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"Ah."
Unexpectedly, Zhang Xinyuan thought that Hoshino was very resistant to his touch and wanted to slap his hand away. After all, he had been beaten and scolded every time he touched her head before. At this time, Hoshino was just like the Hoshino he knew, and just snorted silently.
Hmm~ I feel like my relationship with Hoshino has taken a step forward, so the plan that Meng proposed earlier...
Looking at Hoshino who was walking in front of him and her back, Zhang Xinyuan also fell into thought.
Recalling the time when Meng showed her innocent face and said that she wanted Hoshino to be her girlfriend, Zhang Xinyuan subconsciously pinched Meng's buttocks, and Meng, who was sleeping, also let out a soft moan.
"Hmm? Is Senior Meng awake?"
Hearing this voice, Hoshino, who was walking in front, looked surprised and said, but seeing the red cheeks on her face, which might have been dyed red by the setting sun, Hoshino then showed a puzzled expression.
"Maybe she dreamed of something comfortable. After all, once Meng fell asleep, she would continue to sleep without fail... Xingye, you shouldn't have eaten yet, right? I'll go back and make you your favorite braised fish. When I went grocery shopping with Meng today, I happened to buy a big fat fish."
"Fat fish..."
Thinking of the time he had tasted Zhang Xinyuan's cooking, Hoshino would recall the taste and smack his lips cutely. After noticing the teacher's gaze on him, Hoshino blushed and turned away shyly. Although he tried to maintain a cold tone, one could still hear a hint of tsundere in Hoshino's voice.
"Ahem, I've just been working for a long time and I'm a little hungry. Don't think too much about it. Your meal is just enough to satisfy your hunger."
Looking at Hoshino walking quickly forward, Zhang Xinyuan smiled slightly.
Phew~ Tsundere Hoshino-chan is also quite cute.
...
night.
"Hiss~ I didn't expect it to be so cold tonight."
It seems that the weather forecast was wrong one day. It was sunny and windy this morning, but at night, it was so cold that Zhang Xinyuan almost doubted whether he had gone to the Hongdong Federal School, although he had never been there.
"After all, it's November, and this kind of weather is common in Abydos."
The door at the entrance was pushed open. After hearing Zhang Xinyuan's voice, Xingye responded subconsciously. However, when he saw Zhang Xinyuan's trembling hands, he seemed to have thought of something in his mind and a conflicted expression appeared on his face.
"Ah, Hoshino-chan, you're back? Have you taken care of Meng?"
When Zhang Xinyuan saw Hoshino coming back, he smiled and hurriedly went up to greet her.
"Well, as for Senior Meng, I have already turned on the heater in her room. She shouldn't catch a cold tonight."
"Huh~ That's good."
After coming back, while he was cooking for Hoshino, the temperature outside dropped rapidly, so Hoshino hurriedly ran to the next room to take care of Meng who was sleeping on the bed.
"Hmm~ I heard the temperature tonight might drop below 0 degrees..."
Sitting back on the sofa in the living room, Hoshino took out his mobile phone, glanced at Zhang Xinyuan who was writing documents next to him, and started chatting with Zhang Xinyuan as if nothing had happened.
"Oh~ below 0 degrees~ It seems that it is really cold today... Yeah, Xingye, no wonder you haven't come for so long today, it turns out you have received such a large order, so Abydos's debt can be delayed a little bit..."
"..."
Doesn't this guy understand what I'm saying?
"By the way, actually, my stove is only installed in my room. Because we are relatively poor in Abydos, there is no stove in the living room, so the temperature will be the same as outside, and this quilt should not be able to hold up..."
"Yeah, that's true, but it's okay. As an adult, the teacher is in good health. At most, he just has a cold... Ah, if the teacher is sick, you must not contact the teacher~ After all, Hoshino-chan is working very hard outside to take on bounty missions, and as a teacher, you can't hold him back."
Perhaps because he was afraid that he would catch a cold and make Xingye sick, Zhang Xinyuan patted his chest and said that he would not let Xingye suffer from any illness.
"...Really! I told you it's so cold outside, the quilt won't hold up, but you still don't understand. You, hurry up and bring the quilt into my room!"
"Ah?"
Zhang Xinyuan was stunned for a moment. When he came to his senses, Xingye stood up and walked in directly with Zhang Xinyuan's quilt.
"Hurry up and continue. Also, it's getting late, you are not allowed to work! Get ready for bed! If you keep me awake, you will have to go out to work with me tomorrow!"
After saying this, Hoshino took his quilt with him and went straight inside, leaving Zhang Xinyuan alone in the spacious room.
"So, I finally have the chance to get close to Hoshino-chan?!"
Thinking of this, Zhang Xinyuan became very excited and the coldness in his body was dispelled.
Hmm~ It seems that the plan proposed by Meng... No, maybe she saw something, so she proposed such a plan?
After turning off the lights outside, Zhang Xinyuan came to the door of Xingye. Zhang Xinyuan swallowed, and then turned the handle on top. The moment the door opened, the warm light and temperature inside made Zhang Xinyuan feel dazed.
Finally, we have taken a step further with Hoshino.
Chapter 80: Close Hearts
"Uh... Hoshino-chan, where should I sleep?"
Closing the door to prevent the warm air from flowing out, Zhang Xinyuan smelled the fragrance of the girl in the air, and placed his hands behind his back a little uneasily. After seeing Hoshino casually throwing the quilt on his bed, Zhang Xinyuan said a little embarrassedly.
"Where to sleep? Um... you, you didn't see that I put a lot of things here, so there's no floor mat for you. As for beds... at that time, there were only large beds for sale, so two people could sleep... you, don't think too much! You are just my good comrade now. Anyway, I hugged you before when I was working at night... cough cough, I'm going to change into pajamas first!"
After hearing the teacher's doubts, Hoshino slowly turned her head. Her cheeks were slightly red, her little hands were still scratching the back of her hair, and her calves were twisting unnaturally. At the end of her words, she just said "change clothes" and went straight to the bathroom next to her.
"...Pfft~ I didn't expect Hoshino to be so cute when he's shy now."
Zhang Xinyuan happily sat on the soft bed waiting for Hoshino's arrival. As the bathroom light came on, Hoshino's figure appeared in his eyes. Although her figure was not as curvy as in his dreams, she was still petite and exquisite.
As I watched Hoshino undress, my thoughts drifted to my experience with Hoshino this month.
It was called an experience, but in fact it was an opportunity to enhance the relationship between the two. When the financial management teacher just joined Abydos, Hoshino saw that she was very free and planned to take her with him to solve the difficult task she had recently received.
Although I was very reluctant on the surface, and Meng beside me was holding Hoshino's hand to prevent me from leaving, but in the end Hoshino firmly dragged me to do the hard labor, Zhang Xinyuan was already very happy in his heart.
After all, in addition to cultivating the relationship with the student council president, the relationship with Hoshino cannot be neglected.
So in one mission after another, Xingye's prestige seemed to be exaggerated again and again. At that time, Zhang Xinyuan could still see that Gehenna's people were quietly recording some information on the side. If they knew that there was actually a teacher helping her, they might have to reconsider Xingye's power. (Laughs)
But no matter how others viewed him, after many days of getting along, Hoshino found that he was becoming less and less resistant to the teacher in front of him. Originally, he was tense during rest time, but since the teacher came, he could see that reassuring smile every time he woke up.
"Hoo~ Hoshino-chan, are you awake?"
A simple greeting, a heart-warming smile, Hoshino could feel his heart beating non-stop, and his body wanted to get closer to him, to understand him, until the end...
After putting on her clothes, Hoshino came to the mirror, pinched her slightly red face, and finally patted it hard to make herself return to normal.
I have to figure out this strange feeling quickly, otherwise I really don’t know how to face the teacher later...
"Huh? Why are you still in bed?"
Pushing open the bathroom door, Xingye frowned when he saw Zhang Xinyuan still sitting on the bed motionless. The latter said cheerfully: "The host is not here, how can a guest lie down right away? Oh~ If Xingye wants me to warm the bed, then please wait a little longer."
"...No."
Hoshino turned off the lights in the room, leaving only the small table lamp at the head of the bed.
In the darkness, there were rustling footsteps approaching Zhang Xinyuan. Then Zhang Xinyuan saw a petite figure climb onto the bed from the foot of the bed, lie down on the side near the window, and then wrap herself in the quilt, mumbling, "Go to sleep."
"Yes Yes Yes."
It's a little regretful that I didn't see Hoshino's shy expression when he went to bed. After all, when he came out just now, Hoshino didn't dare to look at me, and there was a slight blush on his cheeks. But I quickly turned around to turn off the lights, so even though there was a small table lamp at the head of the bed, I couldn't see Hoshino's cheek.
But before I could feel sad about not being able to see Hoshino's shy look just now, what I was about to face was the warm bed and the soft Hoshino.
After turning off the last desk lamp, the only light source in the room was the bright full moon outside the window.
In the darkness, Zhang Xinyuan turned into the quilt, and a familiar warmth wrapped around his body. Zhang Xinyuan shrank slightly to the right, but his arm was still able to gently touch Xingye's small hand.
The comfortable and gentle breathing sound could be heard clearly in the quiet room. After Zhang Xinyuan looked at the ceiling quietly for a while, he called Hoshino's name softly.
"Kotori Yui Hoshino, what a nice name. I still remember when I first met you, you looked so lazy, as if you could fall asleep anytime and anywhere. Ah, just like Meng-san."
"...Really? But, I'm not her."
After a moment of silence, Hoshino huddled his body tightly together, looked dimly at the moonlight outside, and responded indifferently.
"Yeah, that's right, you are not her. You are the one who shot at the teacher on the first day. How could you be the obedient and lazy Hoshino~"
Zhang Xinyuan recalled the first time he met Xingye three years ago, and continued: "Now Xingye has a stubborn personality. He is very careless in battle and often rushes forward without waiting for anyone. Sometimes he doesn't even behave like a girl. Really...hiss~"
Feeling Hoshino stretching out his little hand to pinch his flesh, Zhang Xinyuan let out a cry of pain, then gently extended his hand to wrap Hoshino's little hand.
"So, Xingye, why bother worrying about whether the you I'm talking about is the real you? Or maybe both of them are you. Are you jealous of yourself?"
"Pinch~"
"Ouch! That hurts!"
"Jealous?! Do you think I would be jealous?"
Hoshino had turned around at this time. With the help of the moonlight, Zhang Xinyuan could still see the anger and shyness in Hoshino's eyes.
"But! Of course, Hoshino is the best at this moment! After all, Hoshino-chan is lying next to me right now, there is nothing better than this!"
Zhang Xinyuan quickly added.
"Hey! Um... huh~ I understand..."
Hoshino seemed to understand something, and his little hands no longer pinched the teacher's waist. Just when Zhang Xinyuan breathed a sigh of relief, suddenly a hot body leaned over.
"Now you're occupying my pillow's position, so...you'll be my pillow tonight."
Hoshino said this in a playful tone and quickly hugged the teacher's body.
Smelling the reassuring scent of the teacher and feeling safe at the hot body, Hoshino couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.
"Well, let's go to sleep."
Noticing Hoshino's good mood, Zhang Xinyuan was slightly stunned, then he held Hoshino's little hand tightly and closed his eyes with peace of mind.
Chapter 81: Peeping into Dreams
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Chapter 82: It’s all over, I want it all
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Chapter 83: A Future Without Dreams
"Hey, teacher, why don't you just not look for a chance to go back? It's only three years anyway, so you can hide then, and then come out after you disappear."