Chapter 23: Money==Happiness.

Grabbing the suitcase, Hiroya looked at his sister and asked: " Is this it?".

"Oh take this as well.", Ririna turned around and suddenly handed him three more bags, wore a pair of sunglasses, and gracefully walked out of the apartment, leaving all the luggage to Hiroya.

Black lines formed on Hiroya's forehead as he looked down at the luggage.

After the heart-to-heart conversation, this sister of his has become a bit too carefree.

Letting out a light breath, Hiroya grabbed the luggage and made his way out of the apartment building, fortunately, they decided to book a cab instead of taking public transport.

"Are you sure everything is packed?", Hiroya asked one last time as he closed the back of the taxi.

Crossing her arms, Ririna thought for a moment before giving Hiroya a thumbs up: "Yes I think this is it!".

"Let's go then..."

Taking a seat inside the cab, Hiroya and Ririna started their journey back home.

After the emotional talk yesterday, Horoya proposed that she should come back and live together with her family, not only to provide her with emotional support but she will also be able to get away from this damp environment.

Especially since the money problem was solved, now she could try and enjoy the life that should have originally belonged to her.

Ririna was a little hesitant at the start, saying that she had been away from home for years now and it felt somewhat foreign to her, but after some persuasion, she decided to agree and move back home.

Hiroya gave a side glance to Ririna who was resting her head on his shoulder, it seemed she felt comfortable around him as she didn't even mind the fact that her chest was pressing against his arm.

"Hiroya."

"?"

With an embarrassed look on her face. Ririna said: "I think I forgot something..."

"....."

"Forget it, just buy it again.", Hiroya said casually, since you forgot you forgot, there was no need to keep dwelling on it, whatever it was just buy it again.

Hearing his reply, Ririna lowered her head and muttered to herself in a small voice.

"It was my favorite underwear..."

Of course, with his national-level physique, Hiroya heard it loud and clear.

'How the hell do you even forget something like that?...'

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Ririna stood before the familiar house door, it's been almost a year since she came back, and whenever she did it was only for a few days at most.

Plus the feeling from this time was completely different from the previous ones, usually, she would be under stress all the time but now it was different.

Just as she was turning her head to look at her brother, a hand grabbed her shoulder and pulled her to the side followed by an angry voice: " Why the hell do you keep staring at the door?? You think it's easy to carry all this luggage?!"

With an agitated expression, Hiorya kicked open the door under Ririna's dumbfounded eyes.

*Bam*

"I'm home!"

"Brother is back!"

"Hiro!"

As soon as Hiroya entered he was greeted by Riruru's headbutt.

'I'm not going back to the hospital!'

With quick movement, Hiroya turned to the side making Riruru fly across the air and land on the floor motionless.

Just when Hiroya was about to heave a sigh of relief, he felt something soft and wet on right his side.

"Welcome back.", Rio said with a smile on her face while hugging Hiroya.

But Rio giving him a hug wasn't the problem.

The corners of Hiroya'smouth twitched as he said: "Why are you in a towel?",

"Because I just got out of the bath!"

"Then why are you hugging me while wearing a bath towel!"

"Hehe, it's alright we're siblings!"

"No, it's not!"

Just outside the door, Ririna was looking at the scene with empty eyes.

By now Mother Hiroya had also made her way to the front door, She smiled after seeing that Hiroya was back, but just before she was about to call him, her gaze fell on her Eldest daughter Ririna.

"Ririna! You're back!"

Mother Hiroya hurriedly ran up to Rririna, in the process she also stepped on a dead person(Riruru) and moved to hug the stunned Ririna.

"Are you alright? Have you been eating well? It seems you have lost weight..."

Her voice also attracted Rio's attention, peeking from behind Hiroya she saw Ririna and smiled brightly.

"Sister you're back!"

By now Riruru has come back to her senses, raising her head with difficulty, seeing her sister Ririna, She said while reaching out to her with difficulty: " Sister save me....."

"Let's go inside Ririna, I just finished making food.....", Mother Hiorya grabbed her Eldest daughter's hand and quickly escorted her inside the house.

Glancing back at Riruru, Ririna wanted to say something but was quickly pulled inside by her mother.

By now Hiroya had also managed to free himself from Rio and was making his way upstairs with the luggage.

"Hiro let me help you!"

"Get dressed first!"

After a while, only the half-dead Riruru was left lying on the floor.

"Riruru close the door and come back! You need to leave for school!"

Hearing her mother's voice, Riruru almost wondered whether she was adopted.

After reaching upstairs, Hiroya faced a difficulty, there were only two rooms there, one belonged to him and the other belonged to Riruru.

Rio's room was on the ground floor beside his mother's room. This means in this house there are no free rooms left.

As if reading his thoughts, Rio pointed at Ririna's room and said:" There's a free room."

Hiroya was taken aback for a moment, he looked at Rio who was still wearing a towel then at Riruru's room and nodded.

"Indeed there is a free room."

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At the dinner table, the Hiorya family was hit by several bombs.

Of course, the biggest one of them was that Hiroya had become a millionaire.

Turning towards Hiroya, Riruru asked with stars in her eyes: "Brother are you rich?"

Mother Hiroya and Rio's gazes were also fixed on him, waiting for his reply.

Seeing their expectations, Hiroya thought for a moment before saying: "Well after deducting the taxes.....yes."

Riruru suddenly stood up from her seat and said in an excited voice: "T-then can you buy me that dress?!".

Using a plate, Hiroya protected his face from the bits and pieces of food flying out of Riruru's mouth.

"Sure."

"Horray! You're the best!"

"Sit down and eat!"

"Oh! okay!."

Ignoring the exited Riruru, Hiroya's eyes locked in with Ririna's.

Although many things were shared, they decided to keep Ririna's suicide attempt a secreat from the family.

Hiroya gave her a small nod, making Ririna smile in response.

On the side of the table, Rio carefully thought in her mind: 'Hiro is rich.....strong...caring...'

It seemed her brother was perfect in every way she could think of.

'And I...', Rio looked down at herself, it seemed there was no comparison at all.

But still, Rio wasn't jealous or feeling depressed.

'Hiro is my brother.....Hehe, my younger brother..'

An unconscious smile formed on her face followed by a feeling of pride.

Everyone on the table was happy or excited in one way or another.

Yes everyone except mother Hiroya, who kept glancing at Hiroya and her daughters with a hesitant look on her face.

Although she tried her best to appear calm, her small abnormality was noticed by Hiroya who was sitting directly opposite to her.

"Are you alright mother?", Hiroya asked while looking at his mother.

"Y-yes! Everything's good!"

Mother Hiroya stuttered like a thief caught stealing something, then she hurriedly tried to play it off by diverting the topic to their studies.

'Perhaps it isn't something she can talk about in front of others?', Hiroya decided to talk to her in private later.

"Hey, what happened to my room!"

"Which room?"

"My room!"

"Oh you mean sister Ririna's room."

"?"

"That room belongs to sister Ririna now."

A devastated look appeared on Riruru's face as she looked at her siblings like a group of traitors.

"It's alright you can sleep with me.", Mother Hiroya patted Riruru's head and told her to move into her room.

"B-but!"

"No buts! Your sister is an adult and she needs her own room!"

After the little farce was over, everyone went to their room except Hiroya and his mother.

"Hiroya? I'll clean the dishes today so you can go and sleep."

With a smile on her face, she told him to go and rest.

But instead of listening to her, Hiroya sat beside them and asked.

"Mother is something wrong?"

Her eyes widened for a moment hearing his question, then she quickly looked away from him as if to hide something.

"Nothing wrong...you should go and sleep..... it's late."

Her voice sounded a little agitated.

Knowing that she was hiding something, Hiroya just stood in place and crossed his arms, waiting for her to speak.

After some time, seeing that Hiroya had no intention of leaving, Mother Hiroya sighed and spoke in a weak voice.

"Hiroya...you're adopted."

'What kind of stupid ass plot of this?#₹?#₹'