My fiancée Yukino

Volume 1: Chapter 22 Yuigahama's Gift (2/2)

After Luo Bai delivered that zero-style slice shot, Miura Yumiko was stunned for a while before she reacted.

"Hmph, I don't know what method you used, but as long as you hit the ball back before it hits the ground, it's fine."

With a whistle, Luo Bai said with a smile, "Your mind works pretty fast, let's give it a try."

Yumiko Miura continued serving with a cold expression.

Luo Bai went straight to the baseline and struck the same pose as before.

"Coming soon!"

Sure enough, Yumiko Miura immediately grabbed her racket and rushed to the net.

At the same time, Luo Bai's hitting motion suddenly changed. He flicked the ball upwards, turning the original return into a high lob. The tennis ball flew directly into the air, drawing a beautiful arc, and landed accurately on the baseline behind Miura Yumiko.

"40:0."

As Hachiman Hikigaya announced the score, Luo Bai smiled, slung his racket over his shoulder, and looked at Yumiko Miura, whose face was almost red-hot, saying, "Your mind works fast, but your thinking isn't very comprehensive. So, how about you guess how I'll play the next point?"

Hearing Luo Bai's words, Hayama Hayato shook his head helplessly.

Although Luo Bai had a smile on his face the whole time, Hayama Hayato, who had known Luo Bai since childhood, knew very well that Luo Bai was starting to get a little impatient.

Because they did indeed disturb Luo Bai's affairs.

"Yumiko."

"I'm fine." Miura Yumiko replied stiffly, then went back to pick up the ball, preparing for her fourth serve of the set.

In the final point, Luo Bai didn't use any special tactics; he simply relied on his and Yukino's teamwork to easily win the last point and break the opponent's serve.

"1:0."

The second game begins, and it's Luo Bai's turn to serve next.

Holding the ball, Luo Bai looked at Yukino and said, "Should you serve or should I serve?"

If you want to finish quickly, then I'll serve.

Yukino didn't want to waste any more time, so she nodded and said, "Then you can do it, but don't hit anyone."

Luo Bai laughed and said, "Don't worry, I'm not some kind of devil, I won't play this kind of murderous tennis."

Holding the ball, Luo Bai reached the baseline, stretched his neck, and then tossed the ball high into the air.

"Oh!"

The next second, the tennis ball, like a beam of light, flew straight across the court and, before anyone could react, slammed into the iron net in the backcourt, spinning continuously and making a screeching sound that made everyone's ears ring.

On the sidelines, Yui Yuigahama, sitting in a chair, widened her eyes: "Wow, so fast! I can't even see it!"

Totsuka Saika said in disbelief, "At this speed, she should be on par with professional golfers, right?"

"Huh? A professional? Luo Bai-jun is that amazing?"

Luo Bai, who served the ball, was somewhat dissatisfied. He hadn't played it for several years, and if he practiced more, his speed should be faster.

Looking at Hachiman, Luo Bai said, "Score it."

"Ah! Ah, yes, 15:0."

Hachiman Hikigaya was also a bit dumbfounded. It seemed that he really was just not interested because he had been so lazy before.

However, after announcing the score, Miura Yumiko, who had been silent for a while with her head down, raised her head, looked at Luo Bai and said, "That's enough. I admit defeat. I'm leaving, Hayato."

"Huh?" Hayama Hayato really didn't expect that Miura Yumiko, who was usually so assertive, would choose to admit defeat so easily.

But after seeing this shot, it seems there's no way to avoid defeat. The skill levels are simply not on the same level, not to mention that Yukino Yukinoshita's tennis skills are also quite good.

After apologizing to Luo Bai and Yukino, Hayama Hayato quickly followed Miura Yumiko as she left the tennis court.

As for the few followers who came with him, they had no choice but to leave quickly as well.

Yawning, Luo Bai stretched his arms and walked to the bench where he had rested earlier: "Alright, the troublesome person is gone, let's continue practicing, Totsuka."

“Okay!” Totsuka Ayaka immediately stood up and looked at Luo Bai, saying, “Luo Bai-kun, could you please teach me how to play tennis?”

"Hmm? I'll teach you?"

Luo Bai shook his head and said, "You're a beginner, it's enough for others to teach you. Even if I taught you, the results would be about the same as if Yukino and the others taught you. Aiming too high isn't a good thing, so focus on building a solid foundation first."

After saying that, Luo Bai sat down on the bench, took out his phone, put on his headphones, and leisurely listened to music.

After staring at Luo Bai for a few seconds, Yukino looked at Totsuka Saika and said, "Come on, let's start practicing returning the ball."

The Service Club's training for Totsuka Saika has resumed.

Training ended at 4 PM.

After everyone changed back into their school uniforms, Totsuka Saika said goodbye and left the school, while the others went to the Service Club to get their school bags.

Before leaving, Yui Yuigahama called everyone back, smiling as she took out three packages of cookies from her bag and handed them to the three of them.

"Here you go, these are cookies I made after practicing diligently at home these past few days. I'm giving them to you all to thank you for teaching me. Without everyone's help, I really couldn't have made such wonderful cookies!"

Looking at the cookies inside the transparent packaging, Luo Bai smiled and said, "Hmm, they do look pretty good. Thanks. So, you said you wanted to give them away, have you given them away yet?"

Yui Yuigahama nodded shyly: "It's been sent out!"

After opening the bag and smelling it to confirm the scent, Yukino was finally relieved and looked at Yui Hama, saying, "So, Yui Hama's request is finally over. Before, you didn't say anything about sending it out, and I thought things had gone back to the way they were at the beginning."

"Ah! Xiaoxue is so mean! Even I would never do that!"

Meanwhile, Hachiman Hikigaya, the target, silently took out a biscuit and put it in his mouth.

It was the first time I had ever received a gift from a girl, and it was homemade cookies.

Yes, I am grateful.

After leaving school, Luo Bai and Xue Nai went to the supermarket to buy some groceries and then returned to their apartment.

After putting down his schoolbag and changing his clothes, Luo Bai came over to Yukino's side and saw Yukino sitting on the sofa, smiling and playing with two kittens.

After a week, the two little Ragdolls have completely gotten used to their home environment and are very close to their owner, Yukino.

The two little ones were naturally familiar with Luo Bai and showed no signs of rejection.

"Yukino, you should rest for a while. I'm making dinner."

Yukino nodded, put the cat on her lap aside, and then started making tea.

Half an hour later, after covering the stewing beef, Luo Bai turned around and went to the kitchen doorway, looking towards the living room.

At this moment, Yukino couldn't resist teasing the cat again, picking up the little snowball and looking into its eyes.

Seeing the smile on Yukino's face, Luo Bai silently took out his phone, snapped a picture of the scene, and set it as his phone wallpaper.

Volume 1: Chapter 23 The Proposal About Weekends (1/2)

dinner time.

After taking a bite of rice, Yukino looked at Luo Bai sitting opposite her and asked her question.

"How exactly did you manage to hit that shot this afternoon?"

"Hmm?" Luo Bai blinked and said with a smile, "That ball that doesn't bounce?"

Yukino nodded.

After thinking for a moment, Luo Bai said, "It mainly involves using the ball's spin to control it, which is very difficult and puts a lot of strain on the wrist that most people can't handle. Also, I used a special technique that only I know and no one else does. If Yukino wants to learn it, she probably can't replicate it 100%, at most she can reduce the ball's bounce height."

Luo Bai tried to hit this kind of ball without using superpowers, and the final effect was as he said. It was impossible for the ball not to bounce, but it would be very difficult for the opponent to catch it. It was quite an exaggerated technique.

Although this world doesn't have Ryoma Echizen and his group who play "killer tennis," Luo Bai, relying on his memories from his previous life, feels that he can still replicate quite a few interesting tennis skills.

He can even hit serves like Fuji Syusuke's that disappear.

However, if such a shot were to be hit, it would be a bit too shocking, so in the afternoon Luo Bai ultimately chose to tone it down.

After hearing this, Yukino glanced thoughtfully at Luo Bai and then said, "There's no need to learn it. I never thought about using tennis for anything; it's just a sport I've learned. However, I didn't expect your tennis skills to be so good, and your serve speed is almost on par with professional players, isn't it?"

"Yeah, that's true, but I can only really practice serving. I don't practice other things much. And I only practiced those two years ago, so I've lost interest after playing them a lot. I don't need to be a professional player."

Luo Bai's answer was similar to what Yukino had thought; given Luo Bai's family background, there was indeed no need for him to be an athlete.

Nodding, Yukino looked at Luo Bai and said, "In that case, you should put in more effort when training Totsuka Saika for the next week, and don't always slack off."

"Okay, okay, I understand."

Having already taken the initiative to fight a match today, Luo Bai was naturally prepared and wouldn't continue to slack off.

　Moreover, in the next week, after school, we can train Totsuka Saika for an hour, which will basically allow us to establish a long-term training plan for him, and then the Service Club won't need to interfere much.

After finishing their dinner and clearing the table and utensils, Luo Bai and Xue Nai sat on the sofa and drank tea.

Looking at the two kittens eating cat food, Luo Bai asked, "Afterwards, don't forget to take them to get spayed or neutered. You haven't thought about breeding them, have you?"

Yukino nodded and said, "Yes, I know. I'll arrange to have the sterilization surgery during the summer vacation."

The two kittens are three months old now, it's April now, and they'll be at the right age to be spayed/neutered around July or August during the summer vacation.

Although Yukino loves cats, two are enough for her at home right now; any more would distract her too much.

Yukino was quite sensible about these things.

Perhaps after I graduate from university and start working, I can consider having a few more cats.

Looking at the two cats, Yukino had a faint smile in her eyes, and the more she looked at them, the better she felt.

Just then, Luo Bai's phone rang on the coffee table.

As Luo Bai reached for his phone, he said, "I guess it's my mom calling."

Upon closer inspection, it was indeed the one.

Upon answering the phone, Luo Bai said, "Hello, Mom. Yes, I'm here with Yukino. I just finished dinner."

After exchanging a few words, Luo Bai handed the phone to Yukino.

Yukino pursed her lips, took the phone, and then ran to the bedroom under Luo Bai's gaze, closing the door behind her.

"...Is this some kind of topic I shouldn't hear?"

Scratching his head, Luo Bai guessed it was some kind of mother-in-law/daughter-in-law topic.

Thinking of this, Luo Bai couldn't help but smile. Given Yukino's personality, it seemed quite amusing to be tortured like this by her mother.

Let's tease her about this later.

While thinking, Luo Bai picked up the remote control and changed the TV program.

It wasn't until half an hour later that Yukino came out of the room and returned the phone to Luo Bai.

"Change my phone wallpaper."

"kindness?"

Luo Bai was stunned for a moment before remembering that he had changed his wallpaper. It seemed that Yukino had seen it when he finished the phone call.

Luo Bai smiled and shook his head: "No way, this is a great shot that I managed to capture with great difficulty, how could I possibly change it?"

Yukino was a little shy, after all, Luo Bai had used her photo as his phone wallpaper.

But besides feeling shy, I was also a little happy.

Then she heard Luo Bai say, "Since you feel embarrassed, how about I let you take a picture so you can use it as your phone wallpaper?"

"Then no need. I'm very happy with my phone's wallpaper and don't want to change it for the time being."

"Oh? Really? Can I take a look?"

Yukino nodded, took out her phone, unlocked it, and showed it to Luo Bai.

Okay, it's a picture of two little plush toys. No wonder Yukino said she didn't want to change them for the time being.

"Alright, alright, then I won't change it. I'm not going to change it anyway." With a smile, Luo Bai opened his phone and showed Yukino his wallpaper again.

"By the way, what did my mom talk to you about? Why did she talk for half an hour?"

Yukino, who had originally intended to snatch the phone away, shook her head after hearing this: "It's nothing, I just asked about school and living arrangements, since I live alone."

"Hmm~ Really?"