Miss Heir wasn't very kind to me.

Chapter 10 10. "Regular Holidays·Shopping Street"

After leaving the hospital's inpatient department, Rin drove to a shopping street called "Akamatsu-cho" to purchase goods. Masumi was very familiar with this place, as the roasting workshop that had been supplying coffee beans to Fanxing was located here.

The van pulled into the parking lot and turned off the engine.

Masumi unbuckled his seatbelt and suddenly heard a long and trembling inhale and exhale.

He turned his head and saw Rin taking deep breaths, her well-developed chest rising and falling gently.

"The Age of Gods...?"

Upon closer inspection, her fingertips, arms and cheeks were slightly tense, and she seemed a little nervous.

Linyin took out a makeup mirror from her shoulder bag, applied lipstick in front of the mirror, and then pursed her lips to make the lipstick spread.

Masumi blinked. Her previous movements were very nice and seemed a bit sexy.

Kamishiro Rin'in doesn't usually seem to be keen on dressing up, always wearing a plain face. Her skin is white and translucent, and her facial features are three-dimensional and impressive, so even a little bit of makeup makes her particularly eye-catching.

The lips are soft and sexy, and the plump lips sparkle with a moist and translucent lip glaze, looking as delicious as velvet strawberry cake.

She used her index fingers to push up the corners of her lips, and her lips, which were usually tightly pursed into a straight line, blossomed into a faint smile, and then she let this smile stay on her face.

"let's go."

Rinone turned her head and gave Masumi an impeccable business smile, a smile that showed her friendliness to the utmost.

Even her voice was like melting ice and snow. This time it was like a scented pillow, soft and relaxing, completely different from her usual cold and aloof ice beauty.

Masumi felt like he was dreaming and stared at Rin in amazement.

"Go! It's tiring to keep going like this."

Hearing the familiar cold voice again, the girl in front of him seemed to have returned to her frosty state in an instant, staring at him fiercely with a cold look.

Masumi rubbed his eyes, and the girl in front of him smiled again.

"okay."

He quickly followed Rinone out of the car.

The view of the shopping street naturally came into view, and it was no different from his impression five years ago.

If there are always some unchanging things around you, it will indeed make people feel more at ease.

Masumi followed behind Rinne silently, his back, which was usually straight, seemed a little timid at this moment.

The hem of her light orange dress fluttered in front of him, and his eyes couldn't help but fall on her skin under the skirt, faintly revealing her rosy thighs.

The first stop was a familiar bakery. The shop manager, Mr. Akai, was a long-time friend of Masumi's father.

"Excuse me, Mr. Akai."

"Oh? It's Xiao Linyin, welcome, welcome. I just received a new batch of coffee beans. The quality is quite good. I saved them especially for you."

"Thank you so much! Thanks to Mr. Akai for providing us with delicious coffee beans, Fanxing has been able to operate smoothly."

Rin'in replied in a sweet but not cloying voice. Her rosy lips tilted upwards, and she looked at Mr. Akai with what she believed to be a charming attitude.

Bathed in the beautiful girl's admiring gaze, Mr. Akai laughed heartily, enjoying it very much. "Little Rin'in is still so talkative. As usual, I'll give you the best price."

"Wow, thank you so much! Mr. Akai is so generous."

Rin'in tilted her head slightly, and her somewhat artificial smile was quite cute. Masumi felt his scalp tingling with embarrassment, but his heart actually palpitated slightly.

She always displayed a calmness and maturity that was beyond her age, causing Masumi to overlook the fact that the other person was actually a younger girl than him.

At this moment, Mr. Akai noticed Miyazawa Masumi standing next to him.

"Oh? Isn't this Masumi? You're back from Tokyo!"

"I just arrived the day before yesterday. It's been a while since I last said hello, Mr. Akai."

"Mr. Jing Jian was always thinking about you when you were away. He must be very happy that you are back."

"...Well, thank you for your concern."

Masumi nodded woodenly, finally managing to squeeze out this response, his reaction being several times more pathetic than usual.

Seeing Masumi seeming awkward in the face of such enthusiasm, Rinne quickly stepped forward and responded with a bright smile:
"Masumi-kun is now the barista in the shop. If you have time, please come to the shop and give him your guidance."

"Haha...definitely, definitely."

After saying goodbye to Mr. Akai with a smile, they went to the confectionery ingredient store, the lighting store, the electronics store, the fresh food store... Even the stores that did not need to be purchased this time, Rin took Masumi to visit them enthusiastically.

After walking the 500-meter Akamatsucho shopping street to all the relevant suppliers, Masumi felt more exhausted than making 500 cups of coffee. Especially since he was like a piece of wood, being dragged around by Rinone to sell the goods.

Masumi is not good at these polite words and social etiquette, always feeling that they are not from the heart, even though he understands that the purpose of doing so is not to express feelings, but to show attitude. This is also the reason why he chose the path of music.

After all, an artist's privilege is that even if they're rude, they'll still be seen as having personality. As long as musicians are committed to their music, they don't need to deliberately flatter the audience.

After buying all the items, the two of them moved them to the car with the help of the merchant.

"Click——"

The sound of a can of orange juice falling.

Masumi took out two bottles of orange juice from the vending machine's dispenser, and handed one to Rin.

The black-haired, purple-eyed girl had a stiff smile on her face that was about to collapse. She was massaging her cheeks with both hands and muttering something quietly.

"...so tired."

Masumi's ears did not ignore her whispers, and he finally understood why she was so nervous before getting off the bus.

"Thank you."

Rin took the orange juice and took out a hundred-yuan coin from her pocket. Masumi hesitated for a moment before accepting it.

"Have you always been like this?"

"What do you mean?" "Just now at the shopping street."

"...That's right."

Rinne replied expressionlessly.

"Why force yourself to do something when you clearly don't like it?"

As soon as he asked this question, Masumi felt that he had asked a stupid question.

The girl looked at him strangely, picked up the orange juice, took a sip, and her snow-white throat rolled.

"It's not about showing off, it's about taking responsibility."

"Responsible?"

"Yes, responsible."

Rinyin's pronunciation is clear, and the sonorous words sound very comfortable.

"Not doing something just because you don't want to is way too willful," Lin Yin said matter-of-factly. "If you're going to bother someone, you should show them the same sincerity. That's called etiquette, right?"

"I know that everyone in the shopping street is willing to take care of me because of Mr. Jing Jian, so I want to thank everyone even more for their kindness."

"I just became the heir this year, and I'm still a young store manager. Since I promised Mr. Jing Jian, I have to take responsibility."

So even if you are not good at dealing with people or smiling, you have to overcome it.

These words are very consistent with the image of Rin in Masumi's mind over the past two days. She is not afraid of taking responsibility, but instead seems to have an inexplicable obsession with it.

He works very hard, and can calmly accept the reality that he is not mature enough, and do his best to do his job well.

"But it's really hard to keep smiling like that. I don't have the confidence to do it all day long."

Because it's a fake smile.

She began to walk forward, and Masumi followed her, walking beside her. Hesitantly, he said, "There's something I think I should tell you."

"what's up?"

"...Honestly speaking, even if this plan solves Fanxing's current problems, there's no guarantee that passenger flow will increase."

"When I was in Tokyo, I saw many coffee shops that were deserted even when there were no problems..."

Suddenly, Rin stopped and Masumi also stopped.

"Why are you saying this suddenly?"

She interrupted Masumi's discouraging words not with a questioning tone, but with a statement.

"Do you care about what I just said?"

Rin's pure gaze saw through Masumi, her amethyst eyes gleaming in the sunlight.

The afternoon light flickered, outlining the outline of her straight profile.

"Since this plan has been unanimously approved by everyone, it is not your responsibility alone."

"As the heir, I will share this responsibility with you."

Masumi didn't expect Rin'in to say that. He was silent for a few seconds and then heard the girl continue.

“Instead of sighing, it is better to do what needs to be done.”

"That's true." Masumi lowered her eyelashes quietly, "I will make it successful--"

"--Danger!"

The girl in front of him suddenly reached out her hand and tightly grasped Masumi's wrist. He could clearly feel the coldness and softness of her fingers.

Seeing Rin's profile at a very close distance, Masumi's breathing stopped for a moment. There was a citrus scent in her hair.

But he had no intention of flirting, and she pulled him hard, their shoulders bumping into each other. Rinyin nearly fell under the impact, struggling to hold her shaky posture.

"Bang--"

The half-empty can of orange juice fell from my hand and spilled all over the floor.

The next moment, a bicycle rode past him at high speed, and the hurriedly turning rubber wheels left black tracks on the ground.

"It's really bad to ride a bicycle on the sidewalk so fast."

Linyin narrowed her eyes sharply, and her beautiful eyes were burning with anger.

His hand loosened, and when Masumi came to his senses, the bicycle had already gone far away.

"……Thanks."

He stood up again and asked with concern: "How are you? Are you okay?"

"I am fine."

Linyin squatted down calmly and picked up the empty orange juice can.

"it's a pity."

Seeing this, Masumi handed her his unopened drink, "If you don't mind..."

"--No."

Lin Yin refused calmly.

"Is there anywhere else you want to go?"

Masumi was slightly startled before answering, "I'm planning to go to the bookstore. Seno asked me to bring her a light novel."

"A bookstore?" Lin Yin pondered for a moment, "I want to go too. Let's go."

(End of this chapter)