Three days later.
The Boston Italian Restaurant is located in front of Yūrakuchō Station.
Reiko Kujo, dressed in casual clothes and looking elegant, was sitting by the window seat, waiting for her upcoming appointment.
These days, she has already figured it out.
She decided to follow Keisuke Kumiko's advice and find someone to pretend to be her friend's partner.
This best friend's partner is naturally the great lawyer, Eri Kisaki, who had often been her rival in the past.
But she still couldn't bring herself to use the other party directly, so she planned to meet and talk to him first.
After rejecting several advances from frivolous men.
Ten minutes later, a slender woman walked into the store.
It was lawyer Eri Kisaki, whom Reiko Kujo had arranged to meet this time.
"Lawyer Kisaki, please take a seat."
Kujo Reiko greeted the other party politely.
Eri Kisaki nodded and sat down opposite Kujo Reiko.
"Prosecutor Kujo, tell me, what do you want from me?"
Hibiki Eri's tone was the same as ever, with the rigor and seriousness of a lawyer.
But at this moment, her face didn't look very good, and there was a hint of sadness between her beautiful eyebrows.
These days, all the major media outlets have gone crazy, reporting wildly on the romances between her and her husband, Kogoro Mori.
These unscrupulous media outlets have used all kinds of exaggerated words, such as cheating, divorce, etc., and used them wantonly.
Thanks to them, she hasn't slept well these past few days.
There were always people pointing at her on the street, so she had to wear a mask when she went out. She felt like a thief, which was very uncomfortable.
"It's like this..."
Kujo Reiko told Kisaki Eri the purpose of her visit.
After hearing this, Kisaki frowned, "You mean, let me pretend to be your friend or partner and help you deceive your father who arranged your blind date?"
"Well, I know my request may be a bit difficult for you to accept, but I really have no other choice now."
Kujo Reiko sighed and smiled bitterly.
After all, Eri Kisaki is just like her.
Both are heterosexual women and have their own lives.
Now we have to play the roles of "best friends" and "good sisters who support each other and fight against fate." What kind of thing is this?
As expected, Kisaki Eri refused immediately, "No, I can't agree to this request. I have a husband, how could I do such a thing?"
"Lawyer Kisaki, I can give you a reward."
Kujo Reiko pursed her lips, with a hint of pleading in her tone.
"I really have no other choice. Really, as long as you put on a show with me, I won't pester you again."
"You can choose not to pester me, but if this matter comes to light, I will be pestered by the media."
Kisaki said decisively.
Pause.
"Besides, if I did such a thing, what would my husband think? Even if he's not a very good person and often goes out looking for women... he's still my husband, and I can't do anything to disappoint him."
Reiko Kujo stared blankly at the woman in front of her, watching her determined eyes.
After a long moment, she let out a long sigh.
"It's a blessing for Mori Kogoro to have a wife like you! I really don't understand why he doesn't cherish you."
Kujo Reiko sighed.
"No matter what, he is my husband."
Eri Kisaki shook her head, stood up, and prepared to leave.
However, at this moment, a waiter came over and accidentally bumped into her.
Suddenly, Eri Kisaki couldn't stand still and fell into Kujo Reiko's arms.
"I'm sorry."
Eri Kisaki quickly stood up and apologized to Reiko Kujo.
Kujo Reiko shook her head, "It's okay."
Her expression was dejected, her tone was low, and it was obvious that her mind was no longer there.
Seeing this, Kisaki Eri didn't stay any longer. She nodded to Kujo Reiko and then left the restaurant.
Only Kujo Reiko was left. She smiled bitterly, ordered a small bottle of red wine, and sat alone drinking.
What they didn't know was that a camera in the bushes, which served as background decoration, recorded the entire scene of the two people meeting.
…
Kumiko Law Firm.
"Here, this is what you want."
Natsuki Koshimizu placed an SD card on the table in front of Keisuke Kumiko.
Keisuke Kumiko nodded, put it in the card reader, and inserted it into the laptop he used for work.
The computer played the video of the meeting between Kujo Reiko and Eri Kisaki.
Of course, the waiter who bumped into Eri Kisaki had also been arranged in advance.
This was the plan Keisuke Kumiko had planned beforehand.
Keisuke Kumiko nodded in satisfaction, "Well done, I can give you one credit. Remember, you still owe me thirteen credits!"
"Then you should give me more money for the labor this time, right?"
Natsuki Koshimizu stretched out her hand.
Keisuke Kumiko glanced at her beautiful palm.
"The love line is good. You will meet a destined man who won't dislike your figure."
Ai on the other side rolled her eyes.
Every time someone gets close to Kumiko, he uses this trick.
"I'm talking about labor fees!" Koshimizu Natsuki was speechless. "To help you with this, I took half a day off today! The maid cafe deducted my salary, okay?"
Keisuke Kumiko scratched his ear and said, "It's just half a day off. I can make it up by letting those fat otakus touch me a few more times, right?"
"You, what do you think of the innocence of us girls!" Natsuki said angrily.
"Hey, do I seem to have heard an extraordinary word?"
Keisuke Kumiko pretended to be surprised.
"Who said this kind of thing should be thrown into the trash can after graduating from junior high school?"
"...Humph, I wish you go bankrupt soon!"
Koshimizu Natsuki had nothing to say and was so angry that she cursed, stood up and left, slamming the door shut.
Only Keisuke Kumiko and Ai were left in the office.
Ai turned her head to look at Keisuke Kumiko and glanced at the video on the computer.
"Even if she was once your teacher, is it necessary for you to help her to this extent?"
"What do you mean by helping her? I'm helping myself."
Keisuke Kumiko said in a matter-of-fact tone.
"If I help Kujo Reiko solve her blind date problem, she will unconditionally help me solve my current lawsuit. By the way, I can even help Kisaki Eri and solve her husband's problems. It's a win-win situation, do you understand?"
"Oh..."
Ai let out a long "Oh" and looked Keisuke Kumiko up and down carefully for a while.
After a moment, a faint smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.
"You're such an awkward man."
Keisuke Kumiko shrugged.
During the next period of time, he took out his cell phone and made dozens of calls to major media outlets in Tokyo.
Then, the video of Kujo Reiko and Eri Kisaki was edited, and the key clips were extracted and sent to those media outlets through the internet.
Soon after, things started to move.
(End of this chapter)