All the people who like me are other people’s girlfriends! ?

The girl sat in the center of the canvas, the afterglow of the setting sun illuminating her cheeks, as if the surrounding noise and time itself held their breath for her, falling into absolute tranquility.

She looked up at Qingye, a faint blush rising on her snow-white cheeks.

Without a doubt, she is a young lady as innocent, radiant, and beautiful as a flower, blossoming in a warm castle since childhood, never tainted by the world, as if all the beauty in the world is entrusted to her, her purity is breathtaking.

That might be the reason why she couldn't think straight?

Thinking this to himself, Kiyono said, "You were just about to commit suicide, weren't you?"

"You, you've misunderstood! My things were blown away, that's why..."

The sky-blue-haired girl slowly opened her palm, and in her soft palm lay a four-leaf clover lying quietly.

"A four-leaf clover?" Qingye was somewhat surprised. This was indeed quite rare. It was said that only one in 100,000 three-leaf clovers might appear, making it an extremely lucky symbol.

He then recalled the gust of wind from earlier... So, the incident just now was simply that the four-leaf clover in the young lady's hand was accidentally blown away, which is why she was so eager to catch it?

"Even so, you should still be careful. Don't do anything so dangerous next time." Kiyono was like a gentle and understanding older brother.

“You…you’re right. However, I’ve noticed this fence; it shouldn’t fall off.”

The girl stood up, lowered her head in shame, and stammered.

"Be very careful."

Seeing her innocent look, Qingye couldn't help but remind her again before patting the dust off her clothes and saying, "Then I'll take my leave."

"Wait, wait a minute!"

Just as Kiyono turned to leave, the girl suddenly seemed to discover something extremely important. Her gaze was fixed on Kiyono's knee, where his trousers were torn, with bloodstains visible and oozing bright red blood. It must have been torn when he fell.

"You are hurt……"

She anxiously grabbed Kiyono's wrist.

"Oh, this? Don't worry about it, it's just a minor injury." After being reminded by her, Kiyono felt some pain in her leg and smiled at the blue-haired girl.

"No! It's because of me that you got hurt! So please let me take responsibility!"

Her voice rose slightly, even taking on the unique tone of a young lady. Her amber eyes stared directly at Qingye, flashing with an undeniable determination. She was earnest in a way that was somewhat endearing, inexplicably reminding Qingye of another equally earnest and stubborn fool.

"Oh right, I haven't introduced myself yet, how rude of me! My name is..."

On the quiet bridge, with her back to the huge setting sun gradually sinking, she tilted her head slightly, and the smile on her pretty face looked pure and clear, dazzlingly beautiful.

"Toyokawa Shoko."

?010. Oh my god, T0 Bai Xiang! [Two-in-one]

Kiyono finally understood where that sense of familiarity came from.

Toyokawa Shoko.

Sixteen years old, the young lady of a wealthy family, and also a well-known female protagonist. She is innocent, cute and earnest, and has many evolutionary paths: White Xiang, Black Xiang, Chuunibyou Xiao Xiang, Customer Service Xiao Xiang, Hardworking Xiao Xiang, Octopus Xiao Xiang, Maybach Xiao Xiang... In short, she is an extremely complex beautiful girl.

At this moment, the blue-haired beauty walked in a certain direction without saying a word. Her petite figure carried an inexplicable power that made it difficult for anyone to break free.

"Um, Ms. Toyokawa," Kiyono asked, "Are you going to the pharmacy? But we just passed by."

Toyokawa Shoko paused, blinking in confusion. "A pharmacy? Why do we need to go to a pharmacy? I have special medical equipment at home!"

Dazzling! Absolutely dazzling!

Kiyono seemed to see some kind of sacred light in the girl, and involuntarily covered his eyes with his remaining hand:

"Ms. Toyokawa, please allow me to say something impolite, but you must never go to a host club again! And never trust men's words easily! Including mine!"

"I... I would never go to a place like that!"

As the last rays of the setting sun faded and night fell like a curtain, the city's colorful neon lights lit up one after another.

As the girl walked, the number of pedestrians on the road gradually decreased. She climbed up a slope along the road, and the mansions in the distance were faintly visible. A lush Japanese garden with a small river came into view. At first glance, it looked like a garden, a completely different world from the modern high-rise buildings.

This is a famous private residence, which is said to have become private property more than a hundred years ago. It covers a very large area, and walking here, you can even feel a sense of emptiness. The courtyard is full of cherry blossoms and various lush plants, and the river is quiet and peaceful, which can easily make people feel a terrible loneliness.

"The Toyokawa family is truly wicked..."

Looking at the surroundings, Kiyono couldn't help but sigh, "This must be several times darker than Yukinoshita's house, right?"

—Wait a minute, how did he end up here out of nowhere?! He hadn't expected this at all!

Toyokawa Shoko clearly didn't care about Kiyono's complaints. At this moment, the girl was preoccupied with Kiyono's injuries, and her steps became much more hurried as she quickly led him through the gate.

Beyond the gate, a rather large European-style mansion comes into view. The Toyokawa family built two courtyards here: one is a modern European-style building, and the other is a group of antique Japanese buildings.

Shoko Toyokawa was the first to enter the mansion. The interior of the mansion was understated yet luxurious, with every detail exuding the aura of the upper class.

After passing through the corridor, the sky-blue-haired girl rushed into a spacious hall. In the center of the hall was a piano—there were also medical equipment here, and no matter how straightforward she was, she was too embarrassed to take the boy to her room.

She skillfully took out the first-aid kit from the cabinet, then knelt down in front of Qingye, looked up at him, her beautiful, unadorned face exuding a breathtaking purity and beauty.

But looking at the motionless Kiyono, she frowned slightly, pointed a finger at the chair next to her, her attitude was both firm and soft, and even a little bit coquettish.

"Please sit there, otherwise I won't be able to apply the medicine to you."

Upon hearing this, Kiyono's expression turned rather strange.

That's way too intimate.

Kiyono glanced at the girl beside him. Her eyes were pure and beautiful, like a clear spring, without any impurities, as if doing this was just a matter of course.

“I can do it myself.” He coughed lightly.

"Hmm, has Kiyono-kun studied any related knowledge?" Toyokawa Shoko did not directly refuse.

"It's not a serious injury..."

"Alright, I'll do it then. Please trust my skills. I've always done my best in the emergency response training at Tsukimori!"

Toyokawa Shoko gently placed her hands on her slightly pink knees, her eyes bright and her voice confident.

That's not what I'm worried about!

Despite the special training he received from the Yanagi and Yukinoshita sisters, he still couldn't hold on much longer.

"Hmm, don't move, let me check your injury first."

The blue-haired beauty spoke with the patience and gentleness of a kindergarten teacher.

After Qingye sat there helplessly, she knelt on the ground, her head lowered, a few strands of sky-blue hair playfully falling to the ground, shimmering with a faint healthy luster and moist color. From this angle, Qingye could clearly see her swan-like white neck, and the fragrance of orchids seeped into his nose.

The girl gently helped him roll up his trouser legs, and during the process, her fair and warm fingers inevitably came into contact with his thigh. That close proximity stirred a ripple in Qingye's heart.

Toyokawa Shoko, on the other hand, didn't care. She carefully examined Kiyono's wound, which wasn't very serious. It was just a scrape that had broken the skin and caused some bleeding. However, the sentimental girl pursed her lips, her pretty face filled with guilt and emotion. This guilt made her attitude much gentler.

"Please be patient, it will be over soon."

She took out some ointment for abrasions and sprayed it twice on Qingye's wound. The moment the cool ointment touched the wound, there was a stinging pain, but Qingye's expression didn't change much. After a brief pain, she felt a cool sensation spreading over the wound, and the pain slowly subsided.

Toyokawa Shoko then carefully processed the product for a while before feeling satisfied.

"That's good... Well then, thank you again for your help before, Kiyono-kun."

Toyokawa Shoko bowed slightly to him, then straightened up, gently tossed her blue hair, and smiled brightly. She was a girl who paid attention to her manners and elegance in every detail.

Kiyono regained his composure, smiled and told her not to worry about it, then prepared to leave.

"Eh? Wait a minute, it's not proper for a lady to accept help and not repay it! Kiyono-kun, is there anything I can do to help you?"

Toyokawa Shoko quietly moved to stand in front of Kiyono, her pretty face bearing an ethereal, innocent smile, and her voice clear and melodious.

Kiyono paused, then smiled and said:

"That won't be necessary. This is just something I wanted to do. I believe that even if Miss Toyokawa saw this situation, she wouldn't stand idly by, would she?"

"That's true... But Kiyono-kun, why were you on that bridge before? Could it be... fate?"

Toyokawa Shoko blinked, her bright eyes revealing clearly visible double eyelids, and naturally changed the subject.

Kiyono paused for a few seconds, slightly troubled. This girl had jumped the topic way too quickly. How should he answer? Should he say that he was looking for inspiration for his novel?

Bringing up such a topic in front of a young girl might seem like he was deliberately trying to show off. After thinking for a moment, he said somewhat vaguely:

"Looking for inspiration..."

"What inspiration?" The girl with pigtails tilted her head.

“A novel,” Kiyono said.

The instant he finished speaking, Toyokawa Shoko glanced at the profile of the boy beside her, her eyes widening slightly, and said in a slightly agitated tone:

"So this is the legendary inspiration for creation! That's amazing!"

—If it were an ordinary girl praising him, he would suspect that she was just being polite, but Toyokawa Shoko didn't give him that feeling at all, which made him a little embarrassed.

"That's about right..."

"If that's the case, I might have a way...!"

Shoko Toyokawa's beautiful eyes sparkled like stars, like a carefree, innocent little girl who had discovered something interesting and immediately began to act, letting her imagination roam freely in reality.

Wait a minute, isn't something wrong?

I was clearly going to leave, so how did it turn out like this?

However, he could sense that Toyokawa Shoko's actions were genuine, and every move she made shone with a bright and beautiful emotion.

Admittedly, Toyokawa Shoko's behavior seems overly naive and sincere to ordinary people, and she even speaks in a way that resembles a manga. However, Kiyono doesn't dislike her. Being with the girl makes him feel as if he has rediscovered the beauty of his youth, and he is filled with love and fantasy for everything.

He inexplicably understood the girl's emotional behavior.

Simply put, the fact that he could actually connect with Toyokawa Shoko on the same wavelength... isn't that a bad thing?!

Kiyono shook his head and followed behind Toyokawa Shoko.

Xiangzi walked to the center of the hall and sat down in front of the Bösendorf piano in the room.

"A piano?" Kiyono asked thoughtfully.

"Music should be able to inspire some ideas, right?"

Upon hearing this, Toyokawa Shoko walked to the piano and gently stroked the piano lid as if she were stroking a child. There wasn't a speck of dust on the piano, which showed that it was usually very well maintained.

She gently pressed down on her skirt and sat down at the piano.

The girl's slender fingers rested on the black and white piano keys. After trying a few notes and listening to the crisp sound, she smiled and enjoyed the rhythm.

After completing the preparations, the melody of the music she was about to play gradually echoed in her mind. Without even consulting her memory, Toyokawa Shoko easily began to play, relying on her current musical knowledge.

As the beautiful and lively piano music echoed in the space, Kiyono looked up in surprise.

Moonlight streamed down, and the sky-blue-haired girl immersed herself in the world of music with deep emotion. A faint smile played on her lips as she softly sang—an expression that only someone truly in love with music would show.

The melody she played was warm and touching, yet tinged with a faint sadness, like a withering spring day, like the distant breath of summer, as if one could see that summer island and a girl in a dress before their eyes.

This is not the legendary Haruhi Kage, nor is it a song that aspires to become a human song; it is simply a song played casually for him.

At first, Kiyono thought that Toyokawa Shoko was at most a girl band pianist, but after hearing this piece, he realized that he was wrong. The emotions contained in it were already very mature.

Then, the extraneous thoughts suddenly disappeared, and a flash of inspiration appeared in my mind.

"Hmm, I'm actually starting to feel it."

A smile involuntarily appeared on Kiyono's face as he was immersed in the girl's music... because the ethereal melody resonated with the emotions it conveyed.

After the piece was finished, Qingye clapped. He really thought the girl's playing was excellent, the piece suited his taste, and even inspired him.

"How was it? Did it help you even a little bit?"

Toyokawa Shoko placed her hands on her thighs, striking a classic ladylike pose, and looked at him expectantly.

"Yes, but not many," Kiyono said with a smile. After listening to this heartfelt melody, he seemed to understand Toyokawa Shoko better, and his affection for her had increased considerably.

"...Can't even this ignite your passion?"

The girl looked troubled, then, as if she had made up her mind, she gently flicked her ponytail and said seriously:

"In that case, I have no choice but to use the last resort!"

Her tone was like that of a little girl showing off her treasured possessions to her friend.

Kiyono paused, as if slowly choosing her words, and said strangely, "Toyokawa-kun, actually... you're a romantic, aren't you?"

"No, is it not allowed..." Toyokawa Shoko's voice dropped, and her ponytail drooped listlessly.

"I think it's great. Romance is the catalyst for emotional outbursts and one of the essential conditions for becoming a creative master."