Nao was working in the editorial department of a business magazine. When she went to interview an entrepreneur, she met Toru, who was working at the time. Nao was immediately attracted to Toru's tolerance and kindness, but Toru has a wife. Still, her strong desire to be by Toru's side does not go away, and Nao decides to marry Toru's son, who has just been proposed to. After that, her mother-in-law passed away soon after her marriage, and Nao told Tohru that she was ready to live in retirement.
