Didn’t you say you were just using me as a substitute?

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Which of these two is the easier woman to get along with?

One is sharp-tongued, the other is tsundere. In the two-dimensional world, having these attributes is cute, but in the three-dimensional world, if you meet such people, you will stay as far away from them as possible.

"Don't worry, I guarantee that Miss Shijo will be satisfied with today's date." Kitahara Takashi stood at attention, at ease, and saluted.

"Who, who's on a date?" When Shijo Shinki heard the word "date," she became like a cat with its fur standing on end. She said arrogantly, "You're just my little brother who carries my bag. Yeah, that's right. This can't be considered a date."

As she spoke further, Shijo Shinki's voice became softer, more like she was trying to convince herself.

People always like to make excuses for themselves.

Kitahara Takashi didn't care and followed Shijo Shinki's words, "As the bag-carrying little brother of Shijo's daughter, do you take care of the food? Are there any rewards?"

Shijo Shinki snorted softly: "Don't worry, serve me well, and you will definitely get some benefits."

"Then I'm welcome."

I've been waiting for you to say this.

Kitahara Takashi picked up the tablet hanging next to the table, ordered a cappuccino, and nothing else.

"No need to save money for this lady."

She scooped a spoonful of chocolate lava cake frappuccino into her mouth, and her relaxed tone was full of disdain for money.

Kitahara Takashi really hopes that one day he can be like her and treat money as dirt.

"I'm not trying to save money, I'm just going to save some space for other delicious food."

"Oh, that's okay too."

Shijo Shinki didn't care at all.

She comes out to play just to have fun.

She doesn't care about money at all.

Anyway, she had so much pocket money that she could never spend it all.

"By the way, Shinki, how are you and Tanuma-kun doing? Is there any progress?" The waiter quickly brought the cappuccino that Kitahara Takashi ordered. Kitahara Takashi took a sip and asked.

"Ugh!"

When talking about this, Shijo Shinki immediately sighed like a woman in the boudoir.

Even the Frappuccino doesn’t taste good anymore.

"Is there something wrong?" Kitahara Tsutomu became curious.

"It's not that there's a problem, the main thing is..." A hint of confusion flashed across Shijo Shinki's face. She hesitated for a moment, and finally told the reason for her sigh.

The incident dates back to a few days ago——

"Maki, I heard that you were in the same class with Tanuma-kun in junior high school. Is that true?" In the women's locker room, Kashiwagi Nagisa suddenly talked about this to Shijo Maki who was changing into sportswear.

"Is there such a person in the class?" Shijo Maki looked surprised, as if she had never noticed Tanuma Tsubasa before.

In fact, she had been following him since junior high school.

Kashiwagi Nagisa seemed to have picked a random topic to chat about. She said nonchalantly: "Yes, Tanuma-kun told me himself."

"Has he noticed me since junior high school?"

Just as Shijo Shinki was celebrating this, Kashiwagi Nagisa suddenly said, "He said he had a crush on you. But because you were so outstanding and your status was so high, he could only suppress this thought in his heart."

"Really, really?"

Knowing that the person she secretly loves also likes her, but because both of them lack the courage, they are just testing the waters and end up missing each other, Shijo Shinki's volume unconsciously goes out of control and her voice becomes shrill.

"Main concubine?" Kashiwagi Nagisa put his hand on the cabinet door and looked at her slightly sideways: "Could it be that you like him too?"

The girl's eyes were like dewdrops in the morning light, clear and bright, as if they could see through people's hearts.

Shijo Shinki seemed to have her thoughts seen through. She covered her mouth with her hands, not looking at Kashiwagi Nagisa's meaningful eyes and laughed, "Pfft!"

“It’s hilarious!”

"Why would I fall for a guy like him?"

"I am the heir to the Shinomiya family, the very heart of the nation."

"Do you think a tiger would fall in love with a mouse?"

"Only you, Nagisa, would be interested in such an idiot."

.....

"And then, this sentence somehow reached Yi's ears. He must really hate me now."

As Shijo Shinki was talking, she couldn't help but lay down on the table and cried.

Kitahara Takashi considerately handed over a tissue.

"Thank you."

Shijo Shinki took it, wiped her tears, and blew her nose.

"Don't you really regret not being able to tell me that I like you?" Kitahara Tsune felt that all the tsunderes in the world were the same.

It's obvious that you can win by just hitting A, but you insist on saying one thing and thinking another.

I watched helplessly as the happiness I had finally achieved faded away.

"Is it hard to admit that you like him?"

Can you die if you say "I like you"?

"What a joke, how could I like him? I just have a little bit of affection for him." Shijo Shinki denied while wiping her tears.

Even though there was no one else around, just her and Kitahara Takashi, Shijo Shinki was still deceiving herself.

"Happiness has always been a game for the brave. If you are a coward, you can only feel the most undeserved jealousy."

Originally, Shijo Zhenfei's tears were about to stop, but because of Kitahara Tsutomu's last whisper, she broke down again.

"Zun, you are so cruel!"

Thousands of arrows piercing the heart are nothing more than that.

You are here specifically to stab me.

"What you are waiting for is the day when the person you have a crush on falls in love with someone else?" Beiyuan Zun handed over the tissue again, and did not forget to give Shijo Zhenfei another stab.

"Isn't this the only moment you didn't confess?"

"I've been secretly in love with him for a few years, so I just check his Moments and like his posts, thinking I know him better through social media."

"I like what he likes and hate what he hates. I've liked him for two years and I'm so moved. I'm sad when others have found a partner."

"Have you taken any action in these years of secret love?"

Kitahara Takashi has no sympathy for such people at all.

I only dare to hide my love in my heart, hoping that he can find out. How can such a person be happy?

He is not a worm in your stomach, how can he know that you like him?

"If you don't confess, you can only be friends forever."

Kitahara Takashi felt that he had said all he wanted to say.

If you, Shijo Shinki, still want to be so arrogant, just wait.

Wait until the day when Tanuma Tsubasa personally hands you the wedding invitation and invites you to attend the wedding.

By then, Kitahara Takashi was happy to take a photo for Shijo Shinki. She was looking at him from the audience, and he was looking at her loser MVP settlement page.

"I, I'm going to confess now."

Shijo Shinki was so angry about what Kitahara Takashi said that she really picked up the phone and called.

"I'm going to the bathroom."

Kitahara Takashi also tactfully got up and left.

He has no interest in hearing confessions.

As soon as Kitahara Takashi stood up, the man wearing a mask and a baseball cap sitting behind Shijo Shinki also stood up and followed him to the bathroom.

When he walked out of the bathroom, Kitahara Takashi saw a person wearing a baseball cap and a mask. Judging from her appearance, she was a woman standing at the door, seemingly waiting for something.

"An entertainer?"

Kitahara Takashi thought it was a Japanese celebrity, so he didn't pay much attention and just washed his hands.

"You actually instigated others to steal my boyfriend, Kitahara-kun, you really are going too far~" Kitahara Tsutomu turned around suddenly when he heard this.

The visitor took off her mask, revealing her pretty face.

It was none other than Tanuma Tsubasa's current girlfriend, Kashiwagi Nagisa.

"You, why are you here? No, how did you recognize me?"

Kitahara Tsutomu swallowed.

After being a stand-in for so long, this is the first time he has been recognized by others.

"You really look like Tanuma-kun."

Kashiwagi Nagisa had no intention of answering Kitahara Takashi's words. She was staring at Kitahara Takashi's face, which looked very similar to her boyfriend, with great interest.

"Incredible makeup."

After looking at her for a long time, Kashiwagi Nagisa walked up and touched Kitahara Takashi's face. Looking at the loose powder on her fingers, she exclaimed.

"Is it with this makeup trick that you can manipulate so many girls and trick them into thinking they're the real deal?"

Being deceived?

It's obviously him who works like a slave for them.

It’s as if those girls like me.

"How did you recognize me?" Kitahara Takashi grabbed Kashiwagi Nagisa's wrist and repeated the question.

"Is it difficult? Just find a private detective to follow you." Kashiwagi Nagisa glanced at Kitahara Takashi's wrist and smiled, "Kitahara-kun, you don't think you can find the detective, do you?"

hateful.

Kitahara Takashi felt like he had obtained a fake system.

He didn't even remind himself that he was being followed.

"Why are you investigating me?" Kitahara Tsutomu asked unhappily.

So far, he has only met Kashiwagi Nagisa once.

Never approached her actively.

I didn't provoke her, nor did I offend her. Why would she investigate me for no reason?

"You called out my name the first time we met, and I was sure I had never seen you before, so I asked a private detective to do a little research."

Kitahara Takashi secretly blamed himself.

He actually thought he had hidden it.

Unexpectedly, Kashiwagi Nagisa started to doubt from that time.

Sure enough, these rich people's children are dirty-minded.