Tokyo: Love Begins with Controlling the Rich Girl

“It’s… with my hands…” Haruko’s face grew redder and redder.

"With your hands?" Tenkai Chizuru still didn't understand.

Haruko opened her mouth, but didn't know what to say.

Chizuru Amami answered sincerely, "Actually, you don't need your hands. You just need to find the right feeling."

Haruko's expression clearly showed some disappointment.

Shimada Sho watched this scene with a complicated expression.

Haruko wasn't really looking forward to vocal lessons; she was probably looking forward to the feeling of being teased by her idol yesterday.

Unfortunately, the idol she was looking forward to was no longer there.

Looking at Haruko's regretful expression, Shimada Sho didn't know whether to pity her or remind her.

I've just started to like another side of my idol.

Turning around, the idol turned out to be a good person again.

The girl's dream must have been shattered, right?

Chapter Seven: A Just and Legitimate Reason

When the lunch break bell rang, Shimada Sho put down his textbook and got up from his seat.

He promised Yuki Ayase that he would go to the activity room for lunch.

Looking towards the second row, I saw that Chizuru Amami was being pulled aside by Haruko, who was talking to her with a nervous yet shy smile on her face. She had no time to pay attention to him at all.

Looking behind me, I saw that the young lady had also stood up at some point.

"Is Shimada-san going out?"

She gazed calmly at Shimada Sho.

"Um, I have something to take care of, I need to go to the activity room."

He didn't specify what it was about.

Because it's not easy to explain.

But to everyone's surprise, the young lady stepped forward first, saying, "Perfect timing, let's go together."

"Together?" Shimada Sho didn't quite understand.

As she walked, Yukine Kamishiro explained, "I'm going to the activity room too."

"Something came up," Yukine Kamishiro replied softly, heading towards the classroom door.

Seeing this, Shimada Sho was immediately embarrassed and stood there awkwardly.

He didn't say what he was going to do, mainly because he felt it was inappropriate to say.

After all, the young lady doesn't say anything on the surface, but in reality, she feels uneasy even when she sees him getting close to Sasaki Nozomi.

She would definitely be unhappy if she knew he deliberately avoided her and went to have dinner with Yuki Ayase.

Now, she also has to go to the activity room.

Then the fact that I deliberately concealed it seems to make things even more serious.

"Just say you didn't know we were going to eat."

Since he had already said he was going, it wouldn't be good to stay any longer, so he had to come up with a reason in his mind and hesitantly followed.

The two walked out of the classroom and headed down the corridor toward the club building.

Students in twos and threes in the corridor would unconsciously be drawn to Yukine Kamishiro, and then quickly look away.

“Shimada-kun,” Yukine Kamishiro suddenly spoke.

"Ok?"

"You said you had something to do in the activity room, what is it?"

Shimada Sho guiltily looked away. "Ayase-san said she needed to talk to me."

"Oh," Yukine Kamishiro responded, her tone devoid of emotion.

Shimada Sho felt that the young lady hadn't fully believed what he had just said.

But she didn't ask any further questions, nor did she feel comfortable offering an explanation herself.

The two crossed the playground, entered the club building, and walked up the stairs.

The hallway was quiet, with only the sound of two people's footsteps echoing in the empty space.

Reaching the fifth floor, at the end of the corridor, the door to the activity room was ajar.

Shimada Sho raised his hand and knocked on the door, then pushed it open and went inside.

Yuki Ayase sat on the sofa, with two exquisite bento boxes on the coffee table in front of her and two steaming cups of tea beside them.

He had changed out of his school uniform and was wearing a beige knitted sweater, giving him a relaxed and languid air.

When she saw Shimada Sho enter, her eyes lit up, and she greeted him with a gentle smile, "Sho-kun."

After speaking, his gaze passed over Shimada Sho's shoulder and landed on Kamishiro Yukine behind him.

"Yukine's here too." Her tone carried a perfectly measured hint of surprise. "What a rare guest."

Yukine Kamishiro walked into the activity room, her gaze sweeping over the two bento boxes on the coffee table, and sat down opposite Yuki Ayase.

"Isn't Ayase-san welcome?"

“How could that be?” Ayase Yuki smiled. “I’m very happy that Yukine could come.”

Shimada Sho stood at the door, glanced at the two bento boxes on the coffee table, then at Ayase Yuki's bright eyes, and suddenly felt that something was wrong.

He looked at the young lady and said, "Kamishiro-kun, didn't you say you had something to do? Take care of your business first."

"No rush." ​​Yukine Kamishiro leaned back on the sofa, arms crossed. "Shimada-kun, you go ahead and do your thing."

"Sho-kun, come and sit down." Ayase Yuki patted the seat next to her.

Shimada Sho walked over and sat down next to Ayase Yuki, feigning confusion as he asked, "Did you need something from Ayase-san?"

"Huh?" Ayase Yuki looked over, puzzled.

Shimada Sho immediately gave a wink, "Didn't you say you wanted me to come to the activity room because you had something to say..."

"What are you saying, Xiangjun? Didn't we agree to have lunch together?"

Yuki Ayase interrupted with a smile, seemingly oblivious to his wink.

Instantly, Shimada Sho felt a calm gaze fall upon him.

"I..." Shimada Sho tried to make excuses.

But Yuki Ayase didn't give her a chance at all. "Sho-kun, you don't need to explain. I know you're embarrassed, since there are outsiders present."

She specifically emphasized the word "outsider".

The woman's deliberate tone immediately made Shimada Sho realize that she was doing it on purpose.

She completely contradicted herself, openly telling the young lady that she had arranged to come over for dinner.

As for the purpose, it is nothing more than asserting sovereignty, just like the previous times.

Following this line of thought, perhaps that's why the young lady was summoned by her.

For a moment, Shimada Sho didn't know what to say.

He glanced guiltily at the person opposite him, afraid that the young lady would be angry.

But unexpectedly, Yukine Kamishiro did not show any particular talent.

She sat quietly on the sofa, arms crossed, watching this side with great interest.

Their eyes met, and her amber eyes revealed no emotion, only a slight upturn at the corners of her lips, revealing a faint smile.

Shimada Sho was a little confused.

"Xiangjun, try this. I just learned how to make it last night."

While he was still trying to figure out the young lady's attitude, Ayase Yuki had already brought the chopsticks with food to her mouth.

Shimada Sho helplessly dodged, saying, "I'll do it myself."

"Eat up." Yuki Ayase moved her chopsticks forward a little more.

"...Don't do that."

"What's wrong? Does Xiang-jun not like the food I feed him?"

"No, I've already eaten." Shimada Sho avoided the food being fed to him and asked, "Ayase-san, you called me over, there must be something else, right?"

His tone softened, and his voice took on a serious tinge.

Sensing his displeasure, Ayase Yuki stopped pressuring him.

She put down her chopsticks, picked up a folder beside her, and said, "I do have something to say."

"What is it?" Shimada Sho asked hurriedly, as if he had been granted a pardon.

She handed me the folder. "The school has accepted Sho-kun's application to represent the school in the sports festival and exchange with other schools. Then, Sho-kun needs to go on stage as a student representative on that day and give a speech at the opening ceremony. Take a look at the schedule."

Finally, there was something to do besides eating, and Shimada Sho took it without hesitation.

He flipped through it, and it was all about the schedule for next week's sports festival.

However, the opening remarks were not found.

Yuki Ayase was just going along with him and made up a random excuse.

While asserting sovereignty, she still considered Shimada Sho's feelings and didn't want to put him in a difficult position.

Having understood this, Shimada Sho put down the folder.

"I understand." He replied casually, then looked up at Yukine Kamishiro across from him. "Kamishiro-kun, have you finished your business?"

"not yet."

"Then you go ahead and do your thing." Shimada Sho moved a little further away.

Let's deal with the current situation first; it's okay if we eat a little later.

But the next moment, Yukine Kamishiro said, "Let's eat first. Didn't Shimada-kun come here right after class? Hasn't he had time to eat yet?"

"..."

Shimada Sho was both amused and exasperated.

It's one thing for Ayase Yuki to deliberately expose him, but why does the young lady also have to expose his perfunctory excuse?

"I'm not hungry today," he offered as an excuse.

Just then, Ayase Yuki placed a piece of fried shrimp in his bowl, saying, "Eat up, Sho-kun. I'll be worried if you go hungry~"

“This…” Shimada Sho looked at Kamishiro Yukine across from him.

It turned out that the young lady's eyes were slightly curved, as if she were smiling but not really.

"Eat up, Shimada-kun, don't worry about me." Yukine Kamishiro was really going to let him eat.

With no other option, Shimada Sho picked up his chopsticks.

Never mind, let's eat!

Since we've already come this far, further explanation would be superfluous.

He wolfed down the food from his bento box, not even glancing at the expressions on Yukine and Yuki's faces.

After finishing his rice in three minutes, he put down his chopsticks, looked up, and asked, "Can I speak now?"

"Okay." Yukine Kamishiro nodded, took her phone out of her pocket, and glanced at the time.

"Wait a little longer."

Shimada Sho frowned.

What are you waiting for?

The activity room fell silent.

Yuki Ayase was eating with her head down, while Yukine Kamishiro leaned back on the sofa with her arms crossed, her gaze darting back and forth between Sho Shimada and Yuki Ayase.