Chen Fan covered his forehead, his expression deeply regretful. "I just ruined that wonderful wish myself!"
"Ha...! You really wanted to do that! As expected of my best friend!"
"What did you come here for? If you have something to say, come in," Chen Fan said.
Shitsuragi Motoki walked inside. "Ah! It feels even hotter as soon as I come in!"
"Just endure it!" Chen Fan said. Shitsuragi Motoki had arrived just in time for Chen Fan to direct the harsh words he could not say to the girls at him instead.
Shishihua and Xuecai had changed into lighter, thinner clothes inside the house, since it was far too hot indoors now. Akatsuki Sand had also put on Chen Fan's shirt over her clothes and emerged from Chen Fan's room.
Shitsuragi Motoki stared in stunned disbelief, pointing at Chen Fan and then at Akatsuki Sand. "Chen Fan, you... and... Sa..."
"Unfortunately, nothing that wonderful happened," Chen Fan said from the sofa.
Seeing that neither Xuecai nor Shishihua's expressions had changed, Shitsuragi Motoki knew it was apparently not what he thought.
When Akatsuki Sand saw Shitsuragi Motoki arrive, she greeted him. "Little Shitsuragi, you're here."
"Good afternoon, Senior Shitsuragi!" Xuecai said to him. Shishihua merely nodded at him. Other than with Chen Fan, she hardly spoke to other boys at all. She had always disliked men. Though she did not particularly hate Shitsuragi Motoki, she still rarely interacted with him.
Shitsuragi Motoki smiled. "Oh! Hello. Since Xuecai-chan, Shishihua-chan, and Sa-chan are all here, that makes things much more convenient for me!"
"What's convenient for you?" Chen Fan asked with a frown. Shitsuragi Motoki was somewhat scheming, but he had indeed done a great deal of hard work behind the scenes, so Chen Fan had no reason to blame him. Still, whenever