All the people who like me are other people’s girlfriends! ?

Banaijian glanced at her and explained deliberately, the smile on his face still innocent.

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ps: I’m still working hard on writing in the new year!

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022. You are not Lao Ba, who are you!

The three of them walked into the library.

The warm afternoon sun streamed in through the library's floor-to-ceiling windows, casting tiny spots of light on the dark brown floor.

The rustling, rustling sound of turning pages rang in my ears.

They went up to the second floor and found a seat - this was a public library, and not only did it have surround-style seats like those in a university classroom, but there were also plenty of seats for four or eight people. There were partitions on both sides of the table, leaving ample privacy. If you didn't deliberately sit close to them, you couldn't hear each other's conversation at all.

After Shaoyan Lemon took them to a four-person seat by the window, Qingye asked the question that had been on his mind for a long time.

“Why choose a library as the venue?”

If you want to discuss the topic of love, a park or a restaurant would be more suitable.

Hearing this, Shaoyan Lemon tilted his head and hummed, "Because it will make you look smarter? And you can also get familiar with the environment!"

"I understand you, Lemon!"

Banaijian next to him nodded seriously, looking like he agreed very much.

"You're already an idiot for having such an idea..."

Qingye sighed deeply.

Yanaijian and Shaoyan Lemon naturally sat down across from him. Then, the blue-haired girl put her handbag on the table and took out a new snack from it. Hey, this is a library, and the first thing you do when you come to the library is not to pick up books but snacks! You're not in junior high school anymore!

However, these two people were not here to read books. Qingye took a candy that would not dirty his hands, opened the package, put it in his mouth, and shifted his gaze to the face of Burnt Salt Lemon.

"So, how are you guys progressing now?"

These few days are enough for her to finish reading the two books and learn a lot of related knowledge. At least it can create a good atmosphere, right?

The girl, who was always cheerful, stretched out her fingers to pinch her hair, avoided his gaze, and said hesitantly:

"Well... I've already finished reading the book. It's really interesting! I accidentally read it until two or three in the morning, but... I haven't had time to talk to Mitsuki about it yet."

In other words, you didn't take any action at all!

Qingye was speechless for a moment. "It's okay that you're usually indecisive and hesitant, but now there's the nearly invincible Emperor Chaoyun in front of you! If I had a love rival like you, I'd wake up laughing in the middle of the night!"

All I can say is that there is a reason why the loser is defeated.

"I, I can't help it! Mitsuki and I are not in the same class, and we go to cram school right after school. There's no chance for us to chat!"

Burnt Salt Lemon seemed to see through his thoughts and was eager to defend herself, but after a moment, she slumped her shoulders in frustration and muttered:

"I... I'm scared. I don't know why, but lately, whenever Mitsuki and I are together, I get nervous. My mind isn't as sharp as usual, and I tend to say the wrong things for no apparent reason. I'm not like myself anymore..."

In her small words, there is the youthfulness, innocence and beauty unique to a girl.

"I understand!" Banaijian wiped his tears and shouted.

——When there were three of them together, she seemed to no longer shy about talking about her childhood sweetheart.

"so!"

Lemon's shout drew the two people's attention back. Under their gaze, the bold and athletic girl put her hands on the table, faced Qingye directly, took a deep breath, and then said.

"Ah Qing, come and help me simulate a conversation! Once you become proficient, I should be able to discuss this topic smoothly!"

She looked at Qingye expectantly.

They were both stunned at the same time.

A guy with a secret crush goes to practice his strategy with someone of the opposite sex... What kind of a day is this unfolding on campus? Is there going to be that classic moment where they develop feelings for each other while practicing? No, absolutely not!

Qingye, who was determined to protect pure love, refused without thinking.

But there was someone faster than him.

"This guy isn't familiar with Ayano-kun, and he doesn't understand how childhood friends get along. It's a complete mistake to use him as a practice partner. So, Lemon-chan, let me practice with you!"

Banaijian put down the snacks in his hand and shook Lemon's hand seriously - very good! Let's just nip this dangerous incident in the bud!

I didn't expect you could be of some use!

Qingye looked at the blue-haired girl with appreciation, then stood up and walked towards the bookshelf, ready to pick up a book to lighten the atmosphere.

"Let's find a thicker one..."

This will cover up his expression. Qingye walked around and came to the bookshelf in the natural science area. His eyes passed over the books one by one, and finally stopped on a book called "Introduction to Volcanology" - this book is quite thick!

His fingertips were hovering on the spine of the book, but at this moment, another pair of hands suddenly placed their hands on the book.

"Kiyano-kun actually likes volcanoes?"

The girl's voice made him subconsciously retract his hand. At that moment, their fingertips overlapped on the book cover. The warm touch was fleeting. Banai saw that the newly painted nails were shining like pearls in the sunlight, more dazzling than stars.

Wait...Banajian dyed his nails?

Why is she suddenly interested in this?

Qingye was a little surprised, his eyes locked on the hand in front of him - the five fingers were as slender as jade, the skin was delicate and smooth, and the nails were decorated with beautiful starry sky patterns. But Banai saw that he had to work part-time, so wouldn't it be a waste to do nail polish?

He took a closer look and realized that these were not the professional nails he had imagined, but rather disposable nail stickers! They were the kind that elementary school students loved the most!

Ba Naijian stood on tiptoe as if to show off her new nails, and her beautiful hands scratched the cover. The waistline revealed when she stood on tiptoe formed a crescent shape in the light and shadow.

Qingye couldn't help but squint his eyes. This girl usually eats so much, how come she still has such a slim figure?

The next second, the girl suddenly withdrew her hand, her eyes widened, and she exclaimed, "Hey! Qingye-kun, be careful, a book is going to fall!"

These words made Qingye subconsciously dodge to the side, still holding the girl's wrist. The scent of citrus shampoo surged in his direction. However, the imagined scene of books falling to the ground did not occur. He looked up in confusion and found that all the books were firmly arranged on the bookshelf. How could they have fallen?

"Hehehe, what an idiot! This is a library, there's no way a romantic comedy like that that only happens in school libraries is going to happen!"

Banaijian took the initiative to let go of his hand, put one hand on her waist, and lifted her hair with the other hand, smiling smugly, which made Qingye's forehead twitch and he wanted to punch her.

"But... Kiyono-kun's hands are shaking."

She held Qingye's stiff fingers again, lowered her head and whispered something, her palms warm and smooth.

"Nonsense, anyone would be nervous if something like this happened suddenly." Qingye snorted and shook off her hand in annoyance.

Seeing this, Ba Nai's eyebrows curved and he took a step forward. "Do you want to measure it?"

"Measure what?"

Qingye calmed his violently beating heart, took out the book on volcano research, and asked.

The spring light filtered through the glass, casting colorful shadows on the bookshelves in the natural science area. The blue-haired girl stood in the sunlight, blinked, and gave him a playful and bright smile.

"It's because of me that the young senior's heartbeat level has increased."

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ps: It was too noisy at home, so I found an opportunity to take a walk outside for a day to think about the plot, and then I came back in the evening and started writing!

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023. The Loser Lady Who Determined to Move Forward

At this moment, Qingye felt as if a melting mint candy was stuffed into his throat. The scent of lemongrass wafting from the girl and the unique scent of ink from the book came over together, and the sunlight cast her shadow on the title page.

This must have been just a coincidence... How could that loser pull off such an amazing move! He almost thought he was facing Takagi-san!

Qingye hugged the book to his chest and forced himself to calm down. He refused to admit that his heartbeat would cause a cardiac earthquake because of the sea otter!

Ba Naijian acted as if he hadn't noticed anything and took out a book from the bookshelf as if nothing had happened, speaking in a light voice.

"Let's go back!"

After the two returned to their seats, Shaoyan Lemon immediately turned his gaze to the blue-haired girl's face, his face serious: "Are you ready, Yanano?"

“We can start anytime!”

Banaijian found a pair of plain glasses from somewhere and put them on her high nose bridge. Then she fixed her hair and acted like a literary girl - well, she was also playing the role of a cute comic heroine today.

Qingye pretended to be reading a book, but in fact his eyes were always observing the two losers.

Shaoyan Lemon took a deep breath, and the expression on her pretty face changed accordingly, becoming cheerful and a little bit happy - this was her usual state when she was with her childhood sweetheart.

"Hey, Mitsuki, have you read the light novel "Thirty-one Words: Love and Admiration..." recently?"

Oh! That's a good performance!

And Ba Nai sees...

Qingye shifted his gaze to the left, and the blue-haired girl said with a look of three parts intelligence, three parts smile, and one part doting: "Yeah, I saw it too. It's very interesting. The relationship between the hero and heroine is very touching."

——Identified as a young handsome guy who only knows how to act cool.

"So Mitsuki, which line of the tanka do you like best?" Shaoyan's conversation was very fluent, and it was obvious that he had practiced it secretly.

"Well, well...it's just..."

Seeing her eyes wandering, Banai couldn't answer. What the hell did she know about tanka and novels?

Seeing the atmosphere becoming subdued, Qingye, who had covered half of his face with a thick book, coughed twice and said in a muffled voice, "My heart can be forgiven. If it is not for the deep feelings, even if the love is a hundred thousand, then only you can win my heart."

Shaoyan Lemon's gaze shifted instantly, his eyes shining and his voice delighted.

"I love this line the most, too! Although it was just a random short line in the prologue at first, as the relationship between the two gradually deepened, it became more beautiful, especially when it appeared again at the end of the first volume..."

——It doesn’t look like an act.

Although Shaoyan Lemon's starting point for reading was to create a common topic, after reading the whole book, she really fell in love with these two light novels, so she also wanted to share the touching feeling with others.

Banaijian was watching the two people interacting across the table, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly - how come this guy is so good at dealing with girls!

If she didn't have 85% trust in Qingye's pure love, she would have suspected that Qingye had deliberately introduced this book to Lemon with the intention of doing something secret!

"anyway."

Banaijian took the initiative to intervene in the lively conversation. Under Lemon's gaze, she tilted her head curiously. "What does this mean?"

Qingye still didn't look up, pretending to be reading a book, "I will give you my approval, but the prerequisite is that you put a hundred thousand words into it."

"And then the heroine really..."

Shaoyan Lemon excitedly moved closer to Banaijian and explained things to her.

The blue-haired girl watched the two people talking in words she didn't understand, and decided to buy a book to read later.

The topic of light novels has come to an end.

Then, the practice came to the second stage.

"Misaki, can I ask you a question?"

"I can tell you everything I know." Banaijian plays the role of a warm man.

"Oh, that's great. May I ask, what is your relationship with that woman?"

Shaoyan Lemon looked at Banaijian with a smile. She was obviously smiling, but Banaijian felt inexplicably cold in his heart. He shivered and hid in the corner like a little rabbit.

"She is...is..."

Banai didn't dare to tell the answer in his heart, and looked at Qingye opposite him for help.

Facing the athletic girl who was in an inexplicable state, Qingye answered with a stiff upper lip, "We're friends, right?"

"We are friends indeed! Since we are friends, who is more important, me or her?" She clasped her hands together and looked at Qingye with a sunny smile.

Finished!

Lemon/loser is broken!

They looked at each other, and the next second, Banaijian stuffed two candies into her mouth, and Qingye pushed the drink bottle in front of her, and the two of them blocked her mouth tacitly.

“Mmm, mmm…”

The words of the sports loser were once again buried deep in my heart.

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