Chapter 859

Xiao Jing Youcai looked at his serious and handsome face, and that bit of playful thought was diluted by a sudden shyness. She hurriedly shook her hand, subconsciously covering her flushed and hot cheeks with the back of her hand, and interrupted:

"Wait... you, let me slow down a bit, prepare mentally first."

Natsume Chikage had a big question mark on his face, confused:

"Slow down?... Teacher, are you okay?"

Xiao Jing Youcai took a deep breath, trying to calm her suddenly accelerating heartbeat, but the uncontrollable smile on her face still exposed her mood. She carried a bit of expectation and nervousness, and spoke again:

"Okay, okay, I'm ready, tell me."

Natsume Chikage still maintained that serious expression and said clearly:

"Teacher, you also know that I joined the school's 'Collection Club,' and I personally do have a hobby of collecting some special items that I am interested in. So I was thinking, after you give me the contact information of the iron supplier, I will buy a brand new iron of the same model, and then can I use this brand new one to exchange for this old, used iron in the school classroom, to use as my collection?"

The charming and expectant smile on Xiao Jing Youcai's face instantly froze, and the whole person was petrified in place like being hit by a immobilization spell.

She was dumbfounded, and it took several seconds before she found her voice, and her tone was a bit distorted:

"You, what you want to say... is, is just this???"

Natsume Chikage nodded as a matter of course, and even felt that the teacher's reaction was a bit big:

"Yes. Just now when I heard you mention the purchase channel for the iron, I suddenly remembered that I really wanted to collect this old-style iron. What's wrong, teacher... is this request not allowed?"

Xiao Jing Youcai only felt a breath stuck in her chest, and the corners of her mouth twitched uncontrollably. It took a long time before she answered feebly and awkwardly:

"Of, of course it's not impossible... it's, it's just... you use a brand new one to exchange for an old one, and it's completely the same model, isn't, isn't this completely unnecessary and superfluous?"

Natsume Chikage couldn't explain that this old iron was an "equipment" with special effects, so he had to get it.

He had to cough twice and came up with an excuse that sounded reasonable:

"This... you can understand it as part of our 'Collection Club' activities."

"Every member needs to regularly collect some old items with 'stories' or 'meaning' and write related collection records and small papers."

"It's similar to before, when our Collection Club successfully investigated and solved two 'Seven Wonders' events in the school, we would collect special photos or items left at the scene as souvenirs."

When Xiao Jing Youcai heard this, she sighed long and silently, her shoulders slumped slightly, and a huge sense of helplessness and a hint of self-deprecating disappointment surged in her heart.

She had been secretly happy just now, imagining a youth romance drama...

As a result, it was just for this?

"If it's just like this... as long as the school can exchange the old for the new and ensure that teaching supplies are not missing, in principle, it's definitely no problem."

Her tone returned to normal, but still carried a bit of crying and laughing lingering charm.

"How about this, I'll add your LINE, and then send you the store location and contact information of that supplier. You go buy a new one later, and then bring the invoice and the new iron to find me, and I'll help you apply for a replacement with the school and give you this old one."

When Natsume Chikage heard this, his eyes lit up, and a look of sincere joy appeared on his face.

"Hmm! That's great!"

"Then I'll trouble you, teacher, thank you very much!"

And Xiao Jing Youcai looked at Natsume Chikage's expression of pure joy for achieving his goal, and then compared it with her rich inner drama just now, her face couldn't help but become a bit subtle, and a hint of embarrassed blush rose again.

She couldn't help but mutter in her heart: This kid... could it be that he really used "collection" as an excuse, going around in circles, but his ultimate goal was actually to add my LINE friend?

Think about it carefully... it's very possible!

After all, asking for contact information directly might be too abrupt, and using this kind of "serious" club business as an excuse makes it seem more natural...

Thinking of this, her disappointment dissipated, and instead, a hint of inexplicable, slightly superior dark joy rose.

She only felt that this Natsume Chikage, who looked cold and handsome on the outside, didn't expect to be a "muffled gourd" who would play little tricks on the inside.

Why go around in circles like this, isn't it better to be direct? Really... ===== CHAPTER 860 =====