Reborn in Tokyo after picking up Sayu who ran away from home

On Friday evening, Kato’s old apartment.

The intermittent sound of water reverberates in the room, establishing a link between the living room and the bathroom, connecting the two spaces.

Under the bright light, Shi Yu was sitting at the desk, leaning back against the back of the chair, with her legs crossed naturally.

She crossed her chest with one arm, put her right hand on her ear, and slightly parted her red lips, and said to the person on the other side of the phone:

"Well, Yu-chan is taking a shower now, so you can rest assured that he can't hear our conversation."

Take it slow——

"Well...it's already [-]:[-], Kasumigaoka-senpai, aren't you planning to go home?"

There was an imperceptible temptation in the other party's questioning tone, which made the corners of Shi Yu's mouth slightly raised.

"Eh~~ Didn't I tell you, Kato-san? I'm going to spend the night at Yu-chan's place tonight~"

"...Oh~~ That's right."

"Envy~?"

"Hey...why do I envy Senior Sister?"

"Jealous~?"

"No, I don't think so. This is between Kasumigaoka-senpai and Yusuke, and has nothing to do with me, so I won't ask for trouble."

"Hehe~ You talk more, huh? Kato-san."

"..."

Hui simply stopped talking, and asked after a while:
"...What about that, Kasumigaoka-senpai, considering our current cooperative relationship, can senpai stop saying such explosive words and focus on the business?"

Shi Yu licked his lips playfully, tapped his toes on the floor, and slowly rotated the swivel chair back and forth.

"Ah, it's really embarrassing. I quite like your gaffe~~ Well, anyway, do you have anything important to say?"

"It's not an important thing, I just want to ask Kasumigaoka-senpai, what do you think of Ms. Sayu's coming to the studio that day?"

"What do you think?" Shi Yu casually played with her nails, thinking about it.

"Didn't Xiao Jianao tell us all the details? The girl probably wants to use the association to express herself in front of Yu-chan."

"From the conclusion alone, I think it's not bad. At least the pressure on Yu-chan will be much less. I just don't know if she can really make the association independent as she said."

Hui asked without emotion: "In other words, is Kasumigaoka-senpai supporting this matter?"

"Hmm~ At least this is better than that girl pestering Yusuke every day, and we don't have to worry about whether she might enter the studio. Don't you think?"

"Well, maybe it's just like the senior sister said, this should be considered a good thing, for now..."

Shiyu heard something from her tone, and asked, "You seem to have a different opinion, Kato-san?"

"I always feel that the other party should still be in frequent contact with Yusuke because of the association's affairs." Hui said softly without hesitation.

Shi Yu thought for a while, and then asked: "Don't you want to completely stop their contact?"

After a few breaths, there was a hum from the receiver.

"--Yes."

Shi Yu chuckled lightly: "Oh~ you actually admitted it directly?"

"Because we are now a cooperative relationship, we shouldn't hide something from each other, right?"

Without waiting for a response, Kei continued speaking in a calm tone.

"Besides, since we talked with Shinjo-san last time, everyone should have reached a consensus that Ms. Sayu is the cause of Yusuke's trauma."

"So? Kato-san, what's your opinion on this situation? On the premise of hiding Yu-chan, there are many restrictions on our actions. We can't just come to protest like the other party, right?"

Shi Yu said with some nerve-wracking, feeling a little tricky.

They seem to have a large number of people, but they are far less free than the other side. It is difficult to take the initiative to attack, and they can only defend passively. Naturally, they are at a disadvantage.

"If possible, I try not to make things too embarrassing, so that both everyone and Yusuke will be embarrassed."

Hui said unhurriedly, and then changed his words.

"Speaking of which, I actually plan to ask Yusuke to go shopping together on Sunday, Kasumigaoka-senpai, do you have any plans for tomorrow?"

"Huh? Why are you talking about this all of a sudden?"

"Hmm~ It's not sudden, is it? Didn't everyone agree to take turns before? And this will also reduce Yusuke's chances of getting in touch with Ms. Sayu."

In short, it is the so-called crowd tactics.

Shi Yu understood what she meant, and asked thoughtfully, "What did Xiao Jiano and Sawamura say?"

"I asked the two of them in advance, but they don't seem to plan to ask Yusuke. How about you, Kasumigaoka-senpai?"

"—Then I'm going on a date with Yu-chan tomorrow."

"Well, I see, then I will talk to Hasumi-sensei and Eiriri later, let's discuss the future schedule."

"can."

Shi Yu simply agreed, reaching out to pick up the mug from the table, slowly sipping coffee, thinking about which bookstore is suitable for a date.

She is not as good at cooking as the person on the other side of the phone, and can firmly grasp a man's stomach, but at least she can gain the man's approval through her own knowledge, and be a girlfriend with both talent and beauty.

"By the way, Kasumigaoka-senpai."

Kei asked as if thinking of something: "Do you think Miss Sayu ever went to Yusuke's place in private?"

"No."——Shiyu just wanted to deny it, but when the words came to his lips, he stopped suddenly, and frowned unconsciously.

"...So, I saw a handkerchief with Yu-chan before, and his reaction was a bit strange. I suspect that it might be something given to him by that girl."

"Why does Kasumigaoka-senpai think so?"

"Yu-chan said at the time that someone had lent him that handkerchief, and he didn't find a chance to return it, but I asked around and found no one had lent it to him."

"Is that handkerchief still there?"

"I don't know, he put it in the closet."

"Then, can I trouble my sister to confirm? Ah, if it's convenient, please take a photo for me."

Shi Yu asked dissatisfiedly: "I'm not some kind of private detective searching for evidence of my husband's cheating, why don't you do such dirty work yourself?"

Hui unhurriedly explained:
"If Kasumigaoka-senpai doesn't want to, I can do it, but I'm not sure I can do it as naturally as senpai, and there may be some leaks, and even if senpai is found out, she can easily deal with it."

"...Kato-san, are you flattering me?"

"No, I'm just objectively analyzing what everyone is good at. When necessary, Kasumigaoka-senpai can also direct me."

After a little hesitation——

"...Understood, then I will hang up first, if there is any situation, I will post it in the group later."

After finishing speaking, Shi Yu hung up the call, then got up and walked to the side of the room where the bow was hung, and stopped in front of the wardrobe.

Looking sideways into the hallway.

The sound of water in the bathroom was still ringing, and it didn't mean to stop.

The black cat lay on the door of the bathroom like a loyal dog, waiting for the owner to take a bath, and observing her with prying eyes.

Shi Yu looked a little unnaturally at the pair of green cat eyes, and turned his eyes away from the black cat, opened the closet, and seized the time to act.

According to the previous memory, I opened the lower drawer, and the scene inside appeared in my field of vision.

Opening that impressive little box, a stream of tangerines overflowed, containing two pure white handkerchiefs.

Shi Yu was silent for a while, and turned her gaze to the drawer again.

A bundle of envelopes tied up with rubber bands was neatly stacked in a corner.

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