My fiancée Yukino

Holding Yukino's hand as they walked, Luo Bai said cheerfully, "Yukino, the exams are over, so you don't need to study so hard anymore. How about we go somewhere to have fun this weekend?"

Yukino replied without hesitation, "A cat cafe."

"I knew you'd bring this up. Don't you have anywhere else you'd like to go?" Luo Bai asked Yukino. "How about an amusement park?"

Yukino blinked, thought for a moment, and said, "Didn't I go there when I was little? It didn't seem very interesting. I remember you weren't very interested in roller coasters or similar activities."

“I’m really not interested, after all, I don’t find it scary or exciting at all,” Luo Bai said with a smile. “But there are other fun things, like bumper cars and Ferris wheels. Oh right, I wonder if there are any go-kart tracks in Chiba. I really like those. After all, I’m not old enough to get a driver’s license yet, but I can still try go-karting.”

Are you driving?

Yukino had never experienced it before, but she was a little interested. "I'll look it up when I have some free time."

Upon arriving at school and changing into indoor shoes, the two went to the bulletin board in the teaching building, where the rankings of the exam results had already been posted.

Standing at the back of the crowd, looking up at the top, Luo Bai saw his name on the list of second-year high school students.

I naturally secured first place in the grade, while Yukino came in second. Based on the total score, it's confirmed that both of them achieved perfect scores in physics and chemistry, even though the results weren't released yesterday.

As for Hachiman Hikigaya and Yui Yuigahama's names, they were listed relatively late in the list, so Luo Bai didn't see them.

After checking their grades, Luo Bai and Xue Nai went upstairs to their respective classrooms.

As soon as Luo Bai arrived in the classroom, he attracted a lot of attention from his classmates. Undoubtedly, it was all because of his ranking in the recent exam.

With the top spot in the grade so obvious, everyone can naturally see it when looking for their own ranking.

Luo Bai calmly walked to his seat and sat down, then looked at Hachiman Hikigaya and asked, "How's the ranking?"

"Much better than last semester, ranked 75th in the grade."

Although his grades have improved significantly, math remains a weak point for Hachiman Hikigaya, but it's still much better than his single-digit score last year. Combined with his already excellent humanities grades, his ranking has risen dramatically.

"That's fine."

Luo Bai nodded and said with a smile, "Don't forget what you said yesterday, that you'd treat me to drinks at noon."

"Don't worry, I remember."

Looking at Hachiman Hikigaya, a local from Chiba, Luo Bai remembered what he had talked about with Yukino on the way to school, so he asked, "Hikigaya, are there any go-kart tracks in Chiba?"

"A competition venue? You mean not like an amusement park, but a dedicated one?"

Seeing Luo Bai nod, Hachiman Hikigaya stroked his chin, thought for a moment, and then said, "There isn't one in Chiba City, but if I remember correctly, there seems to be a pretty big go-kart track in the neighboring Ichihara City, and a lot of people go there. What, you want to go?"

"Yes, I'm thinking of finding a place to go out with Yukino this weekend," Luo Bai said with a smile. "How about we all go out and have some fun? Exams are over now, so let's relax."

"Go-karts, huh? That's an option."

"Oh, and let's invite your sister too."

"Huh?" Hachiman Hikigaya looked at Luo Bai warily. "What exactly do you want?"

Luo Bai calmly waved his hand: "Don't overthink it, I just wanted more people to make it more lively. Besides, I'm not interested in little girls. Yukino came with us, you don't think I'm that bold, do you?"

Hachiman Hikigaya still examined one

Fan Luobai then said, "That's true. Okay, I'll talk to Komachi when I get back tonight. But I don't know if she'll be willing. She often goes out with her classmates."

"No problem, I'll wait for your reply."

After saying that, Luo Bai took out his phone and searched for a while. Sure enough, he found the go-kart track in Ichihara City next door, which Hachiman Hikigaya had mentioned.

I immediately decided to talk to Yukino at noon and, if everything was okay, we would go and have a look over the weekend.

Soon, class began, and the first lesson was a Japanese literature class taught by the homeroom teacher, Hiratsuka Shizuka.

As the homeroom teacher, Shizuka Hiratsuka naturally had to give an overview of the exam.

First, he naturally praised Luo Bai for achieving the top score in the grade, and then praised several students who had made progress, such as Hachiman and Yui.

As for the students whose grades had clearly declined, Hiratsuka Shizuka naturally gave them a stern reprimand.

After saying all that, she handed out the Chinese language exam papers and began explaining the questions.

The following classes were similar; if there was an exam, we would discuss the exam questions; otherwise, we would continue with the regular class.

The results of this exam, after a morning of discussion, spread throughout the entire second-year high school class.

Luo Bai and Yukino, the top two students in their grade, have once again come into the students' view. Especially since the students have basically confirmed that the two are a couple, it makes everyone even more envious.

They are a couple, and both are top students, ranking more than ten places above the third-ranked student in their grade. They are undoubtedly top students, and such a couple is truly enviable.

Although Soubu High School does not restrict students from dating, couples like these two are extremely rare; you really don't see a couple like this for years.

At noon, everyone naturally gathered at the Service Department for lunch.

As soon as she entered, Yui Yuigahama happily exclaimed, "Yukino Yukino! I ranked 90th in my grade this time! Yumiko and the others were all quite surprised!"

As she opened the bento box, Yukino said with a smile, "Keep up the good work, there's still room for improvement."

Yui Yuigahama said with a big smile, "Yes! I'll do my best!"

After eating a mouthful of rice, Luo Bai talked to Yukino about the go-kart race next weekend and also extended an invitation to Yui Yuigahama.

"Hey! Want to go out and play? Sure, I want to go! I've never ridden a go-kart before!"

And so, the Service Department's weekend activity was decided: a trip to the go-kart track, scheduled for Saturday.

However, Luo Bai's arrangements couldn't stop there. He was also thinking about spending some time alone with Yukino, so he needed to make those arrangements properly as well.

Volume 1: Chapter 49 A New Commission? Refusal (1/2)

After school in the afternoon, it was time for club activities again.

After receiving her results today, Totsuka Saika has resumed her rigorous training.

Although she looks delicate and frail, Totsuka Saika is very self-disciplined and persistent in her training, and does not need the Service Club to keep an eye on her much.

And today, Hachiman Hikigaya unexpectedly brought a client.

A fat man.

It was Yoshiteru Zaimokuza, the chuunibyou fat guy whom Hachiman Hikigaya knew.

Looking at the fat man who followed Hachiman Hikigaya in, Luo Bai sighed. He hadn't expected that he still couldn't escape this fate.

Looking at the two of them, Luo Bai asked, "So, what kind of request is it?"

"Uh, cough."

Hachiman Hikigaya coughed, patted Yoshiteru Zaimokuza on the shoulder, and said, "This guy wrote a light novel and wants to submit it to a publishing house, but he doesn't have the guts. So he wants us to take a look, give him our evaluation, and offer some suggestions for improvement."

Upon hearing this, Yukino, who was reading The Three-Body Problem, looked up, scrutinized Yoshiteru Zaimokuza, and said, "Did you bring the manuscript?"

"Brought it."

Hachiman Hikigaya patted the wooden base again before immediately taking out a stack of printed manuscripts from his bag.

Upon seeing the thick stack of manuscripts, Luo Bai felt a chill run down his spine. Before Yukino could speak, he got up and took it.

After quickly flipping through a few pages, Luo Bai looked at Hachiman Hikigaya: "Have you read it?"

"Huh?" Hachiman Hikigaya paused for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No."

"..."

Luo Bai paused for a moment, then handed the manuscript to Hachiman Hikigaya and said, "Sit down and read it for ten minutes before deciding whether to accept this request. After all, if we take it, all four of us in the Service Club will have to read it."

Although it wasn't explicitly stated, Hachiman Hikigaya had already guessed some of it by now.

Ignoring the nervous expression on Zaimokuza's face, Hachiman Hikigaya took a chair for him to sit down, then sat down in his own seat and quickly began flipping through the pages.

Yui Yuigahama, who doesn't usually read light novels, curiously came over.

But after looking at the text, Yui Yuigahama frowned within two minutes: "Ugh... I can't understand it, it's so tiring to read."

Hearing Yuihama's words, and combining them with what Luo Bai had just said, Yukino understood what Luo Bai meant.

It seems that Luo Bai is not inclined to accept this commission.

Sure enough, it didn't even take ten minutes before Hachiman Hikigaya stopped what he was doing, took several deep breaths, and looked at the wood pedestal.

Facing Hachiman, Yoshiteru Zaimokuza finally overcame his social anxiety and asked with great anticipation, "My dear friend, how is my masterpiece?"

“Zaimokuza.” Looking at Zaimokuza Yoshiteru’s expression, Hikigaya Hachiman said, “Are you serious? Putting aside the writing style, just from the first few pages I read, there are just too many ambiguous words. Just based on that alone, your novel is substandard. You should take it back and rewrite it.”

"Ah! No, dear friend!"

He hugged Hachiman Hikigaya tightly, and Yoshiteru Zaimokuza, with snot and tears streaming down his face, said, "This is what I wrote with all my hard work! It's all my heart and soul! Take another look, it should be okay!"

"Dream on! You're basically forcing me to look at toilet paper! Let go!!!"

Hachiman Hikigaya dropped the pretense and shoved Yoshiteru Zaimokuza forcefully, saying, "If this were sent to a publishing house, the editors definitely wouldn't even glance at it! It's worse than those toilet paper light novels on the market; at least those have decent character designs!"

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!"

Hachiman Hikigaya's words were harsh, causing Yoshiteru Zaimokuza to break down. He stopped begging Hikigaya, grabbed his manuscript, and ran out crying.

Looking at the open door, Hachiman Hikigaya sighed and said to the three of them, "I'll go check on this guy."

After saying that, he also went out.

After the two left, Yukino looked at Luo Bai and said, "Are you really not going to take this request?"

“Hachiman has already made it very clear.” Luo Bai shook his head. “Besides, you’ve seen the amount of text. There’s so much content; it would be incredibly difficult to read through it all. For the sake of our sleep tonight, let’s just forget about this commission. If Zaimokuza can revise the content later, then we can take another look.”

Yukino realized that what Yoshiteru Zaimokuza wrote was probably even more exaggerated and unnecessary to read than what they had just described.

Thinking this through, Yukino finally stopped insisting, nodded, and continued.

He looked at the book "The Three-Body Problem" in his hand.

Yui Yuigahama was a little disappointed that the Service Club no longer had any requests, but she didn't have much of an opinion, since she didn't really like reading light novels.

Ten minutes later, Hachiman Hikigaya returned.

Seeing the disappointed look on his face, Luo Bai asked with a smile, "Did you comfort your friend?"

With a deep sigh, Hachiman Hikigaya said, "People with chuunibyou are really hard to deal with. Fortunately, I know a little about that guy's personality, which has given him some motivation. Hopefully, he can write well from now on."

With nothing else to do, everyone relaxed, drank tea, and went about their own business.

Since the exam results came out today, everyone didn't stay in the club for long. They packed up their things and went home shortly after four o'clock.

After leaving school, Luo Bai and Xue Nai did not go straight home, but instead planned to go to a pet store.

My two cats are almost out of cat food, so I need to go buy some more, and also some canned food and freeze-dried treats.

Upon arriving at the pet store, Yukino's attention was inevitably drawn to the kittens there.

Luo Bai didn't stop her, letting her look around, while he picked out what he wanted to buy.

After selecting the items, Luo Bai asked the shop assistant to pack them up, and then went to Yukino's side.

Since I'm already a regular customer, the shop assistant generously brought out a three-month-old Siamese kitten that had just arrived at the store and placed it in Yukino's arms.

This little Siamese cat has incredibly clear, deep blue eyes, which even Luo Bai found very appealing.

Seeing Yukino beside him, Luo Bai scratched the kitten's chin and said with a smile, "Do you like it?"

"like."

Yukino nodded affirmatively, but then shook her head. "But let's not buy it. Our two cats aren't even grown up yet. Let's think about it later."

Although she loves cats, Yukino is quite rational and prioritizes her two little ones at home.

Luo Bai nodded, accompanied Yukino around the store, paid the bill, and left with the purchased items.

Volume 1: Chapter 50 Post-Meal Exercise (2/2)

When I got home, I cooked a chicken breast for the two little guys, shredded it, and added it to their cat food. Then it was time to prepare dinner.

While chopping vegetables, Luo Bai propped up her phone and chatted with her parents, who had already arrived in Osaka.

Luo's parents have been quite busy these past two months since the Lunar New Year, but now that they finally have a little free time, they plan to take advantage of the time they're visiting their son and daughter-in-law to travel around, relax, and take a break.

Given their family's financial situation, Luo's parents naturally didn't have to worry about expenses when they went out, and they stayed in the most luxurious hotels, enjoying themselves immensely.

Right now, the parents are in the hotel, preparing to go out for dinner later.

Seeing Luo Bai and Xue Nai making dinner together, Luo's mother was very pleased and said with a smile, "It's just that you two are still a bit young. My wish to hold my grandson will have to wait a few more years before it comes true."

Luo Bai ignored Yukino, who was kicking him incessantly, and said with a smile, "Mom, don't worry, just wait patiently, what's meant to be will be."