Tokyo: My Girlfriend

Chapter 82 Brother Complex

After washing his hands in the bathroom, Shinichi Kitagawa looked at the turned-off TV and said, "Why aren't you watching? It's the weekend anyway."

Rena Kitagawa got up and went to the bedroom: "I'm sleepy. Shin, just put the plate on the table after you finish eating. I'll wash it tomorrow morning. Also, remember to throw the clothes you wore today into the laundry basket."

Seeing that Rena's mood had been somewhat complicated these past few days, Shinichi Kitagawa apologized again: "Don't be angry. I'll try my best not to be late from now on and I'll be back before nine o'clock."

Rena Kitagawa stopped and looked at her brother: "Try your best?" She blinked: "Did I say I was angry? In which sentence did I mention that I was angry? I didn't say anything."

Shinichi Kitagawa was embarrassed, looking at the girl's cold expression and sharp tone: "Isn't that an expression of anger? It's not like I just met Rena... Okay, unless there's an unavoidable situation, I promise I'll be home before nine o'clock."

"That's more like it."

He carefully considered his words, wanting to gradually explain his relationship with Aoki Akemi: "By the way, Rena, there's something I need to tell you..."

To everyone's surprise, Kitagawa Rena completely ignored her, snorted, and turned her head back to her bedroom: "We can talk about it another day! Didn't you say you were sleepy? Shinichi, go to bed early after you finish eating. Don't think that just because your heart condition hasn't relapsed recently, you can stay up all night. If it does relapse, don't blame me for telling your aunt and uncle and moving the curfew to eight o'clock."

Shinichi Kitagawa: "Although, eight o'clock is too much... It doesn't get dark until summer."

"Oh, so what? If Xin Yi doesn't want to, he can simply ignore me and his aunt and uncle."

He relented, still harboring a fondness for Rena and Shinichi Kitagawa, and replied, "Alright, you should have time tomorrow morning..."

She interrupted again and closed the bedroom door: "I'm going to see Kana tomorrow morning, so I won't have time."

Kitagawa Shin was speechless. He wasn't stupid; he knew that Rena had obviously figured something out from that tone.

Is it going to be like what happened when I was dating Hina?

As expected, Reina always seems to be the most difficult person to date.

Kitagawa Shinichi received a message with a ding from his phone. He took out his phone and saw that it was from Akemi.

Ask yourself if you've gotten home yet, and if Rena-chan is angry.

Kitagawa Shinichi smiled and sat at the dining table, replying, "Yeah, it's best not to stay out too late these days. Although that girl didn't say she was angry, her expression was obviously not good. I promised her that I would be home before nine o'clock from now on, which was the time I had promised before."

Akemi Aoki sent an apologetic emoji: "I'm sorry...it's all my fault, then let's do it before nine o'clock."

Shinichi Kitagawa comforted her, "There's nothing to apologize for. I also wanted to spend more time with Akemi, otherwise this situation wouldn't have happened. But we really don't need to be in a hurry. I'll have plenty of time with Akemi in the future, so it's better to try to control the time."

Akemi Aoki had no choice but to compromise: "I understand... I guess I'll just have to make the most of the time before nine o'clock."

After chatting briefly, Shinichi Kitagawa picked up a piece of sushi and put it in his mouth. Even though it wasn't freshly made, Rena's sushi was still far superior to everyone else's. The ratio of rice to tuna was almost perfect.

One bite is satisfying without being overwhelming, just right.

The phone rang again. Shinichi Kitagawa thought it was Akemi Aoki again, but when he opened it, he found it was a message from Hina Kasuga.

A message popped up in the chat box where we hadn't communicated for several days.

Shinichi Kitagawa hesitated for a moment before clicking on it.

Haruhi Hina: "Shinichi, sorry to bother you, but I'm heading back to Kabasaki-cho tomorrow afternoon. Are you free this afternoon? If so, how about we meet at my place?"

Shinichi Kitagawa put down his chopsticks and typed: "Yeah, we agreed to meet after all, but let's not do it at Hina-sensei's house. Let's just meet briefly outside."

Haruhi Hina paused noticeably before replying, "Okay... I'll listen to you."

Although Shinichi Kitagawa felt it was unnecessary, he couldn't help but ask, "I saw that all the other teachers who were on business trips had returned this afternoon, but Hina-sensei hasn't come back. Did something happen?"

Haruhi Hina replied instantly. Even though it was just a text message exchange, it seemed like you could sense her different mood from the speed of her reply: "No, it's nothing serious. Something happened with Kyoko, but it's all resolved now. I'm sorry to have worried you."

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"Apricot? Okay, that's good. I won't ask any more questions."

Haruhi Hina: "What are you doing right now... Can you tell me? I'm at Kyoko's office, but I can't fall asleep because it's too early to lie down. It's so hot in Tokyo today. Is it cooler around Kabasaki-cho?"

Kitagawa Shin instinctively wanted to take a picture of Haruhi Hina on the table, but since the camera was already on, he put it away, thinking it was better to keep a little distance from Hina for now. So he just typed: "Eating a late-night snack made by Rena. Since Hina-sensei is already in bed, you should go to sleep early. I'm going to sleep later too. Goodnight."

Haruhi Hina: "Late-night snack? Hmm... Goodnight."

Kitagawa Shinichi put down his phone and picked up another piece of sushi with his chopsticks, but this time it wasn't as fresh and sweet as the first bite; it tasted like cardboard.

Although he was disappointed in Hina, Shinichi Kitagawa himself felt uncomfortable about being so indifferent to her.

From those messages, it's clear that she wanted to chat with me.

The next morning, it rained. It was a sudden rain, but not a heavy one.

The drizzling rain made the greenery and mountains of Kabasaki Town even greener, but without sunlight, even the greenest things looked dull.

Shinichi Kitagawa was awakened by the sound of rain hitting the window. He glanced at the weather forecast and discovered that it was going to rain all day.

I had received Mingmei's message on my phone a long time ago.

It was just some everyday greetings: "It's raining, Shin-kun," "It's so cool today," and "Should I come find you later?"

"and so on."

Shinichi Kitagawa did not reply immediately.

Instead, he changed his clothes and went to Rena's bedroom to check on the girl. He saw that Kitagawa Rena was kneeling by the bed in a dress, looking out the window at the rainy scenery.

Her small, white feet faced Shinichi Kitagawa, her toes slightly curled, revealing beautiful palm lines.

Noticing Shinichi Kitagawa outside the door, she murmured, "It definitely won't be hot today, but we still can't go out." Turning halfway back, she added, "Shinichi probably won't go to see Akemi Aoki in this weather, right?"

Shinichi Kitagawa hesitated for a moment, then said, "Well, the weather isn't very good. I'm planning to video chat with Akemi to practice singing for a while."

Rena Kitagawa glanced at her brother's expression and said, "Really... By the way, didn't I say yesterday that I'd wash the dishes? Why did you wash them after you finished eating?"

He shrugged and joked, "I'll just do the cleaning after I finish eating. I can't just leave all these mundane tasks to Rena."

A sudden silence.

Kitagawa Shinichi walked over and patted her head: "Why are you still talking like that? Are you still angry?"

Kitagawa Rena noticed the large hand on her head, her mood clearly different from last night. She snorted and raised her head arrogantly, saying, "I told you I'm not angry! How could I be angry with Shinichi? I'm a brother complex guy, I can't walk when I see Shinichi."

"Hehe." Shinichi Kitagawa chimed in, "How about this, I'll video chat with Akemi for a bit, and then I'll watch TV with Rena this morning. I haven't spent much time with you lately."

Rena Kitagawa glanced at him speechlessly: "Shinichi knows? He goes to school every morning, has lunch with Akemi, and goes to Akemi's house after school. I thought Shinichi felt that he was already spending a lot of time with me like this."

He was used to the girl's sarcastic remarks and promised, "I'll only stay home with you today."

She happily got out of bed: "You've thrown all your clothes in the laundry basket, haven't you? I'll go wash them for you. While you're at it, quickly call Aoki Akemi. I hope Shin will be on the sofa with me in half an hour."

Shinichi Kitagawa really couldn't do anything with this girl.

However, he was aware that he hadn't been spending much time with Rena lately.

I told Mingmei that I could only have video chat for half an hour this morning.

In the video, Akemi expressed her loneliness: "Huh? It's bad enough that we can't meet because of this little rain... but we can only drive for half an hour..."

Shinichi Kitagawa reminded him, "This is to let you rest a bit. We've been doing it three or four times a day lately, and I feel sorry for you."

Aoki Akemi blushed in the video: "If you feel sorry for me, you should come more often instead of letting me rest... Besides, Shinichi-kun is always very excited, isn't he?"

Kitagawa Shinichi:

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That cannot be refuted.

Shinichi Kitagawa: "But no matter what, I've had less time to practice singing lately. I still have to get down to business, so I need to behave."

Akemi Aoki had no choice but to compromise, lying on the bed: "Fine~ My master has said so, how can your little fox disagree? Then it'll be on the tab, we'll do it together next time."

Shinichi Kitagawa's expression was subtle: "What kind of nickname is this?"

"I'm Shinichi-kun's little fox, isn't Shinichi-kun my master?" She deliberately winked seductively, "Good morning, Master~ Akemi is ready to serve you today too~ It's a pity you're not here."

Shinichi Kitagawa was also impressed by this guy's talent in this area: "Maybe next time."

"Tch~" She mimicked Reina's snort, "Next time... I'll just keep track of it."

Half an hour later, Rena Kitagawa was in the living room, timing herself with a stopwatch: "Shinichi! Time's up!"

From inside the bedroom, Shinichi Kitagawa replied, "Okay, I'm coming right now!"

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