I won't be a loser.

Looking at the intimate interaction between her daughter and Xianren, Qingpu Mai silently withdrew her gaze and walked towards the bathroom. She first turned on the hot water, then walked out of the bathroom, looked for her clothes, took them in her arms, entered the bathroom and closed the door.

The moment he stayed in the living room, the moment his mother entered the bathroom, he quietly moved his body to Xianren's side and slowly sat on Xianren.

"Ok?"

Noticing Setsuna's movements and seeing Setsuna already sitting on him, Xianren looked down at the girl in his arms, feeling a little subtle.

He was originally invited here for dinner, but somehow he ended up staying the night. Given his current relationship with Setsuna, he probably wouldn't be treated like sleeping in the living room, sharing a bed with a young girl...

Qing Pu Mai was sitting in the bathroom. After entering the bathtub, she became quiet and motionless, trying to listen to the movement outside the bathroom, but she did not hear any strange sound for a long time.

From this point of view alone, Qingura Mai was not sure whether the two of them really did nothing in the living room, or had already entered Setsuna's room, so the sound was cut off, causing her to hear nothing.

She stretched out her hands, scooped up a bucket of water and splashed it on her face. Qing Pu Wu felt that as a mother, it was really not right for her to think about her daughter like this. But even though she knew it was wrong, she couldn't stop thinking about those things in her heart.

Looking down at her smooth and fair skin, she realized that she was not too old. She had just turned thirty and was not yet forty. She was not much worse than those young girls.

Thinking of the ridiculous things that happened on Saturday, it was impossible for Qingpu Mai to say that she had no regrets in her heart. She already knew about the relationship between her daughter and Xianren, but such a thing still happened. She was already a shameless woman.

But thinking back to what happened that day, such a long time had passed that she had almost forgotten that she was a woman. She was only worried about what would happen in that moment and had completely forgotten about herself.

It wasn't until the day before yesterday, that Saturday night, that Qingpu Mai remembered that she was just an ordinary person with needs.

I don't know if it was because she was soaking in the hot water, or because she recalled those shameful things, but Qing Pu Mai's elegant face turned red...

Xianren and Setsuna, who were sitting in the living room, did not stay in the living room all the time. Not long after Qingpu Mai entered the bathroom, the two entered Setsuna's room. Only a day later, Xianren stepped into Setsuna's room again.

I walked to the window and looked out at the night that had completely fallen. In the darkness, there were twinkling stars and a bright white crescent moon rising slowly.

Because of the design of the apartment, Xianren's apartment cannot be seen clearly from Setsuna's room, or even cannot be seen at all. The main entrance faces Xianren's apartment, which means that the window of Setsuna's room is in the completely opposite direction of Xianren's apartment.

Standing in front of the window, I could only see the other residential houses around me, but not the wise man's apartment.

"If we get married in the future, I wonder if Mai will live with me and Setsuna. If so, we'll have to buy a decent house. The housing prices in Bunkyo Ward... no, the land prices are ridiculously high. Generally speaking, it's basically impossible to afford an apartment or a single-family house here. Most families now choose to live in Adachi Ward, Shinagawa, or Meguro..."

"What are you thinking about, sage?"

"Which places do you think are better, Adachi, Shinagawa, or Meguro? Or is it better to stay in Bunkyo?"

Xianren turned around and looked at Shanshan beside him. The sudden question made Shanshan's mind full of doubts. He didn't know why Xianren suddenly asked this question. He thought about it for a while and shook his head silently.

"I don't know, sage...why do you suddenly ask this question?"

"I'm thinking about my future. Where should I live and how big a house should I get for my family?"

"..."

Shanna blinked and looked at the sage in front of her. She obviously didn't expect that the other party had thought about the future in just a moment. She slowly came to the side of the sage, stretched out her arms, hugged the sage from behind, and leaned her face on the broad back.

"As long as I'm with the wise man, it doesn't matter where I am."

Looking back at the girl who was hugging him, Xianren's expression was gentle, but there was a bit of confusion in his eyes. He looked at the night sky outside the window silently. He no longer had as many thoughts as before. Now he just wanted to live a stable life.

There was a knock on the door. Qing Pu Wu, who was standing at the door of Setsuna's room, knocked on the door and shouted to Setsuna who was inside the room.

"Setsuna, I'm ready now. You and Xianren can go to the bathroom."

Kiyoura Mai's voice brought back Shanshan, who was standing in the room thinking about the future, about his own and Xianren's future.

"Well, I see."

The moment he stood in the room, he glanced towards the door, then his gaze fell back on Xianren. He stretched out his hand and took Xianren's left hand.

"Come on, Xianren, let's go take a bath together."

Holding the delicate body in his arms and lying in the warm quilt, Xianren was reluctant to wake up even though the morning sun was shining on his face. But even if he didn't want to wake up, he couldn't because he had to go to school today.

He slowly opened his eyes and looked at the girl lying beside him, held in his arms. She seemed to have woken up earlier, but didn't want to wake him up. At that moment, she lay quietly beside him, Xianren smiled and said good morning to her.

"Good morning, Setsuna."

"Good morning, Sage."

The two looked into each other's eyes and smiled. Shanda looked at the young man in front of him, then slowly closed his eyes, his long eyelashes trembling slightly.

Looking at the girl in his arms, Xianren understood what she meant and gently leaned forward and lowered his head...

Xianren only brought his pajamas to Qingpu's house but did not take his own clothes. After getting up from Setsuna's bed, he still had to go back to his apartment to change into his school uniform. His schoolbag was still in his apartment, so going back to his own apartment was a must.

"I got up first and went back to my apartment. My school uniform and school bag are still in the apartment."

"Well, I'll get up, prepare breakfast, and change my clothes. Remember to come over."

Looking at Setsuna, who was as considerate as his wife, Xianren smiled, nodded, and came to the door of the room. After opening it, he left Setsuna's room.

As soon as I entered the living room, I saw Qingpu Wu coming out of the bathroom. Qingpu Wu also noticed Xianren coming out of Setsuna's room in an instant. Their eyes met, and when Qingpu Wu's eyes met Xianren's, she subconsciously flickered for a moment.

"Good morning, Miss Mai."

It was Xianren who took the initiative to greet Qingpu Wu, who was a little embarrassed. After she gradually calmed down, a gentle smile appeared on her face.

"Calling me 'Miss Mai' isn't appropriate anymore, is it? Calling me Mom is fine too. Or, does Xianren not plan to marry Setsuna in the future?"

"......"

Looking at the smiling Qingpu Mai in front of him, Xianren was speechless for a moment. After a moment of silence, he still couldn't call out the word "Mom". When the atmosphere was a little stagnant for a while, Qingpu Mai chuckled and eased the awkward atmosphere.

"It's just a joke. You can just call me Miss Mai. It's okay to call me Dance. Setsuna is awake by now, right?"

"Already awake."

"I'll leave that child in your care from now on, Xianren. Also, are you ready to go back to your apartment now?"

"I need to change my clothes because I have to go to school later."

"Remember to change your clothes and come here for breakfast."

"Ah."

Nodding, Xianren's gaze lingered on Qingpu Mai for a moment, then he silently withdrew his gaze, said goodbye to Qingpu Mai, and walked towards the entrance.

Watching Xianren's leaving back, the smile on Qingpu Mai's face gradually faded. She watched Xianren disappear behind the door with some worry, then looked at Setsuna's room. Looking at the tightly closed door, she sighed softly and went to prepare breakfast.

After returning to his apartment, he simply washed up and changed out of his pajamas. After hesitating for a moment, he temporarily put them on the bed. He picked up his schoolbag, looked around his room, and after confirming that there was nothing wrong, he rushed to Qingpu's house.

After having the breakfast prepared by Qingura Mai and the lunch box prepared by Setsuna himself, Xianren went out to school with Setsuna.

"Ah, good morning, you two. You're so close together so early in the morning. Should I say you're truly a couple in love?"

After coming out of the Kiyoura family, Kento and Setsuna just arrived at the side of the road and saw Saionji Sekai waiting on the side. The girl was as energetic as ever and greeted Setsuna and Kento.

"Good morning, Ms. Saionji. Setsuna, see you after school."

After responding to Saionji Sekai with a smile, Xianren looked at Setsuna, said goodbye to her, and walked towards school.

Seeing Xianren just saying hello and then turning away, Saionji Sekai's gaze fell on Setsuna.

"Miyamizu-kun looks like he's in a hurry. Is Toyonosaki going to school so early?"

"do not know."

She stretched out her tender white fingertips and gently touched Setsuna's soft cheek, then Saionji Sekai sighed helplessly.

"How come you don't know anything? Aren't you worried that your sage will be snatched away by the women of Fengzhiqi?"

"I believe in wise men."

“I believe it…”

Saionji Sekai whispered softly, smiled, and walked towards the school with Setsuna.

He didn't know anyone, and since he lived in a different direction from Yoshii Akihisa and Sakamoto Yuji, Kento walked alone on the way to school. He met many students from Toyonosaki along the way, but compared to the others who were in groups, he seemed all alone.

Xianren chose to ignore the girls who were secretly looking at him. He entered the academy and came to the classroom. Seeing that there were not many people in the classroom, it seemed that he came a little early today.

Returning to his seat, Xianren sat down, hung his schoolbag on the side of the desk, and then took out the books and pencil case inside.

“Today’s lesson is…”

After thinking about today's class schedule, Xianren took out his textbooks, casually took out the textbook for the first class, and then stuffed the other books into the desk.

I just stuffed the book into the table, but when I stuffed it into the table, I felt that the texture seemed to be wrong.

elasticity?

He likes to stuff books into the innermost part, against the wall of the table. But when he stuffed the book in today, he didn't feel the solid collision of the book hitting the wall of the table. Instead, there was an uneven feeling, and the feel was not right.

He was stunned for a moment, feeling confused subconsciously in his mind. He stuffed it in again and felt an inexplicable elasticity.

'Rubbish?'

Could it be that he had done something wrong during this period of time, causing the people in the class to be dissatisfied with him, so that they stuffed garbage into his desk and prepared to bully him?

He inexplicably wanted to laugh. As an adult, his vision was not as narrow as that of a child. The bullying at school alone would make him feel uneasy and scared. With an indifferent attitude, he pulled out the book he had placed inside, ready to see what the other party had stuffed into his desk.

He sneered and looked down at his desk. What caught his eye was a touch of pink. He couldn't help but sneer. Pink is such a feminine thing, and it has good intentions -

"......"

When he saw the cotton lace pattern clearly, the wise man felt that something was wrong, a little strange, and took another look -

Cold sweat broke out on the corners of his forehead.

He slowly raised his head and looked around. The classroom was starting to get more crowded. Xianren was silent for a moment, then calmly stuffed the books on his desk into the desk. At the same time, his hand hesitated for a moment, then tightly grasped the pink ball.

Fell into a long silence.

"How should I handle this..."

Once discovered, it would be social death. Xianren is not afraid of being bullied, but he definitely does not want to be labeled as a 'hentai'.

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Cherry Blossom Season: It depends on your sincerity.

His eyes subconsciously scanned the classroom and then silently fell on his desk. Judging from the current situation, he couldn't tell who had done this, nor could he think of who had the reason to do such a thing.

The best way to deal with it is probably to humanely destroy this ball of pink cotton without anyone knowing, in order to preserve your innocence.

But since he didn't know who did this, it was hard for him not to suspect that after this time today, there would be a next time.

With his brows furrowed, Xianren sat quietly in his seat, quickly thinking about the person who might have done this. He had just arrived in Fengzhizaki and had never encountered such a thing before.

So normally, most people would not have the motive or reason to commit the crime. Boys can most likely be ruled out first. As far as he knows, there is no boy he knows who wears pink underwear.

As for the girls...

Xianren's eyes subconsciously looked towards Nakano Ichika's seat. She had not yet arrived at the school and was not in the classroom. She did not seem like someone who would do such a thing.

So......

His eyes fell on the girl with blonde hair and twin ponytails who had been sitting in her seat without making any noise since she entered the classroom.

"..."

After a moment's silence, he felt that there was no reason for the other party to do such a thing. Besides, the Eriri he knew was not the type to do such a thing. After thinking for a moment, Xianren withdrew his gaze from Eriri.

He tightly grasped the pink ball of soft cotton material in the belly of the table in his hand, silently picked up the schoolbag next to him, and put the underwear into it without attracting other people's attention.

This matter is not easy to handle. Whether it is directly asking who it belongs to or handing it over to the teacher, it is not an appropriate way to deal with it. There is no problem if it is a female teacher, but Mr. Fukuhara is a man, a middle-aged man, so we have to consider the risks.

Until the class started, Xianren looked absent-minded, which made others who occasionally looked at him notice his condition.

"Yo!"

After class, when Xianren was still thinking about where to start appropriately without attracting other people's attention, his shoulders sank slightly and he turned around to see Nakano Ichika's smiling face.

"Are you thinking about something serious? I saw you looking very pensive during class just now. Did something happen?"

Xianren, who had been thinking about the problem, looked at Nakano Ichika beside him, lowered his head and closed his eyes. After a moment, he raised his head again and looked at the girl beside him.

"you like me?"

"it's OK."

Nakano Ichika thought for a moment and then gave an answer. She guessed what the wise man meant. She smiled and gave an answer, which made the wise man nod.

"You are a girl, let me ask you a question."

"what is the problem?"