Horikita Suzune's merciless departure left the atmosphere somewhat awkward for a moment.
"Ahaha..." Kushida Kikyo could only laugh dryly as she said, "It looks like Horikita doesn't like me very much."
As she said that, the gloom and dejection in Kushida Kikyo's eyes were obvious enough for anyone to notice.
That dispirited appearance could stir any man's protective instincts.
Even Ayanokoji Kiyotaka could not help but say something.
"Don't worry about it. Horikita is always like that. She isn't only targeting you."
That was the truth.
It was not just Kushida Kikyo. If anyone in the class tried to speak to Horikita Suzune, the result would probably be the same, right?
But...
"Is that really true?" Kushida Kikyo looked back and forth between Fang Li and Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, seeming both uneasy and doubtful. "But Horikita seems to talk to the two of you quite often."
That was also true.
In the class, if Horikita Suzune had ever shown any willingness to speak with someone, then aside from Fang Li and Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, there was no one else.
In response, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka merely said this.
"Because we sit next to each other, and neither of us has much to say to other people, we occasionally exchange a few words. We are not particularly close."
That was probably the reason as well.
Since they were desk mates, it was inevitable that they would occasionally speak.
But that was all there was to it.
To Horikita Suzune, neither Fang Li nor Ayanokoji Kiyotaka was anyone special. They did not even count as friends, merely ordinary classmates.
The relationship between the three of them definitely could not be called good.
"Is that so?" Whether she felt reassured or something else, Kushida Kikyo turned to Fang Li and asked, "Is it the same for you