After deciding to give up, he started to gain popularity

Shiina Mahiru thought that it would be a bit uncomfortable for him to use his brain, so he quickly opened his mouth to explain: "It's what I said before I left yesterday - 'I'll see you tomorrow'."

"..." Xiachuan Zou didn't know what to say, because she felt that shouldn't it mean coming to see him after school?

After looking at the drawn curtains and carefully observing the light outside, Xia Chuan Kanade had a guess in his mind: "Could it be that you...didn't go to school?"

"Yeah." Shiina Mahiru nodded and agreed very frankly. How could studying be more important than making a report?

Originally she had thought about staying yesterday, whether sleeping here or in the living room, at least she would be closer to him, but she was afraid that it would cause trouble for him, so she gave up in the end.

Then she went out early this morning and bought some ingredients and other things, including light food and nourishing food. She was fully prepared.

"…Is this okay?" Xia Chuan Zou asked worriedly, because in his impression, Lady Angel had never done such a thing, and leaving early would never happen to her.

"Well, of course it doesn't matter." Shiina Mahiru shook her head, because now she no longer needs to work hard to be a good child, because even if she doesn't, there will be people willing to keep watching her...

"How's your body? Do you feel a little better?"

So Natsukawa Kanade sat up and tried to move around a little.

"……good."

Although the feeling of weakness was still quite obvious, it was completely different from the situation last night. At that time, he really could hardly feel the existence of his own body.

He didn't expect that a simple fever would bring such serious symptoms. He underestimated it...

After yawning several times in succession, Natsukawa Kanade shook his head and began to take off his shirt. Then he heard a shy voice "Ah!?" from the side.

But he didn't feel anything in his mind, and finally he finished taking off his clothes. When he threw his shirt aside, he suddenly saw that the angel looked at a loss, with his eyes closed, his body seemed to be trembling, and his cheeks looked red... very cute.

"Why, why did you take off your clothes suddenly..." Shiina Mahiru covered her face with her hands. The corner of her eyes passed through the gap and accidentally caught a glimpse of the exciting scene. She subconsciously closed her eyes again, "It was okay yesterday, why today..."

"Uh..." Xia Chuan Zuo hung his hands on the quilt, looking a little confused and puzzled, "Because... I need to change clothes? So I have to take them off first..."

"..."

"Besides... I'm a man anyway, so it shouldn't be a problem if others see me..." Xiachuan Zou shook his head, looking a little indifferent.

After all, for boys, it’s almost the same in the swimming pool, as long as they are not naked from the waist down, there is no problem.

"But... it's me who has the problem..." The angel said shockingly.

"Uh..." Xia Chuan Zou was speechless for a moment.

Thanks to Mahiru's reaction, he was now slightly more sober.

"Even if you say so... you have to get used to it, right? And summer is coming soon. If you can't get used to it, you may not even be able to go to the swimming pool..." Xia Chuan Zou thought to himself, since Miss Angel is so unaccustomed to looking at the bodies of the opposite sex, how does she spend her summer every year? Could it be that she has never been to a swimming pool or something?

Well, maybe that's possible. She doesn't usually go to the swimming pool to play. As for school classes - after all, the swimming classes in Shuchiin High School are separated by gender, so maybe it's similar for junior high school.

But when it comes to "summer", the "swimming pool" scene is definitely indispensable, at least he would be looking forward to it, and he thinks it would be even better if he could be with the angel. But if she is too aware of his "half-naked" state or something... not to mention that there will definitely be other men in the swimming pool, and he doesn't know if she can bear it at that time. If it really comes to that, he can only consider the possibility of "booking the whole place".

"Um... swimming pool... um... I, I'll try my best..." Shiina Mahiru stammered, looking a little nervous.

She never thought that Zou had already planned to ask her to go to the swimming pool in the summer, but her current condition was too embarrassing. She couldn't even accept the slightest stimulation... There was no way to make him happy, right?

Hmm... It's decided! Before summer comes, I need Kanade's help to give me some special training!

The angel had a firm look in his eyes and made up his mind.

260. Exposed?

Although his condition was much better than yesterday, since his body had not fully recovered, Xiachuan Zou planned to rest for another day. It would not be too late to go back to class after he had almost recovered.

Standing in front of the mirror in the bathroom, Natsukawa Kanade was dazed for a moment.

Come to think of it, this was the first time he showed his bare face in front of a girl. His hair was a little messy because he had just woken up, and he was not in a state that he could easily meet people.

So I fiddled with it a little with my fingers, adjusting the parts that were not visible in my field of vision in the mirror, and it took a little effort to finally get them all settled.

Although he is not a person who pays attention to his appearance, due to his long-term habits, he will subconsciously pay attention to his image in front of girls and feels that he must at least maintain a "clean and refreshing" impression.

After washing up, he came to the living room and found that the angel was just taking off her apron. When she saw him coming, she smiled at him very gently: "Are you ready? I am also here, you can eat now."

"...Yeah." Natsukawa Kanade nodded subtly.

This was probably not his illusion. In his opinion, this scene was very much like the morning life of a newlywed couple - the hardworking wife got up early to prepare breakfast for her husband, and then after eating together, she sent him to work at the entrance, and finally before leaving, she would definitely give him a loving and sincere kiss... Of course, this was just a thought, after all, their relationship was not like this in essence.

And he didn't intend to go out today...

"I'm starting to eat." After declaring that he was going to eat, Natsukawa Kanade picked up his chopsticks and started eating with gratitude.

The angel understood his thoughts very well. She knew what he liked to eat and cooked things that he liked. Every time he felt these small details, he would be even more moved and become more and more dependent on her care.

"I'm planning to take a leave this afternoon as well...what about you?" Natsukawa Kanade expressed her thoughts during the chat, "Don't worry about my physical condition, it's totally fine now, but for Mahiru, it would definitely be better to go back to class, right?"

After all, Angel-sama was a very serious person, and it was hard to imagine that she would choose to skip classes for a man. And... it was true that there were coincidences in the world, but considering the atmosphere of their class, it would be suspicious for both of them to take a day off at the same time, right? He himself didn't care much, but he didn't want those nonsense rumors to affect Mahiru, and then affect their relationship. After all, the current relationship was enough to satisfy his desires.

"..." Shiina Mahiru was stunned for a moment, and then her expression suddenly became a little gloomy and depressed, "Kanade... don't want me to stay here..."

"Of course not!" Xia Chuan Kanade raised her voice slightly to emphasize her position. "Not to mention that we usually do this, it would be more convenient for me if you were here, right? And how does that saying go - when a boy is in a vulnerable situation, he would definitely want a gentle girl to accompany him and comfort him all the time... Although my 'vulnerable' situation is a little different, the meaning is basically the same... Do you understand?"

"..." Shiina Mahiru blinked, and her mood visibly improved.

The main reason was that I heard Zou praising her for being gentle, so I was very happy.

"Well, but... is it really okay without me?" The angel seemed a little hesitant, because after seeing what happened yesterday, she began to worry too much, and even accidentally had a nightmare because of it last night.

"It's okay, it's okay, I'm not a rabbit..." Xia Chuan Zou waved his hands and added, "Even if I really feel lonely, I won't die. Besides, I can also play games or something..."

"You've just recovered a little bit, don't think about playing games at this time..." The angel complained to him, then frowned and warned again, "Even if you feel better now, it may become serious at any time, so you have to rest for a while... Do you hear me?"

"Hey, why is this happening..." Xia Chuan Cang hung his head, a little disappointed. What else could he do? It's not like he really wants to watch a movie all day...

The main reason was that he didn't want to lie to Mahiru. If she really agreed not to play games, then he would definitely not play them secretly anymore. Even if she couldn't see it, he didn't want to deceive her.

Seeing that he looked a little frustrated, the angel smiled helplessly, then tried to put on a straight face: "But... it won't matter if I supervise it."

"...Supervision?" Xia Chuan Zou was a little confused.

"That is to say... after you finish your meal and take a rest, you can play for a while. Of course, I will watch you carefully and will never let you play too much." Miss Angel explained it to him, but in Natsukawa Zou's opinion, this statement was clearly an invitation to "play games together", right?

And he said "a while", but what exactly this "a while" means is hard to say. After all, once you start playing a game, it's really hard to stop unless you reach a certain point, at least that's how he does it.

But since Mahiru said so, she must be quite confident and aware of supervising him, so what can he do... Of course he would ask her to play together, choose a two-player game, attract her attention unknowingly, and maybe he can fish in troubled waters successfully. The most important thing is that it is more in line with his expectations - he has wanted to play games with Angel-sama for a long time, otherwise he would not have bought "It Takes Two" and never played it.

In fact, he has watched quite a lot of videos, so it's not like he doesn't know anything about this game. That's why he has always wanted to complete it with Mahiru after knowing that this game has no flaws and is full of sincerity. Today is a perfect opportunity.

Previously, because the plot at the beginning of the game included the part of "a couple quarreling and getting divorced", it was a bit difficult for Angel to accept and he failed to play it successfully. This time he learned his lesson and thought that it would be better to reduce some surprises in order to allow the story to unfold than not being able to start. So he simply gave a little spoiler and told Mahiru that this was actually a happy ending of "the couple repaired their relationship after going through hardships together". As a result, she was finally able to accept it and was willing to play with him.

There's not much to say about the gaming process, except that since Mahiru doesn't usually play games, it took some time to teach her how to operate the game. As for "recognizing the key positions," she had to lower her head from time to time to confirm the key positions on the controller before she knew how to operate the game. This was completely the situation of a novice, but because Mahiru's "distressed" look was very cute, the process was actually very enjoyable and happy.

And just as he had planned, after pulling Mahiru to play with her, she was somewhat mesmerized and seemed to have completely forgotten about "keeping a good eye on him", resulting in her spending the entire morning playing games with him and almost missing the best time to make lunch.

As for the game, they didn't actually make much progress, because Angel's operation was clumsy, but this game required two people to advance together, so he was always in a state of being dragged down, but of course he didn't have any dissatisfaction, and even felt that this was also a part of the joy. After all, the process of "playing games with friends" itself is the most rare thing - as we all know, "friends" are the highest configuration for playing games, especially when this "friend" is a cute girl and plays with you through offline games.

What else are you dissatisfied with???

After lunch, he said goodbye to the angel and sat on the sofa, which was rare for him, and began to daydream with the background sound coming from the TV.

Originally he was a person who could make full use of his time, no matter what he was doing, but recently he often liked to start to daydream meaninglessly. In fact, he was not thinking about anything, his mind was completely empty. He thought it might be related to his frequent dreaming recently. Because he did not get enough rest at night, he would subconsciously seek relaxation for his brain during the day?

After all, those dreams... were quite real. He would hardly believe it if he hadn't used his brain to imagine them.

Anyway, after being in a daze for a while, he watched TV for a while, but because he couldn't find any good programs, he had no choice but to sigh and simply turned off the BGM, choosing to go back and lie down to sleep for a while.

When I woke up again... or rather woke up with a feeling, it was already evening.

The angel appeared in his bedroom again, looking at her with a satisfied smile on his face, as if to say, "Not bad, you're having a good rest."

"Are you awake? How is your health now?" She still did not forget the most important thing.

"..." Xia Chuan Zou felt it carefully and felt that he had almost recovered. He thought there would be no problem going back to school tomorrow.

"Is school over?"

"Yeah." Shiina Mahiru nodded and said, "I went to the supermarket to buy some things and then came back."

"Oh... so... is there any situation at school?" Natsukawa Zou suddenly became curious. Mainly because the two of them had missed class together for the whole morning, and since they were in the same class, this situation would become more obvious.

"School?" Miss Angel tilted her head slightly, a little confused, not understanding why he suddenly asked this, "Hmm...nothing has changed?"

"..."

"But I found that everyone is very concerned about your condition. Even though I didn't go there this morning, not many people came to ask me about my situation..." Shiina Mahiru's eyes looked a little subtle.

Of course, she didn't mean to be jealous. After all, compared to meaningless things like "getting more attention", she just wanted to "get one person's attention". Therefore, she felt that it was a happy thing that Zou was popular, even though it would make her seem that she had many competitors.

She mainly felt it was a bit strange. Why would someone come to ask her about her situation? They were obviously two people... Anyway, she dealt with the question seriously, so there shouldn't be any problem.

"I bought some fruit, would you like some?"

"Okay, I'll get up right away..." Xia Chuan Zou just replied when he suddenly heard a crisp doorbell ringing outside the house.

"..."

"..."

The two of them looked at each other immediately, and the same thought came to their minds: "Is it exposed?" - of course, they were referring to their relationship which might seem "weird" to others.

But after thinking about it carefully, it didn't seem right. Even if it wasn't a coincidence, if someone else really saw Mahiru opening the door and entering his house, they probably wouldn't think too much about it. They might even think that this was her own home...

But no matter what, he had to open the door, but before that, Natsukawa Kanade chose to put on his clothes first and then check the identity of the visitor through the peephole on the door.

"Huh, it's them?" Xia Chuan Zou murmured.

Standing outside the door were their colleagues from the student union, and not one was missing. All the secretaries were there, even Kaguya was among them.

Now he was sure that they just happened to come to see him at this time. Maybe they heard about his illness from his classmates and came after a collective discussion. This also happened to coincide with the time when Mahiru went to the supermarket and then came back, so it was indeed just a coincidence...

So the question is - how to explain Mahiru's current situation in his house?

Are you here to visit him as a friend? If so, why don't you wear student uniforms like them but casual clothes that represent "home status"? This is very suspicious, right?

Not to mention that there are so many signs of two people living together in this room...

"Now, what should we do now?" The angel seemed a little flustered, because he was not prepared for the possibility that others would find out that they actually lived very close to each other.

"Calm down first..." Xia Chuan Zou soothed, then thought quickly, "How about this - let's put away the conspicuous things first, and then you go hide in my bedroom..."

As he was speaking, his cell phone suddenly rang. He picked it up subconsciously and found that it was Fujiwara Chika calling from outside the door.

"..."

This guy, doesn't he care at all about the fact that he might be in a "resting" state?

But that was the fact, and even the sound of his ringing seemed to be heard because of it.

"Moximoxi? President? I seem to hear your voice! Come and open the door, we are here to visit you!" The guy's cheerful voice came from outside the door.

"..." Xia Chuan Zou had no choice but to pretend to reply in a "loud voice", "Wait a moment, I'll put on my clothes first!"

While dealing with the people outside, he started to help clean up, and finally let the angel go into his room to hide.

After looking around again and feeling that there should be no problem, he forced himself to calm down and moved to the door to open it.

"..."

261. Divide and nibble away, defeat them one by one!

Natsukawa Kanade was actually quite happy that Kaguya and the others came to visit him. This proved that their friendship was real and very deep, otherwise they would not have come as a group just the next day.

However, this is obviously not a time to be relaxed and happy. He is very worried that the existence of the angel will be exposed. If that really happens, it will take more than a few words to explain it.

"Why are you all here?" Xiachuan Zou looked "surprised".

"I came to visit you." Fujiwara Chika spoke first, then stepped into the room and began to look around.

“Hmm… This is unbelievable…”

Xiachuan Zou was rummaging through the shoe cabinet next to him, preparing slippers for everyone. When he saw her suddenly look strange, his heart couldn't help but tighten.

"What, what's wrong? Is there a problem?"