Chapter 74
"Kurumi, you're finally here—I missed you so much!"
With that, Ye Yu unabashedly stepped forward and took her small hand.
Seeing Kotori's ambiguous gaze, Kurumi's face flushed slightly.
But her eyes locked straight onto Ye Yu, the corner of her mouth curling into a strange smile.
"Ye Yu-kun, why didn't you answer my calls or reply to my messages? Do you know how worried I was?"
Then Kurumi leaned close to Ye Yu's ear and whispered softly.
"You didn't go fooling around behind my back, did you? I can smell another woman's scent on you."
That expression was exactly like the yandere Kurumi from the original work.
Yet Ye Yu wasn't repulsed at all—in fact, he felt her charm had doubled.
Ye Yu directly wrapped his arm around her slender waist and spoke playfully.
"Do you have so little confidence in your own charm? How could there possibly be a girl better than Kurumi in this world?"
Kurumi's eyes filled with delight at his words. Though she still felt Ye Yu was hiding something, right now she didn't want to pursue it—she just wanted to hold her beloved tightly.
"This weekend I'm taking you home. If anything happens that day, I will definitely punish you properly."
Ye Yu gently sniffed Kurumi's unique fragrance.
"How are you going to punish me? I want to try it right now!"
While the two were being all lovey-dovey, Kotori beside them had already turned bright red.
You two perverts—do you not see me as a person at all?!
She wanted to complain to Tohka, but noticed her friend was completely focused on devouring snacks, paying no attention whatsoever.
"Mmm mmm, Kotori, come eat quickly—this is really delicious!"
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"Hinata, look—doesn't Sakura like me? Today I gave her a bottle of water, and she only glared at me without even slapping me! I feel like she's almost moved by me already!"
On the road, Naruto walked forward with both hands behind his head, grinning widely.
Hinata followed quietly beside him, cheeks flushed.
"I think Sakura still likes Sasuke… she probably doesn't like your type, Naruto-kun."
Hinata spoke quite tactfully.
In truth, since middle school she, Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura had known each other.
At first Sakura didn't dislike Naruto that much and was even relatively polite to him.
But ever since Naruto started confessing to her frequently and fawning over her, Sakura's dislike for him gradually became less hidden.
It went from sarcastic, passive-aggressive mockery to openly punching and slapping him in public.
Yet Naruto seemed to enjoy it endlessly!
She once thought Naruto had awakened some strange fetish.
But Naruto brushed off Hinata's words.
"Hinata, you're too innocent. Sakura definitely likes me! Think about it—why does she hit and scold only me out of everyone?"
Hinata wanted to say "because she hates you," but held it back.
"Exactly! Just like you're thinking—I'm special in her heart! Does that stuck-up Sasuke get this treatment? Let me tell you, he'll never feel Sakura's gentle fists in this lifetime! She's using her passionate punches to express her burning love for me."
Hinata's face immediately showed an awkward smile.
Everyone could see that Sakura liked Sasuke.
Only Naruto was completely blind to it.
He probably refused to accept the truth— whenever someone kindly reminded him, he always reacted with "how is that possible?!"
Watching Naruto's back, a trace of helplessness flashed in her eyes.
And this entire scene had been fully observed by Ye Yu.
He had been watching Hinata and Naruto the whole time.
As an outsider, it was obvious to him: Naruto still liked Sakura, Sakura liked Sasuke, and Hinata clearly had feelings for Naruto.
What he needed to do now was destroy that goodwill Hinata had toward Naruto.
As for how to destroy it, an idea came to him in an instant.
He didn't know exactly what Hinata liked about Naruto, but it was most likely some of Naruto's qualities.
If he turned Naruto into trash, what would happen?
Leave professional matters to professionals.
Then Ye Yu dialed the number of Aiko—the girl who had previously bullied Karuizawa Kei.
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After returning home, Naruto grabbed his basketball and headed to the nearby court.
He played a casual game with some passersby. A flashy trick dunk immediately drew exclamations of amazement!
"Wow wow wow!! So cool!!"
Naruto looked confused at the girl who was frantically making heart gestures at him.
She wore a white dress and looked very cute.
But who was this girl?
After that, every time Naruto made the slightest move, the girl would go wild cheering him on.
At first the other passersby didn't mind, but after a while they started getting annoyed.
"Bro, if you're gonna show off your love, go do it at home, okay?"
Naruto still looked confused.
"I don't even know that girl!"
The others rolled their eyes.
Naruto watched the girl walk toward him and asked strangely.
"Excuse me, who are you? Have we met?"
Aiko's looks weren't particularly high-tier— forget comparing her to Kurumi or Ichika; even compared to Sakura she was far inferior.
But her makeup skills and cute outfit made up for it.
"You're really good at basketball. Can you teach me?"
She gave Naruto a sweet smile.
Naruto, who had spent years as a simp, had never encountered this kind of treatment.
His face instantly turned red. He nodded shyly.
"Of course! My basketball skills are top-notch!"
Then he really started teaching her.
He taught her dribbling and shooting, even showing off some trick dribbles from time to time.
"Naruto-kun is so amazing! Naruto-kun you're incredible! Naruto-kun you're so handsome!"
Before long, he was completely lost in Aiko's admiring gaze and constant praise!
Soon the sky began to darken, and he prepared to head home.
"Aiko, it's getting late—I should go home now!"
Aiko's eyes flashed with reluctance. Blushing, she said to him:
"Naruto-kun, can you walk me home? It's too late and I'm scared of running into bad people!"
Seeing Aiko's fragile expression, Naruto's protective instincts were fully ignited.
He nodded without hesitation.
"Of course—no problem! Leave it to me!"
Aiko's eyes showed a trace of joy.
Soon the two arrived at a private house.
"This is my home. Thank you for walking me back!"
Naruto scratched the back of his head and gave her a shy smile.
"No need to be so polite! Well then, Aiko-chan, I'll head off—see you another day!"
Just as Naruto was about to turn and leave, Aiko suddenly grabbed his arm.
Blushing, she looked at Naruto and said shyly:
"Um… would you like to come up for a cup of coffee? No one's home at my place today!"
"Huh??"
Up on the second floor, her little team was already holding cameras, ready to go.
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