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Jingu Nao spotted him immediately from the crowd. Holding a sign in one hand and a speaker in the other, she ran towards him, calling out, "Mr. Xia! Over here, Mr. Xia!"
As she shouted, the others noticed her and turned their gazes toward Shirakawa Natsumi.
Shirakawa Natsu saw several girls walking together, covered their mouths and looked at him, laughing as they looked.
"This guy." Shirakawa Natsu slapped her forehead, turned around, sighed softly, and said to Jingu Nao, "Jingu-kun, have I offended you?"
"What did you say?" Jingu Nao chuckled, tilting her head with a lighthearted tone, as if she had inexhaustible energy. The speaker she was carrying was still calling his name repeatedly: Shirakawa Natsu, Shirakawa Natsu.
"Could you please turn off the sound system first?" Shirakawa Natsu covered his face, feeling countless gazes directed at him.
"Ah, sorry~" Jingu Nao stuck out her tongue, chuckled, and pressed the mute button. The world seemed to quiet down at that moment.
Seeing that there was no excitement to be had, the people nearby also left.
While Shirakawa Natsu was still figuring out how to start the conversation, Jingu Nao had already started talking excitedly: "The counselor asked me to show you around the classroom, but your phone has been unanswered. I went to find Kimura Momo-sensei, but she said you weren't feeling well. I was worried you might get lost, so I waited for you on this only route."
"No one is answering my phone?" Bai Chuanxia suddenly remembered that he disliked noise and, since it was his first day at school, his phone had been on silent.
He took out his phone and glanced at it. Sure enough, there were several missed calls. He saw the Huang Mao app, which was particularly conspicuous on the table.
He glanced at Jingu Nao again; her looks were already above 90, but he didn't know her well enough yet, so he had to wait and see.
He put away his phone and smiled, "Thank you for your help, Jingu-kun."
“Call me Nao~” Jingu Nao raised her hand and made a peace sign: “When I saw you with Kimura Momo-sensei that day, I thought you just looked younger, but it turns out you’re the same age as me.”
Shirakawa Natsu shrugged, feeling somewhat uncomfortable with the girl's enthusiasm.
“Come with me~” Jingu Nao reached out and grabbed his hand, shaking the speaker in her hand: “I still have to go to the music club to return the speaker.”
Shirakawa Natsu looked helpless as she was led by the hand and jogged along. After a few steps, she suddenly stopped, stuck out her tongue, and said, "Sorry, I was walking too fast."
She put her hands behind her back, shook the speaker, and walked a few steps with a smile, then took a few steps back.
Shirakawa Natsu was initially worried that their first meeting would be awkward, but he soon realized he was overthinking it.
Jingu Nao is a talkative character who can't stop chatting. As they walked around the campus, she talked to him the whole way.
From recent weather changes to the school's cultural landscape, and even which street has the best food, there's nothing she won't talk about.
Shirakawa Natsu didn't even know where these topics started, but she never felt embarrassed or couldn't continue the conversation.
As long as he nods in agreement, she finds the motivation to keep talking and then continues babbling on and on.
But that's not a big problem; listening to her talk is just a way to pass the time.
Shirakawa Natsu's gaze swept over her face again. She had been fooled by her looks when they last met; she clearly looked like a pretty literary girl.
Unexpectedly, she usually reads trashy literature.
"Natsu, over here, over here." Jingu Nao stopped in front of an activity room, lightly jumped onto the steps, and waved to him.
Her way of addressing her has changed from Mr. Xia, to Shirakawa-san, then to Xia-san, and now it's just Xia.
In the Eastern Kingdom, calling each other by name is only done among very close friends.
Shirakawa Natsu simply acted as a ruthless agreeing machine, and it seems her popularity level increased instantly.
She walked to the door of an activity room, knocked a few times, then pushed the door open with a grin and called out, "I'm here to return the sound system!"
After saying that, he picked up the speaker and skipped inside.
Shirakawa Natsu stood at the door without going in. If there were only girls inside, it wouldn't be awkward for her to go in alone.
After Jingu Nao went inside, a boy came out and looked up to see Shirakawa Natsu standing outside.
He extended his hand and greeted her warmly: "Hi, you must be Shirakawa Natsumi."
“Yes.” Shirakawa Natsu knew him because of Jingu Naoya's recording device, and that's how she knew his name.
The man took out a cigarette and offered it to me: "Want one?"
"No need, thank you." Shirakawa Natsu waved her hand.
The man put the cigarette in his mouth: "Are you close to Jingu Nao?"
"I don't think so, we haven't known each other for very long."
"Then you'd better not get too close to her," the boy said with a smile.
"Does she have a boyfriend?" Upon hearing this, Bai Chuanxia instantly perked up. If she had a boyfriend and a girl with very low standards, then he wouldn't be sleepy anymore.
The boy was taken aback by his reaction, wondering why he seemed even more excited. He shook his head and said, "You'll find out later."
After he finished speaking, he waved to him and turned to leave.
Not long after the boy left, Jingu Nao came out of the activity room with her eyes crinkling into crescent moons as she smiled, as if this girl had no worries at all.
"Let's go, I'll take you to the classroom." Jingu Nao put her hands behind her back and winked mischievously.
Shirakawa Natsu ignored the boy's words and followed behind her.
The energetic Jingu Nao was perfect for showing people around. In just one morning, he knew everything from which teacher liked to take attendance to which teacher's wife was very beautiful.
The two ate lunch together in the cafeteria.
“Natsu must be very popular.” Jingu Nao put a piece of food in her mouth, looked at him and smiled, “Herbivore-type boys like you are especially popular now.”
Shirakawa Natsu noticed that when she smiled, her eyes would curve into crescent moons and reveal a row of neat teeth, which made everyone else feel better: "I spent my entire high school years in a hospital bed. After hearing what you said, I feel like I missed out on a fortune."
"Ah, sorry." Jingu Nao made a fist, slammed it on her head, and then stuck out her tongue with a smile.
"It's okay, I'm already out of bed." Shirakawa Natsu shrugged. "But I do have someone I like, let's not talk about that for now."
"No, I want to know~" Jingu Nao's eyes lit up: "What happened next?"
"Sorry, I absolutely can't say that." Shirakawa Natsu shook her head. She had been too quick to speak. She felt embarrassed to say she had never liked anyone in front of a pretty girl. She couldn't overcome her human weakness.
“I see.” Jingu Nao suddenly rested her chin on one hand, a sly glint in her eyes. “I understand now. This kind of relationship really can’t be known by others.”
"?" Shirakawa Natsumi's eyes showed a question mark. Could it be that Kimura Momo had said something to her?
Clearly, Jingu Nao wasn't one to keep secrets, and she laughed, "Since you're here, you can see your sweetheart every day. It would be wonderful if you two could start dating smoothly."
"I think you've misunderstood." Shirakawa Natsumi's lips twitched.
Jingu Nao gave a thumbs up: "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone that you like Ms. Momo. I'm very tight-lipped."
"As expected." Shirakawa Natsu rubbed his temples. Because the guess was so outrageous, he was too lazy to even refute it.
This girl in hot pants and black stockings smells great and is pretty, but she doesn't seem to be very bright.
At that moment, he suddenly noticed that a stylishly dressed blonde woman at the next table was glancing in his direction, seemingly unintentionally.
Chapter 33 Women Quarrel
"Do you know that person?" Shirakawa Natsu covered her fingers with her body and pointed to the stylish blonde woman on the table next to her.
She came in after the two of them, and after sitting down at the table, she kept staring in their direction.
Shirakawa Natsu confirmed repeatedly that she had never seen her before; clearly, her target was Jingu Nao.
"Huh?" Jingu Nao was still babbling on and on when she heard this and looked in the direction Shirakawa Natsu was pointing.
Upon seeing the blonde woman, the excitement on her face vanished instantly, and she lowered her head to eat.
The blonde woman, seeing that she had been spotted, did not flinch. She picked up her plate, stood up, and strode aggressively toward them.
With a clang, the blonde woman placed her plate next to Shirakawa Natsu. She looked down at Jingu Nao, who was eating with her head down, and said, "What a coincidence, Jingu."
Jingu Nao lifted her head from her rice bowl, gave her a pitiful look, her face full of fear, like a bullied puppy: "Yes...yes."
The blonde woman snorted and turned to look at Shirakawa Natsu: "Is this your new target? He's quite handsome."
"No," Jingu Nao hurriedly said, "Xia came to school today, and the homeroom teacher asked me to show him around the school."
The blonde woman waved her hand to interrupt her, her face full of disdain: "It's only a matter of time anyway. As long as he looks decent enough, you won't let him go, will you?"
"Miss, I don't like hearing you say that," Shirakawa Natsumi pouted.
After a few words of conversation, he had already guessed the general outline of the whole thing; this kind of thing was all too common in novels and movies.
It's nothing more than this blonde girl's boyfriend falling for Jingu Nao, pursuing her only to be rejected, and then badmouthing her behind her back.
With her enthusiastic personality, a 90/100 appearance, and a love for wearing black stockings, it's hard for any guy to resist her.
"Isn't that right, Nao Jingu?" The blonde woman didn't answer Shirakawa Natsu, but stared straight at Nao Jingu.
Jingu Nao opened her mouth, as if she wanted to say something, but couldn't bring herself to say it.
“There’s definitely something going on.” Shirakawa Natsu shook her head. These young men and women’s love stories are really easy to guess. “Nao, just say what you want to say. It’s not good for either of you to keep it a secret.”
Encouraged by him, Jingu Nao took a deep breath and shouted at the blonde woman, "I clearly waited until you broke up before pursuing you. You weren't even dating then, so why do you always tease me whenever we meet!"
"?" Shirakawa Natsu stood there for two seconds, picking at his ear with his finger. It seemed that the script was not quite what he had imagined.
The blonde woman laughed in anger, veins bulging on her forehead. She pointed at Jingu Nao and yelled, "We've only broken up temporarily!"
"What the heck is this temporary breakup?" Shirakawa Natsu was stunned.
"Shut up!" the blonde woman yelled at him. "What do you know!"
"You should ask that guy about that," Shirakawa Natsu said, ignoring the furious blonde, and turned to Jingu Nao, asking, "Are you dating that guy right now?"
"We only dated for a month before breaking up." Nao Jingu shook her head, feeling wronged.
"Then go find that boy." Shirakawa Natsumi shrugged at the blonde woman.
“No, he’s not clean anymore.” The blonde woman shook her head fiercely. “Besides, he’s in the hospital right now.”
“We’re just having a platonic relationship,” Jingu Nao quickly added.
"Are you implying I'm promiscuous?!" the blonde woman began to argue from another angle.
“Yeah, he said you two slept together after dating for only a month,” Jingu Nao added.
Shirakawa Natsu rubbed the bridge of his nose. Is this how women argue in real life? There are too many things to complain about, and he didn't know where to begin.
Seeing the blonde woman become enraged and pick up the plate to smash it in Jingu Nao's face.
Shirakawa Natsu quickly stood up, pulled the two apart, and dragged Jingu Nao outside.
"What the hell is this?" Shirakawa Natsu dragged her outside the cafeteria, still able to hear the blonde woman's angry shouts behind them. The rapid run made him feel breathless, and he leaned against the wall to catch his breath, asking, "What's going on between you and that blonde boyfriend?"
“He’s such a gentle boy, I just fell for him.” Jingu Nao closed her eyes and recalled, “Although we only dated for a month, I made sure to nurture the relationship.”
"Isn't that someone else's boyfriend?" Shirakawa Natsu asked with a strange expression.
“But they’ve already broken up~” Jingu Nao pouted. “And tell me, how can I not fall in love with someone else?”
"Then what's the matter with lying in the hospital?" Shirakawa Natsu asked curiously.
“After the breakup, he accidentally fell from the second floor.” Jingu Nao shrugged. “But there’s a lawn down there, so he can just stay home for two months.”
"What bad luck." Shirakawa Natsumi shook her head. "Let's go, we have class this afternoon."
“Okay~” Jingu Nao jumped ahead and led the way again.
Shirakawa Natsumi originally thought that things would become very awkward after the unexpected incident, but it turned out that she had overthought it.
Jingu Nao was still able to smack her lips excitedly and keep smacking them.
Fortunately, her voice was clear and pleasant to listen to, and I could also find out which professor's wife was the prettiest.
Which young female teacher doesn't have a boyfriend, allowing him to collect more potential partners on the "yellow-haired" app?
As the two passed the basketball court, they heard a series of noises coming from there from a distance.
Some girls held bottled water and towels, their eyes shining as they watched the boys running on the field, their jerseys soaked with sweat that dripped down their skin, making the girls' eyes sparkle.
The boy dribbled the basketball with one hand, easily bypassing several opponents who were blocking his way, then jumped and shot in one smooth motion.
The basketball landed precisely in the hoop, eliciting screams from the surrounding crowd.
"Isn't he handsome?" Jingu Nao leaned closer and said with a smile, "His name is Uesugi Shikato. He's the most popular guy in our class. I heard that he was a key player on the school basketball team in high school and even won the national championship."
“He’s definitely a winner in life.” Shirakawa Natsu nodded. His experience was the complete opposite of his. Besides girls, there were also quite a few boys surrounding him. He was indeed very popular.
He glanced at Jingu Nao again. They say that one's appearance reflects one's heart, and she clearly has the face of a quiet and beautiful girl.
Her personality is indeed lively and energetic, which is completely different from her appearance. It's like the soul of an energetic girl is operating the body of a quiet girl, which is quite interesting.
The courses at the University of Tokyo are relatively relaxed, and the classrooms have circular tiered seating, but only half of them are occupied.
There are circles even in universities. I saw Shiro Uesugi at noon, and he was surrounded by a lot of people.
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