The back street, as the name implied, was simply a declining snack street behind Taogu High School.
Ever since the Tide Commercial Street not far away opened, the situation here had grown worse day by day.
After the last shop moved out several years ago, all that remained was decay and silence.
Only today, some strange noise seemed to have shattered the calm here.
“Huff huff~~ Huff huff~~”
“……”
“Huff huff~~ Huff huff~~”
“…….”
“Huff huff! Huff huff!”
“I say… Classmate Runhui?”
The girl with waist-length long hair finally could not endure the inexplicable noise coming from her companion beside her.
“Eek eek eek eek!!!”
The short-haired, large-chested girl standing beside her was startled by her sudden question and let out a pitiful cry.
“Wh… what is it, Classmate Yan Yan?”
At this moment Xu Runhui looked exactly like a poor little rabbit that had been tracked to its nest by a hunting dog and was trembling in fear.
Looking at Xu Runhui like this, what else could Yan Yanyan say?
She could only sigh and let that bit of dissatisfaction drift away with the wind.
“Nothing. I just wanted to ask if you’re feeling unwell. You’ve been taking deep breaths the whole time.”
Yan Yanyan glanced at those huge breasts of Xu Runhui’s that had developed far beyond her age, and the corners of her mouth couldn’t help curling upward as she unconsciously puffed out her own small mounds.
“If you’re really unwell, Classmate Runhui should just go home and rest first. I think Classmate Siji would definitely understand.”
Although Yan Yanyan also had the idea of ditching Xu Runhui and being alone with Zhong Siji, speaking fairly, there was still a part of her that cared about her classmate.
But in Xu Runhui’s ears it completely changed meaning: “Ohohoho, you big-chested little nobody should just go home and cry into your pillow. I’m going to properly enjoy my alone time with Classmate Siji~~~~”
This won’t do this won’t do this won’t do! What if, like Little Sister said, Classmate Siji actually likes a campus prince type like Classmate Yan Yan?
Especially since Classmate Siji himself is also that kind of super cool prince-type boy………. Waaaaaah! No matter how you think about it they’re a perfect match!
Wait! …….This person also seems to be a frivolous girl.
Although she says she’s serious right now, what if she’s the type who gets bored once she gets what she wants?
“Please don’t come looking for me anymore. I’m leaving this place, completely leaving this place that broke my heart.”
“Don’t go! Classmate Siji! Where are you going!”
The man deceived by love and driven to despair ignored her retention and boarded the train leaving this city.
She absolutely could not let something like that happen!
“I’m fine, Classmate Yan Yan. I’m just a little nervous.”
Great! When I spoke I properly looked into Classmate Yan Yan’s eyes again! And I answered neither submissively nor aggressively! Good job, Runhui! You’ve grown again!
Only, Yan Yanyan’s next words made her break character in one second.
“Could it be that you’re afraid of Classmate Siji?”
“Wha!” How does she know? I was a little scared just now…….. No! I shouldn’t hesitate here!
“Of course not. Classmate Yan Yan, what are you talking about?”
Although her reaction was fast, Yan Yanyan had already seen through her. “You hesitated. You really are afraid of Classmate Siji. This is interesting…….”
Yan Yanyan walked up to Xu Runhui, slightly bent down, and looked into Xu Runhui’s eyes.
“It seems something happened between you two. You don’t mind chatting with me about it, right?”
Xu Runhui of course could not tell her that she was indeed a little afraid of Zhong Siji.
After all, after witnessing him one-punch take down the delinquents from Momoi, an instinctive fear of powerful creatures was only the most normal emotion.
But that little bit of fearful emotion of hers actually still hid something else………
“As punishment for you two ruining my little sister’s bento, I’m going to give each of you thirty abdominal punches as punishment. Now lift up your tops, put both hands behind your heads, and stand properly!”
“What! Yan Yanyan, you can only take ten punches? What a weakling! A woman like you has no qualifications to pursue me!”
“Next! Xu Runhui! Can you take the full thirty punches!”
“A mere thirty punches!”
“You’ve got guts! I, Zhong Siji, just like a woman with guts like you! Hah!”
“Ngh!”
I can’t say it out loud! The fact that I was just taking deep breaths because I was fantasizing about a male classmate’s fist hitting my lower abdomen and letting out comfortable muffled sounds is something I absolutely cannot say out loud!
Classmate Yan Yan has already stopped smiling.
If she gets something on me! My student life will definitely be over, right?
How did Classmate Siji get to know such a black-bellied person…….. Wait! I remember Classmate Siji said this…….
“We just happened to run into each other and eat bentos together.”
In other words, Classmate Siji might not have realized Classmate Yan Yan’s true nature yet?!
Then I must properly protect Classmate Siji! This way maybe Classmate Siji will…… hehehehe~~~
But Xu Runhui, immersed in her fantasy, had forgotten that the person she was badmouthing in her heart was still right in front of her eyes.
Yan Yanyan watched as the Xu Runhui in front of her turned pale, then white, then red, looking troubled one moment and then giggling foolishly the next, while completely ignoring her as well.
She was so startled she took two steps back.
What’s wrong with this kid? I only wanted to dig a little into her relationship with Classmate Siji and tease her a bit to kill some time.
But no matter how you look at it she’s too……. How to put it?
Yan Yanyan’s good upbringing prevented her from saying anything truly unpleasant, but looking at Xu Runhui’s smile right now, she could only think of one word—lewd.
I didn’t expect that Classmate Runhui, who looked fairly honest in class, also had this side. I originally thought she wasn’t the shallow type who was only attracted by Classmate Siji’s appearance, but I didn’t expect she was also…….. Truly, you can’t judge a person by appearance, and the sea cannot be measured by a bushel!
As expected, Classmate Siji shouldn’t be together with this kind of shallow ordinary person. I must properly protect Classmate Siji! Maybe this way Classmate Siji will understand…… Hmph hmph hmph~~~
“Does Teacher Wu Di really need to talk every day……… Sorry! I kept you waiting! The teacher had something for me……..”
After finishing his talk with Teacher Wu Di and reporting to his little sister, Zhong Siji arrived at the back street and saw this scene:
The sun that had not yet set was radiating gentle sunlight onto the somewhat dilapidated street of the back street.
Although it could not cover up the back street’s inherent air of decline, when that sunlight shone on the weeds growing in the cracks between the stones, a fresh and vigorous sense of life was born anew.
What a beautiful scene~~~
If those two idiots over there weren’t hehehe-ing and hmph-hmph-ing, it would be even better.
Zhong Siji thought about it, turned around and walked a few steps, then resignedly turned back again.
After all, three cobblers are better than one Zhuge Liang. Even idiots should have some use, right?
“What are you two doing? Hurry over. We’re leaving.”
Zhong Siji resignedly looked up toward the sky above, as if that empty blue sky had something worth looking at.