In music anime, band girls won't be alone.

If it were Nagasaki Motoyo or Rakuna who needed to use the bathroom, he would add another sentence.

"Please don't touch the things in the cabinet on the right. Those are all Deng Jiang's things."

However, this statement is unnecessary when facing Toyokawa Shoko.

The girl responded softly, turned around and turned off the living room light, then went to her bedroom with her schoolbag on her back.

She opened her backpack, took out a set of underwear, and then went into the bathroom.

She first put the underwear on the hanger, and then, as Shirakawa Ze had instructed, opened the cabinet on the left and took out a bath towel.

Then she hung the bath towel in the bathroom, walked to the clothes rack in the bathroom, reached out and unbuttoned the first button on her school uniform shirt, and then stopped.

For some reason, she felt very shy.

She was alone in the space she was in, and there were no cameras around.

But I just felt a strange sense of shyness.

After calming down a bit, she took off her shirt and skirt...

Having barely eaten dinner, coupled with the immense physical and emotional exhaustion, and with her entire body exposed to the air, Toyokawa Shoko, standing barefoot on the ground, felt a slight chill.

But more than anything, it was a feeling of shyness.

She felt as if she were standing right in front of Shirakawa Ze, completely exposed to his nakedness.

Suppressing the overwhelming shame that almost overwhelmed her, Toyokawa Shoko untied the ribbon from her hair, then quickly went into the bathroom and closed the door...

After taking a shower, Toyokawa Shoko felt refreshed. After drying herself and changing her clothes, she froze.

"Oh no! What should I do with my own underwear and socks that I took off?"

If she washes her clothes here at Shirakawa Sawa's place, she'll definitely have to dry them here as well, which is just too embarrassing for her.

But it's even more impossible to put it in a bag and bring it to school...

Volume 1: Chapter 139 Xiao Xiang Feels He's Found His Lucky Star

After thinking it over, Toyokawa Shoko found two bags, packed the clothes she had changed out of, put them in a corner of the balcony, and then covered them with a stool.

She planned to come back and pick them up after school in the afternoon.

Then she took the blankets from the bedroom bed to the balcony to air them out.

She wasn't sure if it was psychological, but she always felt that the blanket smelled of her sweat.

After doing all that, she went back to her bedroom, opened the window to let in some fresh air, then sat down at her desk and took out her phone to listen to music…

At 6:30 in the morning, she heard the default ringtone of her cell phone alarm ringing in the living room.

After a while, she heard the bathroom door close.

A little while later, she heard a knock on the bedroom door, followed by Shirakawa Ze's voice.

"Xiangzi, are you up?"

Toyokawa Shoko immediately went over and opened the door, greeting him as she did so.

"Ze, good morning."

Shirakawa Ze nodded.

"Good morning, Xiangzi. Is a bacon and egg sandwich with milk okay for breakfast?"

Toyokawa Shoko responded.

"Sure, thank you for your hard work."

The boy smiled and said no need to be polite, then turned around and went to the refrigerator to get bacon and toast.

The girl followed.

"If you need any help, just let me know."

After breakfast, Shirakawa Sawa took Toyokawa Shoko to a nearby park. After walking around for a while, they ran into their landlord who was taking a stroll.

Shirakawa Sawa stepped forward and greeted him.

"Good morning, Grandma!"

The landlord looked up and saw the boy, stopped in his tracks, smiled kindly, and responded.

Then she noticed the girl following behind the other person, her eyes filled with curiosity.

"Did Ozawa come to see me because of something?"

Shirakawa Sawa began by stating his purpose.

"Grandma, this is my friend, Xiangzi."

“She’s been thinking of renting a place to live by herself recently, so I wanted to ask you, Grandma, is the second floor of your house, which you told me about before, still available for rent?”

The landlord knew.

"Rent it out, the house is still vacant."

Then she looked at Toyokawa Shoko, her expression softening with even more affection.

"Just by looking at this little girl, you can tell she must be well-behaved, sensible, and pretty too."

"Xiao Ze is also a very good young man..."

Sensing that the conversation was getting a bit off, Shirakawa Ze quickly spoke up.

"Grandma, let's go take a look at the house first, we have class later."

The landlord smiled and agreed, then led the two to his home.

After entering, there is a courtyard of about 30 square meters, with a dozen or so potted plants of various sizes on one side and a small vegetable garden on the other.

The landlord gestured towards the potted plants, then turned to look at Toyokawa Shoko and slowly began to speak.

"Ever since my husband passed away, I've been tending to these flowers and plants to pass the time."

“The children aren’t usually around.”

"Over time, I started to feel like they were my own children."

"Unfortunately, time waits for no one. Now that I'm older, I feel increasingly unable to handle them."

The landlord showed the two people around the second floor, explaining as they went.

"Xiao Xiang, look at my second floor."

"Two bedrooms, a study, a bathroom, a storage room, and a large balcony."

“This balcony is my favorite part. I used to like to set up a table here and drink tea when I had nothing to do. Now that I’m older, it’s hard to go upstairs, so I rarely come up here anymore.”

"My second floor, in terms of area, is even a bit bigger than the house Xiaoze is currently living in."

She slowly sat down on the stool on the balcony, looked up at Toyokawa Shoko, and her eyes showed undisguised affection.

"Xiao Xiang, what do you think of my second floor?"

Toyokawa Shoko nodded.

"I feel that your house is very nice."

"I don't know how you calculate the rent..."

She originally thought the second floor wouldn't be very big, but it turned out to be quite large, so she felt embarrassed to mention taking care of the plants for free.

She had just looked at the potted plants in the yard; they were all ordinary flowers and plants, basically requiring only the same routine of loosening the soil, fertilizing, watering, and pruning.

She felt that taking care of these flowers and plants was not enough to offset the rent for such a large house.

Upon hearing Toyokawa Shoko's words, the landlord glanced at Shirakawa Sawa, a hint of reproach in his eyes.

"Xiao Ze, didn't you tell Xiao Xiang?"

Before the boy could speak, the girl explained.

“Grandma, Ze has told me what you mean.”

"But I feel your house is too big. If taking care of those plants can get you a rent-free stay, I feel really bad..."

The landlord's gaze softened, and he spoke softly.

"Xiao Xiang, don't think like that."

"What use would I have for so much money right now?"

"I just want to find someone to keep me company and make this house feel more lively."

"So, you can move in anytime you want."

Hearing these sincere words, Toyokawa Shoko felt even more that Shirakawa Sawa was like her lucky star.

If it weren't for him, how could I possibly have the opportunity to live in such a house now, which is practically free?

She glanced at the latter, and seeing the encouraging look in his eyes, she turned to the landlord and gave him a slight bow.

"Thank you, Grandma. I'll have to trouble you from now on."

The landlord's smile widened even more when he saw that the girl was willing to move in.

"No trouble, no trouble."

When is Xiao Xiang planning to move in?

Shoko Toyokawa asked somewhat embarrassedly,

"Can I come over tonight...? I'll move my things over after school..."

The landlord naturally had no objections and immediately agreed.

The more she looked at Toyokawa Shoko, the cuter she found her—small, soft, and she couldn't wait for her to move in.

After the opinions were finalized, Shirakawa Sawa and Toyokawa Shoko did not linger for long, exchanged a few polite words, and then left.

After they went back to get their schoolbags, the two went to school together.

As they walked, Shirakawa turned to look at the girl beside him.

"Xiangzi, do you have a lot of things to move tonight?"