Who says meal replacements can’t be eaten as meals?

Even though she's extremely shy, she's still forcing herself to tell herself, 'I can't say it now.' It's true that she hasn't changed at all since we first met.

The girl's heart was filled with joy that came from nowhere. She curled up the corners of her mouth quietly and followed lightly, blending in with the pleasing neon lights.

Chapter 170 If Ye Mu lied

Nagasaki Suyo was deep in thought, her elegant and serious expression was filled with confusion. Indeed, it was not uncommon for the students in Tsuki no Mori to see Miss Suyo occasionally enter a state of sageliness where she could only nod her head in affirmation.

But this will still be decisively different.

The senior standing behind the desk, with dark brown hair and long bangs, who looks very mature, seems to be the Yashio Student Council President known as the 'rational bomber'. Her thin lips are slightly pursed, making it hard to tell whether she is angry or simply used to communicating with people with a blank expression.

Besides Xiao Mu, there was also a blonde girl whom he had never seen before. She had a serious expression, deeply furrowed brows, and obvious bags under her eyes and dark circles. She was holding a mobile phone and listening to Ruo Ye Mu's review of the scene in a tone that showed no emotional change.

Fujimiya Hermia is now regretting very much. She was unable to resist the sleepiness and not only failed to take pictures of the two of them together, but the timer set on her phone also switched to the front camera due to Katsume Ai's clumsiness. She was unable to take any pictures of Nagasaki and Wakaba resting together, but she did take a whole album of pictures of herself and the junior high school student sleeping leaning on each other. Now, they have to be checked by the student union as evidence and circulated everywhere.

My life, where people suspected me of having an unhealthy relationship with a junior high school student, is over...

"Miss Wakaba, please continue. What happened after entering the warehouse?" Yashio Rui has her own dignity as a president. Even her slightly cold tone makes people subconsciously convinced.

"Su Shi and I found that the door lock was broken..." Ruo Yemu's golden eyes were still lowered, and he briefly summarized the emergency situation yesterday. "...So we climbed out the window and took the key."

"Although it is a very efficient way to save yourself, it is very dangerous and not elegant enough. Waiting for the patrol teacher to help open the door is probably a better choice." After the president finished his statement, he turned his head and looked at Nagasaki Suyo, who had a similar temperament to him, and asked in a tone of comfort that was not obvious. "Nagasaki, is the situation roughly the same as what Wakaba said?"

"I'm so sorry, but I swapped school uniforms with my twin sister that day to go to class at Yugaoka, so you actually found the wrong person." This kind of words can't be said no matter what...

Miss Su Shi thought for a moment, put on a perfect smile that was in line with etiquette, and nodded in agreement. "It is indeed the same as Xiao Mu said."

"Then Wakaba-san, please continue."

Wakaba Mu opened his mouth slightly, like a downed computer browser, and hesitated for a long time before continuing to speak in a flat tone. "...Then, I fell asleep on the bed with Su Shi...and then I left."

Why is there a bed in the warehouse! ?

Miss Motoyo opened her eyes in shock and turned her head sharply. Sakuya did tell her that she and Xiaomu fell asleep in the warehouse, but this was completely different from what she had imagined.

"Shigasaki-san, do you have any questions?" Yashio Ruyu looked at the flaxen-haired girl with a strange look. It seemed that Shigasaki-san was better at communicating with others, but Wakaba-san was the one telling the story...

"It's nothing, I'm just a little shy. After all, it's a private matter." Miss Su Shi stroked the tip of her thumb little by little, lowered her head embarrassedly and explained.

By the way, I also thought about the menu for dinner at home.

"Is there anything to be shy about? You two should be good friends, and you just slept with your clothes on. There's nothing wrong with that." Yashiro Rui asked.

"Eh..."

"...Su Shi, your sleeping posture is very bad...you held me tightly and wouldn't let go...so..." Ruo Yemu could still recall the girl's even snoring and the warm breath touching the tips of his hair, and he helped to explain with a pale face.

"Hey!" Miss Su Shi's pupils trembled.

"So, that's how it is." The president's brown eyes dodged twice with understanding. He said nothing more. After silently blessing them, he asked someone to escort the two victims out of the student union room.

The door closed gently, and Yashio Ruyu turned to the only blonde girl left in the room. "Fujimiya-san, there is no need for us to waste time beating around the bush. I hope you can give a reasonable explanation next."

"Gu." The good news is that the CP you are supporting might be real, but the bad news is that you might be gone.

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There was no one else in the corridor of the Moon Forest. The two girls walked one after the other on the marble tiles decorated with colorful patterns. Apart from the light footsteps of their leather shoes, there was a long silence.

"Xiao Mu." Nagasaki Suyo spoke first. "You don't seem to like talking very much."

"..." Wakaba Mu nodded slightly. Today she had indeed tried hard to explain to everyone just to help Sakuya out of the predicament.

"Oh, I see." Nagasaki Suyo happened to pass by the courtyard, narrowed her eyes slightly, and looked up at the sun at the top.

The sunshine is so fair, giving the same warmth to the gorgeous flowers and plants, as well as the carefully cultivated green vines.

"Xiao Mu." Miss Su Shi pondered for a moment and took out the unpleasant little duck from her bag.

"Have you seen Sakuya recently?"

Ruoye Mu paused, looked up and carefully looked at Su Shi today. Obviously, Su Shi also smiled and greeted him today...

"..." She stared blankly for a moment, then nodded slightly in silence. If Ye Mu could not lie, she would not want to lie in front of Su Shi.

"As expected, I was wondering why Sakuya suddenly wanted to give Mutsuko a gift." Miss Sushi chuckled, and her tone returned to its usual light and gentle tone.

She took Mu's somewhat cold little hand and gently placed the plush duck with a swimming ring in the girl's not-so-big palm.

"This is a souvenir that Sakuya asked me to pick out. She said she didn't know what Mu-chan would like, so she asked me to help pick it out even if it cost her a little."

"She is a very cute child, right?" Su Shi said this while looking directly into Ruoye Mu's fluctuating golden pupils.

"......Hmm." Ruo Yemu felt a little uncomfortable. After a long time, he hummed softly, which was considered as agreement.

"Then Xiaomu, you want to see Sakuya again in the future, right?" Nagasaki Motoyo stood up again and asked with a smile.

"..." The light green hair trembled slightly. Ruo Yemu held the duck-shaped plush doll tightly in both hands, not knowing what to do for a moment.

Am I really not broken if I am such a despicable person who would overlap Sakuya's image with Soyo's and feel the warmth that should not belong to me?

What will happen to Xiang...

"I've seen Xiao Xiang recently, but I don't plan to invite her directly to reorganize Crychic." Su Shi murmured to himself, and then turned his head to look at Wakaba Mu. "So just calm down and stay with me in the Moon Forest, how about that?"

Ruoye Mu didn't say anything else, but just nodded tremblingly.

"By the way, please pay attention to your distance. Next time, even if 'I' act like a spoiled child, you are not allowed to do anything too extreme." Nagasaki Suyo, who was solving the problem, suddenly reacted and added solemnly.

"......Okay." The golden pupils drooped and turned away unconsciously, as if Ye Mu had lied.

Chapter 171 I Want to Eat French Fries

Chihaya Aine was holding the light green guitar with the ESP logo in her arms with a serious expression. She had not been playing it carefully since it was repaired. In front of her were marked reference books and music scores marked with red pen. She looked like a hero who had devoted herself to training and was waiting to shock the world after she came out of seclusion.

"B...E major 7...B...E major 7..." The fingers of his left hand trembled slightly as he pressed the strings. The unplugged electric guitar emitted a not-so-clear melody as the pick swung, stumbling over the guitar score that had seemed like a mystery a few days ago.

Success! Now comes the hardest part...

The light grey eyes looked at the parts marked with yellow highlighter pen in a daze. According to Rikki, these were the key points that needed repeated practice.

"F#..." There was a slight tingling sensation at the third knuckle of her index finger. The three fingers were bent into a somewhat deformed position, and Chihaya Aine forced herself to slide down the pick.

Oh, wrong...

"You played it wrong again." Shiina Tachibana, who had been watching and modifying the music score, continued to exert pressure as usual.

“Sorry…” Miss Aine apologized quietly, mumbling the title of the chord, and planned to do it again.

"Richi, aren't you being too strict?" Nagasaki Motoyo, who was practicing bass in the corner, stepped forward to defend her. Aine's level was indeed not good, and was even bad, but she had really tried her best today.

"Let's stop here for today. My fingers are a little swollen. This will affect my efficiency. Half-wits just like to rush for success." Ms. Lixi glanced at Miss Aiyin who wanted to continue practicing, interrupted her coldly, and announced a break in a rather tough voice.

"Eh? I can still play..." The sudden care made Chihaya Aine, who was used to bickering, a little uncomfortable.

“It’s just for efficiency.” Shiina Riki ignored her and once again took Miss Aine’s pink-shelled tablet in his hands and wrote down some practice suggestions next to the music score.

"Your fingers have turned red from playing the guitar. You've made great progress today. It's okay for you to take some rest." Miss Su Shi consoled him with a smile, took off her bass, and planned to buy some gifts from the vending machine.

“Wow, really. Suyo-chan is so gentle, worthy of being Sakuya’s sister.” As if she had pressed a mode switch, Miss Aine swung her left hand rather ostentatiously, untied her shoulder straps, and took a short rest.

"Hmph." Ms. Lixi felt inexplicably uncomfortable. She snorted and continued to diligently modify the music score. Although she had evolved from a pink-haired amateur to a pink-haired half-professional, she still had many problems and needed more practice.

If Sakuya were here, she would definitely not let herself have such crazy thoughts...

It's a pity that Stray Cat and Sakuya didn't come to the band today. Sakuya was there to support the musicians, but Runa's random gathering was too casual...

For Ms. Lixi, the only person who had no objection was probably Takamatsu Deng.

Deng didn't say anything. He was leaning over the table, probably writing lyrics for a new song. There was nothing wrong with Deng. Deng was perfect. We shouldn't indulge this naturally evil scumbag.

"Rikki~" Chihaya Aine shook her palm with five fingers spread out and called casually.

"I don't remember anyone with that name among us." Shiina Riki glanced at him with a dark face and said coldly. "Why are you looking for me?"

“It’s nothing, I just felt that Rikki has become a lot gentler since she apologized yesterday~” Miss Aine teased with a chuckle.

"Huh?" Ms. Lixi laughed loudly.

“You were very frank when you gave me the gift yesterday, and now you’re helping me write notes on the difficult parts, right?” Miss Aine stretched out her hand to make the shape of a tablet and blinked innocently.

"I'm just setting a daily practice limit for you. There's no point winking at me and acting cute." Ms. Lixi raised her head angrily and explained.

“Huh? This is weird. Sakuya clearly said that as long as I praise Rikki and act innocent, we’ll see cute scenes, but why does it feel like it’s not working…” Miss Aine said in confusion, and wisely hid behind Takamatsu Tomori who was concentrating on writing a song before someone got angry.

"what!?"

"I can hear you guys arguing in the hallway. It's good to have energy, but don't use it to argue." Miss Su Shi, holding coffee, green tea, and panda milk jelly, pushed the door open helplessly. Sure enough, this band won't last until the end of the first live. "Here, milk jelly, Li Xi likes this, right?"

"Oh, thank you." Shiina Riki was stunned for a moment before she reached out to take it. She had never thought that one day she would receive milk jelly from Su Shi.

After a closer look, it turns out to be a strawberry flavor that I have never tasted before...

"How did you know that?" Miss Lixi asked curiously.

"Sakuya told me that the girls in Hanasakigawa all like milk jelly and the like... I think she's probably talking about Riki." Su Shi's mother sorted the green tea and coffee, and responded while shaking off the pink-haired lecher's little hand that took the opportunity to reach out.

"Xiao Deng was very focused today, but it's almost time to go home~"

"Because, we have reconciled and our relationship has become closer. I have inspiration and wrote more." Takamatsu Deng, who is still in the process of writing lyrics, responded with her unique punctuation and a relieved smile on her lips that had not been seen for a long time.

"Really? It's almost time for me to go home and prepare dinner. Maybe I should go to the market first." Miss Su Shi said kindly, groping her slender index finger.

"I feel like Sushi-chan has suddenly become so scary..." Miss Aine complained in a low voice.

Did Sakuya offend her sister again? Although Suyo is kind, she is also very scary when she remembers grudges...

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"So, little Suyo doesn't have to go home to cook today?" Chihaya Aine tilted her head and looked at Miss Suyo who was sending a voice message to condemn her sister in front of the station. She noticed an element of cuteness in a strange place.

"She said she was going to have dinner out with her classmates tonight..." Nagasaki Suyo complained in a sad tone, which was unusual for her.

It's not good. She is just a little girl who is afraid of loneliness. This contrast on the always elegant Xiao Su Shi is a little too cute.

“I often go out to eat with Yuqiu’s classmates and friends, so it’s nothing, right?” Miss Aine came closer, almost shoulder to shoulder, and whispered to comfort her.

"You don't understand." Su Shi shook his head with a little grievance.

“Oh.” Miss Aine put her hand on her chin in confusion, and without further ado, she walked towards the station.

"So, would you like to have dinner with me today, Su Shi?" Chihaya Aine turned around and asked in a cheerful tone, standing under the plaque at the entrance to the station.

"I don't know why, but I suddenly want to eat McDonald's."

Chapter 172 Question Mark

"I can't believe that someone would order a four-season salad at McDonald's. This is the first time I know that McDonald's has such a hidden menu. Suyo-chan, your eating habits are too out of the ordinary!" Chihaya Aine complained softly while holding a classic four-piece hamburger and coke set with a large portion of fries. No wonder Sakuya never brings a lunch box to school. There's nothing she can do about it if she eats out so often.

“After all, I don’t come here very often, but isn’t a dinner like this made up entirely of carbohydrates and sugars a little unhealthy, Aine? Things like large portions of French fries will usually end up with a lot of leftovers because people can’t finish them.” The smile on Nagasaki Motoyo’s face was a little forced, but she still tried to reply in a gentle tone.

She still hadn't figured out why she had agreed to Aine's meal request. It would have been fine if they had just come to eat fast food, but the pink-haired lecher in front of her had been trying to make advances on her the entire way, and he just spoke whatever he thought of, without any ladylike manners, which was really annoying.

“Su Shi is so strict. It’s okay to indulge once in a while~” Miss Aine tore open the ketchup nonchalantly, squeezed it carefully, and looked curiously at the healthy combination across the table.

Compared to Chihaya Aine's indulgence, the plate in front of Miss Suyo is much neater. There is afternoon tea, fish fillet, and the much-criticized four-season salad, which is low in fat and sugar. There is also shredded cabbage that can supplement vitamins and fiber. It is healthy, but...

"Shall I share my fries in half? If you eat too little, you might get hungry at night." Miss Aine put herself in other people's shoes and enthusiastically dropped the freshly baked fries onto the plate.

“Eh? No need. I’m not that interested in food like French fries. Aine-san can just eat them by herself.” Su Shi declined with a hint of refusal, picked up the striped hard paper cup and drank tea, but was thinking about what happened in the Moon Forest today.

Mutsu and Sakuya's relationship has become a little too good.

It was beyond my expectations, but it wasn't a bad thing. First, Sakuya would have friends she was close to when she was in the Tsuki no Mori, so she wouldn't be too bored. Second, because of Sakuya's tragic acting skills... With Xiao Mu's help, it would also help her plan to impress Xiangzi.

The only thing that made her feel a little uneasy was the distance between the two of them, but Sakuya was just a child who didn't know anything, and Mu was always very well-behaved, so she didn't have any such unhealthy knowledge. The kindergarten teacher wouldn't just assume that the two girls wanted to be together for life just because they were playing with each other, and Ms. Sushi didn't think that the two people sleeping in the same bed really had any feelings of love.

I should give Sakuya a little lesson tonight and remind her to keep her distance.

As I stroked my fingertips and thought about how to deal with the situation, another slender hand with slightly red and swollen fingertips appeared in my field of vision, holding French fries that had been dipped in ketchup.

"Moshiro, try some too. Freshly-baked French fries are delicious." Miss Aine was acting quite boldly at the moment. Yesterday's trip to the aquarium had given her a slightly shocking discovery - apart from Kodama and Sakuya, Moshiro seemed to have a pretty good impression of her as well.

So, based on the experimental principle of bold hypothesis and careful verification, Miss Aine enthusiastically fed the flaxen-haired girl who was hungry.

The effect was very bad, and Nagasaki Suyo showed a look of disgust.

Quickly hiding the disdain in her eyes, Miss Motoyo sighed. She felt that although her relationship with Aine had made some progress, and they could be considered friends from the same band, it was definitely not close enough to be able to feed her at will... Sakuya had indeed been around this kind of fickle woman for a long time, so he didn't pay attention to the sense of distance.

“Try it~” Miss Aine said coquettishly.

"Aine-san, please eat more vegetables in the future. Fried food is not on my menu." Su Shi turned her head away.