You are Toyokawa Shoko, then who am I?

"I'm really counting on you..."

Toyokawa Sho's voice was as thin as a mosquito. The battle he experienced this afternoon was so fierce that even the gods on Takama-ga-hara would look at him with surprise. He was truly a god.

"Okay...you have to tell me when I get stronger!"

After a complex thinking struggle.

The girl, with her earlobes still red, walked behind the man and reached out to help press his stiff shoulders.

Seeing that Toyokawa Sho didn't react at all and seemed to be enjoying it with his eyes closed, she mechanically repeated her actions. Since she had never learned massage, she could only press randomly.

She vowed to practice hard when she returned.

it is good.

Let’s practice on dad first.

"Okay, I feel much better now. Thank you, Lixi."

Fengchuan Xiang patted Li Xi's little hand, indicating that it was not necessary. Then he raised his eyes and looked at the person standing next to him, "It's eight o'clock now. I plan to visit Deng's home after taking a break."

"……what?"

Li Xi's brain went into a state of shutdown.

"Lixi, is there anything you'd like to buy for Deng as a gift? I've already bought the star projector. A few days ago, when I went out to dinner, I went shopping with my senior at the mall and saw a really nice one, so I bought it. It's only about 20,000 or 30,000 yuan, which isn't expensive. We can just say we bought it together."

"As for fruit, we picked up quite a bit this afternoon... After packaging it, it's just enough to take over. It's still early, so just in case, let's go to the supermarket next door and see if there's anything suitable to bring over for Deng."

"Wait, wait a minute..."

Li Xi murmured.

Go see the light?

Now? Have you bought all the gifts?

And it’s just me and Xiang?

"...Isn't this a bit too sudden?"

Li Xi asked.

"No, actually I wanted to take some time to go see Deng a long time ago, but I've been busy with my own things recently, so I didn't go."

Toyokawa Sho sighed and said, "I know everything Xiangzi said that day. Deng must think it was her fault that the band disbanded. I don't want to see her thinking about herself so remorsefully, so I want to go there myself and clear up the misunderstanding before asking Toyokawa Shozi to come over and apologize in person."

"Tsk."

Why should Xiang clean up your mess?

Li Xi cursed Toyokawa Shoko in his heart in annoyance.

Then he asked curiously.

"But Xiang, Deng may not remember you right away like Mu did. When we meet uncle and aunt, I can still explain that I am Deng's friend. How should you introduce yourself?"

"Isn't this simple?"

Toyokawa Sho joked.

"Wouldn't it be better if I just said I'm your boyfriend?"

96

Chapter 96: The long-awaited appearance of Takamatsu Deng.

The cool wind blew through the cables between the buildings, and the trees on both sides of the street shook the leaves, making a rustling sound.

The sky above the city was like a pool of spilled ink, obscuring the previously clear and bright night scene. The pitch-black darkness swallowed up the cruising clouds, the hustle and bustle, but it could not swallow up the flourishing stars, the specks of silver light, and the fireworks of the bright lights and feasting on the streets.

Toyokawa Sho and Shiina Riki walked out of the supermarket together, carrying two large bags in their hands, which were filled with fruit snacks or gifts that they thought Takamatsu Deng would like.

"It's really not safe to just buy one book..."

Shiina Riki looked left and right at the heavy Penguin Encyclopedia in his hand, and still felt a little uneasy.

Although the bookstore guide said that this encyclopedia is a limited edition rare item from Asahiyama Zoo, no penguin enthusiast can refuse it.

But Shiina Riki doesn't know much about penguins, she is a die-hard panda supporter.

Before she met Takamatsu Deng, her impression of penguins was that they were "creatures not as cute as pandas". She didn't pay attention to them or care about them, so she didn't understand whether this book was good or not, and whether Takamatsu Deng would really like it.

"I think it's pretty good. There's also a star projector in the bag. Given Deng's personality, she'd be happy even if it was just a pencil."

Toyokawa Sho stopped someone from buying something.

"Can……"

"I know Li Xi cares about the lantern, but there's a limit to how much you should pay attention to when giving gifts."

Master Xiang shook his head. "We already brought a lot. If we buy more, it won't look like we're coming here to apologize to a friend."

"what is that?"

"Go to the leader to use connections, and ask the father-in-law for the betrothal gift."

Li Xi leaned back tactically and made a sound "uh". She didn't expect that paying a visit would be so troublesome.

However, when she heard Toyokawa Sho mention the word "bride price", she blinked subconsciously, her gaze subtly shifted to the side, and the fingers on the book began to unconsciously touch the cover.

Get married...

She cast her gaze towards the distant future, and saw herself, under the ringing of the church bells, awkwardly extending her hand, allowing the other person to put a ring on her finger that symbolized eternity... Then she was suddenly shocked that she had actually thought of this.

Enduring the redness in her ears, she began to slow down her pace and walked silently behind Toyokawa Sho. When she felt it was not so hot anymore, she quickened her pace again and followed Toyokawa Sho to help take a bag from his hand.

We walked like this for about ten minutes.

The two walked to the vicinity of Takamatsu Deng's home.

Because Deng's home is just behind Yuezhisen Academy and is quite close to RiNG, the two of them don't have to take the tram specifically. They can just walk there like they usually do when they go home from school.

"Before knocking on the door, let's confirm the information again."

Toyokawa Sho looked at Shiina Riki, "From what I understand, Deng's family has a shift system. The uncle and aunt work the day shift and the night shift respectively, so the one who is accompanying Deng at home now is Mr. Takamatsu."

"Ah."

Shiina Riki nodded seriously. If she wasn't holding a bag in her hand, she might be taking notes now.

"Then, your name is Shiina Riki, and you were a member of Deng's former band. You wanted to meet Deng because you were worried about Deng's situation."

Toyokawa Sho pointed at Riki.

"Ah."

Li Xi still nodded.

"My name is Toyokawa Sho, and I'm your boyfriend. You said you were going to meet your best friend, so you dragged me here—"

The man’s map of Yan State is not long. He said so much just to step on the girl’s cat’s tail again.

As expected, the girl was like a cat with its fur standing on end. She couldn't stand before he could finish speaking. Her cheeks were smudged bright red as if by a paintbrush. For a moment, she couldn't even utter a curse word.

If it were someone else, she would naturally not hesitate. She would use all the martial arts secrets such as the Vajra Palm, the Dragon Subduing Tiger Fist, the Foshan Shadowless Kick, etc., and would make those who made fun of her pay the price.

But the person speaking now was Toyokawa Sho. Even though he had countless thoughts of an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth in his mind, they melted into sticky syrup on the tip of his tongue. In the end, he just stared at the other person without any deterrence.

"Shy?"

Someone is still happily entertaining the child.

"Huh? I didn't!"

Li Xi turned his head away unhappily, muttering to himself, "I just don't want to use such a joking way..."

"Huh? What did you say?"

Toyokawa Sho didn't hear clearly.

"Nothing at all!"

Li Xi threw down these words and ran onto the bridge alone.

After climbing a few stairs, I looked back at Toyokawa Sho who was following behind me, and stood there waiting for Toyokawa Sho for a while. It was like a dog that let go of the leash and ran far away, and then stopped to make sure you didn't disappear and waited for you to come over.

After crossing the I Want to Be Human Bridge, the two soon arrived at the door of Takamatsu Deng's house.

"You knock?"

Li Xi asked.

"Row."

Toyokawa Sho stretched out his hand and knocked three times on the wooden door.

dong dong.

dong dong.

The wooden door was pushed open.

Standing at the door was a man wearing a casual white shirt. He had delicate and bright features. If you just looked at his face, you might mistake him for a middle-aged man in his twenties.

His name is Takamatsu Yuji, and he is Takamatsu Deng's father. When he saw two children who looked the same age as his daughter coming to the door of his house, he couldn't help rubbing his eyes, thinking that he didn't see clearly.

Deng actually has friends who come to visit specially?

omg...

This is the first time in all these years...

I thought it would stop happening after kindergarten, but it seems I was right to go to the shrine to pray with Hikari some time ago...!

However, what if these two children accidentally went to the wrong place?

I feel that this possibility is higher than that Deng will have a friend who can come to her house to find her... I'd better ask first.

"You are—?"

Takamatsu Yuji stretched out his voice, his tone filled with great anticipation.

"Hello, Mr. Takamatsu. I'm Toyokawa Sho, and this is Shiina Riki. We're both friends of your daughter's. We came here because we were worried about the light. Could you please let us in?"

He is actually Deng’s friend!

He was so polite and even bought something specially for me!

Deng...you've really grown up. You've actually made friends who care about you so much...

That’s great…it’s really great!

Takamatsu Yuji held back the heat welling up in his eyes. For a moment, his inner emotions were like a galloping wild horse and a surging tide, as if he was a monk who had practiced for thousands of years and finally achieved enlightenment. He felt extremely moved.

As an old father who has always been worried about his daughter's lack of social skills and who has basically had no friends since she was a child, he almost hopes every day that his daughter can one day overcome her character weaknesses and live a beautiful and brilliant youth like other children.

He really wanted to see his daughter smiling happily among her friends one day, and he was willing to pay any price for it.

My daughter is so cute and beautiful.

You should have the happiest youth!

"So you're Deng's friends. Come in, come in! Just call me uncle, I'll make you some tea... Oh, no, you probably prefer drinks, right? Coke or juice? I'll get them for you!"

Takamatsu Yuji enthusiastically invited the two of them into the house.

"Uncle, I'll just have some tea."

Toyokawa Sho smiled politely.

"Me too!"

Li Xi followed up with this.

She was a little nervous now because she had hardly ever been to other people's homes. Visiting friends was a sunny and youthful thing that had nothing to do with her, who was used to being alone.

"Don't be polite with me. You are all Deng's friends. To me, you are very important guests. I really appreciate you being friends with my daughter. Deng must have caused you a lot of trouble, right?"

Takamatsu Yuji said sincerely.

"No, uncle! Deng is so nice! I'm really grateful that Deng is willing to be my friend! I'm really lucky to have met Deng!"

Lixi was now like a game master who was being teased by An and Tiantong. She quickly stood at attention as soon as Takamatsu Yuji spoke.

After she finished speaking, she realized that she spoke too hastily, so she coughed, silently took a step back and hid behind Toyokawa Sho.