Nanako pulled the door open gently and then left her slippers outside the door as she walked in barefoot.
When Yahiko saw that Nanako was dressed up like a fairy, he could not help but say proudly, “Nanako, I can’t wait to see you when you get married. You will definitely be even more beautiful than you look now. I’m afraid that the whole of Japan will be stunned by you then!”
Nanako smiled slightly and said, “My Eminent Father, I’ve never thought about getting married so soon.”
“Oh...” Yahiko responded and said emotionally, “You still cannot forget Charlie?”
Nanako did not hide her feelings and said earnestly, “My Eminent Father, I’m still unable to let Charlie-kun go. Aside from him, there is no place in my heart for anyone else. Even if I can forget him, it would be impossible for me to like anyone else.”
Yahiko was stunned for a moment and then said with some distress, “Nanako, Charlie is a good man, but I don’t know how long you will have to wait for him. A woman’s golden period is only for a period of ten years from twenty to thirty years old. You’re already twenty-three years old. I’m afraid that you will regret it for the rest of your life if you miss this golden period!”
Nanako said with a smile, “How can that be? A woman’s golden period is right there, and it would still be the golden period regardless of whether she is married or not. Even if I can’t get married during this golden period, I will still make sure that I live a wonderful life. My Eminent Father, you don’t have to worry about me.”
Having said that, Nanako said again, “Eminent Father, I believe you would not want me to marry someone I don’t like during my best years either. I would not be able to smile in front of people and instead, I would have to spend my days crying secretly behind people’s backs.”
Yahiko nodded solemnly and said, “You’re right! No matter what it is, I hope that you can live happily every day.”
Nanako smiled knowingly. She then looked at the hakama hanging on the wall and said with a smile, “My Eminent Father, even though it is a kind of incompleteness to live life without the other half, one can still live a wonderful life as long as one can adjust one’s mentality and plan one’s life well. This is actually the same as losing your legs. You can still live a more fulfilling life as long as you adjust your mentality.
Having said that, she said, “Your hakama is truly one of the best hakama I have ever seen. I believe that you will still look great in the hakama even if you have lost your legs. I’m also thinking of taking a photo with you after you put on this hakama and let those Japanese media who had been paying attention to the Ito family send it out.”
“Send it out?” Yahiko subconsciously refused, “No! Absolutely not! I’ll never allow the media to publish a picture of me in a wheelchair, even if it’s just a half-body picture!”
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