Zongman: The Qilin Child of Xuanyuan Family

It was then and it is now.

It was obvious that Kasumigaoka Utaha and Kato Megumi were present that day, but Xuanyuan Ning only attacked her.

Today, my mother and Shiina Mahiru were both present, but Xuanyuan Ning still bullied me.

The grievances in her heart were magnified infinitely, but she was afraid that if she cried out loud, it would cause Aki Tomoya's parents to lose their jobs. Sawamura Eriri tried hard to hold back the tears that were about to burst out, and her shoulders trembled.

"Eriri, I'm curious. Why are you so concerned about Tomoya Aki's parents losing their jobs? Even if they really did lose their jobs, it's my fault. It doesn't seem to have anything to do with you."

Stopping teasing Sawamura Eriri, Xuanyuan Ning asked curiously.

How could someone like to take the blame so much...Xuanyuan Ning really didn't understand.

Sawamura Eriri quietly raised her head, glanced at Xuanyuan Ning with a serious expression, and then buried her head again, as if refusing to answer.

"If Eriri satisfies my curiosity, maybe I can help Eriri keep Tomoya Aki's club together~"

"Really...really?"

With a chance to make amends, Eriri Sawamura's eyes regained their vitality.

Xuanyuan Ning didn't say anything and just looked at Sawamura Eriri.

“Actually, it was before…”

Eriri Sawamura began to talk about her childhood. After finishing the story, she confirmed with Xuanyuan Ning again.

"Xuanyuan Ning, can you really help?"

Facing Sawamura Eriri's innocent and ignorant big eyes, Xuanyuan Ning smiled.

"of course..."

"I was just kidding~"

Chapter 31: Hikigaya Hachiman's Wild Thoughts

Not many people really like loneliness. Those who are lonely are forced to fall in love with loneliness for various reasons.

The afterglow of yesterday's party had not yet dissipated. After Hikigaya Hachiman entered the classroom, male classmates greeted him from time to time.

Hikigaya Hachiman, who had already started practicing at home last night how to respond to others and how to put on a smile that wouldn't appear so stiff, looked much more relaxed than yesterday.

Until Xuanyuan Ning walked into the classroom...

"Xuanyuan, good morning."

When he saw Xuanyuan Ning, Hikigaya Hachiman greeted him with a sincere smile on his face.

Xuanyuan Ning ignored him and walked past Hikigaya Hachiman with an attitude of ignoring him. The smile on Hikigaya Hachiman's face became stiff, and he didn't know where to put his hand raised in the air.

The bad memory of greeting someone wrongly in childhood resurfaced, and Xuanyuan Ning's behavior this time was even more excessive than that time in childhood.

That time I was just being sentimental, but today... it was Hikigaya Hachiman who took the initiative to greet Xuanyuan Ning.

As expected... everything that happened yesterday was just the other party's whim.

Hikigaya Hachiman laughed at himself and was about to withdraw his hand and become his lonely self again.

His palm sank, and something was put into Hikigaya Hachiman's hand from behind.

Hikigaya Hachiman withdrew his hand and saw that it contained a bag of beautifully packaged cookies. Judging from the packaging, it was from the same dessert shop that he had recommended to Xuanyuan Ning yesterday.

"Hachiman, the dessert shop you recommended is really good."

"This bag of cookies is a gift in return for your Amway."

Putting the shoulder bag on the table, Xuanyuan Ning lifted the hair that was covering her ears, revealing the Bluetooth headset in her ear that was emitting a blue light, indicating that it was in operation.

Taking off his headphones, Xuanyuan Ning looked at Hikigaya Hachiman, who turned around with a look of surprise, with some confusion: "Did you say anything just now?"

"No...nothing...just saying hello."

At this moment, Hikigaya Hachiman wanted to bang his head against the table until he passed out.

I was so stupid for thinking so much, but it turned out that Xuanyuan Ning didn't hear it because he was listening to music with headphones.

"Good morning, Hachiman. Sorry for what happened earlier."

Xuanyuan Ning kindly added, "Good morning" to Hikigaya Hachiman.

"Good morning, Xuanyuan. I'll just call you by your last name from now on. Calling you by your single name feels... a bit..."

"It's a little gross, isn't it? I understand."

"That's good."

After a few rounds of interaction, the little knot in Hikigaya Hachiman's heart disappeared.

Xuanyuan Ning opened a bag of cookies, grabbed two and put them in his mouth, and chatted with Hikigaya Hachiman while taking advantage of the fact that class had not started yet.

"Hachiman, I recognize your taste."

"Heh, Xuanyuan, I also approve of the store you recommended to me!"

Last night I dreamed about how to criticize Hikigaya Hachiman for Xuanyuan Ning's taste this morning, but finally gave up the idea.

The other party recognized your recommendation and brought you a gift in return, but you turned around and said nonsense against your conscience. This is wrong.

"You paused, Hachiman. Were you planning to force me to say that the restaurant I recommended wasn't tasty?"

Xuanyuan Ning saw through Hikigaya Hachiman's little thoughts and ruthlessly exposed them.

"Eating cookies can't shut your mouth?"

Hikigaya Hachiman rolled his eyes and imitated Xuanyuan Ning, grabbing a biscuit and throwing it into his mouth.

It feels so good to have friends.

"Morning, Hui."

"Let's try the dessert shop that Hachiman recommended yesterday."

Without ignoring Kato Megumi who walked quietly to his side, Xuanyuan Ning handed Kato Megumi a bag of cookies.

Xuanyuan Ning finally understood why Kato Megumi asked him when she could see her when they first met.

Although Kato Megumi did not reach the top position in the class like Miura Yumiko, the girl still had considerable popularity in the class.

But this was the situation. From the time Kato Megumi entered the classroom to the time she came to his side, no one greeted Kato Megumi.

Even Hikigaya Hachiman, who had been chatting with Xuanyuan Ning, did not notice Kato Megumi's arrival.

"Thank you, Xuanyuan. I won't be shy."

Compared to the cookies Xuanyuan Ning prepared for her, Kato Megumi was happier that Xuanyuan Ning always paid attention to her.

Of course, the cookies are delicious too.

"Aqi, Xiaoning. Hello~"

Yuigahama Yui, who is quite lively, is much more enthusiastic and generous. She waved towards Hikigaya Hachiman and Xuanyuan Ning as she entered the classroom.

"Good morning, Yui-chan."

Xuanyuan Ning waved back, then asked in confusion, "By the way, what's the new way of saying hello? Is it a new one?"

There are always some weird memes on the Internet, and Xuanyuan Ning is quite out of date in this area.

"Hey~ It turns out Xiao Ning also doesn't understand the jokes."

Knowing that Xuanyuan Ning also had some things he didn't understand, Yuigahama Yui was no longer sleepy and started to explain things to Xuanyuan Ning.

"Yuigahama-san. Hello... hello?"

Hikigaya Hachiman scratched his head, feeling a little embarrassed to say this extremely embarrassing way of greeting.

This can be considered as his compensation for saying that Yuigahama Yui called him Aqi disgusting yesterday.

During the time spent with Xuanyuan Ning, Hikigaya Hachiman's personality began to change.

Yuigahama Yui, who was still explaining the new meme to Xuanyuan Ning, suddenly paused, then looked at Hikigaya Hachiman in disbelief and said tremblingly: "Hikigaya... have you been possessed?"

"Long-winded!"

Filled with shame, Hikigaya Hachiman turned around and stopped looking at the three people behind him.

"Yui-chan, I'm so sorry for interrupting your commission progress yesterday. This is an apology gift for you."

Another bag of cookies appeared.

How many cookies did this guy buy? Damn rich guy.

Hikigaya Hachiman complained madly.

Including the portion Xuanyuan Ning ate, this was the fourth portion Xuanyuan Ning took out.

"I didn't bother you, but thank you Xiaoning anyway."

"I also prepared a gift for Xiao Ning."

After receiving Xuanyuan Ning's verbal apology, Yuigahama Yui rummaged through her shoulder bag and pulled out a bag of snacks that looked very carefully packaged, but the biscuits inside were slightly burnt, and handed it to Xuanyuan Ning.

Perhaps because she knew that her handmade cookies were indeed baked very poorly, Yuigahama Yui scratched her face a little embarrassedly.

"Sorry, Xiao Ning. My baking is still so-so..."

"No, thank you for the cookies, Yui-chan."

Without any disgust, Xuanyuan Ning opened the package in front of Yuigahama Yui, took out the biscuits from the small bag, put them in his mouth and ate them.

"Aqi, there's yours too."

As long as Xuanyuan Ning didn't despise her, Yuigahama Yui secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then poked Hikigaya Hachiman on the back in front of her.

Hikigaya Hachiman didn't move at all, nor did he look back, intending to remain a dead man peacefully.

Just because Xuanyuan Ning can eat it doesn’t mean he can eat it.

Take it away! Damn it, Yuigahama, are you trying to poison me?

Poke, I poke, I poke, poke, poke.

Yuigahama Yui looked like she was going to kill me if I didn't accept her kindness.

Unable to bear it any longer, Hikigaya Hachiman turned around helplessly and stiffly took the handmade cookies from Yuigahama Yui.

Chapter 32: Thank You and New Commission

"Hikigaya, is this considered a bribe?"

As soon as Hikigaya Hachiman entered the Service Club today, he took out a bag of cookies from his bag and placed it on his desk. Yukinoshita Yukino didn't understand why he did that.

"It's not a bribe. Xuanyuan Ning asked me to bring it to you. He said it was a thank you gift for the commission he received yesterday."

In response to Yukinoshita Yukino's question, Hikigaya Hachiman sat back in his seat and waved his hand to explain the situation.

He did ask Xuanyuan Ning why he didn't deliver it himself, but Xuanyuan Ning said it was not on his way, so he asked him, a member of the club, to deliver it.

People are grateful for what they receive, and they are grateful for what they receive. Hachiman Hikigaya, who was taking things from Xuanyuan Ning, could not refuse Xuanyuan Ning's request.

【A thank you gift?】

Looking at the beautifully packaged cookies on the table, Yukinoshita Yukino chose to accept the kindness. This was the first time she had received gratitude from a client since she founded the Service Club.

It can be considered of great significance.

Rather than the bag of cookies she brought materially, Yukinoshita Yukino enjoyed the spiritual recognition from the client more, as if her help was not meaningless.

"Then what about Yuigahama-san? Why are you here too?"

The service club, which only has two members, has one more member, Yuigahama Yui, which makes it hard for Yukinoshita Yukino not to notice.

Once the previous commission is completed, those people will basically not enter the service department again except to come here for another commission.

Yuigahama Yui's strange behavior caught the attention of Yukinoshita Yukino.

"Well... I feel that the work of the Service Club is very meaningful, so I would like to apply to join the Club."

Yuigahama Yui, who transformed into a little fan girl of Yukinoshita Yukino yesterday, has already followed her to the Service Club.

As for why she didn't choose to follow Xuanyuan Ning, who was also her idol, the first reason was that Xuanyuan Ning had not joined any club, and the second reason was that she was a girl after all, so what was the point of following Xuanyuan Ning like a follower?

"Yuigahama-san, please seriously consider joining the Service Club."