Substitute Toyokawa Shoko, you can become stronger by breathing

However, her attention was not on the conversation about shopping, but on Kujo Renji and Wakaba Mutsu who had just returned.

Something is wrong.

Yutenji Wakamugi keenly noticed that the atmosphere between the two seemed to have subtly changed.

In the past, when Wakaba Mu was with Toyokawa Shoko, he always kept a certain distance, as if there was an invisible line separating them. But now, that sense of distance seemed to have disappeared.

Wakaba Mu stood beside Kujo Renji. Although his expression remained cold, there was a strange kind of obedience and dependence in his eyes.

What was even stranger was the way Jiujo Renji looked at Wakaba Mu—that kind of control beneath a gentle surface, like...

Yutenji Wakamu's thoughts suddenly drifted in a dangerous direction.

——Could it be that Toyokawa Shoko also used some kind of method on Wakaba Mutsu? Just like she did to herself?

Once the thought came to her mind, it spread like wildfire.

She began to unconsciously imagine various possibilities: Would Toyokawa Shoko also let Wakaba Mu wear some kind of jewelry? Would she also let her...

Yutenji Wakamu's cheeks began to heat up and she shook her head desperately to get rid of these inappropriate thoughts, but the images became more and more vivid.

—This is wrong. I shouldn't think like this... But if Toyokawa Shoko really...

Her breathing became rapid and her cheeks turned red at these imaginations.

Then I immediately felt ashamed of my thoughts.

"Ms. Yutenji?"

A voice came from a distance, but Yutenji Wakami was completely immersed in her own world and did not notice that someone was calling her.

"Youtianji Ruomai!"

Hachiman Kairei's slightly impatient voice finally brought her back to reality. Yutenji Wakami looked up suddenly and found that everyone was looking at her.

"Huh? What?"

She blinked blankly, then realized that she had been distracted.

Hachiman Hailing frowned and looked at her doubtfully:

"What happened to you? We called you several times."

"No, it's nothing!"

Yutenji Wakamugi waved his hands in panic, his voice a few pitches higher than usual:

"I was just...thinking...thinking about tomorrow's rehearsal! Yes, about the rehearsal!"

Her reaction was clearly excessive, and even she felt the excuse was weak. Yutenji Wakamu glanced around nervously, hoping that no one would ask any further questions.

At this moment, her eyes accidentally met that of "Toyokawa Shoko". She was looking at her with a half-smile, and that all-seeing look made her shudder.

What shocked her even more was that the shape of Kujo Renji's lips changed silently, and he spoke to her clearly:

"Come to my room tonight."

—What the hell are you talking about?!

This silent command passed through Yutenji Wakami's body like an electric current.

Her brain instantly shut down, all thoughts stopped functioning. There was a buzzing noise in her ears, and her face was hot enough to boil a pot of water.

"Are you really okay?" Sanjiao Chuhua asked worriedly, "Your face is so red."

"It's okay! It's really okay!" Yutenji Wakami almost screamed in response, her voice unnaturally high: "Maybe... maybe it's a little hot! Yes, too hot! I'll go cool down!"

After saying that, without waiting for anyone to respond, she turned around and walked quickly towards the elevator, almost running away.

The others were left looking at each other in confusion, not understanding her sudden unusual behavior.

Only Jiu Tiao Lian Si raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and a hint of dark joy flashed in his amber eyes.

His gaze shifted from Yutenji Wakami who was fleeing in panic, and turned to Wakaya Mutsu who was standing beside him.

The latter remained expressionless, but a hint of doubt and uneasiness flashed in his golden eyes.

Jiujo Renji patted Ruoye Mu's shoulder gently and said softly, "Don't worry, everything will be fine."

This seemingly ordinary consolation may sound nothing special to others, but to Wakaba Mu it has an unusual meaning.

She nodded slightly, a complex emotion flashed in her eyes, and soon returned to calm.

Sankaku Hatsuka looked at Yutenji Wakamu's departing back, feeling somewhat confused:

"Why is she acting strange today? Is it because the seafood in Yokohama doesn't suit her taste?"

Hachiman Hailing sighed and rearranged the shopping bags in her hands: "Who knows."

.

The lights in the luxurious suite are soft, and the night view of Yokohama outside the floor-to-ceiling windows is dazzling. The Ferris wheel in the distance rotates slowly, and the lights cast mottled reflections on the sea.

Kujo Renji sat on the sofa, tapping his fingers lightly on the armrest, with a faint smile on his face.

"What do you want?"

Toyokawa Shoko's voice suddenly rang in his mind, angrily saying

Kujo Renji seemed to have anticipated this confrontation:

"It's just a matter of moving forward with the plan. There's no need to get so excited."

"Excited?" Toyokawa Shoko's voice rose a little. "The things you said to Xiao Mu..."

“Sometimes necessary pain can lead to greater gains.”

Kujo Renji responded gently:

"Wakaba Mu is now completely on our side, which is crucial to the plan."

"Your plan! Not mine!" Toyokawa Shoko retorted.

"I never agreed to use her like this! Mu is my friend, not your pawn!"

Jiujo Renji stood up and walked towards the French window. Looking at the flickering lights in the distance, he sighed and said:

"Ruo Yemu needs to feel understood and recognized, and needs someone to share her secrets with. And I can give her just that."

"So you took advantage of her weakness?" Toyokawa Shoko couldn't understand at all.

"She's too vigilant. If I want to heal her, I can only eliminate her vigilance in this way."

Kujo Renji's tone slowed down, and he said to Toyokawa Shoko, "I promise you, from now on I will be more... gentle with her. After all, there's no need to put pressure on her anymore."

"That's not the answer I wanted..."

Toyokawa Shoko's voice became softer and softer, also with a hint of helplessness.

Just then, there was a sudden knock on the door.

...

It was late at night, and the lights in the hotel corridor were dimmed to soft mode, casting a warm orange glow on the empty hallway.

Yutenji Wakamu stood in front of the door of the room, his heart beating so fast that it almost burst out of his chest.

Her trembling fingers gently touched the black leather collar around her neck, the rhinestones on the edge gleaming in the dim light of the corridor.

The cat ears on top of her head trembled slightly with her nervous movements, the pink lining contrasting sharply with the black outer layer.

Yutenji Wakamu took a deep breath and confirmed that there was no one around before he mustered up the courage to gently knock on the door.

"Please come in, the door is not locked." The girl's calm voice came from the room.

Yutenji Wakamu bit her lower lip, pushed the door open carefully, and tiptoed into the room like a frightened deer.

The suite was dimly lit, with only the bedside lamp emitting a soft glow.

"Toyokawa Shoko" sat on the sofa by the window, holding a book in her hands, her eyes sparkling in the light.

Seeing Yutenji Wakami's outfit, the girl with blue hair and amber eyes first raised her eyebrows slightly, and then a playful smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.

She closed the book and looked at the tense girl in front of her with interest.

"I don't think I asked Miss Yutenji to wear these things to see me, right?"

There was a clear hint of teasing in her voice, and the playfulness in her tone seemed to raise the temperature in the room by several degrees.

These words struck Yutenji Wakami's brain like a bolt of lightning, instantly leaving her in a complete blank.

She froze in place, her face turning from red to white and then back to red. She opened her mouth helplessly, but no sound came out.

Time seemed to stand still at this moment.

Countless thoughts flashed through Yutenji Wakamu's mind - if she didn't have to wear these things to meet him, why did she have to come to the room at night?

Could she have misunderstood? This misunderstanding was truly shameful!

Her brain completely froze, and she could only stand frozen in the doorway, her fingers unconsciously clutching the corners of her clothes, the tips of her ears red as if they were about to bleed. Every cell in her body was screaming to escape this scene, but her legs felt as heavy as lead, unable to move a single step.

There was only one sentence left in my mind.

--Ruined.

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PS: This chapter has 7,000 words, which is equivalent to 3.5 chapters.

Today's update totals 19,000 words, which is barely 20,000 words a day.

Reward!

All previous bounties have been paid off, now I'm going to offer another one.

The rules are the same as before

Blades one hundred plus one thousand

Reward 10,000 plus 1,000

Monthly ticket 100 plus 1,000

Calculate in rounded form

Blades/rewards/monthly tickets can be added together (e.g., achieving 101 blades + 101 monthly tickets at the same time → total bonus of 4000)

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Chapter 54: Miao Meng's First Auspicious Fall (Six in One)

Yutenji Wakamu stood at the door, his face flushed, as if he was frozen in time.

"I don't think I asked Miss Yutenji to wear these things to see me, right?"

Toyokawa Shoko—no, Kujo Renji's voice was filled with obvious teasing, and the playfulness in his tone seemed to raise the temperature of the entire room by several degrees.

"Huh? What's going on?"

Toyokawa Shoko's voice sounded in his mind, with surprise and a hint of panic.

"Why did she come to see us dressed like this? What did you do to her?"

Obviously, the girl did not notice the silent words that Kujo Renji said to Yutenji Wakami during the day.

Kujo Renji did not respond to Toyokawa Shoko's question, but gently put down the book in his hand and waved to Yutenji Wakami who was still standing at the door.

"Come in and close the door."

Yutenji Wakamai woke up as if from a dream, hurriedly closed the door, and then stood there, at a loss.

Her fingers unconsciously stroked the collar around her neck, and the touch made her feel both ashamed and inexplicably at ease.

"What the hell are you doing?"

Toyokawa Shoko's voice sounded again, this time with a hint of shame and anger.

——Kujo’s management skills are indeed better than hers, but he can’t always mess things up like this!

If she lets the other party continue like this, how will the members of Ave mujica and her former friends view her in the future?

Kujo Renji responded quietly in his heart: "Don't worry, it's just a little psychological experiment. Just watch."

"Ms. Yutenji..."