In crossover anime, who isn't a childhood friend?

Yukino opened the box, inside were small accessories in the style of Mr. Pan. The designs were exquisite, and the cool panda head was always pleasing to the eye!

While Chiya was staring at the pendant in a daze, Eriri said, "This was specially ordered by Chiya from a jewelry store. At first, the owner refused to make it for him because he thought it was too complicated. Chiya and I begged him for a long time before he agreed to help make it!"

Yuan Qianye poked Eriri's cheek to tell her to shut up: "I didn't ask for it for a long time, and it's not a very expensive piece of jewelry, just pure silver. Don't feel so guilty, just accept it frankly."

"Thank you... I... really like it."

"If you like it, that's fine."

"Wait for me a moment."

Yukino went to her suitcase and picked something up.

"This is for you, Eriri."

Eriri took it and saw that it was a pair of pink warm gloves.

"Eri, you love to draw, so you need to be extra careful to protect your hands in winter."

"Yes! Thank you, Yukino!"

After Eriri released her, Yukino turned to face Chiya.

Without saying a word of politeness, he simply handed over the bag.

Yuan Qianli took it, casually opened the bag and glanced inside. It was a gray scarf, a color he liked very much.

He reached out and touched it; the texture was quite silky and smooth.

"You wear very little clothing in the summer, and in the winter you just throw on a simple coat. I know you're in good shape, but you should still pay attention to keeping warm when you go out in the cold, so you don't get sick and have to trouble Sister Shihua or Liuhua to take care of you."

Yuan Qianye chuckled and simply replied, "Thanks."

Yukino nodded slightly: "No need."

At that moment, Mrs. Yukinoshita, who was not far away, got up.

Yukino knew they were about to leave, so she gave Eriri a final hug and then smiled as she said goodbye.

Goodbye, Eriri.

"Waaah... um..."

Goodbye... Chiya.

"Yes, let's keep in touch when we have time."

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on the plane.

Mrs. Yukinoshita, seeing her youngest daughter lost in thought, asked,

"what happened?"

Yukino shook her head, indicating that she was fine.

"Mom, I felt empty inside when I left home today."

Mrs. Yukinoshita looked at her daughter's expression and seemed to understand something; her expression softened.

"Oh? And now?"

Yukino clutched the small pendant tightly and smiled.

"It's much better now."

Because the missing part has been filled in again.

Meanwhile.

As Sawamura's father drove out of the airport, his gaze frequently drifted to the back seat with a complex expression.

"Waaaaah..."

Eriri is still crying because of Yukino's departure.

And because she was so emotionally agitated, she was much bolder than usual.

She's now hugging Yuan Qianye tightly and has buried her face in his chest!

It's okay, it's okay, those aren't tears, those aren't tears...

It's just a combination of water and a small amount of inorganic salts and other substances...

Chiya's brows were furrowed, and anyone who didn't know better would think that he was also saddened by Yukino's departure.

Little did he know that he was only holding back from pushing away Eriri, who was crying her eyes out.

However, this persistence also has a threshold.

The moment Eriri's nasal cavity emitted a slightly congested sound.

Yuan Qianye's defenses were completely breached!

"Uncle! Paper! Do you have any paper?"

…………

029: Just passing by

April 10th, Chuanlan Private Junior High School.

In Class 1, Grade 1, after more than a week of school, most of the thirty-odd students in the class have gotten to know each other.

With more women than men, everyone has found friends they get along with, forming their own small circles.

However, there is one exception.

Sitting in the last row of the class, by the window, is Gen Chiya.

He distanced himself from the group, always arriving at the classroom just as the bell rang each morning. Except for lunch break when he would hang out with two girls from another class, he mostly kept to himself.

If this happened to an average student, he would inevitably be labeled as "isolated," "unsociable," or "mentally unstable," and then unanimously ignored by the public, truly becoming a marginal figure in the class and thus spending a bleak junior high school life.

But Yuan Qianye is completely different. Not only is he tall and academically excellent, but most importantly... he's also handsome!

He just sat there with a normal posture, and the occasional slight movement of raising his eyes or tilting his head could make the hearts of the girls in the class who were secretly watching him pound uncontrollably!

It's strange, they tried to restrain themselves, but their gazes seemed to be addictive and beyond their control!

Just look at it, and the originally boring class time is no longer so dull and unbearable!

Looking again, my almost dried-up problem-solving ideas have been sparked with new inspiration!

The scattered but constant gazes from the class.

Yuan Qianye was very distressed.

He also realized that these students entering junior high school were now officially entering puberty.

During this stage, they often feel curious about and develop feelings for the opposite sex, which is a normal psychological phenomenon.

This is a normal process of self-awareness development, a law of nature that everyone must go through and cannot avoid, and he can understand it.

But the problem is...

Don't just focus on him coming alone!

In just one week since the start of the semester, he has already received five love letters and two direct confessions of love.

Now he's afraid to laugh easily at school, and he always has a serious face!

The reason is simple: the two senior girls who confessed their feelings to him directly stated, "If you didn't like me, why would you smile at me?"

Social etiquette!

Aren't you Japanese people the best at reading the air?

School in the afternoon.

Two older girls from another class ran to the door of Class 1 and successfully blocked Yuan Qianye.

They were the managers of the baseball team, and they said that Chiya Minamoto had excellent physical abilities and wanted to invite him to join the baseball club.

However, judging from their flushed faces and shifty eyes while they were talking, it was clear that they had ulterior motives.

As expected, Chiya Minamoto refused; he had no interest in baseball.

To be fair, those two girls were quite good-looking, but no matter how good they were, they couldn't make Yuan Qianye feel even a little bit moved.

After all, no matter how good he is, he can't ignore the fact that the other person is a junior high school student.

Men are very loyal; no matter how old they are, they will always like young and beautiful girls.

Since Yuan Qianye is a man, he is naturally not immune to the common customs.

But for him, there is a limit to how young he can be.

In any case, one must be an adult, at least eighteen years old, before they can do it.

As for women under the age of eighteen, in his eyes they were just ignorant little brats.

Still dating...

Forget about dating! Have you finished your homework? How were your exam results? What? You can't even get first place in the grade, and you still have the nerve to talk about dating?! (Predictive doge emoji for protection)

Go back to your studies!

Of course, I only thought it to myself; I certainly couldn't say it out loud.

Yuan Qianye intentionally made himself appear aloof so that the bubbling female hormones of his female classmates around him wouldn't boil over.

But I don't want to become a rude and ill-mannered weirdo.

"Why so long?"

When Chiyo arrived at the shoe changing area, she waited for a while before Takanashi Rikka casually asked.

"Something came up in class."

Yuan Qianye replied casually, opening his shoe cabinet, and a small pink piece of paper fell out.

"Here we go again..."

Eriri, who was standing nearby, picked it up and handed it directly to Minamoto Chiyo without peeking at it.