I have pure love with them

Although Hiroto Shioyama rang the doorbell twice after that, there was no sound behind the door, which made Hiroto Shioyama fall into silence. He turned his head to look at Izumi beside him.

"I'm sorry, but today, it seems that this is the only way to end it. I have to go home and discuss with my family to see how to solve this problem."

Hiroto Shioyama, who was locked outside the door by his sister, was feeling a little depressed and worried at the moment. He was not particularly angry. In his interactions with his sister, his character and temper had been greatly honed and trained. Now, he just cared about why his sister was so depressed.

"I'm sorry, I don't think I was of any help."

Izumi, who was standing aside without any chance to speak and did not help Hiroto Shioyama, looked apologetic. His words made Hiroto Shioyama calm down.

"I'm already very grateful that you can accompany me here, and I'm really sorry that you have seen the useless side of my sister. I'll go back today."

"Ah."

After knocking on the door several times without success, Hiroto Shioyama realized that his sister was not ready to face him, so he went to the subway station with Izumi. Since they were going in different directions, they did not leave together.

"I'm leaving now. See you at school tomorrow."

Looking at the subway train that was about to arrive at the station, Hiroto Shioyama said goodbye to Izumi.

"Well, see you tomorrow."

After waving and watching Hiroto Shioyama enter the subway car, Izumi, who was standing in the subway station, fell into deep thought, thinking about Ryone Shioyama's situation.

"It has something to do with the dessert shop, right? But..."

Quan had no idea what exactly happened. He did not rush to take the subway. Instead, he left the subway station and walked around alone. He stopped at a Chinese restaurant, packed some food, went to a convenience store, and then returned to the door of Shioyama Ryoune's apartment room, carrying bags of different sizes.

Press the doorbell gently and wait quietly at the door.

It didn't work once.

After waiting for a while, Quan pressed the doorbell again, but he did not press it several times in a row like Hiroto Shioyama did. He just pressed it lightly.

This happened about three times, and when Quan pressed the doorbell for the fourth time, there was finally some movement in the apartment.

Click.

The door of the apartment opened again, and Shioyama Ryoune looked outside with an unhappy expression.

When she noticed that the person standing at the door was Quan and her brother had disappeared, her frown relaxed a little. She didn't want her family to pay too much attention to her affairs, so when she saw that Hiroto Shioyama was not there, she just thought that he left in a huff.

"You left with Hiroto just now, right? Now you come back alone, is there something wrong?"

Since she was an "outsider" who had nothing to do with her, when facing Izumi, Ryone Shioyama's reason prevailed and she did not show any strong emotions. Her words were also gentler than when she talked to Hiroto Shioyama.

"Sister Liangyin didn't seem to be in a good mood, so I thought you might not be in the mood to prepare dinner by yourself. On the way back, I thought of this and did some extra things. If you don't mind, please accept these as a thank you gift."

Picking up the food placed aside, Izumi handed it to Shioyama Ryoune.

"..."

Looking at the takeaway food delivered to her, Shioyama Ryone couldn't help but be stunned. She looked at the food in Izumi's hand with surprise, and then her gaze slowly rested on Izumi.

"Are you the gentle male protagonist of the morning drama?"

While speaking, Xishan Liangyin's expression seemed a little subtle, and she couldn't help but mutter doubts in her heart.

"This kid, could it be that he has some inappropriate thoughts about me?"

She didn't deny that there was nothing to complain about the boy in front of her in terms of appearance. He was recognized by her younger brother and there was probably nothing wrong with his personality. But considering the age difference between them, it was difficult for Shioyama Ryone to have any special feelings for Izumi.

But when Xishan Liangyin finished speaking, the boy in front of her looked at her, scanned her up and down, and suddenly smiled.

"..."

For some reason, Shioyama Ryoune felt a little angry. Even though the other party didn't say anything, she felt offended.

"I'm not the protagonist of a morning drama. I'm just a friend of Hiroto. He's very worried about Liangyin's situation. Maybe Liangyin just doesn't want her family to worry. But avoiding Hiroto like before will only make him more worried. Maybe a frank conversation will be more effective?"

Gently opening the half-open door, Quan placed the food and some drinks bought from the convenience store inside the house, nodded slightly to Xishan Liangyin, and turned around to leave.

"..."

Looking at Izumi who was turning around and preparing to leave, Shioyama Ryoune suddenly felt very weird. It seemed that she was being lectured by a boy who was younger than her?

An unhappy mood grew in her heart, and she then called out to Quan who was about to leave.

"Wait, you... come in first."

Pushing the door open, Xishan Liangyin turned and walked into the house, which made Quan, who was standing at the door and ready to leave, stunned for a moment.

I wanted to improve the relationship between the siblings and let Shioyama Ryone and Shioyama Hiroto have a good conversation, but I didn't expect that it would trigger a special plot instead?

[Enter and understand Ryoune Shioyama’s thoughts]

[Rejected. Nagasaki Shoyo is waiting for me. I shouldn’t stay any longer.]

It seemed that two options appeared in front of Quan, waiting for Quan's choice.

"I shouldn't play so many games, and there's no save function... If I go back now, it will be difficult to find out about Shioyama Ryoune's situation, right? I can go see her later at Shuangshi's place."

After weighing the options in his mind, Quan made a decision. Looking at the open door in front of him, he slowly walked into the house and gently closed the door.

There were no extra slippers prepared for Quan in the entrance hall, so he could only step directly on the floor, pick up the takeaways at the door, enter the living room, and gently place them on the table under the gaze of Xishan Liangyin.

The petite Shioyama Ryoune folded her arms and stood quietly in the living room, staring at the first boy who entered her apartment besides her family.

"Hiroto, what does he know now?"

Although she was offended by Izumi and lectured by him before, Shioyama Ryon did not think that what Izumi said was unreasonable, so she decided to tell her situation to her brother through Izumi to alleviate her family's worries.

That means you don’t have to face your family and you can still solve the problem.

'The best solution at the moment.'

Looking at Izumi in her room, Shioyama Ryone thought to herself.

……

"Quan Jun, aren't you coming today?"

Sitting alone on the sofa in the living room, Nagasaki Soyo slowly and gently hugged his knees, with his soft white toes lightly resting on the sofa. He stared at the sky outside the window with his eyes fixed, feeling confused and uneasy.

278. Great, you are finally here

Since she needed Izumi to pass on a message for her, Shioyama Ryone did not continue to be perfunctory and told the boy in front of her the reason why she did not go to work but stayed in the apartment.

"The competition entry I made was rejected because it was priced above 500 yen, so I just... rested at home?"

Seeing the seemingly incomprehensible expression on Quan's face, Shioyama Ryoune couldn't help but pursed her lips, picked up the beer on the table, and put it against her soft lips to hide her current embarrassment. The reason why she didn't tell her brother was because she felt that she couldn't say it out loud.

"You don't need to tell Hongren about this. Just tell him that I'm fine."

Keeping the matter in her heart made Shioyama Ryoune feel painful, so when faced with Quan's questions, she revealed some of them after some hesitation.

"I understand."

Izumi's eyes fell on Shioyama Ryoune, and after receiving her explanation and answer, he nodded slightly.

After hearing Izumi's answer, Shioyama Ryone's eyes fell on the takeout dishes, then she looked up at Izumi sitting opposite her. After a moment of silence, she spoke softly -

"How much did all this cost?"

"do not worry about it."

"I am not so poor and in such difficulty that a student would treat me to a meal."

Xishan Liangyin frowned. She didn't know how much money Quan had spent in total, but she knew very well that it must be a considerable expense for an ordinary student.

"I didn't keep track of how much I spent, and now I've forgotten about the expenses and don't need to worry about them."

Seeing Quan's perfunctory response, Shioyama Ryon looked down at the takeout on the table and thought for a moment.

"You haven't had dinner yet, have you?"

"Well."

"Then let's stay together."

After hearing Izumi's answer, Shioyama Ryone invited Izumi to stay for dinner.

"Anyway, I probably can't handle it all by myself, and my appetite isn't that big. Since you haven't had dinner yet, why don't you stay and join us."

After hearing Shioyama Ryone's invitation, Quan was a little surprised.

"Sorry, I have other things to do later, so I can't stay."

Shioyama Ryon, who had already walked to the table, looked up unexpectedly after hearing Izumi's refusal. Her eyes fell on Izumi's face. Meeting Izumi's gaze and seeing his clear eyes, she curled her lips slightly. She didn't expect that her invitation would be rejected so bluntly.

It’s not that she had any ill intentions towards Quan, but she simply felt a little lost and a little dissatisfied after inviting others and being rejected.

"That can't be helped. When you go back, don't forget to tell Hongren not to worry about me."

After being rejected, Shioyama Ryoune did not force Izumi. She simply gave him some instructions and let him leave.

After entering Shioyama Ryone's apartment, about ten minutes later, Izumi came out.

Izumi walked out of the apartment, stood at the door and gently closed the door for Shioyama Ryoune. Then he hesitated whether he should call Shioyama Hiroto right now and tell him that he didn't need to care so much about his sister's affairs.

"He might misunderstand."

While walking towards the station, Quan sent what he had learned to Hiroto Shioyama, omitting the details.

For example, Izumi did not tell Hiroto Shioyama that Ryoin Shioyama was feeling disappointed because her work was rejected. She only said that Ryoin Shioyama had encountered some setbacks at work, so she did not go to work for the time being.

[Why do you know this?]

[Didn’t you just meet my sister once?]

[Hello?]

Not long after sending the message to Hiroto Shioyama, he was bombarded with text messages from the other party. He was sent several messages in a row and had begun to doubt the relationship between Izumi and his sister.

[It was twice. I just went back to see her again and talked to her for a while, and then I knew the real situation. You know, sometimes when facing outsiders, we are not so defensive.]

After editing the content and sending it to Hiroto Shioyama, the other party was silent for a moment, then resent the content. After thanking Izumi, he decided to wait until tomorrow to see his sister again.

"That's pretty much it."

There are not many people in high school who can talk to Izumi, and Hiroto Shioyama is one of them. Izumi thinks it would be good if he could help him.