Zongman: Unknowingly trapped in the hatchet

In the next two days, although he participated in the relay race, it was very easy for Su Qing, so the days were as leisurely as usual. And the school girl named Isshiki Iroha never found him like that day since then.

The only difference is that Mahiru's frequency of coming to see him has obviously increased a lot. I don't know if it's because I said that the other party is free to do whatever he wants.

However, could it be that Mahiru had been enduring this all along and had wanted to find me like this from the beginning, but was worried about causing trouble for me and therefore did not take any action?

If it was Mahiru, it really seemed like something she would do...

Unfortunately, Su Qing's self-proclaimed peaceful daily life did not last long, and he was now stopped by a strange woman.

But strictly speaking, she is not a complete stranger. At least she has met her once. She is the freckled girl that Su Qing and Mahiru met on the first day of the sports festival.

Following the other party out of the playground, Su Qing came to the old locust tree behind the teaching building, stopped and asked:

"Okay, now can you tell me what's going on?"

Originally, Su Qing didn't want to pay attention to the other party, but the other party kept emphasizing that he had something important to tell him, and it couldn't happen on the playground. Su Qing thought about it and had nothing to do anyway, so he followed the other party here.

But this place... why did I hear others say that this is one of the major confession sites at Sobu High School?

Su Qing looked up at the tall old locust tree and for no reason thought of the one in the orphanage. The branches were so thick, and when the wind blew gently, it made a pleasant rustling sound, but it also carried a bit of the vicissitudes of time.

"Well, I'm really sorry, actually I have something to talk to you about."

Su Qing's attention was focused on the old locust tree. Although he caught a glimpse of the girl in front of him from the corner of his eye, he thought she was just a passerby or something. So, this girl was the real person?

"It's okay, just tell me what's going on." Su Qing shook his head. It was all the same to him since he didn't know them anyway.

"Come on, Reina!" The freckled girl also came over at this time, patted her shoulder lightly, and left quickly.

After the freckled girl left, the girl named Reina took a deep breath and said with a red face:

"I'm Reina Hoshino from Class E, sophomore year! I have something to tell you this time."

Reina Hoshino from Class E, sophomore year?

In this case, there is obviously only one possibility.

Su Qing sighed in his heart. He didn't expect that Mahiru had guessed it right.

"Speak slowly, don't be in a hurry." Noticing that the girl was stuttering, Su Qing comforted her softly.

"Oh, okay. Thank you."

Reina was stunned for a moment, then took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and said with one breath:

"Well, Su Qing, although what I said may make you feel strange, I still want to say -

I like you!

So please stay with me!"

After the girl finished speaking, she bowed deeply and stretched out one hand, as if expecting Su Qing's response.

Su Qing did not hold those hands. Although there were certain cultural differences between the mainland and the island, he still knew what it meant to hold that hand. He just whispered:

"Get up first, I'll ask you a few questions."

"Yes, what do you want to ask?"

Hearing this, Reina raised her head and naturally withdrew her hand.

"You said you like me, can you tell me why?" Su Qing's voice was very calm, and he did not feel the joy or distress that ordinary people would feel due to a sudden confession.

"Why, why?"

Lingna probably didn't expect Su Qing to ask this, and her expression was a little confused.

"Well, we don't usually communicate, so we can almost be considered strangers, right?"

"That's right, I just think you're very handsome. The speech after the joint entrance exam of the three schools was very handsome, and the relay race these days was also very handsome! And... and I think you're very gentle."

"Gentle? What does that mean?" Su Qing asked puzzledly.

"It was when you were explaining a problem... One time when I went to Class C to look for a friend, I happened to see you explaining a problem to someone else. I think I fell in love with you from that day on!"

"I have finished asking my questions. You are...very brave."

Su Qing said as he looked at Ling Nai, whose shoulders were obviously shaking slightly due to nervousness.

"Hey...brave?"

"You must have mustered up the courage to confess to me, right? That's pretty brave, isn't it?" Su Qing explained.

"So..." Reina's voice was filled with a hint of anticipation.

"But I'm sorry, I can't respond to your bravery." Su Qing apologized and was about to leave.

"Can you tell me why? Is it because you already have someone you like? Is it that Shiina-san, or Yuigahama-san?"

Reina took a few steps forward and asked.

"It has nothing to do with them. It's just that I don't understand you and you don't understand me."

Su Qing stopped and explained.

However, for some reason, the first people he thought of when he was confessed to were indeed Mahiru and Yui.

Lingnai wanted to say something, but Su Qing didn't give her the chance this time and quickly disappeared from her sight.

At the spot, Reina felt her eyes moisten...

----

"It seems like being too popular isn't necessarily a good thing."

As he turned the corner, a familiar cold voice sounded in his ears. Su Qing looked over and saw it was Yukino.

"You must have been confessed to many times. You just watched the whole process right next to us?" Su Qing asked, staring at Yukino who was leaning against the wall in the corner.

"I just happened to come to the teaching building to get some materials, and I didn't expect to run into you and a girl walking alone. I was worried that something unexpected might happen, so I stayed here to observe."

Yukino waved the paper in her hand and explained.

"What kind of accident could there be? You're talking as if I would do something."

"No... I think it's more likely that the other party will do something."

Xueno looked Su Qing up and down before speaking.

"..."

Su Qing was a little surprised. He didn't expect Xue Noi to think that way. Sure enough, boys should protect themselves when they go out...

"So, you agreed?"

"You can hear it from such a distance?" Su Qing was a little surprised. Could Xue Noi have some talent of "absolute hearing"?

"I still know that the old locust tree is one of the holy places for confession in our school, if not for confession.

Could it be that the other party called you over specifically to invite you to drink tea under the tree?"

Xueno gave Su Qing a nice look and said.

"No, I refused."

"What's the reason?"

"Why are you asking?"

"As a reason to reject someone's confession next time." Yukino said this without blushing or beating her heart, and it was obvious that she had her own considerations.

"You've already been rejected before the next person you confessed to shows up. How pitiful."

Su Qing sighed. Since it was because of Yukino, he didn't hide it and whispered the reason:

"She doesn't know me, and she only knows a few sides of me.

This kind of liking is like opening a blind box, which is essentially just a gamble.

But I never gamble.”

"To interpret liking someone as gambling? That's an interesting way of saying it."

Upon hearing this, Yukino also laughed out loud. It was the first time she heard such a metaphor.

"How about it? Can you provide more reasons for your refusal?" Su Qing shrugged and asked.

"I thought about it and decided it would be simpler to just refuse directly." Yukino said with the corners of her lips raised, forming a beautiful arc.

"You win." Su Qing knew this would happen and said indifferently.

Anyway, what he told the other party was just the tip of the iceberg.

After noticing that Xue No's dark school uniform was stained with a few specks of white gray because she had just leaned against the wall, Su Qing walked over to her and patted her gently a few times.

"Your clothes are a little dirty at the back, let me pat them for you."

"Oh... Sorry to bother you."

Because of Su Qing's sudden approach, Xueno's voice suddenly became small, but she did not resist. After all, it was difficult for her to handle it behind him...

She just thought secretly in her heart:

If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have waited for him here just now...

PS: I had been planning to write this plot, but when I was about to write it, I was confessed to...

Fortunately, I refused, and I almost got rid of being single (I breathed a sigh of relief)