Oh no! They all seem a bit off!

Chapter 48 Shiraishi Rin's Little Secret

After the class meeting ended, many students immediately came up and surrounded Shiraishin, chattering with her.

This process seems to be an unspoken rule; whenever a new student transfers into the class, they will be questioned about it.

Of course, this is on the premise that the new classmate is eye-catching enough. If it is someone who is obviously an outsider, it would be good enough if they are not ostracized and isolated.

"Hey, Shiraishi-kun, which school did you go to before?"

"Why did you suddenly transfer to our school? Did something happen at your previous school?"

"Shiraishi-kun, can we be friends? I'd like to exchange Line IDs!"

The people surrounding Shiraishi Rin were both men and women, mostly women. The men could only pretend to be indifferent and listen intently.

The reason for this is twofold: firstly, they are rather shy, and secondly, they don't want to crowd around the girls, lest they be subjected to their disapproving looks.

“I have been out of school since junior high school and have been staying at home with a private tutor to help me with my studies… As for why I chose your school, it’s simply because I wanted to make a change, and there are no other special reasons.”

Shiraishi Rin replied to the person who asked her a question with a polite smile, showing no trace of her usual arrogant and haughty brat self.

This made Akizuki Makoto wonder if Shiraishi Rin had been possessed after just one day.

The thought flashed through his mind, but he hadn't forgotten the wicked smile on Shiraishi Rin's face when he greeted him earlier.

Right now, she's just pretending to fit in.

After all, this isn't the Shincho Club, and no one will indulge her spoiled princess temper.

Another point is that she also needs to use these people to deepen her relationship with Akizuki Makoto.

"Hmm, so you're welcoming new classmates. Are you going on a social gathering?"

A girl suddenly suggested, "After school, let's go sing karaoke and then have barbecue? What do you think, Shiraishi-kun?"

"I think it's great, and I'd like to share more with everyone."

Shiraishi Rin smiled and responded, turning her head to look at Akizuki Makoto sitting beside her, who was sitting with his head down, trying to make himself inconspicuous, and asked softly, "Class representative, will you come? My welcome party."

At this moment, it feels somewhat like the true intentions have been revealed.

She was waiting for the moment she would be invited to a social gathering, so that she could naturally invite Akizuki Makoto to go with her.

After the social gathering ended, she asked Akizuki Makoto to take her to the train station.

Based on her understanding of Akizuki Makoto's character, even if he was unwilling, he would still nod in agreement out of his upright and selfless character.

In this way, she could carry out her plan, hypnotize Akizuki Makoto, and take him to a secluded space where only the two of them would be, where no one else would disturb them.

"Haha, that's impossible. Akizuki-kun is the student council vice president, he's quite busy, isn't he?"

"Yes, we've invited Akizuki-kun to our previous social events several times, but he's always declined."

Before Akizuki Makoto could speak, the girls all burst into laughter.

But to their surprise, the very next second after they finished speaking, Akizuki Makoto nodded in agreement.

"Yes, I'll go."

"Eh?"

When Akizuki Makoto agreed to go to the matchmaking event, the girls surrounding Shiraishi Rin were taken aback.

"Since it's a welcome party for the new students, I definitely have to go. Should I invite more people?"

After saying this with a smile, Akizuki Makoto turned to look at Shiina Maki, who was sitting in the back row and had been secretly watching him.

When their eyes met, Shiina Maki immediately buried her head like a startled rabbit, then couldn't help but peek out again, her eyes filled with a strong sense of voyeurism as she stared at Akizuki Makoto.

With Shiina Maki, a hidden talent, around, Akizuki Makoto might not hesitate to test his skills.

Shiraishi Rin's personality isn't as extreme as Ji Yexue's, so it's good for her to know that she's not the only superpowered person in the world, lest she become too reckless. "Ah..."

Several girls followed Akizuki Makoto's gaze to the back and immediately noticed that his so-called "calling more classmates" referred to Shiina Maki.

At that moment, hesitation and reluctance unconsciously surfaced on their faces.

"Y-yes, that's true. Since it's a social gathering, let's invite more people."

However, after a brief hesitation, they compromised, since everyone knew that Shiina Maki and Akizuki Makoto's relationship was unusual.

Since Makoto Akizuki had spoken and specifically requested that Maki Shiina be invited, they could only pretend to be nonchalant, no matter how unwilling they were.

"Then I'll go ask the other students, you guys chat."

Akizuki Makoto smiled as he stood up and walked to the back of the classroom, arriving at Shiina Maki's desk.

At this moment, Maki Shiina had already placed her hands on the table and buried her face in her arms.

"What are you doing? You've been sneaking around watching me, and now you're pretending to be asleep?"

He couldn't help but find it amusing, wondering what Shiina Maki was up to now.

"Well……"

Shiina Maki shifted her body, peeking half her face out from under her arms, revealing only her eyes, and said in a muffled voice, "Because...because...with so many people watching...I'm a little embarrassed to face Akizuki-kun..."

"It's as if we have some kind of secret relationship that can't be brought into the light."

Qiu Yuecheng chuckled and shook his head, then changed the subject, saying, "By the way, why don't you come to the welcome party this afternoon?"

He agreed to the matchmaking event entirely because of Maki Shiina.

On one hand, they wanted to use her to keep Shiraishi Rin in check; on the other hand, they wanted her to showcase herself at the social event and make friends with other classmates.

She has now undergone a magnificent transformation, and no one would think she is gloomy anymore.

She can definitely make friends if she wants to; not all the classmates are bad people.

"Okay, okay..."

Shiina Maki nodded in agreement, thinking how happy she was to be able to spend time with Akizuki Makoto again.

After agreeing on this, he chatted with Shiina Maki for a while, and only returned to his seat when the preparatory bell rang.

He had barely sat down and pulled his textbook out of his bag when he heard Shiraishi Rin next to him say, "Hey, class president, I don't have a textbook. Could you please read it with me?"

"..."

After a two-second silence, Akizuki Makoto reluctantly moved his table next to Shiraishi Rin's, then spread his textbooks out in the middle.

This class is in Mandarin, and the teacher is an elderly professor with gray hair who will retire after teaching this class, so his teaching style is very casual.

Even if the students in the audience were playing on their phones or sleeping with their arms around the table in front of him, he didn't care at all and continued lecturing.

I'll be retiring in a year; there's no need to get angry with these young people.

"Hehe~ You're so kind and helpful."

Shiraishi Rin looked at Akizuki Makoto, who was frowning slightly and seemed quite uncomfortable, and couldn't help but chuckle, feeling a strange sense of pleasure.

For some reason, she felt happy whenever she saw Akizuki Makoto looking troubled or embarrassed, and she would want to tease him more and more.

I clearly don't have these thoughts about anyone else.

If anyone else shows even the slightest displeasure towards her, she will immediately fly into a rage.

(End of this chapter)