It all started with a pageant at a university. Romiko's known as one of the most beautiful girls at her school with captivating beauty, but she truly has one of the most horrendous personalities. She's always looking down on and berating her peers and has been convinced there's no competition in the beauty pageant coming up at her school. All of that changed when a fierce opponent hit the field. For Romiko, it's truly impossible for someone like this girl to be anything more than below her! Romiko can't lose. This is her steppingstone into the world of celebrities... Anything she wants, she can have... because it's all hers.
Ryo, my husband of six months, has become distant lately. Every time I speak to him, he seems irritated and responds with sharp words. Our strained relationship has taken a significant mental toll on me, but thankfully, I can lean on my best friend Miku. She's someone truly precious whom I trust and can confide in about anything. One day,I decide to surprise Miku with a visit, only to find my husband's car parked outside her apartment. He'd told me he was heading out for golf with his boss early that morning, but it turns out he was lying. The truth? He's been sleeping with my best friend behind my back! And as if that weren't enough,he showers her with affection he never shows me while also trash-talking me. As I grapple with my disbelief, a dark resolve forms within me, urging me to get rid of both my husband and best friend.
"Did you know? Even I get a turn to make my move." Temp worker Rino Amano, 27 years old, used to have a lover. His name was Haruo Higashiyama and he worked full-time at the same company as the manager of the planning department. He was 32 years old, married, and had a two-year-old daughter. While 99% of her knew that this was an unforgivable love that would never amount to anything, the other 1% was clutching her phone, spending her days waiting for him to reach out. One day he suddenly demands to break it off, throwing the feelings she had for him in the trash. This devastating blow leaves Rino distraught. Even at work she is unable to suppress her feelings, and she searches for an empty room to hide her tears. In doing so she catches Haruo secretly making out with another coworker much younger than herself. At that moment something inside her breaks and awakens something inside.
From her entrance exam days to her college years, and even when she was job hunting, Hana Kanazawa's mother has decided everything for her. Even as an adult in the present day, she continues to act as the "good girl" her mother raised. Hana's finally started living on her own near her parents' house, but her mother keeps interfering as usual and forces her to wear a fancy kimono to her best friend's wedding. For the kimono fitting, Hana drops by a barber shop, run by the unsociable Shinichirou and the effeminate Maria. Her heart races as she gets her hair and makeup done by these two handsome men. Hana discovers her first love while imprisoned by her mother's values...!!
Hana has started dating Shinichirou, a divorced barber with a child. Even though Hana is clumsy, Shinichirou, his cute son Jinta, and Maria, who supports their relationship, all care for her. Finally, Hana has started living her own life and is surrounded by love, happily married!! ...Or not, as a series of real-life problems stand in her way...! The highly-anticipated sequel to "When The Grown-Up Good Girl Falls in Love"!