"I think, since there's nothing else going on, Haruka, could you please leave? I still have some things to do with Classmate Haruka that can't be done with you around."
Seizing the opportunity, Otome Mizuko let out a cold laugh. Seeing her adversary disconcerted, she naturally decided to press her advantage.
Gathering her thoughts, Chiba Shimizu lifted her head, her cool eyes once again regaining their calm. Surprisingly, the girl also revealed a faint smile,
"Just kidding, Otome. There's no need to be so tense. Even if you don't trust me, you should at least trust Haruka Yuzan and yourself, right...."
While saying this, she also glanced over at the boy beside them, "Wouldn't you agree, Classmate Haruka?"
Retribution! Naked retribution!!
For the first time, he discovered that the aloof and rational class president had such a dark side.
At that moment, Otome Mizuko also turned her head, her eyes seemingly making an effort to convey a threatening message, trying to maintain the dignity of the official girlfriend.
However, when her gaze met the boy's, her eyes inadvertently revealed a humble plea for love and tenderness.
When the love between two parties is not on the same level, such a distorted relationship is doomed to fall apart.
Of course, that's not to say Haruka doesn't love her, but simply that Otome loves more deeply.
With the absolute certainty that the other party would marry her, she would never cross the lines promised to Haruka Yuzan! She wouldn't even check the simplest of things like his cell phone.
But, the moment another woman appeared next to Haruka Yuzan, that dangerous possessiveness couldn't be suppressed and surged forth.
This was Otome Mizuko's view on love.
Before Haruka Yuzan could speak, the young lady had already preempted him,
"The affairs between Haruka and me naturally don't require the concern of outsiders. As for you, Chiba, if you have time, maybe you can find a boyfriend too."
"Otome, you're still as domineering as ever, not even having the courage to listen to the truth from Haruka Yuzan." Chiba Shimizu shook her head, her eyes looking at the young lady with pity.
"You!" Apparently, something struck a nerve, and Otome Mizuko exuded a very dangerous aura, but then, as if she remembered something, the young lady quickly caught the logical loophole in the girl's words,
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, the lady of the Chiba family, known for self-discipline and self-restraint, would say such a thing? Can it be, you really don't know what shame is?"
"Otome, do you think, in your current state, you're in any position to talk about me?"
"This is love. What about you?"
"Don't give me that talk about wanting to correct my misguided views on love. Since we were young, every single time, you've tried to impose your thoughts on others. Otherwise...."
Hearing these words, Chiba Shimizu's eyes filled with a cold light that she couldn't suppress any longer. After a moment of silence, she said slowly, "Otome, you and I are no different."
Watching the two of them at odds, Haruka Yuzan was quick to step in. Otherwise, he feared they might actually get into a fight,
If things got too out of hand, the unscrupulous paparazzi from the school news club would surely go into a frenzy of self-delight!!!
"Otome, let's go check out the sports festival."
Having said that, he tried to pull the young lady away.
Initially, Otome Mizuko resisted, like a petulant child, wishing to stay and argue with Chiba Shimizu. But after she received a look from Haruka, she stopped in her tracks, pouting like a wronged little girlfriend and obediently followed behind Haruka.
As they passed by Chiba Shimizu, Haruka Yuzan also said quietly,
"Chiba, we're going to check out the sports festival. Would you like to join us?"
The more tense the situation, the more important it is to appear normal and natural, to behave openly and honestly, even if there are guilty feelings inside. If you want others to believe what you say, you have to fool yourself first.
Indeed, even though the young lady had a slightly resentful expression, she just hmphed and didn't say much further.
Chiba Shimizu shook her head, as her normally calm heart was now tumultuous. Now... the girl needed some time alone to cool down.
"Well... okay then." Haruka Yuzan nodded and didn't say much more. As long as they changed the subject or separated the two of them, they probably would stop fighting...
Frankly, these situations were really headache-inducing.
The two left the room, passing by each other.
Left alone, Chiba Shimizu watched as the footsteps in the corridor gradually faded away until they were gone. At this moment, the girl's silhouette seemed particularly lonely.
Last time was the same, and now... once again the same.
In my sixteen years of life, the only two times I've argued with my childhood playmate Otome Mizuko were in the past few days.
And it was all because of a boy.
Actually, all I had to do was nod and agree whenever Otome Mizuko asked, but why did I choose to provoke her instead?
Was it because of Otome Mizuko's actions and words that unequivocally forbade anyone from laying a finger on Haruka Yuzan?
Or is it because I have already...
The strange smell in the room had long since vanished, replaced by a faint fragrance, the romantic season filled with the feeling of spring.
Chiba Shimizu sat on the sofa, perhaps not long ago, the two of them were hugging and cuddling right here?
She didn't know, it was the first time, a bit blurry...
The early morning in June had a kind of dampness,
A misty feeling that even the soil smelled incredibly fragrant.
"Heave-ho, heave-ho, heave-ho!"
The little one, who rarely woke up early, was unexpectedly doing warm-up exercises in the small yard.
Her golden hair in two pigtails, a large t-shirt emblazoned with two huge characters for "effort," black shorts, and a pair of straight, fair, beautiful legs.
Effort model Misaki Saki makes her entrance!!!
Watching the little one seriously doing morning exercises, Reiko Onodera, standing at the door, couldn't help but show a look of concern,
"Misaki, you're not sick, are you..."
The madam's voice was still gentle, her tender eyes observing the scene in the yard, to her, a child up so early, aside from the rare occasion of waking up naturally, meant... didn't sleep well last night??
"It's okay, let's not bother her." A figure in sporty attire, Haruka Yuzan, said with a smile and then joined in stretching exercises in the yard.
"Is this really okay?" The madam was still somewhat worried.
As the madam thought this, Arisugawa Hoshina dressed as a Spice Girl and Chiba Shimizu in a tranquil long dress came out from the villa.
They were planning to go out and buy fresh vegetables this morning. Originally, the madam planned to go on her own. Google seaʀᴄh novelꞁire.net
But unexpectedly, aside from Hoshina and Shimizu, Misaki Saki was also up early, ready to... go out?
"Let's set off, Sister Reiko."
Chiba Shimizu glanced indifferently at the two doing morning exercises in the yard and spoke softly.
Reiko Onodera nodded, but as she reached the door, she suddenly realized a little one was missing. She turned her head back to look at the yard where the two were still exercising,
"Haruka, Misaki, aren't you going out together?"
Two figures, big and small, were doing synchronized movements, which looked rather comical.
"Ah, us? No, no, we need to warm up a bit more. Sister Reiko, you go ahead."
Reiko Onodera nodded, although she felt something was off, she didn't say anything more.
Watching the three depart, Haruka Yuzan and Misaki Saki suddenly stopped their morning exercises.
The two exchanged glances, both with a meaningful smile on their faces.
It wasn't long before,
Two figures, one big and one small, dashed out from the villa.
"Hurry, hurry, hurry! Today is the release day of Crimson Purple! I want to play it the moment it's available!"
"Ouch, it's already half past six! I told you last night we should've gotten up even earlier!"
"If we had gotten up earlier, they would've noticed us more easily!"
"So what if they noticed!"
"Do you think I'm you? If Chiba Shimizu knew I got up so early just to buy a game, she would mock me for days!!"
"What we're buying is not a game! It's a conviction!!!"