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Chapter 48 A Story in the Rain

After getting the backup evidence from Yuko Ishigami, Shirogane and Kaguya Shinomiya slowly walked back to school.

After the previous running-in, the footsteps speed has become very uniform.

Shinomiya Kaguya lowered her head slightly, her eyes falling on the shadows of the two people that occasionally crossed each other.

She found that she seemed to have gradually gotten used to the feeling of walking with Baiyin - there was no need to deliberately keep a distance, nor to worry about other people's eyes, they just walked side by side naturally.

This peaceful interaction brought an indescribable sense of security to her heart, just like a lonely and drifting ship finally found a harbor to dock.

She secretly glanced at Baiyin beside her and found that he was looking at the distant sky, his profile looking particularly soft in the sunset.

"Shinomiya, this matter was resolved so quickly, thanks to you," Baiyin suddenly spoke, his voice full of genuine admiration. "Being able to quickly gather so much information and make inferences was a real help."

Kaguya's heartbeat quickened slightly. She was obviously used to compliments from others, but Shirogane's sudden praise made her happy and a little overwhelmed, and her cheeks unconsciously flushed slightly.

She pursed her lips and tried to make her voice sound calm. "Thank you for the compliment, President. This is the joint achievement of everyone."

Then he raised his head and continued, "If it weren't for Secretary Fujiwara's high affinity with the junior high school students to find out the specific personalities of those people, and if it weren't for the information that Longzhu Accounting used to find out about the organization, there wouldn't be such rapid progress."

At this point, her tone suddenly became serious. "Now that the evidence is irrefutable, Ogino Hikaru will definitely be expelled... It's hard to imagine that there's such a scumbag in Shuchiin."

Baiyin nodded, "It's really unexpected."

It's not just the cheating and bank partying on the surface. In the subsequent investigation, Ogino Hikaru was also involved in luring and coercing underage girls into prostitution.

He is also the son of a big businessman and has no shortage of money. It is obvious that he did this for his own perverted desires.

It’s just that no physical evidence could be collected in this regard, and the oral testimony of witnesses was not sufficient to convict him.

But that's only in terms of the law.

Does he need to obey the law?

The answer is no.

When he thought that this disgusting thing actually went to the same school as Xiaogui, and was more likely to have had ill intentions towards Xiaogui, he felt as disgusted as if he had found a cockroach in his house.

No, it's something that is ten or a hundred times more disgusting than a cockroach!

Even cockroaches have to be stepped on to death, so how can a piece of shit like Ogino Hikaru simply drop out of school?

"Boom——"

There was a dull thunder in the sky, and the lead-gray clouds swallowed up the last ray of sunset at a speed visible to the naked eye.

It looked like a divine response, as if God had responded to Baiyin's murderous intent, but in fact Baiyin was not that strong, it was just a natural phenomenon.

The climate on Earth is becoming increasingly abnormal. The weather in early summer changes so quickly, sometimes cold, sometimes hot, sometimes sunny, sometimes rainy.

"Shigong, we need to speed up. It looks like it's going to rain heavily."

"Well, let's run."

Raindrops began to fall sporadically, splashing dust on the street tiles. In less than half a minute, they began to gradually grow heavier, and then poured down with a "whoosh".

The raindrops hit Baiyin's shirt with a crackling sound, soaking the fabric in an instant. He frowned slightly, worried about Shinomiya Kaguya beside him.

Ordinary people's bodies are too fragile, especially young ladies like Kaguya Shinomiya, who often get sick and catch a cold if they are not careful.

"Use my coat to keep out the rain. There's a bus stop 500 meters ahead where you can take shelter."

Shirogane took off his coat, and before Kaguya Shinomiya could react, the black school uniform was already covering her head. The coat had a faint scent of lavender laundry detergent and a little bit of the other person's residual body temperature, which made her a little dazed for a moment.

"Wait, what are you going to do then?" Kaguya Shinomiya wanted to push him away, but Shirogane had already continued to move forward. The rain dripped down the ends of his hair, and his white shirt became transparent, revealing the strong lines of his back.

"I'm fine, hurry up and follow me." Baiyin said, turning around.

The girl bit her lower lip, clutched her coat over her head, and followed.

The rain formed small streams on the ground, and her leather shoes were quickly soaked, but the coat on her head did block most of the rain, allowing her to at least see the road ahead clearly.

The distance of five hundred meters seemed particularly long in the heavy rain. When she finally rushed to the small bus stop, Kaguya Shinomiya was already out of breath.

The platform roof is not very wide, so some of the rain outside drifts in, but it is much better than getting directly rained on.

"Huh - we're finally here." Shirogane shook off the water droplets on his hair. In Kaguya Shinomiya's eyes, the action looked like a wet large dog shaking off water.

His shirt was completely wet and stuck to his body, revealing the outlines of his chest and abdominal muscles. He looked even more awkward than if he were naked.

The girl looked at him twice more and then quickly looked away. "Thank you, President. I will return the clothes to you tomorrow after I wash them."

"You're welcome."

Baiyin said, "The weather has changed so quickly. The weather forecast this morning said it would be sunny all day."

"The weather has been getting increasingly abnormal in recent years." Kaguya looked out at the pouring rain. "Perhaps one day we'll see the same mythical scene again, with a devastating flood sweeping across the world."

"Oh, if the world really ends one day, what is your most desired wish, Shinomiya?"

"Why do you ask that? If the world were to end immediately, then wishing for something would be meaningless even if it didn't come true."

"So what is your biggest wish? I want to hear it."

Hearing Shirogane's words that seemed to be probing, Kaguya Shinomiya immediately recalled what happened two months ago when she was called out of the classroom by Shirogane.

"Shinomiya-san, I came to you specifically for two reasons. First, to express my gratitude. I will always remember your life-saving grace. Now, I may seem like just a passing bug to you, and it may sound arrogant, but who can predict the future? When you need me most, I will definitely do something for you, anything."

Kaguya Shinomiya had a very deep memory of the scene at that time, especially after she tasted absolute defeat in that exam, which she would never forget for the rest of her life.

I originally thought that it was the reckless Don Quixote who was making a foolish charge towards the windmill, but I didn't know that the other party was driving a 100-ton heavy truck!

It was precisely because of that disastrous defeat that he and Baiyin gradually became familiar with each other.

Now that he asked about his wish, it was obviously to repay the favor of saving him.

But once they no longer owe each other anything, will he still be so considerate and gentle to her?

Kaguya Shinomiya fell into confusion.

Chapter 49 A Story After the Rain (Part 1)

money!

If the president, with whom you owe nothing to each other, becomes cold towards you, can you buy back his enthusiasm with money?

"I can give you a lot of money, please continue to be nice to me..."

Obviously not!

And just imagining that scene is so sad that I want to fall to the ground.

Or you can just set this wish as Baiyin dating you, then you don’t have to worry about anything else.

But does the president really like me? Could it be that my previous feelings were just wishful thinking?

The girl began to worry again.

In theory, he makes himself lovable, takes the initiative to go on dates with me (for shopping), often teams up with me in student union activities, and even slows down to take care of me...

All signs indicate that he has feelings for me, but can it be considered as love? What are my feelings for him?

Baiyin saw that she hadn't spoken for a long time and asked, "What's wrong? You've been silent for so long. Are you feeling cold?"

"No, it's okay... A-choo."

Shinomiya Kaguya was thinking about how to end this topic when suddenly her eyes lit up and she saw a taxi coming. She hurriedly got in to stop it without even having time to put on her Shirogane coat.

"Master, go to Xiuzhiyuan."

Although the walk only takes a dozen minutes, it is really unnecessary in this rainstorm.

It’s faster to take a taxi.

"Shuzhiyuan is so close, why don't you just..."

"Add money."

Kaguya had already opened the leather wallet embroidered with the family crest, and the neatly arranged ten thousand yuan bills gleamed with a noble luster even in the rain.

Originally, the driver didn't want to pick up the two wet people, but when he felt the powerful force of money, his attitude immediately became respectful.

"Please get in the car, both of you."

The rain came and went quickly. Not long after we arrived at Xiuzhiyuan, the rain gradually stopped.

"Kaguya-san, you're really messing around. If you're leaving Shuchiin, you should let us go with you."

A tall, black-haired housekeeper wearing glasses came over with a towel, but her tone was extremely cold.

"Please go home immediately. We have a distinguished guest visiting us today. She is the only granddaughter of the master's best friend. We need to treat her with respect and absolutely cannot keep her waiting for too long."

"it is good."

Shinomiya Kaguya seemed a little restrained in front of the housekeeper, and even had a slight fear in this situation where she had done something wrong.

She picked up the towel and simply wiped her hair. Without even having time to go to the locker room to change into dry clothes, she was ready to get into the luxury car that was specially used to pick her up from school.

Time is tight. Even if you change clothes at school, you still have to change into formal clothes when you get home. It is better to save this unnecessary time.

But before he could get into the car, someone grabbed his wrist.

Generous and warm, but also strong and powerful.

It's silver.

"Go change into dry clothes first. No matter how distinguished a guest is, he can't compare to your health."

He said so, but before Shinomiya Kaguya could answer, the bespectacled and slightly mean housekeeper immediately spoke up to stop her.

"Shirogane-kun, please let Kaguya-san go. We should have gone back a long time ago, but Kaguya-san wasted a lot of time going out with you. Now the guests at the Shinomiya residence are probably getting impatient waiting."

"Then let the other party continue to wait."

Bai Yin said nonchalantly, "You should be a servant of the Shigong family. What qualifications do you have to trade your master's health for the favor of a so-called distinguished guest? If that person is unhappy, you can ask her to come to me and I will make her happy."

"You're just a common high school student. What qualifications do you have..."

The housekeeper wanted to continue speaking, but was shocked by Baiyin's look and her voice stopped abruptly.

He was too lazy to even say another word or make another move; a glance was enough to deal with these incomprehensible guys.

"Let's go, Shinomiya."

The girl was abducted without any ability to resist.

"..."

It's so strange. It's clearly an unreasonable behavior, so why does it make my heart beat faster?

After hurriedly changing into sportswear in the locker room, he smiled apologetically at Baiyin and said, "I'm sorry, President. I can't accompany you from now on."

"Well, it's a good trip."

"Goodbye."

After saying that, Kaguya Shinomiya ran towards the school gate.

Baiyin also headed towards the central part of the country, trying to finish the matter completely today.

"so good……"

In a hidden corner at the school gate, Hayasaka Ai also put down the mobile phone that was displaying the surveillance footage.

"I'm a little jealous of you for meeting someone who cares about you so much, Miss Kaguya."

Her left hand subconsciously touched the hair tie. Was she also cared about by him at that time?

into the night.

After successfully entertaining the guests, Kaguya Shinomiya felt a little dizzy, but she still took out Shirogane's coat and prepared to let Hayasaka Ai take it to the washing machine to wash and dry it.

But when handing it to the other party, a strange object with independent packaging fell out of the inner package.

Shinomiya Kaguya held the small silver-wrapped bag and turned it over curiously under the light.

The gold-stamped font on the packaging gleamed under the chandelier, and its slippery texture reminded her of the wrapping paper of high-end Japanese confectionery.

"This doesn't feel like a balloon." She poked it gently with her fingertips. "Why would the president put this in his coat?"

Hayasaka Ai's ears were already red enough to bleed, and her eyes were blinking frantically.

"Miss Kaguya!" She snatched the small bag, "This is... this is..."