Tokyo Sick Girlfriend

Chapter 10 Shame

"You actually have a girlfriend?"

As Shiratori Seiya was driving, he suddenly heard Takahashi Mio's nonsensical words.

"Ok?"

While waiting at the traffic light, he turned his head and saw Mio Takahashi raise her hand, her fingertips constantly stroking the roof of the car.

That wasn't enough. Seemingly to leave some kind of evidence, she took out her phone, snapped a picture, and then handed it to Shiratori Seiya, saying:
"This must be her designated seat, right?"

Shiratori Seiya saw the photo on the screen clearly:
"Kiyoya's first car, I hope to be with it forever."

"..."

The green light flashed, and Shiratori Seiya stared at the road ahead, pressing the accelerator without responding.

Seeing his silence, Mio Takahashi put her phone away.

She pondered for a moment, then asked with some curiosity:

So, have you two broken up yet?

"broke up."

"Oh."

Upon hearing this, Mio Takahashi nodded, somewhat relieved that she wouldn't have to be a mistress.

As for what he said, I had no doubts.

Shiratori Seiya's infuriating personality is something most people couldn't stand, right?
However, given that he's so wealthy, what happened that made her break up with him?

Lying in the chair, various thoughts flashed through Mio Takahashi's mind.

A woman's competitive spirit suddenly surged up.

She suddenly became curious about what Shiratori Seiya's previous girlfriends looked like. Were they prettier than her?
I don't think so.

These thoughts flashed through her mind, and she became even more eager to know.

Finally, while waiting for the third traffic light, she couldn't hold back any longer:
"What did your ex-girlfriend look like? Can I see her?"

She deliberately emphasized the word "foreign".

It wasn't so much to assert dominance, but more out of a woman's jealousy.

“There’s a picture of her in the drawer.”

"Oh."

Mio Takahashi nodded, her face expressionless, but inwardly she was filled with a chorus of complaints.

He's already broken up with his girlfriend and has a new one, but he still keeps her photos.

That guy who can't forget her is such a jerk.

Suppressing her displeasure, she opened the drawer.

However, she was taken aback when she saw what was inside.

That wasn't a photograph at all; it was a stack of promotional posters.

Mio Takahashi felt that the woman in the poster looked somewhat familiar at first glance, but she was struck by how exceptionally beautiful she was.

When she took it out, she raised an eyebrow, barely suppressing a sneer, and asked:

"You mean, Hojo Shione is your ex-girlfriend?"

"Ah."

Shiratori Seiya nodded calmly, focusing on driving ahead.

Mio Takahashi's pink lips twitched slightly as she looked at the boy's profile, hesitant to speak.

She didn't see any shame on the other person's face.

She took a deep breath and tried her best to suppress the two words in her heart.

Hysteria.

She had originally wanted to ask why the two broke up, but now she had lost interest.

This person's skin is thicker than the atmosphere.

A super popular beauty, she debuted in the second semester of her junior year of high school.

In just one year, he won the grand prize for young singers in the Kansai region.

Not only does she have a heavenly voice, but she's also incredibly good-looking, on par with me.

Moreover, she has a very powerful team behind her who writes lyrics and composes music specifically for her.

The songs he sang were all more classic and beautiful than the last.

Aside from the somewhat large range in style, there are no problems.

For example, I especially love listening to her songs "Yakimochi (Jealousy)" and "Sakuraki Miwatashi." When I saw her sing them on TV during a competition, I was moved to tears...

How could Hojo Shione be his girlfriend?

Just as Takahashi Mio was utterly speechless at Shiratori's question, she suddenly heard him ask:
"Are you a fan of Xiyin?"

Mio Takahashi snapped out of her daze, glanced at him, and said with a forced smile:
"Yes, I've been following her since her debut, and I've listened to all her songs."

Because Shiratori Seiya had given her a large sum of money, she felt embarrassed to directly confront him; if it were anyone else, she would have already resorted to sarcasm.

"I'm her fan, so stop pretending to be her boyfriend. She's a talented and beautiful young singer; why would she possibly date you?"

That's exactly what she meant.

Mio Takahashi originally thought that even if Seiya Shiratori was thick-skinned, he would at least show some embarrassment.

However, he then said something that left her somewhat puzzled.

"You must have seen her sing on TV, right? What did you think of her on stage?"

"Huh? How is it?"

"Yes, how about it?"

"Uh."

Mio hesitated for a moment, then subconsciously blurted out her thoughts:

"If I had to describe it, I'd say she's very beautiful and dazzling. She's never been shy, she's so cool..."

Upon hearing this, Shiratori Seiya couldn't help but smile inwardly.

How could I not have ever been nervous?

It's just that the first performance wasn't on television.

That was a competition held within a high school.

Hojo Shione was so nervous that she sweated so much that it soaked into the microphone, causing it to short-circuit and stop producing sound.

Although I changed her clothes in time, she still hugged me and cried for a long time when we got off the field.

It took a long time of comforting before her mood improved.

Scenes from the past flashed through his mind, and Shiratori Seiya couldn't help but feel a pang of emotion. Even someone as talented as Shione had moments of fear...

He turned his head and glanced at Takahashi Mio, as if he saw the shadow of Shione from the past.

A gentle smile suddenly appeared on his face as he encouraged him:

"Actually, you can do it too. If you want, you can also stand on a stage in the spotlight and shine in other people's eyes."

"..."

Mio Takahashi froze, and when she saw the smile on his face, her heart skipped a beat.

Then, her red lips parted slightly as she stared blankly at Shiratori Seiya.

Eh?
Eh? ! ! !

What are you talking about?

Saying such cheesy things for no reason, even I feel embarrassed for you!

idiot!

…………

7 p.m.

Mio Takahashi, carrying more than a dozen packages in her hands, leaned against the corner of the elevator, her eyes unfocused.

When the indicator light showed the seventh floor, she slowly walked to the door like a zombie.

Enter the password to enter.

'Clap. '

As soon as he entered, he threw the bag he was carrying on the ground.

I kicked off my shoes, too lazy to find slippers, and walked barefoot through the living room straight to the bedroom.

'Bang.'

Lying on the soft bed, the aches and pains all over my body immediately subsided.

She couldn't help but want to close her eyes.

Why is dating so tiring?
Even setting aside the sweetness, it shouldn't be this tiring, right?
It felt like I wasn't going on a date today, but rather like I spent the whole day carrying bricks at a construction site.

Arm pain, back pain, lower back pain, leg pain, knee pain, ankle pain...

Even my toes felt a little sore and swollen.

On the contrary, Shiratori Seiya acted as if nothing had happened, making one wonder if he was made of iron.

'Buzzing.'

Suddenly, a cell phone vibrated from the bag that was lying on the ground.

Mio Takahashi stared blankly at the ground.

My mind was on answering the phone, but my body remained lying in bed.

After a while, when the second vibration sounded in the air, she finally came to her senses.

She crawled off the bed and onto the floor like Sadako...

He stretched his arms and fingers as far as he could, and with a couple of strong hooks, he finally managed to hook the bag chain.

Taking her phone out, Mio Takahashi glanced at the screen; it was a call from Reika Haruno. She pressed the answer button.

"Hey?"

"..."

"Hello? Mio?"

Reika Haruno called her name again when she received no response.

"Mio?"

"Hmm...I can hear you..."

"..."

Haruno Reika paused for a moment upon hearing the other person's weak voice, then cautiously asked:

"What's wrong with you? I remember your period started on the same day as mine?"

"No... I'm just too tired."

Talking while lying down is really tiring, and it's also a bit uncomfortable on my chest.

She shifted to a more comfortable position, twisting her body like a pretzel.

Upon hearing this, Haruno Reika was greatly surprised and couldn't help but ask:

"Huh? You didn't give it to him, did you?"

"Tsk, what a load of nonsense..."

Mio Takahashi frowned, closed her eyes, and explained weakly:

"I walked for more than six hours today..."

"You went to participate in a marathon?"

"It's a bit of an exaggeration, but it's about right..."

Mio Takahashi felt that Reika's words were particularly apt.

"We went shopping first, then went out to eat, then he took me to get my hair done, to see a movie, and finally to a fashion show..."

"Well, although there are quite a lot of projects, it's not too bad, is it?"

"Lixiang".

"Ok?"

"I remember during the physical fitness test last semester, you couldn't outrun me at all, right? You couldn't outrun me in the physical fitness test in high school either, right? I even participated in the gymnastics club in high school, you should remember that, right?"

"Um……"

"That's why I feel so tired. Do you think you could handle it?"

"..."

Haruno Reika fell silent.

Hearing that her friend didn't object anymore, Takahashi Mio stared at the ceiling, thinking about the various details that had happened that day, and murmured:
"There's something wrong with him, he's very strange."

"Something's not right? What do you mean? How exactly is something not right?"

Something just doesn't feel right.

"He asked me today if I wanted to be famous, if I wanted to be an actor, if I wanted to be in the spotlight..."

"He also told me that Hojo Shione was his girlfriend..."

"Oh, Lixiang, aside from the last one, I admit, I'm a little tempted..."

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(End of this chapter)