"And what about you and Asuka?"
"Today, she approached me on her own, and it was just for a game," Dubian Che pretended to be impatient but nervously picked up his coffee, planning to drink it all in one go and leave.
"Why did she strip in front of you that day in the Human Observation Department’s activity room?"
"...I don’t know what you’re talking about." Dubian Che put down his coffee cup, picked up his backpack, and stood up, "I have to catch the last train, I’m leaving now."
Hanaoka Asako grabbed Dubian Che’s arm, almost pulling him over.
"I recorded everything!"
Dubian Che turned around, the phone screen blurred but still easily recognizable as showing Mayi Asuka undressing.
And the person opposite Mayi Asuka couldn’t be seen clearly, but to someone familiar, just by the figure, they would know who it was.
Moreover, the location was clearly in the Human Observation Department’s activity room.
"Damn, I was worried someone from opposite might see!" Dubian Che regretted profoundly.
But if regrets were useful, the world wouldn’t have any, and at this point, all he could think about was finding a remedy.
Dubian Che straightened his disheveled shirt and sat back down.
"Hua Tian, what do you plan to do?"
Hanaoka Asako took a deep breath, "If you, Mr. Dubian, don’t amend your ways, I’ll tell Jiutiao about this."
"Wait, wait, I would die!" Dubian Che exclaimed in fright.
"Then correct your ways!"
"It’s not that simple," Dubian Che forced a bitter smile, suddenly realizing this was a good opportunity to rid himself of Mayi Asuka.
Although he was a bit reluctant, to achieve something great—actually, to survive, having a "cheating" scandal wouldn’t do.
He had to be irreproachable, not giving any chance to his adversaries.
"What’s so difficult about it!" Hanaoka Asako demanded.
"Hua Tian, don’t rush me," Dubian Che soothed, "I understand and agree with your belief that love must be faithful."
"Then why did you still do something to betray Jiutiao?"
"This thing," Dubian Che hesitated for two seconds, "was actually initiated by Asuka."
"Yeah, uh, actually, Mayi Asuka is a nymphomaniac."
Hanaoka Asako’s mouth hung open, a hint of her pink tongue visible, her cute face frozen in surprise.
"All along, she has been the one initiating these things," Dubian Che spoke painfully, "I really tried hard to refuse, but you saw today, even with so many people around, she still seduced me. If this continues, I really worry I might end up betraying Meiji."
"So it’s like that," Hanaoka Asako murmured absentmindedly.
"Ever since she harassed me the first time, I haven’t wanted to go to the Wind Instrument Club, but because of the competition, I had to attend practice. During breaks, at first, I would escape to the Human Observation Department’s activity room, but she once came running right in, started undressing as soon as she entered, and nothing I did could stop her."
Hanaoka Asako picked up that Italian coffee, her lips puckering as she took several sips in quick succession.
Seeing her startled schoolgirl look, Dubian Che struggled to hold back a laugh.
"Later on, even if the music classroom was full of people who disliked me, during breaks, I could only choose to stay there, but you also saw what she did today!"
"Hua Tian!" Dubian Che grabbed Hanaoka Asako’s small shoulders, gazing directly into her eyes, "Please, could you stop Asuka from doing these things again!"
Hanaoka Asako slowly came to her senses, then immediately blushed and pushed Dubian Che away.
’This is like a parting gift from Mayi Asuka.’ Contact with a girl suffering from romantic germophobia gave Dubian Che a thrill of breaking a taboo.
This was also a punishment for Hanaoka Asako meddling in his affairs, though she would likely end up being used by him.
Physical contact was not to the extend of a lifelong commitment like kissing, but it still had a significant impact on Hanaoka Asako, who hung her head low in silence for a long time.
Dubian Che, seeing that if he waited any longer, the cafe was about to close, finally spoke up: "Hua Tian?"
"Could you help me persuade Mayi Asuka?"
Hanaoka Asako whispered in a voice so soft it would have been inaudible had the cafe not been quiet enough, "I, I still can’t be sure that what you’re saying is true."
"You could ask Mayi Asuka to confirm it."
"Nympho, how can I say that to her face!"
"But you talked about it with me," noted Dubian Che.
"I thought about it for a long time before..." Hanaoka Asako raised her face excitedly, her eyes meeting Dubian Che’s, then immediately she buried her face again with a "woof."
Dubian Che could only see a small part of her face and her ears, now flushed red.
If it weren’t for the cursed system intent on making him a scoundrel, dating Hanaoka Asako would have been a fine option.
This damn system is good for nothing but ruining things!
"What do you plan to do then? Let Mayi Asuka harass me, and keep walking towards disappointing Meiji?"
"I’ll figure out a way to verify this." Hanaoka Asako stood up, "I’m going home now, goodbye, Mr. Dubian!"
"Hua Tian, your backpack!"
The two walked downstairs, and the coffee shop was just closing.
"It’s so late, do you need me to walk you home? Don’t worry, I’ll stay a meter away."
"No need," Hanaoka Asako quickly shook her head, now just wanting to stay far away from Dubian Che, "Thanks for today, I’m leaving first."