As the end of the lunch break was approaching, the bell foretelling the start of the afternoon was ringing in the sky above the campus. In the restaurant, the originally quiet and leisurely atmosphere was quietly broken by this sound. Students were pulled out of their own thoughts and began to pack up their moods and tableware, preparing for the afternoon study and challenges.

"I'm going to the library to return the book. I'll go first." Miori's voice was crisp and pleasant, like a breeze in spring, breaking the tranquility at the table. She stood up gently and prepared to leave.

"I'll help you clean up the tableware." Shiraishi followed closely, revealing a kind of self-evident tenderness and thoughtfulness in his words. He naturally reached out his hand and took the tray from Miori's hand. The tacit understanding between the two seemed to need no more words.

"Ah, I'm so sorry, thank you." Miori smiled slightly. Then, she said goodbye to Mai, saying a simple "see you in class next week" and waving, and then she turned and left lightly, leaving behind a back figure that was gradually moving away, which made people imagine.

Shiraishi watched Miori leave until her figure completely disappeared at the corner of the restaurant, and then he gently placed the tableware in his hand in the recycling area. After completing all this, he turned around and walked out of the restaurant side by side with Mai, and set foot on the road to the main school building.

"Shiraishi, what classes do you have in the afternoon?" Mai's voice sounded softly in the breeze, with a hint of concern and curiosity.

"Actually, I would like to skip class and have a sweet date with you." Shiraishi answered half-jokingly, but his eyes could not hide a trace of seriousness. They walked slowly along the ginkgo trail covered with golden fallen leaves, looked up at the blue sky, and couldn't help but feel an inexplicable emotion in their hearts. In such good weather, it seems that even the air is filled with a romantic atmosphere.

"If you have to go to the fourth period, I will go home with you." Mai's words were like warm sunshine, filling Shiraishi's heart with warmth and touching.

"My afternoon class only lasts until the third period, but I have to work at a cram school in the evening, so I will wait for you to go together." Shiraishi replied, revealing his dependence and reluctance to Mai.

"Speaking of which, you still have to work at a cram school today." Mai sighed lightly, with a trace of helplessness and heartache in her eyes.

"Yes, I really want to eat the food you made for dinner." Shiraishi deliberately acted coquettishly, trying to ease the heaviness in the atmosphere.

"Even if you say that, I won't help you cook." Mai smiled and shook her head, but the smile in her eyes revealed her feelings.

"Ah~~" Shiraishi sighed in disappointment, but then changed the subject, "However, if you see Futaba at the cram school tonight, I will help you ask her about Hirokawa."

"Hmm?" Mai was slightly stunned when she heard this, and then she understood Shiraishi's intention. It turned out that the topic they just mentioned was related to Hirokawa, and Mai had already learned some inside information from Kazuka.

"You can ask Futaba today, that guy will definitely"I told you reluctantly." Mai said with a smile.

When Shiraishi mentioned Uzuki to Rio, Rio's first reaction was "Shiraishi, you are still in puberty." Although this sentence was a bit playful, it also revealed her understanding and care for Shiraishi's inner world.

After finishing their part-time job as a cram school instructor, they came to the chain restaurant that was still bustling in the evening.......... The appearance of Yukino and Koga Tomoe added a few unexpected surprises to their dinner. In the busy backstage of the restaurant, they recalled the previous bits and pieces, and those memories about friendship, dreams and growth came like a tide.

"Because I seem to be unexpectedly innocent." Shiraishi said self-deprecatingly.

"That's because the pig-headed boy's mind is always so delicate." Rio responded with a smile. There was both teasing and affirmation in her words, which made Shiraishi blush a little.

"Is this just talking about pigs? "Shiraishi tried to refute, but Rio chose to ignore his criticism.

"You should think the same as I do, right?" Rio changed the subject and led the topic back to Maoyue's matter.

"What do you mean?" Shiraishi asked in confusion.

"The idol who didn't know how to read people's expressions suddenly became able to read the atmosphere." Rio explained. Her eyes flashed with wisdom, as if she had seen through everything.

"Do you think there is such a 4.2 thing?" Shiraishi asked hesitantly. Although he didn't want to link Maoyue's changes with puberty syndrome, the facts forced him to face this problem.

"Whether it is puberty syndrome or not, she has never been troubled by her own stupidity, right?" Shiraishi continued. There was a hint of worry and concern in his words, because he knew that Maoyue had suffered a lot of misunderstandings and loneliness because of her own personality.

"That's right. "Rio nodded in agreement.

"In that case, I feel more and more that she does not have enough reasons to trigger the so-called puberty syndrome.".

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