Chapter 679

Natsume Chikage was lost in thought, subconsciously echoing:

"That seems to make some se..."

Before he could finish his sentence.

Xuecun Lingyin immediately turned her face, staring at him tightly with those cold and clear eyes, with obvious pressure in her gaze.

Natsume Chikage wanted to say "makes some sense", but feeling that sharp gaze, wisely swallowed the second half of the sentence.

A wise man should know how to judge the situation and avoid bad luck.

However, Xuecun Lingyin did not seem to intend to let him off easily, squinting her eyes and pursuing:

"The current situation is two to one. So, Natsume-kun, is your attitude to agree, or disagree?"

Qiutian Shana and Xiyuanji Qilai also turned their heads at the same time, two pairs of eyes looking at Natsume Chikage with full anticipation.

Natsume Chikage coughed twice and cleverly shifted the focus:

"Choosing which one is not urgent for now."

"The key is, our Collection Club is not the Game Club, the teacher and school leaders might not necessarily agree to our application for entertainment equipment like a TV."

"So even if we vote internally to apply for a TV, if the teacher doesn't approve, everything is still empty talk."

Xiyuanji Qilai, upon hearing this, nodded thoughtfully.

"That is indeed the case."

"Then I will send a message to ask for the teacher's opinion now."

Qiutian Shana happily leaned over to Xiyuanji Qilai's side, urging:

"Mm-mm, hurry up and ask!"

Just as Xiyuanji Qilai was lowering her head to operate her phone.

Xuecun Lingyin narrowed her eyes, cast her gaze sharply at Qiutian Shana, and raised a question:

"Speaking of which, why do you insist on coming to our Collection Club to play games?"

"If you really want to play, why not go to your original Game Club? They should have both game consoles and TVs, and a wide variety of games, plus a large group of people to play with you, right?"

Qiutian Shana waved her hand and explained:

"The members of the Game Club are all too ordinary, they are not on the same level as me at all."

"Playing with them is naturally not interesting."

"And... I have already quit the club, going back would be quite awkward."

Natsume Chikage was stunned, somewhat surprised:

"The semester hasn't started for long, right, you've already quit the club?"

Qiutian Shana had an expression that it was a matter of course:

"In a department where you don't feel happy staying, of course it's better to quit early."

"If you force yourself to stay in it, it feels like a waste of your own time and also delays other people's energy."

Xiyuanji Qilai, who had just finished sending the message, blinked:

"So that's how it is."

Xuecun Lingyin did not let this topic go easily and continued to pursue:

"Even so, why do you insist on finding Natsume-kun to play?"

"Is he really much better than those members of your Game Club?"

Qiutian Shana's eyes lit up, and her tone became excited:

"That's right! Natsume-kun is super amazing at playing games!"

"Last time at the arcade, he easily beat those two friends of mine who spend all day there."

Xiyuanji Qilai and Xuecun Lingyin were both stunned at the same time, clearly neither of them expected that Natsume Chikage had actually gone out to play with Qiutian Shana without their knowledge.

Xiyuanji Qilai's fair cheeks puffed up slightly, and she asked curiously:

"When did that happen?"

Qiutian Shana recalled:

"Probably a few days ago... I happened to run into Natsume-kun at the arcade at that time."

"He was hanging out with Senior Yuedao, Senior Anjing, and Senior Araki and the others at that time."

Xuecun Lingyin, upon hearing the name "Yuedao Lin", became instantly vigilant.

"Natsume-kun, is this true?"

Natsume Chikage nodded frankly:

"Yes."

"That day Senior Anjing and Senior Araki invited me to eat, and we happened to meet Senior Yuedao on the way, so we went together."

"Because it was still early, Senior Anjing and Senior Araki suggested going to the arcade to play for a while, and Senior Yuedao and I just followed along."

Qiutian Shana and Xuecun Lingyin were neither careless people, so they naturally sensed the subtlety in it instantly.

What "chance encounter", it was probably not a coincidence at all.

Xuecun Lingyin recalled carefully, the scene where she, Fujiwara Aoi, and Xiyuanji Qilai "ran into" Yuedao Lin and Natsume Chikage and others dining together in Shibuya last time, was probably a "coincidence" carefully arranged by Yuedao Lin.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain why every time Natsume Chikage discussed shogi or dined with Anjing Liangdou and Araki Jieai, Yuedao Lin could always "happen" to appear.

Behind this, there was probably an inside contact...

As far as she knew, Anjing Liangdou had a good impression of Yuedao Lin, so logically he wouldn't actively matchmake Yuedao Lin and Natsume Chikage.

Then, the answer was obvious—it was probably Senior Araki pulling strings in the dark.

It's just that Natsume-kun, this dull guy, probably hasn't realized this yet.

And Xiyuanji Qilai's mind was simple, she really just thought it was a pure coincidence.

She blinked her agile eyes and said somewhat naturally:

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

At this time.

Xiyuanji Qilai's phone vibrated gently, indicating a new message had arrived.

After lowering her head to check, she raised her head and revealed a happy smile to the few people present:

"The teacher said it's okay! As long as the reason is reasonable, the school in principle allows clubs to apply for necessary equipment."

Qiutian Shana clapped her hands happily:

"That's great!"

"Then Xiyuanji-san, you should formally submit the application to the teacher now!"

Xuecun Lingyin immediately spoke up to stop her:

"Wait!"

"Fujiwara-san hasn't even returned yet, at least we should wait for her to return before making a decision. She is, after all, an official member of our Collection Club."

"And Qiutian-san, you are not a member of our club, your opinion cannot directly determine the internal decision-making of our department."

Xiyuanji Qilai nodded:

"That is indeed the case, we should ask for Aoi-chan's opinion first."

She turned to look at Natsume Chikage and consulted:

"What do you think, Natsume-kun?"

Natsume Chikage also expressed agreement:

"I also think we should consult everyone's opinion, we can't be too arbitrary."

Qiutian Shana pouted, feeling in her heart that this Xuecun Lingyin was really too smart and sharp, not easy to fool, causing the initiative of the topic to be completely controlled by the other party.

She simply walked to the empty seat beside Natsume Chikage, took out a few things from her pocket, and suggested with a smile:

"Xiyuanji-san, Xuecun-san, are you busy right now?"

"If you are not busy, how about we play UNO together?"

Saying this, she placed a box of brand new UNO cards on the table.

Seeming to fear that the two wouldn't be interested, she pulled out two other decks of cards from her bag like magic.

"If you don't like UNO, we can also play Texas Hold'em, or..."

She paused, pulled out the last deck of cards printed with mysterious patterns, and her eyes curved into crescents:

"Tarot cards."

Natsume Chikage glanced at her seemingly ordinary school uniform skirt hem, secretly curious in his heart—how many types of card games did this girl's pocket hold? How many strange things were hidden in that skirt of hers?

Xuecun Lingyin originally had no interest in Qiutian Shana and the various games she brought.