Moe Kawakami, a 23-year-old single woman, spends her leisurely days acting as a love counselor for Mai-chan, a girl in junior high school. Mai and Shinobu, next-door neighbors, have been inseparable since childhood, sharing a bond like siblings. Yet, when it comes to Shinobu, Moe deliberately acts cold and distant. Why? Because she can't bring herself to admit the truth: a 23-year-old woman has fallen for a boy six years her junior... This collection of short stories by Hitomi Uehara, starting with *The Flower of Happiness*, weaves a bittersweet tale of love and self-discovery. What will Moe do when the very boy she secretly loves turns to her for love advice?