I have pure love with them

"Wait until there's time."

The answer was basically a rejection, and Ms. Nagasaki couldn't help but chuckle as she looked at Izumi in front of her. But she quickly put away the smile on her face and looked at Izumi in front of her with a serious expression.

"Take care of her."

The change in Ms. Nagasaki's expression also surprised Quan a little. After hearing her instructions, he sat up straight and nodded.

"Ah."

……

As the weather gets hotter, most students in school have already put on summer clothes.

As the temperature continues to rise, the summer break is just around the corner, but before the break, there is still a test in front of everyone. For most people in the Quan class, there is basically no need to worry too much, but some people are worried and ask for help with tutoring.

No one wants to go to school in school uniform to make up lessons while others are on holiday and resting in a cool room.

Even Goto Ichiri has slowed down the updating of her videos in the past two days, and focused more on the key points that Izumi circled for her. She doesn't have high expectations for her own results - just passing.

She was not troubled by the hot summer. Wearing a short-sleeved shirt, Akatsuki felt a wave of pressure in her heart.

The memory of the last time when she was full of confidence but was defeated by Quan is still vivid in her mind. She must be fully prepared to win this bet.

'He is absent-minded every day and is so close to girls. His condition must have deteriorated seriously...'

Akatsuki Kotsuji, who was always keeping an eye on Izumi, heard him chatting with Hiroto Shioyama every day, and basically all they talked about were weird things. They never discussed their lessons seriously, and from the information she got indirectly from Ichiri Goto, she was certain that Izumi did not attend any private school.

"I have absolutely no reason to lose to such an indulgent person!"

With a determined look in her eyes, Xuanji Ci suppressed the hesitation in her heart and clenched the pen in her hand. She only needed to persevere a little longer and her efforts would be rewarded.

'Even if you are born with talent and are therefore arrogant, I will teach you what humility and failure mean!'

380. I am just concerned about you as my younger sister.

Due to the differences in teaching progress and content among schools, the test times before summer vacation are also different. Xiuhua High School, which is relatively relaxed, has earlier test and dismissal times than Aine and her friends' Yuqiu.

So while Aine and the others were still preparing for their midterm exams, Izumi had already finished his own and was waiting for the results to come out.

Quan was lying quietly on the sofa, holding an ice cream in his hand and taking a sip from time to time.

He himself was not very interested in ice cream, but the weather was getting a little hot, which gave him an idea, so he went out to buy some ice cream. Now that Aine hadn't returned home yet, he sat alone in the living room, savoring the ice cream.

'The snow-white ice cream is very smooth when you lick it, but the icy feeling is very different from... right?'

Quan, sitting alone in the living room, lowered his eyes and stared at the ice cream in his hand. He couldn't help but think of "white silk" and "ice cream". Then, after comparing the two in his mind, he shook his head. He still couldn't associate the two together, unless he put the "white silk" in the refrigerator for a while, it would probably feel a bit like "ice cream".

'But Aine rarely wears socks like white silk stockings. Usually, she wears thicker stockings or white three-fold socks.'

Thinking back to his sister’s daily attire, he licked the ice cream in small sips, a helpless look emerged on his face. If he hoped to see Aine wearing white stockings, he would first need a suitable reason, and then a chance.

Just when Izumi was absent-mindedly thinking of a suitable reason to let Aine wear white silk stockings, or wear more lovely clothes, the sound of the door opening was heard, and Izumi's wandering thoughts returned to reality.

'Two people's footsteps?'

Listening to the noise coming from the door, Izumi quickly analyzed the number of people entering the house, and when he was thinking about who it could be, Aine's familiar voice came from the door.

"I'm back. Is anyone in the living room?"

Before Izumi, who was sitting in the living room, could respond, footsteps were heard at the door and they slowly entered the living room. When Izumi turned around to look at the entrance of the living room, Aine had already arrived in the living room and her eyes were scanning in Izumi's direction.

"Ah, you're home, why didn't you make any noise? I thought I was the first one to return home."

After seeing Izumi sitting on the sofa, Chihaya Aine, who didn't expect that he would return home earlier than her, showed a hint of disappointment on her face, but it quickly disappeared. She slowly walked to Izumi and saw the ice cream in Izumi's hand.

"Did you buy it?"

"Well, there are some in the refrigerator, go get them yourself."

"Ah, there's more than one. How many are there?"

"Five or six, maybe."

"That... should be enough."

While talking with Izumi, the sound of other people's footsteps reached Izumi's ears. After he finished talking with Aine, he looked towards the door. The introverted and reserved Takamatsu Deng was standing quietly at the entrance of the living room, just like the first time he came to Chihaya's house, giving people the feeling that he couldn't let go.

Perhaps she noticed the gaze that Quan was looking at her, the girl slowly turned her gaze towards Quan, a somewhat embarrassed look on her face, and then nodded slightly towards Quan, as a greeting to Quan.

"..."

Quan, who knew Takamatsu Deng's character, did not show excessive enthusiasm and friendliness to the other party. She just smiled and nodded at the other party, then withdrew her gaze from her.

When Quan withdrew his gaze, Takamatsu Deng felt a lot more relieved.

Aiyin walked to the refrigerator, rummaged around inside for a while, and found the ice cream that Quan bought home. After taking out two, she walked towards Takamatsu Deng.

"Today, I'm having a study session with Deng, so remember not to... Um, do you want to come?"

Subconsciously, she wanted to ensure that she and Deng Takamatsu were alone, but halfway through her speech, she vaguely remembered that Quan's grades seemed to be much better than both hers and Deng's. Compared to her and Deng being alone, it seemed that it would be more effective to have Quan join in.

Looking up at his sister, Izumi was slightly surprised to find that Aine seemed to be inviting him seriously, but as his eyes fell on the nervous Takamatsu Touma, he smiled and shook his head.

"I... forget it, but if there's anything you don't understand, you can come to me."

Seeing Izumi refuse, Aine was a little surprised, but she didn't think too much about it. She nodded slightly, walked to Takamatsu Deng, and invited her to go to her room together. As for Izumi, she sat on the sofa and continued to lick the ice cream in her hand quietly.

[The Moon Forest is also closed during this period, right?]

[Yes]

[come on]

[Sorry, I can't come to see you during this period. I'll wait until I have a holiday. Do you have time? ]

Also facing the pressure of the test, Nagasaki Shoyo did not hold a study session with Chihaya Aine and the others. Instead, she reviewed her homework alone at home. During this time, she suppressed her attachment to Izumi and did not plan to see her again before the test was over.

Izumi, who was sitting on the sofa, looked at the message sent by Nagasaki Shoyo, and a subtle expression appeared on his face.

I had already promised my father that I would go to the countryside to meet the elderly people there, and I had already made plans to go back within the next two days. However, I would not be able to meet Nagasaki Souyo for a while.

[I need to go back to my hometown. After your test is over, it will probably take another two days before we can meet.]

He did not hide it from Nagasaki Souyo and explained the situation truthfully. The girl felt a little disappointed, but she still understood Quan.

After a brief exchange, Quan ended his chat with Nagasaki Sose, and then began to think about some matters regarding his return home. He had to make some preparations in advance. For example, the countryside was not as convenient as the city, where he could not buy whatever he wanted in a moment.

Once he forgets to bring something, he has to wait for more than half an hour for a bus to come, and then spend half a day to get to the shopping place. Then, the shopping place may not even have the products he needs.

Although online shopping still exists in this day and age, but... instead of expecting the items to be delivered to the countryside, it is better to be patient and wait until you get home.

"I don't know how much it has changed from now..."

He remembered that there was a stream shaded by trees there. The water was clear and cool, and it was a good place to escape the heat in the summer. He wondered if it still exists now.

It was when we were in the countryside, on that afternoon when there were no adults around.

Memories flashed through Quan's mind, and a faint smile appeared on his lips. He wondered if Aiyin now still remembered the girl she met in the countryside, who held Quan's arms on both sides and competed to become his future bride.

"I guess I've forgotten it."

Gently suppressing the smile on his face, Quan licked almost all of the ice cream, slowly got up from the sofa in the living room, and went back to his room.

Sit down in front of your computer.

"Toyokawa Shoko has been preparing for the test, and Ichiri is resting at home. There is nothing much to do during this time, so I will use this time to go back to the countryside. After the test is over... well, when the results come out, it is time for our class monitor to fulfill her previous bet."

Lost to Akatsuji?

The possibility of Toyokawa Shoko confessing to him on her own initiative is higher than this.

“Ah, and Aine’s bet.”

She had made a bet with Aiyin before. She seemed to be worried that Quan's grades would drop if he stayed in Xiuhua for too long, so she made an agreement with Quan that they would be in two different schools and compare whose grades were better. It was a little troublesome, but as long as Quan's grades were ranked first in the grade, she would not have any objection.

Quan had already thought about what to let Aine do, and now all he had to do was wait for her results to come out.

Glancing towards Aine's room next door, a faint smile appeared on Izumi's lips.

……

At night, Takamatsu Deng did not stay at Chihaya's house overnight.

Sister Chihaya Aine saw Takamatsu Deng off to the station, and then quickly returned home. Before dinner started, she pushed open Izumi's door, and looking at Izumi sitting in front of the computer, she slowly walked up to Izumi's hand and gently placed her hands on Izumi's shoulders.

"You are on vacation now, right? When are you going to the countryside?"

In fact, she had always been concerned about Quan's going to the countryside, but she was just not able to say it out loud before.

"You can go after you get your results, probably the day after tomorrow. What? If you want to go back to the countryside, I can wait for your holiday."

He glanced slightly behind himself and saw Aine standing behind Izumi, and she couldn't help but pursed her lips.

"Don't go."

The decision has not changed, but when answering, Aine slowly lowered her head and rested her chin on Quan's shoulder. Her soft and smooth hair gently caressed Quan's cheek, and Quan could even smell a hint of fragrance from Aine's hair.

Even though it was a hot summer day, there was no smell of sweat on Aine's body. Instead, there was a faint fragrance that made Quan's mind drift a little.

"I'm just a little worried about you..."

Recalling the promise she made to that girl and Izumi, Chihaya Aine thought of Nagasaki Soushi.

Although she felt that it would be difficult for Izumi to rekindle their past relationship and that the other party had most likely forgotten about Izumi's existence, Chihaya Aine still felt a certain hostility towards the girl whose name she had already forgotten.

"Worried about me? What?"

"……nothing."

After hesitating for a moment, Aine gave up on talking about her childhood. She felt that if she told him about it, there was a high chance that Izumi would laugh at her.

"By the way, Deng is willing to go on vacation to the beach...it seems that the only one left is Li Xi's."

"Has she changed her mind?"

"Ah."

Aine, who originally had her hands on Izumi’s shoulders, felt that this position was not comfortable, so she put her hands around Izumi’s body, hugged Izumi, and responded softly.

The room fell into a brief silence, and neither Chihaya Aine nor Izumi spoke first.

"You... and Shuangshi..."

"Ok?"