"It turns out tomorrow is Kiritani-kun's birthday."

After hearing about Kiritani Tetsuya's request for leave for the birthday party, Morishima Ayako said with a sudden look on her face.

After saying this, before Kiritani Tetsuya could speak, Morishima Ayako continued.

"But since it's Kiritani-kun's birthday, I have to participate. After all, this is Kiritani-kun's first birthday at my place, so I have to be well prepared no matter what."

"But I have already promised Ryota."

Kiritani Tetsuya spoke in time.

"What does this have to do with it? We can also go to Liang Taijun's home with you. I think Liang Taijun won't mind."

Morishima Ayako responded matter-of-factly.

"I guess so, but..."

Kiritani Tetsuya briefly imagined the scene where Takehara Ryota found a large number of people pouring into his home, and then said calmly.

"In that case, it's settled. Tomorrow happens to be Tetsuya, Miu-chan's and Tamao-chan's last day working here. By the way, this can also be regarded as a farewell ceremony for you."

Morishima Ayako said with great interest.

She was so excited that she didn't realize that she was basically the one taking the lead, leaving Kiritani Tetsuya little chance to speak.

"That's okay too."

Kiritani Tetsuya, who found that he really couldn't say much, had no choice but to compromise.

In Kiritani Tetsuya's opinion, there is not much difference between attending a birthday party with only two people or attending a birthday party with five, six or even seven or eight people, and he can actually accept it.

As for Takehara Ryota, Kiritani Tetsuya thinks there should be no problem, but the other party's small butter appreciation plan will probably be ruined because of this.

After talking about this matter, Kiritani Tetsuya just finished updating the content on the billboard, and then returned to the store with Morishima Ayako who was full of excitement.

It was time to take a break at noon.

Just like what was said in the morning, Morishima Ayako soon took advantage of everyone's lunch break to briefly talk about the plans for Kiritani Tetsuya's birthday party.

"Tetsuya's birthday?"

Utsunomiya Miu, who was sitting by the window and eating a take-out lunch, repeated this sentence and said.

While speaking, the girl did not forget to glance at Tetsuya Kiritani who was sitting not far away.

"Yes, so I was thinking about holding an unforgettable birthday party for Kiritani-kun, and everyone should come together."

Morishima Ayako responded with a little excitement.

"But isn't there still work to be done tomorrow afternoon?"

At this time, Yumi Horiuchi, who was also sitting by the window, interrupted and asked.

"It's okay. We can just keep the coffee shop open until three or four o'clock then. After all, tomorrow is special."

In this regard, Morishima Ayako expressed the solution she had already thought of.

"If it can make Kiritani-kun live a happier life in his life, just losing a few hours of sales is nothing." Ayako Morishima continued.

After saying this, Tetsuya Kiritani, who was sitting next to him, suddenly felt a warm current flowing through his heart.

Just when he was about to say a few words, Morishima Ayako's gentle voice sounded again.

"If Kiritani-kun is moved by that time, you might be willing to continue working for me in the coffee shop for free."

"Hey, can you please stop mixing polite words with your innermost thoughts? It will ruin the atmosphere."

Kiritani Tetsuya silently retracted the words that had just come to his lips, complaining in his heart with a bit of helplessness, and the trace of touch that occurred a second ago disappeared without a trace in an instant.

"If that's the case, then I'm fine with it."

Hearing that Morishima Ayako was going to close the coffee shop in advance, Horiuchi Yumi suddenly had no other questions and doubts, and then nodded and said.

"Then it's okay for me. Leave Kiritani-kun's birthday cake to me."

Ayumi Oguchi, who has been working as a pastry chef at Morishima Ayako's shop, raised her hands energetically and spoke.

"I can also help with the cake."

Ibuki Tamao, who was sitting next to him, interrupted at the right time.

"With the help of sister Ibuki, I believe I can make a cake that will satisfy everyone, especially Kiritani-kun."

Hearing that Ibuki Tamao was coming to help, Koguchi Ayumi added confidently.

Apparently during the past few days of working together, she also discovered the other person's excellent talent in dessert making.

"Well, I will try my best."

Ibuki Tamao still said with an expression as calm as a lake.

"It seems that everyone will have no problem tomorrow afternoon. Let's play a little game next."

Seeing that everyone in the store was willing to participate, Morishima Ayako patted the palms of her hands and said.

After that, Morishima Ayako, who was sitting at the counter, temporarily put down the bento in her hand, bent down slightly, and quickly took out a simple cardboard box from under the counter.

There is also a circular notch about the size of a fist on the top of the carton. From the outside, it looks no different from the lottery boxes you usually see outside.

"This is a cardboard box I took the time to make this morning. I call it the box of blessings."

After placing the cartons made in the morning where everyone could see them, Morishima Ayako introduced them with an excited expression.

"What does the box of blessings mean?" Tetsuya Kiritani asked.

"As the name suggests, it is a box that can contain everyone's blessings." Morishima Ayako explained simply.

"That is to say, you can write all your blessings to Kiritani-kun on a piece of paper at this time, but the prerequisite is that you cannot sign or make special marks. After everyone has finished writing, I will put it into this box.

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"Wait until tomorrow night and ask Mr. Kiritani to pull out a note from this box and see if Mr. Kiritani can determine who wrote this note from the content of the blessing."

Morishima Ayako patiently explained while gently patting the side of the box.

"If the judgment is correct, I will have a reward prepared here, but if the judgment is wrong, Kiritani-kun will also be punished accordingly."

"So you can try to write some blessings that suit your own personality. Even if it's not a blessing in the strict sense, it doesn't matter. It's just the same sentence. You can't write your name."
Chapter completed!