My second life is a bit strange?

Eriri, with a straw in her mouth, felt the bitter taste of the coffee flood her mind as soon as it touched her tongue.

"Haha!" Feng laughed so hard his stomach hurt from looking at Eriri's exaggerated facial expressions. "It doesn't taste good, but juice is better for Eriri anyway."

"Do you think I'm a primary school student?!" Eriri forced herself to finish the drink in a few gulps, her eyebrows almost knotted together, her wrinkled little face muttering to herself, "It's so hot, I want to drink something else."

After saying that, she ran to the front desk and bought a cup of cantaloupe soda, which she drank continuously. The sweetness made her brows relax.

"Yuki is really good at basketball. Do you have a school in mind?"

Miyuki shook his head, glancing at Kaede, because he knew Kaede would definitely go to Shuchiin, and Eriri probably would too.

Shuchiin is a prestigious private school. His family owns a factory, but they are still quite far from being considered aristocratic, so Shuchiin is not his first choice.

Assistant Coach Kiyota was secretly delighted. He adjusted his glasses and said, "In that case, how about choosing our Teiko Middle School? Our school is top-notch in Tokyo in terms of both environment and teaching quality. Our basketball team has won many honors over the years."

Shirogane Miyuki was somewhat tempted.

.....

"Hey, Kaede, what do you think that man came to see Yuyuki-nii for?" Eriri swung her legs, looking at Kaede's profile, puffing out her cheeks in dissatisfaction.

What's so interesting about looking out the window?

"That man is the assistant coach of the basketball team at Teiko Middle School. He must have seen Yuxing's potential." Feng held a piece of ice in his mouth and swung it around, making a clattering sound as it hit his teeth.

As he chewed, a cool sensation rushed into his brain through his mouth: "Ouch, ouch, ouch~ This is exactly what summer should feel like."

"Idiot..." Eriri muttered softly, resting her chin on her hand as she looked at him, his thin pink lips always captivating her.

Assistant Professor Kiyota left satisfied. It seems that Miyuki has agreed. So, will it be a three-year separation?

"Feng, I..." Shirogane Miyuki scratched his chin, unsure of where to begin.

Bai Yinfeng said nothing, but simply extended his fist. Their fists met, they smiled at each other, and then went their separate ways.

"I'll also speak up for you through Mom."

"No, I'll do it myself."

......

"Eri~" Bai Yinfeng stared with dead fish eyes. He had been waiting at Eriri's door for more than an hour. Every time he called to urge her, she would say that she would come down right away. He decided that in the future, when he went out to play, he would definitely come an hour later than the scheduled time.

Eriri was wearing a white dress and sandals, looking like she had dressed up carefully. She didn't have much makeup on her face because Kaede didn't like it, saying that too much makeup would make her skin age faster.

"Let's go." Eriri knew she was late and felt a little embarrassed.

There were quite a few people entering, and Eriri was afraid of getting lost, so she held onto Kaede's clothes. Kaede took Eriri's hand in return and they walked in with the flow of people.

Eriri's heart was racing, but she felt an unparalleled sense of security, and the smell of sweat around her was masked by the faint fragrance emanating from Kaede.

Although she liked it this way, but...

"It seems we're in the wrong line; this is the comic convention over there..."

Feng paused for a moment, then scratched his chin awkwardly: "I knew it. I thought the public's aesthetic standards had taken another leap forward."

He pulled Eriri's hand and squeezed through the crowd to the art exhibition. The space suddenly felt much more open, and the cold air instantly cooled them down.

Kaede accompanied her on the stroll until the afternoon. Eriri was so tired that she sat down to rest on a chair, while Kaede stood in front of an oil painting, admiring it closely.

"Does Feng really like oil paintings?"

"Yes, because it's so beautiful, it's just like a photograph."

"I have something I want to give you." Eriri took out a neatly folded piece of paper from her bag, and when she unfolded it, she saw a drawing of him as a child.

Feng looked at the painting, then looked up at Eriri.

"What's wrong?" Eriri lowered her head shyly.

"No, it's just that your hair is messy." Feng smiled and tucked the strands of hair that were stuck to her face with sweat behind her ear.

People around them turned to look, and Eriri, feeling shy, wanted to find a place to hide. "Shall we go?" Eriri took Kaede's hand and left.

Even after we walked outside, he didn't let go of her hand.

“I’m going to study at Xiuzhiyuan Academy too, not because you’re going, but because of my family.”

"Yeah, I know." Kaede suppressed a laugh as she listened to Eriri's lame excuse: "Then do you think we can still be deskmates after school starts?"

"I don't know..." Eriri's mood dipped slightly.

Feng pinched her face with both hands and pulled it to both sides: "Don't worry, girls who smile a lot are always lucky."

......

"I'm back." Eriri took off her shoes, dusted off the soles of her feet, and ran to the bathroom to wash up.

"Look at you, what kind of state are you in? Wash your hands and eat." Xiaobaihe looked at her daughter with a troubled expression.

Eriri made a funny face and sat down at the dining table; she had been playing all day and was already very hungry.

"No one would like you eating like that."

Eriri snorted and said softly, "It will happen."

"Has Eriri decided which school she wants to go to?"

“Shuchiin,” Eriri replied immediately, without even thinking.

"Oh? I remember that kid from the Shirogane family is also going to Shuchiin Academy, right?" Sayuri's eyes narrowed into crescents, as if she understood.

"It's not because of Kaede!! I chose Shuchiin Academy entirely because of its school spirit, teaching staff, and the opportunity to meet many people." Eriri blushed and hurriedly explained, even dropping her chopsticks on the ground.

"Oh right, right, right. My Eriri doesn't have any feelings for Kaede at all. I think Kaede is great. He'll definitely be popular at school. I was worried you wouldn't be able to compete with others. Since you don't like him, I'm relieved. Hahaha (/≧▽≦)/."

Stare~~~

Eriri blushed so deeply it looked like she was about to bleed, her eyes fixed on her mother.

Sayuri couldn't help but laugh out loud as she finished speaking, and helped Eriri get a new pair of chopsticks: "Oh dear, I wonder who started getting dressed up so early in the morning. Oh, this doesn't look good, that's too plain, tsk tsk tsk."

"Mom!!!" Eriri completely lost her temper.

"Alright, that's enough. You should eat now." Little Lily smiled like a fox, secretly plotting something.

[I'll ask the principal to arrange it later. I quite like Xiaofeng; it's good to have something in the family. I'll make the call after dinner. Eriri, this is all the help I can give.]

Chapter Six: One Person Holding an Umbrella, Two People Walking

Why did it rain on my first day of school?!

The sudden downpour caught her off guard, and Bai Yinfeng quickly opened her umbrella.

"The weather forecast clearly said it was going to rain, you just didn't read it." Feng flicked her forehead with his hand: "Luckily my umbrella is big enough, otherwise you would have been in trouble."

"Ugh!!" Eriri pouted and looked at him with dissatisfaction.

The fact that the two of them were sharing an umbrella, and that they were both wearing school uniforms, drew whispers from the students around them.

"Hey, did you see that?"

"Could this be..."

"That's too daring."

Eriri, who hadn't thought anything of it at first, gradually blushed after hearing the comments from those around her.

[Compatible umbrellas, etc...]

How embarrassing! But the rain is so heavy, and there's nowhere to take shelter.

Eriri could only stare at the gazes of those around her, suppressing her shame, and move a little to the side.

"Don't move, move a little closer." Bai Yinfeng noticed that Yingli's shoulders were a bit wet, so he pulled her a little closer, and Yingli's shoulders pressed directly against his chest.

"Eek!" Eriri exclaimed cutely, then froze, the only sounds in her ears being her own heartbeat and the patter of raindrops on her umbrella.

[The sound of my heartbeat is so loud!!]

The noise made her lose track of time. It felt like only a few seconds had passed, but she had already arrived at school. She saw the class assignments on the notice board, and they were in the same class again.

Eriri felt a surge of secret joy, so happy she almost shouted it out. As long as they were in the same class, they could always sit together.

"Stop standing there, class is about to start."

The two arrived at the classroom, found their respective seats, and sat down. Bai Yinfeng began to suspect that someone was doing something underhanded, otherwise how could they be deskmates again?

If it's all about luck, then he absolutely has to get Eriri to draw cards for him.

"Ah, it's you!" A pink-haired girl suddenly came to his desk, propped herself up on the desk with both hands, and looked down at him.

A pair of grotesque, grotesque figures dangled in front of him: "Who are you?"

"You really don't remember? I lost to you in that competition six years ago. My name is Fujiwara Chika."

Fujiwara Chika extended her hand, and Shirogane Kaede naturally shook it: "I remember now."

Fujiwara Chika smiled even more broadly: "Time flies, it's been six years already. I never expected to meet you here."

A black-haired girl silently walked to the seat in front of Feng and sat down. Her cold expression seemed to lower the temperature around her. Her wine-red eyes were as beautiful as jewels, and her perfect appearance was captivating.

She immediately attracted the attention of the entire class, and even Bai Yinfeng couldn't help but take a second look. However, he noticed that the girl's socks and shoes were wet.

My indoor shoes got wet...why is that?

The school bell rang, and the homeroom teacher arrived as scheduled, giving everyone a brief introduction to Xiuzhiyuan.

The teaching focus of Shuchiin is on moral education. All the students here are daughters of wealthy families from all over the country, and their parents value these qualities.

After the introduction, the homeroom teacher began his lesson, picking up his book and writing on the blackboard.

The teacher wasn't strict; as long as it didn't affect his teaching, you could do whatever you wanted. Bai Yinfeng quietly propped up his book and took out an extracurricular book that told a love story between a detective and a phantom thief, a tale of love and hate.

He's been quite engrossed in this lately. While he was engrossed in reading the novel, the black-haired girl sitting in front of him accidentally bumped into his table when she put her foot down.

"Feel sorry."

She said coldly. Bai Yinfeng looked down and saw that the girl's shoes were slightly bulging, which was caused by her toes curling up. It must be too uncomfortable to be wet.

The black-haired girl endured until lunch break before getting up and leaving.

Eriri pushed the table together; eating lunch together had become a regular occurrence. Fujiwara Chika came over with her lunchbox: "Can I eat with you?"

"of course."