Don't you guys dislike me?

"Hmm!" Chizuru Amamiya smiled sweetly, as pure as a blooming gardenia, not pretending, and then she raised her eyes to look at Yuichi:

"Senior Hoshino, can I go with you?"

114.Is it? Isn’t it? Do you think so?

Hoshino Yuichi did not meet Chizuru Amamiya's gaze. His purple-red eyes were filled with anticipation, but this was obviously just an appearance.

Why did they choose Kotonoha Katsura who had no friends? Or, why did they choose Chizuru Amamiya who had confessed to Yuichi to be Kotonoha's friend?

Yuichi glanced at the still somewhat unbelieving Katsura Kotonoha, and felt that he needed to find out Chizuru Amamiya's purpose before their friendship deepened...

"If you are Kotonoha's friend, then come along."

Yuichi didn't notice Horie Tomoya's increasingly strange expression, his mind was still on Amamiya Chizuru. His purpose was too obvious and it felt a little unreal.

"Thank you, Hoshino-senpai!"

Her voice was as sticky as taffy, and her watery eyes sparkled in her sweet smile, but dimmed in vain the next moment.

"Ah~~Hello, monitor."

Three girls came behind Chizuru Amamiya, leading them was a girl with a ponytail and glasses. She looked gentle and had a rather old-fashioned temperament, very similar to the Chizuru Amamiya of the past.

"We've been looking for you for a long time. Didn't the teacher say that he would ask you to organize the test papers? How come you disappeared in the blink of an eye?"

"We're still waiting to go to the library with you."

There was a hint of blame in her voice, as soft as floating clouds. It was normal to complain slightly after being stood up, but why was there fear in Chizuru Amamiya's eyes?

In addition to the girl with glasses, there is also a girl with short, neat hair and a girl with big wavy blonde hair. Although the blonde hair is a bit conspicuous, it is not uncommon in Yugen High School, where the school spirit is extremely free.

Why did these few good girls make Qianzuru, who was quite lively just now, become as stiff as a dead tree?

Tomoya was playing games as if no one was around, and Kotonoha Katsura was still dreaming about friendship and didn't want to wake up, so no one noticed that Chizuru was acting strangely.

"Sorry, Murakami-san, I already have an appointment with a friend today, let's do it next time."

The delicate body under the school uniform was trembling slightly. She bit her teeth lightly and tried hard to control her fear. She had finally become friends with Kaede Yukiha and she couldn't expose herself now.

"Eh... since it's Katsura-san from Class A, then there's nothing we can do about it. Let's make an appointment next time."

The girl with glasses, that is, Murakami Aiko, paused and changed her words naturally when she saw the person behind Amamiya Chizuru.

Murakami Aiko led the two people behind her and passed by Chizuru, and said in a voice that only Chizuru could hear:

"Let's make an appointment next time, class monitor~"

With a bit of teasing and mockery...

The figures of the three people disappeared in the corridor. Amemiya Chizuru breathed a sigh of relief, like a drowning person grabbing a rock on the shore and getting a chance to catch her breath. The shirt under her school uniform was already soaked with sweat.

It took Chizuru Amamiya a long time to recover and she put on the lively and cheerful mask again, but this time there were tiny cracks on the mask.

…………

Yuichi and his group were walking on the street. Chizuru Amamiya and Kotonoha Katsura were walking in front to get along with each other, while Yuichi and Tomoya were chatting idly in the back.

They walked slowly. After the tense exams, they had plenty of reasons and space to indulge themselves.

"You bastard Yuichi, my store exploration team has become your harem, how abominable..."

Although he said "damn it", Tomoya Horie had a smile on his fat face and his eyes were full of laughter, as if he was expecting Yuichi's harem to start a fire soon.

"What are you thinking about?"

"Tsk tsk, how can you make friends like this? Isn't it obvious that Amamiya Chizuru is here for Hoshino-senpai~ Should we say she's eager to find a partner? Or is she just innocent? Only Katsura Kotonoha could be fooled by her like this."

Tomoya nudged Yuichi's arm with his elbow and spoke with a gloating tone.

"Who knows?"

Yuichi shrugged and said perfunctorily without commenting.

"I see you don't try to stop me, could it be that you've already been together with her?"

"I want to see what her purpose is in approaching Kotonoha."

"Isn't that obvious? It must be coming for you."

Horie Tomoya shouted as if it was natural.

"hope so……"

…………

Tomoya recommended a dessert shop that had a limited variety of desserts, but it had Yuichi's favorite cheesecake.

The long-lost light and soft taste was like biting a cloud that melted in your mouth. The overflowing sweetness made Youyi feel happy. It didn't matter whether the taste was special or not. Youyi enjoyed the meal very much.

When I walked out of the store, the colorful clouds in the sky gradually faded away, and a dark curtain rose to cover the sky.

As the lights come on, neon lights awaken the city in the darkness, and the nightlife has just begun.

Youyi and his friends didn't plan to go back so early, so they discussed and decided to go watch a movie.

In the cinema, You sat expressionlessly between Chizuru Amamiya and Kotonoha Katsura. As for Tomoya Horie, he went to watch Fate: Heaven's Cup alone next door, citing different tastes as an excuse.

If Yuichi hadn't been worried that Kotonoha would be kidnapped by the evil-minded Chizuru Amamiya, he would have gone to find Tomoya with a bucket of popcorn long ago.

On the screen of the cinema was playing a movie that excessively eulogized love and youth. The same old love-hate stories seemed boring and tiring. Of course, few people watched the movie seriously. Most of them were couples who took advantage of the quiet atmosphere of the cinema to taste the forbidden fruit. A hint of pink could be seen faintly in the darkness.

Youyi was leaning on the soft seat with an extra-large bucket of popcorn in his hand, and two small hands were reaching out to him from the left and right, and from the front and back.

"Yuu-chan, I'm going to the bathroom."

Katsura Yanye put down her schoolbag with some distress and said something to Youichi.

"Go ahead. I'll help you look after your schoolbag."

"sorry to bother you."

After saying that, Gui Yanye trotted away with her black hair fluttering, and soon disappeared in the dim cinema.

At this moment, Katsura Kotonoha was not present, the movie music was enough to cover up the faint voices, and no one disturbed her.

Yuichi tilted his head to look at Chizuru Amamiya beside him. The light from the screen fell on the girl's pretty face, like shiny soft jade.

Yuichi's gaze was not concealed at all, which naturally attracted the girl's attention. She raised her purple-red eyes and looked at him, like a pair of delicious grapes.

"What's up, Hoshino-senpai?"

Her eyes were smiling, and her smile became sweeter and sweeter.

"Why do you want to be friends with Kotonoha?"

"Ah~ Senior, what you said is a bit strange. Why do we need a reason to be friends?"

Those peach blossom eyes turned playfully, smiled, and pretended to be stupid.

"If you hadn't confessed to me, I would still believe you."

Yuichi stared into Chizuru Amamiya's eyes intently. He wanted to know why a person's personality could change so much?

"So, Senior, do you mean that I want to use Katsura-san to get closer to you?"

"Isn't it?"

Yuichi didn't shyly look away. It didn't matter whether it was embarrassing or not. It would be even better if he was just being self-indulgent.

"Yes~"

The armrests of the seats in this cinema are adjustable, and at this moment the barrier between Chizuru Amamiya and Yuichi Hoshino seems to have been removed by someone.

115. She is happy, she is sad

When Chizuru Amamiya admitted it openly, Yuichi became even more confused. He frowned and asked:

"I clearly rejected you that day, didn't I?"

The cold air flows across my nose, leaving behind a lingering fragrance.

The soft body came closer, but no one noticed and they just blended into it.

"If you reject me, I won't like you anymore. How can there be so many crazy men and women in the world? I can't stop liking you... Senior."

"Besides, Senior already has so many beautiful girls around him, so what does it matter if there's one more of me? And... I will be content to stay by Senior's side and eat the leftovers left by Katsura-san."

The girl was so humble that she still held on to the man after being rejected. It was brave but also very sad.

Yuichi could not feel any warmth from under the thin school uniform, as if a girl wandering in the rainy night was looking for him for shelter and a bonfire.

"Why do you like me? You already know that there are so many beautiful girls around me, what made you take the risk?"

The movie reached the clichéd scene of a hero saving a beautiful girl. The brutally abused commoner girl finally found a chance to escape. However, her escape was discovered by the bandits, who chased her until she stopped in front of the knight.

The plot was too boring. You was staring at the screen expressionlessly. The light in his purple eyes made Chizuru Amamiya unsure of his attitude.

"Love doesn't need a reason... But please rest assured, senior, I won't ask for too much, nor will I bother you. As long as you are willing to give me a little warmth, I will be very happy."

"How's that? I'm pretty easy to deal with, right?"

She clenched her skirt tightly with her bare hands into fists. Her heart was in turmoil. It was unwise to pin her hopes on others, but she had no other choice.

…………

What on earth does she want to do?

The starry night sky was covered with a thin layer of mist. Yuichi's fingers on the armrest tapped slowly. His purple eyes moved slightly as he looked at Chizuru Amamiya's fake and fragile smile. The cracks on her mask became bigger. It would probably be soon before he knew her true thoughts.

"as you like."

As soon as Youyi finished speaking, Katsura Kotonoha came back.

Chizuru Amemiya obediently stepped back to the side, and the drooping armrest was lifted up. It seemed that just as she said, she would just hide aside obediently and not fight for it.

But liking and restraint are paradoxes in themselves. Liking is impulse, while loving is restraint. Loving someone you have only met a few times? This is a little unrealistic.

…………

When walking out of the cinema, the evening breeze blew past your face, and the bright lights made Youyi feel as if he was in another world.

As they were about to part, Chizuru Amamiya winked at Yuichi implicitly. Her youthful charm seemed a little clumsy, but it also seemed as if she was confirming Yuichi's attitude.

…………

When Youyi returned home, the residential area had fallen asleep and was so quiet that one could not bear to disturb its tranquility.

Tachibana Haruna did not come again. A lunch box was lying quietly on the garbage piled in the trash can. It was obvious that it was the one used by Kasumigaoka Utaha.

There was no homework tonight, so Yuichi was a complete idler. His cell phone kept ringing. It was Chizuru Amamiya who got a call from LINE and was trying hard to change the topic. The two were not familiar with each other, so after a few simple chats, Yuichi ended the conversation abruptly on the pretext of taking a shower.

Yuichi's short shirt was soaked with sweat. The exercise that he had been lazy about for some time was put on his agenda again. He really did not lie to Chizuru Amamiya, because he could not stand the stickiness on his skin.

After opening the door and going downstairs with his change of clothes, Youichi met Kasumigaoka Utaha who had just finished taking a shower. She was holding a towel and wiping her hair.

The girl raised her eyes, her wet bangs looked like willow branches caught in the rain, her eyes seemed to be filled with something, her little mouth was about to open but then stopped, her bright eyes half closed, her steps paused for a moment, then resumed the next, and she walked past Youyi.

Yuichi continued walking as if nothing had happened, and every step he took on the floor stepped on Kasumigaoka Utaha's heart. No matter what Yuichi thought, she hoped that Yuichi would speak first every time they met.

She gave special meaning to every meeting. Every time she saw Yuichi, her heart would tremble slightly. She couldn't stop this internal friction, even if it tortured her to death, so she wanted Yuichi to take the initiative to speak...

Pull her out of this vortex...

Not speaking up was her last act of stubbornness. Kasumigaoka Utaha didn't know what she was angry about, but she wanted to maintain the last bit of persistence in her heart.

"Will you make your share of breakfast tomorrow?"

Those plain words were like a gentle breeze, blowing into Kasumigaoka Utaha's heart, causing ripples and forcing the throbbing heart hidden underneath to surface.

"Um...well, thank you for your help then."

Her heart was pounding, and she couldn't hide her joy and happiness even when she spoke. She tried her best to suppress it and trembled slightly.

Kasumigaoka Utaha stopped, looked down at her toes and slowly curled them up, waiting for Yuichi's reply.

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