Tokyo: My Girlfriend

After school in the evening, Shinichi Kitagawa and Rena Kitagawa ate dinner face to face.

Shinichi Kitagawa told Akemi that he was going on a date with her that weekend.

Reina Kitagawa paused, her chopsticks still holding food. "A date?"

"Well, after Mingmei passed her interview, I was thinking of celebrating with her, but I felt that a big celebration was unnecessary, so I decided to spend the weekend with her, watch a movie, sing karaoke, and stuff like that."

Kitagawa Rena wondered what her brother meant by this.

The woman was jealous when she saw my brother eating with Aoki Akemi at lunchtime today, but my brother still wants to spend time alone with Aoki Akemi on the weekend.

Could it be that my brother really has no intention of getting back together with Haruhi Hina?

Furthermore... Shinichi's eyes didn't show that kind of feeling towards Aoki Akemi... but what was he thinking when he agreed to the date?

"How late will your date end?"

"They should be back this afternoon. Is there anything you want to buy, Rena? I'll bring it back for you when we go to the city."

"There's nothing in particular I need to buy, but if I had to say something... I'd like a pair of white underwear."

Kitagawa Shinichi was confused: "Underwear?"

"Hmm, buy me some white women's underwear when Shinichi goes on his date with Akemi."

Shinichi Kitagawa chuckled helplessly, "Rena, how am I supposed to buy this for you?"

"What can't I buy? I'm the one who buys all of Shin-yi's underwear, aren't I? I even washed it for you once in junior high, and I remember there were some yellow urine stains on it."

Some embarrassing memories surfaced in my mind: "You washed it for me without my permission, okay? I can do this myself, so you won't complain about me for so long after that."

Rena Kitagawa looked at him, feigning a puzzled expression, and smiled, saying, "Huh? Is Shinichi shy? Shy about his little sister?"

Shinichi Kitagawa, while eating, emphasized, "What does this have to do with being shy? It's a basic rule, isn't it?"

Rena Kitagawa, picking up some food, said, "I don't know anything about basic rules. I only know that normal siblings don't care about these things. Anyway, if Shinichi doesn't buy it for me, I'll ask Akemi Aoki to buy it for me. She'll definitely buy it for me."

Shinichi Kitagawa knew exactly what this girl was thinking; she was clearly doing it on purpose.

"Even if you're being mischievous, you've gone a bit too far."

She looked up at Shinichi Kitagawa and asked, "Is that all?" She suddenly stood up and sat down next to him, her shoulder pressed tightly against his.

Shinichi Kitagawa, feeling the softness of Rena Kitagawa's body and smelling her pleasant scent, asked, "What are you doing?"

"Nothing, I'm just curious why I always have to eat face-to-face with Shin-il every time we eat. I already mentioned it the other night..." She explained her thoughts, "Shin-il and I haven't been close for a long time, so I'm planning to start eating with you like this from today onwards. Shin-il won't object to something like this, right?"

Kitagawa Shinichi wondered what was wrong with this girl today.

The next second, she deliberately ate with her body turned to the side, and one side of her chest pressed against Shinichi Kitagawa's arm.

The warm touch sent a tingling sensation through Kitagawa Shin's arm: "Rena!"

Hmph, Kitagawa Rena pursed her lips slightly when she saw Kitagawa Shinichi's reaction. She thought to herself that she was definitely better than Aoki Akemi. She wasn't afraid at all, even on a date. If it weren't for Kasuga Hina, she would definitely win against any woman.

"Why are you calling me? Xin Yi, hurry up and eat. I'll get you some food! Eat up."

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"Huh? You're quitting the student fraternity? So soon?"

The next day, Kitagawa Rena sat in the social club office as Vice President Sato Kana, her face filled with alarm, heard the news that Rena was leaving the club: "Could it be that the club's activities lately have made Rena unhappy?"

Rena Kitagawa shook her head: "I'm not unhappy."

Kana Sato hurriedly asked, "Then it should be..."

To everyone's surprise, Rena Kitagawa immediately replied, "But I wasn't happy either. Has Kana forgotten why I joined the mixer in the first place? To find the answer."

Looking at Rena Kitagawa's expression, Kana Sato raised a finger and chuckled:

"I haven't forgotten... But haven't we solved a lot of problems for our classmates during this time? And helped a few couples who were arguing to make up, didn't we? Does Rena feel that none of these things helped your answer?"

Rena Kitagawa shook her head naturally: "It's not helpful at all. I've seen those simple couples bickering all the time. The answer I'm looking for can't be given by that kind of thing, so I think it's a waste of time to stay here. Besides, my personality isn't suited to this kind of club."

Kana Sato felt a little guilty, but didn't know how to make amends: "I feel a little bad about what you're saying. I only brought you into the club because I wanted to help you solve your problems, but I didn't solve anything for you and wasted so much of your time... I'm sorry."

"It's okay. Actually, I've recently become more certain about my feelings for that person. I'm sure I like him, but I just don't understand why I can't say it out loud. But I believe I can find the answer myself."

Rena Kitagawa handed the resignation form to the other person: "That's settled then, I'll take my leave, Kana."

"Reina..."

Just as Kitagawa Rena was about to get up, a girl walked into the social club office.

The girl had short hair, wore glasses, and looked quite cute in her school uniform.

Her voice was somewhat hesitant: "Um... is this the student council? Is Vice President Sato Kana here?"

Kana Sato raised her hand: "That's me!"

The girl walked over, bowed nervously, and said:

"President Kana! I heard you can help with relationship problems, right? I'll be frank with you, I'm having some trouble with my love life lately. My childhood friend has fallen for an older girl from the next school, and he's planning to confess to her this afternoon. What should I do?"

Hearing this, Kitagawa Rena, who was about to leave, stopped in her tracks: "What?"

The girl looked at Kana Sato, thinking to herself how beautiful this silver-haired girl was:

"I came here because I heard you guys are good at handling these kinds of things. I wonder if you can help me with this. If you can help, I'm willing to vote for your social association or support other activities in the future."

Kana Sato spoke up, "I need to know the whole story first. Also, Reina... are you interested too?"

Rena Kitagawa nodded: "Let's talk about this after we've resolved this matter."

After making a cup of tea, Kana Sato and Rena Kitagawa sat together, listening to the short-haired girl's description of the incident.

"We've been childhood sweethearts, inseparable, always eating and doing everything together. But precisely because we're childhood sweethearts, we've always maintained this delicate relationship. I don't know what his feelings for me are, but I like him. However, just a month ago..."

He accidentally added a girl from the neighboring university online, and then he became cold towards me. When we chatted, he only talked about that girl. Until this morning, he told me that he was planning to confess his feelings and asked me if I could give him some advice on how to do it...

As she spoke, the girl's eyes reddened with anxiety: "I only came to you because I had no other choice. What should I do? Is there no hope for me and him?"