Chapter 57 Shameless

Mitsui eagerly stepped forward: "Hey! Senior can help too!"

He felt a little guilty—he had mistakenly returned Rukawa Kaede's "token of love" to Kanon.

It's said that Rukawa Kaede searched for two hours in the gymnasium...

Miyagi and Rukawa exchanged a glance—what are you doing getting involved, you little elementary school kid?

Mitsui knew he wasn't good at this area, but as a man who never admits defeat, how could he possibly admit it!

Mitsui made a knife-in-chest gesture: "Well, if you need anything, ask your senior. Your senior will definitely go to great lengths for your love!"

Rukawa Kaede glanced at him expressionlessly, his fair and tender chubby face showing a hint of disdain.

Miyagi cleared his throat and gestured with his hand: "I think, to pursue a girl, you first need to do this... that... and also..."

The fox-like eyes were fixed intently on Miyagi, serious and focused.

Mitsui seemed to be listening to a monk chanting sutras, and he couldn't help but mutter:

"Hey Miyagi, your long-winded explanation has no effect on Kanon-senpai at all. If she were to fall for that, would Rukawa even have a chance? She would have been snatched up by other guys long ago!"

Rukawa looked at Mitsui again.

Miyagi retorted, annoyed, "If you know anything, why don't you come and do it yourself?"

Mitsui caught the ball passed to him by Rukawa: "My junior has seen all sorts of young men, red, yellow, and white, in the US. She likes dark-haired guys like Rukawa. If you ask me, why doesn't Rukawa just seduce her?"

Rukawa Kaede puffed out his chubby cheeks: ...

Upon hearing this, Miyagi nodded frantically. It sounded so reasonable that he couldn't quite refute it!

Mitsui patted the ball: "From a little girl to a woman in her thirties, I believe no one can resist your face! Besides, didn't your junior say that you're a pleasure to watch when you play?"

Miyagi nodded frantically in agreement.

Mitsui raised his chin, his face full of confidence, "This is where I, your senior, have to step in and help!"

Rukawa Kaede: "?"

Miyagi: "Huh?"

Mitsui, looking smug, held the basketball high, ready to show off in front of the two:

"I have something to say about how to shoot three-pointers in a cooler and more stylish way... Hey, hey, hey! Where are you two going? I haven't even shot yet!"

"We're going home. You can keep throwing, you idiot."

The two also turned off the stadium lights.

Mitsui hurriedly followed, full of resentment: "Hey! Wait for me, senpai!"

Rukawa Kaede puffed out his round, cold face. "Idiot seniors, they're all so unreliable."

No decent person would do something as outrageous as seduction.

...

The heavy sky pressed down, without sun or clouds, just a cold, emotionless gray.

Then came the fine, dense rain.

Rukawa Kaede habitually put his hands in his pockets and stood in the first-floor corridor to avoid the rain.

He was getting sleepy from listening to the rain when he heard footsteps approaching from behind. He instinctively turned around to look—

The tall woman had her long hair tied up and wore a long, strappy fishtail dress with a dazzling expanse of white at the chest.

Hana smiled, her eyes crinkling, her lips red and teeth white: "Hi, Rukawa."

She approached step by step, swaying in the wind, free and agile.

Rukawa Kaede was momentarily stunned. After a few seconds, he asked indifferently, "Didn't you have class today? Why aren't you wearing your school uniform?"

She hasn't spoken to him for two days.

Instead of answering, Hanon asked, "Do you remember this dress of mine? Was it pretty?"

Rukawa Kaede looked away and said indifferently, "I don't remember."

"How could I not remember?"

Hanon smiled beautifully, "Didn't you say that only a girl's future husband can see her skin? Aren't you..."

Rukawa Kaede kept his eyes straight ahead, his expression indifferent. "Boring."

He no longer cared about the rain and walked straight ahead, his steps hurried.

Hana followed with an umbrella, holding it over his head.

Rukawa slowed his pace, took the umbrella handle, and glanced at the person beside him out of the corner of his eye—even though the surroundings were shrouded in gray and gloom, she was still outstanding and radiant.

The two walked slowly into the basketball court, which was usually bustling but was now deserted, and there wasn't a soul in sight on the way.

Rukawa Kaede folded his umbrella, and Kanon stood in front of him.

He finally stopped and looked at her with apparent impatience.

Hana's eyes were full of smiles, and her voice was gentle and soft: "Why are you unhappy again?"

Those clear, azure eyes seemed to be radiating electricity.

Rukawa felt a jolt in his heart, and said, "I didn't."

His voice was consistently cool and aloof.

"Are you really not unhappy?"

"…Um."

The next second, a pair of soft hands landed on his chest, pressing him against the wall: "So, we're back to normal?"

Rukawa Kaede's brain froze, his back stiffening as if burned. He turned his head away, his voice slow and cold:

"What are you doing."

Perhaps because of the rain, the indoor air was damp, which even made her bright and spirited eyes moist, revealing a direct and undisguised expression beneath her gaze:

"I'm seducing you."

Hana's fingertips lightly touched his Adam's apple, like a dragonfly skimming the water, leaving only a slight sensation—

Rukawa Kaede's ears burned instantly.

My heart was pounding in my throat.

He had no idea what to do next or how to react.

She was clearly very well-behaved, but now she leaned close to his ear with a flirtatious tone and said, "You're really beautiful, your Adam's apple is so sexy, and your eyelashes are so long."

She reached out again and gently brushed the corner of his eye and his eyelashes.

Rukawa Kaede stared at her with a disdainful attitude, coldly thinking—

She's so shallow.

However, a subtle sense of satisfaction welled up inside him.

An unbridled ambiguity filled the air between the two, making them blush with suffocation.

Hana wasn't about to give up. Shamelessly, she wrapped her arms around his neck, and the two were very close together.

Then, Rukawa felt Hana's soft fingertips touch his lips, and she unconsciously pressed down on them. "Your slightly pouting lips are also very pretty."

Rukawa Kaede held his breath.

It's very itchy.

My heart felt itchy, as if ants were crawling all over it.

Rukawa Kaede's breathing quickened, his eyes became unfocused, and his lips were taut, as if an unusual heartbeat would leak out if he opened his mouth.

Seeing him look away, Huayin gently cupped his cheeks, turned his face back to hers, and looked aggrieved:

"Rukawa, don't you like me anymore? My heart is broken. I can't sleep because I think about you every day, and I can't concentrate on training."

Rukawa looked at her, his voice calm and wise, yet almost accusing:

"You're ignoring me."

"How could I ignore you? I like you the most."

Rukawa Kaede's first reaction was intense joy, but he was soon gripped by panic and unease.

The two emotions pull at each other and work together to reconcile.

He was on the verge of going crazy, out of control, his slightly hoarse voice filled with grievance, "You're lying, you clearly don't like me."

Her light-colored eyes were filled with him, and the light in Hana's eyes was dazzling. "I like you. You are the most special little fox."

After she finished speaking, she reached out and grabbed his wrist, then precisely inserted her fingers between his fingers along the lower edge of his wrist, interlocking them.

Rukawa Kaede seemed to want to pull his hand away, but the force was extremely light, more like an unconscious tremor.

The next second, Hana tilted her head back and quickly kissed his lips.

A very light kiss, yet it made his hair stand on end.

Even his heart was almost paralyzed.

Hanon smiled slyly, "Little fox, you're so sweet!"

Rukawa Kaede quickly turned his head, firmly gripping the back of her head with one hand and wrapping his other arm around her waist. His tongue followed hers, almost roughly pulling her into his body.

A tingling sensation shot straight through my spine and spread throughout my entire body.

—Boom!

Rukawa Kaede suddenly opened his eyes.

A deafening clap of thunder brought this absurd and nonsensical dream to an end.

After a moment of disorientation, Rukawa Kaede slowly regained his senses.

A slight chill hung in the air, but he was very warm under his thin blanket, his body covered in a cold sweat, as if he had just experienced something thrilling and exciting…

Disappointment, frustration, shame... a mix of emotions swirled together.

He lay in bed, closed his eyes, then opened them again, staring at the ceiling. He felt completely calm and his mind was functioning normally again.

The next moment, Rukawa Kaede sat up, reached down, and accurately caught a sticky mass.

A few seconds later, he walked into the bathroom expressionlessly, carrying the bed sheet. Backlit, the light shone directly on his bright red ears.

...

The second day of morning training.

Rukawa Kaede's gaze always seemed to drift over, making it hard for Kanon not to notice.

Her light-colored eyes were full of laughter. She bent down, picked up the balls scattered on the court, and threw them into the basket. Her eyes inadvertently met those of Rukawa Kaede.

Rukawa Kaede's expression froze, and then he subconsciously turned his head away.

My ears felt burning.

Huayin:?

What's wrong with him again?

Why are boys so complicated?