Ichinose, you will regret it.

"Hahaha! Uesugi Gen, you bastard! Hahaha!"

Horikita Suzune, the serious and cold beautiful girl from Class D of the first grade, burst out laughing under the powerful attack of Uesugi Gen.

"Hahaha!"

In the small room, the girl's shy, embarrassed, angry, and joyful laughter echoed...

half an hour.

Uesugi Gen stopped scratching his hands, and finally pressed his body against Horikita Suzune's flat belly as he wished, closing his eyes peacefully.

Horikita Suzune's laughter gradually stopped. She didn't say anything, breathing softly, and stared blankly at Uesugi Gen in her arms.

The air in the room quieted down.

"Hey... Uesugi Gen."

Horikita Suzune stroked Uesugi Gen's head, her hair running through her fingers, and spoke softly:

"Can you have dinner with me like this next year?"

"Humph."

Uesugi Gen hummed twice with pride and said with his eyes closed.

"Why, stubborn girl, are you going to fall in love with me?"

"Yeah, I... like you."

Horikita Suzune looked quietly at the boy in her arms and admitted it very frankly.

Horikita Suzune is very aware that her personality is not likable, even her parents and brother at home don't like her personality.

Apart from the boy in front of her, no one else can tolerate her awkward personality. No matter if she beats him or scolds him, he will still stick to her and make her happy.

I have always been alone and used to being alone, but the person in my eyes suddenly broke into my life one day.

When I came to my senses and tried to go back to being alone, I helplessly discovered that I could no longer walk without this guy.

So... Horikita Suzune didn't want to let him go.

No matter how irrational he was, how much he annoyed her, or how much trouble he caused her, Horikita Suzune didn't want to let him go.

Because I am also very awkward, stubborn, and troublesome...

"Then why don't you kiss me? I've always been the one taking the initiative."

Uesugi Gen said jokingly.

"Ah."

Horikita Suzune surprisingly did not object. She lowered her head and gently kissed Uesugi Gen on the cheek. The kiss was stiff, clumsy, stubborn, and serious...

After a long while, Horikita Suzune raised her head and said, "Merry Christmas, Uesugi Gen."

"Merry Christmas, stubborn girl, kiss me like this next year too."

Uesugi Gen said with a satisfied look on his face.

"If you come..."

"Suzune, next year..."

Uesugi Gen's expression became serious as he stared into Horikita Suzune's cold eyes.

"what happened?"

Horikita Suzune's heart skipped a beat. Could something go wrong next year?

"Always remember to wear stockings or stockings."

The next second, Uesugi Gen's expression turned painful and he wailed.

"Do you know how I felt when you kissed me just now and I wanted to reach out and touch your thigh, but I found that I touched this damn straight-leg pants that was neither hard nor soft?"

"#!"

The warm atmosphere was broken in an instant by Uesugi Gen. Horikita Suzune clenched her fists and cursed at Uesugi Gen.

"You pervert! Why are you always thinking about my legs?!"

"I'm going to die without your legs touching me!"

"Shut up you pervert!"

"Oh."

……

【18: 42】

"I'm leaving now, stubborn girl, won't you give me a hug?"

Uesugi Gen stood at the entrance, smiling and opening his arms towards Horikita Suzune.

"..."

Horikita Suzune ignored him and cleared the dishes on the table with a red face.

"Lingyin, you're so heartless! You said you loved me!"

Uesugi Gen complained.

"Shut up, if you want to leave, just leave, don't dilly-dally."

"Okay, goodbye stubborn girl."

Uesugi Gen slammed the door shut and disappeared at the speed of light.

The room returned to its former tranquility.

Horikita Suzune looked at the empty room and felt empty in her heart for a moment.

We've only been apart for a short while and you're already missing him?

She slowly stood up and gave a wry smile.

You are so disappointing, Horikita Suzune!

Ok?

Horikita Suzune fixed her eyes on her desk.

A palm-sized gift box was lying there quietly.

That guy...when was he released?

Horikita Suzune walked over and picked up the gift box.

It was a very ordinary style, a white square box tied up with blue ribbons.

This is so ugly...

Most likely, that guy stabbed himself.

In the room where no one was watching, the girl's smile blossomed like a blooming snow lotus.

Untie the straps on the package bit by bit, put it aside intact, and gently open the gift box to reveal the true appearance of the gift.

A bottle of amber liquid in a glass bottle, without a label. It was a small bottle, and Horikita Suzune estimated that she could finish it in one gulp.

There was a small note inside the box.

[Stubborn girl, after drinking this, you are mine. You can't escape. ╰（*?︶`*）╯]

"Bah~ga~ who's yours!"

Horikita Suzune muttered softly.

She picked up the bottle and glanced suspiciously at the liquid inside.

That guy... I hope he didn't put some weird stuff in there.

Unscrew the lid and take a sip.

It's a strange smell, I can't describe it, but it feels very familiar.

Forget it, I'll just ask that guy in a few days.

After putting the bottle back into the box, tying it up again, and putting it in the drawer, Horikita Suzune turned around and continued to clean up the dishes.

……

At the same time, outside the dormitory building.

The clerk of the fried chicken shop in the Beech Shopping Center was standing at the door bored, waiting for his employer to show up.

Normally, this should be the busiest time of the year for the store, and it should not support delivery service. However, it seems that his employer seems to be of special status, so the store manager specially freed up one person to help him with delivery.

"Sorry, sorry, I'm late and kept you waiting."

A voice suddenly sounded behind him.

"No, no, not at all. I just waited a few minutes."

The clerk reacted quickly, put on a professional smile, and handed over the insulated box. "As you requested, it's freshly baked, and the strawberry cake is also inside."

"Ok."

After taking the insulated box, the boy immediately rushed upstairs as if in a hurry, "Thank your store manager for me."

"OK……"

The clerk stared blankly at the figure running away, scratching his head in confusion.

Why... he clearly came out of the dormitory building, but there was snow on his body?

……

【18;43】

Of course I found a window and jumped down directly. Going down the stairs one floor at a time wasted at least 20 seconds of my time.

In the stairs of the emergency passage, Uesugi Gen's figure kept flashing and rushed straight to his room 404.

Although it was a few minutes later than expected, it was pretty close.

At this speed, plus the snow outside, the smell of Sukiyaki should be blown away almost all of the time. I can just eat something later to cover up the taste in my mouth.

The first date, with Miss Horikita Suzune, went smoothly.

……

"Knock~"

Uesugi Gen gently pushed open the door and stuck his head out to observe the situation inside the room.

"Well!"

Ichinose Kamo was sitting on the table. When she heard the sound, she looked up in surprise, quickly stood up, and ran towards Kamisugi Gen, opening her arms to hug him.

"Yuan-kun!"

"Hey, wait a minute."

Uesugi Gen put the thermal box aside and warned, "Be careful, it's not good if you get burned."

"Uh-huh."

Ichinose nodded repeatedly, gently helped him take off his coat, took his hand and walked to the table, sitting next to him.

"Let's start eating."

Unlike Horikita Suzune who cooks everything with just one pot of sukiyaki and rice, Ichinose only makes home-cooked dishes that are more heartwarming.

Red bean soup, salmon avocado salad, teriyaki chicken thighs, grilled eel, and fried shrimp tempura, etc.

Paired with the fried chicken and strawberry cream cake that Uesugi Gen bought, it was more than enough for two people.

"Is Fanbo done so quickly? I thought Fanbo was still busy when I came back?"

"Hey hey hey."

Ichinose scratched her fair face sheepishly.

"Because I want to spend more time with Gen-kun, I've actually taken care of all this in advance."

"Then let's get started."