Volume 1: Chapter 71 I'm Sorry

"Arnold, hello, classmate. I'm Takamatsu Deng from the next class. I'd like to ask if Toyokawa Shoko is in school today?"

"Toyokawa Shoko-san... No. It seems she has been on sick leave for many days."

"I see. Thank you."

"No, are you also a fan of Toyokawa? Ah, she plays the piano really well. Although I didn't go to the live event, I was really happy when I saw her win the championship on TV!"

"Me...me too."

Walking out of Xiangzi's class, Gao Songdeng had obvious worry on his face.

Xiangzi, you still haven't come to school. It's been a few days. After returning from Hamamatsu City, I thought we would be back to where we were before, but I didn't expect that I couldn't even see Xiangzi.

Takamatsu Deng took out his cell phone and sent a message to Nagasaki Suyo.

[Soyo-san, what happened? I just asked, Xiangzi didn’t come to school today either.]

[I see......]

In the classroom of Tsuki no Mori, Nagasaki Suyo put down her cell phone.

"Sakiko..."

When school was over, Nagasaki Suyo bought some fruits and went straight to Ruyu's home, or rather, Ruyu's former residence.

After pressing the doorbell, the door was opened shortly afterwards.

The person who opened the door was a big sister with a nice figure. Nagasaki Suyo knew her. She was Shoko's piano teacher, Touma Kazusa.

"Hello, Ms. Touma."

"Ah, it's you. Are you here to see Xiangzi?"

"Yes. Is Xiangzi at home?"

"She is here. She should be practicing piano on the second floor now."

Just as Touma and Sa said, intermittent piano sounds came from the second floor, and it seemed that Shoko was indeed practicing the piano.

"Well, excuse me."

Walking into this house again, Nagasaki Suyo felt a sense of oppression that she had never felt before. Obviously nothing had changed and the house was clean, but for some reason, as soon as she walked into the living room, she could feel a huge pressure that made her feel breathless.

"Ms. Touma, I put the fruit here."

"Oh, that's not necessary. Just wash it and bring it up to Xiangzi and you two can eat together. Xiangzi has been working very hard these days and has accepted many commercial performances. She should also eat more fruits to replenish her body."

"Have you accepted many commercial performances?"

Nagasaki Suyo captured a key piece of information.

"Well, Xiangzi has been working hard these days. Because she just won the championship, many large-scale commercial performances have found her, and several piano brands have asked her to cooperate with them. She has even been contacted by a foreign music university."

"That's amazing." Hearing this, Soyo was a little surprised. Is he so busy?

"Yeah, that's amazing." Touma Kazusa also sighed. The championship of the Hamamatsu competition is indeed of great value. If she had won the championship at the beginning, would the situation be different now?

But Touma Kazusa has no regrets. She had tried her best at the beginning, and if she lost, she lost. Besides, she is already satisfied to have met an excellent student like Shoko.

"Um, Ms. Touma, I'm going to go see Shoko."

"Go ahead. Um, if you can, please help me persuade Xiangzi. She needs to rest."

After washing some of the fruit and cutting it, Nagasaki Suyo carried the fruit up to the second floor.

As before, Shoko's door was still unlocked and unclosed, so Nagasaki Motoyo walked straight into Shoko's room.

"Sakiko."

Hearing the voice, Toyokawa Shoko stopped what she was doing. She looked calm: "Soyo? Why are you here?"

"Come and see you, Sakiko. You haven't been to school for a few days. Everyone is worried about you."

"Oh, I see. I'm sorry to have made you worry, but I'm fine. I'm just very busy these past few days."

As she spoke, Toyokawa Shoko's eyes fell on a piece of paper on the wall. This was her schedule, which was packed with various performances, other related matters, and her own practice. She was still just a high school student, but now her 24 hours a day were almost filled.

Soyo asked worriedly, "Is everything okay at school?"

"I've already told the school."

Having already won the championship in Hamamatsu, her social status is no longer that of an ordinary student. It is no exaggeration to say that it was Qiu Yu who invited Xiangzi to be a music teacher.

How could the school care about a master pianist?

When Nagasaki Suyo's eyes fell on the schedule, they changed. How could this be a schedule? This was clearly a death notice!

A high school girl only has six hours of independent time every day on her schedule? These six hours even include private time such as eating and going to the toilet. No wonder Touma and Sa asked her to persuade Xiangzi.

"Sakiko...are you okay."

"It's okay." Toyokawa Shoko smiled at Soyo.

"I'm fine. Everything is fine."

Yeah, everything is fine.

Three well-known foreign universities have already sent her admission letters, not only waiving tuition fees but also promising generous scholarships.

Her schedule is already full of various commercial performances, and she can get a seven-digit yen salary for a performance that lasts less than half an hour or even ten minutes.

Several piano stores also contacted her, some wanted to shoot commercials, and some wanted her to be their spokesperson.

Money is no longer a problem.

After the celebration banquet that day, the relationship between me and my friends also eased.

The issues concerning her father and family were also resolved. Recalling the surprised look on her father's face when he contacted her a few days ago, she almost laughed.

She was fine, everything was fine, just one person left.

Her own life has improved, and it doesn't matter without that person...

Shoko Toyokawa's eyes fell on the bookshelf, and within her sight was a diary. It was something she used to put in her schoolbag and take out to write every day, but now it was no longer used, so it was placed on the bookshelf.

She's good, really, really good...

"It's a lie..."

"??"

"Sakiko, you're lying!"

"Huh?" Am I lying?

Nagasaki Suyo grabbed Toyokawa Shoko's hand and pulled her in front of the floor-length mirror. The Toyokawa Shoko in the mirror was wearing nice clothes and had a faint smile on her face, just like usual.

However......

"Sakiko! Look at yourself."

Take a look at yourself?

Staring straight at the mirror, Toyokawa Shoko saw herself smiling in the mirror.

Isn't this great? She is smiling. And she is smiling beautifully.

But this smile, for some reason, always feels a little hypocritical, or even empty. And that beautiful figure also seems a little illusory.

Nagasaki Suyo suddenly reached out and hugged Toyokawa Shoko: "Sakiko, I know... Mr. Sagiba is gone, you must be very sad, please, don't bear it alone anymore, if you go on like this, Sakiko will be broken."

Hearing this, Toyokawa Shoko's body stiffened for a moment, and her gaze fell on the mirror again. The smiling face in the mirror had become unclear.

It turns out that I...

Are you sad?

The corners of my eyes became moist, and something began to gradually surge out of my body.

Click, click...

The sound of dripping water appeared, and drops of water fell on the floor one by one from nowhere.

Looking at her weak self in the mirror, Toyokawa Shoko closed her eyes and reached out to wipe the corners of her eyes.

Toyokawa Shoko, you can't cry.

Didn’t you say that you who were weak were already dead?

Everything is fine now, it’s just that one person left. You have to smile and face the future with a smile!

You can't cry, you can't...

However, the more she wiped, the more she couldn't stop. Tears flowed like a spring, dripping down, soaking the floor and her long skirt.

The next second, a heart-wrenching sound burst out like a cry from the bottom of her heart, and the girl's mental defenses that she had built up with great difficulty were shattered at this moment.

"Woo..."

"Woo!!!"

I am sorry.

sorry......

Volume 3: Chapter The Truth Comes Out (K Extended Edition)

Toyokawa Shoko cried.

This was the first time that Nagasaki Suyo saw Shoko crying since she met him.

The girl who once loved to laugh and was like white moonlight in everyone's heart is crying.

Sadness, heartache, and an indescribable emotion filled her heart. Nagasaki Motoyo hugged Toyokawa Shoko tightly and shed tears.

The two girls cried and cried until they were tired and could not shed any more tears. Then they let go of each other.

Using a handkerchief to gently wipe the marks on Toyokawa Shoko's face, Nagasaki Suyo said, "Sakiko, let's go find Mr. Sagiha together. Riki-chan, Mu, and Deng-chan, if we all work together, we can definitely find Mr. Sagiha."

"Is it okay?" asked Toyokawa Shoko.

"Of course!" Nagasaki Suyo said confidently: "Sakiko, we are best friends, right?"

"Sakiko, you said that we all share a common destiny. Now Sakiko needs help, how can we ignore you!"

Of course, it’s not just for her best friend, Soyo actually has something she wants to ask Luyu.

Why did you leave without saying goodbye? Are you happy to play tricks on everyone in this way?

The face of Lu Yu, which was obviously very handsome but now seemed to deserve a beating, emerged in his mind. Soyo swore that after finding him, he would give him a good lecture. No, lecture was not enough, he would have to punch him to vent his anger!

"Sakiko, think carefully, is there any clue you haven't found yet?"

"clue......"

Of course there were no clues, if there were any she would have looked for them long ago.

and many more!

It seems that there is a clue that cannot be called a clue!

After being reminded by Nagasaki Suyo, Toyokawa Shoko suddenly thought of a clue that was not a clue.

Hoshino Ai!

Lu Yu once said that she was the trainer of Hoshino Ai, and that Hoshino Ai was trained by him. He then showed her photos and even logged into Hoshino Ai's personal account and asked her to call to verify it.

Toyokawa Shoko remembered that when she called, the other party seemed to be looking for someone named Mu Yu.

Evening rain, evening rain...

Lu Yu?!

The person named Mu Yu that Miss Hoshino Ai is looking for should be the pseudonym of Lu Yu!

As a genius girl, Toyokawa Shoko understood a lot of things in an instant.

Hoshino Ai's search, the evidence in Lu Yu's hand includes photos and online accounts.

Lend a helping hand to a girl, then train her, and finally leave quietly. Isn’t her current situation exactly the same as that of Hoshino Ai who is looking for [Murayu]?

“I’m not the first!”

It sounds ridiculous, but Toyokawa Shoko is very sure that is the only answer!

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