Chapter 59 The Cunning Fox
Hua Yin's eyes widened. She instinctively caught him, staggered back half a step, and braced herself against the floor to regain her balance.
Rukawa Kaede wrapped his arms around her waist.
Hana could feel that his body temperature was radiating scorching heat, like thousands of surging waves of high temperature constantly crashing down on him.
Hua Yin turned her head blankly, and in an instant, her eyes met his dark gaze.
The look in his eyes was like a burning flame, intensely intense.
Wow!
The onlookers erupted in cheers, some just watching the spectacle, others in disbelief.
Hanon tried to ignore the strange looks from those around her, and was about to ask a question when she was pulled away.
Sakuragi's sinister face was filled with rage: "You lecherous fox, how dare you lay a hand on me!!"
After saying that, she unceremoniously tossed him aside.
"Bang!"
Rukawa Kaede slammed into the wall, his vision went black, and he collapsed to the ground.
Miyagi noticed Rukawa's strange behavior and ran over to him, asking worriedly, "Rukawa, are you alright?"
Rukawa Kaede's expression remained indifferent: "It's nothing."
Suddenly, Hana realized what was happening and frowned: "Does Rukawa have a fever?"
Kogure immediately touched his forehead, her face full of concern: "It's so hot!"
Instantly, chaos erupted inside the building.
In the end, Captain Akagi decided to let Ishii borrow Yohei's electric scooter to take Rukawa home to rest, but Rukawa declined.
Rukawa Kaede's fierce aura hadn't dissipated, and his brows furrowed with suppressed irritation. "I'm not going back."
Having exhausted all other options, everyone turned their attention to Kanon, hoping she could solve the problem.
Rukawa Kaede stared intently at Kanon, his gaze pure and intense.
After being stared at like that by him a few times, Hua Yin lost all reason, her eyes filled with worry. "I'll go back with you. Will you still be able to stand up?"
—I'll be with you.
Rukawa Kaede once enjoyed solitude, walking alone.
Now, this person comes to his side and says, "I'll stay with you."
Rukawa Kaede instantly transformed, like a ferocious beast that had sheathed its claws, becoming docile and harmless. He slowly extended a hand, his eyes glistening with tears as he looked at her.
Hanon reached out her hand in unison, but Sakuragi was a step ahead of her.
"Sister, let me do it! Hehehe... As expected, you're such a weak fox, you're really useless. It's just a little fever, you can't even stand up properly!"
As she spoke, she grabbed Rukawa Kaede's outstretched arm and forcefully nudged him with her shoulder.
Rukawa Kaede let out a muffled groan, his sword-like eyebrows furrowing slightly.
"Sakuragi, stop! You're making Rukawa feel even worse!"
Sakuragi tossed Rukawa aside again, grinning, "Eh? Really! I'm so sorry!"
With a loud "thump!", Rukawa Kaede crashed into the wall again.
A second time.
The crowd couldn't bear to watch. Of all people to like, why did Rukawa Kaede have to fall for his "arch-nemesis's" older sister? Wasn't that just asking for trouble?
Sakuragi was furious. This vixen was too cunning. She still had the strength to pinch his hand, but ouch—it hurt so much!
Rukawa Kaede narrowed his eyes, a clear danger emanating from the long, beautiful corners of his eyes, and slowly straightened his body.
The monkey and fox both brandished their claws.
Mitsui and Miyagi reacted quickly, lifting Rukawa up: "Hey Yohei, where's the electric scooter? Let's take Rukawa there!"
"Yes, yes, yes!"
"This way, please!!"
A group of people rushed towards the parking lot.
Hanon sat on the electric scooter, and Rukawa Kaede followed quietly onto the back seat.
The crowd gathered in the parking lot, watching and exclaiming – what a perfect couple!
Sakuragi watched the two figures disappear into the distance, his eyes fierce. "The thing I feared most has finally happened!"
Everyone: ?
"That vixen is utterly shameless! She deliberately seduced my sister!"
"Look! He's standing way too close! My sister is so naive, she has no sense of caution towards men at all!"
"He said he had a fever, but his expressionless face clearly showed he was happy. Humph! That cunning and treacherous fox!"
"When my sister comes back, I'll make sure she stays away from that male fox!"
The team members quietly moved away from the red-haired monkey's incessant chatter, worried that he might lose his temper and headbutt them.
From a rational perspective, the red-haired monkey's opinion doesn't count. They've never seen a more suitable couple than Kanon and Rukawa.
In front of outsiders, Rukawa Kaede is a serious, old-fashioned cadre. But when he's with Kanon, he transforms into a pure-hearted boy who's never been close to a girl before, full of enthusiasm and impulsiveness.
Kanon, on the other hand, showed a special indulgence and favoritism towards the taciturn Rukawa Kaede.
The electric scooter drove out of the campus.
Rukawa's hands initially gripped the hems of Kanon's clothes, but then slowly began to move forward, forward, forward...
He hugged her tightly from behind, pressing his whole body against hers.
The two were pressed chest to back.
They were so close they could feel each other's heartbeats.
Rukawa Kaede's head rested on her shoulder, his chin against the side of her neck. His breath was hot and long, carrying the strong scent of youthful hormones, which entered Hana's nose.
Hanon struggled and pushed him away: "Hey! You sit still!"
Rukawa ignored her, and then she heard him say, "Nini, I feel dizzy."
The nasal tone was too heavy, and the voice had lost its usual clear and cool quality. The voice was slightly hoarse and sounded somewhat aggrieved.
Hanon felt she was struggling to keep up.
"...Who just said it was nothing?"
"I."
Rukawa Kaede showed no remorse whatsoever, "That was just now, and this is now. Nini, I'm so dizzy right now."
Hanon glanced sideways and saw that Rukawa's eyes were red from a high fever, with the corners of his eyes drooping slightly, making him look innocent and pitiful.
She relented and asked, "Are you feeling dizzy?"
"Ugh, dizzy."
Hanon stopped talking and let him hold her.
It was as if they had received some kind of tacit approval.
Rukawa Kaede hugged him even tighter.
Her chin gently rubbed against Hanon's shoulder, her black hair slightly disheveled, like a spoiled kitten.
Her soft black hair swept across her collarbone, and Hana's body tensed up instantly, even her neck stiffened.
Rukawa Kaede's lips curled up slightly—
He seems to have found the right angle to approach Kanon.
She couldn't resist his (feigned) pitiful act.
Then he'll pretend to be pitiful again.
Anyway, she likes it.
Rukawa felt as if his eyelids weighed a ton, his mind grew increasingly foggy, and he finally collapsed onto her.
Hanon stopped her electric scooter in front of a detached American-style luxury villa. She looked up in astonishment, admired it for a moment, then turned her head and shook Rukawa Kaede awake.
"...Rukawa, wake up, is this your home?"
Rukawa Kaede blinked his beady eyes: "Mm."
Hanon blinked, "Wow..."
The villa is situated by the coastline, offering panoramic views of the sea. Upon entering the interior, one is immediately greeted by a beautiful scene of blooming flowers, their fragrance filling the air.
Hanon admired the miniature stove with an air of utter ignorance, then drove it to the parking lot and asked:
"Rukawa, can you still stand firm?"
Rukawa felt heavy-headed and a little unsteady. He tried to say he wasn't that weak, but Kanon moved even faster.
Hua Yin was anxious, so she put his arm on his shoulder and hugged his waist, saying, "Let me help you inside."
Rukawa Kaede swallowed the words he was about to say, and replied with an "okay." He put his arm around her shoulder and naturally leaned his head towards her.
Rukawa didn't put all his weight on her, and the two had a relatively smooth journey together.
Kanon helped Rukawa Kaede into the house and settled him down on the sofa in the living room.
Under Rukawa's half-asleep guidance, Kanon finally found the medicine box.
The family's medicine cabinet was fully equipped with fever reducers and a thermometer. Huayin skillfully boiled water, cooled it to the right temperature, and brought it to the sofa for him to drink.
After confirming that there wasn't a drop left, Hana was about to put the water glass away when someone tugged at her clothes.
Huayin was stunned, "Rukawa?"
She tried to pull away, but the other person used even more force. The force wasn't strong, but she couldn't break free and was completely immobilized.
His chest heaved, his eyes revealing a fragile purity. "Don't go."
Hana paused, feeling a tickle on the softest spot in her heart, and ultimately stopped struggling.
"Okay, I won't leave."
She casually put the water glass down and sat back down on the blanket, letting Rukawa Kaede hold onto the hem of her dress.
Exhausted, Rukawa Kaede fell into a deep sleep.
Hanon rested her chin on her hands, gazing absently at the boy's sharply defined jawline.
With his fox-like eyes tightly closed, the fierceness in his brows and eyes was concealed, and his cold aura around him made him look very obedient.
He still had a thin layer of sweat on his forehead, as if he was uncomfortable, revealing a weakness he never showed to others.
Hanon just stared at him.
After a long while, he slumped down on the sofa and fell asleep, his head drowsy.
Rukawa Kaede slowly opened his eyes, his narrow, fox-like eyes staring at her like he was eyeing his prey.
Once he was sure she was asleep, Rukawa bent down and picked her up.
It's very light and soft.
He gently placed her on the sofa, then took a clean, thin blanket from the closet and draped it over Hanon.
She has good sleeping habits; she doesn't toss and turn, she sleeps quietly.
Rukawa Kaede really wanted to hold Kanon in his arms while they slept.
When he was little, his mother bought him plush toys so he could cuddle them to sleep. She also piled them up by his bed and told him that children should act like children.
Rukawa Kaede put all those things into the wardrobe; he didn't need those idiotic dolls.
Rukawa Kaede thought that perhaps it was because he disliked hugging dolls when he was a child that he wanted to hug Kanon so much when he grew up, and he also wanted to hold Kanon's hand.
With that thought, he carefully took her hand and rubbed it against his cheek.
Hanon has deep-set eyes and exceptionally fair skin. When she closes her eyes, you can see a faint bluish-black ring under them.
She must have worked very hard for the Shohoku team—that was before; from now on, she has him.
Rukawa Kaede sat on the carpet, not doing anything else, remaining motionless and watching her intently.
His expression was calm and indifferent, unhurried and composed, exuding an overwhelming confidence that he had everything under control.
Seeing that Kanon accepted the coffee from the "confessor" and chatted and laughed with him, his rationality completely collapsed.
A sense of crisis swept over his mind like a hurricane.
He couldn't bear the cost of losing Kanon, even if it was only a very slim possibility.
The male's absolute possessiveness over the female is fully aroused, as if engraved in his bones, and he instinctively uses all sorts of tricks to defend his territory.
He must take the initiative to launch an attack.
The moment I realized I had a fever, my usually simple brain started spinning 800 times.
He's gambling—
Is she indifferent to his vulnerability?
If she cares, he will seize the opportunity. He will take advantage of this moment, becoming a cat, a tiger, or a dog soaked to the bone by the rain.
If not.
He will continue to create countless possibilities.
He didn't think he had done anything wrong.
He only felt—
This person must be his, at all costs.
...
Hana-on, half-opening her eyes in a daze, looked around at the unfamiliar surroundings, her mind a little confused. She tried to raise her hand to rub her head, only to find that her right hand was being held tightly by something.
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