Unspeakable bubbles

"Hahahahaha"

Without warning, Xiao Shan burst into laughter.

"What did you send?" Before Xingzi could finish speaking, Xiaoshan casually said, "It's Yangjun, isn't it?"

"You you you you you you you you you you"

Xingzi stretched out her hand, trembling, and pointed at the smug Xiaoshan, unable to say a word.

"You? What do you mean, 'you'? Are you going to ask me how I know?"

Xiao Shan pouted: "It's too obvious, okay?"

"Obviously, obviously what?" Apricot blushed.

'Is it really that obvious? Then wouldn't that mean...'

"Hey, hey, snap out of it!" Xiao Shan interrupted Xingzi's reverie without any politeness, saying calmly, "Now, you should believe me, right?"

"..."

Looking at Xingzi, who remained silent but whose eyes were full of anticipation, Xiaoshan slowly said, "I do have an idea."

Chapter 10, Section 010: I Have a Girl I Care About

The boy has a girl he cares about.

She is lively and intelligent.

Although she is a girl, she has excellent ball skills, and you can always see her running around on the playground.

She is everyone's good older sister, and she is always the first to lend a helping hand when her classmates are in trouble.

She is a great assistant to the teacher, and she completes every task beautifully.

She is, she is the person I like.

The boy loved playing soccer, not just because of his own interests, but more so because he wanted to see her, so spirited and beautiful, on the playground.

In a competition, there are wins and losses, but he loses more often than he wins.

But it's okay.

The boy was content as long as he could see her bright smile.

But recently, everything has changed.

For some reason, the girl started to become absent-minded.

He would daydream in class and then sit there spacing out after class.

Her energetic voice was no longer heard in the classroom, and her agile and confident figure was nowhere to be seen on the playground.

Ah, my girl, who has made you lose your smile?

On this day, the boy finally could not bear it any longer.

After class, he went straight up to the girl and asked, "Xingzi, is something bothering you?"

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"Yang Jun?"

Anzu, who had been lost in thought, was startled and looked up to see the boy looking at her with concern.

'It's a foreigner, yes, it's a foreigner.'

'What should I do? Yang-kun spoke to me.'

'Ah, Yang-kun cares about me, I'm so happy.'

'But what should I say?'

'I hope Yang-kun won't be angry that I haven't said anything.'

"..."

Finally, Anzu stammered, "I...I'm not feeling well."

After saying that, he ran out of the classroom like a gust of wind.

"I'm not feeling well, I need to..."

"Drink more hot water."

Somewhat disappointed, she said the rest of the sentence, but the girl's seat was already empty.

The boy bit his lip in frustration. He stood there for a while, then slowly walked back to his seat.

"what!"

The boy tripped and fell to the ground.

"Sorry, sorry. Oh, it's you, Mr. Yang."

With a completely unrepentant tone, the boy looked up and saw Xiao Shan looking down at him with a strange smile.

"It's okay," the boy stood up, patting his pants. "Be careful next time."

"Hmm," Xiaoshan responded with a long "Hmm," and then said, "Speaking of which, Xingzi has been acting a little strange lately."

"Hey, you think so too?" The boy looked at her in surprise.

"Of course, no matter what, Kyoko is my friend, how could I not notice?"

"Friends?" The boy fell silent. In his memory, the two didn't have a good relationship.

“Friends, of course we’re friends.” Xiao Shan said matter-of-factly.

"Don't be fooled by our usual bickering; it's also a sign of our friendship."

"Is that so?" the boy asked, somewhat skeptical.

"Hmm, Yo-kun, do you know why Kyoko has started acting strangely?"

Xiao Shan smiled mysteriously.

"You know?" the boy asked eagerly.

"Hehehe, I know, but why should I tell you?" Her expression changed in an instant; one moment Xiaoshan was acting like she cared about her friend, and the next she immediately put on a mocking face.

"Aren't you Xingzi's friend? Tell me the reason, maybe, maybe I can help!"

The boy was very anxious, and he didn't care whether what the girl in front of him said was true or false. Now, all he wanted to do was to do something for the girl he cared about.

"So you really want to help, Yo-kun. When did you and Kyoko become so close?"

The classroom fell silent, and the students around them all pricked up their ears.

The commotion here had already caught the attention of everyone; it looked like something interesting was about to happen.

"I, I..." The boy was caught in a dilemma, surrounded by curious eyes. He also wanted to run out of the classroom like Kyoko.

Seemingly sensing the boy's intentions, Xiaoshan slowly spoke up: "Yangjun, a real man shouldn't run away when trouble comes. Xingzi hates this kind of coward the most."

"Apricot..." Upon hearing this name, the boy froze, motionless.

"This looks promising; things might go even better than I expect."

Thinking of this, Xiaoshan stood up from her seat, walked over to the boy, and patted him hard on the shoulder.

"Yang-kun, give me a reason to tell you."

The boy's expression kept changing, and just as Xiaoshan was getting impatient, he finally realized what was going on.

'Of course, there are things I can do!'

The boy took a deep breath, trying to remain calm, but his trembling voice betrayed his true feelings.

"I like it."

"Oh!" Xiaoshan's eyes sparkled. "Yangjun, explain yourself! What do you like?"

"I...I love Anzu!!!"

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Just a second before class was about to start, Kyoko walked into the classroom.

She returned to her seat without a word. Along the way, her friends kept giving her curious looks.

"Don't do that again next time," Kyoko thought, feeling uncomfortable. She assumed that her unusual behavior had attracted the attention of her classmates.

The girl glanced at the boy secretly, their eyes met, and they quickly looked away.

Xingzi's face flushed, and she lowered her head even further.

Daydreaming in class, daydreaming after class, daydreaming in class, daydreaming while eating, daydreaming...

In a daze, Kyoko ended an ordinary day.

In the middle of the night, Xingzi, who was tossing and turning and unable to sleep, heard a small knock on the door.

'It's so late, who's playing a prank?'

Thinking this through, the girl showed no intention of getting out of bed to open the door.

In no mood......

The lights suddenly came on, and Kyoko heard a familiar voice.

"Now is not the time to sleep."

"Huh?" I got up and saw that the energetic Xiaoshan and the tired-looking Paopao were standing there.

"you......"

"Hmph, stop dawdling. Don't waste our good intentions, get up now."

"Even if you say that," Kyoko said, looking puzzled, "what could be the matter so late?"

"Xingzi, Yangjun is waiting for you downstairs." Bubble yawned and said something extraordinary.

"Yang-kun?" Xingzi was still confused, but Xiaoshan couldn't wait any longer.