He Had Always Taken Advice

"Fine." Shi Cheng, who always took advice, gave a light shrug.

Since Kato Megumi had no intention of making more friends, Shi Cheng was happy to take it easy.

Before long.

Horikita Suzune returned, brimming with murderous intent.

Judging by the look of her.

She must have eaten her fill in the cafeteria.

Before Horikita Suzune could fly off the handle.

Shi Cheng hurriedly brought out a fire extinguisher.

The School Guide was placed on the desk.

Horikita Suzune gave it a casual glance and sneered. He was supposedly a boy, yet he was this spineless.

"Are you surrendering already?"

The school rules imposed severe punishments for fighting and other serious violations of campus regulations.

Horikita Suzune naturally remembered that well.

Otherwise, she would not have used such an inconvenient tool as a compass.

She had far more effective tricks up her sleeve.

"No."

Excluding the academic building and dormitory building, Shi Cheng circled the remaining areas and said, "There are too many cameras in this school. I want you to find every single one."

The anger on Horikita Suzune's icy face stalled.

Was this really the time to talk about that?

Still, Shi Cheng's words did remind her of something.

She had long felt that there was something strange about this school.

As for what exactly was strange.

Horikita Suzune could not put her finger on it for the moment.

Now, though.

Her thoughts instantly became clear.

And compared to teaching Shi Cheng a lesson.

Horikita Suzune was more inclined to resolve the doubts in her heart first.

After all, Shi Cheng was right here.

He was not going anywhere.

And given the current situation.

Getting revenge right now would be a little troublesome.

It would be better to focus her energy elsewhere first.

But asking her to accept it just like that was a little too presumptuous, was it not?

Horikita Suzune sneered and folded her arms, displaying just how petty she could be.

"Why should I listen to you?"

That was why tsunderes had long since fallen out of fashion.

Shi Cheng raised his brows and laid it out plainly. "Haven't you already noticed?"

Horikita Suzune frowned, feeling utterly confused. "Noticed what?"

"The sandwich you ate yesterday was made with free ingredients, wasn't it?"

Shi Cheng smiled faintly, looking as though victory was already in his grasp. It made him look extremely punchable.

"So what if it was?"

Horikita Suzune did not feel the urge to hit him, but she still could not understand.

Huh?

Shi Cheng stared at Horikita Suzune.

Had he overestimated her?

"Spit it out!" Horikita Suzune's voice was icy.

It was not that she could not stand being watched.

It was just that Shi Cheng's serious gaze gave her a sense of defeat.

Horikita Suzune was very displeased.

Shi Cheng let out a soft breath. Fine, then. It seemed to be nothing more than coincidence, or perhaps he had been overthinking things.

After all, although he had not taken any free ingredients, he had taken every daily necessity he could get his hands on.

By that logic.

There did not seem to be anything wrong with Horikita Suzune taking free ingredients either.

But would a girl really be willing to eat cheap food when she had money?

Since there was an exception standing right before him, Shi Cheng felt it was necessary to reassess his image of girls.

"Based on my deductions, the school cannot possibly indulge the students without limits."

"Judging from the free stuff, I suspect they may cut our living allowance next. As for how much, I have no idea."

Shi Cheng wore an indifferent expression.

In truth, he had a few ideas.

It was probably related to personal conduct, or perhaps grades.

He could not guarantee anything when it came to grades, but he was at least above average.

As for personal conduct, he personally considered himself an exemplary student without question.

"Is that so?" Horikita Suzune stroked her smooth chin and fell into thought.

As she thought.

A faint blush crept onto Horikita Suzune's pretty face.

Because she had merely stumbled into it by accident.

Yet Shi Cheng had mistaken her for someone who had known in advance.

That made her feel slightly embarrassed.

Still, she had no intention of explaining herself.

After thinking for a moment, Horikita Suzune shook her head. She had no intention of acting, because there was no need.

"I won't do it."

In her view.

The cameras were nothing more than a measure to ensure student safety.

Why should she waste her time on that?

And Shi Cheng expected to order her around with just a few words.

Who did he think he was?

After learning about the matter of the living allowance.

Horikita Suzune had no greedy intentions.

But Shi Cheng should at least offer something in return, should he not?

Yet he did not intend to pay anything at all.

How was that any different from getting something for free?

She could not accept that.

Shi Cheng clicked his tongue softly. Tsunderes really were troublesome. No wonder they had fallen out of fashion.

She was clearly tempted, yet she resisted simply because he was the one who had suggested it.

Who knew who would end up losing out in the end.

Shi Cheng could only patiently explain, "I wonder if you've heard a saying before."

"Go ahead." Horikita Suzune's eyes gleamed.

He had asked the right person.

She would not claim to have read everything, but she was no slouch either, so he could ask away.

"Before the troops move, supplies must go first. You understand that principle, right?"

Having said that, Shi Cheng confidently pushed the School Guide toward her.

Shi Cheng firmly believed that Horikita Suzune would definitely be unable to refuse this time.

After all, he had seen far too many stories of little sisters following in their older brothers' footsteps.

Horikita Suzune surely wanted to accomplish something and seek her brother's praise.

Though this operation might not prove useful, who could say for certain?

"I understand." Horikita Suzune accepted the task with great reluctance.

As for why she took Shi Cheng's School Guide despite already having one herself.

Naturally, it was because she did not want to share one with Shi Cheng.

It would be a little tiring later.

But as long as she was willing, that was enough.

After settling the matter with Horikita Suzune.

Shi Cheng finally found time to look at his phone, which had been vibrating nonstop.

When he opened it, it was indeed a group chat rather than a private message from Kushida Kikyo.

The contents were simple.

Nothing more than envy, jealousy, and resentment.

Shi Cheng found it rather speechless.

It was just holding hands. Did they really need to get so worked up?

But on second thought, that made sense.

Him taking the initiative and Kushida Kikyo taking the initiative were completely different matters.

"I'm so jealous! Why couldn't it have been me?"

"Shi Cheng, don't think you can win just because you got a head start. I'm going to confess to Little Kikyo right away."

Shi Cheng looked up speechlessly at the two people in the distance, who were still passionately arguing.

"Good luck. I have high hopes for you!"

"You're looking down on me, aren't you? I'm not afraid to tell you, someone already confessed to me. Hmph!"

"Wow, that's amazing!"

What blind fool had been so eager to court disaster? Could they not even hear the loud discussions in the classroom?

Shi Cheng was puzzled.

Or perhaps she was just bragging.

Shi Cheng thought the latter was far more likely.

"Hmph, hmph. But I rejected her. Sakura-san may have plenty of good points, but she's way too plain. How could I possibly accept?"

Seriously?

The moment he saw that message, Shi Cheng looked up in shock toward the back diagonally behind him.

Could it be that she had secretly taken those photos just to get Yamauchi Haruki to agree?

No way.

Was she blind?

Shi Cheng looked carefully.

Then he suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

Thank goodness. She was only wearing a pair of thick, non-prescription glasses.

"Eek!" Sakura Airi let out a small cry of surprise, frightened by the intense gaze.

Not wanting to draw attention, she quickly covered her cherry lips.

As for looking for the culprit, she did not dare to do that at all.

And by intuition.

It was most likely Shi Cheng, who had discovered her true appearance.

Unable to escape, Sakura Airi was trembling right now.

Why had she been discovered?

She had obviously hidden herself so well all along.

Sakura Airi really wanted to burst into tears.