Lin Meng Qiu knew how to ride a bicycle, but in all her years, this was her first time riding on the back of someone else's.
Chen Shi'an wheeled the bicycle out of its spot in the bike shelter, swung a leg over the saddle, and hung the Badminton Racket on the bicycle.
"Hop on, Class Monitor."
Holding the handlebars, Chen Shi'an looked back and spoke to Lin Meng Qiu, who stood beside him.
Lin Meng Qiu felt inexplicably nervous. She glanced around and only grew bolder after seeing that nobody was paying her any particular attention.
She stepped closer, lifted a long, slender leg, and straddled the bicycle's rear seat.
A cushion had been fitted to the rack. Though nowhere near as comfortable as a car seat, at least it didn't dig into her bottom...
The rear seat was much lower than the saddle. Even at 167 centimeters tall, Lin Meng Qiu could only see Chen Shi'an's back when she looked straight ahead from behind him.
Suddenly, she didn't quite know where to put her hands or feet.
Chen Shi'an looked back and noticed her awkwardness.
"There are footrests in the back. I usually keep them folded up. Just push them down with your shoes."
"...These?"
"Yeah."
Lin Meng Qiu lifted her feet and pushed down the folded footrests on either side. With the protruding footrests for support, her feet finally had somewhere to go.
As for her hands...
Her heart inexplicably began beating faster.
For an instant, she seemed to make up her mind about something.
Giving herself no chance to hesitate, she steeled herself and reached both hands toward Chen Shi'an's waist.
Smack!
Like mechanical claws closing around a cylinder, the girl's hands slapped onto Chen Shi'an's waist.
The muscles around his waist instantly tensed, and he