I suddenly became a yakuza boss.

Li Xuan felt that this matter was getting more and more widely known. When he answered the phone, he suddenly saw Yukino's gloomy face, as gloomy as the sky, and felt a chill in his heart. He also couldn't quite hear what Isshiki said next.

"Isshiki, I wasn't sure if I'd buy it, but I did... Um, maybe next time. I'll invite you over for a vacation next time..."

Li Xuan dared not look Yukino in the eye, and with his heart pounding, he stammered an explanation to Isshiki Iroha.

—【No need, I'm coming right now. I even brought some clothes. Yuihama-senpai told me that the guesthouse has an onsen (hot spring), I definitely have to come! By the way, senpai, I'll arrive around 10:20, could you pick me up at the train station?】

Yi Se seemed oblivious to Li Xuan's troubled tone and actually wanted him to come out and meet her!

However, as the sky gradually darkened in the forest, the leaves rustled incessantly, making the beautiful girl, now enveloped in gloom, appear even colder. Her face and body were blurred in the darkness, only her eyes shone with a chilling brightness. This was originally a snow-capped mountain area, the primeval forest seemingly brewing ancient snow mountain legends. Amidst the rustling of the trees, fallen leaves danced like snowflakes. Although Yukino appeared calm, at first glance, Li Xuan had the feeling that a snow woman was truly there to kill him with her resentment…

"I...I'm a little unwell here, why don't you take bus number five over yourself?"

Feeling isolated at his high position, Li Xuan's voice became strange. He hurriedly told Yi Se the bus number he needed to take and then turned off his phone.

Yukino, expressionless, asked, "Is it Is Iroha?"

Li Xuan looked at Yukino and said, "It's her... She seems to have heard about my plan to buy a guesthouse, so she came here specifically to experience guesthouse life."

He clearly saw that Yukino didn't show any expression or reaction, but what was that vague sense of déjà vu he felt after the sky darkened?

"...So, what exactly is your relationship with Isshiki?"

Yukino Yukinoshita remained silent for a moment, then, unexpectedly, asked the question with some concern.

Li Xuan thought that the second young lady, who wasn't very interested in anything, wouldn't ask such a question.

But somewhat unusually, on this secluded mountain path, she asked the question in a rather serious manner.

When faced with phenomena that are outside their understanding, people are often somewhat taken aback. Li Xuan hesitated for a moment before replying, "It's just a senior-junior relationship. She tentatively considers me her senior... so what's wrong?"

Yukino looked suspicious, but quickly shook her head and said, "It's nothing."

Li Xuan asked, somewhat confused, "So, Miss Yukinoshita, what was it that you said you wanted to discuss with me?"

"..."

Yukino's face turned pale, and she quickly replied coldly, "I already said it's nothing... Let's go back."

No matter how clever Li Xuan was, he couldn't fathom the thoughts of an unpredictable woman.

He turned his head, puzzled, to look at Yukino Yukinoshita, who was brushing past him, not understanding how he had suddenly angered her.

Just as Yukino was feeling down and was about to go back, a bolt of lightning suddenly struck down from the sky, tearing through the night. The trees swayed violently in the hurricane, and the air around the road became tense and uneasy. Soon, Li Xuan and Yukino heard the pattering sound of raindrops hitting the leaves from above.

Seeing this, Li Xuan immediately said to Yukino, "It's raining, let's hurry to a safe place to take shelter!"

In thunderstorms like this, it is unwise to seek shelter in the woods.

Yukino knew it was going to rain soon, but she really didn't expect it to start so quickly. Feeling a little anxious, she was reminded by Li Xuan, and despite the increasingly heavy rain, she still ran back with Li Xuan through the torrential downpour.

The sudden rain instantly turned the dry land into a swamp, and the crystal-clear raindrops hit the two people!

Soon, both of them were soaked by the rain. They finally managed to escape to the eaves of a farmhouse warehouse closest to the forest, where they managed to find shelter from the rain.

A trip that resembled a "date" was thus interrupted by the rain.

Yukino's hair was dripping wet when she inadvertently caught sight of the rice paddies in the rain.

The clean rice paddies, radiating tenacious vitality, were shrouded in a layer of rain mist, and the gray sky enveloped the mountains and forests, as if isolated from the world... This rain scene, unique to East Asia, evokes a sense of loneliness, melancholy, and beauty.

Standing side by side, with a telephone pole beside them, Li Xuan and Yukino looked as if they were in the world of Totoro.

"..."

Yukino Yukinoshita stood under the eaves of a thatched hut, the feeling of her clothes sticking to her skin was unpleasant, and her disheveled appearance made her feel very bad.

The spot to take shelter from the rain was small, and the rain and mist were thick. Li Xuan, who was seeking shelter, glanced at Yukino beside him with concern, only to be startled to find that the girl's clothes were soaked through, clinging not only to her skin but also revealing patches of skin beneath. The girl seemed to notice this as well, lowering her head slightly and instinctively covering her chest with her arms. Although she remained calm, her behavior appeared somewhat awkward. When Li Xuan looked over, she gave him a complicated look.

"Don't look over here now."

Yukino reminded her.

"......Excuse me."

Li Xuan dared not look any longer and kept looking elsewhere.

This is terrible.

Li Xuan noticed this situation.

The second young lady seemed to be in a bad mood before, so she should be in an even worse mood now.

Surrounded by green mountains, Li Xuan took off his sunglasses, wiped them, and calmly pondered.

Soon, Li Xuan asked, "Miss Yukinoshita, you'll be taking the college entrance exam next year. May I ask which university you'd like to apply to?"

"..."

Upon hearing this, Yukino glanced at Li Xuan; this was the first time he had ever asked her such a question.

It's unclear why, but in the year they've known each other, this young man has never asked her any personal questions.

"...Chiba University."

Yukino replied.

His tone was calm, as if he had never wavered.

Li Xuan was stunned for a moment. Wasn't that the university her older sister Yang Nai attended?

He couldn't help but glance at Yukino again for a moment, and saw that beautiful girl quietly watching the rain-soaked rice paddies under the dim sky, her bangs still dripping with water, her eyes clear and serene. This girl was really beautiful.

"..."

Li Xuan fell silent. He turned his head away, not daring to look at Yukino, but he could sense the secret in Yukino's heart.

Yukino, who hadn't asked a particularly personal question yet, asked, "Nitta-kun, which university do you attend?"

Hearing this question, Li Xuan was still traumatized, the previous discrimination based on academic background still vivid in his mind. He replied, "That... is Chiba Industrial Finance University, a third-rate school."

Yukino was slightly taken aback. She looked at Li Xuan for a moment before asking, "Are you very dissatisfied with your university?"

"No, no, but I was laughed at before."

Li Xuan answered honestly.

"University doesn't matter. It's not the deciding factor in one's life. A bad school can be considered a setback, but a bad university is also due to bad students. Blaming the school for it is even more absurd. Although I've always been very busy, I have passed all my courses. I learned a lot of the financial knowledge I have in companies in university. I will graduate next year."

Li Xuan said to Xue Nai.

Li Xuan also attends required courses at the university every week. Although he skips most of his classes, the school doesn't interfere. In exams, Li Xuan consistently ranks first.

Yukino stood silently under the eaves, turning her head slightly to look at him, without saying a word.

Unexpectedly, he hadn't grasped the concept the whole way, but suddenly he brought it up now.

"Don't worry. I won't laugh at you. It's foolish to measure a person's worth by their grades."

Raindrops pattered down Yukino's face. She slightly raised her head, looked into the distance, and calmly spoke.

"After graduation, do you plan to run this guesthouse directly?"

Yukino continued to ask.

Li Xuan shook his head and replied, "No, I plan to ask someone to manage it for me. I plan to take the postgraduate entrance exam next year."

"Why are we suddenly taking the cultivator exam?"

Yukino asked, puzzled.

After all, having purchased this expensive luxury guesthouse, it would be only natural to focus one's energy on this rare opportunity.

"I want to be a teacher."

Li Xuan said to Xue Nai.

[Boom!!]

Thunder rumbled across the sky.

Yukino learned for the first time that this person's dream was to become a teacher.

"why?"

She asked curiously.

Li Xuan stood straight, tall, and powerful. He explained, “When I was little, I was always ostracized because of my fierce eyes; I was always seen as a bad guy. But my teacher told me that even if everyone judges people by their appearance, what matters most is who you are. Only by being yourself can you find happiness. I only met one great teacher in my life, but he changed my entire life. So I believe that one day I can also become a great teacher to others and change their lives. I will become… a true hero. Becoming that kind of hero is my dream.”

Not the "War Demon of Ashikawa," nor the "Lord of Thousand Stores," but number four. He is a tutor who can change the fate of others.

rustling......

The sound of rain is very loud.

"During the time I've known you... you've lied to me many times."

Yukino closed her eyes and said.

Li Xuan was hit where it hurt and immediately felt guilty.

Facing the endless green rice paddies, Yukino said, "She's a liar, not an honest person, always hiding secrets, and has never opened her heart to anyone..."

"But I'll trust you for now that you won't make empty promises."

"I have never given up on myself in the face of difficulties."

The girl's clear black and white eyes fell into deep thought in the rain, and she remained silent for a while.

"Nitta-kun, I don't like guys who lack ambition either, you understand?"

Suddenly, Yukino glanced at Li Xuan and said.

A misty rain fell, and droplets of water dripped onto the ground, splashing onto the girl's shoes.

"?"

Upon hearing this, Li Xuan paused for a moment, then glanced at Yukino again.

The girl, soaked to the bone, stood serenely against the backdrop of rice paddies and mountains. She smiled faintly and glanced at him indifferently.

That glance seemed to foreshadow something.

It's very ordinary, yet it seems to be the most precious treasure in the world.

"??"

Li Xuan was stunned for a moment, and for some reason, his mind went blank.