Toyokawa Shoko agreed to play the piano for him out of gratitude and for the sake of life because he protected her. However, he had no entanglement with Wakaba Mutsuki at all and had no gratitude towards him. The other party did not need a job that paid 1 yen an hour, so it was obviously unrealistic to ask Wakaba Mutsuki to play the violin for him.

After hearing the answer given by Quan, the scrutiny in Toyokawa Shoko's eyes faded a little.

"Her family is very strict with her. She doesn't have much free time. Even if she agrees, she won't have enough time to play the violin for you."

"It sounds a bit regrettable."

Toyokawa Shoko pursed her lips. She didn't think there was anything regrettable about Ruoye Mu's current life. She didn't need to worry about life every day... She used to have such a life, but now she is...

Seeing that Toyokawa Shoko suddenly fell into silence, Quan, who noticed her reaction, stopped talking about Ruoye Mu and changed the topic to ask Toyokawa Shoko if she needed any help.

"No."

In response to Quan's question, Toyokawa Shoko answered in the affirmative without any hesitation.

Her life is somewhat difficult now, but she doesn't feel she needs help from others.

"Not at all?"

Hearing Toyokawa Shoko's affirmative answer, Quan smiled and asked again.

But Toyokawa Shoko's expression remained unchanged and she still answered in the affirmative.

"No."

"That……"

Just when Quan was about to ask some questions about life, there was a sound of the door opening suddenly. Quan, who was sitting in the living room, tilted his head slightly, while Toyokawa Shoko frowned instantly and looked towards the direction of the living room.

Click——

The sound of a door opening was heard, and footsteps were heard at the door. The other party stopped at the entrance for a moment, followed by a brief silence.

"Izumi...are you there?"

A familiar voice came from the door. Shoko Toyokawa, who was sitting in the living room, suddenly looked cold. Then her eyes drooped slightly, her gaze stayed on Quan for a moment, she looked towards the door, and subconsciously pursed her lips.

"Are there other guests?"

After walking around the street with Chihaya Aine for a while, sitting in a coffee shop for a while, and tasting desserts, there was nothing else to do. After saying goodbye to each other, Nagasaki Soyo didn't want to go home, so he thought of going to the apartment to reminisce the feeling of being with Izumi. However, he didn't expect that after arriving at the apartment, he found Izumi and a strange girl's shoes at the door, and at the same time... the lights in the living room were still on.

A strange feeling spread in Nagasaki Soushi's heart. She became a little nervous. After a moment's silence, she slowly asked towards the living room.

362. Shuangshi: Xiangzi, you are the only one who cannot get close to the spring

He asked towards the living room, but there was no answer. Nagasaki Shoyo pursed his lips and slowly walked towards the living room.

When she slowly walked into the living room, her pupils suddenly contracted, and she looked at the girl sitting in the living room in disbelief. Her mind was blank, and she stood there blankly. Toyokawa Shoko lowered her eyes, with a cold expression, staring at Izumi opposite her.

"Why did I forget this......"

She had already known that Nagasaki Soyo and Izumi had a special relationship, so why did she accept the other party's invitation? And after noticing some traces of women's life in the apartment, she pretended that she didn't notice anything and continued to come here?

It was not until Nagasaki Soyo appeared in front of her that Toyokawa Shoko felt that a layer of faint filter was completely shattered in front of her, and she slowly stood up.

"Well, let's stop here for today. I'm going back first."

She was not at all flustered by the appearance of Nagasaki Soyo. When Toyokawa Shoko stood up, her movements were dignified and calm. Under the gazes of Nagasaki Soyo and Izumi, she slowly picked up her belongings, and then looked at Nagasaki Soyo who was standing at the entrance of the living room.

Her gaze lingered on Nagasaki Soyo for a moment, and then she looked away without any reluctance. With her slender feet covered with white thin silk socks, she walked slowly towards Nagasaki Soyo with light and even steps.

"..."

Looking at Toyokawa Shoko walking slowly towards her, Nagasaki Shoyo's expression regained some color. She slowly opened her mouth, as if she wanted to say something to Toyokawa Shoko, but Toyokawa Shoko, who walked in front of her, did not look at her at all.

The healed heart was torn apart again at this moment. She stared blankly at Toyokawa Shoko passing by her and then walking behind her.

A rustling sound was heard, and she looked lonely and lowered her head dejectedly.

click -

clatter--

Open the door, close the door.

The entire apartment fell into silence. Nagasaki Shoyo faced Toyokawa Shoko, who appeared in the apartment and was alone with Izumi. In the end, he was unable to say a word and let her leave.

Izumi, who was sitting in the living room, slowly stood up after the sound of the door closing. Her eyes fell on the distraught Nagasaki Soyo. Izumi was not too surprised. Even though she had blocked her heart, her reaction was still a little extreme after seeing Toyokawa Shoko.

'At this point, should I look into her eyes with an indifferent expression, and then ask her as if nothing had happened, 'Aren't you in the band? Why are you here?', and put the blame on her? '

Perhaps it was because he had watched too many messed up TV dramas, but looking at the distraught Nagasaki Soyo in front of him, he thought of the TV drama plot that fits the current scene, and strange ideas emerged in his mind.

Nervous? Uneasy?

Izumi, who had no improper relationship with Toyokawa Shoko, did not have such emotions. He stood in front of Nagasaki Shoyo, looking at the silent girl, his gaze slowly turned to the door behind her.

"He's gone."

His eyes fell on Nagasaki Soushi again. He walked slowly in front of the girl, then looked at the girl with dim eyes. She slowly raised her head and looked at him.

"why?"

"If you're asking why she's here, she's the pianist I invited to play the piano."

Pointing in the direction of the piano, Toyokawa Shoko left in a hurry, and the piano lid was not yet closed. Nagasaki Shoyo followed Izumi's gaze and looked in the direction of the piano, staring at the piano located in the corner of the living room. Her expression did not improve much, and she looked at Izumi with downcast and disappointed eyes.

"You still care about her."

Seeing that Nagasaki Soyo's mood began to decline, Izumi, who was standing in front of her, did not show any change in expression, but just looked at her calmly.

"It seems that she is still very important to you. I am a little...envious."

Looking at Nagasaki Soyo in front of her, Izumi's lips curled up into a faint smile, but it made Nagasaki Soyo suddenly nervous. A feeling of uneasiness and nervousness made her no longer consider why Izumi invited Toyokawa Shoko to come here, and a look of panic appeared on her face.

"No! I'm not! It's just...an accident! I didn't expect her to be here!"

Having already lost Toyokawa Shoko, she suddenly became nervous when looking at Izumi in front of her. She felt that the smiling figure of Izumi in front of her seemed to overlap with the Shoko Toyokawa on that rainy day. The bag in her hand fell to the ground. She rushed to Izumi and wanted to hug her, but was too nervous to move forward because of her smile.

"I! I didn't doubt Quan! I was just... just surprised that she was here! Really!"

Her breathing became rapid, and Nagasaki Shoyo hurriedly explained what he had just said in a panic. Quan looked at Nagasaki Shoyo in front of him, slowly retracted the smile on his face, and stared at the girl in silence for a moment.

"spring……"

He walked slowly and came in front of Nagasaki Soushi. In silence, Izumi gently hugged the girl in front of him and stroked her tight and smooth back with his hand.

"It's been so long, it's time for you to move on from the past."

"……spring."

Feeling the boy's warm embrace, Nagasaki Soushi's body tensed up for a moment, and then she completely relaxed. She knew that Izumi did not blame her, and her inner uneasiness gradually dissipated. She carefully raised her hands and hugged Izumi in front of her.

"sorry, I……"

"I won't abandon you, so rest assured."

He used his arms to hold the girl tightly, making her completely lose the ability to think as she was immersed in the warmth. She buried her face in Quan's arms and only responded softly with her voice -

"Ah."

When Nagasaki Shoyo's emotions calmed down a little, Izumi held her and sat on the sofa, stroking the girl's back, and explained to her the reason why Toyokawa Shoko appeared here.

After learning that Izumi initially just wanted Toyokawa Shoko to teach him to play the piano, but later changed his mind and felt that learning the piano was not as good as appreciating others playing the piano, and hired Toyokawa Shoko to play the piano for him, Nagasaki Shoyo felt a little worried, but when her eyes fell on Izumi's face and felt the gentle look in her eyes, she suppressed that worry in her heart.

"Izumi doesn't have her scent...so, it's okay."

Holding Izumi tightly and breathing deeply, Nagasaki Shoyo slowly raised her head and looked at Izumi, her eyes slightly deep. She wanted to leave her own breath on Izumi.

……

"Not ready yet? Hurry up, I'm already feeling sleepy!"

Ain's voice was heard from outside the bathroom door. Izumi, who was soaking in the bathtub, slowly raised her head and looked towards the bathroom door. Under the steaming water mist, through the frosted glass, she could vaguely see Ain's figure.

"……immediately."

Quan, who was soaking in the bathtub, sighed slowly, and then stood up from the bathtub.

Accompanied by the sound of the rushing water, Quan stood up and looked down at the red marks on his body, his face showing a helpless expression.

"..."

These marks were essentially caused by rupture and bleeding of the capillaries under the skin when they were sucked, and because Nagasaki Shoyo was emotionally unstable at the time, the marks were not large but quite deep. Even if Izumi was in good health, it would take 3-5 days for them to disappear.

After slowly walking out of the bathtub, he wiped his body, then stood in front of the mirror, looked at the marks on his body, put his hand on his collarbone, and looked towards the door.

I can’t let Aine see this.

If Aine saw it, who knows what strange things she would think.

After wiping her body, Izumi put on her pajamas and made sure that all the marks on her body were covered before slowly opening the bathroom door.

Aiyin, who was sitting in the living room and watching the evening drama, slowly raised her snow-white neck and glanced in the direction of the bathroom. She found that Quan had finished his shower and walked out of the bathroom, so she stood up and walked towards the bathroom.

“It’s such a slow day today.”

Facing Aine’s complaint, Izumi shrugged his shoulders slightly.

He had to shower his body with cold water first to reduce the bleeding and swelling underneath the marks so that they wouldn't be too obvious.

"I'm going back to my room to rest. You can use the bathroom as you like."

"I feel like something is wrong with you today."

Staring at Izumi in front of her and listening to what he said, Aiyin just scanned his body with her eyes and felt that there was something wrong with Izumi today compared to the usual him, but the problem was not very obvious and she couldn't tell what was wrong.

"Ok?"

"Forget it. You're acting weird every day anyway, so this isn't a big deal."

Aiyin didn't realize what was wrong, and didn't dwell on it. She stared at Quan for a while, then retracted her gaze, walked towards the bathroom with her pajamas, and closed the bathroom door with a 'click'.

Frosted glass, you can't see anything.

Quan was standing at the bathroom door. After the bathroom door was closed, he slowly walked up the stairs and came to the door of his room.

Just before opening the door, Quan seemed to have thought of something, and his outstretched hand paused in mid-air.

"It seems that she hasn't been paid for today yet?"

After seeing Nagasaki Soyo appear in the apartment, Toyokawa Shoko didn't hesitate at all and got up and left the apartment. The compensation that should have been paid to her today had not been paid yet.

After pushing open the door and entering his room, Quan, wearing pajamas, walked to his bed and sat on it. Recalling what happened today, he reached out and gently touched his forehead, falling into thought.

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