Tokyo Sick Girlfriend

Chapter 61 Meeting
She ran her hand through her hair, peered through the peephole—it was a little hard to see—and asked tentatively:

"Is that Sister Miki?"

Hearing her question, the woman outside the door took a step forward and leaned closer, pressing her eyes against the peephole.

"Who else could it be but me, Mio?"

A slightly hoarse female voice came from beside her, and Takahashi Mio was startled. After realizing what was happening, she quickly opened the door.

However, when she opened the door, she froze, staring blankly at the other person.

Takahashi Miki, completely different from the one she remembered, appeared before her.

Light blue slim-fit trousers, white short-sleeved shirt, and short black hair.

She was extremely thin, with only a little flesh on her face, and her collarbones were almost protruding, like a beautiful woman's skin draped over a withered wooden frame.

Noticing the girl's surprised look, Takahashi Miki smiled and tapped her forehead with her index finger, saying:
"Why, you don't recognize me?"

"what……"

The slight coolness on her forehead brought Takahashi Mio back to her senses, and she quickly stepped aside, saying:
"Sister Wei Xi has changed quite a bit..."

"hehe."

Miki Takahashi smiled, stepped into the house in her black high heels, and after Mio Takahashi closed the door, she raised the plastic bag in her hand and said:

"My aunt asked me to come and see you. I can't cook, so I just bought some food..."

"It's troublesome."

Miki Takahashi waved her hand, and was about to put the plastic bag in the entryway to change her shoes when her gaze shifted to the girl's face, and she couldn't help but ask with some confusion:
"Mio, why is your face so red?"

"Ah? Is there any?"

Mio Takahashi quickly touched her face and found that it was indeed very hot.

Seeing her younger sister looking flustered and helpless, Miki Takahashi narrowed her long, narrow eyes and asked with a half-smile:

"Mio, you're not hiding someone in your house, are you? Did I interrupt your good time?"

"Ah, how come?"

Mio Takahashi was taken aback by what she said, and quickly explained:
"It's so hot today, and I just got back..."

As she spoke, she stamped her foot.

"Is it hot?"

Miki Takahashi asked in confusion, then looked at the sneakers on her feet but didn't say anything. When she bent down to change her shoes, she glanced at the shoe rack, didn't find anything wrong, and went into the living room to look into the bedroom.

Noticing her actions, Takahashi Mio changed her shoes, threw the plastic bag on the table in embarrassment and annoyance, and couldn't help but say coquettishly:

"Sister Wei Xi, there's really no one hiding. Don't bother looking anymore..."

"Haha."

Hearing her say that, Miki Takahashi couldn't help but burst into laughter, laughing so hard her back hunched over.

The awkwardness of not seeing each other for a long time was dispelled by this burst of laughter.

Having seemingly finished laughing, Takahashi Miki turned to the girl in front of her and said:

"There's no other way, this is my aunt's task. She told me that since I haven't called home for so long, I must have been deceived by a bad man, and she asked me to come and check me out."

"But to be honest, Mio, aren't you at the age where you should be dating? I heard from your aunt that you haven't dated anyone yet. Are you really planning to stay single until graduation and then go on blind dates? If you don't start dating and gain some experience soon, you might get scammed by men later, and then you'll regret it..."

Hearing her say that, Takahashi Mio pursed her pink lips, lowered her eyes, and whispered:

"Actually, we did talk about it."

"what?"

Miki Takahashi didn't hear her clearly and asked again.

"I actually have a boyfriend."

Mio Takahashi raised her voice this time.

The other party has already gone this far; if we don't admit it, it'll be like Shiratori Seiya is ashamed to admit it.

Anyway, I still have a long way to go with him, and my family will find out sooner or later.

"You talked about it?"

Miki Takahashi blinked in surprise, and asked in confusion:
"Didn't you tell your aunt?"

"without……"

Mio Takahashi shook her head slightly and added:
"I haven't had a chance to say it yet."

Actually, I haven't figured out how to say it yet, or how to make up the story of how I met him.

"Of course I haven't thought it through yet," Takahashi Mio quickly said, thinking that her cousin might ask more questions later.

"I just got back and I'm all sweaty. I'm going to take a shower first. Could you wait a moment, Sister Weixi...?"

"It's okay, Mio, we can eat and chat after you've finished washing up."

Sensing the intense gossip in the other person's eyes, Takahashi Mio couldn't help but bite her cherry lips, turn around, and quickly slip into the bathroom.

Miki Takahashi smiled.

He then turned around and looked at the room's layout, feeling that eating while sitting on the sofa would be too tiring.

So she went into Mio Takahashi's bedroom, sat on the tatami mat, set up a long table and arranged the food, and looked up to take in the layout of the whole room.

Although it was a bit messy and small, it was still a girl's bedroom after all, and there was a sense of warmth in it. A nostalgic look unconsciously rose in Takahashi Miki's eyes.

He instinctively reached for a cigarette in his pocket, but as he looked down, he suddenly saw a piece of manuscript paper sticking out from the foot of the bed.

She casually pulled the manuscript paper out from under the bed, her eyes unconsciously squinting.

Ok?
…………

"I'm done washing up. Wait a moment while I change my clothes."

In about ten minutes, Mio Takahashi emerged from the bathroom wearing a yukata. After a moment's thought, she took out a set of pajamas from the closet and changed. However, upon entering the bedroom, she saw Miki Takahashi already drinking a bottle of beer by herself. She was drinking beer alone, without even unpacking the disposable chopsticks.

Noticing Mio's gaze, Takahashi Miki looked up and waved the beer in her hand at her, saying:

"Would you like some?"

After saying that, she realized what she had done and looked at the girl's freshly bathed, radiant face, and said:
"Oh, I forgot you're not even twenty yet."

Mio Takahashi pursed her lips, wanting to say that she had actually broken her vow before.

But she really didn't want to drink right now. After drinking with Lixiang last time, she felt extremely ashamed when she recalled what she said when she was drunk.

However, clearly sensing that the other person's mood was a bit off, Takahashi Mio pursed her lips and asked:
"Sister Wei Xi, you don't seem very happy? What's wrong?"

"Let's not talk about that now. Your romantic partner is obviously more important."

Miki Takahashi reached out, unpacked the oden, and pushed it in front of the girl, asking with a gossipy smile:
"Tell me what happened."

"Uh……"

The girl reached out and rubbed her snow-white neck, lowered her eyes, and said shyly:
"Actually, it was during my last semester..."

She had already thought of her story with Shiratori Seiya in the bathroom. It was based on a friend's love story. The gist of it was that she did very poorly in two subjects last semester, to the point of almost failing. Then she met Shiratori Seiya in the library, he tutored her, and after spending time together, she found him to be very talented and fell in love with him.

It's very ordinary and commonplace, nothing as magical as the real situation suggests.

But Miki Takahashi simply nodded calmly and said:

"I'm glad you like him, but what does he look like? Is he a decent person?"

"Uh, I already posted an update."

Mio Takahashi didn't remember blocking the other person, and avoided answering her cousin's second question.

After all, that bastard's character...

I really don't know how to evaluate this...

"Oh? I haven't logged into that account in a long time, wait a minute."

As she spoke, Miki Takahashi put down her chopsticks, took out her phone, switched accounts, then opened Mio Takahashi's social media feed and glanced at a recent group photo. She pursed her lips and said:
"He seems honest, not like a womanizer."

"..."

Mio Takahashi suppressed the urge to retort, not wanting to continue the topic, and said while eating:

"By the way, Sister Weixi, it's been so long since I've seen you. How have you been lately?"

“I remember you said before that you wanted to be a model.”

"Hehe, I've changed a lot, haven't I?"

Miki Takahashi knew what she meant, and after taking a swig of beer, she said:
"But it's probably hopeless. Being a model isn't easy, it's too competitive. I was rejected again yesterday."

As she spoke, she seemed to remember something, and shook her head with a wry smile, saying:
"It's really tough to make a living like this. I might consider pursuing acting as a career path from now on."

Hearing her say that, Takahashi Mio was taken aback and subconsciously asked in return:
"actor?"

"Well, this industry only has so many choices, right? Either you go behind the scenes, but I don't have that much knowledge."

She paused, put down her beer, and stared intently at the girl in front of her, asking:
"Stop talking about me, Mio, have you thought about your plans after graduation?"

"Uh……"

The topic returned to himself, and it was the same kind of topic again. Takahashi hesitated, looking down at his chopsticks, and said:
"As for me, I chose literature as my major, so I guess I can only become a screenwriter, advertising, teacher or something like that in the future? But I haven't really thought about it yet."

"Oh."

Miki Takahashi nodded thoughtfully, then smiled and said:
"Just don't go into the entertainment industry. I actually regret it a little. But if you become a screenwriter, remember to let me play a suitable role in the future..."

Seeing the dejected look in the other person's eyes, completely lacking the confidence she remembered, Takahashi Mio's heart skipped a beat.

She's been learning too much about human psychology lately and has read too many stories, so she unconsciously puts herself in the other person's shoes.

At this moment, Takahashi Miki felt like a candle shrouded in fog and dampened, unable to light up no matter how hard she tried.

A suffocating feeling washed over her, and Takahashi Mio felt that stubborn, unwilling-to-give-up spirit welling up inside her, and she couldn't help but say:

"But……"

'Ding dong. '

She had just begun to speak when the doorbell rang.

Mio Takahashi was taken aback for a moment, then realized what she meant and said:
"I'll open the door."

"I'll go, I need to use the restroom."

"what?"

Mio Takahashi opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but saw that her cousin had already gotten up and left the bedroom...

In the apartment corridor, Shiratori Seiya glanced at a series of missed calls on his phone, frowned, and rang the doorbell.

He had just lowered his hand when the door opened, and an unfamiliar face came into view.

"Who?"

"?"

Shiratori Seiya was taken aback when he saw the emaciated woman in front of him.

Then, realizing what was happening, she looked up at the house number, confirmed it was Takahashi Mio's house, and narrowed her eyes, staring intently at the other person, and said coldly:
Where is Mio Takahashi?

He had just finished speaking, and before the other person could reply, a girl in pajamas suddenly came into view.

Their eyes met over Takahashi Miki.

Mio Takahashi opened her mouth, and instinctively called out:
"Qing Zai?"

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