I'm surrounded by women.

"Am I looking a little too pretentious?" Katori Gensakura murmured while lying on the bed, looking at the ceiling.

In fact, Katori Genzakura also took advantage of the time before falling asleep to think in her heart, is she really able to handle her emotional problems in her current state?

The answer is uncertain.

But now, Katori Gensakura doesn't know how to better deal with her emotional problems?

Especially the relationship between herself and Toyokawa Shoko. The current situation between herself and Shoko is that Shoko wants to take the next step, but Katori Genzakura is always afraid to take the next step because she is not sure whether her aunt is the real culprit who caused Shoko's family to go bankrupt.

Perhaps if she told Xiangzi everything frankly and shared her worries with him, Xiangzi would understand her thoughts after listening. But every time she wanted to speak to Xiangzi, Katori Genzakura felt as if her mouth was covered, and it was difficult for her to express the thoughts in her heart to Xiangzi.

After much thought, I have no choice but to maintain the current status quo for the time being.

While thinking about her emotional problems, she soon felt sleepy. After a while, Katori Genzakura fell into a peaceful sleep, snoring loudly and breathing steadily.

However, what Katori Gensakura didn't know was that after she fell asleep, a few minutes later, her bedroom door was quietly opened.

Who else could come to attack at night at this time?

It must be Katori Ryuka!

Rather, apart from Katori Ryuka, there is no one else who has the courage and opportunity to attack Katori Genzakura at night.

After tiptoeing into his elder sister's room, Katori Ryuka was a little surprised to see his elder sister already fast asleep on the bed. After all, it was only 11 o'clock in the evening, and normally his elder sister would not go to bed easily at this time!

This time, Katori Ryuka walked into Katori Gensakura's bedroom not for a night attack, but to prepare for a night attack in the early morning, to scout the way and see if her sister was sleepy. If her sister was not asleep yet, she would pretend to be a caring and good sister and tell her sister to go to bed early.

Katori Ryuka had even thought of what to say, but she didn't expect that when she walked into the bedroom, she would find that her sister was already asleep?

"This is so cool! I was planning to wait until one in the morning to attack my sister at night!" Katori Ryuka couldn't help but cheer in a low voice.

Just as she was about to pounce on the bed like a hungry tiger, Katori Ryuka suddenly noticed the small iron box that Katori Genzakura had placed on the table.

"this is……"

Katori Ryuka was stunned for a moment, feeling that the small iron box in front of her looked familiar, so she calmed down and decided not to keep thinking about attacking her sister at night, as this would never accomplish anything great! What's the point of sneaking around at night? If she had the ability, she could just marry her openly!

Katori Ryuka's biggest wish now is to marry his elder sister in a formal ceremony.

Although he didn't know what was in the small iron box in front of him, when Katori Ryuka saw it, he always felt that the small iron box looked very familiar, as if he had seen it before.

And it doesn’t seem like what I have seen in this life, but more like what I have seen in the previous life when I was Qu Cangxian.

Katori Ryuka tiptoed to the desk, carefully picked up the small iron box, and looked at it carefully in his hands for a while.

"Sure enough, I can't remember why this small iron box looks so familiar just by looking at its appearance? It seems I have to open it and take a look. Anyway, this small iron box is not locked..." After Katori Ryuka finished talking to himself, he directly opened the small iron box.

That's right, in Katori Gensakura's eyes, the small iron box was locked, but in Katori Liuge's eyes, it was not locked. Liuge opened the small iron box very easily and saw what was inside the box -

"this is……"

After seeing clearly what was in the small iron box, Katori Ryuka paused, then turned his head to look at Katori Gensakura who was still sleeping soundly in bed, and muttered to himself with some complicated thoughts:

"Why did Mom leave this thing to my sister? Could it be that my sister still doesn't know the 'true relationship' between her and Mom?

If I let my sister know what is in the iron box and what it means, she will be closer to the truth. But is that truth really something she can bear now?

As he spoke to the end, Katori Ryuka's voice became increasingly trembling.

tick-tock-

Crystal clear tears rolled down Katori Ryuka's pretty face and fell into the iron box. She couldn't understand why her mother left this small iron box to Katori Genying. Was it for revenge?

Katori Ruka clasped her hands together and let the tears flow down her cheeks. She did not believe in any religion, but at this moment she prayed devoutly:

"Mom, if you can hear my prayers in heaven, please bless my sister. I only have Yuan Ying as my sister, and I don't want her to lose her mind and become a murderer after knowing the truth!

Please forgive me for what I am about to do. I cannot just sit by and watch this little iron box that could destroy my sister at any time. I will find out who killed you and avenge you.

But I absolutely cannot let my sister's hands be stained with blood!"

After she finished speaking, Katori Ryuka had already made up her mind. She took a deep breath, stood up and walked to the side of Gen Sakura's bed. She bent down and gently kissed Gen Sakura's sleeping face. With tears in her smile, she whispered softly:

"I'm sorry, sister. Please forgive my presumptuous behavior. Whether in my last life or this one, I've always been an ignorant younger sister. You're the person I cherish most, so I don't want you to know the 'true relationship' between you and mom. I also don't want to watch you approach the truth and be destroyed by it, losing your mind and becoming a murderer.

Good night, I'll be back soon."

After saying that, Katori Ryuka didn't dare to waste any time, picked up the small iron box from the desk, trotted back to his bedroom, stuffed the small iron box into his schoolbag, and then stuffed the folding shovel and flashlight into the schoolbag.

After packing his schoolbag, Katori Ryuka put on a black hoodie and black sweatpants, stuffed his gloves into his pants pockets, put on a black mask, and finally used the hood of his hoodie to cover most of his face.

After checking that there were no major problems with her clothes, Katori Ryuka picked up her schoolbag, put on her sneakers at the entrance, and left the house quietly.

Chapter 172 Love and Protection

After carefully closing the door, Katori Ryuka looked around at the dark night. To be honest, it was the first time she went out so late.

The surrounding streets were quiet, which made Katori Ryuka feel nervous all the time.

"It's okay, it's okay, just think of this as practice for revenge later." Katori Ryuka encouraged herself mentally. After taking a few deep breaths, Katori Ryuka pushed her bicycle out of the courtyard shed, got on it, and quickly drove towards her destination.

To conserve her energy while riding, Katori Ryuka chose not to talk to herself. As the ace of the tennis club, she knew better than anyone that talking at such times would quickly drain her energy. So, even though she had a tendency to talk to herself when nervous, she could only speak everything she wanted to say in her mind.

The streets are relatively quiet at night, but occasionally you will pass by noisy streets. This is how Tokyo is at night. Some areas are very quiet, but some areas only wake up at night.

When passing through streets that were just beginning to see nightlife, Katori Ryuka would speed up her bike. Fortunately, she was now riding a mountain bike with variable speeds, so it was relatively easy to ride.

Ten minutes later, Katori Ryuka finally arrived at his destination - Kawakawashiki.

Katori Ryuka parked her bicycle on the slope above the river bank. Without a moment's breath, she immediately put on her backpack and slid down to the bottom of the grass along the river bank.

In Japan, the most common type of riverside sashiki is this one. However, the riverside sashiki chosen by Katori Ryuka is located near the outskirts of Tokyo, where few people usually pass by. During the rainy season, the water level in the river will surge.

For example, the large open space under her feet now will be submerged by the river when the water level rises during the rainy season.

But even so, Katori Ryuka did not take it lightly. She turned on the flashlight and walked towards the innermost direction. When she reached a position she thought was suitable, she took out a folding shovel from her backpack and started digging a hole.

Before starting to dig, Katori Ryuka opened his cell phone and took a look at the time. It was just twelve o'clock in the morning, which seemed like plenty of time. But Katori Ryuka didn't dare to be careless. What if his sister or parents woke up at this time and found that he was not at home? Then when he returned home, he would have a hard time explaining why he went out so late.

"We can only speed up. Fortunately, it rained a little today, so the soil in this open space is relatively easy to shovel." Katori Ryuka did not stop what he was doing, but continued to speed up.

Half an hour later——

Katori Ryuka threw the folding shovel in her hand to the ground, sat down on the ground, and gasped for breath. The temperature was cooler at night, but she didn't feel any coolness at all. The sweat beads on her body made her feel like she was ripe!

Especially the arms, which could not stop shaking slightly.

"Just grit your teeth and hold on for a little longer..."

Katori Ryuka took a deep breath and forced herself to stand up. She knew very well that she had very little strength left. If she chose to sit on the ground and rest at this time, she might not be able to fully recover her strength even if she rested for twenty minutes. She might even develop an instinctive laziness deep in her heart. She had to rush home before two o'clock in the morning and return to the bedroom before being discovered by her sister or parents.

He took out the small iron box from the schoolbag and threw it into the bottom of the pit. Uneasy, Katori Ryuka picked up a few bricks from the river and put them on the small iron box before he began to bury the soil back.

Burying the soil back is obviously more labor-saving and faster than digging it out.

After doing all this, Katori Ryuka put the folding shovel back into her schoolbag, but she still didn't dare to breathe because she still had to ride her bike home.

When walking back to the slope along the grass path from the open space, Katori Ryuka felt that her legs no longer belonged to her. Fortunately, she found a bottle of sports drink in her schoolbag.

Katori Ryuka then remembered that she usually carried this backpack to attend the women's tennis club's training. The last time she attended the training, because the training time was not long, she did not drink the sports drink she took from the rest area before the training started, and just put it in the backpack.

He originally wanted to go home and ask his sister if she wanted to drink it, but his sister was not at home. When his sister came back, Katori Ryuka had forgotten about the sports drink in her schoolbag.

"I didn't expect that this bottle of sports drink would work at this time." Katori Ryuka couldn't help laughing, then directly opened the can and drank the sports drink.

I don't know if the effect of the devil's claw is really that strong, or if it's just a psychological effect. After drinking it, Katori Ryuka actually felt that his physical strength had recovered a little.

Riding on his bicycle, Katori Ryuka rode straight back home from Kawashiki.

Because there is a big downhill on the way back, riding is a little less tiring.

When he arrived at his house, Katori Ryuka locked his bike and used his key to open the door, keeping his voice very low, not daring to make even the slightest noise. After taking off his shoes, he hurried back to the bedroom and took off all his clothes.

It was not until this time that Katori Ryuka realized that all her clothes were soaked with sweat.

"Huh..." Perhaps because she finally breathed a sigh of relief after entering her bedroom, Katori Ryuka fell directly onto the tatami with a thud. She felt her limbs trembling.

Even though she was the ace of the women's tennis team, she was still an underage girl after all, and her physical strength was always somewhat limited. It can only be said that half of the time when she returned was due to gritting her teeth and persevering.

Even though the bed was right in front of her, Katori Ryuka felt that she couldn't move at all, so she had to lie back on the tatami.

"This is the first time I've been so exhausted... But it doesn't matter, as long as my sister doesn't find out about her and Mom's 'true relationship'.

As long as I can prevent my sister from becoming a murderer... I am willing to sacrifice my life."

Having said that, Katori Ruka turned her head to look at the photo of herself and her sister placed on the table, and a gentle smile appeared on the corner of her mouth:

"Sister, I will definitely protect you."

……

The next morning.

Katori Genzakura woke up very early today. She found that she seemed to have woken up very early recently, which made her a little depressed. After all, she didn't seem to have slept in much during the entire Golden Week.

Is it still a Golden Week if there is no sleeping in?

Katori Genzakura complained in her heart, stood up and sat on the bed, ready to pick up her phone to check what time it was.

Just as I picked up my phone to read the comics, I received a message from Sanjiao Chuhua.

Sanjiao Chuhua: "Good morning, Yuanying. I don't know if it's because I was so excited about going out with you today, but I woke up at five in the morning and couldn't fall asleep. So I thought I'd go out for a walk this morning and have breakfast, but I couldn't decide what to eat at the moment."

"So I was walking and walking, and when I crossed an intersection, I suddenly realized I really wanted to walk to your house. I took out my phone, opened Line, and saw that you were online. If you see this message, would you like to have breakfast with me?"

Chapter 173 A Love Reality Show

Although Katori Gensakura was inclined to take another nap, it was still a little early for the time agreed upon with Sankaku Hatsuka, so she could close her eyes and sleep for another ten minutes.

After just glancing at the message Sankaku Hatsuka had sent her, Katori Gensakura sighed helplessly. Line had a display showing read and unread messages, and could also show whether the other person was online? While this was a thoughtful gesture, Katori Gensakura wished Line hadn't been so considerate.

Triangle Chuhua must have noticed that I had read it by now. If I pretended not to see it, it would be more or less impolite.

After much deliberation, Katori Genying finally decided to accept Sankaku Hatsuka's invitation.

Katori Genzakura: "Okay, I just woke up too. Where are you now? Do you need me to pick you up?"

Triangle Chuhua: "I'm here now."

As he spoke, Sankaku Hatsuka sent a shared location to Katori Genying.

Katori Genzakura looked at it and thought, isn't this near my home? I walked out of the house, turned right, and walked forward for a few minutes to get there.

"It's such a coincidence that Chuhua can walk near our house just by taking a casual walk. If someone doesn't know, they would think that Chuhua has followed me and already knows where I live." Katori Genying muttered to herself half-jokingly.

After saying that, Katori Genzakura typed a reply.

Katori Genzakura: "Then just stand there and wait for me for a while. I'll be there soon."

Sanjiao Chuhua: "It's okay, there's no rush. If I'm not mistaken, Yuanying, you should have just woken up not long ago, right? There's no rush anyway, even if you're a little slow, it doesn't matter."

Katori Genzakura: "I suddenly understand why you're so popular, Hatsuka."

In a two-person band, the lead singer is usually the most popular, but the popularity distribution of "sumimi" is different. The most popular one is actually Sanjiao Hatsuka!

Although the popularity of lead singer Mana Sumita is quite good, there is still a slight gap compared to Sankaku Hatsuka. If you first heard about the duo idol band "Sumimi", you might think that Sankaku Hatsuka is the lead singer and Mana Sumita is the lead guitarist.

Sankaku Hatsuka: "Eh? Maybe it's because the lyrics I wrote are pretty good?"

Katori Genzakura: "It's not just because the lyrics are good, but also because Hatsuka is very gentle. When people meet someone for the first time, they generally have a good impression of those with gentle personalities. Fans are the same when they first meet their idols."

Katori Genzakura's serious words made Sankaku Hatsuka's cheeks slightly hot. Although they were chatting by typing, it was impossible to guess from the use of punctuation marks that Sankaku Hatsuka was embarrassed by Katori Genzakura's words.

Sankaku Hatsuka: "How could that be?! If we really want to talk about gentleness, I feel like Mana is gentler than me, right? Gensakura, if you meet Mana, you'll probably also feel that Mana is gentler than me."

You see, when punctuation is used sparingly like this, it means the other person might be shy and was so busy typing a reply that they forgot to pay attention to their punctuation.

After chatting with Sankaku Hatsuka, Katori Genying put down her phone first. Just as Sankaku Hatsuka guessed, Katori Genying had just woken up and was not wearing anything.

Normally, Katori Genying could get up leisurely, but now Sankaku Hatsuka was still waiting for her, so Katori Genying did not waste any more time. After simply choosing the clothes to wear today, she prepared to go downstairs to the bathroom to wash up, put on some light makeup, and start today's date beautifully.

However, before leaving the bedroom, Katori Genzakura habitually walked to the desk, opened the drawer, and took a look inside.

When she saw the small iron box left for her by Bai Cang Jian and received from Izumi Kotomi yesterday, lying quietly in the drawer, Katori Genying breathed a sigh of relief.

For a moment, she couldn't think of the right way to open the locked iron box, so she could only put it in the drawer of her desk. Originally, Katori Genying was worried that the iron box would suddenly disappear mysteriously. But now it seems that she was too worried.

"Until I figure out how to open it, I'll just put this box here for now. No one will usually go through my drawer anyway." After saying this, Katori Gensakura turned and left the bedroom and went to the bathroom downstairs.

While standing in front of the mirror putting on makeup, Katori Gensakura suddenly realized that although today was her date with Sankaku Hatsuka, it was also the last day of the Golden Week holiday.

I'm going back to school tomorrow...