Chapter 855

This guy's grades are bad, his family background is bad, what's the use of that quasi-professional shogi strength?

A guy who isn't even a professional title holder can't earn much money a month.

No matter how you look at it, I am more excellent, right?

I have good grades, a wealthy family, and will definitely become a professional baseball player in the future, with an annual income starting at 10 million yen.

Isn't this a thousand times better than this Natsume Chikage who only knows how to play shogi?

This guy has no future with you at all!

Why don't you understand?!

Shinohara Shingo stubbornly believed that when Xuecun Lingyin hadn't met Natsume Chikage.

Xuecun Lingyin at that time was truly perfect, just like that truly unreachable ice mountain snow lotus, which no one could profane, and no one could deserve.

So at that time, he was convinced when he was rejected.

He was indeed not outstanding enough at the time.

But now that he had become so excellent, he had to lose to a boy who just had a very handsome face?

Thinking of this, he was very unconvinced, his chest rising and falling slightly due to anger.

He felt that apart from that face, Natsume Chikage was completely useless.

But he also clearly understood that Xuecun Lingyin now really had feelings for Natsume Chikage.

Then as long as Natsume Chikage is still in school for one day, it will be difficult for him to have a chance to pursue Xuecun Lingyin successfully.

Then... wouldn't it be fine to let Natsume Chikage drop out?

As long as Natsume Chikage is no longer in school, even if Xuecun Lingyin has some misunderstandings about him now.

But as long as he can prove that he has completely broken up with his current girlfriend and there is no connection between them, then Xuecun Lingyin will definitely understand that he is truly dedicated to her!!

At that time, under his long-term, sincere strategy, she will definitely slowly change her mind and completely fall in love with him!

After all, he is so excellent, and after that Natsume Chikage drops out, she will never be able to see his face every day, so naturally she won't be affected by temporary hormones, and she will definitely be able to analyze more rationally which one of him and Natsume Chikage is more excellent and more worthy of a future!

Right!

Natsume Chikage should drop out!

As for how to make Natsume Chikage drop out, Shinohara Shingo frowned tightly, a hint of gloom flashed in his eyes, he snorted coldly, and a preliminary plan had already been quickly outlined in his mind.

He planned to start preparing now, and then catch Natsume Chikage off guard at noon!

Class 1-A.

The air was filled with the scent of damp moisture and the unique smell of paper and wood in the classroom in the morning.

Natsume Chikage returned here, intending to walk to his seat.

But the atmosphere in the class was more enthusiastic than usual, and whispers and gazes fell on him from time to time.

After all, Natsume Chikage is now a popular figure with quasi-professional shogi strength.

People who are both handsome and talented will naturally receive more attention and welcome.

So many classmates took the initiative to speak up, congratulating him on winning the shogi match again yesterday.

And Xuecun Lingyin on the side had long been accustomed to this scene, but today she appeared colder and more distant than usual, her brows slightly furrowed, her lips pursed into a cold straight line, looking very unhappy, completely ignoring Natsume Chikage who had just walked with her, and walked back to the seat by the window alone.

"Morning, Lingyin." Xiyuanji Qilai turned her head, revealing that iconic, natural, and innocent bright smile.

"Morning, Qilai." Xuecun Lingyin looked at Xiyuanji Qilai, replied briefly and coldly, then lowered her head to put away her school bag, took out *The Devotion of Suspect X* from it, spread it on the desktop, lowered her eyes and read quietly, emitting an "strangers stay away" aura.

Xiyuanji Qilai tilted her head slightly, her lively purple eyes carefully examining Xuecun Lingyin's side profile, always feeling that today's Lingyin not only frowned, but the atmosphere around her was also lower than usual, looking very unhappy.

Who provoked her again?

Xiyuanji Qilai could keenly feel that Lingyin's mood was very bad now, so naturally she didn't intend to touch the bad luck at this time, and decided to wait for Lingyin to calm down a little and her emotions to stabilize before asking what was going on.

At this moment.

Natsume Chikage also finally politely sent away the classmates who were enthusiastically congratulating him and returned to his seat.

Xiyuanji Qilai immediately raised a smile and greeted him happily.

"Good morning, Brother Natsume."

Natsume Chikage nodded slightly and replied:

"Good morning, Xiyuanji-san."

Xiyuanji Qilai held her little fist, placed it in front of her chest, and congratulated him seriously:

"Brother Natsume, congratulations on winning the match! It's really amazing!"

Natsume Chikage smiled, his tone humble:

"Thank you."

Xiyuanji Qilai blinked and said in surprise:

"Speaking of which, Brother Natsume, you are really amazing. I didn't expect you to actually win against that quasi-professional shogi player!"

"But in school, I basically haven't seen you study shogi books or set up shogi scores... Could it be that you often study shogi at home?"

Natsume Chikage was stunned when he heard this, then laughed it off and said vaguely:

"Something like that."

Xiyuanji Qilai suddenly realized, and an "I see" expression appeared on her fair face.

She only felt that Brother Natsume must be studying shogi hard alone at home often.

Otherwise, how could he be so amazing and hide his strength.

At this time.

Natsume Chikage remembered something, took out a painting from his school bag, and handed it to Xiyuanji Qilai.

"Xiyuanji-san, this is the painting you said you wanted to collect last time."

Xiyuanji Qilai took it, gently unfolded the soft paper wrapping, looked at the sketch that Natsume Chikage had improvised for them at home on the drawing paper, felt very happy in her heart, and her eyes curved into crescents.

But the more she examined it carefully, the more she secretly marveled.

Natsume Chikage's drawing skills are truly amazing, with smooth lines and precise capture of expressions.

It is lifelike and jumps off the paper.

It is no worse than his genius painter sister Natsume Ruri, and maybe even better in some aspects.

"Thank you, Brother Natsume." She rolled up the painting carefully, her voice full of joy.

At this time.

Natsume Chikage, who had nothing to do, intended to take out the manga *Kimi ni Todoke* and continue reading to pass the time before class.

And Xiyuanji Qilai had always known that Natsume Chikage's grades were very poor, and he was a famous laggard in the school.

So every time Natsume Chikage asked for leave or was absent, she would take notes more seriously than usual, with neat handwriting and prominent key points.

She must make the content of her notebook look clear and easy to understand.

It was good to hand it to Natsume Chikage in time the next day, so that he could keep up with the course progress and understand the content inside, even if it could improve his grades a little bit.

Xiyuanji Qilai took out her notebook with a cute pattern printed on the cover from the desk drawer, and as usual, handed it to Natsume Chikage naturally.

"Brother Natsume, this is the note for yesterday's class, I have highlighted the key parts with a highlighter."

For Natsume Chikage, this note might not be of much help in his studies, but it was necessary to understand where the teacher was talking and what homework there was.

As usual, he took the notebook and thanked her sincerely.

"Thank you, it's always bothering you."

And at this time.

Xiyuanji Qilai noticed the shojo manga with a brightly colored cover on Natsume Chikage's desk, leaned over curiously, and asked:

"Brother Natsume, why did you suddenly start reading shojo manga?"

Natsume Chikage explained to Xiyuanji Qilai with the reason he had just explained to Xuecun Lingyin.

Xiyuanji Qilai suddenly realized, gently clapped her hands, making a crisp, small sound, and a natural, cute smile bloomed on her face:

"So it turns out we left too many shojo manga at your sister's side, and you found it quite interesting, so you just kept reading it."

Natsume Chikage nodded and smiled:

"Yes, it was an accidental discovery."

Xiyuanji Qilai stood up and leaned over curiously, her face almost right next to Natsume Chikage's shoulder, very close.

That warm breath with a faint sweet fragrance and the pleasant girl's voice slowly wandered around Natsume Chikage's ears, bringing a hint of itching.

"I have finished reading this shojo manga too, where are you reading now?"

Natsume Chikage was stunned, his face flushed, and his expression was a bit subtle.

But he also knew that Xiyuanji Qilai's personality was just that simple and direct, and she didn't mean anything else, so he didn't say anything more. ===== CHAPTER 856 =====