Before she knew it, summer had already passed.
Gu Xue only realized it clearly after she left the house.
She was always in a hurry on her way to work, and even more so on her way home because of her older sister, Gu Rou. She rarely had time to notice the changes in her surroundings.
On her days off, she preferred to curl up at home rather than go out for a walk.
Thanks to Miss Mihara, she finally had a chance to properly enjoy the scenery along the way and feel the change of seasons... Yeah, right.
Her legs were freezing.
Gu Xue held down her skirt, stomped her feet hard, and gritted her teeth.
The chill had arrived right on schedule.
The morning temperature really was pretty low.
Gu Xue hadn't gone far from home before she started to feel like she couldn't take it. She wanted to convince herself to go back and put on some thigh-highs with an excuse like, "Thigh-highs are just socks, it's no big deal!" But just as she was thinking that, she spotted a few young women wearing skirts too, and changed her mind.
They were chatting and laughing, and didn't look cold at all. I must be imagining it. It's fine; I'll feel better after walking a bit more.
With that in mind, Gu Xue walked a little farther...
But it didn't help one bit.
She was still cold.
But it was too late to go back now. If she went home and came back, she'd be late. Gu Xue didn't want to keep Miss Mihara waiting, so she could only grit her teeth and keep going.
She arrived at the station.
The crowd suddenly thickened.
The young women walking ahead of Gu Xue were still chatting and laughing, a