Chapter 698

But he took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down.

Now was not the time to dwell on this.

Right now, the girl he had secretly loved for a long time was right in front of him.

Shinohara Shingo stopped and blocked Yukimura Suzune's path.

Yukimura Suzune paused, looked up at him, her gaze first falling on the red tie he was wearing.

The school uniform ties of Private Tsukikage Academy were distinguished by grade: blue for the first year, red for the second year, and black for the third year.

Clearly, the one blocking her was a second-year senior.

Shinohara Shingo tried hard to show the most handsome smile he could muster and greeted:

"Good morning, Yukimura-san. Do you remember me?"

Yukimura Suzune frowned slightly, her cold eyes carrying a trace of detachment and doubt.

"Who are you?"

The smile on Shinohara Shingo's face instantly solidified; he was stunned for several seconds, his expression becoming somewhat complex and awkward.

He had completely not expected that the other party wouldn't remember him at all.

He had no choice but to bite the bullet and introduce himself:

"My name is Shinohara Shingo; I attended the same junior high school as you and was your senior... In junior high, I once confessed to you."

"Does that ring a bell?"

Yukimura Suzune heard this, narrowed her eyes to recall for a moment, and then shook her head decisively:

"I don't remember."

Shinohara Shingo's body stiffened, his expression becoming somewhat ugly.

He hadn't expected that the confession he had once gathered the courage to make hadn't left even a ripple in the other party's heart.

But he thought about it, Yukimura Suzune in junior high was already a famous literary beauty, and there were indeed many people who confessed to her.

And he at that time wasn't a main player of the baseball team, not a popular figure.

Being forgotten by her... seemed understandable.

Shinohara Shingo could only comfort his injured self-esteem this way.

He reorganized his expression and smiled:

"It doesn't matter if you don't remember; we can get to know each other again."

"Now I am the number one batter of the school's baseball team, and several professional players who came to watch our training said they were quite optimistic about my potential."

"If nothing goes wrong, I will likely become a professional baseball player in the future."

Yukimura Suzune raised her eyebrows slightly, her tone flat:

"So, what do you want to express?"

Shinohara Shingo actually felt somewhat bitter in his heart.

He discovered that Yukimura Suzune was also in this high school, and it wasn't that he hadn't tried to pursue her again—he had dropped several love letters into her shoe locker.

But those carefully prepared envelopes, without exception, sank into the sea without a response.

After inquiring, he found out that Yukimura Suzune treated all love letters from pursuers by dealing with them directly without even looking.

He was truly at his wit's end, so he resorted to this last resort, choosing to intercept her in person.

Otherwise, he was afraid he wouldn't even have the chance to speak to her.

Shinohara Shingo took a deep breath, his expression becoming exceptionally serious:

"I have been very concerned about you since junior high, and this feeling hasn't changed even after entering high school."

"The me in the past might not have been outstanding enough, and it's normal for you to forget me."

"But the me now is different; I have enough qualifications to stand by your side."

"So, can you give me a chance? Even if it's not dating immediately, let's start with a date and get to know each other, can we?"

Yukimura Suzune's exquisite eyebrows raised slightly, and without any hesitation, she refused directly:

"Sorry."

"Perhaps you are indeed more outstanding than in the past, but I have no feelings for you, so I have no interest in dating, and I have no intention of going out with you."

After saying this, she turned to the side and prepared to leave.

However, Shinohara Shingo's expression instantly became exceptionally ugly.

He was clearly already so outstanding, why was she still unwilling to look at him?

He subconsciously took another step, blocking her path again, attempting a final struggle.

"Why?!"

"Is it because I'm still not outstanding enough?"

"Anyway, you don't have a boyfriend now, why can't you try to accept me?"

"As long as you date me, I will definitely cherish you and treat you very well!"

Yukimura Suzune stopped, frowned tightly, and said coldly:

"I express regret for your comprehension ability."

"First, just because I don't have a boyfriend doesn't mean I will accept anyone."

"Second, can you please move aside? I have things to be busy with, and you have already wasted enough of my time."

Shinohara Shingo's expression became increasingly gloomy, and his tone began to be unable to suppress his anger:

"Or is it... because of Natsume Chikage?!"

Yukimura Suzune only felt that this person was pestering her endlessly and was very troublesome, her brows furrowed:

"And what does that have to do with him?"

Shinohara Shingo sneered, as if he had grasped some handle:

"Why doesn't it have to do with him?"

"You like him, right?"

"Don't deny it! In junior high, you never walked to school with any boy, did you?"

"What about now? You walk to school with him almost every day, and you're even in the same club!"

"If you swear now that you don't like him and will never date him in the future, I will turn around and leave immediately and will never pester you again!"

Yukimura Suzune heard this, was silent for a moment, then looked coldly at Shinohara Shingo, her eyes sharp:

"Why should I swear for such meaningless things?!"

"If it's just to say these boring things, can you please move aside immediately?"

"I have no interest in continuing to talk nonsense with you here!"

Shinohara Shingo keenly captured her momentary hesitation and her attitude of not directly denying it.

He felt his heart being gripped hard, and immediately, a wave of intense anger and humiliation surged into his heart.

He sneered, his voice carrying sarcasm:

"So, this is the reason you used to reject everyone in junior high? —You only like boys with equivalent literary talent who can resonate with you?"

"It's truly laughable; if I remember correctly, you've used this excuse to reject quite a few boys, right?"

"But what about now?"

"You like Natsume Chikage, who only has a face to look at and is useless in every other aspect?"

"This is what you call a boy with high literary talent who can resonate with you?!"

Yukimura Suzune's voice was as cold as ice:

"Whether it is or isn't, what does that have to do with you?"

Shinohara Shingo's anger was about to erupt:

"I have liked you since junior high; for you, I haven't had any girlfriends for three years in junior high! Even to get a little closer to you, besides playing baseball, I was desperately learning those boring literary knowledge!"

"For you, I gave up so much, why can't you date me, even if it's just an ordinary date?"

"Why can he, who is useless except for a decent skin, bad grades, and no specialties, do it? Why can't I?!"

"Whether it's academic performance or athletic ability, what point of his is better than mine?!"

Yukimura Suzune felt a wave of intense annoyance and displeasure:

"No one asked you to do those things!"

"And, forcibly dragging others into the field you are good at for comparison is in itself an unreasonable and childish behavior!"

Just then.

A clear and obviously displeased female voice came from the side. ===== CHAPTER 699 =====