I'll give my daughter one more second.

You seem quite surprised.

"It had been more than an hour since school ended, and I thought everyone had left the classroom and there was no one else there," Wu Shen explained.

"It's my turn to be on duty today, so I stayed behind and left quite late."

"Kasumigaoka, if you're going to lie, at least be a little more professional, okay?" Wu Shen glanced at the duty roster in the corner of the blackboard, and Kasumigaoka Utaha's name wasn't on it at all.

When her excuse was exposed, Shi Yu swayed slightly, but quickly calmed down, took a deep breath, her full chest heaving, and finally regained her composure.

"You suddenly confessed to Hiratsuka-sensei during class today. Were you actually trying to cover for me while I was engrossed in writing?"

"You noticed?" Wu Shen exclaimed, impressed by Shi Yu's keen observation.

"After these past few days of getting to know you, I've come to understand you a bit. The Wu Shen I know wouldn't be crazy enough to confess his feelings in such a sudden situation. Unless you have some peculiar fetish you're hiding from me." Shi Yu lightly flicked her finger, a playful smile playing on her lips.

"I really don't have any special fetishes," Wu Shen said innocently.

"Actually, all I wanted to do after all this was to thank you in person when you came back, otherwise I'd feel really uneasy." After going around in circles, Shi Yu finally revealed her true purpose.

"what?"

"What's so surprising?" Shi Yu asked, somewhat puzzled by Wu Shen's surprised expression.

"I just didn't expect Kasumigaoka to be so frank."

Why can't I be honest?

"No, I just think you might be making fun of this and joking with me." This was the most likely outcome that Wu Shen deduced based on Shi Yu's cunning personality.

"I still have a sense of right and wrong, and I know what I can joke about and what I can't. After all, you helped me a lot this time." Shi Yu's expression was initially very disappointed, but then she suddenly revealed a sly smile.

"But do you really expect me to joke around with you? Wu Shenjun, the masochistic teacher and older sister-obsessed guy."

Why has the way I address you changed again? Wu Shen wondered.

"With such a big thing happening today, Wu Shen will definitely be a celebrity at school tomorrow. Should we go public with our relationship and give you a little push?" Shi Yu said with a wicked grin.

"Please don't. I already have enough of a headache. If you come looking for me in public, people will probably think I'm a scumbag who's cheating on them."

First, there was Yukino Yukinoshita coming to find Wu Shen, then Wu Shen confessed to the teacher in class. If we add Kasumigaoka, then Wu Shen has two strong candidates for the most popular girl among boys in the school. He is truly the number one person in the school.

He'll probably become the FFF group's number one assassination target. Makoto might even jump out of his coffin in anger.

"Alright, I'm not kidding anymore. You still haven't told me the original question: what happened after Hiratsuka-sensei took you away? With such a big commotion, how does she plan to punish you?"

"It's not really a punishment. Hiratsuka-sensei just forced me to join a club."

Wu Shen was puzzled by this. He had prepared himself to write a 10,000-word self-criticism or receive a warning, but in the end, he was asked to join a club.

"Just joining a club as punishment? Hiratsuka-sensei is really strange, but it's in line with her personality." Utaha nodded thoughtfully.

Shiyu is right. Although Hiratsuka-sensei is strict, those who know her know that she is actually a very approachable and easy-going teacher. This is one of the reasons why Wu Shen dared to carry out his confession plan.

"In short, Wu Shen, you deserve a lot of credit this time. If it weren't for what you did, my secret would probably have been completely exposed to the public. I have to thank you no matter what."

“Of course, words alone are not enough, and verbal thanks are too empty. As a token of my gratitude, you can make a wish as a reward, and I will help you fulfill it as long as it is within my ability,” Shiyu said sincerely.

Ultimately, Kasumigaoka Utaha felt guilty about this, which is why she came up with this method to indirectly compensate Wu Shen.

"As long as it's within my capabilities, is any wish allowed?"

As a perfectly normal teenage boy, Wu Shen couldn't help but have some impure thoughts when he heard those words and saw the other person's graceful figure. His mind wandered uncontrollably.

Noticing the ambiguous look Wu Shen was giving her, Shi Yu instinctively crossed her arms over her chest, shrank back, and said with a slightly flushed face, "Let me make this clear beforehand: any desires involving sexual harassment are absolutely unacceptable!"

"Tsk..." Wu Shen couldn't help but click his tongue, feeling a deep sense of disappointment.

"You just smacked your lips, didn't you?" Shi Yu pointed it out immediately.

"An illusion, an absolute illusion, cough cough..." Wu Shen quickly waved his hand.

Since Shi Yu had directly rejected all the potential benefits with a single sentence, Wu Shen no longer hesitated and said directly, "In that case, let me call you by your first name from now on. Your surname is rather difficult to pronounce."

"That's not a problem. But is it really necessary to just call each other by our first names?"

In fact, after these few incidents, Shi Yu has become much closer to Wu Shen, and she would not refuse even if Wu Shen made such a request.

"What else do you want? Isn't the wish to ban sexual harassment already a no-go?" Wu Shen replied with amusement.

Shi Yu blushed slightly, glared at Wu Shen fiercely, and threatened, "If you dare to bring this up again, I guarantee that the next day the rumors about you will be that you're a scumbag who's cheating on three women!"

"Please spare my life, heroine." Wu Shen clasped his hands in a fist salute. "But is it alright if you ask me to address you by your first name?"

"Hmm..." Shi Yu nodded and hummed softly, then quickly turned away, seemingly trying her best to hide her shyness.

"Shiyu?" Wu Shen asked tentatively.

"what's up?"

"It's nothing, just testing how you react when I call you by your name." Wu Shen smiled slightly, packed his schoolbag, and walked out of the classroom with her.

In that instant, Wu Shen felt a sudden jolt in his heart.

"What's wrong?" Shi Yu clearly noticed the sudden change in Wu Shen's expression.

"It's nothing, probably just my imagination." Wu Shen shook his head, relaxed his brow, and then left the campus. After all, Wu Yi was still waiting for him at home.

Wu Shen should be happy that their relationship has progressed further. But for some reason, the moment he said her name, he felt a strong pang in his heart, as if he were about to lose something important.

Author's Note:

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Chapter 28 Sprouting and Determination

Meanwhile, within the Service Club, besides Yukino Yukinoshita, there is another loli who resembles her younger sister.

"See? I told you so, wasn't Father handsome? This was intolerable! I grabbed a chair and started fighting with those people!" Yu Yin proudly raised her head, mimicking her father's tone, with a touch of storytelling in her voice.

"Whether it's cool or not is another matter, but I really didn't think of such an unconventional solution." Recalling the past, Yukino only informed her parents and teachers, and at most she was verbally abusive and wanted to argue with them.

However, Wu Shen might be right. There are some people you are destined to never be able to reason with.

"Hmph, Mother is so dishonest." Yu Yin pouted.

Yukino's family situation is different from Wu Shen's. She still lives with her parents and can't leave Amane at home. So when she comes to school, she can only secretly bring Amane with her and leave her in the Service Club.

Fortunately, Yuyin is very well-behaved and obedient, and hasn't caused any major trouble so far. When Hiratsuka-sensei brought Wu Shen over just now, Yuyin quickly hid in the cabinet in the corner, which is why she wasn't discovered.

"Ame-on, you haven't been bullied at school in the future, have you?" Yukino Yukinoshita asked with some concern.

According to Yuyin's description, she is eight years old now, which would be the second grade of elementary school in China.

"No, I have good grades, I'm good at sports, and I'm obedient. Naturally, the teachers are all on my side, and my classmates admire me a lot. Many older boys have confessed their feelings to me, but I think they're too immature and I haven't accepted them. Besides, my grandfather said that puppy love is wrong."

"Good at studying, outstanding in talent... won't you be discriminated against, bullied, or envied?" Yukino asked, somewhat surprised.

According to Yuyin's description, she seemed even more outstanding than she had been at a young age. Yet, she hadn't been bullied? This was something she couldn't believe.

"Why would I be bullied? I'm the class monitor. Everyone comes to me to discuss solutions when they have problems. Actually, I'm more puzzled as to why someone as outstanding as my mother was bullied when she was young. Isn't it natural for outstanding people to be welcomed and liked by everyone?" Yu Yin tilted her head, her voice filled with confusion.

"I don't know why either..." Yukino looked confused. She had always attributed the reason to human jealousy, but now it seemed that it wasn't something that had happened so quickly.

She had originally intended to delve deeper into this question, but she suddenly noticed that Yu Yin's figure in front of her was blurring again. Just like a holographic projection, her figure flickered between light and shadow, as if it might vanish at any moment.

"Ame-on, what's wrong?" Yukino panicked. Faced with that cold family, an unapproachable and strict mother, and an overly outstanding and unpredictable older sister, Ame-on's appearance was a kind of salvation for her.

So she immediately grabbed Yuyin's cold little hand, her expression and tone both extremely flustered and worried.

"This phenomenon is exactly the same as the scene when I am about to disappear in the future. It seems that something has happened on my father's side that will change the future..." Yu Yin smiled slightly, but that smile was several times more painful than crying.

"I failed, but I have no regrets as I was able to see my parents one last time before I disappeared. Farewell..."

"Don't give up so easily! I don't remember ever teaching my daughter that way!" Yukino interrupted Amane's farewell at that moment.

"I'll go find Wu Shen right now, there must still be a way to salvage the situation!" Yukino's breathing was still quite rapid, but her expression had returned to calm as she began to think about ways to win him back.

After looking around, she turned her gaze to the membership application form that Wu Shen had just left on the table. After pausing for a few seconds, Yukino had an idea.

"Wait here for me. I will not allow you to disappear without permission!" Yukino grabbed the membership application form on the table and ran out of the Service Club.

This was her first time running on school grounds. Although she had good athletic ability, running in the hallways wasn't her style. But time was of the essence now, and there was no time to worry about that.

"Hiratsuka-sensei, this is Wu Shen's application to join the club. Please check it immediately!" Yukino shouted loudly as she ran into the office, panting.

"Hmm?" Hiratsuka Shizuka put down her teacup, walked up to Yukino, and looked very surprised.

The Yukino she remembered would never be so anxious and reckless, shouting and running so loudly. However, she knew that something urgent must be causing Yukino such anxiety, so the understanding Hiratsuka Shizuka didn't ask any questions and took the club application form that Yukino handed over.

"Wu Shen, there's a new member in the Service Club. Yes, I've confirmed receipt. By the way, Yukinoshita, why are you in such a hurry..."

After carefully reviewing the application and confirming that everything was correct, Ms. Hiratsuka looked up to ask Yukino why she was in such a hurry, only to find that Yukino was no longer in the office.

“This girl…” Hiratsuka shook his head helplessly, then put the application into the file folder on his desk.

After submitting her application to join the club, Yukino ran back to the Service Club without taking a break. She found that the phenomenon of Amane's figure flickering between light and shadow had completely disappeared, and only then did she breathe a sigh of relief and collapse into her chair to rest.

"You really did something that doesn't suit your personality." Seeing that Yukino was completely unharmed, Yukino smiled inexplicably.

"Mother, what did you do? I thought I was completely finished." Yu Yin felt a lingering fear as she recalled the scene, and tears began to well up in her eyes.

"Don't worry. I won't let you disappear. As for your irresponsible father, I'll figure out a way to deal with him." Yukino reached out and touched the tears welling up in Ayane's eyes.

She's not good at comforting others, and in her moment of helplessness, she instinctively did this.

"Mother finally showed some compassion? Yay! Hooray!" Seeing her mother's expression, Yuyin immediately stopped crying and started jumping high in excitement.

"Well, that's not certain yet..." Yukino turned her head away, seemingly unwilling to talk about certain things, not having fully thought them through or made up her mind.

"However, in any case, my first step is to move out on my own." This was Yukino's first thought after what had just happened.

In the current situation, it's really inappropriate for Amane to be hiding and living in fear every day. Although there is an option to hand her over directly to Wu Shen, Yukino gave up on that option because of the thought of confessing such a shameful thing, being frank and open, and the possibility that the disbelieving party would think she was lying.

So, the last possibility left by the process of elimination is that she moves out and lives alone, which would make it easier to take care of Yuyin. Actually, she had had this idea for a long time, but she had never dared to bring it up because of her mother.

Before, she was just a simple daughter, naturally intimidated by her parents' imposing presence. But now, with Yuyin by her side, she has, in a sense, gained a little courage and determination to face her mother directly.

The only one who can stand up to a mother is also a mother.

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Chapter 29 The Yukinoshita Family