Tokyo: Love Begins with Controlling the Rich Girl

One is her photo, and the other is that one, please enjoy.

Looking further down, several words were typed in the input box, but they weren't sent.

【ごMaster様、おはようございます】

Good morning, Master.

"Ah! System Master!"

A panicked voice echoed in my mind, "W-when did you log on?!"

"Just now," Shimada Sho asked, feigning calmness, "what were you doing?"

"N-nothing!" Her voice was clearly guilty. "I just... looked at my phone..."

"Oh." Shimada Sho didn't press further, his gaze remaining fixed on the unsent line of text on the screen. "What is this?"

"That...that is..."

After stammering for a while, Tenkai Chizuru finally blurted out, "System, please don't send it for me! I haven't thought about it yet!"

Shimada Sho's brow twitched. "Send what?"

"It's...it's the message I sent to the shop assistant." Her voice trailed off. "I thought about it all morning, and I still feel like I was being too forward. Will he think I'm weird?"

"Tell me first, what does this mean?"

“This…” Tenkai Chizuru took a deep breath, as if she had made up her mind, “I used some methods to get the shop assistant to agree to play that kind of game with me.”

Chapter 128 No Need to Please Everyone

"...What game?" Shimada Sho asked, following up on what Amami Chizuru had said.

He seemed to be deep in thought.

From what she's saying, this game isn't entirely guided by the bond camera?

She seems to want to do the same, which is why the Bond Camera generated this task.

But... when was it brought about?

Shimada Sho recalled his time with Amami Chizuru at the convenience store last night, saying he had absolutely no recollection of it.

In his memory, it was the arrival of Tenkai Chizuru.

I took a picture using the Kizuna Camera and then gave it to her.

Throughout the entire process, he never said anything related to her behavior.

There wasn't even a hint, let alone an order.

How did the idol become so sure he was willing to play this kind of game with her?

“It’s just…” Tenkai Chizuru responded to Shimada Sho’s question.

However, her voice sounded somewhat hesitant, as if she didn't know how to respond.

After a long pause, he seemed to have made up his mind and replied perfunctorily, "It's that kind of game! You know what I mean, System!"

Shimada Sho: "..."

He knows all too well.

Because he is the shop assistant himself.

He tried to keep his voice calm as he asked, "So you sent him a photo yesterday, and you're planning to send him a good morning message today?"

"Mmm," Tenkai Chizuru admitted softly.

"But I'm afraid that if I'm too eager, the shop assistant will think I'm weird. System, you don't know, I've been hesitating for over an hour..."

Shimada Sho thought to himself, "Isn't it a bit late for you to be worried about this now?"

He saw everything in that photo last night, things he should and shouldn't have seen.

"Um..." Tenkai Chizuru asked cautiously, "System, do you think I should post it?"

"up to you."

"System, you're so cold!"

"This system does not have an emotion module."

"You're lying, you were clearly helping me yell at Sami last time..."

Shimada Sho decided to skip the topic and asked, "What are your plans for today?"

"Huh?" Tenkai Chizuru paused for a moment, then replied, "We're resting today. The production team has a two-day break after advancing to the top four."

"So you're staying at home?"

"Mmm." Her voice held a hint of anticipation. "Perfect timing to film today's episode at home..."

Shimada Sho's brow twitched violently.

He leaned back in his chair, about to say something, when there was a knock on the door.

"Chizuru, it's Mom. Open the door."

Tenkai Chizuru's previously cheerful voice suddenly stopped.

“System…” she began to get nervous.

Shimada Sho remained calm: "Open the door."

He got up, walked to the door, and opened it.

A woman in her forties was standing outside the door.

She was dressed in a well-fitting beige suit, her hair was styled in a bun, her makeup was exquisite, and her features bore a five or six-point resemblance to Chizuru Amami.

But their temperaments are completely different.

Chizuru Amami is a gentle and timid little animal that makes you want to protect her.

This woman, however, exuded shrewdness and assertiveness.

Ms. Aota, the mother of Chizuru Amami.

"Chizuru." Mrs. Aota entered the room, her gaze sweeping over her daughter's face. "You don't look well. Didn't you sleep well last night?"

"It's...it's alright," Tenkai Chizuru whispered in her mind. "System, please help me out..."

"Understood," Shimada Sho replied mentally, then looked at Ms. Aota, "Is there anything else?"

His tone was flat, with a hint of detachment.

Ms. Qingtian was clearly taken aback.

She was used to her daughter's timid and submissive manner in front of her, and was momentarily taken aback by this sudden response.

But she quickly regained her composure.

"Mom's here to talk to you about school." She sat down on the sofa, took a document out of her bag and placed it on the coffee table. "The paperwork for Dongli High School is all done, and you can start classes next week."

Shimada Sho's brow twitched slightly.

Dongli High School.

It's Dongli High School again.

The young lady wants to turn around, and now even Tenkai Chizuru wants to turn around?

"Didn't you keep saying you wanted to go back to school?" Ms. Aota's tone was slightly ingratiating. "Mom has made arrangements for you. Although Dongli High School's grades are just average now, it will soon receive investment from a major conglomerate, and then it will become a top-tier private school in Tokyo."

She paused, observing her daughter's reaction, "Besides, you don't have to stay at home every day. You can make new friends and have a normal high school life."

Shimada Sho did not answer immediately.

He asked himself, "Chizuru, do you want to go?"

"I..." Chizuru Amami's voice was hesitant, "Actually, I want to go. I didn't dare to say it before because my mother didn't agree. Now that she's brought it up herself, I..."

“Go if you want to,” Shimada Sho said. “Don’t worry about others.”

“…Yes.” Tenkai Chizuru’s voice carried a hint of determination. “System, I want to go to school.”

Shimada Sho looked up at Ms. Aota and said, "Okay."

Ms. Qingtian's face immediately lit up with joy. "Then it's settled! Mom will have someone arrange the publicity right away."

"Wait a minute," Shimada Sho interrupted her, "Going to school is fine, why do we need to publicize it?"

Ms. Qingtian's smile froze for a moment.

But she quickly regained her composure. "Chizuru, you're a public figure now. There's bound to be media attention on this transfer. Instead of letting them write nonsense, we should release it ourselves. It'll be better for your image."

Shimada Sho stared at her for a few seconds.

He understood.

Image and media attention are all just excuses.

The real reason might be that Dongli High School gave her money.

She was encouraged to use her daughter as a publicity stunt to gain admission to Dongli High School and to promote it extensively.

Use Tenkai Chizuru's fame to promote the school that is about to undergo restructuring.

Ms. Qingtian received money, which is why she was so eager to persuade her daughter to go to school.

This does match the rumors he had heard at school.

Shimada Sho sneered inwardly.

But since Chizuru Amami wanted to go, he ultimately didn't expose her.

"Okay," he finally replied. "You can make the arrangements."

Ms. Qingtian visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

She stood up from the sofa, walked to Chizuru Amami, and reached out to touch her hair.

Shimada Sho instinctively turned his head away.

Ms. Qingtian's hand froze in mid-air.

"Chizuru?" Her voice carried a hint of hurt. "Are you still angry with your mother?"

Shimada Sho did not answer.

In my mind, Tenkai Chizuru's voice urgently rang out: "System, please tell my mother that I'm not angry, it's just..."

"Just what?"

"I just hope she can be like she was when we were kids, and not always make me do things I don't want to do..."

Shimada Sho remained silent for a moment.

He looked up at Ms. Qingtian and calmly replied, "I'm not angry."

Ms. Qingtian's eyes lit up.

“But,” Shimada Sho changed the subject, “I didn’t like the way you treated me before.”

Ms. Qingtian's smile froze.

"You always tell me what to do, what not to do, what clothes to wear, what songs to sing, who to smile at, and who to bow to," Shimada Sho stated calmly in the voice of Amami Chizuru. "You treat me like a commodity, not your daughter."

Ms. Qingtian's face turned pale.

"Chizuru, Mom did that for your own good..."

“I know,” Shimada Sho interrupted her, “So I just hope that from now on you can treat me as an independent person, not as a tool for you to make money, otherwise…”

Shimada Sho looked directly into her eyes and said calmly, "My performance on the show this time was pretty good."

The implication is that I can work independently even without a studio.

The room fell silent.

Ms. Qingtian stood there, her lips trembling slightly.

After a long while, she finally spoke, her voice choked with emotion: "Qianhe, Mom... Mom promises you, as long as you are willing to come back, Mom will respect your choices in both work and life."

After saying that, she added, "Mom can also renegotiate the contract with the studio, giving you more autonomy and adjusting the profit-sharing ratio. Also, Mom can help you push forward that music project you wanted to do before..."

"Really?!" Tenkai Chizuru exclaimed in her mind in surprise.