Zongman: Unknowingly trapped in the hatchet

Chapter 287 Hikigaya's Answer

"Hey, Hikigaya, what do you mean by that? I told you it was just gossip. Why are you taking it so seriously? Besides, I'm not talking about you..."

He is just a paper tiger...

Cockscomb's heart trembled, but he always held on to his pitiful self-esteem and refused to let go.

then.

He kept comforting himself in his heart, still trying to maintain a calm expression on his face, and said.

After saying that, he looked at the other boys, trying to gain their understanding.

What a joke, that's Hikigaya, a marginal figure in the class. Even if I'm not right, I can easily get his verbal support, right?

But what puzzled him was that the group centered around Ye Shan almost all looked embarrassed and did not speak.

"Talk to me, didn't you all look very interested just now?"

He growled at the others in annoyance, but only received disgust in their eyes.

"You were wrong in this matter. After all, Totsuka is our classmate, isn't he? You should apologize to Hikigaya."

It would be fine if it was just Hikigaya, but in order to maintain the balance of this temporary group he would choose to let both of them take a step back.

But when Ye Shan noticed the intriguing look from Su Qing behind him, he knew that this idea was doomed to fail.

"I....apologize to him?"

The Cockscomb Haired Man took a few steps back and murmured in disbelief.

What happened to Ye Shan?

At this time, it would be best for both sides to take a step back!

"You spread rumors and didn't want to take responsibility. How come you got all the good things?"

Su Qing also yawned as he stood beside Hikigaya, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, his voice filled with unquestionable majesty.

The Cockscomb Haired Man wanted to make some excuses, but under Su Qing's gaze, his legs couldn't stop shaking.

For an instant.

Even the air seemed to condense.

The rest of the people didn't want to bother with this mess, and the matter finally came to an end with Cockscomb's apology.

.....

If you ask how a pile of loose sand can be united in a very short time, Hikigaya's answer is simple and clear.

Either we seek common interests or we have a common enemy.

The latter has always been his usual method.

People often say, "Those involved in the matter are often confused, while those who are not involved can see clearly."

Those fence-sitters who change their stance according to the wind are precisely the so-called "bystanders".

They will be shaken by the slightest hint of trouble and easily change their position.

This is the most disgusting part, but also the most exploitable part.

All Hikigaya needs to do is use verbal hints to label the Cockscomb Head as a "villain who gossips behind people's backs", and then other irrelevant people will subconsciously stay away from him and even exclude him.

No one cares what the other party said or who he was talking about.

This is the "rule" that Hikigaya has gradually mastered since junior high school.

It is also the "law" of his new world.

It’s just that in the past he always chose to push himself into that position.

But after becoming friends with Su Qing and joining the service department, he finally woke up from his dream:

It turns out that the problem can be solved smoothly even without relying on such means.

the most important is.

He found that his original approach was simply unable to save those who really needed help.

In the end nothing changed.

Color plus....

He certainly doesn't need to do this, right?

......

Although the incident with the Cockscomb Hair was like a breeze and did not cause any waves in the room, Hikigaya still felt that the air was filled with depression and dullness.

At this moment, he was sitting alone on the soft sofa on the first floor of the hotel, looking confused, as if lost in the fog of thoughts.

[How about sneaking out and taking a walk outside?]

Just as he stood up and was about to leave, a sudden cold touch disturbed his thoughts.

He was startled and became alert, but when he saw that the person coming was Su Qing, the tension in his heart receded like the tide.

His eyes swept across the iced coffee in Su Qing's hand, and he suddenly realized that this was the cool feeling just now.

He couldn't help but complain: "It's so cold, and you're still drinking iced drinks? Be careful of diarrhea at night."

Su Qing chuckled and handed the coffee to him: "This is for you."

Hikigaya was stunned at first, then he laughed awkwardly twice and took the coffee without hesitation. Holding the cold coffee in his hand, his originally irritable mood gradually calmed down.

Did Su Qing buy ice cream on purpose to treat me to a drink?

Hikigaya raised his lips calmly, but then quickly showed a look of pain.

Is this coffee too cold?!

"You don't want to heat the coffee before drinking it?"

Su Qing smiled cheerfully, sat down, and said sarcastically.

"You don't understand. I'm a professional coffee drinker. Most of the MAX coffee cans in the school are contributed by me, right?"

Hikigaya shot back unyieldingly, then opened the can and took a sip, only to be surprised to find that the sweetness of this coffee was about the same as his favorite Max brand.

He turned around immediately and said in surprise:

“This coffee is quite sweet.”

"There's no max coffee here, so I just found one with a decent sweetness."

Su Qing said as he looked to see if Mahiru had sent a message, but there wasn't any.

It does take girls longer to take a shower.

“…I see. Thank you.” Hikigaya said softly after a moment of silence.

"Just a bottle of drink."

Su Qing waved his hand disapprovingly.

"Um...."

Hikigaya nodded silently and stopped talking, just drinking his coffee.

He actually wanted to tell Su Qing that he wanted to thank her for much more than just a bottle of drink.

Including what happened just now, if the other party had not stood up to speak for himself, his plan would not have gone so smoothly.

But even if he wanted to thank her sincerely, Su Qing would definitely wave her hand nonchalantly, then smile faintly and use the excuse of "friend", right?

The other party has always been like this since we met.

But if all "friends" were like this, why had he not made one until now?

The coolness of the coffee made Hikigaya's brain suddenly clear up a lot, and he felt much more relaxed.

He suddenly understood why Su Qing took the icy one.

"Speaking of which, why don't you ask him to apologize to Ayaka."

After a few minutes, Su Qing suddenly said.

"...I just don't want Ayaka to know about this."

Hikigaya lowered his eyes.

There must be many people like the one with the Cockscomb Hair, but it seems that this is all he can do.

It's insignificant, just a sense of self-righteous satisfaction.

"So what do you think of Ayaka?"

Su Qing asked again.