Oh no! They all seem a bit off!

Chapter 108 Ji Yexue shows murderous intent!
At 7:32 p.m., the sky had already turned completely dark, and every household had turned on its bright lights.

"You can get ready to eat now."

Shiina Maki carried plates of food out of the kitchen, first calling Akizuki Makoto, who was sitting in the living room playing on his phone, to wash his hands, and then went to the bedroom to inform Fuyuko and Shimizu Rei through the door.

Although she wasn't familiar with Shimizu Rei and had sensed that they were rivals, she could still manage to say hello and invite him to dinner.

"Okay, coming right away!"

The voice coming from the bedroom was Dongzi's energetic voice.

Shiina Maki left with peace of mind and followed her to the bathroom to wash her hands.

Tonight, she certainly showed off her culinary skills, preparing a very sumptuous dinner.

I also made curry, fried chicken and pork chops, fried shrimp tempura and stir-fried cabbage, and the soup was seafood tofu miso soup.

Even Makoto Akizuki, who doesn't like miso soup, found the broth very delicious.

After washing their hands, the four of them sat down around the dining table, which was a little crowded.

Perhaps considering that it would be awkward to sit next to Akizuki Makoto, Shimizu Rei chose to sit with Fuyuko to the side, and voluntarily gave up the seat next to Akizuki Makoto to Shiina Maki.

"Damn it...isn't this a complete defeat?"

She looked at the sumptuous dishes on the table, picked up a piece, tasted it, and muttered to herself in dissatisfaction.

Shimizu Rei does not cook.

Her only strength is perhaps sports; otherwise, she has nothing particularly special about her.

Whether it's studying, cooking, or even housework, they know absolutely nothing.

Given her background, and facing such a gentle and incredibly feminine opponent as Shiina Maki, winning would be no easy feat.

"But... no matter how difficult it is, I will not give up."

Shimizu Rei silently cheered herself up, after all, these were things that could be learned, and the key to victory wasn't these elements.

Perhaps because a lot had happened to each of us today, the meal was unusually quiet.

Apart from the innocent and naive Fuyuko, the three of them were preoccupied with their own thoughts, so they didn't talk much. They only praised the dishes made by Shiina Maki when they started to taste them.

So, after dinner, Shimizu Rei rested for a while before hurriedly taking his leave, saying that he was very tired from today's match and wanted to go back quickly to take a bath and rest in preparation for tomorrow's match.

Akizuki Makoto originally wanted to take her back, but Shimizu Rei kept refusing, so he had no choice but to give up.

Fortunately, it wasn't too late yet, only eight o'clock, so he could let Shimizu Rei go back to the hotel alone without worry.

"Goodbye."

"Goodbye."

After saying goodbye to Shimizu Rei in the entryway, Akizuki Makoto closed the door and went into the kitchen to help Shiina Maki wash the dishes.

While washing the dishes, the two didn't talk much, just chatting idly about trivial things.

At this point, Shiina Maki also left Akizuki Makoto's house and returned to the house next door.

In any case, she had already bothered Akizuki Makoto for long enough today, and besides, she needed some time alone to process what had happened.

Akizuki Makoto understood, so he didn't try to stop her and watched her leave.

"...Today is more tiring than ever before."

Looking at the living room, which had been bustling not long ago, now quiet and deserted, Akizuki Makoto suddenly felt a wave of mental exhaustion wash over him.

He sighed deeply, went to the bathroom, took a shower, and then filled the bathtub with hot water.

"Dongzi, I've prepared your bathwater. Don't bathe for too long; your brother will rest tonight."

Akizuki Makoto returned to the bedroom, gave Fuyuko a few words of advice while she was still lying on the bed reading "Snow Country," and then began to tidy up the bedding.

I should get a good night's sleep tonight; I still need to talk to Ji Yexue about Dongzi's matter tomorrow.

Although Dongzi is very smart, Mingsheng High School no longer accepts transfer students on a temporary basis. If you want Dongzi to get into Mingsheng through an exam, you'll have to wait until the new semester starts next spring.

Therefore, he had no choice but to ask the big capitalist Ji Yexue for help.

Fortunately, this guy wasn't here tonight, otherwise he couldn't even imagine what kind of chaos would have ensued with several abnormal women gathered in one room.

Ji Yexue's personality is quite different from the other two; she has always been uninhibited.

Goodnight, brother~

Dongzi seemed to realize that Akizuki Makoto was very tired, so she obediently got out of bed, hugged him, and then took her change of clothes and left the bedroom to take a shower.

However, after she finished showering and returned to the bedroom, seeing that Akizuki Makoto was already fast asleep, a bold idea suddenly came to her mind.

"I hope... we won't be discovered?"

Dongzi thought to herself, then quietly left the bedroom and tiptoed to the living room like a thief. She carefully opened the refrigerator and took out the cake.

Before leaving in the afternoon, Akizuki Makoto said that he would check the refrigerator when he returned to see if any cakes or puddings were missing, and if so, he would punish her.

But... it doesn't seem to say that you can't sneak food afterwards, right?

Does that give her a perfectly legitimate reason to cheat now?
Although it sounds like sophistry, Fuyuko believes her brother won't blame her.

So, Dongzi stole a big piece of cake, and ate half of the cake that was originally two-thirds left.

But she was still not satisfied, so she went and got another pudding.

In her understanding, cakes are more business-oriented, while puddings are more sporty.

After satisfying herself with her sugar intake, Dongzi tiptoed back to her bedroom, turned off the light, and crawled into bed in the dark.

……

A new day, Tuesday.

After waking up, Akizuki felt much more relieved of his heavy mood from the previous day, and his spirits were also refreshed.

Sure enough, humans are all NPCs; sleeping is like resetting to factory settings and refreshing their status.

No matter how bad your mood is or how depressed you are, a good night's sleep can relieve a lot of the stress.

"Morning, Dongzi."

Akizuki Makoto got out of bed, greeted the still-sleeping Fuyuko with a smile, and then left the bedroom to go to the bathroom to wash up.

His good mood didn't last long, until he was preparing breakfast and opened the refrigerator to find that the cake was much less and one pudding was missing.

"...You ate it again!"

Akizuki muttered resentfully, thinking that he would never allow sweets to appear in the house again.

Afterwards, he carried the ingredients into the kitchen, quickly prepared breakfast, set aside a small portion for Dongzi, and then ate the rest.

Before Dongzi changed into her school uniform and got ready to leave, he left a note next to her breakfast, which basically told her to be prepared to be scolded.

Now that Dongzi is living with him, he is her guardian and must fulfill his responsibilities, correct Dongzi's behavior, and not indulge her.

Indulging Dongzi will only make her more willful.

Although Akizuki Makoto was capable of supporting his family and letting them live a life of leisure without ever having to work, he wanted Fuyuko to be independent and no longer depend on him.

"Ah... Good morning, Akizuki-kun."

As Makoto Akizuki opened his front door to take the elevator, the door to the apartment next door was also pushed open, and Maki Shiina stepped out from behind it.

She had actually been waiting behind the door for half an hour, ready to come out immediately at the first sign of movement from Akizuki Makoto.

As for why we should do this...

Of course, it was so that he could go to school with Akizuki Makoto.

Although she could have messaged Akizuki Makoto beforehand to ask if they could go to school together, that would have made her seem too clingy, so it was better to deliberately create a chance encounter.

"Morning."

Akizuki Makoto nodded slightly and smiled, "What a coincidence, let's go to school together."

look.

Just as Shiina Maki predicted, whenever they bumped into each other, Akizuki Makoto would definitely invite her to go to school together.

Thus, the two walked side by side and entered the elevator together.

"How did you sleep last night? Did you have any trouble sleeping in the new bed?"

"No, I slept very well."

"That's good……"

As they chatted, the elevator arrived at the first floor. The two stepped out of the elevator and began their journey to the school.

"It feels strangely familiar."

Feeling the hot breeze blowing in her face, Shiina Maki remarked with a touch of nostalgia, "We walked to school together like this just two weeks ago."

"Yes, I didn't realize time had flown by so quickly."

Qiuyue is filled with emotion, feeling that what happened two weeks ago feels like it happened two years ago.

The last time they walked to school together was because of Shiina's mother.

But the state of mind of Akizuki Makoto back then is completely different from that of Akizuki Makoto now.

Back then, he could still tell everyone with a clear conscience that he and Shiina Maki were completely innocent and just friends, but now it seems that's no longer possible.

Suddenly, Shiina Maki asked curiously, "Where's Fuyuko? Doesn't she go to school?"

She knew that Fuyuko had come all the way from her hometown to live with Akizuki Makoto, so she subconsciously assumed that Fuyuko, like Akizuki Makoto, had transferred to Tokyo to attend the same school as him.

Akizuki Makoto shook his head and said, "Not for now, the formalities haven't been completed yet."

"Really……"

Shiina Maki didn't ask any further questions, changed the subject, and started talking to Akizuki Makoto about other things.

Thus, the two chatted as they arrived at Mingsheng High School, where they parted ways at the entrance of the teaching building.

The men's and women's shoe lockers are in different places, so they probably only walk together to the entrance of the teaching building.

When Akizuki Makoto changed into his indoor shoes and entered the classroom, the previously noisy classroom fell silent in an instant.

All eyes turned to Akizuki Makoto.

A second or two later, the classroom became noisy again, but this time everyone's topic was Akizuki Makoto.

"Class monitor, are you and Shiina already dating?"

"Stop hiding it, just admit you're dating."

"Yes, you came to school together again today, didn't you? Could it be that..."

Many people laughed and teased Akizuki Makoto, after all, his sudden act of running away to chase after Shiina Maki yesterday was hard not to arouse suspicion.

Moreover, he and Shiina Maki both took leave yesterday, and then went to school together today. It's obvious that something unusual is going to happen between them.

"Stop gossiping, it's nothing."

Akizuki Makoto responded calmly, walked into the classroom and put down his schoolbag. He didn't feel embarrassed or have his mindset affected by the teasing of the whole class.

After all, he went to chase after Shiina Maki yesterday, then asked for leave together, and went to school together the next day, which does give people the feeling that they are already dating.

Just as he sat down, Shiina Maki, who was a little slower, also arrived at the classroom.

In an instant, the focus of the conversation shifted from Akizuki Makoto to her, and they began teasing Shiina Maki, making her blush and frantically try to explain herself.

Seeing Shiina Maki's troubled expression and pleading look, Akizuki Makoto frowned, couldn't help but stand up and shout, "Alright, stop teasing Shiina-kun, that's enough."

At this point, the constant laughter and teasing in the classroom finally subsided, and the room became much quieter.

Shiina Maki nodded to Akizuki Makoto, giving him a grateful look, then lowered her head and walked to her seat. "Tch, all pretentious."

Even if they haven't been dating, isn't that close enough?

"Our class monitor is truly a complete hypocrite and scumbag~"

Sitting in the back row on the other side of the classroom, a small group of people, led by Asuna Nishimura, openly discussed Makoto Akizuki with giggles and laughter.

"Oh, speaking of which, Shiraishi didn't come again today~"

"How pitiful. Ever since the class monitor called me out last time, I've been asking for leave."

"Hilarious! The homeroom teacher would never have guessed that the person bullying the new student was someone else entirely, would he?"

Actually, the reason why Shiraishi Rin didn't come had already spread yesterday.

After all, it happened suddenly, and moreover, before he asked for leave, many people saw Akizuki Makoto taking Shiraishi Rin out for a talk.

After that conversation, Shiraishi Rin stopped coming to school the next day. They didn't believe it had nothing to do with Akizuki Makoto.

As for what exactly they talked about that caused Shiraishi Rin to suddenly drop out of school, there are many different opinions. Some say that she was rejected after confessing her feelings, while others say that Akizuki Makoto bullied Shiraishi Rin, causing her to be afraid to come to school.

As for these rumors, Akizuki Makoto had no intention of explaining them.

After all, it is true that Shiraishi Rin did take leave because of his conversation.

It would be troublesome for him to explain, so he chose to remain silent. Anyway, he figured that after a couple of days, the topic would be forgotten and the conversation would be over.

……

And so, it was lunchtime.

Makoto Akizuki left the classroom with his lunchbox and headed to the student council room.

As early as yesterday, he had arranged to meet Ji Yexue in the student council room during lunch break today to talk about Dongzi.

After arriving at the top of the club building, I pushed open the door to the student council room, and the view that came into view was just as I had always seen.

In the bright and spacious room, a beautiful black-haired girl sat in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, her long, slender legs clad in black stockings crossed, her pretty face radiating a coldness that kept people at a distance.

However, this chill vanished immediately upon seeing Akizuki Makoto.

Ji Yexue watched Qiu Yuecheng walk towards her, a smile appearing on her pretty face.

"Cheng, long time no see! Did you have fun playing with those 'fish-stealing cats' last night?"

Although she asked with a smile, her tone revealed jealousy and gritted teeth in anger.

Actually, she wanted to go find Qiu Yuecheng yesterday afternoon to ask him face-to-face why he was absent again and whether he was hanging out with some philanderer. But Qiu Yuecheng persuaded her to stay, promising that he would explain everything to her during lunch break today.

Qiu Yuecheng dared not let Ji Yexue get involved again, so he had no choice but to resort to this tactic, since he also had something to discuss with Ji Yexue.

"What do you mean by 'stealing fish'? You're still as self-centered as ever."

After making a sarcastic remark, Akizuki Makoto continued, "Yesterday I helped Shiina with some things, and then we had dinner together. Coincidentally, my childhood friend also came over."

"Heh, you really are avoiding the important issues, aren't you?"

Ji Yexue raised an eyebrow and sneered, "However, I forgive you, but don't let it happen again."

"Huh? You're actually being so easy to talk to?"

Qiu Yuecheng was somewhat surprised; he had thought that Ji Yexue would continue to make trouble.

"...Stop nagging and go make me some tea."

Ji Yexue snorted coldly and turned her head to the side arrogantly.

The reason she was able to forgive Akizuki Makoto was because of what she had done to him while she was invisible.

Both morally and logically, she should atone for those things to Qiu Yuecheng.

But she couldn't reveal her identity, so she could only forgive Akizuki Makoto for playing with those philandering cats.

Even so, one of the thieving cats, the most threatening one, has already moved into Akizuki Makoto's next-door neighbor's house.

She already knew everything about what happened last night, even without Akizuki Makoto explaining it to her.

Of course, she couldn't forgive Akizuki Makoto forever.

As the saying goes, things don't happen more than three times, so she only has three chances to forgive Akizuki Makoto.

What kind of tea would you like?

Akizuki Makoto had already reached the cupboard, taken out his and Ji Yexue's tea set, and turned to ask.

"black tea."

"You really love drinking black tea."

"... Long-winded."

Qiu Yuecheng smiled, started boiling water, poured some tea leaves into the teapot, and soon brewed two cups of steaming, fragrant black tea.

"President, please."

He picked up one of the cups and placed it on the table in front of Ji Yexue, saying with a smile, "My skills are not very good, please bear with me."

"Humph."

Ji Yexue held her teacup, took a small sip, and asked, "So? You said you wanted to discuss something with me, what is it?"

"It's nothing major, I just wanted to ask you for a favor."

Qiuyue Cheng considered his words carefully before saying, "You still remember my sister, right? I'd like her to transfer here to start her first year of high school."

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, Ji Yexue smiled with interest and teased, "I never thought that someone as versatile as you would one day come to me for help? Haha~"

As she finished speaking, she laughed happily, finding that Akizuki Makoto's pleading with her was as adorable as ever, like a little puppy.

Akizuki Makoto was speechless, but remembering that he was asking for a favor, he suppressed the urge to argue with her and asked in a gentle tone, "Just tell me if you can help me."

"Well..."

Ji Yexue pondered for a moment, not answering immediately.

Of course we can help. Her family owns the school; arranging a transfer student is just a matter of a word.

But if the intention is to help, then the help must be valuable; it can't be done for nothing.

"Speak, what are your requirements?"

Qiu Yuecheng immediately understood Ji Yexue's meaning. He had long expected that this guy would take the opportunity to make some kind of request.

"Cheng, you're being too polite."

Ji Yexue revealed a meaningful smile, stood up from her chair, moved closer to Qiu Yuecheng, put her hand on his shoulder, looked up, and met his eyes.

"Do I need to make demands when I'm helping you?"

"so……"

Qiu Yuecheng raised an eyebrow, surprised that Ji Yexue was so easy to talk to today.

Not only did he not argue with her about what happened last night, but he also didn't take advantage of her situation when she asked for her help!
Based on his understanding of Ji Yexue, he knew that this girl would definitely take advantage of his kindness and make some excessive demands in the past.

"Don't worry."

Ji Yexue extended her index finger and pressed it against Qiu Yuecheng's thin lips, smiling as she said, "As you know, although I am the eldest daughter of the Ji Ye family, I don't have much power, so... next night, bring Dongzi to my house for dinner and ask my mother for help."

"This……"

After thinking about it, Qiu Yuecheng realized that Ji Yexue's words made a lot of sense, so he nodded and agreed, "Okay."

Although Touko is shy, the Himeya family isn't that scary, so there's no harm in meeting them.

"Don't worry, Grandpa and Father aren't home today; they've gone out on business."

Ji Yexue sat back down in her chair, crossed her legs again, and raised her chin, saying, "What would you like to eat tonight? I'll have someone prepare it first."

"Dongzi and I don't have any dietary restrictions, so please eat whatever you like. Thank you for your kindness."

Makoto Akizuki originally wanted to say that Touko loved desserts, but considering that she had been eating too much lately, he didn't say it.

If the Himeya family were to prepare the desserts, he couldn't even imagine how many there would be, or how happy Dongzi would be to eat them.

Ji Yexue waved her hand and said, "It's alright. Don't just stand there. Go find a chair and sit down. I have something to ask you."

Upon hearing this, Akizuki Makoto went to fetch a chair, sat down next to Ji Yexue, and asked in confusion, "You have something else to ask me?"

"You can ask me for help when you need something, so why can't I ask you when I need something?"

After retorting irritably, Ji Yexue pursed her lips and asked hesitantly, "That day...did you do something to me?"

"That day?"

After a moment of stunned silence, Akizuki asked, puzzled, "Which day was that? Be more specific."

"The day...the day you came back from my house, the day I took you home!"

Ji Yexue's cheeks flushed slightly, and her tone was somewhat embarrassed and annoyed. After all, the "day" she mentioned was the day that happened, something that still made her feel incredibly ashamed and indignant to this day.

"You haven't been possessed, have you? You've even forgotten what happened a few days ago."

Akizuki Makoto's gaze turned somewhat strange. He had been wondering why Ji Yexue was acting so strangely today. It turned out she had been possessed and had lost her memory.

"I'm talking about what you did to my body!"

Ji Yexue stood up abruptly, angrily demanding, "Not only that day, but also the weekend before last, what did you do to my body?"

That day, after parting ways with Akizuki Makoto and the others, she went to the hospital for several checkups, but each time the results showed that she was in good health and there were no abnormalities.

But that strange discomfort couldn't possibly be something that had happened without her knowledge, which made her wonder if Akizuki Makoto had done something to her body.

"That weekend..."

Qiu Yuecheng was even more confused; he truly had no idea what Ji Yexue was talking about.

However, after a moment of confusion, he suddenly realized something and asked, "You're not talking about the time when we left the barbecue restaurant and were about to get into the car, are you?"

Ji Yexue was referring to "what she did to her body." The only thing he could think of was the sudden change in Ji Yexue's expression and tone at that moment.

"It's really you!"

Ji Yexue was furious. She never expected that Qiu Yuecheng would actually harm her body because she deliberately made things difficult for his childhood sweetheart.

"No, no, no, calm down."

Akizuki Makoto quickly shook his head and protested, "I really didn't do it, I swear!"

"Who else is it if it's not you?"

Ji Yexue sneered, her expression grim, her tone filled with extreme anger: "You're really ruthless, aren't you? Are you trying to kill me?"

Her words were not an exaggeration.

The strange pain she felt at that time was so intense that if she had endured it for even a minute longer, she would have fainted, and she might even have been driven to a mental breakdown!

Even now, when she thinks about the strange changes that happened to her body that day, she still feels lingering fear and her body can't help but tremble. She has already developed a psychological trauma.

"No, I really didn't do it! Calm down and listen to me!"

Akizuki Makoto panicked and couldn't help but raise his voice, shouting, "How could I possibly want to hurt you? Even if I find you troublesome and clingy, I've never thought of doing anything to harm you!"

Recently, in order to boost the average daily updates, I started combining the daily chapters together, and now I update around 6,400 words every day.

I've been busy with work lately and haven't had the energy to write 10,000 words a day. I hope everyone can understand and bear with me.

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