I'll give my daughter one more second.

"Dad, the head pat trick is outdated. You really need to brush up on your dating tips."

Is this what they call being cool for only three seconds? He actually got mocked by his daughter? This isn't how it's supposed to go! What happened to the promised head pat followed by increased affection and a happy family reunion? Give me back my感动 (feeling of being touched/moved)! Give me back my sense of self-awareness!

"So what happened just now? You were faking crying?" Wu Shen pinched her little cheeks, her fair and tender face seemed to be able to squeeze water out of it. As soft as dough.

Seeing the knowing look on Wu Yi's face, Wu Shen realized he had been fooled by her acting skills.

"I had no choice but to do this to motivate Dad. What a disappointing dad I am." Wu Yi puffed out her cheeks, partly to express her feelings and partly to prevent Wu Shen from continuing to pinch her cheeks.

"So, your fleeting figure just now was also fake?" Wu Shen suddenly changed his tone and asked seriously.

"It's fake. It's just some lighting effects, hehe. Daddy fell for it!"

Wu Yi nodded, speaking in a deliberately playful manner, but her eyes were clearly darting around, and her fingers were involuntarily twirling.

Wu Shen was relieved when he heard the word "fake," but when he saw her eyes darting around and her fingers turning on their own as she spoke, he couldn't help but recall the times his father scolded him when he was a child.

"Son, did you get into trouble this time? Tell the truth! I know your eyes dart around when you lie, and your fingers twitch involuntarily! Don't think I don't know these little tricks of yours!"

The majestic and rugged roar still seemed to echo in his ears. Wu Shen stared at the dance costume, as if he suddenly understood many things.

Chapter 3 Best Buddies

"To be honest," Wu Shen sighed softly.

After being stared at by Wu Shen's serious gaze for a moment, Wu Yi lowered her head and whispered, "This is true. If Dad continues not to know Mom, I will eventually disappear due to the change in the world line."

Upon hearing this, Wu Shen remained silent for a moment: "Why did you lie just now?"

"Because I didn't want Dad to worry." Mai's voice was barely audible.

"Honestly, I'm not that useless." Wu Shen pinched her cheek, then made up his mind and said, "I will try to build a relationship with Kasumigaoka Utaha."

"Really?" Mai's bright, sparkling eyes immediately lit up.

"Of course it's true, but whether it will be successful, I don't know."

Wu Shen nodded in response, and began to think about Kasumigaoka Utaha's behavior and personality at school.

Excellent academic performance is the first point. For some reason, there are many fierce female academic geniuses in Wu Shen's class, but no matter what, Shi Yu's exam scores are always among the top ten.

She's athletic, elegant, and possesses exquisite looks. She also seems to have a high level of literary talent; the script she wrote for the drama club during the first-year cultural festival received rave reviews. She's arguably one of the most admired and sought-after individuals in the entire grade.

If a survey were conducted at school to create a ranking of "the girl you most want to date," Kasumigaoka Utaha would definitely be a strong contender for first place.

"The difficulty is truly extraordinary. But since I've made up my mind, I have to do it." Wu Shen tapped his fingers lightly on the table, his brain starting to work at lightning speed.

This is Wu Shen's personality. Although he is usually lazy and doesn't socialize much, once he makes a decision, he will do his best to do it, no matter how low the probability or how little confidence he has.

Just as he was pondering a strategy to approach Kasumigaoka Utaha, Mai's question suddenly interrupted his thoughts.

"Dad, is today Saturday or Sunday?"

No, what's wrong?

"Then Dad, don't you have to go to school?" Mai tilted her head, blinking her eyes.

"..."

Wu Shen then realized that because the dance costume incident was so upsetting, he had completely forgotten about going to school!

Upon checking his phone, which showed it was nearly 9 o'clock, Wu Shen immediately put on his protective gear and picked up his schoolbag.

"Wuyi, stay home and don't wander around. Don't open the door to strangers, and remember not to touch any electrical outlets. Be careful not to burn your hands when using the electric kettle to heat water. I'll be back around three or four in the afternoon."

Before she knew it, Wu Shen was giving her a lot of safety instructions, just like a mother hen.

Neon High School dismisses students relatively early in the afternoon, and Wu Shen has no interest in attending tutoring classes. After setting a time, he hurriedly rushed towards the school.

To make it easier to get to school, Wu Shen specifically rented an apartment close to the school. After running at full speed for about 10 minutes, he finally arrived at his school, the private Toyonosaki School.

Peeking through the back door of my classroom, Class C of Grade 11, I saw that the first class was Chinese literature. At the front of the classroom, Shizuka Hiratsuka was gesturing something in front of the blackboard with her book and chalk.

"What bad luck! I ran into the most ruthless teacher, Hiratsuka, in my first class." Wu Shen felt a headache coming on.

If it were any other teacher, they might have let it go. But Hiratsuka Shizuka is her homeroom teacher, so she certainly wouldn't let it go so easily.

Looking at his phone, Wu Shen realized there were only a few minutes left before the first class ended. He decided not to go into the classroom now, but instead walked to the corner, leaned against the wall, and quietly waited for time to pass.

A few minutes later, accompanied by the familiar school bell, Wu Shen peeked out furtively. After seeing Mr. Hiratsuka leave, he breathed a sigh of relief and quickly went into his classroom.

Wu Shen didn't have many friends in class and was considered to have a low profile. So when he came in, everyone's attention only lingered on him briefly before they went back to what they were doing.

Anyone who has actually studied in Japan knows that they are very exclusive and have their own circles. So Wu Shen didn't bother trying to be friendly with them. However, there are always exceptions; there were some friendly and enthusiastic people in his class.

After Wu Shen put his backpack down, the boy with brown hair sitting to his right greeted him: "Wu Shen, why are you so late today? Did you stay up all night playing online games?"

“Not everyone is like you. I just overslept,” Wu Shen smiled.

The boy who was talking to him was named Nishimura Hideki. They had gradually become acquainted through games and anime, and he was one of his few good friends in class.

"Hey, did you guys watch the latest anime last night? I bet it's going to be a dark horse among the January anime season!" A boy wearing black-rimmed glasses turned around and started chatting with Wu Shen and his companion.

His name is Aki Tomoya. Whenever the topic of anime comes up, he can't stay calm and talks like a machine gun. He had a great time chatting with Wu Shen and the others.

"Is it already the start date for the January anime season? I forgot to record it."

Wu Shen slapped his forehead, looking somewhat annoyed. He was a transfer student who entered at the beginning of his second year of high school. Because he was so used to watching anime on Bilibili, he should have adapted to local customs when he arrived in Japan. However, the power of habit is too terrible, and he forgot about it.

"Hmph! I knew this would happen, so I specially recorded a copy for you. Come to my house to pick it up this Saturday!"

"Thank you very much. In exchange, I'll lend you some fanfiction I have at home." Since his friend was so generous, Wu Shen was equally generous.

We chatted with the two of them for a while until the bell rang for the next class and the teacher entered the classroom. Only then did we reluctantly end the conversation and return to our seats.

Wu Shen then turned his attention to Kasumigaoka Utaha, whom he was most interested in. In the class seating arrangement, Wu Shen sat in the last seat of the far left row by the window, while Utaha was the first seat of the far right row closest to the door.

If two people are connected by a line, it forms the diagonal of the classroom, the furthest distance in the class.

Kasumigaoka Utaha was no different from usual. She would read a short novel during breaks and then start to doze off during class.

She didn't have many close friends in class, and few people would talk to her after class. She was always quietly alone, even more solitary than Wu Shen, who was not good at socializing. She was like the lotus flower described in "On the Love of Lotus," which rises from the mud unsullied, and can only be admired from afar, not touched.

Because her grades were consistently good and she didn't bother her classmates, the teacher didn't really care if she took a nap during class.

This has always been Wu Shen's biggest question: why can Shi Yu get such good grades even though she often sleeps in class? He wishes he could learn that skill.

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Chapter 4 The Best Daughter of the Night

Today's second class was math. After experiencing the hellish mode of Chinese education, Wu Shen seemed particularly relaxed here.

So his attention wasn't on the class, but rather on watching Kasumigaoka Utaha's back as she slept on her desk, silently pondering how to establish a connection with her.

You have to find a legitimate reason for everything. You can't just start a conversation for no reason, can you?

Previously, Wu Shen and Kasumigaoka Shiwa were like strangers, like two parallel lines that would never intersect.

Wu Shen was genuinely puzzled and curious about how he and she had met, gotten to the point of discussing marriage, getting married, and having children, all within the unchanging course of the future.

After finally getting through the get out of class, Nishimura Hideki, who was sitting on the right, suddenly leaned over and whispered to Wu Shen, "Wu Shen, are you interested in Kasumigaoka?"

"Huh? How did you know?!" Wu Shen suddenly turned around.

My secret was exposed so quickly?

“You kept staring in the direction of Kasumigaoka during class, of course I could guess. You like her?” Nishimura Hideki said with a wry smile.

"I'm just curious why she gets such good grades even though she often sleeps in class," Wu Shen shook his head.

"I see. We don't understand the world of academic geniuses." Yingqi breathed a sigh of relief. "Luckily, you don't like her. Otherwise, as your friend, I would definitely have advised you to give up."

"why?"

"As a transfer student who only came in the second year of high school, you don't know what happened in the first year. Back in the first year, there were probably so many people pursuing Kasumigaoka that the entire classroom was packed with them, and the shoe lockers were filled with countless love letters every morning. Countless people confessed to Kasumigaoka, but all of them were rejected." Eiki kindly described what had happened in the past.

"Many famous boys from the school have confessed their feelings to her, but none of them have succeeded. As a result, Kasumigaoka has become a true unattainable beauty, a taboo subject for boys to talk about. Apart from a few freshmen who are still a bit naive, no one else dares to confess anymore."

"I can't believe this has happened before." Wu Shen stroked his chin thoughtfully.

Wu Shen actually disregards those who confess their feelings without even knowing or understanding each other. Leaving aside Kasumigaoka Utaha, wouldn't any other girl accept a confession from a complete stranger?

The correct process for developing a relationship should be to first get to know each other, then gradually become familiar with each other, and finally confess one's feelings to seal the deal when the two become intimate.

If you like someone and rush up to them blindly to confess your feelings, the chances of success are almost zero. Wu Shen, for one, would never do something so foolish.

After chatting with Nishimura Hideki, Wu Shen continued to observe Kasumigaoka Utaha's movements. He discovered that Utaha had woken up sometime earlier, was leaning to the right against the wall and chair, and was quietly reading a novel.

This time, Wu Shen didn't pay attention to Kasumigaoka Utaha herself, but instead focused on the book in her hands.

Speaking of Kasumigaoka Utaha, it seems she always spends her free time reading novels. What stories is she reading? Perhaps we could start by understanding the content of the novels!

To get to know someone, you always need a topic to start the conversation. Wu Shen believes that the paperback novel in Kasumigaoka Utaha's possession might be the best starting point.

"It's a bit far, I can't see the words on the novel cover clearly." Wu Shen frowned, then pretended to wander around the classroom and moved closer to Shi Yu's position.

However, Shiyu's posture while holding the paperback was very subtle. From Wu Shen's angle, the cover of the novel was not visible at all; only the densely packed vertical text on the pages could be vaguely seen.

Unlike the horizontally formatted books in China that are read from left to right, many Japanese novels have text arranged vertically, which Wu Shen found very unfamiliar.

Unbeknownst to him, he was already very close to Kasumigaoka Utaha. Utaha seemed to notice that someone was watching her, and looked up. Because the other person's actions were so sudden, Wu Shen had no time to dodge, and his eyes met hers.

This is embarrassing...

"Excuse me, what can I do for you?" Kasumigaoka Utaha closed her book and asked in a cool voice. Although her attitude was very warm and gentle, Wu Shen felt for some reason that there was a great distance between them.

Wu Shen was caught off guard by the sudden situation. Cold sweat poured down his face, his brain went blank for a moment, and his mouth involuntarily blurted out: "Hmm... your stockings are nice."

Pshaw! What the hell do you mean by nice stockings?! Am I out of my mind?

The moment the words left his mouth, Wu Shen knew he'd messed up. How was this any different from sexual harassment? Why had he blurted out such a thing? Was his memory of Shi Yu's black pantyhose too vivid?

Just as Shiyu's gaze turned incredibly strange, a familiar little voice suddenly came from the classroom doorway: "Daddy! I've come to see you!"

Upon hearing this, everyone, including Shiyu, turned their attention to the delicate little girl at the classroom door.

Normally, Wu Shen might have been annoyed by the fact that his dance costume was constantly running around. But now, he felt it was simply heavenly music!

What a wonderful daughter! A national-level outstanding daughter! The best daughter of the entire event! She perfectly diverted attention and prevented an embarrassing situation from occurring! Wu Shen's eyes welled up with tears.

Before Shi Yu could react, Wu Shen immediately transformed into a gust of wind, carrying his dance costume as he dashed out of the classroom.