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"Could the teacher tell me about it?"

Sayaka is a little curious: what kind of dark side does the dashing, handsome, warm-hearted, and kind-hearted Li Xiao have in his heart?

"For example... liking one's students or something."

"Um?!!"

Sayaka and Hitomi sat up straight immediately upon hearing his words.

Renmei cautiously began, "Um... Ms. Li Xiao, did you just say something inappropriate? Or was it a slip of the tongue?"

He smiled and said to the two of them, "I wasn't lying."

Xiaoyuan, Sayaka, Homura Akemi... Li Xiao likes all of these people.

The two of them didn't know whether Li Xiao was joking or not, and suddenly felt a little uneasy.

They recalled Li Xiao's two rescues, and how he unhesitatingly used his treasures to save people without accepting any reward when they asked him for help.

Could it be that the person Teacher Li Xiao liked was me?

Without any prior discussion, the two of them had the same idea on the same day, and their eyes became somewhat hesitant.

"Ha... Teacher, you're really joking."

Sayaka scratched her head, looking a little embarrassed.

It wasn't that she disliked Li Xiao, it's just that when those words, which sounded a bit like a confession, came out, her mind went blank.

"Are you kidding me? Just take it as that."

"I have some things to take care of at home, so I'll be leaving now!"

After saying that, Sayaka blushed and hurriedly left.

Judging from his back, it seemed like he was fleeing in panic.

"And what about you, Renmei?"

"Huh?! Me? I guess I should go home too."

Hitomi, who was often confessed to at school, was not as flustered as Sayaka.

"See you at school tomorrow then."

"Okay, see you tomorrow, Ms. Li Xiao. Thank you for your help today. I will prepare a thank-you gift for you later."

"No trouble at all, there's no need for us to be so polite."

Between us...

These words made Renmei even more certain of her guess that Li Xiao must like her, and this discovery made her even more shy.

"that....."

"Huh? Is there anything else?"

"I don't actually dislike you!"

"what?"

Before Li Xiao could react, Renmei covered her face with her schoolbag and ran away quickly.

Seeing the slight hint of infatuation in her eyes, Li Xiao understood what was going on and a smile appeared on his lips.

"Looks like I'm still pretty charming~"

"I don't understand, what's the point of you doing this?"

Cupid suddenly appeared from somewhere and jumped onto the chair next to Li Xiao.

"That's why you don't understand human emotions."

"Human emotions? You mean the special feelings those two people had for you just now?"

"You can sense it? Oh, I almost forgot you're the one who plays with emotional energy."

"So you went through all this trouble, even having me lure a witch, just for the two of them?"

"So you don't understand humans. I just wanted to do it, so I did it. I didn't need a reason."

"Isn't there an easier way? The ability you used on that witch should also work on them, right?"

“I can hypnotize them, but all I’ll get are two dolls. Besides, aren’t you being a bit too nosy? All you need to do this year is listen to me and not ask any more questions.”

"I understand."

Cupid said no more and left silently.

The next day, during lunch break, in the psychological counseling room.

Xiao Yuan and her two friends gathered again to have lunch at Li Xiao's place.

"Huh? Why are the dishes in Teacher Li Xiao's bento box exactly the same as Xiao Yuan's?"

Sayaka noticed something was wrong.

"Well... actually, I asked my dad to make an extra bento box."

Xiaoyuan was a little embarrassed, but she didn't hide it anymore.

Yesterday, Li Xiao ate the bento box and praised the food when returning it. Today, Xiao Yuan specially asked her father to make another bento box.

Upon hearing her words, Sayaka and Hitomi's eyes instantly sharpened.

Sayaka pretended not to care and took the initiative to probe:

"How did Xiaoyuan come up with the idea of ​​sending lunchboxes to Teacher Li Xiao?"

"Well, Teacher Li Xiao saved us before, right? I was thinking of repaying her kindness..."

Xiao Yuan tapped her two index fingers together, her expression slightly shy.

"Oh... to repay someone, I just remembered that I haven't repaid Teacher Li Xiao yet. In that case, I'll bring Teacher Li Xiao's lunch tomorrow."

"I'll take care of it the day after tomorrow. I'll have my chef cook something delicious."

Renmei added with a smile.

Xiao Yuan felt a little trembling as the two men stared at her.

"I...I know."

She could only weakly agree.

"Alright, stop bullying Xiaoyuan."

Li Xiao spoke up to help Xiao Yuan out of the predicament. He didn't take this kind of chaotic situation seriously.

"How suspicious..."

Saya squinted at Li Xiao, but couldn't discern anything from his face.

"I'm not too picky about food, you can cook it however you like. Let's talk about something else."

"other things?"

"You know Homura Akemi, right?"

"Oh, I know her, the new transfer student. She's amazing, excelling in both academics and sports. But... she seems to always be alone."

"I hope you can talk to her more and become friends or something."

"Do you know Ms. Li Xiao too?"

"That's right, I'm currently living with her. She's a bit too withdrawn, and I'm a little worried about her."

"Isn't this just living together?!"

Sayaka's eyes widened in shock.

Is this some kind of romantic comedy about a cool, aloof, top-performing female student and a young male teacher?

Moreover, could it be that my guess yesterday was wrong? Did Teacher Li Xiao not like her, but rather that transfer student, Akemi Homura?

Thinking about how she tossed and turned under the covers after getting home last night, and finally made up her mind, Sayaka felt like a clown.

Renmei, who was standing to the side, also thought of this, and her expression turned a little ugly.

"It's not exactly cohabitation. That girl was carrying a lot of burdens, so she asked me for help. I came to see Takihara because of her invitation. However, since I had nowhere to stay, I stayed at her house."

"So that's it."

Hitomi, Sayaka, and Madoka all breathed a sigh of relief.

"Then you can rest assured and leave this matter to us!"

Sayaka confidently agreed.

Making friends is just a matter of making friends, how difficult can it be?

After lunch, with some time before class, the four were preparing to chat some more. But then, there was a knock on the door of the counseling room.

Li Xiao already knew who was coming, so he manipulated the wind to open the door.

"Good morning, Ms. Li Xiao. Are Kaname, Shizuku, and Miki here as well?"

"Senior!"

Xiao Yuan and the other two, who had met her before, greeted her.

"Student Ba, what brings you here?"

"Well... it's like this, I'm quite curious about your abilities. I've never met a superpowered person before, so I'd like to learn more about them."

Actually, Mami Tomoe was lying. She wasn't very interested in investigating Li Xiao's abilities.

She was more interested in figuring out why Li Xiao gave her such a strange feeling.

Since seeing him the day before yesterday, and returning home to an empty house, she felt a pang of loss, as if something was missing, even though she was used to it.

So after thinking it over, she decided to come and see Li Xiao.

"My abilities? It's normal that you haven't heard of them, because I come from another world."

"Other worlds?!"