After deciding to give up, he started to gain popularity

This is a good thing for Eriri, as she can stick to Natsukawa Kanade without restraint and without having to worry about causing trouble by creating scandals for him.

Although she actually looked forward to the rumors...

"Well...how about we go for a walk by the lake? It's cooler there at night." Eriri suggested.

"By the lake?" Xia Chuan Zou was a little confused.

"It's the place where you chased me out that day before."

"Oh, over there..." Natsukawa Kanade recalled and nodded.

It doesn't matter where he goes.

"I remember there's a bench there? You can sit down and rest for a while if you get tired."

"..."

Can't you think of something more romantic? Eriri pouted.

However, she also understood that it was impossible to make her current partner become romantic again. She even had to worry about whether this romantic object would use his or her own feelings on others in the future.

After leaving the venue, I bumped into quite a few people along the way. They were basically in groups of two, sticking together and talking in whispers in various inconspicuous corners.

Some are even afraid that the other party cannot hear them clearly, so they stick their tongues into their mouths, hoping to convey their feelings in this way.

"..."

"..."

The two looked at each other subconsciously, and then turned their heads away at the same time.

This really is a race against time, thought Xiachuan Zou.

As the student union president and the main organizer of this event, he naturally knows some things. However, he has clearly arranged for members of the Discipline Committee to patrol everywhere, and has also clearly stated in the notice the punishment for being caught, and yet some people still can't help but express their love... Do they think it's more exciting this way?

Natsukawa Kanade had reason to doubt whether the student union had also become a part of their play.

As for Eriri, her thoughts were simpler - if Kanade wanted it... would she refuse it first and then accept it, or be reserved and keep silent?

So I couldn't help but swallow.

As if to avoid suspicion, the two of them didn't say anything to each other after that, but the atmosphere around them remained unchanged. In fact, the more they walked, the more couples they met, and the atmosphere became more and more intense.

So Natsukawa Zou made a quick decision - to take the small road.

He definitely couldn't manage so many people on the road, so he could only hand it over to the Discipline Committee. But he wanted to avoid being disturbed, but he couldn't just walk with his eyes closed, right? So he simply turned a blind eye and found a secluded path.

But what he didn't expect was that when the two of them passed a corner, he suddenly heard a small noise next to him. He subconsciously looked over there, and the next second he saw someone expressing their love...

To be honest, he was dumbfounded at the time and stopped subconsciously, thinking that there really was someone who was so brave. But then the sound coming from the front of him made him realize that something was wrong.

Even though he had warned people in time, "Don't turn your head", Ying Lili still saw the two men fighting in confusion.

So just as he expected, teacher Hakumu Eri, who was very knowledgeable in theory, froze completely when she saw the other person's preparations. Her eyes kept circling and her face turned terribly red. She instantly turned into a steam princess.

Xiachuan Zou hurriedly tugged at the corner of her clothes, but she didn't respond at all. Seeing this, he had to take responsibility and take the initiative to pull her away.

As the two left the scene, Eriri finally came to her senses slowly, but she didn't dare to look up at anyone. She only lowered her head and looked at her toes, following Natsukawa Kanade step by step.

Soon, the two finally reached their destination.

"Wow, everyone is really...really enthusiastic..." Xiachuan Zou said with a wandering look.

If he was alone, it wouldn't be so awkward. Mainly because he was worried about Eriri's mental state, he took the initiative to speak to ease the atmosphere.

"Ah...um..."

Eriri's reply was muffled, but at least there was a reaction.

"Ahem... Anyway, let's sit for a while. We've been walking for so long, it's time to take a break." Xiachuan Zou suggested.

Then seeing Ying Lili nodded slightly, he pulled her to sit on the bench.

This is the third time the two of them have come here.

Because the location is remote and no one usually comes here, it became a place where the two of them could have a "secret rendezvous" without worry.

The previous two times, they were busy, so they didn't think there was anything wrong and were able to keep the conversation on track. But this time, the two of them just wanted to take a walk here and enjoy the cool air or something, but after what happened just now, they were not in the mood at all.

Especially Ying Lili, her mind was still thinking about all sorts of messy things at the moment, and she couldn't relax at all.

Although Xiachuan Zou felt better and quickly regained his composure, he was no longer the man who would try every possible means to please girls, so he did not take the initiative to start a conversation.

"..."

"..."

Then there was another long silence.

In the end, it was Xiachuan Zou who felt that the atmosphere was really not right, and worried that it would drag on for a long time, so he took the initiative to speak.

"How's Eriri's study going lately?"

"..." Ying Lili raised her head and looked at him with a strange expression, thinking, do we really have to talk about this at this time?

"Well... it's okay."

Seeing that she didn't seem to care much, Xia Chuan Zou raised his eyebrows and felt that he had asked the right question.

"Don't say I didn't remind you. The midterm test is just a few days away. Even if you fail a subject, you still have to attend the tutoring class on the weekend." Xia Chuan Zou reminded, especially emphasizing the word "one".

He was not worried about anyone around him except Eriri.

It’s not that her academic performance is bad. On the contrary, Eriri’s performance in all subjects is pretty good, except English, which can be described as a mess.

But the key point is that this guy is clearly of English-Japanese descent, which is very puzzling.

"Ah, this... shouldn't be the case..." Eriri stammered.

She is also aware of her situation. She is already a sophomore in high school, but her English level is only at the level of a junior high school student. But she just can't continue learning. What can she do if she is born with poor English skills!

In the past, she relied on luck to pass the exams, but later she met Natsukawa Zou, and after his tutoring, she never failed again, until she rejected his confession and returned to her old state...

Yes! She can let him tutor her again?! Just like before!

The more Ying Lili thought about it, the better she felt this method was. Not only could it solve her crisis of failing the exam, but it could also occupy Zou's time. Isn't this killing two birds with one stone?!

Moreover, things are different now. She no longer needs to pay attention to guard against the other party. She can devote herself to tutoring and even be bolder...seduce...no, should I say seduce...not that...in short, isn't it common for a man and a woman to have something pleasant happen in a small room? !

At least she herself has drawn such plots!

Ying Lili thought happily.

178. The president is kindhearted

"Then what should I do?" Eriri pretended to be weak, "You know, my English has never been good..."

She did have an idea in her mind, but if she proposed it rashly she might be rejected, so naturally she had to act pitiful first.

"If I have to go to school for tutoring every day, I won't have much time left to finish the drawing." Having said this, Eriri turned her head and looked at Natsukawa Kanade and said pitifully.

"Zou, you won't stand by and watch someone die, right?"

"..." Xia Chuan Zou sighed, not knowing what to say, "Even if you say so, I can't take the exam for you, right?"

Of course, he didn't mean to ignore her completely, he just wanted to use a stern tone to remind her to learn her lesson.

"Can't we put the draft issue aside for now? Find a reason to take a leave and suspend publication?" Xiachuan Zou suggested.

However, Eriri shook her head decisively: "No, this work is prepared for the next comic convention... To be honest, I have spent almost all my free time on it, but the progress is just enough to catch up with the submission."

In order to catch up with the progress, she also brought her drawing board and other things to the forest school activity this time, but the school schedule was very tight, and she didn't dare to take it out in the dormitory for fear of being discovered by her roommates, resulting in a lot of time wasted.

Hearing her say this, Xiachuan Zou also frowned and began to think.

The best way would definitely be to balance the two options, but Eriri obviously doesn't want to give up participating in the upcoming comic convention, but asking her to give up studying hard and attend cram school after failing a course is not an option either, because it would waste a lot of her time and she would still fall behind on the submission deadline, so she has no choice but to "have it both ways."

"..."

After thinking for a long time, Xia Chuan Zou still couldn't come up with a good solution. In the end, he could only sigh and said, "Alas, it turns out that this is the only way..."

Of course there is no problem in helping with homework, but he still hopes that Eriri can develop a good habit of self-awareness. She can't always expect him to help when there is an exam, right?

Cramming at the last minute is ultimately a bad idea.

"It's the weekend after the forest school, so I'm going to give you some intensive tutoring in the next two days. You have to be mentally prepared." Xiachuan Zou put on a very serious expression.

"Oh, oh..." Ying Lili shrank her head, and suddenly a bad feeling arose in her heart.

She was originally quite happy, as Zou had agreed without her even asking. But when she saw the other party's expression, she realized that things might not be as she thought... She could only hope that Zou would show some mercy.

"What about the comic convention? When is it?" Xiachuan Zou asked again.

"It will be held in Akihabara the weekend after next."

Natsukawa Kanade nodded. No wonder Eriri didn't want to give up. She probably wanted to take this opportunity to make teacher Kashiwagi Eri more famous.

“Will you be able to submit the manuscript in time?”

"There should... be no problem, right?" Ying Lili was a little hesitant.

If she asked Zou to help with her homework, she would definitely have no problem with the midterm test. However, after wasting a lot of her weekend time, she didn't know if she could make it to the comic convention later. Maybe something else would come up in the middle of the process.

"..." Seeing that she looked like she had no confidence, Xia Chuanzou said helplessly, "Forget it, I'll help you with the draft as well."

Of course, he is not a pushover, but based on past experience, if he doesn't help, Ying Lili may not be able to handle it. She may have to stay up all night to finish the manuscript, destroying her body to complete the plan, and then get a fever or get sick. It is really worrying.

It would have been fine if he didn't know about it at first, but now that he knew he certainly couldn't just sit back and do nothing.

"You can leave the coloring part to me, although I can only do this..." Xiachuan Kanade paused, then said in a warning tone, "Of course, this doesn't mean you can be lazy. If you drag it to the deadline again for some weird reason, I will never stay up all night with you again."

"Yeah, yeah, I get it." Ying Lili nodded frantically, her whole body and mind filled with joy.

She really didn't expect that Zou Hui would be so considerate that he was willing to help her with the manuscript.

"Thank you, Kanade..." Eriri looked at him with a smile in her eyes.

"The best way to thank me is if you don't get carried away." Xia Chuan Zou glanced at her and said helplessly.

He was too kindhearted and couldn't bear to see his friends getting into trouble.

"What? It's rare that I thank you out of kindness..." Ying Lili pouted, feeling that she was being looked down upon.

But she doesn't hate this kind of interaction. It feels fresh.

As the troubles were resolved, the two chatted casually about their daily lives for a while, and then Natsukawa Kanade said goodbye to Eriri, using the excuse that the Student Union had matters to deal with.

His next move was naturally to go to the appointment with Shiina Mahiru, but he didn't expect to run into a student union errand boy who was in a hurry on the way.

"A student went missing in the venue?" Xia Chuan Kanade frowned and repeated the other party's words.

"Yes, President."

"How did you know? How can you be sure that he is missing and not running away to some other place?" Xiachuan Zou asked puzzledly.

Similar things happened in previous years, but in the end it was confirmed to be a false alarm. It was a misunderstanding caused by someone secretly leaving the venue without registering, so Xiachuan Zou wanted to ask clearly now.

"It's absolutely true, President. It was her partner who came to tell us. We checked, too. There's no record of this person leaving on the registration list. We also checked in the dormitory and found that no one had returned. The people who went into the venue to search also came back and said they didn't find her partner."

"Well... take me to meet the other party's partner. I want to understand what happened first." Only then did Xia Chuan Zou realize the seriousness of the matter.

If someone really went missing, even if they were found tomorrow morning, they would still suffer mental trauma from having stayed in the deep woods all night alone. Even if they thought of the worst, if they happened to encounter an aggressive creature like the wild cat before, it would be really troublesome.

"This way, President, follow me."

Xiachuan Zou nodded and followed.

Because the situation was urgent, the two simply ran to get to their destination in less than a moment.

"This is the partner of the missing classmate."

Natsukawa Kanade looked in the direction of the member next to him and found an acquaintance - Kato Megumi.

"Kato?"

The Saint classmate, who always looked calm and composed, now looked very serious.