Their restricted abilities are refreshed every week.

"Forms? I know how to do that." Chihaya Aine pushed her black-framed glasses up her nose and stared at the computer screen. Her small hand rested on the mouse and she began to open the software and operate the form. "This is very simple. I don't even need the chairman to teach me."

"Very impressive." Shirakawa Haru stared at Chihaya Aine working on the spreadsheet, then praised her, "Then I'll have an easier afternoon."

"Chairman, I've taken care of it." Chihaya Aine tried to maintain a normal tone. If the chairman knew that she wanted to be praised just for completing a form, wouldn't she be like a big golden retriever that picked up the frisbee thrown by its owner and jumped on its owner for a hug? Like a child!

"Really reliable." Baichuan Qing praised.

"Hehe~ Chairman, please praise me more!" Then Chihaya Aine showed the kind of silly smile that only a golden retriever would show, with a hint of happiness in it.

She was just thinking about not being like a child and asking the chairman to praise her, but in the few seconds it took for a leaf to fall from the sky to the ground, she had forgotten about it.

Shirakawa Haru lay in front of the computer and asked Chihaya Aine to give him the mouse. When Chihaya Aine moved her hand away, her palm touched Shirakawa Haru's for a moment, and a faint blush immediately appeared on her face.

"Chairman, you just touched my hand..." Her voice was very low. She wanted Baichuan Qing to hear it, but she also felt that it would be better if he didn't hear it so clearly.

"Sorry." Unfortunately, Shirakawa Haru had very good hearing. "I'll pay attention next time."

"It doesn't really matter." Chihaya Aine moved her lips slightly. Shirakawa Haru didn't hear the words because her voice was too weak. Or maybe it wasn't because it was weak, but because Chihaya Aine didn't say it at all. She was very shy and felt that such words were not something she could say to Shirakawa Haru at the moment.

Her ideal relationship progresses gradually, from slowly getting to know each other, to liking each other, to expressing her feelings. Then, on a sunny day, she put on her prettiest dress, applied pink lipstick, took off her tacky glasses, and stretched her eyelashes long and straight. Then, she said to Shirakawa Haru, "Chairman, I've liked you for a long, long time. Ever since you defended me in front of my junior high classmates and bought me some soda! Now I can finally say it out loud: I want to be in love with you! Can you be my boyfriend?"

that's all.

Shirakawa Haru's sudden words brought Chihaya Aine back to reality. He clicked on a file containing various spreadsheets.

Chihaya Aine watched Shirakawa Haru scroll through the documents, showing her the incomplete or error-prone forms.

"You have to finish these forms today." Baichuan Qing said the very cold words in a very gentle tone.

"So, so many!" Chihaya Aine was stunned.

"It's okay, there aren't that many. If I'm quick, I can finish these forms in an hour, and at the latest, no more than two hours." Bai Chuanqing clicked on a form and released the mouse. "I won't hold you back and prevent you from leaving. Just try to handle it first, and leave the unfinished content to me."

"Then I'll try..." Chihaya Aine completely lost her confidence in front of this pile of complicated forms. She looked at Shirakawa Haru with tears in her eyes, pretending to be cute, "If I can't finish these forms, the chairman won't let me go, right?"

"No," Shirakawa Haru said, "I just want you to get used to the rhythm of the student union. Completing these forms isn't difficult for you, it's just that there are a lot of them, so it's a bit troublesome."

"Then the chairman won't suddenly go out later, right? Can you stay here with me?"

Chihaya Aine thought that this was her first time in this office. If she was alone here, she would feel somewhat restrained, but it would be different if Shirakawa Haru was with her.

Whenever she felt tired, she could just raise her head. The moment she saw Shirakawa Haru, she thought she would feel relaxed.

"I won't leave suddenly," Shirakawa Haru promised. "Bringing you here and then leaving without a care in the world would be too irresponsible."

"I'll try my best!" Chihaya Aine held her face with both hands, as if she was mustering up the courage to do something big.

But the canine teeth that showed when she opened her mouth to speak made her look more adorable than imposing.

"Then I'll go read a book at the desk next to me. You can call me if you need anything." Baichuan Qing sat on the chair, supported himself with his feet on the ground, and moved the chair with wheels backwards.

Chihaya Aine raised her head and observed the chairman's movements as he dragged the chair and his expressionless face. She felt that although the chairman was very majestic and had great abilities when giving reports in the auditorium, he was not much different from a child in private and would also do such childish things.

Shirakawa Haru suddenly glanced at Chihaya Aine.

Chihaya Aine lowered her head instantly. She thought that the chairman probably didn't realize that she was making fun of him just now?

Shirakawa Haru turned her head away, and Chihaya Aine breathed a sigh of relief, like a child who had done something bad and was told "it's okay" by her parents.

Fortunately, the chairman didn't notice.

The hands on the clock kept jumping forward, and the blue sky outside the window was gradually shifting. At this time, the only sounds in the office were a series of crisp clicks of the mouse and keyboard, and the occasional rustling sound of fingertips sliding across the pages of a book coming from the corner.

With a slightly loud click, Shirakawa Haru closed the book in his hand. He had already finished reading this book, which was about the working principles of the piano and the playing techniques.

He raised his head and cast a glance towards Chihaya Aine.

Chihaya Aine's black-framed glasses reflected white light, and her head kept rising and falling, looking like she was nodding. Then, occasionally, she would stare at the screen for a while, and then suddenly lower her head to modify the data on the spreadsheet.

Shirakawa Haru speculated that Chihaya Aine didn't use the computer much in her daily life. She obviously couldn't type blindly, so she could only look at the table while looking down at the keyboard to confirm that the characters she entered were correct.

He stood up and walked out of the office, then came back with a plate of macarons and placed it next to Chihaya Aine.

Chihaya Aine's expression was very focused, and her fingers tapped the keyboard faster and faster, becoming more and more skilled.

During this finger flexibility training, she didn't even notice Shirakawa Haru standing next to her.

"Chihaya-san, would you like to eat something first?" Shirakawa Haru tapped the keyboard with her fingers. The dull thumping sound woke Chihaya Aine up. "Eat a little. Your brain will work faster after replenishing sugar."

When Chihaya Aine heard Shirakawa Haru's voice, she noticed a plate of macarons on her right hand side.

The colorful desserts are very cute, and the nutty aroma of almond powder and the sweet aroma of meringue are mixed together to create a very layered texture.

"So beautiful..." Chihaya Aine looked at the plate of macarons in a daze. The mental activities that lasted for half an afternoon and the frequent shifting of her gaze made her head less clear, and she even felt a slight dizziness as if she was walking on cotton.

"Where did you get these?" Chihaya Aine's tone was no longer as polite as when she was sober, and she was straightforward and a little arrogant.

"The large classroom next door," Shirakawa Haru said, "is also where the student union holds activities. Ever since the committee members stopped coming to this office, they've been using it as their own studio. Some members of the baking club leave their leftover desserts in the classroom and tell everyone to take whatever they want, just don't waste them."

"Oh, that's how it is." Chihaya Aine nodded. She pointed to her mouth and said, "Chairman, feed me."

She tilted her head, as if she didn't understand what she was saying; her consciousness was a little hazy, but also seemed very clear.

hazy.

Everything is so hazy, just like the moon hanging in the sky. You think it looks so beautiful, but when you look at it through an astronomical telescope, you feel that it is so full of holes.

Hazy is best.

"I just touched the keyboard and mouse for a long time, and now my hands are stained." She said, "I have worked so hard for so long, Chairman, can you please give me some satisfaction?"

Chihaya Aine's tone of coquettishness is particularly obvious, which is her subconscious expression.

No matter what the reality is, at least in her heart, she has already regarded Shirakawa Haru as her boyfriend.

Any girl is cute, especially a girl like Chihaya Aine who shows her fangs when she smiles, looks silly, and acts like a spoiled brat.

She looked at Shirakawa Haru, and Shirakawa Haru looked at her.

Chihaya Aine and Shirakawa Haru were like playing the game of statues, looking at each other in a frozen space.

"Are you sure you want me to feed you?" Shirakawa Haru said, "Will this make the macarons taste better?" He was already hesitating whether to feed her as Chihaya Aine said.

"It won't get any tastier—but I want you to feed me."

Chihaya Aine was a little confused, and her expression became hesitant.

Why didn't the boy in front of her want to feed her? Was he afraid of something? Should she give him some encouragement?

So she grabbed Shirakawa Haru's hand and placed it on the edge of the plate, then opened her lips, blinked her eyes, and pointed her finger at her half-open lips, signaling him to come and feed her.

"Ah~" A bird came out of her throat, still urging Shirakawa Haru to hurry up.

"Open your mouth wider." Shirakawa Haru said, picking up a macaron and placing it near Chihaya Aine's mouth.

Perhaps because Chihaya Aine thought that girls with their mouths wide open were not pretty, she only opened her lips slightly.

Shirakawa Haru moved her hand forward, and Chihaya Aine closed her mouth, biting her two rows of small shell-like teeth together, and ate half of the macaron.

When Shirakawa Haru withdrew her hand, Chihaya Aine suddenly pounced forward, ate the remaining half of the macaron in one bite, and licked the corner of her mouth with her tongue.

"Is this okay? You can eat the rest yourself." Shirakawa Haru looked at the teeth marks on his fingers and the saliva left by Chihaya Aine. He felt that it was just like when he fed the neighbor's puppy with sausage. When he fed it, it would also smear its saliva on his hands. "I'm going to go out and wash my hands."

He turned to leave, but was unable to do so.

Chihaya Aine reached out and grabbed his sleeve, her eyes shining with a very, very bright light, as if an entire spring scene was embedded in them: new buds sprouted from dead branches, the thin layer of snow melted, water droplets flowed under the eaves, the spring light danced and bustled, with bright sunshine flashing from it.

"Don't go, keep feeding me." Chihaya Aine's eyes were still dazed, but this did not affect her giving orders to Shirakawa Haru.

"You'd better pray that you won't run away when you see me after you wake up." Shirakawa Haru put his finger on Chihaya Aine's forehead and pushed her back into the chair.

Her cute little face was twisted into a wrinkled ball.

"Open your mouth," he said.

"Ah~" Chihaya Aine's voice was particularly charming.

Chapter 4.3 Are you serious about your suggestions? (k)

In RING's rehearsal room filled with musical atmosphere, the fifth rehearsal of the new song finally ended, and fatigue and sweat were intertwined in the air.

The band members dispersed and enjoyed this rare break.

Nagasaki Suyo sat quietly beside Chihaya Aine, her gentle eyes revealing a hint of concern, fixed on the obviously absent-minded Chihaya Aine.

Chihaya Aine's eyes were wandering, as if her thoughts had already drifted away, making her seem out of place in this bustling rehearsal room.

"Aine-chan...you seem to be in a little abnormal condition today?" Nagasaki Motoyo couldn't help but ask when she saw Chihaya Aine's abnormal behavior.

Her voice was like a gust of wind, blowing gently past Chihaya Aine's ears.

But Chihaya Aine seemed not to hear and was still immersed in her own world.

Girls' feelings always heat up very quickly. Before I knew it, Chihaya Aine and Nagasaki Motoyo had started using nicknames for each other.

"Chairman...it's over...I didn't want this to happen...but it seems to feel good too?" Chihaya Aine was immersed in her own world.

Her fingers plucked the strings mechanically, and the neat melody sounded quite repetitive at the moment.

"No, no! Right, right... Am I doing this right? Right... No! But the chairman's fingers are so soft... Biting them feels like breaking cattail stalks by the lake. How should I describe it? A bit 'crunchy'..."

Chihaya Aion asked and answered her own questions as if she was practicing Zen.

Oh, and I think I drooled on the chairman’s finger! How am I supposed to face him now? Chihaya Aine’s mind echoed with Shirakawa Haru’s words: “You’d better pray that when you wake up, you won’t run away when you see me.”

In fact, after Chihaya Aine came to her senses, she immediately screamed, jumped up from her chair and ran away.

She opened the door and ran out, closing the office door behind her. She didn't dare to lie on the door and listen to her own heartbeat until she was sure that Baichuan Qing didn't chase her out.

Chihaya Aine looked around and found that there was no one around. The student council members in the large classroom next to her had already left. She pulled her collar with both hands and lowered her head deeply. Her originally porcelain-white skin was now colorful.

As the heartbeat beneath my chest grew more intense, the crimson glow of the school building gradually deepened, blossoming into a final hue of purple. Suddenly, the entire world fell silent and withered, rapidly releasing an illusory dusk that stained everything. The twilight halo rapidly expanded outward, lingering over everything. Everything it touched was instantly silent, gloomy, and tranquil, the only sound being the deafening throbbing of my heart.

Chihaya Aine stayed by the door for more than ten minutes, trembling all over, almost collapsing, her vision hazy and blurry. She told herself to calm down quickly, but she couldn't. This was not a calm moment, but a turbulent one.

What on earth have I done... Chairman, you should hate yourself, right?

Chihaya Aine thought anxiously, and after a mental struggle, she pushed open the office door and walked in.

Shirakawa Haru didn't frown the moment he saw her, as Chihaya Aine thought. Instead, he looked at her as if nothing had happened.

Chihaya Aine, who had difficulty in preparing herself mentally, puffed her face in dissatisfaction after the panic, thinking to herself, "Chairman, how can you be so calm? You just fed me food, and I even bit your finger!"

"Chairman...um, I just..." Chihaya Aine was still thinking about how to apologize to Shirakawa Haru.

"Are you back?" Shirakawa Haru sat at his desk, processing forms. He pointed at the desserts on the table and said, "I just ate a few and they were too greasy. Chihaya-kun, if you like, you can eat them all. Don't waste them."

"Remember to wash your hands after eating, then come over and continue working on the spreadsheet." Shirakawa Haru operated the mouse and keyboard. In Chihaya Aine's eyes, he processed a spreadsheet almost in seconds. "I just finished one part, you can handle the rest yourself."

"Chairman, I don't think the form is important right now!" Chihaya Aine stomped her feet on the spot, like a little girl losing her temper at her boyfriend.

"Then what do you think is more important right now, Chihaya-san?" Shirakawa Haru's question made Chihaya Aine fall into silence.

She stammered, "What happened just now... Seriously, filling in the form is more important! The chairman is such a mean person!"

So Chihaya Aine first sat next to Shirakawa Haru and ate the remaining macarons bit by bit. Then Shirakawa Haru gave up her seat and she sat down, maintaining her previous posture and completing the form uprightly.

But this time her efficiency was much lower than before. She tried to concentrate on the data in the table, but as long as she stared at a row of numbers for more than a few seconds, she would start to imagine what had just happened.

"Aine, after you finish the form, let's go to RING." Shirakawa Haru looked up at the lamp hanging on the wall.

"Chairman... why did you suddenly call me Aine..." Chihaya Aine was distracted by Shirakawa Haru's call of 'Aine'. In fact, Shirakawa Haru could have called her Aine a long time ago, but in school, Shirakawa Haru called her that only a few times, "And what happened just now..."

"Because I found that if I call you that, you will blush, and then communication will be much easier." Shirakawa Haru folded the documents on the desk and drew the curtains.

"Hmm...?" Chihaya Aine's face suddenly turned red, the corners of her mouth cracked slightly, her eyes wide open with a drunken smile, as if she was about to fall asleep, "Hmm!"

Chihaya Aine grumbled in her heart, "Has the chairman really never been in a relationship? Is this fake news?"

Why do I feel that when the chairman interacts with me, although he may be a little clumsy sometimes, he can always accurately touch the sensitive spots in my heart?

"Aine-chan... Aine-chan?" Nagasaki Motoyo continued to ask Chihaya Aine.

"That's enough. If she doesn't want to answer, don't ask any more questions." Shiina Ritsuki crossed her arms, an impatient look on her face. Her best friend, Hachiman Kairin, had been ordered by the band she supported to stop participating in band activities yesterday, and Ritsuki was worried about this.

Fortunately, Hachiman Kailing looked normal, her expression was not much different from usual, and even the corners of her mouth would occasionally curl up into a faint smile.

Shiina Riki asked Hachiman Kailing what she was going to do next. Hachiman Kailing said expressionlessly that she was teaching students to play bass. Shiina Riki then asked Hachiman Kailing: "Are your students male or female?"

Hachiman Kailing said he was a cute boy.

Shiina Riki had a complicated expression on her face, and she warned Hachiman Kailing to be careful.

Hachiman Kailing said it was okay and not to worry.

Shiina Riki could see that Yawata Kairin trusted the boy who became her student very much.