As always, today he was still woken up by the alarm clock on the bedside table. While reaching out to turn off the alarm clock, Xia Zhi remembered that a long time ago, he could actually wake up before the alarm clock rang... As for why,
Xia Zhi also knew it very well, but he just didn't want to say it out loud.
This is all Tachibana Aya’s fault!
Oh, I still said it.
After getting up and washing up, I casually made something for breakfast. If it weren't for the cold weather now, I always wanted to eat some warm food. Xia Zhi felt that she would even go directly to the convenience store to buy two rice balls for lunch. Anyway, rice balls.
Usually, you will also bring some seaweed and some salt. If you are not looking for any enjoyment, rice balls alone are enough.
For the time being, I made a breakfast and lunch that didn’t look so shabby. After putting away the lunch, Xia Zhi took her schoolbag and went out to school. At this time, although it was still a bit cold in the morning, it was not as cold as before.
It was so cold when we arrived in Chiba, and it will probably warm up to spring soon.
The four seasons of the year in the island country feel like they come and go quickly. Although it may be just an illusion, the change of seasons in Japan is not particularly obvious.
Walking all the way to school, there was an acquaintance standing at the school gate.
"Good morning."
"Oh, good morning. You came very early today."
Wu Heyuan also said hello to Xia Zhi.
"Aren't you earlier than me?"
"Well, it's work after all."
As for whether the work of the disciplinary committee can be called work, Xia Zhi didn't know.
"Oh, by the way, the school festival is coming soon. What are your class going to do, Itsuka?"
"Our class wants to hold a book club or something, where everyone brings some books and reads them together. To be honest, it's quite boring, but there's nothing we can do about it, because everyone in the class has a lot of club activities.
, and the school festival club will also participate, so I can’t prepare well for class activities.”
Wu Heyuan sighed.
"Book club... this is my first time to participate in such a humble activity, but there are quite a lot of benefits, because you don't need to do anything. The classmates in the class just take turns to be on duty. You can also visit other classes or club activities.
It’s quite interesting. Anyway, this is the first year’s school festival, so I think it’s almost done.”
If his class could organize this, Xia Zhi felt that he would be very happy, because the reading club sounds very casual, and there is no need to worry about it at all. There is still a lot of free time to visit other places. But
For locals who are used to participating in lively activities, this should be considered a pity.
"If you have time, you can come to our class to play. They sell delicious snacks."
"Well, there will always be a chance. During the school festival, the Discipline Committee and the Student Council will be on patrol, and I don't know if there will be any rest time. But I am a junior, so it should be fine."
"Then come over with Amamiya then."
"Ah ah." Wuhe blinked: "I almost forgot about this. But I often saw the child looking in my direction when I was in the classroom before. I wanted to go up and strike up a conversation, but...
Class is about to begin."
"Amamiya is shy. Please talk to her when the time comes."
"You really care about her. Do you really like that child?"
Wu Heyuan looked suspicious. Xia Zhi felt that he should explain.
"Don't you think the kid is a little uneasy?"
Wu Heyuan stopped and thought for a while: "What you said seems to make sense."
Although Wu Heyuan could understand what he meant without too much explanation, Xia Zhi felt that it was a little sad. Fortunately, what he was doing now was to unravel this sad thing.
situation.
"But that child doesn't seem to be very talkative, and it seems difficult to strike up a conversation."
"It's just shy. It's easy to talk to her when you want to talk. Before, I was wondering if she would be bullied because she was too talkative, but later I realized that she didn't even have a chance to be bullied." Xia Zhi said.
Tan Shou: "So I'm helping her find friends she can talk to, that's pretty much it."
"To put it simply, you are just minding your own business. You are really free."
"That kid looks a bit like my sister. There seems to be nothing wrong with saying he is nosy."
"As for the standard ending... I'm also thinking that if I had a sister, it would be like that. If nothing happens, I will talk to her and see. After all, there is an isolated girl in the class as a discipline
The committee members can’t stand it.”
"Yeah. If you come for snacks then, I'll treat you to something delicious."
"If you don't keep your word, you will be punished by the disciplinary committee."
"That's really scary."
After Xia Zhi said goodbye to her, he walked towards the teaching building and arrived in a familiar environment again. Although he spent a little time at the school gate today, Shiraishi Rika hasn't come to the classroom yet, but it shouldn't be long.
.
Because something happened yesterday, Natsuki now feels a little nervous about the arrival of Shiraishi Rika. He is not a liar who specializes in lying to others. After doing such a thing behind others' backs, he can continue to talk as if nothing happened. Such thickness
Xia Zhi hasn't cultivated his shameless skin yet, and he doesn't really hope that he can cultivate it.
After sitting and resting for a while, the classroom door was opened. As soon as Xia Zhi heard this, he became nervous and blurted out "Good morning". The person who just walked into the classroom was obviously stunned for a moment, and then he spoke
Say: "Good morning. But you scared me by suddenly saying good morning."
Is this the voice of Shiraishi Rika? I always felt that something was not right. When Natsuki came back to her senses, she found that the person standing at the door was not the person she expected to arrive, but her "close" friend, Ryoko Yamamoto.
"Why did you come so early today?"
"I always arrive at school at this time. Oh...didn't you say good morning to me just now? No wonder I heard it as soon as I opened the door. But I have to admit that even Lihua would be scared.
"I didn't go back to my seat." She walked directly towards Xia Zhi and said, "I'm so angry! I'm so angry! I was shocked when I heard good morning this morning. This good morning is not good enough."
Tell me. How are you going to compensate me?"
Xia Zhi replied calmly with an emotionless "Good morning."
"The difference in your treatment is too obvious, I will cry." Ryoko Yamamoto walked towards her seat.
"What did you do yesterday?"
Natsuki asked casually, and Ryoko Yamamoto, who had just walked away, kicked the table as she passed by the desks and chairs, making a loud noise and a cool-sounding "hiss--"
—".
"Are you okay?" It sounded painful, but fortunately it was not me who kicked the table.
"It's okay, it's okay...why do you ask?"
Damn it! He didn’t find out, did he? Then I was dead? Pills, pills, pills, pills, pills...
"It's nothing. I've already settled the matter yesterday, so there shouldn't be any big problem. I was wondering if you might have made any mistakes here. After all, you... are really not reassuring."
"How rude! I won't fail!"
Only Ryoko Yamamoto knew that she was almost breaking out in cold sweat when she shouted these words. Sure enough, as long as a person has experienced a certain degree of suffering without realizing it, his intuition will become extremely sensitive.
Lihua already knew about yesterday's incident, so she was able to get over it by talking nonsense, and it was mainly because Xia Zhi didn't know about it, so although Shiraishi Lihua was shy, she still didn't get angry. If Xia Zhi knew... then Lihua would be so
She is too thin-skinned to kill herself to cover up and apologize? Will Xia Zhi stop her? Is she afraid she will laugh out loud when she is nailed in the coffin? Can she let such a thing happen?
No, even death is impossible.
"Really? That's good..."
Natsuki no longer hesitated, because it was Yamamoto Ryoko's job, and she was the one who cared most about it, so there should be no such big mistake as failure.
"Speaking of which, where is Lihua?" Ryoko Yamamoto tried to change the subject.
"I don't know, I haven't come to school yet."
"Really, this is really rare. She usually comes to school very early. Could it be that something happened on the way?"
"Probably not." Xia Zhi thought of the expressionless elder sister who led him yesterday: "As for Lihua, didn't she have a driver and bodyguard? It seems she asked Miss Tangman to pick her up?"
"You actually know this...that's right. I saw you two coming from the other side together yesterday."
"What did you say?"
Natsuki felt that he had heard something wrong, so he confirmed it to Ryoko Yamamoto.
"Huh? Huh!? I said that since you went to Lihua's house yesterday, it seems not impossible that you will meet Sister Yueyue. After all, she often appears near Lihua's house."
"It seems that I have said so."
Xia Zhi stared at her, feeling a little uneasy.
"Don't worry. If it's Sister Yueyue, Lihua will definitely be fine."
"Lihua should be fine, but I'm wondering if something could happen to you now. Liangzi, did you know?" Xia Zhi narrowed his eyes: "When you lie to others, you will subconsciously look to the side.
"
What!? I actually have that habit? Yamamoto Ryoko suddenly felt huge shock in her heart, but she did not show it on her face. She will no longer change her expression significantly for these small things.
I often made mistakes because of this before.
She thought about it carefully, and she probably didn't have this habit. Because when she lied, in order to enhance her persuasion and credibility, she would choose to stare into the other person's eyes. As the saying goes, the most dangerous place is the safest place.
What a place!
So! Xia Zhi is lying to me!
snort.
Yamamoto Ryoko, who instantly understood Xia Zhi's purpose, snorted coldly in her heart, and then looked at Xia Zhi with extremely "sincere" eyes: "I didn't make a mistake, don't worry. If I make a mistake, let Lihua go."
If it’s over, then I still have to die of grief?”
…
Just treat it like that.
Although Ryoko Yamamoto's actions do always make people feel uneasy, we should still be able to distinguish between big and small things. Only by doing what needs to be done can people have the possibility of escape.
"However, Lihua is really slow to arrive today. I'll call and ask."
Yamamoto Ryoko sat in her seat, took out her mobile phone from her pocket and called Shiraishi Rika. After a few seconds, Natsuki heard some sounds, but they were not coming from Yamamoto Ryoko's phone.
, her mobile phone did not make such a loud sound. Xia Zhi looked in the direction of the sound, and it was the sound coming from the door.
It's not very loud, but it doesn't weaken. Although there is a wall next to it, there is probably only a wall between me and the sound...
???
???
Natsuki and Yamamoto Ryoko both looked towards the door of the classroom. The sound sounded for about ten seconds before it was turned off. At the same time, Yamamoto Ryoko lowered his head and looked at the hung up call displayed on his mobile phone.
The corners of his mouth twitched unconsciously.
Xia Zhi watched as the door to the classroom was slowly opened, and then a familiar but unfamiliar girl poked her head in.
That should be Rika Shiraishi... right?
"Good morning...good morning."
She looked a little nervous, but the voice should belong to Shiraishi Rika. It's not like Natsuki couldn't distinguish the voice of her friend who has been with her for so long. But... is this really Shiraishi Rika?
The girl walked in from the door, and she really gave Xia Zhi an incomparable sense of familiarity, whether it was face shape, movements, height, figure... ahem. In short, she should be Shiraishi Rika. However,
It's a little different than usual.
Originally, Xia Zhi remembered very clearly that the side ponytail on her head that had become a symbol of the other party to her was missing, but was replaced by... straight hair that was almost completely different from the original style, that is, traditional
In the sense of being black and straight, nothing else has changed much, but Xia Zhi feels that her whole person has changed a lot.
More beautiful? It doesn't seem right, because she is already very beautiful, and this kind of thing should not change casually, so it feels a bit wrong to say that.
Has your temperament changed? It feels a bit unclear. But something has definitely changed, and Xia Zhi can't explain it.
Natsuki didn't react to what to say here. It took him a while to come back to his senses, but his first reaction was to look at Yamamoto Ryoko, only to find that Yamamoto Ryoko was also looking at the bewildered figure standing at the door with a shocked look on his face.
Shiraishi Reika, Shiraishi Reika's face was so red that it looked like it was filled with blood.
Xia Zhi turned around again and was silent for a while before saying: "...Good morning."
"I'll go out for a moment!"
Shiraishi Rika quickly closed the classroom door and disappeared from the eyes of Natsuki and Yamamoto Ryoko.