Tokyo Sick Girlfriend

Chapter 6 Curiosity
In a corner of a café outside Tokyo's H University.

After listening to her friend finish recounting what had happened, Haruno Reika stirred the coffee in her white porcelain cup and asked expressionlessly:
"So you mean he paid off the money for you and didn't ask for anything in return?"

"Um……"

"Do I look like an idiot to you, Mio?"

"what?"

Mio Takahashi was taken aback, not understanding what she meant.

Seeing this, Haruno Reika pursed her lips and continued:
"Do you think a normal person, or if you were in his shoes, would you do something like this for no reason? Do you really think he had no ulterior motives towards you?"

"Uh……"

Upon hearing this, Takahashi Mio opened her mouth, pondered for a moment, then frowned, her delicate brows furrowed, the arm supporting her cheek slid down, she leaned forward, and sighed:
"But he really didn't ask for anything... Besides, even if he had some ulterior motive, I wouldn't agree. I'm not stupid."

"..."

Haruno Reika was silent for a moment, took a sip of coffee, and glanced at Takahashi Mio's dark circles before saying:
"Hard to say."

"He'll use some tricks, slowly wearing you down with money. Can you withstand that for long?"

"Otherwise, why didn't you find someone else? Probably just because you're good-looking, right?"

Hearing her say that, Mio Takahashi wanted to refute, but couldn't say anything.

Although she was unwilling to admit it, she also felt that Shiratori Seiya's motives were impure.

She reached up and ran her hand through her hair, suppressing her frustration, and said with a hint of helplessness:

So what do you think I should do now?

"What else can be done?"

Haruno Reika glared at her and said irritably, "You really have some nerve to owe so much money, two million yen, and you're even taking out loans to pay off other loans. Do you think you can ever pay it back?"

"And they found out about it. They have something on you. What more do you want?"

“There is a solution now. You can call home and ask them to pay back the money. You can also cut ties with this guy named Shiratori and return the money to him.”

"no!"

Upon hearing Haruno Reika mention her home, Takahashi Mio's breath hitched, and she refused without hesitation.

"My dad will beat me to death..."

Haruno Reika tilted her head and said dismissively, "Then he'll have to go to jail. When he gets out, he'll be close to death anyway. It's a life for a life, so it's not a bad deal."

"Stop making sarcastic remarks, I'm serious..."

"Then there's no other way. This is the best course of action. You can only pray that he really has something wrong with his head..."

At this point, Haruno Reika seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly paused, narrowing her eyes with a meaningful smile, and said:

"Of course, it's also possible that he really likes you. Are you sure you've never met him before?"

"determine."

Mio Takahashi nodded. She had thought of what the other person was talking about last night, but after carefully searching her memory and asking her high school classmates, she couldn't find anyone named Seiya Shiratori around her.

Yesterday was definitely the first time I met him.

"Maybe you've forgotten, or perhaps he's been secretly in love with you all along..."

"If that's the case, then it's not a trap. You can play the role of the perfect girlfriend and slowly swindle all his money. How about that? Doesn't this plan suit you perfectly?"

"Why would it suit me? Do I look like a bad girl? I've never been in a relationship before."

Mio Takahashi couldn't help but roll her eyes at her as she spoke.

"Yes, very much so. You're so beautiful, and weren't you good at playing the role of a perfect goddess in high school? You must be quite adept at using your methods to seduce men, right?" Hearing her say this, Takahashi Mio couldn't help but clench her fists. From the beginning, the other party had been intentionally or unintentionally stabbing her.

She finally couldn't hold back any longer, glared at the other person, and said unhappily:

"What do you mean? You mean I seduced them? After all these years, is that how you see me?"

"What else?!"

As if she had thought of something, Haruno Reika suddenly became agitated.

She slammed the coffee cup down on the table, spilling a small amount of coffee onto her skirt.

"Wasn't Watanabe broke up with me because he was pursuing you?! If you hadn't been so flirtatious, always hanging around in front of us, would he have done that?"

“Lixiang…I…”

Unexpectedly, the other person was so emotional. Takahashi Mio's heart skipped a beat, and a scene from the past flashed through her mind, making her feel complicated.

Haruno Reika's ex-boyfriend, Watanabe Yuuki, was her childhood friend, and Takahashi Mio never expected that he would confess to her.

He even broke up with Lixiang to show his determination to love her.

After her initial shock, Mio Takahashi thought the other person was simply out of their mind and rejected the offer without a second thought.

Although this matter had nothing to do with her, she still felt guilty towards Haruno Reika.

She opened her mouth, then helplessly explained, "I'm sorry, Lixiang... but I really didn't mean it that way. I clearly refused."

The two were making quite a bit of a fuss, which drew the attention of those around them.

Haruno Reika waved her hand, rubbed her temples with her fingers, took a deep breath, and explained:
"I lost my temper just now. You don't need to explain. Even if it wasn't you, he would have broken up with me sooner or later."

"But I'm really a little jealous of you. You're good-looking, you owe so much money, your future is bleak, and yet you still managed to meet a rich idiot who helped you out of your predicament."

"..."

Seeing that Takahashi Mio didn't speak, Haruno Reika asked with some curiosity:
"But what does he look like? How old is he? You really don't like him at all?"

"He's about the same age, looks alright, and he's tall, probably this much taller than me. He's actually quite good-looking, but you know I'm not interested in dating..."

Mio Takahashi reached out and measured Shiratori Seiya's figure in her memory.

"I'm not interested in dating, but I'm not interested in men. Since you're quite good-looking, who knows, you might fall for her in the future."

"So, can we get down to business? I can't see through him at all. What if he's a bad guy? He doesn't seem to like me at all; he definitely has some ulterior motive..."

As Mio Takahashi spoke, she bit the soft meat in her mouth and said with a conflicted expression.

Seeing this, Haruno Reika fell silent and thought seriously for a long time before saying:
"I didn't get any information. He probably didn't go to high school in Tokyo, otherwise there are so many universities in Tokyo, there would be someone who would go to the same school as him. And with his talent, he should be quite famous."

"Since that's the case, why don't you invite him out? It's not good for you to test him alone. If you chat together, it'll be easier to find out about his past. Once you know where he went to high school, you can ask his classmates and find out about his character."

"It seems alright, but what's the reason? It's easy to arrange a date for two people, but what about a group of people?"

"You're really stupid. Just make up some excuse and say your friends know you're dating and they're curious to meet you. Isn't that easy?"

Upon hearing this, Mio Takahashi's eyes lit up, realizing that Reika Haruno's words made perfect sense.

"Great idea, I'll ask him if he has time now."

"hehe."

Watching Takahashi reach for her phone in her bag, Haruno Reika chuckled softly, a strange light flickering in her eyes, and silently smoked without saying a word.

However, as soon as Mio Takahashi opened her bag, her cell phone started buzzing.

She took out her phone, and the screen lit up automatically.

Caller: Shiratori Seiya
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(End of this chapter)