Miyajima Sakura hesitated for a long time before agreeing to her mother's idea.
The main reason for her hesitation was that she had previously invited Hayato to her house for dinner, only to be ruthlessly rejected. Inviting him multiple times would be quite impolite.
Miyajima Tsubaki was surprised at first and asked:
"When did you invite him?"
According to Hayato's theory, if a boy didn't dare to come to their house, it proved he had something to hide and was intimidated by them. This would confirm that the guy was definitely no good.
"It was the first time we went out to buy a sword with him. I bought a lot of groceries when I came back that day. Do you remember?" Miyajima Sakura asked.
Miyajima Tsubaki certainly remembered.
That was the first time she had ever heard about that boy from Sakura's mouth. It could also be called their "first date"…though Miyajima Tsubaki wasn't actually sure what number date it was. She thought for a moment, planning to use this opportunity to gather more information.
"At that time, how long had you known that child?" Miyajima Tsubaki asked.
"About three days?" Miyajima Sakura began to recall, time having passed too long. Her memories were starting to blur: "Or was it a week? I can't quite remember."
Miyajima Tsubaki gasped.
Good heavens, to dare to bring someone home after knowing them for such a short time. Sakura, you're something else. Perhaps she had misunderstood the boy; anyone with a slightly clear head wouldn't be so reckless as to go to a girl's house on the third day of knowing her.
It turned out that her own daughter was the one with the problem…
But even so, Miyajima Tsubaki was unwilling to let go of such a good opportunity. She had to meet "that boy." She pondered for a moment, then persuaded:
"Not agreeing before doesn't mean he won't agree this time…So much time has passed, and your relationship has already grown much closer. Perhaps he'll agree this time?"
Miyajima Sakura thought for a moment.
She was a little tempted.
Visiting each other's homes was undoubtedly a very intimate relationship.
Miyajima Sakura also really wanted to know if Xiao Lin felt that their relationship had reached that level of intimacy.
She thought about it again and again.
Finally, she agreed to what her mother suggested.
Thus, that scene occurred in the Kendo Club.
Don't be fooled by Miyajima Sakura's calm demeanor when she asked; in reality, she was a little nervous as she twisted the hem of her skirt with her slender fingers. There were two main reasons why she didn't want to reveal what she was thinking.
First, she didn't want Senior Kobayashi to feel too burdened.
Second, she didn't want Senior Kobayashi to think she only agreed to his request because she was "pitiful."
Hayato pondered slightly, then nodded:
"Okay."
" Senior Kobayashi, you agreed?" Miyajima Sakura raised her eyes and looked directly into Hayato's pupils.
Her expression changed from disbelief to a bright smile. Her slightly furrowed eyebrows immediately relaxed, and her thin lips pursed slightly before curving upwards in a lively arc.
"Yes."
Hayato shouldn't have agreed, but he thought of a certain "possibility," which was why he nodded.
He recalled that Miyajima Sakura should have a mother named Aunt Tsubaki...
"Great, I'll inform my family right away." Miyajima Sakura held her phone with both hands, but before she could make the call, she seemed a little hesitant.
"What's wrong?" Hayato asked.
"Today... probably won't work." Miyajima Sakura gave a standard "private matters" bow.
There was no special reason, just that she hadn't prepared anything today. In her opinion, inviting Senior Kobayashi to her home was a very important matter.
It was already late, and if she went to buy groceries and cook a big, lavish meal, Senior Kobayashi probably wouldn't be able to eat until after nine o'clock, which would be too abrupt.
"It's okay." Hayato chuckled. He wondered what it was... He had to say, the Miyajima family's etiquette was really quite thorough. This seemed more and more like "that person's" personality...
"I'll let you know later," Miyajima Sakura said.
"Okay," Hayato said.
"What are you talking about? Aren't you finished yet?" Kobayashi Ayaka suddenly interrupted the conversation, asking.
"It's nothing."
Miyajima Tsubaki smiled as she looked at him. She didn't want to ask in public just now to avoid putting pressure on Xiao Lin that he couldn't refuse in public. Now that she had obtained his consent, there was nothing to hide about this matter: "I was just inviting Senior Kobayashi to have a meal at our house."
"Wh-at--" The person who drew out the word wasn't Kobayashi Ayaka, but Kato Takeshi, who had come to listen to gossip.
He never thought he would hear such explosive news, and he was immediately dumbfounded.
He first looked at Miyajima Sakura, then at Hayato.
"M-M-M-Minister, you want Senior Kobayashi to go to your house...?"
Perhaps because he was too surprised, Kato Takeshi couldn't control his volume very well.
It attracted everyone's attention.
How should I put it? These two were a match made in heaven. It wasn't their turn, these monsters, to object to anything. Besides, the reason why Hayato was able to enter the Kendo Club in the first place was because Minister Gongdao had overcome all opposition. From the beginning, their relationship was not very normal.
But bringing him home like this changed the nature of things.
Wasn't this the same as making it public to her family?
They looked at Miyajima Sakura. 'High, Senior Miyajima, you actually have Xiao Lin in the palm of your hand just like that.'
They looked at Hayato again. 'Tough, Xiao Lin, you actually have the courage to agree to Senior Miyajima's request and go to her house.'
You have to know that most high school students have always disliked or dared not interact with their elders, let alone the elders of the opposite sex with whom they have an ambiguous relationship. Xiao Lin was really not afraid of being kicked out. It was said that Senior Miyajima's family was a family of kendo...
How else could he get Senior Miyajima, right?
They were envious and admired him at the same time.
Only Kase Masafumi among them kept up with his sword training while plotting in his heart... how could he trick Senior Kobayashi into coming to his house for a meal?
"Shut up, do you want the United Nations to know?" Kobayashi Ayaka clicked her tongue and said.
Kato Takeshi covered his mouth. It was impolite to pry into other people's privacy in the first place, and now he had made other people's privacy so public, which was even more immoral... Although both Minister Gongdao and Xiao Lin looked like they didn't care, Kato Takeshi still conducted a deep self-examination.
" Eh, that's a little strange." Kato Takeshi looked at Kobayashi Ayaka: "Ayaka, aren't you worried?"
Kobayashi Ayaka rolled her eyes:
"Worried about what?"
"Now Xiao Lin has been completely snatched away by Minister Gongdao, you--"
As an old driver who has been single for many years, Kato Takeshi could see that the Vice Minister should also be interested in Xiao Lin--
I'm so envious, damn it!
Kato Takeshi cursed in his heart. The Minister and the Vice Minister were both serving that kid alone.
Kobayashi Ayaka continued to roll her eyes.
"What? Do you think Mr. Hayashi is worthy of me? I don't like him at all," Kobayashi Ayaka said disdainfully.
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