I have pure love with them

"Now... go back? No, let's go see Shuangshi first."

It was still early, and it didn't take long to accompany Hiroto Shioyama to meet Ryone Shioyama. My sister Aine definitely hadn't returned home yet. As for blocking Toyokawa Shoko, it was likely that the other party had not yet gotten off work.

Nagasaki Soushi, who was alone in the apartment and had not had any contact with anyone for a whole day, would probably wish for him to appear in front of her.

"It's been such a long time, isn't it about time for her to go back to see her mother?"

On the way to the apartment on the train, Quan couldn't help but think.

After arriving at the apartment and preparing to enter, Izumi once again met the girl who lived in this apartment and went to school at Miyamasuzaka.

However, this time, it was Quan who was about to enter the apartment, while the other party was about to go out.

The two met at the door. After they bumped into each other, they nodded to each other and then said goodbye. When they walked to the elevator and waited for it, Quan slowly turned around and looked in the direction the girl had just left.

"You're still carrying a schoolbag at this hour... Private school?"

She probably lives in a family that values ​​"elite education". The family income should not be low. To live in this place, one must at least be middle class.

'It seems that her behavior is very good. Compared with Shuangshi, a young lady who changed her job to become a nun, she is more elegant. But the disharmony in her face is probably caused by family reasons.'

The two had little contact and no communication, but Quan analyzed the other person's general character model and family background from his actions and details.

While he was thinking, the elevator arrived in front of him. Quan stepped into the elevator, temporarily stopped thinking about the girl, and turned to consider what he should say after meeting Nagasaki Soyo.

"Izumi-kun~"

When Quan left the elevator and entered the apartment, as soon as he walked from the entrance to the living room, he heard Nagasaki Sose's joyful voice. The girl who was sitting on the sofa stood up and walked towards him who entered the living room.

"Great, you're finally here."

Looking at Nagasaki Soushi who was walking towards him with a smile, Quan felt that this scene was somewhat familiar for some reason.

'Should I tell her that I came here today to tell her something?'

279. Already, there is no going back

"I haven't heard from you for a long time, and I don't know if it's convenient for me to contact you..."

Shuangshi walked in front of Quan, clasped his fingers together on his white hands, and looked happy yet a little uneasy. He looked towards Quan but didn't dare to meet his gaze.

In a short period of time, without Izumi's knowledge, Nagasaki Shoyo seemed to have completed her "evolution" in all aspects, and placed all the feelings she once had for Toyokawa Shoko on Izumi, leaving Izumi speechless for a moment.

"I'm not Toyokawa Shoko. Under normal circumstances, I won't turn a blind eye to other people's messages, or unilaterally block them. So, if Shuangshi has anything to say, you can always send me a message."

Looking at Nagasaki Shoyo standing in front of him, Izumi answered with a smile.

Nagasaki Soyo was still feeling a little nervous, not knowing whether appearing in front of Izumi like this would disgust him. He couldn't help but pursed his lips, with waves of emotion in his eyes.

Nagasaki Soyo, who was hurt by Toyokawa Shoko and whose heart was broken, can only feel warmth and security when he stays with Izumi.

"Ah."

"You stayed in the apartment all day today too?"

Walking into the living room with Nagasaki Souyo, Quan put down the schoolbag in his hand, looked around the living room, and then asked Nagasaki Souyo.

"I didn't have any place I wanted to go, and I didn't know what to do...so I stayed in the apartment today and didn't go out."

She glanced at the sky outside the window, and in the distance there were skyscrapers standing in the city, but Nagasaki Shoyo had no interest in them. She was used to seeing them in her own home, and now living here she was just seeing them from a different angle. When she went out on the street, she saw the same scenery she was used to seeing. Without Izumi's company, the whole world was gray, which made her completely unwilling to go out.

"Going to the park for a walk occasionally, looking at different plants and breathing fresh air will be good for both body and mind. Staying indoors all the time can easily affect the body and mind."

"Quan Jun, are you concerned about me?"

Seeing Quan sitting down on the sofa, Nagasaki Shoyo took the initiative to pour tea and brought it to Quan.

"It's just a suggestion to a friend...it's been a week, don't you consider going back to see your family?"

His eyes were fixed on the black tea that Nagasaki Shoyo brought in front of him. He slowly raised his gaze to that simple and gentle face and asked the girl softly.

"..."

Nagasaki Shoyo's heart trembled.

"Quan Jun, do you want me to go back?"

After hearing the word "go back", Nagasaki Shoyo couldn't help feeling panic and nervous, but he just pursed his lips and looked straight at Izumi, waiting for his answer.

"Some things have to be faced sooner or later, don't they?"

This is not a question of whether Izumi wants Nagasaki Soyo to go back, but whether Nagasaki Soyo can face reality.

"..."

Nagasaki Shoyo lowered his eyes and did not answer.

"Did mom contact Quan Jun?"

Thinking of the time when Izumi and his mother came to the live show to watch his performance, Nagasaki Shoyo slowly raised his head, his eyes fell on Izumi, and asked softly.

"No, I'm just a little worried about you. If you stay here forever, your life will become miserable. It's okay to take a break occasionally, but is this kind of evasive life really what you expect?"

After hearing what Izumi said, Nagasaki Shoyo fell silent, and then avoided Izumi's gaze.

During the time she lived in the apartment, she was freed from many worries, and it made her feel as if she had returned to her childhood. However, as she spent more and more time here, she gradually recalled the loneliness she felt when she was alone at home waiting for her parents in the evening...

"Even if I go back, I'll be alone."

The sound was very soft, but it was exceptionally clear in the quiet living room.

"They said we were in a community of shared destiny, but it was all lies. I was the only one who believed in it. Li Xi... didn't care about anyone except Deng. Deng was also... incapable of understanding other people's feelings. She was immersed in her own world and said she 'had never been happy'... Then why did you join the band? Everything! It was all lies!"

Nagasaki Souyo screamed and pounded the sofa with both hands, and her crystal hot tears dripped onto the hem of her apricot skirt.

Obviously, the girl was out of control.

Even Quan didn't expect that just a few words from him would cause the other party to vent his emotions all at once.

His original intention was just to let Nagasaki Soushi go back to see her mother and go back to school instead of staying in this small apartment all day. If she continues to stay here, it doesn't matter to Izumi, but the personality of 'Nagasaki Soushi' will gradually collapse in nothingness.

"I can't go back..."

Nagasaki Souyo answered himself with tears in his eyes and a haggard tone.

In fact, Nagasaki Soyo herself knew very well that even in the original 'CRYCHIC', not many people cared about her, and she was the only one who believed in the 'community of shared destiny'.

She regarded 'CRYCHIC' as her own 'home', but in the end, the first person to break up this home was Toyokawa Shoko herself who formed the band. After Toyokawa Shoko left, the others lost contact with her and didn't care at all.

Previously, she had thought about winning back Shoko Toyokawa and rebuilding their original "home", but Shoko Toyokawa pushed her into an endless abyss.

'Ah, it's a similar situation with bands nowadays.'

After listening to Nagasaki Soyo's crying, Izumi fell silent. Shiina Riki still only cares about Takamatsu Tomoe. Takamatsu Tomoe said it was for a lifetime, but it was very empty. Does she really have a "lifelong" feeling for Nagasaki Soyo?

As for Aine... She was just an ordinary person who formed a band for fun, and she was totally out of tune with the people in the band who had unique skills.

"Aine is very worried about you. She doesn't consider the band a 'community of shared destiny', but she has always had a deep affection for you who helped her establish the band. During the time when you were not in the band, she was concerned about your affairs. You, have also received news from her, right?"

Seeing Nagasaki Soyo crying, Izumi had a 'bad look' thought in his mind. He didn't want to see her go on like this, so he thought about it in his mind and suddenly thought of something that could comfort her.

That's right.

Only the Holy Sound of Love!

280. Aiyin: I am sensitive about Izumi’s friendship

“Aine again…?”

The emotionally unstable Nagasaki Souyo slowly raised her head, her eyes slightly red, and she looked at Izumi opposite her with complicated eyes.

"Because you mentioned so many people just now, only Aine was not mentioned by you, right? I also know that she doesn't take the band's affairs very seriously. To her, the band is just a part of her life, not her everything. But similarly, after knowing each other, you have become a part of Aine's life. She has always cared about her relationship with you."

Just as Izumi said, during the time when she was not participating in the band's activities, Aine was basically the only one who asked her if she was in any trouble.

As for the other people in the band, Shiina Riki just asked her when she could participate in band activities.

But thinking back to his attitude towards Chihaya Aine, Nagasaki Shoyo couldn't help but purse his lips and fell silent.

"Quan Jun, do you want me to go back?"

"I just hope you can face the reality, look at everything squarely, and make a decision you won't regret."

After hearing Nagasaki Soyo's question, after a brief silence, Quan's eyes met Nagasaki Soyo's eyes, and he persuaded her in a calm tone that Nagasaki Soyo had never heard before.

"..."

Facing the sincere look in Quan's eyes, she pursed her lips slightly, her eyes dropped to the table, then slowly raised them and met Quan's eyes.

"Can you stay tonight?"

The topic jumped so much that Quan was stunned for a moment.

"Conditions? You've basically agreed to go back, but the price is tonight. Do you hope I can stay?"

After hearing Nagasaki Soyo's request, Quan thought for a while and considered whether he should stay tonight. His current situation was not free enough to allow him to not think about his family.

"I'll go contact my family."

His gaze lingered on Nagasaki Soyo for a moment, and Izumi slowly stood up and walked towards the corner of the living room. Facing Izumi's evasive behavior, Nagasaki Soyo just sat quietly on the sofa, staring at Izumi's figure, but an illusory scene emerged in his mind -

Before her parents divorced, in that small and old home, she seemed no longer the only one sitting alone at the table waiting. A boy who was slightly taller than her was sitting at the table with her, chatting about school matters and making her happy.

"If Izumi-kun was my brother..."

With his eyes slightly lowered, Nagasaki Shoyo gently pursed his lips.

'If... we become a family...'

Chihaya family.

Chihaya Aine, who had just finished her band activities, dragged her tired body and slowly walked into the living room. Just as she was about to go upstairs, she saw her mother in the living room, seemingly talking on the phone with someone.

“You’re not coming back tonight? Won’t it bother me? I see. Then… I’ll tell Aine, yeah.”

Chihaya Aine, who had already walked up the stairs, slowed down her pace. After listening to what her mother said on the phone, some guesses emerged in her mind.

"Dad, he's not coming back tonight?"

"Ok?"