My fiancée Yukino

Now that Luo Bai is familiar with most of the students in her class, there's no longer a situation where she's surrounded by a lot of people as soon as she arrives.

Luo Bai stuffed the bag containing two insulated lunch boxes into the drawer, and took out his textbooks and homework from his schoolbag.

A few minutes later, Hachiman Hikigaya, who was sitting in front of him, also arrived at the classroom.

Regarding this person, the two didn't interact much this week, and even Hachiman Hikigaya spoke in class very few times, making him a completely marginal figure.

Although Luo Bai also enjoys being alone, he is fundamentally different from Hachiman Hikigaya. One of them enjoys being alone, while the other becomes alone due to various personal or external factors.

In short, he was too mature, got stuck on trivial details, and wasn't thick-skinned enough or good at speaking, which is why he became the Hachiman Hikigaya we know today.

In comparison, Luo Bai felt that he was relatively lucky. If he had encountered a series of dark histories like Hachiman Hikigaya, he probably wouldn't have fared much better.

Seeing Hachiman enter and take his seat, Luo Bai smiled and said, "Good morning, Hachiman-kun."

"Huh?" Hachiman Hikigaya was surprised that Luo Bai would greet him. He paused for a moment before quickly replying, "Good morning."

Then he turned around and sat down with a puzzled look on his face.

Is this social anxiety?

That seems a bit extreme; I'm really not used to communicating with people.

Shaking his head, Luo Bai picked up his English textbook and lazily began to flip through it.

Fifteen minutes later, the school bell rang, and Hiratsuka Shizuka walked in: "Alright, let's begin class."

The day's classes were no different from last week's; the content was quite relaxed.

In the afternoon, there was a home economics class where the teacher taught students some home economics activities, including sewing and cooking. Today's cooking lesson focused on making a very simple Japanese stew.

After afternoon classes, it's time to go to the Service Department.

　Just as Luo Bai finished packing his schoolbag, he saw Hiratsuka Shizuka enter the classroom: "Hachigaya, and Yui, you two come here for a moment."

Seeing the two of them leave with Hiratsuka Shizuka, Luo Bai wondered if the plot was about to unfold.

But none of that mattered. Luo Bai shrugged and left the classroom, heading straight to the Service Department.

In the Service Club, Yukino arrived first and had already started boiling water to make tea.

After listening to Luo Bai's suggestion, Yukino bought an electric kettle and a tea set, while Luo Bai prepared the tea, bringing a box of green tea and a cup of black tea.

Sitting down, looking at Yukino's fair and rosy skin, Luo Bai said, "Your class was having PE just now, right? Are you tired?"

Shaking her head, Yukino said, "It's alright. Although my stamina is a little lacking, it's just a PE class, so the amount of exercise won't be too great. By the way, about the request, Hiratsuka-sensei said she'll bring someone over later."

"That's really it."

"Huh?" Yukino looked at Luo Bai. "You already know?"

Luo Bai shrugged and said, "Because Hiratsuka-sensei just came to our class and called two students out, and combined with what you said, I guess the request came from my side."

"who is it?"

"One is named Hachiman Hikigaya, and the other is named Yui Yuigahama."

"It's them."

Yukino nodded, indicating that she understood.

Yukino had told Luo Bai about the car accident that happened when she started high school, and she also mentioned that the two people involved were the ones in the accident.

When Hachiman Hikigaya was hospitalized, Yukino and Haruno went to visit him, since it was their own car that caused the accident. Even though it wasn't their fault, as members of the Yukinoshita family, they still went to see him.

Just then, the door to the Service Department was pushed open.

"Good afternoon! Your request has arrived!"

Luo Bai didn't speak, because he had already seen Yukino's expression begin to turn cold.

“Hiratsuka-sensei…” Yukino said, looking at Hiratsuka Shizuka, “Once last week, and again this week, are you coming in without knocking more and more often?”

"Haha, sorry, sorry. I was just delivering a request to you guys, so I got a little excited. Alright, come on in!"

After the three entered, Yuigahama Yui, who had her hair in a bun, said in surprise, "Huh? Luo Bai is here too? Are you a member of this club as well?"

As for Hachiman Hikigaya, he was quite calm, looking as if he already knew.

Luo Bai smiled and nodded: "Oh right, I'm also a member of the Service Club. Did Yuihama-san come to ask for this?"

Yui Yuigahama scratched her cheek a little embarrassedly: "Hehe, there is something I need to do."

Hiratsuka Shizuka then said, "There are two requests, one from Yui Hihama and the other from Hachiman Hikigaya. We can handle them together."

"Ugh?"

Hachiman Hikigaya asked in surprise, "Um, I don't have anything I need to ask you to do, do I?"

He just wanted to go home peacefully and didn't want to get involved in anything strange!

Volume 1: Chapter 11 Yui Yuigahama, Hachiman Hikigaya (1/2)

No sooner had he finished speaking than a powerful punch landed on Hachiman Hikigaya's head.

"what!"

Seeing Hachiman Hikigaya clutching his head, Shizuka Hiratsuka slowly withdrew her fist, then looked at Yukino and Rakubai and said, "Alright, these two are the ones I need help with this time. As for Yui, let her speak for herself. As for Hachiman, I'm planning to have him join the Service Club. He's just too withdrawn. He's been in high school for a year and doesn't have a single friend. His essays about high school life are also terrible. I hope you can help me reform him."

With her arms crossed, Yukino looked at Yui Yuigahama, then at Hachiman Hikigaya, and finally said, "I see. I understand. Let's put Yui Yuigahama's request aside for now. As for Hachiman Hikigaya, please allow us to discuss whether to let him join."

"Okay, you guys do what you think is best. I'll be going now."

With a wave of his hand, Hiratsuka Shizuka, having finished his business, left the Service Department in a cheerful mood.

After the club door closed, Luo Bai stood up, picked up two chairs and placed them opposite himself and Yukino, and said to the two of them, "Alright, sit down first. The water has just boiled, I'll make some tea and we can chat while we drink."

After Luo Bai went to make tea, Yukino looked at the two of them and said, "So, regarding the request, who wants to go first?"

Hachiman Hikigaya immediately raised his hand and said, "Can I go first? I was dragged here by Hiratsuka-sensei. I don't know what happened from beginning to end. I have no interest in joining any clubs or anything. I'm in the Homecoming Club."

Yukino naturally understood and nodded, saying, "Of course I know that, but Hachiman, I suppose you know Hiratsuka-sensei's personality. He brought you here, and if you run away on your own, can you bear the consequences?"

Yukino's words reminded Hachiman Hikigaya of the fist that had landed on his head earlier.

Although that hit hurt a lot, Hachiman Hikigaya knew that Shizuka Hiratsuka hadn't used any force at all.

It's worth noting that Shizuka Hiratsuka, a renowned teacher at Soubu High School, is known for her excellent teaching abilities, outstanding looks and figure, but her most formidable asset is her fists.

Last year, a student from Soubu High School was harassed by thugs outside the school. When Shizuka Hiratsuka found out, she immediately accompanied the student out of the school gate after school and single-handedly took down all six thugs in less than a minute.

Although she was fined a bonus afterward, Hiratsuka Shizuka became infamous at Soubu High School, and after that, no thugs dared to show up near the school again.

Swallowing hard, Hachiman Hikigaya knew very well that if he really slipped away, he would be met with Shizuka Hiratsuka's iron fist.

It's still the kind that's divided into ten parts.

He was about to stand up, but his bottom ended up stuck to the chair.

"Well, I'll think about it some more. But I still think I'm fine personally. It's just that I don't have any friends and no one to talk to."

Upon hearing Hachiman Hikigaya's words, Yui Yuigahama, who was standing nearby, said in surprise, "Hachiman really doesn't have any friends? Isn't that pitiful?"

Hachiman Hikigaya stared at Yui Yuigahama with his deadpan eyes and said with a regretful expression, "Does having no friends have anything to do with being pitiful? I just don't want to waste my time on childish interactions with high schoolers. This kind of social circle means nothing to me. I'd rather go home and spend time with my sister."

"Oh! Is that so?"

Yui Yuigahama didn't quite understand, but she felt it was very impressive.

"Tea is ready."

At this moment, Luo Bai came over with four cups of tea and also moved two desks over.

"Green tea, and these are snacks, please don't be shy."

After serving the green tea, Luo Bai also took out the prepared snacks and placed them on the table.

"Thank you!"

Seeing the snacks, Yui Yuigahama happily picked up a bag of cookies, "I won't be polite!"

Then, she saw Luo Bai place a teacup in front of Yukino.

Yukino's teacup is light pink with a cat pattern on it, while Luo Bai's teacup is the same style, but light blue.

And Yui Hihama's cup and Hachiman Hikigaya's cup

The cup in question is an ordinary teacup.

Upon noticing Yui's gaze, Yukino said, "What's wrong? Why are you staring at my cup?"

"Ah, no, well..." Yui Yuigahama said somewhat embarrassedly, "because your cups are a set."

"This?" Luo Bai said with a smile, smelling the aroma of green tea. "Originally, it was just the two of us in this club, so when we bought tea sets, we only bought two that we usually use. The others are the regular ones for the customers who come to commission us."

As for his relationship with Yukino, Luo Bai didn't like to flaunt it everywhere.

Yui Yuigahama exclaimed in realization, "Oh! I see!"

Hachiman Hikigaya, standing to the side, twitched the corner of his mouth. This guy actually believed it?

After blowing on the hot tea and taking a small sip, Hachiman Hikigaya couldn't help but widen his eyes: "What delicious tea!"

Luo Bai was somewhat surprised: "Oh? Hachiman-kun knows how to appreciate tea?"

"Not really," Hachiman Hikigaya said. "My dad likes to drink tea, and we have some tea as gifts from clients. Over time, I've gotten to know a bit about it through my exposure to it."

Yui Yuigahama looked at the cup of green tea, picked it up, blew on it, took a sip, and said, "Hmm... I don't really understand."

Setting down her teacup, Yukino looked at Yui Yuigahama: "Well then, let's put Hikigaya-san's matter aside for now. Yui-san, could you tell me about your request?"

When asked about her request, Yui Yuigahama blushed immediately, lowered her head, clasped her hands together, and said shyly, "I, um, I wanted to give someone the cookies I made myself, but I can never seem to learn how to make them. Hiratsuka-sensei told me there was a place that could help me, so I asked her to bring me here."

"Cookies..."

Yukino didn't ask for the specific reason. She took out her phone to check the time and looked at Luo Bai, saying, "What do you think?"

"Sure, cookies aren't difficult to make, and that's something you're good at, isn't it?"

After taking a couple of sips of tea, Luo Bai stood up and said, "Yuigahama-kun, if you want to learn, I'll go find the teacher and borrow the right to use the cooking classroom, okay?"

Yui Yuigahama smiled excitedly and immediately stood up, saying, "Then I'll leave it to you!"

After leaving the three of them in the club, Luo Bai went directly to Hiratsuka Shizuka, asked for the key to the cooking classroom, and requested some ingredients for making cookies.

As for the cost of materials, the club has its own budget, so Hiratsuka Shizuka can just keep track of it.

After finishing, Luo Bai went back to the Service Club and called Yukino and the other two, and together they went to the cooking class.

Book 1: Chapter 12 Making Cookies (2/2)

Entering the cooking classroom, Hachiman Hikigaya looked around before turning to Luo Bai and asking, "Shall I join too?"

"kindness?"

Turning around, Luo Bai said with a smile, "Why wouldn't I come if I could get free cookies? And do you believe me, if you try to slip away, Hiratsuka-sensei will pop up behind you?"

"Um...that's quite possible."

Hachiman Hikigaya sighed helplessly and could only pull up a chair and sit down. "Fine, I'll do as you say. Anyway, I'm only in charge of tasting today. It's just cookies, it won't take much time."

Luo Bai gave a complicated smile in response.

That's generally true, but today's situation might be a little different.

Standing behind Yukino, Luo Bai directly helped her by taking the apron's straps and tying them around her waist.

"All right."

Seeing that Yukino's face was a little flushed, Luo Bai smiled and said, "Yukino, why don't you go help Yuihama with this? I'll go get the ingredients for making cookies."

After Luo Bai passed by, Yukino quickly came up behind Yui Hama and helped her tie her apron.

Yui Yuigahama stood there curiously, watching Luo Bai take the materials.

These two have such a good relationship!

As for Hachiman Hikigaya sitting to the side, he looked like he'd been force-fed dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection), and had lost all hope for life.

Sitting here is really suffering. Why did I listen to Luo Bai? At worst, I'll just get beaten up by Hiratsuka-sensei.

But in any case, the cookie-making instruction for Yui Yuigahama has finally begun.