My second life is a bit strange?

[I'm not reconciled.]

……

On February 14th, it was a cloudy day with light snow falling. Eriri and Kaede walked to school side by side.

Calm down, Eriri!!

Eriri kept giving herself this mental suggestion, her hands in her pockets holding the bag of chocolates.

[Just send it out.]

"Um, Feng." Eriri stopped in her tracks, clutching the hem of his clothes.

"Why are you giving me chocolate?" Feng joked.

"Huh?" Eriri's heart was pounding in her throat, and her brain stopped working.

How did Ah Feng know...?

"Mmm." Eriri's voice was barely audible as she handed the chocolate to Kaede, keeping her head down the whole time, not daring to look at him.

"Thank you, I'm very happy. Can I eat now?"

"Hmm." Hearing Kaede's answer, Eriri felt as if her heart was filled with something, and she looked up to see Kaede's expression when he saw the chocolate shape.

But what happened next stunned her. When Feng opened the bag, the chocolate inside had melted, and she could vaguely make out the shape of a heart.

"It's a little melted, but it's okay." Feng ate the chocolate in one bite and gave a thumbs up: "It's delicious, almost the same as the ones sold in the supermarket."

Why did this happen? I finally mustered up the courage, and now this has happened!!

Hesitation inevitably leads to defeat!

When Feng arrived at school, he opened the shoe cabinet, and a mountain of chocolates slid to the floor with a clatter.

"Wow, that's way too much."

"How long will it take me to eat all this?" Feng felt a pain in his teeth; he was going to gain at least ten pounds.

The chocolates all contained smaller slips of paper, mostly containing messages of love and confession.

He stuffed the chocolate into his backpack, went to the classroom, and found that there were still some on his desk.

"What's wrong, class monitor? You look a bit troubled."

Feng silently opened his schoolbag, and now everyone understood why he had that expression.

Kaguya glanced at her desk, somewhat conflicted about how to deliver the chocolates. She wanted to personally hand them to Kaede.

Fujiwara Chika skipped in, greeting her friends. It has to be said that her personality makes her very popular.

She was famous even at school.

"Ah Feng, this is chocolate I made."

Kaguya's expression froze as she looked at Chika with a puzzled expression.

Doesn't this guy know the word "shame"? In front of so many people!

"It's not friendship chocolate~ Hehe." Fujiwara Chika narrowed her eyes, wearing a funny smile. "I spent a long time making this chocolate, starting from selecting the cocoa beans. It contains my deepest love."

Feng opened the package expressionlessly, tossed out a piece, and said, "It's just chocolate from the supermarket, isn't it?"

"Huh?? How did you guess that?" Fujiwara Chika's face flushed red instantly.

Feng peeled back the outer packaging, revealing the original packaging inside, and indulged in the silky smooth texture.

"You think repackaging it makes it your own chocolate, you idiot!" Feng flicked the other person's head.

Fujiwara Chika winced and clutched her forehead, sticking out her tongue and acting cute: "Hehe~"

"Hey, what the heck? Anyway, thanks for the chocolate."

"But the love is real," Fujiwara Chika whispered, though no one heard her.

Everyone was restless that day, so the teacher simply stopped lecturing and organized the class to watch a movie. The curtains on both sides were drawn, and the atmosphere immediately became more lively.

"Students who can't see clearly, please move your own stools and sit in front."

"Feng, come sit next to me." Fujiwara Chika patted the spot next to her, gesturing for Feng to move a stool over.

"What's the difference if I move up one place?" Despite his complaints, he still moved the chair over.

"Eri, sit here."

The four of them lined up, just like on Christmas Eve.

People like Kimura, who aren't interested in movies, just lie on the table playing on their phones or falling asleep.

The subject matter of this movie is quite appealing to Feng, but the people around him might not be.

Kaguya watched as Kaede stared intently at the screen. She quietly took out a chocolate, intending to slip it into Kaede's pocket, but fearing that someone behind her would see, she moved closer to him, using her body to block their view.

She secretly slipped the chocolate into his pocket, then breathed a sigh of relief, feeling a surge of secret joy.

It's because February 14th is Valentine's Day, and Valentine's Day falls on this day, so time flies by, and in the blink of an eye, it's time to get out of school.

After changing his shoes, Feng easily reached into his pocket and found a box. He took it out of his pocket; the box was black and tied with red silk ribbon.

"Who gave it to you? Little Violet, of course."

He recalled that the girl had secretly peeked into his pocket that morning, wondering if she had slipped it in when he wasn't looking.

"Not her."

"Huh?" Kaede turned around and saw that the person who spoke was Kaguya.

"Did you see who put it there?"

"You could say that." Kaguya glanced to the side with a hint of panic in her eyes.

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"secret."

Seeing her reaction, Feng understood, and was about to speak when Kaguya interrupted him.

She took out some chocolate from her bag and gave it to him: "Friendship chocolate, this is for you."

Feng paused for a moment, took the chocolate, and overturned his previous idea.

[The chocolate, so it's not Kaguya's, right? Who could have slipped it into my pocket without me noticing?]

Feng opened the package and took a bite. The crunchy texture of the nuts and the rich aroma blended perfectly with the chocolate: "It's delicious."

"Thank you."

Kaguya smiled, but as she prepared to leave, she suddenly remembered something.

【Oops! 】

Chapter Twenty-Six: Spring in March

"You put this chocolate in there too, didn't you, while we were watching the movie?"

Kaguya turned around abruptly, her face flushed, and saw that Kaede had already opened the black box. Inside was a heart-shaped chocolate, decorated with dried strawberries and cranberries.

"Aside from a slightly more sour taste, they taste very similar. One represents friendship, and what about the other?"

Kaguya didn't answer, but left with a blush on her face.

As Feng spoke, he felt a chill run down his spine, and his clothes seemed to become ill-fitting.

Why do I feel so ashamed...?

That's what youth is like.

An invisible barrier between the sexes is drawn between a man and a woman; when they exchange a single word, their hearts are often stirred.

At the same time, my breathing became rapid, my gaze became uneasy, and I even felt unsure of what to do with my hands, and my body felt uncomfortable in every way.

...

"Brother?" Xiao Gui came out rubbing his eyes and hugging a plush toy. "Are you preparing a bento?"

"Um, my brother's friends invited me out to see the flowers. Does Xiao Gui want to come along?"

"No, I'm sleepy~"

"Then go to sleep. I'll leave your breakfast in the fridge." Feng chuckled indulgently.

"Okay~ I want a hug."

"I just can't do anything with you." Feng hugged Xiao Gui affectionately, gently patting her back.

"Hehe, it tastes like my brother." Xiao Gui, with a silly smile, staggered back to her room.

Feng packed up the bento and headed to Eriri's house. Eriri was already waiting at the door, wearing a white top, a black pomegranate skirt, and opaque pantyhose, looking very pleasing to the eye.

"I'm so envious."

"You mean pollen?" Kaede knew that Eriri was allergic to pollen.

"Ah~ I'm going to die, I've run out of medicine at home, I'll have to go buy some later." Eriri couldn't help but sneeze even with her mask on.

When they arrived at the location, Kaguya and Chika had already laid out mats, and each of them had brought their own homemade bento boxes.

"I have some medicine here. Have some bento to tide you over." Kaguya took out a few pills from her bag and handed them to Eriri.

"Thank you."

Feng lay to one side, eyes closed, enjoying the breeze blowing in her face, along with the fragrance of flowers, earth, and grass carried on the wind.

The breeze touched everyone's hearts, and they quietly enjoyed it. Kaguya looked at Kaede lying beside her, noticing her long eyelashes and the curve of her lips.

The wind seemed to be pushing the maple tree towards her.

"Ah Feng, did you make all of this?"

Upon hearing Fujiwara Chika's voice, Kaede sat up: "Yes, it took some effort. The juice in the cup is one I squeezed myself."

When Kaede saw that Fujiwara Chika's bento box contained four palm-sized rice balls, his eyebrows twitched incessantly. One of these would be enough to fill him up.

At this moment, Fujiwara Chika was eating fried chicken nuggets in one hand and rice balls in the other, enjoying her meal without even noticing the rice grains stuck to the corners of her mouth.

"Aren't you afraid of gaining weight?" Eriri suddenly asked.