Tokyo Sick Girlfriend

Chapter 37 Fate
"What exactly do you want to do?"

In the passenger seat, Hojo Suzune, enduring her dizziness, gripped her sister's arm tightly, her reddened eyes fixed on her.

Hojo Shione slowly removed her mask and baseball cap, looking calmly at her younger sister and saying softly:
"Calm down a little first."

Hojo Suzune didn't let go; instead, she gripped even tighter and questioned:
Why did you tell Kiyoya?!

"..."

Sensing that her younger sister was on the verge of a breakdown, Hojo Shione frowned, sighed, and explained:
"Lingyin, you're too impatient..."

"Do you know what kind of person Takahashi is? If she shows the text message to Kiyoya later, what do you think Kiyoya will think of you?"

“He used to be my boyfriend, and you were my sister, so of course you could just act cute and let it go. But now, do you still have the right to act cute with him like that?”

“You can’t have your birthday every day, and Kiyoya won’t always give in to you. If you want to be with him in the future, you should at least make sure he doesn’t dislike you.”

Hojo Shione's gaze towards her younger sister was filled with tenderness, even a hint of pity:

“You’re my sister. Since you like Kiyoya, I’ll definitely help you…”

Upon hearing this, Hojo Suzune finally released her grip, leaned back weakly in her chair, closed her eyes, and tears streamed down her face.

She took a deep breath, as if trying to expel all the resentment in her heart.

After a while, her emotions seemed to have stabilized. She stared silently out the window, pondered for a moment, and then spoke:

"But even if you do this today, can you guarantee that she won't tell Kiyoya?"

"Do you really think you can stop her from telling Qingzai with just a few words? You're being far too..."

As they were talking, Hojo Suzune suddenly opened her eyes wide, recalling the image of her taking Takahashi Mio's phone from her mind, and couldn't help but exclaim:
"Could it be that you..."

"hehe."

Hojo Shione smiled slightly, skillfully shifted gears, stepped on the gas, and kept her eyes on the intersection ahead.

In fact, helping his sister clean up her mess was only a small part of his plan.

More importantly, he wanted to meet Mio Takahashi and find out what was so special about her that made her attend his concert...

As for anything else, such as putting pressure on her and seeing Seiya, these are just secondary considerations.

However, Shiratori Seiya's attitude towards her today was somewhat unexpected.

Thinking of this, Hojo Shione's eyes turned cold, and she stepped on the gas pedal to the floor.

I don't believe you can be so heartless.
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Late at night, at the Takahashi residence.

"You mean, Hojo Shione and her sister deliberately set you up today?"

After listening to Mio Takahashi recount what had happened that day, Reika Haruno asked incredulously.

"Ha ha……"

Mio Takahashi chuckled to herself.

Haruno Reika sat opposite her, her face dark, somewhat regretting having left the alcohol at her house.

She was a year older than Takahashi, which was the perfect age for her to drink alcohol, but even so, watching her drink made my heart skip a beat.

If this is discovered, she will be punished as well.

Haruno Reika snatched the wine glass from her hand, frowning as she said:

"Stop drinking."

Mio Takahashi seemed to be drunk; her oval face was flushed pink. She raised her hazy eyes to look at Reika Haruno and held up her index finger, saying:

"Lixiang, do you know? Today is my first scene with my co-star..."

'belch.'

Mio Takahashi let out a burp, picked up a piece of food, and swallowed it.

As Haruno Reika snatched the glass, the wine spilled onto the table. Staring at her blurred face reflected in the wine stains, she murmured to herself:
"For a moment, I felt that she might be more suited to be an actress than I am..."

"That's so strange..."

She suddenly drew out her words.

"She's clearly a singer, how can she act so convincingly? Pretending to be nonchalant, pretending not to care at all... but she clearly likes him a lot..."

Seeing Takahashi Mio saying some inexplicable things, Haruno Reika frowned, reached out and took the wine in front of her, saying:

"you're drunk."

"Ha ha……"

Mio Takahashi glanced at her and said haltingly:

"I wish I were drunk, and I wish none of this had ever happened."

Seeing this, Haruno Reika rubbed her temples and patiently continued to ask:

"I still don't quite understand. Are you saying that Hojo Shione still likes Shiratori Seiya?"

"Ah."

Mio Takahashi responded.

She kept nodding, her smooth chin rising and falling like a roly-poly toy.

So why did they break up?

Upon hearing this, Takahashi Mio raised her watery eyes, a silly grin on her pretty face, and asked in return:

"Yeah, why did they break up? I don't understand either."

"Do you know what her sister said to me today?"

Before Haruno Reika could ask, she muttered to herself:
"She told me that I was not good enough for Shiratori Seiya. I was so angry then... Well, I'm still angry now. I don't know what's so good about that bastard besides his money, and why Hojo Shione likes him so much..."

Upon hearing Mio Takahashi say such a thing, Reika Haruno couldn't help but ask:
"So you like that Shiratori Seiya now? So fast? You only like his money, right? Don't get yourself confused."

Haruno Reika found it hard to believe that Mio would fall for a man in two weeks, regardless of whether the man was Shiratori Seiya or not; she just couldn't believe it.

At least she felt that the probability of this was even lower than that of the Hojo sisters deliberately trying to disgust Mio.

Just as she had expected, upon hearing this, Takahashi Mio tilted her head and said:

"Like? How could that be..."

He seemed to realize that he had been too absolute in his statement.

Mio Takahashi squinted at the light bulb on the ceiling, raised her hand, and spread her index finger and thumb, just enough to pinch it:

"Oh, maybe I like them a little bit, but it's nothing compared to the two of them."

"He clearly hates me so much, and he clearly likes me so much, yet he can pretend to be so indifferent and leave without a second thought."

Upon hearing this, Haruno Reika took out a Seven Stars cigarette, lit it, took a deep breath, and after sorting out the logic in her mind, she said:

"So you're now seeking revenge because you're disgusted by it?"

"revenge?"

Mio Takahashi muttered something to herself, then, as if she had grasped some important inspiration, her beautiful eyes widened, and she pointed her index finger at Reika Haruno, saying repeatedly:

"Yes! Revenge, that's it, Lixiang, you used that word so perfectly."

“You know what? When she asked for my phone today, I knew what she was going to do.”

Mio Takahashi said, then chuckled self-deprecatingly:

"I knew perfectly well what she was going to do, but I just couldn't bring myself to refuse..."

"I am indeed not as good as her."

"..."

Seeing her friend's erratic state, Haruno Reika exhaled a puff of smoke, frowned, and said coldly:
"I advise you to think more positively and consider what you actually wanted in the first place. At most, those two were just trying to annoy you, right? They didn't really do anything to you, did they?"

"Just think of it as being disgusted by your boss's relative at work. You've been treated like this before when you were working at the convenience store, and your salary is much higher now."

"Don't ruin your life because of a moment of impulse."

"Ruined his own life?"

Mio Takahashi laughed uncontrollably, as if she had heard something hilarious.

"What? What are you talking about, Lixiang? Do you think I'm the kind of girl who gets hurt by a jerk in anime and kills them all with a knife? That's ridiculous! This is reality..."

Hearing this, Haruno Reika breathed a sigh of relief, but at this moment she was also a little confused about what Mio was thinking, so she asked:
"Then what do you want to do?"

Mio Takahashi remained silent.

She tilted her head back, placed her hands behind her back, and stared at the spot on the wall where the poster of Hojo Shione used to be.

Close your eyes, and images and sounds flash through your mind.

"I see you have great potential. Would you like to become a star?"

"Damn it! What kind of star are you?! Don't even think about it until I die!"

"Huh? To be honest, I think this actress's style isn't as good as yours, Mio. You would definitely be more suitable for the role, right?"

"You have no idea how much potential you have. The moment you step onto the stage, everyone will cheer for you and be drawn to your brilliance..."

"So just trust me, just like I chose you without hesitation."

"Do you really think you're good enough for him? Do you think you're better than Hojo Shione? Do you think he truly likes you?"

"I wouldn't have gotten this far without the support of fans like you..."

"..."

Pain, jealousy, anger.

Mio Takahashi felt as if her self-esteem had been trampled on piece by piece.

What does it mean to be worthy or unworthy?

What do you mean by saying I'm not as good as her?

It doesn't matter whether he truly likes her or not.

She is now his girlfriend.

Since you're so eager for me to leave, I'll just refuse.

Since you like Shiratori Seiya so much, just keep liking him and watch him revolve around me.

You must always love it...

A mix of emotions welled up inside her, gradually coalescing into a knot. Takahashi Mio opened her eyes and said firmly:

"I want to be famous."

For the first time, she spoke out her long-buried thoughts.

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