The last rays of the setting sun spilled into the corridor through the windows, marking the end of a day of school life. It was already this late, after sampling the maid's personally made tea in the principal's office. The classrooms for the lessons were mostly empty, so the corridor in front of me appeared particularly quiet. The sound of my shoes touching the floor made a rhythmic noise that seemed to echo like in a mountain valley. It felt so relaxing because I had no restrictions and didn't have to worry about my behavior affecting others' learning or being seen by anyone. It was a wonderful feeling, as I almost tiptoed and danced ballet in the corridor.

"Hmm hmm hmm♪" I even hummed a tune as I turned into my own classroom and stopped. I peeked inside to see if there was anyone else. To be sure, I scanned every corner of the classroom.

"It seems like there really isn't anyone... No... wait,"

There was a person, hidden by the lingering rays of the setting sun... But there was a certain brilliance emanating from her somewhere, like the strong will of grass. It was a radiant glow that was unmatched by the setting sun, and the source of that brilliance was her hair. The golden shimmer combined with the silky texture created this dazzling glow. However, it didn't quite match with the radiance. She rested her chin on her hand, boredly gazing out the window. Occasionally, she would play with her hair, seemingly idle.

Even an angel wouldn't do something that would diminish the sacredness in people's hearts when they saw it. But she wasn't an angel, so I'll forgive her.

"Dah..." I took a step forward, even though I had been careful, I still made that sound.

This caught the attention of the bored, golden-haired girl looking out the window. She stared at me, her eyes slightly widened.

"Oh... Yuki... " I greeted her playfully, but inside, I was embarrassingly nervous.

"Where have you been, Yuuji... Do you know how much I've been searching for you?!" Su Yuqian raised her eyebrows, revealing a hint of anger in her gaze.

"Searching for me... Is there something you need?" I replied with a bewildered expression.

"Why search for me... Do I still have to explain?" Su Yuqian ran her hand through her hair.

"I don't really understand..." There really weren't any hints for me to understand.

"It's all in your head..." Su Yuqian seemed like she was about to scold me again, but she suddenly stopped. "Are you okay... I heard from Teacher Citrus Moon that you broke your brain..."

Su Yuqian suddenly became concerned about me. Wait, did I break my brain?

"Teacher Citrus Moon is really mean. It's one thing to use people, but to have an indifferent attitude and make up things to harm others..." I muttered.

"Hmm? What are you saying?"

"Ah... It's nothing. I really didn't break my brain. You can rest assured."

"Then why did you faint in the schoolyard?"

Su Yuqian asked with a serious expression.

"Do you really care? Specifically, are you concerned about why I fainted in the schoolyard?" I teased.

"I... I don't care... You probably did something disgraceful and got attacked by someone, that's why you fainted in the schoolyard," Su Yuqian crossed her arms and tilted her face to the side.

"Maybe it's something like that..."

"Is that really true?"

Su YUqian had an incredulous expression.

"How is that possible? What disgraceful thing can you do in the schoolyard?"

"There are some things, like peeking at someone h... doing something like kissing," Su Yuqian made a motion of crossing her index fingers, her cheeks slightly blushing, and her voice low.

"Are there really such things? Well, in that case, I wouldn't mind taking a look..."

I jokingly replied.

"Then I wouldn't mind blinding your eyes," Su Yuqian said something so terrifying that I instinctively covered my eyes.

"In any case, Yuuji should develop good habits," Su Yuqian coughed and said.

"Why?"

"Why are you asking me? Isn't this something a healthy guy should have?"

"Uh..." I was speechless after hearing that.

"Alright... It's time to go home. Let's go..." Su Yuqian seemed to feel awkward and quickly changed the subject to urge me to go home.

Su Yuqian carried her schoolbag, but I didn't have much enthusiasm because I was too hungry. I slowly picked up my schoolbag.

"Let's go home..." I said weakly.

When I'm extremely hungry, every movement of my body feels like it's draining my life. I'm so hungry that I don't even have the strength to walk. I skipped breakfast and now I'm starving because I skipped lunch. It's really unbearable.

"What's wrong, Youjie? Why are you holding your stomach?"

My strange action caught Su Yuqian's attention.

"It's nothing." I put my hand down as if nothing had happened.

As we walked through a corridor, we could hear the energetic baseball team members who seemed to have an endless supply of energy.

"Home run! Amazing!"

"Yuan, give them a beautiful hit!"

"Go, go!"

The baseball field seemed to be filled with enthusiasm. I yawned and said, "Ah, youth..."

Only in situations like this do I feel like an old man with many emotions in my heart.

"Even though his academic ability isn't outstanding, he still says such disgusting things," Su Yuqian muttered beside me.

"I heard you, Yuxi..."

I turned my gaze towards her. It was obvious that she looked down on me, but I didn't need to stoop to Su Yuqian's level.

"Hmph... If you heard it, you heard it. Anyway, if you continue to be lazy like this, I won't bother with you," Su Yuqian pouted in frustration.

"Growl..." My weak stomach made a noise.

"What's that sound...?" Su Yuqian looked at me with a puzzled look.

"Growl..." My stomach made another sound. I desperately covered it, hoping it wouldn't make any more noises until I got home.

"The sound came from your stomach, right?" Su Yuqian seemed to have found the culprit, pointing at my stomach with her finger.

"Ah... I've been found out." There was no point hiding it anymore, so I just admitted it.

"It's my stomach growling."

"Never seen someone with such thick-skinned face..." Su Yuqian looked at me with disdain.

"Hey, hey, hey. In the end, it's not my fault. If you weren't so heartless, I wouldn't have walked away, I wouldn't have fainted, and I wouldn't be starving to the point where my stomach growls," I complained. Su Yuqian listened to me, but instead of getting angry or hitting me, she said something unusual, "It's... it's my fault in some ways. I... I apologize."

"Yuxi, are you running a fever?" I touched her forehead.

"I'm not running a fever... Just take your hand off," she replied.

"Oh... you're not running a fever, but your reaction was so different just now that it felt unusual," I scratched the back of my head and said.

"I've always been like this, okay!"

Su Yuqian stood with her hands on her hips, glaring at me. Her intimidating aura made me instinctively lean back a little. "Maybe I just didn't understand it well enough," I said.

"Sigh... You're always so carefree. Even though I'm your girlfriend, you're not attentive at all," Su Yuqian said something with a quieter voice that I couldn't hear clearly.

"What did you say?"

"Nothing!"

Why does she look so unhappy? I really don't understand.

"Gurgling... Gurgling..." My stomach was protesting strongly.

This is not good at all.

"Your stomach is so noisy. Can you make it quiet?"

"I can't do anything about it..." I said helplessly.

"I really can't handle you. Here, I have a lunch box. It was actually prepared for you, but it's cold and the rice might be a little hard," Su Yuqian took out a lunch box and opened it.

"I don't mind..." I grabbed the lunch box and devoured the food inside.

"Can you please eat slower? Do you want to starve to death or reincarnate as a hungry ghost?"

"Mmm... These are not properly wrapped... They are too messy."

"Can we please not talk while eating? It's really unpleasant to listen to."

Actually, I just want to focus on eating right now and not talk.

"Just sit here and eat..." Su Yuqian pointed to a bench next to the flower bed. It's tiring to stand and eat, so it's better to sit. Sitting on the bench, eating the lunchbox hastily. If other classmates see this, it would be really embarrassing. When you're hungry, you need to replenish your energy, and food is indispensable. At this moment, maintaining one's image is not important anymore. Maintaining your image or starving, the latter is more important, because no one wants to go hungry.

"Thank you for the treat!" I didn't leave any leftovers, even the spicy peppers that tasted bad, I still swallowed them without hesitation.

"Have some water..." Su Yuqian handed me a water cup. It looks quite cute, probably made of stainless steel or something.

I opened the lid of the water cup and took a big sip.

After drinking, I felt so refreshed. I just want to have a good sleep now.

But it seems like I noticed something. I pointed to the water cup and asked Su Yuqian, "Is this your cup?"

"Isn't that obvious?"

"Then I just drank directly from the mouth of the cup with my mouth."

"Um...Well, then... it means... we indirectly kissed... It's a bit disgusting. I have to wash it a thousand times with detergent immediately."

"Is it really that exaggerated? Besides, aren't we already dating? It's not a big deal."

Su Yuqian's words were a bit hurtful.

"Then don't say it, you fool~" Su Yuqian blamed me.

"Then I won't say it... Oh, by the way, I forgot what I wanted to say just now," I pretended to be clueless.

"We're full now. Let's tidy up and go home..."

Su Yuqian closed the lid of the water cup, then covered the lunchbox and put it away.

I still feel that the current Su Yuqian is a bit different from before. Am I dreaming? I pinched my own face and found that it hurt.

"Don't dawdle anymore. It's getting dark soon if we don't leave now."

Su Yuqian reminded me, and as I watched her walking ahead, I suddenly came up with a plan to tease her.

"Yuxi..."

"Why are you calling me?"

"Because of you, I only started eating now. Shouldn't there be some compensation..."

"But you already filled your stomach... It's really... fine, what kind of compensation do you want?"

Su Yuqian reluctantly said.

"It won't be something too extreme..." I took precautions in advance.

"Cough cough... I want a kiss!" I cleared my throat and said it out.

"!!!" Su Yuqian's reaction was full of surprise.

"Ah... It's probably hard to do, I also think it's difficult," I said with a tone of disappointment. Although I was teasing her, I actually felt a little disappointed inside.

"People might see... how is it possible to do that," Su Yuqian seemed shy.

"Sorry, just now I was joking with you. Even if I wanted to kiss you on the way home, while students are still around, I wouldn't be able to do it," I said with a bitter smile, unable to hide my disappointment.

"Holding hands is still possible!" Su Yuqian suddenly said.

"Huh? Holding hands..."

"Alright, stop talking nonsense." Su Yuqian took the initiative to hold my hand, and a warm feeling spread from the palm of my hand.

"Let's go... Or else... It'll be dark soon."

"Oh..."

"Listen carefully... This is just compensation I'm giving you. It's not because I want to hold your hand," Su Yuqian said.

"Mhm, got it..."

I can't see Su Yuqian's face right now, so I don't know what expression she has. I feel like she's a bit happy, but I'm probably the happiest one. I really want to pick up a baseball bat and hit a perfect home run against the sunset.