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Chapter Sixteen: I didn't expect even an idiot could understand this! [Please subscribe automatically]

"Xiaoxue, you're making curry, right?" Dongfang Bai turned to ask Yukino Yukinoshita next to him, his hands still moving as he chopped the chicken into pieces with a sharp cleaver.

How can he cut vegetables without looking at the cutting board?! Isn't he afraid of cutting his hand?!

"Ah, yes."

Yukino Yukinoshita was watching Dongfang Bai cook for the first time, so she stared at him blankly. He suddenly became serious, and his movements were quick and skillful, clearly indicating that he had practiced many times.

"That's fine."

Dongfang Bai nodded to indicate that he understood, and quickly started simmering the chicken, radish, potatoes and other ingredients in the boiling water. After finishing all this, he still didn't stop working.

He single-handedly prepared three large pots of curry, each simmering with the ingredients he had just thrown in. Only after finishing all this did Dongfang Bai finally breathe a sigh of relief.

All you have to do now is wait for it to cook.

"You can cook?" Yukino Yukinoshita stared blankly at Dongfang Bai, feeling that there seemed to be many things about him that she didn't know.

"I know a little bit."

Dongfang Bai grinned and quickly left his spot to help Hiratsuka Shizuka.

……

"Everyone can take a break now; lunch is pretty much done."

Sawako Yamanaka clapped her hands and smiled at the eight people in front of her, saying, "This guy hasn't done anything and just keeps causing trouble, so how can he still maintain such a 'leisurely' appearance?"

"What, still thinking about that guy cooking?"

Eriri noticed that Yukino Yukinoshita seemed to be glancing in Dongfang Bai's direction, so she leaned over and asked, "I feel like there are many things about him that I don't know at all..."

"There's a lot you don't know about that guy."

Eriri rolled her eyes. Back when she met Dongfang Bai again after many years, she originally thought she was the one who knew him best, but later she found that she didn't know this guy at all.

Light novels, music, painting, cooking...

Is there anything this guy can't do?!

"What are you two talking about?"

Dongfang Bai clapped his hands and walked over to the two people who had been chatting. Although they still didn't get along very well, their relationship was more than just ordinary friends.

Strictly speaking, the two were childhood sweethearts.

"nothing."

Yukino Yukinoshita turned her head slightly, then suddenly remembered something and asked, "By the way, is the cat doing well at your house?"

"You mean 'Lucifer'? It stays in my sister's room every day, and it seems to be getting fat because it eats so well..."

Dongfang Bai rolled his eyes. That black cat was the reason he and Yukino met again. Sagiri seemed to love it very much, feeding it an excessive amount of cat food every day.

It's a miracle this guy hasn't gained weight.

"Is that so..."

Yukino Yukinoshita kept staring at the ground, and no one knew what she was thinking, but based on Dongfang Bai's understanding of her, she should have breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hey, it's that guy, and that little kid who was isolated before..."

Suddenly, Eriri Sawamura frowned and looked in the distance. The isolated girl that Dongfang Bai had mentioned earlier was washing dishes alone, her face looking somewhat gloomy.

Next to her was Hayato Hayama, who seemed to be talking to her, probably trying to get closer to her.

"That guy probably noticed that the kid was being ostracized too. People who become popular usually have high emotional intelligence." Dongfang Bai said expressionlessly. He felt that popular people couldn't possibly understand how someone who is ostracized feels.

As he expected, after Hayama Hayato realized that the other person was isolated, he seemed to want to help her, but she refused him in a flat tone.

Yukino Yukinoshita, standing next to Dongfang Bai, shook her head. Hayama Hayato's attempt to get her to reconcile with her friend was doomed to fail, especially since he had openly gone out of the crowd to talk to her.

Even with such an obvious purpose, those who were isolating her noticed it.

"He really is a social butterfly."

Dongfang Bai casually said something and walked towards the isolated child, but he deliberately took a detour, as if he were just passing by 'accidentally'.

Yukino Yukinoshita, who understood what Dongfang Bai meant, didn't say anything and just followed Dongfang Bai over, as if the two were going for a walk together.

"What do you mean? You two shouldn't be playing riddles!"

Eriri was stunned. How come these two always kept their thoughts to themselves and then said things that were completely incomprehensible to her? Not only could she not understand them at all, but the two of them could understand each other's meaning.

It felt like I was being excluded.

"That Hayama probably hasn't been in contact with isolated people before. If you want to get close to an isolated child like that, you can only find her in a quiet place where no one else can see her. Otherwise, she will be noticed by others, and you will never be able to open your heart to her."

After Dongfang Bai explained it to Eriri, she understood and nodded slightly. She continued to ask, "Even though that child was isolated, that guy was still looking for her in the crowd, without considering whether she would be embarrassed."

"Hmph, I didn't expect Sawamura to understand too." Yukino Yukinoshita said softly, causing Eriri Sawamura, who was standing next to her, to blush, but not out of embarrassment, but out of anger.

"What?! You've explained it to this extent, I'm not stupid, okay?!"

The three of them walked over to the isolated child, but did not speak to him. Instead, they stood quietly to the side, gazing into the distance, as if they were just passing by.

"That guy is really stupid."

Dongfang Bai squinted at Hayama Hayato in the distance and made a comment. Of course, the girl next to him heard this and put her hands behind her back, leaning against the tree like Dongfang Bai.

"They're all idiots."

"That's right. Humans are creatures that tend to exclude those who are different based on their preferences. Whether someone is too outstanding or too incompetent, they are easily ostracized. It's incredibly stupid."

Dongfang Bai turned his head slightly and spoke to the girl. She looked up, seemingly surprised. She suddenly felt a strange sense of familiarity with the high school student in front of her.

Chapter Seventeen: Don't Touch His Head! Don't Touch His Head! [Please Subscribe Automatically]

The girl in front of him was no more than eleven or twelve years old, about the same age as Sagiri. She had black hair and black eyes, with long black hair draped down her back, and her expression was quite somber.

She actually felt a sense of familiarity with the older brother in front of her, but she couldn't figure out where this feeling came from.

"name."

"Ok?"

"I'm asking for your name. You should understand, right?" The girl frowned slightly, turned to look at Dongfang Bai, and her tone was not very friendly.

"Tell me your name before you ask others."

Dongfang Bai didn't rush to answer, but instead smiled with narrowed eyes, which made the other party hesitate for a moment before speaking, "Tsurumi Rumi."

"A nice name." Dongfang Bai nodded approvingly. Being praised made Tsurumi Rumi a little shy, but she still stared at Dongfang Bai with a forced calm expression.

"So, your name?"

"Dongfang Bai, Dongfang is the surname and Bai is the given name." Tsurumi Rumi was a little surprised after hearing his name. His name was very nice to hear, and for some reason, it fit him very well.

"Wow, that guy is a shut-in too, how come he's so good at communicating?" Eriri exclaimed from not far away. Even someone like her who is a 'popular person on the surface' might not be able to do what Dongfang Bai did—ask for someone's name so casually.

Moreover, a good relationship was established in just a few words.

“Indeed, he has always been very good at communicating with others since he was a child.” Yukino Yukinoshita nodded slightly, as if recalling the first time the two met. From a young age, Yukino Yukinoshita was particularly aloof and not good at communicating with others.

But that guy was willing to chat with her. Considering his identity, Yukino Yukinoshita didn't refuse at the time. Unexpectedly, she found him to be really interesting after chatting with him.

He was completely different from the other noble children I knew. Despite his noble status, he had a very interesting personality and we got along well.

Thinking of this, Yukino Yukinoshita's lips curled up slightly. She stood quietly next to Eriri, not thinking of going up to help Dongfang Bai talk to the little girl. She believed that he would be fine even if he was alone.

“You seem a little different.” Tsurumi Rumi turned her head and said to Dongfang Bai, which piqued his interest. He stopped leaning against the tree and sat down on the grass, patting the spot next to him.

"Sit down, aren't you tired of standing?"

Upon hearing the invitation, Tsurumi Rumi was taken aback. After hesitating for a moment, she sat down. She sensed that Dongfang Bai was very different from the others, and she wanted to know why.

Do you think I'm different from others?

"Yeah, everyone else is as childish as a kid, they're all idiots."

Rumi Tsurumi sat down next to Dongfang Bai and chatted with him, seemingly engrossed in their conversation, complaining about society and school together.

Although complaining doesn't solve problems, it can relieve some psychological pressure. Tsurumi Rumi, who had been complaining with Dongfang Bai for a long time, felt much more relaxed, and a smile involuntarily appeared on her lips.

"Little Chinese student, may I call you that?"

"No, that's too stupid, like an idiot."

He was rejected without hesitation. Dongfang Bai awkwardly scratched his cheek. This kid looked rather aloof, but he was surprisingly precocious and quite eloquent.

Why are young Chinese students ostracized in the US?

Tsurumi was a little annoyed when she heard that Dongfang Bai hadn't changed how he addressed her, but she didn't care too much about it afterward. The question he asked was more important.

"Because I used to ostracize others like an idiot a few times, but I would stop quickly and talk to others again... Over time, I got ostracized, and it was all my own fault."

Tsurumi Rumi lowered her head, her face pale. Dongfang Bai nodded but didn't say anything. He simply reached out and gently rubbed her head, making her momentarily stunned.

"Don't touch my head, you're such an idiot."

"So what if I'm an idiot? We're all idiots anyway."

Dongfang Bai didn't care at all about being called an 'idiot'. He always had a faint smile on his face. Chatting with him made Tsurumi Rumi feel very relaxed. She opened up to him in just ten minutes.

She complained to him about everything, and Dongfang Bai listened quietly the whole time without minding. She poured out her grievances, and only by venting her inner dissatisfaction could she feel better.

"Alright, it's time to eat. I made the curry rice for lunch, go try it." After listening to Tsurumi Rumi's complaints, Dongfang Bai slowly stood up, patted the grass roots stuck to his pants, and said.

"Big brother's cooking can't possibly taste good." Even though that's what she said, Tsurumi Rumi stood up with Dongfang Bai and walked towards the dining tent.

The two automatically split into two groups before they even reached the other side, as if they were complete strangers. If someone saw them coming together, it would always give those who ostracized her something to think.

Do you think she's too arrogant, or do you think she's ungrateful?

……

"After a busy day, it's finally time to eat!"

Yui Yuigahama suddenly widened her beautiful eyes and exclaimed in surprise, "It's just curry rice, why does it taste so good? It's like it's been made with some kind of magic."

"What is this?! It's super delicious!"