Yukinoshita's Correction Method

Yukino Yukinoshita turned her head, her icy gaze melting rapidly upon meeting Dong Yunshan's.

Dong Yunshan answered Komachi Hikigaya's call, "Hello?"

"Yunshan, Yukino, she..."

"Be with me."

"... That's all." Komachi Hikigaya immediately hung up the phone.

Yukino Yukinoshita stared at Dong Yunshan and murmured softly, "Why did you come out?"

Dong Yunshan approached. "I came to see you."

Yukino Yukinoshita pursed her cherry lips slightly. "You guessed it all?"

"Neither of you are the type to let things go so easily..." Dong Yunshan raised one eyebrow. "Did you have a fight?"

"I had a bit of an argument with Miura." Yukino Yukinoshita rarely showed such a dejected expression. "I spent thirty minutes completely refuting her, and ended up making her cry—I'm so immature..."

It turns out that he was frustrated because of his own immaturity...

"I knew you'd need thirty minutes, but I never expected her to cry." Dong Yunshan originally wanted to message Yukino Yukinoshita, but not wanting to affect her performance, she only set a thirty-minute countdown.

"I didn't expect this either..." Yukino Yukinoshita sighed. "Yui Yuigahama is comforting her, I came out for some fresh air."

Dong Yunshan shrugged. "So you didn't come out to see me after all."

"I... want to see you." Yukino Yukinoshita bit her lower lip lightly. "I want to ask you why you interrupted her?"

Chapter 346 Enjoying it immensely

Dong Yunshan raised one eyebrow. "Hmm?"

"One-on-one is a fair fight." Yukino Yukinoshita frowned slightly. "But you interrupted her, so it becomes two-on-one."

Yukino Yukinoshita does not need this unfair victory.

Moreover, this is not only unfair, but also cannot be considered a victory.

Reaching out to touch Dong Yunshan's waist, Yukino Yukinoshita puffed out her cheeks slightly. "You didn't interrupt at first, so I thought you understood what I was thinking..."

"Let me explain." Dong Yunshan pressed down on Yukino Yukinoshita's small hand. "I didn't speak at first, not because I understood what you were thinking, but because I was engrossed in watching."

Yukino Yukinoshita tilted her head. "Enchanted?"

"I haven't seen this kind of sharp and assertive demeanor in a long time," Dong Yunshan blinked. "I quite miss it."

"You call this an explanation?" Yukino Yukinoshita gently loosened her grip on Dong Yunshan's waist and, following the curve of his waist, wrapped her arms around him.

The girl lowered her head slightly and gently bumped her head against his chest. "I love you."

"Ouch~~~" Dong Yunshan pretended to be in pain, "A little harder."

"...Terrible." Yukino Yukinoshita rubbed against his chest. "Then why did you interrupt her later?"

"I know you can refute her on your own, I know you don't need my help, and I know you'll be unhappy if I help you. But..." Dong Yunshan hugged Yukino Yukinoshita, "If we let you two keep arguing, the time we have left will be shortened."

Yukino Yukinoshita muttered softly, "Are you really that short of a minute?"

Dong Yunshan hugged her and gently rocked her. "Having something is better than not having one."

"Well..." Yukino Yukinoshita tilted her head back, her cherry lips slightly parted, "Just for a little while—ooh~"

Their bodies clasped together, exchanging warmth, making the cool night feel even warmer, their breaths mingling.

"Yunshan," Yukino Yukinoshita breathed warm air from her moist lips, "About that child... we must think of a way."

Which child?

"Of course it's Tsurumi..." Yukino Yukinoshita looked up and met Dong Yunshan's gaze.

She bit her lower lip lightly. "Which one are you talking about?"

"I talked to Hayato Hayama today," Dong Yunshan said, holding Yukino Yukinoshita's hand. "He's helping my sister with her work."

"His father is our family company's legal counsel, and we went to the same elementary school." Yukino Yukinoshita paused, "Then I transferred schools."

"Then..." Dong Yunshan looked at Yukino Yukinoshita's face, "When you were in elementary school, were there any classmates who had similar experiences Rumi?"

"Um."

"Some people have tried certain methods, but they haven't worked?"

"It backfired."

So you're looking for a suitable way to help Rumi?

"That's only one reason. Helping those in need is part of the Service Club's activities, and this camping trip was also part of the club's activities. Besides..." Yukino Yukinoshita kicked at the pebbles at her feet, "Don't you think she's a bit like Yui Yuigahama? I feel Yui Yuigahama must have gone through something similar."

"Actually, I've had a similar experience."

Yukino Yukinoshita stared into his eyes. "Really?"

Guess why?

"Hmm..." Yukino Yukinoshita tilted her head, "You feel like you're more mature than them, and you can't fit in with them."

"Absolutely right, because they seemed too childish. I didn't even want to join in; they were just too noisy."

"And then what?"

"Later I discovered that they were deliberately ostracizing me."

Yukino Yukinoshita rested her finger on her chin. "More than being angry, you probably found it funny back then, right?"

Do you know my elementary school classmate?

"I knew it! You love watching idiots do stupid things and then gloating over it." Yukino Yukinoshita bumped her head against his chest. "You were the kind of person who was annoying the first time we met."

Dong Yunshan cupped Yukino Yukinoshita's soft cheeks. "And now?"

"Now..." Yukino Yukinoshita's lips curled up slightly, "Now you like me the most."

"It's really unfair to say something like that all of a sudden."

"You can deny it..." Yukino Yukinoshita gently nuzzled his cheek, winking playfully, "I'll believe you."

"Then it's even more undeniable." Dong Yunshan lowered her head.

Yukino Yukinoshita covered his mouth with her small hand. "We haven't finished talking about the important matter yet. What did you do back then?"

"Actually, it's just the two steps I mentioned. First, cut your losses in time. Since I've been ostracized by the group, everyone in that group is my enemy." Dong Yunshan chuckled. "Since they're all enemies, whatever I do is perfectly justified."

"First, adjust your mindset..." Yukino Yukinoshita frowned slightly. "Then how about the counterattack smoke bombs?"

"We randomly select a lucky classmate, track and record their daily activities, and then construct a false shared memory based on this." Dong Yunshan gave an example. "The ice cream we went to yesterday was good. Everyone wanted to try the previous one, so we went to try a new flavor another day... that's roughly the feeling."

Yukino Yukinoshita noticed the problem. "Won't the person involved object to this?"

"Refute someone who knows your entire itinerary?" Dong Yunshan's smile was wicked. "That's not very rational."

"... No wonder the first step was to cut losses in time."

"The key to collective exclusion lies in the collective itself. Using this method, the collective can feel betrayed and then exclude the traitor. The excluded person will integrate into my collective, while my collective will not allow exclusion. With this shift in power, exclusion within one collective becomes a confrontation between two collectives."

"You can use this method to achieve your goals because you enjoy the process." Yukino Yukinoshita pondered deeply, "In your eyes, it's an interesting process for the person who started the ostracism to gradually become the one being ostracized, and it's worth investing more time and energy in, and you enjoy it."

"You mean...?"

"If you and I... if you and Rumi were classmates, you could definitely improve the class environment this way." Yukino Yukinoshita pursed her lips, "But now you're not classmates, and Rumi is all Rumi ... I'm afraid it will be difficult for her to do this well."

"Even if I think of other methods, the result might be the same." Dong Yunshan raised her hand and tucked Yukino Yukinoshita's hair behind her ear. "So... I need your help."

"My help?" Yukino Yukinoshita raised a small question mark above her head. "What help?"

Chapter 347 I Need You

"Back in elementary school, some of your classmates had similar experiences to those Rumi," Dong Yunshan said gently. "So you understand the current situation of those Rumi in the US better than I do, and you can better examine whether the solutions I've come up with are appropriate from Rumi perspective."

Yukino Yukinoshita bit her lower lip lightly. "How do you want me to examine you?"

"Hmm... let's assume that person is you. After I come up with a suitable solution, you can judge whether my solution is good or not, and whether you need me to do it."

Yukino Yukinoshita said softly, "... No need for assumptions."

"Don't you need it?"

"Mmm." Yukino Yukinoshita hugged Dong Yunshan tightly, burying her face in his chest. "I need you."

"I haven't thought of a suitable solution yet."

"That's necessary too." Yukino Yukinoshita's warm breath permeated her clothes and flowed over Dong Yunshan's skin.

I need to use the restroom.

Yumiko Miura declined Hina Ebina's offer to accompany her and left the cabin alone.

First of all, she wasn't worried about Yukino Yukinoshita.

Hina Ebina is another matter.

But Yukino Yukinoshita hasn't returned for a long time, and Yui Yuigahama and Komachi Hikigaya haven't shown any intention of going out to look for her...

Secondly, she wasn't worried about Yukino Yukinoshita.

I just drank too much tea and needed to use the restroom.

Ultimately, she wasn't worried about Yukino Yukinoshita.

I just felt the air in the woods was very fresh, and I wanted to enjoy the evening breeze, so I took a stroll since I had nothing else to do... There was a sound.

"You said you didn't need me to take you, look at the path you've led."

That's... the voice of the Dong Yunshan?

Yumiko Miura tiptoed and looked in the direction of the sound.

"It's because...it's dark." Yukino Yukinoshita's voice held a gentleness she hadn't shown before. "Besides, I'm not familiar with the roads here."

Are you lost?

Yumiko Miura had a guess.

I got lost, so I haven't been back for a long time.

Then, by chance, I encountered the Dong Yunshan.

Dong Yunshan's voice held a hint of amusement. "So you got lost?"

Yukino Yukinoshita silent.

"If you didn't get lost, then you deliberately took a longer route." Dong Yunshan's laughter deepened. "You want to stay with me a little longer?"

Huh? Yumiko Miura was taken aback.

Although they didn't interact much, in her impression, Dong Yunshan didn't seem like the type of person to say such things.

Yukino Yukinoshita: "No."

Dong Yunshan: "Really not?"

"Seriously—woo~" Yukino Yukinoshita's words turned into a muffled hum before she could finish.

Wait, could it be that the Dong Yunshan...?

Yumiko Miura quickly approached the direction of the sound, and then-

A pair of figures embracing in the woods came into view, their bodies pressed so tightly together that there was almost no gap between them.

Yukino Yukinoshita, now had her arms wrapped around Dong Yunshan's neck, as if she wanted to cling to him.

Crack!

The branches beneath Yumiko Miura's feet cracked.

The two people who were kissing stopped talking and looked over at the same time.

"Uh..." Yumiko Miura face flushed, avoided their gazes. "You... I... goodbye!"

That kiss was so hard, I could hear it!

With our bodies pressed so close, my chest will be completely pressed against the other person's body...

Various thoughts raced through her mind, and Yumiko Miura quickened her pace.

Looking at Yumiko Miura, who was practically fleeing, Yukino Yukinoshita gently poked Dong Yunshan: "I wanted to spend more than just a little longer with you."

Dong Yunshan's eyes lit up. "Then..."