Tokyo Sick Girlfriend

Chapter 73 Stealing

The person Hojo Suzune was referring to, Fukada Touna, was naturally someone she knew.

Before he arrived, Shiratori Seiya had been by Hojo Shione's side ever since her debut.

He was more than just her manager; he also composed and wrote lyrics for her songs, each one more famous than the last, and he only wrote them for her to sing.

She had previously heard that the company had put pressure on Shion Hojo in order to get Seiya Shiratori to write songs for other artists.

However, Shiratori Seiya showed no intention of compromising and directly turned against the management.

"You can try shelving Shione, but don't forget we signed a short-term contract with her. She still has a year and a half left, but after that, you won't get a single one of my songs. You don't think you're the only company in Tokyo, in Japan, or even the whole world, do you?"

No one expected that Shiratori Seiya, who usually seemed cheerful and easy to talk to, would be so assertive when it came to Hojo Shione.

No one wants to offend a composer who is likely to become famous in the future, especially since the songs written by Shiratori Seiya are not cheap in terms of commercial value.

While not every single song is a hit, each one is more successful than the last, making it no exaggeration to call it a walking gold mine.

Unfortunately, for some unknown reason, the two separated. In particular, Shiratori Seiya recently stopped writing, which, in addition to generating buzz for "Friend's Last Song," also brought some doubts to the internet.

The meaning is similar to what Hojo Suzune just expressed.

'Will Hojo Shione still be popular after her friend A stops writing songs for her?'

Although Fukada Touna could feel Hojo Shione's continuous growth during the past six months of being her manager, she couldn't help but feel a little worried deep down.

However, after thinking about it carefully, Fukada Touna felt that she was overthinking things.

After all, there are many other composers in the world besides Friend A, and the company has seen Hojo Shione's potential, so they are certainly willing to allocate resources to her.

Hojo Shione's contract is about to expire, but it has not been renewed. On the one hand, the company wants to keep her, and on the other hand, it wants to make a fortune by taking advantage of the two new songs written by her friend A and the popularity of the two of them. That's why they invested in organizing this concert for her.

.........

Although Fukada Touna didn't mention Shiratori Seiya at all, she still said things like, without mentioning him, that her sister would definitely fly higher and farther in the future...

In Hojo Suzune's view, this was no different from simply ignoring Kiyoya's contributions.

Although she knew that Fukada meant no harm and might just have forgotten to mention it, Hojo Suzune still felt uneasy.

As someone who witnessed their journey together, she knew that Kiyoya's efforts were no less than her sister's, and could even be said to be more.

You don't even need to look at what he does on a daily basis; just look at how tone-deaf he is, yet he has learned so much music theory and written so many beautiful songs.

Hojo Suzune felt sorry for him.

The girl walked into the venue with a calm expression. Fortunately, the venue was in the middle of a rehearsal and the lights were not on, so others could not see the expression on her face.

After telling Fukada that she was fine, Hojo Suzune found a seat in the front row.

At this moment, Hojo Shione was standing in the center of the stage, surrounded by the melodies of various instruments, and she was singing the climax of her song:
Tomorrow I will climb on the cliff in the direction of the dragon.

Call out "Let's set sail now"
……

Listening to the lyrics and the beautiful melody, Hojo Suzune's lips moved slightly, her slender fingers unconsciously strumming on her seat, a look of jealousy appearing in her eyes.

After a while, probably the last song, Hojo Shione bowed to the staff in turn, then went to the preparation room before walking over to Hojo Suzune.

Since it wasn't a formal performance, Hojo Shione was still wearing casual clothes today.

She stood in front of her younger sister, a gentle smile on her face, and said:

"You've worked hard, Lingyin. You came all by yourself to support your older sister. I'm very happy."

Upon hearing this, Hojo Suzune pouted and said:

"I won't be the only one supporting you tomorrow, and you'll probably be even happier to see Kiyoya then, right?"

Standing on such a stage in front of him, being fawned over by thousands of people, you must be incredibly proud, right?
Hojo Suzune wanted to say that, but thinking about how hard she would have to work tomorrow, she swallowed her harsh words.

"Hehe, Kiyoya is no match for my little sister. I love Suzune the most." As she spoke, Hojo Shione reached out and patted her little sister's head.

However, Lingyin clicked her tongue, shoved her arm away, and couldn't help but say:
"I've already said I'm not going to grow any taller, why do you keep touching me?"

After a pause, she continued:
"So you've finished rehearsing? Can I go back now? I'm tired from sitting in the car all morning and want to go home and rest as soon as possible."

Upon hearing this, Hojo Shione narrowed her long, narrow eyes and gave her younger sister a deep look, saying:

"You said you wanted to go back, but you actually wanted to see Kiyoya, right?"

Having her thoughts exposed, Hojo Suzune pursed her lips and remained silent.

Seeing this, Hojo Shione stopped smiling, bent down in front of her, and stared intently into her eyes, saying seriously:
"Rin, tomorrow is my sister's concert. Before that, I have a very important request. Can you grant it?"

Even though she brought up the concert and asked to be used as a shield, Hojo Suzune wasn't fooled at all, glancing at her and saying:

"You speak first."

"You must promise me that you won't go looking for Kiyoya before tomorrow."

"what?"

She let out a dry gasp of surprise, and Hojo Suzune frowned as she glanced at her, her face asking, "Are you alright?"

Do you really think I came all the way from Kyoto just to see your concert? Our parents didn't come. Are you implying I'm closer to you than our parents are?
Seeing her expression, Hojo Shione wasn't annoyed and explained earnestly:
"Keiji brought Takahashi with him this time, you should know that, right?"

"and then?"

Seeing her nonchalant expression, Hojo Shione continued patiently:
"If you go to find Kiyoya, you'll definitely end up arguing with her, right? And what happens after that? Do you think Kiyoya will still stay in Kanagawa?"

"I know you might not like Takahashi and think she's no big deal, but she's Kiyoya's girlfriend now. You should know Kiyoya's personality, right? Do you think he would abandon his girlfriend?"

After a pause, she added:
"Right now, we're just his friends."

The words "girlfriend" and "friend" stung Hojo Suzune's heart.

A surge of hatred suddenly welled up in Hojo Suzune's heart.

She hated Hojo Shione, but also hated herself to some extent.

If I were a little older...

If you had been born a year earlier, the situation might have been completely different.

"So, Suzune, promise your sister, okay? Don't go looking for Kiyoya today. Trust me, you'll have plenty of time to be together in the future..."

Seeing the expectant look in her sister's eyes, Hojo Suzune nodded silently.

But inwardly I couldn't help but complain:
If you really had a way, would I even have a chance? When it comes to hoarding everything, who can beat you?
Hojo Suzune agreed.

Although my sister painted an unrealistic picture of herself, there was some truth to what she said.

If I were to actually run into some vixen, we might really start arguing, and if she made a scene, the situation would definitely not be pleasant.

Not wanting to put Kiyoya in a difficult position, she decided to be patient a little longer; they could meet tomorrow.

That was what Hojo Suzune initially thought.

But when she got back to the hotel, she looked at the location on her phone and found that Kiyoya was just two streets away from her, and her heart started pounding again.

I simply couldn't suppress my desire to see him.

Gritting her teeth, she secretly slipped out when no one was looking.

As long as he doesn't see me, it's enough for me to just steal a glance at him from afar.

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(End of this chapter)