Shiina Mahiru had already arrived at the slope near Sakura Dorm and was heading towards Sakura Dorm.
Suddenly, her phone rang.
Looking at the contact name, it was actually Lin Xi calling.
After answering, she said nervously.
"Hello, it's me... I'm Shiina."
"Why aren't you back yet?" Lin Xi's tone was somewhat complaining.
Shiina Mahiru's mood became subtle.
"I'm already on my way. Is there anything you need me to bring?"
"Well, bring a bottle of soy sauce and a dozen beers. It's for Senshiki Chihiro-sensei."
Hearing this, Shiina Mahiru was speechless.
"Why does Aunt always drink? Won't she really turn into a booze hound like this?"
Lin Xi: "It's probably because she failed another matchmaking attempt. I told her it's a vicious cycle, no successful person would like a boozy woman, but she just won't listen."
"She even said that if she can't marry, she'll force me to marry her, and by the way, she said I'd made a profit."
"Pfft, how so? How did you make a profit?"
Shiina Mahiru couldn't help but laugh and asked with interest.
Lin Xi's tone was full of helplessness.
"Isn't Senshiki Chihiro-sensei a teacher in the art department at Suimei University of Art High School?"
"She has a close friend there who teaches national language, named Shirayama Koharu. The two of them often team up to participate in matchmaking conferences."
"In the end, it's always just the three of them."
"Yeah, the remaining one is called Hiratsuka Shizuka. I think you should know her."
Shiina Mahiru's expression turned strange.
"What you're saying, how is that a gain?"
"Sensei Chisato Chihiro said that if she keeps failing at matchmaking, she'll drag Shirayama Koharu along to forcibly marry me, buy one get one free, isn't that a gain?"
Hearing this, Shiina Mahiru couldn't help but pout her little mouth.
"What do you think about that?"
"Of course, I'm just pretending I didn't hear it. Sensei Ninseki Ninhiro is definitely joking!"
Lin Xi replied optimistically.
Shiina Mahiru didn't think so.
She felt that her older cousin was serious.
Her older cousin's goal is successful people, but she definitely looks down on pot-bellied married men.
She also doesn't like ugly ones.
And Lin Xi is young and promising.
As a high school student, he was admitted to Soubu High School with the second best grade in the grade. As long as he maintains his grades, he will definitely get scholarships every year.
He also doesn't have to worry about finding a job after graduation.
He can get even the genius anime producer Kamiigusa Misaki senpai to recognize any project he does, and he has already started producing animated works.
Another thing.
Even if Lin Xi doesn't work, he can live an exceptionally unrestrained life by collecting rent from the Sakura Dormitory.
Most importantly.
He's a good person!
He treats the people of Sakura Dormitory so gently.
Although he occasionally argues with Chisato Chihiro, it's also to get her to quit drinking.
Shiina Mahiru even felt.
That her older cousin is enjoying being controlled by him.
Thinking of this, Shiina Mahiru complained in her heart.
Idiot Lin Xi.
Why do you have to be so outstanding!
What if my older cousin really wants to force you to marry her?
"Oh, right, just buy two cans of beer, I have to control her a little bit. As a teacher, what's it like to be drunk like this all day?"
"I think as a landlord, I have a responsibility to care about the health of my tenants."
Shiina Mahiru couldn't help but curl her lips when she heard this.
It's because you're so good and caring that my older cousin is able to act spoiled without restraint.
However.
It seems she's not qualified to talk about her older cousin either.
… … …
Carrying two cans of beer and a bottle of soy sauce, Shiina Mahiru returned to Sakura Dormitory.
"I'm back."
"Little Mahiru, you're finally back! Where's my wine?"
Hearing the movement, Chisato Chihiro immediately got up from her lying corpse state, looking at her with enthusiastic eyes.
Shiina Mahiru expressionlessly took out two cans and handed them to her.
"Only two cans, no more."
"Ah! Why only two cans?"
"They're sold out, only the last two cans are left."
Shiina Mahiru replied without changing her expression.
Chisato Chihiro couldn't help but roll her eyes.
"Do you think I'm stupid? It must be that brat Lin Xi who asked you to cut corners!"
Lin Xi shrugged indifferently.
"Who told you to be drunk all day? Also, drinking too much beer won't make you very drunk, it will only make you pee frequently and bloat your stomach, and there's even the risk of getting a beer belly."
"Sensei Chisato, please, maintain your beautiful figure, otherwise no one will want you in the future."
"Stop talking nonsense, if no one wants me, I'll marry you! I'm going to stay at Sakura Dormitory and not leave!"
Chisato Chihiro shouted, but subconsciously returned to her room and lifted her clothes.
She touched her still flat and smooth belly, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
"Hmph, you brat, this young lady is forever 29, how could I have a beer belly?"
"You wait for me to be the groom!"
After saying that, Chisato Chihiro herself blushed.
… … …
Shiina Mahiru looked at Lin Xi sitting on the sofa playing with his phone, and couldn't help but feel a burst of guilt.
She had said in front of Miura and the others that he had a girlfriend and was living with her.
Just as she was about to say something.
Her phone suddenly rang.
Seeing the name of the contact, her face changed.
After quickly returning to her room, Shiina Mahiru pressed the answer button.
"Hello… Mom."
She called out this title somewhat nervously, feeling inexplicably expectant in her heart.
People are always like this.
They forget the pain once the wound heals.
Knowing that her mother wouldn't care about her, she would still hold on to a glimmer of hope.
Hearing her daughter's voice, Shiina Sayo's tone was full of coldness.
"Mahiru, your father and I know about what happened."
"Ah? What… what happened?"
"Fool! How long are you going to hide it from us?"
A stern voice came from the phone, causing Shiina Mahiru's beautiful eyes to quickly become wet and filled with mist.
She didn't expect.
That her mother was calling just to scold her.
"We know about you being harassed by the Takayama boy and being surrounded by people."
"So how long are you planning to live outside? Shouldn't you come home!"
"Go home?" Shiina Mahiru let the tears roll down her cheeks, and sneered mockingly.
"Is a place where I live alone a home? Dad isn't here, Mom isn't here, do I have a home?"
"What's the difference between this and when I lived outside with you?"
Shiina Sayo was immediately speechless.
She also thought that her last words were too harsh and hurt her daughter.
But not loving is not loving.
She didn't want to comfort her either.
"Are you sure you're not coming back? I can arrange someone to send you to and from school, safety is still guaranteed."
"No, I have someone to protect me, my home is here, I'm not going anywhere!"
Shiina Mahiru replied firmly.
Shiina Sayo was immediately helpless. She snorted coldly and said indifferently:
"Whatever, we'll transfer the tuition and living expenses on time. Buy whatever you want, don't save."
After saying that, she took the initiative to hang up the phone.
Shiina Mahiru squatted down, hugging her knees, her whole person like a small animal abandoned by others.
Her eyes were already wet.
She should have been clear about it long ago.
She shouldn't have had expectations for that nominal mother.
To those two people, she was just a burden, an obstacle to their happy lives after their divorce.
She was a child not needed by her parents.
"Heh, give me money and let me live alone in that empty villa, is that the so-called home?"
"I don't need it!" She, who always had a good temper, couldn't help but grab the stuffed bear by the bed and throw it on the bookshelf, making a noise.
"Knock knock ~"
A knock suddenly sounded.
Lin Xi's voice came.
"Shiina-san, did something happen? You're making quite a bit of noise in there."
Hearing his concerned words.
Shiina Mahiru seemed to have found a life-saving straw.
Her beautiful eyes were blurred, revealing a smile.
There are still people who need her, aren't there?
Even if he just covets her body, she really likes the feeling of being gently embraced by him.
Shiina Mahiru opened the door to her room.
Lin Xi was just about to ask.
When a petite figure crashed into his arms.
The girl's soft little hands intimately hugged his waist tightly, her cheek buried deeply in his chest.
Lin Xi was a head taller than Shiina Mahiru.
Even when the girl stood up straight, she only reached his chest.
"Shiina?"
Lin Xi suddenly liked being embraced by a beautiful girl, but at this moment, her emotions were not right.
"Hold me, just for a moment… okay?"
The girl opened her mouth with a suppressed voice, pleading.
Lin Xi sighed.
Although he didn't understand what was wrong with her.
But seeing this situation, how could he refuse her?
His palm moved.
He gently covered the girl's small head.
Lightly stroking the fragrant, exceptionally smooth golden hair.
"Good girl, it's okay."
"I'm here."
"Ugh... Hmph... I hate you."
She said through gritted teeth.
"Hate me?"
Lin Xi asked in confusion.
"Yes, I hate you."
She said she hated him, but her arms hugged his waist even tighter.
A picture of saying one thing and meaning another.
"Why is it that you always see me when I'm vulnerable and embarrassed?"
"Why do you have to hug me..."
"Why... you womanizer... I hate you the most!"
"Ah, sorry, I made you hate me." Lin Xi smiled and continued to pat her head.
He wasn't angry at being told she hated him.
She was hugging him so tightly; he would be a fool if he didn't understand she was saying the opposite of what she meant.
A warm feeling came from her head.
Shiina Mahiru knew he was stroking her head.
How annoying.
Why did he have to make her heart ache so much?
Next, neither of them spoke.
Shiina Mahiru's tears were smeared all over the clothes on her chest, wetting her shirt.
Lin Xi didn't make any extra movements.
He just gently stroked her hair, comforting her emotions.
It wasn't that he didn't want to do anything bad.
Compared to simple physical pleasure, the touch of heart to heart was obviously more likely to make the relationship last.
See?
Even though she knew he was two-timing, the angel was still hugging his waist so tightly.
She was gradually belonging to him, so why rush?
Moreover.
In fact, Lin Xi also quite enjoyed the gradual closeness and sweet interaction with Shiina Mahiru.
He enjoyed the process and felt sorry for this little angel.
After a while.
Shiina Mahiru, who had regained her composure, had burning red cheeks.
The arms hugging his waist couldn't help but loosen.
"Um... okay, I... I'm fine, Lin Xi."
"But I'm not!"
Lin Xi seriously picked her up and sat on her bed.
He even closed the door.
Shiina Mahiru's cheeks flushed red, and she panicked at the sight.
But meeting his passionate eyes, her body softened again, and she could only shyly lower her head, not daring to look at his eyes at all.
She was placed on his lap, leaning in his arms.
His aura surrounded her.
The girl's heart couldn't help but beat faster.
"Um... Lin-kun, what... what are you going to do?"
She nervously peeked at him, carefully asking a question, and then immediately lowered her head.
Not daring to continue to meet his eyes.
Lin Xi smiled gently and continued to stroke her hair.
"I'm not doing anything, just hugging you."
"Wasn't it Shiina-san who asked for it herself? It wasn't easy to hug while standing just now, I think it's better to hug like this."
"Oh..."
She responded blankly, then covered her cheeks with both hands, so ashamed that she wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
Lin Xi's heart swayed as he looked at her shy appearance.
The skill was automatically triggered.
He really was a bad man.
Holding such a cute person, some reactions were simply uncontrollable.
Shiina Mahiru's eyes widened.
That scary thing.
It's... it's touching her again.
What to do?
Wouldn't he think she was a casual girl?
Lin Xi took a deep breath, brushed aside the hair on her forehead, and gently touched her smooth forehead with his warm lips.
"Sorry, I really am a bad guy, it seems I can't continue to hug you, I'll go take a cold shower."
Shiina Mahiru blinked her eyes, but didn't know why, she raised her hand and wrapped it around his neck.
"Don't go."
"Hug me for a while longer."
Anyway, she had already embarrassed herself so much in front of him.
She felt that it wouldn't matter if she was even more embarrassed.
Lin Xi's breathing became rapid.
"Shiina, if you're so unguarded with me, I might turn into a beast."
"Are you afraid?"
Shiina Mahiru buried her face in his chest and replied in a soft voice:
"You can't mess around... otherwise I will... I will destroy your tools for committing crimes."
"How cruel, making me so uncomfortable, but still threatening me."
Shiina Mahiru's cheeks were burning hot.
"I'm also uncomfortable, but I can't... I'm not a casual girl..."
"Mmm!"
Lin Xi smiled and kissed her cheek, "I know, so I have to wrong myself temporarily."
Shiina Mahiru's heart was deeply touched as she looked at his distressed but still gentle appearance.
She bit her lip.
She raised her cheek, moved closer, and gently touched his chin with her lips.
Then, clumsily and shyly, she extended her snow-white hand to him.
A while later.
Shiina Mahiru leaned in his arms, panting, and looked at him resentfully.
"My hand is sore."
The corners of Lin Xi's mouth curved up.
"So I should still go take a cold shower."
"No, you're not allowed to go."
Lin Xi's mood became cheerful as he looked at her acting coquettishly.
"Then I'll hug you for a while longer, and then you'll go to sleep obediently, and forget all your troubles tomorrow, okay?"
"Okay."
Lin Xi got her confirmation, raised his hand and pinched her chin.
He kissed the girl's lips without any politeness.
A while later.
He watched Shiina Mahiru fall asleep before returning to his room.
Ogihara Sayu then slipped into his room.
She was a little jealous of Lin Xi's cautiousness towards Shiina, but she was more smug.
Shiina, you just continue to be reserved, anyway, I won't be polite! .