Chapter 1966: Do I have to choose?

“Dad! What are you asking him?!”

The first one to react to that question was Fuyu. And she did it so strongly that if her parents didn’t know she had an inkling of interest in me, they would’ve found out this way. I mean, she immediately became flustered. Her face turned as red as an apple. Saying it’s because of the tea would be seen as a flimsy excuse.

The girl also almost sprang up to her feet. But I grabbed her wrist on reflex, bringing her back down to my side.

As it happened right in front of them, her parents surely didn’t miss that interaction.

Almost instantly, her mother’s eyebrows twitched in glee. Her father creased his forehead, most likely thinking I’d already encroached upon his daughter’s heart.

Maybe if I picked Akane here, he wouldn’t be pleased with my choice. Or rather, he might think I was only playing her daughter.

In any case, their reactions weren’t enough to move me as I had only one thought in mind... To calm their daughter down.