The chill emanating from Kiyono Lin was growing stronger.
If this continued, Horikita Mai was in for a miserable year in the Wind Instrument Club.
"Don't speak nonsense," Dubian Che pulled his sleeve from her grasp, "Kiyono and I are simply good friends who can talk about anything, that's all."
"But I really feel like the older student likes..."
"About what I said on Friday, did you perfect the details at the end of the song?" Dubian Che asked.
"Yes, I know, I'm going to practice now," Horikita Mai walked away, muttering 'I did nothing wrong.'
Dubian Che watched her pick up the oboe and start playing the second chapter with the sheet, then he turned his gaze away.
"Child, don't mind it."
"I know," Kiyono Lin said coldly.
Mayi Asuka came over with Ichiki Aoi.
"Mayi senior," Kiyono Lin greeted politely.
Mayi Asuka nodded and responded softly, "...Lin."
"Eh?!" Ichiki Aoi's eyes widened, "Senpai, are you and Kiyono that close?"
"...Not close," Mayi Asuka answered blandly.
"And?" Ichiki Aoi looked puzzled.
But nobody answered her.
Ichiki Aoi changed the topic and asked the most approachable person, Dubian Che:
"Mr. Dubian, did you meet Mayi outside?"
"We arranged to come together," Dubian Che candidly replied.
"EH?! You two are that close now?"
"...Yes," Mayi Asuka nodded, seemingly pleased.
"Mayi senior is learning the oboe from me," Dubian Che said," Just yesterday, I went to Tokyo University to attend her concert."
"Senior's concert? Mr. Dubian, why didn't you invite me? I would have loved to go!" Ichiki Aoi complained.
"I went with my young mothers, how could I bring you?" Dubian Che glanced at her.
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Dubian Che pointed at Kiyono Lin, "Her mom, and Meiji's mom."
"Ah!" Ichiki Aoi covered her mouth in shock, "Could it be, Kiyono's and Jiutiao's parents have agreed for the three of you to be together? That's unbelievable."
"Ichiki, the legato exercises I assigned earlier, did you finish them?" Kiyono Lin's voice was so cold, it could have turned the music room into the surface of the moon.
After Ichiki Aoi left, Mayi Asuka fixed Kiyono Lin with her clear, stream-like eyes.
"If I had won, I would have asked you to leave," Kiyono Lin said coldly.
Mayi Asuka nodded, "...I hope you can't win."
"What are you two talking about?" Dubian Che asked.
Kiyono Lin closed her book, stood up, and as her pleated skirt swayed, revealing even more alluring legs.
"Mayi senior, you are here to coach the bass group, please don't waste time. And you," she turned to Dubian Che, "next time if the woodwind group hasn't improved in the ensemble, just wait for the camp, I'll make sure to embarrass you."
"Minister Kiyono, I accuse you of personal vendetta."
"That's called abuse of power."
"I only care about you."
"Is Horikita right, do you really like me? Even though you're good-looking and your legs are exactly my type, we are just close friends."
Kiyono Lin looked at Dubian Che and gave him a slight smile, "I'm looking forward to the camp at the end of the month."
"I'm sorry, I was wrong."
Dubian Che didn't take Kiyono Lin's words to heart.
She, who could see through lies, didn't need to wait for a family camp to embarrass Dubian Che.
She probably also looked forward to the trip in her heart.
That was wonderful, whether it was Jiutiao Meiji or Kiyono Lin, they were no longer alone.
Changing their lives was none other than Dubian Che.
"Dubian Che, you're amazing, you really can do anything if you set your mind to it," he congratulated himself in his mind, hoping to continue this streak.
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