I Only Want to Drop Out of School in Real Education Section 34

It was like when Bai Lan rudely told the girls, "You're blocking my way," as he made them move for him, yet those girls later gossiped, "Bai Lan's straightforwardness is so interesting."

If I did something similar, and people could say, "I like this side of Kushida too"...

Then, even if one day, my friends found out about my dark past through some channel, would they still not distance themselves from me?

Thinking this, the fear in Kushida's eyes vanished, instantly replaced by an eager hope for a beautiful future.

Next, Kushida couldn't wait to tell Bai Lan about herself.

But soon, she realized that in her momentary excitement, she had accidentally touched the "hang up" button, ending the call Bai Lan had initiated.

Kushida: !!!

It's over!

She had so rudely hung up on the person who, with great kindness, had given her two chances to pull back from the brink, the person who was her greatest hope to resolve her current predicament, and who could even change her future!

Kushida: I deserve to die!

Kushida quickly called him back.

Bai Lan was initially annoyed after Kushida rudely hung up on him.

But looking on the bright side, Kushida's impolite hang-up meant she had completely lost patience with him, making her resolve to drop him out even firmer.

Also, he thought back to what he had said earlier and realized it might have sounded a bit provocative from Kushida's perspective.

Kushida was probably angered by him.

Thinking this, Bai Lan's mood immediately improved.

Although Bai Lan wanted to drop out, being threatened still bothered him somewhat; he felt bullied.

How could he, Bai Lan, let himself be bullied so easily?

If he could get some revenge, that would be good. It was all about feeling good.

Feeling refreshed, Bai Lan prepared to sleep.

However, at that moment, his phone rang.

It was Kushida calling.

He answered.

"I'm sorry, Bai-kun, I accidentally hit 'hang up' just now.

Also, everything that happened today is my fault. I shouldn't have treated you that way. I'm so sorry!"

Bai Lan: ?

Chapter 40: Bai Lan: Surrender? Kushida: No, I surrender!

"I'm sorry, Bai-kun, I accidentally hit 'hang up' just now.

And also, about what happened during lunch break today, I'm so sorry!"

Kushida started with two consecutive apologies.

This left Bai Lan somewhat bewildered.

Bai Lan immediately thought of the worst-case scenario – could it be that she had a change of heart and no longer intended to threaten him with dropping out?

Wait!

One shouldn't be too pessimistic.

Upon closer thought, the possibility he just mentioned was actually quite slim.

She threatened him at noon and regretted it by evening?

How could it be that fast?

Even if she were to have a change of heart, wouldn't it involve a long period of internal struggle and deliberation?

Impossible! Absolutely impossible!

Bai Lan thought for a moment.

Right!

Kushida must have felt that her words during the lunch break were too forceful.

Being threatened by a young girl could easily provoke hot-blooded, face-saving high school boys, causing them to act impulsively without regard for consequences, perhaps revealing her shameful secrets before dropping out.

Although Bai Lan couldn't quite understand why Kushida felt so "ashamed" about something that was merely her being tricked into saying harsh words.

Had Kushida's concern for her image reached this extent?

If that were the case, why did she agree to learn how to be harsh from him in the first place?

She should have just refused from the start!

He felt there was more to it, but he couldn't be bothered to investigate further. As long as he could drop out, that was enough.

Therefore, Bai Lan believed that Kushida's apologies were a deliberate attempt to lower her stance and offer him an out, allowing him to save face. It would create the impression that "she's not threatening me, she's begging me, but this matter is very important to her, and she feared I wouldn't agree, so she resorted to slightly excessive measures."

This way, Bai Lan's reputation would be salvaged. He'd transition from being the "guy on top" to the "guy on the bottom," and then, with the guise of "I'm not scared, I'm just soft-hearted; I'm not being coerced, I'm just helping you," he'd accept the beautifully packaged coercion.

This was a common tactic used during negotiations.

Yes, it had to be this way!

The other party wasn't apologizing to "drop the threat," but to increase the success rate of "persuasion"!

To verify his guess, Bai Lan adopted an air of complete incomprehension and asked, "Kushida, what are you talking about?"

"Huh? Of course, it's..." Kushida subconsciously followed Bai Lan's question, about to reveal her "mistake," but then she suddenly stopped, realizing.

They were on the phone!

Phones had recording functions...

No, no, no!

That's not right!

That's not the point.

In Kushida's view, if Bai Lan, with his god-like calculating ability, truly wanted to make her unable to stay at school, he wouldn't need to bother with recording anything at this point.

He could have just not deliberately exposed his weakness back then; he wouldn't have needed all this trouble.

Kushida thought that Bai Lan was pretending not to understand her apology because he didn't want to accept it.

Why wouldn't he accept the apology?

Because Kushida was apologizing over the phone.

Kushida realized.

She just wanted to apologize quickly and end the hostility with Bai Lan, so she chose the fastest communication method—a phone call.

Was apologizing over the phone for such a serious offense as coercing someone with sexual misconduct too insincere?

For such a grave mistake, she should have at least prepared a lavish meal, offered a heartfelt "I'm so sorry" with a deep bow, and presented a generous gift!

With that thought, Kushida didn't explain further. Instead, she said, "Bai, are you free right now? I have something I want to say to you in person."

Upon hearing this, Bai Lan couldn't help but slap his thigh.

That's it!

It's exactly like that!

As expected, she was going to ask him out to try the "persuasion" tactic again.

He had already made his plan.

During their conversation later, he would make Kushida witness his unwavering resolve!

He would directly make her give up all hope and report him immediately!

"I'm free now. Where should we talk?" Bai Lan accepted her invitation for a face-to-face meeting.

Soon, instead of stating a location, Kushida asked, "Where are you right now?"

Bai Lan: "Dorm."

Kushida: "Wait for me! I'll be right there. See you in a bit."

Kushida thought about it. While a spread of dishes would show sincerity, the school was covered in cameras. Although there were blind spots, they definitely wouldn't include crowded and potentially problematic places like the cafeteria or restaurants.

And the content of her apology was somewhat unsavory, making it inconvenient to say under surveillance.

Student rooms, however, were private spaces without cameras, making it a suitable place for a meeting.

As for the apology banquet, that could be held after she had apologized and cleared the air.

Although her entering a male student's room at night, if seen, could impact her future friendships, the fact that she was willing to take such a risk to go to Bai Lan's room to apologize would better demonstrate her sincerity, a sort of "carrying thorns to atone" gesture.

Therefore, Kushida decided to go to Bai Lan's room to apologize in person.

As soon as Kushida finished speaking.

Before Bai Lan could reply.

Beep beep beep~

Kushida hung up the phone again.

"She's coming to my room? What's going on? Isn't she afraid of being seen by acquaintances and ruining her image?" Bai Lan was very surprised to hear that Kushida was coming to his room.

A few minutes later, Bai Lan heard a knock on the door.

Bai Lan opened the door.

It was indeed Kushida.

He wondered how she managed to find out which room he was in.

But then again, considering it was Kushida, he felt it was perfectly normal for her to find his room so quickly.

After all, she was Kushida, the little angel who intended to be friends with everyone.

She could easily find out through her network.