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

"...I will try my best."

Hanyu held his forehead with his hand. As expected, a shy and tsundere girl like Maki likes to stay in her comfort zone. If Hanyu hadn't asked Tojo-senpai and Kotori to take care of her, she would probably have had a hard time finding friends.

"I believe such a lovely girl like Maki must be very popular." Hanyu repeated what Maki had just said, but was given a cold look by the young lady. "Don't always stay in the music room playing the piano. It would be strange if you could find friends like that."

Xiao Zhenji looked at Hanyu in confusion, "Brother Hanyu, how did you know that?"

"Senior Tojo said there's a first-year girl who always occupies the piano in the music classroom. I thought there's no one else but you."

Maki lowered her head. She was indeed like that. Apart from communicating with her senior students, she usually stayed in the music classroom.

Hanyu ruffled Maki's hair. This kind of thing should be left to the point. He couldn't handle interpersonal relationships on Maki's behalf. After all, those were her own business.

Besides, he himself didn't know how to deal with this kind of thing, so naturally he couldn't presumptuously guide Maki.

"By the way, your school is about to be closed, right?"

"Well... after our grade graduates, it will be completely abolished." Maki bit her lip. Although she had not been studying in Otonogizaka for a long time, she had already fallen in love with this school, especially the very gentle seniors. When she thought that she could not care about her juniors like Senior Minami and the others, she felt a little unhappy. "I am a little unwilling."

"Brother Hanyu, do you have any good ideas?" Maki looked at Hanyu expectantly, but then became disappointed. "Just pretend I didn't say anything. After all, Brother Hanyu isn't omnipotent."

Indeed, Hanyu couldn't stop Otonogizaka from closing down, and there probably isn't anyone who can save this school, because that would be nothing more than a miracle.

Maki was silently looking at a song on her mobile phone. This was a song she had just created a few days ago. The inspiration for her came from Otonogizaka and several senior schoolmates, but she didn't expect it to become a thing of the past so soon.

"'Long Live Love You'..." Maki smiled bitterly.

Chapter 11: Life in the second year of high school has become a game of hide and seek

As soon as he entered the classroom, Hanyu felt the 'passionate' gazes of Tomoya and Nozaki, which made him feel uncomfortable all over.

"You're late today, Aozora." Kato poked Hanyu's back. She seemed to like this way of communication.

Hanyu thought for a moment and described to Kato what he had seen that morning. "Someone I know suddenly started yelling about wanting to be a school idol, and then she almost fell down. It took me some time to teach her a lesson, and I'm afraid she'll be jumping up and down the driveway one day."

Kato imagined the scene and said, "That won't happen, Qingkong, you have a very wild imagination."

Hanyu touched his chin and felt that if it was that Kousaka Honoka, this kind of thing would not be impossible to happen.

During lunch break, Hanyu found another excuse to slip out. When Kato and Ichika saw him like this, they looked at each other helplessly.

"Miku?" Hanyu saw Miku on the road, "Didn't you eat lunch with Nino?"

Miku shook her head, "Nino got up late this morning and didn't prepare a lunch box. I wanted to go buy some bread or something."

"My mother just happened to make a lot for me, and I can't finish it. Miku, please help me finish it." This morning, Chinana insisted on preparing a lunch box for her son. She got up early in the morning and worked non-stop. The final result also amazed Hanyu and Maki. "My mother's cooking skills are better than mine. Do you want to try it?"

If it were Fumino and Runka, two little foodies, they would have agreed to this tempting proposal long ago, but Miku was different, "No, Qingzora-kun, there's no need for you to be like this."

"Then let's exchange." Hanyu handed the lunch box to Miku, "You buy me a drink and I'll give you some, and then we're even."

Miku shook her head, "No matter how you think about it, Qingkong-kun is at a disadvantage. It would be bad if you were hungry. I can just eat bread. This happened all the time in the past."

The corners of Hanyu's mouth twitched. So Nino often oversleeps?

"Then let me eat the bread and drink, and you can share this bento with Nino and the others." Hanyu forced it in. This was his plan from the beginning. After drinking the drink, he said he had no appetite or something. "If you guys don't eat much, this might be enough for two or three people."

Although May was not one of the two or three people, Hanyu silently criticized a certain meat-bag monster in his heart.

"Please don't refuse." Hanyu said something very cool with a smile, but unexpectedly Miku puffed up her face. "Huh?"

Miku held the lunch box in her arms and pinched Hanyu's face with her other hand, "Anyway, please wait here for me, I'll be back later."

Hanyu looked at Miku's back, wondering if he had done something wrong again. He clearly intended to keep a distance from them, but he always did things like this.

After a while, Miku came running over, panting, with empty hands. It seemed that she had prepared her lunch box very well. Hanyu withdrew his gaze from the gray sky.

"Really..." Hanyu put the matcha soda in his hand on Miku's forehead, scaring the weak girl, "I won't run away, aren't you tired like this?"

Taking the soda water, Miku put it on her cheek, trying to eliminate the blush there, but found that it was getting hotter and hotter, as if it had the temperature of Hanyu's palm.

"It would be nice if she didn't run away." Yuzuru heard Miku's mumbling clearly, but he was speechless because he had secretly run away without their knowledge more than once.

After Hanyu bought the bread, Miku had already adjusted her breathing and was sipping soda water. Her cute appearance made Hanyu embarrassed to look on.

"Aoki-kun, don't you want to ask me how I deal with the bento? After all, it's yours." Miku tore open the bread packaging.

"That's already Miku's stuff. You can distribute it however you want." Hanyu chewed the bread, feeling that it was going to rain. "And you came back in such a short time, which proves that you didn't plan to eat the lunch box. You must have shared it with others."

"Hmm..." Thinking of the expression on Nino's face when she heard that Hanyu's mother made the bento, Miku felt that she was being cheated. But then she changed her mind and thought that it was not bad to eat bread with Hanyu, so she felt a little more balanced. "The portion made by Auntie is indeed a lot, almost enough for Ichika, Nino, Yotsuba and the others."

Hanyu couldn't help laughing, "Is it really okay for you to be like this in Black May?"

"I'm just being realistic." Realizing the inappropriateness of her words, Miku blinked, "It was Qingkong-kun who pointed this out in an instant. You must have thought of it a long time ago."

Hanyu smiled. He did not deny such a thing. The two of them bit the bread gently. The breeze blew the new leaves, and there was a rustling sound above their heads.

"Why is Nino lying in bed?" Feeling a little embarrassed, Hanyu randomly picked a topic, "She should know that she is the only one among the five sisters who can cook."

Miku looked down at her hands. She had been learning for so long but still couldn't cook by herself. Maybe she was just too stupid. Seeing that Miku was a little disappointed, Hanyu was silent for a while, "Sorry."

"There's no need to apologize. It's me who has been relying on Nino and Ichika that has done the wrong thing." Miku took a sip of soda water, and the unique taste spread in her mouth. "She wasted too much energy taking care of pudding and egg tarts yesterday. The two children kept crying because you were not there, so she went to bed very late."

Hanyu was stunned for a moment and smiled bitterly. It turned out that the problem was caused by him. Handing over the lunch box was indeed the right choice.

"There's no need to think that way, Qingkong-kun. Although it's a bit wrong for me to say this, the fact is that it's because Nino likes pudding too much. The little guy is not good at dealing with Nino, so he keeps meowing." Miku looked at Hanyu's profile, as if seeing through his heart, "It's not your fault. There's no need to impose those irresponsible thoughts on yourself."

Hanyu sighed, "Xiaohui told you that I quit the Classical Club, right?"

"Yes, she expressed your thoughts. Although it was a little obscure, I can guess it." There was no excessive emotion in Sanjiu's words. "I don't know what to do, but I know that you don't want to leave. It's a happy thing for everyone to study together, right?"

Hanyu touched his chin and thought that it was really nice to eat snacks together.

"I feel like you're thinking of something rude..." Miku snorted, "It's up to you. Anyway, we've already submitted the club application to the school, and the application should be approved soon."

Hanyu didn't know about this, but if he didn't sign or fill out the application form, it wouldn't matter. "That's perfect. You can study together. If you have any questions, ask me on Line."

Miku looked at Hanyu with a strange smile on her face, "It's not that simple. One day we will make you come back to be the president willingly, because you can't study well on Line. That's what you said."

Hanyu did say, "When discussing issues on Line, people will start playing with their phones for no reason, so it's better for everyone to read books and discuss face to face." He didn't expect that he would dig a hole for himself.

"So I have to hide from three groups of people in my second year of high school?" Hanyu's mouth twitched. Thinking about it this way, he might as well follow Nozaki and Tomoya. After all, there are no girls in that group, and he won't be criticized. "Forget it, I don't want to change my gender."

Just as they were about to say something, drizzles began to fall from the gray sky. It looked like the spring rain had come. Not long after they entered the teaching building, the rain started to get heavier. Hanyu and Miku felt relieved as they looked at the rain.

"Then I'll go back to the classroom. Qingzora-kun, have a good rest." Miku pushed aside her bangs and looked at Hanyu seriously. "By the way, our current department manager is Xiaohui. You'd better agree to her request."

Returning to his seat, Hanyu saw Kato, who was sitting at the back table, taking a sweet nap. The sound of rain outside the window did not disturb Miss Kato.

"Head of the Classical Club... Xiaohui, you really know how to make trouble for yourself. You are a person who is afraid of trouble just like me." Hanyu gently brushed the hair in front of Kato's eyes, "Thank you for your hard work."

Chapter 12: Meet Dad or Meet Father-in-law?

The raindrops hit the petals of the hydrangea, making the already beautiful flowers even more gorgeous. I reached out my hand to feel the rain and it seemed to be quite heavy.

"Do you have an umbrella?"

"What a coincidence, no."

Hanyu was speechless at the silly conversation between the two people next to him. He took out an umbrella from his bag and threw it to the two of them. "You two live far away, so just use my umbrella first. Someone will come to pick me up later."

Before Renye and Nozaki could react, Hanyu slipped away as a sign of respect. Helping a friend is one thing, but he didn't want to be the heroine.

"I thought you went to the Classics Club, Fumino." Hanyu, who was sitting on his phone, noticed someone standing next to him. He looked up and saw that it was Furuhashi. "Is there something going on?"

Furuhashi sat at the table next to Hanyu, leaning over the table rather nostalgically, "Wow, I envy the girl next to you. If she sits next to you, she won't be noticed by the teacher as easily."

Hanyu smiled slightly. His presence was indeed quite noticeable, and the teacher was inclined to ask him questions. "Yeah, I also miss the sound of you eating snacks after class. I always feel like I've lost my hamster when you're not around."

Gu Qiao puffed up her face, but when she realized that this made her look more like a hamster, she returned to her normal expression, "Xiao Hui and I have asked for leave, so we don't have to go to the Classics Club today."

"Ah."

The sound of rain echoed in the quiet classroom. Neither Hanyu nor Furuhashi continued talking. One was looking at his cell phone, while the other was lying on the table, staring blankly at the blackboard.

"My uncle sent me a message. I'll leave first." Hanyu glanced at Gu Qiao after receiving the message and prepared to leave. "Are you going?"

Gu Qiao blinked and stood up as well, "Well, Xiao Hui and I asked for leave because of this."

Because of the cancellation of his study abroad, Hanyu had been looking for an opportunity to apologize to Uncle Furuhashi. In addition, he wanted to reconcile the relationship between Furuhashi and his daughter, so Hanyu found an opportunity to ask Uncle Furuhashi out.

"Is it okay for you to go?" Hanyu was a little worried about Fumino's mood.

Gu Qiao thought about it and smiled sweetly, "It's okay, with Qingkong-kun by my side, I should be able to calm down."

Hanyu knew that although Furuhashi looked gentle, she was a girl who would not change her mind once she made up her mind. He thought that if the two of them could talk calmly, the situation would probably be much better.

"Did you bring an umbrella?" Hanyu had a headache. He lent the umbrella to Renye and the others thinking that it would be okay for them to get wet in the rain for a while, but he didn't expect Gu Qiao to follow them.

Gu Qiao took out an umbrella from his bag with a chuckle, "Well, ever since you taught me a lesson about catching a cold from the rain last time, I've been paying close attention to the weather forecast."

After all, I don’t want others to worry about me, Gu Qiao thought.

"Then, can I share an umbrella with you?"

"Eh?" Gu Qiao was a little surprised, "So Qingkong-kun is so reckless."

Hanyu did not deny it and nodded slightly. In this way, Hanyu and Guqiao walked on the road sharing an umbrella.

"I feel a little relieved..." Gu Qiao walked quietly. In order not to splash water, she took small steps as much as possible. Her fingertips gently stroked the hydrangeas on the roadside. The cool touch calmed her heart that was warmed up by shyness. "There's no need to tilt the umbrella towards me, Qingkong-kun."

"Yeah." He moved a little closer, and Hanyu's shoulders were also covered by the umbrella. "Thank you."

"Don't be so formal, Qingkong-kun." Gu Qiao protested softly, but she was also a little embarrassed. She remembered what she said to Hanyu while hugging him that night.

When they arrived at the agreed location, Gu Qiao gently plucked the wind chime and suddenly felt a little scared.

Hanyu looked at her frightened and conflicted expression, but he couldn't smile. Knowing the conflicts in Guqiao's family, he just felt sorry for this gentle girl. "How about this, you disguise yourself a little and sit behind us?"

Nodding, Gu Qiao carefully took out the glasses that Hanyu gave him and put them on. He took off his hairband and tied a ponytail in front of his chest. "Is this okay?"

"Well, very beautiful." Gently rubbing Gu Qiao's head, Hanyu had a smile on his face. He wanted to give Gu Qiao peace of mind and courage.

Feeling the warmth of Hanyu's palm, Gu Qiao realized why he saw his mother's shadow in Hanyu at that time, because no matter what kind of mentality Hanyu used to face others, he was always that gentle person.

Walking into the coffee shop first, Hanyu saw the somewhat haggard-looking Furuhashi's father, Furuhashi Reiji.

"Hello, uncle." It was a bit rude to make the elder wait for him, and Hanyu felt a little sorry. "Sorry, I should have come earlier."

Ling Shi shook his head, "It's okay, I just got here too."

The two of them fell into a brief silence. Fumino, who was sitting in the back, felt a pang in her heart, but when she heard Hanyu's voice, she breathed a sigh of relief.

“I am grateful for my uncle’s help in my study abroad this time, but I feel really bad to cancel this rare opportunity due to personal reasons.” Hanyu stood up and bowed apologetically.

"You wasted your talent, but this is your business. I have no right to ask." Ling Shi responded to Hanyu calmly, "I helped you just because I don't want a genius to become mediocre, not for any other reason."

The expression on Hanyu's face froze, "Sorry..."

"You are the one who wasted the opportunity, not me. You shouldn't say sorry to me." Ling Shi paused, "Don't waste your talent. A genius like you shouldn't be with someone without talent."

Hanyu frowned. He knew who his uncle was talking about. He had always been compared to Gu Qiao by Uncle Lingshi. "Uncle, is so-called talent really that important?"

"Well, math is something that requires talent. If a person without talent forces himself to learn it, it's just a waste of time." Reiji looked at Hanyu and thought of his wife, who looked at him the same way back then. "A mediocre person is not qualified to stand with a genius."

Reiji felt sad when he thought of his wife who shone like a comet.

Hanyu saw Fumino's trembling back, "I don't think that learning is impossible to catch up with the so-called genius. Uncle, can you please look directly at the efforts of others?"

"Work hard?" Lingshi smiled contemptuously. "You want to speak for Fumino, right? Let me ask you a simple question. Can she catch up with you through hard work? Let's lower the standard. Can she be admitted to a science university after graduating from high school?"

Fumino covered her mouth, afraid that she would not be able to hold back her sadness. She also knew that her efforts would have little effect, and Hanyu, who was not good at lying, would definitely agree with his father.

"After all, I'm a science idiot, and I can't compare to Qingkong-kun..."

Hanyu did not get emotional because of his mood. Instead, he spoke calmly, "I think Fumino can achieve everything she wants through hard work. Because she is not just hardworking, but also a very strong and gentle person. I will not be surprised no matter how far she can go."

Fumino looked back at Hanyu, but found that he was not looking at her. The remarks he made just now were only addressed to her father, and were not nice words just because she was here.

She suddenly understood why Xiaohui insisted on getting Hanyu back, because only someone who believes in everyone can help everyone in the classical club make progress, but he did not realize his role.

"Is that so? But Fumino's last result was not ideal." Reiji sighed self-deprecatingly. If hard work paid off, he, a mediocre person, would be able to catch up with his wife. "I haven't even mastered the knowledge of the first year of high school, let alone the second and third years."

"Uncle, do you know Fumino's grades?" Hanyu frowned as he grasped the key point.

Lingshi looked away, not wanting to continue this topic.

"Aozora-kun, thank you for speaking for me just now." Fumino and Hanyu were walking on the street after the spring rain. She opened her cherry lips and spoke out her inner voice. "I love my brother the most."

Hanyu shook his head slightly. "I just don't agree with what my uncle said. If his conclusion is true, wouldn't all my efforts be in vain?"

Fumino couldn't help laughing, "Blushing Aozora-kun, what you say is not convincing at all."

"...silly sister."

P.S. Happy 2019

Some people said there were too many characters, so I decided to cut some of the plot and only write about the ones related to the main plot.