Chapter 407

She had inquired about Xuecun Lingyin from other students before, hearing that she had a relatively solitary personality and even had quite high requirements for the literary literacy of her dating partners.

Therefore, it seemed she had never had any intimate rumors with any boy.

If the information was correct, Xuecun Lingyin should be very unlikely to like Natsume-kun, whose grades... um, are not that outstanding...

No, no matter what, she still had to be a little cautious.

If Natsume-kun was really snatched away, she would really cry!

But speaking of Natsume-kun, Yue Dao Lin had actually discussed the "strategy plan" with Huang Mu Jie again yesterday, wanting to find another chance to ask him out to enhance their relationship.

It's a pity that Natsume-kun seems especially busy this week...

Even, the girls of the Collection Force can go to his house for club activities this weekend?

So envious, she wants to go too.

She heard Natsume-kun also has a younger sister.

She wonders if his sister looks like him, and if she is cute?

If she could carry out the strategy from the "sister route," that also seems like a good strategy...

If she had known, she would have joined this Collection Force back then.

That way, she wouldn't have to find a way to get to know Natsume-kun's sister later.

However, even if she didn't join, it's not like there's no way, right?

After all, among students, visiting other clubs is a common occurrence.

Communicating more with those three girls from the Collection Force, getting on good terms with them, and through them, she could also have more opportunities to contact Natsume-kun.

Maybe... she could even ask them to help play matchmaker.

Mm-hmm, this should be a good choice.

"Good morning, Natsume-kun, Xuecun-junior."

A gentle and pleasant voice came from the side.

Xuecun Lingyin turned her head upon hearing the sound.

She saw a beautiful girl whose appearance was not inferior to her at all, with an intellectual and elegant temperament, and a tiny tear mole dotted under her left eye, walking naturally to the other side of Natsume Chikage, forming a parallel posture with her.

Xuecun Lingyin's brow moved slightly, almost imperceptibly, and she responded in a flat tone:

"Good morning... Senior Yue Dao."

Natsume Chikage also paused and greeted politely:

"Good morning, Senior Yue Dao."

When Yue Dao Lin looked closely at Natsume Chikage, she couldn't help but be dazed for a moment, and her face slowly turned red.

The boy I like is really getting better and better looking.

And because of this.

Her gaze began to wander back and forth between Natsume Chikage and Xuecun Lingyin without leaving a trace, and then a flawless, kind smile bloomed on her face, pretending to mention it casually:

"Speaking of which, I had the honor of reading your book "Cicada Rain" last year, Senior Xuecun; it was truly wonderful, with a long-lasting aftertaste."

"I never expected that the original author would be in the same school as me, and also a junior. This is truly a surprising fate."

"Next time I bring that book over, can I ask you to sign it for me?"

Xuecun Lingyin didn't expect her to bring this up, hesitated for a moment, and then nodded:

"Of course, Senior is too kind."

Yue Dao Lin laughed happily, her eyes curving into crescents:

"That's great!"

After finishing.

She extremely naturally turned the topic to Natsume Chikage and asked with concern:

"... By the way, Natsume-kun, after the match yesterday, did that Zhongdao Wushi come to find trouble for you again?"

Natsume Chikage shook his head:

"No, I haven't seen him since then."

Yue Dao Lin seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, her smile becoming even sweeter:

"That's good."

She changed the subject, her tone carrying just the right amount of surprise:

"Speaking of which... I really didn't expect that your Collection Force actually solved the 'Seven Great Mysteries' event of the swimming club that has been rumored for a long time; this really surprised me."

Xuecun Lingyin, upon hearing this, a trace of confusion flashed in her eyes:

"Senior Yue Dao, how did you know about this?"

Yue Dao Lin shook her phone and explained:

"The school's anonymous forum."

"It seems like a post that appeared suddenly yesterday evening, detailing the principles and the trigger conditions for that coincidence; I don't know which 'enthusiastic classmate' posted it."

Natsume Chikage remembered that at the time, there were also some members from the drama club, kendo club, and swimming club at the scene.

The source of the news was probably one of them.

However, he was not surprised that this matter had spread.

The campus is such a place; any slight disturbance could become known to everyone in a short time.

Yue Dao Lin felt in her heart that with the well-known "underachiever" grades of Fujiwara Aoi and Natsume Chikage, the puzzle was mostly solved by Xuecun Lingyin or Xiyuanji Qilai, the two honor students whose entrance grades were at the top.

"So, Xuecun-junior, was this puzzle solved mainly by you, or by Xiyuanji-junior?"

Xuecun Lingyin, upon mentioning this, her cold brow furrowed slightly; she glanced at Natsume Chikage beside her and muttered with a trace of imperceptible little emotion:

"Neither."

Yue Dao Lin showed a surprised expression just right:

"Eh? Then could it be Fujiwara-junior?"

Xuecun Lingyin shook her head and revealed the answer in a flat tone:

"It was Natsume-kun."

Yue Dao Lin's surprise this time seemed much more real; she turned to Natsume Chikage:

"Eh?! It was actually solved by you, Natsume-kun?"

Natsume Chikage shook his head, his tone humble:

"Just lucky. I happened to be standing at the only suitable angle at the right time, so I deduced why that phenomenon would occur."

"If Xuecun-san, Xiyuanji-san, or Fujiwara-san were also outside the field at that time, with their observation and reasoning abilities, they would definitely have discovered the truth immediately."

Xuecun Lingyin listened and nodded vigorously, feeling that Natsume Chikage had finally said a correct sentence today.

Natsume-kun was only "forced" to stay outside because he was a boy and couldn't enter the women's swimming pool, and thus "happened" to see that angle.

If she had also been outside at that time, she would definitely have discovered the clues earlier than him, and then the person who solved the puzzle would be her, Xuecun Lingyin.

Yue Dao Lin blinked those beautiful eyes and suddenly realized:

"So that's how it is, a coincidence."

After the baseball field incident yesterday, she knew Natsume-kun had amazing talent in sports.

But in other aspects, she originally thought he was just ordinary.

So just now, hearing Xuecun Lingyin say it was solved by Natsume Chikage, she even suspected for a moment if she had underestimated him.

But now hearing the explanation, it turned out to be "luck" and "coincidence"... this sounded much more reasonable.

After all, looking at the truth restoration in the post, it indeed required extremely special conditions to be discovered.

But no matter what, the person who finally solved the puzzle was Natsume-kun.

So many people had tried and failed, but only he succeeded; this at least showed that he not only had good luck, but his observation must also be sharper than ordinary people.

Otherwise, even if coincidence stood in that position, an ordinary person would probably turn a blind eye.

The three chatted as they walked.

Soon they arrived at the shoe cabinet area of the teaching building.

Natsume Chikage saw that Jinweitong was also just here, bending down to prepare to change out of her outdoor shoes.

Jinweitong detected Natsume Chikage's existence almost at the same time.

She didn't look at Natsume Chikage immediately, but first used those eyes without emotional fluctuations to quickly sweep over Xuecun Lingyin and Yue Dao Lin on his left and right sides.