Hoshino Sumire

Shinji, who lives with his daughter, is opposed to her marrying a man who doesn't have a permanent job, so he keeps the fact that he has quit his job a secret from his daughter. Meanwhile, Shinobu, who is separated from her husband, is looking for work in order to gain custody of her son. One day, Shinji and Shinobu meet by chance at a temporary staffing agency...

The Handa couple remain close even after several years of marriage. While Kazuto is often away on business, his wife Tomoko has a hard time dealing with Naoshi, a newspaper scholarship student who visits her frequently. A housewife from the same housing complex, Tomo, is searching for men on a dating site, and Kazuto is having an affair with a female employee who is on a business trip. Tomoko begins to take an interest in Naoshi.