was that her figure was great.
The more Aoba thought about it, the sadder she became. Under everyone's gaze, she muttered to herself as she left the programming team and returned to her own desk.
Watching Aoba's back, Ichin quietly said, "Aoba's still hung up on her height?"
"Isn't that obvious?"
Hazuki folded her arms and said with a light laugh, "Usually it's fine when we all go out together, but I can tell you, if it's just me taking Aoba somewhere, outsiders really do think I'm taking a child with me. I'm not even joking, that has actually happened before. So her reaction is perfectly understandable. We should tease her about that less in the future. The poor girl's kind of pitiful."
Everyone nodded in agreement, then went back to work, waiting for Utaha to come by in the afternoon and choose the bridesmaids for the wedding at the end of the year.
At noon, Ichin ate lunch together with everyone in the company cafeteria.
After getting three dishes and a soup, he carried his tray over to where Kō Yagami, Rin Toyama, and Hazuki were sitting. The four of them chatted while they ate.
After taking a sip of soup, Hazuki lowered her voice and said, "Ichin, now that the wedding's coming up, have you managed to comfort Yukino properly?"
Hearing that, Ichin gave a wry smile and nodded. "Yeah. Even though Yukino never said it outright, you can tell she's still envious. So I came up with some ways to make it up to her. I guess you could say I've managed to comfort her."
He had long since made up his mind to continue being the scumbag he was, so he could not let Yukino feel neglected either.
"When the weather gets warmer and we go take the wedding photos, I'll also take a set together with Yukino."
"Ohhh!!!" x3
All three of them cried out in surprise and gave Ichin a thumbs-up.
Although the situation between the three of them was indeed rather surprising, from Kō and the others' perspective, it was not really a big deal. After all, among wealthy people, there were many who played things far more outrageously than this.
Besides, given the relationship between them, there was no way it would turn into some future drama over fighting for inheritance.
With how Ichin's company was developing now, its scale would definitely only keep growing in the future.
Once Utaha and Yukino both had children, dividing the assets would actually be simple. Not to mention, both Utaha and Yukino were more than capable of earning plenty of money on their own.
While eating, Kō asked curiously, "So, Ichin, how many kids do you want in the future?"
"Kids? More than one?"
Ichin was briefly stunned, then said, "I haven't really thought about it. That kind of thing should just depend on fate, I guess. There's no need to mention Utaha, and Yukino doesn't mind having children either. But all things considered, two should be enough. Though I guess twins aren't impossible."
How many children they had was not really a major issue. After all, he had the money to support them. The real question was when Utaha and Yukino planned to have children.
For now, it was obviously still too early. It would definitely be another year or two at least. Ichin and Utaha both had their own careers to focus on, and Yukino was still continuing her studies, so it was even less likely for her right now.
"We're all still young, so there's no rush."
"That's true," Rin said with a smile and a nod. "But when you really do have kids in the future, can I reserve a godmother spot?"
Hearing Rin's words, Kō and Hazuki's eyes lit up, and they quickly chimed in as well.
"Oh! That's a great idea, Rin. Why didn't I think of that? Ichin, I want to be a godmother too!"
Hazuki adjusted her glasses and said, "Count me in too. Even though I've recently started going along with my family's arrangements and doing matchmaking meetings, I'd be more than happy to have one or two godsons or goddaughters."
"That's fine by me, but matchmaking?"
Ichin looked at Hazuki in surprise. "Hazuki, are you finally tired of the single life?"
Hazuki smiled and nodded. "Something like that. I'm not exactly young anymore, and I really have started wanting a different kind of life. Especially after seeing the relationship you all have. There's no way I can honestly say I'm not envious."
This change in Hazuki also piqued the interest of the other three listening.
Kō Yagami asked curiously, "So do you already have a match? What's he like?"
"At the moment, I've been introduced to one person. He seems pretty good. He's the same age as me and works as a university lecturer."
Hazuki did not hide anything. She simply took out her phone and showed them a photo of the man.
In the photo was a handsome man with glasses, wearing a gentle smile while teaching. At a glance, he really did seem quite good.
After taking a look, Ichin said, "Oh! He does look pretty good. So, have you met him yet?"
"Not yet. I'm planning to meet him this weekend and chat a bit."
But as soon as she finished speaking, Hazuki noticed the look the three of them exchanged and immediately had a bad feeling.
"Wait, you guys..."
The three of them looked at Hazuki, then broke into identical grins. "Hehehe... Hazuki~~~"
After lunch, back in Ichin's office, he directly called over Aoba and the other veteran members, then told them about Hazuki meeting her matchmaking date this weekend.
"So, what do you think? Want to team up this weekend and go check out Hazuki's matchmaking partner?"
Every single one of them raised a hand in unanimous agreement.
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