Tokyo: My Girlfriend

The two of them boarded the train to Tokyo.

Meanwhile, after returning home, Rena Kitagawa could only lie on her bed, idly scrolling through online videos, searching for the life goals she had mentioned before, besides Shinichi Kitagawa.

However, during this time she went through a lot of information and searched many websites but still didn't know what she wanted to do or what she was capable of doing.

No matter how much I think about it, all I can think about every day is Xinyi.

I lay helplessly in bed, with the window open, letting in the cool summer breeze.

Her cool eyes gazed at the large, fluttering curtains:

"Shin-il isn't coming back tonight. If I don't find something to do soon, these nights will only get harder to bear. Why can't I sing? That way, Shin-il can be my manager or assistant, and I can be with Shin-il every day."

As I thought about it, I felt a wave of loneliness wash over me.

Blushing, she got up to close the window and lock the door.

I found photos of Shinichi in my phone's photo album, along with some photos I had secretly taken of Shinichi Kitagawa sleeping.

Sitting on the floor by the bed, head tilted back.

He put the fingers of one hand in his mouth, while the other hand casually touched his thigh, his eyes closed: "Shin-ichi... Shin-ichi... kiss me..."

After comforting herself, Kitagawa Rena fell into a deep sleep in bed. She was awakened by a rapid knocking on the door: "Rena! Rena! Something terrible has happened, Rena! Are you home? I can't handle this by myself, I need your help!"

Rena Kitagawa groggily opened her eyes in bed and glanced at the time; it was already noon.

She sat up in bed: "Who is that? It sounds like Kana's voice."

She looked at the underwear lying on the floor, changed into a new pair, blushed slightly, straightened her skirt, got out of bed, and went to the entryway in her slippers. Opening the door, she asked in a puzzled tone, "What is it, Kana?"

Sato Kana turned pale, then pulled the guy behind her over.

"It's about Hirano!"

Rena then noticed that Aoki Hirano was also there: "Hirano? What's up?"

Aoki Hirano lowered his head shyly, his hands rubbing together like a quail, finding it very difficult to speak: "Kana, do I really have to tell Reina about this too?"

Sato Kana nodded in alarm: "Of course I have to tell you, otherwise how am I supposed to help you solve this by myself!"

Kitagawa Rena stared speechlessly at the grown man's effeminate manner: "What's wrong with you? Speak quickly, what happened?"

Aoki Hirano grinned awkwardly, and after hesitating for a while, he finally blurted out, "Rena, do you remember what happened after we drank at the shrine last week...? Actually, I got lost on my way home that day... and drunkenly went to a girl's house..."

Reina Kitagawa frowned: "What do you mean? And then?"

Aoki Hirano lowered his head, looking shy and guilty: "That girl is my sister's friend, a hot girl in Class 3. I think I told her about my virginity when I was drunk, and then she... she helped me out of respect for my sister... I gave her my virginity."

These few simple words shocked Kitagawa Rena for an entire year. She stared at this guy, dumbfounded: "What are you talking about... are you making this up or what?"

Aoki Hirano looked up and affirmed, "It's true! It's just that after that incident, she acts like nothing happened, but my gaming skills have gotten worse lately. Seeing her every day makes me excited, and I keep thinking about what happened that day... I think I might have fallen for her, so I wanted to ask Kana's opinion..."

Kana Sato looked at Rena Kitagawa: "Then I said that I couldn't give Hirano any advice, so I thought I'd come to Rena because this is the first time I've encountered something like this."

Rena Kitagawa looked at Hirano Aoki with disdain: "Men really are creatures easily controlled by their lower bodies." She opened the door: "You two come in. I happen to have nothing to do today, let's think of something together."

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"Aoki Akemi! Aoki Akemi!"

"Here!"

In the afternoon, at the dressing area of ​​the Tokyo Newcomer Performance Stage, Shinichi Kitagawa and Akemi Aoki took the train and went directly to the performance venue according to the address provided by Shinsei Entertainment.

It was already past 4 p.m. when we arrived at the location, and there were far more newlyweds than we had imagined.

The makeup area, or rather the rest area, was packed with at least several hundred people as soon as you entered. With many people carrying luggage and having assistants, it was practically a sea of ​​people, with no place to sit and the air was incredibly stuffy.

In other words, New Star Entertainment gave Kitagawa Shinichi some face by arranging a separate makeup station for Aoki Akemi in advance; otherwise, the two of them would definitely have had to stand while getting their makeup done since they arrived so late.

The program planner in the distance called out the names of the singers who would be performing that evening. Hearing Aoki Akemi's call, she walked over.

"You're Aoki Akemi? And this gentleman next to you must be Mr. Sora?"

Shinichi Kitagawa politely replied, "Yes."

The other person smiled and shook hands with Kitagawa Shinichi: "Hello, Mr. Sora. Since Akemi was specifically assigned by the manager and is a singer you trained yourself, right?"

"right."

"Have you prepared all the songs you're going to sing later? There are still more than two hours before the performance starts. If your song is not original or does not fit the theme of the show, you can change it now. Otherwise, songs that do not meet the requirements may directly affect the contestant's score later."

Kitagawa Shinichi nodded: "Don't worry, we are all ready."

The other person took out their phone: "That's fine then. Let's exchange contact information. Feel free to contact me anytime if needed. You two go ahead with your work, I have other things to do. I have just too much to do today."

The other party arrived in a flurry, exchanged contact information, and then left just as quickly.

Akemi Aoki sat in front of the makeup mirror, powder puff in hand, watching the departing staff. She sighed, marveling at Shinichi's immense influence; he was greeted everywhere he went, even though these people had no idea he was a writer, only that he knew the manager of New Star Entertainment.

"Everyone's so busy. And I thought this was a special performance by New Star Entertainment, but it turns out singers from other entertainment companies will also be performing tonight."

Shinichi Kitagawa wasn't surprised: "It's a classic case of 'breeding up' – they gather all the promising newcomers together and see who's more popular with the audience before promoting them under their company's name. Otherwise, they'd be afraid of ruining their reputation by using newcomers indiscriminately."

Akemi Aoki laughed and said, "These past two weeks I've been taking the time to ask around, and it seems like new singers usually need at least six months of training before they can perform on stage. I never imagined I'd be on stage in just half a month! All thanks to Shinichi! Long live Shinichi!"

"It's too early to thank us now. We will benefit a lot if this performance is successful, but the consequences could be unimaginable if it fails. We must do our best."

Akemi Aoki vigorously patted foundation onto her face: "After listening to what Shinichi-kun said this morning, I'm in super good shape now! Before going on stage, I'll give him that hug again as promised, and Shinichi-kun, just watch my performance!"

Shinichi Kitagawa observed Akemi's passionate spirit, her serious and diligent attitude towards her career, and her deep concern for singing.

She even gives her all when it comes to relationships.

How come I never noticed before that Akemi is actually a perfect match for me? Putting aside personal feelings, Akemi is even a better match for me than Hina.

Quietly waiting for the time to go on stage.

More than two hours later, all the singers began to appear one after another, and cheers occasionally came from the scattered audience seats. It was almost Aoki Akemi's turn.

In a secluded corner, Aoki Akemi opened her arms, somewhat excitedly saying, "Hug me!"

Kitagawa Shinichi carefully pulled her into his arms.

Akemi's scent filled her nostrils, and Akemi's face flushed with happiness: "Hold me tighter... your makeup won't smudge, don't be so careful..."

Upon hearing this, Shinichi Kitagawa increased his strength.

Akemi Aoki knew that this was obviously not even 30% of the strength she had that night, but it was enough, enough to sustain her until the end of her performance.

She nestled in his arms with her eyes closed, saying, "Shin-ichi's arms are so warm. When I go on stage later, please keep a close eye on me and see how much progress your little fox has made."

"Yes, I'll keep a close eye on Akemi."