Yukinoshita's Correction Method

"Yes," Yukino Yukinoshita murmured, "It's because I'm focused on getting into university that I don't have time for anything else."

Dong Yunshan put her arm around Yukino Yukinoshita's waist and reminded her, "You forgot we got married this year?"

"Hmm?" Yukino Yukinoshita tilted her head, her icy blue eyes blinking. "We're only getting married this year? It feels like it's been ages..."

"My question." Dong Yunshan shifted his hand to better feel her heartbeat. "Newlyweds should be more intimate."

"That's not what I meant~" Yukino Yukinoshita's voice drifted uncontrollably as she raised her hand to slap Dong Yunshan's hand. Seeing that he didn't take his hand away, she had no choice but to let him be. "I mean, even though this is our first New Year in our new home, it feels like we've been living like this for many years. It feels especially relaxing and reassuring."

Dong Yunshan understood. "Because there have been many such heartwarming moments in the past few days, experiencing this warmth during the Lunar New Year feels like many years have passed?"

"Hmm~ that's right." Yukino Yukinoshita pursed her cherry lips slightly, "But you can't be like you used to be..."

Dong Yunshan asked, puzzled, "Why?"

"We need to finish the soba noodles before midnight." Yukino Yukinoshita's eyes shimmered. "So, you can't just keep eating like you used to..."

Dong Yunshan paused, then kissed Yukino Yukinoshita's ear. "Sister, I think I'm being tempted."

"You said newlyweds should be more intimate..." Yukino Yukinoshita argued, her little face flushed, "It was my brother who started it first."

Dong Yunshan's hand slipped into the Kotatsu (heated Kotatsu), and even her shorts felt warm in the steamy heat. "Did I really start it? It's already become..."

"Shut up~" Yukino Yukinoshita twisted slightly, her voice melodious, "Stop..."

"Stop both your hands and your mouth, then I can only..." Dong Yunshan wrapped his arms around Yukino Yukinoshita's waist, making their already close bodies even more intimate.

Yukino Yukinoshita leaned against Dong Yunshan's chest, her delicate eyebrows slightly furrowed, then slowly relaxed.

Dong Yunshan gently kissed the back of her snowy neck, feeling her tense body gradually relax, and she nestled softly in his arms.

"Hmm~" Yukino Yukinoshita turned her head away in protest, her slightly parted cherry lips exhaling hot breath.

"Would you like some more oranges?" Dong Yunshan reached for an orange on the table and placed it in Yukino Yukinoshita's palm.

"Terrible~" Yukino Yukinoshita glared at Dong Yunshan angrily, then started peeling an orange. "Hmm..."

Yukino Yukinoshita's fingers trembled slightly; what was originally a simple movement became increasingly difficult due to Dong Yunshan's interference.

With trembling hands, Yukino Yukinoshita peeled the orange, broke off a segment, and offered it to Dong Yunshan's lips.

Dong Yunshan opened her mouth to bite, but Yukino Yukinoshita withdrew her hand first.

Seeing her mischievousness and the smugness in her smile, Dong Yunshan placed her hand on her soft belly and gently massaged it.

"No... um~" Yukino Yukinoshita blue eyes shimmered as she opened her mouth to hold an orange segment, calling out in a muffled voice.

Dong Yunshan lowered his head to eat, Yukino Yukinoshita her cherry lips slightly and ate the orange segment in her mouth before he could finish.

Before a smug smile could even appear, Dong Yunshan kissed her slightly parted cherry lips.

In the warm embrace, the sweetness of the oranges surged freely.

Boil water to cook noodles and heat the broth. Once cooked, rinse the noodles and put them in a bowl. Pour in the broth and add the toppings. Two steaming bowls of New Year's Eve buckwheat noodles are then served on the Kotatsu.

Yukino Yukinoshita sat up lazily, looked at the soba noodles on the table, then at the Dong Yunshan beside the table, her expression somewhat hesitant.

Dong Yunshan blinked. "I want to hold you while I eat."

Yukino Yukinoshita's eyes lit up, then she muttered softly, "That way I can only eat one bowl."

"Then eat one bowl first, then the other." Dong Yunshan sat down behind Yukino Yukinoshita, put his arm around her waist, and put his legs under the warm Kotatsu.

Yukino Yukinoshita leaned happily against Dong Yunshan's chest, gently shifting her position.

Dong Yunshan picked up a noodle, blew on it to cool it, and tested the temperature with her lips. "Ah~"

Yukino Yukinoshita parted her cherry lips slightly and ate a noodle. "It feels... a little awkward."

"It's probably because I'm not skilled enough." Dong Yunshan took a bite herself. "I just need to practice more."

"Eating like this will feel awkward no matter how skilled you are," Yukino Yukinoshita leaned lazily against Dong Yunshan. "But... it's very comfortable."

Dong Yunshan tilted her head and asked, "How comfortable?"

"I won't tell you." Yukino Yukinoshita parted her cherry lips slightly, "Ah~"

Dong Yunshan picked up the noodles and fed them to her.

Yukino Yukinoshita doesn't have a big appetite to begin with, and since she had already eaten dinner, she could only eat a little before she couldn't eat anymore.

Dong Yunshan finished the rest and then brought over another bowl.

Yukino Yukinoshita suddenly remembered something and opened her small mouth again. "I want to eat more."

"This is really rare." Dong Yunshan picked up a noodle. "Usually, you wouldn't even let me eat more."

"It's easy to overeat when I'm eating with you, and this isn't just a little bit." Yukino Yukinoshita ate her noodles and explained earnestly, "Eating the easy-to-bite soba noodles symbolizes cutting off the bad luck and troubles of the past year—so I can't let you eat alone."

"Then this is the right way to eat it! Buckwheat noodles should be eaten wrapped up." Dong Yunshan gently pecked her lips. "Next year, we won't make two bowls, we'll just make one big bowl and eat it together."

"Alright..." Yukino Yukinoshita nodded gently, her eyes filled with anticipation.

After eating buckwheat noodles and tidying up a bit, I went back to my bedroom to rest.

A deep, resonant chime echoed from afar, dispelling people's worries. The 108th chime occurred precisely at midnight on New Year's Eve.

The long kiss paused briefly.

Dong Yunshan and Yukino Yukinoshita and said in unison, "Happy New Year~"

The lingering kiss continued into the new year...

Chapter 910 Happy Birthday

"Happy birthday!"

Yukino Yukinoshita opened the door and heard her friends' unanimous blessings.

"Thank you~" Yukino Yukinoshita understood her mother's feelings a little, and took the shopping bags from everyone's hands, "Why did you buy so much stuff?"

"I saw them when we were gathering," Komachi Hikigaya explained, "So I just bought some."

"I highly recommend this jelly!" Iroha Isshiki took out a bag. "It tastes amazing!"

"I was recently thinking of developing new flavors with this jelly." Saki Kawasaki glanced sideways. "What about Yunshan?"

"Where's the kitchen?" Dong Yunshan, wearing an apron, greeted as she came out of the kitchen. "Just a moment, lunch will be ready soon."

"Today's dishes were all made by Yunshan." Yukino Yukinoshita poured tea for everyone. "Hmm... the taste will be slightly different from the standard."

Iroha Isshiki cup of hot tea, asked curiously, "The difference?"

"Yunshan learned to cook from Little Yukino," Yui Yuigahama explained with a smile. "After learning it, she always cooked for Little Yukino."

Iroha Isshiki asked, puzzled, "So?"

"So, the dishes that Yunshan made were adjusted to suit Yukino's preferences," Komachi Hikigaya they're more to Yukino's taste."

"Huh?" Iroha Isshiki's expression froze. "I have a feeling..."

"If you feel like you've been caught off guard by newlyweds showing off their affection..." Saki Kawasaki took a sip of tea, "Then your feeling is correct."

"Although I was mentally prepared for the shock before I came here..." Iroha Isshiki sighed lightly, feigning nonchalance, "This is just too fast, it's impossible to guard against."

"I..." Yukino Yukinoshita puffed out her cheeks slightly, "I'll go wash the fruit."

Carrying the fruit everyone bought, Yukino Yukinoshita walked into the kitchen, pushed aside the Dong Yunshan that had been placed against her, and looked towards the living room.

Unsurprisingly, I saw several pairs of eyes.

Upon noticing Yukino Yukinoshita looking over, everyone started drinking tea, playing on their phones, fixing their hair, or tidying their clothes, pretending to be very busy.

"It always gives me a sense of security~" Yui Yuigahama murmured.

"Mmm~" Komachi Hikigaya wholeheartedly agreed, "No matter what grade we're in, even now that we're nearing graduation, seeing them still as close as before makes me feel like we're still in the Service Club."

"Why do you talk about them like they're an old married couple?" Iroha Isshiki reminded them, "Aren't we all at the age where we're reminiscing about the past?"

"I guess it's a kind of release," Saki Kawasaki yawned. "Before, I was just preparing for exams, repeating the same things day after day. I didn't experience much, so when I had some free time, I started reminiscing about the past."

"You don't seem to be having any free time..." Yui Yuigahama looked at her with concern. "Have you really been getting any rest lately?"

"I was just trying to get some rest..." Saki Kawasaki propped her cheek up with her hand, her enviable long legs crossed, "But then inspiration struck and I just couldn't stop."

"I felt the same way!" Komachi Hikigaya hands. "All the thoughts that had been building up during my exam preparation suddenly came flooding out after the results came out!"

"Waaaah~" Iroha Isshiki hugged herself worriedly, "Preparing for the exam is so scary, I think I'll just go for the recommendation route."

"Recommendations will take a long time to prepare," Yui Yuigahama reminded her. "Wasn't that what happened to the senior student before?"

"Ahhh~ My seniors ruined my high school life!" Iroha Isshiki sobbed. "I was supposed to start feeling anxious in my third year..."

"On the other hand," Dong Yunshan said, placing the prepared dishes on the table, "You are also one of the earliest among us to prepare for further education. Thinking about it more now will make things easier for you later."

"Hmm..." Iroha Isshiki nodded with difficulty, "That's true."

"The premise is that you're thinking in the right direction," Yukino Yukinoshita added, "Otherwise, you're just being anxious."

Iroha Isshiki her head back and collapsed onto the sofa.

"Yunshan is saying that preparing in advance is a good thing, Yukino is advising people not to be anxious beforehand." Yui Yuigahama, "Why would I have such a dream?"

Saki Kawasaki: "That's how it is when you're an old married couple."

"Speaking of which, Yukino also felt like we'd been married for ages during the Lunar New Year," Dong Yunshan chuckled. "Did you guys feel the same way?"

Komachi Hikigaya blinked. "Are you only realizing this now?"

Yukino Yukinoshita: "Hmm?"

Iroha Isshiki confessed, "I had this feeling when I first met you guys."

Saki Kawasaki nodded. "When I first met you two, I felt like you were a couple who had just broken up and wanted to get back together."

Dong Yunshan recalled for a moment, "It seems like there was a bit of that feeling."

Yukino Yukinoshita opened her mouth, wanting to refute, but couldn't find a suitable argument.

Yui Yuigahama raised her hand like an elementary school student. "Me too..."

Yukino Yukinoshita with a hint of helplessness, "You also think we had just broken up back then?"

"No, it's not that." Yui Yuigahama, "It's just that you two seem like a married couple... no, like lovers."

After all, Yui Yuigahama never imagined that her classmate would get married in high school.

"Wait a minute." Yukino Yukinoshita pressed her temples as if she had a headache. "When you came to the Service Club, I had only known him for a few days."

"But you two were really close back then," Yui Yuigahama recalled. "I wouldn't talk like that with a friend I've known for a long time."

"Speaking of which..." Iroha Isshiki asked curiously, "What were they like back then?"

"Hmm~~~" Yui Yuigahama retrieved the scene from her memory, "Little Yukino's butt hurt and she blamed Yunshan, Yunshan was on the steel pipe."

The air fell silent for a moment, and everyone turned their attention to the two of them.

"Even though I thought it would be very intimate," Iroha Isshiki exclaimed in disbelief, "This is way too intimate."

"If it's true..." Saki Kawasaki raised an eyebrow, "Then Yui Yuigahama's judgment was correct."

"Of course..." Yukino Yukinoshita momentarily speechless, "It's true."

"But why does Yui Yuigahama sound so strange?" Dong Yunshan coughed lightly. "Actually, it's like this..."

"You were practicing your flag-grabbing move with the steel pipe back then, weren't you?" Komachi Hikigaya thought for a moment. "Then Yukino wanted to try it too, but she accidentally fell, and you gloated, which is why Yukino resented you."

Dong Yunshan: "Look at their ability to express themselves."

Yui Yuigahama mumbled guiltily, "I just kept it brief..."

Chapter 911 New Ideas

"Cheers!"

Everyone sat around the dining table, raised their glasses together, and wished Yukino Yukinoshita a happy birthday.

"Let's do an interview." Yui Yuigahama loosely cupped her hand. "As the first person to celebrate their birthday, how does it feel to grow a year older?"

"My thoughts are..." Yukino Yukinoshita looked at Iroha Isshiki, "Don't worry about things a year from now. A year is enough time for a lot to change."

Iroha Isshiki stared blankly, "Huh?"