Shock! Long Aotian Actually Broke Into the Girls' Dormitory!

Sakura Airi had already woken up by now, staring at her phone at the message sent yesterday and her own reply.

What is wrong with me? Why did I just reply with "okay"? She hurriedly sent another message over.

[Sakura: Long Aotian, I'm sorry! I fell asleep yesterday!]

Seeing that Long Aotian hadn't replied, she wondered why he hadn't. Did he hate her now?

At this moment, Long Aotian was still fast asleep, zz.

It wasn't until around 11:20 that Long Aotian finally tore himself away from his soft, fluffy bed, eyes tearing up (to brush his teeth and wash his face).

He held his phone while brushing his teeth, looking at the message Sakura Airi had sent.

PS: Hold on a second, let me post the chat log for everyone so it's more detailed (I won't tell you that I'm mostly just doing this to pad the word count).

[Sakura Airi (Cute)]

23:46

[Long: I've fixed your camera. Let me know when you'd like to pick it up.]

23:47

[Sakura: Okay]

9:28

[Sakura: Long Aotian, I'm sorry! I fell asleep yesterday!]

11:35

[Long: It's fine. Let me know when you're free, and I'll get the camera to you.]

After replying, Long Aotian put down his phone, spat out the water, and continued washing his face.

Ding! The phone rang once again.

Over at Sakura Airi's side~

"Ah!" Sakura Airi was in the middle of cooking when she saw the message from Long Aotian. She prepared to reply that she was free anytime.

However, she remembered what Long Aotian had said yesterday: "Would you let me taste your cooking sometime?"

How about... inviting Long Aotian over to eat now?

Yes, that's it! Be bold and invite him, you can do it, Sakura Airi. She picked up her phone and replied.

11:38

[Sakura: Um, I'm free anytime. Did you just wake up, Long Aotian? I've made some food in my dorm, would you like to come over and eat together?]

Whoosh, done.

11:40

[Long: Okay]

11:40

[Sakura: ...xxx dorm...]

By 12:15, Long Aotian was already outside Sakura Airi's door, pressing the doorbell.

Ding-dong~ The doorbell rang.

Sakura Airi, who had finished cooking and was waiting for Long Aotian's arrival, hurried over upon hearing the chime: "Coming!"

Creeak~

Long Aotian hadn't come empty-handed; he brought a carton of milk.

"Airi, here is your camera, and this carton of milk is for you." Long Aotian walked through the door and found a spot to set the items down.

"Have you been waiting long?"

Sakura Airi hurriedly waved her hands: "Long Aotian, not long at all, it's just right."

He glanced around Sakura Airi's room; there wasn't really much decoration.

In his past life, photography backgrounds had to be beautiful, and the poses, clothes, and decorations were all quite complicated.

At this moment, Sakura Airi handed him a rice bowl.

"Thanks." Long Aotian took the bowl and looked at the dishes.

They were just home-cooked meals, three dishes in total. It was likely that there were three dishes only because Long Aotian was coming today.

Usually, when eating alone, one would only make two dishes; three was the limit. Of course, if you were in a good mood and had the money, you could make as many as you wanted.

He picked up some shredded potatoes with meat and put them in his mouth.

Sakura Airi watched Long Aotian, blinking her eyes.

? Why are you looking at me? Aren't you going to eat? Could the food be poisoned?

Oh, oh~

"Sakura Airi, the food you made is delicious." Long Aotian realized what he should say and spoke up immediately.

"Long, I'm glad you like it." Sakura Airi shyly lowered her head and whispered.

As a cook, the happiest thing when cooking for friends and classmates is hearing them praise your food.

Eating while lost in thought, the month was almost over, and the plot would begin next month.

Once the D Points results came out, oh boy, it was going to be a disaster.

The class would see a serious wave of people borrowing money; I wonder if Sakura Airi will be targeted for loans? She probably will be.

Given this girl's personality, she'll likely have it taken from her, and whether she'll get it back is another question entirely.

Honestly, there are ways to protect Sakura Airi, but her personality is just too timid.

People's personalities are too hard to change; you can help for a while, but you can't help for a lifetime.

Whatever, I can afford to keep a little cutie by my side when the time comes.

In the original plot, Sakura Airi didn't have a very good ending; she was expelled.

They used some OAA System to judge who contributed the least to the class.

And then Horikita Suzune actually sacrificed her classmate Sakura Airi to protect the traitor Kushida Kikyo. I'll have to pull this kid back from the brink.

As for Horikita Suzune, as long as she doesn't affect me, it's fine; otherwise, I'll have to deal with her one way or another.

Cough, cough.

I should still give a warning: "Airi, if anyone asks to borrow money from you next month, don't lend it to them."

"Ah?" Sakura Airi was a bit confused when she heard Long Aotian's words. Didn't they get 100,000 points every month? Still, she nodded: "O-okay."

Having finished eating, Long Aotian stood up to clear the bowls and plates, preparing to wash them.

"I'll do the washing." Seeing Long Aotian heading to the sink, Sakura Airi hurried over.

He reached out and patted Sakura Airi's head: "No need, I'll wash them. You go check if your camera is okay. Oh, right, there's a box of milk over there; take a carton and drink it."

"...Mm."

How should I put it? The texture was quite nice. Why do I have the urge to ruffle her hair?

A while later~

Long Aotian walked out of the small kitchen: "Finally done."

At this moment, Sakura Airi was looking over her camera, with a carton of milk and a straw sitting next to her.

"Long, are you done washing?" She asked as she walked toward him.

"All done." He waved his hands in front of Sakura Airi: "They're just a bit wet."

"I'll get you a towel." The girl put down her camera and ran to grab some paper towels.

"Thanks." Long Aotian waited for Sakura Airi to return, then thought for a moment and held out his hands: "Could you help me wipe them?"

Sakura Airi paused for a moment as she approached, but she still took the paper and wiped Long Aotian's hands.

Wiping hands only takes a second or two, but Sakura Airi, why are you being so careful?

After she finished, he shook his hands, not a single drop left.

PS:

First: I've been playing too much Honor of Kings lately, which led to me missing a day of writing. I started writing this novel on December 1st, and I estimate I'll start publishing on December 8th or later. After all, there was a technical issue linking my Tomato Writing account to the Tomato Novel app.

Second: The plot might progress a bit slowly, as the original story hasn't started yet. If I interfere with the plot later, it might cause some deviations. This is a fanfiction with Long Aotian as the protagonist, not Ayanokoji Kiyotaka.

The novel website's speed is actually quite fast; I was just scaring myself.

"Airi, I need to tell you something." He found a place to sit down.

Hearing his voice, Sakura Airi sat down next to Long Aotian and looked up at him slightly, as if it were a very serious matter: "Mm-hmm."

Long Aotian thought for a moment and decided to let the girl prepare herself mentally. He said seriously: "Actually, the school has many hidden rules. We don't get a fixed 100,000 points every month; the amount depends on rule violations."

"For example, being late, talking in class, sleeping in class, littering, etc. These penalties will cause your points to drop. Especially since this is our first month, which is an observation period, they are basically using surveillance cameras to issue penalties."

"These penalties aren't announced immediately; they just deduct points. As for the final point tally, it will only be announced after the observation period ends this month."

"Based on my understanding of your class, you haven't exactly been following the rules, have you? In the long run, your class might end up with zero points next month."

"What?" Hearing that the points might be zero next month, Sakura Airi was a bit shocked. After all, the points she had wouldn't last more than a month or two. She looked at Long Aotian and asked hurriedly: "Then... what should I do?"

Noticing Sakura Airi's gaze and her anxious face, he felt an urge to touch her.

He did what he thought of, cupping Sakura Airi's face with both hands and gently rubbing her cheeks: "It's okay, I'll take care of you."