Popularity is everything; I play a super genius

My older brother also loves collecting small things...

bah bah bah!

It just slipped out!

My brother isn't the kind of weirdo who collects little dresses!

Su Shi likes to collect little skirts because when she was little, her brother chose a watch as a gift for his birthday.

She asked her brother why he liked watches.

The older brother tilted his head and replied:

"Maybe it's because I like things that rotate slowly?"

Like watches, Ferris wheels, music boxes, sunflowers, and the like.

Upon hearing this, Su Shi's eyes lit up and he said:

"Brother, wait for me!"

A moment later, the girl came out wearing a brand new dress.

She stood in front of her brother and slowly began to spin around.

The skirt swirls and turns, like spring flowers in bloom.

That was the last time Su Shi wore a skirt.

"Then, brother, what about me, slowly spinning around?"

She would always remember her brother's answer—

"I love it the most!"

So why...

Why did you have to take such a brother away from me...?

Why, why, why?!

Su Shi was eating ice cream; she must have been eating too slowly.

The ice cream kept melting on my face, blurring into a mass with my tears.

"Brother, why do you like eating ice cream?"

"Mingming ice cream..."

"It's so salty."

"Brother, why do you like me?"

"Clearly I..."

"The most useless."

……

On the rooftop.

Saki looked at the three remaining ice creams in the vending machine, a conflicted expression on her face.

One of these three sticks is to be taken home to my younger sister after school, meaning there are only two sticks that can be shared.

But now there are three people.

Qi Ji's mind raced, and almost instinctively he spoke:

"Oh dear, what bad luck, the ice cream is all gone."

Upon hearing this, Huo Mu stepped forward from behind and glanced into the vending machine:

"Saki-kun, there are three left."

Qi Ji: "..."

Seeing through the situation, he quickly added, "Saki-kun, I don't like ice cream, so you don't need to treat me."

After hesitating for a moment, Qi Ji made a tough decision and decided not to eat it himself, but to leave his piece for his younger sister.

So he took two from the vending machine and handed them to Hōki and Setsuna respectively.

To be fair, Huomu did make a significant contribution this time.

Without Huo Mu's [Flame Fist], his encounter with Su Shi this morning wouldn't have been so easy.

That's what they say.

But when Saki saw that Himuki accepted the ice cream he offered without any hesitation...

The corner of his mouth twitched involuntarily beneath the mask.

I forced myself to look away.

"Saki-kun, let's split it in half."

However, the next moment, Huomu opened the packaging, broke the ice cream in half along the stick, and handed it over.

"Okay!"

Qi Ji's sorrow turned to joy; he grabbed it and stuffed it into his mouth.

He opened his mouth as he watched this scene.

I'm completely speechless!

hateful!

She clearly thought of this trick too!

Unfortunately, we were a step too late!

Seeing that Hiki had once again gotten ahead of him and pleased Saki, he felt incredibly resentful!

I've lost again!

This guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes... could he just look honest?!

I always feel like he's got a lot of ulterior motives!

The last time it was savory soy milk, and this time it's popsicles too!

That's despicable!

The three finished dividing their spoils in front of the ice cream machine.

Saki lifted a small opening in the mask, ate contentedly, and then prepared to lie back down on her bed for a long nap.

Turning around, he saw that Liuli and Bai Lili were also on the rooftop.

Liuli stepped forward, her face still bearing the standard top student smile:

"You guys are eating ice cream? It looks delicious!"

Setsuna had previously broken her ice cream in half, and now it came in handy:

"Ruri, Lili, do you want some? But there's only half left."

Bai Lili quickly blushed and waved her hand, "I'm not able to eat these days... You can give it to Liuli."

Liuli stepped forward, took the gift, thanked her, and was about to bring it to her lips when she suddenly stopped, revealing a gentle smile that seemed somewhat careless:

"Oh dear, I almost forgot, I'm also having some inconveniences."

As she spoke, she casually shoved the ice cream into Saki's hand:

"Saki-kun, could you please eat this for me?"

Qi Ji finished the half-eaten ice cream in two bites and was still enjoying it when he unexpectedly heard such heavenly music!

Despite being busy, she accepted it and thanked him with delight.

In an instant, Liuli's "bad woman" persona was almost overturned in his mind.

Who said the glass is broken?

Isn't she a good girl?

He was stunned when he saw this scene.

No, Ruri!

You took the ice cream from my hand and gave it to Saki-san...

Why is it you who Saki-chan is thanking?!

It was at this moment that Setsuna first vaguely realized that Ruri, who always had a perfect smile and was gentle to everyone, was not as simple as she seemed on the surface.

So why is it that every time I try to win over Saki-san, I end up failing?

The viewers in the live chat laughed when they saw this scene.

"No problem! It really works for that bad woman to read so many romance novels!"

"Romance novels are great, I should study them!"

"How could Liuli be so mean? Was this her ice cream? She just took it and gave it to her lover!"

"You should start learning now! You have a long way to go (laughs)."

……

The ice cream is so delicious!

After finishing his meal with great relish, Qi Ji secretly smacked his lips behind his mask, savoring the taste.

Then, as if remembering something, she asked Liuli and Bailili why they were on the rooftop.

Liuli pointed at Bai Lili, saying that the latter was looking for him.

"Eh? Eh? Eh?" Bai Lili was at a loss for words after hearing this.

That's not what Liuli said when she pulled her up!

As soon as Qi Ji saw Bai Lili's expression, he immediately understood!

It costs money!

So he took out the money pouch that Bai Lili had given him that morning from his pocket and handed it back with both hands.

When Qi Ji takes money to do something, he adheres to a set of rules!

When he received the money from Bai Lili, he said, "I will definitely beat Su Shi until she cries uncontrollably."

Although he did manage to do it, didn't he prevent Bai Lili from seeing it with her own eyes?

That obviously doesn't count.

Of course, it's not easy to get Saki to spit out the money he swallowed, but who told him to beat Boda today?

This is when he is most generous, so naturally he doesn't care about this "small amount of money".

When Bai Lili saw that Qi Ji had returned the "friendship fee," she was startled, thinking that Qi Ji no longer considered her a friend.

So one insisted on backing out, while the other refused to take it back no matter what, and the situation became very tense.

In the end, it was Liuli who stepped in, snatched it away, and stuffed it into her pocket in an instant:

"We have a three-day holiday before the college competition next month."

Or we can use this money until then!

It's good to relax before exams, so let's go out and have some fun together!

Ruri's suggestion was unanimously approved by everyone except Saki.

Only Saki didn't want to go.

He wants to train.

He doesn't need to relax; he just wants to get stronger.

But it didn't quite fit his image as a genius to say such things, so he didn't object, thinking he could just find an excuse to back out later.

The group sat on the rooftop for a while longer.

In an instant, he stood up first—