Love Comes After Learning

Asada also knew his parents well, so he sneered and had already made up his mind.

"That's it, then I'll help you tell your aunt that you're safe first?"

As if guessing his expression at the moment, Guqiao said with a light smile.

"Wait a minute, I want to surprise them—"

Just as Asada was about to stop her, a black figure suddenly appeared on the atomized glass, and at the same time, an energetic voice sounded.

"Asada-san~ I'll put the change of clothes here for you first, it doesn't matter if you can just throw away the used bath water, let's take a bath and then come out~"

The voice was clear and bright, whether it was Shinichi Asada in the bathroom or Fumino Furuhashi on the phone, they could all hear it clearly.

"..." Turning on the faucet casually, Asada stared blankly at the door panel, and spit out two thin words from his mouth.

"Surprise~"

As Yotsuba's footsteps receded, it was as if all sounds other than the sound of water disappeared, and a solid awkward atmosphere surrounded Asada.

After a long while, Guqiao seemed to be smiling, but a voice without any laughter sounded quietly.

"Asada...classmate? Could it be that Asada-kun is taking a bath at a certain female classmate's house now?"

"..." Asada pursed his lips tightly, he didn't know whether he should explain it, and whether he should explain it with the truth or a lie.

When there was no response, Gu Qiao went on talking.

"The relationship with Asada-kun is so good that I can borrow the bathroom, and I may meet Asada-kun's female classmate..." Her voice was not fluctuating, and she analyzed it word by word, "plus the title of "Asada-kun" , and the familiar sound wave frequency and pitch...the truth, there is only one."

She exhaled lightly in front of the microphone, as if the soft breath that was tickling the depths of her cochlea came over, but it made Asada's heart gradually covered with a layer of white frost, even under the hot water, she still couldn't help but shudder trembling.

"Asada-kun, are you now... taking a bath at Nakano-san's house?"

correct answer.

However, these plain and firm words carried a weight that made Asada's heart sink slightly.

"Taking a bath at a female classmate's house or something..." Gu Qiao seemed to want to laugh, but his voice was only trembling, very unsteady, "Well, it's nothing. But, your relationship is really good!"

As if she had sorted out her emotions, she said indifferently: "After all, if it was Asada-kun, he must have done it when there was really no other way, right?"

The voice came to his ears, Asada was silent for a moment, closed his eyes gently, and turned off the faucet.

"... Guqiao, I came to attend their birthday party. But because of the rain, they let me take a shower."

In all the silent spaces, following his inner intuition, he spoke the truth.

Because, there is no need to lie to her, right?

He can tell lies to whom, and can pretend to whom. If the person on the other end of the conversation is his parents, secretary Fujiwara, Fuutarou Uesugi, etc., he can use various reasons to fool the past without any burden.

But facing Fumino Guqiao, the emotion that weighed heavily on his heart made it impossible for him to tell a lie to her who seemed to be hiding some emotion at this time.

She is a friend, and also a student... It's just such an identity, but at some point, it has such an important weight and such a heavy feeling.

Asada raised the corners of her mouth helplessly, always feeling ashamed like a girl in love.

But after confessing to her, he didn't feel uncomfortable at all. Instead, he felt relaxed, as if no matter what kind of reaction she would have, he could face her with a clear conscience.

"..." The other end of the phone also fell into silence, only the slight sound of breathing came into my ears.

After a while, Guqiao opened his mouth softly, as if he had made some kind of decision.

"Hey, Asada-kun..."

"Ah, I'm almost finished washing! I'm going out, let's talk about things tomorrow, good night, Guqiao!"

Saying these words in a very fast tone, Asada hung up the phone quickly, then took a deep breath and held back, turned on the cold water, and rushed a wave on his hot head.

——It’s one thing to have a clear conscience, but this kind of atmosphere like waiting for a reply after confessing is really not good!

At the moment of flustered, Asada rarely decided to escape, not thinking about how Guqiao would feel now, nor thinking about how he would face her tomorrow.

Therefore, let all unstable factors be interrupted in this rainy night.

The cold water slowly froze thinking, Asada Shinichi chose to forget what he just said.

Also, the phone didn't ring for a second call after this

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"..."

Looking at the phone that was hung up abruptly, Gu Qiao blinked his resolute eyes, and after a few seconds of stunned, his face turned red instantly.

"I just wanted to say something——!"

With her head buried in the pillow and her legs constantly beating the bed, she let out a muffled roar like this.

"'Hey, Asada-kun, do you care about me? Actually, I do too...' Is that a line from a shoujo manga?! Writers who write lines like this are going to fish me for tuna! Shame on you bastard!"

Because she was in the room where she could relax the most, Ms. Guqiao was a little presumptuous, temporarily ignoring her own language skills, and her mind was in chaos so she could say whatever she wanted.

After the bed was almost ravaged by her, Fumino Guqiao slowly stopped, hugged the pillow and turned over, without blinking her dark brown eyes, staring blankly at the warm ceiling.

"He should care about me... Otherwise, he wouldn't have explained it to me so seriously..."

If it was someone else, maybe they would think that it meant to distance themselves from her and tell her not to worry about it?

However, Guqiao could hear it, as if he wanted to show her a sincere and honest heart, it was a sincere and well-deserved gentle tone in the hope that she would not misunderstand.

To put it simply, when a boyfriend goes to a female friend's house to stay overnight, and when he reports to his girlfriend, he almost uses this statement——

boom!

Gu Qiao picked up the pillow and slammed it hard on his stiffened face, only a patch of red ears could be seen among the scattered black hair.

"My mind is so messed up... my stomach hurts..."

Her own feelings, the feelings of the other party, and the feelings of her best friend, all the messy thoughts were tangled in her mind, making her wail in a low voice at a loss.

but……

After putting her hand into the pillow, she gently traced the shape of the corners of her lips and muttered to herself.

"Why, are you smiling?"

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After taking a shower and drying his hair, Asada returned to the living room, and the four girls looked at him at the same time.

"Well, it fits just right." Wuyue blinked, and after a subtle compliment, she lowered her head and continued to destroy another plate of biscuits.

Sanjiu glanced at him silently, raised the camera of the mobile phone and pointed it at it for five seconds, then put it down quietly, nestled in the corner of the sofa and smiled lightly.

Er Nai squatted in front of the TV cabinet, not knowing what he was fiddling with, looked at him out of the corner of his eye, curled his lips and turned back to look at him, but two faint blush appeared on his cheeks.

Clover rushed to his side, sniffed lightly twice, and then looked up and down at him who looked dry and handsome after coming out of the bath, supported his chin, and pondered for a moment.

"Well, this look, plus the same shampoo smell as ours..."

She opened her round eyes as if suddenly enlightened, clapped her hands together, and said with a smile.

"It feels like Asada-san is also our family member! There is no sense of disobedience!"

As the words fell, the delicate bodies of the other three froze immediately, Asada quickly pressed Yotsuba's head, and rubbed the green hairband to cover up her embarrassment.

"Don't talk nonsense, I also took a bath in someone else's house, do you want me to become a modern Lu Bu?"

"Huh? What does that mean?"

Yotsuba tilted her head, her eyes were puzzled, but the smile under her big palm didn't decrease at all, she was still pure and cheerful.

Because of her words, when Asada sat back on the sofa, he always felt that the atmosphere was a little weird. Even Wuyue avoided his sight in a little panic, and his face was a little rosy pretending to be innocent; no one asked him After taking a bath in someone else's house, only Yotsuba's energetic voice echoed in the spacious living room.

"Student Asada, what is the modern Lu Bu? Is he also a person who just took a shower?" She sat beside him full of curiosity, staring at him with glowing eyes.

Asada sighed, and helped her straighten her hairband with rabbit ears: "No, don't you know the story of the Three Kingdoms? A long time ago, in a vast and disputed land, there was a Gundam named Lu Bu..."

So, while telling the story to Yotsuba, Asada watched Nino stand up in front of the TV cabinet, pressed the remote control a few times, a large projection curtain was slowly pulled down, the projector on the ceiling started to operate, and she then looked up call out.

"Lighting control, home theater mode!"

The bright incandescent lamp slowly dimmed. Although it couldn't compare to the thick black night outside, the outline of the girl beside her was already unclear.

"Yihua said that she would try her best to come back before twelve o'clock. Let's watch a movie to pass the time. It's almost twelve o'clock after the movie."

Er Nao walked towards them while talking.

Because there is only one sofa facing the screen, which happens to be the couch under Asada’s butt that can accommodate five people, so not only Nino, but also Sanjiu and Wuyue have left their original positions—it seems that they are usually like this Those who get together to watch a movie seem to be accustomed to their movements.

Seeing that the seat next to Asada was empty, Sanjiu's eyes lit up, and her originally slow pace sped up slightly, just as she was about to pass by.

"Hey!"

Nino actually took a step ahead, sat down as if nothing had happened, and turned an elbow to Asada next to him, pouting softly to ask him to lean closer, but he turned a blind eye to such a large corner in the corner.

"..."

Sanjiu stood there, stunned for a few seconds.

Now on the sofa, from left to right are May, Yotsuba, Asada, and Nino, and the edge is still vacant, but it’s as far away as the Mariana Trench in the middle.

Although that was the corner where she usually nestled willingly, but in this situation...

"Mmm..."

Staring at Er Nao, San Jiu puffed up her cheeks slightly, frowned, and after thinking for a while, she suddenly said softly.

"Nino... the washing machine seems to be making a strange noise, can you go and have a look?"

Er Nao raised her eyebrows, in such darkness, she couldn't see San Jiu's face clearly, who was facing away from the projection light.

"Could it be that someone didn't take out something in his pocket? Really, you're causing me trouble..."

Sighing, Nino got up without doubting him, and walked to the laundry room.

Sanjiu stood aside, silently waiting for her to leave her sight, then moved lightly, letting her body nestle into Er Nao's unheated sofa seat, and let out a breath of relaxation.

Only Asada saw what she had done clearly, turned his head slightly, and met her timidly looking over.

"It feels...as if I've done something bad..." With her arms around her knees and her head resting on her knees, Sanjiu lowered her brows and said in a weak voice.

"...I didn't see anything." Asada touched her depressed little head, then quickly turned her gaze back, and continued to respond to Yotsuba's curiosity.

Sanjiu was stunned, staring blankly at his side face, and slowly, the corners of his mouth raised a soft arc unconsciously.

After that, she couldn't help squinting her eyes and smiling, her face was red and hot in the dark, and she didn't look away until Er Nao came back.