Tokyo Love Story

Hoshino Ai pursed her lips and did not respond, but instead brought up another topic.

Seeing the look on Tsugumi Serina's face in front of her, she had already decided that she would only drink one cup, or half a cup, tonight.

As Tsuchiya Seina once said, when they go out to the pub to get together, at the end, at least one of them has to be sober.

Previously, it was Tsugumi Seina who took her home, but today the situation was obviously going to be reversed.

"Tell me more about it?" Tsugumi Seirina lowered her eyebrows and sighed, "I don't even know where to start."

In the past, she would definitely tell all her troubles to her best friend in front of her, but now, she has temporarily lost the ability to do so.

"Then tell me about your neighbor." Hoshino Ai blinked, "Is this okay?"

If you don’t know how to talk about bad things, then talk about good things first.

"Him?" Tsugumi Seina thought for a moment, then shook her head, "There's nothing much to say."

Her troubles did not come from Beichuan Che, or rather, even if she told Beichuan Che about her troubles, he would not be able to do anything, even though he was much more mature than his peers and had already started his career.

"Then you're not planning to drink until you lose consciousness today, are you?" Hoshino Ai paused and made a half-truthful joke, "Let me make it clear that I'm only responsible for sending you home, not taking care of you after you've drunk."

"I'm grateful that you can take me home."

Tsugumi Seina waved her hand, picked up the beer glass and took another big gulp.

After letting the cold wine flow down her throat and into her stomach, Tsuchiya Serina sighed deeply. For a moment, she found the state to talk about her troubles and started talking about what she had encountered.

She could understand that she should get married at her age, but she had never met the right person.

There is no such thing as just settling for marriage.

That's not just one or two days, but decades of equality.

When she was in college, she once heard a psychology teacher say something like this: No matter how loving a couple is, after decades of living together, there will be times when they want to viciously "strangle" each other.

To prove its authenticity, their psychology teacher said that she herself was the best example.

She and her husband are a serious model couple. They are very tolerant of each other on weekdays. The couple still retains the habit of walking hand in hand on the school path in the evening. In the cafeteria, they eat together if they can. If they can't eat together, the other one will often bring her (him) food.

When they mentioned each other, whether it was the psychology teacher's husband or the psychology teacher herself, the happy expressions on their faces were enough to arouse envy.

This is obvious to anyone who has taken psychology classes taught by this teacher or has the habit of taking walks.

But back to the original topic, even for two people who are so close, there will be times when they get extremely angry.

By analogy, not to mention that they were just a couple getting by.

It was from that time that she became firm in her thinking.

Let’s not talk about marrying for love, at least you should marry someone you like.

"So, your family has given you an ultimatum?"

After listening to Tsuchiya Serina's story, Hoshino Ai raised her eyebrows and there was more sympathy in her eyes.

Whether it was her or Tsugumi Seina, they both actually guessed that this day would come, it was just a matter of how long it would take.

But for now, this happened too suddenly and caught people off guard.

"Yes."

Tsugumi Seirina nodded, with a hint of dejection in her eyes.

She knew her grandfather's temper very well. Once the stubborn old man made a decision on something, there would be no room for negotiation.

"Find someone to take advantage of the situation?" Hoshino Ai pondered for a moment and came up with a bad idea, "Anyway, just deal with it and it will be fine."

"It's not that simple." Tsugumi Seirina bit her lip lightly. "This time, they want to get married. Besides, you know how good my acting is. If they are strangers, they can tell at a glance."

“That’s difficult.”

Hoshino Ai raised her wine glass, gave Tsugumi Serina a look, and the two clinked glasses.

After each of them gulped down a mouthful, Hoshino Ai silently looked at her best friend, waiting for her next words.

Since Tsugumi Seirinai has already said this, it proves that her complaints are not over yet.

As her best friend, even if I can't really help her, it's okay for me to be someone she confides in.

"Yeah, that's difficult." Tsugumi Seina picked up a skewer on the table and looked at the perfectly grilled pork belly. She turned her fingertips slightly, and the oil shone brightly under the light. "But I don't have any solution."

Hoshino Ai looked at her best friend, then looked at the half-empty beer in her own glass. She thought for a moment and said, "Actually, there is a way."

"For example?"

Tsugumi Seina raised her eyebrows and met Hoshino Ai's gaze.

But there was no expectation in her voice.

"Since strangers don't work, then find someone familiar." Hoshino Ai coughed lightly and blinked at her bestie, "For example, your neighbor."

This was the second time she mentioned this, and it was also the vague guess in her heart.

She could sense that her good friend, who said one thing and thought another, had a faint fondness for her 'neighbor'.

But for some reasons, she suppressed this good impression.

Hearing this, Tsugumi Seirina's eyes lit up, but then quickly dimmed.

She shook her head. "That's not good."

Judging from the state that Beichuan Che gave people, it would be absolutely impossible for people to notice that he was helping her. At most, people would think that he was a little young, but generally speaking, it was not a big problem.

However, regardless of whether Beichuan Che agreed or not, from her own point of view, she felt that it was inappropriate.

Of course, the most important thing is that she was afraid that she could not control her emotions.

Some things only happen zero times and countless times.

Once some principles are crossed, there will be endless retreat.

"You can't be so absolute." Xingye Ai pursed his lips and said sincerely, "I personally think that this is at least better than going home alone and forcibly accepting the blind date arranged by your family."

Living with a complete stranger, that kind of life, the mere thought of it made her feel suffocated.

Not to mention Tsugumi Seina, whose personality is similar to hers.

What she couldn't stand, neither could Tsugumi Seina.

Ugh.

After sighing, Tsugumi Seirina shook her head, "Okay, let's stop talking about this and continue drinking."

Hoshino Ai looked at her, hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded and gave an affirmative answer.

"it is good."

Two in one.

Thank you for the reward from teacher Junche, and thank you for the monthly tickets from teachers Banzhai, Yaoya Totoro and Junchez. Your support is my motivation for writing.

It took me four hours to write this chapter. My temperature is currently high and my head is dizzy. There may be typos. You can point them out and I will correct them when I see them.

I had a headache last night and woke up in the middle of the night with a fever of 39.2. I took some antipyretics and slept for three hours, then woke up again. It was really uncomfortable.

I'll try to update in the next few days.

Hope to see you all tomorrow

Chapter 178 'Practice Object'

Friday, September 9th.

With the ringing of the bell for the last class in the afternoon, the second semester entrance exam of Shirakawa High School officially came to an end.

Compared with the widespread discontent after the exams last semester, students' adaptability and ability to prepare in advance have obviously improved significantly this semester.

Although there are still a small number of students who look sad and frowned after the exam, generally speaking, most students are full of confidence in this exam, and can even be said to be looking forward to it.

They want to know how much knowledge they have mastered from the previous semester. What's more, they want to know where they rank in the class and grade after the summer vacation, and whether they have improved or regressed.

For students, the greatest encouragement is the score reflected on the test paper after their hard work.

Coming down the long gentle slope outside Shirakawa High School, Beichuan Che slowed down his pace and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Just now, almost everyone in the classroom was discussing answers, and many were arguing, but no one could convince anyone else.

Thus, this "glorious" responsibility fell on his shoulders.

He has never been fond of checking answers, no matter whether it was before or after the time travel. He always believed that if you have passed the exam, you have passed. Checking answers right after leaving the examination room, isn't that asking for trouble?

Naturally, he refused.

He said that he had forgotten the answer, and he had to leave school immediately because of something else at home, so he had no time to recalculate - in short, two words, he slipped away.

"Master, what's wrong?"

Noticing the change in Kitagawa Che's expression, Ejima Myo turned around and looked at him with concern.

"Nothing, I just feel relieved that I'm finally free." Beichuan Che did not hide anything. He organized his words and briefly mentioned the reason why he said that. "The enthusiasm they showed for this exam really exceeded my imagination."

Ejima Mio recalled the lively scene in the classroom, and then thought about the two boys surrounding their master's desk, looking for an answer to who was right and who was wrong, and she understood it all at once.

only……

It's a bit sad to say, but objectively speaking, the two boys' answers to that question were both wrong.

But the expressions on their faces were that kind of very firm "I am right", which was...

Thinking of this, Ejima Miu turned her head away, and there was a bit of strangeness in her voice, "Maybe everyone just has an obsession of not admitting defeat, and wants to surpass those who scored better than them last semester."

"This should be."

Beichuan Che nodded in agreement.

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore." Ejima Tadashi coughed lightly, moved closer to Kitagawa Che, and quickly grabbed his hand, "Let's change the subject!"

Feeling the slightly cool touch at his hand, Beichuan Che's steps paused in the air before landing on the ground.

His feelings about small actions like holding hands were a little different from before.

Before, when he didn't have any thoughts about Miao, he thought such behavior was normal and no big deal.

But now, his mood could no longer be calm.

In a sense, the strategy that Ejima Myo taught to Kitaen Rin was indeed correct. To deal with a certain piece of wood, the best way is to take your time and brew tea with cold water.

——If there weren’t so many love rivals, this would definitely be the best strategy.

Beichuan Che sorted out his thoughts and asked, "For example?"

"For example, what stage has the relationship between the young master and Miss Linyin reached?"

Ejima Myo grabbed Kitagawa Che's hand and the two stopped at the intersection.

It was just 3:20 in the afternoon, not yet the evening rush hour, so there were not many pedestrians waiting for the traffic lights on both sides of the crosswalk.

"Why do you suddenly think of asking this?"

Beichuan Che did not answer immediately, but asked a question in return.

"Because Ms. Rinone volunteered to go shopping for groceries today."

Ejima Myo gave the answer without even thinking.

God knows what Kitaen Rin was thinking today. After handing in her paper early as usual, she hurried to the shopping street and didn't even go back to the classroom to wait for the school bell to ring.

Of course, this also has something to do with the fact that Tsugumi Seina specifically told them both something.

According to Tsuchiya Seina, she and the young master should come back after the last exam of this semester. If they are not seen after every exam, their classmates will definitely have some complaints in their hearts.

She didn't care about it, but after thinking about her own master, she had no choice but to accept it.

In her heart, she can have an average reputation, but the young master cannot.

"I have to wait until the person concerned is not around before asking, right?"

Beichuan Che made a joke with a helpless look.

"Do you think we should ask in front of the person involved?" Ejima Miu pursed her lips, and her delicate face, which was always tense, softened. She gave her young master a charming look, "Isn't that a bit too embarrassing?"

"No, what stage of development are you asking about?"

Hearing this, Kitagawa Che suddenly came back to his senses and turned his head to look at Ejima Miu beside him.

He thought the girl was driving, and he had proof.