People are in Mygo, and I can write their personalities.

"Thank you, Auntie Tianbian..."

"Why is this child thanking me so much?"

After closing the door again, Miho Tanabe was already torn between her feelings and her desire to agree or not.

No, to be precise, is it a feigned agreement or a genuine compliance?

She remained silent, and the other two young maids dared not say anything more, although they could all tell from each other's expressions that they were unwilling to let the young lady leave the house again.

If things were alright after leaving this family, that would be one thing, but what if the young lady had even one good day after leaving? Probably not...

I don't know how much time passed, but it was probably at least 30 minutes before the bathroom door was reopened by the person inside.

However, when "Toyokawa Shoko" came out, Tanabe Miho always had a very strange feeling.

"Young Miss, are you... alright?"

"Ah...no, it's nothing."

"Shall we go find your grandfather now?"

"..."

Seeing Xiangzi's resistant expression, Tanabe Miho still found it very strange, but she also came up with some reasonable guesses.

So she could only risk being scolded by the head of the family and tentatively suggest, "It's okay to wait a little while. The head of the family shouldn't be in such a hurry. How about... Miss, you can go and play the piano first? After all, Miss has loved playing the piano since she was a child. I still remember the pride you felt when you hugged me and told me about the first time you played the piano in front of your mother."

"..."

"So much time has passed in the blink of an eye, but if Miss were still alive, she would be very happy to see you persisting in what you want to do, wouldn't she?"

After all, they were all family, so Miho Tanabe didn't shy away from mentioning Shoko's deceased mother. In fact, she hoped to use this somewhat "despicable" tactic to make the young lady think about the benefits of staying here.

"I...I don't play the piano anymore."

"...Huh?"

Will everyone be very disappointed?

Toyokawa Kiyoko was trembling with fear, because he knew very well that he had no talent for the piano and had not studied any knowledge. He had returned here pretending to be his daughter. Although the experience was good, he would be discovered sooner or later, right?

But what kind of questions would he face after saying those words? He didn't know, but Toyokawa Kiyotaka didn't want to live in fear forever.

"How could that be? Miss, we will support you no matter what you do."

"What if I said... I want to learn how to manage a company?"

"Of course we'll support you, as long as you've really made up your mind, Miss."

Miho Tanabe felt heartbroken again. This child... for her father, for the Toyokawa family, and to shoulder the burden of being the heir, it seemed she was even planning to put aside the piano, which she truly loved, and instead study business management, which the head of the Toyokawa family wanted her to learn.

It seems that the reason why the young lady wanted to leave this house in the bathroom was because she saw the false hope in her father and wanted to use her own strength to help him more.

“Miss, you know I’ve always treated you like my own child… So, let me scold you. Even if you’re planning to run away from here and go back to that rented room, I will support you.”

"Huh?"

"What's wrong, young lady?"

"What do you mean, back to the rented apartment?" A hint of resistance flashed in Toyokawa Kiyoshi's eyes. "I..."

Oh right, these should be what his daughter said after they switched bodies, but... why is he so resistant to his daughter's decision?

Kiyoshi Toyokawa suddenly understood...

Ultimately, it's because only here can he gain the expectations, tolerance, and... goodwill of others.

"I...don't want to go back..."

"Eh? Miss, you..."

"There's nothing there worth staying for... I don't want to go on like that anymore... I don't want to... I don't want to!"

"I...I understand, Miss...Could you wait here for me for a moment? I...I have something to take care of first, okay?"

"Hmm..." Toyokawa Kiyoshi lowered his head. He was ashamed to face anyone. He knew that he had lost even the last bit of dignity. Now, he was a deserter that even his daughter would be jealous of.

While he was alone at the piano, lost in thought, Miho Tanabe had already arrived at the study and knocked on the door.

"Why are you alone? Where's Xiangzi?"

"Master... I've noticed... the young lady seems to be acting a bit strangely. I don't know if it's because of the pressure her father is putting on her. Anyway, one minute she says she doesn't want to leave here, and the next minute she says she can't stay here..."

"...I understand. Keep a close eye on things. I'll talk to her about it."

Chapter 59 Toyokawa Shoko’s Dogeza (6500 words)

Toyokawa Shoko was at a loss for what to do.

After she swapped bodies with her father and then switched back, she anxiously took out her phone to call her grandfather. However, she seemed to have overestimated her current status in Toyokawa Sadaharu's eyes, and after making five or six calls, no one answered.

What was she worried about? Although Xiangzi didn't want to think about it, she actually knew... It was her disappointment in her father that caused her anxiety at this moment.

"Xiao Xiang... what's wrong?"

Hearing someone call her name at this moment, Toyokawa Shoko was clearly startled, but when she saw that she was the only one in the room, along with Hatsuka who had just entered, she felt relieved.

"It's nothing... Also, try not to call me Xiao Xiang here in the future."

"...Is it something you can't tell me?" Misaka Hatsuka was a little sad, but she really didn't dare to look into Shoko's eyes, even though those eyes weren't Shoko's own.

"It's because... I did something I regret that day, right? I'm sorry... I know I..."

"I don't blame you, Chuhua."

Shoko Toyokawa sighed. She found that there was one advantage to changing her identity: her ability to control her emotions seemed to have improved a lot.

This has nothing to do with whose body it is; it's simply because the people she encounters at work every day are no longer as easy to talk to as her peers when she was a student.

Although she had done part-time jobs before, the bosses at those jobs had always treated her well. This was the first time Xiangzi had encountered insults, blame, and unprecedented doubts about her abilities.

In comparison, of all the friends she had met in the past, only Li hope had ever yelled at or cursed at her, but... shouldn't she have been cursed at too?

Of course, there is another reason: Chu Hua and Nanami are both of Xiangzi's generation and they both know her secret, so the kicking the cat effect will not work at this moment.

"Chu Hua, how long have you known that... Nanami Natsuki?"

"This……"

"Please, if you know anything, could you tell me?"

"I don't know much about her. I only know that she was my classmate in junior high school, but she was very withdrawn and didn't have any friends in class. Oh right, she seemed to be physically weak and often skipped PE class. Even when she didn't skip class, she was always at the bottom of the class. That's the only thing about her that makes her somewhat memorable."

"Yeah……"

"Perhaps her personality is due to her family situation? I heard that she lived alone for a long time, but I didn't take the initiative to contact her much at that time."

"Well... our next meeting was recently. At the time, she seemed to be struggling financially and needed to find a job to make ends meet. I happened to run into her and helped her out a little."

Of course, I never expected her to be like this... Maybe she discovered something she didn't know before, which caused her personality to change so drastically?

"..." Toyokawa Shoko didn't reply. She wasn't sure if Hatsuka knew about her relationship with Nanami, and she didn't want to ask Hatsuka how much she had heard that day.

So, to be on the safe side, she could only pretend not to know and ignore Chu Hua's claim of a drastic personality change.

"What happened after that... I'm sorry, Xiaoxiang." Sanjiao Chuhua shook her head somewhat ashamedly. She really didn't know how to lie. "I don't want to talk about why I listened to her and why I was afraid of her for the time being, is that okay?"

"Ah."

"I'm sorry, I didn't want to hide it from you."

"It's okay, I understand."

Toyokawa Shoko nodded and did not pursue the matter further.

Everyone has secrets, even Nanami Natsuki has a shocking secret, and... it seems that the secret that Nanami was unwilling to reveal to others was actually exposed by her.

That's probably why the girl's attitude towards him got worse and worse later on.

From this perspective, perhaps Nanami Natsuki's resentment towards her was related to their family's affairs, plus the fact that she exposed the truth... Thinking about this, Shoko still felt somewhat guilty.

But asking her to apologize to someone with such an unpleasant personality? She really couldn't bring herself to say it.

Just as Xiangzi and Chuhua were feeling awkward and unsure of what to say, her phone rang. When she picked it up, she realized it was her grandfather calling.

"Chuhua..."

"I understand. I'm going to talk to Mana and the others about the arrangements for this month."

"Thank you."

Seeing Chu Hua leave and close the door behind her, Toyokawa Shoko took a deep breath and nervously answered the phone.

"Hey?"

"Do you know that your daughter has recently developed serious mental health issues?"

Toyokawa Sadaharu's voice sounded completely devoid of emotion, as if he had lost all interest in even getting angry with her.

But what does that sentence mean? How come she doesn't remember having any mental problems?

Which aspect are you referring to?

"..."

There was a long silence on the other end of the phone before the old man spoke again, "You didn't tell her about Hatsune Miku, did you?"

"……No."

"Did you contact Hatsune Miku and tell her to stay in Tokyo, not to do anything reckless, and not to contact Shoko?"

"This one……"

Hearing this, Xiangzi became even more convinced of Qi Hai's identity. After all, Qi Hai's location and her reckless behavior after they met were exactly the same as what his grandfather had said.

But how should she answer now?

Answering truthfully might be a viable option, since she doesn't have a deep relationship with Nanami and there's no need for her to help cover up his misdeeds.

But is doing this really a good idea?

Regardless of what Nanami herself was thinking, whether she really wanted to get revenge or, as she seemed, simply wanted to play a prank, did reporting her really solve everything?

Impossible... it will only complicate matters further.

Moreover, even if Toyokawa Shoko doesn't admit it, if she had to choose someone she could confide all her secrets and thoughts to without reservation, then Nanami would really be the only one.

It's ironic that these two people, who always argue and fight whenever they meet, know each other's secrets.