My sister never calls me brother.

"I have no reason to take the initiative, do I?" Lin Nianwei said calmly.

"If it were Christmas in the story, would you ask Zhou Han out?"

"No." Lin Nianwei paused and said, "I'll only consider it if he asks me out first."

Have you ever fantasized about Zhou Han while alone at home?

"No," Lin Nianwei replied coldly.

"I'm having a headache because you're not telling the truth."

"At most..." Lin Nianwei blushed slightly, covered half her face with a book, and whispered, "At most, I've only fantasized about marrying him."

"Really? So you've thought about it. Well then, the last one is Zhou Han."

"I'm clearly the main character, yet I'm the last one?" Zhou Han raised an eyebrow.

"The heavyweights all make their grand entrance last."

"Is...really!?" Zhou Han chuckled and scratched his head, saying, "I'm almost embarrassed by how blunt you are, hehehe!"

Are you gay?

"Pfft—!" Zhou Han spat out, saying, "Who asked that? Who's gay?! I'm a perfectly straight man!"

"Some people say you and Sun Qi look like you're gay. What do you think?"

"Bullshit! Utter nonsense!" Zhou Han retorted vehemently, "Who's talking to him like that?"

"So you're just denying it?"

"Nonsense! Who would admit it?" Zhou Han snapped.

"Okay, next question: will you engage in a **transaction** with Song Mingyuan?"

"Who asked that! Step forward! I promise I won't kill you!" Zhou Han said angrily, "What did I do!? How come I'm being mistaken for a gay man?"

"Okay, okay, calm down, I know you're not gay."

"Tch!" Zhou Han said, sulking.

"Would you like a girl like Yao Xiaorui?"

"How would I know?!" Zhou Han shrugged and said, "What kind of person would I consider to like someone?"

"Uh, that's a pointless question. If Lin Nianwei, Miyazaki Airi, and Yao Xiaorui all asked you out for Christmas, who would you choose?"

"That's impossible, why would they want to meet me?" Zhou Han was completely confused.

"It's just a hypothesis."

"Hmm..." Zhou Han frowned and thought for a while, then said with a grin, "Let's choose the one with the bigger breasts."

"Hmm, that makes sense and is convincing. When did you become seen as a bad person by others?"

“Well…” Zhou Han recalled for a moment and said, “It must have been the time I got into a fight in front of Lin Nianwei in elementary school. After that, everyone kept their distance from me.”

"That sounds tough. Many people are concerned about your younger sister Zhou Qiqi's return. What are your thoughts on that?"

“I also hope she can come back to see me, after all, she’s family. But I don’t want her to stay too long, because if she stays too long, I’ll find her annoying.” Zhou Han smiled.

"I see. I'm also looking forward to the story after your younger sister comes back."

"Alright, everyone from Seigaku Agency, I'd like to wish you all a happy holiday."

The sound barrier slowly withdrew.

"Merry Christmas everyone!" Zhou Han said with a grin.

"Merry Christmas! Pfft pfft pfft!" Lilith flashed her little fangs, looking very happy.

"Merry Christmas, everyone remember to go on dates with the people you like~" Miyazaki Airi waved with a smile.

"Merry Christmas everyone! We hope you will continue to support us." Song Mingyuan clapped his hands.

"Merry Christmas," Lin Nianwei said calmly.

Christmas Special The End

Chapter 84 Grievance

"That's not how it is!" Yao Xiaorui quickly retorted, her expression filled with fear and a hint of nervousness.

Zhou Han looked around, her eyes sweeping over the classmates who were standing there, feeling somewhat irritated.

He now knows that he is in the eye of the storm of public opinion in the class, and the situation could worsen if he is not careful.

"Then why did you come to me?" Zhou Han frowned, her tone somewhat unpleasant.

"I...I..." Yao Xiaorui lowered her head shyly, her gaze darting away, not daring to look directly at Zhou Han. She kept lightly tapping the ground with her toes to ease her nervousness.

“I’m telling you…” Zhou Han scratched his head impatiently and said, “If you have any complaints about me, just say it. If you don’t, someone as stupid as me won’t understand the situation at all…”

“Okay…” Yao Xiaorui seemed to have mustered up her courage, looked Zhou Han directly in the eyes, and said, “I’ve prepared this…”

Yao Xiaorui took out something she had hidden behind her back for a long time: a pink bento box. It was very delicate and looked like she had carefully selected it.

This is what she carefully prepared: a homemade bento box.

During this period, Yao Xiaorui worked hard to improve her cooking skills. In order to make a bento for Zhou Han, she would often get up late at night and secretly run to the kitchen behind her parents' backs to quietly learn. Only recently did she feel that her cooking skills had improved a little, and she couldn't suppress her naive feelings and wanted to let Zhou Han try it.

Yao Xiaorui silently puts in her efforts in her love life, perhaps without any reward, but she still seems to enjoy it. Of course, Zhou Han on the other side is completely unaware of these things, and he has no idea how much a girl has to give after falling in love with a boy in order to get the result she hopes for.

"This..." Yao Xiaorui didn't dare to look up, shifting her gaze elsewhere, and said somewhat timidly, "This... I made it myself, I hope you'll accept it..."

After Yao Xiaorui finished speaking, she nervously closed her eyes, waiting for Zhou Han's reply. Every second was torture for her, like ants spreading throughout her body, making her very nervous.

Zhou Han stared blankly at the lunchbox in Yao Xiaorui's hand, lost in thought. He thought to himself, "So I misunderstood her. She just wanted to get close to me, to someone like me..."

Zhou Han, who was in a daze, seemed to have a sudden realization. Even though he was incredibly clueless when it came to relationships, he could still see some clues in Yao Xiaorui's simple and easy-to-understand behavior.

Zhou Han swallowed hard, feeling somewhat bewildered. He subconsciously reached out to take it, never imagining that he would one day receive a bento box made by a girl.

"Yoooooooooo~" The classmates who had stopped and stood there, seeing this scene, started to cheer for some unknown reason.

Zhou Han was instantly jolted awake, realizing his predicament. He thought, "No! I can't accept it. If I do, their jealousy will intensify, making it even harder to repair relationships and change their impression of me..."

Receiving a girl's lunchbox during school days is not something everyone experiences. If it were seen by others, it would easily arouse jealousy, especially for someone like Zhou Han who is not well-liked. Many people in the class subtly seek a sense of superiority from him, and their first reaction to this is—unacceptable.

Hearing the jeers from those around her, Yao Xiaorui blushed with embarrassment and dared not look up.

She mustered up her courage to deliver Zhou Han's lunchbox in front of so many people.

Yao Xiaorui knew what she was doing, and she might be criticized for it, but she still chose to do it.

Zhou Han wanted to refuse, but then he noticed Yao Xiaorui's fingers with several band-aids on them.

He was stunned. He hadn't expected Yao Xiaorui to go to such lengths for this bento box, even risking injury to hone her culinary skills, all to give Zhou Han a surprise...

Zhou Han softened a little, but the jeers were mixed with other voices, all directed at Yao Xiaorui—

"Which class is that pretty girl in?"

"I don't know, I've never seen it before."

"Why would you send Zhou Han a lunchbox? Are you out of your mind?"

"Who knows? Maybe he's just out of his mind?"

A burst of laughter came from the two people who were talking.

Zhou Han remained silent with a gloomy face. For the first time, he realized that his negative influence was spreading to others. He gritted his teeth, as if he had made some kind of decision.

“I’m sorry…” Zhou Han said coldly, her head lowered, “I cannot accept your kindness.”

"Huh..." Yao Xiaorui's mind went blank. She didn't react and found it hard to believe. She thought that she had tried so hard, and given Zhou Han's personality, he shouldn't have rejected her.

Yao Xiaorui felt very disappointed, and a strange pain came from her chest, making it hard for her to breathe. All her hard work day and night for so long was rejected by Zhou Han in an instant. It was like a person struggling to survive who saw a glimmer of hope and kept trying to survive, only to be met with despair in the end.

The huge difference was hard for her to accept. Yao Xiaorui vaguely felt that Zhou Han was acting strangely, hesitant and timid, and seemed more concerned about other people's opinions than usual. Was he still the big boy who grinned foolishly in the sunlight?

Is he still the same person who accepted his chocolate without hesitation?

After finishing speaking, Zhou Han put his hands in his pockets, left with a gloomy face, appearing very resolute, and did not offer any further explanation.

Yao Xiaorui snapped out of her daze and quickly caught up with Zhou Han, still not giving up.

"Why...why? Is it because you don't have an appetite?" Yao Xiaorui looked up at Zhou Han's back and continued, "Or do you think my cooking skills are bad? I'll try my best to learn..."

Yao Xiaorui kept following closely behind Zhou Han, trying desperately to persuade him to accept the money.

Zhou Han suddenly stopped.

Yao Xiaorui nearly bumped into him, and looked at Zhou Han, who had suddenly stopped, with a somewhat bewildered expression.

"You're so annoying, chattering away!!!" Zhou Han turned around and looked at Yao Xiaorui with annoyance.

Yao Xiaorui paused, clutching the lunchbox in her arms, wanting to say something more, "Um..."

But Zhou Han didn't give her a chance. She knocked Yao Xiaorui's lunchbox to the ground, making a sound that echoed throughout the corridor.

"Jingle bells—"

The lunchbox rolled on the ground, and the food that Yao Xiaorui had carefully prepared was scattered everywhere.

The students who were watching were all startled.

"I don't know why you approached me, but please stay away from me!" Zhou Han said coldly with a serious expression.

He stopped looking at Yao Xiaorui, who was pale and lost in thought, and silently turned and left.

Some people around felt sorry for Yao Xiaorui, while others glared at Zhou Han and condemned him as a scumbag for treating a girl like that.

Yao Xiaorui stared at the overturned lunchbox on the ground, lost in thought.

After a while, she stiffly squatted down and silently cleaned up the wreckage by herself. When someone offered to help, she refused.

Yao Xiaorui's eyes glistened with tears—

She felt somewhat wronged, but she seemed to understand why Zhou Han's personality had changed so drastically and why he treated her this way.

Chapter 85 No one accepted the kindness

After a day of classes.

The students in Class 3, Grade 2 all got up; those who wanted to participate in club activities went to do so, and those who wanted to go home went home.

In the end, only the students on duty remained in the classroom. Zhou Han did not leave but stayed.