I just wanted to cultivate immortality, but I was forced to open a harem

During lunch break, she finally found an opportunity to get away from the crowd and go to the rooftop to relax.

"You seem to be in a bad mood." Lin Hezhen took the initiative to talk to her.

Hearing this, Kato Megumi trembled like a frightened little rabbit. She looked up and saw Lin Hezhen sitting on the water tower.

"Peeping is not a good habit." She complained unhappily.

"It was obviously me who came first. Whether it was coming to the rooftop or eating here, it was me who came first."

It's a pity that Kato Megumi knows nothing about newts, otherwise she would definitely go up and kill this white scholar without saying a word.

"By the way, you have a lot of friends, right? Why are you eating lunch alone on the rooftop like a loner like me?"

"Friends," Kato Hui was silent for a few seconds, "It is because I have too many friends that I can only come here to eat bento."

"What's the matter? Did you have a conflict with your friend? Are you hated?"

Kato Hui shook her head and said, "No, everyone was very nice and enthusiastic to me, or maybe too enthusiastic."

Chapter 21 Come and run for election, Kato Megumi

Kato Megumi was a little depressed.

In the past, she had fantasized about what it felt like to be popular, but when her wish finally came true, she found that it was completely different from what she had imagined.

High popularity can bring a sense of accomplishment and satisfy vanity, but it can also turn into a heavy yoke and become an unbearable burden.

She began to miss the days when she was a nobody. Although she occasionally felt distressed about her lack of presence, at least she could be herself honestly.

Now, everyone was watching her every word and action, as if they were putting it under a magnifying glass for careful study. This omnipresent pressure almost made her breathless.

Lin Hezhen said slowly: "If you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight first. If you want to get something, you must pay an equal price. Are you really ready?"

Kato Hui's indifferent expression turned three degrees colder. If you didn't look closely, you couldn't tell. She asked, "What do you mean?"

"Literally." Lin Hezhen took a bite of the sandwich and felt that the chicken sandwich was too bland and not as delicious as the ones he made himself.

Kato Megumi looked up at him. The handsome young man was sitting cross-legged. The beautiful afternoon sunlight, like golden quicksand, sprinkled on his face, the ends of his hair, and the gaps between the buttons of his shirt, making him look even more elegant.

A young man is like a piece of jade that was once buried deep in the mud but now shines brightly when it sees the light of day. He is destined to be the center of attention and the focus of everyone's attention.

She looked at him, feeling a little melancholy.

Compared with her, I am too ordinary and too common. Am I really qualified to wear the princess' crystal shoes and the crown on my head?

Just as Kato Megumi was lost in thought, a phone call came in, and the girlish ringtone suddenly resounded throughout the rooftop.

She hurriedly picked up the phone and found that it was the girl in her class who had just become her "friend" yesterday.

"Hui, where are you? Why can't I see you?" As soon as the phone was connected, a very penetrating soprano voice came from the speaker, the voice was loud enough that even Lin Hezhen could hear it clearly.

Kato Hui was forced to hold the phone a little further away: "I, I'm eating on the rooftop."

"Rooftop? Why go to a place like that? We are under the tree in the courtyard, you should come over here quickly."

"This..." Kato Megumi was speechless for a moment. She couldn't just say, I came here just to avoid you.

"Mei, we just discussed it and decided to vote for you in this year's Miss Academy election!"

"What? I can't do that."

Kato Megumi felt a bit overwhelmed: "Aren't there also Sakurajima-senpai, Kasumigaoka-senpai, and Yukinoshita-san?"

"They are nice, but they are too cold and too superior. We think girls like Hui who are both cute and approachable are better."

"Well, let me compete with them? I probably can't do that."

"It doesn't matter. Everyone will help you get votes. You will be the Miss Academy this year!"

Kato Megumi experienced what it means to have happy troubles.

This was the first time in her life that so many people liked and supported her. It would be a lie to say that she was not happy, but she also felt very troubled by being pushed to do something she didn't like to do.

Before she could digest the news, the other party made another big move: "By the way, isn't there going to be an election for the student council president? We are going to recommend you."

"What?" Kato Megumi was really confused this time.

If it was an election like "Miss Campus" that was not officially organized by the school, and one only needed to register and wait for students to vote, even if one was selected, it would only increase one's fame in the school. She could barely accept such an activity.

To elect the student union president, one must give a speech in front of the entire school, canvass for votes in various classes and clubs, deal with school teachers and the school board, and even after being elected, one must be responsible for the management of the entire student union and organize various activities.

For Kato Megumi, who had never served as a class leader and had never even spoken loudly in front of the class, this task was too challenging.

"No, this is absolutely not acceptable." She expressed her opposition clearly with an unusually firm attitude compared to her usual attitude.

However, her tone of voice was still limited and her volume was not much higher than normal, so she was immediately regarded by the other party as "playing hard to accept" and performing the "three times of refusing and three times of giving in" drama.

"Don't worry, this matter is on our shoulders. We will definitely succeed. Just wait for the good news." The other party said and hung up the phone.

Her objection was ineffective, and Kato Megumi immediately became anxious. She did not bother to continue eating, hurriedly put away her lunch box, and trotted down the rooftop, even forgetting to say goodbye to Lin Hezhen.

After watching such a good show, Lin Hezhen crumpled up the bread wrapper into a ball, put it away together with the empty milk carton, and prepared to throw it into the trash can.

He slowly climbed down the steel ladder, pushed open the door to the rooftop and walked out.

What happened next was unremarkable. Lin Hezhen listened to the lecture while sitting in a chair and standing in a posture. This was how he spent the afternoon.

“Ding~ding~ding~ding~ding~”

The melodious bell for the end of get out of class rang, and after saying goodbye to Uego Yoshihiko, Hayashi Kazuma walked out of the classroom alone.

Uesugi Yoshihiko also has club activities to participate in. In this country, the results of club activities are important for college entrance examinations, so students who want to go to college will join clubs.

If a club wins honors in a heavyweight competition, it will also be an admissions highlight for the school, so the school often encourages students to participate in club activities.

Some schools with strict management and the goal of furthering one's studies even require all students to join clubs, such as the school where Lin Hezhen attends.

However, since his parents' death, Lin Hezhen has had no time to do these things. He submitted his application for withdrawal from the society early and became a member of the "Return Home Club".

In view of his special situation, the school adopted a tacit attitude towards this, so now he is in a good situation and can return home early to practice.

It turns out that he is still too sweet (naive).

Not long after walking out of the classroom, Lin Hezhen was caught in the corridor by a "young" female teacher in a white coat.

"Where to go?" she asked.

"go home."

Lin Hezhen wanted to go around her, but she held his shoulders tightly.

The fat accumulated on Shizuka Hiratsuka's chest not only made her uniform bulge out, but also squeezed Lin Hezhen's space to dodge, forcing him to retreat step by step until he reached the corner of the wall.

Apart from using magic, Lin Hezhen couldn't find any way to get around her without touching her, so he could only stop in front of Hiratsuka Shizuka and listen to what the female teacher wanted to say.

"Follow me," she said coolly.

"what?"

"Tutoring you."

"..."

Lin Hezhen was silent. He had never expected such a development.

Is this the rhythm of cram school until dawn? He instantly thought of many episodes of Eero, playing a small movie in his mind vividly.

As if she could read the boy's thoughts, Shizuka Hiratsuka slapped him in an unpleasant manner.

"Don't get the wrong idea. I'm just tutoring you. And it wasn't me, it was another beautiful girl. Thank me. I had to work hard to get her to agree to tutor you."

Chapter 22 Yukinoshita and the Service Club

Shizuka Hiratsuka said that the place they were going to was called the Service Club, and then she led the way without saying a word.

Lin Hezhen followed her lacklusterly, showing no interest at all.

How could a club with such a strange name be a serious place? Even if it could really help him with his homework, Lin Hezhen didn't plan to waste time on studying.

If I make a last-minute effort before the final exam and improve my grades from the bottom to the middle, I can report to Murakami Maki.

Isn’t it more surprising to increase from 20 points to 60 points than to increase from 60 points to 80 points?

This will make you appear to be working harder and making faster progress, and your teachers and guardians won't have unrealistic expectations. You can also free up more time for practice, which is really killing three birds with one stone.

"We're here." Shizuka Hiratsuka suddenly stopped.

Lin Hezhen came back to his senses, raised his head and looked at this ordinary classroom.

Hiratsuka Shizuka didn't knock on the door, but opened it directly and said with a smile to the person inside: "Hey, Yukinoshita, I brought someone here."

Lin Hezhen followed her into the classroom.

I saw many desks and chairs neatly stacked at the back of the classroom, the podium was clean, and there was no writing on the blackboard. The huge classroom looked very spacious and tidy.

A young girl was sitting upright on a chair by the window in the classroom.

The girl was reading a book in the sunset. The warm spring breeze blew up the curtains and ruffled her long straight black hair. A few pink petals fell from the cherry tree outside the window, and were blown by the wind and landed at her feet.

I have to admit that even if it is a classroom with no aesthetic appeal at all, it gives people a feeling of beauty just because the girl is sitting there reading.

She was wearing the same Western-style uniform as the other girls in her class, but she looked even more pleasing to the eye. The reason was obvious. Both her appearance and temperament were extraordinary.

A beautiful face, skin as smooth as a baby's, a slender waist, long white legs, and a straight and dignified posture...

The girl was so dazzlingly beautiful, but also so cold that it was intimidating. Even Lin Hezhen looked at her with awe.

The girl put the bookmark into the book, looked at Hiratsuka Shizuka and said calmly: "Teacher Hiratsuka, knock before you come in. I told you this yesterday, didn't I?"

"Really? I don't remember that." Hiratsuka Shizuka smiled and pretended to be stupid.

"Symptoms of Alzheimer's disease? If I remember correctly, the most susceptible group to this disease is the elderly."

Hiratsuka Shizuka, whose reverse scale was touched, laughed so hard that her face twitched: "I am far from being old enough to be called 'old'."

"Ahem, teacher, let's get down to business." Lin Hezhen reminded.

"correct."

Hiratsuka Shizuka regained her senses, pointed at Hayashi Kazuma with great enthusiasm, and said to her, "This is Hayashi Kazuma, a student in your grade."

"I know," Yukinoshita Yukino said calmly, "She was admitted with the third highest score in the school, but she was late for class many times afterwards, left class early, and her grades plummeted, making her a celebrity at the bottom of the class."

Lin Hezhen raised his eyebrows, "You know it very well."

"Don't get me wrong. I just memorized the names, appearances, and basic information of all the teachers and students in the school. I'm not paying special attention to you. Please don't have any unnecessary thoughts."

"Who would have such unnecessary thoughts? You think too much."

Yukinoshita Yukino smiled slightly.

Hiratsuka Shizuka coughed lightly: "Ahem, Yukinoshita-san, Lin Hezhen is here to make a commission. The commission content is to help him improve his academic performance."

"I don't remember what I commissioned." Lin Hezhen complained dissatisfiedly.

Ignoring him, Shizuka Hiratsuka took out a few test papers and placed them on the table in front of Yukinoshita Yukino.

Lin Hezhen took a quick look and saw that they were all his final exam papers from last semester, and his scores were terrible.

"Yukinoshita, according to the previous request, I hope you can help him with his studies. It won't take up your personal time, you just need to help him with his homework during the club activities."

"I remember I didn't accept this commission." The girl named Yukinoshita Yukino refused.

"Why not accept it? First of all, this commission is in line with the purpose of the Service Club. Secondly, your club has never received a decent commission so far. As an instructor, I am also in a difficult position. If you continue like this, you may even be disbanded."

Hiratsuka Shizuka spoke these vicious words with a distressed look on her face.

Feeling threatened, Yukinoshita Yukino wanted to refute her, but she didn't know what to say. After all, what Hiratsuka Shizuka said was the truth.

I really haven't carried out any valuable club activities, which is inconsistent with my original intention of establishing the club. As a mentor, Shizuka Hiratsuka's evaluation has a great influence on the survival of the club.

Of course the girl could use her family connections to settle these matters, but she hated that kind of behavior from the bottom of her heart.

She looked at Lin Hezhen, then at the score on the test paper, and asked, "How much tutoring does Mr. Hiratsuka want me to give him?"

"At least I won't fail the next monthly exam."

Dongdu students only need to score 30 points to pass, which is already a very low requirement.

But Yukinoshita Yukino frowned and said, "The next monthly exam will be at the end of this month. Even for me, it's impossible to carve a rotten piece of wood into a work of art in such a short time."

"Do you mean root carving?" Lin Hezhen suddenly interrupted.

"The wood used for root carving also needs to be carefully selected, and I can't think of any other uses for rotten wood except chopping it up and using it as firewood."