Tokyo: Love Begins with Controlling the Rich Girl

"I've done a lot, Xiangjun, you don't need to be so polite."

Shimada Sho stood at the door, without moving.

"Sho-kun?" Ayase Yuki tilted her head to look at him. "What's wrong?"

"I brought a lunchbox."

“You can eat mine if you brought any.” She stood up, walked over to Shimada Sho, grabbed his wrist and pulled him inside, saying with a troubled expression, “I don’t know if it’s good or not, and there’s no one to judge it. If Sho-kun doesn’t eat it, it’ll all go to waste…”

Shimada Sho was pulled by her to sit down in front of the coffee table.

Yuki Ayase handed him the chopsticks, "Try this tamagoyaki, I've been learning how to make it for a long time."

"..." Shimada Sho looked at the chopsticks in his hand.

"Xiangjun, why aren't you eating?"

Yuki Ayase rested her chin on her hand, looking at him expectantly.

With no other choice, Shimada Sho picked up a piece and put it in his mouth.

The still-warm egg melts in your mouth, its fluffy texture and slightly salty taste are quite nice.

"Is it delicious?" she asked, her eyes sparkling.

Shimada Sho nodded. "It's alright."

“That’s delicious.” Yuki Ayase smiled with satisfaction.

She picked up another piece of rolled sushi and placed it in Shimada Sho's bowl, saying, "Eat more, Sho-kun is too thin."

Shimada Sho kept his head down and ate without saying a word.

Yuki Ayase rested her chin on her hand as she looked at him, a satisfied smile on her lips.

"Xiang Jun".

"Ah."

"How about I bring Xiangjun a lunchbox every day from now on?"

"not good."

"why?"

"I have my own."

"But those people wouldn't be full at all, and the bread wasn't tasty at all."

Shimada Sho suddenly looked up, "Bread?"

"Ha!" Ayase Yuki realized she had let something slip, and chuckled lightly to change the subject: "It's settled then, from now on, Sho-kun will be my food critic, as a way of repaying me for spending so much time with Sho-kun, how about that?"

"Not very good," Shimada Sho replied in a flat tone.

At the same time, I recalled my experience in Class C some time ago.

At that time, he had just bound himself to the system, had not received enough monetary rewards, and was under pressure to repay loans, so he lived a very frugal life.

We eat bread that's about to expire every day.

At the time, he didn't think anyone would care what he ate.

But Ayase Yuki's words just now clearly indicate that she noticed what he was eating a while ago.

And it seems they even went out of their way to taste it.

She probably wanted to prepare lunch for herself a long time ago, but she held back because she wasn't familiar with the place.

Now that we're closer, I can finally stop worrying about so many things.

The thought that there was someone secretly watching over and caring about him filled Shimada Sho with mixed feelings.

“Yuki.” He put down his chopsticks and asked seriously, “Why…”

"Xiang-jun, are you full?"

Before Shimada Sho could even ask, Ayase Yuki interrupted him with a concerned look on her face.

"..." He couldn't bring himself to ask the question he wanted to.

I asked her before why she was so good to me.

But she didn't answer, and clearly she didn't this time either.

So Shimada Sho picked up his chopsticks again and started eating, saying, "I'm still not full."

"Eat more~" Ayase Yuki reached for more food in her lunchbox.

Shimada Sho stopped her, saying, "You eat too."

"Okay." She smiled and picked up her chopsticks, then looked at Shimada Sho's bento box. "Sho-kun, I want to eat sushi~"

She had already put all the sushi from her own lunchbox onto Shimada Sho's plate.

Helpless, Shimada Sho picked up a piece from the lunchbox that was being placed towards her.

But Yuki Ayase was faster; as he raised his chopsticks, she bent forward and took a bite of the sushi.

Shimada Sho only felt the touch from the tip of the chopsticks.

It seems to have hit a soft spot.

Following the chopsticks, I saw that Yuki Ayase had sat up contentedly.

Her lips moved slightly, as if savoring something, and she murmured to herself with lingering satisfaction, "Xiang-jun's taste is delicious~"

Looking at the chopsticks, I noticed they were still covered in rice from eating sushi, but now they've been wiped clean.

"……Grass!"

Shimada Sho was speechless at her unbridled behavior.

Ayase Yuki looked up as if nothing had happened, "Hey, Sho-kun, aren't you going to eat?"

Shimada Sho had already put down his chopsticks.

"I'm full," he replied expressionlessly.

Ayase Yuki said disappointedly, "Fine~"

That's what she said, but there wasn't a hint of disappointment in her eyes.

Instead, his eyes sparkled, as if he had accomplished something very rewarding.

Shimada Sho was hungry, and Ayase Yuki's cooking was delicious.

He actually ate a lot; now there's only a little rice left in the lunchbox.

He picked up the box, intending to wash it.

But Ayase Yuki noticed his movement and raised her hand to stop him, "Sho-kun, just leave it there, someone will wash it."

Shimada Sho then remembered that the woman in front of him was also a young lady.

Although she wasn't assigned a maid, it seems she didn't have to do everything herself.

After thinking it over, he stopped insisting.

After putting down the box, he asked, "Now can we get down to business?"

"What?" Ayase Yuki seemed very puzzled.

Shimada Sho's face darkened. "It's nothing, I'm leaving!"

He immediately understood that this woman had tricked him into coming for dinner.

There was absolutely nothing of substance related to the club.

“Sho-kun.” Ayase Yuki suddenly called out to him.

"what happened?"

"It's nothing," she smiled, "I just wanted to call your name."

"...I'm going back."

"Okay." She nodded. "See you this afternoon, Xiang-jun."

Shimada Sho walked out of the activity room and back down the corridor.

Sunlight streamed in through the windows, casting dappled patterns of light and shadow across the corridor.

Being there, his mood was as warm and cozy as the sunshine.

He didn't know if it was because of the young lady's change in attitude or because of Ayase Yuki's inexplicable concern.

But this seems pretty good?

Shimada Sho quickly returned to the classroom.

During lunch break, most of the students in the class were eating, chatting in small groups.

Kiryu Ichiyo refreshed his appearance right on time at the young lady's table. Noticing his arrival, she looked up and glanced at him.

Shimada Sho ignored her, walked to his seat, and looked at the bento box on the table.

I'm too hungry for now, I'll save it for this afternoon.

"Shimada-kun."

As Shimada Sho was thinking, he suddenly heard Kamishiro Yukine's voice from behind him.

He turned around and saw an exquisite food box on the table in front of the young lady.

Kiryu Ichiyo was standing nearby, opening the lid with a blank expression.

The food box contained several layers of exquisite dishes, each exuding an air of high-end luxury.

"This is for you." Yukine Kamishiro took off the top layer and pushed it in front of Sho Shimada.

Shimada Sho looked at the layer of food piled high, then looked up at her.

"I've already eaten."

"You can eat again if you've already eaten." Her tone was calm, but brooked no refusal.

"...I'm full." Shimada Sho didn't think he could eat any more.

Yuki Ayase brought enough food to make you feel stuffed.

"Haven't you eaten yet?"

Before Yukine Kamishiro could speak, the bodyguard standing next to her suddenly spoke in a cold tone.

As she spoke, her gaze fell on the unopened bento box on Shimada Sho's desk.

When he looked up again, his eyes were full of disdain, as if he thought he was deceiving the young lady.

"..." Shimada Sho couldn't answer for a moment.

Then the young lady said with a smile, "Ms. Yonekura said that group learning requires mutual help. This is a thank you gift for Shimada helping me with the problem earlier."

Shimada Sho opened his mouth, wanting to say that he had only explained a few questions and that such a grand thank-you gift was unnecessary.

But Yukine Kamishiro just looked at him, her amber eyes calm as still water, yet he couldn't bring himself to refuse.

He had no choice but to pick up his chopsticks and grit his teeth to eat some food.

Seeing this, the young lady nodded in satisfaction.

Shimada Sho decided to just go through the motions and picked up a piece of tamagoyaki and put it in his mouth.

The young lady didn't touch her chopsticks at all, she just stared at him.

Shimada Sho had no choice but to swallow it.

But after just one bite, he felt incredibly full.

"Kamishiro-kun, I really can't eat anymore."

"Have some more." She pushed another layer of food over. "This is delicious too."

Shimada Sho looked at the dish, then at her calm eyes that held a hint of expectation.

"Row."

She picked up another piece of the delicate dish that she was being pushed towards her, not even bothering to look at what it was.