Let's do it again, Yukino.

"Xiaoxue, let's not talk about the past life. In this life, after your rebirth, how do you view the current Haruhi?"

That night, the young man said these words to the girl in front of him.

Perhaps there will be fewer and fewer opportunities to ask this question in the future.

If you miss such a good opportunity, you won't get another chance.

Although he vaguely knew that Yukinoshita might still like him, since he had already mustered up the courage, he still wanted to know the most accurate answer.

"So, Xiaoxue, just say what you want to say. Whether it's insults or anything else, just tell me everything in the quiet of the night. I will remember it all and keep it for the rest of my life."

"I can't find any good points about you, and I don't know what I like about you. I really don't know. But if you ask me whether I like you or not, I guess I do."

Although I'm stupid, although I'm incredibly foolish, and although I can't even imagine what kind of degenerate you would become if I weren't by your side...

"Yes, that's right, I like you... My feelings for you have probably never changed."

The girl pointed to her chin and nodded confidently.

"Speak louder, I can't hear you."

"I've already said it, whether in my past life or now, I like it very, very much."

The girl's voice echoed calmly through the park. Although the night was still deep, the vast park was clearly no longer peaceful. All the streetlights were on, making the dense, dark woods even more eerie, and the road surface a pale white.

"Say it again on the other side of my ear, but I still can't hear you!!"

Snapped! ! !

The girl delivered a powerful over-the-shoulder throw, slamming the arrogant boy to the ground.

"But can you, you idiot, change your childish ways?"

"The sound is still a bit soft..."

Lying on the ground, Chunri repeated softly once more.

"I like you, Ah Qing, isn't that enough... you idiot."

The girl's voice became twice as loud again.

"Not nearly enough..."

Springtime sat up from the ground, gently hugged Xiaoxue, and whispered her answer in her ear.

"In my past life, I often wondered, Xiaoxue, how could you possibly like me? Think about it, I can't do anything right!"

"What a troublesome guy. He's mentally older than an adult. What do you want me to do to make him believe me?"

"That makes sense... So, Xiaoxue, does that mean that no matter what I do to you now, you won't resist?"

"..."

Such a terrible question left the girl speechless.

"...Do whatever makes you happy."

"Ah... Xiaoxue, look at that reluctant tone, it's obvious she doesn't like me..."

"Are you an idiot? Your tone is incredibly childish."

"Just as I thought, they were just trying to brush me off, weren't they..."

"So what are you feeling down about?"

“I’m different. No matter what Xiaoxue does to me now, I won’t resist!”

Looking at Haruhi's confident and eloquent expression, Yukino felt a headache coming on.

but----

Won't there be any resistance?

"you sure?"

The girl looked at the spring day that seemed genuine, and a smile appeared on her lips.

……

…………

a long time,

Spring Day, whose face was gradually turning pitiful from being toyed with, looked at Snow, who was sitting on her lap, once again.

A series of loud popping sounds, accompanied by multicolored lights, came from high in the distance.

"I think I heard the sound of fireworks exploding."

"Yes, I heard that too."

To be honest, it felt quite comfortable to sit on my lap with the soft, delicate bottom of the spring girl.

Do you hate butts?

Xiaoxue brushed against Chunri's nose, her warm breath spraying onto the girl's face.

"Whether it's big or small, I love anything that's Xiaoxue's!"

"abnormal!"

As Xiaoxue said this in a coquettish tone, she affectionately rubbed her nose against Chunri's.

"It's so itchy, Xiaoxue, stop rubbing your nose."

"You can fight back too..."

"But there's nowhere I want to freeload off."

Even in the darkness of spring, he glanced at the girl's body.

"There should be!!"

Yukino cleared her throat and straightened her chest once again.

Kasuga: "zzzz..."

"Hey! You idiot, what are you pretending to be asleep for?!"

Spring Day woke up from her feigned sleep: "Sorry, I fell asleep without realizing it because I didn't want to face the somewhat sad reality... Ouch... That hurts, don't pinch me, just kidding, I know Xiaoxue's potential is for the future."

Yukinoshita blushed and kept pinching Haruhi's body, seemingly trying to hide her inferiority complex. Her voice was a little sharp: "Then why are you putting on such a tragic expression? Shouldn't I be the one feeling sad?"

Then, she seemed to remember something, recalling the way the boy in front of her looked at her compared to how Yui and Yumiko did back then, on that day in Chiba Village.

"I know, you've been thinking about this ever since that time we played in the water in Chiba Village, you idiot. Have you always thought that Yui, Yumiko, or even Komachi are all stronger than me?!"

Haruhi glanced away guiltily, whistling, "No way!! Am I the kind of guy who would despair over the fact that my girlfriend doesn't have any breasts?!"

The girl blushed and forcefully turned Chunri's face towards her.

"Hey... don't really start to despair. If you really want to be my boyfriend, you should also bear my sadness. Even if it's a little smaller now, every time you touched it before, it was a real **."

"I will try my best, as **'s boyfriend...zzzz"

"Hey! You childish kid, if you keep pretending to be asleep, I'm really going to start hitting you."

"Hahaha... Xiaoxue is so cute... that 36D...zzzz"

"If you keep talking like that in your sleep on purpose... hey!!"

……

Even in the darkness, one could still hear the sweet nothings and witty conversations that only existed between the two of them.

Although the two can no longer create those pure and innocent memories like those from their past life, beautiful memories can always be created.

Fireworks still bloomed in the sky, far into the darkness.

"Hey, Xiaoxue, please go out with me again..."

In that romantic moment, the boy's shadow, cast on the ground, kissed the girl's forehead and asked softly.

"Let me think about it some more, please give me a little more time."

"how long?"

"Hmm, after the Soubu High School cultural festival next semester..."

After hesitating for a moment, she told the truth.

(P.S.: I'm having a bit of writer's block, let me sort it out first...)

Chapter Thirty-Seven: The Pitiful Older Single Woman

If it weren't for that one glance,

How could a young man possibly spot that woman's alluring appearance in the crowd?

One afternoon, as summer vacation was drawing to a close, Haruhi asked the store manager to go to the downtown commercial district to collect a batch of necessary items.

The boy's figure exposed to the scorching sun.

As we passed that magnificent auditorium,

The bells, carrying blessings and resounding chimes, took flight together with the white doves.

A magnificent atmosphere filled the air, and the blessings from inside the hall drifted out the door.

A red carpet lay out before them, and the two strangers were about to step into the grave of marriage.

Originally, all of this had nothing to do with spring, who was just passing by.

However, in this scene overflowing with happiness,

A glance back, as if they were telepathically connected.

It seemed like there was someone familiar, with a familiar voice and a familiar name.

"Xiaojing, you're at an age where you should seriously consider getting married. Look at your colleagues, friends, and relatives; many of them are around your age and their children are already in elementary school..."

"Go and snatch the bride's bouquet! Your mother and I are waiting to hold our granddaughter!"