This is not the date I wanted.

Shidou frowned, not quite understanding what was going on.

However, Zhen Xing was not at all flustered when being questioned by Meng Yue. Instead, she looked directly at Meng Yue and said.

"Why do you want to reject Xiao Xing?"

"By the way...I am the one asking the question, right?"

"answer me!"

Zhen Xing roared loudly.

"Ah, ah, ah..." Meng Yue sighed helplessly and answered truthfully, "Although Yue Dao is very good, I already have someone I like, so I can only reject him."

Meng Yue has someone she likes? Although he knew that now was not the time to care about this, the moment he heard it, Shidao couldn't help but feel moved.

Zhen Xing couldn't help feeling a little annoyed when she heard Meng Yue's answer.

"Then why are you still dating Xiao Xing? It's incomprehensible!"

"I have my own reasons. But it's mainly because of you." Meng Yue explained helplessly, "You've been following me these past few days, right? And your hostility is getting more obvious day by day. I wanted to find you out through other methods. But I happened to receive a love letter from Yue Dao, so I wondered if it had anything to do with this."

"So you're just taking advantage of Xiao Xing?!"

"That's a harsh thing to say. I really responded to his feelings. Also, you don't deny stalking me, do you?"

"Goo-"

Zhen Xing was speechless at first, then said in self-abandonment.

"Because, ever since Xiao Xing fell in love with you, he has completely ignored me! He keeps saying 'Liang Yi-senpai! Liang Yi-senpai!' Even though he and I have been together since junior high school, and I met him first! Why would he fall in love with you!?"

(Come to think of it, Yue Dao once said that he was teased by the girls in his class.)

Shidou couldn't help but think.

[Wow~ I see, a childhood sweetheart with hot girl attributes? I didn't expect that the junior is quite popular. Does that mean that Meng Yuejie is a gift from heaven in her eyes? No wonder she is so excited——]

Kotori looked like she was enjoying the show and didn't mind the big deal at all.

"I was planning to stop Xiao Xing, so I took the tickets when he wasn't paying attention. But when I saw how happy he and Senpai were... I was going to give up! If you don't like Xiao Xing, why did you agree to go out with him? Why didn't you reject him from the beginning!?"

Zhen Xing cried out in grievance.

"Uh-"

Although she was mentally prepared to a certain extent, Meng Yue still felt a stomachache when she really realized that she was in vain.

After hesitating for a long time, Meng Yue took a deep breath and spoke.

"You! You idiot!!!!"

Meng Yue roared loudly.

"what!"

Zhen Xing was so scared that her shoulders shrank, obviously frightened by Meng Yue's shout.

"What's the point of you complaining to me here? What's the point of crying? Has the problem been solved? Will Yue Dao-san no longer be sad? Or what? Do you think that if you scold me here, I will agree to date him? You can just sacrifice yourself as a tragic character and quietly exit the stage?"

Meng Yue asked harshly.

"me--"

Zhen Xing's face turned red after being rebuked, but she couldn't find any words to refute.

"After all! You've been together since middle school, and he hasn't even realized that you like him. Either he's too slow, or you're not proactive enough! Don't you know how to reflect on yourself? You've been following me since you saw that he has a crush on me. Don't you think your behavior is stupid?!"

It would have been better if she didn't say anything. The more Mengyue spoke, the angrier she became. If the other person was not a girl, Mengyue might have directly grabbed her sleeve and swore at her.

"What do you know about me?"

Zhen Xing was a little angry and embarrassed.

"Ah! I really don't understand you! But at least I know that if I were you, what I would do at this moment would not be to quarrel with others!"

After saying that, Meng Yue pointed in the direction where Zhen Xing left and said,

"The boy is in a state of loss and grief right now! He needs someone to comfort and accompany him. This is the best time to capture him! If you are a smart woman, take this opportunity to capture him!"

At this time, Meng Yue's tone was more like one of disappointment rather than anger.

"Um, I, this——"

Zhen Xing seemed unable to keep up with Meng Yue's pace and her mind was in a mess.

"Chase him! Don't go home if you can't catch him!!"

Meng Yue roared as she pushed Zhen Xing from the back.

"Yes, it is!"

After answering subconsciously, Zhenxing Yuiga hurriedly ran in the direction where Zhenxing left.

……

In the corner, after secretly witnessing the whole process, Shidou and Kotori didn't know what to say for a moment.

[Hey... Shidou. Mengyue-sister... is really manly...]

Kotori said hesitantly. To be honest, she herself didn't know if this was a compliment.

It's not that Shidou couldn't understand her feelings.

"Really... the puberty kids now... should we call this youth?"

Meng Yue sighed, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. At this moment, the cell phone in her pocket suddenly rang.

"Hello? Oh, Tohka... When will you be back? Um... About half past eight. What? All the food Shidou left was eaten up? Ah... It's okay, it's okay. I'll make something myself when I get back... Yeah, that's all, bye."

After hanging up the phone, Meng Yue stretched and spoke to herself.

"That's it. I'm going to go home now. I'll also prepare dinner for you and Kotori-chan. Remember to text me if you have any requests."

After saying that, Mengyue got up and went home.

……

After Meng Yue's footsteps gradually faded away, Shidao spoke into the headset

"…Hey, Kotori."

【What? 】

"Could it be that... Meng Yue knew from the beginning that I was following her?"

[Shidao, do you think you haven't been discovered? ]

Kotori asked helplessly.

“………………………………I really want to die.”

Shidao Juniors (XII)

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The next Monday after the date, Makoto reported the date to Shido.

"I'm so sorry! Gokawa-senpai!"

During lunch break, after meeting Shinko on the rooftop, Shinko bowed his head and apologized without saying a word.

"It's rare that Gokawa-senpai helped me so much! But I still failed!"

"Well, there's no need to be so serious. It's not something that requires an apology."

Shidou waved his hand with a wry smile, and after observing Makoto's expression, he spoke hesitantly.

"Well, what a pity..."

"Well, but there's nothing we can do about it."

Zhenxing sighed with a complicated feeling and said helplessly,

"When I think about it, I was totally incompetent on the date. I went to the batting cage to show off in front of Ryougi-senpai, but ended up being impressed by his home run. I wanted to go to the amusement park for a romantic date, but I lost my ticket and panicked. It was Ryougi-senpai who consoled and encouraged me the whole time. If it weren't for Gokawa-senpai's help, I wouldn't even have the chance to confess my feelings."

"Ahem! What are you talking about? I was watching TV at home that day."

Shidou coughed to cover it up.

"Ah, I was wrong."

Shinko also cooperated and changed her words, then continued.

"In the end, we went to the amusement park, but we didn't get to go on the roller coaster, haunted house, or Ferris wheel that we had booked. My senior was the one who led me around the whole way. It was only natural that I was rejected for confessing my love recklessly under such circumstances."

As he spoke, a hint of self-mockery appeared on Zhenxing's face.

"That's it..."

After agreeing with that, Shidou asked calmly while eating his lunch box.

"Did Ryougi-san say all of this when he rejected you?"

"No, no, this is just my self-reflection. Ryougi-senpai didn't say anything like that."

Zhenxing shook his head with a wry smile, took a bite of bread, and said helplessly.

"Senior Liang Yi said...she already has someone she likes."

"Hey...did she tell you who she likes?"

Hearing this, Shidou's heart skipped a beat, but he pretended to be calm and asked.

"Well... But after all, this involves other people's private information. Since you are Gokawa-senpai, I will tell you. Please don't tell anyone else."

"Don't worry, I'm very tight-lipped."

Shidao answered righteously.

Seeing Shidou's assurance, Makoto looked around and confirmed that there was no one else on the rooftop before whispering to Shidou.

"I don't know her last name, but it's a woman named Shiori. Ryougi-senpai showed me a photo of her. She seems to be a woman who is about the same height as Gokawa-senpai... What's wrong, senpai? She suddenly looked disappointed."

"No...nothing. Just a little surprised, that's all."

Shidou smiled bitterly and shook his head.

(That’s true. I know Meng Yue would answer like this without even thinking about it. Otherwise, how could Zhen Xing come to see me so calmly?)

Shidou told himself this in his heart, but for some reason he felt very complicated.

It seemed that he thought Shidou was surprised that Mengyue liked the same sex, but Zhenxing did not doubt him and continued talking.

"Well, seeing the happy expression on Ryougi-senpai's face when he talked about her, I knew I had no chance of winning. After all, the genders are completely different, and I can't compete with her wearing women's clothes, right? Not only is it putting the cart before the horse, but it's also embarrassing to keep pestering her."

"Yes, yes."

Shidou found these words very irritating and couldn't help but skip the topic.

"But it was really unexpected. When I heard you say you were rejected, I thought you were hit hard. But now you don't seem that depressed."

"Ah, that-"

Shinko scratched his cheek and said a little embarrassedly.

"Actually, after being rejected by Ryougi-senpai, another girl confessed to me."

"Throat! Is it so amazing?!"

Although he already knew this, Shidou still pretended to be amazed.

"What kind of woman?"

"Um... I mentioned before, the girl who took the lead in teasing me in class. We are childhood sweethearts and have been in the same school since junior high school. To be honest, I always thought she hated me."

"Is that so? Did you accept her confession?"

"Well... to be honest, at first I thought she was teasing me. But after talking for a long time, I found that I had a lot of misunderstandings about her. Thanks to her comfort, I felt much calmer."

Zhenxing lowered her head and twirled her fingers, blushing and saying,

"But... I never thought that someone would confess to me. Although I'm very happy, I'm also a little overwhelmed. Anyway, I want to get along with her again and get to know her slowly..."

"Well, anyway. Seeing that you're not depressed by this, I feel relieved. Next, just do your best!"

"Yes! Thank you very much, Gokawa-senpai!"