Crossing over, and then being blocked by a rich JK.

Chapter 538 Her Scheme
Although Watanabe Yu did not receive a follow-up from Yasuhara Risa, he did receive a message from Hamabe Ryoko that her leave slip had expired.

[Speaking of which, this is the first time you've ever picked someone up from get out of class (cat scratching head.jpg)]

At 9:15 p.m., Watanabe Yu greeted the driver, got out of the car, leaned against the car, took out his phone, and continued chatting with the Holy Maiden.

【Yes】

Looking at the line of text on his phone, Watanabe Yu pondered for a moment before typing out his reply.

He felt that Ayana might be a little jealous, but he wasn't entirely sure, so...

We need to think of a way to subtly approach the issue.

What if her classmates see this and start teasing her?

The next second, his message showed as read, and the Saintess's reply followed as expected.

[Making a scene?]

Watanabe Yu lowered his eyes and pondered for a moment; he didn't think there was anything wrong with this kind of commotion.

After all, it was all good-natured teasing, wasn't it?

The purpose was simply to embarrass the person involved; he had done this many times before.

Yes, Ryoko is naturally shy. If someone embarrasses her, she'll feel awkward for days.

Ayana Amamiya knew that what she said was actually unreasonable, but that didn't stop her from saying it on purpose.

Because she hasn't even had the chance to have him pick her up from get out of class yet!

That's true. I'll be more careful later.

Looking at her words, Watanabe Yu smiled silently.

Alright, there's no need for further hints; the Holy Maiden is indeed jealous.

However, this way of being jealous is quite interesting.

He rarely saw her like this.

She used to only talk about this when they were alone, but now she's a bit more direct.
Or perhaps it's just more honesty?

But it's always a good thing.

Being able to speak out means you won't keep it inside, and not keeping it inside means your emotions won't accumulate.

Moreover, given Ayana's temperament, the jealousy she expresses at this time is only directed at him, not at Ryoko.

In other words, she makes a very clear distinction.

You'd better tell her where you are and let her come find you.

Ayana Amamiya then typed out a reply.

She knew perfectly well that he had figured out what she meant, and she knew even better that You would most likely not do as she said, but so what?
When both parties are fully aware of the situation, such conversations are essentially just empty talk.

All things considered, this is the best approach.

【Received~ (Panda salutes.jpg)】

Watanabe Yu gave his answer without hesitation.

Having spent so much time with Ryoko, Ayana, and Yuki, he's learned a few tricks for getting along with them. Sometimes, you shouldn't worry about whether you'll actually do it; just agree to it first.

Most of the time, when people are angry, regardless of gender, they just want the other person to show their attitude.

Once you've calmed down, we can talk slowly.

Of course, there are also those who, after their emotions subside, stop communicating, and those emotions tend to accumulate and breed resentment, eventually leading to a major conflict.

But he was certain that neither he nor Ayana would choose this method.

The reason is quite simple.

They cherish each other very much.

Next time... leave school early and wait for me at the gate.

Seeing the emoji that Watanabe Yu added later, Amamiya Ayana shook her head with a smile.

The lingering resentment quickly dissipated.

【no problem】

Watanabe Yu readily agreed.

He knew that he had been appeased.

Jingle Bell!
The next moment, the school bell rang, and Watanabe Yu put away his phone and looked up at the school gate.

Come to think of it, I shouldn't be considered a time management master, right?
For no apparent reason, he had this thought.

Ah.

He chuckled softly, shook his head, and dismissed those thoughts, then looked toward the school gate.

It's quite interesting, actually. Back when he was still in school, he would never pass by the school on holidays if he could avoid it, because he would always have an indescribable sense of tension.

It's like... a prisoner finally gets a break, but then you wander around and find yourself back at the prison gates.

There is a deep-seated fear.

"Wow, so fast!?"

Watching the high school seniors who changed their shoes at lightning speed and walked this way, Watanabe Yu narrowed his eyes and began searching for Ryoko's figure among them.

Theoretically speaking, Ryoko's position is the fastest to leave the classroom, so she should be at the very front of the line.

Then, unsurprisingly, he immediately spotted the figure in the crowd.

Although it was a bit dark at night and the lights at the entrance weren't bright enough, Ryoko's figure was so tall that she stood out among the students and could be easily spotted at a glance.

"Yu!"

Ryoko Hamabe, who was walking at the front of the group, also saw him and raised her hand to wave at him.

Although she was somewhat prepared, she still didn't expect him to arrive so early.

"Ah."

Watanabe Yu nodded and took two steps forward, gesturing for her to come closer to him.

Seeing his actions, she didn't waste any more words and practically ran towards him.

Some of the students in Class A noticed this scene in the crowd, but they didn't make a fuss or say anything more.

They were so tired that they didn't even want to eat melons anymore.

Of course, the most important thing is that this can no longer be called a juicy story; at most, it's just something that's become commonplace.

Who in Class 3A doesn't know that Ryoko Hamabe has a boyfriend? And who doesn't know that her boyfriend is Yu Watanabe from Class 2C?

Rather, if the person standing at the gate hadn't been Watanabe Yu, they would have craned their necks to see what was going on.

The emotional entanglements and dramas involved were far more interesting than typical dramas.

It's even more interesting when this 'drama' happens in real life, right next to you.

Eating gossip on the internet is nothing compared to eating gossip about people closely related to you.

"Here, a cantaloupe."

When Ryoko jogged up to him, Watanabe Yu naturally took the schoolbag she was carrying, and then, as if by magic, pulled out a box of sliced ​​cantaloupe and handed it to her.

"Thank you, Yu~"

Unlike before, this time she did not refuse his help to carry the bag.

After happily accepting the cantaloupe he offered, she hugged his arm tightly.

At that moment, she truly experienced the kind of happiness that the girls in her class had described—being cherished and cared for by her boyfriend.

"boarding."

Watanabe Yu was somewhat surprised by her initiative, but he didn't pay much attention to it. He then opened the back door and gestured for her to get in.

However, to be fair, the fact that the students in Class A of Senior Three did not cause a commotion was indeed a huge surprise to him.

But it's not like I can't understand it at all.

Thinking about it carefully, Japanese students have never experienced something like evening self-study before. It's their first time experiencing it, so they're probably exhausted by now and it's completely understandable that they don't have the energy to make a fuss.

"Ah."

Ryoko Hamabe nodded and got into the car. Yuya Watanabe got in a step later and then closed the car door.

While he was helping Ryoko, Risa Yasuhara was also working hard.

An Yuan's house, in the living room.

“Mom can understand you, but you have to understand Mom too, right?” A well-maintained middle-aged woman held Risa Yasuhara’s hand, her brows furrowed with worry. “Mom and Dad are already this old, how much longer can we take care of you?”

"You need to find someone you can rely on quickly so that your father and I can feel at ease."

"Don't tell me you can handle it all by yourself. What will you do when you're sick? Yu Mei can help you once, but can she help you forever? If she finds a boyfriend later, she'll have her own family and her own social circle."

"What will you do if you're still all alone by then?"

"And who can you rely on? To put it bluntly, even if you can hire someone to take care of you, how will you deal with the loneliness in your heart?"

She didn't really want to just marry her daughter off to anyone; she was genuinely worried that if she didn't push her daughter, given her personality, she might stay like this for the rest of her life.

If my daughter becomes an old maid by then, it will be even harder for her to find a husband.

“I’m not afraid of being alone.” Risa Yasuhara held her mother’s hand. “Besides, Mom, you’re not old. Last time we went shopping together, people mistook you for my older sister.”

From childhood to adulthood, her mother has always been the one who dotes on her the most, so she naturally understands what her mother means.

But she really didn't have those kinds of thoughts.

Putting aside whether there is a suitable match, just the thought of someone getting involved in her life and disrupting her rhythm makes her feel uncomfortable.

It's not quite to the point of giving me goosebumps yet, but it's not far off.

"You know what Mom means."

Instead of following her daughter's lead, Shizukako Yasuhara smiled and looked at her daughter.

She has made her meaning very clear.

Similarly, she did not accept this attempt to change the subject.

"I do not know."

Seeing that this trick didn't work, Risa Yasuhara simply covered her ears, pretending not to hear anything.

“Your family won’t set you up on blind dates, but you still need to give us a satisfactory answer.” Shizukako Yasuhara paused. “What I mean is, you need to find a boyfriend as soon as possible.”

She and Risa have been arguing about this issue for several days.

If she could, she wouldn't want to continue this tug-of-war, but many things don't go according to her wishes.

Her husband kept urging her, so she could only keep talking.

Moreover, she felt that her statement was not wrong.

In a few more years, Risa will be 30.

The children of my friends, by the time they reach 30, are mostly three or four years old, and some are even seven or eight.

Unfortunately, he hasn't seen his grandchildren, let alone his son-in-law.

“I can’t find one,” Risa Yasuhara replied without hesitation. “And there aren’t any suitable ones either.”

This isn't an excuse, it's the truth.

She genuinely hadn't found the right person; those who actively pursued her, she either didn't like or had no feelings for.

"You stay home all the time during your vacation, how can I find you?"

Shizuka Yasuhara rolled her eyes.

"Besides, you've been using this excuse for a long time. Don't you realize that? If you're really not sure, come up with a different excuse."

She's been hearing this reason for almost five years.

If she could, she wouldn't want to listen anymore.

I'm just tired of hearing it.

"I didn't stay at home, I went out and looked around, but I just couldn't find anything suitable."

Risa Yasuhara began to defend herself.

She doesn't stay home and sleep in every weekend; she also goes out shopping sometimes.

"Yu Mei can vouch for me that I went shopping!"

To avoid her mother not believing her, she added this sentence.

"Come on," Shizukako Yasuhara rolled her eyes. "You two really just went shopping."

She's not someone who hasn't participated in her daughter and Eda Ikumi's shopping trips. These two girls really do try on clothes when they say they're going shopping. If they come across a handsome young man, they stop looking at him and just chat amongst themselves.

At first, she thought it was because she, as an elder, was there that they felt embarrassed.

Later she realized that they weren't embarrassed at all; they simply weren't interested.

Later, she mentioned it, and they did listen, but only halfway. When they met a handsome young man, they would start to glance at him, but that was all.

There is absolutely no such thing as proactively asking for contact information.

Ugh.

It’s a bit hard to put into words.

"Don't slander me!"

Risa Yasuhara retorted confidently.

"Have you ever proactively asked for the contact information of any member of the opposite sex?"

Shizukako Yasuhara met her gaze without flinching.

"..."

Upon hearing this, Risa Yasuhara immediately deflated.

She never actually wanted it.

"That settles it then." Seeing that her daughter had calmed down, Shizuka Koko coughed lightly and then said the second half of her sentence, "If you really can't find a suitable one yourself, then we'll help you find one."

She didn't want to help her daughter find a blind date in principle, since she and Risa's father had a love marriage. But what could she do when her daughter was so disappointing?
Then she'll have to help.

"Don't!"

Having said that, Risa Yasuhara dared not remain silent any longer and immediately raised her head to refute.

"Then give me an answer that satisfies me."

Shizukako Yasuhara raised her chin, indicating that her daughter had to choose one of the two options.

"How about this? Give me some time, three months."

Risa Yasuhara quietly began to stall for time.

"That's what you said before, and Mom believed you. But what happened?"

Shizukako Yasuhara uttered those words without changing her expression.

"result……"

Risa Yasuhara remained silent.

"so."

Shizukako Yasuhara did not look away, her gaze remaining fixed on her.

"How about this, my family and Watanabe Yu and the others will have a meal together afterward. If your thoughts haven't changed after that meal, I'll listen to you and go meet the blind date you introduced."

Risa Yasuhara hesitated for a moment before finally uttering those words.

She had actually wanted to say this for a long time, but she knew her mother too well.

If I hadn't laid the groundwork beforehand and had just blurted it out, my mom wouldn't have agreed.

"Yu-chan is your helper?" Shizukako Yasuhara suddenly laughed. "Okay, Mom promises you, I also want to see how he convinces us."

How could she not know her daughter's purpose after all that trouble? But she was genuinely interested in how Yu-xiaozi would persuade them.

and so.

Let's see.

(End of this chapter)