hum.

Just as she was looking at the question and thinking, the cell phone in her pocket suddenly vibrated, causing Toyokawa Shoko to stop thinking and frown.

There are not many people who still keep her contact information, and even fewer people who will take the initiative to contact her.

“Mu? At this moment…she has no reason to contact me, so…”

Thinking of that man, Toyokawa Shoko couldn’t help but purse her lips. After taking out her cell phone, she looked at the time.

19: 21.

In winter, this time is already late, and she usually goes back at 20 p.m.

“If he wants me to go meet him, then… I should be able to catch the last train, right?”

Suddenly, the thought emerged in her mind that if the other party wanted to meet her, and she went to meet him, the time arrangement would be difficult. Toyokawa Shoko pursed her lips and clicked on the message sent by the other party.

What caught her eye was a picture that made Shoko Toyokawa a little confused. It seemed to be an adult lying on the ground.

But when she looked carefully at the person in the picture, her pupils suddenly contracted and her slender white fingertips tapped to enlarge the picture.

“…”

Breathing became difficult, Toyokawa Shoko’s face suddenly turned pale, and she sat there weakly.

In a moment, it seemed like a long century had passed in Toyokawa Shoko’s heart. The girl slowly slid the screen and looked at the text sent by the other party.

[I met a drunk person on the road]

Would the other party send her a photo like this for no reason and ask her?

Toyokawa Shoko’s body trembled, her eyes became dim, she bit her lips tightly, endured the gray emotions surging in her heart, silently typed out a line of words, and sent it out.

……

【Where? 】

It didn’t take long before he received news from Toyokawa Shoko. He helped the man who had fallen to the ground up and put him on the side of the road. Looking at him leaning against the wall, Izumi sent the address to Toyokawa Shoko.

[I’ll be right there]

The other party did not waste any time, nor did he say anything extra. He just left a reply and nothing else.

Quan, who was standing next to the man, looked at the drunk man, listened to his dejected murmurs, slowly squatted down, and observed the man’s face.

“Even if that’s the case, doesn’t Xiangzi’s mother like you?”

With the corners of her mouth slightly raised, she looked at the decadent man and whispered something softly. Then she saw crystal tears falling from the corners of his eyes.

Whether the other party was really drunk or had paralyzed himself and pretended to be drunk, Quan was in no mood to pursue the matter. She just stood quietly beside the other party. After waiting for a while, the girl with a gloomy face locked onto the two people standing on the side of the road and walked up quickly.

The girl looked down at the man leaning against the wall and was silent for a long time before she looked towards Quan beside her.

“Thank you. Did he… cause you any trouble?”

Looking at the girl who was pursing her lips and trying her best to control her emotions, Quan’s gaze slowly turned to the man leaning against the wall.

‘I wonder if his back is cold.’

After staring for a while, Quan turned his gaze back to the girl in front of him.

“No, I was about to go home, but I saw this guy on the road… drunk and fell to the ground. I just wanted to hand him over to the patrol to help find his residence, but when I unexpectedly heard the words “Sorry, Xiangzi” from his mouth, I became a little concerned. I took a look at his face and it seemed that he did look a bit like you, so I sent you a message to confirm it.”

Listening to Quan’s description of how he met his father, Toyokawa Shoko bit her lip.

Crouching down, Quan reached out and helped the man on the ground up.

“Let’s go. Since it’s confirmed that he’s your relative, I’ll help send him back for you.”

Toyokawa Shoko originally wanted to answer “No thanks”, but after seeing Izumi adjust his posture and carry the person on his back, Toyokawa Shoko fell silent and walked forward silently.

She didn’t refuse, so Quan followed her and walked towards her residence.

Along the way, the two remained silent and did not talk much. However, the man carried by Quan would utter some mumbling from time to time.

The journey was not long, but to Toyokawa Shoko, it seemed particularly long. Her eyes fell on Izumi, and she wanted to say something, but found her mind was empty.

After arriving at the residence, Toyokawa Shoko opened the door, then blocked it and her eyes fell on Izumi.

“Leave the rest to me, Chihaya-kun… Is there someone waiting for you to go home?”

Not allowing Izumi to enter the house was probably the only dignity that Toyokawa Shoko had left.

“…”

Izumi, who was standing at the door, stared at the girl in front of him. He was silent for a moment, then gently put the man on his back down, and then was supported by Toyokawa Shoko into the house. Before closing the door, Toyokawa Shoko turned around and looked at Izumi.

“Thank you…good night.”

The door frame, which was eroded by wind and rain, made a harsh friction sound. After the girl bit her lip and pushed hard, it closed with a “bang”.

Looking at the closed door, Quan stood at the door for a long time.

“a little cold.”

After the door was closed, there was no movement in the house. Quan, who was standing in front of the door, felt relieved when he saw this and turned around and left silently.

……

Originally, I wanted to contact Fujita Kotone, but the sudden accident today did make Izumi a little curious about the affairs of the Toyokawa family. So I opened my computer and investigated the relevant information in detail.

“Oh… so this is it?”

Originally, Quan didn’t care too much about it, but after carefully investigating the information, Quan unexpectedly discovered that it was related to an investment he had been involved in before.

“The loss of tens of billions of dollars seemed to have caused a lot of discussion on the forum at that time…it turned out to be him.”

Although Quan’s main focus is on ‘FX’, he occasionally pays attention to the domestic stock market and keeps abreast of financial trends. However, he did not expect that his first contact with Toyokawa Shoko’s father would have occurred so early.

In relation to the current situation, Toyokawa Shoko’s father was kicked out of the house due to improper operations… which resulted in losses of tens of billions, and as a daughter, Toyokawa Shoko followed her father and left her original family, right?

Previously, I learned from Wakaba Mutsu that Toyokawa Shoko’s mother died early, and she and her father left their original home, but Wakaba Mutsu did not know the details.

It was only after meeting the girl’s father today that Quan became curious.

“Hundreds of billions is by no means a small amount of money… In a way, he is a remarkable talent. He was not sunk into Tokyo Bay.”

After feeling emotional, Quan opened his personal account and took a look at his current funds.

“It’s OK. If converted into cash, it’s about the same.”

It’s not that Quan doesn’t want to increase his assets, but once the funds he holds exceed a certain line and attracts the attention of some people, he will have to consider his personal safety.

Age is also a big problem, which has placed great restrictions on him and prevented him from using the funds reasonably and legally as an individual.

“Let’s think about these later.”

These funds are currently scattered across different accounts and will not cause any problems for the time being.

“that power……”

After exiting the webpage and shutting down his computer, Quan leaned back slightly and lay down on his sofa, lost in thought, and then shook his head.

“forget it.”

I returned to my room and just lay down on my bed when I received a message from Nagasaki Shoyo.

[Mom, did she meet Quan’s mom? ]

Originally, he had not planned to talk about this matter with Nagasaki Shoyo, but he did not expect that just as he lay down, Nagasaki Shoyo sent him a message asking him about this matter. It was obvious that he got the information from Ms. Nagasaki.

[Yes, we met, but I don’t know what we talked about.]

[Why… did you hide this from me? ]

“Why……”

Looking at the question sent by Nagasaki Shoyo, a thoughtful expression appeared on Quan’s face.

【I’m coming】

But before Izumi could think of how to answer, Nagasaki Shoyo sent another message, which made Izumi lose most of his sleepiness at once, and he sat up abruptly.

“Eh?”

He was just about to send a message to the other party, but even though his fingertips touched the screen, he still couldn’t type anything, so he lay down on his bed.

“Forget it, let her come over.”

Izumi, lying on the bed, closed his eyes.

……

The doorbell rang hurriedly, and Quan, who was lying on the bed, opened his eyes, slowly sat up, and looked towards the door.

He glanced down at the time on his phone.

21: 22.

It is late.

“Aha……”

With a sigh, Quan slowly stood up and walked towards the door.

When he opened the door, Nagasaki Shoyo, dressed in thick winter clothes, was standing quietly in front of his door, staring at him with imposing eyes.

“Evening, Izumi.”