I, the mastermind behind the scenes at Soubu High, refuse to be caught in a bloodbath.

"What do you plan to do now, Yukinoshita?"

"Of course I took it home!"

"No, you should take it to a nearby veterinary hospital now for a full cat check-up, vaccinations, and so on before you can take it home."

"Ugh... I forgot."

"You're too excited, so you're selectively ignoring it."

"Himekoji, do you know that some truths shouldn't be said casually?"

Yukinoshita gave Himekoji a warning look.

"Hoo—," Himeko looked up at the sky, raindrops rolling down the transparent umbrella, making the whole sky very hazy. The weather lately was like a teenage girl, sensitive and changeable. He murmured, "A rare holiday, but I used it to help Yukinoshita... Sigh."

"Does helping me bother you? Then you can choose to ignore me. Why did you come over and greet me in the first place?"

"Go thank my mother; I wouldn't ignore a situation like this."

"Oh my, what an outstanding mother! It's all thanks to Himekoji... what was it again? Never mind, Himekoji was able to stay on the right path and not fall into evil."

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Chapter 085 In the end, Yukino Yukinoshita still kept a cat.

"Himekoji Haruto, remember this clearly."

"Cough, I haven't forgotten either."

"Hey, Ms. Reiko, could you please drive the car to Chiba Park..."

"He's not listening to me at all..."

Yukinoshita sighed silently as she watched Himekoji making a phone call.

Because the mother cat had begun to distrust humans, it was impossible to pick up the box and carry it to the car directly. However, it was much easier after placing an umbrella on it. The umbrella under the snow was a relatively small one, and it was easy to pick up if placed at an angle.

So in the end, it turned into a situation where Yukinoshita was holding a cat box while Himekoji was holding a large umbrella over both of them.

"Miss Reiko, could you please take that bath towel out of the back seat bag?"

This bath towel was prepared for Kasumigaoka before. She only used one casually at the time, and the other one was still in her bag. Reiko immediately copied it. She helped Yukinoshita wrap the corrugated cardboard box containing the cat with the large bath towel before placing it on the back seat. Yukinoshita sat in the back seat, while Himekoji sat in the passenger seat.

"Hello, I am Yukino Yukinoshita, and I am Himekoji's classmate."

"Hello~, another lovely girl. I am Haruka's head maid, Reiko Izayoi~, nice to meet you."

Please take care of me.

Yukino nodded to her.

"Alright, passengers, please be seated, the driver is about to depart!!"

"Eh—!"

The familiar scene immediately made Yukino Shino tense, but the next moment the tires spun and the roar of the engine filled Yukino Shino's ears. Before she could say "Please slow down!", Reiko had already sped off.

"Meow—!" The recoil from the sudden start made the mother cat quite nervous. Yukino quickly pulled the towel open a little and reassured her anxiously, "It's okay, relax, just relax... it'll be over soon, meow."

So you just meowed, right?

"Would you like to eat some of what I just bought? The checkup will take a while."

"Although I never expected that Himekoji Haruto could treat girls so gently, it's just too creepy, so I'll pass."

"I guess I should just leave you here."

"Are you sure you want to do this, Haruto-sama?"

Reiko looked at him seriously and asked.

"Ahead, ahead!"

Yukinoshita nervously pointed, while Reiko skillfully used her peripheral vision to keep an eye on the road ahead, maneuvering the steering wheel with ease to avoid the obstacle.

"Well, just kidding. Since Yukinoshita isn't going to eat it herself, I can't possibly force it on her."

"Hehe..." Lingzi chuckled, shrugging her shoulders, and drove carefully to the nearest pet hospital.

The check-up, injections, and deworming took a lot of time. Reiko, dressed in a maid outfit, stood alone outside the door, holding an umbrella and smoking. Her back view looked quite charming, but also a bit strange. Yukinoshita and Himekoji sat side by side on the bench in the hall, waiting. She gently covered her abdomen with her hands, looking forlorn.

"You didn't eat the kitten, did you?"

"Himekoji, how could you say such a heinous thing?"

"Because you look so hungry, like Nanxi who can devour a whole fat pigeon in one bite."

"And who is Nanxi?"

"She's probably an editor at Hedgehog Cat Library... or something like that."

"What is that uncertain statement... Well, never mind, what you did today has already exceeded my expectations."

"Please don't judge me based on your expectations."

"Miss Yukinoshita, your cat's check-up is now complete."

The veterinarian came out and called her name. Upon hearing "your cat," Yukinoshita felt an overwhelming sense of joy.

Because it was originally someone's pet and was later abandoned, it didn't have any major health problems. This Persian cat seemed to have been through a lot of checkups before, and it wasn't as struggling or uncooperative as expected. After the checkup, it seemed to have rediscovered the feeling of being cared for by someone, and it became much closer to Yukinoshita and Himekoji. However, just in case, Yukinoshita got a new corrugated cardboard box and also bought cat food, cat litter, a litter box, and other things, so much so that Himekoji had to help her carry them to the car.

"Young Master Haruto, where are we headed this time?"

"It's located at 1 Ususe, Mihama Ward, in the city, at Central Parkyeast Parktower (I checked the Yukino family's records, and they are in this building)."

"Oh, so this Ms. Yukinoshita lives in one of those high-end apartments."

"And this is her family's property." (Because she wanted to move out and live alone, her father gave her this house... worth about 3.6 million RMB)

"Hmm, where's the young lady?"

As Reiko said this, she started the car. Yukinoshita remained silent, simply tending to the cat, or perhaps she was too hungry to speak.

They traveled in silence, with only Reiko humming a song softly. Just as they were about to arrive, Yukinoshita suddenly spoke up: "Um, Himekoji, and... Miss Izayoi."

"Hmm, what? What?"

Reiko glanced at the rearview mirror, and Yukinoshita's face was full of hesitation, as if she wanted to say something but couldn't.

"Thank you so much for today... Well, since we're already here, would you like to... come over to my place for a meal?"

Yukinoshita kept observing the expressions of the two through the rearview mirror. Reiko was still humming a song with a big smile, while Himekoji was still staring blankly at the road ahead, which reassured Yukinoshita a little.

"What did Young Master Haruto say?"

"I don't care about myself. Since Yukinoshita has mustered up the courage to invite me, I'll think about it and go."

"Is that so? Then what about Miss Izayoi?"

"I'll pass on my part. Madam has some things that need to be done, so Young Master Haruto, you'll have to go alone."

"Um... what if Izayoi-san doesn't come..."

“I appreciate your kind gesture. Besides, if Haruto hadn’t been drinking today, he might have been the one driving all along. Don’t worry about me, just let him go,” Reiko said, then leaned close to Himekoji’s ear and whispered, “If you’re not going home, you should email me.”

"...All right."

Himekoji shrugged. How could she not go home? What kind of intimate and romantic development could possibly happen with Yukinoshita? Himekoji didn't dare to imagine it, and even if she did, she couldn't come up with any images.

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PS2: NTR is a sensitive word?!

Chapter 086 The First Time, [Himekoji Haruto] Visits the Yukinoshita Family

As a result, Yukinoshita's plan to invite Himekoji and Reiko Izayoi turned into inviting only Himekoji. Moreover, she couldn't bring herself to tell Himekoji not to come, so she had no choice but to bite the bullet and get off the bus with Himekoji. She was carrying a cat carrier, and Himekoji held an umbrella for her. After walking a few steps downstairs, Himekoji asked, "If you're so unwilling to invite me to dinner, then forget it. I'll just go back."

“Ah, well… that’s not quite right,” Yukino sighed in frustration. “It’s alright, I’m still confident in my cooking skills.”

Himekoji was carrying a large bag of cat supplies and cat food that Yukinoshita had bought, while Yukinoshita was holding a cat carrier in her arms. This somewhat strange combination stepped into the elevator together and arrived at the fifteenth floor where Yukinoshita lived.

Room 1507 has a deep bronze door, light brown marble floors on the stairwell, and several large green ornamental plants leaning against the wall. A large, well-sealed window is set in the wall at one end of the corridor, offering a nice view of Chiba City's night scene, though it is currently hazy and not very clear due to the rain.

"Phew—" Yukinoshita placed the cat carrier on the floor in front of the door, took out a flat key from her pocket, inserted it, turned it, opened the door, stepped aside, and tilted her head slightly towards the inside, saying, "Please come in."

Yukinoshita, considering the possibility of visitors, had prepared several spare slippers in the entryway. Himekoji randomly picked a larger pair, while Yukinoshita's pair were small and cute, like the kind of slippers that had been hollowed out from a giant panda. The indoor air conditioning was at a comfortable temperature. After changing into the slippers, Himekoji asked her, "Where should I put these?"

"Just leave it anywhere in the living room."

Yukinoshita carried the cat carrier into the house and temporarily placed it in the entryway. Himekoji helped her carry the carrier into the living room and took the opportunity to observe the living room.

The room was decorated very simply. Ji Xiaolu thought that perhaps "simplicity" would be a better word. Right in front of the entrance were several bright and light-filled floor-to-ceiling windows. If you opened them, there was a balcony about a meter wide. However, there were no flowers or anything else on the balcony. The dark brown blackout curtains were obediently tucked to both sides. Apart from the dark pink sofa, a small rug, and the huge television, there was basically nothing worth mentioning.

Hmm, there were several stacks of Disney movies, starting with "Mr. Panda," on the media cabinet under the TV. Himeko couldn't help but recall her first visit to Yukinoshita's house with Hachiman—"This girl didn't buy such a nice TV just to watch this, did she...?"

Yukinoshita busied herself setting up a new home for the kittens. Because the mother cat wasn't very cooperative, Yukinoshita was quite busy, but she seemed to be enjoying it. Himekoji didn't know if she was hungry, but he was, so he stood next to Yukinoshita, who was focused on tidying up the kittens, and said, "How about I cook? You look like you'll need a while."

"Well... I promised to treat you to a meal, so how can I let you cook? Besides... I don't even know if what you make can be called food."

"You're really underestimating me, Yukino. Today I'll show you what Chinese cuisine is all about."

"Chinese cuisine? You can even make this?!"

"He knows more than you think."

"That's a surprise. Well then, I'll leave it to you."

"...Where's that energy you had when you were planning to treat me to dinner and cook for me? Show it to me, you bastard!"

"It's your own choice to do it, I didn't force you."

"Yes, yes, let me see what ingredients you have in your fridge first," Himekoji opened Yukinoshita's fridge, but the contents didn't seem very promising. Vegetables, fish, and beef took up a lot of space, and the rest were desserts like pudding and ice cream. Overall, it was quite bland. Himekoji had an idea and, leaning on the fridge, asked her, "Hey, Yukinoshita, can you eat spicy food?"

"I can eat some... but I can't handle anything too spicy, what's wrong?"

"I'm planning to cook some Sichuan food for you to try."

"Sichuan cuisine... Sichuan food?!"

"Ah, so you know about it. It's the food that people eat in the hometown of giant pandas."