Living in Tokyo, starting with a lifestyle-related job

She wore a light blue dress, like a delicate water lily in a rippling blue ocean.

Her face was lightly made up, which, combined with the dress, further highlighted her rational and elegant temperament!

Although Shiro Shiro had seen Hina Watanabe in a formal dress on her phone before, Shiro Shiro was still aware of it.

But I didn't expect her to be so much more stunning in person than in the photos.

Upon seeing Shiro Kaede, Watanabe Hina's face lit up with joy, and she quickly brought her parents over to introduce him:

"Mom and Dad, this is the junior from the Literature Club I mentioned to you before, Kamishiro-kun."

"Kamishiro-kun, these two are my dad and mom."

Watanabe's parents were also dressed in formal attire and suits. As they were both renowned pianists in the industry, they naturally possessed the air of artists.

Moreover, both of them are quite good-looking, and it's clear that Watanabe Hina perfectly inherited the best features of both of them.

Watanabe's parents had seen Shiro Kaede at the opening ceremony before.

From a distance, they could tell that the child was really handsome.

After seeing it up close today, the two of them were full of amazement.

It's safe to say that among all the handsome men they've ever seen, Kamishiro-kun is definitely the best.

Since the two had heard about his recent situation from Hina Watanabe at home, they could tell that their daughter seemed to be interested in this boy.

It's a bit of a shame that he didn't study art.

But it doesn't matter, after all, his overall qualities are unmatched by ordinary students.

According to Hina, although his academic grade was still C, his actual grade was A+.

She's only a high school freshman, yet she earns around 300,000 yuan a day.

And most importantly, he attended as a representative of the new students at the private Xiujin Academy.

Being present as a freshman representative means you're likely to become the student council president in the future, and you can also get help from past student council presidents and the school.

So the future looks very promising.

The two were very satisfied with this.

Seeing that Watanabe Hina had already introduced herself, Shiro Kaede also introduced herself:

"Hello."

"I am Shiro Kaede."

"It's a pleasure to meet you both."

Watanabe's father pondered for a moment and said:

"Kamishiro-kun, it's a pleasure to meet you."

“I am Hina’s father.”

"Thank you for coming all this way to support my daughter."

Although his expression was somewhat serious, you could still see some joy in his eyes.

Watanabe's mother nodded politely.

"Take care of Kamishiro-kun."

"My Hina may still be a little immature. If there is anything I need your help with in the future, I would appreciate it if you could take good care of her."

Shiro Shiro shook his head and said:

"Nothing."

"It's more accurate to say that I received a lot of care from the senior students at school."

His humble words pleased both of them, and their liking for him increased even more.

Watanabe Hina smiled with some relief as she watched the three exchange pleasantries.

I just felt that this was a good start.

She also included introductions of Mizuno Maki and Nagasawa Yui.

After introducing everything...

Those present then entered the venue together.

The match doesn't start until 2 PM.

After entering the venue, Shiro Shiro and the others had to wait for a while before Watanabe Hina-senpai could start her performance.

They were the first to find their seats according to their tickets.

Also, Watanabe Hina's parents were already well-known figures in the Japanese piano world.

The two of them were specially invited to sit at the front with the piano association and others.

The two could have been judges, but since Hina Watanabe was also among the contestants, they had to give up in order to avoid any appearance of impropriety.

Instead of walking ahead with the two, Watanabe Hina led Kamishiro Hakufu and the others to their seats.

After all, she still had a long time before the competition started, so there was no rush to go backstage to prepare.

The seating arrangement at this time is as follows.

【Junko Urahara】【Mirai Chitanda】【Kamiyo Shirokaed】【Hina Watanabe】【Yui Nagasawa】【Maki Mizuno】

Chitanda Mirai looked at the members of the Literature Club beside her and was also very happy.

After all, I get to come to the concert with everyone from the Literature Club today.

She suddenly had a flash of inspiration and thought that this scene might be good to write in her own literary novel.

Chitanda Mirai turned to look at Kamishiro Shirakaze, wanting to talk to him about literature and novels.

But when she looked over, she found that Shiro Shiro was chatting and laughing with Watanabe Hina-senpai.

"Kamishiro-kun, you actually brought the literary novels I recommended to you as well?" Watanabe Hina was somewhat surprised.

Looking at the book "The Cat, Me, and My Senior" in his hand, Shiro Shiro nodded and said, "Yes, I know it will be a long time before the piano performance, so I thought I would finish reading this literary novel in the meantime."

"Yes, that's good too." Although Watanabe Hina said this, the joy on her face showed that she was very happy.

Chitanda Mirai was initially displeased by this scene, but then she smiled and looked at Watanabe Hina with narrowed eyes, asking:

"Watanabe-senpai, I'd like to read this book too."

"Can I borrow it to take a look?"

Watanabe Hina paused for a moment, then nodded without thinking much of it.

"Of course."

Chitanda Mirai stared intently at Kamishiro Shirokaze's book. Although she didn't say anything, her eyes clearly showed that she wanted to read it right now.

Of course, Shiro Kaede noticed this and knew that Chitanda Mirai's favorite thing to do was read literature, so she handed the book to Chitanda Mirai: "Chitanda-san, do you want to read it now?"

"Mm." Chitanda Mirai happily accepted the book; she knew that Kamishiro-kun would see through her thoughts.

But after receiving the book, she did not open it to read.

Instead, he placed the book on his lap and chatted with the two of them while smiling.

"Speaking of which, did Watanabe-senpai participate in this competition last year as well?"

Yui Nagasawa also turned her head to look over:

"I am also very curious."

Watanabe Hina shook her head and said:

"I didn't come to this competition last time."

"I went to participate in other competitions."

Kamidai Bai Feng recalled:

"I remember you mentioned last time, Watanabe-senpai, that you won first place in some award."

"Is it the competition you just mentioned?"

"Hmm," Watanabe Hina nodded, then said with some complicated feelings, "But it was from that time onwards that my parents' expectations of me grew higher and higher, which led to the situation that happened last time."

Mizuno Maki asked in confusion:

"What happened last time?"

Hina Watanabe's expression was a mix of emotions. She briefly explained that her parents had become increasingly strict with her after she won the award.

This also caused me to develop a fear of going on stage.

She even nearly vomited and felt dizzy due to anxiety during the opening ceremony.

Upon hearing this, even Chitanda Mirai and the others were surprised to learn that Watanabe-senpai, who always seemed calm and rational, actually had a fear of performing.

Mizuno Maki said with concern:

"I remember you performed quite well back then, Watanabe-senpai, didn't you?"

"So you weren't feeling well after you left the field, were you?"

Yui Nagasawa completely understood Hina Watanabe's feelings, and sighed with a touch of sadness:

"I used to be a celebrity, so I think I can understand what you're thinking."

"The higher you stand, the greater the pressure you bear."

"Some of these pressures come from myself, but most of them come from others."

"Especially the expectations of family and friends."

"That kind of pressure can really make you feel uncomfortable all over, and in severe cases, it can even lead to depression."

Even just listening to Nagasawa Yui's words, Watanabe Hina could empathize, and said with a somewhat dejected expression:

"Yes."

"So after that, whenever I went on stage, my body would instinctively want to reject performing on stage."

“But now there’s no problem,” she said with a relieved expression. “I’ve found a solution.”