Tokyo: I took in a homeless girl

Jise Nazuko no longer tried to hide it and readily admitted, "It was because of Shiori that I specifically asked."

"why?"

"Because Shiori liked you very much at that time." Jise Natsuko said bluntly.

"I've already guessed this. I want to know why she likes me, because I had no relationship with her before, right?" Zeshan Haruno asked puzzledly, "Just because we've met a few times?"

"Isn't this enough?"

While stirring her coffee, Jise Nazuko said quietly, "It turns out that Sawayama-san doesn't believe in love at first sight. Unfortunately, I believe in it, and so does Shiori."

Love at first sight? Sawayama Haruno chewed on these words secretly.

It’s not that it’s unacceptable.

But I still don't understand what I have forgotten.

There must have been something that happened before falling in love at first sight.

"I think Jise-san has something else to say, right?"

Sawayama Haruno raised his eyes slightly and said in a deep voice: "I also believe in love at first sight, but I think even if it is love at first sight, it is based on a certain reason."

"You suddenly sound like you're talking about something related to the theory of cause and effect." Jise Nazuko stuck out her tongue and said, "It's actually not that complicated. Your idea is correct, but..."

Zeshan Haruno reacted quickly: "What do you want me to do in exchange for telling me?"

“It’s different when you’re dealing with smart people.”

Jise Nazuko exclaimed in praise.

Sawayama Haruno was more understanding than she had imagined, and he easily saw through that she had come here for a purpose.

"I can tell you, but only if you take a photo with Shiori, one that makes her smile."

".Why is this a requirement?"

"Isn't the reason obvious?"

Jise Nazuko said as a matter of course: "Because Shiori likes you, I made such a request."

"What I want to tell you is a little secret of my former best friend. It's never a good thing to betray a friend, but it's very uncomfortable to keep it in my heart, and it's also very uncomfortable for Shiori, so I can only use this method to propose a deal."

Jise Nazuko paused, spread her hands and said, "Of course, you can also refuse. Maybe you can go and have a good talk with Shiori and then you will know."

".Is a photo with smiling faces enough?"

"Yes, a photo with smiling faces is enough."

Jise Nazuko chuckled and added, "As long as you agree, I can tell you the reason right now."

Group photo with smiling faces

Sawayama Haruno thought about it for a while and felt that this request was not very difficult for him.

What's more, Mine Shiori had treated him once before, so he could use this as an excuse to invite her to the cafeteria for another meal.

Given Mine Shiori's gentle and introverted personality, it shouldn't be a big problem for her to suggest taking a group photo with classmates.

"I promise you, a photo with a smiling face."

After thinking for a while, Sawayama Haruno nodded slightly.

Seeing this, Jise Nazuko no longer hesitated and immediately told Mine Shiori the reason why she asked her to find out about Sawayama Haruno.

"It was because of love at first sight. The opportunity and reason for love at first sight was that you accidentally supported Shiori who was about to fall down the stairs one day."

She said calmly: "It is because of this simple reason that Shiori began to have a crush on you."

"."

Sawayama Haruno narrowed his eyes.

He didn't feel too much of a stir in his heart, because he had already had a vague intuition when they were discussing "love at first sight" just now.

Following Jise Nazuko's confession, he also remembered that he seemed to have actually done something similar to helping someone.

The mobile phone on the table vibrated for no apparent reason, and the screen lit up to display a payment message from the bank.

——The mystery is solved.

"I see, this is what 'fuzzy memory' means."

Zeshan Haru murmured wildly.

No matter who you are, when you see someone about to fall, you will subconsciously want to support the other person.

In addition, this incident did not cause any dire consequences, and I had little communication with the person involved, Mine Shiori, after that, so it was natural that I would have forgotten it vaguely.

But if that was the case, he could probably guess what would happen next.

I didn't dare to speculate before, because I couldn't be sure of Shiori's feelings for me, but now it's different.

"So that's why you came to inquire about my situation."

Sawayama Haruno suddenly spoke up: "Then you learned some of my stories from Maki, and also learned that Mana was my girlfriend at the time, right?"

"But I guess you didn't tell everything about Mana, and only told Shiori the message "I have a girlfriend"?"

"you"

Jise Nazuko unconsciously widened her eyes and stood there in a daze.

Sawayama Haruno, however, continued to speak of his own "understanding."

"I told Shiori. Given Shiori's personality, it's normal that she won't know too much about me."

He calmly analyzed, "But this is not something that cannot be said. Even if she didn't tell him about her secret crush, Shiori wouldn't have such an ugly expression when talking about the past."

"The only possibility is that she actually did something, right? And this incident caused her deep distress. Although others didn't notice it, it was very difficult for her to accept it."

Sawayama Haruno suddenly paused for a moment.

He looked deeply at Jise Nazuko, who had a puzzled look on her face.

"It seems that what I said was right. Shiori did do something."

"Given her personality, she would definitely not confess her feelings to me after knowing that I have a girlfriend. But she is the kind of person who would have to repay me in the end even if it was a small favor. She would definitely still express her due gratitude. What stopped her from expressing her gratitude to me should be that thing that she couldn't express, right?"

"That is to say, I just want..."

Chapter 53: Shiori's Family Affairs [Please read and vote on Monday]

Sawayama Haruno's analysis is well-founded.

Thinking carefully about what happened last week, he just picked up an old necklace on the road, but Mine Shiori insisted on treating him to a meal to express her gratitude, which shows that the other party is the kind of person who cares about favors no matter how big or small the matter is.

In that case, he had supported her before, preventing her from falling and getting disfigured. Isn't this a greater favor?

Logically speaking, even if Mine Shiori didn't invite him to dinner, at least she would thank him in person.

But the other party did not do so. Obviously there are deeper reasons.

He only needs to determine the approximate range. Even if Nazuko Jise doesn't tell him, he can ask other people.

After all, the time, place, protagonist and supporting characters, and even part of the context of the matter have already been determined, so it shouldn't be too easy to find out the rest of the truth.

With this thought in mind, Sawayama Haruno decided to make a final test.

"That is to say, I just want..."

"enough!"

Jise Natsuko suddenly interrupted Sawayama Haruno.

She bit her lip, her expression looking somewhat angry but unable to do anything about the other person, and in the end, all of it turned into a sigh.

"You are actually right. Your analysis of Shiori is also correct. She is indeed the kind of person who will repay even the smallest favor."

"In fact, after hearing that you have a girlfriend, she gave up and no longer planned to express her feelings for you. But the favor cannot be left intact, so she planned to express her feelings of secret love for you as well."

At this point, Jise Nazuko paused and added: "It's not the kind of confession that requires a response from you, it's probably a thank you letter or something like that."

"Then?"

Sawayama Haruno asked in a low voice.

"Something did happen, but it wasn't Shiori's doing. It was forced, so that's what happened."

Jise Nazuko sighed several times and explained, "Now that you have guessed this, it doesn't matter whether I admit it or not, because even if you ask other people in the private school, they will probably know the truth."

"What exactly is it about?"

"Shiori's family matter." Jise Nazuko played with a small silver spoon and said slowly, "It's related to her family. It must have been a big blow."

"Family matters."

Sawayama Haruno repeated it softly.

Looking at the sympathetic look on Jise Nazuko's face, he seemed to have guessed something.

"Not only that, how could family matters affect her expressing her gratitude to me?" Zeshan Haruno hesitated for a moment and said, "Besides, this is not a reason why she can't say it, right?"

"Well, I'll have to ask Shiori about this."

Jise Nazuko gave a bitter smile: "I have told you so much, do you intend to completely ignore my thoughts?"

".I see."

Sawayama Haruno lowered his eyes slightly.

What the other party said made sense, and I should talk to Shiori about it, but I need to think carefully about how to communicate.

Otherwise, asking about other people's past, especially those related to family, always seems a bit presumptuous.

Fortunately, he was the one who picked up the old necklace. Perhaps he could use this opportunity to ask tentatively?

If his guess was correct, the "Shiori's family affairs" that Jise Nazuko mentioned were most likely related to Shiori's mother.

It is no wonder that after picking up the necklace, the other party changed the previous "nodding acquaintance" relationship, took the initiative to greet and even expressed the intention to treat him in return.

After all, that old necklace does have a different meaning to Mine Shiori.

Buzz-buzz-

The cell phone next to the table lit up again.

Having run out of things to talk about, Sawayama Haruno subconsciously glanced over. After swiping past the bank's payment message, he saw that the person who sent him the message was a very familiar guy.

——That was the “culprit” as to why he was sitting here, chatting with a strange female classmate.

"Shiori."

Sawayama Haruno was slightly startled.

Could it be that the other party discovered that he was meeting with Jise Nazuko? That's impossible. How could he find out?

Jise Nazuko doesn't seem like someone who would tell Shiori about this.

See what the other person says first.

Sawayama Haruno clicked on the LINE page and found that Mine Shiori had sent him two or three messages about ten minutes ago.

However, at that time, he was "analyzing" Mine Shiori's past with Jise Natsuko and did not notice the vibration of his cell phone.

Although the messages sent by the other party were not very long, there were about four or five of them. After reading them all, Sawayama Haruno finally understood what had happened.

"Secret filming, security room."

“A fight broke out?”

When seeing the information that it seemed that Miyazawa Maki had taken action, Sawayama Haruno's heart suddenly tightened.

"I'm sorry, Jise-san."

Zeshan Haruno stood up immediately and said, "I have something to do. I have to leave first."

"Oh yeah. Oh okay."

Nazuko Juse nodded belatedly, and when Sawayama Haruno hurried out, she finally realized what she had done and shouted, "Remember what you promised me, the photo!"

Sawayama Haruno didn't reply to her, but just waved his hand.

Inside the mall security room.