I really don't want to have a girlfriend.

Don't worry about me becoming marginalized if I write too many female protagonists. I've written about more than a dozen characters before, and this time the number is smaller, so it's still under my control.

As for what will happen next, I can only say that those who know, know. A chaotic love triangle, a sister versus her girlfriend, the system causing trouble, and so on—all of these will be arranged.

Please look forward to an increasingly exciting sequel to this book!

As is customary at the end, I'm asking for votes, first-time subscriptions, and everything else!

Everyone, let's go!

(Updated at 11:00 AM on Friday)

Chapter 54 Fast forward to old age (Seeking first subscription, first update)

The girl stood upright with her black hair flowing, as aloof and dignified as snow that would not melt in the sunlight, a beautiful sight to behold on the street.

Yukino Yukinoshita's younger sister, Yukino Yukinoshita—now that he has met her in person, the shallow impression that Yuu Tenkuji had in his mind has become more three-dimensional, and he can also understand why she is so popular at school.

They're not just cute... they're incredibly cute, they're the cutest in Class J.

Sorry, that joke was a bit lame.

Even through the car door, Yuu Tenkuji could still smell a faint, sweet fragrance carried on the breeze, a scent completely different from that of Yukino Yukinoshita.

"Aha……"

Upon hearing Yukino Yukinoshita's clearly teasing remark, Yukino Yukinoshita simply sighed and looked away as if she couldn't be bothered to pay any attention to her.

"I have other things to do, so I won't keep you company any longer."

Yukino sighed, "Eh~ Really not? The weather's perfect for going out today~"

“Really, no. And…” Completely unaffected by her attempts to change the subject, Yukino Yukinoshita fixed her gaze directly on Yuu Tenkuji and questioned him without any hesitation:

"Why is Yuu Tenkuji, a student from Class 2-F of our school, in your car during summer vacation?"

This is what Yukino Yukinoshita finds most perplexing.

Yukino Yukinoshita memorized the names and appearances of all the students in the school, but she didn't memorize each person's background information. Therefore, judging from appearance and temperament alone, this unfamiliar male classmate did not seem to be the "type of person" that her older sister would associate with.

It's hard to imagine how they met.

Even during this summer vacation, he was sitting in the passenger seat of his sister's car, looking like they were very close and ready to go out and have fun... This scene was too unreasonable, causing Yukino Yukinoshita to frown and various guesses to swirl in her mind.

Does he have business dealings with our family? Or...?

"Want to know?" Yang Nai smiled, a hint of malice flickering in her eyes, as she watched her furrowed brow in thought. "You can try to guess, and there's a prize if you guess right~"

Yuu Tenkuji realized that Yukinoshita was using this phrase to turn defense into offense, trying to pull her into her rhythm.

He turned his gaze to Miss Yukinoshita, wondering how she would react.

"Let me make this clear beforehand." With a clear and gentle voice, Yukino said coldly as if she hadn't noticed anything, "I haven't exchanged a single word with this Tenkuji-kun. It's impossible for you to find out anything about me from him."

She said it so matter-of-factly that Tenkuji Yu didn't even know where to begin her critique.

"Really? What a pity." Shaking her head in a double sense, Yono's smile remained bright as she spoke with a sarcastic tone in an intimate manner.

"Unfortunately, you guessed wrong~ Tsk tsk, your perspective is still so narrow, Yukino. How about trying to broaden it a bit?"

Yukino's brow twitched, but for some reason she didn't dare to meet her gaze, subconsciously glancing away and lowering her voice.

"I'm just guessing from the most likely point of view... It's because of you, sister, your behavior towards me is so bad that it's hard to trust you."

"Hmm, isn't that going too far?"

"It just happened." Realizing she was at a disadvantage, she quickly changed the subject. "If it has nothing to do with me, then why..."

"Yukino, if you can't even figure out the truth for yourself, what can you accomplish by moving out?"

With a cold glint in his eyes, Yukino Yukino smiled, yet spoke these words without leaving any room for negotiation.

Yukino Yukinoshita's breath hitched, and her already pale cheeks seemed to lose some color. But quickly, she bit her lip slightly to calm herself down, clenched her fists at her sides, and glared back defiantly.

“Telling a story from a picture is not a skill. I didn’t move out specifically to find out what kind of relationship my sister had with the boy from the same school.”

"Oh, you've become quite eloquent."

"You haven't changed at all, you're still the same..."

"After all, I've long since left behind my immature adolescence~"

"You're almost in old age, aren't you?"

"Huh? Yukino? What did you say?"

"...I didn't say anything."

Caught in the middle of the sisters' argument, Yuu Tenkuji, who had been silent for a long time, finally had a chance to speak:

"Excuse me, the light is about to turn green."

He pointed to the pedestrian traffic light with only a few seconds left, looking innocent: "If you want to argue, are you going to keep arguing in the car?"

"..."

The two of them shut their mouths at the same time and looked at each other.

Yukino Yukinoshita suddenly spoke up: "Tenkuuji-kun, you..."

“I am a relative of Yang Naisang’s college classmate, and I only recently got to know her through that relative. Now she is offering to drive me to see the other party, and I am very grateful for Yang Naisang’s kindness.”

After speaking briefly and quickly, Tenkuji Yu smiled at her, his tone gentle.

"Yukino Yukinoshita, is there any other question?"

"……there is none left."

Yukino Yukinoshita nodded slightly, withdrew her gaze from him, and turned to leave with a calm expression.

As Haruno released the brakes, she deliberately called out to Yukino, "Little Yukino, are you really not getting in the car? I'll be waiting for you~"

Without turning her head, Yukino Yukinoshita walked into the crowd, her figure lonely and aloof.

Then, in the next moment, the car sped off without any hesitation, showing no intention of waiting for the other party to come over.

Inside the car, Yuuno was still lamenting, "Ah~ I was thinking that since I ran into Yukino, the three of us could go out and have fun together~ I messed it up, I messed it up."

Yuu Tenkuji couldn't help but retort, "Stop saying such obvious sarcasm, okay?"

"Ah, I've been exposed?" Yang Nai winked at him and stuck out her tongue playfully.

"You never intended to hide it, did you? At least that's how it seems to me."

Yuu Tenkuji glanced at the panda plush toy in front of the windshield, somewhat surprised that she had left it in the car.

"Yeah, I thought I acted pretty well." Yukinoshita Haruno shrugged. Anyway, her sister didn't notice anything wrong, so that's fine.

After thinking for a moment, Yuu Tenkuji suddenly said, "No matter what, today is a rare date for us, and you probably don't want to be disturbed by others."

Yukinoshita Haruno looked over with great interest.

"Xiaoyukino isn't just anyone, you know? Do you really think you're more important than my cutest little sister?"

Tenkuji Yu looked into her eyes.

"I just think you don't want to let this precious time for lying go to waste."

“…Yes.” Without denying it, Yukino Yukinoshita smiled and turned her gaze back to the front of the car.

"With Yukino around, everything I do becomes strange."

Yuu Tenkuji crossed her arms, leaned back in the soft car seat, and said this naturally:

"So I'll keep you company today. Don't worry, I'll make sure you enjoy the date."

"Pfft! Hahaha, where did you get that cheesy line from? So corny!"

Naturally, Miss Yukinoshita's cheerful laughter once again echoed in the cool July weather.

The sky was overcast, but it had not yet rained.

Chapter 55 Should We Hold Hands? (Second Update)

The car quietly drove into the department store's basement.

"To avoid Yukino interrupting our date, I went to a different bookstore. I also heard they have an event here today, which I'm quite interested in."

As she spoke, Yukinoshita Haruno parked the car, unbuckled her seatbelt, and stretched out her soft, charming yawn, her ample chest protruding.

"Hmm~ Little Youyou, how about you drive next time?"

"Yono-neechan, I'm still a high school student." With an emotionless display of cuteness, Tenkuji Yu turned off the reward notifications on the system panel, opened the door, and got out of the car.

(To avoid padding the word count after the book is published, the rewards will be concentrated in one chapter.)

"This is the event you were talking about?"

Upon seeing the sign in the elevator lobby, Tenkuji Yu's lips twitched slightly, her expression complex.

Yukinoshita nodded, took several photos with great interest, and then read aloud the descriptions on it:

"Any customer who spends 30,000 yuan or more in this mall can participate in this lucky draw and the grand prize competition... The competition will start at 1 p.m., and is limited to couples. The winner will receive a luxury prize."

She blinked her big eyes and waved her little fist at Tenkuji Yu with a happy expression:

"Great! This is an activity we can participate in!"

"..." Sky Temple Yu was speechless.

Sister, do you really have to contradict yourself so quickly?

The bookstore was on the third floor. The two took the elevator upstairs. It was quiet with few people. The scent of books mixed with the warm yellow light gently filled the air on the floor.

"Let's go," Yang said softly. Tenkuji Yu glanced at her and suddenly suggested.

Want to hold hands?

"Huh?" Yang Nai stopped in her tracks, looking at him with undisguised astonishment. "Did I hear that right? Youyou actually offered to hold my hand?"

Yuu Tenkuji nodded silently. She had learned a lot yesterday and needed to put it into practice.

Seeing that he wasn't joking, Yang Nai looked up at the sky and, naturally, could only see the elegantly decorated ceiling lights, but still pretended to be scared and hugged her shoulders.

"Is this building going to collapse? That's terrifying!"