I, who advocate giving up, feel like a disqualified person

"...Hmm... Apparently not."

The plot of sharing an umbrella and walking home on a rainy day...just think about it, it doesn't exist.

"But I do have the experience of walking down the street with a girl under an umbrella on a sunny day..."

I've experienced it myself.

"What is that... Why do we need to hold an umbrella on a sunny day?" This time she didn't react... How strange.

"...because it was the girls who asked for it."

"So you're with her? It's okay if that girl is abnormal, but are you abnormal too?"

She spread her hands helplessly.

"Forehead..."

So even after talking to this point, this guy still has no self-awareness.

"In that case...then..." I simply folded up the parasol above our heads.

Wow, the feeling of being exposed to the sun is unexpectedly great.

"Hey...what are you doing!?"

"Didn't you say it's unusual to hold an umbrella on a sunny day? Then let's act normal."

"Ah..." She seemed to realize that the girl I was talking about was her, "Why...why is this..."

"...It's probably an IQ issue."

"How dare you say that! Open the umbrella quickly!" she said as she tried to snatch the parasol from my hand.

"Then catch up with me first."

I ran away while she wasn't paying attention.

...Later I noticed that running in the hot sun is actually more stupid than holding an umbrella on a sunny day.

Seems to be of little help

"What's wrong... Huh... Keep running. You were running happily just now." Not long after I stopped running, Ye Jin, who was chasing closely behind me, also caught up quickly... although he looked out of breath.

"I'm not running... ahem... that's stupid."

"You still know you're stupid." As he said that, he was slapped on the back, and the sound of the slap echoed in his chest.

"It hurts, can you please stop hitting me so hard?"

"Um, sorry~"

"Really..." How could a girl like to touch others so much and not know how to control her strength?

"But speaking of the reason, it's because you inexplicably folded your umbrella and ran away."

"Well, it's just a spur of the moment." I said, opening the umbrella again, trying to hide my embarrassment a little. "Although I don't really want to, I'd better share the umbrella with you in this situation."

"Wow... What a disgusting tone, are you being tsundere?"

"What a shame, that's what I really think."

“Ah… Really…”

"Yes."

Chapter 20 seems to provide only minor help

Broadly speaking, any time a guy and a girl agree to meet at a place or do something together, it can be called a "date." However, this definition is too broad, as I go to the same school and take the same courses with countless girls all day long, but that doesn't mean I'm not single.

So, in the broadest sense, "dating" is a fallacy that doesn't hold up to scrutiny. In the narrower sense, a date is when two people who are reasonably close and know each other—gender seemingly irrelevant—agree to spend their free time together doing something relaxing.

Well, it sounds great, but I may never be able to enjoy it in my lifetime...ah, but this doesn't mean that I don't have confidence in my conditions...it's just that I don't have a girl who meets my goals in my heart.

"Uh... so slow..."

Today is Saturday. I had an appointment with a junior schoolmate to help her create comics, so I wanted to drag my club leader along.

I had contacted Tongyou last night, and the agreed meeting place was the open space in front of the shopping mall...but more than ten minutes had passed the agreed time and she still didn't show up.

So, how bad is this guy's sense of time?

"Huh...never mind."

I sighed and prepared to explain to my junior that we might be late.

But just as I took out my cell phone, I suddenly received a text message.

"I suddenly have something urgent to do, so I'll cancel this morning. I'll contact you this afternoon when I have time. Sorry."

Without a doubt, it was sent by a junior schoolmate named Jiumuting. This is too coincidental... I'm not talking about the time I received the message, but the fact that it was the first time I asked that girl out, and she turned it down. To Tongyou, it looked like I wanted to ask her out but was too embarrassed to say it out loud, so I used this excuse to get away with it.

Damn it... Anyone is fine, but I just don't want that guy to have that kind of idea! She's already unreliable, and if she gets misunderstood, she'll be in trouble in club activities.

"Ah, yes."

All I have to do is sneak away now and send a text message saying that we can only start in the afternoon... Besides, this is the truth, so it’s not a lie at all.

"So..."

I opened the text message bar and started to edit the text message to her.

"Hey~Xiao Yu, you are here~"

"...Ah..." The club leader's voice appeared not far away.

Unexpectedly, this plan failed after only two words were implemented...

"Tsk..."

Anyway, tell her the current situation first, and then let her think whatever she wants... Now that things have come to this, it's better to just give up...

So I forced a smile and looked at her.

Come to think of it, she was wearing her usual outfit today... Although her hairstyle didn't change much, the overalls and white shirt were very different from the usual school uniforms... It felt more bold.

"Did you receive Xiaoting's text message?"

"what..."

I didn't expect her to mention this to me right away...I worried for nothing before.

"Yes, of course I received it."

I seemed to have forgotten that she had both of our cell phone numbers...so it seems I should have left from the beginning.

"Don't be angry, I was late today because...um, breakfast was too hot."

...What a lame excuse.

"I'm not angry...so there's no need to apologize."

I don’t know what’s going on, but today Tongyou seems to be much more well-behaved than usual... What on earth happened?

"Oh...so what do we do next."

"What to do..." It's really hard for me to say. If I say I just want to go out and play for a while, then it will seem like I just want to relax with her.

"Why don't we just go back to our own homes?"

"Xiao Yu..." She suddenly reached out and patted my shoulder, revealing a kind smile, "You kid, don't you shine brightly with just a little sunshine..."

"..."

That’s right, this is the club leader I know.

In other words, she was just pretending to be out. I thought she was the kind of person who cared about what others thought.

"Well, President, calm down~" I pushed away the hand she had on my shoulder, "Don't do anything extreme."

"I'm calm, and I don't mean to hit you."

Excessive behavior does not mean beating people...

"...Well, come to think of it, the club leader actually came out. I thought you were busy at home."

"...It's nothing serious, actually. I'm actually quite happy that someone is pulling me out to play."

"....." That is to say...

"But when I thought about the person who invited me, my enthusiasm was dampened a lot~"

"I'm really sorry!"

. . . . . . . . . . . . .

People have to face many troubles when they are alive.

There are many ways to deal with troubles, giving up and ignoring them is one of them... Unfortunately, even though I want to give up when encountering problems, I have to care about girls' tears.

Maybe it's because I rarely cry, and because I don't meet many girls who cry, I don't meet many girls who cry. That's why I can't deal with girls who cry... I have no idea what they are thinking.

And what's wrong with me lately? Everyone seems so worried. Is it possible that I'm the one they're worried about? No way.

"Hey...Ye Jin..."

Maybe asking her will yield some results...

"Huh? What's up..." Even if the tone is cold, it won't change the temperature around you...

"Am I a worrying person...or something?"

"...I'm a little worried about your IQ because your password is too simple."

"That's not what I'm talking about... And you're more worrying because you can guess my password!" I also want this ability.

"...I heard your study attitude isn't very good either. Oh, you should at least wait until your second year of high school before falling into depravity. You're still in your first year now."

"Don't talk to me in such a condescending manner. Do you want to be pinched?" I said and put my hand close to her face, but she pushed it away immediately.

"Don't touch me, I'm so hot... Besides, if you want to blame me, blame yourself for asking such difficult questions. I have no idea what you're trying to say..."

"Oh... so my question is too general..."

"Of course, I'm just saying it's worrying. Who knows what others might be worried about you? And people who know you are generally worried about your IQ, right?"

“…”

So I pulled her face hard a few times.

"Ugh...Is it not even allowed to tell the truth these days..."

"Hmm?" I said threateningly.

"Okay, okay, let's leave this topic for now..." She moved a little further away from me, "You can ask other questions now."

"Ah...any other questions..."

Speaking of which, there is indeed a problem that has been bothering me for a long time.

"Hey, Ye Jin..." I looked at her seriously.

"...What happened again..."

"Do you think I'm a popular person..."

"......"

This silence is really hurtful.

"Why aren't you talking..."

"Ah, how should I put it... What kind of nonsense are you talking about... Is your brain burned out..." Even though she was exhausted by the high temperature, she still refused to give in... Although I had guessed that she would say that.

"No... Actually, there are more girls around me than boys."

If you think about it... there are quite a few.

"That might be because you have a stronger woman power, brother."

...I don't even believe what I'm saying. I don't think I have any feminine power.

"Ah... Really... I thought those girls liked me..."