I really don't want to have a girlfriend.

"...Yes, me too."

He gave a perfunctory reply, took a swig of cola, and then turned the opening of the medium-sized potato towards himself—he had refused the other's request to "mix and eat together".

This guy probably comes to fast food restaurants even more often than she does.

"See, you're lying again!"

"Right now, the distance between us feels so long!"

With her arms outstretched in an exaggerated gesture of distance, Yukinoshita chuckled again, stuffing one French fry after another into her mouth.

"But unlike before, he's much more obedient now."

His voice deepened slightly, befitting his age, and carried a shallow sarcasm.

"It must feel terrible to have your lie exposed, right? I think so too, but it's better than playing the 'guess what I'm thinking' game when things have come to this point. That's just too tiring."

Tenkuji Yu glanced at her, seemingly quite pleased with his expression, and her smile took on a slightly different meaning.

"I didn't think we'd get along, but it seems like we can look forward to it... That's the truth."

"Congratulations, host, you have received a reward of 1000 yen."

Although she couldn't understand what riddle Yukinoshita was saying, at least the feeling of anticipation she was expecting was genuinely conveyed.

—That's right, through money.

"Miss Yukinoshita..."

"Just call me Haruno."

"Miss Yang Nai..."

"That's so rigid. Girls won't like that!"

“Miss Haruno.” Yuu Tenkuji had to emphasize his words to finally get her to obediently nibble on her fries and blink her big eyes and quiet down.

"I admit that I have never been in a relationship before, and this is my first time doing the job of 'renting a boyfriend'."

Although he was forced by the system, he still sincerely apologized.

"I'm very sorry, I'm not used to this job yet."

"It's okay, it's okay~" she waved her hand casually, "It's just a service for 30,000 yen, at least you're good-looking."

"Then... um? Thirty thousand?" Suddenly realizing something was wrong, Tenkuji Yu's eyes widened in disbelief.

"You mean... my registration fee is thirty thousand?"

"Hmm? Yeah, 30,000 a day. It's a bit expensive for a newbie, but to save trouble, I've booked you for a week." Yang Nai took a bite of chicken, her delicate eyebrows furrowing slightly as she looked at him with some surprise.

"You don't even know your own price? Could you have been scammed by some weird agent?"

"Heh, heh heh, it doesn't count..."

Yuu Tenkuji's lips twitched, his smile extremely awkward, while inwardly he was screaming wildly:

"System, you fucking get out here! Where's my 210,000?! Where's my salary?! Wasn't the money you gave me originally mine?!"

Naturally, the system did not respond to his tearful accusations, and remained coldly and indifferently floating on the left side of his field of vision.

That's 210,000!

No wonder Yukinoshita Haruno had such a strange expression when she was advising Yukinoshita Haruno to save money.

One is a rented boyfriend who just received a reward of 210,000 yuan, and the other is a rich woman who doesn't care about such an amount at all—the two of them could order the entire menu with ease and there was no need to worry about any discounts.

The problem is, Yuu Tenkuji has no idea whether the money will actually go into his account or be secretly swallowed up by the unscrupulous system...

I feel so heartbroken.

After taking a deep breath, Yuu Tenkuji temporarily put the matter aside, suppressed her smile that was more like a grimace, and asked Haruno:

"Even so, Miss Yang Nai has no intention of getting a refund?"

Yukino turned her head and revealed a smile with half a chicken nugget in her mouth.

"What, you don't want to do it anymore?"

Tenkuji Yu shook his head.

He certainly wouldn't give up this "job" until he had completed the task and made enough profit from the system.

It's only necessary to ask this question to confirm something.

"Hmm... I did consider that not long ago."

After gracefully finishing the remaining chicken pieces, Yang Nai wiped her hands and responded in a flat tone.

"After all, I'm here to find a 'boyfriend' and enjoy the feeling of being in love while I still have time. Of course, I don't want to run into a newbie like you."

At this point, as if afraid of hurting Tenkuji Yu's feelings, she blinked and said cutely, "Sorry, that's not what I meant~".

But Tenkuji Yu remained unfazed, completely immune to her cuteness attack.

Seeing that her attempts to act cute were ineffective, Yukinoshita Haruno tucked her loose sideburns behind her ears and seamlessly switched to a slightly malicious smile.

"However, your looks suit my taste, and your reactions are quite interesting, so you score very high—therefore, the contract remains unchanged, and I still need you to continue being my 'rent-a-boyfriend'~"

"...I feel like you're treating me like a toy."

"Ugh, say it in a nicer way!" she pouted, complaining like a little girl.

"..."

Seeing the reward notification pop up from the system, Yuu Tenkuji didn't complain, but instead gave a genuine smile.

"Then, I will do my best to be a good boyfriend, so please rest assured, Ms. Yang."

"Yeah, a man looks most handsome when he's confident! I'm really looking forward to it!"

Yukino Yukinoshita casually patted his shoulder twice, seemingly not taking it to heart, and picked up the apple pie again to start eating.

His expressions are ever-changing and unpredictable, as if he could transform into a completely different person at any moment.

—However, it's probably true that she really likes junk food.

Yuu Tenkuji secretly made a mental note of this; it was his first step as a 'good boyfriend'—remembering what his partner likes to eat!

He was so focused on the matter that he didn't notice the woman opposite him, a strange smile playing on her lips.

"Was this a lucky accident...?"

There's actually another reason she didn't mention, which is the reason I just gave.

—She preferred the situation of fledglings pecking at each other to a battle of wits with seasoned veterans.

Yukino Yukinoshita always maintains an advantageous position, preferring and being accustomed to being in control.

Isn't it better to have no experience?

Rather than being led by the nose by someone with so much experience, it's better to get used to the feeling of being in a relationship faster than him, and then become an older sister figure to guide him on his path.

She considered it a very worthwhile deal to spend money to buy a partner she was interested in, and to experience that feeling from scratch before she could freely fall in love.

and so……

"Don't bore me."

Her lips curved into a beautiful arc, her smile seemingly gentle, yet carrying a chillingly dangerous edge.

Yukino Yukinoshita said this in a low voice.

Chapter Seven: Unyielding Spirit, Sky Temple Yu

"Let me reintroduce myself. I am Yukinoshita Haruno, 20 years old, and a university student named Desu!"

"Tenkuji Yu, seventeen years old, is just an ordinary high school student."

In contrast to the enthusiastic Yukinoshita, after realizing that faking a smile could no longer get her any reward, Yuutokuji simply gave up the pretense and reverted to his usual listless self.

How can I become a good boyfriend?

Based solely on his hearsay experience, Yuu Tenkuji believes that the most important thing is to cater to their preferences.

In his phone's notes app, he had already noted down what Yukinoshita Haruno liked:

First, fast food; second, honesty—these were her own words, and although he didn't know if they were a joke, he took them as true for the time being.

Therefore, overly deliberate attempts to please him would only lower Yukinoshita Haruno's affection for him.

"Miss Yang, can you tell me why you rented a boyfriend?"

So, with a French fry dangling from her mouth, Yuu Tenkuji asked quite bluntly, "You don't seem like someone who's short of boyfriends."

He was genuinely curious about that.

"Really? Thank you for the compliment! I think so too~"

Blinking in surprise, Yukinoshita Haruno smiled proudly.

Then, with a hint of sarcasm, she said this:

"Now that I've told you the answer, will you tell me your secret?"

Even without experience and even though he was so unwilling, he still went out and did the "rent-a-boyfriend" thing.

Yukinoshita seems to regard this as a deep-seated secret.

"Then just pretend I didn't ask."

He was just curious; he didn't necessarily need to know.

If he weren't afraid of some unspeakable punishment from the system, he would actually like to speak out about his suffering... As for whether anyone would believe him, that's another story.

With a sense of inexplicable melancholy, Yu finished the rest of her cola, leaving only crushed ice tumbling and crackling at the bottom of the glass.

Just like the smile that Yukinoshita Haruno is showing right now, it is crystal clear, yet it also exudes a coldness.

"Tenkuji-kun, why don't you guess?"

"Guess?"

“That’s right, this is the first test for my boyfriend…” Holding up a finger, Yukino Yukinoshita said seriously, “I’ve hinted at the answer before, and if you’ve been listening to me carefully, you should be able to guess it easily.”

After saying that, she held the remaining fries between her glossy lips, staring at him with expectant eyes.