Chapter 29

Where were their love letters?

Where exactly were they?

Why were their shoe lockers empty after repeated checks?

Could it be that this "World OL" had a bug?

The senior students had even more complicated feelings.

They had been in school for a year or two and had rarely or never received love letters.

And this Natsume Chikage received so many on the second day of school?

It really is people comparing with people, making people angry!

These few seniors left while cursing.

Fujiwara Aoi saw the love letters in Natsume Chikage's shoe locker, bit her lower lip unconsciously, and a trace of sourness rose in her heart.

She knew that Natsume Chikage was more popular than other boys, but she didn't expect him to be so popular...

This was only the second day of enrollment!

Receiving so many love letters on the second day, what will happen in the future?!

Fujiwara Aoi complained secretly in her heart, feeling that she would have many competitors in the future...

However, she knew very well that the most important thing now was to see how Natsume Chikage responded to these love letters.

If he planned to accept the confession of one of the girls, then she would have no chance at all!

Fujiwara Aoi was panicked, but she could only pretend to be calm and joke:

"Pressure-mas-ne, Natsume-kun... receiving so many love letters just after school starts."

"But with so many girls confessing to you at the same time, how do you plan to handle it? Will you choose to date the girl you like..."

After speaking, she looked at him very nervously.

Natsume Chikage shook his head: "No, I have no plans to fall in love for now."

"Is that so!" Fujiwara Aoi first showed joy, then blinked in confusion, "Eh... you don't want to date now, why?"

"Mm." Natsume Chikage explained softly while changing his shoes, "The economic situation at home is not very good now, food, clothing, housing, and transportation are all problems, and I have a sister to take care of. So before the economic situation improves, I really don't have the mood or time to consider love."

Fujiwara Aoi froze in place, as if petrified.

She had originally planned to find an opportunity to confess to Natsume Chikage...

However, Fujiwara Aoi thought about it again and felt fortunate—it was fortunate that she knew in advance that Natsume Chikage had no plans to fall in love for the time being.

If she had confessed rashly, she would definitely have been rejected, and that would truly be a regret.

However, after learning that Natsume Chikage was unwilling to date due to his family situation, Fujiwara Aoi's curiosity about him became even heavier.

She vaguely remembered that Natsume Chikage had mentioned his family's bankruptcy, but she didn't know how embarrassed it was.

To be honest, Fujiwara Aoi didn't care about the family background of the boy she liked.

Her family wasn't short of money, so she had never worried about this.

As for the expenses of dating, it was no problem for her to pay for everything!

But to what extent did Natsume Chikage's "economic situation improvement" have to reach to be considered up to standard?

She wanted to ask, but was afraid that it would be too direct and her feelings would be detected.

After thinking about it, Fujiwara Aoi felt that perhaps she could beat around the bush from Natsume Chikage's sister, Ruri?

If she could become good friends with Ruri, not only could she understand Natsume Chikage's preferences, but she might also be able to indirectly narrow the distance with him.

She remembered Natsume Chikage saying that he went to take his father's heirlooms purely to make his sister happy.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have gone, which shows how much he values this sister.

Thinking of this, Fujiwara Aoi secretly decided: start with Natsume Ruri, and gradually understand and conquer Natsume Chikage!

As for what reason to use to approach Ruri, she already had some little clever ideas in her heart!

Inside the classroom of Class 1-A.

As soon as Natsume Chikage walked through the door, he saw his neighbor Yukimura Suzune and Saionji Nanase already seated.

Before he could even walk to his seat, several classmates greeted him enthusiastically.

Natsume Chikage responded politely one by one.

Just after putting down his school bag, Saionji Nanase turned her head with a smile: "Good morning, Natsume-kun."

"Good morning, Saionji-san," Natsume Chikage responded.

Just as he was about to stuff his school bag into his desk, Saionji Nanase suddenly stopped him: "Please wait a moment, Natsume-kun."

Natsume Chikage's movement paused: "What's wrong?"

Saionji Nanase didn't answer immediately but leaned closer.

Looking at her close at hand, Natsume Chikage was a bit stunned.

Clearly, he hadn't expected her to approach suddenly.

Saionji Nanase reached out and gently took a pink petal from his hair.

"A cherry blossom fell on your hair." She spread her palm, showing the complete petal, and after looking at it for a moment, she smiled: "This should have fallen from the cherry blossom tree on the road from the school gate to the teaching building."

"Thank you, I didn't even notice." Natsume Chikage was a bit surprised.

Saionji Nanase didn't throw the petal away casually but sat back in her seat, carefully tucked it into the book page she was reading, then turned to Natsume Chikage and asked curiously:

"Natsume-kun, I heard that starting from noon today, the clubs will set up stalls downstairs to recruit new members."

"Do you plan to visit at noon, or after school?"

Natsume Chikage thought for a moment:

"After school."

"I have something to do at noon."

Actually, Natsume Chikage had just looked at those love letters.

He found that the girl who gave him the special equipment needed him to go and respond at noon.

So at noon, even if the clubs had already started setting up stalls on the cherry blossom road, he really didn't have time to visit or learn anything.

Saionji Nanase blinked her lively big eyes:

"But aren't you going to work in the afternoon?"

Natsume Chikage explained:

"Work starts at five."

"And we finish school at three."

"There's plenty of time."

"What about you, you don't have anything urgent this afternoon, right?"

"If you do, you don't actually have to wait for me; I can go by myself."

Saionji Nanase shook her head:

"No."

"I'm free anytime."

Natsume Chikage confirmed:

"Then let's set it for after school?"

Saionji Nanase nodded with a smile:

"Okay."

After setting the time, Saionji Nanase turned to Yukimura Suzune, who was focused on reading a novel in the front row.

"Suzune, did you join the Literature Club yesterday?"

Yukimura Suzune turned her head to look at Saionji Nanase, her cold voice carrying undisguised contempt for the 'Literature Club':

"Join? How is that possible!"

"Rather than calling it a Literature Club, it's more like a club that uses literature as a facade, but the content is so barren and empty that it's outrageous."

"It doesn't even have a basic literary atmosphere; its very existence is a desecration of the word 'literature'."

"This kind of club that doesn't live up to its name has no value in existing at all!"

"A club that lacks the necessary rigor and minimum pursuit of literature is like a restaurant that claims to provide exquisite cuisine, but the menu only has perfunctory fast food products."

"Besides wasting time and expectations, it's meaningless!"