Tokyo: Love Begins with Controlling the Rich Girl

He casually asked, "How long were you on leave of absence from school?"

“Three, three months…” Tenkai Chizuru’s voice trailed off again.

"You haven't been to school for three months, can you keep up?"

"I...I will try my best..."

Looking at her cautious demeanor, Shimada Sho sighed inwardly.

"Bring me the textbook."

Tenkai Chizuru paused for a moment, "Huh?"

"Let me check the progress for you."

Upon hearing this, Chizuru Amami quickly opened her textbook and got up to sit next to Sho Shimada.

"I'll teach you."

A cool, clear voice came from the side.

Yukine Kamishiro stood up from next to Sho Shimada, walked over to Chizuru Amami, and sat down naturally.

Chapter 175 The Young Lady in Gym Class

“Tenkai-kun, I’ll help you with the explanation.” Kamishiro Yukine’s tone was calm, but not without room for refusal. “Shimada-kun is first in the grade, but he’s not very good at Japanese literature and history, which happen to be my strengths.”

Shimada Sho: "..."

Haruko blinked beside her, "But Kamishiro-kun, Shimada-kun, he..."

"Haruko, do you think I can't teach her well?" Yukine Kamishiro turned her head, her amber eyes calmly gazing at her.

Haruko's smile froze on her face.

There was no threat in those eyes, but she inexplicably felt a sense of pressure.

"No, no! Of course I can teach you, Kamishiro-san!" She quickly waved her hand. "Kamishiro-san's grades are excellent too!"

"Then it's settled." Yukine Kamishiro withdrew her gaze and opened Chizuru Amami's textbook. "Amami-kun, let's begin."

Amami Chizuru sat in her seat, glanced at Kamishiro Yukine beside her, and then at Shimada Sho across from her.

Shimada Sho opened his textbook with a blank expression.

Yukine Kamishiro has already started speaking.

Her voice was clear and cool, and she explained each point of knowledge very thoroughly.

Chizuru Tenkai had no choice but to lower her head and listen attentively.

But she would occasionally steal a glance at Shimada Sho across from her.

Shimada Sho pretended not to notice.

Yukine Kamishiro glanced at the two people's eyes meeting out of the corner of her eye, but said nothing.

The only difference was that the speaker's voice was a little louder than before.

"Tianhai, did you understand this?"

"I...I understand..."

"Then repeat it."

Tenkai Chizuru paused for a moment, then stammered as she repeated it.

After listening, Yukine Kamishiro nodded. "Not bad, continue."

Her tone was flat, but Shimada Sho felt that she was deliberately trying to draw Amami Chizuru's attention back.

Haruko watched the interaction between the three of them and whispered to Kobayashi, "Kamishiro-kun is so serious today."

"Yes, she doesn't talk much usually."

"And she offered to teach Chizuru-chan; she's so kind."

"Don't you think... that Kamishiro-san doesn't really want Chizuru-chan and Shimada-kun to have contact?"

"Is there?"

"Yes...right?"

Their voices were very soft, so soft that only they could hear them.

Shimada Sho sat opposite him, pretending to read a book, but actually not paying attention to anything.

The sound of Yukine Kamishiro lecturing, Chizuru Amami occasionally stealing glances, Haruko and Kobayashi whispering to each other...

All the sounds were mixed together, making it impossible for him to concentrate.

He simply put down his pen, leaned back in his chair, and closed his eyes to rest.

"Shimada-kun." Yukine Kamishiro's voice came through.

Shimada Sho opened his eyes.

"If you have nothing to do, you can help Tianhai organize his notes." Her tone was flat, revealing no emotion.

"……it is good."

Shimada Sho picked up his pen and opened his notebook.

Tenkai Chizuru's gaze drifted over again.

This time, Shimada Sho didn't avoid the question and looked back directly.

Chizuru Amami blushed again and quickly lowered her head.

Seeing her completely unable to hide her nervousness, Shimada Sho helplessly wrote in his notebook: "It's too obvious, you idiot!"

After finishing writing, he handed it over, saying, "Tenkai, these are your notes."

"Th-thank you, Shimada-kun..." Chizuru Amami reached out to take it, but her fingertips accidentally touched Sho Shimada's fingers, and she pulled back as if she had been electrocuted.

"You're welcome."

She picked up the notebook and quickly glanced at the words on it.

First came surprise, then a smile appeared on his lips.

When he looked up again, his expression had returned to normal.

Yukine Kamishiro watched the interaction between the two without saying a word.

He just raised his voice a bit more during the lecture.

……

The group study session ended before we knew it.

When the bell rang, the students stood up from their seats and stretched their stiff limbs.

And at this moment—

"Chizuru-chan!"

Several girls rushed to Tenkai Chizuru's table with joyful expressions.

I watched your show last week! It was amazing!

"Chizuru-chan sings so well, can you teach me to sing?"

"Chizuru-chan, your skin is so good, what skincare products do you use?"

Surrounded by people, Chizuru Amami's blush hadn't completely faded, but her smile had returned to its proper form.

"Thank you~ I'm really happy that you like me."

"As for singing, I'm still learning!"

"I don't really use any special skincare products, maybe it's because I get enough sleep?"

Every response was perfectly timed, neither too enthusiastic to seem contrived nor too cold to seem distant.

The girls were infected by her attitude and surrounded her, chattering away, their faces beaming with smiles.

"Chizuru-chan, you're such a kind person!"

"Can we have meals together sometime?"

"Of course you can," Tianhai Chizuru nodded with a smile. "I'm very happy to be able to eat with everyone."

Shimada Sho sat in the back, looking at Tenkai Chizuru in the crowd.

She always had a faint smile on her face.

This smile doesn't have the energy of a stage performance, nor is it as exaggerated as when it breaks down.

But a genuine smile from the heart can still convey the joy hidden within.

She was enjoying the moment.

Yukine Kamishiro remained seated.

Her gaze swept between Shimada Sho and Amami Chizuru.

"Shimada-kun."

"Ok?"

"What are you looking at?"

"It's nothing." Shimada Sho looked away and opened his textbook.

But then he heard the young lady behind him exclaim, "So Shimada-kun likes idols too."

"If you don't like it, don't talk nonsense." Shimada Sho shook his head and firmly denied it.

Because his back was to the young lady, he couldn't see her expression.

But judging from his tone, he didn't sound angry; rather, he seemed to be mocking.

The second period in the afternoon started quickly.

This is a physical education class.

As is customary, Shimada Sho went to the locker room to change his clothes first.

When we arrived at the playground, most of the students were already in place.

The boys gathered in twos and threes; some were stretching, some were chatting, and a few had already started jogging around the track to warm up.

Shimada Sho spotted the outstanding young lady in the crowd at a glance.

The afternoon sun peeked through the gaps in the clouds, shining on the rubber track of the playground, giving it a soft sheen.

She stood under the shade of a tree at the edge of the playground, sunlight filtering through the leaves and falling on her, dappled light and shadow swaying gently in the breeze.

She was wearing a white short-sleeved sports T-shirt and dark blue sports shorts, revealing a section of her fair and slender calves.

Her long silver hair was tied into a high ponytail at the back of her head, revealing her smooth forehead and slender neck.

Without the cover of her school uniform or her long hair, her figure was displayed so clearly in the sunlight for the first time.

With smooth shoulder lines, a slender waist, and firm, well-proportioned thighs under the shorts, without an ounce of excess fat.

Standing there quietly, it made everything around it pale in comparison.

Haruko and two other girls were surrounding her, talking about something.

Yukine Kamishiro nodded occasionally and responded sometimes, her expression indifferent, showing neither warmth nor distance.

But her gaze would inadvertently sweep across the playground, as if searching for someone.

At some point.

She saw Shimada Sho.

Their eyes met, and her expression remained unchanged. Her gaze lingered on him for a moment before naturally shifting away.

Shimada Sho turned his gaze away and looked at the other side of the playground.

Tenkai Chizuru was surrounded by several girls, who were chatting away.

She had already changed into her sportswear, a white T-shirt and dark blue shorts, just like all the other girls.

But when she wore it, something felt different. The T-shirt was stretched tight, and the shorts were stretched into a slight curve by her thighs.