Tokyo: Love Begins with Controlling the Rich Girl

But if you look closely, you'll find that her eyes are full of tender affection.

His meticulous manner made it seem as if he were holding not his arm, but some precious treasure that would shatter at the slightest touch.

She carefully disinfected each wound repeatedly.

They even went so far as to examine the old, barely noticeable scar on the edge.

Shimada Sho's mood was inexplicable.

Although this woman was always testing him and getting close to him, she often gave him a feeling that was hard to resist.

But her concern was absolutely genuine.

She initially helped him investigate Owada Financial, and after he was injured, she personally took care of him in the hospital.

When I saw him injured on the ring, I was the first to rush over.

It's hard to resist the feeling of being cared for.

"Okay." After a long while, Ayase Yuki put down the cotton swab, picked up the tube of ointment, squeezed a little onto her fingertip, "Sho-kun, just bear with it a little longer, it'll be fine after the ointment is applied."

She knelt down and carefully applied the ointment to the red marks.

The temperature of my fingertips was much warmer than iodine, and the soft fingertips against my skin gave me a ticklish feeling.

Shimada Sho's heart was also itching with emotion, and he was somewhat touched.

“Yuki.”

"Hmm?" She looked up.

"Thank you."

Yuki Ayase paused for a moment, then her eyebrows curved slightly, revealing a faint smile. "Let's save the thanks for tomorrow."

"tomorrow?"

"Hmm, has Xiang-kun forgotten what he promised?"

"..."

He had promised to spend a day with Yuki Ayase.

"I will go."

What happened last week has been postponed to this week, so there's no reason not to go.

And I felt that I really should thank her properly.

However, this feeling of gratitude quickly faded.

Because of Ayase Yuki's hands, things started to get restless.

She initially applied the medication as usual.

But gradually, they started applying the medication in ways they shouldn't have.

From the palm to the back of the hand, then to the inside of the wrist, linger for a moment, and then slowly move upwards along the inside of the arm.

Between strokes, she would gently apply pressure and try to pinch his muscles.

Shimada Sho simply couldn't ignore it.

He looked down at Ayase Yuki, "What are you doing?"

"Applying medicine? What's wrong?" Ayase Yuki looked up in confusion.

There was no hint of anything amiss in her eyes; she appeared perfectly serious, as if she were genuinely and diligently applying the medicine.

"Are you hurt here?" Shimada Sho asked with a dark expression.

Ayase Yuki, however, pointed to his upper arm muscles without changing her expression, "It's a little red here."

As he spoke, he was still not satisfied with only pulling the sleeves up to the middle and wanted to push them up to his shoulders.

Shimada Sho dodged her movement with a quick arm movement, and reminded her expressionlessly, "That was from last week."

There is indeed a wound here, but it was left last week during the fight at Owada Financial Center.

Now only a little residual pigment remains.

"Oh." Ayase Yuki understood, but she didn't stop.

Unable to move his sleeves, he simply sat down in front of him and reached his hand towards Shimada Sho's waist. "Sho-kun's injuries from last week are still all over his body. Let me see if he's feeling any better."

"It's all better now!" Unable to resist her probing, Shimada Sho grabbed her wrist.

If we don't stop her, her hand will reach under her clothes.

This woman seems to have absolutely no idea what the word "sense of distance" means.

From initially acting furtively, to later no longer pretending.

Now they're even bolder, daring to openly touch him inappropriately.

Even with his wrist grabbed, he feigned innocence, asking, "What's wrong, Xiang-kun?"

Shimada Sho took a deep breath. "Your hand."

"What's wrong with your hand?" Yuki Ayase looked down at her hand.

When he looked up again, his face was full of confusion, as if he didn't understand what he was talking about at all.

Shimada Sho stared at her for a long time.

Even when their eyes met, Ayase Yuki's eyes remained clear, showing no sign of panic.

It's as if he's the one who's inexplicably there.

Helpless, Shimada Sho had no choice but to get straight to the point: "Your hand is touching me."

He could no longer pretend he hadn't seen it.

This woman is like a fire; once you condone her behavior, she will recklessly burn away all your bottom lines.

In the end, they might even take care of him on the spot.

"I'm applying medicine." Ayase Yuki maintained her serious demeanor.

Seeing Shimada Sho staring at her, she explained softly, "Sho-kun's injury hasn't healed yet, so the medicine needs to be applied evenly."

"I've already applied it four times."

"Really?" She pulled her hand away from his grasp, hugged Shimada Sho's arm, and continued as if nothing had happened. "Then the ointment might be absorbing too quickly and needs to be reapplied."

Shimada Sho pulled his arm back.

“Sho-kun…” Ayase Yuki’s hand hovered in mid-air, her tone tinged with grievance.

“That’s enough.” Shimada Sho pulled down his sleeves to cover his arms. “Any more and it will be too much.”

Seeing him lower his sleeve to cover his arm, Ayase Yuki could only slowly retract her hand that was hanging in mid-air.

"If Xiangjun says that's enough, then that's enough."

She screwed the cap back on the ointment and put it aside, muttering to herself in a dejected tone.

Shimada Sho looked over and saw that her hands were clutching the bed sheet with nowhere to go.

His mouth had shrunk down without him noticing.

Seeing her like this, Shimada Sho felt a pang of pity.

Yuki Ayase was indeed concerned about him.

The way they show their concern is really a headache.

After thinking for a moment, he carefully spoke, "Yuki."

"What's wrong?" Ayase Yuki responded to this address exceptionally quickly.

“You…” Shimada Sho couldn’t say it outright.

But considering that we'll be spending a long time together at school, I decided to be frank: "Some of your behaviors can be really bothersome at times."

"Does Xiangjun hate me?" She seemed to have misunderstood.

Shimada Sho quickly shook his head, "I don't dislike it."

"Then why is it bothering you? What kind of behavior is it?" She asked two questions at once.

Ignoring the first one, Shimada Sho pondered and said, "Holding hands, hugging, getting too close... these."

The infirmary fell silent.

Ayase Yuki remained silent, while Shimada Sho looked out the window.

The only sound in the room was the school doctor turning the pages of a book.

In the stillness, Ayase Yuki sighed softly, "Sho-kun still really hates me."

“…No.” Shimada Sho really didn’t know how to explain it.

"Then why are you so resistant to my touch?"

"Because you're a girl," Shimada Sho said seriously, "and we're just ordinary classmates who know each other a little better."

That reason is enough.

They are classmates who are somewhat familiar with each other, which is how he defines their current relationship.

But Yuki Ayase clearly doesn't think so.

Her eyes flickered, and with a wronged expression, she looked up and met Shimada Sho's gaze.

Is this how Xiangjun views our relationship?

Her tone was clearly disappointed.

Shimada Sho felt a little uncomfortable under her gaze, and looked away before replying, "At least it's not to the point where we can touch each other freely yet."

"What if it's Yukine?" Ayase Yuki asked again.

The name that was suddenly mentioned startled Shimada Sho.

He turned around and found Yuki Ayase staring intently at him.

"If Yukine wanted to touch it, would Sho-kun refuse?"

Their eyes met, and Yuki Ayase calmly repeated her question.

Shimada Sho felt somewhat confused.

After the woman came out of the stadium, she kept asking him about his relationship with Yukine Kamishiro.

I have already denied it.

Logically speaking, she shouldn't have asked again.

After all, aside from the system, he and the young lady really had no connection whatsoever.

Why is she so fixated on it?

"Yes." To dispel her thoughts, Shimada Sho nodded without hesitation.

Finally, he added, "I'm not familiar with Kamishiro at all, how could I let her touch me like that?"

"Are you really not familiar with me?" Yuki Ayase suddenly asked.

Shimada Sho opened his mouth, feeling somewhat guilty.

But he lied as soon as he opened his mouth, "Of course I don't know her. She's the eldest daughter of the Kamishiro family, and I'm just an ordinary high school student. We have no connection at all, so how could I possibly know her?"

"Really?" Ayase Yuki continued to look at him.

"……real."

Shimada Sho was starting to feel the strain.

Being stared at by such tender, gentle eyes makes even lying feel guilty.

Fortunately, Yuki Ayase didn't hold a grudge.

She suddenly smiled when she saw Shimada Sho nod again.

The smile was genuine and gentle, instantly dispelling the tense atmosphere around them.

All negative emotions vanished at that moment.