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Chapter 79 That Birthday
When a story is more than halfway through, the romantic battle of wits between the two protagonists reaches a fever pitch due to certain secrets that remain unspoken.
Whether due to a rift or a twist of fate, the one who feels insecure in the relationship begins to question the other's feelings.
So after seven or eight long chapters of love and hate, they finally realized their true feelings during a certain major event and reconciled, their relationship growing even stronger—
Manga and soap operas are all played out just like this.
Suguru Geto and Nobara Iori nodded repeatedly, both wearing tolerant expressions that said, "We are ready; you can start making a scene now, Young Master."
Satoru Gojo was incredulous, Satoru Gojo was shocked, Satoru Gojo's composure broke: "What do you people even understand!"
He leaned back against the edge of the bed, his upper body lying on the bed, his eyes staring at the ceiling.
After extreme rage comes artistic melancholy, Satoru Gojo felt melancholic in his solitude:
At the end of the day, from beginning to end, we are nothing more than friends.
Nobara Iori pointed to the hydrangeas on the windowsill, which were blooming beautifully despite the out-of-season greenery: "Ah, right, right. Friends send people to prepare flowers for you every day."
Suguru Geto recalled how this person had been all messy, rubbing against Kobe Suzuo's white shirt a few days ago: "Ah, right, right, right, in a friendship, you can hug and cling all you want."
Nobara Iori said, "Mr. Suzuo has never given me flowers."
Suguru Geto said, "If you dare to get all clingy with me, I'll beat you up immediately."
Satoru Gojo's face turned red from the constant teasing. He suddenly bolted upright from the bed, his words of defense being incredibly lacking:
This is different!
His two bad friends looked at him, their tone blunt as if it were only natural: "How is it different?"
Kobe Suzuo's favoritism toward Satoru Gojo was known to everyone at Tokyo Jujutsu High and throughout the Jujutsu World.
Those in the know that this is an unspeakable entanglement between a domineering CEO and a delicate flower.
Outsiders who are unaware of the truth are spreading all sorts of strange rumors, such as:
The wicked Director Kobe is attempting to curry favor with Satoru Gojo to cling to the Gojo Clan's influence, intending to seize control of the entire Jujutsu World.
The Six Eyes of the Gojo Clan and Kobe Suzuo have been dating intimately, conspiring together; it is suspected that the Gojo Clan has finally grown weary of their loneliness and intends to use the Kobe Family to unify the Jujutsu World.
Of course, there are also some rather wild unofficial histories:
The weak "parasite" Young Master of the Kobe Family and the powerful Six Eyes of the Gojo Clan were inextricably linked, which is why he climbed to the position of Director..
What happened was that the Gojo Clan once had an arranged marriage with the Kobe Family, a betrothal made before birth. However, after the birth of the Six Eyes, the Gojo Clan looked down on the declining Kobe Family and turned their backs on them. After being humiliated and having the engagement broken, Kobe Suzuo endured for many years before making a powerful comeback, vowing to reclaim everything that belonged to her..
And then there's the rumor that the Kobe Family Head, a predator looking for young prey, took a liking to the beauty of the Gojo Clan's God's Child; after failing to take him by force, he resorted to soft tactics, an evil old man trying to climb his way up to the innocent and kind Little Six Eyes..
As for the last one, nobody knows if it was fabricated by some toxic fan from the Gojo Clan.
Even though Kobe Suzuo and Satoru Gojo have known each other for less than a year in total, gossiping bystanders are dying to dig up their relationship from their past and present lives.
Determined to use the power of scandals to destroy this bizarre CP.
After all, besides throwing a few verbal insults and posting a few secret threads, they had no other way to deal with Satoru Gojo and Kobe Suzuo, two characters who were invincible in every sense of the word.
Nonsensical rumors spread incessantly on the Director's Department forum that Kobe Suzuo had created to facilitate work communication, they could not be stopped despite repeated bans.
Kobe Suzuo himself didn't care about the slander some people directed at him.
It was nothing more than a necessary part of being a domineering CEO.
Anyway, all extreme remarks that cross the line will be automatically blocked by the system; anything more outrageous should be doxxed by Merlin and sent straight to Kobe Suzuo.
Are you kidding me? Insulting the boss on the "company intranet" and thinking you won't get caught—isn't that just plain stupid?
It must be said that the imagination of workers in the Jujutsu World is truly one of a kind; their imagination is as dark and hideous as the appearance of a Cursed Spirit.
When the students of Jujutsu High download forms or look up information, they occasionally use the Director's Department's forum as well.
There were a few times when I stumbled into the anonymous smear section of the forum, the various damp, sinister comments were absolutely sickening.
When those words, "Pure and Kind Little Six Eyes," are put together, do some of the people posting really not feel guilty?
It's terrifying, it's truly terrifying.
Satoru Gojo's attitude was even more indifferent; he viewed these rumors as if he were reading supernatural fiction.
He just replied with a couple of "hahaha" laughs and that was that; at most, he would take a screenshot or forward it directly to Kobe Suzuo, adding a comment like, "Suzuo, look, this is so interesting."
Kobe Suzuo replied with a smiling "Wow" to express surprise, followed by an "Mm" to indicate it had been read, finally a "^_^" as a way to comfort him.
By the time he refreshed the page again, the post and the account would most likely be "404 not found."
But now, Satoru Gojo felt a bit like he was reaping what he had sown.
It felt so interesting and fun before, but now that he wants to take it seriously, it's becoming harder and harder to speak up.
To Kobe Suzuo, the "Anchor" was a special existence.
Whether it was due to some sense of predestined fate or the guilt of "using" the other person, it was inevitable that Kobe Suzuo would treat the "Anchor" with such special treatment.
Because Kobe Suzuo chose him to be this "anchor," this special treatment fell upon him.
Satoru Gojo was not naive, naturally, he did not believe in something like love at first sight.
Back on the rooftop of the auction, Satoru Gojo had already confirmed with Kobe Suzuo that she had no intention of confirming a "romantic relationship" with him right now.
That "like" was real, but it was merely a simple fondness for something beautiful, an appreciation for a talented person, an expectation for someone with a bright future.
“So I don't actually like him that much, I just think he's fun.."
Satoru Gojo sat cross-legged, pulling that ugly, flat, fat cat pillow into his arms again. His usually flamboyant expression was uncharacteristically stifled, his snow-white, slender eyebrows were slightly furrowed.
If I had known it would be this complicated, I shouldn't have said anything back then..
In this manner, she really looked a bit like a high school girl pulling her best friend into a dorm room for a late-night chat about relationship problems.
Nobara Iori and Suguru Geto, who had originally been acting nonchalant and purely in a spectator mindset, were shaken to their core, terrified by Satoru Gojo's expression, which was not at all like Satoru Gojo at all.
Suguru Geto gasped, together with Nobara Iori, he rushed to the windowsill, turning his back to whisper a secret conspiracy.
What's going on? Did they really go through a breakup?
Nobara Iori gave him a sideways glance. "What heartbreak? The two of them were never even dating."
Suguru Geto slapped his palm against his forehead, his bangs swaying. "Oh right, I almost forgot."
He paused, "So what is Satoru doing now? Mourning for his teenage crush that ended before it even began?"
Nobara Iori shuddered again. "I'm begging you, if you don't snap out of it, you'll be sitting at the same table as Satoru."
Suguru Geto sighed melancholy, "You can't blame me for this; it's mainly because Mr. Suzuo is too uncanny."
Nobara Iori sighed, "Anyway, I just don't understand those two.. Are there no normal people left in this place?"
“Are we not even considered normal people anymore?”
“What do you think?”
After the two of them finished speaking, they turned back to look into the room, where Satoru Gojo was like a dark white mushroom, muttering "toxic spores" toward the outside.
Suguru Geto rubbed the goosebumps on his arms, suspecting that a part of Kobe Suzuo's CEO aura had undergone mitosis and migrated onto Satoru Gojo.
He looked back with lingering fear, trying to steady his mind. "What do we do now? Satoru has gone OOC."
Nobara Iori pondered for a second. The moon hung high in the sky outside the window, she felt that there was likely no escaping tonight.
She looked solemn. "Didn't Gojo call us here just because he wants us to be his strategists? We'll just do it."
The brown-haired girl grit her teeth, staking all the walkthroughs she had completed this year on this, her expression as firm as a blazing flame, "I'll give it my all."
In an instant, Suguru Geto felt that his "bestie" little white flower actually failed to qualify as a backup for the domineering CEO-style doctor friend, Nobara Iori, subconsciously nodded along.
Nobara Iori had already turned around smoothly, walking up to the still emo Satoru Gojo, cleared her throat:
Satoru, Suguru has a question for you.
Suguru Geto was still in shock, pointing at himself with his index finger. Me?
Nobara Iori would definitely nod, yes, it's you.
Go for it, Young Master, the powerful number one male bestie!
I'll take the fall so you can live, my friend. To guide the troublesome Satoru Gojo, I still need a best friend like you to break the deadlock.
Betrayed by his contemporary, Suguru Geto stood blankly in place, his brain working at high speed as Satoru Gojo looked over.
A flash of inspiration struck, Suguru Geto suddenly grasped the key point:
So, Satoru, your birthday tomorrow—how did it get connected to Mr. Suzuo's dislike of you?
Satoru Gojo, who had been lost in thought for a long time, blinked, finally remembering the request that had been frequently interrupted.
He organized his thoughts and finally gave a brief, rapid answer, "Suzuo didn't prepare a birthday gift for me."
Suguru Geto, who spent the time Satoru Gojo paused thinking of many complex reasons..
His eyes widened: "But tomorrow is your birthday, isn't it? What if Mr. Suzuo wants to celebrate it with you right at midnight?"
Satoru Gojo shook his head. "Given Suzuo's personality, what kind of gift do you think he would give me?"
It wasn't hard to guess; one could tell just by looking at Kobe Suzuo's daily lifestyle. His sense of romance and elegance was inseparable from being "grand," "abundant," and "luxurious."
Exquisite luxury goods were merely supplementary gifts.
Luxury cruise parties, rose fields in ancient castles, candlelight dinners with fireworks shows in front of skyscraper floor-to-ceiling windows, or perhaps renting out the entire Disney for a day of play.
It wasn't that Kobe Suzuo lacked intention, but rather that a CEO's taste was such that his thoughts revolved endlessly around those few words.
These activities involved too many people and matters; even with wealth like Suzuo's, it would still require time to prepare.
Satoru Gojo leaned against the window, his blue eyes clear and bright.
I had my people look into it. The Kobe Family hasn't been preparing any large-scale events lately, nor have they spent money hiring anyone to prepare for large-scale events.
Suguru Geto:?
Satoru Gojo still maintained an air of being detached from the mortal world, his tone indifferent: