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

"...So, if you were me and I asked you the same question, what would you think?"

A typical rhetorical question.

"I would think..." After a slight pause, "Is this guy going to treat me to a meal?"

The eyes are suggestive.

"Oh, I really didn't expect that~" It seems that she understands what I am trying to say.

"...right? I'm not as bad as you think."

"Well, let me guess from your perspective now." She suddenly interrupted me, "Well... you will definitely say, "Then let's not eat. Do you have your ID with you..."

"Wait, are you getting yourself into some weird role?" I interrupted her before the topic got weird. "Can you please speak properly? I just want to invite you to dinner before you go home."

Does this guy really want me to explain it clearly?

"...I see." She nodded. "...Doesn't accompanying you include all three meals?"

"Please switch roles and speak..."

I thought maybe this would be good.

"Anyway, thank you for your hospitality today~"

As if words of thanks could make me willing, she spoke to me like this and bowed to me nonchalantly.

"...Well. No need for that." It wasn't something he couldn't handle. "There's still a few days left. It won't be too late to talk about it when it's over."

After all, I'm not really used to being thanked. And she has a pretty small appetite... I wonder if all girls have this kind of appetite.

"That won't do. At least you should say thank you."

She threw the toothpick in her hand into the trash can on the side of the road, then turned and walked towards where the car was parked.

If you think about it carefully, her words were just a verbal expression of gratitude, but it's unclear what she was really thinking...

"Well, let's not talk about this for now. What time do we have to gather tomorrow? I need to be mentally prepared." He picked up his phone and prepared to set an alarm.

"Well... let's just leave it as is."

...I didn't expect to hear such words from her.

"What do you mean? Don't you have to come out tomorrow?"

"Ah... I suddenly feel like playing games." She said without hesitation, "And Sheji, you must be tired too, right? So let's take a break for now and continue the day after tomorrow."

What is this...

"...I don't mind taking a break..." I rubbed my brows, "But when are you going to give me the homework?"

"There's no need to rush this kind of thing. Even if it's your last day, I believe you can finish it in one night."

"...That's just your guess. I have a lot left. One night is definitely not enough... You're not really going to wait until then to give it to me, are you?"

This is a serious matter that concerns my life, and I cannot allow anything to go wrong.

"Guess what~"

It seemed that she had no intention of answering seriously, and she got on her bike with a conspiratorial look on her face.

"Hey...if you really do this, I will definitely break up with you."

"...I don't think you can make that decision." Ling Can, who was running ahead of me as always, turned around and asked, "Would you like to make a bet with me?"

"...Who wants to bet with you..."

. . . . . . . . .

"Let me make a bet. I think this place will become a lookout or something like that."

Moon stars are rare.

The two of them were currently sitting on the high lawn. After spending some time together, he seemed to have gotten used to running out of the house, rather than staying home bored. It seemed...he and I had been talking more often.

"If the construction gets better, it should be possible," the guy said, lying on the grass. "But there's nothing special here. I don't think anyone would want to come here to see anything."

"Is that so?... I thought you'd agree with me for once..." He sighed slightly, feeling slightly disappointed. "But I always feel like what you say makes more sense..."

"Sometimes, reason cannot influence reality."

“…Here we go again…”

"Sorry, I've been having a lot on my mind lately because I need to deliver results." For the first time in his memory, the man's tone was melancholy. "If we can't get over this, no amount of thinking will help."

"Relax...your grades are so good, there's no way you can fail the exam." In comparison, it seemed like I had more to worry about.

"...sometimes, things really can't be taken for granted."

"You're really pessimistic..." He said helplessly, trying to change the subject. "Well, let's make a bet, okay? I'll bet you can pass."

"..."

"Oh, it seems the options left for you aren't very good... ha..." He patted the guy's shoulder apologetically. "Anyway, cheer up, okay?"

"......"

Chapter 13: I think maybe this is the best

A whole day slipped by while I debated whether or not to do my homework. Thinking back, I spent that day reading comics and playing games with a sense of unease. While this experience is common during the holidays, I still worry about my safety as I see the end of the holiday approaching.

While it would be nice to finish it now... some people still don't want to rely on their own strength. "It's impossible to do homework. I'll never be able to do homework in my lifetime. I can't even answer the exam questions. I can only rely on copying others to maintain my grades."

Well, after all, it was guided by that spiritual leader. Stealing or plagiarism isn't something that belongs to a scholar, so let's call it plagiarism for now.

"......"

Now it's the time I agreed to meet Lingcan, but since she didn't specify a time, I didn't set an alarm and woke up suddenly based on my biological clock, only to find it was almost noon. Judging from the fact that Lingcan never showed up at my house or woke me up, it's likely that I didn't stand her up, but that she stood me up.

Fortunately, I cleverly overslept, otherwise I would have looked like a fool if I had gone to the same station as last time and waited for half a day.

"Oh...yes..."

I patted my head and remembered something. Although I had avoided being stood down, it seemed that the promised summer homework would not reach me.

So, the question is, should I trust my friend and wait at home without asking, or should I go to his house and confirm it myself, just to be on the safe side?

“…”

After sitting cross-legged on the bed and thinking about whether Lingcan could be trusted...he decided to pay her a visit.

. . . . . . .

After thinking about it, I decided not to disturb Ye Jin.

"Open the door..."

There seemed to be no response after a simple knock on the door.

Considering that it was lunch break, I guessed she must have fallen asleep. In that case... I couldn't worry about disturbing Ye Jin downstairs, so I just knocked on the door.

"Open the door, open the door... Don't hide in there and keep silent. I know you are at home. If you can borrow my homework..."

"What are you yelling about!"

As I was shouting at the door in a strange direction, I suddenly heard an angry voice behind me and felt the pain of being hit on the head.

"...Ah, you've arrived just in time."

I turned around and saw Ye Jin with a disgruntled look on his face. He must have been disturbed by me... He looked like he had just woken up and was grouchy.

"Well, you know..."

"Don't stand here, come here!" I was dragged downstairs.

...........

"What you're yelling is all nonsense... If you don't feel ashamed, I feel ashamed too."

It didn't seem like I woke her up. Was it simply because she knocked on the door the wrong way?

"...S-Sorry."

"Ah... I won't pursue this matter." She was quite magnanimous. "Come to think of it, what did you do with Ling Shen?"

"...Um...Do you want a simple or complicated reason?"

"...It's complicated." She said unhappily.

"We agreed to go out and scout the area because of a map we didn't understand. I was in charge of taking photos, and the scenery was absolutely stunning. We agreed to come back today, but she didn't come to see me, and I haven't finished my summer homework."

"What do you mean by 'and'? That's totally missing the point... You, you should just keep it simple."

She scratched her head impatiently.

"Ah...I came to her to finish my summer homework."

"...Are you here to cause trouble?"

"..." After thinking for a moment, he decided not to respond. "Let's not talk about this for now. Do you know where she is now?"

"I don't know." She said unhappily, "I haven't seen you in the past two days since I came back the day before yesterday... Maybe he thought you were too much trouble and went out by himself."

"...No way...She doesn't seem like that kind of person..."

Having said that, what I am most worried about is actually the summer homework.

"I can't really say about that...and since she doesn't plan to invite you, she must have her own reasons." She thought for a moment, "Of course, there's also the possibility that she thinks you're useless."

"You're really rude..."

Maybe she is still angry, I'd better not care about it.

"So you'd better figure out how to handle homework yourself." Ye Jin laughed gleefully. "I don't think you'll be able to see her until school starts."

“…”

It seems she knows something, but she just doesn't want to tell me, or maybe Ling Can doesn't really want me to know, so she hinted at me like this... This also means... that guy is really betting with me. But the way he's doing it... is simply manipulating it.

"If that's the case, then let it be..." It's time for me to give up. "Well, before I leave, can I ask you one more thing?"

"Um...what?"

She had completely ignored me at this point, holding a drink that had been opened at some point and looking at the TV beside her.

"Are you... interested in trying out high school exercises?"

"..."

. . . . . . . . . .

"In the end...it did what I had planned from the beginning."

I couldn't help but talk to myself.

"Hmm? What did you say?"

Liu Yan, who was stuffing snacks into his mouth, didn't seem to notice what I had just muttered.

"...I just didn't expect...that you didn't do as much homework as I did."

I picked up his exercise book and took a look at it. I found that it looked like a new one, and even his name was not written on it.

"Because you know last time... I was busy with band creation and stuff, so I didn't have any time to do homework." As he said this, he was about to take the snack that was in front of my face and hadn't touched it at all, but I tapped it with a pen and he pulled it back.

"....Are you sure?" I asked back distrustfully.

"What..."

"Didn't you guys disband early this afternoon? You'll have plenty of time to do your homework in the evening."

"...This applies to you as well. Didn't you not write anything either? We are all busy with other things." He seemed a little happy.

Well, I have to admit that I was a little happy when I found out that he hadn't finished writing it either.

"I'm curious, what are you busy with..."

I rubbed my fingers feeling a little tired and picked up the snacks that Liu Yan's mother brought for us.

"I'm busy with Xiaoyou. Because of the band during the day, she always comes to see me at night."

"....Wow, that's really..." Interesting.