I Love You Just a Little Bit

Mitsu meets Ryota, a patient at the eye clinic where she works, and marries him. But she still struggles to forget her first love, Koki Arishima.

Ryota grows increasingly suspicious of Mitsu after she returns home giddy from her unexpected encounter. Mitsu makes plans to see Arishima again.

After Mitsu’s mother breaks her leg falling on the stairs, Ryota asks her to stay with him and Mitsu. Mitsu vows to end her affair with Arishima.

With Arishima increasingly unavailable, Mitsu decides to take up ceramics as a new hobby. During class, she encounters someone close to him.

Mitsu feels unnerved by Ryota’s unwavering smile. Later, she seizes an opportunity to visit Arishima’s home to return a book on behalf of Sato.

Insisting that no one could possibly be better for him than Mitsu, Ryota remains eerily upbeat and tries wearing flashy clothes to catch her eye.

Feeling suffocated by Ryota at home, Mitsu secretly stays with her mother and works part-time at her snack bar. But Ryota is determined to find her.

As Mitsu prepares to move out on her own, Ryota drags his feet on completing the required divorce paperwork. Later, she has a worrying realization.

Flyers revealing Mitsu’s affair appear at her residence and workplace. Ryota tries to support her, but she resolves to proceed with moving out.

Arishima panics at the thought of losing Reika but she responds coldly to his concerns. Ryota invites Mitsu to have dinner with him one last time.