Hikigaya Hachiman is still in the dark

"I don't understand what you're saying at all. Is this some weird joke? Anyway, due to many reasons, the deadline has been moved forward to tomorrow. After that, I'll send someone to deliver your laptop to the health room. Thank you for your hard work!"

"Wait a minute, the reason is something you obviously overlooked..."

"Well, goodbye. By the way, the chairman has agreed."

"Hello!" I wanted to say something else, but Ben Chugui on the other end of the phone hung up decisively.

This is definitely a fraud, right? Using the power of the chairman to control me? When you asked me to help before, you also used the chairman's request to coerce me. How familiar are you with the chairman?

I was still complaining in my heart when the secretary of the student union opened the door of the health room. After greeting me, she put my laptop on the bedside table and turned away. Do you have to be so efficient? Is the student union of our school so efficient? Don't always go to strange places to let me feel the strength of our school's student union...

I opened my notebook with a headache. Even if I didn't want to, the chairman had already agreed. No matter how much I didn't want to work overtime, I would be forced to compromise if my boss asked me to work overtime.

But the good news is that the general content of the script was thought out very early, and after that, I just needed to code out what I had in my mind.

The stage play is set to last 40 minutes. If there is no writer's block, it only takes about an hour and a half to complete the manuscript. If you add the later revisions and improvements, it will take about two more hours to complete the work. Come on! Hikigaya Hachiman, you can do it.

"Do you want to work?" Qianliu lazily lay in his chair, turned the base and looked at me and said.

I really didn't want to respond to him. Seeing him so unmotivated, the enthusiasm that had just ignited in me was quickly extinguished.

I nodded to Qianliu as a response.

Qianliu continued to turn his chair around in boredom: "I should have told you before that you fainted from overwork. Do you still want to work? If you die suddenly in the health room, it will cause me a lot of trouble."

"What you mean is, as long as I don't die suddenly here and don't cause you any trouble, that's enough." I asked Qianliu back.

"That's pretty much what I mean." Qianliu stopped turning his chair. It was unbelievable that he was a middle-aged man and yet he behaved in such a childish way!

"I feel like if I don't complain about you, I'd be letting my conscience down..."

"Don't be like this. After all, we already have such a deep friendship between you and me."

"I don't know when there was something so ambiguous between us. If I remember correctly, today should be our first meeting."

"Well, it's just like an old proverb." Qian Liu pointed at the ceiling, as if explaining to a student who was asking a question to the teacher: "It's like old friends at first sight, right? Lovers from the previous life, something like that?"

There is indeed such a setting. For example, when two people meet, they find that they have a lot in common and take this as foreshadowing. Then, when they travel through time and space or recall their memories of past lives, they discover that they had a deep bond in their past lives.

But it's totally not applicable here! If in my previous life, I had some strange relationship with this middle-aged bearded uncle in front of me, that would be the most horrible joke!

I covered my head with my hands in pain. "Generally speaking, isn't this the way men and women communicate when they meet for the first time?"

"Don't worry too much about the details. However, Mr. Hikigaya is really knowledgeable about these things." Qian looked at me with a knowing smile.

I could punch this guy, right?

"Don't have any strange misunderstandings. Speaking of which, isn't it common sense to keep quiet in the health room and let the patients rest well? You have been chattering and making noise since just now. How can I rest well?"

"You're so strict, Mr. Hikigaya. You suddenly become fierce and ferocious."

"It's all thanks to someone who has been nagging non-stop since just now."

"I feel like I say very little compared to those who come to visit you." Qianliu's eyes curved into crescent shapes, making him look like a big boss behind the scenes with a smiling face but a hidden knife.

"What a bad taste! You clearly heard it but you still refused to show up. I didn't expect that you have the habit of eavesdropping..."

"That's so annoying, Mr. Hikigaya. I didn't mean to overhear. In order to avoid the trouble of being woken up, I always wear earplugs and an eye mask when I go to bed."

"Why do I always have the urge to beat you to death... What if a student suddenly gets sick?"

"In most cases, they just want to take a nap. If they are really sick, even I will get up and see a doctor immediately." Qianliu looked at me with a smile and said, "After all, if a student is really sick and I don't treat him in time, things will become more troublesome later."

That's natural. After all, Sobu High School is a very famous university. If Qianliu didn't rescue the students in time, but was lazy and sleeping around, he would probably be in trouble by the chairman of the board, the students' parents, and the media.

Although the reason was strange, I finally knew that Qianliu still had the least sense of responsibility when it came to treating students, and I felt a little relieved. Originally, I was definitely going to complain to the chairman and ask him to replace the teacher in the health room.

"Teacher Hikigaya, I don't think it's all my fault, right? How long do you think they stayed in the health room? Even if I can sleep a lot, I wouldn't sleep that long, right? From this point of view, I should be the victim, right? You guys treated the health room as your gathering place." Qianliu looked at me with a smile. Although I don't want to admit it, today's matter is indeed our bigger problem.

We stayed in the health room for so long and even had lunch together. It was indeed our fault first.

Moreover, if you think about it from another angle...

If I were Qianliu, I would suddenly find a group of people who appeared out of nowhere in the health room, eating together. Even for me, it would be difficult to pretend that nothing happened, open the curtains, and say to everyone: Are you eating? What a coincidence, I was also taking a nap just now, I have something to do, so I'll leave first, you guys take your time to eat and chat, don't let me bother you...

It's no coincidence that we had lunch and took a nap together, right? Also, how can you pretend that nothing happened with your explosive appearance?

I imagined how Qianliu would appear and how everyone would react when they saw him. Oh! It was terrible.

"You are right, but it was wrong for you to take a nap in the health room. As a health room teacher, you have to be ready to treat students who suddenly fall ill at any time!"

"Teacher Hikigaya, you were definitely trying to change the subject, weren't you? Didn't I tell you that if a student really had any problems, I would definitely treat them as soon as possible."

This person is really troublesome.

"Even if you don't like me, Mr. Hikigaya, you'd better listen to my advice. You'd better have a good rest before working. It is very necessary to treat your body properly." After Qianliu finished speaking, he turned his head and faced the desk, no longer looking at me.

"Suddenly, so serious? This is not like your style."

"Suddenly? Mr. Hikigaya, if I remember correctly, we have just met for a short time. Do you know me well? You are actually talking about my style now?"

Qianliu's voice was so low that I couldn't tell if he was angry or not. I opened my mouth to explain something, like, my eyes have seen too much, so you don't have to pretend to be yourself anymore; or, you've always behaved like that since I met you, so it's understandable that I would make such an inference.

Countless reasons came to my mind, but I couldn't say a word. I remembered that one night not long ago, Senior Ai Shang told me not to judge someone casually based on my subjective impression.

Someone's warning to you will always make you recall it inadvertently. But if you reflect carefully, if this is what you can recall, then you must have cared about it very much.

Maybe I have always been afraid, afraid of making the same mistake again, that self-righteous mistake.

"Mr. Hikigaya's expression is really scary. I was just joking with you. It seems that my style has always been like this. You are worthy of being a man I agree with! Mr. Hikigaya, you actually knew my style so early. There is indeed a deep connection between us."

When I was still hesitating about how to start the conversation, Qianliu saw that I was thinking about this question seriously, and then he explained with an expression as if he had successfully played a trick on me.

I'm not your work sideshow!

"Well, Mr. Hikigaya, if you want to continue working, that's fine. After that, I will also record the work for the day. If you don't have anything important to do, please don't disturb me casually!"

"You're speaking from the wrong perspective, right? I should be the one asking you to stop arguing with me!"

"Whatever happens, let's spend the rest of our time in peace." Qianliu said, then he took out earplugs from his pocket and put them on himself. After a while, he could hear the rustling sound of writing.

"They're quite quick..." I muttered in dissatisfaction.

Since he had earplugs on, no matter how much I wanted to argue with him, he couldn't hear me. Anyway, I could concentrate on my work.

For the next afternoon, I racked my brains to write the script. Like I said before, two hours is just a preliminary estimate. If I want to create further, there are still many, many problems.

Qianliu finished the record very early, and then he took out a library book and started reading it.

But the look he showed while working was really weird...

He was sighing about the ease of the health room teachers while working diligently. His natural look always made me feel a strong sense of incongruity. Could it be that this is the ultimate form of a corporate slave?

"How pitiful," I sighed from the bottom of my heart.

By the time I finished my work, the sun had begun to set, and a faint red light had begun to spread over the earth.

After finishing my work, I stretched my body. Although it took me longer than expected, I finally finished the work.

After I got up and packed my things, I realized that Qianliu was still there reading the paperback. I sighed and quickly left the health room. I was thinking about whether I should say hello to him out of courtesy, but since he was still wearing earplugs, there was no need...

Chapter 141 Hikigaya Hachiman gets distracted sometimes

In the autumn corridor of Sobu High School, you can already feel the chill. Fortunately, when Tamasaka helped me to the health room, she also brought my clothes to the health room. Otherwise, I think I would have to stay in the health room again because of a cold as soon as I left the health room. I wonder if I can get a VIP status in the health room and get a diamond-level bed?

When I went to the economics department to take classes in college, I did hear about this kind of marketing method. Well, it seems to take advantage of consumers' competitive psychology. However, if the hospital uses this kind of promotion method, well, I think no one would want to become a VIP customer.

"Ah!" A gust of cold wind suddenly blew by. Even though I was wearing a very thick coat, I couldn't help but shiver. As expected, I seemed to have underestimated the coldness of autumn...

"No choice, let's go back to the office first, and then take a detour to the Student Union meeting room."

Having made up my mind, I walked towards my office with confidence.

"Teacher Yuexia? Are you still there?" I came to the office. Sagami and Mita had already left. But Teacher Yuexia was still leaning over her desk, writing something. Upon hearing my voice, Yuexia looked up at me in panic. When she was working, she would habitually wear a pair of white rimless glasses.

If I remember correctly, Yuexia didn't seem to like wearing glasses, so usually she would take off her glasses and put them aside.

Yuexia quickly took off her glasses, tidied her hair, and said to me, "I have something to do."

"What's the matter? Is it about work? If you have any problems, I should be able to help."

"Hey! It's not about work." For some reason, Yuexia didn't seem to want to talk about this issue. She lowered her head and didn't dare to look at me.

Was it not a work issue? Was it a reading note? I remember Yuexia seemed to have the habit of taking reading notes. If that was the case, she would indeed be embarrassed to speak up. I still remember my reading notes on No Longer Human. It would be too embarrassing if others knew about it...

I roughly guessed what Teacher Yuexia was doing and gave her an understanding smile.

I didn't ask any more questions, but returned to my seat, packed up my things, and prepared to go back. After that, I planned to give the stage play script to Ben Chugui and go back to the apartment directly.

"Um, Mr. Hikigaya, are you feeling better?" As I packed up and prepared to leave, Ms. Yuexia seemed to have been thinking for a long time, and suddenly stood up and said to me loudly. After she finished speaking, she quickly lowered her head again.

"I'm almost well, what's wrong?" I looked at the moon in confusion. Is there something I haven't noticed?

"Really? That's great. I've been worried about it." A low voice came from the moonlight.

Is she concerned about my health? Is this the reason why she has been staying in the office?

"Thank you, Teacher Yuexia. I feel much better now. From now on, I will pay attention to rest and will not make such mistakes again."

"Is that so? Mr. Hikigaya, you must definitely rest well from now on. If necessary, I will definitely substitute for you in the class. Even if I have classes myself, I will go!" Yuexia suddenly leaned towards me excitedly, and the distance was so close that I could clearly see her eyelashes fluttering slightly.

We both looked away at almost the same time, and I could easily notice that my face was quickly turning red. It was really scary to do this all of a sudden. If you are not on guard, there should be a limit! After all, we are alone now, Teacher Yuexia, please be more cautious and don't do such a foul move!

"Beyond this, there is an even more profound issue. How can one not teach his own class in order to substitute for another teacher?" I didn't dare to look at Teacher Yuexia and spoke with my eyes turned away.

"Yeah, that's right." Realizing his own gaffe, Yuexia teacher's voice dropped a little, but then he said as if he was afraid that I wouldn't believe him: "But if you have any trouble, Mr. Hikigaya, you must speak up. I will definitely do my best to help you, Mr. Hikigaya!"

"I know. I don't distrust Teacher Yuexia." I quickly responded when I heard Teacher Yuexia's firm tone. Teacher Yuexia seemed a little strange today. Was it because of what Mrs. Fujiwa said to her when I went to Teacher Fujiwa's house before?

"Yeah." Yuexia responded to me happily, but then she took a few steps back in panic and distanced herself from me: "Sorry, I accidentally lost my composure just now."

"Nothing..." I didn't know how to start, so I just responded to her perfunctorily. I was also very nervous just now, so I was very overwhelmed in a short period of time.

"If there's nothing else, I'll leave first. Teacher Yuexia, remember to close the office door when you leave." I put on my scarf and gloves. I gave the scarf to Yuigahama. That idiot has been wearing that scarf recently. I don't know if she has washed it properly. Originally, I didn't have the habit of wearing gloves before, but since Teacher Fujiwa gave me the gloves, I wear them almost every night when I get off work.

Teacher Fujiwa said that this pair of gloves was given to him by his predecessor, who was also his teacher. Although the style is a bit old-fashioned, the quality is unexpectedly very good. So, even now, I still feel very warm.

It is indeed very warm. But I know that warmth is not just this. It must also contain other things that can directly warm people's hearts.

Is it a belief? A belief like this as a teacher, something similar to inheritance, but not inheritance? In any case, it is definitely a beautiful thing that can directly affect people's hearts.

The gloved hands kept rubbing against each other, and the feeling of warmth and heaviness kept overflowing.

"Teacher Hikigaya, please wait a moment." Yuexia seemed to have made a great decision and said, "Um, can we go back together?"

"Huh?" I looked at Yuexia in surprise. Her hands kept rubbing the edge of her shirt. I could see that she was very nervous when she said this.

It was a little surprising that she could take the initiative to say such words. But thinking about it carefully, it was already late, and Teacher Yuexia was a single, beautiful woman. I guess she was afraid to go back alone!

In the past, Teacher Yuexia would pack up her things early and go home directly. But today's situation was different, so it was normal for her to be a little worried.

I had never gone home with Teacher Yuexia before, so when I was about to leave, I didn't even think about it. As expected, I still have a long way to go. Judging from the current situation, I still have a long way to go to become a real gentleman.

"That's right. It's already very late. I'm a little worried if you go back alone, Teacher Yuexia. But I still have to go to the Student Union later. Do you mind?"

"I don't mind at all!" Teacher Yuexia answered very quickly. Then, she hopped back to her seat like a little rabbit. After she tidied up the things on the table, she walked to the door.

"No matter what, there's no need to be so happy..." I smiled bitterly and walked forward to join Yuexia.

Along the way, Yuexia and I were a little reserved and didn't know what to talk about, although we usually talked to each other. But under special circumstances, I didn't know how to communicate with Yuexia. If I think about it carefully, Yuexia and I were alone together except for the period of time when school started, and we have never been alone like this since then.

"Mr. Hikigaya, it's really cold today."

"That's true. The temperature in this autumn seems to be as low as in previous winters."

"Well, yes."

Wait, the channel doesn't seem right. We are not two British people. It would be too awkward to talk about the weather as soon as we meet...

"Come to think of it, Mr. Hiratsuka was in the office earlier."

"Oh, is that so? In the past, Mr. Fujiwa would have stayed in the office at this time."

The channel is still wrong. Are we discussing the seniors' issues now? This is completely off topic, okay? Also, the seniors we are discussing are all different!

Calm down, calm down, calm down again, Hikigaya Hachiman, you are no longer the same person you were before. You should be able to fully control the current situation. You are no longer the weak boy who blushed even when holding hands in high school. What you couldn't do before, you can do now!

I kept cheering myself up in my heart, and turned around, ready to talk to Yuexia about my recent work! Eh? Why work? Never mind, let's talk about it first.

As soon as I turned around, I saw Yuexia blushing and lowering her head. Wait, this reaction is too cute! Please don't act like you're going out with your boyfriend...

I turned around in panic again, completely unable to speak! This situation is still not going to work.

I shook my head resignedly, lowered my head, and didn't try to start a new conversation.

If I think about it carefully, Yuexia and I are both the quiet type. Maybe, there is no need for us to deliberately bring up topics of conversation. It should be nice to just walk together like this!