Gravity Girl Shining

"Since Xiangzi says this is too rude, let's try another method."

Uehara Hibiki smiled slightly and let go of Xiangzi's soft face.

Then, the restless hand moved all the way down, along the end of the ponytail, stroked across the arm, and finally held Toyokawa Shoko's left hand.

"Let's start with the basic steps of being friends and gradually move on. Let's just shake hands for a while."

The girl subconsciously tried to break free, but her strength was not enough to resist Uehara Hibiki.

Although it is outrageous that the young lady possesses supernatural powers.

However, Uehara Hibiki did not tease her too much. Toyokawa Shoko's underlying character is indestructible self-esteem.

Even during the teasing process, we must be respectful.

After all, Uehara Hibiki is a good person. He would not do such a cruel thing that would cause the poor girl's personality to collapse, succumb to desire, and eventually degenerate into a female O.

Although I am fickle and lustful, I am a pure love warrior!

So, Uehara Hibiki just held Toyokawa Shoko's hand.

An ordinary handshake is like a handshake between colleagues, a handshake between friends, or a handshake between family members.

The handshake means that Uehara Hibiki stands by Toyokawa Shoko, accompanying her and supporting her.

Even though Toyokawa Shoko has always rejected kindness from others, at this moment, she cannot refuse Uehara Hibiki.

Because she doesn't have as strong a hand as Uehara Hibiki.

This physically cut off Shoko Toyokawa's escape route.

"Let me go, let me go, or I'll scream!"

Toyokawa Shoko's whispered threat had no pressure at all, and she even said that taboo line. How could she not accept the role?

"Hahaha, you can scream, scream, even if you scream your throat out, no one will come to save you!"

Uehara Hibiki suddenly felt refreshed, not expecting to be able to say this line in real life.

Seeing his happy expression, Toyokawa Shoko almost gritted her teeth, but just as Uehara Hibiki said, she would reject and refuse her partner's concern, but she would not really deliberately harm others.

So Shoko Toyokawa closed her eyes and began to deceive herself, pretending that nothing had happened.

But as soon as I closed my eyes, the fatigue from a whole day's work quickly came back.

It's strange, I'm not usually like this.

Out of necessary vigilance, Shoko Toyokawa never falls asleep outside of her home.

But today...

The surging sleepiness was like an invisible big hand, first closing the eyelids, then covering the ears, blocking the nose, and plugging the tongue.

Apart from the last struggling consciousness, the touch became even clearer; that guy was holding his hand.

Such a big hand, just like a father’s.

Such a warm palm, just like a mother’s.

Even though she came from a wealthy family, Shoko Toyokawa was a person with very low material desires.

After giving up her original wealth, she can do laundry, cook, clean, deliver newspapers, wash dishes, deliver takeout, and work as a customer service representative.

She doesn't mind getting dirty and becoming a low-level worker, she can support herself.

She was just pursuing an illusion, an illusion called home, an illusion called happiness.

But a year has passed, and this illusion is becoming increasingly distant.

Just as she was becoming numb and desperate, a man broke into her life unreasonably.

Her hand was held, and this feeling was like the home in her memory that she could never return to, which made Toyokawa Shoko feel extremely at ease.

Then the girl fell into a deep sleep.

Uehara Hibiki looked down at the girl leaning on his shoulder. Although she usually kept her mouth shut, once she fell asleep, all her weakness could no longer be hidden.

Ultimately, in this society, for a high school student to support themselves through part-time work is a very difficult task. Uehara Hibiki felt this deeply, but he had only worked for a month, and after awakening his system, it wasn't that hard. But Toyokawa Shoko's part-time job life lasted a year, and even for the foreseeable future, her youth would continue to be consumed by the pressures of life.

But it also has something to do with her personality. Rejecting other people's kindness will only make herself more tired.

Hibiki Uehara wasn't a genius like Shoko Toyokawa. He was just an ordinary test-taker. Besides being good at exams, he was also a social underdog. That's how he came to understand that, whether united or just birds of a feather, people in this world always have to rely on others.

It’s a pity that Toyokawa Shoko can’t hear these profound truths now. If she were sober... she probably wouldn’t be able to listen to them either. After all, she has such a weird personality.

Uehara Hibiki stared at that round face. Even without her usual cold disguise, she could still show such a cute expression.

It's a pity that she was really asleep. If she was just pretending to sleep, Uehara Hibiki wouldn't mind giving that soft face a kiss.

After all, teasing requires a response from the person himself.

Time passed until the arrival announcement was made.

As if sensing that the wonderful moment was about to end, the sleeping Toyokawa Shoko took the initiative to hug Uehara Hibiki's arm, and hugged him tighter and tighter.

Until finally, a tear rolled down the girl's eye.

……

As if it was a sign of fate, the shrill ringtone of the cell phone rang out from my arms.

Shoko Toyokawa suddenly woke up from her sleep. Without thinking too much, she took out her cell phone reflexively.

"Yes, I'm Toyokawa. Okay, I got it. I'll be right there."

After Toyokawa Shoko hung up the phone, her slow sanity finally caught up with her, and she found that her left hand was still being held by someone.

I am not at home.

I am not alone.

My secret has been completely exposed.

"Akaban Police Station?"

Uehara Hibiki repeated the caller's name in shock.

It's not just because Toyokawa Shoko is just a student, but she was involved in certain matters and was notified by the police station over the phone.

Moreover, this was obviously not the first time. Shoko Toyokawa even saved the police station's phone number as a frequent contact.

The train arrived at Akabane Station to Uehara Hibiki's astonishment.

Without saying a word, Shoko Toyokawa tried to escape from Hibiki Uehara at an unprecedented speed.

But her hand was held.

"open."

"I won't let go."

"open!"

From the carriage to the platform, and then to outside the station, Shoko Toyokawa tried to break free again and again, but failed every time.

Finally, abandoning the elegance of a young lady, Shoko Toyokawa roared on the streets at night like an unreasonable mad woman.

"I told you to let me go!"

She was afraid that her last secret would be exposed.

"Don't bother me anymore! These things have nothing to do with you!"

"It does matter. I'm your friend. I can handle other things, but I can't ignore something like the police station."

Uehara Hibiki's intuition told him that this was the last secret that Toyokawa Shoko had hidden from him.

He wanted to understand Shoko Toyokawa, conquer Shoko Toyokawa, and get Shoko Toyokawa, so he could not give in here.

"Let me go! If you don't let me go, I'll really call the police!"

"Alright, now if you just yell for help to that patrolman over there, I'll be arrested on the spot, and then you'll ruin my life. I'll be expelled from school, the lights will hate me, the band will disband, I'll be fired from my job, and people will point fingers at me wherever I go. I'll never find a job, be destitute, and eventually starve to death. If you're cruel enough to ruin your friend's life, go ahead and yell."

Seeing that Toyokawa Shoko was almost losing her mind, in order to prevent her from really shouting out loud, Uehara Hibiki went all out and took the initiative to come up with a series of slippery fallacies.

But these words were like some kind of self-destruct weapon, successfully blocking Toyokawa Shoko's last escape route. Even if he was in such a difficult situation, Toyokawa Shoko would not do such a thing.

"It's unreasonable and nonsense! Why would you do this?"

"Because I'm your friend, it's only natural that I care about you."

Such warm kindness.

It almost burns my heart.

But Shoko Toyokawa needs no pity.

The blue-haired girl lowered her head, not daring to look into Uehara Hibiki's eyes again, and just issued the ultimatum word by word.

"If that's the case, I won't admit you're my friend! Get out of here, you have no right to control me!"

You have a bad temper like a stubborn donkey!

Uehara Hibiki's anger also surged, and he put more strength into the hand that was tightly clenched, making sure that the girl would not break free no matter what.

"If you don't admit that I'm your friend, then I'm your pursuer! Toyokawa Shoko, I like you! So I'll take care of your business!"

Having never thought that she would be confessed to in such a situation, Toyokawa Shoko was stunned for a moment, but the more Uehara Hibiki cared about her, the more she wanted to deny and escape.

"I refuse. I won't allow a shameless suitor like you to exist!"

This was the first time in her life that someone confessed to her, and the first time in her life that someone refused to confess. Shoko Toyokawa kept refutating the confession to herself, regardless of her bleeding heart.

"Ha, what a pity. I'm only pursuing you unilaterally. I don't need your consent."

"What a heresy! You selfish bastard, your mind is full of yourself! Why don't you consider my point of view?"

Toyokawa Shoko's roar had already taken on a tearful tone, and she was begging Uehara Hibiki not to go any further. But for Uehara Hibiki, this was an important step in correcting Toyokawa Shoko.

Self-esteem is the cornerstone of a person's life, but excessive self-esteem will only hurt others around him.

The premise of self-esteem is to love yourself and the people around you.

Toyokawa Shoko is the one whose mind is full of herself.

Just like Uehara Hibiki.

"I am indeed selfish and my mind is full of myself, so what?"

Uehara Hibiki raised their clasped hands and completely suppressed Toyokawa Shoko with a condescending tone.

"I will get what I want. I want to pursue you, regardless of your attitude or what you say. You have no right to refuse my concern for you!"

As her arms were pulled up, her body lost balance and Shoko Toyokawa fell into Uehara Hibiki's arms, losing the strength to fight back.

Then, turning around to look at the patrolman who was frequently looking at her because of the "couple quarrel", Uehara Hibiki smiled slightly and waved to him, indicating that everything was fine.

"I hate you."

Listening to Toyokawa Shoko's weak words in his arms, Uehara Hibiki smiled. That was good. Being hated by her meant that he had entered her heart.

Although it is awkward, only the closest people are qualified to be treated like this by Shoko Toyokawa.

Uehara Hibiki held the girl's hand and walked towards the final secret.

……

"Hello, this is Akabane Police Station. What can I do for you? Ah, it's Ms. Toyokawa."

As expected, Shoko Toyokawa was even acquainted with the police here.

Signing the supervision guarantee, collecting personal belongings for safekeeping, and apologizing to the police officer, the entire process was extremely skillful.

It was as if I had experienced it countless times.

Once again, Shoko Toyokawa looked at the familiar monitoring room, where a middle-aged man lay unconscious and drunk.

This is her father, Toyokawa Kiyoshi.

Uehara Hibiki didn't say much, but bent down and carried the drunk man on his back.

The pungent smell of alcohol made Uehara Hibiki frown. It was hard to imagine what kind of mood Toyokawa Shoko was in as she supported her father again and again and walked back to the apartment from here.

Uehara Hibiki measured the distance from the police station to the apartment step by step.

The girl lowered her head and followed him.

Not a word.