After deciding to give up, he started to gain popularity

"Shiina?" The person who came was Miss Angel.

She still looked extremely cute and charming, but with a hint of holiness and inaccessibility. This was the attitude she would show to the outside world, but when she walked into his private area, she would immediately become a little childish.

"It's so slow, I've been waiting for a long time."

"Wait for me? Is there something urgent?" Xia Chuan Zou was a little confused. This was the only explanation he could think of. If it was just a small matter like buying some things on the way back, he could just send him a message. Other important matters could wait until he got home.

"No, I just accidentally forgot to bring an umbrella again..." Shiina Mahiru slightly turned her body and found that Natsukawa Kanade was holding a long umbrella in his hand, so she replied to him.

"..." Seeing Miss Angel's shy look, Xia Chuanzou understood what was going on, so he suggested, "Together?"

"Ok!"

So he opened the umbrella and covered her in.

"Aren't you afraid of being seen by others holding an umbrella with me?" Xia Chuan Zou chuckled. If he were to say which girl he knew best, it would definitely be the angel in front of him.

Just like now, her little trick was seen through at a glance, but she probably still thought she had concealed it well.

"Well...it's just helping each other..." Miss Angel's delicate body trembled slightly, and a blush appeared on her pretty face.

Although I am able to accept other people's comments in my heart, I still feel shy when they talk about it to my face.

"It doesn't matter anyway! Even if someone sees it, at most it will just lead to another rumor, right?" Originally, he just wanted to retaliate a little, but the more he thought about it, the angrier he got. How many girls does this idiot want to mess with?

Classmate Sigong already had a fairy-like couple, and recently a fangirl-like girl appeared, and they are both very beautiful, which is really infuriating!

"Uh...you know all this." Xiachuan Zou felt a little embarrassed.

Otherwise, why would he want to talk to Iino Miko? He felt that her actions had a very bad impact, especially on his reputation.

How should I put it...I feel like I'm getting further and further down the path of being known as a scumbag?

"That girl is a new member of the student council. Her name is Iino Miko. She's a first-year student and she participated in the election before."

A strange feeling suddenly came over me, as if I were explaining to a suspicious wife who suspected her husband of cheating that I was not cheating.

Looking at Miss Angel's pouting and sulking look, and recalling her busying around at home with all sorts of housework, I feel even more strongly that this is the case. Although she is not actually a wife, because of the image she has created due to Shiina's personality, it's completely appropriate to call her a "new wife."

Xiachuan Zou suddenly became a little curious. What kind of person would go out and do something cheating when he has such a lovely and virtuous wife?

"But she seems to have some misunderstanding about our student union, so she has to conduct surveillance activities as a 'supervisor' to ensure the integrity and fairness of the student union. Today's surveillance target happens to be me."

After thinking about it, he decided not to tell Shiina Mahiru the specific reason. Although he believed in Shiina, this involved the image of Kaguya after all, so it was better not to tell her.

"Eh? Isn't that bad? I heard that kid seems to be in charge of discipline. If Kanade gets caught, wouldn't that be terrible?"

"In your eyes, do I look like the kind of person who would do something worthy of being caught?" Xia Chuan Zou was a little amused.

"Hmph, who knows..." Miss Angel snorted softly. It was hard to say about other aspects, but there was definitely one in the relationship between men and women. A playboy like Zou would be caught and severely punished one day.

"Well, I'm so hurt. So this is how Shiina sees me. I'm sad and I need the comfort of a cute girl to recover..." After saying this, he winked at the angel lady beside him, afraid that she couldn't see it.

"It's shameful to act cute, especially for someone like Kanade. She's not cute at all!" Shiina Mahiru was panicked. She glared at him with her caramel-colored eyes filled with shame and anger, trying to cover up her own weakness.

"You're so silly. You look like a kid who stole his mom's expensive lipstick and scribbled on the white wall, and then asked his mom in a flattering way, 'Does my drawing look good?' You can't do that. Don't think you can get away with it by acting cute."

"Eh? But you just said not at all..." Xiachuan Zou teased. He just wanted to tease Miss Angel a little, but he didn't expect her to suddenly explode.

But then again, is it really okay to describe him as "cute"? Even though it was originally a malicious performance.

"!" Miss Angel was suddenly stunned. Her thoughts were suddenly exposed. She felt as if a thorn had exploded on her face, itching her so much that she wanted to turn into an ostrich and quickly find a place to bury her head. "You, you didn't hear anything! Don't say anything more!"

But words were not enough to express her determination, so she raised both hands, wanting to cover Xiachuan Zuo's eyes to prevent him from looking, and also wanting to hold his smirking mouth to prevent him from speaking, but two small hands were really not enough, so she simply gave up the idea and put her fists on his chest, gently waving them, and scolded in a mosquito-like tone:

"Stupid Kanade, stupid..."

"Yes, yes, I'm an idiot..." He responded softly, holding the umbrella with one hand to prevent it from flying away, and protecting Shiina with the other hand to prevent her from slipping. After all, it was a rainy day, so it was better to be careful.

Maybe it was the warmth from his chest that made Miss Angel linger a little. She hadn't gotten up in a long time, so she reminded him softly, "If you feel sleepy, why don't you go home and do it? I'll lend you my shoulder."

“…” Miss Angel didn’t say anything, and no one knew what she was thinking.

"People around here are looking at me."

As if responding to what Natsukawa Kanade said, a childish voice suddenly came over: "Mom, look, these stupid couples."

"!" This time Miss Angel really couldn't stand anymore. The slender hand holding the corner of his clothes began to tremble slightly, and finally she even left him there and ran away.

“It’s still raining!”

But Miss Angel still walked on her way without looking back.

090. Are you sure, Miss Angel?

"Although rain is a blessing to nature, if we consider human daily life, we will find that it is very inconvenient. For example, when it rains, not only will it be difficult to dry clothes, but it will also be difficult to go out. The most important thing is that the hair will become wet and full of moisture, and it will take a lot of time to comb it..."

Shiina sighed after he finished speaking, and it looked like he was speaking from the bottom of his heart.

"But this is just because you suddenly jumped into the rain without an umbrella, right?" Natsukawa Kanade sighed, then continued to use a towel to wipe the wet hair of Shiina who was sitting on the sofa.

"No, that's not true! In fact, whenever it rains, your hair will inevitably get wet, and it's not pleasant to have it stick to your body!"

"And not only will people feel uncomfortable, but food will also be easily damp and grow mold... But there's nothing we can do about it, because if we live in Neon, we can only endure such troubles."

"That's true." Xiachuan Zou nodded with deep feeling.

Whenever the rainy season comes, he is in the worst mood. His unhappy relationship has always been affecting him, and the bad experience brought by rainy days will make his mood worse, so he starts to hate rainy days.

But the recent encounters in the rain have made him look forward to it again, thinking that maybe he will meet someone or accomplish something in the next second... In short, rainy days are never the key, the key is the right person.

"But if you think about it, rainy days also have their benefits, don't they?" Xia Chuan Kanade's voice became gentler, and his wiping movements also slowed down. "When it rains, the surroundings will become very quiet, and the usual noisy sounds will disappear, leaving only the sound of fine raindrops."

Some people say that only when it is late at night and everyone is asleep will people involuntarily think about various things, such as the future and the past. But in fact, Natsukawa Zou believes that no matter what time it is, as long as the time is right and no one disturbs you, it is an excellent opportunity to think.

"Gentle rain, rapid rain, heavy and light rain, any kind of rain is fine, the regular sound of rain will play a qualified supporting role, allowing you to focus on feeling your own existence..."

The raindrops outside the window are still dripping, cutting through the air and hitting the ground. Although it is only a monotonous sound, the continuous sound is both calm and gentle, and will gently flow into the ears, reminding the two of them that they are in the same silence.

"It turns out that Zou is a romantic. That's surprising." Miss Angel's tone was slightly surprised.

"A romanticist... isn't wrong." Xia Chuan Kan did not refute. Compared to the pragmatic Miss Angel, he did seem more emotional.

"..."

She gently stroked the hair she had just touched, swirled her fair and delicate fingers lightly, and then hurriedly pretended to comb her hair and slowly adjusted her temples. She pursed her pink lips lightly, with the corners of her lips slightly raised, and she couldn't stop the warmth in her heart.

She recalled the rainy day when she met Zou. It should be considered a romantic encounter, but the clumsy Zou behaved like an idiot, which made her very disgusted.

“Well, since you like the rain so much, from now on, if I can’t tie my hair up, let you do it, if my makeup is messed up, let you fix it, if my clothes are soiled when I go out… And, and! When I go shopping, let you go with me…”

"This is no different from usual, right?" Xia Chuan Zou chuckled. Apart from the fact that he couldn't touch up his makeup, he had done other things before... Oh yes, and washed dirty clothes.

Even though Miss Angel is being stubborn now, she will probably take over the responsibility of doing the housework when the time comes, and will even nag him with something like "Zou won't do it seriously anyway, so why don't you just stay out of the way and let me do it."

As for things like having their hair tied, he is willing to do it, but there aren't many opportunities. As for going out shopping together...isn't that their normal routine?

"Well... I, I don't care! Just leave it to Kanade. It's your fault that you like rainy days so much..."

It is impossible for her to not care that the person she likes likes the things she doesn't like, but she can't force Zou to hate it, so she thinks of causing him some small troubles, maybe he will become like her?

Thinking of this, Miss Angel shook her head childishly, and like a puppy caught in the rain, traces of raindrops followed the trajectory and fell onto her body and clothes.

Is this marking? Natsukawa Kanade thought, but she was still touched by Shiina's cute behavior. But then she thought that the water stains meant that it was not completely wiped clean, so she couldn't help but worry.

"Of course you can leave those things to me, but Shiina, you should also do something of your own, right? For example, take a shower or something. If you continue to sit like this, you might catch a cold."

I gently took Shiina's hand and felt the body temperature from her, but the only feedback I got was a cold touch. Although girls' hands are usually so cold, it's not a good idea to still be like this indoors in the summer, right?

Seeing Miss Angel looking hesitant, Xia Chuan Zou couldn't help but raise his voice slightly.

"Ms. Shiina, you don't want to catch a cold and get sick suddenly, and then have a loser like me do something weird to you, right?"

"Eh? Something strange... um..." Shiina Mahiru's little face suddenly turned red, which was particularly conspicuous under the dazzling warm light.

"For example, I got up in the middle of the night and secretly washed my own clothes, stole the milk pudding you put in the refrigerator for tomorrow's enjoyment, and replaced your favorite rabbit slippers with those of other animals..." Xiachuan Kanade counted them one by one on his fingers, and found that there were too many things he wanted to say, and he couldn't finish even if he counted his hands and feet.

"Where did you come from, little kid?" Shiina Mahiru turned around and gave him a stern look. Wasn't this behavior too childish? She thought it was something more, more adult...

"If you want to deal with a child, you have to use childish methods, right? Think about it - he is caught in the rain but refuses to take a shower, isn't this childish behavior?" Xia Chuan Zou retorted.

Now Miss Angel had nothing to say and just looked at him with an embarrassed and angry expression.

She is not a child, okay!

"Hmph, I'm going to take a shower...don't peek!"

"Of course." Natsukawa Kanade nodded indifferently, but felt a little strange looking at the direction where Shiina left.

Why... instead of going back to your own house, go to his bathroom?

That's right?

……

091. Boys talk like this

Miss Angel is taking a bath in his bathroom...

When Xiachuan Zou thought of this reality, he couldn't help but feel weird.

Of course, washing clothes, washing the floor, washing dishes, etc. are all fine, but taking a bath feels completely different. After all, this is in the home of a person of the opposite sex. Although Shiina has always maintained a strange friendship with him, he has never done this before.

This impulsive action was like "inviting" him to do something bad... No! Maybe he was thinking too much?

Shiina definitely didn't have any weird thoughts, she just thought there was nothing wrong with taking a shower at a good friend's house, but if he was too self-conscious, he would be trampling on Shiina's trust...

Yes! That's the idea, it's just a favor between friends! Just like him, didn't he stay at Fujiwara Chika's house yesterday and borrow her bathroom?

Thinking of this, Xiachuan Zou nodded heavily. He was completely convinced.

"Kou, can you hear me?" Along with the clear sound of water, Shiina's sweet voice came from the bathroom.

"Sure, what's up?"

Xiachuan Zou walked to the bathroom door. He could hear more clearly here, but the only disadvantage was that he would inadvertently catch a glimpse of the graceful figure reflected on the glass door, which would make him think of impure things.

"Hmm..." Xia Chuan Zou's heart trembled, and he almost had the urge to push open the bathroom door, so he turned his head away and looked away.

Unfortunately, my eyes were on the basket where Miss Angel's clothes were piled up, including school uniforms, school skirts, and other things...

Natsukawa Kanade couldn't help but squat down and cover his face, and began to feel ashamed of the strange fantasies in his mind.

Isn’t this too confusing?

Even though there is a wall between us, and it is nothing compared to the stimulation brought by having Fujiwara rub my back in the bathroom last night, I just can't stop fantasizing in my mind.

This reminded him of what a friend said - as the saying goes, the lute is half-covered, which means that the most beautiful view is the one that is half-covered!

Only when there is room for disclosure can there be room for people to fantasize. The so-called full disclosure can certainly bring an intuitive impact, but such things are never straightforward. Only with high respect and step-by-step removal of the mysterious veil, can the fruit finally be tasted be the sweetest...

What are you fantasizing about, you piano fanatic!

Xiachuan Zou slammed the floor hard, and only with the feedback of pain did he regain some rationality.

"Zou? Are you outside?" The voice coming from the bathroom became clearer and clearer, as if a cute girl was whispering in his ear.

In fact, Angel is a 1000% cute girl!

"Really? Are you listening to me..." Miss Angel seemed a little impatient. Xiachuan Kanade could even hear her stirring the water in the bathtub and swirling it gently.

"...You, you wouldn't do anything bad out there, would you? Kanade?" The hot air from the bathtub made Shiina's pretty face red.

"Of course not!" Xia Chuan Zou finally came to his senses and stopped holding his breath and thinking wildly, "How could I do such a thing!"

Like looking at the shadow on the glass window and imagining Shiina taking a bath, looking at her clothes after she took them off and wondering if they still had heat or something... I didn't even think about that! I didn't even imagine one centimeter!

"But I haven't said anything yet!" Shiina Mahiru's pretty face became more and more rosy. She couldn't help but shrink her head, leaving only a pair of beautiful caramel-colored eyes that were gently spinning on the water.

Idiot Zou, skilled Zou, big pig's hoof...

As expected, all boys are crazy about the piano! They think about those things all day long! Even Kanade is no exception!