Raiden Mei, who had been keeping an eye on them, naturally noticed Kiana's gaze.
"...Tch! What's that white-haired girl trying to say?!"
What on earth could she not say in front of her?
At that moment, Mei had been trying to calm herself down, but found it harder than ever to keep her mind at peace.
At the same time, an ominous premonition suddenly came over Raiden Mei. Could Kiana really be planning to take Su Moqian outside and confess to him?
"Wait, no. Su Moqian definitely won't say yes to her..."
"Right! I'm still sitting right here. He definitely won't go out with another girl!"
Just as Raiden Mei was thinking this, Su Moqian understood what Kiana meant and nodded without hesitation.
"Sure. Just give me a moment."
With that, Su Moqian returned to his seat, picked up a gift box, and came back to Kiana.
"Let's go. Where should we go?" Su Moqian asked with a smile.
Kiana glanced at Raiden Mei again. When she saw Mei staring at her, she couldn't help feeling a little shy.
So Mei has noticed me too—and she's staring right at me. It's clear this young lady's charm works on girls, too!
And with Su Moqian's help, making friends with her should go smoothly, right?
A hint of delight appeared on Kiana's face. She said softly, "Mm, how about behind the classroom building?"
"Sounds good." Su Moqian nodded, then walked out with Kiana.
Raiden Mei: "!!!"
Mo Qian actually agreed? Right in front of me?
At that moment, Raiden Mei was completely stunned.
She realized that the scene she least wanted to see might really be about to happen!
Although Kiana's shyness and delight just now had both been because of Raiden Mei, from Mei's perspective, Kiana was simply a lovestruck girl who had just gotten Su Moqian to agree to something!
Thinking back to the smile Kiana had given her when she turned around, Raiden Mei couldn't stop trembling.
She was provoking me! She was provoking me!
Kiana: Does He Like Me?
Behind the classroom building.
Kiana and Su Moqian arrived one after the other.
After making sure there was no one around, Kiana grabbed Su Moqian and said, "What should I do, Moqian? I've never been the one to make the first move and befriend someone before."
"It's not a big deal, but the moment I think about actively approaching someone, I feel like I won't know what to say..."
"Hm? Really? You're just making friends, aren't you?" Su Moqian asked, looking puzzled. "What were you planning to say when you met Mei?"
"I did think of a greeting." Kiana nodded, then cleared her throat. "Hello. Would you go out with me with marriage in mind?"
"What nonsense are you spouting, you idiot?" Su Moqian grabbed Kiana's cheeks and raised his voice. "You'll scare Mei away for sure! Forget Mei—no girl would accept that!"
"Who talks like that? Kiana, do you have some kind of misunderstanding about making friends?"
With Su Moqian pinching her cheeks, Kiana could only pout as she replied, "What does it matter? I'll have to say that to Mei sooner or later anyway."
Su Moqian: "..."
This white-haired dumpling really wasn't giving up! Looks like I can't let my guard down for even a second!
Thinking this, Su Moqian turned to leave.
"Forget it. I think you'd only cause Mei more trouble. Let's call this plan off."
"Don't go, Moqian! I'm sorry, okay?" Kiana quickly grabbed his hand to stop him from leaving.
"I'll really make friends with her properly this time! Come on, give me some advice."
Su Moqian turned around. "Are you sure you want to be her friend, and not her girlfriend?"
Kiana turned her face away, unable to meet his eyes. "Ehehe~"
"Goodbye." Su Moqian turned and walked off without hesitation.
"Ah, friends! Friends, friends, friends! I really just want to be friends!"
This time, Kiana wrapped both arms tightly around Su Moqian's arm, refusing to let him go.
"Remember what you said."
Su Moqian stopped and turned to face Kiana again. "Did you call me over just to ask how to make friends with Mei?"
"Exactly." Kiana nodded and explained, "I don't want Mei to think we're trying to befriend her out of pity or something. It'd be better if we could become friends more naturally."
"I see." Su Moqian nodded thoughtfully.
"I didn't think an idiot like you would actually consider someone else's feelings."
"Hmph, of course! I'm the best friend anyone could ask for!"
Kiana raised her chin and put her hands on her hips, looking incredibly proud of herself.
"Well... your concern makes sense, but I don't think Mei is that fragile." Su Moqian thought it over as he spoke.
"Every situation needs to be judged on its own merits. What Mei cares about most right now is clearing her name. All we have to do is show her that we trust her and want to be her friends."
Kiana clapped her hands together and exclaimed, "That makes sense! How did I not think of that?"
Su Moqian's lips curled up as he smugly thought, "When it comes to understanding Mei, you're nothing but a grain of sand, you white-haired dumpling. You don't hold a candle to me!"
Just then, Kiana exclaimed, "I can't believe you understand Mei so well, Moqian."
Su Moqian felt smug inside, but still answered modestly, "I only understand her a little. It's nothing worth mentioning."
As he spoke, Su Moqian suddenly remembered something and handed Kiana the gift box he'd brought along.
"By the way, this is for you."
It was the flower arrangement Su Moqian had prepared the day before. He had originally planned to sneak it into Mei's desk.
But after hearing that Kiana wanted to be Mei's friend, he'd changed his mind.
He decided to give some of it to Kiana, so the two of them could show Mei they were sincere about becoming her friends.
However, when Kiana saw that the gift box Su Moqian had handed her contained framed flowers, she froze.
Kiana began reconnecting to the Kaslana family's shared network and calculating furiously.
The intense thinking only made Kiana's already not-so-bright little brain feel even more overwhelmed. As a result, she came to a bold conclusion.
"So Moqian's fallen for me!"
At that moment, Kiana looked at Su Moqian with dawning realization.
No wonder Su Moqian had seemed so angry with her just now. So that was why!
Of course, a beautiful and clever young lady like herself would be adored by everyone, right?
But unfortunately, Kiana knew she could never date Su Moqian, so she hurriedly said, "Did you give me these flowers because you're trying to pursue me? I'm sorry. I was almost tempted, but now that I've calmed down, I still don't think I can accept!"
"After all, I'm not into men. I do admire you, but it just won't work!"
Listening to Kiana rattle off that whole speech, Su Moqian's mouth twitched.
What was going through this silly girl's head? How could she possibly think he was confessing to her?!
Su Moqian sighed helplessly and explained, "Could you stop saying stupid things? These are obviously for Mei. What do you have to do with them?"
"Huh? They're for Mei?" Kiana froze.
"Yeah." Su Moqian nodded.
"Look, the flowers in the box are cosmos and plum blossoms. Their meanings are associated with strength. There's no way they're meant as a confession."
"So... that's what they were..."
Realizing she'd misunderstood Su Moqian, Kiana's face turned bright red.
She'd barely been around flowers growing up, and she knew even less about what they meant.
She'd thought that giving someone flowers always meant a romantic confession between a man and a woman. She couldn't have been more stupid!
Kiana covered her burning cheeks with both hands and screamed inside, "Kiana, what did you just say?!"
Seeing how mortified Kiana had become, Su Moqian leaned closer with a smile.
"They're just ordinary flowers, yet someone managed to misunderstand them like that? Tsk. What a lovesick girl."
"Waaah! Stop talking!"
Thoroughly defeated in this exchange, Kiana couldn't take it anymore.
She snatched the gift box from Su Moqian's hands and sprinted toward the classroom building.
Watching the white-haired young lady flee, Su Moqian smiled.
"That's it? I really don't understand how my future self lost to this white-haired dumpling."
"Unless future me died or something?"
My Best Friend Kiana Is Pure and Innocent!
Senba Academy, classroom.
The students sat in groups of two or three, chatting. But they had all gathered at the back of the classroom, and not a single person dared approach Raiden Mei at the front.
It wasn't that they wanted to ostracize her. They simply didn't dare risk provoking Raiden Mei.
That was partly because the school was cracking down hard on bullying, but also because there was an inexplicable pressure surrounding Raiden Mei that made the students afraid to approach her.
"Hey, is Mei acting kind of strange today?"
"Yeah. She seems really scary right now."
"She looks so resentful, like she just got dumped!"
It seemed Raiden Mei had overheard the students whispering. She immediately stood up from her seat.
The girls who had been quietly discussing Mei at the back of the classroom instantly fell silent.
The room was as quiet as it had been when the homeroom teacher first opened the classroom door. They were terrified Raiden Mei might come after them.
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