The afternoon sunlight slanted into the corridor, stretching the figures of the students in twos and threes.
"Let's go to the restaurant for dinner today, Hui. I discovered a particularly delicious new dish."
Mori Nene said.
Her tawny hair fell softly on her shoulders, her face was soft, and her eyes were gentle. She was looking at her with a bit of curiosity and concern.
"Yes, after the exam, you should relax yourself and eat some good food to replenish your nutrition."
Matsushita Chiaki said.
Her light brown wavy hair glowed softly in the afternoon light. Her side-parted bangs covered half of her eyes, but they could not hide the exploratory light in her blue eyes.
"Sorry, Chiaki, Nene, I have something to do today, so I'll leave first."
After the exam, Karuizawa Kei packed up his things and said to Matsushita Chiaki and Mori Nene.
"Wait, Hui..."
Hearing this, Matsushita Chiaki and Mori Nene both looked at each other with unstoppable curiosity in their eyes.
"Hui, you seem to have stopped playing with us recently."
Mori Nene walked forward, tilted his head slightly, with a hint of complaint and curiosity in his tone, "Do you have any part-time job to do?"
"I can't see it."
Matsushita Chiaki held his hands in front of his chest, and his clear and bright blue eyes looked at Karuizawa Kei from head to toe, and then a meaningful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"Hui has changed a lot recently - although she still looks the same on the outside, the aura exuding from her body is obviously more lively, and her smile is much brighter than before. If she didn't win the lottery, there is only one explanation -"
She leaned forward slightly, got closer, lowered her voice and said with a somewhat constricting smile, "Could it be that you have a boyfriend?"
Karuizawa Kei was stunned for a moment when she heard this, then a clear blush appeared on her cheeks. She scratched her cheeks in embarrassment and her eyes wandered slightly. "Eh... did I show it so obviously?"
Matsushita Chiaki and Mori Nene looked at each other, and a light of "Sure enough" flashed in their eyes.
"That's of course - the happiness that belongs to adolescent girls is almost overflowing."
Matsushita Chiaki straightened up, with a hint of ridicule in his tone, "So, have you really found a boyfriend?"
"Well..."
Karuizawa Kei's eyes flickered for a moment, but the corners of his mouth couldn't help but raise, "I can't tell you in detail yet... but that's pretty much what I mean."
"Eh--!"
Mori Nene's eyes suddenly lit up, and his voice was full of curiosity and excitement, "It's really my boyfriend! Who is it? Who is it? Is he someone we know? Can you tell us about it?"
"I can't tell you yet."
Karuizawa Kei waved his hand with a mysterious smile on his face, "Let's wait until the time is right."
Matsushita Chiaki's eyes flashed slightly, as if he remembered something. "Speaking of which - it couldn't be the boy you stared at when we first met that day while drinking coffee, right? I remember, that was a very handsome boy."
"Ah - I have an impression too!"
Mori Nene also thought about it and clapped his hands lightly, "Although I can't remember the specific appearance, he does look very handsome!"
"Uh huh huh~"
Karuizawa Kei did not answer directly, but kept that meaningful and mysterious smile, with a hint of sweetness and pride in his eyes, "Just guess~"
"Okay - I got a boyfriend and kept it secret from us. It seems that the relationship between us has faded."
Matsushita Chiaki sighed heavily, covered his forehead with the back of his hand, and looked injured.
"Yes, the feelings have faded."
Mori Nene also lowered his shoulders in cooperation, with a hint of deliberately pretended loneliness in his voice, "We are no longer the pair of good friends who talk about everything..."
"Looks like I need to find new good friends."
Matsushita Chiaki turned his head and exchanged a dramatic look with Mori Nene.
"Yeah..."
Mori Nene nodded in agreement, with a smile in his eyes.
Karuizawa Kei looked at these two living treasures who sang and had a perfect tacit understanding, and couldn't help but burst into laughter and shook his head helplessly.
"You guys... Okay, okay, to make it up to you, come to my dormitory for hot pot tonight! You can tell me whatever you want to eat - I'll treat you!"
Karuizawa Kei said.
"Yeah--!"
Matsushita Chiaki instantly put away his "hurt" expression and his eyes lit up, "Then I'm going to eat a lot!"
"Indeed, I haven't dared to eat too many good ones recently because of the shortage of points."
Mori Nene also showed a reassuring smile, "Since Hui is treating us, I'm going to have a good meal tonight."
"No problem, I'll take care of it."
Karuizawa Kei patted his chest, which was beginning to take shape, with a bold look like "I have everything."
"Okay - then I forgive you."
Mori Nene pursed his lips and smiled.
"Yeah, our friendship has been repaired!"
Matsushita Chiaki opened his arms, making a gesture of embracing the sky, and said in an exaggerated tone, "Our friendship is indestructible!"
Karuizawa Kei smiled even happier when she saw them playing tricks, but then she lowered her head and glanced at the time on her phone, and her smile faded slightly, "Okay, then I'll leave first, I really have something to do. We'll talk about it tonight if there's anything else."
"Go ahead, go ahead."
Matsushita Chiaki waved his hand, with a hint of teasing in his tone, "Your heart is no longer here - if you delay any longer, I'm afraid the boat of our friendship will capsize again."
"Have fun, Megumi."
Mori Nene smiled softly and waved to her.
"Yes! I will--goodbye!"
Karuizawa Kei waved to them, turned around and walked briskly out of the door of Class D's classroom.
Her steps were brisk and there was a faint smile on her lips. Even people who didn't know him could feel her happiness and joy.
The afternoon sun shone on her back, and her long golden hair glowed with a warm luster in the light. Her whole steps carried a light and upward rhythm, as if she was carrying wind even as she walked.
Matsushita Chiaki and Mori Nene stood side by side, watching her figure disappear around the corner of the corridor.
"It seems like she really found something important."
Mori Nene said softly, with a trace of sincere relief in his tone.
"Hmm."
Matsushita Chiaki clasped his hands on his chest, with a hint of deep thought in his eyes, "I hope that person deserves to be so happy."