Yukinoshita's Correction Method

"I get up at 7 a. m., prepare breakfast and lunchbox, and take my girlfriend to work; at 10 a. m., I do laundry and clean, then go to a coffee shop; if I'm more than two hours late, the staff will glare at me, so I go to a different coffee shop." Yui Yuigahama flips through Dong Yunshan's notes on her schedule. "At 4 p. m., I go to the supermarket to buy things; at 5 p. m., I prepare dinner; at 6 p. m., I go for a jog; at 8 p. m., my girlfriend comes home, we have dinner, and I clean up; at 9 p. m., I take a shower and prepare the ingredients for tomorrow's lunchbox; at 10 p. m., I go to bed—such a regular schedule."

"It's the kind of life my younger brother would envy," Komachi Hikigaya exclaimed. "They have so much free time to do as they please."

"I'm not surprised you know someone like that." Yukino Yukinoshita looked at Dong Yunshan. "But how did you get him to tell you all this?"

"He also shares his life on his blog, and I happened to know someone in the publishing industry, so I offered to help him publish a book." Dong Yunshan tapped the printed paper lightly with his fingertips, "So I got the relevant materials."

"Publish a book?" Yui Yuigahama held up a piece of paper. "Write something like this?"

"The tentative title is <Starting Today, I'll Live Off My Girlfriend: A Guide to Cultivating the Perfect Partner; Ten Years of Being Supported by My Girlfriend; Eight Tricks Taught by a Top University Graduate; Making Seven Girlfriends Give Me Their Hearts and Money Through My Own Efforts; There's No Such Thing as a Freeloader; A Theory of Happiness That Escaping Isn't Shameful and Is Useful>." Dong Yunshan's expression was complicated. "It's so long that even with quotation marks, it can't be used as a light novel title."

"Seven girlfriends..." Yui Yuigahama incredulously, "Is she that popular?"

"Quite the opposite." Komachi Hikigaya turned to a page. "Another meaning of having many girlfriends is that you've been dumped many times, and the reasons are pretty much the same."

I feel there's no future with you.

I waited and waited, but you still refused to go to work.

I thought you would change for me.

"But being able to get dumped so many times is also impressive," Yui Yuigahama, looking at Dong Yunshan. "There are also people who have never been dumped..."

Dong Yunshan: "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Yui Yuigahama replied matter-of-factly, "You know a lot of people, so you must have friends like that, right?"

"...Yes." Dong Yunshan nodded. "I have a friend who is like that."

Volume 6: Chapter 201 Enjoying a Good Life

Yukino Yukinoshita browsed through Dong Yunshan's interview materials, "Leaving aside your personal experiences..."

Dong Yunshan: "I was talking about my friend."

"So, let's assume you're your own... friend." Yukino Yukinoshita glanced at Dong Yunshan, "Which do you prefer: being single all the time or living off a woman?"

Dong Yunshan: "Can't I just have a proper relationship?"

"That's the key." Yukino Yukinoshita's gaze swept over the notes that Dong Yunshan had compiled. "Giving up the idea of a normal relationship from the very beginning is the foundation for being able to do this. Learn to let go appropriately, face your own needs honestly, and ignore the opinions of others and societal judgments."

Yui Yuigahama, from the Yuigahama Novel Group, flipped through her notes and truly realized the gap in her summarizing abilities.

As Yukino Yukinoshita said, a lot of the interview notes compiled by Dong Yunshan focused on Fumi's personal mental preparation.

Interpersonal relationships also need to Danshari; don't cling to them too tightly...

There are no people in this world who can truly understand each other...

Comparing social status and annual income is completely meaningless...

What kind of person doesn't feel ashamed?

A frivolous attitude that could easily make someone a gigolo...

Don't let other people's opinions dictate your life...

Spend the time you force yourself to do things you enjoy...

"If you want to live off a woman, you need to be prepared for the consequences," Yui Yuigahama murmured. "If you're going to do things that are hard to understand, you have to be prepared to be misunderstood."

"Just like Komachi said before, there are techniques to being a kept man." Dong Yunshan pointed to a piece of paper, "Like this, you have to wake up earlier than your girlfriend every day and make breakfast to please her."

"And this is another detail." Komachi Hikigaya found even more highlights. "The bento box shouldn't be too fancy, so as to create the image of a girlfriend making the bento herself. If it's too fancy, her colleagues will think that the bento wasn't made by hand."

"When I get off work, I listen to my girlfriend share her experiences. If she praises me, I flatter her even more; if she criticizes me, I say it's proof that she still has room for growth." Yui Yuigahama's reading notes state, "No matter what she says, always affirm it completely; don't be self-righteous and preach."

Yukino Yukinoshita frowned slightly, but didn't say anything more.

"Although it's a bit early now, after summarizing these records, we can compile a specific methodology for living off a woman," Dong Yunshan concluded. "By studying these methods carefully, mastering them, and having the corresponding awareness, one can live off a woman successfully—making my hard work during this period of interviewing worthwhile."

Komachi Hikigaya looked at Dong Yunshan with gratitude, not expecting it to be so detailed.

According to the mission of the Service Club, as a client, one cannot simply accept help; one must also make one's own efforts.

Now that Dong Yunshan has brought so much data, Komachi Hikigaya has decided to complete the next task of organizing it independently.

Just as she was considering how to express her gratitude, Komachi Hikigaya heard a rhythmic knocking on the door.

Dong Yunshan responded, "Please come in."

"Excuse me." Hayama Hayato entered the activity room with a friendly smile. "I'm so sorry to bother you at this hour. I have something I'd like to ask you."

"May I sit here?" Hayama Hayato's gaze lingered on the steel pipe for a moment before he sat down in the chair in front of the blackboard. "I'm sorry, the club is just too busy, and with activities having to be suspended before exams, they insist on finishing the training today..."

"Enough with the self-praise." Yukino Yukinoshita icy. "What brings you here?"

Yui Yuigahama glanced sideways; she hadn't seen Yukino Yukinoshita such a cold attitude in a long time.

"Ah, yes, this is the Service Club, right?" Hayama Hayato smiled sheepishly and looked at Dong Yunshan. "I heard from Teacher Hiratsuka that if I have any troubles, I can ask the Service Club for help, so I came here—I'm really sorry for bothering you."

"It's alright..." Yui Yuigahama waved her hand. "The Service Club, just like Teacher Hiratsuka said, is a place that helps students solve their problems... a place where they gain the ability to solve their problems."

Remembering what Yukino Yukinoshita had said, Yui Yuigahama up in time.

"Something bothering you?" Dong Yunshan raised an eyebrow. "Tell me about it?"

"You're doing it again..." Yukino Yukinoshita glared at him.

"Actually, it's like this..." Hayama Hayato took out his phone, "These things have been circulating in the class lately..."

Dong Yunshan glanced at the content displayed on the screen and immediately connected it to what had happened before. "Yui Yuigahama, this is what you received before, right?"

"Ah!" Yui Yuigahama glanced at it and confirmed, "I received it too!"

Those were emails with identical content from unknown sources.

All of these are defamatory and slanderous attacks against specific individuals, originating from different sending locations, clearly indicating the use of discarded email addresses.

[Tobe is a member of Inage's delinquent gang and caused trouble for West High School at the amusement park.]

[Yamato two-timing; he's a complete scumbag.]

[Ooka, in an effort to crush the opposing school's ace, acted very aggressively in the practice match.]

Besides some discarded mailboxes, some were forwarded by classmates.

"I received one too," Komachi Hikigaya recalled. "I didn't look at it carefully and just deleted it."

"I haven't received any," Dong Yunshan said, checking her email. "It's probably because I haven't exchanged email addresses with anyone in my class."

Yukino Yukinoshita's expression was icy. "Chain emails."

Chain mail, as the name suggests, is a series of emails that are passed on in a chain-like manner.

The email usually ends with something like, "[Please forward this to five people]".

Of course, there were more blessings and curses.

Sharing this will bring good luck; not sharing it will bring misfortune.

For example, if it's XXX's birthday today, please forward this message to five groups to receive 100 QQ coins. If you don't forward it, your friend limit will be restricted.

Dong Yunshan said with little interest, "So there's this kind of outdated trick?"

"But the effect..." Hayama Hayato gave a wry smile, "After these things spread, the atmosphere in the class became very strange. And seeing my friend described like that made me very angry too."

Dong Yunshan nodded. "So?"

"I want to stop these letters from continuing to circulate; after all, they're really unpleasant to read," Hayama Hayato seriously, then quickly added, "However, I don't want to find the culprit; I just want to find a proper solution."

"A proper solution? Then you can come here..." Dong Yunshan's gaze shifted, "You've come to the wrong place."

Volume 6: Chapter 202 Practice Makes Perfect

During their brief encounters, Dong Yunshan learned something about Hayama Hayato.

Simply put... they're the peacemakers you often see in the workplace.

On the bright side, it means being able to proactively mediate conflicts and promote reconciliation between the parties involved.

To put it bluntly, it's about taking sides and trying to smooth things over.

When she first started working, Dong Yunshan had a great liking for peacemakers.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say I admire them.

After all, for a recent college graduate, a kind and approachable senior colleague, a mediator who can quickly ease tensions, and a friendly person to everyone... is truly remarkable.

Indeed, in short-term, emotionally charged conflicts, peacemakers can ease tensions, shift focus, and prevent escalation, providing both sides with space to cool down.

Especially in workplace settings where long-term relationships need to be maintained, it can effectively reduce open conflict, maintain superficial harmony, and prevent minor frictions from affecting the overall cooperative atmosphere.

But as time went on, the problems became more and more obvious.

Many people have the idea of maintaining harmony, but not everyone has the ability to do so.

Having met people who can truly solve problems and resolve conflicts, Dong Yunshan has little respect left for peacemakers who only pursue superficial harmony, allowing conflicts to be shelved through compromise and gradually accumulating into deeper hidden dangers.

Especially after he mastered some problem-solving methods.

According to Yukino Yukinoshita, rather than pursuing the truth, Dong Yunshan wanted to find a solution that required no effort and avoided conflict.

The goal is to solve this.

However... Hayama Hayato's goal is to avoid conflict.

Taking the previous tennis incident as an example, Yumiko Miura and Yukino Yukinoshita had a conflict and wanted to settle it with a tennis match.

Hayama Hayato meant that a couple of rounds of fun were enough, that was about it.

This is the novel group 817 trying to ease the atmosphere and avoid conflict.

The problem is that Yumiko Miura only plays tennis to determine a winner.

If it's just for a couple of rounds of fun, why would she bother playing with Yukino Yukinoshita, whom she doesn't even like?

She started precisely to determine a winner, so how could she stop before a winner was decided?

Dong Yunshan's plan was that, since the fight had already begun, they should fight to their hearts' content, to the point that they forgot about winning or losing.

How can I make Yumiko Miura happy?

Just make Hayama Hayato her teammate.

After all, these two are inseparable in the classroom every day, so they must also want to fight side by side on the basketball court in front of many classmates.

The same situation exists now.

"I want to stop these letters from continuing to circulate; after all, reading them is really unpleasant."

"However, I don't want to find the culprit; I just want to find a proper solution."

Hayama Hayato's plan was to stop the chain of emails without finding the culprit.

The culprit is most likely a classmate. If they are found, it will affect the atmosphere in the class, and might even make it worse than it is now.

Dong Yunshan believes that it's not necessary to find the culprit, but it's essential to find out why these emails appeared in order to prevent similar incidents from happening again.

But Yukino Yukinoshita...

"Then," Yukino Yukinoshita's eyes were icy, "We just need to find the culprit."

I knew it would turn out like this... Dong Yunshan sighed softly.

"Then I'll have to trouble you... Huh?" Hayama Hayato suddenly realized, looking bewildered. "Wait a minute, why did it turn out like this?"

"Simply put..." Dong Yunshan turned to look at Yukino Yukinoshita, "It's just that we don't want the criminals to get away with it."

"Chain letters trample on human dignity and are the worst kind of behavior. The writers neither leave their names nor show their faces; they simply go to great lengths to slander and defame people to hurt them. As for those who spread the malice, although they may not act out of malice, they are equally despicable. They may act out of curiosity or momentary goodwill, but they allow the malice to continue to grow... To stop this kind of behavior, we must nip it in the bud." Yukino Yukinoshita crossed her arms, her face grim. "The above information comes from my own experience."

Yukino Yukinoshita, initially startled by Yui Yuigahama, immediately showed a complex emotion upon hearing the last sentence. "Little Yukino..."

"Seriously, is it fun to spread insulting messages about others?" Yukino Yukinoshita's voice was icy. "I don't think that will do any good for Sagawa and Shimoda- kun... Don't..."

Yukino Yukinoshita had only spoken halfway Yui Yuigahama hugged her tenderly.

This girl always lunges at people when she hugs them, Yukino Yukinoshita is worried that she will fall, so she doesn't dare to move away.

He couldn't hold her up, so he could only let her stick to him.

The gloom on Yukino Yukinoshita's face dissipated, replaced by helplessness.

When will I be able to support Dong Yunshan as easily Yui Yuigahama Yunshan supported me?

According to Yukino Yukinoshita, all you need to do is try your best.