I endured the humiliation and humiliation while being besieged by the ghost story elder sister.

Feeling a little relieved, Ximiao slowly opened the door and stepped inside. The cold wind that hit her made her sneeze.

Then she muttered a complaint under her breath, "Honestly, why didn't Fanxia turn off the air conditioner before she left..."

Anyway, he's back now, so it's fine if the air conditioning is still on. This cool feeling is actually quite nice!

After taking off her shoes, Ximiao picked up her schoolbag, went back to her room, and tossed it aside casually.

Then, feeling a great weight lifted off his shoulders, he collapsed onto the soft bed. If he hadn't been so anxious about not having dinner yet, he would have loved to just fall asleep right there.

What happened in the infirmary completely exhausted his already dwindling strength. It was a miracle that he was able to fight off his drowsiness and ride the train back with Arisa...

Thinking this way, Ximiao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Then he wondered whether he should go to Arisa's place for dinner tonight or order takeout.

He's definitely not going to do it himself.

However, before making a decision, he needs to take a nice hot bath!

Instantly energized, Hiyo struggled to get up from her soft bed and slowly walked towards her wardrobe, wanting to find a change of clothes.

after awhile.

Having already showered and washed herself, Ximiao took the little yellow duck and stepped into the bathtub filled with hot water.

"Phew~ That feels good. After taking a hot shower, I suddenly have a craving for pizza. I remember the pizza place I went to last time seemed pretty good... Adding some cold drinks would be nice too."

Having made his decision, Ximiao silently immersed his head in the hot water. The feeling of being enveloped in warmth was very relaxing.

While Hiyo was taking a bath, downstairs, Arisa was being tortured by her mother, though it was mental torture.

On the sofa, Ashi was observing her daughter's expression with great interest, and said quietly.

"The teacher called and told me about what happened today. Something terrible must have happened at the gym. As the person directly involved, could you tell me what exactly happened?"

It's no wonder she wanted to gossip about this kind of thing; the fact that the devil was being bullied at school really tickled her funny bone.

But Ami was still a little worried about how Nozomi, the victim, was doing.

Seeing that her mother wanted to hear about what had happened that day, Arisa sighed helplessly at first, and then told Arisa everything that had happened in detail.

Of course, except for what happens in the infirmary...

Then, Ashi also told her that on Monday, the school wanted to invite the parents of the girls involved to come and understand the situation and the handling of those delinquent girls.

In other words, it's a disguised way of saying that we have to go to a parent-teacher meeting.

Chapter 100 Going Back

Today is another happy day for the pizza delivery girl. She has been patiently waiting for this order she has been wanting to deliver for a long time, and it has finally arrived again.

She was happily riding her little motorcycle on her way to her apartment when suddenly a heavy rain started, soaking her to the bone.

His clothes and pants were completely soaked, but because he had dutifully worn a helmet, his short, dashing hair was prevented from getting wet as well.

The first thing she did when she got to the apartment building was to park and check if the pizzas in the insulated box in the back had gotten wet.

After confirming that there were no problems with the pizza to be delivered, she breathed a sigh of relief, walked into the apartment building, went to the facial recognition access control machine, and pressed the doorbell according to the door number left on the order.

Not long after, the glass door next to her slowly opened. Perhaps because she was too excited to see the cute boy again, she forgot for a moment that she was still wet.

She eagerly pressed the elevator button, and once she reached her designated floor, she went straight to the door and rang the doorbell again.

Immediately afterwards, she heard hurried footsteps coming from inside the house.

With a "click," the lock on the inner door was opened, and then she saw Xi Ling, who was wearing a shirt with the buttons undone, walk out.

Those fair, flawless legs were fully visible to her. Seemingly sensing the delivery girl's gaze, Xi Ling couldn't help but dodge to the side, hiding most of her body behind the door.

Then he said, "Hello...excuse me, do you have pizza and drinks?"

Upon hearing Xi Ling's question, the delivery girl, who had been somewhat stunned, finally came to her senses and quickly handed over the items in her hand, while also taking the money for the pizza from Xi Ling's hand.

Just when she thought that Xi Ling would close the door and go back without hesitation, she found that he was still standing behind the door, his beautiful light blue eyes looking her up and down.

This was unexpected, and she was a little flattered. Looking down, she suddenly remembered that she had just come to deliver pizzas in the pouring rain, and her loose clothes were soaked and clung perfectly to her skin.

This revealed her beautiful figure, which she usually hid under her clothes, and showed off her stunning curves to Ximiao.

Suddenly, a blush appeared on her pale face, which had turned very pale from feeling a bit cold.

Before she could say anything, Xi Ling, feeling a little sorry for her, glanced at the rain outside, which showed no signs of letting up, and spoke to the delivery lady.

"Wait here for me a moment, don't rush off!"

After saying that, Ximiao picked up her dinner, turned around and went into the house. You could hear that she was rummaging through something.

After a while, the delivery girl, who was getting a little too cold, couldn't help but sneeze. Just as she was wondering what Xi Ling was doing,

Xi Ling walked over with a clean towel and a cup of hot tea in her hand, and a plastic bag containing something hanging on her arm.

Then I heard him say, "First, dry yourself off with a towel, then drink a cup of hot tea to warm yourself up. That way you'll avoid catching a cold!"

The delivery girl, who hadn't expected Xi Ling to do that, froze on the spot, her hands trembling, unsure whether she should accept the towel and hot tea.

Ke Xiling didn't give her a chance to continue arguing. She forcefully stuffed the towel and hot tea into her hands.

Then he explained what was in the bag hanging on his arm.

"This is a disposable raincoat. I bought it before but haven't had a chance to use it. I personally prefer using an umbrella, so I was thinking that you might need it, delivery lady..."

"..."

Seeing that she remained silent, Xi Ling felt a little awkward. However, he didn't seem to know the delivery lady very well, so he had nothing to say and could only stand in the entryway as if he were being punished.

a long time.

Downstairs in the apartment building.

The deliverywoman, who had wiped all the water droplets off her body, felt much better after drinking a cup of hot tea to warm herself up.

After putting on the disposable raincoat that Xi Ling gave her, she felt exceptionally happy, even though it was still raining heavily outside.

Meanwhile, after serving the delivery lady who had braved the heavy rain to bring him takeout, he returned to the living room barefoot on the clean, slightly cool wooden floor.

Fortunately, it didn't take too long. When he opened the pizza box, he could still feel the heat emanating from the freshly baked pizza.

Xi Ling sat cross-legged on the cushion. Having been hungry for a long time, he was already quite impatient to enjoy the fragrant dinner in front of him.

"Alright, I'll start eating!"

……

"It's raining so hard... The convenience store is sold out of umbrellas. I can't exactly call Mio to come pick me up, can I? He should have already finished showering by now..."

Fanxia, ​​who had spent the entire day outside discussing work matters with her editor, was stranded at the station by the sudden downpour.

As you can see, she was also carrying an exquisite box with the name of the cake shop printed on it, which was probably a small cake she planned to bring for Ximiao.

She found a place to sit down, looking extremely depressed. After spending the whole day outside, Mio was completely exhausted.

I didn't get to eat the lunch that Hio prepared, and I didn't even get to have dinner. Damn job...

As she sighed and lamented for a while, looking at the group of high school girls who were planning to go out and have some fun on Friday night, she also looked depressed.

Suddenly remembering something, Fanxia quickly took out her phone and dialed the number of a certain nemesis.

The waiting ringing stopped abruptly, followed by a crisp, somewhat impatient voice coming from the phone.

All I heard was her asking directly, sounding annoyed.

"What are you looking for me for?"

"...Um, could you please come and pick me up at the station, Miss Arisa? It's raining outside, and I'm temporarily stranded here."

Knowing that she had something to ask of Arisa, Honoka's attitude changed completely compared to usual.

The girl opposite her was probably disgusted by her fawning tone, and remained silent for a long while before speaking.

"Okay, then you can wait over there."

Arisa then hung up the phone.

On the sofa in the living room, Arisa slowly stood up and silently looked at Beros, who was busy working not far away.

"Um... Peros... may I ask if you can..."

"No, I can't, I'm busy."

Before Arisa could finish speaking, she was met with an unequivocal rejection from the cat maid.

Seeing that she couldn't get Pegasus to come and pick her up, Arisa sighed helplessly, changed into some clothes for going out, took an umbrella, told Ami, and went out.

Unbeknownst to him, his girlfriend, Nozomi, who was about to leave to pick up her nominal guardian, had already devoured the pizza.

He slumped onto the sofa, rubbing his full belly, wondering why Sister Fanxia hadn't returned yet.

However, the delivery lady from earlier seemed vaguely familiar to him, as if she was the one who always delivered his pizzas...

It must be a coincidence, right?

Nozomi couldn't help but think this.

Then, he felt a little sleepy and closed his eyes, intending to take a short nap on the sofa.

I don’t know how long it took.

From the entrance hall came the sound of a key turning in the lock.

"Phew~ I'm finally back. Honestly, the weather forecast said it wouldn't rain today, but I ended up being stuck at the station for so long."

"What? Do you feel embarrassed to ask me to come pick you up?"

For some reason, Arisa, who followed Honoka into the house, took off her shoes at the entrance and couldn't help but question this idiot Yuki-onna.

If it weren't for the fact that she had begged her so politely to come and pick her up, Arisa wouldn't have gone to all that trouble to walk to the station...

The two bickered as they walked toward the living room. The faint aroma of pizza wafted through the air, which was probably Nozomi's dinner.

Fanxia couldn't help but think this way, and then she saw Ximiao lying on the sofa asleep without even a blanket, and she was stunned for a moment.

"Oh dear~ Looks like I'm sleepy after eating. What's the difference between me and a pig?"

Seeing that Xi Ling was sleeping soundly, the two of them didn't intend to wake him.

After all, on the way back, Arisa told Honoka about all the unpleasant things that happened that day.