It was midday. Renji Kamisaka was thinking about what to eat when, suddenly, Rita appeared at the door.
"Renji, go on a date with me!" she said, something that came as a huge surprise.
Renji just stared at her, speechless. "Don't cause a fuss, Miss Rita."
"I'm not causing a fuss." To get him to agree, Rita immediately used her charm. She took a few steps forward and hugged Renji's arm. The soft touch made Renji jump in surprise.
"Come on, a beauty like me is taking the initiative to invite you, are you sure you want to refuse?"
Renji looked at the flirtatious Rita helplessly. "I don't think I'm so charming that Miss Rita likes me, so don't you think it's weird for you to ask me out?"
Rita looked at him pitifully and hugged his arm again. "Are you really going to reject me, a beautiful foreign girl who came from July 27th?"
"Just think of it as accompanying me to go out and play, isn't that okay?" Renji's eyes fell on the snowy ravine, and he subconsciously glanced at it.
"It's not impossible," he replied.
"Yes, great, let's go now!" Rita took his arm and dragged him out.
Renji saw that Rita was still wearing that fake smile, and his hand quietly went to her waist. Rita's body tensed instantly. Renji gave a wicked smile.
"Rita, since this is a date, I'm now your pseudo-boyfriend. It's not too much to hug you like this, right?"
Rita looked at him with a fake smile, "It's not too much." She said that, but she was cursing him many times in her heart. Scoundrel, playboy! Pervert! She was scolding him like this, but she forgot that she was the one who took the initiative to act spoiled and tempt Renji to go on a date.
They got on the tram, and Rita took him to a painting exhibition hall. Renji immediately understood. She pulled Renji to a world-famous painting. There were dots of paint on it, adorned with stars. Although Renji couldn't understand the famous painting, he still thought it was amazing.
"This is what I wanted to show you," Rita said. "Mr. Renji, this painting is the last one Shiina Mashiro painted before she left England."
"After seeing this, do you still think Shiina Mashiro should continue to be a cartoonist here and waste her talent?" Rita's eyes were filled with hope.
Renji said seriously, "After seeing this painting, I confirm that Shiina Mashiro has an outstanding talent for painting, and I also think that she should not give up such a great talent."
"But I don't want Shiina Mashiro to leave Sakurasou Dormitory, and I don't want her to go back to England."
Rita immediately looked at him with annoyed eyes. "Why are you so selfish? Just for your own pleasure, you want Shiina Mashiro to be a normal cartoonist?"
"Do you know what Shiina Mashiro will miss? She will definitely regret it in the future! And the person who ruined her is you, a selfish person!" Rita's tone was very agitated.
But Renji remained calm. "Rita, have you really read Shiina Mashiro's comics carefully? By the way, she has successfully debuted as a cartoonist and her works have been published."
"Successfully published." Rita's body suddenly tensed. She really hadn't read much of it, because she thought Shiina Mashiro would never be able to succeed.
"Listen, Miss Rita, you think that letting Shiina Mashiro go back to painting is a good thing that won't waste her talent. But the truth is, Shiina Mashiro knows what she wants. In the past, her world was only about painting, but now she wants to be a sensible person, wants to be a cartoonist, and wants to continue to be Rita's friend!"
"You only ever value Shiina Mashiro's talent, but ignore the fact that Shiina Mashiro is also a girl who needs Rita's love and the support of her best friend."
"Do you really consider Shiina Mashiro an important friend? Or are you blinded by jealousy and turning a blind eye to Shiina Mashiro's needs?"
Rita bit her lip and lowered her head. "Maybe you're right, but... no one can stay with Shiina Mashiro forever."
"I've only been painting since I was a child. After Shiina Mashiro came, I found that my paintings were so worthless and vulnerable, so what's wrong with me stopping painting?"
"Besides, Shiina Mashiro has always been like that, with only painting in her eyes. How would I know if she remembers me? Before I came here, I was always worried about whether I had entered her potion and entered her world!"
Renji looked at Rita, whose eyes were filled with tears, and hugged her with open arms. "So you're not going to ask her? If it's Rita, I'm sure Shiina Mashiro will respond to you seriously."
"Miss Rita, I want to tell you seriously that when Shiina Mashiro came here, there were only two things in her world... One was drawing comics, and the other was Rita!"
"In her world, there were only drawings and Rita who was always by her side! But you didn't support her and didn't go with her."
Rita shivered at this. She naturally cared deeply for Shiina Mashiro. Maybe she would be envious of Shiina Mashiro's talent, but she loved being with Shiina Mashiro. She was not only jealous of Shiina Mashiro, but also admired her and wanted to be close to her. In fact, when it came to painting, she was not only jealous, but also felt inferior. She was afraid that she wouldn't be able to continue standing by Shiina Mashiro's side.
For a long time, feeling the stares of the people around them, Rita pushed him away with a flushed face.
"Mr. Renji, how long are you going to hold me?"
Renji smiled wickedly. "Didn't you say you wanted to go on a date with me? As your date, I want to hold you all day long."
"Nasty." Rita pursed her lips, muttered, and suddenly opened her arms and hugged his waist. "Even though you're a scoundrel, I still want to thank you."
"I'll talk to Shiina Mashiro properly, and I also want to ask Shiina Mashiro if there's a place for me in her heart."
Renji looked at her in shock. "Rita, you like girls."
"Go to hell! I like Shiina Mashiro as a friend. My sexual orientation is normal!"
"That's good, where are we going next? Back?"
"No, I want to go out and have fun! The date we agreed on can't be wasted!"
Renji smiled, grabbed her hand, and walked out of the gallery. "Then let's go to the amusement park. I recommend the merry-go-round."
Sitting on the wooden horse, Rita's cheeks were burning, but she couldn't help but stare at him. "I know why you like this ride, Mr. Renji. You're a complete pervert!"
Renji gave a dry laugh and hugged her slender waist. "Don't say that. It's all because of Miss Rita's charm."
"You just have to get used to it. I won't do anything bad here."
Rita rolled her eyes at him. How can I get used to this? That creepy man. It made her feel very uncomfortable. She suddenly regretted it. Why did I think of dating him? This is a huge loss!
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