People at the practical education center only want to drop out.

Meanwhile, all classes in the morning have ended.

Lunch break has begun.

Bai Lan is going to have lunch.

However, just as the teacher announced the end of get out of class, Horikita called Shirai back again.

"Mr. Bai."

Bai Lan assumed that Horikita was looking to borrow something again.

So Bai Lan decided that no matter what Horikita asked to borrow, he would just say "no" and that would be the end of it.

Even if Horikita once again stuffed the things she wanted to borrow into Shirai's desk ahead of time, it wouldn't make a difference.

In short, he has no intention of continuing to cooperate with Horikita.

Soon, Horikita reached out his hand towards Shirai again.

However, unlike in the past when I borrowed things "empty-handed".

This time, Horikita actually had something in his hand!

"Here you go." Horikita held the item out with both hands, appearing very solemn, and handed it to Bai Lan.

Bai Lan was caught off guard by Horikita's unexpected act of giving her something instead of taking it herself.

Bai Lan looked at what the other person was holding.

It was something that resembled a cuboid, yet also somewhat resembled a cylinder.

If Bai Lan wasn't mistaken, this should be a... lunchbox?!

"What's going on?" Bai Lan asked.

"This is a bento box."

"I know it's a bento box, but why did you give me this bento box?"

Horikita: "This is a thank-you gift for your help before."

"No, what I mean is: you must have made this bento before school started, right? I lent you something during school, and you prepared a thank-you gift before I even 'helped' you? Isn't this script a bit too perfunctory?"

"When I said 'before,' I meant what happened last night..."

At this point, Horikita continued to hold the bento box out with one hand while taking out his phone with the other.

Soon, Bai Lan received an email from Horikita.

Horikita: "Whether you did it intentionally or unintentionally, my brother stopped pressuring me to drop out of school because of you, so I think I should thank you. Also, research shows that girls giving boys lunchboxes is one of the ways to pave the way for the development of feelings, so by the way."

What a convenient way to say "by the way".

While expressing my gratitude, I also took care of the task.

"I don't want it!" Bai Lan shook her head, indicating that she refused such a gift.

Because Horikita's act of delivering the bento was so conspicuous, and because the two of them had their own thoughts, they did not deliberately lower their voices when they talked.

At that moment, the students in the classroom quickly noticed the commotion between Bai Lan and Horikita in that corner.

"What happened to them?"

"They went to school together in the morning, chatting and laughing all the way."

"We chatted after class and borrowed things from each other."

"They seemed to be getting along really well before, so why did the atmosphere suddenly turn so tense?"

........

Everyone was talking about it.

Therefore, Horikita's approach has proven effective.

After a morning of discussion, many students in the class accepted the idea that "Bai Lan and Horikita have a good relationship."

In response to Bai Lan's lack of cooperation, Horikita calmly said, "Since I've already made it, it would be a waste not to eat it."

hateful!

Her reasons were so convincing!

Because of her habits developed from playing wilderness survival games, Bai Lan has always been someone who dislikes wasting food.

When he was in the wilderness, he often encountered situations where he had to rely on scarce food to survive for a long time.

In this situation, he was very strict about food distribution, and every grain of food was extremely precious.

Therefore, Bai Lan cherishes every meal she has.

And then there is...

Through the semi-transparent lid on top of the bento box, Bai Lan could see what the food inside looked like.

It looks delicious.

In addition, it's mealtime now, and Bai Lan is at the age where she needs to grow.

"I just don't want to waste food."

Bai Lan swallowed hard, then suddenly stood up, snatched the lunchbox from Horikita's hand with a "snap," and strode out of the classroom.

People who eat melon: "???"

Are you sure this is a case of 'the atmosphere is not good'?

"Bai suddenly seems a bit arrogant."

“I suddenly sensed a kind of ‘domineering CEO’ aura from Horikita.”

"Wouldn't that make Bai the 'little darling' instead?"

As Bai Lan approached the door, he sensed someone speaking ill of him. He suddenly turned around and gave a fierce look to those who were gossiping about him.

Because Bai Lan had a lot of influence in the past, the volume of people speaking in the classroom instantly dropped by dozens of decibels.

Seeing this, Bai Lan finally looked away with satisfaction and walked out of the classroom.

.......

Bai Lan didn't want to eat this bento in the classroom, in front of Horikita.

What if the bento box is really delicious?

Wouldn't Horikita be smug then?

Besides that, Bai Lan had important things to do at noon.

Horikita Manabu told Shirai that the student council usually uses time before morning meetings, during lunch breaks, during club activities, and after school to complete its daily work.

Therefore, lunch break is the student council's working time.

Bai Lan planned to take advantage of the lunch break to register with the student council!

Before Horikita Manabu finds out that Bai Lan has fallen out with his sister, Bai Lan needs to quickly obtain the information Horikita Manabu has, as well as the identity of the student council member!

With this in mind, Bai Lan grabbed her lunchbox and hurried toward the location of the student council.

The student council's office is located on the fourth floor of the teaching building, in a special classroom in the very center.

The first-grade students are on the second floor.

Bai Lan needs to go up two flights of stairs.

Because the teaching building is not tall, with only four floors in total, and even including the rooftop, it is only five floors, there is no elevator installed in the teaching building, and you have to walk to go up and down the stairs.

When Bai Lan walked to the stairwell, he could see that many students were going up and down the stairs.

To be precise, all the students were going down the stairs; almost none of them were going up.

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Soon, a person moving against the flow of people appeared in the downward-flowing crowd.

At this moment, some of the first-year students on the second floor entered the middle of the staircase, preparing to join the downward flow of people.

However, just then, one of the students who was about to merge into the crowd suddenly saw Bai Lan walking against the flow of people and stopped in his tracks.

"Hey? Squad leader, why did you stop?"

"Chihiro-chan, I suddenly remembered something that needs to be addressed now. I can't have dinner with you all today. I'm sorry, and could you please let everyone know for me?"

"It's alright, class monitor."

Subsequently, the girl, who was called the "class monitor," joined the ranks of those who went against the tide.

.......

Although the school building does not have an elevator, the staircases are designed to be very spacious, so there is no overcrowding.

A short while later, Bai Lan appeared in front of the student council office.

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However, the student council office was locked at that time.

Bai Lan was not surprised by this.

This is all to be expected.

After all, student council members also need to eat.

In order to complete the report as soon as possible and avoid any unexpected problems, Bai Lan decided to wait patiently for the opportunity to arise.

However, Bai Lan did not stay at the entrance of the student council office, but turned around and headed towards the stairwell.

Bai Lan planned to sit and wait on the stairs leading to the rooftop on the fourth floor.

Bai Lan had observed that the location offered a view of the area below and the only route from Class 3A to the student council office.

Whether Horikita Manabu has lunch in the classroom or in the cafeteria, Shirai will know immediately whenever Horikita Manabu is heading to the student council office!

However, because Horikita gave Shirai a bento box, Shirai didn't have to wait idly; he could eat while he waited.

However, when Bai Lan returned to the stairwell.

Good afternoon, Bai.