The next day, formal classes for the new semester began.
When Lin Feng arrived in the classroom, he had a refreshing smile on his face.
The girls in the class thought he was smiling at them.
The girls immediately buzzed with excitement, cupping their cheeks with their hands, their pupils glowing with pink hearts.
However, Lin Feng's smile was certainly not for these infatuated girls.
He was celebrating that Itou Makoto would soon become gay.
What kind of expressions would those girls who had a crush on Ito, Kato Otome, Setsuna, and Sekai, have when they found out?
"You're in a very good mood today… Lin Feng!" After class started, Qihai was writing on her notebook and then pushed it towards Lin Feng, looking very carefree.
Her crush was Hayama Kyoichi, so she could chat normally with Lin Feng. And Qihai's conversations with Lin Feng never involved Ito's matters.
"I encountered something good. I lost a competitor."
Lin Feng maintained his smile, and through the system, he could sense that Itou Makoto was about to change his sexual orientation.
"Is that so… Then congratulations!"
Qihai rested her head on one hand, looking unhappy, her heart feeling indignant. It turned out that she had deliberately styled her hair and cut choppy bangs yesterday, hoping to attract Hayama Kyoichi's attention!
But when she met her senior at school today, he didn't notice at all.
Qihai was already a bit disappointed and didn't know how her senior really saw her.
However, when she turned her face, she found Lin Feng looking at her. His fiery eyes were fixed on her.
"Why are you so formal? Just call me Feng. We're going to be deskmates for at least a semester.
And… Qihai… today, you've become more feminine. You look very good!" Lin Feng smiled and handed over the notebook.
What does he mean she's become more feminine? She's always been feminine! Boys approach her on the street, you know!
Although she thought this, when Qihai saw Lin Feng's face, her heart still pounded faster.
Damn it, this accursed flutter!
Even a tomboy like Qihai could immediately become happy just by being casually complimented by a handsome guy.
Ding! [Kanroji Nanami's favorability +20]
"Is… is that so." Qihai rubbed the short hair on her forehead, still very happy after being praised. "Then… where do I look good?"
After seeing the words Qihai wrote, Lin Feng couldn't help but look at Qihai more closely. Her azure eyes, athletic and long legs, black over-the-knee socks, and F-cup breasts were Lin Feng's first impressions.
But if he had to pick the most impressive one? After thinking for a moment, he wrote on the notebook, "Breasts!"
"…Breasts??…Breasts!!"
Qihai saw Lin Feng's gaze focused on her chest, and she immediately clenched her fists, almost unable to resist punching Lin Feng. And the offended tomboy ignored Lin Feng for the entire day!
The next day, at noon, Xiyuan Temple arrived at the top of the teaching building, opened the rooftop door with a key, and suddenly the view became wide open. A huge, spacious area, high welded wire fences at the edges, and a long bench—these were all the facilities on the rooftop, which was very empty.
However, once on the rooftop, the view immediately felt wide and quiet, something that other parts of the school lacked.
Originally, Xiyuan Temple planned to invite Ito and Yan Ye to have lunch together, so that the two could get to know each other and develop some feelings.
In the morning, Xiyuan Temple confirmed that she had successfully invited Katsura Kotonoha via email, and she made a V-sign with a big smile on her face.
Sekai felt that she had done a really good job and hoped that Ito would praise her. But today, when Saionji Sekai spoke to Itou Makoto, he was indifferent to her, and when she talked to him, Ito always inexplicably looked in Taisuke's direction.
Sekai also had a temper, and she felt somewhat resentful, so she didn't invite Ito to the rooftop, nor did she tell him that Katsura Kotonoha was coming for lunch.
"Saionji! The school rooftop is not allowed!"
Lin Feng walked up from the stairs.
Saionji Sekai's eyebrow twitched, and she took out a string of keys, saying, "As a member of the Astronomy Club, I'm here to observe celestial bodies."
"Oh, really." Lin Feng waved his hands repeatedly, then sat on the chair and said, "I thought Saionji Sekai was here to sleep."
"You're the one who needs to sleep…" Saionji Sekai's face began to redden, and then she angrily said, "I'm not a pig!"
"You're right, but the environment here is very good, it's indeed suitable for lunch." Lin Feng sat directly on the chair, smilingly said.
Then he took out a bag of dried bread from his pocket and began to chew on it.
Sekai looked at Lin Feng eating dry bread with great surprise, always feeling that Lin Feng, with his handsome face, eating cheap bread was very incongruous.
"What's wrong? Haven't you seen bread before?" Lin Feng asked.
"No, it's not that. I'm just a little surprised… Lin Feng, you're just eating this one piece of bread for lunch?"
"I can't help it. My family isn't here, so no one helps me make bento. I can only make do with bread." Lin Feng said in a flat tone.
…What? I thought he was a young master studying abroad in Japan. So Lin Feng is an ordinary person just like everyone else?
And thinking about it carefully, for him, a Chinese person living in Japan, without parents by his side and no friends, living alone is indeed a very lonely and solitary thing.
Sekai comes from a single-parent family. Her mother, Odori, works in the food service industry, and to cover the family's living expenses, she is always very busy and often comes home late. Because of this, Sekai also often feels lonely at home.
This is probably what is called 'like attracts like'.
After learning a few things about Lin Feng, Sekai felt a sense of closeness to him. Looking at the faint sadness in his eyes, that was the loneliness only children raised in single-parent families could understand. At this moment, Xiyuan Temple suddenly felt a surge of maternal affection and said to Lin Feng.
"This isn't nutritious. I'll prepare bento for you next time."
"Oh, that's too much trouble, Saionji. It's not good."
Sekai's sudden suggestion surprised even herself, but she still said.
"It's okay, anyway, making things like rice balls, kneading a couple more won't waste much of my time."
"Oh—then thank you very much, Saionji. I'll trouble you next time." Lin Feng said with a smile.
For Xiyuan Temple, to like someone, besides a handsome appearance, it also needed to stir her maternal instincts.
From how she came to like Ito, it's clear that for Xiyuan Temple to like a boy, he must first have a handsome appearance.
Then, he must evoke her maternal instincts, in other words, feelings of tenderness, pity, reluctance to part, and a desire to take care of the other person.
He must make her feel like she is the one who is needed.
Lin Feng had realized this long ago, so he deliberately took out a piece of bread and started eating it, and it worked, Xiyuan Temple indeed took the bait.
"Um… did I disturb you two?" A soft voice suddenly came from the door at the rooftop entrance.
Lin Feng and Saionji Sekai quickly turned their heads.
"Yan Ye…" Saionji Sekai called out.
The person who entered the rooftop was Katsura Kotonoha, with waist-length black hair, a black sailor uniform, and long, rounded beautiful legs emphasized by her pantyhose, as well as a G-cup bust far exceeding that of her peers.
Lin Feng inadvertently glanced at the busts of Saionji Sekai and Katsura Kotonoha; while Sekai's were quite good, in comparison, Katsura Kotonoha's completely overshadowed hers.
"Saionji, you invited me to eat lunch together," Katsura Kotonoha said, lifting the small bag in her hand, "I made a lot at home just for this."
"Oh…" Saionji Sekai then remembered that she had indeed arranged this with Katsura Kotonoha yesterday.
Originally, Saionji Sekai wanted to set up Katsura Kotonoha with Itou Makoto, but when she arrived today, Itou Makoto was acting strange, and there was no chance to talk.
"Indeed," Saionji Sekai said, "Then let's eat together."
"So you invited Lin Feng," Katsura Kotonoha opened her bento box, then sat on the chair and said, "Thank you so much yesterday, Lin Feng."
"It's nothing, it's nothing," Lin Feng said with a smile.
Yan Ye looked at Lin Feng, a little shy, and in that instant, the girl felt what she called destiny.
Every girl had secretly woven romantic stories in her heart.
Feeling the fated encounter, Yan Ye happily took out the bento she made.
But when the boy took the sandwich handed to him by the girl, the sandwich was exquisitely made, filled with red and green vegetables and ham.
After Lin Feng put it in his mouth, his taste buds touched the vegetables inside, and he suddenly froze.
So spicy! And so bitter!
Lin Feng swallowed the deadly sandwich without showing any expression, then gave a thumbs up and praised, "It's really delicious, Katsura Kotonoha, your cooking is great."
He then handed another sandwich to Saionji Sekai and said, "This is so delicious, Saionji, you should try it too."
Saionji did not suspect much, grabbed the sandwich, took a bite, and tears almost came out.
Why is the sandwich so spicy!
This guy, he actually tricked me! Saionji glared at Lin Feng, who was smiling, and her small hands clenched.
Noticing their unusual expressions, Katsura Kotonoha also tasted the sandwich in her hand…
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it's my first time making it," Katsura Kotonoha said, clasping her hands together and bowing her head in a flustered manner.
"It's okay, it's okay, it has Yan Ye's unique touch! And it's not inedible!" Saionji Sekai was gulping down water.
"Since that's the case, these foods are for you, Saionji," Lin Feng handed the remaining two sandwiches to Saionji Sekai, then said with a smile, "These are Yan Ye's heartfelt efforts, you mustn't waste them!"
Saionji Sekai was stunned by Lin Feng's shameless behavior.
Just one bite of this sandwich was unbearably spicy.
If she ate it all, her tender backside would surely be burned when she went to the restroom tomorrow!
Saionji really wanted to throw the sandwich away, but looking at the smiling faces of Katsura Kotonoha and Lin Feng on either side, Saionji Sekai suddenly felt like crying.
Finally, just as Saionji Sekai was about to eat the sandwich, Lin Feng directly snatched it, threw it off the rooftop, and invited the two of them to eat at the cafeteria.
"I'm really, really sorry!"
Katsura Kotonoha said apologetically, "When we go to the cafeteria later, let me pay."
"The only boy should pay!" Sekai chuckled mischievously, reaching out and patting Lin Feng's back hard.
Unbeknownst to them, the distance between Sekai and Lin Feng had significantly shortened; they were like old friends who had known each other for half a year, bantering and laughing as they walked towards the cafeteria…