My deskmate is actually my yandere reader.

As for the opportunity...

At a sports meet, Hirasawa Shinbu stole the show but was ostracized.

His athletic talent was too dazzling and too powerful.

Success in anything in this world isn't solely achieved through hard work; talent also plays a crucial role.

Some people are born with a stronger understanding than others, while others are born with good looks, tall stature, or outstanding qualities in some other aspect.

Being ostracized, Hirasawa Shinbu sullenly hid on the rooftop, where no one knew him, during the awards ceremony.

Just then, Izumi Kurose, also furious after being criticized for her writing, came to the rooftop.

Frustrated, Hirasawa Masato told Kurose Izumi to get out, and now the rooftop was all his.

Kurose Izumi was not convinced and started arguing with him, which then turned into a fight, leaving them both with bruises and swelling on their faces.

Of course, Izumi Kurose was beaten even worse, but he was also a man of courage and managed to give Masato Hirasawa a black eye!

When they were both exhausted and lying on the ground, Izumi Kurose was the first to get up, extended a hand to Masato Hirasawa, and said:

"Did you enjoy it? If you did, get up. Don't lie there like a defeated stray dog."

From then on, they naturally became good friends.

Kurose Izumi could understand those who ostracized Hirasawa Masato back in high school.

You practice desperately, but others can easily surpass you, even without daily training.

That feeling of being unable to reach someone, looking up at their back until you can't see them anymore, is very bittersweet.

Jealousy is one of the seven emotions and six desires of human beings, and it is inseparable from them.

Those who have never been jealous of others simply haven't met someone whose talent in their own field is so exceptional that it's hard to match them.

……

Hirasawa Shinbu looked at Kurose Izumi's outstretched hand, took a deep breath, and half-propped himself up.

"Seriously... I can't stand you, you bastard."

Then, just as when Kurose Izumi reached out to him, he gripped that hand tightly in response.

When Kurose Izumi helped Hirasawa Mabu up and they stood up together, Shiraishi Chiren and the others also came down from the audience.

Inari Yuki looked at the basketball club members lying on the ground, groaning in pain, then at the two with bruised and swollen faces, and shouted with a deep frown, "Kurose-senpai, Hirasawa-senpai, are you idiots?! Why did you fight?"

"And you even got into a group fight. Have you thought about the consequences of fighting? What if you get expelled or suspended from school?"

Faced with Inari Yuki's accusation, Kurose Izumi scratched his head and looked away, saying, "I just couldn't help myself when I saw Shinbu get beaten up."

He hadn't really thought about the consequences.

Teenage boys are all like this; once they get carried away with their passion, they'll act without considering the consequences.

However, he wasn't too afraid of being expelled; at most, he'd just be suspended from school.

Even if I get expelled in the end, I can just go to another school.

Given his grades, even with his history of fighting, surely someone would take him in?

"Suspension from school? Expulsion?" Upon hearing these two words, Hirasawa Shinbu couldn't help but chuckle.

Inari Yuki glared at him, puffing out her cheeks in anger, and said, "Hirasawa-senpai, what are you laughing at?!"

"Don't worry, you won't be expelled." Hirasawa Mabu smiled. "Even if you are expelled, there are other schools."

The Hirasawa Foundation has invested in too many schools. Although Meisei is considered high-class, it is still slightly inferior to those in Chiyoda.

If, in the end, they are to be accepted and expelled, he can happily go to school in Chiyoda with Izumi Kurose.

It's a bit of a shame that I can't see Tsuda Yoshi every day, but there's nothing I can do about it.

"Izumi, was fighting fun?" Shiraishi Chiren looked up and down at Kurose Izumi, whose face was bruised and swollen, and gave her a cold smile.

"You're really something, I couldn't stop you no matter what I did."

"This, this..."

Kurose Izumi suddenly became guilty, her eyes darting around even more, and she stammered, unable to utter a single word for a long time.

"Haha, you're henpecked, aren't you, kid!"

After laughing and making a sarcastic remark, Hirasawa Shinbu turned his gaze to Shiraishi Chire and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, class president, Izumi and I got into a fight. If there's anything I can do to make it up to you, just let me know!"

"..."

Upon hearing this, Shiraishi Chiren remained silent, only looking at Hirasawa Shinbu with a slightly cold gaze.

But in her heart, there was a slight smile, a sense of satisfaction at her plan succeeding.

The reason they sent Kurose Izumi to fight was to make Hirasawa Masato say those words.

Although I don't want to see him get hurt, this reluctance seems insignificant compared to the psychological trauma he would suffer after being exposed.

Afterwards, she will make it up to and take good care of Kurose Izumi.

'Izumi, my love is misunderstood, isn't it?'

104. Shiraishi Chire helps with bathing.

"Then I'll go take a shower first?"

After dinner and resting for a while, Kurose Izumi stood up from the sofa in the living room.

For some reason, during dinner, Shiraishi Chiren told him to take a shower first that night.

He didn't hesitate for long and readily agreed.

Whether you wash first or last, it doesn't really matter; previously, we adhered to the principle of "ladies first."

Now they don't need to worry about so much anymore; they can just get along however they like.

"Okay, go ahead." Shiraishi Chiren nodded, watching him leave with a slight smile on her lips.

And so, Izumi Kurose returned to the master bedroom, tidied up her change of clothes, and went into the bathroom.

But shortly after he entered, and just as he unbuttoned all the buttons on his shirt, the bathroom door behind him suddenly clicked open.

Kurose Izumi was startled and turned to look at the newcomer.

When he finally saw Shiraishi Chiren in a racing-style bodycon swimsuit through the hazy mist, his eyes widened in surprise.

"Q-Qian Lian?!"

Kurose Izumi watched in disbelief as Shiraishi Chiren approached him, unable to understand why she had come.

"You're injured, it must be hard to wash, right? Let me help you," Shiraishi Chiren explained softly, her delicate, fair face flushed slightly.

"No need! I can do it myself!" Kurose Izumi quickly shook her head and refused, thinking to herself, "Isn't this just a couple's bath?"

After this incident, does that mean we'll shower together again next time, or maybe we won't even wear swimsuits anymore?!

"Don't force yourself, you idiot." Shiraishi Chiren lowered her head and gently scolded, "I'm Izumi's girlfriend, so I should fulfill my duties as a girlfriend."

"Chiren, why do you always have to be so serious about things like this?!" Kurose Izumi looked like she was about to cry.

What do you mean by 'I'm Quan's girlfriend, so I should fulfill my duties as a girlfriend'?!

This sounds just like the classic line: it's a girlfriend's responsibility to help her boyfriend deal with his accumulated stress!

"Is that not okay? I'm just worried about Izumi."

"That definitely won't work. Think about it, if you were to scrub my back, a lot of things would be inconvenient, right?"

"What's inconvenient?"

"At once……"

Kurose Izumi stammered and couldn't get the rest of her sentence out.

What should you do if he says he'll see something he shouldn't see, but Shiraishi Chiren says she doesn't care?

Surely we can't actually be seen, right?

"Izumi, I just wanted to help you."

"This……"

"Is that not allowed?"

At this moment, Shiraishi Chiren bit her cherry lips, revealing a pitiful expression.

Seeing this, Izumi Kurose suddenly found herself unable to refuse.

"...Okay, wait for me to wrap myself in a towel."

After that, Shiraishi Chiren turned around, and Kurose Izumi took off her clothes and wrapped a towel around her lower body.

Then he soaked in a bathtub filled with hot water.

"Alright, Qianlian."

Chiren Shiraishi turned around, looked at Izumi Kurose who had her back to her, and smiled.

There's nothing she can't do if she sets her mind to it.

Controlling Kurose Izumi is a piece of cake!

Chire Shiraishi moved a small stool over, sat behind Izumi Kurose, and picked up a bath sponge to scrub his muscular back.

Her touch was very gentle; each wipe felt like a feather brushing against you, making you feel incredibly itchy and restless.

'Why did I agree? I'm just asking for trouble...'

Kurose Izumi felt the touch on her back, her face contorted in pain as she thought to herself.

After taking a bath, Shiraishi Chiren applied the medicine to Kurose Izumi again and covered the bruises and swelling on her face with gauze.

Tonight, after finishing their homework, they went to bed early and didn't play games or watch visual novels together.

……

The following day, Wednesday, was a sunny and breezy day.