I won't be a loser.

The wise man who was eating fried eggs, after hearing what Setsuna said, looked at the girl in front of him with some hidden emotions in her eyes, and shook his head slightly.

"No, he had some unfinished work piled up earlier, and knowing I could help him with it, he asked me for help. He almost finished it yesterday, so he probably won't be going again this week."

Remembering that Umetaro Nozaki had invited him to be his tool last night, Xianren couldn't help but chuckle. He had a simple breakfast, put the plate in the sink, and picked up his schoolbag.

"Okay, let's go, it's time to go to school."

Setsuna seemed to have something else to say, but nodded without saying anything. He quietly followed Xianren out of the room. As for Saionji Sekai, he was unusually quiet today, with an expression that looked as if he was thinking about something...

When he arrived at the school, Umetaro Nozaki had also arrived. Everything seemed the same as usual, but Kento knew that after he left, he probably continued working for a while.

He suspected that the reason why Umetaro Nozaki was a little slow in reaction was simply because he did not get enough rest and was in low spirits.

"Good morning."

"Good morning."

After greeting him, Xianren sat down, put down his schoolbag, and looked at Umetaro Nozaki behind him.

"What time did you go to bed last night?"

"About twelve o'clock, or maybe one, I can't remember exactly. What happened?"

"No, I'm just a little curious. Do you rest so late every day?"

"Otherwise, I won't be able to meet the deadline, and I don't want to have to deal with that troublesome editor. It's very important to me that I can complete the task perfectly and avoid meeting with that editor."

"edit?"

Xianren was a little surprised, and then he remembered that every comic writer seemed to have a responsible editor, and they usually contacted each other to complete work arrangements?

It seems that the content of the cartoonist's work will also be involved. If the relationship with the editor is not good, it will be quite troublesome for the cartoonist, right?

Looking at the dissatisfied expression of Umetaro Nozaki in front of him, it was obvious that he was quite dissatisfied with his editor.

Thinking back, he used to be in contact with the publisher's editors, and would occasionally be asked to make changes to the content. Even if it was just a minor issue, it was still quite annoying to have someone point out the shortcomings...

Thinking about it this way, I can kind of understand Umetaro Nozaki's feelings.

"Can't you change the editor?"

“…It seems possible.”

Umetaro Nozaki showed a thoughtful expression, and his eyes were a little eager. He was moved by the wise man's suggestion.

"Class is starting!"

Kiryu Yuzuki entered the classroom. When the voice rang out, everyone in the classroom basically returned to their seats. Xianren also stopped communicating with Nozaki Umetaro, slowly looked straight ahead, and listened to the class quietly...

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I still owe one more chapter, I'll update it after I take a shower

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Cherry Blossom Season: 95. Accelerate and run even faster than the speed of light

"Xianren, it's noon, wanna join us?"

When it was time for lunch break, Akihisa Yoshii and Yuji Sakamoto called out to Kento as usual. Kento, who was sitting in his seat, looked at the two people who had already walked to the door, waved his hand slightly, indicating that they could just go, he would not go to the cafeteria.

"It's like this again? Forget it, Yuuji and I will go alone."

Yoshii Akihisa mumbled like a little girl, then went to the cafeteria with Sakamoto Yuji and left the classroom. Kento, who was sitting in his seat, was about to go to the atrium when a figure came to his table.

After taking a look at the figure and the long golden hair that reached to the hips, Xianren knew who it was without having to make a careful analysis.

despair--

A long square box wrapped in furoshiki was placed in front of Xianren, causing Xianren to look at the lunch box wrapped in furoshiki twice more, and then look at the girl beside him.

"Is this a bento?"

"You haven't prepared your lunch properly recently, right? So I asked Mom to prepare an extra one. How about it? Do you want it or not?"

Looking at Eriri who was standing beside him with her arms crossed, and then at the other people who remained in the classroom, Kento's gaze fell on the lunch box in front of him. His eyes couldn't help but be filled with nostalgia. He stood up silently, reached out to pick up the lunch box in front of him, took Eriri's hand, and left the classroom.

"Oh—holding hands!"

"As expected, you still prefer Sawamura-san? Compared to the blond beauty, Nakano-san is indeed lacking some highlights."

"I haven't seen Miyamizu-kun and Nakano-san together much lately, but Sawamura-kun has become more proactive. It seems that if beautiful girls take the initiative, they still have the advantage, right?"

"Damn it, Miyamizu..."

As soon as the two walked out of the classroom, there was a lot of discussion inside. The two people who had just walked out of the classroom not far away could hear it clearly.

Xianren noticed this and silently let go of Eriri's hand after leaving the classroom. The blonde girl looked at her released hand and a trace of loss flashed across her face.

Following Xianren silently, the two left the classroom and did not go to the atrium. They slowly walked to the rooftop and found that there were not many people. They found a secluded place and sat down. Eriri, who was following beside them, also sat directly next to him.

He placed the bento in his hand on his lap and first opened the furoshiki. After opening the bento, a fragrance of food spread out. Xianren took a closer look and found that it was indeed a bento for two people.

He then set his sights on Eriri who was standing beside him. Looking at the calm girl, he placed the lunch box on the bench beside him, in the empty seat between them.

"How did you ask Sayuri to prepare lunch boxes for these two people?"

The lunch box was divided into three parts, one part was the carefully prepared dishes, and the other two parts were two servings of white rice. Xianren picked up one part, took a pair of chopsticks from the side, and asked Eriri.

"I just asked her to prepare an extra portion, and she happily prepared yours."

"You didn't say anything else. Didn't you ask?"

"No."

After thinking about it, it was indeed a normal reaction given Sayuri's personality. She seemed quite tolerant of Eriri's affairs. From Eriri's simple words, she probably associated many things that didn't happen, and thus thought that Eriri had a boyfriend, so she excitedly prepared an extra one.

He picked up a piece of broccoli with chopsticks and put it into his mouth. It was boiled in water and then salted. The salty taste was indeed like that of Sayuri's cooking. The taste and feeling were similar to what he remembered. He hadn't tasted Sayuri's cooking for a long time, so he couldn't remember if it tasted exactly like this.

The wise man seemed quite silent as he ate the lunch box silently.

Eriri, who was sitting next to her, looked at Kento, who suddenly lowered his head and ate his lunch box. He looked at her from time to time, and then looked down at the lunch box prepared by his mother.

"what about the taste?"

"generally."

"is it?"

Xianren quietly ate his lunch box, chewed it carefully, then slowly raised his head and looked at the sky above him.

"Because I'm already familiar with her taste, it doesn't feel that special. Besides, when I'm with her, I'm the one who usually does most of the cooking."

"When you were at my house, you were always in the kitchen. At that time, I thought your relationship with Mom was simply because you were my classmate... I really was such a fool."

Her eyes couldn't help but look at the wise man beside her. Eriri couldn't help but bite her lips, and her mood began to fluctuate.

"At the time, I just thought you treated me as a classmate. I didn't expect your reaction to be so intense when I told you about my relationship with Sayuri. No, I had guessed that you might be a little dissatisfied, but I didn't expect it to be so serious. Perhaps it was a misunderstanding..."

Looking at Eriri beside him, Kento's eyes were full of regret.

"I thought that the relationship between you and me...the person you liked might be me, but I didn't expect that I was the only one who was kept in the dark. Do you think Mom knows that I like you?"

"Sayuri?"

The topic became a little heavy. When it comes to love, it doesn't mean that the person belongs to him or her just because he or she knows each other first. Xianren felt very sorry. He had completely indulged in Sayuri's arms at that time and fell in love with her, and had ignored everything around him.

Now think about it again, maybe it is possible.

"Maybe she guessed a little bit, and saw something from your opposing attitude, so..."

Pursing his lips, Xianren stopped talking, lowered his head and quietly ate his lunch box without saying a word.

Eriri on the side bit her lips, her eyes filled with desire, anger, expectation, and deep sadness. She looked at Xianren beside her, and when she saw that he stopped talking, she silently lowered her head and quietly started to eat her lunch box.

"You haven't met her yet?"

After a long while, Ying Lili asked again.

"When school started, after you fainted, I stood far away and looked at you from afar."

"I'm not planning on meeting her again, all over again..."

"It's all over."

Interrupting Eriri's words, Xianren looked at the girl beside him, took two quick bites, and put down the empty lunch box.

"Thanks for the hospitality."

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The people in the underworld have their daily routines, and it is unknown when they can return to the world of the living.

Cherry Blossom Season: 96. Eriri, there is no victory at the end of the sneak run!

"Mr. Ishizuka, please take care of this document."

Handing the document to a young man's desk, Qingpu Wu looked at the young man who was working hard, and did not leave in a hurry. Instead, she smiled and looked at the young man in front of her. Even though he had dark circles under his eyes, he was still working hard.

The other party is a newcomer who just joined the company this year. He is a very simple young man and looks very ordinary, but he is very hardworking when working. At the same time, his personality is very cheerful and kind. He has some childish innocence, but he is not annoying.

"Okay, Ms. Qingpu, I'll take care of it right away."

The other person turned around and looked at Qingpu Mai who was standing next to him, nodded, picked up the document and prepared to deal with it. However, Qingpu Mai who was standing next to him suddenly asked him something.

"How's it going? What's the recent progress with Miss Xiyue?"

"Ok?"

The young man's face flushed. He looked at Qingpu Wu shyly, then lowered his head awkwardly. After taking out the documents, he reached out and scratched his head.

As if thinking about how to answer this question, the young man hesitated for a moment, looked at Qingpu Mai beside him, and finally mustered up his courage.

"Well, what kind of gift would Miss Qingpu like? I'd like to give Miss Xiyue some gifts recently, but I don't know what to give her, so I'd like to ask Miss Qingpu for some advice."

"Hmm? A gift I like?"

After hearing Ishizuka's question, the image of Xianren with a gift ribbon tied around his body appeared in Qingura Mai's mind. Her cheeks turned slightly red and an ambiguous smile appeared on her face, but it disappeared in a flash. She looked down at the young man in front of her and shook her head slightly.

"Why are you asking me this? If it's just for your Miss Xiyue, to make her happy, I think some common snacks will be enough."

"Isn't that too casual? Miss Xiyue has been working very hard lately and has to take care of Chaoyang, so... I want to give her something to cheer her up."

The Yuzuki mentioned by Ishizuka and Kiyoura Mai is the person Ishizuka likes, and Chaoyang is Yuzuki's son.

That's right, the young man in front of him, a young man who had never been in love, fell in love with a woman who already had a child but whose husband had passed away, and he was deeply distressed about it.

Many people in the entire company knew about this matter. At the beginning, not many people knew about it, and there were many unmarried women who liked Ishizuka. But after a long time, and because Ishizuka himself did not hide it, the entire company knew about it.

The girls who were originally interested in him felt a little disappointed and began to actively give Ishizuka advice. As for the men in the company, they were also full of gossip and told this newcomer who liked unmarried women about their experiences of getting along with married women.

"Is it because of your busy work? You should have known Chaoyang, right? Last time, you said you went to Miss Xiyue's house and became friends with Chaoyang?"

"Well, Chaoyang is also a very well-behaved child. Should we say he is worthy of being Miss Xiyue's child? He and I became very good friends right away, so Miss Xiyue shouldn't hate me, right?"

Looking at Ishizuka's smile, Qingura Mai felt that a single woman with children letting a young man into her home already explained something, but looking at the young man who seemed not to have figured it out yet, she still felt it would be better to let him figure it out on his own.

Normally, he is a very confident and energetic young man, but when it comes to love, he seems to have no confidence.

"Since you already know Chaoyang, why don't you talk to your Miss Xiyue and ask her to take care of Chaoyang? If Miss Xiyue is busy, you can take Chaoyang home on her behalf and take care of the child. Maybe it will even deepen the bond between you and Miss Xiyue."

"I see! It can be done this way!"

Ishizuka suddenly showed an expression of realization and gradually became excited, leaving Qingpu Mai speechless for a moment.

"Well, it's easy to use Chaoyang as a starting point and become a common language between you and Miss Xiyue. Over time, you and Miss Xiyue, even if you are not a family, will be better than a family."

"I understand!"

"Well, then work hard. When you're done, go and deepen your relationship with Miss Xiyue!"

"Ah."

"I first got off work."

Qingpu Mai handed the work to the young man. Before leaving, she gave him some advice and some words of encouragement. Then she slowly returned to her office, packed up her things, and left the company.

On the way back, she couldn't help but fall into deep thought. She seemed to be in a similar situation as Ishizuka, except that he liked older women, while she liked younger boys.

"Setsuna and Kento have been a little too close lately. They haven't had much time for each other. How about enrolling Setsuna in a private school?"

Qingpu Wu was thinking with a confused and complicated mood. She slowly walked from her company to the intersection of her home, but she found a gorgeous figure on the familiar street in front of her, which made her eyes converge on the other person.

The other person was wearing a bright red kimono with flowers, holding a folding fan in her hand, standing next to a telephone pole, looking towards Xianren's apartment. Two soft purple ponytails fell behind her shoulders, and her profile was vaguely visible, with a long strand of fine hair hanging down by her ear.