Why wasn't I the one who got the male lead's script?

To accurately describe this change, it would probably be "I seem to be noticed by everyone", something that would never have happened to me before.

To put it simply, Hoshimi's presence suddenly appeared.

When he walked into the classroom with his schoolbag on his back, several male classmates who were standing in front of the door chatting and laughing would suddenly notice him and change their expressions. Then, contrary to their relaxed look, they would quickly make way for him, pat their companions, and walk away with their tails between their legs.

When he sat down with his schoolbag, several female classmates who were chatting and laughing next to him suddenly stopped talking, then deliberately lowered their voices, looked at him with subtle eyes, lowered their voices and covered their mouths with their hands.

Although she felt very confused and puzzled about this, Xingjian pretended not to notice anything and listened carefully to the whispers of the girls next to her.

He could only hear vague and fragmentary conversations.

"Ah... is it him? Is it him?"

"That's right... I really can't tell... She usually looks pretty..."

"To be honest, I still don't dare to believe it... How dare you believe something like that?"

"But there's no smoke without fire, and flies don't bite cracked eggs."

"That's right, and judging a person by their face alone is so superficial..."

“…?”

The topic of the JKs became more and more off-topic, and the confused black-haired boy raised his head in confusion and looked at them.

"Hey—look here, look here!! This is all your fault!"

But the girls scattered in panic as if they had met the God of Plague. After everyone gave him an awkward but polite smile, they returned to their seats and pretended nothing had happened and started to take out their textbooks.

"...?"

Although Xingjian, who had no idea what they were talking about, was very confused, she still walked out of the classroom and went to the boys' bathroom with doubts in her heart.

He carefully checked in front of the mirror to see if there was anything strange about his clothes and hairstyle, or even if there were any small labels on his back - but he found nothing.

“…That doesn’t make sense.”

Did he show anything worthy of attention today?

The black-haired boy scratched the back of his head in confusion, studying his appearance in the mirror in deep thought.

Hmm... It's really strange to have been ignored for so many years and then suddenly be noticed by many people around you one day.

How should I put it? It's like someone who has never drunk carbonated drinks suddenly tastes tequila. It's really not easy to get used to it at first.

If we attribute this to the sequelae of adolescent syndrome, wouldn’t it make more sense?

Originally, the adolescent syndrome that occurred to Hoshimi himself was a lack of sense of existence - but because he intervened in Kasumigaoka Utaha's adolescent syndrome, the syndrome affecting himself changed.

This seems to be the only explanation at the moment, and it seems to make sense.

"...Maybe it's just my imagination."

During the last week or so before summer vacation, he worked tirelessly to finish his homework day and night. It's understandable that he has become very nervous recently.

Maybe I'm just too sensitive.

He used this crude reason to convince himself not to think any deeper. After looking at the obvious dark circles under his eyes in the mirror, he gently patted his cheeks as if to cheer himself up.

As he thought about this, he rubbed his cheeks, which still had a little childishness. After finding a reason to explain himself in his mind, he walked out of the bathroom.

——Everything seemed to go smoothly during the opening ceremony afterwards, and no strange phenomena like those that had just occurred in the class occurred.

Xingjian was the type of person who would pack up his bag and leave alone after school. After school, he walked straight out of the school gate with his bag and went to the restaurant where he worked to register for the new semester.

On the first day of working as a waiter, everything went smoothly and boringly as before. During the long three hours, nothing interesting happened to offset the boring working time.

Maybe I'm worrying too much.

Xingjian repeatedly persuaded himself with these words.

Although loneliness was not his initial choice, he had long since grown fond of that kind of solitary life—he even enjoyed the clean social relationships that didn't create much connection with others.

He would still occasionally take a few days off during the week to go to Futaba's lab for a cup of coffee after school.

That guy seemed to be busy with some experimental theory recently. In short, he was concentrating on academic matters, so Xingjian didn't disturb her too much.

In the new semester, he was still invited by his father to occasionally meet with his sister, Hayasaka Ai. Although the family gatherings of the four of them were still a little stiff and awkward, when Hayasaka and Hoshimi's eyes met, the usual unfamiliar and polite distance was completely gone.

At the start of the new semester, Hayasaka seemed to be busy arranging her own schedule and taking care of everything for Kaguya Shinomiya - because she had taken too many vacations during the summer vacation, she had become accustomed to a different way of working and rest, and her body had not yet adjusted. In order to ensure that everything was safe, she had been extremely concerned about taking care of Kaguya recently.

As for Eriri, I hadn't heard her nagging about playing games together since school started. She usually pretended to be a ladylike girl at school, ignoring me, but her true colors would show when she got home and logged into her games—but lately, she hadn't even logged into Baboon 14 that often.

She herself said that "I am negotiating a new business cooperation and I have to finish the manuscript quickly", so she would work hard on the computer and drawing tablet as soon as she got home from school every day.

Ms. Kasumigaoka Utaha was in a similar situation. She had become a hit again with her new work, Heartbeat Warning, and had recently been secluded in her writing career. Furthermore, Hoshimi and her weren't close friends, so she had no idea what she was doing.

Everything will probably be like it is now, and life will slowly return to its normal track.

At least that's what Xingjian thought.

However, what happened in the next week slightly deviated from his expected trajectory.

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I was supposed to go back to school but my parents asked me to go on a trip early. I was so miserable orz

I wrote both chapters today in the car. I'm about to throw up orz

Xing Jianqing Can't Be Alone Again: Chapter 1: Forward or Retreat? (Part 2)

I should be consciously noticed by everyone and kept away from them.

By the time Xingjian noticed this, everything around him had changed drastically compared to before.

For example, in the home economics class, Xingjian was an unknown background student who would not be actively involved in forming a team but would not be disliked either. Generally speaking, he would only be noticed when there were only a few people left. In any case, he would not be reduced to the point where no one was willing to partner with him.

However, in a recent home economics class, no one wanted to partner with him. Many girls subconsciously looked away when they saw him, as if trying to avoid his gaze.

In the end, Xingjian, who was left behind, could only work together with the home economics teacher who was over 40 years old but very kind, and spent a short home economics class that was unexpectedly long for him.

It's a pity. If Miss Eriri hadn't taken two weeks off to finish her manuscript, perhaps there would be at least one other girl in this class willing to team up with me.

Coincidentally, this kind of situation where people around me consciously stay away from me is not uncommon and has been happening all week.

For example, in physical education class, still no one was willing to cooperate with him in exercise. Once again, he was left behind and could only play volleyball with the burly and fat physical education teacher.

It’s hard to say that he felt sad or lost, he just felt a little confused.

Why did many of my classmates suddenly keep their distance from me, preferring to stay far away and talk about me rather than talk to me?

At first, only a few classmates treated me strangely, but later more and more people looked at me differently - perhaps it was the contagiousness of rumors that was to blame.

At first, Xingjian didn't take this matter too seriously.

He was used to being shunned and guarded against by almost everyone around him.

Although he didn't know the reason, and didn't understand why those classmates who had little interaction with him suddenly became very distant from him, but in the end these things did not cause him further trouble.

I don't seem to have done anything eye-catching or disgusting, so I shouldn't be disliked by anyone.

He still followed the same standard three-point-one-line pattern as before, shuttling between school, his workplace and the dormitory. His daily life was repetitive and boring.

——It was about a week later when he was working in a restaurant that he fully realized that things were far from simple.

The black-haired boy in a waiter's uniform and holding a menu politely handed the menu to the girls sitting at the table.

These young and beautiful stranger girls wearing the same school uniform as themselves seemed to be having a routine party after school. They looked like they were first-year junior students of Fengzhizaki.

Everyone was chatting and laughing about the latest celebrities and hot topics in the school - but the moment they looked up and saw me, the smiles on their faces froze at the same time.

"Hello, what can I do for you?"

Xingjian didn't pay attention to the subtle changes in the girls' expressions. He just sighed helplessly in his heart, put on the humble service attitude that a waiter should have, and smiled at the girls who looked at him strangely.

No matter what, no matter how many black question marks you have in your heart, you must always keep a smile on your face when facing customers - this is the service attitude that a waiter should have.

Among them, a girl with long curly hair blinked and took the menu handed to her by Xingjian with an embarrassed expression. The originally harmonious and relaxed atmosphere of the conversation seemed to become a lot stiffer because of Xingjian's appearance.

"Could it be that the aftereffect of helping my senior overcome puberty syndrome is that I've become a once-in-a-century jinx?"

The young man looked at the expressions of the girls sitting there. They were all avoiding his sight, as if they were unwilling to look at him.

"...?"

However, when his eyes swept over a girl sitting in the corner, Xingjian's originally relaxed and indifferent expression paused for a moment.

The girl had bright flaxen shoulder-length hair and a cute little face that looked familiar.

"........."

Hoshimi's pupils contracted slightly.

But the slight helplessness and panic on her face was beyond Xingjian's expectations.

"We've ordered."

The girl with long curly hair who had just taken the menu didn't give him time to say anything more, and handed the menu back to Xingjian tremblingly.

"Understood. Please wait a moment."

Having come back to his senses, Xingjian once again gave the guests a formal and gentle smile, no longer looking at the nervous and flustered flaxen-haired girl. After putting away the menu, he turned around and left the table slowly.

But before he had taken a few steps away, he heard a burst of low-pitched discussions coming from behind him.

Perhaps it was after he left that those schoolmates started a new round of topics.

"........."

Probably guessing who they were talking about, the Xingjian boy shook his head helplessly, then walked quickly forward and handed the bill to the kitchen.

I don’t understand why these girls can talk to their best friends for three days and three nights just because of one or two trivial matters - is it really enough for them to just have a mouth?

Having experienced how talkative girls can be, the boy Xingjian put the menu back on the counter. Just as he was about to turn around and leave, he felt someone gently patting his shoulder.

“Senior—Senior!”

Without turning around, one could tell who the deliberately lowered voice was coming from.

Sure enough, when Xingjian turned his head slowly, what caught his eye was Isshiki Iroha, who had been hiding behind him for some reason and looked a little timid.

She was also one of the group of high school girls who had given Xingjian an indescribable feeling.

She lowered her body deliberately as if to avoid the sight of her companions who were sitting a few meters away, and was very cautious as if talking to the black-haired boy was something that was not acceptable.

"Isshiki-sensei, if you're worried about being looked at with prejudice by others if you stand with me, the best thing to do is to stand aside and not get close to me."

As a senior who is one year older than me, Hoshimi also gave sincere advice.

"Stupid—are you an idiot, Senior? So you know you're someone everyone avoids?"

Isse's expression changed, and a subtle expression appeared on her originally cute little face.

"Wow, I still don't believe that you really did those things, Senior. I always thought you were misunderstood... So you also have this awareness?"

"Wait wait, what did I do?"

"Huh? I see you're so used to your situation, Senior. I thought you'd already realized this...ah."

Isshiki raised an eyebrow in a strange manner.

"——Don't you know, Senior, what exactly happened to you recently?"

"Stop being a riddle, Isshiki-sensei. Do you realize that the few minutes you waste could have been used by me to entertain a few more guests?"

Hoshimi-san said "if you have something to say, just say it" with a gentle expression, while Isshiki looked him up and down in disbelief for a long time before hesitantly telling the truth.

The monologue from Isshiki made Xingjian, who was originally relaxed, gradually restrain his casual and leisurely look.

"...?"

He couldn't quite believe what Isshiki said.

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The shaking car plus someone smoking in the car made me almost vomit while typing orz The recent updates will probably not be regular, I will write when I have time orz

To answer the questions that everyone is most concerned about, there are not many depressing chapters in the beginning, only about three or four. If you want to hoard, I suggest you turn on automatic subscription, otherwise you will run out of books for the bosses. (Funny)

Now, there are still people who are criticizing me because the harem plot was criticized? No way, no way, instead of criticizing the trolls and the author, you are really capable.

After adjusting my mood recently, I can give a definitive answer. I wouldn't say there's no harem storyline at all, but for those serious and polite harem fans, I'll write a special if-only harem storyline for them, like additional DLC content. Don't ask, just say I'm willing. They're polite and well-spoken, so I'll write whatever they want to see. I love them so much~

However, the original harem ending was indeed criticized~ Some of the stinking harem fans can be satisfied with achieving their goals~

Xing Jianqing Can't Be Alone Again: Chapter 1: Forward or Retreat? (Part 3)

There are usually few students around the stairs leading to the rooftop terrace in the teaching building, and this is especially true at the beginning of the school year.