I have bound two systems.

There was a subtle pause before Ichichi Hoshige answered this question, and when he answered, he turned his head towards the stage and no longer looked at his friend.

Hiratsuka Shizuka narrowed her eyes.

"Really? Not even one?"

"Not really."

This time Xingge's answer was more decisive, with a hint of impatience on his face.

Hiratsuka Shizuka sighed softly, then spoke in a calm tone,

"You're lying. Your expression has changed."

Ijichi Xingge's heartbeat suddenly became irregular, but she still maintained a nonchalant expression on her face, pretending to say, "I don't understand what you are talking about."

"Here."

Hiratsuka Shizuka didn't say anything else, but just gently pursed her lips to signal Xingge to look to the other side.

At this time, the band on the stage finished singing the first song and the audience burst into applause.

After the performance, the band bowed to thank the audience and left the backstage to take a break. They would return to perform the second song after other people performed, and then their work for the night would be over.

It was in such a noisy environment, when her friend turned her head slightly to look at Suzumiya Chisato and Yukinoshita Haruno as she wished, Hiratsuka Shizuka came directly over, put her right hand on her friend's shoulder, and at the same time, put her lips close to her ear and said in a very soft voice,

"You haven't known Yang Nai for long, and your understanding of her is only superficial, but I know her inside out. Unlike me, who is embarrassing, Yang Nai is an absolute social expert. Her outgoing personality and beautiful figure and appearance are effective means for her to achieve her goals. I have hardly seen any man she has set her sights on escape her clutches, and in the end, almost all of them have fallen at her feet without exception."

"..."

These words are a little ambiguous, making it sound like Yukinoshita Haruno is the kind of carnivorous woman who likes to hunt all kinds of men to satisfy herself.

However, this is exactly the ambiguity that Hiratsuka Shizuka wants. For her own purposes, it is acceptable to sacrifice a little bit of Haruno's reputation.

Besides, after the goal is achieved, I can just explain it to Yang Noi, and it won’t cause any loss to her.

The most important thing now is to find a way to break through Ichichi Xingge's defenses.

After years of getting along, Hiratsuka Shizuka knows her too well. Without using some tough measures, there is absolutely no way to make her compromise.

In fact, Hiratsuka Shizuka's words did play a decisive role.

The mouth can lie, the expression can conceal, but the eyes can do nothing about it.

Observing the unwilling and slightly sad look on Ijichi Hoshika's face at this moment, Hiratsuka Shizuka knew that there was no need to continue testing her.

"Sorry, we're going to the bathroom and we'll be back soon."

Quickly and decisively, Shizuka Hiratsuka grabbed Ijichi Hoshika's wrist, greeted the other two people sitting there, and before she could even come to her senses, she stood up and took her away.

Looking back at the two people's backs as they left, Yukinoshita Haruno slightly distanced herself from Suzumiya Chisato, and said casually,

"The company you founded and the people in it have a really good relationship with you."

Suzumiya Chisato nodded in agreement.

“Because everyone has a good personality, this is a matter of course.”

Yukinoshita Haruno smiled and waved her hand.

"No, no, no, it has nothing to do with personality. That's not what I'm saying."

"?"

"Three of the four people who were performing on the stage just now were staring at us secretly. Even Sister Xingge was looking at me like she wanted to kill me. She really deserves to be the president. She is deeply loved by other employees in the company."

“…It must be an illusion.”

"I don't think so. I'm quite confident in my feelings. However, you didn't seem surprised at all after hearing what I said... Did you realize this before?"

"..."

"Hahaha, this is getting more and more interesting."

Without waiting for Suzumiya Chisato's answer, Yukinoshita Haruno seemed to have come to the conclusion and laughed happily without restraint.

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"You're taking your best friend to the bathroom. Are you a kindergarten kid?"

In the bar bathroom, Ijichi Hoshika broke free from Hiratsuka Shizuka's hand and tried to use a joke to redeem her momentary inappropriate expression.

But unfortunately, Hiratsuka Shizuka didn't buy her tricks and went straight to the point.

"You like your president, right?"

"!!!"

Ijichi Hoshika's face instantly turned red, and she raised her finger tremblingly and pointed at Hiratsuka Shizuka.

"You, you are talking nonsense! Are you crazy?"

Hiratsuka Shizuka looked as if she knew what was going on, and took a step forward with her left foot.

"You are the one who is crazy. Your president is still a high school student and he has a girlfriend. You just told me this before. How can you have feelings for him?"

"I, I don't understand what you are talking about!"

"No, you know, you showed that expression when you saw Yang Noi get a little closer to him. Do you know how much you cared about your attitude just now? You're just like a jealous little girl!"

"Well……"

Ijichi Hoshika was forced to retreat continuously by Hiratsuka Shizuka, and later she even covered her face and dared not look at her friend directly.

As expected, people with similar attributes tend to gather together more easily. Ichichi Hoshika, who is free and easy in her actions and efficient in her work and quite trustworthy, is actually an absolute weakling when it comes to relationships between men and women.

Not only was his thoughts easily seen through, but even with a little pressure he would tell it all, without any difficulty at all.

“You…eh.”

Seeing such a reaction, Shizuka Hiratsuka couldn't muster up the heart to say the questions she had originally planned.

Judging from her behavior, it's most likely that she's still at the stage of secret crush, and since she hasn't made any mistakes yet, there's really no need to be too strict with her.

"...Okay, okay, stop covering your face. I'm not used to you doing this. I was a little surprised just now. After all, I never thought that you would fall in love with your president, even though he is indeed very handsome and outstanding."

"..."

Ijichi Hoshika said nothing, but lowered her hands from her face and glared at Hiratsuka.

She realized belatedly that she didn't seem to have done anything wrong, but since her thoughts had been discovered, she didn't need to act so weak.

"Um... okay, okay, I won't say any more, but you have to answer me... why is this?"

"What why!"

His worries were uprooted without him being prepared, which resulted in Ijichi Xingge's tone being quite aggressive, and he didn't show any friendly attitude at all.

Hiratsuka Shizuka understood this very well and could only try her best to keep a smiling face.

"Exactly, why do you like... why do you have this feeling about him? I remember you used to be obsessed with older men."

"Ha! You're the one who's obsessed with older men. I just like male celebrities who happen to be older!"

"Ah, okay, okay... Then what's the reason? It can't be that you've fallen in love over time. You haven't been together for that long."

"..."

Ichichi Xingge glared at her, not bothering to pay attention to her, and went straight to the sink to wash her hands.

Hiratsuka Shizuka was not willing to give in. After all, her good friend had never shown any interest in any man since they met.

"Because of your talent? Or do you like the feeling of workplace romance? Or do you feel a sense of taboo towards younger men? It can't be because you are sexually unsatisfied, right!?"

"...!"

The blush on Ijichi Hoshika's face showed no sign of fading. She was getting impatient with the questioning from Hiratsuka Shizuka, who had turned into a curious baby, and veins popped out on her forehead.

The next moment, she turned off the faucet, turned around and spoke with a stern expression,

"Ah, yes, yes, you guessed it right, I am just unsatisfied!"

After saying that, she threw all the water drops on her palm towards Shizuka Hiratsuka, then strode out of the bathroom.

"Well... don't be so childish. If you don't want to talk about it now, why don't you come to my house later and we can talk about it in the evening? I'm just concerned about you..."

Hiratsuka Shizuka chased after him.

The bathroom returned to silence.

After waiting for a while, the sound of a toilet flushing was heard in one of the cubicles.

The compartment door was opened and Yamada Ryo walked out thoughtfully.

The bathroom cubicle can only block sight, but it cannot block sound.

She heard clearly everything that Ijichi Hoshika and Hiratsuka Shizuka said from beginning to end.

After washing his hands with a calm expression, Yamada Ryo waited for a while without seeing any movement, and finally turned back to the cubicle he had just come out of and knocked on the door.

The compartment door opened, and Ichichi Hongxia walked out with her head covered by her hands, her pupils trembling, and an expression of disbelief on her face.

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Chapter 115: Shocking Notice

The door of the lounge opened and Yamada Ryo and Ijichi Kouka walked in.

"Ah, Hongxia, Liang, you're back."

"I was just asking Pochi-chan whether I should go out and look for you guys. He hasn't come back for so long, maybe he's been pestered by his fanatical fans..."

Kita Ikudai stopped talking halfway when she looked at the two people who came back because she saw Yamada Ryo walking in front of her, looking at her calmly with his eyes slightly closed and shaking his head slightly.

Such an obvious hint was of course easily noticed by Kita Ikuyo, and she also reacted quickly and noticed that Ijichi Kouka, who was following behind Yamada Ryo, had a very strange expression on her face.

His eyes were lifeless and dull, as if he had not slept well or had suffered a major blow, and looked a little dazed.

No way... could it be that I was right?

Kita Ikuyo hurriedly approached Ichichi Kouka and held her hands tightly.

"Hongxia-chan, are you okay?"

"Ikuyo-chan... Yeah..."

Ijichi Hongxia just stared at her friend blankly, responded casually and then immersed herself in her own world. She had not yet digested the shocking fact that she had just heard in the bathroom.

My elder sister would actually do this to Suzumiya-kun...!

What are you talking about... unsatisfied desires!!!

She simply didn't believe that these words came from her sister's mouth.

But there was no use not to believe it, because it had already happened. Just now, she and Liang heard it so clearly.

"..."

Hongxia, whose emotions were somewhat out of control, hugged Kita Ikuyo the next moment in front of everyone.

Now, this action successfully aggravated Yudai's misunderstanding, and also made Goto Ichiri, who didn't know what was going on, run over to her worriedly, clasped his hands together, and looked flustered, not knowing what to do.

"Don't scare me, Hongxia-chan! What happened to you? Were you bullied by someone?"

"Yes, you can tell us anything."

"Well... Actually, when I went to the bathroom just now..."

"Actually, Hongxia has been eating irregularly lately, and she has been in the bathroom for so long but has not been able to release anything successfully, and she is worried about this."

When Ichichi Kouka was about to tell the other two what he had just heard, Yamada Ryo suddenly interrupted and changed the topic.

Although I felt a little sorry and a little disgusted, at least I successfully stopped Hongxia from saying things that she shouldn't have said.

After a moment of stunned silence, Nijixia's face quickly turned red. Her flustered and hasty words in defense made Kita Ikuyo and Goto Ichiri conclude that it was just the girl's shyness that was at work.

They felt relieved for a moment, and surrounded her and began to persuade her that it was not a big deal, blah blah blah. In addition, with Yamada Ryo interjecting at every opportunity, Hongxia herself had no way to clarify herself.

Finally, a staff member knocked on the door and confirmed the specific time of their next performance, and they ended the topic.

After the staff confirmed it, they left in a hurry.

Yamada Ryo also found an opportunity, and helped Ichichi Kouka sit on the sofa. Facing her aggrieved look, he leaned over to her ear and whispered,

"I think it's best not to tell them what we just heard in the bathroom at this stage."

This was a serious topic, so Ichichi Hongxia temporarily put aside her dissatisfaction with the rumors that she was inconvenienced, and asked,

"why?"