Chapter 157 That Person Only Wants to Love and Be Loved

Subaru Miura fell onto the stage due to unstable footing. At that moment, the speakers suddenly made a loud "buzzing" sound.

That was the harsh noise caused by the microphone in my hand falling off and being too close to the speaker.

Because the timing of the incident was too perfect, the entire audience was startled by the sudden noise and immediately burst into screams of surprise, dissatisfaction and protests.

Noise like this that pierces the eardrum may cause serious damage to hearing and may even lead to hearing loss.

"damn it!"

Subaru Miura, who was closest to the speaker, covered his aching ears.

"Sure enough, everything is just as planned by my junior."

"Sakurai Haruka" who was hugged by Shimizumi was looking at him with her beautiful eyes full of spring.

With such an elegant and moving look, no matter from which angle you look at it, the truth is very clear.

In fact, from the very beginning, the person hugged by Shimizumi was the real Sakurai Shio herself.

Neither she nor Haruka Sakurai tried to play the other.

"Sister Xi, the show is over, it's almost time to finish..."

Even if Shimizumi let go of her hand, Sakurai Shio still held on tightly.

The "Sakurai Shio" standing on the other side of Shimizu Mi, or should be said to be the real Sakurai Haruka, was glaring at Sakurai Shio who openly attacked Shimizu Mi.

"Have you had enough hugs?"

Sakurai Haruka gritted her teeth and used force to "peel off" Sakurai Shio from Shimizu Mi.

"Oh, I know that Haruka likes her sister very much, but don't be so rude, be a little gentler, girls need to be gentler, only then will boys like them."

"Who would like someone like you?!"

The two sisters quarreled as usual...

"Sister Xi... No, it's Yao? No matter who it is, what's going on now?!"

Subaru Miura stood up again from the ground, but now he seemed to have completely lost the ability to tell who was Sakurai Haruka and who was Sakurai Shio.

Unable to make sense of the current situation, Subaru Miura strode forward with an attitude as if he was looking for someone to argue with.

Shimizu was about to take action, but Sakurai Shio stopped arguing with Sakurai Haruka, her eyes sparkling with excitement, and she spoke:

"Oh, just leave it to me, and let me explain it to you!"

Shimizu looked at her, and then she blinked at her and stretched out her hand to borrow the headset from Shimizu.

"Lend it to me for a moment."

"Don't do unnecessary things..."

Qing Shuijian sighed lightly, but still took off the headset and handed it to her.

"Hehehe~"

Sakurai Shio's face was filled with smiles, and then she turned to face the entire school audience and began to speak...

……

Three days ago, the night before the cultural festival began.

Shimizu Mi made an appointment with Sakurai Shio to meet at a cafe.

"Congratulations, fellow student."

Sitting at a four-person seat in the far corner of the store, Sakurai Shio spoke excitedly.

"..."

"What's wrong? You asked me out so late, don't you have anything to say?"

"Senior, can you please sit over there first?"

Shimizu glanced at Sakurai Shio who insisted on sitting next to him, even though there was clearly an empty seat right opposite him.

The seats were for four people, with two people sitting opposite each other. The reason why there was only one seat left opposite was because there was someone sitting opposite Shimizu at this time - Ms. Tachibana, the agent of Sakurai Shio, whom she had met once before in Kanagawa.

"Ah, sometimes my junior is really uninterested in this regard. I feel so sorry for Haruka~"

Sakurai Shio didn't moan accidentally, and just gently poked Shimizu's cheek as usual.

"Miss Xi, please pay attention to your image. If someone sees you..."

Miss Tachibana, who was sitting opposite and watching this scene, coughed lightly twice. She felt a little embarrassed, but there was a hint of surprise in her eyes. After all, she had never seen Sakurai Shio being so close to a man.

"Yes, yes, I understand—"

Sakurai Shio curled her lips, but had no intention of changing seats.

Sometimes, even Qing Shuijian couldn't help but sigh that this person was really free and unrestrained.

"Senior, can you explain it to me?"

About half an hour ago, Shimizu Mi had made an appointment with Sakurai Shio alone, but when he arrived at the store, he found that even her agent, Ms. Tachibana, had followed them.

"Because Ms. Tachibana was there when I received your call, and she just happened to want to talk to you about something."

Sakurai Shio gave an ambiguous smile, which made Shimizu Ken ask more.

"what's up?"

"Didn't I just say that? Congratulations."

It's unlikely that anyone can understand such an ambiguous answer.

At this time, Miss Tachibana opposite took out a document that looked like a notice from the handbag on her shoulder.

"Congratulations, Mr. Shimizu, you successfully passed the audition last week."

Ms. Tachibana congratulated with a smile on her face.

"Miss Xi, Mr. Qingshui, the actor you found, is really good. Even the director praised him at the time, saying that he was just like the original male protagonist who walked out of the comics alive."

Although it was praised, from Shimizu's perspective, it was more like walking from reality into the game rather than walking out of a comic.

"I've already told you that you can do it. After all, you're my leading man."

Qing Shuijian had no energy to be happy about this.

"However, there are many candidates with good acting skills among those who auditioned at the same time. In addition, Mr. Shimizu has no acting experience, so if I can pass the second audition, I think I should be able to officially confirm the role of the male lead this time."

After Ms. Tachibana said this, Sakurai Shio nodded twice briskly.

"It doesn't matter. Even if it happens three or four times, I will definitely be able to..."

"I'm sorry, Senpai."

Although it was not very polite, Shimizu still interrupted her.

"what happened?"

Sakurai Shio looked over immediately.

"I promised my senior that I would attend this audition, but I never said I would be in a movie."

Although he unexpectedly passed a round of auditions, Shimizu Miyamoto had said in advance that whether he passed the audition or not had nothing to do with him.

Even if he succeeded in the audition, he had no intention of continuing to act.

"No, that's impossible. Mr. Shimizu has already passed the audition, and the director has high hopes for you. I think as long as you are willing to participate in the next round of auditions, you will definitely be able to play the leading role this time."

Compared to Ms. Tachibana who immediately started to panic after hearing that Shimizu was going to refuse, Sakurai Shio drank her coffee calmly, supported half of her cheek with her right hand, turned her head to look at Shimizu, and looked relaxed and happy.

"That's it~"

"Ms. Xi, don't you most want Mr. Shimizu to be the male lead?" Miss Tachibana asked puzzledly.

"I know."

"Then you are..."

"So, what are the conditions for the junior fellow?"

While facing Kamishimizu's gaze, Sakurai Shio was stirring the coffee in the cup with a stainless steel coffee spoon.

"condition?"

Miss Tachibana looked back and forth between the two people in front of her in confusion.

"Senior, you already know?" "Well, I guessed a little bit."

"If I'm not mistaken, it's related to Haruka, right?"

Sakurai Shio slowly put the coffee spoon in her hand into her mouth, and the corners of her mouth formed an unnatural curve because of the bitter taste.

Qing Shuijian looked at her smiling face and nodded slightly, trying to understand her emotions at the moment.

"By the way, Junior, are you really dating Haruka?"

Sakurai Shio didn't originally want to say this, but even she herself didn't understand why she suddenly asked such a question, and just left her mouth open.

"..."

"No, just pretend I didn't say anything."

Sakurai Shio covered her mouth with the cup and tried to take back what she had said.

"Senpai seems to care about Haruka."

"Why do you say that?"

"If you're not concerned about Haruka's love life, does that mean that she wants to date someone herself?"

Qing Shuijian asked directly.

A celebrity as famous as Sakurai Shio should have countless suitors.

Not only is she rich but she has a great figure too. The number of people pursuing her could probably stretch all the way to France. However, surprisingly, there has never been any scandal involving her in all this time.

"Mr. Shimizu, I think you misunderstood. Miss Xi has never dated anyone. On the contrary, she even had to move from time to time to avoid all the strange letters sent by some fanatical fans."

That being said, she is surprisingly pure.

When Shimizu Ken got the information for the first time that Sakurai Shio had no emotional history, he couldn't help but nod to himself.

"For a girl, first love is always the best."

Sakurai Shio looked at Shimizu Ken's face and suddenly blurted out what was in her heart.

Shimizu Ken was a little shocked, because he didn't expect to hear the immature word "first love" from Sakurai Shio's mouth.

When Sakurai Shio came to her senses, she realized that she had accidentally said something and looked quite surprised.

"I, let's talk about the conditions just now."

Sakurai Shio was a little hesitant and looked like she couldn't let it go.

But Qing Shuijian knew that he shouldn't continue to ask questions beyond this, so he jumped to the next topic with her.

……

Shimizumi told Sakurai Shio about his ideas and a plan that would be implemented at the cultural festival.

"Brother, I have to say, you really dare to think."

"I'm sorry, but would that be difficult for you?"

"Although it is a little bit, but if the condition is that you continue to be my leading man, I think I have no reason to refuse."

Sakurai Shio smiled slightly while holding the coffee cup in both hands.

"So Senior agrees?"

"Well, I will follow your arrangements when the time comes."

After saying that, Sakurai Xi nodded, but her expression suddenly changed and became more serious.

"But, I'll tell you the truth, actually, Haruka's father and I will also come to this cultural festival."

Upon hearing the news suddenly, Qingshui Jian did not respond immediately. He lowered his eyes, as if he was organizing his thoughts.

After about ten seconds, Qing Shuijian said calmly, "It doesn't matter. Even if he doesn't come this time, I will go to see him sooner or later."

In order to resolve the issue of the engagement, a meeting with Sakurai's father is inevitable, and Shimizu Mi is very clear about this.

"Huh? Really?"

Sakurai Shio maintained the posture of holding the coffee cup with both hands leisurely and looked very happy, with no trace of the solemnity just now on her face.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. Senior, do you have any information about Miura Subaru?" asked Shimizu Ken.

"Miura's information? Let me think about it..."

Sakurai Shio gently put down the cup and looked up at the exquisitely decorated ceiling.

"A second-generation rich man from a wealthy family? He studied abroad since he was young and only returned to China in recent years. He is also the student council president of Zhenbeitian High School? Oh, and I seem to have heard that he is quite popular among the girls in school."

"Isn't there any unpleasant information?"

"Why are you asking this all of a sudden?"

Sakurai Shio asked as if she wanted to get the truth clear.

"I've just told you the plan for the cultural festival. If I say he's a good person, my conscience won't let me go. Are you satisfied with this explanation, senior?"

"Hehe~ Junior is really gentle. If I tell you that Miura is a really good person, you will still..."

"meeting."

"Eh? I thought you would hesitate for a moment. Your conscience is bothering you."

Sakurai Shio seemed to want to punish Shimizu Mi for his inconsistent words and deeds, and she stretched out her slender fingers again to poke his cheek.

However, this time, Shimizu grabbed her wrist directly.

"Junior? You..." Sakurai Shio was obviously a little surprised.

"If Miura is really a good person and the plan goes smoothly, I will at most feel guilty, but if I don't do that... you or one of Haruka may suffer for the rest of your life."

"Junior..."

Sakurai Shio looked at Shimizu Jian, and there seemed to be something flashing in his eyes. This scene gave him the illusion of déjà vu.

"……What's wrong?"

Qing Shuijian felt a little uncomfortable being suddenly stared at by her like this.

"As expected, you are hopeless, junior brother."

After the conversation was interrupted for a moment, Sakurai Shio let out a long breath.

"..."

Shimizu Ken didn't quite understand what Sakurai Shio meant, but she glanced at Shimizu Ken and just said softly, "If you don't understand, forget it."

Then, Sakurai Shio took back the hand held by Shimizumi and said:

"Well, although I don't want to say bad things about you, I will tell you something I know."

"Although it's just a rumor, I heard that he broke up with his girlfriend a while ago because she didn't want him to have sex at all..."

"He has a girlfriend?"

It was the first time that Shimizu Mi had heard of this kind of information.

"Yes, he made friends with them when he was studying abroad before he returned to China some time ago... and he often complains about his ex-girlfriends."

Sakurai Shio has already said this, it seems that Miura Subaru is really hopeless in that aspect. Perhaps being too popular with the opposite sex can make people bad. Shimizu Mi began to think about this seriously.

"Does your conscience go away now?"

"Well, thank you."

Qing Shuijian lowered his head thoughtfully.

"When did you know this?"

"About a few months ago, the director of the crew was searching the Internet for a suitable male actor for the sequel and accidentally learned the news."

Sakurai Shio took a sip of coffee and continued:

"It seems that after being abandoned by Miura Subaru, the foreign girl cursed him on many forums to vent her anger, and also exposed Miura Subaru's personal information. Unfortunately, that information seems to have been deleted later."

What a pity, if it hadn't been deleted, it would have been the best evidence, and it would have been much easier to implement the plan.

"However, if you want to expose Miura Subaru according to your plan, besides my father, there is another crucial thing."

(End of this chapter)