After deciding to give up, he started to gain popularity

"It was indeed our fault for deliberately concealing the truth. Please forgive us." Xia Chuanzou said sincerely.

Originally, he didn't need to be so humble, but in fact, he didn't know very well about Iino Miko's interpersonal relationships. He didn't know what her image was like in the class, nor did he know who her friends were. Perhaps the two people in front of him were her friends?

As a senior, since Iino Miko next to him has become a "small fry", he must find a way to step up and take control of the situation.

Fortunately, he had encountered this situation many times, so he did not feel guilty or panic at all.

Nothing but familiarity.

"No, no, no, it's not that serious... We were just curious about who the president was dating." The boy scratched his head awkwardly. At this point, he couldn't even say the reason "because he cared about who the president was dating, and also to satisfy his curiosity about who the president would end up with, so he went forward to check the situation"!

As for Iino Miko... although they are indeed classmates, they are really not familiar with each other, and she often interferes in their interactions as a couple. Rather than caring about them, it would be more accurate to say that she hates and despises them!

But he would definitely not say these things in front of Natsukawa Kanade, especially now that the situation is suspected to be "the student council president and the discipline committee chairman are in a close relationship in private", it is even more impossible for him to come up with such a reason.

Seeing that the other party was also very polite, Xia Chuan Zou breathed a sigh of relief, because he knew that this matter should be easy to resolve.

"Also... this is also what Iino-san meant..." Xiachuan Kanade paused, looked at the junior schoolmate beside him, and seeing that she had no intention of standing up, he continued: "I hope you can keep today's experience a secret. Although it is not a big deal, you also know that humans are very curious animals. As long as there is a little disturbance, they will start to add their own imaginations. They may think it is nothing, but it is still very distressing for the person involved... right?"

When he finished speaking, Natsukawa Kanade's eyes had narrowed slightly, and he put on a dignified look that said "I'm serious".

Give some sweet treats first and then hit him with a big stick. Since this is not just his problem, he has to think about it for Iino Miko. Since she doesn't want their relationship to be misunderstood, considering her future interpersonal relationships in the class, this is the best way to deal with it.

At the same time, because Iino Miko had not spoken since she entered the door, he felt that what he did was in line with her feelings.

"Of course, we understand, we will help keep the secret..." The boy nodded hurriedly, and the girl next to him also agreed.

Then Natsukawa Zou became a little gentler again, not as aggressive as before.

"Now that everything has been explained clearly... we will take our leave now and not disturb you from having a meal." He then turned to Iino Miko beside him and reminded her, "What did Iino-san say?"

"..." The latter seemed to be still in a daze, and finally came back to his senses after a long while, "Ah? Oh, I, I'm fine..."

But the man was still sitting in his seat, seemingly unaware of what was happening.

Xia Chuanzou's mouth twitched, and he couldn't stand it anymore, so he simply reached out and tugged at her sleeve, and said again as if to remind her: "Then we won't disturb you from having a meal, we'll leave first."

At this moment, Iino Miko reacted and stood up hurriedly, but because she didn't stand firmly, she looked like she was about to fall.

Just when she closed her eyes in fear and thought she was going to fall on the corner of the table, the next moment she felt herself entering a warm embrace.

So she opened her eyes and saw the tall senior Natsukawa, who looked at her with a worried and concerned look and said to her gently, "Are you okay? My princess (Iino-san)?"

"..."

Are you dreaming? !

The thing I just imagined came true immediately?!

As a result, Iino Miko's ears quickly turned red, her eyes flickered, and a very panicked expression appeared on her face.

"No, it's okay... No, don't touch me like this, senior!" She struggled frantically to escape from Xiachuan Zou's arms, but the sudden loss of temperature made her feel a little lost.

"Well……"

She, what happened?

The couple on the side had been watching the two's actions without blinking, but they were obviously surprised.

The discipline committee chairperson Iino Miko, who always said things like "Impure relationships with the opposite sex are prohibited!", "Sure enough, the school should prohibit students from dating!", "Students' duty is to study hard, dating is wrong!", would actually... show such an expression!

This is big news!

Moreover, this is clearly a signal that Iino Miko has joined the "President's Family Bucket", which is a big surprise!

It's a pity that they "signed" a confidentiality agreement and cannot reveal it...

But if you think about it carefully, isn't this a kind of sneaking? They clearly got first-hand information!

Then I started to enjoy it again and felt superior to my fellow enthusiasts.

So the atmosphere at the scene was very strange.

The flustered Iino Miko and the spectator couple, everyone had their own thoughts, only Natsukawa Kanade was feeling depressed - he just helped a junior school girl, but she actually rejected him, damn! It's so hard to be a good person.

231. Isn’t it too miserable to be inferior to junior high school students?

Although he felt aggrieved as if his friend had deserted him, Natsukawa Kanade was not one to fuss over small matters. Considering that today was his junior's birthday, he decided to forgive her.

After saying goodbye to the couple, the two walked out of the dessert shop and started walking meaninglessly on the street.

For Iino Miko, she felt a little regretful right after she said "Senior, don't touch me like that". The other party clearly helped to hold her and prevent her from falling, but she turned a evil into a kindness. So after she came out, she kept thinking about how to apologize.

But for Natsukawa Kanade, he had almost stopped caring about this matter as soon as he walked out of the dessert shop. What he was concerned about instead was how to tell Iino Miko that he wanted to leave.

After all, he already had an appointment with someone, and it was impossible for him to break the appointment and spend the whole day with Iino Miko just because today was her birthday. Ultimately, it was not a question of which was more important, it was simply a matter of first come first served and credibility.

After wasting some time meaninglessly, Natsukawa Kanade finally couldn't help it and explained the matter to Iino Miko: "I'm sorry, I have an appointment later, so I can't continue to accompany you..."

His tone was still very gentle, and he tried his best to use an apologetic attitude, which made people feel better.

Iino Miko's performance was just as she expected. She immediately showed a very frustrated expression, but the words she said left him puzzled:

"I'm sorry, senior... I said too much just now..." Iino Miko became flustered and felt that if she didn't do something, she would probably regret it later.

Originally, she thought that if the two of them could continue to hang out like this, perhaps the other party would no longer care about what happened just now, and she wouldn't have to apologize or bring it up specifically. But Senior Xia Chuan looked like he was about to resign, and in her opinion, it was obvious that he was still brooding over what happened just now!

"I, I really didn't mean any harm! I just said that on impulse..." She reached out and grabbed the corner of Xiachuan Kanade's clothes, with a guilty and pitiful expression on her face, "So can you... please don't hate me..."

She seldom apologizes to others because she always forces herself to do the right thing, and she has never spoken in this almost pleading way before. She has never even spoken in this way to her parents!

But Xiachuan Zou couldn't understand it. She had no idea why it suddenly happened. It took her a long time to realize that she was concerned about what happened just now!

"It's nothing. I really don't take what happened just now to heart. After all, that was a very normal reaction on your part—you're not used to this kind of contact with boys, right?" After understanding what the other party meant, he began to take the initiative to comfort her and even found an excuse for her.

But Iino Miko was a little skeptical about what he said. After all, it was a fact that he suddenly asked to resign after he came out. How could she not think that she was disliked because of what happened just now?

So she asked the other party directly: "So, senior...is there really anything else next?"

Originally, she wanted to say something like "Then why don't you continue to accompany me, senior?", but this was too explicit and she was embarrassed to say it, so she used this more tactful way.

"Yes, because I have an appointment with someone for a study session." Xia Chuan Zou nodded, then took out his cell phone and showed her some of the chat records.

"It's actually true..."

Iino Miko finally believed what the other person said, and then she began to feel regretful, thinking that it would be great if the senior could spend the whole day with her...

Then, gradually, this feeling turned into something else. If she insisted on asking the senior to stay with her, or proposed to go to the study session with her...what would the senior do?

She suddenly remembered that when she first arrived at the student union, she and other members of the student union played a game. The reward for her being the final winner was that Natsukawa Zou agreed to any of her conditions. Although the premise was "not excessive", "wanting to attend the study session together" was not an excessive request, right? If this was the request...

"Senior..." Iino Miko suddenly raised her head and looked at him.

Xia Chuan Zou asked in confusion: "What's wrong?"

"...No, nothing." Iino Miko shook her head and gave a very forced smile, "I just want to wish you a safe journey..."

Well, she usually comes here alone anyway. She is already very happy to have the senior accompany her for the whole morning today. She cannot cause any more trouble to him. Besides...she must have other uses for that reward in more important places. It would be better not to waste it like this.

"Oh, okay, thank you." Xia Chuan Zuo nodded, then waved goodbye to her, "Then I'll leave first..."

He had only walked a few steps when he suddenly remembered something, so he turned around again and said gently to Iino Miko who was still staring at him: "Although it seems a little late to say it now, but... happy birthday to you, Iino-san, see you at school."

"Well, goodbye, senior." Iino Miko also waved goodbye to him, but her mood was obviously much better.

Because the senior told her "see you at school", and did not just treat today as an act of kindness towards the poor little animals, which naturally made her very happy, so even though the weekend had just begun, she was already looking forward to Monday.

……

After saying goodbye to Iino Miko, Natsukawa Kanade walked out of the park and took the tram at a nearby tram stop.

He first went home and changed his clothes before going out again. Then he spent about twenty minutes standing in front of a townhouse and pressed the doorbell.

This was naturally Eriri's home. This was not his first time here, so he was very familiar with the place and did not feel restrained at all.

While waiting for Eriri to open the door, he couldn't help but look at the cherry blossom tree in the yard. He remembered that the last time he came, the cherry blossoms were still in full bloom, but now they have fallen and there is not much left. It seems that it has gone through a lot of time...

"What are you daydreaming about? Come in quickly." Ying Lili appeared in front of the door and urged.

"Okay, I'll be right there." After coming back to his senses, Xia Chuan Zou nodded slightly at her.

After taking off his shoes at the entrance, Natsukawa Kanade naturally changed into the pair of slippers he had always used.

Maybe because I visited so many times, I didn’t think there was anything wrong with it.

"Where's Kato, has he arrived yet?" Natsukawa Kanade asked curiously.

"Not yet. Xiaohui said she's still on the way, but it should be here soon." Ying Lili shook her head.

"Well... let's start studying first. It's a good opportunity for me to check your specific situation first." Xiachuan Kanade pondered, and added at the end, "By the way, is Aunt Sawamura at home today? Do you need me to say hello or something?"

"No, no, mom has gone out... Well, just don't bother with her." Ying Lili acted as if she was a little disgusted, but she was actually feeling guilty and panicked in her heart.

The noise of her rushing to clean the room last night was naturally discovered by her mother, and then under her questioning, she told him that Zou would come to visit tomorrow, and then she teased and gave him advice... The key advice is just advice, it would be fine if it is a little useful and reliable, but who would listen to such nonsense as "just go up and kiss him, he can't stand it"! It's really easy to talk without feeling any pain in the waist, how could she do such a thing!

Then this morning, she stayed at home and refused to go out, insisting that she had to meet someone first. Finally, after much persuasion, I finally kicked her out after she agreed to help her sell the notebooks...

"Anyway, today's goal is to help me improve my English to a passing level. Don't worry about other things!" Ying Lili began to emphasize the key points.

Originally, she was wondering if there would be a chance to create some romantic atmosphere today, but since Xiaohui was going to participate, she should just focus on her studies and not think about anything else. After all, she didn't have the courage to act out a light love comedy with Kanade in front of a third party.

"I know, that's why I went home and got this thing." Xia Chuan Zou nodded, then handed over the notebook in his hand.

I went home just now not only to change the clothes I had worn all day, but also to get the English notes and exercises that I had completed when I was in the forest school, which were specially for Eriri's tutoring.

It describes in great detail the various English grammar and other things that students of their grade should master, and then there are some specific examples below for reference. The other set of exercises is naturally for Ying Lili to use for practical training.

This kind of precious "study notes" is like a treasure to a good student, but to Eriri it is - wow, it's so densely packed that her head almost explodes just by taking a look at it!

"Ahem... I think we can simplify it a bit more. After all, my idea is that as long as you pass, it's fine..." Eriri hesitantly said.

Although Zou's thorough preparation showed his dedication, which of course made her very happy, but one thing is for sure, she couldn't love this hardcore way of learning at all!

This also reminded her of the hellish tutoring experience she had in the past, which was really a headache.

"..." Xia Chuan Zou was a little speechless, but he couldn't scold her. "I'm telling you, can't you... be more ambitious? For example, get a grade like B or A?"

"Oysters, oysters, oysters, things that can't be done just can't be done!" Ying Lili was also a little annoyed, and said it as if she didn't want to take it!

Forget about other subjects, there is nothing much to say. After every English test, she would feel dazed when she looked at the sad scores on the papers. She was a pure English-Japanese hybrid, but why did she fail in English? The worst thing was that her classmates would come to her with the glaring scores and ask her how she did in the exam?

Of course it is unique! It is the kind that can be ranked! Although it is ranked backwards...

"In the final analysis, English is useless in daily life! What you learn is impossible to use in real life. If you really use it, others may dislike you and say 'this person is so pretentious'. Besides, Eriri's eyes were firm, she clenched her fists, and said decisively, "Besides, I have already planned to stay in Japan for the rest of my life and never go abroad, so English is completely useless to me..."

Xia Chuan Zou: “…”

Why is this person so confident? Xia Chuan Zou couldn't help but sigh.

Indeed, English is really useless in daily life, but if you want to apply to a good university or further study, you really have to know it. It is not only for coping with exams, but also for reading more literature.

"Forget it, don't think too much about it. Let's pass this midterm test first." Xia Chuan Zou shook his head and finally gave up the idea of ​​persuading him and turned to obey the other party.

"Where is the last English test paper? The monthly exam in April. Let me see it." Xiachuan Zou stretched out his hand.

It has been a long time since he last tutored the other party, and he has no idea what the other party's current condition is, so he wants to check it out through the latest test.

This is also thanks to the good educational resources of Shuchiin. Each test paper is carefully revised and also "differentiated", so he can easily see the problems from the test paper. He used this method to understand Eriri's learning situation before.

"Oh, oh..." Ying Lili shrank her neck, looking soft, thinking that this step had finally come.

She knew in her heart that this could not be reversed, so she didn't even bother to struggle, and handed over the test paper she had prepared long ago, looking very happy.

Xiachuan Kanade raised his eyebrows, glanced at her, and felt a little surprised.

So straightforward? In the past, he would have hesitated and put it off for a long time before giving it to him. Now it seems that the situation is not so bad...

He originally thought so, but the next moment he saw the amazing score and immediately exclaimed:

“So low?!”

The corners of his mouth twitched, and then he ignored Eriri's somewhat embarrassed expression and began to check her condition in detail.

I got the super difficult questions wrong - that's normal, not many students can do it anyway; I didn't get the advanced questions right either - that's acceptable, after all, it's not something Eriri can get wrong; I only got some basic questions right... that's expected, at least I got a lot of points, although most of them were on multiple-choice questions... And then there were the easy questions... No, how could I get these wrong? And the mistakes were so outrageous, it wasn't because of carelessness at all, it was just because I didn't know how to write!

Xiachuan Zou was silent for a long time, and he finally understood how the score came about - it was probably due to luck, otherwise it would have been even lower!

Then I studied it carefully and found that Eriri had even spelled many common words wrong. It was totally...

"Aren't you even worse than a junior high school student?" Natsukawa Kanade looked at her with horror.