I have pure love with them

Seeing that Toyokawa Shoko didn't know what to say, Quan took the initiative to speak, breaking the eerie silence.

"unnecessary."

Toyokawa Shoko's expression changed from confusion to indifference, and then she answered calmly in a gentle tone.

After nodding slightly towards Toyokawa Shoko, Izumi did not stay to have an awkward chat with her and turned away silently.

"..."

Watching Quan's leaving back, Toyokawa Shoko, who was standing in front of the door, pursed her lips again, and her delicate, white and translucent hands clenched the garbage bag in her hands. She was silent for a moment, walked out of the room, closed the door, and continued to deal with the beer can in her hands.

'Born in a wealthy family, highly cultured, elegant, and not easily bowing his head in the face of huge setbacks, and able to adapt to the environment and work hard... Such a person is simply perfect as a wife.'

On the way home, thinking back to the contrasting image of Toyokawa Shoko carrying a large bag of beer cans, Izumi suddenly touched upon his innermost habit, and his opinion of her suddenly became higher.

The rational mind told Quan that a girl like Toyokawa Shoko would be perfect as a wife.

“She’s also very cute. Of course, Aine is cuter in my heart, but her simple, down-to-earth personality, coupled with her background as a young lady, makes her look like the perfect young lady that only appears in light novels… But Aine…”

On the way home, Quan's heart began to waver.

If Aine is considered T0 in this version in Izumi's heart, then Toyokawa Shoko, who was originally considered T2 in Izumi's heart, instantly rose to T0.5 after seeing her just now!

A young lady who can do housework is on the same level as a cat who can do backflips. She has the beauty of being thrifty and frugal.

The inner wavering continued until Quan returned home and saw Aine lying on the sofa, kicking her white legs. The image of Toyokawa Shoko in Quan's mind gradually faded, and he gradually calmed down.

"I almost fell in love, but luckily I'm i-Yin."

100. Speaking out of integrity

"How did the interview go?"

Stopping thinking about Toyokawa Shoko, Izumi poured himself a cup of bottled barley tea, walked over to sit next to Aine, and asked about her job interview at Hanaoka today.

But Aiyin, who was lying on the sofa, did not respond immediately after hearing Quan's question. Instead, she stopped kicking her long, white legs, tilted her pretty body slightly, and looked back at Quan who was sitting on the same sofa.

"Did you accompany her to that livehouse?"

I received a text message from Quan earlier, saying that he had something to do and would be back later.

After finishing the interview at Hanegaoka Girls' Academy, Aine returned home early to wait for Izumi to come back. After seeing the message, she couldn't help but think of what happened yesterday. She suspected that Izumi went shopping alone with Goto Ichiri.

Being left at home by her brother while he went shopping with other girls, Aiyin felt a subtle sense of depression.

"Hmm? It has nothing to do with Goto-san. She has her own things to do. It's just that Xiaodou and the others came to see me, so I went to the e-sports cafe in Wang's house to hang out for a while, and played games with Xiaodou for a while."

The slightly furrowed brows relaxed, and the expression on Aine's face softened all of a sudden. She moved closer to Izumi's side, and was about to talk to her about the interview in Yugaoka today. However, when she moved closer to Izumi's side, she smelled a faint "strange smell", not as rough as a boy's, but a faint... milky smell.

It feels a little familiar, but I can't remember where I have smelled it before.

Chihaya Aine's brows, which had just relaxed, suddenly frowned again.

"Just a boys' party?"

There was a hint of suspicion in her eyes as she stared at Quan's cheek and looked into his eyes.

"I was asked by Shun to bring some things to his sister, Mio, when I came back. You have been back for a while now, so if you have time, you can go visit Mio."

"..."

After learning that Izumi went to visit Tokinoya Mio, Chihaya Aine's frown relaxed again.

Before the accident happened to the Tokinoya family and they moved away from this neighborhood, Chihaya Aine and Tokinoya Mion got along very well. Just as Tokinoya Mion regarded Izumi as her brother, she regarded Chihaya Aine as her sister.

Ai Ne, who had an older brother but no younger sister, also took care of Mio as if she were his own sister, and this relationship lasted until the accident happened.

The main breadwinner of the Tokinoya family died in a car accident. After the family moved to their current apartment, Aine would accompany Izumi to visit him for a while at the beginning, but as time passed and studies and life became increasingly busy, Aine rarely went.

Now, I haven't visited Shinoya Mion for too long, and it feels a bit awkward to appear in front of her.

"You didn't tell her that I was back, did you?"

"No."

Aine heaved a sigh of relief, then looked at Izumi in front of her with a hesitant look.

"Wait for a while, and go when you are ready."

Looking at the expression on Aine's face, Quan thought that this preparation would probably take some time. He just didn't know if it could be done before the Golden Week.

"So, how did the interview go today?"

After chatting about Tokinoya Mio for a while, the topic turned to Aine's admission to school again, and this time Aine did not change the topic to something else, and answered Izumi with a relaxed look.

"During the interview, the other party was very satisfied. The internal audit points I accumulated during middle school provided a lot of help in this interview. I just received a call from the other party. I can enroll directly or wait until the school uniform is completed."

Her slender fingertips slid across the phone screen, she clicked on a call record and waved it in front of Quan.

"So, you plan on enrolling once your uniform is complete?"

"If you wear other clothes to school, the first impression will be different, right? In order to better integrate into the new class, it would be more appropriate to wait until the school uniform is completed before enrolling."

When it comes to details, Aine has always been well prepared and rarely makes mistakes, but when she does make a mistake, it is a very big one.

"Do you still have the school uniform you wore when you were studying abroad?"

Seeing Aine with a serious face, Izumi asked suddenly, causing Aine’s expression to freeze, and then she looked at Izumi with a depressed look.

"……What's wrong?"

"I haven't seen it. Let me see."

“Eh…no!”

Giving Izumi a look of disdain, Aine refused without a second thought.

"It seems that you still care a lot about failure. Even though it's in the past, you still don't dare to face it."

Izumi, who was rejected, didn’t show any disappointment on her face. She just evaluated Aine’s answer with a calm expression and tone.

"Even if you say so, I won't wear it."

"..."

Picking up the teacup on the table, Quan took a sip.

Looking at Izumi, whose expression was still calm, Chihaya Aine began to doubt whether she had guessed Izumi's purpose wrongly.

"But...if you're willing to wear a butler's uniform to pick me up on the day I go to school, I can wear it...wait! Why are you leaving?!"

Before Aine could finish her words, Izumi stood up and walked towards the stairs.

"I'm tired, let's go to sleep."

"Where's dinner?"

Quan walked up the stairs and waved his hand gently, indicating that there was no need to call him.

"..."

Watching Izumi leave, Chihaya Aine sat alone on the sofa. Without Izumi's presence, she felt suddenly much quieter and lonelier. It was a bit boring to stay alone in the living room. After thinking for a while, she followed Izumi and went up the stairs.

Her eyes fell on Quan's closed door and she went back to her room.

After closing the door, she walked to the side of the bed and fell silent as she looked at her suitcase which had been placed in the corner and had not been opened except on the day she returned.

'It's over. Everyone has failures. I can start a new life now. There's nothing to be afraid of!'

She clenched her fair fists and walked towards the suitcase.

Sitting in front of the computer, Izumi is drawing an illustration. There is still some time before the date given by Toki Kenjiro, and there are still three illustrations left. If he works hard, he can almost finish it tonight, but he still has to go to school tomorrow.

'It should be almost done this week.'

Staring at the screen, Quan calculated the time in his mind and estimated the approximate time it would take to complete the task.

dong dong——

There was a knock at the door.

"May I come inside?"

After saving the current progress, Quan looked back at the door.

"come in."

Click.

The sound of a door opening was heard, and the door was slowly pushed open, and long cherry-pink hair floated into view, followed by Aine who poked her head into the room.

She stared at Izumi who was sitting in front of the computer, then slowly walked into the house. She was wearing a white knitted wool school uniform with a lion school emblem on it, and a black short skirt. Aine, who looked shy, slowly walked into Izumi's house, then gently twisted her body to show her school uniform in front of Izumi.

“Does it look good?”

Looking at Aine who rejected him and quietly put on the school uniform she wore when she was studying abroad, Izumi was silent for a moment and gave an answer.

101. Gossip often travels at the speed of sound

"That...wait!"

When Quan was about to arrive at the school, he was suddenly stopped by someone on the way to the school. The other person had long red hair as dazzling as the sun. His eyes fell on her beautiful face that looked very 'fashionable' and he found that she looked a little nervous.

"Um... I'm Kita from Class 1C!"

"Guitar?"

"No! It's Kita!"

Since "Kita" and "guitar" sound similar, Quan thought for a moment that the other party was telling him a joke, but when he saw the other party's serious expression, he realized that the other party seemed to care about his name very much.

"Oh, sorry, I misunderstood. I thought it was a joke. So Kita-san, what do you want from me?"

There should still be some time before the school gate closes. Quan felt it was quite novel that he was suddenly stopped by a strange girl on the way to school. He decided to stay and listen to what the other girl was going to say to him.

Kita Ikuyo, who was still a little concerned at first, relaxed her expression after hearing Izumi's apology. She looked at Izumi standing in front of her, pursed her lips lightly, and clenched her delicate hands into fists. Then, as if she had made some important decision in her heart, she took a deep breath and bowed to Izumi.

"I'm really, really sorry!"