The girl under the cherry blossoms, her smile is like a flower

On a summer morning, the wind carries the distant noise.

Next to the lush zelkova tree, the girl grabbed the boy's arm, and a crystal drop of water rolled down her cheek.

Qing Gongfeng was speechless. He wanted to comfort him, but he had no personal experience. Those words of comfort were just empty talk and had no effect.

So he could only choose to be silent, listening to the noise coming from the distance, Qing Gongfeng grieved for the girl's past.

The atmosphere became even more depressing, and the wind could not dissipate it.

moment

Wiping away her tears, Yoshida Yumi sniffed, her voice still choked with sobs.

"After I came out of the bathroom, I made up my mind to draw a clear line with Mizutani. I understood that you can't get friendship by relying on others' charity. I tried to communicate with others, tried to say hello to others, and tried to get out of my own world. , finally when I thought I was going to change, Mizutani appeared again."

As she spoke, Yoshida Yumi increased the strength of her hands, and her expression changed from sadness to grief and anger.

"She looked at me with such disdain that day. Shui Gu always seemed to be so arrogant in front of me. She said many things to me. I can't remember clearly, but that contemptuous look is always imprinted in my mind."

"Why could Maiko Mizutani do this? I started to fight back and made more friends than her, also in studies. She got into the top ten in grade, so I had to get into the top five in grade. I originally thought that I would have to wait until I entered high school. I can’t see her anymore, but we met again during Qisen’s entrance exam.”

"As expected, Mizutani and I both got admitted to Nanami and joined the literary club. We often quarreled, which also caused a lot of trouble to everyone in the literary club. I'm really sorry."

Yoshida Yumi lowered her head apologetically, her long hair covering her small face.

"Did Yoshida-senpai tell anyone else about these things?"

Qing Gongfeng asked.

Yoshida Yumi shook her head, her hair swaying along with it.

"Kyomiya-san is the first to know about this."

"I think if possible, Yoshida-senpai can try to slowly tell these things to everyone in the literary club and let them know Mizutani-senpai's true face."

Qing Gongfeng suggested.

"I have thought about this once," Yoshida Yumi let go of Kiyomiya Kaede's arm, picked up a prematurely fallen zelkova leaf from the grass, and looked at it.

"But this might make Mizutani fall into the exclusion of others. I have tried this feeling, so I don't want to see others experience it again, even though that person is Mizutani Maiko, whom I hate."

"Yoshida-senpai is really kind."

"Is it kind? I don't know..."

Yoshida Yumi blinked in confusion. She held up the zelkova leaf and observed its green veins.

"Mizutani and I are like leaves on this zelkova tree. We have many similarities, but we are also different. I can't do the same thing as her. Maybe quarreling like this every day is the best outcome. Alright."

"Then Yoshida-senpai is willing to be so angry every day?"

"It doesn't matter if you are willing or not," Yoshida Yumi lowered her eyelids, feeling a little helpless, "Qingmiya-san also saw Mizutani's attitude towards me these two times. I could only try to avoid her, but she seemed to regard this as my presence. Afraid of her, she provokes me again and again.”

Before Qing Gongfeng could reply, Yoshida Yumi chuckled softly and forced a smile on her face.

"Forget it, let's not talk about her."

Throwing away the leaves, Yoshida Yumi stood up with her skirt covered. She patted the skirt and handed her small white hand to Qing Gongfeng.

"I can..."

Before Qing Gong Kaede finished speaking, Yoshida Yumi bent down and pulled his arm to stand up. After Qing Gong Kaede stood up, Yoshida Yumi hugged Qing Gong Kaede's waist without saying a word.

"Senior Yoshida, you..."

Qing Gongfeng's first reaction was to push her away, but when he saw Yoshida Yumi's trembling shoulders, his action still paused.

"I, I like Kiyomiya-san as much as I dislike Mizutani Maiko. I fell in love with Kiyomiya-san from the moment I saw her in the promotional video."

Yoshida Yumi raised her little face and her body was trembling slightly, but she still stubbornly continued to speak.

"How I wish Kiyomiya-san could appear next to Yoshida Yumi in junior high school. How lucky I would be," she hugged Kaede Kiyomiya tightly with her arms, as if she was afraid that Kiyomiya Kaede would escape.

"But it's not too late now. I really feel Kiyomiya-san's gaze and warmth. What about you, Kiyomiya-san, do you feel my heartbeat?"

Facing Yoshida Yumi's scorching gaze, Qing Gongfeng remained silent for a moment before speaking.

"I'm sorry, Yoshida-senpai..."

Yoshida Yumi put her finger against Qing Gongfeng's lips, signaling him not to say any more.

"I know, Qingmiya-san doesn't have to give me an answer," she cried with a smile, crying and laughing, as if wearing a mask with vivid expressions, "I just need to be by Qingmiya-san's side, even if I can't touch you, I will willing."

Yoshida Yumi let go of her arm. She looked into Qing Gongfeng's eyes with a firm expression.

"This may bother you, but I won't give up, Kiyomiya-san."

After bowing to Qing Gongfeng, Yoshida Yumi turned around and ran away, her body trembling as if she was overly sad.

Qing Gongfeng looked at her back and stood silently under the zelkova tree.

He thought of Yoshida Yumi's body that was shaking from crying when she hugged him just now, and also thought of the information that the minister sent to him last night. A guess gradually took shape, but the evidence was not enough yet.

Qing Gongfeng also walked towards the atrium, and at the corner his eyes fell on a classroom on the second floor, which was Mizutani Maiko's classroom.

"Kyomiya-san, I advise you to stay away from this guy, but don't be fooled by her appearance."

The words I just heard at the shoe cabinet rang in my mind, and then gradually faded away.

Qing Gongfeng patted the clothes on his chest, where the unique fragrance of Yoshida Yumi still remained.

"Have you felt your heartbeat? How can you feel this?! You are not Rina. How old are you without any idea?"

Muttering these in a low voice, Qing Gongfeng walked into the classroom.

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Tomorrow is the day to attend Forest School. Even though Nanamori Academy is a high school famous for its admission rate, the atmosphere at this time is different from before.

"Didn't Mr. Tsurukawa tell you? There will be a midterm exam after the forest school is over."

Teacher Murata, who teaches mathematics, felt the restlessness of the students in the audience, put away the chalk and reminded helplessly.

"Huh?! Midterm exam?"

"So fast?!"

"No way--"

After exclaiming, the students realized that the time was now approaching June, and the summer vacation would probably start in late July. Based on this calculation, it seemed that the first semester was already halfway over.

"Tsurukawa-sensei didn't say anything, I thought it was still early."

"Me too."

"Maybe Mr. Tsurukawa wants us to relax when we relax and study hard when we study."

Some students guessed it.

"Tsurukawa-san won't tell you, then I'll tell you." Murata-san simply put down his books, rested his arms on the podium, and said with a smile.

"The midterm exam is a national unified examination. You can directly see your ranking in the country in one go. In the past, students who were ranked [-] or above had to take tutoring, but this year it seems to be a little earlier. So how early is it?"

He gave it a try and looked around from left to right, his eyes sweeping over each student's face, observing their expressions. Some looked nervous, some calm, some excited, all different.

"Four thousand!" Teacher Murata held out four fingers. "After the four thousand students, they will have to attend tutoring, and after the five thousand students, their parents will be called for interviews. Everyone, please be careful."

As soon as these words came out, the students who were nervous just now became even more nervous, and the students who looked calmer were no longer calm.

"Four thousand?! Is the school crazy?!"

"We still need to interview parents after [-] people? This is not the end of the world!"

Although they were confident in their achievements, they felt a little unsure when the battle suddenly expanded to a nationwide level.

"What's wrong? I'm not confident anymore? Yamazaki-san?"

Teacher Murata looked at Osamu Yamazaki, who was screaming in the most pain, and asked jokingly.

"...have--"

Yamazaki answered feebly, completely unlike him before.

"The teacher is optimistic about you, Yamazaki-san, come on." Teacher Murata spread his hands, feeling helpless, "After all, I don't want to see familiar faces in the cram school."

"it is good--"

The students in Class B burst into laughter.

"Okay, okay, don't laugh. Tomorrow is the forest school. It's not today. No matter how much you look forward to it, time won't jump to tomorrow. It's better to listen to the class carefully, so that you can feel the time passing faster, right? Bar."

"right--"

The crowd said in unison.

"Okay, let's continue the class." Mr. Murata snapped his fingers and faced the blackboard, then turned back three seconds later, "By the way, don't tell Mr. Tsurukawa that I told you this news. You study quietly. Then stunning her is the best thing to do.”

"This is a trick I learned from Tianchao.com, and I will teach it to you today. It seems that this is called pretending to be a dog, and by the way, it is called pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger."

Mr. Murata, who is about to enter his fifties, still acts like a child sometimes, saying some very trendy words that are not outdated at all.

Lesson continues.

Until the end of get out of class.

Yamazaki twisted half-dead to Kiyomiya Kaede and Ishigami.

"Help~ Qinggong, Shishang, wuwuwu~"

"There is an old saying in China that goes, 'The boat will straighten up when it reaches the bridge.' Be more sensible, Yamazaki."

"Sense? How do you want me to be sensible?"

Yamasaki's face was splayed, his expression unusually distorted, like Edvard Munch's famous painting "The Scream".

"Quick, quick, quick! Qing Gong, I need a study session! A study session!"

"It doesn't have to be like this," Qing Gongfeng shook his head, "When you are in the forest school, you only need to read in the dormitory for three days without any worries. There will be absolutely no problem in the exam."

"Yeah, Qing Gong is right. We will be busy outside at that time. We will call you after dinner. You can just study in peace."

Yamazaki put down his hand and his expression returned to calm.

"After you said that, I don't seem to be nervous anymore."

"Really?"

Ishigami leaned over and asked.

"What a ghost! Then what's the point of going to a forest school? What's the difference between this and a cram school?"

Yamazaki slammed the table angrily.

"It makes no difference. It was you who said you wanted to attend the study meeting, but Qing Gong and I didn't say anything."

Qing Gongfeng nodded in agreement.

"Wrong, wrong, completely wrong!" Yamazaki held the shoulders of Qing Gongfeng and Ishigami, with a sincere look on his face, "We are close friends! We are partners! A partner cannot give up a partner!"

"Of course I know this. Of course we haven't given up on you, Yamazaki!" Ishigami clenched his fists.

"on a stone......"

Yamazaki could hardly suppress the smile on his lips. He pretended to be affectionate and looked at Ishigami.

"Qing Gong and I will bring you food! You just need to study hard!"

"That's it!"

The three of them seemed to have triggered some combination of skills, and their blood was rushing to the sky.

but

"Huh?" Yamazaki seemed to notice something was wrong, he asked suspiciously, "What did you just say, Ishigami?"

"What did you say? Qinggong and I will bring you food to make sure you have the energy to study."

Ishigami blinked. This gesture was quite enough for a [-]-meter rough man. Yamazaki couldn't help but feel like he wanted to complain.

"What about everyone studying together?"

"No talk."

The hot blood on Ishigami's face disappeared within 0.01 seconds, and his tone was as cold as a stone in winter.

"Then the Qing Palace..."

"Monitor, Yamazaki is looking for you."

Qing Gongfeng moved his eyes away and called to the squad leader Masato Yamamoto who happened to be coming back from the toilet.

"Oh? Yamazaki, what's the matter?"

Masato Yamamoto had a gentle smile on his face. It was so warm that it directly warmed Yamazaki's heart.

Unable to hold it back, Yamazaki hugged Yamamoto Masato and began to cry.

"Monitor! Woohoo~ You are the best to me!"

"It's okay, it's all over."

Yamamoto Masato patted Yamazaki on the back and comforted him softly.

"I was wrong, monitor, I will never fuck you again, oh my god!"

Yamazaki, who was crying, was mercilessly pushed away by Yamamoto Masato, and he let out a scream without warning.

"A big old man crying in front of so many people, ugh! Disgusting!"

The gentle squad leader glanced at Yamazaki with disgust and sighed before walking away.

"Yamazaki, please wish yourself well."

"I hope your cram school time is happy."

Kiyomiya and Ishigami are mourning for Yamazaki.

"For your next KFC meal, order whatever you want! I'll take it!"

"Oh, my dear friend, why are you lying on the ground? Get up, get up!"

Ishigami hurriedly helped Yamazaki up, and Qing Gongfeng dusted him off.

"Yamazaki, what is our relationship? Your business is my business."

"Yamazaki! I'm really not a human being. I did this to you just now. You won't hold a grudge against me, right?"

Squad leader Yamamoto Masato turned back again, with a look of regret on his face.

"You..." Yamazaki looked at the flattering faces of the three people in front of him, "Isn't it just for KFC?"

"How could it be?!" the three of them replied in unison, "We are always willing to help others!"

"..."