Tokyo Sick Girlfriend

Chapter 22 Schemes (Seeking monthly votes~)

"Sis, let me serve you some rice."

The dishes had just been laid out, and before Hojo Shione could even sit down at the table, her younger sister excitedly placed a small bowl of rice in front of her.

?

Sensing something was amiss, Hojo Shione narrowed her eyes and looked at the other person suspiciously.

Feeling a pang in her heart as she was stared at, Hojo Suzune's face broke into a bright smile:

"What's wrong, sis? Please sit down."

As she spoke, Lingyin walked behind her and eagerly pulled out a chair.

Hojo Shione didn't move, looking at her younger sister with a half-smile, and said softly:
"What's wrong, Lingyin? Why did you decide to serve rice to your sister today?"

The girl's red lips parted slightly, then she lowered her eyes and explained:

"It's just that I've missed you a bit since you haven't been back for so long..."

Seemingly a little shy, her voice was much softer than before.

"That's it."

Hojo Shione nodded thoughtfully, reached out to touch her younger sister's forehead, brushed aside her bangs, and after confirming that she didn't have a fever, stared into her eyes and said:
"I miss you too, Lingyin. But why didn't I think about you yesterday or the day before, but only today?"

"..."

Pressed for answers, Hojo Suzune lowered her head, her toes digging into her slippers, her hands clenching tightly.

Old man, I advise you not to be ungrateful!

She cursed inwardly, bit her tongue hard, and looked up at Hojo Shione with tears in her eyes, saying aggrievedly:
"I just miss you so much. I felt so ashamed when Mom mentioned you earlier..."

Looking at her tearful younger sister, Hojo Shione felt a pang of emotion. She reached out and patted her head, speaking gently:
"Lingyin has become more sensible."

Before Hojo Suzune could speak, Mrs. Hojo, who had finished tidying up the kitchen, came over and pulled out a chair, saying:
"It's time for you to be more sensible. You'll be eighteen in a few days. If you're not sensible now, you'll suffer later."

Enduring the pain of being patted on the head so she wouldn't grow taller, Hojo Suzune's eyes darted around, but she didn't reply.

"Let's eat."

Mrs. Hojo said something, then looked at the two sisters with satisfaction.

It seems that what I said to Lingyin earlier wasn't in vain.

"Where's Dad? Aren't we waiting for him?"

Hojo Shione sat down, glanced at the empty seat in the main seat, and asked.

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Hojo's face darkened, and she picked up her chopsticks, saying:
"No need, he said he's going drinking with his colleagues tonight."

"Oh……"

Hojo Shione frowned upon hearing this but didn't say anything; she was used to this kind of situation from childhood to adulthood.

It's better that they're not here, so the two of them don't have to argue over trivial things.

Just as she expected, even without Hojo Makoto, the meal at the Hojo family's house went very harmoniously.

"Sis, try this."

"Sister, fish cheek meat is delicious. You work hard, so you should eat some to nourish yourself."

"Sis, why aren't you drinking the soup...?"

"..."

At the dinner table, Hojo Suzune was like a busy little bee, constantly putting food on her sister's plate and even moving the plate closer to her.

In just a short while, a small mountain of food piled up in Hojo Shione's bowl, with even the soup and vegetables gathering towards her.

Watching her younger sister's movements, Hojo Shione couldn't bring herself to eat for a moment, and a helpless smile appeared on her face.

Mrs. Hojo kept her chopsticks still on the edge of her bowl, silently watching her youngest daughter's actions with her lips pursed.

"sister……"

'Snapped! '

Before Hojo Suzune could finish speaking, Mrs. Hojo slammed her chopsticks on the table, startling her so much that she instinctively turned to look at her mother.

"Lingyin, eat your food properly!"

Hojo Suzune snapped out of her daze, her lips pursed, and she pouted, looking aggrieved:

"I've been eating well, I just wanted to be nicer to my sister."

"Then you might as well just feed her."

Upon hearing this, Hojo Suzune glanced at her sister, biting her lip lightly, feeling conflicted.

Feeding it is not out of the question...

The scene froze for a moment, then Hojo Shione smiled and said:

"Okay, let's eat. Thank you, Lingyin. I've missed you a lot too. It's been so long since I've seen you. You've gotten thinner. Eat more."

As she spoke, she glanced at the girl's chest and placed the piece of fish face meat into Lingyin's bowl.

Noticing the gaze directed at her, Hojo Suzune was inwardly annoyed, but smiled gratefully and said:

"Thank you sister."

……

The dinner ended in a harmonious atmosphere.

After tidying everything up, seeing her mother return to the room, Hojo Suzune glanced at her older sister sitting on the sofa watching TV, thought for a moment, and then wiggled her little bottom over to her.

Hojo Shione kept an eye on her sister's movements out of the corner of her eye, but said nothing, lazily leaning back on the sofa and staring at the TV.

There is definitely something wrong.

He is my younger sister, whom I grew up with, and I know her personality best.

She can sleep more than a dog, is gluttonous more than a pig, and is more stubborn than a donkey—these descriptions are most fitting for her.

Especially his stubbornness.

When she was in junior high school, she could go to Hokkaido by herself without saying a word. She would not admit her mistakes and would retort with ten sentences for every one thing you said to her.

Taking advantage of his talent for the piano, he was arrogant and domineering at school.

Lingyin probably treated school group training like a public toilet, coming and going as she pleased.

She didn't get a spot in the competition, so she made a scene at school, insisting on a fair and just competition. Naturally, she won, but the girl who got in through connections made her cry her eyes out.

He doesn't listen to anyone except Shiratori Seiya, and he walks with his nose in his eyes, like a little white goose, extremely proud.

Even her older sister often mocked her, especially during the time she was dating Seiya, when Seiya basically never gave her a kind look.

Hojo Suzune has a crush on Seiya. She often uses her status as his 'little sister' to pester Shiratori Seiya and always sticks close to him.

She had already discovered this, but she really didn't want to worsen the already strained relationship between the two of them, since they were sisters, so she turned a blind eye.

Therefore, I don't believe a single word of what Hojo Suzune said about being sad about breaking up with Seiya.

She's already showing some conscience by not setting off firecrackers.

How could a sister like that suddenly have a change of heart?
"Sis~ are you going to take a shower?"

Hojo Suzune leaned closer with a fawning smile on her face.

Hojo Shione didn't even turn her head, and said in a flat tone:
"I'm not in a hurry, Lingyin, you go ahead and wash."

"Oh... I'm not in a hurry. Let me go and run your bath first."

As she spoke, Hojo Suzune stood up from the sofa and scurried off to the bathroom.

About ten minutes later, Rin emerged from the bathroom, her T-shirt still damp, ran to the refrigerator, took out a bag of potato chips, and presented it to Hojo Shione like a treasure:

"Sister, these are some new potato chips I bought today, would you like to try some?"

Hojo Shione smiled slightly, shifting her gaze to her and saying, "I'm on a diet lately, so I don't eat snacks."

After she finished speaking, she cleared her throat and coughed lightly:

My throat has been a little sore lately...

Hojo Suzune's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and she quickly stood up.

"Then I'll go make you some honey water."

"..."

After a while, Hojo Suzune carefully placed a cup of warm honey water on the coffee table.

"Sis, the honey water is ready."

"Thank you, Suzune."

"Sister, you're too kind. We're sisters, you work so hard all the time..."

Hojo Shione was quite satisfied with her attitude. She reached out, picked up the cup, peered inside, and gave Suzune a meaningful look, saying:
"I hope there's nothing strange in here."

Upon hearing this, Hojo Suzune's face stiffened, realizing that she was referring to the incident where she had added salt to the honey water.

Feeling a little embarrassed for a moment, but outwardly continuing to feign grievance, she said:

"If you don't believe me, sister, I'll just take a sip first..."

"I really want to be good to you, please don't say that."

Hojo Shione ignored it completely, silently took a sip of honey water, then put the cup back on the coffee table and continued to stare at the TV without saying a word.

"..."

The scene froze for a moment. Hojo Suzune rubbed her fingers, pursed her lips, and looked at her sister, saying:
"Sis, I'll be eighteen in two days."

"Ok, I know."

Hojo Shione nodded and said, "What gift do you want? I'll come back to celebrate your birthday."

What I want, you can't bring back.

Thinking to herself, Hojo Suzune carefully chose her words:
"Sis, you're so busy, you didn't need to make the trip back just for my birthday..."

Seeing that Hojo Shione remained silent, she continued:
"I'm so old, and I've never really had a proper visit to Tokyo. I want to take some photos in Tokyo for my birthday."

really.

Hojo Shione's heart skipped a beat. She glanced at her younger sister, a troubled expression on her face, and said:
"But if I'm in Tokyo, I basically won't have time to spend with you properly. Quite a few people in Tokyo know me..."

"That's it..."

Hojo Suzune wore a regretful expression, but her heart was pounding, and her hands, hidden at her sides, clenched unconsciously.

Success or failure depends on this.

She took a shallow breath, and with a look of surprise on her face, she said:

"By the way, sis, have you been in contact with Shiratori-kun recently?"

It's not called "qingzai qingzai" anymore?

Hojo Shione sneered inwardly, but her face showed a sad expression as she said:
"No, what's wrong?"

"Nothing much. I just heard that Shiratori-kun is also studying in Tokyo, right? If you're busy, how about he shows me around?"

Hojo Shione didn't speak upon hearing this. She put her legs off the sofa, sat up straight, and her expression became serious as she stared intently at her younger sister:
"You've contacted Kiyoya, haven't you?"

Hojo Suzune's heart skipped a beat, and an awkward smile appeared on her face as she subconsciously denied it:

"How could that be, sister..."

However, Xiyin directly reached out and blocked her way, saying:
"Don't say anything, let me guess."

"You must have gotten Kiyoya's phone number from somewhere and asked him to go to Tokyo for your birthday, right?"

"And then he told you, 'I'll only let you play if I agree'?"

"..."

Hojo Suzune finally stopped laughing; her delicate brows furrowed, and her eyes darkened.

Seeing her younger sister's expression, Hojo Shione knew she had guessed correctly. She picked up the honey water, took another sip, and said softly:
"What's wrong? Did I say something wrong, Lingyin? Why do you look so pale?"

Having said all that, Hojo Suzune gave up on her act and coldly looked at the girl in front of her, saying:
So, will you agree or not?

"Say yes, why wouldn't you say yes?"

"If you don't agree, then..."

Instinctively thinking that the plan had completely fallen apart, Hojo Suzune knew that begging her would be useless, and prepared to go back to her room to think of another way. However, she realized halfway through her sentence and looked at the other person with disbelief.

"You agreed?"

"Why not? You're my dearest little sister."

Hojo Shione gave her a deep look, then smiled and reached out to touch the girl's face.

Hojo Suzune swallowed hard, her heart pounding, somewhat unable to believe that she had agreed to her request.

Just as she was about to say something, she heard Hojo Shione ask a strange question:
"Rinne, I remember, Seiya praised you for your talent on the piano before, right?"

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