Zongman: I am on the set of Oregairu, playing the role of Bai Xue

Finally, it was said.

Yukinoshita quietly looked away.

At this moment, she began to be afraid to face Yuigahama, especially that innocent smiling face. That gentle smile that had always been with her now made her feel a little painful.

Yukinoshita did not respond.

She stared at the rim of the cup on the dining table. There were still faint lip prints on the curved and smooth surface, but the aroma of the apple tea in the cup had dissipated. She didn't know if it was an illusion, but the sweetness that remained in her mouth was gradually turning sour.

Yuigahama saw Yukinoshita's reaction, and what she said made Yuigahama think a lot.

Yes...Xiaoxue also had that intention...I had already noticed it, but I chose to turn a blind eye...Why am I so sensitive to such things...Or is this the result of my complacency...

Just when Yuigahama was beginning to feel confused, she noticed that Yukinoshita was deliberately looking away.

Yuigahama, who was good at guessing other people's emotions, immediately felt a hint of guilt from Yukinoshita's reaction, which calmed her nervous mood a little.

Is Xiaoxue blaming herself? Don't be like this. Xiaoxue and Xiaobei always have such a tacit understanding. I should be the one feeling guilty. I intervened forcefully. If I hadn't joined the Servant Club, I wouldn't be able to talk to Xiaobei right now. I wouldn't even be able to get his contact information.

"Dear customers?" The smiling clerk asked cautiously, "Excuse me, is it that the desserts in our store are not to your liking? Or is there some other inconsiderate service?"

The appearance of this female clerk eased the tension between Yukinoshita and the other person.

"Ah, no, the snacks here are delicious." Yuigahama smiled back at the other party.

Yukinoshita also turned her head and answered sincerely: "Yes, if I have the chance, I will come again."

"So that's how it is. Thank you very much for the compliments from both customers."

The female clerk bowed to express her gratitude, with a friendly smile on her face, and spoke again: "In fact, because today is the first day of Golden Week, every customer who comes to the store can enjoy a free handmade cookie. I hope you two can have a sweet and wonderful time together."

After she finished this standard business talk, she handed the two exquisite packages in her hands to the two beautiful girls in front of her.

The cookies aren't much in quantity, but they look small and pretty, so most customers would be happy to accept them.

But Yuigahama and Yukinoshita both hesitated at the same time.

This brief pause made the female clerk's hands feel a little stiff. The service smile on her face remained unchanged, but doubts in her eyes continued to surge.

Just when the clerk didn't know how to start, Yuigahama took the initiative and helped her out.

"Ah, um... Thank you. I didn't expect there would be such a surprise."

Yuigahama took the biscuit easily, and Yukinoshita followed closely behind.

Only after the two accepted the gift did the clerk finally breathe a sigh of relief. With Yukinoshita's additional order, a serving of fragrant apple tea was added to the table.

Neither Yukinoshita nor Yuigahama opened the packaging of the cookies, but quietly looked at the small snacks in their hands.

Yuigahama did not let the atmosphere become tense any longer and took the initiative to bring up the previous topic.

"So, Xiaoxue still remembers...the sweetness of the cookies."

Yukinoshita responded softly, "Yeah, it just happened... that's all."

For Yukinoshita, the reason why she remembered the taste of Kitano's cookies was actually due to the frustration she felt during her first commission.

What's more, the method used by Kitano was imitated from Yukinoshita's method, and the taste of the two is almost the same.

However, the reluctance to lose the commission at the beginning gradually turned into an unclear emotion as time passed.

With Yuigahama's repeated requests, that feeling gradually became clearer.

If Yuigahama hadn't been so serious when choosing the dessert and had hidden her frank emotions, perhaps Yukinoshita wouldn't have realized this.

So Yukinoshita feels guilty.

After deliberately saying those words in front of Yuigahama.

Yukinoshita immediately felt a sense of guilt. She accepted the sunshine, but not only did she not return the gratitude, she also planned to take away the other person's admiration.

Why is this happening... Could it be that I am really like ice and snow, greedily absorbing the warmth around me... cold and heartless, and particularly despicable...

After all...if I continue like this, I will definitely lose...He and Yuigahama are so compatible, whether it's texting or calling, I have never tried it once...If I can be as optimistic and cheerful as her...it would be great...I'm afraid she won't be able to be friends with me...

Yukinoshita's eyes were evasive and she moved her gaze little by little, fearing that she would be discovered by Yuigahama.

However, what greeted her was an apology from the other party.

"I'm sorry, Yuki." Yuigahama stared straight at Yukinoshita. Even though her voice was trembling, she still tried her best to maintain it. "As expected, I'll go make the snacks myself."

"Eh?"

Yukinoshita's eyes trembled suddenly.

"Ah, that...Xue has been helping me all the time. It must be...very uncomfortable. Really, I should have discovered this kind of thing a long time ago. Haha, I didn't expect it to be delayed until now." Yuigahama's smile was so forced. After she understood Yukinoshita's tangled emotions, even though she was struggling inside, she still had to say these words, "So I..."

"No."

Yukinoshita immediately stopped her from speaking.

"..." Yuigahama opened her mouth slightly and stopped talking.

"I will definitely complete your commission. I don't want to lose twice on this."

"but……"

"Please, if you keep going on like this... I will definitely hate myself, so Yuigahama-san, you can't back down, you can't... Otherwise I will become the most despicable woman, and then I will never be able to forgive you or myself for the rest of my life."

"Xiaoxue..."

Yuigahama's eyes gradually became moist.

She finally understood that Yukinoshita also blamed herself just like she did.

Thinking of this, Yuigahama smiled with relief, and quickly brushed away the warmth around her eyes with her hands, then said to Yukinoshita calmly: "I understand. In this case... After Xiaoxue successfully teaches me, Xiaoxue will also make a snack. Otherwise, I will be embarrassed if I am the only one delivering it."

"Really?" Yukinoshita seemed a little dazed.

Yuigahama looked at her, who was always smart, and found her so immature at this time. She couldn't help but find it a little funny, "Really, Xiaoxue actually showed her weakness in front of her love rival. She really has no self-awareness at all. If it were someone else, they would have blatantly taken him away by now."

"Impossible, how could I make such a mistake?" Yukinoshita immediately denied her gaffe.

Yuigahama responded cheerfully: "Oh, I was really scared by Xiaoxue at first. Now that this matter is suddenly made clear, I am still a little scared."

Yukinoshita retorted unhappily, "You're the one who scared me. I felt a little redundant after just one phone call. He's already calling you by your name."

The two girls couldn't help but smile at each other.

The apple tea in the cup seems to still have that unique fragrance.

"Xiaoxue, since we are all going to make snacks, why not let Xiaobei join in? I wonder what flavor he will make."

"Wait a minute, why do I feel like things are becoming more and more complicated?"

"Eh~ There's nothing wrong with that, right? Xiaobei can cook too. Just like at the beginning, the three of us can make cookies together." Yuigahama said this, shaking the gift cookies in her hand.

Yukinoshita was a little helpless with her. She looked down at the biscuit in her hand and brushed the outline of the biscuit with her fingers. "We'll talk about it when the time comes."

"Hmm!" Yuigahama finally opened the package, put the handmade biscuits inside into her mouth, took a crisp bite, and the sweet and crispy taste immediately blossomed between her lips and teeth, "Hmm - this biscuit is really delicious, Xiaoxue, why don't you teach me how to make this."

"Yuigahama-san, don't underestimate the quality of this shop." Yukinoshita had of course carefully observed the cookies. "You are just barely passing the test now. If you change to another kind of dessert, you will be back to square one. I really don't know how he taught you. Is it luck?"

"Hmm~ I guess it wasn't Yunqi... I worked hard, and Xiaobei was also very good at teaching, so I learned how to make cookies."

Yukinoshita chatted with her in a random manner.

The two seemed to have returned to the past.

But it is undeniable that the two girls have an additional relationship as rivals in love.

A question suddenly popped up in Yukinoshita's mind.

Is this really good?

There shouldn't be any problem at the moment...

Rational thinking prevailed, and Yukinoshita changed the subject, "Yuigahama-san, do you still remember the competition in the Servant Club?"

Yuigahama nodded, "Remember, now we are tied with Xiaobei."

"Then, you should still remember the additional rules of the competition. In addition to the winner being able to order the loser, the loser can also change orders." Yukinoshita recalled what Kitano had said at the time.

"Well, this rule was proposed by Xiaobei, right? Is there any problem?"

Yukinoshita raised her hand and put her fingers on her chin, as if she was thinking seriously. "That is to say, the winning party can prepare two orders."

"so what?"

"I have already thought of the contents of two orders. Of course, the premise is that I win." There was some approval in Yukinoshita's eyes, and she looked at Yuigahama calmly.

Yukinoshita's words reminded Yuigahama.

Although she is prone to making mistakes, Yuigahama will not be confused about things like this.

Therefore, she was silent for a moment, and then said to Yukinoshita in tacit understanding: "I have thought about it too."

The first day of Golden Week.

Yukinoshita and Yuigahama set rules that belonged only to the two of them, and at the same time became opponents on another level.

But Beinuo, who returned home, was unaware of this.

He glanced at the system with some confusion. The "deviation value" on it fluctuated by 9% today.

Bei Nuo didn't care about this, but was thinking...

If Yuigahama's name had been called earlier, perhaps it would have been easier to drive the "deviation value", but for now, none of this mattered.

He just wanted to find a way to kill time during the upcoming vacation.

In Beinuo's plan, he has already arranged training in boxing gyms and the like. As long as he finds an excuse when he goes out, he can train for most of the day.

According to Lin Dao, it is best to master one's own strength by oneself. Relying on external forces will only counterproductive and may not even produce the desired effect.

Of course, Beinuo’s goal to increase his combat power is not to dominate the world.

Although there are still some wars and turmoil in the world of "Oregairu", it is difficult for him to change anything by himself, and...

Lin Dao said that as long as he finished recording, the various forces in the "city" could easily lead the world into a "real era of peace."

The methods used by our predecessors are just as numerous and numerous.

As the Golden Week holiday passes by.

People finally ushered in fulfilling days of work and school.

Beinuo was very pleased because he felt that the vacation time was not as interesting as school time.

Wait until he arrives at school by bike.

The students’ daily routine has resumed, and the noise during breaks makes Beinuo feel at ease.

Standing in front of the podium, Shizuka Hiratsuka issued new tasks to all the students present.

Fill out a brand new survey: Workplace Observation.

"Everyone, please pay attention and think carefully about your future career direction. Although this workplace observation is just a reference, the key is to find your own direction. It doesn't matter if you can't find it for the time being. Most students are still a little confused, so it's not surprising to change the track of life in the future..."

After Hiratsuka Shizuka's advocacy, the second-year F class became more noisy than ever during recess.

Everyone is hotly discussing the topic of "workplace observation", such as "Where are you going?", "How about we go to a certain company together?", "You are actually interested in computers..."

Beinuo felt a little emotional.

Back then, he had almost no idea about work and career direction. Teachers, parents and peers all assumed that college entrance examination scores were the core. Instead of deciding on a major, it would be better to get into a good school first.

However, when the college entrance examination scores came out, Beinuo did not seriously think about this aspect, because the names of those majors were confusing. Most people chose a major that they thought was interesting without knowing much.

Beinuo glanced around and did not actively join in the discussions of those around him because they all had their own circles.

Yuigahama was also chatting animatedly with Miura and the others.

Only Totsuka Ayaka would take the initiative to find Kitano at this time and talk about this topic.

"Beinuo, have you decided which company you want to work for?" Totsuka came to his side with great interest, and the two of them chatted during breaks much more frequently than before.

Bei Nuo waved his hands helplessly, "It hasn't been decided yet."

He has already passed the stage of being interested in different types of work, because as long as he understands it a little more deeply, he will find that there is no easy job in the world, and it is a blessing to find an interesting job.

"I see. I thought Bei Nuo would definitely choose to be a teacher."

Teacher? Now I am half a teacher.

In the face of Totsuka's proposal, Kitano neither denied nor agreed, "Being a teacher is more tiring than I thought, so I haven't made up my mind yet."

"Yes, Mr. Hiratsuka seems very tired sometimes. It's really not easy to be a teacher."

Bei Nuo opened his mouth but did not express his guess.

In addition to problem students, what might make Hiratsuka Shizuka tired is probably the mental fatigue caused by the failure of the social gathering.

"Then if Bei Nuo has made up his mind, remember to let me know." Totsuka was about to turn around when he said this, but then he remembered something, "Oh, right, it seemed like last Friday, a few first-year juniors found the tennis club and said they wanted to meet the 'Ace of the Tennis Club'. Bei Nuo was not there at the time, so I just remembered it now."

Bei Nuo was a little confused.

Although he occasionally played a round or two with Totsuka, he thought he should not be too ostentatious. "For things like this, just be perfunctory."

Totsuka hesitated for a moment, but finally expressed his opinion:

"Well...it seems like there's a girl who cares about Bei Nuo."