Tokyo: My Girlfriend

"Teacher Daliang has been fired!"

"Reprimanded? Why?" Kitagawa Shinichi was genuinely curious. The teacher Hirano was referring to was their PE teacher, who was a nice guy.

Aoki Hirano also looked surprised:

"I heard he was caught dating a high school girl in the office. Apparently, it caused quite a stir over the weekend. The parents went directly to the school, and now the teachers are having a meeting about it. If this gets out of hand, the teacher's career is basically over, right?"

"That's true... This way, even if you apply to other schools, it will be difficult for them to hire you again, as it leaves a record."

Hirano Aoki sat on Shinichi Kitagawa's desk and sighed, "You said you'd talk about it, but you didn't even try to hide it properly. I've heard a lot about teacher-student relationships, but this is the first time I've seen it with my own eyes."

Shinichi Kitagawa revealed the truth: "Because most of them are just bragging; it's not actually true at all."

"That's true." Aoki Hirano reminded him, "Oh, right, there's one more thing! I heard we have a new English teacher! Apparently, she's incredibly beautiful! She was transferred from Tokyo!"

Shinichi Kitagawa chuckled: "Is this even news? How beautiful can a teacher be?"

"Someone saw her, she's really beautiful. According to insiders, her looks are on par with Rena's!"

Shinichi Kitagawa also pretended to be serious and exaggerated: "She is indeed very beautiful, but I find it hard to imagine a girl more beautiful than Rena. Her appearance is definitely a rumor."

"You shameless siscon..." Aoki Hirano complained, nudging Kitagawa Shinichi with his arm and glancing at Kitagawa Rena not far away, whispering, "Seriously, aren't you going to try and set me up with Rena? You'll be my brother-in-law in the future."

Shinichi Kitagawa revealed a terrifying expression: "If you dare to make a move on Rena, you're dead. Unless she likes you, don't bother my sister. And don't even think about trying to match you two up."

Aoki Hirano pouted and said coquettishly, "You're completely clueless about social niceties, partner. I've been wanting a sweet and soft girlfriend all along! I've never been in a relationship before!"

"If Rena doesn't like you, then go after other girls. See if there are any cool, aloof girls with twin tails like Rena in our school. If you see one you like, I'll definitely help you pursue her." After saying that, Kitagawa Shinichi realized what was going on and asked in confusion, "Why would I help you pursue her? I didn't say I was going to date your sister, did I?"

Aoki Hirano blurted out, "You scumbag, you toy with women's feelings, you make them fall for you and then just abandon them?" He spread his hands, looking like he had expected this:

"It's just a pity my sister isn't exactly innocent either. You'll fall in love with her sooner or later. Putting aside the sibling dynamic, with her passionate and outspoken personality, plus her beauty and great figure, how could any man resist her?"

"It's rare to see you say something nice about your sister."

The school bell rang, and all the students sat in the classroom waiting for class to begin.

The first period was an English class.

Hirano Aoki turned to look at Shinichi Kitagawa, making a whooshing sound, his eyes seeming to say, "You'll see how beautiful this new teacher is soon enough! I'm not kidding!"

Kitagawa Shinichi smiled perfunctorily, completely giving up hope.

Just as the female teacher in high heels walked into the classroom, she seemed to know who would be inside, taking a deep breath before stepping through the door.

Shinichi Kitagawa was looking out the window when he caught a glimpse of the other person's figure out of the corner of his eye. Suddenly, he froze, his pupils dilated, his eyes trembled, and his body straightened up.

She murmured incredulously to herself, "No way... Hina?"

At the classroom door, a female teacher wearing a neatly matched outfit of short high heels and a knee-length skirt, with a white shirt on top, walked onto the podium carrying books.

The woman's long, pale blonde hair cascaded over her shoulders, and her exquisite figure and stunning features astonished the entire class.

They were repeatedly amazed at how beautiful the new English teacher was.

She looks so gentle.

Only Shinichi Kitagawa could hardly believe his eyes, unable to understand why... why Hirano's so-called new English teacher was Hina?!

Another person was even more shocked... Kitagawa Rena.

She was originally looking down at her textbook when she heard the news about the new teacher, but she wasn't interested at all. She just glanced at it briefly.

An extremely uncomfortable feeling welled up from her chest and rushed to her throat, making her feel like she couldn't breathe.

His expression was blank and his face was ashen.

How could it be her...? How could this woman be here...?

On the podium, Haruhi Hina greeted the new students with a gentle smile, "Everyone..." Her words choked in her throat, naturally drawn to someone sitting by the window in the corner, their eyes sparkling.

Shinichi...

And...she glanced at the disgusted looks she received from the other row, Rena...

Even though she was already shocked when she received the schedule yesterday, seeing the two familiar people in person now was still a shock.

Especially Shinichi Kitagawa's face; the emotions hidden deep within his heart still move one to tears.

Haruhi Hina was stunned for a full half minute, but quickly realized that they were in class and she had to say something quickly or something would definitely go wrong.

She dug her nails into the flesh of her palms, forcibly pulling herself back to her senses:

"Hello everyone, I'm the new English teacher, and it's nice to meet you all. My name is Haruhi Hina, and you can call me Hina-sensei from now on. I hope we can all get along peacefully and make progress together in the coming year."

The students respectfully greeted Haruhi Hina at the same time.

Only Kitagawa Rena, her face ashen, gritted her teeth and turned to look at her brother.

Seeing that her brother, who usually didn't show much emotion during class, now had the kind of expression she disliked.

Rena Kitagawa felt a sharp pain in her heart.

Haruhi Hina picked up the attendance sheet, looking nervously at the familiar names on it: "Then, teacher, just call out names, and when your name is called, just say 'Here'..."

Shinichi Kitagawa took his phone out of his pocket and messaged Hina's friend: "What's going on? Why is Hina at school?"

After a brief English lesson, the bell rang, and Haruhi glanced at the message on her phone, bit her red lips, left the classroom, and replied, "get out of class dismissed."

The classroom erupted in chaos.

"Wow! My partner! Did you see that?! She's so beautiful! She perfectly embodies the image of a gentle, older sister in my mind! I feel like my English grades will rise by twenty points because of her!"

As soon as get out of class ended, Hirano Aoki ran to Shinichi Kitagawa's side again, while the others in the classroom were also talking about the new teacher.

But Shinichi Kitagawa wasn't in the mood for jokes anymore. He stood up and said, "Let's talk later. I'm going to the restroom."

He went to the restroom and hid in the private room, looking at Hina's reply to him:

"I'm sorry, Shinichi, I didn't tell you about my trip to Kabasaki Town. It's mainly because I was transferred here by the school, which surprised me as well. But don't worry, I won't bother you. I won't do anything stupid until Rena's matter is resolved."

Shinichi Kitagawa understood that Hina definitely didn't do this on purpose, but this would only make things more complicated.

He hadn't missed the expression on Rena's face when she was clenching her teeth during class.

But... the image of Hina during class just now involuntarily appeared before his eyes.

I hadn't seen Hina for over a month. She seemed to have lost a little weight and looked a bit haggard, but she was still as beautiful as ever.

As expected, Hina's personality makes her body more susceptible to health problems.

Shinichi Kitagawa washed his hands and walked out of the restroom.

As soon as he stepped outside, he ran into Kitagawa Rena, who was waiting for him at the door, and he froze.

Rena Kitagawa frowned, staring silently at Shinichi Kitagawa with a hint of sadness in her eyes: "Shinichi...why? Why did she appear again? You were just texting her in the bathroom, weren't you?"

Shinichi Kitagawa knew that whatever he said wouldn't make the girl happy, but he still told the truth, as lying would only worsen the situation at this point: "I was curious about what was going on, so I asked and found out it was a school transfer. I just found out myself; she hadn't told me before."

"Really... So Shin-il has gotten back together with her, right? Even though Shin-il knows about her current family situation..."

When Kitagawa Shinichi saw people coming over, he knew that the school wasn't a place to talk about this kind of thing.

I wanted to take her to a secluded place to talk.

As a result, Rena dodged his hand, her eyes reddening and her whole body trembling, wanting only to hear a definite answer.

Seeing this, Shinichi Kitagawa said softly, "We haven't gotten back together. You know that she and I haven't been in much contact for over a month."

She felt a little relieved: "That's good..." She lowered her head and clenched her fists: "I trust Shin-ichi... I'm going back to the classroom. I really shouldn't go shopping today. I'll stay home and cook for Shin-ichi."

"You can go with Akemi, I'll stay home..."

Rena turned and left, not intending to hear the rest.

When Kitagawa Shinichi saw the tears in her eyes and the insecurity she showed, he heard his phone ring and discovered that Haruhi Hina had sent him another message.

"I'm sure Rena will throw a tantrum at you again, right? I'll try to avoid contact with you for the time being. For Rena's sake, Shinichi and I will treat each other as ordinary teacher and student for now."

Kitagawa Shinichi typed some characters, then deleted them, and replied again: "Well, that's all for now. Rena has been very sensitive to you lately, and I'm afraid she might do something foolish again."

"I know..."