Tokyo Sick Girlfriend

Chapter 171 Testing
Halfway through her sentence, Hojo Suzune suddenly paused, turned to look at Shiratori Seiya, her beautiful eyes shining as if she were probing for something.

Will he blame himself?

Would he be unhappy if he only heard something like that?

After all, she's his current girlfriend. Based on his understanding of me and the impression I left in his mind, I'd definitely be causing trouble and being unreasonable, right?

But... what if?
What if he doesn't think that way?

What if he'll be as forgiving towards me as he was when he dated my sister?
But, just thinking about it makes it seem impossible, right?
After all, she was his older sister. He only tolerated his willfulness because of her. The person he was dating now was someone who had nothing to do with him. Saying that they had nothing to do with each other was perhaps a bit of an exaggeration. He should be considered an enemy of Takahashi Mio. Seiya knew that he and Takahashi Mio didn't get along.

Shouldn't we stand on his side?

Hojo Suzune didn't know why she suddenly stopped.

At this moment, the love in her heart was half flowing and half frozen, twisted together.

She had just received a call from Shiratori Seiya, and seeing him rushing over to pick her up gave her a glimmer of hope. But...
She still harbored a sliver of hope that he would care about her.

No way!
Hojo Suzune, you're being so selfish!
Since she's not good enough to be his girlfriend, and since he didn't choose her, she shouldn't cause him trouble or put him in a difficult position. Kiyoya is already exhausted...

We should do things to make him happy, and do everything we can to help him...

Isn't this the whole meaning of your existence?
After all, without Kiyoya, you would have died long ago. What are you still selfishly craving?

How are you any different from your sister? You're even worse than her...

Her hands clenched tightly, Hojo Suzune bit her tongue, suppressing the pain in her heart, and forced a smile as she explained:

"Actually, I didn't..."

"Did Mio and the others do anything to you?"

To Hojo Suzune's surprise, Shiratori Seiya suddenly asked:

"Have you been wronged? It might make you feel better if you talk about it. I'll go and 'get revenge' for you tomorrow."

Hojo Suzune stared at him blankly, her thin, cherry-blossom-like lips trembling slightly, her bright eyes instantly clouded with frost, and Shiratori Seiya's face became blurred.

Feeling her eyes welling up with tears, she snapped out of her reverie, turned her head, and chuckled softly:
"What? How could that be? No, it's not like what you think at all..."

Hojo Suzune tried to act nonchalant, but even she noticed that her voice was becoming choked up.

When the green light came on, Shiratori Seiya pursed his lips and started the car silently without saying a word.

'Ahem. '

Hojo Suzune coughed, suppressing the urge to cry, took a deep breath to calm herself, then looked at the streetlights and asked softly:

"Is Kiyosuke not upset that I went to see her without permission? Especially at a party like this..."

Shiratori Seiya looked at the road ahead and said calmly:

“Since it has already happened, I don’t think it’s meaningful to pursue the blame anymore. Besides, I believe that Rin is not the kind of person who can’t see the situation clearly. There must be a reason why you went to see Mio, right? Although I don’t know, I am willing to believe Rin.”

Just as he said, although he also disliked the situation going beyond his expectations, human energy and ability are limited. After all, he is not a god and cannot predict whether it will rain or be sunny tomorrow, or whether there will be an earthquake or a tsunami. He cannot even control other people's thoughts, otherwise he would not have made Xiyin so sad.

He can only do his best in the things he can decide, and try to fix any loopholes or correct any mistakes.

Complaining about Lingyin at this time will not only be useless, but may also push her emotions to extremes.

Moreover, judging from what she just said, it seems that the situation is completely different from the normal kind of trouble-making?
But if she wasn't looking for trouble, why was Mio in such a low mood tonight?
"..."

Hearing Shiratori Seiya's words, Hojo Suzune remained silent for a moment, then couldn't help but sigh:

"Kiyoya is really... gentle."

"It's alright, Mio often says I'm too harsh on her, and I don't have a good reputation at school either. I don't have many friends at school, and the captain of the kendo club says I'm always cold-faced and can't fit in at all..."

"Keiji is still the same as before..."

Hojo Suzune lowered her head, sighed softly, and then listened quietly as Shiratori Seiya recounted the trivial matters of school. Unlike before, their roles seemed to have reversed along the way.

Shiratori Seiya never asked her what exactly happened at the party, seemingly in no hurry to know the truth.

When the two returned to the apartment building and took the elevator to Shiratori Seiya's door, Hojo Suzune stretched out her index finger and gently poked his arm. She then looked up at him, her big eyes blinking, and asked:

"Kiyoya, you...don't you want to know what happened?"

"Go in and talk."

"Oh."

Hearing Suzune respond, Shiratori Seiya stepped aside, revealing the combination lock to Hojo Suzune, and said:

"Lingyin, this is my house password. In case you ever have an emergency at night, you don't need to knock, just come in and find me..."

As he spoke, he pressed the keypad lock, then turned to look at Lingyin and said:
"Did you make a note of it?"

The girl stared blankly at the keypad, then looked up at Shiratori Seiya and bit her lip.

"What's wrong? Didn't you remember?"

Lingyin's actions surprised him. She had always been intelligent, with a memory that was beyond the average person. She could memorize a sheet of music as thick as her palm in less than an hour, so memorizing a password of less than ten digits should have been a piece of cake for her.

Guessing that the other person might be a little distracted, he repeated the password to Lingyin again while entering it.

Seeing Shiratori Seiya's actions, Hojo Suzune looked at him with a resentful expression.

That's why, isn't it? That's why you were so unguarded, which allowed your sister to take advantage of you?
You idiot, Kiyoya, you're such a complete idiot...

Hojo Suzune instinctively wanted to get angry, but then she realized that she probably had no right to care who the person who had a relationship with Seiya was...

The girl's eyes dimmed slightly under the lamplight, then, meeting Shiratori Seiya's gaze, she nodded and said:

"Lingyin has noted it down."

"Okay, I've got it."

Seeing her nod, Shiratori Seiya pulled her into the bedroom and specially took out a pair of new slippers and placed them in front of her.

Because Saori had been changing her shoes when she came in, Shiratori Seiya subconsciously squatted down, wanting to reach out and take off Suzune's little leather shoes. However, just as his hand was halfway there, he suddenly realized something and his hand froze in mid-air.

"Kiyoya, did you always do this when my sister came to your house before?"

"Uh……"

Shiratori Seiya tilted his head back and looked at Hojo Suzune, who was biting her lip and looking at him with a resentful expression.

He opened his mouth, knowing he couldn't admit to such a thing, but his mind raced, and a sudden idea struck him:

"No, I was just thinking you must be tired today, so I thought I'd help you take off your shoes, but then I felt like I might have overstepped my bounds. If you mind, then forget it..."

Despite feeling it was unlikely, Hojo Suzune felt that even if Seiya Shiratori was lying to her, it was proof that he cared about her. Otherwise, why would he lie to her instead of others?
Hearing Shiratori Seiya's words, Hojo Suzune, fearing he would refuse, quickly replied:

"I am willing."

"hehe."

Seeing that she readily agreed and her mood had clearly improved, Shiratori Seiya smiled, reached out and took off her little leather shoes. Her little feet, wrapped in white lace-trimmed socks, lay obediently in his palm.

The socks were very thin, and the light from the entryway shone on them, revealing a faint pink hue through the white socks.

Hojo Suzune's feet were very small; Shiratori Seiya's large hand could easily envelop them.

During the process, Shiratori Seiya accidentally touched the girl's sole with his fingers. Hojo Suzune exclaimed in surprise, and her previously distressed face immediately turned red with embarrassment. Her eyes welled up with tears, and she looked shyly at the boy in front of her, biting her lip and remaining silent.

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(End of this chapter)