I have pure love with them

The next morning, the Chihaya couple saw their daughter Aine showing unusual affection towards Izumi. She sat at the dining table and asked him about his well-being, and her eager reaction, which made them look strange, was as if she wanted to feed him herself.

It didn't seem like attachment or dependence, but rather gave people a feeling of 'flattery', which made two adults feel that it was a bit... too much.

"Perhaps Izumi did something to take care of Aine again."

Although it was not common, the two men had seen similar situations before and shook their heads.

"We're out!"

"Be careful on the road."

"Good~"

When Izumi went out with Aine, Aine had just taken two steps when she hugged Izumi's arm. It was obvious that she was very satisfied with Izumi's hypocrisy and his behavior of acting as Santa Claus in the middle of the night.

"Hey, Quan, I think I met a late Santa Claus last night who gave me a Christmas present."

Aine showed her little canine teeth, wrapped her arms around Izumi’s arms, and looked at Izumi with a smug smile.

"Oh."

"Is the reaction so bland?"

"if not?"

"Tsk."

Aine was a little disappointed that she didn't see Izumi's shy reaction.

The two of them came to the platform together, and after getting on the train together, Aine was about to speak to Izumi when she caught a glimpse of light blue hair color out of the corner of her eye. She subconsciously looked in the direction of the person with the familiar hairstyle, and she was stunned.

Surprised, Aine poked Izumi with her slender fingers subconsciously.

162. Try the dessert made by my sister.

In the past, Toyokawa Shoko would go out very early in the morning to avoid people who might know her, but today, she was so tired that she woke up after the alarm she had set.

She hurriedly caught the train to school. She lowered her head and stood in the carriage, keeping a distance from other people. She also lowered her head quietly, trying to reduce her presence in the carriage as much as possible...

With his fingertips poking at his waist, Quan looked towards Aine beside him, but he noticed that Aine was looking at a certain direction in the car, which made Quan a little curious. Following Aine's gaze, he looked towards the corner of the car and saw a person who was somewhat unexpected.

"..."

Previously, Izumi had thought about running into Toyokawa Shoko on the way to school, but after accompanying Aine to school for about a week, he had not run into Toyokawa Shoko. Izumi knew in his heart that there might be some discrepancies in their school schedules.

But he didn't want to leave his sister behind and go to school alone early. In Quan's heart, he had basically given up the idea of ​​running into Toyokawa Shoko on the way to school. But he didn't expect that he would be in the same carriage with her today.

Noticing Toyokawa Shoko, Chihaya Aine's movements became restrained. She gently moved closer to Izumi, tilted her head and leaned on his shoulder, and asked in a low voice.

"Um... Toyokawa-san lives in the same area as us? It's a bit surprising to meet you on the same train..."

Chihaya Aine didn't know much about Toyokawa Shoko. She only knew that she knew her brother and was once a teammate of Nagasaki Soyo and the others. So after seeing Toyokawa Shoko, Chihaya Aine's first reaction was to ask her brother.

"I'm not sure, maybe her house is on this line too. Do you want to go up and say hello to her?"

Setagaya is a famous residential area, and being in the same area is not too surprising. After hearing what Izumi said, Chihaya Aine's surprise faded a little. She pursed her lips lightly, feeling a little concerned in her heart, but after looking at Izumi beside her, she shook her head slightly.

"For now, forget it for now."

She didn't know what to talk to Toyokawa Shoko about. Should she tell her, "Your former band members have now joined my band" to provoke her?

Although Chihaya Aine didn't know why Toyokawa Shoko, who once formed a band with Nagasaki Shoyo and others, became the first person to quit the band, but from her first meeting with Toyokawa Shoko, she knew that she was not an unreasonable person and must have her own reasons.

Now that Izumi was right beside her, Aiyin, who had some thoughts in her mind, felt it was not appropriate to approach and talk to him. She decided to wait until she reached the station, and then go to school with Toyokawa Shoko, and then ask him about the confusion in her heart.

Aiyin noticed Toyokawa Shoko's voice and seemed very quiet for a while afterwards. She stared at Toyokawa Shoko's back, as if she was thinking about something and ignored Izumi who was beside her.

Until Quan arrived at the platform and left first, she waved to Quan gently.

"..."

It was not until they arrived at the station closer to Hanegaoka Gakuen and saw Toyokawa Shoko step out of the car that Chihaya Aine suddenly woke up from her thoughts, and hurriedly followed Toyokawa Shoko's footsteps and walked out of the train with her.

"and many more!"

The familiar voice made Toyokawa Shoko, who was walking in front, stop. She thought for a moment, and suddenly there was a hint of realization on her face. She slightly turned sideways and looked behind her elegantly.

Aiyin hurriedly ran out of the train and came to Toyokawa Shoko's side. Seeing that the other party heard her call and responded, she felt relieved.

“Aine-san?”

On the train, Toyokawa Shoko, who had not noticed Chihaya Aine, realized that she and she had walked out of the same train. The expression on her face changed slightly, but then she remained calm and stared at the girl in front of her.

"I didn't expect to meet you here. You called me just now. Is there something wrong?"

"…Um, I didn't expect to meet Toyokawa-san here. Can I go to school with you?"

Chihaya Aine looked at Toyokawa Shoko in front of her, and seeing her elegant and calm manners and demeanor, her curiosity about her identity became stronger, and she felt more and more that she was like the eldest lady of the "Moon Forest".

Although there are actually quite a few girls who can be called "young ladies" in the Yugaoka Girls' Academy, the family situations of these girls make people feel more like "new money", and there is no particular barrier when talking to them. However, when Toyokawa Shoko speaks, she always uses honorifics unconsciously, which gives people the feeling that is in line with people's imagination and understanding of "old money".

"No need, this place is not far from the school, I can walk by myself."

Without giving it too much thought, Toyokawa Shoko, who did not want her peaceful school life and was affected by her interpersonal relationships, decisively refused after hearing what Aine said. She bowed slightly and politely towards Chihaya Ai, expressed her apologies, and walked towards the school.

Aiyin, who thought that she would be easily accepted and agreed to by the other party, stared blankly at Toyokawa Shoko's back, then muttered awkwardly, and An Jing followed Toyokawa Shoko's footsteps, followed behind her but kept a slight distance, and entered the school together.

"..."

Paying attention to Chihaya Aine behind her, and seeing that she didn't catch up and talk to her again, Toyokawa Shoko also relaxed a little...

"You seem to be in a good mood today?"

After entering the classroom, Nihon-shin briefly greeted Goto Ichiri and returned to his seat. Hiroto Shioyama turned sideways to look at Izumi sitting at the back table, looking at him curiously.

"No different from usual, right? Why are you asking?"

"It just feels like I'm talking to a girl I've had a crush on for a long time. Is that a similar feeling?"

Hiroto Shioyama thought for a moment and found the best description he could think of for Quan's current condition. He then took out a snack box from the table and handed it to Quan.

"This is a new dessert my sister came up with, and she hopes to get some objective opinions, so you can try it and I'll tell her what I think."

"why me?"

Looking at the dessert handed over by Hiroto Shioyama, Quan was a little surprised...

163. Do you want to come to my house?

"Last time, weren't you very interested in the desserts my sister made? So, I thought of you. Last time in the home economics class, I saw that you are very good at cooking, so the opinions you gave should be the more objective among the people I know."

Hiroto Shioyama seemed very casual. He placed the dessert on Izumi's table and then looked at Izumi.

"Now?"

"Well, anytime is fine. There's no rush anyway. But it's not suitable to be stored for too long. If you want it to taste better, it's best to taste it as soon as possible."

After opening the snack box, I found cupcakes inside, sprinkled with almonds, raisins, etc. The more accurate name for this cake should be "muffin cake", which is a kind of Western muffin bread.

He picked it up and held it in front of him and sniffed it gently. He could smell the faint aroma of dried fruits and cream. The sweet aroma reminded Quan of his childhood. At that time, he loved this kind of sweet muffin cake very much, but as he grew older, he didn't have such a strong interest in "sugar".

"Did Shioyama-san bake a cake for Chihaya-kun himself?"

Before Izumi could taste the flavor himself, a familiar voice and a familiar figure appeared beside Izumi's table. Ci Xuanji looked at Hiroto Shioyama and Izumi with a smile.

"If it's for a girl you like, I don't mind trying to make some desserts myself, but if it's for a boy, forget it. This is a new cake made by my sister. I just brought it here for Quan to taste and tell him about the taste."

Looking at the sudden appearance of Ayatsuji Ci, Hiroto Shioyama did not hide anything. He explained with a smile. His eyes stayed on Ayatsuji Ci's face for a moment, and then his gaze fell on Izumi's face.

As he and Izumi had known each other for a longer time, he began to vaguely realize that the relationship between Izumi and Ayatsuji Ci was not as harmonious as the others in the class imagined. Instead, it seemed that the two of them did not get along. Especially when he and Izumi were talking, Ayatsuji Ci would occasionally join in their conversation and show a certain aggressiveness that he did not show in front of other people, aggressiveness directed at Izumi!

In the early morning, Quan didn't want to taste anything too sweet. He looked at the cake in his hand and his eyes fell on Xuanji Ci's face.

"Would you like to try it?"

"Eh?"

Originally intending to provoke Izumi and relieve her inner humiliation, Akatsuji Ci did not expect Izumi's reaction to be so easy-going. Before she could answer, Izumi broke the cake in her hand and handed it to Akatsuji Ci.

Seeing Izumi easily break the cupcake in half in the middle, Xuanji Ci couldn't help but purse her lips and dropped her eyes to the cake that was handed to her.

"..."

She was not the type of person who would easily accept other people's kindness. When she saw the cake that Quan handed to her, she subconsciously wanted to refuse.

"Come to think of it, Quan is a boy. The taste preferences of boys and girls are quite different. If the class monitor can give some reasonable suggestions, I think it would be great."

But before Ayatsuji could answer, Hiroto Shioyama clenched his fist and pounded his palm with a look of realization on his face, which made Ayatsuji choke back the lines he had already prepared in his mind. He hesitantly looked at Hiroto Shioyama in front of him with an expectant look, and at the cake in front of him.

"My... opinion?"

Ci Xuanji looked at Hiroto Shioyama, and after a brief thought, she reached out to take the cake from Izumi's hand, then handed it in front of herself, smelled it carefully, and then took a small bite.

Soft, sweet, and with the taste of dried fruits.

'It tastes good, but not my type.'

After tasting the cake, Izumi pursed her lips and didn't look very satisfied. On the other hand, Akatsuki Ci looked at the cake with some surprise, as if she was surprised by the taste.

"From an objective point of view, I can give it a score of 10 out of 7.6, but from my personal subjective point of view, the taste is only about 6."

There was no waste. Izumi stuffed half of the cake into his mouth. After tasting it, he gave his answer. After hearing Izumi's answer, Akatsuki couldn't help but frowned, smiled and gave Hiroto Shioyama a score of 9.

"Sure enough, there are differences in taste for boys and girls. I will tell my sister."

After hearing the two people's answers, Hiroto Shioyama nodded seriously, memorized their answers in his heart, and prepared to tell his sister when he returned.

"Is Xishan-san's sister a pastry chef?"

Xuanji Ci was a little curious, and Shioyama Hiroto explained to her his sister's occupation, which surprised Xuanji Ci. Then he asked where his sister worked at the store, and seemed to be ready to patronize it. Shioyama Hiroto did not hide anything and told Xuanji Ci frankly...

"Golden Week is coming soon, what do you think?"

"Eh?"

It was still the same library, and it was still Izumi and Goto Ichiri. In the quiet space without any disturbance, Izumi asked Goto Ichiri about the Golden Week, which made Goto Ichiri stunned for a moment.

In the past, she never thought about what to do during the holidays. Basically, when she had some rest time, she would stay at home, hiding in the dark and cramped closet space, holding her beloved little guitar, playing and singing some songs that could reflect her mood, until she was exhausted and could no longer think about the question "Why don't I have any friends", then she would fall into a deep sleep.

Being asked about her holiday plans was the first time in her life... Ah, being asked by someone other than her family was the first time in her life! First experience!

The person who asked her was Izumi again, which was double the happiness for Goto Ichiri.