Don't you guys dislike me?

The girl's voice rose slightly, as if to hide her uneasiness. She was glad that she could still say words that matched her image and didn't have to tiptoe.

"go in."

Yuichi avoided her topic, causing Miura Yumiko to snort.

…………

The two of them learned from each other as usual, but the calm and peaceful atmosphere of the library could not suppress the girl's restless mood. She had to explain the situation to Yuichi first, so that she would have a greater chance of being forgiven.

Thinking of this, the girl opened her mouth, but couldn't think of how to start.

Should I admit that I am a fool who does things without thinking, and that is why I was deceived by Tobe Sho's one-sided words? Or should I just say sorry to Hoshino and ask for his forgiveness...?

Just when she was struggling, Yuichi's words made her put all her worries aside, and her heart was lifted:

"Miura, did you and Tobe Sho go together to cause trouble for Kotonoha?"

Yuichi had put down the pen he had been moving gently at some point, and his calm gaze seemed somewhat aggressive in the girl's eyes.

Miura Yumiko was flustered and at a loss because she lost the opportunity to admit her mistake:

"I was just about to tell you about this. I was just confused for a moment and thought that Hubu was bullied, so I wanted to bring people to help him. I really didn't expect that girl was your acquaintance..."

She was a little excited, and eager to clarify her innocence and confusion. Her little hands gestured frantically, as if she was trying desperately to fill in the gaps she had made.

"Then you saw Kotonoha being bullied..."

Yuu paused and said nothing more. Forcing her to act according to her own ideas was somewhat unreasonable. Miura Yumiko didn't know that Kotonoha was her friend, so she would not stop Tobe Sho's threat...

This seems reasonable. Yuichi has no right to blame her. After all, her starting point is for her friends. When she sees a girl she doesn't know being bullied by Tobe Sho, not to mention Miura Yumiko, even Yuichi herself may not care.

Yuichi knows that he is not a good person, and it takes a lot of effort for him to take care of the people around him. It is unlikely that he can respond to everyone's feelings like Hayato Hayama does, and Yuichi is unwilling to do so. That kind of response would be perfunctory.

Of course... this doesn't mean that Yuichi can forgive her so easily. He hasn't forgotten the friendship that Miura Yumiko had for him, so he has to use you a little before forgiving you... Sorry.

Yuichi's futile pause caused a huge stone to press on Miura Yumiko's heart, heavy and depressing, as if he had given up on questioning and directly concluded that she was dead. At this moment, she even longed for Yuichi to scold her. This dead silent atmosphere suffocated her.

The beating of her heart echoed in her ears. She didn't know what to say and foolishly waited for the second half of Youyi's pause. The tone of disappointment and helplessness in her made her panic.

"Xingye, let me explain..."

The girl forced a smile and tugged at the corner of Youichi's clothes, as if begging for mercy.

"If I wasn't here, would Yanye be treated like this in class? She would be bullied by Hubu, and people in the class would exclude her and despise her. That would make that child's life very painful..."

"I really didn't know that girl was your friend at that time. If I knew, I would definitely stop Hu Bu!"

The afternoon sun fell on the girl's golden hair, and the rippling light seemed to be telling of her grievances.

Yuichi angrily changed the topic to Tobe Sho, but he was not done targeting him yet.

"There are no ifs, Miura-san. It's good that you think about your friends, but you should have figured out the cause of the matter before you stood up for them. It was Tobu who flirted with Kotonoha first, and he even had the nerve to ask people to come and get back at him. You should have thought about what kind of people your friends are before you act impulsively and blindly defend them..."

It was this kind of pause again, the kind of pause that didn't want to interfere too much in her life, which made her particularly dissatisfied, but Miura Yumiko couldn't lose her temper because now was not the time to think about such things.

But she just couldn't refute it. In her anxiety, she didn't grasp the main point and kept saying that she didn't know Katsura Kotonoha, but she never reflected on why she was stupid enough to be deceived by Tobe Sho's one-sided words.

Wait, is Hoshino correcting her mistake? A glimmer of hope emerged from the dry field, but was wiped out the next moment.

Thank you for your care these days. I think we don’t need to help each other anymore. You can just tell the teacher that I am idle and don’t want to study…”

Huh?!

Yumiko Miura was slightly stunned, and the hope that had just risen in her heart was shattered by Yuichi's sudden words.

"why?"

There was no response to her, and when she came to her senses, Youichi had already left with the books he had packed up long ago.

The girl could not accept this result. The feeling in her heart was not so much a sense of loss as it was a sense of unreality. How could someone come and go as he pleased?

How could she agree so easily?!

ps: I am such a fool. Damn it, I couldn't sleep yesterday and couldn't get up in the morning to write. Damn it, I have to revise this chapter tomorrow...

ps: Chuan Chuan~ Why did you leave without telling me? Bai Ye Gaga misses you, and keeps asking if you were kidnapped. He keeps talking about you in the group chat. Please reply when you have time (from Bai Ye Dao Zi's missing person notice)

73. It’s all because of this guy

"Quiet!"

The librarian teacher knocked on the corner of the desk, frowning tightly.

But now Miura Yumiko has no intention to care about these things. How can this be possible? ! Breaking off the relationship with her so easily? What a joke!

The girl picked up the books on the table randomly and stepped on the ground with her small leather shoes awkwardly. The tapping sound was particularly obvious in the quiet library.

"Don't run!" the administrator's low voice came, but it seemed to have no effect.

The figure with fluttering blonde hair quickly disappeared in the library.

The dazzling sunlight hit the running girl hard on the head. Her emerald green eyes like tender buds closed in vain. She subconsciously raised her hand to block the sunlight. The messy books in her arms and her hope of redemption fell to the ground.

She had no time to care about the books on the ground. Her trembling eyes reluctantly followed Yuichi's figure, but all she saw were strange faces passing by. Yuichi blended into the crowd like a drop of water merging into the sea, making the girl feel a little powerless. He passed by her hurriedly like a passerby, leaving no trace...

Is she just going to watch Hoshino Yuichi drifting away from her?! Impossible! There's no way he can escape. This precious pure land is only enjoyed by the queen. Miura Yumiko has never thought of giving up. They are classmates, they are a mutual aid group designated by the teacher, and they have a lot in common. There's no way he can escape.

"Ah... Miura, you are so careless. Let me pick it up for you... otherwise it will get dirty..."

Miura Yumiko was very familiar with this frivolous voice. This poor homeless guy was looking for a sense of existence again. With nowhere to go, he finally found an opportunity to show his worth. He was eager to demonstrate his worth, which was disgusting. His hands were even more disgusting than the dust and dirt on the ground.

"Get away! Don't touch my books with your dirty hands. Haven't you hurt me enough?!"

The girl's beautiful eyes widened, filled with anger and disgust. She snatched the book from Tobe Sho's hand, and seemed to take out his only remaining value as well. He stood there in a daze, watching his old friend leave.

Yumiko Miura didn't have the time to talk nonsense with him. If she didn't find Yuichi at noon, her heart would be in a knot for the whole afternoon... Waiting was a luxury for her, and she didn't want to suffer anymore.

The anxiously running girl was particularly eye-catching among a group of students strolling leisurely. Her eyes were anxiously searching, sweat wet her cheeks, gold hair stuck to her temples, and her face looked haggard.

This was not the first time she had been so worried and anxious about Yuichi. When she saw that Katsura Kotonoha was Yuichi's friend, she ran all the way to the platform. She couldn't say it at that time, but... it seemed to be the same this time.

The bell for class rang, and she would spend the whole afternoon with this anxiety. She smiled helplessly, as if she was mocking herself for being so cowardly when she saw Youichi, who was always resolute. At two o'clock in the afternoon, the strongest sunlight was shining down, but she didn't feel the slightest heat, even though she was sweating profusely.

The girl walked into the bathroom, wet her handkerchief, and carefully wiped off the sweat-stained makeup on her face, revealing her natural and pretty face. She looked less domineering and more pure and lively, like a queen who had taken off her crown and turned back into a pure and beautiful girl.

Youth is the best rouge and powder. The pinkness and fairness cannot be replaced by any amount of expensive cosmetics. However, Yumiko Miura does not like the way she looks, as she looks like a naive girl. But it is too late to touch up her makeup now, so she can only make do with it.

…………

After the first period.

"Ah~ Yumiko is so cute!"

Ebina Hina pushed the frame of her glasses, her eyes lit up under the mirror, and she praised.

"Don't say that, Ebina. I'm a little shy~"

Yumiko Miura tugged at her friend's sleeve, and covered her half-lowered red face with her other hand. She was shy but felt a little expectant in her heart. Hina Ebina's exclamation naturally attracted the attention of other popular people.

They cast curious glances and praised one after another:

"Yeah, a little more innocent than before."

“It feels so much gentler!”

"Don't be so shy, Yumiko is really super cute! She looks so beautiful without makeup, I'm a little envious..."

Yuigahama Yui's encouragement gave Miura Yumiko a little courage. She tried to raise her face under the attention of everyone. Her pretty face was rosy and her beautiful twinkling eyes made her look even more charming.

"Yeah?"

"Yeah!" Yuigahama Yui encouraged her energetically, and the bun on her head shook slightly.

Everyone's eyes were a little ambiguous, hesitating between Miura Yumiko and Hayama Hayato. The rumor that Miura Yumiko liked Hayama Hayato was known to everyone, so Yumiko's other suitors were embarrassed to show their feelings because of Hayama Hayato.

But at this moment, Yumiko Miura's eyes were looking in a certain direction under the cover of her friends, with expectation and nervousness, but her little thoughts were ultimately in vain.

Yuichi was chatting with Tomoya about irrelevant topics and didn't pay any attention to her. Why? Wasn't Ebina talking loudly? Yuigahama was also talking loudly. Why didn't Hoshino notice?

The social circles of the two seemed to be two circles that would never intersect. The confidence that she had gained from being encouraged by her predecessors disappeared in an instant. She held her face in her hands, feeling unhappy, and the melancholy of worrying about gains and losses emerged again.

"What? Let me see, is it really that cute?"

Hubu Xiang's sudden appearance brought the heated atmosphere to a freezing point. Everyone shut up and remained silent. It was a pity that he could still speak in front of so many people:

"You must be kidding, this is so cute!"

With exaggerated movements and flamboyant tone, the clown, who has no self-awareness, begins to show his desire to perform again.

“Yes, that’s right.”

The awkward atmosphere made Yuigahama Yui instinctively want to liven up the atmosphere, and she agreed in a low voice, but was met with Miura Yumiko's sharp gaze, which scared her so much that she stopped talking.

Seeing that someone finally responded to him, Tobe Sho tried to climb up as if grasping at a life-saving straw:

"How did I..."

The straw was cut by the queen's cold tone.

"That's enough, Ministry of Revenue. Can't you see you're not welcome here? With what you've done, who would dare to be your friend? I thought you would leave obediently, and I didn't want to say anything more, but I didn't expect you to be so annoying. Is it fun to embarrass everyone again and again?"

"If you make things difficult for us, don't blame me for being rude!"

Miura Yumiko tore off Tobe Sho's fig leaf and exposed his bad deeds to everyone. Her beautiful eyes were filled with anger. It was this guy who ruined her relationship with Hoshino!

74. Remembrance and Retention

Tobe Sho opened his mouth but couldn't say a word. His only hope of luck was crushed by Miura Yumiko. Everyone's silence was tantamount to consent. He was not even given a chance to perform. He had been abandoned by the entire class and became the villain that he used to laugh at.

"Oh~ Xieyou, they are so vicious. They forced him to not even say a word. Otherwise, they would have let Hubu Xiang say a few words anyway."

Tomoya Horie quietly took some potato chips from the drawer and put them in his mouth, ate while admiring them.

"I'm just returning to himself what he did to Kotonoha..."

Yuichi watched indifferently as Tobe Sho returned to his seat, curled up into a ball with his arms folded like a monkey abandoned by the group.

"Then you must have said something to Miura, right? Otherwise, how could she be so excited?! It's completely different from how she acted this morning. In the morning, you tried to get her out of the way, but now she's just fighting with you."

He picked up another piece of potato chips and ate it with a crunching sound, leisurely enjoying the tragedy of Tobe Sho.

"Um……"

"Are you interested in telling me so I can have some fun?"

He also has a keen interest in the behind-the-scenes of movies.

"without…"

"Okay, forget it, how about some potato chips?"

"can."

"Here."

"What's that smell? It's weird?"

“Cucumber flavor, my favorite.”

"Strange……"

…………

After school in the afternoon, Yuichi and Miura Yumiko's mutual assistance was cancelled, so he went with Horie Tomoya and Katsura Kotonoha to find a restaurant they had never been to to try something new. This time they failed again. Not only was the price very expensive, but the quantity was also very small. It could be said to be a boutique restaurant... The taste was also disappointing, and the presentation only looked a bit upscale.

As dusk approached, Youichi decided to try making hamburger meat again and went to the fresh food supermarket downstairs. He looked around and thought that Tachibana Haruna would not come to create a chance encounter with her again, after all, it was still early.

You kept running to the freezer, picked up a box of pork and walked towards the cashier. He never expected that the cashier was Tachibana Haruna, as his eyes had not even lingered on her just now.

"Ah~ Yuichi, do you miss your sister?"

Tachibana Haruna was laughing, her work clothes were stretched tight by her proud figure, and her long hair was tied into a neat ponytail. When she saw Yuichi's surprised expression, she felt a little proud and there was a hint of ridicule in her words.

"Do you work here?"