A guide to survival in a heavy girl's world

At Sankaku Chuhua's suggestion, the two went directly to Sankaku Chuhua's rental house in Tokyo after leaving the vegetarian restaurant. Under Sankaku Chuhua's guidance, he sent out the "stay-out notice" a minute ago.

This is a very standard 1LDK apartment for single-person living. Although Sanjiao Chuhua's current income and conditions could definitely afford a better place, she said that the security and soundproofing of this apartment building are very reliable, making it a perfect place for her to create and relax.

Even though he was currently sitting at the dining table in the living room, Chihaya Tetsuya still felt a little uneasy about intruding into this private space. Especially when he realized that the open door not far away was Sankaku Hatsuka's private room, Chihaya Tetsuya immediately turned his gaze away from the door.

At the same time, compared to Chihaya Tetsuya's restlessness, Sankaku Hatsuka was much more relaxed after returning home.

"What would you like to drink, Mr. Tetsuya? Well, that being said, the only things we have at home right now are barley tea and coffee."

Sanjiao Chuhua, who was trying hard to control her diet for [TGC], looked at the empty refrigerator in front of her with some regret.

Chihaya Tetsu hurriedly replied, "Barley tea will be fine," and then continued to sit in his seat very properly, fearing that he would accidentally see something he shouldn't see.

Not long after, when Sankaku Hatsuka came to Chihaya Tetsuya with a cup of tea, she was immediately amused by Chihaya Tetsuya's extremely restrained posture.

"What kind of sitting posture is this? Are you a good student who listens attentively?"

"Uh... nothing, just a little nervous, that's all."

After hearing this, Chihaya Tetsuya coughed lightly, feeling a little embarrassed.

"After all, I've never been to a girl's house alone before..."

"Really? But I heard Xiangzi say that you went to her current home very late at night before, right?"

"The situation was rather special, and the place... Compared to personal privacy or anything like that, I only remember my worry for Xiangzi at the time."

"Well, that place is definitely not a good place to arouse reverie..."

Sanjiao Chuhua nodded, and then continued:

"But the atmosphere in my house shouldn't be that serious, right? Look at the shoe cabinet. I even bought some relaxing aromatherapy to make it feel more homely!"

"...These are two different things. People's habits can't be overcome in a few words."

Chihaya Tetsuya shook his head helplessly.

"Not to mention I just sent such a suspicious message home..."

"What's suspicious about that? You're obviously telling the truth."

There was no hesitation or nervousness in Sanjiao Chuhua's tone.

"First of all, as your exclusive model, I am indeed a very important business partner. Secondly, maintaining your physical and mental health through relaxation is indeed a very important matter for your future. Finally, my home address is indeed very remote... but I'm referring to my hometown, not here."

She knew very well how bad Chihaya Tetsuya was at making up lies, so she let Chihaya Tetsuya make such vague and misleading statements to fool the people at home.

With just a little manipulation, even if the truth is told, a lot of information that you want to conceal can be covered up.

After hearing Sanjiao Hatsuka's twisted logic, Chihaya Tetsuya still couldn't let go of the uneasiness in his heart:

"What if they question me when I get home tomorrow?"

Even though he wasn't actually lying, Chihaya Tetsuya's tone was still filled with worry.

"For example, questions like 'Is that business partner a man or a woman?' and 'What did you talk about?'... With their sharp eyes, they'd definitely see through my perfunctory approach..."

"In that case, then don't answer at all."

Sanjiao Chuhua said calmly:

"Listen carefully, Mr. Tetsuya. While your family status in certain areas is indeed worrying, their respect and love for you are beyond doubt. In this situation, this affection is the most effective weapon."

"...Wu, weapon?"

Chihaya Tetsu also showed a confused expression.

"What does it mean?"

"It's simple. Whether it's the Paris incident or the time you asked me for help, they're using 'suspicion' as an excuse to blackmail you, right?"

Sankaku Hatsuka's eyes were fixed on Chihaya Tetsuya.

"In that case, why not use their 'suspicion' to fight back? For example, ask them questions like 'Why do you doubt me so much?' or 'Am I really that untrustworthy?' If your attitude is firm enough, they'll start to back down because they're worried about whether they've really angered you. After all, no matter how unreasonable they are, it's based on the premise that you won't leave them."

As she spoke, she stared at Chihaya Tetsuya's increasingly shocked expression with extremely deep eyes.

"If you act a little angrier, they might even put aside their suspicions and apologize to you out of fear of losing you."

"Eh……"

Sankaku Hatsuka's eyes, as deep as the night sky, and his extremely dangerous teaching and speech skills, made Chihaya Tetsuya's brain go into a state of shutdown for a moment.

Although he was very late in maturing when it came to emotional issues and relationships between the sexes, he still realized in a very short period of time what kind of calculations and logic were hidden behind the series of views expounded by Sanjiao Chuhua.

Taking advantage of their unwillingness to lose themselves, I put pressure on them to let go of all their doubts...

Although he did not actually miss it, he knew very well that if he really did what Chu Hua said, then the four girls in the family would definitely put aside their doubts about him without hesitation because of the fear of losing him, just as Chu Hua said.

This logic doesn't just apply to this incident; it can even be applied to all future conflicts he might have with them. As long as they still love him, he can continue to put pressure on them fearlessly and force them to make continuous concessions...

but--

"That won't do, Chuhua."

Chihaya Tetsuya shook his head very seriously.

"Turning their feelings for me into a convenient tool... I can't do that."

Even though he had been exploited to the point where he even dreamed of having that kind of thing done to him in the past half month, and even though he himself thought that his lovers' suspicion and punishment of him were a little too much, Chihaya Tetsu was very clear that this was only out of their cherishment for him and their doubts about their own charm.

"From the moment I confirmed my relationship with them, I decided to cherish their feelings for me and make up for the compromises they made for me. I don't want to go back on my resolve, nor do I want to do anything that would hurt their feelings."

After saying that, he picked up the phone very seriously.

"Thank you for discussing this with me. I will go back and explain it myself."

"Wait a moment."

On the other hand, after being rejected by Chihaya Tetsuya with an extremely serious attitude, Sankaku Hatsuka's face did not show any frustration or loss. On the contrary, from the moment she heard Chihaya Tetsuya say "this won't work", she had already revealed a smile that she had expected.

"Don't worry, what I just said... was just a small test. If you really do what I say, then you don't have to explain to them at all. I will first notify Xiangzi and have them take more stringent measures to control you in the future. For example, directly 'locking' a certain part of your body."

"Lock it up..."

After hearing this, Chihaya Tetsuya suddenly felt a chill spreading rapidly from his lower body to his entire body.

And Sanjiao Chuhua continued:

"However, as I expected, even though he had already established relationships with them and left it as a fait accompli, Mr. Tetsuya is not the type of man who would easily take advantage of others' feelings."

"Isn't that natural?"

Chihaya Tetsuya couldn't help but feel ashamed after hearing this:

"If I really was that kind of person, with Xiangzi's observation skills and personality, she wouldn't have had any interest in or trust in me from the beginning, let alone being with me..."

"Hehe, who knows? I've heard plenty of stories online about scumbags who trick girls into bed and then immediately turn against them. Although your situation is more like the one being tricked into bed~"

Sanjiao Chuhua said this in a half-joking tone as he stood up again and walked into his room. Not long after, he took out a laptop.

"Well, enough with the testing and joking, this is the main reason I invited you to my house."

Sankaku Hatsuka moved the chair next to Chihaya Tetsuya and sat next to him, while Chihaya Tetsuya looked at the computer screen that Sankaku Hatsuka had unfolded with curiosity.

"What is this...?"

The long row of strange waveforms and lines of different colors in front of him made Chihaya Tetsuya feel quite dazzled.

"Audio editing software... well, to put it simply, it's something used to compose music."

After saying that, Sankaku Hatsuka directly pressed the spacebar, and then a melody that Chihaya Tetsu had never heard before came directly from the computer -

"This is the next song from [Summer Zodiac], and it's about 60% complete."

Triangle Chuhua introduced it this way:

"Because this is Mana's first new group song since joining, it's incredibly significant. After TGC ends, the three of us will likely focus directly on recording and working on the music video for this new song... Speaking of music videos, you can probably guess what I'm going to say next, right?"

“Performance Costumes!”

After hearing the word "MV", memories of a few months ago immediately flooded into Chihaya Tetsuya's mind.

That was the beginning of a series of stories, and it was also the most unforgettable one for Chihaya Tetsuya, and one of the major turning points in his life.

"I see, Chuhua, you want to ask me to make new costumes for your new song MV!"

"That's it."

Sanjiao Chuhua pressed the space bar again, stopping the new song that was still playing.

"According to the original plan, we were going to wait until the arrangement work was completely completed before issuing the job request to StarrySky. But since you have nothing to do now, and they'll arrest you if you're idle, we might as well find you something to do... What do you think?"

"It helped a lot!"

Chihaya Tetsuya looked at Sankaku Hatsuka with an expression of great surprise.

"This is what I need now, Chuhua! As long as I have a new job, I will have a reason to refuse them even if I am at home!"

"Right? And because my new song isn't completely finished yet, whenever I'm about to revise or finish a new song, I have a reason to call you back here to discuss the new song and the style of the costumes. This way, you'll have more breathing space."

Feeling the eyes of the people around him sparkling with joy, Sanjiao Chuhua smiled and said:

"In other words, this is a win-win deal. You can relax, and I can get your clothes in advance. How about it, isn't this a good idea?"

Although Sanjiao Chuhua's tone was quite relaxed, behind this relaxed tone lay many unspoken thoughts.

For Sankaku Hatsuka, tricking Chihaya Tetsuya into coming to his house was only the first step; getting him to feel comfortable staying at a girl's house was the second. If he could use work as an excuse, even this adolescent boy, who had lost his virginity physically but hadn't made any mental progress, would surely let his guard down and spend his time there in peace.

"So, when you go back, you can be more resolute and tell them the truth."

Triangle Chuhua said:

"After all, this time, and indeed every time you come to my house from now on, it's all for work... isn't it?"

6

Chapter 6: An equal relationship that is close yet distant.

After accepting Sankaku Hatsuka's proposal, what Chihaya Tetsuya had to do next was to conceive and design the new song based on the style and theme of Sankaku Hatsuka, as agreed.

At the same time, Sankaku Hatsuka sat directly opposite him, wearing headphones and listening to light music that he usually used to relax his nerves, while silently watching Chihaya Tetsuya work.

Because the proposal came so suddenly, she didn't have time to prepare suitable blank manuscript paper for Chihaya Tetsuya. Instead, she had to give him the backs of a few pages of music as temporary manuscript paper. Although the conditions were a little simple, for Chihaya Tetsuya, just having a blank space to draw on was enough.

In this way, Chihaya Tetsuya repeated in his mind the content of the new song that Sankaku Hatsuka had just mentioned, while sketching lines and outlines on the manuscript paper that Sankaku Hatsuka could not understand...

Sankaku Hatsuka had seen Chihaya Tetsuya adjusting clothes or cutting and sewing more than once before, but it was still very fresh for her to observe him designing from scratch directly like now.

"..."

Looking at Chihaya Tetsuya who was completely immersed in the design, Sankaku Hatsuka suddenly had the urge to take off his headphones——

Ta-da, rustling...

Is it because he's a boy? Or is it because the manuscript paper he usually uses is thicker than sheet music? I always feel that the sound of his pen is louder, and the sound of the pen tip scratching on the paper is much clearer than I imagined.

Is he painting the top or the bottom now?

What kind of images appeared in his mind after he listened to the new song I wrote?

Sanjiao Chuhua's heart is full of curiosity and thirst for knowledge.

Now that I think about it, it seems that it was out of curiosity that I took the initiative to contact this person...

Looking at Chihaya Tetsuya's face so close to him, Sankaku Hatsuka's thoughts suddenly went back to the day a few months ago when he first heard of this person.

At that time, because she cared very much about this companion who had been in the same orphanage with Ai, she took the initiative to accept the task of going to [KaZoKu] to pick up the goods, and witnessed the scene when he personally sewed the performance costumes for Ai.

Because the scene was so shocking, she can still clearly recall the picture that looked like a religious painting.

Thinking about it this way, I started to feel curious about this person from that moment on.

What kind of experience would leave behind a bond between him and Hoshino Ai that has remained unbroken for seven years? What kind of feelings made him create that performance costume for Ai that amazed the entire industry? And...how could he safely resolve the misunderstanding between him and Hoshino Ai while ensuring the success of [Summer Zodiac]?

After that, as her understanding of Chihaya Tetsuya deepened, and as the relationship between Xiangzi and Ai became gradually closer, and at the same time, she, who had a close relationship with both parties, seemed to be getting closer and closer to Chihaya Tetsuya... It's strange to say, at the beginning she was simply approaching Chihaya Tetsuya for her own benefit, but as she got closer, she was unknowingly attracted to him.

(I probably couldn't have imagined at that time...that our relationship would develop into something like this in the future.)

Sankaku Hatsuka simply placed both hands on the table to support his chin, and continued to stare at Chihaya Tetsuya in front of him.

(Not only did she invite him to her home, she even lied to Xiangzi and the others for his sake and let him stay overnight...)

They were friends, but the topics they talked about were more private than just friends.

But if the relationship is more than friends...the two of them always maintain this reassuring distance.