I won't be a loser.

"...Yeah, coming out of the club."

Seeing Rio Futaba in front of him, Kento was a little surprised. He didn't expect to meet her in the laboratory, but met her on the way back to the classroom.

"You're not in the lab?"

"I wasn't in school this morning and just returned to school at noon."

"That's it."

Thinking of what Futaba Rio had once said to him, Xianren expressed his understanding.

"Ok?"

He was about to chat with Futaba Rio and then say goodbye and go back to the classroom, but he noticed the girl in front of him. He suddenly raised his hand and wiped the corner of her mouth. The meaningless behavior made Xianren look confused.

"Lips, lipstick... obviously."

Touching the corner of her lips, Futaba Rio looked at the boy in front of her with calm eyes.

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Cherry Blossom Season: 156. Committing a crime in front of my sister

She raised her arm and gently touched the corner of her mouth with her fingers. She looked at her fingertips, which were covered with shiny lipstick.

There is no need to think too much about the origin of the lipstick. It must be the trace left by Feng Xiaochun when he was intimate with her in the astronomy club just now.

"Thank you."

"No, I have something else to do, so I'll take my leave now."

Rio Futaba looked at the marks on Kento's face, feeling a little complicated and subtle. She still remembered Kento telling her that his girlfriend was not in Toyosaki, so who did the lipstick at the corner of his mouth belong to?

It's not that she couldn't come up with some seemingly reasonable reasons, like Kento was applying lipstick for the first time and was just a little clumsy, which led to all those messy lip marks on his mouth, but they were all not children anymore, and Futaba Rio also felt that that was too self-deceptive.

Her gaze stayed on Xianren for just a moment before she turned around and walked towards the laboratory.

Xianren stood there, looking at Futaba Rio's gradually receding figure, and gently licked the lipstick on his fingertips with the tip of his tongue...it tasted like cherry.

"Miyamizu-kun, are you free after school?"

In the afternoon, he flipped through the textbook in front of him, the pages rustling, and he looked absent-minded, thinking about what else he should do recently. The publishing matter has basically been settled, and the only thing worth looking forward to is probably the day of release.

Xianren rested one arm on the desk, his head tilted to his arm, squinting at the blue sky outside the window, wondering whether he should write some more works and whether it would be better. At this moment, a voice in his ear made him look up and glance at the person next to him.

"You can have time or not. What's the matter?"

Looking at Nakano Satsuki who came to his desk, Xianren still remembered that the last time he went to Nakano's house to help with homework, the girl was quite dissatisfied with him. He didn't know what her purpose was in suddenly talking to him.

The ambiguous answer made Nakano Satsuki's brows furrowed.

"If I have time, I'd like to talk to you alone."

Looking at Nakano Satsuki in front of him, Xianren, who didn't have much interaction with the girl, didn't know what she wanted to talk to him about. Before he could open his mouth, the girl turned around and left his table, and under his gaze, returned to her table.

Feeling the gazes that were faintly falling on him, the wise man withdrew his gaze, rested his head on his arms, and closed his eyes...

get out of class is over, school is over.

"Sorry, I have something to do today, so I won't be going home with you."

May packed her schoolbag, glanced at her sisters, and walked towards Xianren. Before the others had time to ask her what was the matter, they watched May walk to Xianren and stop.

Because of the distance, they didn't know what the two were talking about. They only saw Xianren looking at them from time to time, and then he and May walked out of the classroom door.

"If I'm not mistaken, Mayu left the classroom with Miyamizu-kun, right?"

Yotsuba, who has a more active personality, looked at May and Kento leaving the classroom in a daze. She turned her head and quickly looked at Miku and Nino, as well as Ichika, who was silent and deep in thought.

"That's right."

The steady Miku was also surprised by what she saw. She was silent for a moment and confirmed Yotsuba's judgment.

"Um...what happened? Why did Mayu leave the classroom with Miyamizu-kun?"

The others were also very curious about this question, but after looking at each other, no one answered. Nino's gaze fell on Ichika.

"May's personality shouldn't lead to anything extreme. Besides... we don't know what's going on right now. Should we all follow and take a look?"

"Before you go too far, there's still time."

Yotsuba's gaze fell on the others, while Ichika silently packed her bag and walked out of the classroom.

"I have other things to do. I won't get involved in May's affairs."

When her voice reached the ears of others, she had already left the classroom. The remaining three people looked at each other, and did not follow May. They packed their schoolbags and left the classroom together.

Walking on the campus and coming out of the classroom, Xianren looked at Nakano Satsuki beside him and found that the other party's eyes were not on him at all, and seemed not to care about his existence.

He thought that it was impossible that the other party liked him. Even though he didn't know the personalities of the Nakano quintuplets very well, he had a good understanding of the deep feelings between these five people. He didn't think that May would be the one who took advantage of Ichika's frustration.

"where to?"

"There's a restaurant near the school. Let's go sit there for a while."

After hearing Xianren's question, Nakano Satsuki, who was walking ahead, thought for a moment and gave an address. The two left the school, and Xianren followed Nakano Satsuki to the restaurant.

It was a small restaurant that had nothing to do with high-end. There were not many people in the restaurant, most of whom were students who had just graduated from school. Xianren and May entered the restaurant and chose a relatively secluded corner to sit down. As soon as they sat down, May flipped through the menu in front of her.

"waiter!"

Her eyes were not on Xianren at all. She flipped through the menu in front of her, decided what she wanted to order, then called the waiter and listed some dishes that were familiar to Xianren.

Curry, meat.

These are roughly the two types of cuisine.

After reporting the dishes she wanted to order, she came back to her senses and her eyes fell on the wise man sitting across from her.

"Oh, sorry, I forgot. Do you want anything?"

The menu was handed to him. Xianren looked down at the menu. The prices on it were just like the style of this restaurant, simple and cheap, suitable for students who didn't have much money in their wallets.

"Lemonade, thanks."

"Want to order something else? It's my treat."

After hearing what Xianren said, May looked at the boy opposite her with some surprise.

"No, a glass of lemonade will do."

Xianren, who had no appetite for the time being, only ordered a glass of lemonade. The waiter glanced at May, who didn't want to order anything else, and closed the menu and handed it to the waiter.

"That's it then."

The waiter left temporarily, and only Nakano Satsuki and Kento were sitting at the table. The guests around them were basically students from Toyonosaki, but neither of them paid much attention to it. Kento looked at Nakano Satsuki sitting opposite him and asked her why she wanted to talk to him.

"Well, now can we talk about what you want to talk to me about?"

The food had not yet been served, but Nakano Satsuki was full of anticipation for the food. However, when she heard Xianren's question, she turned her gaze to the young man sitting opposite her.

Looking silently at the wise man sitting opposite him, Nakano Satsuki said nothing, as if he was thinking about what words he should use.

"Ichika?"

"Well...it has something to do with my sister. It's not entirely about Ichika, but I am indeed a little concerned. Why has your relationship with her suddenly become so cold? She's been a little absent-minded lately, causing a lot of trouble at home."

After hearing Xianren's question, Nakano Satsuki directly followed up on Xianren's question and told him the reason why she had made an appointment to meet Xianren today and sat here with him.

I had already guessed that it might be related to Ichika Nakano. He had no connection with Satsuki Nakano, so the only topic that could become a topic of conversation between the two of them was Ichika Nakano.

"So why didn't you ask Nakano Ichika? Is it because we're just ordinary friends and it wouldn't be awkward for you to ask, so you came to me to ask?"

"No... I don't mean that. Asking Ichika won't give me any answers, so I'm trying to find the answer from you first."

"Have you admitted that it has something to do with me?"

In response, Nakano Satsuki remained silent, expressing her attitude with silence. Xianren didn't care much either. He quietly watched the waiter bring the lemonade, thanked the other party, and then his eyes fell on Nakano Satsuki.

"I don't know if it has anything to do with me, but the reason she kept her distance from me was probably because I told her a while ago that I already had a girlfriend."

"A girlfriend?"

After hearing Xianren's answer, Nakano Satsuki was silent for a moment, his eyes fixed on the boy in front of him, and he repeated the last sentence he had just said, as if to confirm.

Her heart was filled with incomprehensible emotions. She opened her eyes wide, looking at the boy in front of her in confusion and surprise. After repeating it, she couldn't help but frown, bit her lips, and fell into confusion.

When, who was the other party, when did Ichika know about this, and why did Miyamizu in front of her tell Ichika about this?

"Because he is not a student of our school, there is no chance for him to interact with us on a daily basis, so no one in the school knows much about this matter."

Picking up the lemonade in front of him and biting the straw, Xianren looked at Nakano Satsuki in front of him and calmly explained the general situation. However, he did not mention why he told Nakano Ichika in the general situation, which made Nakano Satsuki concerned.

I wanted to ask, but I felt that it was not appropriate to ask these questions given my status. Many of the questions I wanted to ask were suddenly stuck in my heart.

"I see."

May did not ask any further questions, knowing that even if she continued to ask, there would not be much point, as all the questions she wanted to know had already been answered.

"So, are there any questions that need to be answered?"

"There are no problems, but there is something rather troublesome that I would like to ask of you, Miyamizu-kun."

Originally, he thought that there was no big problem, but after hearing some unexpected news from the wise man, Nakano Satsuki felt that his original request seemed to become a little inappropriate all of a sudden. However, he couldn't think of a better candidate. He silently looked at the wise man opposite him, but still gritted his teeth and said his request.

"Um, I... hope... Miyamizu-kun can help me with my... homework... is that okay?"

After finishing her words reluctantly, Nakano Satsuki looked cautiously at the boy sitting opposite her.

"Tutoring?"

After hearing what Nakano Satsuki wanted to ask of him, even Xianren felt a little surprised. He had never expected that the other party would ask him to do such a thing. The expression on his face was complicated and he fell into deep thought. Nakano Satsuki sat quietly in his seat, without saying a word, waiting for Xianren's answer.

"Why are you looking for me? There are many classmates in my class who have better grades than me..."

"We're basically five sisters together. We have only average relationships with everyone in the class, and we don't know many people. So, if we're looking for someone we don't know, Miyamizu-kun, who has already tutored us once, would be a better choice. Besides, doesn't Miyamizu-kun already have a girlfriend?"

Even Xianren couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. So having a girlfriend is a plus in the eyes of Nakano Satsuki?

"Other people might have good grades, but they're not necessarily good at this. Last time, Miyamizu-kun, who helped with tutoring, explained things very carefully, and I was able to understand the content easily, so... I'd like to ask you for help."

"Of course, I understand that this might cause trouble for Miyamizu-kun. I don't need tutoring every day, but I just want you to occasionally help me with things I don't understand in class as a reward..."

Nakano Satsuki sat silently in her seat, with a conflicted expression on her face, as if she was wondering what would be the best reward.

She doesn't know much about the tutoring prices in the industry and doesn't know what to do appropriately in this regard.

"I understand."

Just when Nakano Satsuki was struggling, the wise man sitting opposite her nodded and suddenly spoke, which made Nakano Satsuki look confused. She didn't know what he understood.

Under her puzzled gaze, Xianren nodded.

"I can agree to tutoring. As a reward, I'll use a favor as a substitute. Tutor me once, and then help me out whenever I have trouble in the future. The tutoring location is right here, is that okay?"

Facing Nakano Satsuki's confused and puzzled gaze, Xianren smiled at her.

"If the location is chosen at your home, there will probably be trouble too."

"It doesn't really matter, but...it's definitely better here."

In such a public place, there would be no misunderstanding, and Nakano Satsuki had no objection to this.

I never thought that things would be so simple. Nakano Mayu was a little surprised. After hesitating for a moment, she still opened her mouth to ask.

"What kind of favors and favors do you mean? Let me make it clear first, I won't agree to anything weird!"

"I haven't figured out where I need help yet. I'll tell you the specifics when I need your help. It won't be a big deal anyway, and you can refuse if you don't want to."

“Hmm… Yeah.”

In the restaurant, he had a brief chat with Nakano Satsuki about the things they both needed to pay attention to, and also talked about Nakano Ichika's recent situation. Nakano Satsuki was also quite curious about the fact that Kento had a girlfriend, and asked tentatively from time to time, but Kento avoided the question every time.

When Satsuki Nakano's food was served on the table, Xianren, who had nothing else to do, stood up and said goodbye to Satsuki Nakano and left.

"Then it's a deal. We'll meet here every Saturday afternoon."

"Ah."

With a wave of his hand, Xianren left the restaurant and went back to his apartment.

Nakano Satsuki watched Kento leave, then quietly sat in the restaurant, looking at the food served. He ignored the others' surprised looks and ate alone...