Chapter 75

Now, Xia Xia Xia Mujun’s sudden approach gave him a strong sense of crisis.

Shankou Botai probed with a gentle smile:

“Kondo-san, was that Xia Xia Xia Mujun, who has been quite famous in school recently?”

“Why did he come to talk to you? Could it be that you two knew each other before?”

Before Kondo Miki could answer, Akita Sana chimed in with a grin:

“Xia Xia Xia Mujun’s father and Miki’s mother were high school classmates. The two families are very close; they’ve known each other since they were kids.”

Shankou Botai was stunned for a moment, then resumed his smile:

“Oh—I see.”

“Then, could you introduce me next time, Kondo-san? I’m quite interested in him, after all, he’s the one who was confessed to by Senior Tsukishima Rin.”

“Even such an outstanding senior was rejected... Could it be that he already has someone he likes?”

“Since you know him, Kondo-san, do you know who he likes? I’m really quite curious.”

Akita Sana also widened her eyes and nodded repeatedly:

“Yeah, yeah, yeah! I want to know too!”

Kondo Miki sensed the faint trace of jealousy in Shankou’s words and found such male mindsets quite troublesome, so she had to clarify:

“I’m not that close to him. We don’t see each other more than a few times a year, and we didn’t attend the same middle school, so how would I know these things?”

“It’s probably someone from his middle school.”

Shankou Botai seemed to heave a sigh of relief, but his gaze fell upon that box of white cream puffs: “Then, what is this that he gave you...?”

Kondo Miki explained:

“Just extra cream puffs from Home Economics class.”

“And they aren’t for me; they’re for Sana.”

“After all, she knows him too.”

As she spoke, Kondo Miki casually shoved the cream puffs into Akita Sana’s hands.

Akita Sana was startled at first, then understood—Miki didn’t want Shankou to misunderstand.

She immediately took them with a grin:

“That’s right, that’s right~ I actually have quite a good impression of Xia Xia Xia Mujun. I didn’t expect him to give me cream puffs he made himself!”

“Miki was just helping me take them.”

Shankou Botai immediately wore an “I see” expression and laughed aloud:

“So that’s how it is!”

“No wonder you weren’t interested when I introduced guys to you before.”

“Since it’s from someone you like, you must cherish them well.”

“Akita-san, do your best to win over Xia Xia Xia Mujun, whom even Senior Tsukishima couldn’t handle!”

Akita Sana responded with full energy:

“Of course!”

Kondo Miki looked away in silence and said softly:

“Let’s go, I’m hungry.”

“To the cafeteria.”

Shankou Botai agreed with a smile:

“Alright, let’s go.”

On the way to the cafeteria, Kondo Miki quietly took out her phone.

For such cheap desserts, Kondo Miki couldn’t even be bothered to take them back, thinking it would be better to just give them away.

[Kondo Miki: Sorry about just now, for making you play along.]

[Akita Sana: (#^.^#) It’s fine, I understand~]

[Kondo Miki: With Shankou-kun watching, it’s hard for me to take them back. Besides, I have plenty of desserts at home, you take this box and eat them.]

[Akita Sana: (°▽°) Really! That’s awesome! Then I won’t stand on ceremony!]

In the cafeteria.

Akita Sana took a bite of a cream puff and her eyes widened instantly—the crust was light and crispy, the filling fragrant and rich; it was more delicious than any cream puff from a famous shop she had ever eaten.

“So good!!!”

Shankou Botai looked at her happy expression and asked in surprise:

“Is it really that good?”

Akita Sana nodded vigorously:

“It’s super—good! Do you guys want to try one?”

Shankou Botai actually didn’t like homemade desserts that looked cheap either; like Kondo Miki, he preferred eating brand-name desserts.

If it were made by a girl he liked, that would be one thing.

Made by a guy? He had zero interest in that!

He shook his head and smiled:

“I’ll pass. After all, it’s from someone you like, I don’t want to spoil the mood.”

Akita Sana looked at Kondo Miki again:

“What about you, Miki?”

Kondo Miki looked at Akita Sana in silence. Is it really that good?

She thought for a moment, feeling it was nothing more than the filter of “love me, love my dog.”

As for these cream puffs, if Akita Sana wants to eat them, let her; they aren’t expensive things anyway.

She wouldn’t eat them if she took them back regardless.

She would just tell her mom later that her friends liked them, and let her friends finish them at school.

Kondo Miki shook her head:

“No need, you eat them.”

Akita Sana said happily:

“Heehee, then I won’t be polite!”

Class 1-A.

Most students brought bento boxes, so even though the class ended in the first-floor Home Economics room, everyone returned to the classroom to get their meals.

Xia Xia Xia Mujun returned to his seat, intending to pick up his bento and enjoy it in the backyard—the environment there was secluded and the scenery pleasant.

Just then, his seatmates Saionji Nanase and Yukimura Suzune happened to return after buying drinks.

Saionji Nanase blinked her lively, large eyes and smiled as she extended an invitation to him:

“Xia Xia Xia Mujun, there’s something I’d like to chat with you about. If you don’t mind, shall we eat lunch together today and talk while we eat?”

Xia Xia Xia Mujun was somewhat surprised:

“I suppose I can... but, what is it about?”

Saionji Nanase explained while naturally moving her desk and chair closer:

“Actually... my father knows your father. After he found out I was your seatmate, he entrusted me to convey some things to you.”

Xia Xia Xia Mujun did indeed know that the predecessor’s father and Saionji Nanase’s father were old acquaintances.

Since it involved the older generation, he felt it was necessary to listen.

Beside them, Yukimura Suzune witnessed this scene; her movements in packing her bento paused imperceptibly, and her long, slender eyelashes lowered slightly, as if she were contemplating whether to have lunch with Saionji as usual today.

Saionji Nanase had already turned her head and asked in a light tone:

“Suzune, what’s in your bento today?”

Yukimura Suzune pondered for a moment and answered softly:

“Hamburger steak, rolled omelet, and cherry tomatoes.”

Saionji Nanase’s eyes lit up:

“I have grilled saury! Can I trade you for some rolled omelet?”

Hearing it was saury, Yukimura Suzune didn’t hesitate and nodded slightly:

“Sure.”