They are still close to me today despite their negative feelings

"...But we sent out quite a few messages."

As Chen Di said this, he smiled wryly and showed me his phone screen.

In a chat group called "Ning Ruoyu's Daily Updates", there were countless posts from An Yu and Qiu Luxi.

"Squad leader, do you know what Ning Ruoyu is doing?"

"Squad leader, have you seen Ning Ruoyu?"

"Squad leader, why don't you try to find out what's on Ning Ruoyu's mind? I'm worried he'll get into some trouble again."

"Um, should I bring Ning Ruoyu a dessert? Are you guys in a club?"

"You keep sending messages. You're so noisy."

"!!"

"But Ning Ruoyu is definitely hiding something from us. Humph, that guy is always like that."

"I'll go ask him after I finish my schedule! If I can't find him, I'll go directly to his rented apartment!"

"I...I don't think it's right to trespass into someone else's house!!"

"A boring, timid, and hypocritical woman~ (cat emoji)"

...Okay, these guys really did create a group chat behind my back!!

I've been ostracized by the band members! (Deep sorrow)

Ah, but then I remembered that Senior Wu Yuehua doesn't seem to be in the group either, so I feel a little better. Well, given her somewhat straightforward personality, and the fact that she clearly shared a secret with me this time—sorry Senior Wu Yuehua, I dragged you into this with me.

"Everyone's been keeping an eye on you," Chen Di laughed. "Even Senior Chu Guyin. She joined the group herself."

"...But you haven't said a single word?" I scrolled through the chat history again.

"Well, after all, she's Senior Sister Chu Guyin." Chen Di's lips twitched.

"Most importantly."

He looked at me, his eyes shining with sincerity and earnestness.

"This is our school, our problem, and also the Hundred Regiments Offensive that we jointly organized."

"So, don't try to be cool all by yourself, and don't take on all this alone—this is our stage and our home turf, how can we let those outsiders run rampant?"

[Next chapter preview: "Then I'm just as devoted to An Yu!"]

"Are you perhaps An Yu's younger sister or something?"

"I see. It's really... um, disgusting."

Qiu Luxi spoke without any attempt to hide her feelings, then suddenly shivered as if she had sensed something.

Interlude: The Hundred Regiments Offensive Begins!

"Look at that girl over there, isn't she cute?"

"Which one? Let your father see... Wow, she seems just as good as An Yu and Qiu Luxi."

"Are you not a student from our school? Are you here for a visit?"

"Why don't we go ask them? I see you're staring at them like a madman."

"I think you just want to go yourself. Honestly, don't drag me into this. I'm completely devoted to Qiu Luxi."

"Then I'll be devoted to An Yu too!"

"Hey, but wasn't there a rumor last time that she liked Ning Ruoyu, who was in the same class?"

"Ahhh, don't talk nonsense! I don't want to hear it! I don't want to hear it! I didn't confess, and we're not together, so it doesn't count! I don't accept it! If you're going to say that, there were rumors in the first year of high school that Qiu Luxi really liked to pester that guy."

The two boys fell silent for a moment.

"...Why don't we go over and ask together?"

"……Walk."

The two boys mustered their courage and walked up to the girl standing at the school gate.

The girl glanced at them, but quickly looked away after a brief look.

"Excuse me, are you here to observe our Hundred Regiments Offensive?"

The boy who claimed to be devoted to Qiu Luxi was the first to ask a question.

"...Yes. Hello, seniors."

The girl hesitated for a moment before speaking.

so cute!

The boy who asked the question gave his friend a wink.

Let me start the conversation! Let me start the conversation!

My friend blinked too.

"Did you make an appointment with someone? Would you like us to take you inside first? We are students from Linwai High School, so we know this place quite well."

“I know a lot of people too!” the devoted man next to him added.

"Um, no need, I know a senior who said she'll come pick me up later."

The girl was polite but maintained a distant distance.

"Which senior is it? Maybe we know each other, hahaha," the rather mature-looking man said.

"If we're in the second year of high school, we should all have heard of it," the single-minded boy added. The mature-looking guy next to him gave him a fierce look, which the single-minded boy casually ignored.

"It's An Yu, a senior from Class F of the second year of high school. There's really no need to trouble yourself. Thank you both, seniors. Please go and help the others."

The girl refused again.

But the two boys looked at each other blankly.

"Junior, do you know An Yu?" Contrary to the girl's expectations, the rather mature man was even more enthusiastic. However, the topic didn't dwell on whether he would lead the way; instead, he began to probe the relationship between the girl and An Yu.

"Are you perhaps An Yu's younger sister or something?"

"No, I am..."

"You guys are so annoying."

A slender little hand grasped the girl's delicate hand, and a somewhat indifferent yet clear voice rang out beside them.

"Huh?" The man, who was single-minded, was thrown into confusion the moment he saw the newcomer.

"Ah, Senior Qiu Luxi." After a moment of wariness, the girl recognized the other person and greeted her politely. "Hello."

"Hmph. This is the first time someone has called me 'senior' at school." Qiu Luxi seemed quite pleased to hear this title.

"Qiu, junior Qiu?" This time it was the devoted guy's turn to probe, "You, you and this girl are..."

"I'm not telling you." Qiu Luxi's good mood seemed to be ruined after hearing the boy's voice next to her. She frowned slightly. "Xiao Xin said she didn't need you to lead the way. You're still like flies. It's so annoying."

The devoted man was instantly struck dumb.

"Senior, um..."

"Let's go!" As if in a hurry, Qiu Luxi grabbed the girl and ran straight into the school, leaving the two boys standing silently at the gate.

"...It's alright. Look on the bright side, at least Qiu Luxi said such a long sentence to you." The mature man comforted the somewhat frozen Yixinyi. "There aren't many people in our school who have had such a long conversation with Qiu Luxi."

"May I kill you?"

The man asked earnestly.

"I meant well..."

"Sorry to bother you."

Before the rather mature man could even offer a joking excuse, a gentle but slightly anxious female voice came from the side.

"What were you talking about with Qiu Luxi and the others? Why did she grab Xiao Xin and run away?"

An Yu asked.

Now it was the mature man's turn to freeze.

"This guy was relentlessly pursuing that girl from another school, and junior Qiu Luxi couldn't stand it anymore, so she took her away."

The man, who was devoted to his friend, immediately answered for his "good buddy".

The mature man looked at his "good brother" in horror.

"..."

An Yu's face instantly turned dark and disgusted. Her attitude was so bad that it was unimaginable that such an expression would appear on the face of a girl who was known throughout the school for her gentleness, innocence, and even cuteness.

"I see. It's really... um, disgusting."

The girl, whose only curse was that the other person's fried rice was full of eggshells, gave Qiu Luxi and the others a disdainful look and then anxiously chased after them.

"...On the bright side, you're the only one in the whole school to have been looked at with such a terrifying gaze by An Yu." The single-minded boy excitedly put his arm around the petrified, mature man's shoulder. "Back then, it was said that even Ning Ruoyu was somewhat timidly rejected by An Yu. Wow, you've won big in this aspect!"

"You bastard, you're really going to hit me?!" "Damn it, if we're going to die, we'll all die together!" "Come on, who's afraid of who!!!"

……

"Um, Senior Qiu Luxi?"

Ning Ruoxin, who was being pulled by Qiu Luxi to the multi-functional building, couldn't help but make a sound.

Even if it was to avoid those two boys, wasn't she running way too far? And given Qiu Luxi's personality, she should be more concerned about them than anything else. This kind of escape doesn't seem like the fearless nature of a young girl.

"Hmph, you shouldn't be able to find it once you get here." Qiu Luxi looked around and straightened her chest slightly.

"Can't find them? They probably didn't follow us in the first place, right?"

Ning Ruoxin asked, puzzled.

“It’s An Yu! She’s so stupid, she definitely wouldn’t be able to find this place,” Qiu Luxi said matter-of-factly.

"???" Ning Ruoxin's eyes widened.

"But Senior An Yu said she'd come to pick me up..."

"Cats love deception, meow. She only let her guard down because she won rock-paper-scissors, and that's why she lost!"

Qiu Luxi took out her phone and tapped the screen a few times.

"I've already told Ning Ruoyu that I've picked you up and we're heading towards the classroom right away~"

In a normal debate competition, the topic is usually announced one to two weeks in advance, and the affirmative and negative sides are determined. However, for the purpose of entertainment, the topic for the exhibition match will be drawn at the opening ceremony on the first day of the three-day Hundred Regiments Offensive, the debate will be held on the second day, and the awards ceremony will be held on the third day.

This also prevented Ning Ruoyu from personally picking up Ning Ruoxin at the school gate. Chen Di also had to go to the opening ceremony, and Xu Xingxin was setting up the scene for the sports clubs, so he could only ask the girls who had free time to do it for him.

In some unknown corner, the girls once waged a battle without gunpowder.

“…My brother is really something.” Ning Ruoxin said with a smile, but for some reason, there seemed to be a slightly gloomy aura about him. “Thank you so much, senior sisters.”

"Because Xiaoxin is his sister, she is also my sister."

Qiu Luxi said without any attempt to hide her feelings, and then suddenly shivered as if she had sensed something.

"Huh, why did it feel so cold just now... Is winter here already?"

"I heard it's gotten colder these past few days. Remember to keep warm, senior," Ning Ruoxin said with a smile. "I should also tell Senior An Yu, so she doesn't have to look for me everywhere."

"It's okay, I've already told that guy. See?"

Qiu Luxi handed her screen to Ning Ruoxin.

【Xiao Xin, I'm taking her away! I'm Xiao Xin's older sister, meow.】

[Pirate Cat's Triumphant Emoji]

Looking at the somewhat smug Qiu Luxi, Ning Ruoxin smiled and sighed, then silently looked up into the distance.

Seriously, brother, just how many girls have gone to great lengths and secretly competed for you?

This won't do. My brother really lacks a sense of crisis.

They really lack discipline.

If it were the old her, she would probably be happy that her brother's popularity has improved, right? But now, for some reason, she always feels very irritable.