When I’m in a music show, I just want to make music seriously!

The moment she saw the news, Toyokawa Shoko's mind went blank.

what happened......?

After the performance, she hurried home and asked her grandfather what happened.

However, he received the news that his father had lost 168 billion due to fraud.

After this incident, the Toyokawa Group expelled Toyokawa Shoko's father, Toyokawa Kiyoshi, from the Toyokawa family and they no longer had any relationship with each other.

"Xiangzi, I've suppressed the news for now. You should also quickly break off your relationship with that man during this period. You won't have a good life with him. You are Ruisui's daughter, and I don't want you to suffer outside."

Logically speaking, since Toyokawa Shoko's father was expelled, as his daughter, Toyokawa Shoko should have also distanced herself from the family. However, after all, Toyokawa Shoko married into the family, and in essence, Toyokawa Shoko is still the heir to the Toyokawa Group.

However, in response to her grandfather's advice, Shoko Toyokawa recalled the past decade or so she had spent with her father, and thought about how her father had been taking care of her after her mother passed away.

She couldn't bear it.

"Is there no other way, Grandpa..." Despite saying this, Toyokawa Shoko actually felt that there was little hope.

168 billion, this number is simply astronomical.

"Do you still want to miss that man? If you want to get involved with him, you will no longer be a member of our Toyokawa family."

Listening to his grandfather's words, Toyokawa Shoko put his hands on his chest, with a hint of hesitation in his eyes.

She has lived with her father for so long. In the past, her father's smile always encouraged her to move forward. Even when she was recruiting Taku Sakagami, it was her father who supported the matter and helped her print out a contract. He also said that Taku Sakagami could be considered a member of the company and could come to work for the Toyokawa family after graduation.

She couldn't let go of her father, but her grandfather's tone seemed to forbid her from being refused.

"I, I want to go see my father..." she said.

Faced with her stubbornness, Mr. Fengchuan just said coldly: "If you go, the Fengchuan family will not provide you with any help. No matter what we do, we will not help that man."

He actually didn't want his granddaughter to see Toyokawa Kiyoshi's current look, but if Toyokawa Shoko insisted on going, the Toyokawa family would not care about that man. He felt that if Toyokawa Shoko suffered, he would come back in the end.

"......Um."

In the end, Shoko Toyokawa left the Toyokawa family and chose to go see her father.

Walking to a dilapidated hut and looking at this simple place, Shoko Toyokawa hesitated for a moment at the door before entering the house and finding her father.

However, the dilapidated scene in the house in front of her made her feel suffocated. Empty beer cans were scattered everywhere, and the pots and pans on the stove were not cleaned up, emitting the smell of rotten food.

Looking at her father's decadent appearance, Shoko Toyokawa felt a little distressed. She helped her father clean up the house. Because she had never done housework before, it was her first time and she was a little careless, making a lot of noise.

This can't go on like this.

Therefore, she could only spend her time taking care of her father's daily life and encouraging him to cheer up again, which also led to a reduction in the time for CRYCHIC practice.

As a week passed, Shoko Toyokawa discovered something even more important.

Her grandfather cut off all her financial support, and she still had to pay Sakagami Taku a high hourly wage for every training session. After only one week, she was already struggling to make ends meet.

Shoko Toyokawa thought about telling everyone at CRYCHIC about this matter, but when she thought about the huge loss of 168 billion and her grandfather's attitude, she felt a little desperate.

Will it be useful if I say it out loud?

Speaking it out might just make it all end faster.

And if Taku...

She recalled that Taku Sakagami's financial situation was not very good and he had to work part-time jobs everywhere.

Oh, right, work!

She can also work. Although her grandfather no longer provides financial support, as long as she works, she may be able to make ends meet.

After making up her mind, Shoko Toyokawa worked hard to find some jobs. However, her junior high school age cut off most of her opportunities. When she looked for a job for the first time, she found that most people's hourly wages were actually pitifully low.

She wanted to ask Sakagami Taku.

But if I find Sakagami Taku, the truth might be exposed.

She was a little worried that Taku Sakagami would refuse to come to CRYCHIC because of this.

If, if we can persevere through this period, as long as CRYCHIC can continue to develop for a while...

As long as she works more part-time and tries to spare some time for training, by the time of the next Live...

While she still had this glimmer of fantasy, one weekend, when she received a message from Taku Sakagami asking her if she would come to training, Toyokawa Shoko wanted to reply and leave immediately.

She felt that if she could write another song within this month, make time to hold a live show with everyone, speed up the progress of the previous plan, and make the band earn money when the income and expenditure exceeded the budget, everything would be able to turn around.

Just hold on a little longer, you can do it, Shoko Toyokawa.

But at this moment, a phone call shattered all her fantasies.

"Hello, is this the family member of Toyokawa Kiyoshi? He was drinking and causing trouble on the street and is currently in XXXX. Does he need bail? If not, we will follow the normal process and place him under administrative detention."

The moment she heard the news, Toyokawa Shoko felt that all her fantasies were shattered in an instant.

Things like persisting for a while, maintaining the status quo, working to earn money, or letting CRYCHIC go the route of a commercial band, all of these are... impossible.

After a while, inside the police station.

Toyokawa Shoko kept bowing her head and apologizing to the police: "I'm sorry, I'm really sorry."

"It's okay. Just sign here and pay the bail and we'll take care of him. Luckily, the victim didn't ask for the amount. 20,000 yen, pay it and you can take him away."

Seeing the amount above, Shoko Toyokawa touched her pocket. This money was almost all she had now. It was even the salary she had overdrawn from her part-time job by asking her boss for an overdraft in advance. Part of it was originally intended to pay Taku Sakagami.

But in the end, she gave it away.

When she walked out of the police station, feeling her father walking beside her in a daze, Toyokawa Shoko's eyes lost all color.

On the phone, the message from Taku Sakagami stopped a few hours ago.

She pursed her lips and realized how naive her previous thoughts were.

Commercial bands, after all, need sufficient technical and popularity support.

Even though CRYCHIC has a bright future, it has only been established for a short time. Even if they continue to hold on, there is not enough popularity and explosive news to make them famous. Not to mention that in the team, except for Taku Sakagami, the instrument quality of other people is not up to professional level at all. If they want to develop, they need at least a year of collaborative practice.

Deng is introverted, and although Su Shi has good talent in bass, he still needs time to accumulate experience, not to mention Li Xi. If everyone is a group with already famous names, maybe they can create some heat in a short time.

But now, all this is obviously unrealistic.

It's over... it's completely over.

Time goes back to the present moment. Shoko Toyokawa left the recording studio and fled quickly. Now she just wants to find a deserted place so that her cowardice will not be seen by anyone.

As she recalled the experiences during this period, she felt more and more painful.

She also wants CRYCHIC to continue, and she wants to realize her original dream with everyone.

But dreams ultimately need to be supported by reality.

Even if Sakagami Taku no longer needs hourly wages, even if everyone knows her situation, what can be changed?

Taking care of her father has already taken up a lot of her time, and now, her father still makes trouble from time to time and is arrested by the police. She even added a few policemen as friends so that if something happens, they can notify her first.

So many things suddenly fell on her, making Toyokawa Shoko breathless for a while.

In the past, she was just a spoiled young lady, and the gap in status did not make her feel desperate. But when the burden of life really fell on her shoulders, Toyokawa Shoko felt helpless for the first time.

She wanted to encourage her father, cheer him up and make everything go back to the way it was before, but now, Shoko Toyokawa was confused.

She didn't know what to do next. Should she continue to stay with her father? If she continued, would her father really be able to cheer up again?

She didn't know that the rain that kept falling on her body was washing away the tears on her face.

But soon, she noticed someone following her.

Don't... don't follow me...

Shoko Toyokawa ran quickly, trying to shake off the other person, but the person behind her kept following her. Finally, in an alley at a corner, Shoko Toyokawa found that she could not escape at all.

She gasped, and rain mixed with tears fell down her cheeks.

Looking at the figure at the alley entrance, Toyokawa Shoko stubbornly stopped herself from crying.

Facing her gaze, Sakagami Taku said while holding an umbrella:

"Although I really want to ask you if you can still pay the 6,000 yen salary, but...why don't we first change clothes to avoid catching a cold?"

PS: I have something to do today, sorry for the late update, I will add another chapter of 5,000 words later

30. You are draining all my wealth, Toyokawa Shoko

After chasing out of the recording studio, Taku Sakagami followed Toyokawa Shoko's running figure all the way.

Fortunately, the other party was just a little girl after all, and her physical strength was not as good as Sakagami Taku. He even ran with an umbrella. Toyokawa Shoko's running posture was simply the standard young lady's running with her hands swinging. Although it looked good, the speed was as slow as it could be.

Now I'm stuck in an alley, why does it feel a little weird?

Sakagami Taku glanced around.

Fortunately, there was no one else around, otherwise, seeing this situation, they might think he was a pervert, and some hot-blooded young man might come up and punch him, asking him what he was going to do to this beautiful girl.

Inside the alley, seeing Taku Sakagami blocking the door, Shoko Toyokawa looked around, trying to escape through the gap beside Taku Sakagami.

However, just as she was about to push Sakagami Taku away, his hand was grabbed by him. She felt like a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth. "It's autumn now. Do you think you won't catch a cold if you get caught in the rain in summer? Some things should be discussed calmly. Besides, you still owe me 6,000 yen."

Of course, the last one may be more important.

Besides, Taku Sakagami didn't know why she wanted to quit. In his opinion, everyone in the band was really enjoying themselves before. Shoko Toyokawa didn't look like she wanted to quit, otherwise why would she cry like this, with red cheeks, looking so pitiful.

"I'll find a way to pay you back later." Shoko Toyokawa struggled to leave, but as a delicate young lady, how could she possibly be as strong as Taku Sakagami, who worked as a bricklayer every day.

The latter even held the umbrella in one hand and easily grasped her arm with the other.

On the other hand, Toyokawa Shoko had a painful expression on her face because she struggled too hard.

After noticing this, Sakagami Taku loosened his grip a little.

"If you have anything to say, calm down and we can discuss it."

Hearing Sakagami Taku's words, her tone was a little angry, but more of it was grievance:

"What do you know! Let me go!"

Toyokawa Shoko knew that at this moment, she had no right to speak to Sakagami Taku like that.

But there were too many things going on, making Shoko Toyokawa's mind noisy.

The death of her mother, the decadence of her father, the money-losing bills, the dilapidated cottage, the house filled with darkness everywhere, all of these things were the last straw that broke the camel's back in her heart.

She was clearly trying hard to take care of her father and encourage him to cheer up, but all she was met with was indifference.

She clearly wanted to keep the band going, but the police station kept calling her to redeem her.

She had obviously worked very hard and done her best, but she got nothing.

Even if I want to vent my emotions, I can't find an outlet.

Seeing her struggle, Sakagami Taku said calmly, "Running away won't solve any problems."

And Sakagami Taku's word "escape" was like the fuse that ignited the gunpowder in Toyokawa Shoko's heart, making her completely unable to control herself.

She never escaped, she always faced these things, she faced her mother's death and found her own future path, she accepted her father's decadence, encouraged him and wanted him to get out of it, she worked hard to keep the band going and worked every day.

But in the end, it was her bandmate, the one she cared about the most, who said that she was "escaping".

Toyokawa Shoko could no longer suppress the emotions she had been feeling for the past few days. As if she had finally found an outlet, she shouted to Sakagami Taku:

"If it weren't for the money, you wouldn't want to join the band!"

She found that she seemed unable to control her mouth, and those bad words poured out like a tide, and she couldn't stop it at all.

"You're talking about stepping onto the world stage? You can barely support yourself. If I hadn't offered you that hourly wage, you wouldn't have joined this band! Now, you're saying it's none of your business!"

"In the end, it's all about the money! Even if it's like this now, what about in the future? If I don't have money to pay you, will you still be willing to come? Those world-renowned stages are just a lie! They're all just nice words for the job. Even now, you're stopping me just to get your previous salary! You don't care about the band at all, you don't care if I leave or not, and you don't care what happens to me. You only care about the 6,000 yen I owe you, and you only care about whether I can continue to pay you!"

She blurted out, almost screaming heartbreakingly:

"Don't pretend to care about me at this time, I don't need it!!!!"

However, the moment she shouted this sentence, Toyokawa Shoko regretted it.

Her pupils trembled, and she couldn't believe what she said.