I have pure love with them

"Miss Toyokawa used to be a young lady, but now she has experienced the hardships of life and can work part-time to earn her living expenses. This makes Miss Toyokawa have the upbringing of a young lady and can adapt to the life of ordinary people. In a sense, she is the young lady closest to ordinary people."

Seeing Nagasaki Shoyo looking at him, facing her gaze, he smiled and talked about his attitude and thoughts towards Toyokawa Shoko.

"Well, and now she is also thinking about changing her life and is very motivated. This is an advantage. Compared to Ms. Toyokawa who has already focused on life and has not been crushed by the pressure of life, Shuangshi is still focusing on being a student."

"Are you calling me...childish?"

Nagasaki Soushi looked into Izumi's eyes with a smile on her face, but the smile seemed a little stiff, and it was hard to tell how happy she was at the moment.

"That's not the case. Under normal circumstances, you don't need to consider so much. Generally speaking, high school students only need to consider further studies. A few people will consider employment, but most people will only focus on employment and life issues after entering college. People call this process 'growth', but the so-called 'maturity' is not a good thing."

Nagasaki Shoyo roughly understood what Izumi meant, but it was still a little difficult to understand.

"Then, if you were to rate Xiangzi and me respectively, how many points would you give us?"

Perhaps it was because Izumi chose Shoko that Nagasaki Shoyo's inner competitive consciousness as a woman found it difficult to accept. She stared at Izumi in front of her, with a gentle smile on her lips, and continued to ask questions.

"It should be the same score. I just have more contact with Shuangshi, so I don't have that hazy sense of mystery. But I don't know Miss Fengchuan very well, so that sense of mystery made me prefer her in my previous choice."

When talking about the charm of girls, Izumi, who was originally in a listless mood, now looked very energetic. It was the first time that Nagasaki Shoyo saw such a proactive Izumi.

Nagasaki Shoyo was not disappointed that she did not succeed in surpassing Toyokawa Shoko. It was enough that she could have the same evaluation as Toyokawa Shoko, and Izumi did not seem to give such an evaluation out of care for her.

Nagasaki Shoyo originally wanted to chat with Izumi for a while longer, but suddenly thought of what Izumi had just said, and realized that being alone with him like this was not a safe thing for him. The two of them had chatted for such a long time, and it was almost enough.

"It's time to go back."

The relationship between the two can only be regarded as friends with some special connection, and they should maintain some distance. Nagasaki Soyo does not want to cause misunderstandings on the other party.

"When we're alone, it doesn't matter if you're more inclined towards me, right?"

"I don't like meaningless lies."

"Interesting answer. I will contact you again after confirming the detailed information about the weekend. Let's stop here for today. Quan Jun has to go back too, right?"

Nagasaki Shoyo, who was sitting on the sofa, slowly stood up, her eyes fixed on Izumi.

"Well, see you next time."

"Ah."

After hearing that Nagasaki Soyo was ready to go back, Quan still sat on the sofa and did not make any attempt to keep him.

He watched Nagasaki Soyo walk towards the entrance, and after a moment, he heard the sound of the door closing. He slowly withdrew his gaze, gently supported his cheek with his left hand, stared at the wall of the living room, and fell into thought.

"Nagasaki Soyo... Toyokawa Shoko, I have been acting passively recently and have not taken the initiative to do anything, but... after this weekend, I can start."

Goto Ichiri has already joined the band and will have her own life in the future, while Izumi will have some free time.

"Chihaya Izumi, it's time to have your own life too."

He raised his right hand, opened his five fingers and pointed them towards the seemingly invisible figure, then gently clenched them, and a faint smile appeared on Quan's face.

……

As for Izumi, he always comes home very late during this period. Except for Aine, no one in the family has any objection. They are even happy to see Izumi live his own life instead of coming home early every day and waiting for Aine's return.

"I don't think I've heard you talk about Yili these past two days."

After coming out of the bathroom, Aine went straight into Izumi's room, and while wiping her long pink hair with a towel, she frowned as she looked at Izumi who was sitting in front of the computer and watching 'Happy Tree Friends'.

"Haven't we been talking about Yili all the time? It's just that there are fewer things related to me and her being together."

Seeing the cute animals die in a miserable… no, it should be said that the scenes were so bloody that they were restricted, Aine couldn’t help but walk to Izumi’s side, stretched out her hand to hold the mouse, and temporarily stopped the animation that was playing.

Her pause also successfully saved the cute rabbit whose eyes were about to be poked out by a tree branch, so that the bloody scene did not appear on the screen.

"When did you develop a hobby of watching such disgusting animations?"

"While you were away?"

“I was only gone for less than two months, not two years.”

"There's an old saying that goes, 'One day without seeing each other is like three years. For you, it may only be two months, but for me, it's been decades. It's normal for some changes to occur during this period, right?"

Looking at Izumi who suddenly started to act out of control again, Aine also showed a helpless expression on her face.

"Hey! I'm asking you seriously!"

Seeing Aine’s expression becoming dissatisfied, Izumi, who was being watched, was silent for a moment, then stretched out his hand and gently rubbed his cheek, and then his expression became serious.

"Okay, ask me, and I will answer you seriously."

Aiyin maintained a hint of doubt as she stared at Quan in front of her. She gently pursed her soft lips and couldn't help but pursed them.

"So, did you meet Shuangshi again today?"

"Ah."

"Have you been with Shuangshi all this time?"

"Ah."

"Do you like Yili or Shuangshi? Or are you dating both of them at the same time without telling them?"

Her eyes instantly became sharp, and Aine asked a fatal question. While observing Izumi's expression, she was also waiting for Izumi's answer.

So suspicious!

No matter how Chihaya Aine looked at it, she felt that her brother's behavior during this period was very different from his previous behavior... He was no longer the brother who would come home early, wait for her to return home, and welcome her back with a smile!

235. Shuangshi: Let me end it all

After asking, Aine noticed that Izumi's eyes were fixed on her, until she felt a little uncomfortable and wanted to avoid him, but Izumi opened his mouth and answered before that.

"Neither of them. I am still a genuine virgin."

"This has nothing to do with whether you are a virgin or not, right? I'm just asking who you're dating."

A blush appeared on her cheeks. When she heard the word "virginity" from Izumi's mouth, Aine also felt a strong sense of shame. She didn't expect that Izumi would say the word "virginity" so easily.

"Haven't I already given the answer? I didn't date any of them. I met and interacted with them after you went abroad. When I thought that you would not appear in my life for a while in the future, I also wanted to change the content of my life a little. It just so happened that she had long pink hair, which gave me a familiar feeling. So I gradually became familiar with her and became good friends for life. So, even if you come back now, I can't abandon this friend who promised to be my lifelong friend, right?"

Seeing Aine's cheeks turn red, Izumi, with a serious face, gradually began to talk about the relationship between himself and Goto Ichiri.

'lifetime……'

Although Izumi's explanation sounded reasonable and seemed to have some subtle points, Chihaya Aine didn't pay much attention to those small details. The only thing was that when the word "lifetime" appeared, she felt her ears were pierced.

Staring at Quan with a strange look on her face, she found it hard to understand how a boy and a girl could agree to become "lifelong friends".

"If a boy and a girl keep in touch for a lifetime, can they still be considered friends?"

"Friendship cannot be questioned!"

Facing the doubt shown by Aine, Izumi just slowly raised his finger and expressed his attitude with a serious face.

Looking at the serious Izumi, Aine always felt that something was wrong, but maybe because she had just soaked in the bathroom for too long, she didn't have the energy to pay attention to those details. She pursed her lips and asked about Nagasaki Sose.

"You and Shuangshi are obviously not dating anymore, but you have been together for such a long time. It must be weird, right? Besides, I am also Shuangshi's friend, so why can't I be involved in your affairs?"

'That's because Shuangshi doesn't consider you a friend.'

Facing the look Aine gave him, Izumi really wanted to give a straightforward answer, but if he really answered like that, the already weak relationship between the band would be further damaged.

"By then, I'm afraid Nijika and Ichiri and the others will give Aine a thumbs up and say, 'You are the real band that ended.'"

It’s quite interesting to imagine that scene.

"That is because Shuangshi doesn't want her private life to affect the entire band. You already know about her and Ms. Toyokawa. So can you imagine the attitude that Shiina Riki showed after she heard the news about Ms. Toyokawa?"

As soon as she heard Shiina Riki's name, Aine immediately recalled what happened in the recording studio today, and the expression on her face suddenly became awkward.

"Instead of asking you to find a way to hide this matter, it would be better not to get involved in it in the first place."

Listening to Quan's explanation, Aine felt that it made sense, but being excluded still made her feel a little unwilling.

"Besides, compared to what happened between me and Shuangshi, the guitar is more important to you right now, right?"

“…I went back.”

As soon as the conversation started about guitar, Aine felt sleepy, which made her lose the mood to continue chatting with Izumi. Moreover, after hearing Izumi's explanation, Aine's concern in her heart was alleviated a lot.

After leaving Quan's room, she lay down on her bed, thinking about what Quan had just said.

"Yili is a little bit like me, that's why she takes care of me so much... Now that I'm back, it's time for you to pay attention to me again, right?"

Aiyin lay on the bed, her head down, her mind gradually recalling the past memories. She still preferred Izumi who welcomed her back home...

When it comes to matters concerning Toyokawa Shoko, Nagasaki Soyo has always been very efficient. It didn't take her long to determine the time and place for a meeting with Wakaba Mutsu on the weekend. She didn't meet with Izumi at the apartment again, but just sent a message to him using Line.

"Are you in Shibuya this weekend this afternoon?"

After seeing the time and place, Quan didn't have any problems, since he usually didn't have any appointments on weekends anyway.

It’s not that no one invited him, but he had no interest in those invitations, so he rejected them all.

"The message has been sent to him, so there shouldn't be any problem, right?"

Taking advantage of the break time, Nagasaki Shoyo made an appointment with Wakaba Mutsuki at school. She learned from him that he had free time on the weekend, and they agreed on a place to go shopping.

After the matter was confirmed, Nagasaki Shoyo quickly sent the message to Izumi.

Looking at the message she had sent, Nagasaki Shoyo felt a little nervous inside and couldn't help but pursed her lips. After this incident, she had no chance of turning back.

"Already... for Xiangzi, what kind of existence am I? Let's take this opportunity to make a final decision."

Clenched his hands.

Nagasaki Shoyo hoped that Toyokawa Shoko was still the person who invited her to join the band before, but... during those long lonely nights, the other party did not reply to any of her messages. Nagasaki Shoyo, who regarded the other party as her hope, just felt empty inside. Especially after they met, she was rejected repeatedly by the other party and said that she didn't want to have any contact with her anymore. Her heart was like a wounded glass bottle, on the edge of breaking.

Accepting Quan's suggestion would be nothing more than her last ditch effort.

"If I fail, it's all over... But if I succeed... What can I do? Can I change Xiangzi's current life?"

Once Xiangzi returns to her side, the pressure of life on Xiangzi will not change at all. What can she do for Xiangzi?

'Isn't this a failure from the beginning?'

With his lips pursed, Nagasaki Shoyo's eyes looked a little dim.

"It doesn't matter anymore."