I have pure love with them

"my business……"

Shock spread in her heart, and an inexplicable sense of tension made her not know how to reply to Quan for a moment. She had no idea what Quan had said to Toyokawa Shoko, and she did not feel any joy in her heart, but instead became nervous and uneasy.

"..."

Her legs, as white and tender as mutton-fat jade, were slightly bent, her round toes tightly curled inward. She leaned against the head of the bed, her back against the soft pillow, staring at the screen of the mobile phone in both hands. She thought carefully for a long time before she chose her words and sent a reply to Quan.

“The times are progressing, but it feels like art has been regressing… No, it’s also because of the age. Compared to current works, it’s more about reminiscing about the past that can no longer be returned to.”

I was sitting in front of the computer, originally reading medical papers, but while searching for the papers, I suddenly saw a news article about the reform of the current working methods of doctors. The summary contained data showing that 4% of doctors work overtime for more than 960 hours a year, and 1% of doctors work overtime for more than 1,860 hours.

The areas hardest hit by overtime are emergency care, obstetrics and gynecology, and surgery, in a nutshell - clinical.

Although doctors have a high social status, doctors who enjoy this social status must be at the assistant professor level. Just to reach this level, one must at least have a doctorate and be over 30 years old. Quan stared at the data for a moment and shook his head slightly.

When he was about to continue reading the paper on paralysis and nerve-related aspects, the screen of the mobile phone on the side of his mouse suddenly vibrated. He stopped what he was doing and looked at the phone on his left hand.

"Will you reply?"

Loosening his grip on the mouse, he picked up his phone, unlocked the screen, and clicked on the message from Nagasaki Souyo.

[Huh?]

[Quan Jun, did you go to see Xiangzi just for me?]

[Did Xiangzi say anything?]

Looking at the content sent in segments, it can be seen that Nagasaki Shoyo has already controlled her emotions. Compared with the continuous content she sent to Toyokawa Shoko, these three messages are probably the content of her inner thoughts that has been greatly simplified.

"What did Xiangzi say...? Actually, I want to ask, what did I say to Xiangzi?"

When I was about to reply, Nagasaki Shoyo sent me another message.

[Quan Jun, is it convenient for us to have a video chat now? If possible, I would like to discuss this matter with Quan Jun in detail]

Glancing down at his pajamas, Izumi looked at his phone.

"…Are you so impatient?"

[Tomorrow, no?]

Looking at the message sent by Quan, Nagasaki Shoyo, who was sitting on the bed, pursed her lips. Her soft warm brown hair fell around the phone, and she stared at the phone in front of her.

"Tomorrow... How can I wait until tomorrow..."

She took a deep breath, raised her head, looked at the dark room, gently moved her body, and came to the edge of the bed. She turned on the light in the room. In an instant, the light dispelled the darkness. She looked down at her mobile phone and took the initiative to send a video invitation to Quan.

Ding--

In less than 3 seconds, a smiling Quan appeared on the screen of her mobile phone. He was in a clean room, sitting on a black ergonomic chair, looking at her. He was also wearing pajamas.

The soft silk apricot pajamas fit well on Nagasaki Souye's slender shoulders. Izumi, who usually only saw her in school uniform, now unlocked a new picture book of Nagasaki Souye.

"I'm sorry, Quan Jun, I'm bothering you so late, but I suddenly heard some news about Xiangzi, and I just can't stay calm..."

The moment he saw Izumi appear on the screen, Nagasaki Shoyo instantly showed an apologetic expression and apologized to Izumi first.

'If I take a screenshot now, will I be discovered?'

Quan, who had never tried this function before, had some ideas in his mind. He was curious about how Toyokawa Shoko would react if she saw the pajama video of him and Nagasaki Soyo.

"I really want to know what Quan and Xiangzi talked about. I know this request is very rude, but... Quan, can you tell me the full content of the conversation?"

Noticing that Izumi, who was sitting opposite her, seemed a little absent-minded, Nagasaki Shoyo raised her tone a little and, with a sincere expression and attitude, begged Izumi to tell her the situation at that time.

"Ms. Toyokawa suspected that you and I had a connection that she didn't know about. She suspected that I told you about her. Well, it was basically true. I admitted it, but you and Aine talked about the disbanding of the band. After I heard it from Aine, I felt that Ms. Toyokawa went too far. She quit the band she founded without giving any reason, which made you, Shuangshi, still care about it. So I asked her to meet with you and give you a clear answer on whether we should resume band activities together or end it completely."

"Eh?"

At first, when she heard Izumi's words, Nagasaki Shoyo felt nervous, but as Izumi answered, Nagasaki Shoyo couldn't help but gradually open her eyes wide. She didn't expect that Izumi would stand from her perspective and speak to Nagasaki Shoyo on her behalf.

Complex emotions suddenly sprouted in her heart.

Looking at the spring on the screen, she pursed her lips in silence.

"Xiang...Zi, did she agree?"

Nagasaki Shoyo spoke with reluctance, not knowing how to describe her feelings at the moment. She had never thought that Quan, who had never told her where Xiangzi was, would actually ask Xiangzi to meet her.

While she was happy to see Xiangzi, a feeling of shame and guilt spread in her heart.

She obviously just wanted to use Quan to get information about Xiangzi from him, but she didn't expect that the other party actually considered her seriously and even took the initiative to ask Xiangzi for help for her.

"I don't know about this matter. The other party didn't give any answer. I left after asking her to meet you. Whether she will meet you or not... depends on whether Miss Toyokawa really cares about you."

With just one sentence, Nagasaki Shuangshi's heart instantly fell into the abyss.

Would Toyokawa Shoko, who had never responded to her news in the past, meet her just because of a boy's words?

"..."

The expectation that had just arisen became dim at this moment.

"Thank you... Quan Jun for what you have done for me. I will... keep it in mind. Then... I will not disturb Quan Jun's rest. Good night."

With a forced smile, Nagasaki Shoyo looked at Izumi on the screen. She bit her lip, and after Izumi also said "good night", she silently hung up the video call, collapsed on the bed weakly, clicked on Toyokawa Shoko's profile picture, closed her eyes, held the phone in both hands, and her body gradually curled up...

169. Why did Xiangzi preserve the band's history?

Sometimes, Quan wanted to ask Toyokawa Shoko, "What kind of medicine did you give Nagasaki Soyo?" Seeing Nagasaki Soyo pestering her so much, he, as an outsider, felt frustrated.

As for him, that’s another matter.

"Are you still going to RiNG today?"

"That's right, what's wrong?"

When Aine heard Izumi asking about her schedule, she looked at him suspiciously.

"Are you going too?"

"I'll go check it out when I have time. How is she getting along with Shiina Riki?"

"Can we talk about something else?"

Although Aine is no longer as repulsive and resistant to Shiina Riki as she was at the beginning, she is still obviously unwilling to talk about her unless it is necessary.

The two of them slowly entered the train, and after finding an empty seat, Aine sat down and looked around the train, but she didn't see Toyokawa Shoko, and she withdrew her gaze with a little disappointment...

'Want to go see her?'

The content of the conversation with Quan yesterday still echoes clearly in Toyokawa Shoko's mind. She walked into the classroom, sat quietly in her seat, and ignored the conversations of the people around her.

Although her personality and emotional intelligence are completely different from Goto Ichiri's, there is not much difference between the two in their current campus life. Both of them have no friends and no one to talk to. They disappear from the classroom during breaks. Even her classmates don't know her name until now.

She quit 'CRYCHIC', she blocked Nagasaki Shuangshi, she worked day and night, she risked her life, just to prove that her past weak self is dead!

"Toyokawa-san, someone is looking for you."

"..."

Looking back in the direction where the voice came from, I saw an unfamiliar classmate standing at the back door, pointing outside, and a girl with long cherry-pink hair was standing at the door, waving at her.

Her slender eyebrows were tightly furrowed. Toyokawa Shoko had not expected that Chihaya Aine actually knew what class she was in. A feeling of worry arose in her heart. She pursed her soft, cherry-like lips, stood up, and walked towards Chihaya Aine outside the classroom.

Ignoring the classmates who called out to her, she walked up to Chihaya Aine and fixed her eyes on the girl in front of her.

"I'm sorry to bother you, but I have--"

Seeing Toyokawa Shoko walking out of the classroom, Chihaya Aine was about to talk to her about 'CRYCHIC', but she saw Toyokawa Shoko in front of her suddenly turn around and walk towards the stairs. Chihaya Aine was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly caught up with Toyokawa Shoko who was leaving.

"and many more!"

Facing the shouts from behind, Toyokawa Shoko remained calm and walked without stopping at all. She left the school building and came to the atrium corridor of the school. She stopped her light and steady steps and looked back at Chihaya Aine who was catching up with her.

"What did he want to say?"

"he?"

Chihaya Aine was stunned for a moment and couldn't understand what Toyokawa Shoko meant.

"Isn't it? Aren't you going to tell your brother what he said?"

With a frown, Toyokawa Shoko stared at the girl in front of her. Her expression did not seem very friendly, which made Chihaya Aine feel a little puzzled, but she also understood the meaning of her words just now.

"No, Quan didn't ask me to convey anything... And why do you think I'm Quan's mouthpiece?"

Toyokawa Shoko was silent for a moment, lowered her eyelids, glanced at the ground, and when she looked at Chihaya Aine again, she had returned to her usual state, without that resistance, and seemed much calmer and indifferent.

"What is it, then?"

The attitude was different from when they first met. Chihaya Aine noticed that Toyokawa Shoko in front of her had a sense of distance in her tone when she spoke, and she couldn't help but pursed her lips.

"It's about the lights."

"As for anything related to the band, I think I've said it once. Just treat it as my fault. As for the things about Deng and the others, I have nothing to explain. What I said that day was all my sincere thoughts. That's all."

Before Chihaya Aine could answer, Toyokawa Shoko responded as if under pressure, and before Chihaya Aine could react, she turned and walked towards the stairs.

"Eh?"

By the time Chihaya Aine reacted to Toyokawa Shoko's series of responses, Toyokawa Shoko had already re-entered the school building.

"What... that attitude..."

Looking at Toyokawa Shoko's disappearing back, for a moment, Chihaya Aine seemed to understand Shiina Tateki's overreaction when he heard the name 'Toyokawa Shoko'.

It was their first meeting, and they got along well, but...

"Ah...it seems like after I mentioned Shuangshi and she formed a band with me, her reaction became strange, right?"

With her hands in front of her face, Aine noticed a blind spot that she had not noticed before, and she felt as if she was a little slow.

'After hearing that my former bandmates had formed a new band with someone else, it's impossible for me not to have some reaction... But, I was the one who left the band first, so why is the reaction so strong now?'

Feeling that he couldn't understand Toyokawa Shoko's love, he sighed, rubbed his forehead, and also entered the school building, preparing to return to his classroom.

Originally, she wanted to talk to Toyokawa Shoko about Takamatsu Tomori and let him completely resolve Takamatsu Tomori's worries, but now it seems that there is no possibility. At least, as an outsider, her appearance in front of Toyokawa Shoko will only anger him.

"Come to think of it, she seems willing to listen to Quan?"

At first, he seemed to have misunderstood that she was trying to convey Quan's words, and acted a little impatient, but still chose to listen. After she expressed that it had nothing to do with Quan, his expression softened, but he didn't even listen to her finish her words.