The next morning, Wu Shen woke up from bed. Upon closer inspection, I discovered that my clothes were drenched in cold sweat.
He doesn't know if it was Mai's innocent childish words last night that kept Wu Shen in a nightmare all night. As for the content of the nightmare, he was probably running down a dark street and Kasumigaoka Utaha was madly chasing him with an ax for some unknown reason.
When he entered the alley, breathing heavily and thinking he had escaped, he found Yukinoshita Yukino holding a thick mace in front of him and began a new round of escape.
And for some reason, Utaha and Yukino in the dream looked chubbier than they did in reality.
"Hey, you shouldn't be thinking wildly. See, retribution is coming." Wu Shen breathed a sigh of relief and said to himself in a rather self-deprecating tone.
Wu Shen can still understand Utaha's appearance. After all, he is the target to be conquered, so it is normal to have thoughts about him day after day and dreams at night. But why does Yukino also appear? Just because of Mai's unintentional words?
After gradually recovering from the nightmare, he got up, washed himself, and prepared lunch for Mai. Wu Shen carried his backpack with one hand on his shoulder and went to school.
Before leaving, Wu Shen peeked through the peephole to make sure that Yukino showed no signs of leaving, and left confidently.
Having such a nightmare made him afraid to face Yukino for a short period of time. It's not that Wu Shen is afraid of the girl, but he feels that since he had this dream, he must have had some distorted thoughts and delusions in his subconscious. So he feels a little embarrassed.
Just walking on the way to school without any danger, Wu Shen originally thought that he would be safe. But he still failed, after all, when he was passing by the supermarket, he bumped into Yukinoshita Yukino, who was wearing a school uniform and walking out of the supermarket door.
She carried a small plastic bag in her hand, which appeared to contain bread, sausages and milk in small boxes.
"Yukinoshita-san, good morning."
Wu Shen said hello and wanted to leave quickly, but was stopped by Yukino: "Why run so fast? Does my existence scare you so much?"
Normally Yukino definitely wouldn't actively stop him so much. Ultimately, the reason is that last night Amane's figure became blurred again.
Although the phenomenon only lasted a few seconds and returned to normal, Yukino was still panicking. That's why she spoke to persuade Wu Shen to stay at this time, unconsciously trying to find some support.
"Of course not, I just have something to do and I want to run to school early." Even though Wu Shen said this, he still stopped walking and waited for Yukino to appear.
I don't know if it was a habit left over from last night, but when Yukino arrived, Wu Shen reached out to her, and Yukino naturally handed the plastic bag in her hand to Wu Shen.
When Wu Shen received it, they both realized that something was wrong at the same time and couldn't help but say "Ah" in unison.
"Sorry, it's a bit complicated. I'd better take this thing myself." Yukino stretched out her right hand a little embarrassedly, trying to grab the bag in Wu Shen's hand.
But Wu Shen shook the bag and said with a smile, "Anyway, it's not heavy. Since I have everything in hand, let me help others until the end."
Yukino tried again like a kitten exploring its paws... After several unsuccessful attempts, she gave up trying to snatch the bag from Wu Shen's hand, as if resigned to her fate.
"I didn't expect you to be someone who can steal other people's things. If you don't return them, I will report you for sexual harassment." Yukino sighed but didn't pick up the phone. Instead, he began to adjust his pace and walk side by side with Wu Shen.
Under normal circumstances, Yukino's character would never get so close to others. But after all, now that Amane is a fait accompli, Yukino subconsciously began to automatically recognize Wu Shen as one of her own. Both reaction and vigilance have dropped several notches.
"Speaking of which, Yukinoshita-san, why did you buy these things?"
"Lunch." Yukino said simply.
"Just eat this for lunch? Is your health okay?" Wu Shen mentioned the plastic bag, obviously disagreeing with such a hasty solution to the food problem.
"I usually make my own lunch, but I was busy this morning so I didn't have time to prepare it." Yukino explained.
"So what should Amane-chan eat?"
"There's still a lot of pulled pork that tastes like yesterday's fish. Cook some rice, heat it in the microwave and she can eat it. I'm going to take some time tomorrow and I'm going to start making a lunch box for my sister, and by the way, get one for yourself."
Yukino's plan was so thorough that Wu Shen couldn't find anywhere to interrupt and give suggestions.
There was no topic for conversation and the two walked side by side to school in silence.
On the ramp not far from the school, Wu Shen looked at the campus gate not far away and stopped hesitantly.
"What is wrong?" Yukino noticed Wu Shen's abnormality and also stopped and turned around.
"If we enter the school together like this, I'm afraid every student passing by will be upset. Then there might be a lot of random rumors spread. We might as well leave separately." Wu Shen hesitantly expressed his opinion.
"Why, do you really care about these boring rumors?"
"I'm already famous enough, it doesn't hurt to add a few more." Wu Shen shrugged his shoulders in a comfortable manner. This is probably what it feels like to have a lot of debt.
"It's fine. I don't care about so-called rumors. Most importantly, I don't think it's necessary to change my code of conduct for a group of annoying guys spreading rumors."
Wu Shen felt that Yukino was quite good at this point. A "go your own way and let others talk" style.
"There is no need to hide from anything. Just enter the school together in a dignified manner. We are all members of the club. Isn't it normal to walk together from time to time?"
Does Yukino really not care about these things? In the eyes of outsiders, she is strong and cold, reclusive and taciturn, as if isolated from the world, and the comments of others have nothing to do with her. She is blunt when it comes to people and things she doesn't like, and her words are full of indifference and venom.
However, after experiencing so many things together, Wu Shen also understood that Yukino also had a fragile and soft place in his heart. But she usually hides it deeply behind a cold, hard shell.
But despite her weak side, Yukino didn't give in on this matter and still showed a strong attitude.
"Because of everyone's opinion, we have to make concessions? Even though we haven't done anything wrong?" Yukino frowned slightly.
At this moment, the flow of people began to gradually increase and many students passing by pointed and whispered, making Yukinoshita Yukino very unhappy.
"I can't help it. It's not a big deal to join in the fun these days, and you're very popular with the boys. That's the problem. They can watch if they want." Wu Shen shrugged his shoulders. Indifferently, he walked forward with Yukino and entered the school gate.
(End of chapter)
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