Tokyo Sick Girlfriend

Chapter 137 Caught off guard
"Get in the car, I'll take you home."

Seeing the girl's forced smile, Shiratori Seiya ignored her explanation, waved his hand in front of her, and then walked towards the car.

However, Hojo Suzune didn't follow. She lowered her face, clasped her hands together behind her back, and drew circles in front of her with her toes like a compass. A hesitant voice of refusal came from her lips:

"I... I don't think so. I'll have my sister pick me up. There's no need to trouble Kiyoya."

Upon hearing this, Shiratori Seiya stopped and turned to look at Hojo Suzune. He sensed that she was being sulky and rubbed his throbbing temples, saying:
“But even if Xiyin comes to pick you up, you’ll have to wait a while, right? And I also have to pick someone up, so I can just drop you off on the way. Let’s go.”

Without giving Hojo Suzune a chance to retort, he grabbed her wrist and pulled her forward.

"Eh……"

Hojo Suzune didn't react for a moment and was pulled off balance by him. However, feeling the warmth and restraint of his grip on her wrist, the sour feeling that had been building up in her heart gradually dissolved, and her almond-shaped eyes sparkled with tears of emotion.

"fasten your seatbelt."

Once in the car, Shiratori Seiya reminded him not to start the engine immediately.

He naturally noticed the sadness on Lingyin's face earlier. Even though a cold might have affected her thinking, if he couldn't tell that what she said was a lie, then all his years in Japan would have been for nothing.

Not to mention that Xiyin has been busy with company contracts lately and doesn't have much time to spend with Lingyin, even if she did have some free time, she wouldn't leave right before she was about to leave work. It would be normal for her to wait for Lingyin with her.

So, this child probably waited for me at the coffee shop all afternoon just to bring me medicine... or rather, not simply to bring me medicine, but to see me.

As for why I spent an entire afternoon waiting in a coffee shop...

Shiratori Seiya didn't want to think about it; just having Shione, Mio, and Saori was enough to give him a headache.

He does like Rin, she's so cute with her little one.

Although she may be a bit willful and capricious in front of others, she is completely obedient to me. What reason is there not to like her?
Of course, it's far from being romantic love; influenced by his previous relationship with Shion, it's more like he likes his younger sister.

However, it seems that Rinne doesn't think so, but he also doesn't think that Rinne, being so young, can really like him as much as Shion and Saori.

She's still young, and it's hard to say whether her values ​​are even formed yet. How could she possibly understand what love between men and women means?

But in any case, things that need to be explained should still be explained clearly, at least so that she doesn't feel hurt after waiting for him all afternoon.

With this in mind, Shiratori Seiya hesitated for a moment before explaining:

"I sighed just now not because I thought you were troublesome, Rin, it's just... Rin, you waited for me all afternoon, right? It really wasn't necessary..."

'Clap. '

He only got halfway through his sentence when he heard Lingyin unbuckle her seatbelt again, lift her little bottom, crane her neck, and stare at the roof of the car:
"Eh? What is this?"

As she spoke, she raised her hand and rubbed it twice with her thumb, murmuring:
"Keiji's first car, I hope it lasts forever..."

Hojo Suzune was halfway through reading when she suddenly burst out laughing, turned to Shiratori Seiya, and said:

"What? Kiyoya, didn't you already break up with your sister? Why are there still her things in the car?"

Upon hearing this, Shiratori Seiya hesitated for a moment before explaining:

"I've been staying in the car..."

"Oh."

Hojo Suzune nodded thoughtfully upon hearing this, then narrowed her almond-shaped eyes, pried the sticker off with her fingernail, and gently shook it while laughing:
"Okay, I've taken it off for you."

As she spoke, she crumpled the sticky note into a small piece and threw it out the car window. She then took out a pen and some sticky notes from her bag and wrote a line: "First time riding in Kiyoya's car. I hope Kiyoya will always be healthy and happy~ — Rinne."

“If the old doesn’t go, the new won’t come.”

Lingyin sighed and said:
"Honestly, my sister only thinks about herself. It's clearly most important that Kiyoya is always healthy and happy."

As she spoke, the girl turned to look at Shiratori Seiya. The carriage lights shone on her face, and her eyes reflected a bitter light, like coffee. She opened the package containing cough syrup and said softly:

"Actually, Suzune knows without Kiyoya's explanation."

"Keiji doesn't want to see Suzune sad, but actually... even if Suzune really suffers a little grievance, it doesn't matter. I'm worried about Kiyoji, so worried that even though I know it's just a cold, I can't help but care."

At this point, she bit her lip, opened the cough syrup, poured out a small capful, and brought it to Shiratori Seiya's lips. Her almond-shaped eyes narrowed into crescent shapes as she smiled:
"But, the fact that Kiyoya went out of his way to explain it to Rinne, taking Rinne's feelings into consideration and not wanting her to be sad, already made Rinne very happy!"

"..."

Shiratori Seiya was momentarily stunned by the girl's bright smile.

Even if you don't respond, it's okay, but as long as you respond to me, everything I've done will be worthwhile.

Although she didn't say it directly, the meaning behind her words couldn't be clearer.

Shiratori Seiya's heart skipped a beat. He snapped out of his reverie, lowered his gaze to the syrup at his lips, hesitated for a moment, and then reached out to take it.

Instead of stubbornly insisting on feeding him, Hojo Suzune gently released her hand.

Take a bite of the syrup, and the slightly bitter herbal flavor, combined with the sweetness of mint, spreads throughout your mouth. As it slides down your throat, you feel a refreshing coolness.

Taking care of others seems to be ingrained in a woman's genes. It may be that when facing someone she likes, it can especially bring out the maternal side in a girl's bones. Whether it's Mio or Suzune, they are only eighteen or nineteen years old. They usually seem to have some difficulty taking care of themselves, but at this moment they show their considerate side in every way.

"Want some water to help you relax?"

Hojo Suzune brought the palm-sized mineral water bottle to Shiratori Seiya's lips, and after he finished drinking, she handed him a tissue.

"Thank you."

As he twisted the cap back on the mineral water bottle, Shiratori Seiya's heart skipped a beat when he saw the girl's concerned expression.

He had seen that look in the eyes of Shione, Saori, and Mio...

His brow furrowed unconsciously; he had a vague feeling that Lingyin's feelings for him weren't as simple as he thought...

Between her and Mio, who likes her more?
This question involuntarily came to his mind.

Or to put it more bluntly, just how much does Suzune like him?
Surely it can't be up to 100?

With this in mind, Shiratori Seiya brought up the system interface directly.

However, the moment he saw the system interface, Shiratori Seiya's eyes widened suddenly, and his hand gripping the mineral water bottle tightened unconsciously.

'Crunch. '

The water squeezed out of the bottle sprayed all over his face.

[Detection indicates that the affection level of the romance target 'Hojo Suzune' has reached the maximum value of 100...]

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(End of this chapter)