Tokyo Love Story

But now, the time has finally come to put an end to everything.

Ryoko Kirino hit a wall.

To put it in a more fashionable way, now is the time for 'reckoning'.

Thus, the incident came to an end.

Chapter 39: Linyin, take the initiative

After nightfall, a long-awaited drizzle began to fall in Tokyo.

In the drizzle, the car drove over the wet ground, making a rustling sound. Pedestrians on both sides of the road all held up umbrellas and looked hurried.

At an intersection in Bunkyo District, the traffic light changed from green to a striking red, and a black Maybach stopped steadily in front of the zebra crossing.

The raindrops hit the outer edge of the car, and the sound of dripping rain was endless.

Sitting in the driver's seat, Kitaen Risa tilted her eyebrows and her gaze fell on her daughter's face, a thoughtful look emerging in her eyes.

Ever since returning home, Rin has not been in a good state.

That frowned and anxious expression did not look like a sign of deep thought, but more like a state of being in a complicated mood and on the verge of subconscious anger, which is commonly known as being restless and irritable.

But Kitayuan Rinyin didn't care about her mother's gaze. She was still looking out the car window with a tense face.

The night scene of the city was reflected in those beautiful eyes.

Under the water droplets on the passenger window, the neon lights in the distance seemed to be filtered, like blooming dandelions of different colors. The boundary between the city and the night seemed to be infinitely brought closer and gradually blurred at this moment.

The eye-catching red stop light turned green.

"Can you tell me about it?"

Kitaen Risa gently stepped on the accelerator, and the car started smoothly.

Wearing a suit and a ponytail, she looks like a career beauty, capable, concise and decisive.

In fact, this is true. A considerable number of things in Beiyuan Corporation will go through her hands. In a sense, she is the strong woman in the family who does not show off her talents.

"What?"

Beiyuan Rinyin was silent for a while, but finally asked this question.

"What happened to you today."

As the traffic flow decreased, Kitaen Risa turned on the turn signal, slowed down and merged into the outer lane.

"What do you mean?"

Beiyuan Rinyin asked back.

"You made it very clear when you asked this question." Beiyuan Lisa sighed, "Your usual expression is completely different from your current expression. It's more like you're unhappy because of something that happened in school."

Kitaen Risa was a little curious about what happened to her daughter at school.

When she was at Fujiwara Private Academy, her daughter's facial expressions had never changed so obviously, or rather, her emotions had always been very stable, with almost no major fluctuations.

Now, after transferring to Shirakawa High School, her mood swings have increased significantly.

"Is it that obvious?"

Kitaen Rinyin withdrew her gaze from the window and instead looked at the car window.

Through the reflection in the car window, she saw her absent-minded expression.

"It's not obvious to people who don't know you, but it's obvious to your mother." Beiyuan Lisa paused and made a little joke, "You are a piece of flesh that fell from your mother's body. No one knows a daughter better than her mother."

Beiyuan Rinyin did not respond, but remained silent.

In front of her, it seems that I have no room to hide.

Kitaen Risa didn't force her, and continued, "This is just my personal guess, I can't guarantee it's correct, but the way you look may be related to someone, am I right?"

Beiyuan Rinyin bit her lip and said nothing.

She knew very well who the 'someone' her mother was referring to, and she knew even better that the other person could guess her little move without even looking at her.

Just like what the person involved just said, 'No one knows a daughter better than her mother'.

"Have you finished reading the book "Hear the Wind Sing"? "

Kitaen Risawu suddenly changed the subject and brought up this matter.

"finish watching."

This time, Beiyuan Rinyin did not remain silent, and her cold voice rang out in the car.

“How does it feel?”

"The author wrote it very well, but I didn't gain anything else."

"It's a pity. Well, it's not that pity. It should be said that fate has not arrived yet. This is more appropriate." Beiyuan Lisa corrected herself and paused. She had already vaguely guessed the reason why her daughter was unhappy. She thought about it and got back to the point, "Is Che very popular in his grade?"

After hesitating for a moment, Beiyuan Rinyin nodded and gave an affirmative answer, "Yes."

"A celebrity in the class?"

Kitaen Risa tried asking again, gradually beginning to verify her guess.

"He has already started to develop into a celebrity in his grade."

There was a hint of indescribable emotion in Beiyuan Rinyin's tone.

"I remember that before that incident, your relationship with Che was neither good nor bad, but normal communication was no problem, right?"

"Yes."

"Now, can you communicate with him properly?"

Kitaen Risa turned on the turn signal and turned left.

"Yes, yes."

"Then just have a good communication. You may blame your parents for what happened between you and him, but we believe that you are destined to be together, so we insist on it." Beiyuan Lisha chuckled, with some memories in her eyes, "When your father and I first met, we were also very indifferent to each other.

"Now, looking back, the most correct thing I did at that time was that after that misunderstanding, he did not think that the relationship with his classmates was strained, but took the initiative to come to me to explain. It was also based on the opportunity of that incident that I gradually got in touch with him.

"Being angry won't solve any problems, it will only make you angry.

"Besides... you don't seem to hate him that much now, do you?" Beiyuan Lisa chuckled and gently stepped on the brakes. The car stopped steadily on the side of the road. She turned her head and looked at her daughter's beautiful face. "The three-month agreement you made with your father also included this clause. You can't use the cold treatment to resolve those conflicts."

Beiyuan Rinyin closed her cherry lips and fell silent again.

Silence seems to be the Cambridge of tonight.

"From my perspective, I don't know what the conflict is between you and him, but sometimes if you take the initiative and go out alone to talk it out, many misunderstandings may be easily resolved."

Kitaen Risa knew very well that her daughter's personality was such that when it came to relationships, she would always be slow unless someone pushed her.

Now that my daughter's impression of Ache has changed, and this expression can basically be defined as jealousy, then the room for maneuver has suddenly become much larger.

My daughter needs a boost, so I will be that boost.

What's more, according to the three-month agreement made between Nizi and Zhengyu, this clause was indeed included.

Every month, there should be at least one or two one-on-one dates, and they should not be perfunctory but should be completed properly.

Kitayuan Rinyin turned her head and met her mother's gaze in the light of the street lamp.

She vaguely sensed the other party's subtext.

"Try to ask him out this Saturday."

As expected, Kitaen Risa said this.

"I……"

The mother and daughter looked at each other, and each saw their own face in each other's eyes.

"There is also a clause in the gentleman's agreement you and Zhengyu made."

As if a great silencing spell was cast, Kitaen Rin'in's words got stuck in her throat.

Thanks to my book friend Meng Jing Zhishui for the monthly ticket. Your support is my motivation for writing.

See you all tomorrow~

Chapter 40 Date Day (I) [Two in One]

Saturday, evening, in the CBD business district of Bunkyo Ward.

Kitagawa Che, dressed in casual clothes, was waiting bored at the agreed meeting place.

Beichuan Che is not familiar with dating with the opposite sex, and can even be said to be a little unfamiliar with it.

Before traveling through time, he spent most of his time at work. On his days off, he would either think about how to reward himself by cooking a delicious meal, or lie on the sofa in the rental house.

Going out on dates and shopping with girls of the opposite sex of the same age has become a distant memory of his student days.

So, when he heard the word "date" from Kitaen Rin'in's mouth, he confirmed it several times. Firstly, he was surprised, and secondly, he was indeed not expecting it.

He had a three-month gentleman's agreement with Kitaen Rinyin. After three months, the engagement would come to an end, but dating was not included in the "gentleman's agreement" that they had agreed on.

So when she brought it up on Friday, she just said, "I need your cooperation," and stuffed all his words back into her throat.

But let's be clear, putting aside past memories, after this period of contact, his impression of Beiyuan Rinyin can basically be described in four words: cold on the outside, warm on the inside.

Although she looked very cold and deliberately kept a sufficient distance from others, she was kind enough to those who were willing to go beyond her superficial disguise and take the initiative to talk to her.

Beichuan Che remembered it very clearly. Last Wednesday morning, a girl whose math grades were not very good asked Beiyuan Rinyin the same question for three consecutive breaks. Beiyuan Rinyin did not show any impatience at all and continued to teach her patiently until she understood it.

Just on this point, he feels inferior.

After glancing at his watch, Kitagawa Che confirmed the time again. He was a person who would habitually arrive for appointments fifteen minutes early.

He has been waiting here for a while.

The time that Kitayuan Rinyin had agreed to meet with him was 5:45 in the afternoon. It was already 5:40, and there were still five minutes left until the agreed time.

For no reason, Kitagawa Che remembered what Ejima Miu had told him before he left home.

For example, what to wear today, how to speak, how to leave a good impression on Kitaen Rin, and so on.

Her excitement and anticipation even made him suspect that it might be her, not him, who would be going on the date.

It was not until he reminded her helplessly that this was just an ordinary date that Ejima Mia calmed down for a while.

But soon, the attendant came up with a new explanation - you have to put on a complete show, otherwise it will be easy to be seen through.

Shaking his head, Beichuan Che refocused his attention on what was in front of him. A black Maybach drove over from the intersection, slowly slowed down, and slid to his side and stopped.

With the sound of the car door opening, a beautiful figure came into his sight.

Today, Kitaen Rinyin changed into a standard early spring outfit.

The light brown trench coat was matched with a black floral dress underneath. She was not wearing stockings, but her long legs were straight and slender enough. She was wearing a pair of black high heels, and one could clearly see the veins and blood vessels on her slender feet through the high heels.

Her already delicate face was painted with delicate light makeup, and her long black hair was casually draped over her shoulders.

Beichuan Che was stunned for half a second.

Compared to her previous slightly cold look, she looked much less distant today in this gentle outfit, and her expression became much softer as well.

"Have you been waiting for a long time?"

Beiyuan Linyin saw him stunned for half a second, and a little bit of smugness flashed across her eyes. Although today was to complete the task in the gentleman's agreement, his subconscious reaction also made her quite satisfied.

From the beginning of the school year at Shirakawa High School until the incident when Kashiwagen Shiori came to find him, the expression she saw most often on Kitagawa Toru's face was calmness, and he rarely lost his composure.

This is completely different from the impression she had of Beichuan Che.

Whether it was when he was called up by the teacher to answer questions in class, or when he had conversations with Kiriyama Taku after class, or when he was regarded as the core of the social circle by that group of boys, his rationality and humility were constantly impacting her nerves, forcing her to start to have a new judgment of him.

If the help in the stairwell was the beginning of her change of opinion of Beichuan Che, then the subsequent series of events made her know a completely new Beichuan Che.

Putting aside the engagement, Kitagawa Che is indeed quite charming.

At least she had heard that there were several very cute girls from the neighboring class who would pretend to pass by the window of Class A, Grade One from time to time, their eyes would wander around the room, then fix on Beichuan Che's face, and then leave as if escaping, looking like young girls in love.

"Not too long."

Beichuan Che shook his head and the expression on his face returned to normal.

"Arrived fifteen minutes early?"