Love Tennis and Yumiko Miura

"You can try it, but Yumiko will eat it first this time." Zhixian was unmoved by the crepe that was brought to his mouth.

"Okay." Yumiko didn't hesitate. She opened her mouth and took a bite. Under the pancake in her mouth was the rich sweetness of fresh cream and the refreshing sweetness of strawberries.

After consuming sugar, Youmiko immediately showed an extremely happy smile, simple and beautiful.

"Just looking at Yumiko's smiling face makes me feel like I've taken in too much sugar."

"Eat quickly! You're the only one who can talk!"

Faced with the crepe that was once again delivered to his mouth, Zhixian opened his mouth and took a bite.

It was indeed delicious, but even though the fresh cream was balanced out by the strawberries and pancakes, it was still a bit too sweet for Zhixian.

However, no matter how sweet the crepes were, they were not as sweet as Youmeko's pure and beautiful smile that had just appeared. It was a pity that I didn't have time to take a photo.

"Is it delicious?" Yumiko asked.

Zhixian nodded, then shook his head.

"Is it delicious or not? He nodded and shook his head."

"good to eat."

"Then why are you shaking your head?"

“I’m shaking my head because I regret not having time to take a photo.”

"Take a photo?" Yumiko was puzzled.

"Yumiko was so adorable when she took her first bite of the crepe, so I regret not taking a photo of it."

"...It's not as exaggerated as you say!" Youmiko found that since she won the game, Zhixian's actions and words, whether intentional or unintentional, could easily make her blush and her cheeks turn red.

"Yumiko needs to face up to her cuteness! Pretty girls should act like pretty girls!"

"This sentence feels so familiar."

"Because I've said that before, right?"

(See Chapter 53: Under the Umbrella in the Rain for details.)

"Does Zhixian really think I'm a beautiful girl?"

"Of course, no matter how you look at her, Yumiko is undoubtedly a beautiful girl!"

"You are the only one who can speak, why don't you publish a book!" She said coquettishly, but she was actually feeling sweet in her heart.

----split line----

Meanwhile, Nozaki and Chiyo also bought crepes to complete the meal. Unfortunately, Nozaki didn't share a crepe like Chizuru and Yumiko did, but instead bought two, one for each of them.

By the way, the sketch of the two of them sharing a crepe is already in Nozaki's sketchbook, so Nozaki ate the crepe just to taste it, and there was no such thing as what Chiyo imagined, where she would imitate Chigen Yumiko's couple behavior with her.

"Hmm, crepes are actually French food," Nozaki said, holding a crepe in one hand and checking Google on his phone in the other. "February 2nd of every year is 'Crêpe' Day in France. I'll let Suzuki-kun explain this."

"..." Chiyo was speechless. She really shouldn't have had such unrealistic ideas about Nozaki.

But this crepe was given to her by Nozaki, and she was very satisfied with it! Come on, Chiyo! From now on, Nozaki-kun will do to you what Tachibana-san did to Miura-san!

"Sakura."

"Eh?! Here!"

"Can you tell me what you think about the taste of crepes from a girl's perspective?"

"Of course!" I am still needed by Nozaki-kun!

With this thought in mind, Chiyo used the level of writing an essay during a Chinese language exam and rattled off a lot of her thoughts on crepes.

"Sakura." Nozaki finally spoke when Chiyo's mouth was dry.

"What's wrong, Nozaki-kun?" Hehehe, you're starting to admire me, right? Are you becoming inseparable from me? Hehehe, that's really got me worried!

"You said too much and I can't remember it. Could you please reduce it to three sentences or less?"

“…” She really shouldn’t have had any hope for this person!!!

118. Tram

After finishing the crepes, Zhixian and Youmiko began to move towards the nearby station, preparing to take the tram to the shopping mall a few stops away.

Because it was the time for students to leave school, the station was not only overcrowded but also quite crowded. Although it was not yet the time for office workers to leave work, the number of students alone was already quite large. However, there was no way around it, after all, Japan is a country with a very high population density.

Normally, Youmiko would be a little nervous in front of the crowd, but now she has Zhixian by her side.

So she said "Hey" and hugged Zhixian's arm - she had wanted to try this for a long time.

Whether in real life or in film and television works, the most common action between couples besides holding hands is the girl holding the boy's arm, and this feels more intimate.

There were many other student couples at the station doing the same thing as them, and Yumiko felt like she would have lost if she didn't do the same.

Well...to be honest, she really wanted to do this.

Yumiko thought that she now understood a little bit the thoughts of those couples who were keen on showing off their love.

Although it seems like they are showing affection to outsiders, couples only have eyes for each other, and certain actions will always subconsciously ignore the current environment, so it feels like this couple is provoking our FFF group.

However, most couples are very restrained. At most, they will hold hands, pat each other on the head, or throw food. Hugging and kissing are still done in a private or isolated place.

In the morning, when the commute to school and work overlaps, couples might be a bit more restrained. But at this time, it's mostly just people hanging out together, or returning home without friends or club activities. Everyone's showing off their affection, so the atmosphere is a bit more relaxed.

There were many students from Sobu University on the platform. From time to time, they would glance at Yumiko and Chigen who were holding each other's arms, and then whisper a few words to their companions.

Most of them are like "Are they really dating?", "Isn't Tachibana too strong? He can even win over Miura!", "I felt there was something fishy between them last semester, and they are really dating!", "So Hayama and Miura really don't have any relationship, they are just friends, right?", "Burn, burn, burn! The FFF group will never be slaves!"

...It seems like something out of place has been mixed in.

Even so, Youmiko showed no sign of letting go. Holding her boyfriend was a matter of course, so why would she let go just because of the gossip and comments of passersby? She and Zhixian were a serious couple, a couple who had officially declared their love, not some secret couple hiding their relationship from others.

"There are so many students in Sobu." Zhixian said, "I don't think I usually see so many couples in school."

"You should still be more restrained in school, right?" You Youzi said, "Although normal interactions between men and women aren't prohibited, it's still a bit scary to run into a teacher at any time.

Especially those single young women in their 30s who are still unmarried and have no boyfriends need to be especially vigilant, otherwise they may be beaten for several pages if caught. A weak woman with double A strength and speed, a delicate black long straight Chinese teacher, punches you in the chest with her little fist.

The two looked at each other, and a name popped up in their minds, but they tacitly agreed not to say the name of the Valkyrie-like figure.

Just then the tram arrived at the station.

"Let's get in the car." Zhixian said.

"Ah."

When the two got on the bus, there were basically no seats left, so they found a corner and stood there.

The two of them were standing in line relatively far back, so when the train started moving, Yumiko wasn't holding onto anything, and her body leaned back due to inertia—and then she fell into Zhixian's arms. The boy held the hanging ring with one hand and wrapped his arm around Yumiko's slender waist with the other.

Youmiko blinked and thought it was quite comfortable to lean against Zhixian.

"Be careful."

"Okay~" Youmiko said happily.

"I feel like you haven't learned your lesson at all." Zhixian said helplessly, but there was a hint of doting in his tone.

"Isn't it because Zhixian is behind me? Whether on the court or off the court." After standing firmly, Youmiko turned around to face her boyfriend. She grabbed the rings with one hand and put her other hand on her boyfriend's arm again, leaning half of her body forward.

"After all, we are the 'Platinum Combination'." Zhixian replied, "We are 'partners' both on and off the court." He put special emphasis on the word 'partners'.

"Indeed, lovers are like partners. They get together because they are compatible and have a tacit understanding, and then they slowly get used to each other and finally shine." Yumiko agreed.

"As shiny as a bride?" Zhixian whispered jokingly into Youmeiko's ear.

"...Hate it!" Yumiko blushed and reached out to hit Zhixian, "...Yes!"

"I'm looking forward to that day too." Zhixian said with a smile.

Just imagining Yumiko in her pristine white wedding gown was already incredibly radiant. If I could actually meet her in person that day, I felt I'd be suffocatingly happy. Her dazzling long blond hair definitely needed to be paired with a wedding gown.

"Yeah, me too..." Yumiko said in a low voice with her head down.

Looking forward to that day.

----split line----

Two flowers bloom, one on each side.

At this time, Nozaki and Chiyo also got on the same tram with the young couple, observing Chixian and Yumiko from across a car.

Nozaki observed Chixian and Yumiko with his 1.9-meter height. Although he couldn't see clearly, he could still sense the lively atmosphere between the two. Although he didn't know what they were talking about, he could definitely imagine it.

"It could be that Mamiko follows them out of curiosity, and Suzuki follows them out of concern."

"...So the plot becomes about stalking the senior on a date?" Chiyo wasn't tall enough to see Zhixian and the other one, but this didn't prevent her from imagining their sweet scene.

"Why don't we give Mikoshiba a call and ask him to come over." Nozaki said as he was about to take out his cell phone to call Mikoshiba.

"...This isn't good, Nozaki-kun." Chiyo stopped him, "Little Yuyu will be embarrassed to death after seeing this scene!"

"And do you know where they both got off?"

"......" Nozaki's hand froze as he was reaching for his phone. He really didn't know where the two were going. "...This way I won't be able to see Mikoshiba's reaction!"

Orz, if it wasn't in a public place, Nozaki would probably do a frustrated forward bend.

119. Beating Orange

After a few stops, they finally arrived at the shopping mall they were heading to.

Probably because the supermarket near the mall was having some discount promotion, there were more and more people on the tram near the mall. Zhixian used his body to separate Youmiko from the other passengers who had just boarded the tram to prevent her from being squeezed by others.

"We're finally here." Yumiko breathed a sigh of relief. The train was so crowded that she had difficulty breathing. Now that she had entered the mall and felt the air conditioning, the girl felt like she was coming back to life.

"Let's take a rest first, it's still early." Zhixian pointed to a nearby store.

Yumiko nodded. She was exhausted from the train ride, but the drink shop would give her the couple's straw achievement she'd been dreaming of. With that thought, Yumiko perked up again and enthusiastically chose a drink. Since it was a drink for the two of them, she also considered Zhixian's taste.

The two of them first found a seat and sat down. After sitting down, Youmiko looked at Zhixian, whose forehead was faintly covered with sweat, and thought to herself that although he was very hot, he didn't complain at all.

Yumiko took out a tissue from her bag, stood up, and put it to Zhixian's forehead: "Don't move."

Zhixian obediently did not move, allowing Youmeiko to wipe the sweat from his forehead with a tissue.

Yumiko pretended to be calm and sat back in her seat. She had just put her sudden idea into practice. However, this kind of action was quite common between couples, so she was not shy.

"Which one do you think we should drink?" Youmeiko hesitated while pulling Zhixian in front of the counter. If she were alone, she would have definitely made up her mind, but when she ate the crepe before, Zhixian seemed not to be used to such sweetness. She usually drank milk tea with full sugar, so she didn't plan to order milk tea or other overly sweet drinks.

"Let Youmiko decide." Zhixian felt a little dizzy looking at the wide variety of items on the menu.

There's a wide variety of options, but isn't the standard sugar, three-tenths sugar, full sugar, and five-tenths sugar too detailed? There's also a whole host of temperature options, including ice, less ice, hot, and warm.

"Hmm..." Yumiko hesitated for a long time and finally ordered a drink called "Beat Orange-kun" that looked like orange juice, and asked for a couple's straw.

(Author's voiceover: This "Beat Orange Man" is a drink from a store on my campus. Any similarity is purely coincidental.)

"Beat up Orange Man, what an interesting name." Zhixian couldn't help laughing. The shop owner drew an orange with four limbs, looking terrified and being beaten. It was a very vivid picture.

"It catches my eye right away." Yumiko admitted that she was attracted by the little cartoon and the strange and interesting name.

Beat Up Orange is essentially a glass of orange juice with a slice of orange on top and a straw stuck in the middle of the orange.

"So this is what couple straws look like!" Yumiko looked at the straws in front of her.

"Would you like to have a drink together?" Zhixian asked.

"Then let's count down together!" Yumiko started excitedly, "3, 2, 1——"

"Ah!" Yumiko's forehead bumped against Zhixian's due to excessive excitement and force. "It hurts!"

"You're too excited, Youmeko." Zhixian didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She actually pounced on him like that just for drinking a drink.

Although I feel sad, to be honest, Yumiko is so cute with her hands covering her head!

"You didn't manage to pack it in, did you?" Youmiko fumbled for a small mirror from her schoolbag, while with her other hand she lifted her bangs to reveal her forehead.

"It won't be a bag, Youmiko." Zhixian said to comfort her, "If it's not there, you won't find it even if you look for it."

"Really not?"

"Really do not have!"

"Then let's do it again, slower this time." Youmiko put away the small mirror, looking still frightened.

“3,2,1——” This time, the two of them approached the straw at the same time and drank “Beat Orange Man”.

This could be considered a form of indirect kissing, right? Yumiko couldn't help but wonder.

"Where are we going to go later?" Youmeiko casually asked Zhixian after taking a few sips of "Beat Orange Jun".