You are the first one to get into Triangle, then who am I?

On the other end of the phone, Junda Mana's voice was unusually urgent.

"Xiao Xia! Xiao Chu didn't come to the office today, and my phone is unreachable. Did something happen?"

"Xiaochu didn't come to the office? When I got home this morning, Xiaochu was clearly not at home."

"I don't know. I thought Xiaochu just wanted to take a day off, so I asked for leave. When it was almost over, I wanted to call her and ask, but I couldn't get through."

Mikado Hatsuka's fingers unconsciously clenched around his phone, his knuckles turning slightly white. He turned to look at Toyokawa Shoko, who had stopped what she was doing and cast a questioning look at him.

"Don't worry, Mana. I'll go home and check on him right away. If he's not there, I'll contact Xiaochu."

"Ah."

After hanging up the phone, Sanjiao Hatsuka quickly took off her apron and said, "Sorry, Xiaoxiang, please tell Manager Sakura that I have to ask for leave again for something today."

"What happened? You need me to help..."

"No need!" he blurted out, then realized his mistake and slowed down his tone slightly, "I... need to go back first."

Sanjiao Hatsuka was reluctant to tell Toyokawa Shoko what had happened because he had a vague idea about the matter.

(I knew Xiaochu had feelings for me, but I stayed with Xiaoxiang that night with a clear conscience, letting her go home alone. What on earth was I thinking?!)

When I pushed open Leblanc's door, the wind chimes made a rapid sound.

After coming out of the subway station, Sanjiao Chuxia almost ran back to the apartment. The sound of the key turning in the keyhole was particularly harsh.

The living room was quiet, and the sunlight filtering through the curtains cast mottled shadows on the floor.

"This is……"

There was a folded note on the clean coffee table, but he didn't notice it when he got home in the morning because he was in a hurry to go to work at Leblanc.

Sanjiao Chuxia picked up the note and opened it. On it was written Sanjiao Chuhua's elegant handwriting:

"summer:

I'm back to the island.

Don't worry about me, I just want to be alone for a few days.

I wish you and Xiaoxiang happiness.

——Triangle Chuhua"

The edge of the paper was wrinkled, as if it had been blurred by water.

"Idiot..." He clenched the note tightly, his chest aching as if it had been hit by a heavy hammer.

(You ran back to your hometown without saying a word. Where did you come from?!)

Sanjiao Chuxia suddenly turned around and rushed into the room. There were a few commonly worn clothes missing from the closet, and a few bottles of skin care products were missing from the dressing table.

On the shelf, the two guitars were placed together. Although they were opposite colors, they were the same style, just like him and Sanjiao Chuhua who lived here.

My phone suddenly vibrated. It was a message from Junda Mana.

mana: Have you found Xiaochu? Is she home?

UIKA: Xiaochu is not at home, but I already know where she went.

UIKA: I will bring Xiaochu back.

(Anyway, I used to occasionally take leave to go back to see my parents, so I could just buy the boat ticket and go back to see Xiaochu as usual.)

Sanjiao Chuxia skillfully opened the ticket purchasing app on her mobile phone and found the fastest flight.

However, just as he clicked "Buy", a prompt "Authentication failed" popped up.

(Oh no, I’m still an illegal immigrant in this world. I can’t buy a ticket without an identity.)

Life has been too comfortable for more than a month. I'm either playing in a band or hanging out with friends. I basically don't need any identity documents, so much so that Sanjiao Chuxia has forgotten that she still has no identity.

Without valid identification, it is impossible to purchase a ferry ticket.

His fingers moved unconsciously across the screen, beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, and his eyes were full of anxiety and helplessness.

Sanjiao Hatsuka took a deep breath and then called Toyokawa Shoko.

"Moses, Moses, Xia?" Toyokawa Shoko's gentle voice came from the other end of the line, "Are you okay?"

"I am fine."

He paused, his voice a little dry: "Xiaoxiang, I...I want to ask you for help with something."

"What's the matter? Tell me."

"I don't have an ID, so I can't buy a boat ticket. Could you... help me buy a ticket to the island? The fastest boat."

"Xiaodao? Xia, are you going back?"

"Well, something important."

Toyokawa Shoko was silent for a few seconds.

"...Okay, I'll go buy it now. You wait for me at home and I'll bring the ticket over."

"No need, I'll just go to the dock and wait for you."

Just when Sanjiao Chuxia was about to hang up the phone, the other party suddenly called him.

"Xia, Chuhua...did she leave because of us?"

"..."

(Did Xiaoxiang find out?)

"I didn't mean to eavesdrop on Xia's phone calls, it's just that when we're together my attention always unconsciously shifts to you, and I accidentally heard what you said.

And you suddenly asked me to help buy the tickets, so I roughly guessed it."

Toyokawa Shoko explained in a very soft voice, as if feeling a little guilty.

Sanjiao Chuxia clenched her phone, her throat tight: "It has nothing to do with Xiaoxiang, it's my problem, so I'm going to bring Xiaochu back."

"I see. See you at the dock in half an hour."

After hanging up the phone, Sanjiao Chuxia grabbed her coat and rushed out the door.

As the elevator went down, he stared at the constantly jumping floor numbers, and the gentle smile that Sanjiao Chuhua showed under the street light on the night of the Cultural Festival flashed through his mind.

……

"Today... I'm already very happy."

"Xia, please take good care of Xiaoxiang and send him home."

"Goodbye."

……

(You also said that I always think too much about others, but you are the same, you don’t consider what I want at all.) [1]

"Today's band practice is going to be canceled again. I hope Hailing won't blame me."

While muttering to himself, he took out his cell phone and sent a message to Hachiman Kailing.

UIKA: Sorry, Hailing, I can’t go to training today.

Umiri:?

Umiri：〒▽〒

Although Hachiman Kailing is the captain in name only, if Sankaku Hatsuka doesn't go to training, probably few people will listen to her.

………………

[1] From Chapter 81, Sanjiao Chuhua said to Sanjiao Chuxia

ps: I have wanted to solve the identity problem for a long time, but there are too many plots I want to write and I forgot about it for a while (including the second video collaboration I mentioned to Miao Meng before)

ps2: Xiaochu is going to eat meow (hey)

Chapter 153: I can’t live without Xiaochu now

At the dock, a salty sea breeze blew in. Sanjiao Chuxia stood near the ticket gate, pacing anxiously.

In the distance, the figure of Toyokawa Shoko gradually became clear. She came trotting over, holding a boat ticket tightly in her hand.

"Here, the fastest boat leaves in 20 minutes." Toyokawa Shoko pressed the ticket into his hand, breathing a little faster. "If you leave now, you'll arrive before dark."

Sanjiao Chuxia looked down at the boat ticket in her hand, her Adam's apple rolling: "...Thank you."

"And this is my father's driver's license." She took out another card from her bag and handed it to Sanjiao Chuxia.

"Use this to buy a ticket when you come back. Even though my father was kicked out of the Toyokawa family, he's still a member of the Toyokawa family in the eyes of outsiders. No one will stop you from buying a ticket with his identity."

"Xiaoxiang, you..."

He suddenly raised his head and met Toyokawa Shoko's gentle gaze.

"Go quickly." She gently pushed Sanjiao Chuxia, "Chuhua is also my good friend, we must bring her back."

The ferry's whistle blew, urging the last passengers to come. He looked deeply at Toyokawa Shoko, turned around and ran to the boarding gate.

While checking the tickets, Sanjiao Chuxia suddenly turned around and shouted to the girl, "Wait until I come back!"

Shoko Toyokawa stood on the dock, the sea breeze blowing her blue hair tied with a golden hairband.

………………

At dusk, the ferry slowly approached the shore.

Stepping off the boat in early summer, the salty, damp sea breeze greeted me, bringing with it a familiar island aroma. The setting sun stained the pier orange, and the silhouettes of distant fishing boats loomed in the twilight.

He walked quickly through the familiar streets of the town, where the cobblestones still retained the warmth of the day.

There were a few familiar faces among the fishermen passing by, but they were not the old friends I remembered.

"Isn't that Chuhua?"

"Are you blind? Chuhua is a girl. Didn't you just see her when she came back this morning?"

"But this boy really looks like Chuhua."

"Don't worry about it. What does other people's family affairs have to do with us?"

Sanjiao Chuxia paused for a moment, but then quickly quickened his pace. Those glances and whispers were like tiny needle pricks, making him even more eager to find Sanjiao Chuhua.

(Everyone should be so enthusiastic, so why is their attitude towards Xiaochu so different...)

The reactions of the people around her made Sanjiao Chuxia feel a little strange.

After turning the last corner, the familiar white house appeared in front of us.

This is Sanjiao Chuhua’s house. Both the location and the shape of the house are exactly the same as his house.

Sanjiao Chuxia stood in front of the door, lowered his hat a little, then took a deep breath, raised his hand and knocked on the door gently.

The door opened quickly, and a middle-aged woman who looked familiar appeared at the door. She was visibly stunned when she saw Sanjiao Chuxia.

"Hello, Auntie. I'm here to look for Chuhua. I heard she's back today." He said politely.

"Chuhua..." The woman hesitated, "She went out after lunch and hasn't come back yet."

"Thank you for bothering me."

After saying that, Sanjiao Chuxia ran towards the beach without looking back.

The setting sun dyed the sea golden as he ran along the familiar path towards the beach, leaving behind a trail of hurried footprints that were quickly erased by the rising tide.

After turning around a protruding reef, Sanjiao Chuxia finally saw the familiar figure.

Sanjiao Chuhua sat alone on the beach, her hands wrapped around her knees, the sea breeze ruffling her long hair. Her white shirt looked especially thin in the twilight.

"Xiaochu!"

She turned her head sharply at the shout, her violet eyes instantly widening.

"summer……?"

"I, I knew you were here." Sanjiao Chuxia stopped in front of her and said breathlessly.

In the afterglow of the setting sun, their eyes met, the sea breeze picking up fine sand, swirling it between them.