You are Toyokawa Shoko, then who am I?

Wakaba Mutsu quickly loosened his arms that were tightly hugging Toyokawa Sho, and his body also moved back a little, with panic clearly written on his delicate cheeks.

She didn't mean to do it, she just wanted to use this method to tell Toyokawa Sho that she supports him.

In fact, the main reason was that being in such close proximity made her feel nervous. After all, even though she had seen similar memories hundreds or thousands of times, actual combat and combat records were ultimately two different experiences.

"Let me guess, do you think I want to take over the Toyokawa family because of Xiangzi?"

Toyokawa Sho noticed Wakaba Mutsu's nervousness, so he deliberately changed the subject and slowly held Wakaba Mutsu's small hand.

"……Um."

Ruo Ye Mu nodded, she didn't think too deeply about this matter.

Seeing Wakaba Mu nodding obediently, Toyokawa Sho used his remaining hand to stroke her soft face.

Ruo Yemu felt the tension in her heart ease a little at this intimate yet not too embarrassing action, which was just within her ability to handle. She rubbed Fengchuan Xiang's warm palm like a coquettish cat and tilted the center of gravity of her head on his hand.

"When did you become so insecure? Is it really because it was the dark history that stayed with you for the past ten years instead of me that you're so insecure?"

Fengchuan Xiang gently pinched Wakaba Mu's cheek and smiled helplessly, "I won't decide to take on something that requires sacrificing my life just for her."

“Throwing your life… into it…?”

Ruoye Mu slowly opened his eyes, surprised by the appearance of these two words.

"Yeah, put your life on the line."

Seeing that she was confused, Toyokawa Sho patiently explained to her.

"Once I decide to take over the position of head of the family, I will naturally need to learn relevant knowledge, such as management, finance, economics, and law. I need to be proficient in all these things."

"To be more specific, the Toyokawa family's businesses involve car companies, real estate, and even a lot of heavy industry. I also need to understand these, and this is just the learning process. Getting started with the work is another process that will take a lot of time."

As Toyokawa Sho was talking, he felt a little emotional. If he didn't have the Corridor of Life in his hands, it would take him half a decade to fully grasp all the things he needed to learn.

From a normal person's perspective, Lao Deng said that starting formal training in high school is actually very late.

"So, I may not have the extra time to play with the band. Even if I did, my identity wouldn't be suitable for me to appear on stage as a musician. I can only be with you as a behind-the-scenes supporter, operator, or arranger."

"It can be said that once I decide to take over the position of head of the family, I will probably never be able to perform on the stage again in this life. It is truly a life-or-death gamble."

Toyokawa Sho slowly stroked Wakaba Mu's face, with his thumb resting on her beautiful cheek.

It was like touching marshmallows made of clouds, with the rich sweetness of honey and the infinite beauty of a young girl. Just looking at the other person looking at herself like this, her mood became as comfortable and relaxed as the wilderness.

"I am willing to take on this heavy responsibility. One reason is that I can help Xiangzi, the old man, and my wife who treats me so gently. Perhaps I can even help Mr. Qinggao a little..."

"There are so many people I can help, like my boss who truly treats me like his own grandson, Shinji who's struggling under the weight of mortgage and car loans, Anhe, a senior who's been left behind by the times due to his lack of a strong backing, or Takamatsu who hopes I can often come and drink and dine with him. I have the power to help all the people I've met along the way who have been kind to me."

"But the real reason is not that complicated."

Toyokawa Sho smiled gently and said, "As for me, I decided to take over the position of head of the family just to help you."

“…For…me…”

Wakaba Mu blinked in a trance.

After a while, she felt her eyes becoming uncontrollable.

She clearly didn't feel like crying, but the words that came out of her mouth unconsciously turned into sobs. She didn't even realize until later that her tears had run down her cheeks and landed on Toyokawa Sho's fingertips.

Then, slowly.

The crying became increasingly difficult to control.

The bitterness from her eyes swallowed up everything; the sourness at the tip of her nose and the stiffness at her fingertips seemed to indicate that her face was soaked with tears.

"Don't cry..."

When Toyokawa Sho saw Wakaba Mu crying, he used his fingers to wipe away his tears out of concern, and while wiping, he used joking to try to cheer Wakaba Mu up.

"If you keep crying like that, I'll have to settle accounts with Toyokawa Shoko tomorrow. How on earth did she manage to be my childhood sweetheart all these years? Doesn't she care about you at all? What a hateful dark history! She really needs a lesson. I really need to control her."

Wakaba Mutsu shook his head vigorously, then buried his face in Toyokawa Sho's chest, and his two small hands also grabbed his clothes.

"Oh, I was just kidding. We won't settle the score with her. We won't settle the score with her, ah."

Toyokawa Sho gently patted Wakaba Mutsu's petite back. He happened to be sitting in a rocking chair, which was rocking to the rhythm, and he looked like he was coaxing a child.

But isn’t coaxing your girlfriend the same as coaxing a child?

Strength and arrogance are used to deal with outsiders.

Only the tears now and the childish coquettishness are reserved for the loved one.

“…Why do you do this?”

Ruoye Mu's fingers gripping the clothes gradually began to tighten, "Why are you forcing yourself... Xiang Mingming, I really like to perform on the stage..."

As he spoke, Ruo Yemu also poured out the memories that he knew.

"When Xiang was little, he would come to me and play the piano music he learned in front of me. When he grew up and could learn the waltz, Xiang would be my dance partner and practice on stage with me... Xiang has shown a yearning for the stage since he was very young... Why is he giving up now?"

"It was the same when we formed Mujica. Xiang didn't enjoy being on stage at all. Every performance and every practice was like a job to finish as quickly as possible. He was so eager that he didn't even have time to rest... At that time, you could say it was to pay off the debt as quickly as possible, but now... now we don't have to work so hard anymore, right?"

"Sho can already...rest."

Ruo Ye Mu herself didn't know that she could also say so many words in one breath just like the self in her memory.

But she had no time to care about these unimportant things now. She wiped the corners of her eyes, which had been rubbed red, with her fingers, and looked at Toyokawa Sho intermittently, choking with sobs, and her body trembled from time to time because of brief sobs.

Toyokawa Sho did not answer immediately, but just gently pressed Wakaba Mu's head and held her in his arms. While stroking her soft, smooth and delicate long hair with his hands, he took her hand and let her hold him tightly.

It's time to rest.

Ruoye Mu also said this to him once before he traveled through time.

It was because of this sentence that I gradually let go of the burden I had been carrying and was able to muster up the energy to face the unknown new life.

Now, it was because of these words that he truly made up his mind to return to his past busyness, in exchange for having the strength to protect the people he wanted to protect.

"Just like Mu said, I can really rest now,"

Toyokawa Sho said slowly, "But I am a greedy person. I want to pursue a better and happier ending. So, please understand me, okay? Mu."

"After becoming the heir, I have the right and status to take you away from your parents. The root of all your suffering is actually your family's neglect. If Minami wasn't afraid of you, if Longwen was willing to care about you more... perhaps you would become a very happy child, just like Xiangzi."

"But if that were the case, perhaps we wouldn't be halves. It's precisely because we're both equally lonely, equally neglected, both have only each other, and have both spent so many years together that we're halves, people who can save each other. I'm sorry I wasn't able to properly handle your family affairs last time because I was too busy myself."

"But this time, I think I have a chance."

Toyokawa Sho gently pushed Wakaba Mu away, facing the other's cute goose yellow eyes that were red to the point of being adorable, and took out a small rubber band from his pocket, which he usually used to tie his bangs when washing his face.

Because he had been learning piano since he was a child, his fingers were particularly flexible and he quickly turned the rubber band into a circle, making it into the shape of a simulated ring.

Toyokawa Sho reached out and held up Wakaba Mu's palm, and slowly pushed in the ring finger of his left hand.

"Mu, I will take you from Ruoye's house as your fiancée."

After all, the rubber band is not like a ring, which can be pushed to the bottom smoothly. It gets stuck halfway and you need to pull the rubber band to move it to the corresponding position.

However, Toyokawa Sho was not impatient. When he did this action, his eyebrows were lowered and he did it very seriously, as if he was really putting an engagement ring on Wakaba Mutsu.

"From now on, whether it's Mori Minami or Wakaba Longwen, they will love you infinitely because of the relationship between us. Even though this is just a superficial thing that tends to be self-interested... But, the real thing, we have already obtained it a long time ago, and that is harmony between us."

After wearing the rubber band ring.

Toyokawa Shocai slowly raised his eyes and looked at Wakaba Mu with a smile.

"You know, I'm still a lot more immature. I care about face, always trying to put on a front. I seem strong, but I'm actually weak. I'm easily influenced by others and can't stand people asking me for favors... I'm not sure if I haven't explained it, but now I'm really shocked. I used to have so many shortcomings, and now I'm still flattering myself by wanting to choose a path that no one really wants me to take."

"But...even so, I still want to do everything I can for you and all of you. This is my promise and my responsibility."

"Are you willing to stand by my side, even though I'm so stubborn, and support me forever? Mu."

Without any trace of falsehood.

What Toyokawa Sho said now was his true feelings.

Ruoye Mu silently looked at the rubber band ring on his finger, which actually didn't look like a real ring at all. He thought that if Toyokawa Shoko was next to him, she would definitely be angry and say that no one would use a rubber band as a ring.

But for her.

This small circle of rubber band.

But she was happier than she had been in the past fifteen years combined.

【Xiao Mu, go do it.】

At this time.

She heard Metis' whispers begin to murmur in her ears.

...What does it mean?

If Ye Mu didn't understand the meaning of this word, she was stunned for three seconds, and suddenly found that her hands were uncontrollably pressing Fengchuan Xiang on the chair and holding Fengchuan Xiang's wrist.

"Mu?"

Looking at Toyokawa Sho's confused eyes.

Images of the adult world flashed quickly through Ruoye Mu's mind.

She bit her thin lips hard, and finally closed her eyes and kissed Toyokawa Sho on the mouth without hesitation.

That’s not all.

She was still learning how to do what she remembered, trying to clumsily stick out her tongue, feeling her earlobes and cheeks burning like fire, and her vision was filled with confusion and impulse.

Toyokawa Sho never thought that Wakaba Mu would actually push him down on the chair and forcefully kiss him, but it felt pretty good. It seemed that he didn't really hate the basement, but he just didn't choose the right person in the basement.

He gently bit Ruoye Mu's small tongue, and skillfully took her along with him to slowly wrap his tongue around it, while his hands subconsciously slid slowly towards the sensitive area.

Passing through the thin skirt, fingertips circled the delicate and smooth skin, and someone felt Ruo Yemu's body tremble. Only then did he realize that they were not twenty-five years old now, so he quickly withdrew his hand, his lips gradually parted, and his saliva stretched into threads and disappeared in an instant.

"Ahem... Sorry, Mu, I'm used to it—"

"……OK."

"...?"

"I said...it's okay..."

If Ye Mu didn't have the courage to look into Toyokawa Sho's eyes and say this, she would have exhausted all her strength just by lying on Toyokawa Sho's shoulder and whispering these soft words in his ear.

But when her eyes fell on the half-hidden red on Toyokawa Sho's collar, she frowned slightly, and her strength seemed to come back unconsciously.

Her fingers slowly unbuttoned Toyokawa Sho's collar, and soon she saw traces left there secretly by an unknown woman, as well as a small stone strung together by a necklace and placed around Toyokawa Sho's neck.

"..."

If Ye Mu just narrowed her eyes slightly, she would know what to do without Metis's guidance.

She reached out and took the necklace off Toyokawa Sho's neck, threw it on the bed as if it were a casual item, then bent down and pecked the red mark again.

"...Mu, it's a little itchy..."

In fact, Toyokawa Sho never understood.

Why do these people like to plant strawberries on him?

How is this different from animals marking their territory?

His neck is quite sensitive, and he feels oxygen when he moves it. He has to dig his toes into the ground and his fingers into his chest to stop himself from laughing, so it's very difficult for him to hold it in every time, but he can't stop it.

If Ye Mu raised her head and stared at her masterpiece silently, she actually knew that the kiss mark could not be covered up, and if she kissed the same spot again, it would only make that place redder.

But even so, she still has to do it.

Before doing anything.

Disinfection is necessary.

But what to do next?

Ruo Ye Mu could vaguely feel something pressing against her from behind, but she really didn't have the courage to touch it. It was already very difficult for her to get rid of those two defiling things.

[Xiao Mu is still too stupid... Do you want me to help you fight? ]

I could clearly hear Metis' laughter again.

If Ye Mu lay on Fengchuan Xiang's chest with some dissatisfaction, she would not give up the initiative of her body.

Metis obviously knew this, so she didn't force it, and there was no need to force it. Ruoye Mu was now basically no different from them.

So Metis was just giving a suggestion.

【Just take off the shoulder straps and kiss it. 】