Tokyo: Love Begins with Controlling the Rich Girl

Just walking like that seems to naturally carry immense pressure.

Shimada Sho inexplicably felt a sense of pressure.

Before long, Yukine Kamishiro arrived in front of the rain pavilion. She stopped and stood still, the distance between the two of them less than two steps.

Shimada Sho could smell a faint gardenia scent on her, exactly the same as the one he smelled when he logged in yesterday.

Good morning, Shimada-kun.

After the young lady stopped, she spoke calmly.

He didn't show any emotion, just like he was casually greeting a classmate.

But if our relationship continues from last week, we're at most just ordinary classmates. Is there really any need to greet each other?

Shimada Sho was a little unsure what the young lady was thinking.

"Good morning, Kamishiro-kun," he had no choice but to reply.

Yukine Kamishiro nodded, then turned to look at Yuki Ayase, "Good morning, Yuki."

"Good morning, Yukine." Ayase Yuki replied with a smile, her tone much more natural than Shimada Sho's.

Yukine's gaze lingered on her, then casually swept downwards and caught sight of the jewelry on her wrist.

The silver star bracelet reflects the shimmering light of dawn due to its material.

After watching for a while, she looked up at Yuki Ayase.

"Is it pretty, Yukine?" Noticing the young lady's gaze, Ayase Yuki flicked her wrist and explained with a smile, "Sho-kun gave it to me."

"It's alright," Yukine Kamishiro replied indifferently, her tone devoid of emotion.

Shimada Sho: "..."

This woman is truly unafraid of trouble.

“Shimada’s aesthetic sense… is quite unique,” ​​she added.

After saying that, he walked into the campus without stopping.

Shimada Sho was left behind with a wry smile.

That's quite unique. This evaluation doesn't seem like a compliment at all.

The young lady's subtle yin and yang are truly...

“Sho-kun.” Ayase Yuki’s voice rang in my ears.

Shimada Sho turned his head and found that she had moved even closer to him without him noticing.

As the distance closed, the fine hairs on her delicate cheeks and nose became clearly visible.

"Sho-kun and Yukine, you really don't know each other?"

Meeting Shimada Sho's gaze, Ayase Yuki asked in a very serious tone.

Shimada Sho replied without changing his expression, "I don't know him."

"Is that so?" Ayase Yuki asked again.

Seeing Shimada Sho avoid her gaze, her tone revealed a hint of grievance as she murmured, "But the way Yukine looks at Sho-kun doesn't seem like she's looking at a stranger."

“…You’re overthinking it.” Shimada Sho still didn’t admit it.

Actually, it wouldn't be a problem to tell her that we know each other.

After all, he still considers himself innocent.

Regardless of which girl he's with, and regardless of what happened before.

At least he can guarantee that his relationship with the other party is completely innocent.

At most, there's some inappropriate ambiguity.

That wasn't out of his own volition.

Besides, he didn't feel there was anything he had to hide from Ayase Yuki.

But Shimada Sho was really at a loss to deal with her display of such a wronged expression.

Instead of struggling to deal with it, it's better to just deny it outright.

“However, Sho-kun, I have a suggestion,” Ayase Yuki said again.

What suggestion?

"Xiangjun is a boy, so he shouldn't get too close to girls, otherwise some bad rumors will spread."

"..."

Shimada Sho glanced down at her, who was less than an arm's length away from him, then looked up at her again.

Are you talking about yourself?

Yuki Ayase paused for a moment, then smiled. "I'm different. As the president of Sho-kun's company, taking care of the members is my duty."

"...Stay away from me before you say such things."

"No," she shook her head. "I haven't said enough today."

Seeing that she was about to come closer again while she was talking, Shimada Sho simply stepped back, saying, "Class is about to start."

“Sho-kun…” Ayase Yuki bit her lip, her voice aggrieved.

Shimada Sho turned around resolutely and said, "I'm leaving."

A bus stopped at the station in the distance, and it was clear that more students were about to arrive.

If he stays a little longer, even without any rumors about him and the young lady, bad rumors about him and this woman will start to circulate.

Shimada Sho left the school gate.

Behind him, Yuki Ayase stood still, watching his figure disappear into the entrance of the teaching building, her aggrieved expression slowly fading.

Instead, a satisfied smile appeared.

She glanced down at the star bracelet on her wrist and gently touched it.

"Xiang Jun..."

……

Inside the teaching building, people were coming and going in the corridors.

As Shimada Sho walked up to the third floor, he heard a series of hurried footsteps behind him.

"Shimada-kun! Shimada-kun!"

Kenta Takada and Yosuke Murakami caught up from behind, both with flushed faces of excitement, as if they had won the lottery.

"What's wrong with you guys?" Shimada Sho frowned.

"Chizuru-chan! Chizuru-chan is coming today!" Kenta Takada held up his phone, a news notification displayed on the screen—

Popular idol Chizuru Amami officially transferred to Tongli High School today.

"Our fan club has organized a welcome event right at the school gate. As the honorary president, Shimada-kun, you absolutely have to come!" Yosuke Murakami pushed up his glasses, looking expectant.

“I’m not going.” Shimada Sho continued walking forward.

"Why?" Kenta Takada caught up with him. "Shimada-kun, you're the hero who helped us get the activity room back! If Chizuru-chan knew, she'd definitely want to see you!"

"Exactly! And Chizuru-chan has a match next week, so we've prepared a support banner for her. Shimada-kun, you can hold it up for her!"

"Not interested." Shimada Sho walked into Class A classroom without turning his head.

Behind them came the disappointed wails of Kenta Takada and Yosuke Murakami.

The classroom was already mostly filled with students, who were chatting in small groups.

In the back row, the young lady sat quietly in her seat, looking at the textbook open in front of her.

Shimada Sho walked to his seat, took out his textbook from his bag, and placed it on the table.

Hoshino Yuuki, who sat at the table in front of him, turned around and placed an orange on his desk.

"My mom told me to bring it."

Thanks.

"You're welcome." She turned back.

Shimada Sho looked at the oranges on the table, picked one up, peeled it, broke off a segment, and put it in his mouth.

The sweet and sour juice spreads on the tip of the tongue.

He was eating when he was suddenly poked in the back by something.

The touch is not like that of a pen; it's a light touch with a hint of probing pressure.

Shimada Sho froze, then instinctively turned around.

Then I saw that Yukine Kamishiro had already sat up straight.

She raised one hand, extended a finger, and held it in a poking pose.

Shimada Sho turned around and met her amber eyes.

Their eyes met, and a moment of silence fell over them.

"Shimada-kun," she said slowly, her voice ethereal.

“…Kamishiro-san.” Shimada Sho responded, waiting for her to continue.

She opened her mouth as if to say something, but in the end she just shook her head gently, "It's nothing."

"I see." Shimada Sho understood and turned to sit back down.

He felt something was off, especially after the clear statement he made over the weekend.

At least it should be able to improve the relationship.

But it feels more subtle now.

After being poked like that, he couldn't concentrate on the words in his textbook anymore.

The classroom was still noisy; the students were chatting, some discussing Chizuru-chan's transfer to another school, others talking about where they went for the weekend.

Listening to these things, without realizing it, that subtle feeling faded somewhat.

Shimada Sho was finally able to concentrate on his book.

His consciousness quickly immersed itself in the ocean of books.

But after a short while, I felt a light touch on my back.

Unlike fingers, this time the contact area is much larger.

Accompanying this was her ethereal and clear voice, "Shimada-kun."

"What's wrong?" Shimada Sho turned around in response. "Is something the matter, Kamishiro-kun?"

"..." Yukine Kamishiro remained silent, quietly watching him.

After a while, he gently shook his head again, "It's nothing."

“Hmm.” Shimada Sho turned around.

Over the past few minutes, the familiar sensation returned.

"Shimada-kun."

Chapter 171 The "Teacher" Taught Well

The young lady seems to have gotten addicted to poking.

I tapped him lightly several times and called his name softly from behind.

Helpless, Shimada Sho had no choice but to turn around again.

Yukine Kamishiro sat in her seat, her long silver hair falling over her shoulders, her eyes calmly fixed on him.

When Shimada Sho turned around, she did not avoid his gaze.

Their eyes met, and the aloofness she had deliberately maintained was no longer visible.

Her natural demeanor, as if she were facing a classmate she had just met and was not yet very familiar with, gave Shimada Sho the same novel feeling she had when she first came to the school.