After deciding to give up, he started to gain popularity

Does he look like someone? Xia Chuan Kan was a little puzzled. Normally, a guy standing outside a women's clothing store must be waiting for his female companion, right? He couldn't be the kind of person who hunted for women traveling alone?

But no matter what he thought, he still politely refused: "No, I'm waiting for someone..."

The next second, someone suddenly hugged his arms.

When he turned around, he saw that the angel who was supposed to be choosing clothes in the store suddenly appeared beside him for some reason, still wearing the dress she came in.

"Sorry to have kept you waiting. Let's go." Before she finished speaking, she pulled his arm and walked away.

"..."

Didn't find a style she liked? Or did she just want to help him out? She wasn't jealous, was she worried that he would be cheated?

But no matter what the reason was, it did help. He really couldn't handle that kind of situation.

"Is it okay?"

"Hmm? What did you mean by Kanade..." Shiina Mahiru turned around, looking a little confused. After thinking for a while, she became angry again, "Did I accidentally disturb Kanade's good thing? I'm so sorry..."

"Why would you think of going to a place like that..." Xia Chuan Zou didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He definitely wouldn't agree to such a flirtation... at least that's what he was thinking now. "I'm worried about you. Is it okay if you don't change your clothes?"

"It's okay..." Shiina Mahiru shook her head. Although she did care a little, when she considered the possibility that the clothes that Kanade would like would suddenly be snatched away by someone else while she was carefully choosing them, she immediately felt that the dirty skirt was not a big deal at all.

As the saying goes, once a girl has a crush on someone, her battleground becomes how to keep attracting his attention! Compared to making everyone think she is beautiful, it is definitely more important to make the person she likes think she is beautiful!

If you overthink the strategy and the real target runs away, you will have no place to cry.

"Kou, let's go back." Shiina Mahiru suggested. They were probably unlucky today. They didn't know what to do if they stayed at home, and they were not successful if they went out to play.

I always feel that nothing good will happen if I continue to stay here, so I might as well go back and play games with him.

Xiachuan Zou was about to respond, but was distracted by a sudden sweet voice.

"Natsukawa-kun..." Miss Kato, who was always calm and composed, suddenly appeared in front of the two of them. She tilted her head slightly, and her curious eyes seemed to be trying to find out their relationship. "Are you two dating?"

Dating generally refers to an appointment between two people to meet. Originally, it did not contain any special feelings, but now it is often used to refer to a man and a woman traveling together...

For Natsukawa Kanade, this could be considered a date, but when he turned around to look at the angel, he found that she looked embarrassed.

"..." Xia Chuan Zou understood what she meant, so he explained: "No, we just happened to run into each other."

In the past, Shiina Mahiru had always reminded him not to reveal their unique relationship in front of his classmates, and he remembered it, so he did as he was told.

The actions of the two seemed somewhat intimate, so Natsukawa Kanade told Kato what had just happened, stating that the angel just wanted to help him out and had no other ideas.

After saying all this, when he looked at Shiina again, he found that she was still a little embarrassed. Natsukawa Kanade knew that she was still a little worried, so he whispered to comfort her: "Don't worry, Kato-san is not a gossipy person and won't spread it everywhere."

The angel looked up at him without saying anything, but he pulled his sleeve with a little more force.

"..."

It seems that Shiina needs more peace of mind...

"Kato, are you free now?"

“Yes, there are.”

Xia Chuan Zuo nodded, and after receiving a positive answer, he invited her to join him, thinking of finding a place to clarify some things...

In a dessert shop.

Xiachuan Zou clasped his hands together and looked very sincere.

"Anyway, this is what happened. I hope Kato can keep it a secret for us and not spread it around."

With the tacit consent of the Angel, they brought Kato to the dessert shop, told him that they were neighbors, and explained their "friend" relationship of helping each other. Other more complicated things such as "confession being rejected" and "eating together" were not mentioned.

A convincing lie must have some truth in it, and Kato is a considerate and good kid, so he would probably not do anything to destroy their relationship.

"Natsukawa-kun is so cunning that he tricked me into eating your dessert..." Kato scooped a spoonful of dessert into his mouth, savoring its sourness, looking a little absent-minded.

She is helpless now... But it doesn't matter, she didn't intend to do everything for others in the first place.

"Because Kato is a good boy and is not good at rejecting others." Natsukawa Kanade teased, but he couldn't help feeling a little guilty.

He knew Kato Megumi a little bit, and knew that she would definitely agree to his request after he asked her with all his strength, and even tricked her into accepting his bribe...

I'm sorry, Ms. Kato, I will make it up to you later...

Mahiru Shiina, who was standing by, watched the interaction between the two with envy and was unable to get a word in.

She naturally understood that Zou was helping them solve their problems, but that was just her previous thoughts. Now, it was okay not to explain so actively...

052. Ugly possessiveness

"Is Kato out here alone?"

"Well... sort of. I was supposed to come with Eriri, but she had something urgent to do and couldn't come."

"That guy..." Looking at Kato's nonchalant look, Natsukawa Kanade couldn't help but feel unfair for her.

A little angry, right? You were stood up!

But it was precisely because this was Kato that he was able to tolerate Eriri's awkward true personality and become one of her few friends. If the person being stood up was Kasumigaoka-senpai, he would have rushed to her house and scolded her in one second...

"Does Kato have any other plans for now? We should probably go back..." Natsukawa Kanade asked tentatively.

The misunderstanding was cleared up, and the next step was naturally for each of them to do their own thing. Although he felt that there was nothing wrong with being with Kato, he was not alone today, and he must take into account the thoughts of Shiina beside him.

A friend’s friend is not my friend. If this point is not made clear, it will easily cause conflicts between the two parties, especially for him who is the middleman, who will become unpopular among both sides.

"Regarding the next arrangements...can you listen to my request?" Kato put down the spoon in his hand and looked at Shiina Mahiru, who had been silent all the time, as if asking for her opinion.

"...Yeah." The angel was stunned, then nodded slightly.

She had never thought that she would be approached. What could it be about?

……

Natsukawa Sou, who witnessed the entire incident, is now very confused.

At this moment, he was standing outside the women's clothing store. His location was exactly the same as before, and even his posture hadn't changed at all.

Just now, after eating dessert, Kato pulled Shiina and said something, and then the two of them came all the way here, and he was forced to follow. This reminded him of the club activities at the beginning, but at that time it was Eriri who pulled Kato over to choose clothes, and now it was Kato who pulled Shiina... Does the angel also need to show charm?

What made Natsukawa Kanade even more curious was what Kato actually said in Shiina's ear...

"Natsukawa-kun isn't going in?"

"Eh? I'll just forget it..." Xiachuan Zou was stunned, then refused repeatedly.

As a man, it's definitely not right for him to enter a store like this.

As if seeing the concerns in his heart, Kato said softly: "It's okay, I've already asked the clerk, and she said it's okay."

"When it comes to choosing clothes, a boy's taste is definitely more important, right?"

Miss Angel at the side also nodded frequently, not wanting to leave the music out there to be picked up by the bad aunts.

"..."

Xia Chuan Zou was helpless. He glanced at the shop assistant not far away and found that she had a bright smile on her face, so he responded silently.

Even though he doesn't seem to have any emotion on the surface, he is actually constantly comforting himself in his heart.

It's just a specialty store. Although it sells lingerie and swimwear, it's totally fine as long as you don't look in that direction... probably.

The other female customers were also quite kind. When they saw this boy coming in, they didn't make any noise. At most, they just pointed in their direction and discussed something in a low voice.

Xiachuan Zou simply lowered his head and kept playing with his phone, pretending that he couldn't hear anything.

However, the days still seem like years.

"Natsukawa-kun, it's done."

I don't know how long it took, but a ethereal sound was heard, just like the last bell before school was over on Friday evening, and Xia Chuan Zou felt relieved in an instant.

Looking up, a brand new angel suddenly appeared before my eyes. She was wearing a black Lolita-style dress. The white tights on her feet had been replaced with semi-hollow black stockings. There were a few black roses embroidered on her plump chest and a small black hat on her head. Her whole body was wrapped in dark colors, leaving only the symbolic golden hair and a touch of white on the hem of her skirt.

Unable to resist the temptation and erosion of darkness, he eventually fell from a pure white angel to a fallen angel step by step... How could he have such a fantasy?

But it must be said that the current Dark Queen Angel gives people a much greater impact than when she was dressed in pure white. She is the kind of person who makes people want to crawl under her skirt at first sight...

"Natsukawa-kun, your eyes are wide open."

"It's still round, and the nose hasn't gotten bigger..." His little thoughts were exposed, and Xia Chuan Zou quickly retorted.

It was a close call. I almost saw through the dangerous thoughts in his mind...

"Kanade, Kanade...Kanade, do you think it looks good..." Shiina Mahiru looked nervous and her whole body felt a little unnatural.

This was the first time for her to wear such bold and fancy clothes. I didn't expect that she would actually wear it on impulse... I'm so embarrassed!

Natsukawa Kanade naturally praised it highly: "It looks great! If the full score is 100, I can give it 200!"

There is absolutely no need to be stingy with free compliments, especially since the angel looks really, really good in this outfit. I wouldn't be afraid of her becoming proud even if I praise her as 200% adorable!

Of course, while praising Shiina, he did not forget to glance at Kato, but what he saw was Miss Kato who had not changed at all.

"?" Xiachuan Kanade was stunned, looking at Kato who was blocked by the shy fallen angel lady, and asked curiously: "Isn't Kato going to change his clothes?"

"Hey~, Natsukawa-kun, do you want to be hugged by girls on both sides?" Kato tilted his head and his eyes suddenly became sharp.

"What the hell is going on here?" Natsukawa Kanade shook her head, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. It seemed that since Ms. Kato joined the club, she often said some strange lines. Was she influenced by everyone and became a homebody?

"Just curious."

"Forget about my words. This kid is the protagonist today." Kato pulled Shiina Mahiru, who was hiding behind her, over and said pointedly, "You have to keep an eye on him."

I don’t know who she was talking to, but it was very useful. Miss Fallen Angel finally raised her head.

"..."

Although she still couldn't utter a word and her body was trembling violently, her efforts won the recognition of the other two.

"Come to think of it, Shiina...you're not going to go out dressed like this, are you?" Natsukawa Kanade suddenly realized.

The reason they came to buy clothes was because Shiina's original clothes were dirty, and they wanted to change them on the spot, but this outfit... it looks good, but because it is too eye-catching, they don't want her to go out wearing it like this.

If someone happens to be unable to resist chatting up Shiina, and the angel happens to be attracted to them...

No, based on his understanding of Shiina, that kind of thing would never happen. Miss Fallen Angel would definitely reject them harshly, just like he did in the past.

However, even though he knew this was the case, Xiachuan Zou still felt a sharp pain in his heart. The discomfort and depression in his chest did not decrease at all because of rational thinking, but became more real.

Ugly possessiveness...

"Natsukawa-kun, if you have anything to say, just say it nicely, whether it's a compliment or something else."

At some point, Miss Kato appeared beside him, and Miss Angel beside her was looking at him with concern.

"..." After a long silence, Xia Chuan Kanade slowly uttered a word:

"Feel sorry."

Then Natsukawa Kanade took a deep breath and slowly said to Shiina Mahiru: "Shiina... can you change into other clothes?"

"It's not that I think it's ugly, I just hope I don't wear it like this..."

"I know my request is a little sudden, but still..."

I still want to say it out loud, along with the guilt in my heart...

"Well, of course." Shiina Mahiru nodded hurriedly. She didn't like wearing such clothes in the first place, and since it was Kanade who suggested it, she quickly agreed.

"Are you okay?" Kato gave him a concerned look.

"Well, thank you, Kato..." Natsukawa Kanade forced a smile.

"..."

Kato Megumi pursed her lips, looked at Natsukawa Kanade who seemed fine, and sighed in her heart.