You are Toyokawa Shoko, then who am I?

This girl would only take off her tough disguise in front of him.

He was the only one who could fully understand what she was thinking.

It is true as Toyokawa Shoko said, the relationship between her and her is the most unique in the world.

Even though he always disliked her for being too immature in her behavior and having a hot temper, Toyokawa Shoko still felt a slight sense of satisfaction in his heart because she was his only safe haven.

He had always hoped that one day he could save his former bruised and battered self, and the existence of Toyokawa Shoko slightly satisfied this vision that he thought was impossible to achieve.

Until the Maybach drove into Toyokawa's house, Sho Toyokawa allowed Shoko Toyokawa to hold his fingers like a girlfriend. When the driver came down to help open the car door, Shoko Toyokawa reluctantly withdrew her hand and walked into the villa with Sho Toyokawa.

"Has Madam's condition worsened?"

When Toyokawa Sho saw that Toyokawa Shoko looked better, he asked about what he had been worried about all the way.

If there really was something urgent happening in the Toyokawa family, it could only be that Mizuho Toyokawa's condition had worsened.

to be frank.

Toyokawa Sho really has a good impression of the "Mother" in this other world.

Although I don't have much real feeling in my heart, their personalities are so different that it can be said that apart from the same appearance, they are not the same person at all.

But when I saw her that day, I couldn't help but want to cry. After all, this was the scene in my fantasy. I could act coquettishly to my mother without any worries and be a carefree child.

If possible, he really didn't want such a gentle and kind person to repeat the mistakes of the past and die early due to illness just as the world line would eventually end.

In this world, Shoko Toyokawa needs her, Kiyoshi Toyokawa needs her, and Sadaharu Toyokawa also needs her.

Maybe someday in the future.

I will need her as much as they do.

"...Mother is in good health."

Shoko Toyokawa rubbed her little nose which was still a little red. She was afraid that Sho Toyokawa couldn't hear her clearly, so she moved closer and spoke softly.

"The doctor in charge of Mother said that her complexion is much better than yesterday. If she can keep it up, she might be fully recovered in half a year."

"I think this must be thanks to you, Xiang,"

Shoko Toyokawa slowly closed her still misty eyes, raised her cheek, smiled gently at Toyokawa Sho and said, "Ever since you came to me, good things have been happening... Thank you so much, Sho."

Looking at the girl's clean and gentle smile, Toyokawa Sho was slightly distracted, vaguely overlapping the face he saw at this moment with the gentle face of Toyokawa Mizuho in the ward yesterday.

Just as dignified and beautiful.

It's just as refreshing.

He blinked, and for once, he didn't dislike Toyokawa Shoko. Instead, he skipped over the topic and asked, "Since it's not Madam's business, what's the urgent matter that requires you to bring me back?"

"..."

When Shoko Toyokawa saw that Sho Toyokawa ignored what she had just said, she felt a little disappointed for a moment, and her expression became much more droopy, like a dejected puppy.

She felt that what she had just said was very heartfelt, and both the emotion and expression were just right.

She told Toyokawa Sho this because she really thought so from the bottom of her heart. She didn't say it to make Toyokawa Sho feel embarrassed, but she should be able to feel the most basic touch.

But Toyokawa Sho didn't react at all.

...Doesn't he really regard me as a member of the opposite sex?

Come to think of it, when he was massaging my sprained foot that day, he was just doing his job, with a visibly indifferent attitude. When I came out of the shower, he didn't even look at me. When I sent him a message saying goodnight at night, he didn't even reply, it just showed as read. Only by calling him specifically could I get a goodnight from him...

Really... the more I think about it, the angrier I get...!

Why on earth?

Is it not okay just because we are the same person? Is it not interesting to me just because we are the same person?

But, but I like you very much——

"Why don't you speak?"

“…It’s all because of you.”

Toyokawa Shoko's inner thoughts were interrupted. She gave Toyokawa Sho a stern look and then answered Toyokawa Sho's question again, "Mu is coming to stay at our house today. Her parents have already agreed. If Mu is willing, she can stay away from home for a month."

"They can so nonchalantly say that they can let their child live with someone else for a month without returning. Those two people treat Mu more like a dispensable guest than a daughter."

Toyokawa Sho shook his head.

"What do you mean?"

Toyokawa Shoko asked with some confusion.

"That's what it means."

Toyokawa Sho looked at Toyokawa Shoko and said, "If you go out and live with Mr. Qing Gao, the old man will almost send people to monitor your house around the clock. He's worried about his child being alone outside and wants to ensure her safety at all times. This is what a normal parent would do."

"Grandfather actually sent someone to monitor me?"

Shoko Toyokawa sounded a little surprised. She looked around for a few times, then took Sho Toyokawa's hand and led her to her room. After closing the door, she walked up to Sho Toyokawa eagerly and asked.

"When did it start?"

"They must have sent someone to keep an eye on you the day you and Mr. Qinggao left home."

Toyokawa Sho thought about his conversation with Toyokawa Sadaharu.

"It's so early—"

Toyokawa Shoko was surprised at first, then confused, "But why don't I know?"

Toyokawa Sho didn't reply, but just smiled faintly. However, from this smile, Shoko could understand what Toyokawa Sho meant: "How could you possibly understand that with your brain?"

Shoko Toyokawa was so angry that she scratched the back of Toyokawa Sho's hand with her nails. After that, she was afraid of leaving blood marks, so she quickly rubbed the place she had just scratched with her fingers.

She herself realized that these little movements did look strange, so she coughed a few times to change the subject.

"...Although I know that Mu's parents do have some issues, it's still a bit too much to not treat Mu as a daughter."

"How can you be a good parent if you deliberately push your daughter towards a chaebol?"

Toyokawa Sho gave a brief comment.

"But that's because her mother and my mother have a good relationship, and we are both girls, so even if we play together, there won't be any problem-"

"what about me?"

Toyokawa Sho passed by Toyokawa Shoko and sat down on a sofa. After leaning his weight on the fine leather, he slowly said, "Over here, they also have Mu come over every day. Two girls are indeed nothing, but what about two people of the opposite sex of similar age?"

"From the very beginning, they've been hoping to cling to the Toyokawa family. It would be best if you were a boy, so they could get married in the future. Then, they could squeeze into the Toyokawa family, leaping from a mere actor to a higher class, enjoying more privileges they weren't entitled to before. Even if they don't, as long as they have this connection, they can always be evergreens in the circle."

As he said this, Toyokawa Sho sighed.

"To treat children as mere tools to be exchanged for benefits, the moment you have that thought in your head, you're already a scumbag. Because I'm a boy, I understand more clearly the significance of them sending Mu here. You didn't expect this aspect to be normal."

"That's why I say Mu is my other half. Because she, like me, is a child abandoned by her family."

Shoko Toyokawa sat quietly next to Sho Toyokawa. Although she had known that Minami Mori had this wishful thinking, she never thought that Minami Mori didn't even regard Mutsu Wakaba as her own child.

The two of them sat on the sofa together, looking at the courtyard outside the floor-to-ceiling window without saying a word. They saw the moonlight hanging down like a silky and soft silk, and together with the blowing night breeze, it wrapped the exquisite flower fields.

Shoko Toyokawa tried to gently lean her head on Toyokawa Sho's shoulder. Seeing that Toyokawa Sho did not resist, she put her center of gravity on him with peace of mind. After enjoying it quietly for a while, she murmured.

"I... am indeed sorry."

"I've been by her side since she was little, but I didn't seem to notice anything about her... Speaking of which, I don't remember when she became so silent. It's like she suddenly became like this one day, and I didn't pay any attention to it, nor did I try to solve the root cause of her becoming like this. I was just thinking about my own things, always thinking about my own things."

"I can't even tell you what kind of pizza she likes, or whether she likes black tea. But every time we go out to eat, she always orders dishes I like. In order to form a band with me, she's even willing to give up her more proficient metal style and play a pop style that she doesn't seem to be interested in..."

"It was as if she was born to understand everything about me, and I took it for granted to enjoy everything she brought me, fearlessly and recklessly squandering her feelings for me."

Toyokawa Shoko's tears gradually flowed from her misty eyes, wetting the clothes on Toyokawa Sho's shoulders into a dark color of regret. If she could do it again, she swore that she would never say those excessive words to Wakaba Mu.

But it's too late now.

"Now that things have come to this, how can I compensate her?"

Toyokawa Shoko said in confusion.

"She was actually thinking about me that day at that idiot dad's house... but I still acted like a child and got so angry at her. What can I do to undo my mistake..."

Facing Toyokawa Shoko's anxiety, Toyokawa Sho thought for a moment and then slowly replied, "If Mu still regards you as her childhood sweetheart, she will forgive you even if you don't admit your mistakes. She has almost unlimited tolerance for those closest to her."

"What do you mean, Mu, do you still consider me your childhood sweetheart?"

Toyokawa Shoko frowned and said unhappily.

"Because there's one more me now."

Toyokawa Sho chuckled, "From Mu's perspective, should she choose a sensitive brat who gets snorted at regardless of whether she helps him or not, or a true childhood friend who's been with her through 25 years of ups and downs? The answer should be obvious."

When Shoko Toyokawa heard this, her face fell. She actually dropped her family etiquette as a young lady and hit Sho Toyokawa's face with her head in a childish manner.

But unfortunately, Toyokawa Shoko had predicted her move in advance, and dodged it by leaning his body to the side. At the same time, he stretched out a dog paw to press down Toyokawa Shoko's head, pressing back the traitor who was trying to assassinate the king.

"Why such a big reaction?"

Toyokawa Sho chuckled and said, "Others will feel that these words really hit you where it hurts."

"Humph……"

Toyokawa Shoko sat up straight, then turned her head away and snorted coldly, "You just know how to make fun of me..."

"Then I can find someone else."

Toyokawa Sho teased.

"Who else can you turn to?"

Toyokawa Shoko muttered.

"That's a lot, let me count them."

Toyokawa Sho pretended to be very serious and counted carefully with his fingers, "One, two, three, four, five, six..."

Toyokawa Shoko was able to remain calm at first, but when she heard that the final number was almost over ten, she really couldn't keep calm anymore.

I saw her grabbing the pillow next to her with both hands, wanting to hit the other person but she didn't dare to use force. In the end, she could only cover Toyokawa Sho's face with the pillow as if she was acting coquettishly to vent her anger.

“Where did you get so many people…!!”

"If you don't believe me, can I call her right now and have a chat?"

“No!!!”

Toyokawa Shoko was so anxious that she almost shouted out, "You are mine."

Although her anger bar was completely filled up by Toyokawa Sho, this kind of playful banter between lovers was ultimately just flirting. She couldn't be said to be very angry. At most, she just complained about the other party's bad intentions, while her favorability towards him was rising rapidly.

At this moment, her melancholy and worries were swept away, and only the anxious self-esteem was burning in her huge chest. She even rode on Toyokawa Sho and pressed him down on the sofa, covering Toyokawa Sho's face with a pillow.

Seeing that Toyokawa Sho was unable to move, she put on a smug look.

She had no idea that the only possibility for her to pin a boy with the physique to drive ten boats onto the sofa was that Master Xiang was just letting her have fun.

This is also the time.

There was a steady and forceful knock on the door. The person knocking was a servant in a Western-style maid uniform. She came to give Toyokawa Sho a gift on the orders of Toyokawa Sadaharu, and also to inform Toyokawa Sho that Wakaba Mutsu, the guest for tonight's banquet, had arrived.

Now the entire Toyokawa family knows that the old man is very doting on this child who is suspected to be his illegitimate child (?). There are even rumors that he is the next heir designated by the old man.

Therefore, every servant in the Toyokawa family is now committed to having a good relationship with Toyokawa Sho, and this servant is one of them. When she heard that she could give gifts to the future pillar of the Toyokawa family to make him look familiar, she immediately jumped over.

However, when she gently pushed open the heavy wooden door and looked inside through the gap.

I saw a man and a woman moving back and forth on a pink custom-made sofa. One of them was breathing heavily and the other was disheveled. If you looked closely, you could see that the girl's cheeks were flushed, as if she had just experienced some intense exercise.

hum-

The servant closed the door almost as quickly as she could in her life.

"I don't see anything..."

"I don't see anything..."

"I don't see anything..."

The servant kept muttering this sentence: The future head of the Toyokawa family and the eldest daughter are together?

How is this possible... How is this possible...

I must have read it wrong.

Yes, this is the only possibility.