Chapter 305

Yukimura Lingyin seemed to have had her interest piqued as well, and she did not object.

"I can do it too."

Xiyuanji Qilai laughed happily and had already begun planning:

"Great! I'll ask Classmate Tengyuan Kui later too; if she agrees as well, then this theme will be officially set!"

Natsume Chikage and Yukimura Lingyin had no objections to this.

But just then, Xiyuanji Qilai seemed to suddenly remember something.

The smile on her face faded slightly, and her fingers unconsciously twirled a lock of her hair, making her appear somewhat hesitant.

After hesitating for a long time, she still couldn't suppress her curiosity and asked in a low voice:

"By the way, Natsume-kun... you didn't come to club activities yesterday, so Classmate Tengyuan Kui, Lingyin, and I went to Shibuya together to gather material."

"While in Shibuya... I saw you having dinner with Senior Yue Dao Lin, Senior Tian Feng, and Senior Huang Mu Jie."

She carefully observed Natsume Chikage's expression.

"So, did you go yesterday to fulfill your previous promise and treat Senior Tian Feng and the others?"

Hearing this topic, Yukimura Lingyin, who was organizing her notes to the side, had the movements of her hands pause imperceptibly for a moment.

Her ears seemed to twitch slightly; although she didn't turn her head, her attention had clearly drifted over.

Natsume Chikage was somewhat surprised that they were also there at the time, and he nodded in admission:

"Yes."

Immediately, he asked in confusion:

"But you were there too? Why didn't you come over to say hello?"

Xiyuanji Qilai scratched her fair cheek and explained somewhat embarrassedly:

"When we saw you, you had already entered the shop... and since we didn't have any plans to eat sushi, we didn't feel it was appropriate to go in and disturb you."

Natsume Chikage realized:

"I see."

Xiyuanji Qilai lowered her head, her fingers twisting even tighter, and her voice became even smaller, stammering as she finally asked the question that had been on her mind all night.

"But... I remember you only said you were treating Senior Tian Feng and Senior Huang Mu Jie... how come suddenly... Senior Yue Dao Lin was there too?"

She lifted her eyelids, snuck a glance at Natsume Chikage, and then quickly lowered them again.

Natsume Chikage did not notice her subtle thoughts and explained candidly:

"I happened to run into her alone on the way, and Senior Huang Mu Jie seems to have a good relationship with her, so I just invited her along."

Upon hearing this, Xiyuanji Qilai's shoulders, which had been slightly tense, relaxed imperceptibly.

The vague, indescribable concern that had been lingering in her heart vanished at this moment.

A smile of relief, brighter and more joyful than before, instantly bloomed on her face.

"So that's how it was!"

Her tone was light, as if she had set down a small burden.

And Yukimura Lingyin, who was seemingly focused on her notes to the side, heard this explanation and imperceptibly arched her delicate eyebrows, feeling a slight sense of relief in her heart.

The lines of her face, which were usually expressionless and somewhat cold, seemed to soften just a little bit inadvertently. ===== CHAPTER 306 =====