Start with Hayasaka Ai

As for Hayasaka Ai, she had seen how terrifying Shirogane's intuition was, so she hid in the dark and observed with the help of cameras, and commanded all security personnel with the radio.

"Route one is safe and clear, over."

"Two delinquents were found on Route 2. Number 3 will take care of them. Over."

"Route three is congested. Route 4 is at the intersection to guide Miss Kaguya around. Over."

"Line four..."

Under Hayasaka Ai's command, all the followers began to carry out their work in an orderly manner.

Shirogane and Kaguya Shinomiya also started to do their business for the day, selecting suitable products.

As VIP users of major shopping malls, Xiuzhiyuan does not need to take the trouble to carry the purchased items back with their vouchers. They just need to ask them to send them to Xiuzhiyuan.

You don't even need to pay, and Long Zhutao, the accountant, will directly handle it when the time comes.

This made the two of them feel as relaxed as if they were on a date.

"President, which juice do you think is better?" Shinomiya Kaguya asked, "Orange juice for vitamins, or grape juice for a richer taste?"

"Let's buy both, and add apple cider vinegar, so we can cater to people with different tastes."

Baiyin wrote down the information in his notebook, "Shigong, what do you like to eat?"

"Eh? My preference?"

"Yeah." Baiyin nodded. "When you're throwing a party, you have to consider the preferences of the participants when choosing food. Naturally, as one of the participants, you should take that into consideration."

Shinomiya Kaguya pursed her lips and said, "This is already abusing power for personal gain."

It was the same situation as Longzhu Tao back then. He completely used power as a convenient tool, and did it very openly.

Of course, Kaguya Shinomiya didn't hate Shirogane for this, and was even secretly happy because he was considering her preferences.

"Power is something that, as long as it's not abused to the point of public outrage, prioritizing the needs of those closest to you within reasonable limits is perfectly human nature. Although such statements will undoubtedly be criticized by incorruptible 'sages,' those sages often speak in sweet tones, yet their actions ultimately infuriate public opinion."

Baiyin's tone is always so righteous. No matter whether it is right or wrong in the eyes of others, as long as he thinks it is right, that's enough.

"So, Kaguya Shinomiya, what do you like to eat?"

Dear, close people?

A lot of useless words were directly ignored by Kaguya Shinomiya's brain, leaving only the most important sentence.

Her cheeks flushed instantly.

"...Fruitcake. My favorite thing to eat is fruitcake."

"Okay." Baiyin nodded, "Then let's use the remaining snack budget to buy fruit cake."

"This is too exaggerated!"

Shinomiya Kaguya couldn't help but complain, "That wasn't a sister school exchange party at all, it was a fruitcake tasting party!"

"Just kidding, I'm not that lacking in common sense."

"..."

You're lying! It was obvious from your tone just now that you weren't joking!

"Although not all of it, you can allocate half of the remaining funds to fruit cake. Make it into a fruit platter tower, which can also be considered the main dish of the party."

As a result, more than half of the budget funds have been spent.

I used the rest of the money to buy some miscellaneous snacks and spent it all.

The time came to 12.20.

It's time for lunch.

Shinomiya Kaguya saw the right moment and pulled out two coupons from her bag. "President, let's go have lunch first. I happen to have two limited-time free coupons. The restaurant is quite close."

Shinomiya Kaguya was very clear about the financial situation of Shirogane's family, so she spent money to customize these two so-called limited-time free tickets, in order to take care of Shirogane's wallet while also considering his self-esteem.

The restaurant was not chosen with a particularly high-end decoration. Instead, Hayasaka Ai was asked to try the food at each restaurant one by one and choose the one with a clean and ordinary decoration and the best taste.

"It's time now, let's go eat."

The two walked towards the restaurant.

As soon as I opened the door, a light fragrance hit me. The restaurant was decorated warmly and elegantly, with neatly arranged wooden tables and chairs and a few simple landscape paintings hanging on the walls.

"welcome."

The waiter came over warmly, took the free coupon from Kaguya Shinomiya's hand, and led them to a seat by the window.

"It seems like everything is going well." Hayasaka Ai looked at the two of them through the screen.

Her fingers tangled in her hair in circles.

Chapter 32 Exchange Meeting

After reading several best-selling books known as the "love bible", Hayasaka Ai felt that she was already halfway to becoming a master of love in theory.

Perhaps it’s because comic novels and some film and television works have given the word “dating” too many romantic labels, and many people may have many unrealistic expectations.

It's like walking on the beach with the person you love, with the sea breeze blowing your hair, leaving behind a series of footprints of varying depths.

In a warmly decorated private cinema, the two snuggled up to each other, sharing a quiet time that belonged only to each other. As the plot went on, they inadvertently held hands.

Or you can ride a dreamy Ferris wheel together in a bustling amusement park, and exchange sweet confessions at the moment it reaches the highest point.

Hayasaka Ai admitted that even she herself could not avoid having such girlish fantasies.

But for two people on their first date, being able to go through the entire process without any mistakes is already a huge success, and now Kaguya Shinomiya and Shirogane are not at the stage where they can have a sweet date.

Even the word "date" seemed a bit forced, but Hayasaka Ai still made a series of arrangements very rigorously to ensure that the two of them would get along perfectly today.

"After trying so many restaurants, my calorie intake is really exploding. Ms. Kaguya, you must be worthy of my sacrifice and give the president to me as soon as possible..."

Suddenly, the image of Baiyin returning the headband to her flashed through her mind.

"What are you thinking? Doesn't this prove that the president is a good person and a perfect match for Miss Kaguya?"

Hayasaka Ai pinched her soft belly with her hands, "We can't neglect body management. Let's go for a run after this..."

……

"Finally made it! What a joke, old principal! Why didn't he announce such an important event a week in advance?"

Long Zhutao wiped the fine layer of sweat from her forehead with a handkerchief.

All the members of their student union worked overtime and finally completed the decoration of the auditorium before the exchange party officially started.

"Sorry, sorry, next time I will tell you several days in advance." The principal was an old man with a gentlemanly demeanor, and he didn't care at all about Long Zhutao's offensive tone.

"Thank you all for your hard work. It's a last-minute request, and I'm really impressed that you were able to prepare so well. Now go enjoy the party."

There was soothing background music playing in the venue, and the atmosphere was very harmonious. The happy atmosphere made Long Zhutao, who didn't really like this kind of occasion, feel relatively relaxed.

The only drawback was that she didn't speak French and couldn't understand what they were saying.

At this time, a French girl walked towards this side, chatted with Shinomiya Kaguya in French for a few words, and then left.

Then another French student started chatting with Fujiwara Chika in French, and the two seemed to be very excited.

There's nothing strange about what the Shinomiya family teaches, and it's normal for Fujiwara Chika's parents to communicate so fluently... Is she the only one among the four members of the student council who can't do this?

She looked at Baiyin who was drinking juice and asked, "President, can you speak French?"

"Not really, I just learned a little bit temporarily." Baiyin drank the juice in the goblet.

"Did you know that the fastest and easiest way to learn another language is actually to start with swear words? Because although the pronunciation of each language is different, when it comes to swear words that need to express extreme emotions, they all have the same characteristics, that is, they are short and powerful, and they condense the essence of a language."

“Useless little bits of knowledge have increased.”

Long Zhutao leaned against the wall and casually changed the subject, saying, "You and Shinomiya purchased all the furnishings for the auditorium on Sunday, didn't you? Did anything interesting happen during the process?"

"While many people secretly long for extraordinary, super-lucky events to happen to them—like a beautiful alien princess falling from the sky, adopting a blue fat man with a four-dimensional pocket that can pull out all sorts of magical gadgets, or being transported by a truck to a different world populated only by women—sadly, life ultimately relies on the mundane, everyday routine, and that was no different last Sunday."

The girl rolled her eyes. "Why don't you just say nothing happened? Why do you have to spout all that useless nonsense?"

"Isn't that what chatting is all about? A bunch of meaningless nonsense. If that were the case, and I answered whatever you asked, you'd think my conversation was boring."

"Am I that unreasonable... I think I am a little bit." Long Zhutao replied after a moment's thought, "Then you just need to balance your nonsense with your valuable words."

"..."

Women are such a difficult group of creatures to please, it is no wonder that Confucius' classic words were misunderstood by later generations.

Only villains and women are difficult to raise. If you get close to them, they will be disrespectful. If you keep them away, they will complain.

The background of Confucius's saying this was that after his trip to Wei State, he found that he was not only deceived by the monarch of Wei State, but also fooled by the villains around the monarch of Wei State.

After leaving Wei, he sighed, "Only women and villains are difficult to raise! If you keep them close, they will be disrespectful; if you keep them far away, they will resent you."

As a monarch, if you are too close to those incompetent flatterers, they will become complacent, forget their own status, and start to use your power for evil purposes. If you distance yourself from them, they will complain to you, which is very troublesome.

Sun is pronounced as "xun" and nu is pronounced as "ru".

Confucius' original intention was to teach and educate several ignorant disciples around him, and to guide them to correct the villainy they had shown.

However, many people only remember the first half of the sentence and ignore the second half, and even take it out of context and interpret it as a classic discriminatory statement against women.

Of course, the reason why this sentence has evolved into that meaning is naturally a matter of opinion.

While Baiyin was daydreaming as usual, in the shadows outside the auditorium, the principal was shaking and tasting the grape juice in the goblet.

He entrusted Baiyin with arranging the party when there were only three days left, just to test whether Baiyin had enough ability to serve as the student council president besides his test scores.

The first level test was passed successfully and the party was very good. The next step is the second level, which is also the real test.

"Baze."

"Here I am."

A French high school girl with long purple seaweed hair walked out, her whole demeanor gloomy.

She is the vice president of the French school student union, and her sharp tongue is believed to be likely to take someone's life sooner or later.

He has the glorious experience of winning the French Debate Championship for two consecutive years. He is good at constructing logic that negates the opponent's personality and makes many opponents fall down and never get up again.

No one has ever been unscathed by her verbal attacks. To her, her tongue is like a sharp knife!

"Baze, try your best and cut the silver with your tongue—"

"Since it's your request, I won't be polite~" Baze showed a charming smile and walked to Baiyin with her waist swaying.

"bonjour"

She tilted her head slightly, her eyes scrutinizing, and a meaningful smile curved the corners of her mouth. "(French) I heard you're the student council president of this school? It seems... nothing special."

The tone was contemptuous, with an upward sound at the end. Even Longzhu Tao, who didn't understand French, knew that this was a provocation, let alone Baiyin who could understand what he meant.

Originally, he didn't intend to pay any attention to this clown-like woman, but the other party seemed to come with malicious intent and continued to mock him.

After saying just two words, Bates stopped talking abruptly, like a duck with its throat strangled, unable to make any sound.

She met Baiyin's eyes!

Chapter 33 This is Love

She had never seen such eyes before - there was a kind of almost tangible sense of oppression surging in the pupils, as if a predatory beast would pounce from the shadows in the next second.

The French girl's tongue still maintained an upward arc, but the second sentence she had carefully prepared was like broken bones stuck in the gears, and she couldn't say it at all.

I’ll die! I’ll die! I’ll die! I’ll die! I’ll die! I’ll die!

The creature's instinct was frantically warning Bates.

If you continue to say these advanced sarcastic and abusive words, you will die!

First they tortured her, then killed her, tortured her again and again, ravaged her until she was broken, and finally thrown into a meat grinder until she turned into a pulp. That was a horrific way to die!

You have to know that humans have been competing with many beasts at the top of the food chain for billions of years, and over such a long period of time, they have evolved a very strong instinct to seek benefits and avoid harm.

Women are even more sensitive in this regard, and her legs began to tremble.

"Dong dong dong dong!"

The heart seemed to be beating violently like a cowhide drum, making the already weak lower limbs even more deprived of blood supply.