I work as a teacher at a girls' school in Tokyo

Chapter 288 Christmas Eve, Restart the Dreamland
On the beach after sunrise, the golden sun hangs over the blue sea, and the sun shines from the side.

Hirakawa Tetsubun faced Shinohara Shiori, and the girl nodded slightly in agreement with his statement.

"So, now, should the matter be over?"

Tetsubun Hirakawa stretched out his hand, and slowly moved Shiori Shinohara's hand away from his arm.

"I like you, but I will only reject you. This is my answer, Shinohara-san."

"..."

She doesn't deny that she likes it, on the contrary, she admits it quite frankly, but ah, even if she likes it, even if she watched a beautiful sunrise together just now, she will only be rejected.

Does it show a determination to say no?It's really firm...

Shinohara Shiori looked at the ex-teacher in front of her who had a gentle expression and even a faint smile, and didn't speak for a long time.

The plan has long been seen through, and failure seems to be a foregone conclusion.

But ah, she has arranged for so long not just to meet failure.

Shiori Shinohara stood in the wind, her long hair fluttering in the air.

"Teacher Hirakawa, have you made a decision yet?"

"Of course it is."

"Absolutely won't change again?"

"Well, it will never change again."

"Even if you like Shiori, do you want to reject Shiori?"

"Even if you like Shiori, you have to reject Shiori."

"It's really an answer that Shiori hates." Shinohara Shiori sighed softly.

Hirakawa Zhewen also sighed.

"It became like this because Shinohara-san was too self-willed, right? You can even make up things."

"Then Shiori likes Hirakawa-sensei, what can I do?" Miss Shinohara's tone was a bit willful.

"Yes, yes, yes, I know. But, sorry."

"Sorry for speaking too soon."

"Too early?" Hirakawa Zhewen asked back.

Shinohara Shiori smiled, and took the hand that Hirakawa Tetsufumi had taken away, and put it on his arm again.

"Well, it's too early. Didn't Hirakawa-sensei want to show your determination to reject Shiori? Even if you like it, you have to reject it."

"Yes."

"Then let's spend another day with Shiori." Shiori Shinohara threw herself into Tetsufumi Hirakawa's arms, and pressed her profile against his chest.

"If you can still say no to Shiori after being with Shiori for a day, then Shiori will recognize Teacher Hirakawa's determination."

"...Does it have to be like this?" Hirakawa Zhewen looked at the girl in his arms.

"Ah."

"Isn't that enough now?"

"Not enough, Shiori doesn't agree."

"..."

"No way, Mr. Hirakawa doesn't dare?" Shinohara Shiori suddenly raised his face from Hirakawa Tetsufumi's arms, and greeted the morning sun.

"Your heart is beating faster."

She poked the heart with her finger.

Hirakawa Tetsuwen smiled helplessly.

He looked directly at the girl in his arms, her delicate face was only a few centimeters away from him.

"I've said it all, I like Shinohara-san, if you run into my arms like this, of course my heart will beat faster."

The beautiful girl throws herself into her arms.

Shinohara Shiori chuckled at him.

"Then do you want to hug Shiori?"

"I think." Hirakawa Zhewen admitted honestly.

"That……"

"Absolutely not."

Hirakawa Tetsufumi will not be tempted by beauty.

He stretched out his hand, put it on the girl's shoulder, and gently pushed her away.

"Okay." Shiori Shinohara said, "Then did you agree to Shiori's request?"

"..."

Hirakawa Zhewen did not respond, but looked around.

On the beach after sunrise, when the light is clear, the shadows of those couples who were originally indistinct in the distance become clearer.

Or hold hands, or hug each other.Some were leaving the beach and heading towards a building that seemed to be a restaurant in the distance.

"Shall we go to breakfast too?"

Tetsufumi Hirakawa looked at the building and said.

"Mr. Hirakawa, you haven't answered Shiori's question yet."

"I'm hungry, isn't Shinohara-san hungry too?"

"Please answer." Shiori Shinohara stared at Tetsufumi Hirakawa.

"..."

Sure enough, he couldn't escape.

"Okay, okay." Looking at Shiori Shinohara who kept asking, Hirakawa Tetsufumi reluctantly responded, "Today is Christmas, I have nothing to do, so I will spend another day with Shinohara-san."

It was really hard to refuse this girl's request.

Satisfied, Shinohara Shiori smiled slightly at the corner of her mouth.

"Then let's go, Mr. Hirakawa, let's have breakfast."

"First, let me state that I will never agree to Shinohara-san. If Shinohara-san wants me to show my determination, then show it to Shinohara-san."

"Okay." Shinohara Shiori nodded indifferently, took Hirakawa Tetsufumi's hand, "Let's go."

The two walked to the restaurant together.

However, after a few steps of footprints on the golden sand, Hirakawa Zhewen suddenly realized.

"Hey, don't hold hands."

In the hands, the beautiful girl's small and tender hands are indeed very comfortable, and I really don't want people to let go, but this is not appropriate.

Hirakawa Tetsufumi let go of Shinohara Shiori's hand that was holding him too naturally.

"Is Teacher Hirakawa shy?"

"It has nothing to do with shyness, it's not appropriate."

"Then, do you want to keep holding it?"

"think."

"Then agree to Shiori earlier."

"...I won't be captured by beauty so easily."

"..."

……

Come to the building in sight, it is indeed a restaurant.

A seaside restaurant that looks pretty good, with a small Christmas tree at the entrance, and there are quite a few people in the restaurant.

"What is this...Sunrise at sea package?"

After looking at the order for a long time, facing the waiter who came, Hirakawa Tetsubun pointed to the "Sunrise on the Sea" on the menu and asked.

The waitress answered his question with a very sweet smile.

"Seafood porridge, add a side dish and a poached egg."

"...Sunrise is a poached egg, right? It's reasonable." Hirakawa Tetsuwen nodded, "Then a copy of the sunrise at sea."

"Okay, sir."

"Then Shinohara-san, what do you want?" Hirakawa Tetsufumi looked at Shinohara Shiori on the opposite side.

The eldest lady didn't look at the menu at all, but kept looking at him with her chin propped up.

"Shiori is as good as Hirakawa-sensei."

"Okay - the sunrise on the sea, two copies."

"Okay, you two, please wait a moment."

……

In short, it was like this. After spending some time with breakfast, after watching the sunrise and eating "sunrise", Hirakawa Tetsufumi and Shinohara Shiori left the beach and took the tram back to the city.

Because I didn't sleep all night last night, when I was riding the tram, I almost fell asleep holding the handrail.

After getting off the car, because they agreed to stay with the girl for another day, the two stayed together and returned to Hirakawa Zhebun's house.

When they returned home, the family's four cats were quite happy to welcome them back.

Only then did Hirakawa Zhewen remember that they hadn't been given breakfast yet.

Afterwards, after feeding the cats and washing them up a bit, Shiori Shinohara fell asleep in Tetsufumi Hirakawa's room, and Tetsufumi Hirakawa slept in the living room.

……

When I woke up, it was three o'clock in the afternoon when the sun turned into brilliant gold.

"Mr. Hirakawa, good afternoon."

After opening her eyes, the girl who was sitting on the sofa next to her, quietly flipping through the book, greeted him.

"Xiaoyuan-san, are you awake? Good afternoon."

Hirakawa Tetsuwen yawned heavily, rubbed his eyes and got up from the sofa.

"How long have you been awake?"

"It didn't take long. I watched Mr. Hirakawa for a while, and then I read a book next to me."

"...Why are you looking at me again?"

Tetsubun Hirakawa looked at Shiori Shinohara.

The beautiful girl is quietly flipping through the book in the afternoon sun. I have to say that this scene is very eye-catching.

"Because Hirakawa-sensei looks cute while sleeping."

The girl gently closed the book and stared at him with a slight smile.

"..."

Hirakawa Tetsubun pressed his temple with a headache.

"I wanted to say it before, Shinohara-san, don't use words like cute to describe me..."

However, hearing what he said, Shinohara Shiori just smiled, put the book on the coffee table, and stroked the cat on his lap.

"Mr. Hirakawa, since you're awake, it's time to have lunch, right? Shiori is hungry."

Legitimate demands were completely ignored.

"Okay okay."

Hirakawa Tetsubun sighed and answered.

He had breakfast at sunrise, and he was hungry now.

……

However, if you eat at this time, is it lunch or dinner?

I struggled a little with such a trivial matter, but finally ignored it because I couldn't come up with an answer.

Just have it for lunch.

He casually went out to deal with it, and then began to accompany the wayward young lady beside him again.

"Next, where to go?"

The sky in winter darkens very quickly, after four o'clock, the light already looks dim.

Walking on the streets of Tokyo again, Tetsufumi Hirakawa looked at Shiori Shinohara beside him and asked.

Miss Shinohara lowered her head and pondered for a moment.

"Teacher Hirakawa, shall we go to the bookstore?"

"……bookstore?"

"Yeah." Shiori Shinohara brushed her long hair, "What do you think, Teacher Hirakawa?"

"The bookstore is good."

Hirakawa Tetsuwen was satisfied.

……

In the evening, Tetsufumi Hirakawa and Shiori Shinohara spent time together in the bookstore.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa read "Faust", and Shiori Shinohara read "Snow Country".

When they came out, both of them had a gift bag in their hands, and there were books in the bag.

"Ms. Hirakawa, do you remember the last time I went to the bookstore with Shiori?"

"This...Of course I remember, Xiaolin Bookstore."

"At that time, Mr. Hirakawa specially introduced "Lolita" to Shiori in order to reject Shiori."

Recalling the situation at that time, Hirakawa Tetsufumi couldn't help laughing.

"Well, yes. Because I don't know what Shinohara-san was thinking at the time, so I can only hint like this... It's the right hint."

"But Shiori can't be stopped." Shinohara Shiori also smiled.

"Yes, Shinohara-san is very stubborn."

"It should be said to stick to your goals."

"Alright alright."

In response, we walked another distance.

At this moment, Tokyo's natural lights from the sky have fallen below the horizon again, and the seaside on the other side of the planet continues to show the sunrise scenery.

Now here, under the control of artificial light.

Colorful lights sound in the night, and Santa Claus in a red coat rides reindeer to bring Christmas tunes.

"Ms. Hirakawa, please wait a moment, Shiori."

Looking at the convenience store not far away with a Santa sign standing at the door, Shiori Shinohara suddenly said this to him, and walked over.

Hirakawa Zhewen stood there and waited for her.

After a while, the girl came out of the shop.

"What did you buy?"

Tetsubun Hirakawa looked at Shiori Shinohara curiously.

However, she didn't seem to have much on her body.

"Later, Teacher Hirakawa will know."

"Well, it's kind of mysterious."

Bought him a Christmas present?

Hirakawa Tetsuwen didn't know.

……

After coming out of the convenience store, Tetsufumi Hirakawa accompanied Shiori Shinohara to a lot of places.

I went to the mall, and the Christmas specials in the mall made a lot of people gather here, making it very lively.

I went to the light show in the park. Although it was also in the playground yesterday, it was not as grand as today's.

Looking around is full of streamers, occupying everything in the field of vision, and then, in the familiar tune, the men and women who like each other initiate a confession.

The Christmas lights create quite a romantic atmosphere.

Shiori Shinohara held his arm, looking at the couple who embraced each other after the successful confession, her eyes were full of envy.

After leaving the lantern show, Hirakawa Tetsufumi and Shinohara Shiori went to many places together, and their final destination was the landmark of Tokyo, Tokyo Tower.

In the dark night, the Tokyo Tower, surrounded by tall buildings and illuminated with yellow lights, at this time of Christmas, many couples face it and make romantic wishes.

Miss Shinohara tonight is not immune either.

Although I don't know what Xu promised, but let's take a narcissistic guess, it has something to do with him, right?

Hirakawa Tetsubun thought.

But unfortunately, if it is about him, then it will probably fail.

"Okay, Shinohara-san, this is the end of today's journey."

When Shiori Shinohara put down his wishing hands, facing the towering Tokyo Tower in his vision, Tetsufumi Hirakawa spoke softly.

"Yeah." Shiori Shinohara responded.

"And then, it's time to end."

"Ah."

"..."

"..."

"Then, what about Mr. Hirakawa's answer?"

After being quiet for a while, Shinohara Shiori turned around and stared at him.

"My answer..." Hirakawa Tetsufumi also looked away from Tokyo Tower, "Should Shinohara-san see it now?"

"..."

Hirakawa Zhewen sighed softly, with apologetic eyes in his eyes.

"Shinohara-san, I'm sorry. Even after spending another day together, my answer hasn't changed."

He stretched out his hand, and finally took Shinohara Shiori's hand that was holding his arm, and gently took it away.

"I like you, Shinohara-san, but I will only reject you... This is my determination."

"..."

"..."

"...Ms. Hirakawa is really stubborn." After a brief silence, Shiori Shinohara stroked her long hair and said softly.

"It's Shinohara-san who is stubborn, right?" Hirakawa Tetsufumi smiled helplessly, "I want to confirm the answer that I decided on tomorrow morning, but I don't believe it and want to confirm it again."

"Then, it's time to see you again."

"Goodbye, Shinohara-san."

"Goodbye."

"..."

Under the gaze of the girl, Tetsufumi Hirakawa turned around.

I have been with this girl for one more day, and there is no need to continue like this.

It's time to go firmly.

It's certainly a pleasure to stay with the beautiful girl today, but it's destined to be short-lived. Even the footprints on the beach will be washed away and restored to their original state.

It is absolutely impossible for Hirakawa Tetsubun to agree to Shiori Shinohara, because he is a teacher and student, so it is impossible, and because he already has Kuta, it is impossible.

"Teacher Hirakawa, wait a minute."

"Ok?"

Hearing the voice of the girl behind him suddenly, Tetsufumi Hirakawa paused slightly.

"Shiori also wants to say one last word to you."

"Last sentence, what?"

Tetsubun Hirakawa turned around, and then saw Shiori Shinohara's cheek getting closer to him.

(End of this chapter)