If you can't learn, then just fall in love

"It's okay, just wait until it's done and then go home. If that doesn't work, you can just take off your uniform and tie it around your waist." Hanyu smiled and shook his head, "Just like Junxiang usually does."

Takemoto Junka always likes to tie her long sleeves around her waist. Hanyu doesn’t understand why, but it looks very cool.

"Hanyu, do you know that Runxiangqin has someone she likes? She always recites a person's name before swimming. You are so close to her, you should know." Kawase tried to get Hanyu to tell her something. She didn't dare to do it before, but after knowing how gentle Hanyu was, she gained some courage. "We kept asking her, but she just blushed and didn't say anything. Our curiosity was about to explode."

Curiosity kills the cat, Hanyu is well aware of this. He is always too lazy to guess what others are thinking, but when facing his friends, if he does not try to guess their thoughts, some people who are not good at expressing themselves, have a proud personality, pretend to be mature, are afraid and unconfident will never be understood.

It is very tiring to achieve that, but Hanyu still wants to try to do it, because only in this way will he feel that his existence is meaningful.

"Well, I should know. After all, I'm not stupid in love."

Say your name, then what? What can Hanyu Aozora give to Takemoto Junka?

"yuzu..."

"Yuzu, where is it?" Runxiang muttered in her dream, reaching out to grab the air, "Ah, Kawase-kun, let me eat some, just a little bit is okay."

Kawase looked helpless because she didn't hear what Hanyu said in Runxiang's sleep talk. She patted Runxiang's hand unhappily and said, "I have already eaten the grapefruit. What you saw was the grapefruit peel. Really, why do you suddenly want to eat grapefruit?"

If Hanyu-san said her name, she would have an excuse to push Junxiang out.

Hanyu frowned, but at the same time he breathed a sigh of relief, "I'm sorry, I can't tell you. This is Runxiang's secret. Although that guy can't keep secrets, it's not my place to tell it."

"That's right." Kawase warned herself not to rush things. She looked at Kaihara and prepared to sneak away first to show respect. She would watch from outside to prevent others from coming in and disturbing the two of them. "Kaihara, let's go change clothes first. There's a cold drink shop I want to share with you. Last time I went there with Runxiangqin, she said she didn't like it."

"Hanyu-san, could you please take care of Junka-chan? She can't have cold drinks with us in this state."

The corner of his mouth twitched. If he hadn't known that these two wanted to help Runxiang, Hanyu would have thought that they and Runxiang were just fake sisters. He nodded gently and watched the two walk out of the lounge.

Taking out his phone, Hanyu gently patted Runxiang's face and said, "If you keep pretending to sleep, I'll take a picture of you. You look stupid now."

Runxiang opened her eyes and looked at Yuzuru resentfully, "When did you find out that I was awake?"

"You probably discovered it when you wanted to eat grapefruit." Hanyu rubbed his legs, which were numb from the pillow. "I remember you didn't like eating grapefruit, let alone dreaming about it."

Even the darker Runxiang felt that her face should be flushed now. She was too shy and embarrassed at first, but then she just enjoyed Xiao Qingkong's lap. After all, it was a rare opportunity.

"It's so embarrassing that Xiao Qingkong found out." Runxiang covered her face, like a child who was caught eating candy. "I just feel comfortable resting my head on your thighs. I don't mean anything else, really."

Hanyu brushed away the girl's bangs that were stuck to her forehead and smiled softly, "It's me who should apologize, Runxiang."

"Eh? Xiao Qingkong didn't do anything to offend me." Runxiang patted her chest. The curves of her body wrapped in the competition swimsuit were so graceful that Hanyu turned his head away embarrassedly. "It always feels a little tight. Did I button my uniform too many times?"

Looking down at herself, Runxiang screamed. She realized in her sleepy state that she was still wearing her swimsuit and standing in front of Hanyu.

What came to mind was what I said to Hanyu before I fell asleep, "It's so embarrassing. I really shouldn't have let you, Xiao Qingkong, cheer me up."

Hanyu looked at Runxiang seriously and said, "Well, this is all the result of your own efforts, Runxiang."

unhappy.

I am extremely unhappy. I clearly didn't mean that, but why did the person in front of me confirm it? Who am I working hard for? The reason I can achieve that is because I want you to look at me. Please don't deny your own value.

Ever since she knew that Xiao Qingkong had been denying her, Runxiang wanted to let him know that there were indeed people working hard for him and that his existence was not without meaning.

But why do I think like that? I like you, the one who cares about others.

Chapter 60 Cinderella and Mermaid

"Angry?"

"no!"

"His face turned black."

“It’s dark!”

The conversation between the two made Kawase and Kaihara, who were guarding the door outside, look confused. They originally wanted to wait for them to come out and buy red bean rice to see the situation, but they suddenly had a conflict. Moreover, the angry person still liked Hanyu-san's Junxiang so much. It was really incomprehensible.

"Didn't you say that was a healthy tan?"

"I don't want to bother with you. I'm going to the locker room now."

Coming out of the lounge, Runxiang saw Kaihara and Kawase, "Didn't you two go to the ice cream shop?"

Kawase and Kaihara were stunned for a moment, "Huh? How did Jun Xiangqin know that?"

Hanyu, who followed him out, knew that Runxiang, the idiot, had let the cat out of the bag again. Wouldn't this expose the fact that he was pretending to sleep? He curled his lips and said, "I told her."

Kawase and Kaihara looked at each other and said, "Then let's take Junka-chan to the locker room first. Hanyu-san will wait for her for a while."

Deliberately lagging behind, Kawase whispered to Hanyu, "Hanyu-san, Junxiang must have kissed her because she was shy. She must be unhappy because she has something she is embarrassed to say. Don't be angry."

"I know, she's always been like that," Hanyu smiled softly, "After all, Runxiang is a shy fool."

Looking at the boy's smile, Kawase finally understood why that idiot with ugly looks would fall in love with Hanyu Aozora. She shook her head and silently thought to herself that the person in front of her was a big radish and she would not like a big radish.

"Thank you for your help, Big Radish-student."

Hanyu, who had somehow become a big radish, blinked, took off his uniform and tied it around his waist, unbuttoned his shirt, and felt a little hot for some reason.

Looking up, Hanyu met the gaze of Runxiang who was secretly looking back at him. Runxiang turned around with a red face and pointed at her collar.

Hanyu lowered his head and found that his collarbone was exposed. He was wearing a shirt and if he unbuttoned too many buttons, he would probably catch a cold. He didn't expect Runxiang to be so considerate.

"Tsk, even though I'm angry, I don't want others to see Xiao Qingkong like that." Runxiang turned around and didn't know what Yuzuru was thinking. The clumsy girl wanted to protect the things she liked, even if she didn't have the courage to pursue them.

After changing her clothes, Runxiang saw Hanyu playing with his mobile phone, with no impatience on his face.

"I'm sorry, I've been in a bad mood lately, so I'll treat you to ice cream to apologize." Runxiang thought a lot just now and felt that it was indeed her fault, but she really couldn't tell Hanyu what she was thinking.

I want to tell you that your existence is very special to me. The reason why I work so hard is because I want to be conspicuous. Only by becoming a mermaid princess can I be qualified to stand beside my prince.

Such words were a confession no matter how you looked at it. She had neither the courage nor the confidence.

"Ice cream, it's not summer yet, aren't you afraid of getting a stomachache?" Hanyu didn't care, but Runxiang, who was about to participate in the competition, had to pay attention to this problem.

Runxiang shook her head and took a step behind Hanyu, keeping in step. It had been a long time since they had eaten together after school. It was a pity that everyone disbanded after the classical club activities ended, otherwise it would have been nice for them to come out together.

No one talked along the way. Runxiang stared blankly at the uniform tied around Hanyu's waist. She wanted to pull it, but she didn't dare.

"You can order whatever you want. Should I try something else?" Runxiang propped up her face. The cold drinks and desserts in the corridor made her a little confused. "Let's just do this, grapefruit smoothie."

Hanyu looked at Runxiang strangely and chose the sweet orange flavor.

"Runxiang has been pushing herself too hard lately, would you like to consider taking it easy?"

"I'm not forcing myself. I'm just relaxing now." Runxiang lay on the table, looking at the couples talking and laughing around her, as well as the two girls who looked suspicious. "And there's no time left. If I relax, I won't be able to move faster."

Hanyu looked at Runxiang's expression and felt a little lonely for some reason. The current Runxiang was different from the previous one. She was unusually stubborn in swimming.

"Runxiang will go abroad to study one day, as long as she keeps working so hard." Hanyu smiled and nodded to the waiter, poking the smoothie first. "Fengzhiqi College will conduct a volunteer survey during the summer vacation of the second year of high school. Runxiang, you are ahead of everyone else."

Runxiang looked at Hanyu's smoothie and curled her lips in dissatisfaction. It was always like this. Xiao Qingkong, who was walking in front of everyone, was not aware of it at all.

"Study abroad, I haven't thought about that kind of thing."

"Hey, that's different from what you said last time." Hanyu still remembered that he had talked to Runxiang about studying abroad. At that time, she said she would work hard for it, but she didn't expect that she would change her mind in a few months. "If you go there for further studies, Runxiang, you will be even better. One day you can become a national athlete."

Runxiang tasted the smoothie. The unique fragrance and bitterness of grapefruit made her smile bitterly. "That kind of thing doesn't matter. The reason why I swim is because."

Looking at Hanyu meaningfully, Runxiang didn't continue talking. She frowned and wanted to continue eating the smoothie she didn't like.

"If you don't like it, you won't continue." Hanyu shook the spoon, implying, "There is always a reason to persist, maybe because you like it, or maybe because of someone you like."

"I don't understand what you mean." Runxiang put down the spoon, feeling a little guilty, wondering if the person in front of her had discovered that she insisted on swimming because she liked him.

Hanyu couldn't bear to see Runxiang eating with a bitter face, so he pushed his food over and said, "I just poked it, I haven't eaten it yet. If you don't mind, let's exchange."

"Although it's an exchange, Xiao Qingkong, you don't intend to eat me."

Sweet orange flavor is what Runxiang likes. Yuzuru always remembers her preferences, which makes Runxiang a little happy, but this guy has never eaten her food.

"I picked the ones you like."

Seeing Hanyu's smile, Runxiang knew that he was trying to trick her, so she lowered her head and took a big mouthful of smoothie. Runxiang didn't want to pay attention to this idiot, but ended up having a headache because she ate too much.

Hanyu reached out and rubbed Runxiang's forehead. He also took the grapefruit-flavored smoothie in front of him and took a bite under Runxiang's pitiful gaze.

"I wasn't sure about Runxiang's thoughts at first, but now I know." Yuzuru sighed, savoring the fragrance of grapefruit in his mouth, "You know what, Runxiang? You are repeating the same mistakes I made before."

"mistake?"

"Well, I used to do a lot of things where I thought I was doing them for others, but because of that I forgot the original intention. It's not that it's bad to act for someone, it's just that it's too tiring."

Hanyu tapped Runxiang's forehead with his cold fingers, startling the girl. "Runxiang, do you remember what I said the first time I saw you swimming?"

Covering her forehead, Runxiang shook her head.

"Oh, sorry, we didn't know each other at that time." Hanyu made a deliberate joke and narrowed his eyes. "I thought the girl was very handsome, like a mermaid. Xiaohui next to me glanced at me and said, "You are my deskmate."

"I'm quite surprised because I felt that you were quite different from the people in the pool."

"I'm a little curious. I want to know why a girl has two different postures."

"After we became friends, I realized that when you are not a mermaid, you are just a shy girl who wants to be cute. You don't even have confidence. You can only find a different self when you are swimming."

"Although the first one I saw was the mermaid, Cinderella seems to be more adorable, that's what I think."

Runxiang was stunned. She thought Xiao Qingkong was the mermaid he saw after he met her, but she didn't expect that Hanyu favored Cinderella more.

"Please don't force yourself, Runxiang." Hanyu looked at Cinderella seriously, "I'm worried about you."

"No way~" Runxiang smiled and scooped a spoonful of grapefruit-flavored smoothie, "I'm not working hard because of you. I like swimming and I also like grapefruit. Xiao Qingkong, don't be so self-indulgent."

Chapter 61: Things That Don’t Change

"Just sneak in directly. This is too troublesome." With a lollipop in her mouth and her hands in her pockets and clothes tied around her waist, Runxiang looked like a little gangster, although the lollipop was stupid.

After negotiating with the security guard, Hanyu hit her on the head with a knife, revealing the cool girl's true colors. "It's not good to be sneaky. Uncle still recognizes me. We can move within the permitted range."

For some reason, Runxiang suddenly said that she wanted to go back to junior high school, so Hanyu followed her and came here. After some negotiation, he got permission to walk around the school building.

Runxiang took out a lollipop from her pocket with a smile, "Xiao Qingkong, you've worked hard. I'll give you some candy, but the grapefruit flavor is mine and the orange flavor is yours."

Hanyu didn't care. He followed Runxiang with a candy in his mouth, looking at the school building under the setting sun, feeling a little nostalgic. Because school had been over for a long time, there were not many people in the huge campus. Hanyu and Runxiang walked slowly, leaving long shadows behind them under the setting sun.

"Actually, I'm the special consultant of the swimming club of this school. I can enter and leave the campus at any time." Runxiang smiled cutely, "I just wanted to try the feeling of sneaking in. I didn't expect you to go over and negotiate with that fierce-looking uncle."

"Ah, I know, but even if you're a special advisor, you're not allowed to enter the school after the club activities are over." Hanyu shook a key, "Runxiang, you didn't read the club's charter."

Runxiang took the key curiously and saw the words "Basketball Club" on it.

"I am also an assistant coach of the basketball team. Although I have not been here many times, the school allows me to go to the club room during non-club activities." Ghost assistant coach Hanyu Aozora shamelessly boasted about this. "Do you think the uncle will let me in so easily?"

Runxiang tossed the key and then put it in her pocket. She looked at Hanyu with her hands behind her back and said, "Then please take me around the school, assistant teacher. After all, I am an outsider now."

"Roger that!"

The first place the two went to was the classroom where they used to have classes. In more than a year, Hanyu and Junxiang had changed a lot, but this classroom seemed to have not changed at all.

Hanyu saw the text on the blackboard and read it out softly. Runxiang sat in the seat where she had sat for three years, staring blankly at the boy in front of the blackboard. She seemed to have returned to two years ago. When the teacher asked Hanyu to solve the problem, the boy's calmness and beautiful handwriting were still vaguely visible in her memory.

Taking a piece of chalk from the table, Hanyu sketched a picture next to the text, as a small surprise for his younger classmates. However, he was quite curious why no one was on duty, as everything should have been wiped clean.

After expressing her doubts, Runxiang touched her chin and said, "Only the blackboard was not wiped, and other places are quite clean. Maybe he wanted to wipe it easily tomorrow morning. Or maybe he was in a hurry to participate in the club activities and forgot."

Runxian's inference was rigorous. After all, they often did this kind of thing when they were in junior high school. When they came over the next morning, they slowly wiped the blackboard.

Sitting next to Runxiang, Hanyu leaned on the table and said, "I feel that the desks and chairs are much smaller. I remember that when I was in the second grade of junior high school, I had not grown up yet, and I had to jump a few times to reach the top when wiping the blackboard."

Recalling Hanyu's silly look, Runxiang laughed. She imitated Hanyu and lay on the table and turned her head away. She used to look at Hanyu like this, even though there was no one sitting at that seat.

"He's made some progress, at least he dares to look at Xiao Qingkong like this." Runxiang was thinking about something, and when she came to her senses, she found that Yuzuru was no longer looking ahead, but turned his head, and their eyes met.

After a few seconds, Takemoto Runka admitted defeat, stood up with a blushing face, and said she wanted to go for a walk over to the swimming pool. Before leaving the classroom, she looked back at Hanyu and found that the boy was still as gentle as ever, with no signs of shyness.

Falling a few steps behind, Hanyu lifted his bangs and breathed a sigh of relief. The atmosphere just now was really a bit strange. The sunset was behind the girl, and Runxiang was incredibly cute at that moment.

Special advisor Wu Yuan Runxiang once again violated the club rules by taking the key to the swimming pool from the cabinet, but this time she was able to get it by just standing on tiptoe. One can't help but sigh that she has really grown up a lot.

There were not many people in the swimming pool. Runxiang used her hands to stir the water, and the waves spread out. "The water temperature is okay. It would be better if you brought a swimsuit."

"I was so tired that I fell asleep just now, and I still want to swim?" Hanyu sat on the bench next to him. "We come here to relax, so we can't tire ourselves out."

Runxiang took off her shoes, sat by the pool, submerged her calves in the water, and tilted her head back to look at Hanyu. Even if the world was upside down, Runxiang could see the worry on Hanyu's face.

"Don't worry, you won't catch a cold."

"No, I'm worried about your hairline." As a joke, Hanyu untied his uniform from his waist and put it on Runxiang's body, pulling up his trouser legs. He also followed Runxiang's example and put his calves into the water. "Although summer is coming, it's not that hot yet. Be a little careful."

Nodding happily, Runxiang used her feet to push the water.

"Xiao Qingkong, where was the first time you saw me swimming?" Runxiang asked this question suddenly, but she didn't look at Hanyu. "I want to try to recall it because that was the first time we met."

Hanyu remembered it very clearly. He pointed to a place not far away, where he and Xiaohui saw Runxiang swimming for the first time.

"There," Runxiang stuck out her tongue with her eyebrows knitted together and a bit dazed, "Sorry, I still have no impression."