Chapter 935

At the train station platform.

Natsume Chikage stood quietly within the waiting line, his gaze scanning the distance of the tracks casually, waiting for the next train to enter the station.

A female voice with a bit of surprise and deliberately softened tone suddenly came from beside him.

"Natsume-niisan... what a coincidence, why are you waiting for the train here too?"

Natsume Chikage, hearing this, turned his head to look.

A young girl wearing a Seishin uniform had quietly stood not far from his side at some point.

She was looking up slightly at that fair oval face, looking at him with those clear eyes, the bottom of which seemed to contain a small patch of fragmented light.

He was a bit surprised.

"Ando-san? Didn't you go out to play with Ruri and the others?"

Chizuru Ando was choked by the question and hurriedly raised her hand to her mouth and coughed lightly twice to cover up a moment of panic.

She lowered her head slightly, a hint of imperceptible blush appearing on her cheeks, and temporarily made up an excuse.

"That... I originally planned to go, but I received a call from home temporarily, saying there was something I needed to go back and help with... so I had no choice but to come back first."

She quickly raised her eyes to peek at Natsume Chikage's expression, and seeing that he didn't seem to suspect anything, she immediately took the opportunity to throw the topic back, her tone carrying just the right amount of curiosity.

"But Natsume-niisan, you are waiting for the train here, where are you going?"

Natsume Chikage didn't suspect anything and explained with a smile:

"I plan to go to the shop your family runs to retrieve a piece of kitchenware I sent for repair earlier."

Chizuru Ando was secretly happy, but on her face, she tried hard to maintain a natural expression, as if it were really just a chance encounter.

"So that's how it is, that's really a coincidence!"

She changed the subject, asking as if chatting:

"By the way Natsume-niisan, you specifically came to our school this time, just because you wanted to see what Ruri-chan is like at school?"

Natsume Chikage nodded, his gaze looking at the blurry shadow of the train approaching in the distance, his voice carrying a hint of imperceptible gentleness and responsibility.

"Mm. Now that my parents are gone, I, as a brother, inevitably worry a bit about Ruri's situation at school."

"But looking at it today, she seems to be doing quite well, so I'm relieved."

Upon hearing this, Chizuru Ando's eyes lit up even more, and she hurriedly volunteered.

"Since Natsume-niisan is concerned about this... then how about, I tell you some of Ruri-chan's usual situation at school?"

Natsume Chikage was indeed quite interested in this and turned his head to look at her.

"I'm all ears."

Chizuru Ando, having received permission, became happy instantly, like a happy little bird, and began to chatter away.

"Ruri-chan is so popular at school!"

"There are so many boys who secretly like her, and people often stuff love letters or small gifts into her shoe locker."

"Even..." she paused, lowered her voice a little, and said in a tone like sharing a secret, "even girls have confessed to Ruri-chan before."

Natsume Chikage's expression suddenly became a bit strange.

A girl... confessing to a girl?

Well... compared to the more "magnificent" situation in their school's Kendo Club, this still seemed... normal?

Chizuru Ando did not notice Natsume Chikage's subtle mood and continued to speak excitedly:

"But, Ruri-chan has never accepted any boy's or girl's confession."

"Her mind currently seems to be focused on reading and painting, very seriously."

Hearing this, Natsume Chikage couldn't help but hook the corners of his mouth into a gratified smile.

This... is actually quite good.

He also felt that he couldn't imagine the scene of Ruri dating someone intimately.