After ending their conversation, Ye Ziye turned to look out the window, wondering why she had been so talkative this morning.

In the end, he attributed the cause to the beauty of the moonlight; he was somewhat influenced by it.

I have to say, reading pure romance light novels really makes me want to fall in love!

Chapter 31

The dark clouds in the sky have dispersed considerably, and it seems that it will only rain in the early morning. After daytime, the sun will come out.

By this time, most of the students had arrived in the classroom, and no one noticed the listless Kato Megumi. Everyone was busy with their own tasks; the girl's ability to remain invisible was truly remarkable.

However, Kato Megumi seemed to be enjoying the peace and quiet, resting with her eyes closed in her seat, waiting to get through the morning.

Ye Ziye laid out all the books he needed for the morning. Today was pretty good; he didn't have any classes he hated in the morning, and he didn't need to see Hiratsuka Shizuka.

However, it was only in the morning. By noon, he still had to go see Hiratsuka Shizuka to apply for withdrawal from the Service Club.

Soon the first class began, and Ye Ziye listened attentively. Although he had worries in his heart, he was a man with dreams, and he wanted to study hard in order to get into Dongda University.

After a morning, Ye Ziye's learning skills had improved considerably, whether because he had listened attentively or because the knowledge he had learned was truly useful.

When lunch break arrived, he opened his schoolbag and took out his lunch.

Instead of preparing a traditional Chinese lunch, he prepared a simple Japanese meal: rice, sausage, miso soup, and a few side dishes.

"Did Ye Zi cook this meal herself today?"

Kato Megumi looked much more energetic, but she still had dark circles under her eyes as she picked up her lunchbox, ready to start eating.

"Yes, I got up early today."

Kato Megumi didn't speak, and Ye Ziye didn't try to start a conversation either. The two of them started eating in silence, while the other students were also fulfilling their daily lunch routine of sharing a table to eat.

Interspersed throughout are some small incidents, such as a female classmate finally mustering up the courage to ask Ye Ziye for her contact information.

Ye Ziye didn't pretend anything was wrong and gave the other party his contact information. He only had three people in his friend list: Kato Megumi, Nakamura Nanami, and Kudo Nami.

They were all added last night, and Ye Ziye took the initiative to do so, because it would be convenient for him to notify her if she needed to ask for leave or was late.

Seeing that the first girl succeeded, the other girls were also eager to try. Later, Ye Ziye added a few more people, and the others wisely refrained from going forward, wanting to wait until tomorrow to ask for it.

At the same time, their perception of Ye Ziye changed. They originally thought he was a very cold person, but now it seems that he is not.

After learning about Ye Ziye's personality, the girls' hearts began to stir, but it might take some time before they could put their feelings into action.

While adding each other as friends, Ye Ziye glanced briefly at Kato Megumi's lunchbox out of the corner of her eye.

The nutrition is balanced, with a mix of meat and vegetables, which is much better than his. Or rather, most people in this classroom eat better than him.

However, Ye Ziye did not feel jealous over this small matter. After finishing his meal, he got up and left the classroom because he had important things to do.

In a secluded corner of the school, the Department of Service.

Ye Ziye stood outside the Service Department door, took a deep breath, opened the door, and went inside.

The interior remained the same, except the windows were tightly closed, and no cherry blossoms drifted in, perhaps because the weather was too gloomy this morning.

His desk and chairs remained by the window, untouched. Yukino Yukinoshita sat in her own spot, quietly reading a book. On the table in front of her was an exquisite tea set, filled with steaming black tea.

Sometimes Ye Ziye wondered if this girl didn't need to attend classes at all, and could simply stay in this classroom all the time.

"Hello, I thought you weren't coming."

Yukino Yukinoshita, who was sitting in her seat, took the initiative to speak, but did not look up. Her eyes were fixed on the book in her hands, as if there really was a golden house inside.

In this world, there are not many people interested in reading paper books anymore. Most people will read anything that can be found online on their mobile phones.

But coincidentally, there were two people in this small classroom who loved paper books.

"I remember you seemed to dislike me quite a bit. Are you a masochist?"

Yukino Yukinoshita didn't seem angry when she said this; her tone was calm, as if it were just a joke.

"I'm not."

"Then you're a pervert, really wanting to win that bet so you can make me do something shameful."

Ye Ziye did not deny it this time. He had indeed had unhealthy thoughts before, but he believed that it was a normal reaction as a man.

Yukino Yukinoshita also raised her head, looking at Yoko with a hint of wariness in her eyes.

Ye Ziye sighed. He really couldn't get along with Yukino Yukinoshita. Now he didn't know how to start the conversation, so he simply sat down in his seat and looked out the window at the cherry blossoms that had been drenched by the rain.

After a long while, Ye Ziye seemed to have made up his mind and walked up to Yukino Yukinoshita, who was drinking red tea.

"Under the snow..."

"what's up?"

Yukino Yukinoshita became interested and put her teacup on the table. She hadn't expected that Yoko would take the initiative to chat with her.

According to her observation, Ye Ziye and she belonged to the same type of people.

Looking at the girl's delicate and pretty face in front of him, Ye Ziye took a deep breath and said, word by word.

"Will you be my girlfriend?"

Chapter 32

Silence. In this small room, there is still no other word to describe the current environment.

Even with the doors and windows tightly closed, one could still hear the rustling sound of the wind blowing through the cherry blossom trees outside. Yukino Yukinoshita stared intently at the boy's face opposite her, as if trying to discern something.

"You couldn't hold back after only two days? You want to use your face to make me submit?"

"No, it's not..."

Ye Ziye wanted to explain, but before she could speak, she was interrupted by Yukino Yukinoshita.

"So you've really fallen for me?"

"Listen to me..."

Similarly, Ye Ziye wanted to speak again, but was ruthlessly interrupted. Yukino Yukinoshita stood up from her seat and said...

"I've been cute since I was little, and the guys who approached me were basically all because they liked me..."

Ye Ziye let out a long sigh, thinking that Yukino Yukinoshita was a bit narcissistic, but he realized he probably had no right to say that, since he was the one who "confessed" first.

Yukino Yukinoshita paused for a moment, then continued speaking.

"If they all really liked me, that would be fine... but when I was in elementary school, my indoor shoes were hidden about sixty times, fifty of which were done by girls, which made me have to bring my indoor shoes and recorder home every day."

"That must have been really uncomfortable..."

Ye Ziye no longer hoped to explain first; he decided to wait until Yukino Yukinoshita finished speaking before he spoke.

"Well, it's all because I'm too cute. But I think it's unavoidable, because no one is perfect. Weak, ugly, and prone to jealousy and ostracizing others are all things that are hard to achieve. It's unbelievable. I think it's strange, so I want to change it, to change people and the world together!"

Listening to this stubborn and somewhat childish statement, Ye Ziye nodded silently. He didn't want to refute it now, nor did he have the right to refute it, because this was something Yukino Yukinoshita had always insisted on, and it was also one of the reasons why she established the Service Club.

But listening to it here is also quite uncomfortable; he just wants to know when Yukino Yukinoshita will finally finish speaking.

Moreover, what Yukino Yukinoshita said was slightly different from what he said, and the direction of her efforts had shifted quite dramatically.

"You know what? I hate your personality of readily accepting your weaknesses and being content with the status quo."

Yukino Yukinoshita turned her head and looked at Yoru Yo when she finished speaking. Yoru Yo understood the meaning behind her words; it was a veiled rejection.

"Are you finished speaking?"

"That's all. I've looked into your grades; they're not bad, so I think you should be able to understand what I mean."

"Yes, I can tell, but you misunderstood me..."

Ye Ziye sighed and took a step forward, while Yukino Yukinoshita took a step back, seemingly afraid of being groped.

Ye Ziye paused, stopped moving forward, and stood still, revealing her purpose.

"I'm not really confessing my feelings to you. We've only known each other for a day. I'm not that frivolous. What I mean is, could you pretend to be my boyfriend?"

An eerie silence fell over the air once more. Yukino Yukinoshita turned her head, her beautiful eyebrows furrowed, and disbelief welled up in her lovely eyes.

Ye Ziye waved his hand repeatedly, even he knew he had been somewhat impolite.

He openly told a girl "I like you," but then said it was all a lie.

Before that, Yukino Yukinoshita had given him a long speech about how she was troubled by her cute appearance, completely taking his words as a formal confession.

Ye Ziye knew he should explain the situation first, but in reality, he tried to explain countless times, but was interrupted each time.

“Think about it, the reason Hiratsuka-sensei asked me to join the club was because she thought I was lonely, but the reality is that I am not lonely at all. I have friends, I have a part-time job, and I am in contact with others all the time. So I feel that joining this club is redundant and completely unnecessary.”

Seeing that Yukino Shinobu remained silent, Yoko Yoru spoke up again.

"Ms. Hiratsuka must have had a reason for me joining this club. She thinks you and I have the same problem—we're both lonely—and wants us to complement each other. If we appear before her as a couple, her concerns will be dispelled. She won't bother me anymore, and she won't enter the Service Club without knocking. You can also be carefree and continue to enjoy your leisure time alone..."

After speaking, Ye Ziye let out a long breath. He had been in this world for so long, and he had never spoken so much before. He never imagined that the person who made him speak so much would be Yukino Yukinoshita.

Sure enough, the more unexpected things are, the more likely they are to happen.

Ye Ziye turned her head away somewhat awkwardly, no longer able to meet Yukino Yukinoshita's gaze without fear as she had yesterday.

He knew that if he confessed his feelings to an ordinary girl, and she went on and on, only to later say that the confession was fake, then the girl would be so ashamed and angry that she would jump off a cliff and commit suicide.

Unlike ordinary girls, Yukino Yukinoshita didn't know how she would react, and frankly, he didn't really want to know.

He now felt that the Service Department was very quiet, far quieter than usual.

Chapter 33

The relaxing lunch break continued, with the sounds of couples laughing and joking in a corner of the campus, and members of the sports clubs working up a sweat on the lush green playground.

Meanwhile, in the Service Club classroom in a corner of the campus, Yoko Yoru and Yukino Yukinoshita were facing off.

He could hear the girl's soft breathing across from him, but he was reluctant to look up at her.

"Is pretending to be a couple something you requested?"

After an unknown amount of time, Yukino Yukinoshita spoke first, while Yoko Yoh breathed a sigh of relief and looked up at the girl opposite him.

Although she was told such a thing, there was no anger or even resentment on her face; her expression was unusually calm.

"I guess so..."

Ye Ziye was stunned. He had imagined countless expressions on Yukino Yukinoshita's face, but he never expected her to be so indifferent.

"Alright! I'll accept this request. As the first request since the establishment of the Service Department, I will complete it well!"

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