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"They... ah."
"Yes, them."
Hachiman Hikigaya believed that his question wasn't a question, so Su Qing didn't need to reply to him again.
The other person is a monster who gets full marks on almost every test paper, so how could they not know this?
So he was acutely aware that the other person simply wanted to say those words.
“It’s fine, isn’t it?” Hachiman Hikigaya said.
"You really think so?"
Su Qing glanced at her sideways, her smile ambiguous, and her words didn't sound like a question.
"At least... it's not bad, is it?"
Hachiman Hikigaya chuckled twice and finished the rest of his coffee in one go.
"Anyway, for me, it's good enough if it's not bad."
"So your life needs are quite easy to satisfy," Su Qing said sarcastically.
"Go to hell."
After Hachiman Hikigaya retorted, the two men suddenly stood in front of the railing and kept grinning like idiots.
It wasn't until tears welled up in his eyes from laughing that Hachiman Hikigaya noticed a figure watching them from a distance—or rather, Su Qing.
He immediately understood and smiled, then turned to Su Qing and said, "I'm leaving."
"Yes, me too."
Su Qing also wanted to leave, but Hachiman Hikigaya directly reached out and pressed him to the spot.
"Hey, don't rush, don't rush, wait a bit before you leave." He said in a strange tone, "There's usually no one around here, but don't do anything weird..."
What the hell?
While Su Qing was wondering what was going on, Hachiman Hikigaya had already left.
Following the other person's back, Su Qing quickly spotted a fleeting figure.
He understood immediately, and a smile unconsciously crept onto his lips.
……
Hmm, how did I end up following them out?
If Xiaoqing thinks I'm a stalker, wouldn't I explode?!
Ah... I was such an idiot to come out because I was worried they would argue.
Yui hid around the corner, thinking that she should hurry back before Xiaoqing noticed her, otherwise it would be too embarrassing if he found out that she was there.
But as soon as she took a few steps, a gentle yet steady force pulled her back.
"How did you get out?"
The boy's voice was extremely magnetic, reaching the girl's ear from a very close distance.
"I...I'm lost..."
Hearing that reassuring voice, Yui did not resist Su Qing's embrace. She simply lowered her head slightly and explained in a low voice.
"Lost?" This answer made Su Qing laugh, but he didn't scold her. He just reached out and gently stroked the girl's head.
Actually, being touched on the head doesn't provide any physical comfort, as there aren't many nerve endings there.
But as Su Qing stroked her head, she could feel the gentle pressure and warmth of his touch, and her heart couldn't help but itch.
My cheeks started to feel hot for no reason.
"Then, would you like me to take you home?" the boy asked sincerely.
Yui instinctively wanted to refuse. Did this idiot Kiyoshi think I was a three-year-old who could get lost?
But then I thought about it again, and realized something was wrong.
She's now... Xiaoqing's girlfriend.
If she's my girlfriend, it's okay to be treated like a child and let her be a little willful, right?
Otherwise, how would couples conceive a "baby"?
After thinking everything through, she immediately followed her heart and nodded like a chick pecking at rice.
"Mmm, yes, yes~"
The girl's voice was so cute when she said that, I can't quite put my finger on it.
Even though she didn't deliberately try to act cute, just slightly raised the pitch at the end of her voice, it already made Su Qing have some unpleasant thoughts.
With no one around, the advice and profound words of Hachiman Hikigaya before he left still echoed in his ears.
Suddenly, as Yui was in a daze, the world spun around her, and she was turned upside down.
"Hey, Xiaoqing, you..."
The girl's eyes widened, and she looked somewhat flustered.
"I want to do something bad."
Su Qing held her head with one hand and wrapped his other arm around her soft waist, as if to prevent her from escaping, his forehead pressed against hers.
Then he asked softly:
"May I?"
What, what bad thing happened?
The girl was naive, and her mind trembled as she imagined many scenes that were unsuitable for children.
She only showed her large, watery eyes, and nodded weakly under Su Qing's gaze that seemed to want to devour her.
At that moment, Yui felt like a little rabbit, while Su Qing was a big bad wolf about to eat her up.
But the little rabbit can run away and won't be eaten obediently. She doesn't want to run away, so Su Qing is the rabbit.
And she was just a... carrot?
Su Qing had no idea what strange thoughts were going through Yui's mind.
After receiving her permission, Su Qing gently pinched her chin, his fingertips lightly gliding over her lips, which were softer than jelly, before letting his restless body lead him to lean down and kiss her.
Time crawls along like a snail sinking into honey.
Su Qing's advances were too aggressive, and before long, Yui's face was flushed red. She was clearly struggling to catch her breath.
This was, after all, the girl's first kiss, but she still tried her best to stand on tiptoe and awkwardly respond to the boy.
This kiss was long and enduring.
Because they were kissing so passionately, Yui's toes were no longer touching the ground, and Su Qing finally put her down.
But at this moment, her face was flushed, her lips were slightly parted, she was breathing heavily, and her beautiful red eyes were misty with tears.
Just as Su Qing was about to say something, Yui suddenly pursed her lips, as if savoring the feeling from just now, and then squatted down to leave Su Qing's grasp.
"You, you bullied me! I...I..." She stammered for a long time, but in the end, she just lowered her head like a frightened little animal, her voice as weak as a mosquito's buzz.
"I'm going to tell Mahiru-chan on you! You just wait, you're finished!"
After saying that, Yui actually ran away without looking back.
Su Qing could only see the girl's slender and graceful back as she ran away, her youthful and beautiful socks, her pleated skirt and hair swaying slightly in the wind, and her lovely profile that was more beautiful than the sunset.
For the first time, I think I went a bit too far...
Su Qing leaned against the railing, gazing at Yui's retreating figure, and couldn't help but think.
Then, as if remembering something, he suddenly chuckled.
But this feeling... is really good.
……
The afternoon classes ended with a sudden ringing of a bell.
The Service Club remained as pristine and aloof as the girls in the clubhouse.
With her back to the gate, Yukino's gaze and thoughts drifted towards the sky, landing on the nameless mountains and clouds.
"looking at what?"
The abrupt question echoed in the classroom of the student association for a long time, like a pebble suddenly thrown into a frozen lake in winter.
In that instant, ripples spread and the ice melted.
"Just spacing out," Yukino replied softly.
She always kept the door to the Service Department closed, and she never liked people who came in without knocking.
She seemed to be lost in thought for too long at that moment, and forgot to even speak.
"Oh." Su Qing walked to Yukino's side, and the man and woman looked out the window together.
Perhaps out of fear of embarrassment, or perhaps wanting to say more, Su Qing suddenly spoke up, "Sometimes it's good to clear your mind."
"Sometimes...does that mean dropping out of school like a child running away from home?"
Su Qing looked over at the sound and found that Yukino was staring at him with her icy blue eyes without blinking.
He wanted to say something, but Yukino didn't seem to give him a chance to speak.
"But now that you're back, it means you should make a choice, right?"
Su Qing stared at the girl in front of her.
Yukino's voice was not very varied, but it was surprisingly clear and pleasant to listen to. However, he did not hear any expectation or curiosity in her question.
"Hmm, maybe it wasn't the right choice." Su Qing thought for a moment and smiled slightly. "But they're willing to walk with me, so whether it was right or wrong doesn't matter anymore."
"is it?"
Yukino gave a noncommittal reply, seemingly having received an answer, then turned her head back. After a while, she added ambiguously,
"That's definitely your style of answer."
“I think you should have known what I was going to do a long time ago,” Su Qing said.
"Why do you think that?" Yukino sighed softly, rubbing her forehead, and glanced at Su Qing, saying:
"Don't act like I know you so well. How could I possibly know what you would do from the start?"
After a brief silence, Yukino tilted her head again and muttered softly:
"Scumbag..."
Even though it was very soft, Su Qing still heard it. He didn't show any anger or sadness, but just muttered to himself.
"A scumbag? He makes it sound so convincing..."
When he said those words, it was Yukino who was most emotionally affected.
She frowned her cute brows, her puzzled gaze falling on Su Qing's brows, but the other's eyes were as calm as a swamp, almost swallowing her up.
"Although it's a fact, whether you admit it or not, you still think what I said is right. I really suspect you have some kind of special fetish."
Her demeanor and tone when she said this made it seem as if she were standing up for the boy, and her words always carried a sense of disappointment and frustration.
Even if I say that, you should at least deny it...
At least in my opinion, you're different from a "scumbag" in the traditional sense...
"As you said, it's true. I don't care about whether he's a scumbag or not; I only care about what they think of me."
"But you're my friend, and I care!"
The girl said those words almost subconsciously, as if she had truly emptied her mind at that moment, and all her inner thoughts were honestly exposed.
When she came to her senses, Su Qing's surprised gaze had already made Yukino's delicate face blush.
Her voice gradually faded, her right hand gripping her left arm nervously. As she turned her head away, trying to avoid the other person's gaze, her beautiful black hair fell naturally down.
"...Should I excuse myself for a moment?"
Seeing that Yukino wasn't in a good state, Su Qing realized that it wasn't appropriate to continue the conversation.
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