However, as soon as he finished speaking, he noticed that Akagi suddenly fell silent. Upon closer inspection, he found that Akagi was staring intently at him with an astonishing gaze.

Before Qin Chuan could speak, Akagi lowered his voice and asked in a shocked tone:

"You exchanged contact information with Yukinoshita?"

"Ok?"

Qin Chuan was taken aback, then realized what was happening.

When the group disbanded yesterday, he told Akagi that Yukino Yukinoshita would make a plan and would tell him when the plan was finalized.

Then this morning, as soon as he got to school, he told Akagi that Yukino Yukinoshita had sent over the plan.

So the conclusion is obvious: either Yukino Yukinoshita sneaked into Qin Chuan's house last night, or the two exchanged contact information. Otherwise, why would Yukino Yukinoshita send the plan to Qin Chuan?

"You're usually pretty unreliable, but this time your brain is working pretty fast."

Qin Chuan said irritably.

"Yes, it's just exchanging contact information. I suggest you don't overthink it."

"I understand, I understand, I won't say anything carelessly."

Akagi nodded, with an expression that said, "I know everything, but I will cooperate with you."

It's obvious that this guy wants to date Tamiya Shion now, to the point that he feels there's something going on between Qin Chuan and Yukino Yukinoshita.

However, since he promised not to talk nonsense, Qin Chuan still believed him—although Akagi was an athletic boy and a bit simple-minded, he was still a pretty good person.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be so popular in class.

"Since Yukinoshita has already sent you the plan, then you don't really need to go to the Service Club today."

Although Akagi usually longed to see the famous beauties at school, now that he had a girl he wanted to pursue, he calmed down and wasn't so fixated on seeing Yukino Yukinoshita again.

Moreover, Qin Chuan's words make sense. Yukino Yukinoshita didn't establish the Service Club just to help him pursue girls. He can't just take on all of Yukino Yukinoshita's requests.

"Well then, let's talk again over lunch. Remember to tell me the plan then."

During the conversation, Akagi saw the teacher walk into the classroom with the lesson plan, which meant that class was about to begin.

At this point, Akagi naturally couldn't stay with Qin Chuan any longer, so he waved to him and ran back to his seat.

Chapter Twenty-Five: Kato Megumi's Contact Information

On the podium, Hiratsuka Shizuka was teaching a Japanese language class, and most of the students below were listening attentively.

One reason is that exams are approaching, and even some students who are cramming at the last minute are making their final push.

On the other hand, as a caring teacher, Shizuka Hiratsuka's "iron-fisted rule" also made many students both respect and fear her, and dare not easily lose focus.

As an ordinary student, Qin Chuan listened attentively to the lectures as always.

However, halfway through the class, Kato Megumi, who was sitting in front of Qin Chuan, suddenly turned around, placed a small note on Qin Chuan's desk, and then turned back around naturally.

Qin Chuan: "?"

Qin Chuan didn't react for a moment. Was Kato Megumi passing notes during class?

This kind of passing notes is quite common among students, but Kato Megumi... her actions were just too obvious.

He turned his whole body around to put the note down. Any teacher with eyes that aren't blind could see that clearly, right?

Qin Chuan subconsciously looked up at Hiratsuka Shizuka on the podium, and Hiratsuka Shizuka seemed to sense Qin Chuan's movement and glanced at him as well.

From Hiratsuka Shizuka's fleeting gaze, Qin Chuan could sense her meaning—don't daydream, pay attention in class.

Well, Kato Megumi has a low profile, and even Hiratsuka Shizuka, who cares about her students, couldn't escape this effect. She completely failed to notice that Kato Megumi blatantly turned around and handed a note to Qin Chuan.

However, since Hiratsuka Shizuka hadn't noticed, Qin Chuan couldn't possibly complain. Relying on his ability to sense "qi," he quietly opened the note in his hand while sensing Hiratsuka Shizuka's movements.

With his current perception abilities, every move Hiratsuka Shizuka makes will cause changes in her "qi," so Qin Chuan can perfectly avoid Hiratsuka Shizuka's gaze.

Kato Megumi's note didn't contain anything complicated; it just had her contact information on it.

Clearly, Kato Megumi overheard Qin Chuan and Akagi's conversation before class and learned that Qin Chuan and Yukino Yukinoshita had exchanged contact information.

Then, for reasons she didn't know, she also wanted to add Qin Chuan as a contact—after all, Qin Chuan was currently the only person who consistently paid attention to her, so it was normal for her to want to communicate with him more.

Qin Chuan didn't pay much attention and took out his phone to add Kato Megumi's contact information under his desk.

To Qin Chuan's surprise, Kato Megumi immediately accepted his request and then sent him a smiley face emoji.

Qin Chuan looked up at Kato Megumi's back in front of him—Kato Megumi was sitting up straight, and if Qin Chuan hadn't seen the message she sent, he probably wouldn't have guessed that she was secretly playing on her phone.

Kato Megumi...you've gone astray, playing on your phone during class.

Qin Chuan found it somewhat amusing, so he avoided Hiratsuka Shizuka's gaze and used his phone to reply to Kato Megumi's message.

"Listen carefully in class!"

"Qin Chuan is secretly playing on his phone too."

"My grades are much better than yours."

Indeed, although Qin Chuan adhered to living an ordinary life and tried his best to keep his performance at a relatively ordinary level, his grades were still in the upper-middle range of the entire grade.

Compared to Kato Megumi, whose grades have generally been in the middle range, she is indeed a little better, though not by much.

"They're actually using grades to bully people."

Perhaps because it was a chat app, Qin Chuan sensed a kind of coquettishness in these words.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. Kato Megumi's tone is usually very flat, making it difficult for people to sense her emotional fluctuations.

If the same content were spoken aloud by Megumi Kato, it might not have that coquettish feel.

Of course, it could just be Qin Chuan's illusion, and he certainly didn't want to become a victim of one of the three great illusions in life.

"Qin Chuan, you can just call me Hui."

Immediately afterwards, Megumi Kato sent another message, which was rather intriguing.

Qin Chuan knew perfectly well why Kato Megumi would say that; it was because he had heard Akagi call Tamiya Shion by her first name.

But she actually let Qin Chuan call her by her name... Could it be that Kato Megumi already considers herself a very good friend?

"Then you should drop the word 'classmate' from your resume."

Qin Chuan certainly wouldn't mind becoming better friends with Kato Megumi, but Kato Megumi always called him Qin Chuan-kun, and the way she addressed him was getting a little distant.

"Then...Achuan?"

"...Hui, you should also be a little more mindful of maintaining a proper distance."

Qin Chuan was also somewhat helpless. Ever since Kato Megumi discovered that she could communicate with her normally, she seemed to have suddenly become much more approachable.

While it's true that getting closer to a beautiful girl doesn't feel bad, Qin Chuan is also a little worried that Kato Megumi, who has no sense of distance, might get tricked by bad people one day.

"Don't worry, apart from A-Chuan, no one else will notice me."

Kato Megumi's response was somewhat strangely sad—although Kato Megumi should have long been used to being ignored, this text still seemed a bit pitiful.

Qin Chuan wasn't someone who cared much about what others thought, but when he thought about Kato Megumi's usual situation, he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

"Okay, I understand. I'll chat with you more often in the future."

Qin Chuan felt that Kato Megumi must be feeling a bit lonely, which was why she was so enthusiastic towards him, the person who had noticed her.

However, Qin Chuan felt it was worth it. Being able to get close to a beautiful girl was something many people would want to do but couldn't.

That would be perfect. (#smileyface)

Qin Chuan wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he felt that Kato Megumi seemed more lively in the chat app than she usually was in real life.

And so, without anyone noticing, the two secretly established a chat relationship.

After that, Kato Megumi and Qin Chuan chatted on LINE for a while, discussing their daily lives and family situations, thus gaining some understanding of each other.

The class period passed quickly, and until the very end, Hiratsuka Shizuka didn't notice that Kato Megumi and Qin Chuan had been playing on their phones right under her nose for the entire period.

Qin Chuan relied on his ability to sense "qi" to always put away his phone the moment Hiratsuka Shizuka looked over, pretending to be listening attentively to the lesson.

Kato Megumi, on the other hand, was much more direct. She kept her head down and her gaze almost always on her phone under the desk, but Hiratsuka Shizuka just couldn't notice her.

...From this perspective, Kato Megumi's low profile has, to some extent, reached the level of a superpower.

Chapter Twenty-Six: Weekend Arrangements

"I see. On Saturday, you and I were together, then Yukinoshita and Shion were together, and finally you and Yukinoshita left, leaving Shion and me alone..."

At lunchtime, Akagi ate his bento box while Qin Chuan told him about Yukino Yukinoshita's plan, nodding repeatedly.

After listening to Yukino Yukinoshita's plan, Akagi had no objections whatsoever and immediately agreed to it, showing that he seemed quite satisfied with the plan.

However, while agreeing to the plan, Akagi also looked at Qin Chuan with a slightly meaningful gaze, and his tone became somewhat irritating:

"However, you and Yukinoshita left together... and you even said you two had no relationship."

“We left to create opportunities for you and Tamiya, and you’re still here making fun of us.”

Qin Chuan looked at Akagi speechlessly. This guy completely missed the point. Would he really be able to muster the courage to win over Tamiya?

He already felt that Yukino Yukinoshita's plan was not going to work, and now seeing Akagi's performance, he felt even more uncertain.

"In short, remember this: based on what Yukinoshita found out, Tamiya doesn't seem to favor anyone in the soccer club. You need to seize the opportunity."

"I understand. Once you create an opportunity for me, I will definitely try my best to seize it."

Akagi knew that this was an opportunity created for him by Qin Chuan and Yukino Yukinoshita, so he nodded seriously.

Although he hadn't been able to talk to Tamiya Shion before, if he didn't make the most of this opportunity, he might not have another chance.

After all, Yukino Yukinoshita accepted Tamiya Shion's request, and it's likely that Tamiya Shion will muster up the courage to submit her application to the soccer club next week to become the soccer club's manager.

When facing the group of boys in the soccer club, Akagi won't have any particularly outstanding advantages, so he must establish a solid relationship with Tamiya before then!

"Good that you understand. Don't waste the effort that Yukino and I put in."

Seeing that Akagi had become serious for once, Qin Chuan nodded in satisfaction. Regardless of whether Yukino Yukinoshita's plan was reliable or not, it at least created a real opportunity for Akagi.

"But it's Saturday, which is the day after tomorrow. I guess I'll have to ask my cousin for help tomorrow to pick out a cool outfit for me."

Taking a bite of the chicken leg from his bento box, Akagi took out his phone and glanced at it—today was Thursday, which meant that the day after tomorrow was the day they would meet up.

Akagi is a typical athletic boy, but these kinds of athletic boys aren't like the pretty boys in manga who are all good at dressing up. Akagi's aesthetic sense can be described as disastrous.

So it's perfectly normal for him to want to ask his family for help, but...

"The cousin you're talking about, could it be Akagi Takenori?"

Qin Chuan chewed on the bread he bought from the convenience store, looking at Akagi with a somewhat speechless expression.

"My opinion is that you should ask your cousin. Your cousin's advice probably won't be much better than what you put together yourself."

Akagi's cousin, named Akagi Takenori, was the ace of the basketball team at another high school, something Akagi had mentioned to him before.

Although Qin Chuan had never met Akagi Takenori, he had seen Akagi Takenori's story in the manga he had read in his previous life—that a gorilla taught Akagi how to dress.

Just thinking about it, Qin Chuan felt that this date was probably going to fall through.

Perhaps Akagi Haruko, Akagi Takenori's younger sister, can offer Akagi some advice, at least to prevent him from coming in shorts and a tank top.

"That's true, my cousin doesn't seem to be very good at dressing either."

Qin Chuan's words resonated with Akagi, who nodded in agreement, since his cousin seemed to be good at nothing but basketball.

When it comes to dressing up, it's better to get advice from girls.

"But then again, I'm going to ask someone for help with my outfit anyway, shouldn't you consider it too?"

However, after his own affairs were settled, Akagi started to consider Qin Chuan's situation.

"After all, you and Yukino will be spending time alone together eventually, right?"

"Yukinoshita and I are just leaving together, leaving you and Tamiya alone. It doesn't mean that Yukinoshita and I will continue to act together."

Qin Chuan looked at Akagi with some helplessness, wondering what had gotten into this guy, who insisted that he and Yukinoshita were having an affair.

Although he and Yukinoshita exchanged contact information so quickly, the purpose was to bring Akagi and Tamiya Shion together, and there were no other factors involved.

Yukino Yukinoshita isn't the type to fall in love at first sight. Qin Chuan is quite self-aware; he doesn't believe that Yukino Yukinoshita would develop special feelings for him after only meeting him once.

Despite Akagi's constant teasing, Qin Chuan wouldn't develop any unwarranted misconceptions just because someone said a few words to him.

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