Let's do it again, Yukino.

Run!

"Forehead……"

Having received the instruction, Haruhi swallowed hard and gave a dry smile to Koyuki, who was inexplicably wearing a Furyu-an uniform.

"Oh, sorry, I've come to the wrong place. This isn't KFC, is it? I'll go to the next one."

The boy, his heart pounding wildly, replied with utter despair, "..."

Then, without hesitation, he turned around and prepared to run away immediately.

That's it.

No wonder I had a bad feeling when I answered the phone.

The boy felt a bitter taste in his mouth the moment the girl behind him gently tugged at his clothes.

"Do our guests like the dish of stir-fried bamboo shoots with shredded pork?"

The girl's voice sounded like it came from hell.

(P.S.: Haha, why am I posting these one by one at midnight? I fell asleep last night because I was too tired while I was working on them. Sorry, I'll definitely keep updating. So please continue to support me. Thank you.)

Chapter 76 What is the Will to Survive?

outside the house,

unusually hot and humid weather

And in the Fengliu'an Restaurant,

Even though the air conditioning was on, I felt safer outside in the spring.

"Haha, what a coincidence! I was just thinking of Xiaoxue, and you're here too."

"Hahaha...haha...ha..."

Looking at Xiaoxue, dressed in the uniform of a waitress at a brothel, standing in the entrance hall as if she had been waiting for him for a long time, Chunri had no choice but to stand there, scratching her head and laughing in an attempt to hide her embarrassment.

Then the laughter gradually subsided under the girl's gaze, which was capable of freezing everything.

Xiaoxue nodded calmly.

"Yes, it is indeed a coincidence. If I hadn't heard from Inaho that he had actually given you a day off as early as Friday, I would have really thought that Haruhi was working diligently at Furyu-an to earn money."

Not far away, when Inaho Shin, the shop manager, overheard the two talking about him, he turned his face away guiltily, his back to the boy's piercing gaze, and inwardly apologized to Kasuga.

I am truly sorry...

Haruhi hurriedly used up his already limited brain cells to continue explaining to Yukinoshita.

"Uh, didn't I already explain to you on the phone that I was cleaning my apartment at the time? Besides, Fengliuan's working hours aren't as early as you think."

Yukinoshita's smile remained unchanged. A crisp sound rang out from her fair, jade-like palm. Haruhi looked closely and saw that it was a key that was extremely familiar to him.

"If you're cleaning your own apartment, then why are these keys in the pocket of your spare clothes? Could you please explain why, Kasuga-kun, who's always too lazy to tidy up his room?"

"That's enough... there's no need to continue."

Spring Day sat down in the seat next to her with a look of utter despair. She glanced at the girl who had transformed into a Sherlock Holmes-like sharp and witty person, and finally nodded in resignation, then sighed.

"That's right, I am the murderer. Please arrest me."

Inside the Fengliu Nunnery, only the boy's extremely frustrated voice could be heard.

Well, in less than a minute, Haruhi was checkmated by the girl in front of him.

He slowly stood up again and walked towards the door.

Xiaoxue called out to him from behind.

"Where are you going?"

"I'm going to turn myself in... Xiaoxue, take care of yourself from now on."

The departing boy never looked back.

Xiaoxue's cold expression finally softened a little, and she called out to Chunri, who was about to walk towards the gate, with a hint of annoyance.

"Are you an idiot? Come back here, and don't think I don't know you're trying to take this opportunity to escape."

……

Xiaoxue's restless fingertips accidentally touched the red ribbon in her long hair, pulling Chunri back from the doorway.

She gazed at the boy, her eyes clear and bright like water.

"I was just worried about your safety. I went to your apartment but couldn't find you, and then I looked for you at Fengliu Nunnery, but I couldn't find you there either. I had no choice but to try to call you, just to make sure you were in any trouble."

"As for where you went and what you did all day, I have no interest in knowing. You can tell me when you want to."

"Why is Xiaoxue wearing the uniform of a waitress at Fengliu Nunnery?"

Having temporarily escaped disaster, springtime, despite the lenient light snow, reveals an instinctive probing in its cautious gaze.

It has to be said that Haruhi is used to seeing Koyuki wearing home clothes and school uniforms, but rarely sees her wearing something like a yukata or kimono.

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However, upon closer inspection, Haruhi felt that Yuki, wearing this uniform, resembled the snow woman monster from the ghost stories she had read.

Unable to withstand the boy's intense gaze, Xiaoxue became slightly shy, and her originally cool voice softened.

"Is it pretty?"

She asked quietly, and turned her back so that Chunri could see her entire outfit.

"She looks good, of course, I'm referring to Xiaoxue herself, not the uniform."

"I won't fall in the same place more than twice," Chunri replied immediately and without hesitation.

"Yes, thank you."

In the ambiguous atmosphere, the girl lowered her head and responded somewhat shyly.

"As for why I work here, it's actually because of that store manager, Inaho—"

"Actually, it was I who asked Ms. Yukinoshita to do this, Mr. Kasuga."

Another familiar, magnetic male voice rang out from the side, interrupting Yukinoshita's voice.

Springtime compels us to look away.

Before anyone knew it, Inaho Shin, the store manager, came to their side with an apologetic smile and explained the whole incident to Kasuga.

The story begins today when Ms. Risa took the day off because she wasn't feeling well, and the shopkeeper, Mr. Shin, who couldn't find a suitable replacement, ran into Yukino Yukinoshita, who was in Furuu-an looking for information about Haruhi's whereabouts.

"You wouldn't be having any improper intentions towards my Xiaoxue, would you?"

The boy shielded Xiaoxue behind him, looking at the shop manager with some wariness.

After spending some time together, Haruhi didn't doubt the character and conduct of the shopkeeper in front of him. However, having read so many erotic novels about woodblock printing in his previous life, it was impossible for him not to be wary.

"Haruhi-kun, you're overthinking it. How could such a thing possibly happen? And stop looking at me like that, the shopkeeper. Even if Yukinoshita is indeed a stunning beauty, it doesn't mean she's my type."

Chunri stared wide-eyed, incredulously retorting to Manager Xin, "How could that be? Manager, you're clearly lying! My Xiaoxue is so cute, how could no one like her?!"

"Hey, hey, that's a bit much, Kasuga-kun. Even if you want to please your girlfriend quickly, you don't have to be so shameless as to slander me."

Inaho Nobu sighed, feeling wronged and somewhat speechless.

He subconsciously ignored the girl whose eyes couldn't hide her joy after hearing Haruhi's righteous words.

Well, this approach is indeed quite useful for girls who are blinded by love.

But who is he? Nobuo Inaho, a great man who has witnessed the birth of countless awful couples around him, whose emotional intelligence, honed through the experiences of seven couples showing off their affection, has reached an astonishing peak.

The boy in front of him, who had a somewhat foolish and delinquent personality, had displayed clumsy behavior with an extremely strong survival instinct from the moment he arrived. In his clear mind, it was all too obvious.

"Let me put it this way, actually, compared to male employees like Brother Heng and Brother Kasuga, I prefer female employees like Lisa and Ms. Yukinoshita, who are both good-looking and hardworking."

"So, I decided to give this Ms. Yukinoshita a try and temporarily hire her as an employee of our Furyu-an. Of course, her hourly wage would be the same as Risa's."

"To my surprise, this kind-hearted Ms. Yukinoshita actually agreed to my request and was willing to temporarily serve as a waitress at our Furyu-an."

After listening to Manager Xin's explanation, Chunri gripped Xiaoxue's shoulders with a serious expression, her eyes filled with undisguised worry.

"Xiaoxue, if anyone ever brings up such rude things to you again, just beat them up with your Aikido. Don't worry about my feelings. We can just quit if necessary."

"I've already told you, I didn't do anything rude. I've explained it to you several times already."

Haruhi subconsciously filtered out the store manager's protests.

……

"It doesn't have much to do with Store Manager Inaho."

Xiaoxue shook her head, smoothing the long hair that fell across her forehead, her face as moist as water, looking at Chunri with a gentle expression.

"It would be nice to work in the same place as you occasionally, at least that's what I think."

(P.S.: Ten chapters is really an exaggeration. I couldn't even keep up with the high update volume of the past few days. I really did my best. I will make up for the missed chapters with the three chapters every day. There should be another chapter around midnight tonight.)

Chapter Seventy-Seven: I won't listen! I won't listen!

Thank you for coming.

night,

At the entrance of Fengliu Nunnery

Wearing a Japanese-style waitress uniform, Kasuga smiled and saw off another customer who had just paid the bill and left the store.

The dinner time between dusk and nine o'clock on weekends is also the busiest time of the week, and spring has only been here for a short time, so she is not very familiar with these tasks.

Previously, with the guidance and help of Manager Shin, Risa, and senior colleague Henry, things were somewhat manageable. However, due to Risa's last-minute leave today, even with Xiaoxue's help in the middle, Risa is a senior employee with nearly half a year of experience at the store, while Xiaoxue is still slightly less experienced.

Fortunately, Chunri, who felt sorry for Xiaoxue, temporarily took her place. Although her communication with the guests was a bit stiff not long ago, Chunri is much more natural now.

Xiaoxue took over Chunri's original job, taking charge of the process of taking orders and serving food. Her long, black hair was temporarily tied into a single ponytail, like a graceful butterfly. The girl put aside her aloofness and pride at school and was no different from the ordinary working girls she encountered in life. She smiled and moved back and forth between the tables.