My transformation into a beautiful girl started with a hemorrhage.

however,

Maeda Chie waited for a long time, but Kei did not start changing her clothes.

"What's wrong?" Maeda Chie asked, puzzled.

Hui answered hesitantly, "Um, could I go out for a bit?"

"Huh?" Maeda Chie was taken aback, then understood. "Oh, so my junior is shy."

"Okay, I'll go out now."

Maeda Chie left with a smile, but what Hui didn't see was the cold expression on her face after she turned away.

Chapter 260 Suppression

After Maeda Chie left, Keisai began to change his clothes.

Only after removing my damp inner and outer clothes did the sticky feeling on my body finally disappear.

Then, starting from the inside out, she began by putting on the pink strapless bra. Hui herself owned this unconventional type of underwear, so she knew how to wear it.

After changing her clothes, Hui walked out of the dressing room.

outside,

Geng Tai was already waiting at the door. As soon as he saw Hui appear, he immediately went up to her with great enthusiasm and asked her questions.

"Hui, how are you?"

"What do you mean, 'how are you'? I already told you, I'm fine," Hui replied, tilting her head slightly.

Kouta completely ignored Hui's "I'm fine," feeling somewhat helpless. This silly girl didn't know how to take care of herself.

He looked Hui up and down carefully several times.

Just as she was about to speak, Hui's shy and weak voice came first: "You...you like this kind?"

After Hui finished speaking, she lowered her head with a slight blush, determined that the first thing she would do when she got back was to buy an outfit online that was exactly the same style as the one she was wearing.

"Huh?" Kouta didn't understand what Hui meant at first and asked the question reflexively. Then he immediately realized that Hui was talking about clothes.

Kouta couldn't help but look at Hui's clothes, and he had to admit, Hui's outfit at that moment did have a unique charm.

The pure white shirt was visibly a size too big for Hui's body, making her look petite. Especially the white neck exposed by the collar and the protruding curve of her chest made people want to take a closer look. The long and wide sleeves completely covered Hui's white, lotus-root-like arms, leaving only a small part of her slender fingertips exposed.

Kouta had never seen such a lazy and laid-back persona before, and it was a refreshing sight.

"She looks great in everything!"

"Really?" Hui murmured, her determination to buy a shirt of this style becoming even stronger.

"By the way, Maeda-neechan, where did the older sister who lent me my clothes go?" Kei asked after coming out and not seeing Maeda Chie.

"There are more customers in the store now, so Maeda-senpai went to help out."

"Oh, I see. That older sister is beautiful, has a great figure, and is so kind-hearted. She must be very popular!" Hui asked casually, as if it were just a casual remark.

However, Kouta's heart suddenly tightened, and alarm bells rang in his mind. He knew that Hui's seemingly casual tone concealed a deadly intent...

"At this time, you absolutely mustn't say anything good about Maeda-senpai, and you definitely can't mention that you have a good relationship with him, otherwise... how much effort will it take to appease Kei again..."

'So, Maeda-senpai, I'm sorry, please forgive me!'

Having made up his mind, Kouta answered very naturally and sincerely:

"Beautiful? Oh, really?"

As Kouta spoke, he glanced at Kei with a puzzled look, then suddenly realized, "Oh, maybe it's because I've been spending so much time with Kei. I thought Maeda-senpai was just an ordinary person."

"However, she is truly a kind-hearted person. Almost everyone in our shop has received her kindness. Even those who are not close to her know several people, such as Nakamitsu Taisei, who is the person Maeda-senpai takes the best care of, as well as Hoshi, Takai..."

"Oh right, I heard that Maeda-senpai has a boyfriend now. Eh, it seems to be another suitor. What's his name again? I can't remember."

"I see!" Hui took Kouta's arm, her face beaming with a bright smile.

"Yes, that's right. I'm not familiar with you, senior, and I don't usually pay much attention to you. I don't know the specifics either. Should I go ask you?"

"No!" Hui quickly stopped him. "Hey~, Kouta, how could you be so stupid? How could you ask a girl such a private question?"

"Oh, so that's why I shouldn't ask such questions. I see." Kouta scratched the back of his head and replied.

"By the way, let's hurry up and go out. Shimazu and the others have been waiting for a long time," Kei suggested.

"it is good."

The two walked one after the other, with Hui following behind Kōta, carrying her neatly folded school uniform in her arms, as they entered the store outside.

The three Shimazu women stepped forward with concern to inquire.

Afterwards, the women lost their appetite for dessert, said goodbye to each other, and went home.

Hui originally wanted to go back with Kengtai, but Kengtai said he had something to do and asked Hui to go back first.

Hui has a curfew; she can't be home until 7 p.m. at the latest. Reluctantly, I had to leave first.

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After Hui left, the shop returned to its usual tranquility, and Kōta continued to work diligently as always.

However, the occasional glances he gave towards Yamamura Jeff revealed boundless anger.

"Fujiki-kun?"

"Huh?! It's Maeda-senpai, what's up?"

Kouta then realized that Maeda Chie had come to his side at some point.

"You're asking me if I don't know how scary my expression was just now? It was like, like—"

Chie Maeda seemed still shaken, so much so that she didn't know how to describe Kouta's expression just now.

"I'm sorry to have worried you, senior. I'm fine."

"Are you really alright?" Maeda Chie clearly didn't believe it. "Actually, I know, it's because of that girl from before."

"Senior, I'm really fine, you must have mistaken me for someone else."

“I’m not overthinking it. In the past, no matter how much Yamamura made things difficult for you, you wouldn’t have taken it to heart. But just now, the way Fujiki acted—”

"Hey, Fujiki-kun, promise me you won't do anything stupid."

Chie Maeda looked into Kouta's eyes with a pleading, gentle gaze.

Kouta's brow twitched, and he turned his head away, avoiding eye contact with Maeda Chie: "Senpai, you must be mistaken, I'm really fine."

After saying that, without giving Maeda Chie a chance to speak, he turned around and left to do other work.

The other plate,

Jeff Yamamura was working absentmindedly, his mind filled with the image of Kei's every smile and frown.

So much so that even though I clearly saw Maeda Chie and Kouta talking intimately, I didn't go up to disturb them, and I wasn't even angry.

He had originally intended to go up and ask for her contact information, but Hui was surrounded by Kouta, Shimazu Shoko, Nakajima Sakurako, and Tachibana Akiko, and the store was already crowded. He wasn't embarrassed himself, but he was afraid that Hui would be too shy to answer, so he gave up the idea of ​​going up immediately.

Of course, he wasn't worried that he wouldn't be able to find Hui because of this.

He already knew from Hui's school uniform that Hui attended Misaki High School. He could just go to Misaki High School and ask around, or he could just wait for Hui at the school gate after school. He was sure he would eventually see Hui.

"Misaki High School, a prestigious school with beautiful girls... haha..." Yamamura Jeff fantasized to himself, lost in thought.

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8:30 p.m.

The shop became quiet, with only a few customers.

Kouta and the others who were working part-time were getting ready to leave work.

Chapter 261 A Fury That Caused a Crown to Rage

After changing out of their work clothes, the group of workers left the store one after another.

Everyone's family comes from different parts of Aomori City, and after get off work, they go their separate ways and go home.

After changing out of his shop assistant uniform, Jeff Yamamura also left, disappearing alone into the crowd on the sidewalk.

In Aomori City at night, under the cover of darkness, cars lined the streets one after another, row upon row, like a string of dazzling pearls or rows of twinkling stars in motion. Various neon lights dazzled the endless stream of pedestrians. Shops lined both sides of the street, from bars where people inside and outside were shouting and indulging in unrestrained revelry, to advertisements flashing for famous beer brands, and to bustling restaurants where people mingled and drank.

However, Jeff Yamamura did not notice that Kouta was following closely behind him not far behind.

It wasn't until Jeff left the bustling main road and walked for a long time that he entered a sparsely populated and somewhat desolate neighborhood. Although there were still passersby, they were scattered here and there were not many shops open on both sides of the street. There were also more alleys, and a faint stench permeated the air.

At this moment, Kouta observed the surrounding environment and felt that it was about time, so he quickly stepped forward and patted Jeff Yamamura on the back.

"Who is it?" Yamamura Jeff turned around, seemingly annoyed, but was surprised when he saw who it was. "It's you?!"

Keng Tai stared at him coldly. Hui was nearby and in the store, so he couldn't make a move. That's why he had been holding back until now.

I've been enduring it all.

If Yamamura Jeff only hurt him, Kouta believed he was thick-skinned and could withstand it, and with the mindset of "better to avoid trouble," he would forget about it as soon as possible.

However, this time, it was Jeff Yamamura who hurt Kei. Regardless of his subjective intentions, he did hurt Kei.

How can you tolerate something like this?

Rationally, we should tolerate it, because we should stay as far away from scum like Yamamura Jeff who has ties to the underworld as possible.

Besides, Hui is fine, isn't she? In the end, she was just splashed with water, what's the big deal?

However, even though Kouta's rationality told him time and time again that he had to endure it.

A moment of patience brings calm; a step back opens up a vast horizon.

However, Kouta's own suppressed emotions, seemingly on the verge of exploding, couldn't lie; at that moment, he had only one thought in his mind:

'If I compromise on this matter today, if I can't even protect Hui in this situation, if I don't even stand up for Hui, what right do I have to say I love her? What reason do I have to stand before her?'

'Forget all this talk of reason and consequences, I don't want to think about any of that right now. I just want to have a clear conscience!'

"Haven't you always disliked me? See that alley over there? Come with me. Don't worry, I'm all alone." Kouta pointed to the alley.

Yamamura Jeff was taken aback. Kouta's posture was clearly that of someone challenging him to a fight.