The girl under the cherry blossoms, her smile is like a flower

It actually started to rain.

No, the rain clouds have been accumulating for a long time, and it is normal for rain to fall, but at this time, it does not seem so sparse and ordinary.

Chiyo Hanazhanin's eyes lingered outside the window. The lush zelkova leaves in midsummer were washed by the rain. From time to time, a few drops of rain passed through the green leaves and hit the window.

The green-white fingers fell on the trajectory of the raindrops that were about to fall, but they could not stop the falling trend at all. After all, there was a layer of transparent but real glass in between.

Hanayamain Chiyo looked at the empty seat opposite.

Did you do it? Kiyomiya-san?

‘Yesterday’ advances the time reset node, and ‘Today’ changes the weather at this moment.

No matter how you look at it, it feels unusual, and Hanayamain Chiyo's curiosity becomes even more intense.

Sure enough, Kiyomiya-san is a subject worthy of long-term observation.

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The barber shop that Xuexi mentioned was indeed not very close. It took twenty minutes by train to get there.

But it doesn't matter, in Kuriyama's opinion, the longer the better, because that way he and Yukiho will spend longer together.

As Yukiho walked in, the purple wind chime on the door jingled. The sound was so sweet that it reminded Kuriyama of the dessert shop he often went to when he was a child.

There is also a string of wind chimes hanging on the door of the dessert shop.

But who did he go with at that time? Mother?

Kuriyama's head hurt, but why couldn't he think of his mother's appearance at that time?

"Sanae-san, good afternoon. May Inari God bless you."

Xuesui said hello to a young woman who looked very fashionable in the store.

"Ah! It's Xiao Xuesui. Good afternoon, Xiao Xuesui. May Inari God bless you."

Sanae gave Yukiho a big hug.

"Huh? Who is this?" Sanae saw Kuriyama following Yukiho, "Could it be Yukiho-chan's boyfriend?"

"Not yet...not a boyfriend yet..."

Yukiho tightened the scarf around her neck and retorted with a red face.

Kuriyama was stunned by Yukiho's words. As for the troublesome problem he was thinking about, it had long been forgotten.

"Oh? Not yet? Wouldn't it be soon?"

Sanae teased the shy Yukiho with a sly look on her face. It seemed like their relationship was really good. At least Kuriyama really didn't have anyone to joke with except that guy Miura.

"Young man, you've done a good job! I'm optimistic about you."

Sanae patted Kuriyama on the shoulder and gave a thumbs up.

"Sanae-san~"

Xuesui stamped her feet shyly, looking very delicate.

"Hahaha, okay, okay, I won't say anything anymore. Today is the boy who wants a haircut, right?" Sanae smiled and waved her hand, "Don't worry, boy, I will definitely give you a haircut that will charm Xiao Xuesui to death. Damn cool hair.”

The latter sentence was said by Sanae lying in Kuriyama's ear. Yukiho didn't hear it, otherwise she would be too shy again.

"Then thank you Sanae-san."

Sanae patted her chest.

"Don't worry, leave it to me!"

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"Goodbye! Sanae-san!"

Yukiho waved goodbye to Sanae, and Kuriyama followed suit behind her.

"Goodbye, Xiaoxue Sui, have fun with your boyfriend~"

"Sanae-san! You...hum! Ignore you, Kuriyama-san, let's leave quickly."

Yukiho grabbed Kuriyama's wrist and ran away. Kuriyama nodded to Sanae who was smiling evilly. This was Kuriyama's affirmation of Sanae as his wingman.

Kuriyama remembered the "Three Kingdoms" that the history teacher liked to tell.

There are early seedlings in Lishan, so there is no need to worry about the failure of the strategy.

After walking for a while, Xuesui finally remembered to let go of Kuriyama's hand. She blushed, not sure whether it was because of shyness or because it was too cold outside.

"I'm so sorry, Kuriyama-san, Sanae-san prefers to joke, but Sanae-san is a very nice person. I hope Kuriyama-san won't hate Sanae-san because of this."

Kuriyama laughed.

Hate? It's not a bit annoying, but gratitude is real. How could he hate such a good assist.

"No, Sanae-san is indeed very nice and her hairdressing skills are very high. She won't be annoying. Don't worry, Yukiho-san."

Xuesui took a long breath and smiled again on her face.

"That's good. I was really worried just now. Worried... worried that my image would be lowered in Kuriyama-san's mind..."

The last sentence was a little quiet, but because of the favorable wind, Kuriyama still heard it.

Suddenly, the emotion called joy filled Kuriyama's heart, and happiness overflowed.

In order to prevent Yukiho from noticing the smile on his lips, Kuriyama could only turn his face to the side and pretend that he didn't hear it.

The atmosphere became warmer and softer, and not even the cold winter wind could dissipate it.

The two continued to walk forward.

"By the way, didn't Yukiho-san say you want to trim your bangs? Why didn't you tell Sanae-san just now?"

"Well~" Yukiho blinked and said mysteriously, "Tell Kuriyama-san a little secret about a girl~"

"Huh? What's the little secret?"

Kuriyama attaches ears.

"Usually, girls cut their bangs themselves~"

The warm gas fell into Lishan's cochlea, causing Lishan to tremble and get goosebumps all over his body.

"We've arrived at the mall. Can Kuriyama-san wait for me here? I'm going to buy something and I'll be back soon."

"Of course, I'll just wait here."

Kuriyama pointed to the bench over there, indicating that he had no problem.

After a while, Xuesui came over carrying a paper bag.

"Let's go, Kuriyama-san, we've already bought the things."

Yukiho shook the paper bag in her hand towards Kuriyama.

Since the paper bag was not transparent, Kuriyama couldn't tell what was inside, but seeing that it was relatively soft, Kuriyama guessed that it should be clothes.

After getting his hair cut and buying some good things, Kuriyama thought for a long time and found that he didn't seem to be lacking anything. What made him even more distressed was that he had read a lot of light novels and anime, but he didn't really get to know the girl he liked. While shopping, Kuriyama couldn't think of anything to do.

This is what is often said: [-]% theoretical knowledge but zero practical experience, commonly known as the king of talking.

Fortunately, Yukiho didn't seem to realize this. She just walked and talked with Kuriyama, and the atmosphere was considered harmonious.

When they arrived at the station, Yukiho and Kuriyama were not on the same train, which meant that they would be separated from now on.

Although Kuriyama didn't mind accompanying Yukiho for a few more train stops, if Yukiho found out about it, the kind-hearted Yukiho-san would definitely blame himself.

Kuriyama thought this way.

"Kuri...Kuriyama-san..."

Yukiho called out to Kuriyama, her voice trembling.

"Huh? What's wrong, Yukiho-san."

Yukiho raised the paper bag in front of her face.

"This is for you, Kuriyama-san."

"This is for me?"

Kuriyama's face was filled with surprise and surprise.

"Yes! This is for Kuriyama-san. Please accept it, Kuriyama-san."

Xuesui nodded and raised the paper bag higher.

Kuriyama looked through the bag and saw what was inside.

"Is this... a scarf?"

"Because... Because I like Kuriyama-san's scarf very much. It's very warm. I want to wear it all the time, but then Kuriyama-san won't have a scarf."

"It's been so cold this winter. Without a scarf, Kuriyama-san would definitely be freezing."

The paper bag was obviously opaque, but Kuriyama seemed to see Yukiho's face hidden behind it through the raised paper bag, that little face that had turned red but was still extremely cute.

"So I want to buy a scarf for Kuriyama-san, so that Kuriyama-san can also keep warm."

Xuesui's little face poked out from behind the paper bag, and she asked cautiously, like a cute newborn deer.

"Is this okay? Kuriyama-san?"

"..."

Kuriyama's lips moved, but no sound came out. He stared blankly at the little face in front of him, motionless.

"is it not OK?"

The expression on the girl's face ranged from caution to hope and finally to despair.

It seemed that even the sky couldn't bear to see the girl's sadness, and blew a gust of cold wind, trying to carry the girl's loss far away.

Xuexi was hesitantly taking off the scarf she was wearing, but who knew the next second, the paper bag was taken by Kuriyama.

"Of course! I'd rather say that I would be very happy."

Kuriyama's joy is beyond words, everyone can see how happy he is now.

"Really! I thought...I thought Kuriyama-san didn't like..."

Xuesui unconsciously clenched the corners of her clothes, obviously not in a calm mood.

"I like it, how could I not like it? This was given to me by Yukiho-san."

Kuriyama hugged the paper bag tightly, raised his face and said with a smile.

Perhaps it was Kuriyama's smile that infected Yukiho, and Yukiho's expression gradually relaxed.

The tram arrived just in time.

"The train is here, I'll leave first, Kuriyama-san."

"Okay, my tram is probably going to be faster too."

"See you tomorrow, Kuriyama-san. May Inari God bless you."

Xuesui smiled and waved, with a blush on her beautiful face and a hint of lingering reluctance in her eyes.

"See you tomorrow, Yukiho-san."

"May Inari God bless you."

The tram Yukiho was riding gradually moved away. Kuriyama looked away and stepped onto the tram he wanted to take.

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"I am back."

"Welcome home."

Aunt Yukiko took Kuriyama's schoolbag so that Kuriyama could change his shoes at the entrance.

But Aunt Yukiko accurately captured the difference in Kuriyama.

"Alas, why is Kuriyama-kun's scarf a different color~"

Aunt Yukiko covered her mouth and teased.

"Maybe the color has faded due to the rain," Aunt Yukiko pretended to look outside the door, "But it didn't rain today. What's going on, Kuriyama-kun~"

Kuriyama scratched his head and kept looking around, as if he was returning home for the first time.

"As expected, did you exchange scarves with some girl? Kuriyama-kun~"

"Why does it have to be a girl? Boys can be like this too."

Kuriyama was surprised by Aunt Yukiko's keen intuition, but he still tried to quibble.

"But boys generally don't wear scarves of this color."

"Not always."

"Okay," Aunt Yukiko smiled softly, "Kuriyama-kun can take that girl...and that boy home when you have time."

"..."

Isn’t this a lack of belief at all?

After all, Kuriyama's face was not that thick-skinned. Although Aunt Yukiko retracted her joking look, Kuriyama still couldn't help but blush.

It's almost self-inflicted.

Kuriyama hurried back to his room.

[Yukiho-san: Kuriyama-san, what do you think of that scarf? Does it suit Kuriyama-san’s preferences? 】

I don’t know if it was fate or something else, but as soon as Kuriyama changed his clothes, Yukiho’s message came over.

[Kuriyama: I like it very much. 】

[Kuriyama: I have never tried a scarf of this color before, but now that I have tried it, it feels pretty good. 】

[Yukiho-san: That’s good. I was worried that Kuriyama-san wouldn’t like this color. I hesitated for a long time when choosing, and then I chose this one. 】

For the first time, Kuriyama turned on the front camera of his phone, put on the scarf he had just taken off, and looked at himself on the screen of his phone.

I have to say that Sanae's haircut skills are remarkable, which perfectly brings out the advantages of Kuriyama's face. In addition, Kuriyama is a homebody who doesn't go out often, so his skin is naturally a little white.

As the saying goes, "One white mask covers all ugliness", not to mention that Kuriyama's appearance is not bad. In the past, his hairstyle was too gloomy, making him look depressed, and he almost turned his head.

The scarf Yukiho picked was the icing on the cake. Kuriyama looked at himself on the phone and suddenly felt that his face looked surprisingly pleasing to the eye.

Maybe it's the magic of love?

Kuriyama didn't know, he hadn't experienced love yet, but he had heard that people who fell in love would indeed become more beautiful, and it seemed that was indeed the case.

Anyway, I still want to thank Inari God-sama for giving me such wonderful love.

Kuriyama looked at the Inari God statue in front of him and slowly bent down.