Chapter 80
After the date with Xiao ended, Shi Yu continued to stay at home, living a lazy life that was no different from before.
When she first came to Lei Yin's house, she still had classes, but since she came back from her trip to Xia Country, Shi Yu's classes have been suspended for many days. Shi Yu was a little depressed because she was idle, so when she was waiting for dinner, she simply took advantage of this rare time to spend with Lei Yin to bring up this matter.
After hearing the girl's words, the light-blond officer put down his knife and fork for a moment, and his calm gaze fell on the girl.
"Want to continue the class?"
Shigure bit the spoon and nodded, "Hmm!"
The girl, with her arms idly resting on the table and her legs swinging leisurely, looked like she wanted to say something, but under Rain's silent gaze, she was stunned for a moment before reacting and then sat up awkwardly.
...It's been a while since she's had etiquette lessons, and Mr. Rain is very indulgent towards her now, so she'll act casually without realizing it.
"Since that's what you think," Lei Yin said after watching the girl straighten her waist and shoulders, "I'll contact my former teacher tomorrow..."
"Huh? Wait a minute, Mr. Rain!"
Shigure quickly raised his hand, "Actually, I have another class I want to take!"
The class Shi Yu wanted to take was the mechanical theory class. Her idea was not sudden. After all, she had always been interested in model mechas and the like. Moreover, after watching the exhibition with Loren, her eagerness was further ignited!
After she came back, she did some research and found out that there was a teacher who specialized in teaching this course. So, as she had been very bored recently, she simply made a request to Mr. Rein.
"Can."
After learning of Shi Yu's idea, Rein nodded in agreement, "But I have one request. You need to continue receiving the tutoring I arranged for you."
"No problem, sir! Ah, but there's no need for cooking lessons... because, well—"
The hesitation revealed in Shi Yu's words made Lei Yin ponder for a moment. The other party's cooking skills were already good enough. Although he still lacked a lot in the main course, it was not a big deal.
If she has no intention of continuing the course, cancellation is not impossible.
"Because..." Shi Yu didn't realize that the officer in front of her had already considered it from her perspective. She raised her chin and continued happily, "I have Mr. Alex!"
“…”
The young man's hands stiffened slightly, then he raised his eyes and gave the girl a questioning look.
"We've been in touch. Mr. Alex often takes the time to teach me how to make things through video! He's really good. Last time, he even taught me how to make scrambled eggs into stringy texture."
Rain: “Really?”
Lei Yin lowered his eyes, picked up his knife and fork without any abnormality, and continued to eat.
Shi Yu said "hmm", then she looked at Rain's expression and suddenly felt that something was wrong.
There was a subtle and awkward silence in the air. Shi Yu always felt as if he had overlooked something. What was it... ?
"By the way, Mr. Rain!"
Shi Yu remembered and said immediately, "Alex always helps me, so I have to repay him. Next time, let's find time to invite him to dinner at our house."
Rein: “…”
The young man was silent for a moment and replied, "We'll talk next time."
x.
A week later, Shi Yu started attending classes. The mechanical theory teacher was a female Beta. Her teaching style was concise and clear, and she never talked nonsense. Shi Yu had some difficulty keeping up with the progress at the beginning, but after two or three classes, she was almost used to the teacher's pace, and her homework was much better than when she was studying mathematics.
"You are rare and very good."
It was the first time Shi Yu received praise from the teacher. He scratched the back of his head and accepted it happily and shyly.
Time moved forward steadily, and it seemed like the dates with everyone were all things that happened a long time ago. Shi Yu now lived a leisurely life of sleeping, attending classes, and making phone calls. Occasionally, on weekends, Mr. Rain would take her out to play!
Shi Yu felt that there was nothing wrong with this kind of life...but she still hoped that Wayne could call her more often...
After finishing the call with Ed again, Shi Yu sat cross-legged on the ground, picked up the model in her hand and started to piece it together. Unexpectedly, the terminal she had just put down rang again. She picked up the phone in confusion and said, "Hello."
"Shigure, long time no see, I'm Rona."
"Hello, Mr. Rona, what can I do for you?"
"Wait a moment," the sound of shuffling documents was heard from the other end, followed by the gentleman's voice again. "Our personnel contacting the military academy just received an email from a person named Simon White. The sender stated in the email that you had spoken with him on the phone and that you had expressed interest in meeting in person."
Shigure: “Ah…?”
The model in his hand fell to the carpet, and Shi Yu uttered a short syllable in a daze.
"The other party used this as an excuse to invite me out on a date. By the way, Shigure, I want to explain that Simon White was previously on our candidate list, but due to health reasons, we ultimately didn't add him to the list."
"But if you did make an appointment with him before and are willing to go, we can arrange a date for you."
The more dates they have, the more an Omega can hone their taste for Alphas and their mate selection requirements. The Omega Protection Association is always happy to see this happen, which makes Rona's tone a little smiley. "Are you willing, Shigure?"
……Well.
Shi Yu was stunned for a moment, then quickly said, "Wait a minute, Mr. Rona! Let me recall!"
Simon had spoken to her and even arranged to meet up. How could that be possible?! She had wanted Loren to help contact Simon, but after Xiao and Loren took turns talking to her through the communicator, she had basically forgotten about it...
What's going on with Simon?
Although she really wanted to talk to Simon and go out, wouldn't it be too abrupt to go on a date all of a sudden?
"If you don't want to go..."
Shi Yu's hesitation was too obvious, and Rona seemed to see through her hesitation. When he opened his mouth to persuade her, Shi Yu bit her lip and admitted it with a stiff upper lip, "Yes, he and I agreed to this..."
"We can go on a date..."
With the thought that 'if we don't meet this time, we might never see each other again' and the feeling that Simon was given to her for free and she wouldn't want to refuse him, Shigure accepted the date with mixed feelings.
"Understood. Then we will start preparing. Once White confirms the date location, we will send it to you for reconfirmation."
"...Well! Thank you so much, sir."
After thanking him, the phone was hung up.
Shi Yu was stunned for a while before he put down the terminal in a trance, then silently hugged his head and uttered a "wu".
What should she say to Mr. Rain? And even if Mr. Rain agrees for her to meet Simon—
What should she say and do in front of Simon? Or what attitude should she adopt towards him?
Shi Yu could not forget what happened during the training camp. At that time, because Simon was surrounded by Xia Feng and Wayne, how should she describe her relationship with Simon? It couldn't be considered harmonious at all...
Feeling vaguely regretful but also really wanting to go out and play, Shi Yu explained to Lei Yin in the evening that he had another date.
To Shi Yu's surprise, Lei Yin only asked her some basic questions and said, "Just follow your ideas."
Shi Yu nodded and was about to go back to her room to do her homework when Rain called her in a deep voice, "Shi Yu, about Simon White..."
Shigure obediently stopped, "What's wrong, sir?"
The officer paused for a moment, then he stared at the lit terminal page on the pile of documents on the desk and frowned slightly.
"Nothing," he finally said, "Go back to your studies. I'll take care of the transportation once your schedule is confirmed."
So, even though Shi Yu had never contacted Simon before, the date location was confirmed. This time, she was going to the legendary dating spot - the amusement park!
Even though she felt Simon's temperament didn't fit in with the amusement park, Shi Yu didn't relax. Like her previous dates, she made thorough preparations in advance, putting on makeup and matching her clothes. She also spent a long time thinking about what she would say to Simon when they met, just in case something awkward happened...
On the day of the date, Shi Yu nervously followed Mr. Rona. From a distance, Shi Yu saw the masked figure of the young man. He pulled his hoodie tightly, revealing only a pair of sharp and dark golden eyes. His standing posture was not as neat and straight as that of military academy students. He seemed to be avoiding the sun. His shoulders were slightly hunched, making him look sickly and thin.
It was clearly a date, but when Shi Yu unexpectedly met his gaze, her first reaction was to avoid it helplessly. Simon seemed to frown, and it was hard to tell whether he was impatient or disgusted, and pulled his hood down a little more.
...Now I can't even see my eyes.
In order to prevent Rona next to him from noticing anything unusual, Shi Yu hesitated for a moment and decided to take the first brave step.
"Well, Simon..."
She trotted forward a few steps, called him softly, then hesitated on her toes and finally did not move any closer, "...Long time no see."
"Um."
The sound coming out of the mask was a little distorted, and the boy's voice was muffled and somewhat nasal.
"Let's go see what's available first." Shi Yu racked his brains to continue the conversation. "Let's go first, let's queue up for the more common attractions. There shouldn't be too many people!"
"…Be more specific."
"Carousel, er, water park?"
Simon raised his chin slightly, revealing his squinting golden eyes under the brim of his hat. Shi Yu blushed, feeling that the word "childish" was clearly written in the other's eyes.
But, isn’t this the amusement park he asked to come to?
"Forget it," Simon looked away and snorted, "Come on, lead the way."
Today happened to be the weekend, and the amusement park was crowded. By the time they found the line for the carousel after twists and turns, Rona had already left enough time to observe and leave.
Simon looked at the long line, was silent for a moment, and then extended his hand to her without any hesitation, "Terminal, give it to me."
Shi Yu was confused: "Okay?"
She took out the terminal and handed it to Simon. Then the boy took out his own terminal from his pocket. After operating the screen with his fingertips for a few times, Simon threw Shigure's terminal back to her.
Shi Yu caught it in a panic, and when he looked at it, he saw a transfer clearly displayed on the screen.
"Let me make it clear in advance that I asked you out with that excuse not because of whatever reason you think, but because I have personal matters to attend to and need to leave the military academy."
Simon raised his eyes and looked around at the crowded team in front of him, then pretended to glance at the girl's stunned expression, his hoarse voice remaining stable without any emotion.
"I won't play this kind of time-wasting game with you. This money should be enough for you to have a good day of fun. Or you can find a playmate of your choice. I don't mind."
"Thank you for your help," the boy pulled the brim of his hat, took a few steps back, and then chuckled with a hint of sarcasm.
"Well, I'll excuse myself then."
The author has something to say:
Tsundere Simon-chan hehehehe.
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