He didn't say it explicitly, but he was implying something.
Kii Kanade, however, was not swayed by his words. Instead, he stood straight and remained rooted to the spot.
"That's still uncertain."
"you--"
"You met him on the first day of school, right? Me too."
Ju Huang chuckled.
"So what? I fell in love with the baby at first sight, truly... but you're nothing but a coward."
"Even if you have only two points in your heart, you can make it appear as ten, constantly testing, doubting, and weighing the pros and cons... Do you think I would let someone like you get close to him?"
"You should have some self-awareness."
"Besides, the messy state of your home isn't suitable..."
"Orange Phoenix."
Before I knew it, the bell had rung to signal the end of get out of class.
Tenkai seemed to still be in the classroom giving instructions to the students, while Yukimura Masashi came out first, closing the door to block anyone else from peeping.
He called out Ju Huang's name once, then fell silent, only staring intently at him with those eyes and shaking his head almost imperceptibly.
"..."
Upon meeting his gaze, Ju Huang stopped speaking abruptly. He remained silent for a moment before turning his head away.
"……whispering sound."
"In short, remember, it's better for both of us to give up sooner rather than later."
He straightened up and even bumped into Kii Kanade's shoulder as he passed by, but he didn't turn around.
Kii Kanade, however, stood silently in place, her head down, her expression unreadable.
At this moment, Tianhai finally came out carrying the books.
He glanced around, unknowingly breaking the heavy atmosphere.
Where did those two people go?
He looked at Kii Kanade.
"Kii, is Asami alright?"
Earlier in class, Kii Kanade volunteered to come out and keep an eye on the two of them to prevent Tachibana from doing anything... out of line. Tenkai was also worried that he would deliberately tease the new classmate, so he agreed.
But now... those two are gone, and Kii Kanade seems completely distracted.
He looked at Yukimura Masashi again, but before he could speak, Kii Kanade spoke up.
"Teacher, he's alright."
"When I came out, they were all standing there properly. After class, I let them go first."
"...That's right."
Masashi Yukimura also testified from the side.
"Yeah?"
Tianhai's gaze swept between the two men before he finally nodded with some skepticism.
Before leaving, he didn't forget to give some instructions.
“Kii, Asami’s family situation is rather complicated… He has never been involved in ghost stories before, and he knows nothing about Yumi-shi. As the class representative, remember to take care of him.”
"I know, teacher."
Kii Kanade seemed to have returned to normal, and her tone was no different from usual.
But after Tianhai left, he repeated it in a low voice.
"I know."
Separated by a door, the scene inside was bustling with noise, while the outside remained completely silent.
"Kii".
In the end, it was Xuecun who spoke first.
"That's just his personality; he never thinks before he speaks. I think he..."
It wasn't intentional.
His words of advice were extremely harsh, and Kii Kanade suddenly interrupted him.
"Snow Village."
Yukimura Masashi fell silent.
Kii Kanade's voice was very soft, as if she were talking to herself, but each word was extremely clear.
"We're friends, right?"
"...This is between you two, it has nothing to do with me."
"Yeah?"
"The only arbitrator is the shallow-minded and unreasonable."
"You still prefer to mind your own business."
Kii Kanade smiled.
"So, you certainly won't get involved, right?"
"..."
Kii Kanade seemed to be talking about his struggle with Tachibana no Ou, or something else entirely. As if someone had struck him hard on the back of the head, Yukimura Masashi heard a strange booming sound in his ears and stood there speechless.
You must—
The school bell rang, drowning out the last few words of Kii Kanade's speech, but Yukimura Masashi understood his lip movements.
—You won't try to take it from me, right?
-
After learning Vili's real name, all other information was presented to Juhuang.
That evening, the former's phone received a new verification request.
"Host, isn't this Ju Huang's account? I only missed it for a moment, why did he add you as a friend?!"
The system woke up and stared blankly at the increasing number of red dots on the chat interface.
"Did my hibernation timer malfunction? I've been sleeping for months?"
The virtual Shiba Inu projected from the phone ran around on the table, making Yama Sakura itch to find a bone.
"I don't know," Willie said innocently. "This person said he had something good to show me, and I was curious, so I approved the application."
As soon as I added it, the notification sound on my phone never stopped.
[Gott ist tot: Baby!]
[Gott ist tot: You finally approved my application! I've been waiting for several minutes!]
[Gott ist tot: Just add "boyfriend" in the contact name, or something like "baby"...]
[Message has been retracted]
[Gott ist tot: Rose.jpgx10]
[Gott ist tot: Just add "Orange Phoenix" in the notes]
"Uncle Watanabe, why did you retract my message?!"
At this moment, Ju Huang was surrounded by a group of burly men. Even though they were wearing black suits, their bulging muscles seemed to overflow from them. One of them had taken off his coat, and under his white shirt, one could see a full-back dragon and tiger tattoo.
His cell phone was treated like a toy in the hands of the man he called "Uncle Watanabe".
Ju Huang's voice expressed dissatisfaction, but it was completely suppressed.
Watanabe finally returned the phone after sending the message.
"Good soil..."
Ju Huang frowned as soon as she saw the screen full of rose emojis.
Watanabe glared angrily, about to strike him, but then remembered that this was their boss's son, so he had to withdraw his hand and instead hit the unlucky guy next to him.
Snap!
"That won't do! Being so direct, what if you scare people away?"
"And do you even understand? I used this very method to win over your Aunt Qiushan back then!"
"Who are you calling 'Auntie'?"
A tall woman walked over, with short, neat hair. She took off her sunglasses and glared at Watanabe, making the muscular man tremble. He immediately shrank back and gave her a fawning smile.
"Big Sister".
Akiyama nodded in satisfaction, took the phone from Tachibana's hand, and glanced at Watanabe again.
"You think I only treat you differently because of those rose-themed expressions?"
"Dream on!"
Watanabe shrank back after being scolded.
Akiyama stopped paying attention to him and looked at Tachibana no Ura instead.
Did you send the friend request message as I instructed?
Ju Huang nodded, then hesitated for a second.
"But should we really post this...? Isn't it a bit too much..."
He blushed slightly as he spoke.
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