I went all in on Group C

"Not only does he take care of my ridiculous self-esteem, he's also willing to pay a huge price to help me, and even... we often meet in all kinds of wonderful places."

"Is it because I am [Toyokawa]..."

Just by listening to Toyokawa Shoko's speech, Ito Kaiji had a rough idea of what she was thinking.

In his heart, he really wanted to say that it was for the stocks. The cost of helping Toyokawa Shoko get a job was far less than his capital.

Especially since her last name is Toyokawa, after a careful investigation, the weight of Toyokawa Group can only be described as a giant.

Therefore, it is easy for him to use the tiger's skin and raise the banner. If he is lucky, his salary can be increased.

As for why he always met her in strange places, he wanted to ask himself.

Unfortunately, these things are absolutely not to be said.

After all... he had already thought about it, and used this point to explain the relationship between him and Takamatsu Deng.

So he took out his cell phone, flipped through the photo album, found a photo of himself and Takamatsu Deng, turned the phone over, and showed the picture to Toyokawa Shoko.

"No, it has nothing to do with [Toyokawa], it's simply because you are [Shoko]"

Hearing this, Toyokawa Shoko almost thought that Ito Kaiji was going to confess his feelings to her, and she tried hard to think of how to reject him tactfully.

After all, although she has a good impression of her senior Kaiji Ito, it is still far from being in love.

As a result, after seeing the photo, my mind went blank in an instant.

Why does Takamatsu Touma have a photo with Ito Kaiji?

"Because T0MO, ah, that is, Takamatsu Deng, has shown me an immense kindness, he was even willing to become family with me, a lonely person, and acknowledge me as his brother."

"So, of course I have to repay the benefactor who pulled her out of the shadows and into the sunlight on T0MO's behalf."

"If you hadn't encouraged T0MO and given her the courage to [change], I definitely wouldn't be her brother now."

"In a sense, it can be considered [fate]."

"Shortly after I first met you, I ran into T0MO, who was picking up stones by the river, and we became brother and sister after a wonderful experience."

...Shoko Toyokawa silently looked at the photo on the screen of her mobile phone. It was a scene of Kaiji Ito and Tomo Takamatsu burning candles and swearing brotherhood in front of a green stone.

If I'm not mistaken, is this a green stone replacing the green Guan Erye?

No, compared to something like this, which is better than anything else...

What’s going on? I have such a complicated feeling inside.

So, is it because of Takamatsu Deng that Ito Kaiji treats her so well?

Then...she doesn't deserve it.

What do you mean by giving courage? That's the opposite. It was Takamatsu Deng who gave her the courage after she lost her mother.

All she did to Takamatsu Deng was cut and hurt...

If it was really for Takamatsu Touma, then Ito Kaiji shouldn't be so nice to her. Instead, he should grab her collar and scold her harshly, or even beat her, like Shiina Riki did.

I'm so scared... I'm so scared that after I tell the truth, Ito Kaiji will regard me as an enemy.

The only remaining senior has become an enemy... This is a bit too much.

But, that was what she deserved.

She once used the lie of sharing a common destiny with gentle people like Nagasaki Suyo (excluding Shiina Riki) to deceive them and spend a happy time with them.

In the end, she ended it with her own hands.

Now it's just happening again.

It's just that I have to expel the warmth from my side again and accept the cold reality.

Shoko Toyokawa's self-esteem does not allow her to gain happiness by deceiving others!

He pushed the bread and milk back in front of Kaiji Ito, then opened his wallet, took out all the money inside and pushed them over to him.

Toyokawa Shoko then said with a cold face.

"Mr. Ito, it seems you are much dumber than I thought."

"I don't have any favors towards Takamatsu Deng. It's just that she misunderstood me. I don't want to see her at all."

"If you treat me well for her, then you are betraying her. I will slowly pay you back the money you spent on me before."

"From now on, please use all this money on yourself and Takamatsu Deng."

……

PS: Current bounty progress: 1228/10000 cat biscuits × 5.

82/100 blade.

Hiss... I suddenly owe five more chapters, and I don’t have enough manuscripts left, so I have to write them now.

129

Chapter 129 It was obviously me first.

Looking at the cold-faced Shoko Toyokawa with an expressionless face, Ito Kaiji took a look at the money that Shoko Toyokawa pushed over...mostly coins, and very few banknotes.

One of the banknotes was particularly wrinkled, and it looked like it had been struggling over whether to use it or not, but finally decided to give up.

...Why does he look even poorer than him, who works for a black-hearted boss?

At least when it comes to spending money, he won't be so hesitant and give up in the end.

However, Shoko Toyokawa's answer perfectly matched Kaiji Ito's guess.

As expected, he discovered Takamatsu Deng's true face, so he immediately turned against him when he heard about their relationship.

Otherwise, why would she be so determined to cut ties with me?

Not to mention, when he just said [she helped Takamatsu Deng gain the courage to change], Fengchuan now showed a very disdainful expression, and didn't think this statement was true at all.

Fortunately, he had already thought of a countermeasure and deliberately pulled Toyokawa Shoko into this private space to avoid accidents.

Otherwise, if Takamatsu Deng was there, it would be all over.

He maintained his gaze towards Toyokawa Shoko. As Toyokawa Shoko did not want to be found guilty, she tried her best not to blink. Unfortunately, she was one step behind and closed her eyes before Ito Kaiji blinked.

"I win! It was an interesting duel, Xiaoxiang."

"Then I'll take your [chips] away."

With her eyes closed, Shoko Toyokawa immediately became anxious when she heard the word "chips" and stretched out her hand and shouted to Kaiji Ito.

"Wait, wait, what chips? I have no intention of gambling with you, Senior. You're cheating and not even telling me the rules. This match is invalid!"

"Hey, but am I not imitating you, Xiaoxiang?"

"Eh?"

"Look, you were the first one to suddenly stop being your junior and even said I was wrong. I don't even know how I did it, but suddenly I'm no longer your senior."

"Alas... My lovely junior is gone all of a sudden. Isn't my loss greater than yours? You have the nerve to call me that."

...Although she felt something was wrong, Toyokawa Shoko had been confused by Ito Kaiji's words and couldn't get out of it for a while.

But, but that money is for her travel expenses, as well as at least three days of food for herself and her father!

If she died for no reason like this, she would be so depressed that she would vomit blood today!

So he immediately opened his eyes and tried his best to press Ito Kaiji's hand on the money to prevent him from taking the money away.

"Xiao Xiang, oh no, Fengchuan, please let go of your hand. This is the money I won honestly."

"I'm going to follow your instructions and buy some delicious food for myself and T0MO. I'll send you photos then."

"I believe that in ancient times, looking at plums could quench thirst. Today, Fengchuan classmate, looking at a piece of cake to quench hunger will definitely not be a problem for you."

"You can let go now, Fengchuan-san. We're not that familiar with each other, and it's not right for men and women to touch each other. If you keep going like this, I'll have to tell the teacher!"

Looking at Ito Kaiji angrily, who had a look on his face that said, "I'm actually being harassed by a female hooligan, how troublesome!", Toyokawa Shoko finally understood how excessive her behavior just now was if she changed the perspective!

How can it be so infuriating?

At this point, Toyokawa Shoko knows that her tricks are useless against Ito Kaiji. If she wants to cut off ties with him, she will only end up bankrupting herself.

So he stopped pretending and said to Ito Kaiji with a fierce look.

"Senior! If you keep doing this I'll get angry and drop my stockings!"

"I'm so scared~~Alas, I'm a kind-hearted senior. You can spend this money as you please. Just think of it as the New Year's money I didn't give you this year."

Hearing this, Toyokawa Shoko's eyebrows twitched in anger. That was originally her money, and she actually called it New Year's money. What a shameless person!

...Oh, no, now I remember, she did the same thing to Ito Kaiji this morning.

This is revenge.

Suddenly, Toyokawa Shoko felt too embarrassed to be angry, and could only awkwardly start putting the money back into her wallet one coin at a time, trying to drag the topic out.

During this time, Ito Kaiji also started spinning coins, using the sound of several coins spinning as background music.

Yes, during the summer vacation, when he was studying acting with Wakaba Mutsu, through her guidance, Ito Kaiji now has some understanding of psychology.

Now here’s a little trick from psychology, the coin represents money and good luck.

When people hear the sound of the coin spinning, they subconsciously associate it with these positive things, thus producing a pleasant feeling psychologically.

"If you have something to say, just say it nicely, Xiaoxiang. Do you understand this now?"

"...I understand the stockings..."

"Very good, then I will continue to explain why I treat you so well."

“…Huh? Anything else?”

"Of course I did. I told you that T0MO did me a favor, but I didn't tell you what it was, right?"

"Actually, the first time I met you was even earlier than that time we met on the last subway train."

“It was at Crychic’s LIVE event, and I was actually in the audience.”

"I won't go into the specific reasons, but your singing has been the source of motivation for me to survive ever since."

"So even if it has nothing to do with T0MO, I still want to repay you."

Along with the sound of the coin spinning, Kasuga Shadow faintly echoed in Toyokawa Shoko's ears. For her, that was once the source of her motivation to survive.

Come to think of it, Ito Kaiji told her that he was an orphan.

That's why she longs for her family and even becomes a brother and sister with a stranger named Takamatsu Deng.

If Takamatsu Touma hadn't existed, based on the fate between her and Ito Kaiji, she would probably have gone from being a junior to a younger sister...

If that were to happen, then, with Ito Kaiji's abilities...

The pressure has been increasing recently, and he has started drinking again. Even the blue hair he dyed to make her happy has begun to fade because he has not dyed it for a long time, and has returned to his original hair color, just like his father who has become the same as he once was in his decadence.

I guess... he can pick himself up again like me.

Unfortunately, she doesn't have the ability to change her father.

She was the one who met Ito Kaiji first, but she was a step slower. Was this also fate?

No... fate has been very kind to her and given her so many chances, but she just didn't seize them.

……

PS: Current bounty progress: 1228/10000 cat biscuits.

82/100 blade.

130

Chapter 130 You are my first.

As the coins fell one by one, Shoko Toyokawa's spirit gradually calmed down. The past is the past after all, and it would be too embarrassing to hold on to it.

But...what should I do now?!

She had just directly expressed her dislike for Takamatsu Deng, how was she supposed to explain this?!

To be honest, are you saying harsh words because of your own pride and want to cut ties with your seniors?