I have bound two systems.

"I'm sorry, I really didn't know you didn't know these things yet. Perhaps it would be more appropriate for Qianli to tell you these things."

Kasumigaoka slowed down the pace of her attack. One reason was that she felt a little reluctant when she saw Touma and Kazusa's expressions. The other reason was that she wanted to appear relatively gentle during this conversation so as not to disgust Chisato Suzumiya when she found out about it later.

"Oh, stop saying such useless things! This kind of thing...what difference would it make if he told me!"

Touma Kazusa clenched her fists and tried her best to endure.

"Is this the reason you came to see me today? To show off your superiority and laugh at me for being such a fool and knowing nothing?"

Kasumigaoka shook his head.

"You misunderstood. I just wanted to get to know you. I only knew about your existence from Qianli's words, but I never got to know you better."

There was obvious sarcasm on Touma Hesa's face.

"Do we still need to understand each other? Do you think it is necessary?"

Kasumigaoka nodded seriously.

"I came to see you specifically because I wanted to try to figure out what you were thinking. If you really can't accept Qianli, then don't hesitate any longer and just get rid of him. That will be good for everyone."

Touma and Sa sneered.

"…You wanted me to do this, and then it happened to be your wish, right?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha shook her head.

"You can think whatever you want, but no matter what decision you make, it has nothing to do with me. No matter how you choose to do it, my decision will not change. I will always stay by his side. There is no doubt about that."

"You...are you kidding me?"

Touma Hesa's tone was extremely angry, but the expression she showed was visibly fragile.

Ah, her eyes are full of tears. This way she can't scare anyone at all. After all, she is still a little girl.

As today's conversation progressed, Kasumigaoka Utaha felt more and more despicable. From the perspective of their mental states, the two of them were completely on a different level and could compete with each other. To be honest, this could be defined as an adult bullying a child.

Really, I didn't intend to make the other person cry at all.

"I'm not kidding. I really want you and Chisato to end things, but as for how to do it, you will definitely follow your own heart. The purpose of my coming here today is to tell you that the other person doesn't know her specific situation, but I and Eriri, the other girl next to Chisato, will never leave his side. I also have the confidence that Chisato will never abandon us."

Kasumigaoka emphasized this fact once again, in an extremely serious tone.

"So if you are thinking about asking him to give up on us and stay with you alone, I advise you to give up in the end. If you really feel that you can't accept this, then as I said at the beginning, it would be better to give up as soon as possible. This will be a good thing for both you and Qianli."

Kasumigaoka finished speaking these words in one breath and lost interest in continuing. She was not the kind of person who would show a smug smile when she gained an advantage.

She didn't wait for Touma and Sa to respond. After she finished speaking, she took out a sticky note from her schoolbag, wrote a contact number in beautiful handwriting and pushed it over.

Then she stood up and bent slightly.

"Then I'll take my leave now."

Kasumigaoka Utaha left the cafe and walked some distance away. She looked back and saw Touma Kazusa still sitting in the same position as when she left, with no intention of leaving.

By putting herself in the other person's shoes and considering her current situation and state of mind, Kasumigaoka could understand how she was feeling.

However, no matter what Eriri says next time, I will definitely not be the bad guy again.

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Chapter 277 Being Followed

"boom!"

"Deng deng dang deng deng!"

Touma Yoko, who had picked up yoga after a long absence and was familiarizing herself with the movements she had learned before, suddenly heard a loud bang of the door being slammed shut at the entrance, followed by the sound of someone hurriedly coming up the stairs.

Getting up from the yoga mat, she went to her daughter's room on the second floor, and the door was locked.

What’s going on? I finally managed to persuade him to calm down, but why is he back again not long after he left?

"Dong dong."

She knocked on the door.

"Hesa, what's wrong? Did you forget to bring something?"

After waiting for a while, there was a response.

"...No, I'm not feeling well and need to rest at home."

As a professional pianist, excellent playing skills are a necessary condition, but in addition to that, Touma Yoko's ears are also very sharp. She can clearly hear the nasal tone that her daughter tried hard to conceal but still existed when she said this.

Really, why are you crying again?

Touma Kazusa shook her head helplessly outside the door, feeling both angry and funny inside.

If my daughter could inherit half of her free and easy personality, she wouldn't be so entangled in matters of love between men and women.

You have to know that although she had emotional entanglements with other boys for various reasons when she was in high school, she always focused on the piano and never showed such an inappropriate side.

Her man has another woman, which in her opinion is a very simple choice: either tolerate it or fight for it. The behavior of a fool like Hesa, who locked herself in the room and cried, is the most useless.

However, Touma Yoko also understood that the reason why she felt that this was not a big deal and was so relaxed was actually because she had rich emotional experience and had always been a bystander.

Firstly, she was not the person involved so she could not clearly understand the feeling of heartbreak, and secondly, she did not know how deep the emotional bond between them was.

But seeing her beloved daughter in such a state, she still couldn't let it go.

Originally, she planned to let her daughter and Chisato Suzumiya resolve their own issues, and she would just stand behind her daughter and give her the necessary help.

For example, if her daughter wanted to fight for it, she would secretly put a few small square packages into her wallet before she left for a date.

However, judging from the current situation, his daughter has collapsed on the spot for some unknown reason and has lost the strength to stand up. She is unable to move forward.

She had not wanted to, as an adult, intervene in the relationship of a younger person, and she felt it was somewhat embarrassing, but now, she had no choice but to do it.

"Really? Then you should have a good rest. I will call your teacher to explain the situation. Do you want to eat something for lunch?"

"No, just let me get some sleep."

"I understand. Have a good rest."

Touma Yoko didn't say anything else. She returned to the living room from the second floor and sat down on the yoga mat again. She continued the movement that she had interrupted while thinking.

She hadn't practiced for many years. Normally, her body, which had been sitting for so long, should have been stiff in various degrees. But in reality, she was much more flexible than she was many years ago. She could now do the splits, which she had never been able to do no matter how hard she tried, with a calm expression and without any effort.

It's really a strange thing. Could it be that the changes in my body are also related to the medicine that Qianli gave me?

"Well, my daughter's boyfriend saved my life. I'm really worried about what to do next..."

"Let's consider this for now. I originally told Miyoko that I would be able to resume work after this week, but now it seems that I have to extend my rest time a little bit. After all, Kazusa is a child who is really worrying."

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school.

Chisato Suzumiya looked at the seat next to her.

Since that day, Touma Kazusa has disappeared from his sight for nearly a week.

In the modern world where communication is so convenient, he couldn't even get in touch with the other party during this period. The messages he sent fell into the sea, and no one answered the phone calls.

If she didn't know about Touma Yoko's recent situation every two or three days, Suzumiya Chisato would definitely not be able to remain as calm as she is now.

However, Miss Yoko said that she has been able to eat well since the past few days. This means that if she waits for a while, she will no longer avoid her, and the problems between them must be discussed face to face.

Today was no different from the previous days. I waited for lunch break with great hope, but Hesha never showed up. It was highly likely that she would not come again today.

Chisato Suzumiya went to the music room as usual, and Ichiri Goto was by his side as always.

After lunch, she would sit in a chair and practice her guitar skills for the upcoming Shibuya concert, and then she would take some time to let Chisato Suzumiya rest his head on her lap while she gave him a head massage.

She noticed that he looked a little gloomy recently. Combined with the fact that Touma and Sa hadn't come to school for so many days, she could easily guess that Chisato's unhappiness must have something to do with the other party.

However, even if she knew, she would not ask too many questions if the other party did not specifically say anything.

At the moment, this way of silently accompanying him and sharing some of his worries to the best of her ability can easily make her satisfied.

Halfway through, Chisato Suzumiya's cell phone rang.

Ah——if it’s not a message from Isshiki, then it must be that one again.

He lazily picked up his phone to check, and as expected, it was a message from the bank informing him that several million yen had been deposited into his bank card account.

What Touma Yoko had said about repaying a favor in the hospital was not a joke. Over the past few days, he has been receiving similar transfer messages intermittently.

According to a rough estimate, more than 70 million yen has been transferred, and it should be completed in a few days.

By then he would be considered a bona fide billionaire, and as long as he planned properly, he could live a carefree life for the rest of his life.

But this is not what Chisato Suzumiya wants. Compared to money, he hopes to get Kazusa's forgiveness, and then to go a little further, to have her stay by his side.

Give Kazusa two more days. If she still chooses to avoid me by this Saturday, then I can't continue to wait like this and do nothing.

It didn't matter what response the other party would give him. The feeling of having a blunt knife pulling at his flesh was really excruciating.

After school, Chisato Suzumiya's schedule was no different from usual.

Although he was a little depressed because of Hesa's avoidance, he still had to move forward according to the original trajectory of his life.

Following Goto Ichiri out of the school gate, he did not rush to Fanxing, but first accompanied her to the video store to buy her favorite records. After that, the two of them went to try a barbecue restaurant with a good reputation.

After finishing dinner, it was six o'clock, which was just the right time to report to the store.

By the way, everyone who ended the band had been told the false fact by Goto Ichiri before, that she was the third party in someone else's relationship.

Their attitude toward Chisato Suzumiya was no different from before, except for a little awkwardness when they first met, but they quickly adjusted themselves.

Kita Ikuyo smiled at him as usual, Ichichi Kouka often invited him to listen to everyone's ensemble, hoping that he could give suggestions for improvement, and Yamada Ryo still came to him from time to time to see if there was anything delicious in his schoolbag, and as usual, he reached out to borrow money.

The reason for this is that they value friendship very much and do not want the "truth" learned from Goto Ichiri to affect their relationship.

All in all, there is no need to pay special attention to the situation on the band's side for the time being.

In addition to Touma and Sa, others worth noting are Isshi Iroha and Kasumigaoka Utaha.

These two people, the former did not know what had happened to Chisato Suzumiya recently. He had not paid much attention to her these days, which caused her to have wild thoughts all the time. The frequency of her messages also increased, but the replies she received were only a few perfunctory words, which made her feel more and more annoyed.

In this state of mind, she angrily invited Hayato Hayama, and the reason she gave was that she hoped he could recommend some teaching materials to her as a senior in the school. Since they were all members of the same club and needed to deal with each other frequently, he naturally did not refuse.

They met each other outside, and when they came to the dessert shop after choosing textbooks, she deliberately posed like a little girl and made a request, asking Hayato Hayama to cooperate with her to take a few seemingly intimate selfies.

But to say they were intimate was nothing more than a casual photo of the two of them making a scissors hand gesture in front of the camera. But after she modified it and deliberately added pink hearts to the photos, she sent these photos to Chisato Suzumiya with extremely complicated emotions of anxiety and faint expectation.

As a result, a few hours later, the only reply she got was "Congratulations", which was as concise as it could be.

This made Isshi Caiyu feel inexplicably angry.

As for Kasumigaoka Utaha, it was probably because she had completely crossed that line that she was completely relaxed on a psychological level.

These days, she would crawl into his bed every two days at night, and even though Suzumiya Chisato resisted again and again, saying that she was not in the mood and showing some resistance, she was still faintly excited and said that this was better. Then she unilaterally began to get excited, and slowly led Suzumiya Chisato, who originally said that she was not in the mood, to get excited as well, causing her to bite her lips tightly, or cover her face with a pillow, making some ups and downs of sounds.

There's nothing you can do about it. Although the situations in dreams are very realistic, they can never be compared to reality.

After really experiencing it, Kasumigaoka Utaha couldn't stop herself from thinking about such things for a long time.

Although this analogy is a bit inaccurate, it is indeed a bit like drug addiction. Once you get addicted, if you don't feel it for a long time, you will feel inexplicably irritated, and you can't calm down no matter what you do. You have to do it again...

"Eh……"

"What's wrong, Chisato-kun?"

On the train, looking at Chisato Suzumiya sighing leisurely out of the window, Goto Ichiri asked cautiously, trying to help him solve his problem.

"If Chisato-kun is troubled by something, or... maybe I can help."

Let Yili come and help.

Following her words, Chisato Suzumiya's thoughts expanded and her imagination expanded. She imagined a scene where she came in front of Kazusa and stammered, begging her to forgive her.

I always feel that it's a bit too forced.

"Don't worry, I can handle it myself."

Suzumiya Chisato smiled and patted her head.

This was not an act of showing off. After all, ever since he decided on the policy of "I want it all", he had already anticipated the current situation to some extent.

There was no way he could rely on others' help for this kind of thing, so he could only face it and solve it on his own.

After getting off the tram, the two walked out of the tram station from the familiar exit as usual, nothing different from the past.

However, a few shrill crow calls caught Chisato Suzumiya's attention.

He turned his head to meet the gaze of the Dark Wing far above the electric pole, then followed the direction it was looking and saw three crows standing on the wall of a tall building.