Tokyo: Love Begins with Controlling the Rich Girl

That woman is too difficult to deal with.

The previous times I was bothered by them were accidental, but this time they called me first, which is hard to explain.

But thinking of Aunt Shimahana and Yuzuki's safety, Shimada Sho gritted his teeth and pressed the dial button.

The phone was answered after only two rings.

"Which one?"

Ayase Yuki's voice came through the receiver, clear and gentle.

"It's me, Shimada Sho."

silence.

The receiver went silent.

A moment later, her voice rang out again, this time sweet and cloying, "Xiang-jun."

Even through the phone, Shimada Sho could almost see her eyes, full of affection and watery light.

"Xiangjun called me on his own initiative; the sun must have risen in the west!"

Yuki Ayase's tone sounded calm, but the last syllable rose slightly, carrying a hint of barely suppressed excitement, "I thought Sho-kun would never take the initiative to contact me in this lifetime."

"...I need your help with something," Shimada Sho said, getting straight to the point.

"what's up?"

"There's a real estate agency called 'Manno Real Estate' in Shinjuku Ward. I'd like to investigate their background as soon as possible."

There was no immediate response on the other end of the phone.

Shimada Sho could hear her breathing; she must be thinking.

"Xiangjun, do you know that I waited for a long time in the student council office yesterday afternoon?"

A moment later, Ayase Yuki's slightly troubled voice came through the phone.

Shimada Sho's fingers tightened unconsciously around his phone.

"I waited from the moment the school bell rang until it got dark."

Yuki Ayase's voice was neither loud nor soft, as if she were stating a fact that had nothing to do with her.

"I'm sorry," Shimada Sho apologized.

But Yuki Ayase continued as if she hadn't heard, "I was sitting in the student council, wondering if Sho-kun would come in, but he didn't."

"..." Shimada Sho was speechless.

Yesterday, he was only thinking about buying things for Aunt Daohua and completely forgot about this.

"Does Xiangjun think I'm someone who can be easily deceived?"

Yuki Ayase spoke again, but her words didn't reveal any anger or resentment; instead, they carried a hint of grievance.

"...I'm sorry, Ayase-san." Shimada Sho finally chose to apologize.

A very soft sigh came from the other end of the phone, but her voice quickly became cheerful again, "Call her Yuki."

"..."

"Ok?"

“…Yuki.” Shimada Sho’s mind was completely occupied with Aunt Shimaka, and he couldn’t care less about anything else.

“Sho-kun~” Ayase Yuki’s voice suddenly became charming, “I can help you, Sho-kun. I can help you with anything you want to do.”

"Really?" Shimada Sho's spirits lifted.

"However, I have one condition."

"...What are the conditions?" Shimada Sho had a bad feeling.

On the phone, Ayase Yuki's voice was full of anticipation, "Tomorrow, Sho-kun, spend the day with me."

Shimada Sho's hand holding the phone froze.

Spend the day with her.

Dating.

This woman wants a date.

He remembered that day in the activity room, when she tiptoed and leaned in with her lips.

And the burning emotion in her eyes when she was at the school gate.

"If you don't want to, Xiang-kun, you can refuse."

Not hearing his reply, Ayase Yuki spoke to herself, "I won't force Sho-kun."

I won't force you.

But they won't help.

“…Okay.” Shimada Sho gave his answer.

"Really!?" Ayase Yuki was overjoyed, but quickly asked uncertainly, "Sho-kun won't lie to me this time, will he?"

"will not."

"Then it's settled."

"Ah."

"Xiangjun, wait for my news."

"Wait a minute," Shimada Sho called out to her as she was about to hang up, "Aren't you going to ask me why I'm investigating that company?"

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone.

Then Ayase Yuki's sweet voice said, "Nothing is more important than Sho-kun taking the initiative to contact me."

Shimada Sho: "..."

He was momentarily at a loss for words when it came to talking to this woman.

"Sho-kun, give me your LINE account." Ayase Yuki spoke again.

Shimada Sho asked instinctively, "What?"

“Line.” She repeated patiently, “Xiang-jun has Line, right? Add me as a friend so I can send you the message when I find it.”

"Can't we just use a phone?"

"On the phone, you can only hear the audio, but on Line, you can see if it's read."

"...What's the difference?"

“There’s a big difference.” Ayase Yuki’s voice was sly. “If it’s read, I know that Sho-kun saw my message. It won’t be like yesterday, where I didn’t know whether Sho-kun saw it or not, whether he forgot or deliberately didn’t come.”

Shimada Sho had no choice but to give his ID.

"Received it." Ayase Yuki's voice carried a hint of joy. "Wait for my message."

"Ah."

"besides--"

"what?"

“I was very happy that Xiangjun called me first.”

After saying that, she hung up the phone.

Chapter 111 Brother

"I'm still being led by the nose by her."

Hearing the busy tone on his phone, Shimada Sho couldn't help but smile wryly.

Forget it.

As long as I can find out about Aunt Island Flower, spending a day with her is nothing.

I opened Line and saw that a friend request had arrived.

The profile picture is a cartoon little girl, and the ID is: 翔是翅~

Shimada Sho: "..."

He clicked "agree," thinking that it would take a while before the intelligence was discovered.

Less than twenty minutes later, L's phone vibrated.

I opened Line and saw a well-organized document sent to me by a friend whose ID is "翔是翅".

Shimada Sho quickly clicked to check.

At the same time, several messages came in one after another.

[Xiang is wings~: Wanye Real Estate, ostensibly a real estate agency, is actually a shell company under "Owada Financial," specializing in handling mortgaged real estate and profiting from its resale through intermediaries. The person in charge is named Tadokoro, a confidant of Owada Heavy Industries.]

[Soaring is wings~: Three days ago, a woman named Shimahana Runa sold a detached house in Kita Ward through Manno Real Estate. The transaction price was far below the market price, and the deal was completed very hastily.]

[Xiang is wings~: The reason for the sale is that Owada Financial filed a lawsuit to enforce the mortgage on the property under her name. To put it bluntly, she owes money and is being forced to sell the house to pay off her debts.]

Shimada Sho looked at the information in the document, combined with the messages sent by Ayase Yuki.

The more I looked, the heavier my heart became.

They forced her to sell her house to pay off debts, but Aunt Island Flower had never borrowed any money...

The scene of paying off his debts last week flashed through his mind.

Owada Heavy Industries politely accepted the two million yen, returned the IOU and guarantee contract to him intact, and didn't say a single harsh word.

He sensed something was wrong at the time, but he was still basking in the relief of having paid off his debts and didn't think much of it.

Now he understands.

The reason those bastards aren't bothering him is because they've found better prey.

Aunt Island Flower.

His creditor is nominally the original owner, but Aunt Island Flower is his guardian.

Those gangsters profited from both sides, not only taking his two million yuan principal but also forcing Aunt Island Flower to sell her house to pay the so-called interest.

That's why they were so polite.

Because they had already eaten a larger piece of meat.

[Xiang is wings~: Xiang-kun, are you alright?]

[Sho is wings~: Is that Shima Hana Runa someone you know?]

Shimada Sho didn't reply to him, gritting his teeth and suppressing his surging emotions before typing again:

[Dominating Tokyo Gakuen: Where Did She Move To?]

[Sho is wings~: A rental apartment in Nakano Ward, I'll send you the address.]

[Xiang is wings~: I just moved in yesterday.]

Immediately afterwards, an address was sent over.

“Yesterday…” Shimada Sho looked at the address on his phone, recalling the events of the night before last.

Hoshino Yuuki came to stay at his place, explaining that her mother was away on a business trip again, and that her home was too far from school, so she was likely to oversleep if no one woke her up.

But the reality is that she wasn't afraid of being late; she was afraid of losing her home.

He was taken away by the underworld and had nowhere to go, so he came to ask for lodging.

I rented a place and moved in yesterday, so naturally I won't be coming anymore.

Shimada Sho held his phone, feeling as if his heart was being choked.

[Conquer Tokyo Academy: Thank you.]

[Xiang is wings~: You're welcome, Xiang-kun, just don't forget what you promised me.]

[Conquer Tokyo Academy: No.]

He turned off Line, hailed a taxi, and gave the address.