My second life is a bit strange?

"Great!" Chika moved her chair over and hummed a strange melody as she opened the bento box. It was full of high-calorie food. Wasn't she afraid of gaining weight?

Are you childhood sweethearts?

Children don't observe the rules of not talking while eating or sleeping; they always have endless things to say.

"Yes, we've known each other for six years."

Six years...

Eriri glanced at Kaede while eating, then lowered her head again.

"Your hair and eyes are so beautiful." Fujiwara Chika said, biting her spoon and looking enviously at Eriri's blonde hair and azure eyes.

"Yours is beautiful too, just like cherry blossoms."

"But pink looks too childish."

The two of them immediately became closer. Bai Yinfeng listened quietly until he finished eating, then glanced at the time and said, "I'm going to the infirmary to take a nap."

"Okay, I'll go back and call you before class." Eriri waved her hand; she usually went with him anyway.

Bai Yinfeng yawned as he walked down the street. He knocked on the door of the infirmary, but no one answered.

"I'm coming in." Feng pushed open the door but found someone was already inside.

The girl with black hair took off her socks and sat on the bench with her legs curled up. The socks were hanging out to dry on the window. The other person was also looking at him. His face was pale, probably because he had caught a cold, and he was holding his stomach with his hands.

"These socks won't dry before class." Bai Yinfeng opened the drawer in the infirmary where medicines were stored and found a hair dryer.

"Go lie down on the bed for a while, I'll help you dry off."

"I can do it myself." The girl's voice remained as cold as ever, her face expressionless.

But a sudden, sharp pain in her stomach made her furrow her brow and pull her outstretched hand back.

"Let me help you." Feng plugged in the hairdryer, placed it on the table, turned around, picked up Kaguya, put her on the bed in the infirmary, and covered her with a blanket.

"Take a break."

Before the other person could react, she turned around and went out to buy two bottles of red bean soup.

He returned and tossed one of the bottles to Kaguya: "Use this to warm your stomach, and drink it after it gets warm."

Then he sat down on the chair and used a hairdryer to dry his wet socks.

"Shinomiya Kaguya."

"What?" Bai Yinfeng didn't react when he heard the girl speak, and turned around to look at her.

"My name, and yours?" The cold voice sent chills down one's spine. Ruby-like eyes stared straight at him, revealing no emotion whatsoever.

"Silver Maple".

“Silver... Maple?” The girl suddenly realized that she remembered the little boy on the stage six years ago.

"Will this disturb you? I'll draw the curtain so you can rest for a while."

"Mmm." Kaguya looked at the socks in the other person's hand, a slight blush crept onto her face, and she closed her eyes and quickly fell asleep.

Chapter Seven: Does Summer Have a Smell?

When Kaguya woke up, Shirogane Kaede was nowhere to be found. Her socks were neatly folded and placed on the table, with a note left next to them.

Kaguya Shinomiya sat up. The red bean soup she had placed on her stomach earlier had boiled down and was no longer hot. She dressed, spread out the blankets, and picked up the note, which read something.

"I've already asked for leave for you and spoken to Ms. Huiyi about the situation. She approved your leave slip. Go back to the classroom after you've rested."

[Teacher Huiyi...is she the infirmary teacher? She's a woman, I see. That explains why he knew there was a hair dryer in the drawer.]

She put the note in her pocket, checked to make sure she hadn't left anything behind, and headed to the classroom. There was no one in the hallway. As she passed other classrooms, she glanced at the clocks hanging behind them.

"Is this the second period in the afternoon? I can't believe I slept for so long."

There aren't many classes at Shuchiin Academy. There are two classes in the morning and three in the afternoon, plus club activities, so school ends around four or five o'clock.

Kaguya hurried back to the classroom and knocked twice on the door.

"Come in."

Kaguya then pushed open the door and went in. She immediately saw Shirogane Kaede, who was sleeping behind a book that had been propped up. A slight change appeared on her usually icy face.

"Oh, it's Shinomiya-kun. Are you alright?"

"It's nothing serious anymore."

"That's good, go back to your seat."

Kaguya Shinomiya nodded and returned to her seat. The teacher's gaze followed Kaguya and fell on Kaede, who was fast asleep. With a snap, she crushed the chalk in her hand.

"Hey, wake up! Teacher Feng is coming down!"

Eriri called out softly, and Kaguya, who had just sat down, leaned back without making a sound, knocking over the book that Kaede had been holding up, waking him up.

Feng, still a little groggy from just waking up, was suddenly struck on the head by a piece of chalk, leaving a white chalk dust mark. Feng winced and clutched his head in pain.

"Shirogane, have you had enough sleep?" The English teacher, with his black, tousled hair, muscular build, and resembling a PE teacher, clenched his fists and glared angrily at him.

Why is this child sleeping on the very first day of class?!

Just as Bai Yinfeng was about to explain, the teacher turned around and lightly tapped Eriri's desk with her book: "And you, do you think I can't hear you? Don't make any small movements during class."

Eriri shrank back, blushed when she heard the laughter of her classmates, and stood her book up to hide behind it.

I should have known better than to call him that.

[You idiot, A-Feng!]

"Alright, let's continue the lesson." The teacher tapped the blackboard, and the classroom immediately quieted down.

Feng wiped the chalk dust off his forehead and looked at the scenery outside the window. It wasn't that he was being lazy; it was just that the teacher's explanations were too simple. Even if he forgot some of the knowledge, he could remember it all after reviewing it again.

Jingle bell bell~

The bell rang, and the homeroom teacher walked in: "I'm sending this to you. You can use it as a reference to choose your favorite club. We won't have the third period. Those who haven't decided yet can go home first and make a decision tomorrow."

After the teacher left, a discussion broke out in the class. Feng rested his chin on his hand, looking at the booklet in his hand.

Fujiwara Chika also turned around and sat down to discuss with Eriri. While listening to her talk, Eriri secretly looked at Kaede. The sunlight shone on his face, making his skin appear even whiter. His nose was high and straight, his thin lips were crimson, and his white hair was tinged with a light gold.

His eyes were half-closed, his eyelashes curled, like a serene statue.

The noisy classroom seemed out of place for him. It was unclear what he was thinking; it was as if nothing in the world could move him.

His eyelashes are so long.

What am I thinking about?

He's always spacing out, and I don't know what he's thinking about.

"I'm planning to go back first, what about you?" Feng asked Eriri after packing his schoolbag.

"Dad is taking me out to eat today, so I won't be coming with you."

"Okay, you guys continue. I'm going back now; I still need to take care of my little sister."

"Be careful on the road." Fujiwara Chika smiled and waved at him.

He slung his backpack over his shoulder and went outside, intending to check out the vending machine. His lips were a little dry after waking up from his nap, but unexpectedly, Kaguya Shinomiya followed him.

She stood to the side with a cold expression, looking at the various drinks in the vending machine with a dilemma: "What do you want to drink? I'll give it back to you."

After saying that, he took out a 10,000 yuan bill from his wallet and tried to put it into the machine, but no matter how he tried, the money was returned.

Feng looked on with a puzzled expression and quickly snatched the banknotes away: "Hey, Shinomiya-kun, this kind of machine can't use such a large denomination."

“This is all the money I have.” Kaguya frowned slightly, seemingly quite dissatisfied with the situation.

Bai Yinfeng returned the money to her: "In that case, let's buy it outside the campus. We should be able to get change that way."

Kaguya Shinomiya thought for a moment. The school had suddenly announced that classes would be dismissed early, and her family probably didn't know. That meant she had less than an hour of free time.

"it is good."

Following Feng to a convenience store, her heart was pounding. This was the first time she had ever left the campus on her own, and the first time she had ever been to a convenience store, though it wasn't showing on her face.

Bai Yinfeng took a bottle of green tea, and then a bottle of beer.

"This is wine? Those under twenty can't..."

"Shh~" Feng put his finger to his lips and blew gently: "I'm just buying. If I don't drink, he can't just not do business, right?" He then smiled slightly.

Kaguya Shinomiya watched his retreating figure, grabbed the same type of green tea, and followed him.

"Those under the age of 20 are not allowed to drink alcohol."

The convenience store clerk looked at Kaede suspiciously. Kaguya wanted to see how he would explain, but to her surprise, he just said it directly.

"No, the wine was bought for my father."

"I see." The shop assistant nodded. He had seen many people running errands for their families and hadn't paid much attention to it.

"And this too, we'll settle the bill together." Kaguya placed the green tea she had taken on the counter.

The shop assistant carefully examined the banknotes, fearing they might be counterfeit. After confirming there was no problem, the assistant was quite distressed and gave the change, wondering how a child could carry such a large sum of money.

Didn't your family come to pick you up?

Kaguya looked at him and said truthfully, "One more hour."

"Oh, okay? Then let me take you for a walk around the neighborhood. I know a few really good snack shops."

Perhaps it was her curiosity that led her to follow.

"Grandma, I'd like a cheese stick, with extra sauce."

"Oh, it's Xiaofeng. Please wait a moment."

The aroma of fried food wafted out, and Kaguya stared at the oil pan; it was a taste she had never had before.

Soon, the cheese sticks wrapped in tin foil were ready, and Grandma kindly helped them cut them in half.

"Be careful, it'll burn you," Feng kindly reminded him.

Kaguya tore open the foil and took a small bite. The red tomato and minced meat sauce was sweet and sour with a meaty aroma. The cheese was stretched long, and the sausage inside tasted pretty good too.