Chapter 105 Be My Male Lead
"Wait a minute, where did I cheat?"

"So, according to this statement, this little sister is the principal wife... and Haruka is the third one you cheated with? That's even more unforgivable."

Sakurai Shio kept elbowing Shimizu Mi in the side, which was really the most annoying thing.

However, even though Qing Shuijian showed an unhappy expression, she still did not give up, and even went further and almost pressed her entire body against him.

But this difficult and annoying woman was soft and fragrant.

To be honest, Qingshuijian couldn't stand it.

"Wait, wait a minute! My brother is already unhappy."

Shimizu Reina grabbed Shimizu Ken's arm and pulled him away from Sakurai Shio.

Seeing this, Sakurai Shio stopped all actions and began to look at Shimizu Reina curiously.

"Hmm~ It seems that you are indeed... my junior's girlfriend? No wonder you are hiding from me, you really cheated on this little sister behind Haruka's back."

"No, no, I, how could we ..."

Reina Shimizu waved her hands nervously, and the donut she had just picked up fell onto the table. Her confused look made Sakurai Shio laugh softly.

Although she showed absolutely no malice, she definitely meant it.

Shimizu Reina mentioned "brother" just now, there is no way Sakurai Shio didn't hear it, so she was probably making fun of Shimizu Reina.

"But I've never heard that you have a sister. Let me introduce myself. My name is Sakurai Shio. You can just call me sister."

Sakurai Shio introduced herself with a smile.

"Ah, thank you for your concern... I'm Shimizu Reina."

Shimizu Reina bowed politely to Sakurai Shio.

"Shimizu Reina...Okay, I'll remember that."

Sakurai Shio picked up the cup, stroked the rim with her fingertips, and her eyes moved between Shimizu Mi and Shimizu Reina.

"Indeed, your eyes are a bit similar. It seems like you are really brother and sister. I thought you were playing some new and strange game."

"play?"

There was a look of confusion on Rena Shimizu's face. This was probably the first time she heard such words since she had just arrived in Tokyo.

No, even Shimizu Mi, who had lived in Tokyo for several years, didn't quite understand what Sakurai Shio was hinting at.

"Don't you know? Nowadays, some young couples call the man brother or dad?"

"Do normal couples do that?"

"No way?"

No one knows where Sakurai Shio got this strange knowledge from, but Shimizu Mi hopes that she will not instill it into Shimizu Reina.

Shimizu decided not to continue this topic and exchanged the donut that Shimizu Reina had just dropped on the table with his own.

Overall, this store is very clean and tidy, so there shouldn't be any problems with hygiene. But if someone gets sick after eating, it would be difficult for Qingshui Jian to explain to Qingshui Ningzi.

"Brother...that's dirty."

Shimizu Reina looked down at the donut in Shimizu Ken's hand and spoke softly.

"Oh my... Reina-chan, you look so shy, it's really suspicious. Are you two really going out on a date together? Right?"

"Why are you talking about this again..."

"Because is it true that someone would normally come to a place like this with their sister on the weekends?"

Sakurai Shio's doubts made Qingshui Jian feel a little helpless.

But he roughly understood what Sakurai Shio meant.

After all, this shopping mall in Chiba has become a very popular dating destination among high school students in recent times. Most of those who choose to come here during the weekends are high school or college student couples.

Qingshuijian could see through the glass window, whenever he glanced outside the store, pairs of high school lovers walking hand in hand, their shoulders touching each other from time to time.

However, this location was chosen by Reina Shimizu. The reason, of course, was simply because the furniture sold here was more complete and basically all of the latest styles on the market. There could not be any other reasons. Shimizu Mi really hoped that Sakurai Shioneng would not think too much about it.

"So, what are you doing here?"

Sakurai Shio seemed to want to get to the bottom of the matter and returned to the previous topic.

"…Just killing time while waiting for the movie to start."

"Oh, about the same as me."

"You want to watch a movie too?"

There was a hint of disgust in Qing Shuijian's voice, but it was not his fault.

If they were going to watch the same movie, even if they separated here, they would still inevitably run into each other in the cinema, which would make the atmosphere a little awkward...

Fortunately, Sakurai Shio's answer alleviated Shimizu's worries.

"No, no, I'm just hanging out with my friends. I'm bored and I came here to kill time."

"With a friend? Then we'll excuse ourselves and not disturb you any more."

"It's not time yet, no hurry. Let's kill time together!"

After saying that, Sakurai Shio moved her seat closer, almost leaning her whole body on Shimizu Ken.

Shimizu suddenly felt uncomfortable, as the distance between them was too close. He tried to move his body to create some distance, but Sakurai Shio continued to stick close to him as if on purpose.

Should we say he is innocent, free, or just oblivious to the people around him? After all, this is a public place and Qingshuijian has no way to deal with this man.

Then, Sakurai Shio whispered in his ear:
"What I admire most is people like you."

Sakurai Shio's voice was full of charm and her lips were so beautiful that Shimizu Mi even paid attention to her slender fingers on her shoulders.

Shimizu looked at Sakurai Shio and met her watery eyes.

Sakurai Shio raised her face and looked at him, with a faint smile on her lips. I believe any man in the world would be willing to be fooled by such an expression.

But in Shimizumi's opinion, an older sister like Sakurai Shio was probably just trying to please him, and there was no room for him to misunderstand.

As if to confirm Shimizumi's thoughts, Sakurai Shio saw that he had no reaction, so she suddenly left his side and laughed softly.

"As long as I remain silent, you won't speak. When I speak, you will give me a serious response. Well, as expected, your personality is most to my liking."

Does it mean that quiet guys are more popular?

Shimizumi didn't feel that she was being praised at all...

"Nine times out of ten, boys will try very hard to find topics to talk about with me, and I feel very uncomfortable when I see them doing that."

Indeed, in order to win the favor of girls, some boys will rack their brains to find topics and try to keep the conversation going.

But in the other person's eyes, that would only add to her troubles.

Shimizu Mi believes that true communication should be natural and does not need to be deliberately created.

However, such troubles should only exist in those popular girls.

Shimizu Mitsu looked with some sympathy at Shimizu Reina who was silently sipping coffee beside her. She was a little shy, so she didn't like to talk much in front of people she didn't know well, and she must be very troubled when being talked to by boys.

I watched her take a sip of coffee and then show an expression that was so bitter that she almost cried.

I should have given her a glass of orange juice instead...

When thinking about this, Shimizu noticed that Sakurai Shio was enjoying desserts and drinking sweet drinks while swiping the screen of her mobile phone. If Shimizu remembered correctly, Sakurai Shio should have been working as a model and actor. Although it seems that she has stopped accepting entertainment activities now, is it really good to indulge like this...

Sakurai Shio noticed Shimizu's gaze, turned slightly, and said with a smile:
"Even idols who are the center of attention will become happy immediately if they eat some sweets when they are hurt by cold words."

"..."

These remarks were completely different from the girl's troubles that Shimizu had heard about a few days ago.

But to be precise, Sakurai Shio is no longer considered a girl.

Just then, a young girl happened to walk in from the direction of the store entrance.

She was a girl with purple-black hair, and Shimizu noticed her first because she was leaning on crutches.

After entering the store, she did not immediately go to the front desk to place an order, but looked around as if she was looking for someone.

Sakurai Shio seemed to have noticed something strange about the girl. She put down her phone and turned to look at the girl.

Afterwards, the girl seemed to be walking towards Qingshuijian.

But after taking two steps, the girl stopped for some reason, was stunned for a moment, then turned around and left the store.

If Shimizu remembered correctly, the girl with crutches just now seemed to be Yui Nishikawa, who had collided with Haruka Sakurai at the sports meet.

Moreover, she seemed to be looking at Sakurai Shio just now...

Just as Shimizu was thinking this, Sakurai Shio seemed to have found the perfect time to bring up the topic:
"Haruka didn't come with you today?"

"She should stay at home."

Sakurai Haruka's foot was injured in an accident during a sports meet, so she has difficulty moving around. Naturally, it is impossible for her to hang out in a shopping mall like this on weekends.

Shimizu Mi had no idea what Sakurai Shio was planning. With her abilities and memory, it was impossible for her to forget that her sister was injured so easily.

Even if she said something slightly wrong, Qing Shuijian would feel that she had ulterior motives.

"Ah, I have some bad news for you about that accident."

Sakurai Shio gently raised her finger and pointed to a store opposite the glass window.

Qing Shuijian looked over there and was immediately attracted by the bright colors of the store.

Bright yellow and tranquil blue colors dance in the store, warm and vivid. Under the warm yellow light, it feels like being in a fairy tale scene.

On the warm and comfortable windowsill, there are several cats sleeping soundly.

Qingshuijian took a quick look and saw that there were about thirty cats in the store, covering more than a dozen different breeds.

This looks like a cat cafe.

In short, you can have both cats and coffee in this place.

These cats have been well trained and educated, have gentle personalities, are very clingy, and know how to please customers and make them spend money here.

And in such a store, Shimizu also saw two familiar figures - Ayase Kotone and Yukino Kozune.

At this time, Ayase Kotone was staring seriously at a ragdoll cat lying on the windowsill in the cat cafe.

From how serious she looked, Shimizu could almost guess what she was thinking.

Then she stroked the corner of her mouth, thought for a moment, and finally made up her mind to pet the cat.

However, the moment she stretched out her hand, she noticed the gaze behind her.

Ayase Kotone turned around and met the eyes of Shimizu Ken, who had been observing her through the transparent glass for a while.

"..."

"..."

Their eyes met, and Ayase Kotone pretended nothing had happened and quietly withdrew her hand.

……

A few minutes later, Ayase Kotone and Yukino were called into the store by Sakurai Shio, and they sat down at seats opposite each other.

It seems that the friends that Sakurai Shio just mentioned about hanging out with friends are them.

Shimizumi recalled what he whispered in Yukino's ear the last time she asked Ayase Kotone to exchange contact information with him.

I don't think he meant to take her to a cat cafe...

Although he and Ayase Kotone had added each other as friends before, they had never sent each other a single message. But that was fine, and he should try to keep his distance from the other heroines as much as possible.

"How is the student union handling my sister's last accident?"

Sakurai Shio asked straight to the point.

Ayase Kotone took out a notebook from her backpack. She opened it and saw it was filled with densely written words that seemed to be a record of the meeting discussion.

"After in-depth discussions in the student union over the past few days, we have found that there are many contradictions between the statements of both parties. If the stalemate continues, we will have to make a judgment based on the existing evidence."

Ayase Kotone was referring to the fact that in addition to the injuries from the fall, there were also obvious man-made scars on Nishikawa Yui's legs.

"Which party knocked the other down? Judging from the condition of Nishikawa Yui's wound, in addition to the injury from the fall, there are also obvious signs of intentional harm."

Ayase Kotone continued, "Nishikawa Yui has always claimed that Sakurai Haruka kicked her in the calf after the accident, which prevented her from participating in the subsequent sports meet. If there is no other evidence, we can only use this as a benchmark to come to an answer."

As the student council president, Ayase Kotone's attitude is very neutral. She does not favor any side, but makes objective analysis and judgment based on the existing information.

But in fact, it has been difficult to clear the injustice in this matter from the beginning, so it has been delayed until now.

"President, if this ends like this, how will the school deal with Haruka in the end?"

Qing Shuijian couldn't help but ask the question that concerned him most.

Ayase Kotone gently closed her notebook, thought for a moment, and then slowly spoke:
"I think the school will most likely suspend Sakurai Haruka temporarily. However, if there is evidence to prove that she did not abuse Nishikawa Yui, there should be some adjustments."

When Ayase Kotone mentioned the word "dropping out of school", Shimizu Mitsuki did not miss the subtle change in Sakurai Shio's expression.

Recalling the "promise" that the sisters had mentioned before, Shimizu Mi always had a feeling that Sakurai Shio seemed to want her sister to be suspended from school.

Although we don't know what they agreed upon, from their conversation at that time, we can infer that once Sakurai Haruka is suspended from school, she seems to have to go back with Sakurai Shio.

Shimizumi's intuition told him that once Sakurai Haruka left due to suspension from school, she might never come back.

Afterwards, Ayase Kotone said that she had something important to do and left first.

Sakurai Shio seemed to be in a very happy mood after that.

"Xue-no-chan, help me get a refill from the waiter."

Although he really wanted to complain about Sakurai Shio for asking the kid to run errands, Shimizu Mi was currently thinking about Sakurai Haruka and had no time to care about anything else.

"Sister Reina, go and get your brother a refill."

Sakurai Shio seemed to be trying to get the two of them away, and realizing this, Shimizu Ken asked Shimizu Rena to take care of it.

When only two of them were left, Sakurai Shio supported her cheek with one hand, looked sideways at Shimizu Mi, and deliberately cleared her throat solemnly.

"Junior, I actually have a way to get the other party to withdraw the lawsuit against Haruka."

Sakurai Shio's voice was very gentle, but it contained a certainty that made people believe it.

“…What are the conditions?”

Sakurai Shio pointed at herself and smiled gently at Shimizu:
"Be my leading man."

(End of this chapter)