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Chapter 44 Breaking the Cocoon
Rainbow Bridge.
The outermost edge of Hanjiang District,
The final dividing line leading to the Maple Leaf Zone.
On the other side of the bridge,
It features clean and wide streets, neat rows of trees, and detached houses that look expensive.
On this side of the bridge,
It's a gray, drab cluster of buildings in Hanjiang District, and a bus that's about to arrive at the station.
The car slowly pulled into the station.
The two underwent examinations one after the other.
Bai Yuzhe glanced around, but Uncle Li's familiar figure had already disappeared.
Hey~
Bai Yuze sighed softly and began the examination.
Visible to the naked eye,
This search was much more thorough, covering everything from top to bottom and inside to outside; no place that needed to be searched was missed.
The security guard scanned him several times with his instrument, not even missing the soles of his shoes.
However, in stark contrast to him is Shiracha Chika.
No one searched at all.
You can just walk straight through that passage without even stopping.
Bai Yuzhe watched her retreating figure, then glanced at the still-ringing detector on his body, and sighed silently.
We are all human beings,
The difference is just so huge.
Crossing the platform,
Walking along the tree-lined path, which was neither too long nor too short, I could see a black sedan parked at the bridgehead in the distance.
The car body is shiny.
The paint reflected the afternoon sunlight.
There was a person standing in front of the car.
A middle-aged man in a dark gray suit, his hair neatly combed and his back ramrod straight, like an ancient pine tree, bowed slightly when he saw Shiracha Chika walking over.
"Miss."
Shiracha Chika nodded, and without stopping, walked towards the car.
After walking a few steps,
She suddenly remembered something.
Turn around.
Bai Yuzhe stood a few steps away and did not follow.
Aren't you coming over?
Bai Yuzhe pointed to himself:
"I?"
"Otherwise what?"
Bai Yuze remained silent for a second.
Then he sighed and followed.
Practice makes perfect.
He felt as if he was going further and further down the path of living off a woman.
The butler saw him approaching, his gaze falling on him with a slight smile, before opening the back door for him.
Bai Yuzhe thanked him.
Then I sat down.
Then--
He slumped back in his seat.
His eyes were vacant as he stared at the roof of the car, radiating an aura of death.
Shiracha Chika tilted her head to look at him, the smile on her lips never fading.
"Hello,"
She nudged him with her elbow. "It can't be that bad, can it? It's just dancing."
Bai Yuzhe turned his head and looked at her resentfully:
"Class monitor, do you know what dancing in public means for someone with social anxiety?"
"You're not socially anxious."
"I am."
"You are not."
Bai Cha Qianxia said with certainty, "Socially awkward people won't fawn over Professor Mu."
"That was an academic discussion!"
"Socially anxious people wouldn't travel from Maple Leaf District to Parrot District to earn extra money."
"They were forced into it!"
"Socially anxious people won't—"
Shiracha Chika paused, then suddenly laughed, "Socially anxious people wouldn't talk this much in front of me."
Bai Yuze choked.
Seeing his discomfiture, Bai Cha Qianxia withdrew her gaze with satisfaction and leaned back in her chair.
"So just accept your fate, obediently learn to dance with me, and I'll treat you to dinner after you're done."
Bai Yuze remained silent for a few seconds.
If it were someone else
He might have refused outright, but the other party is Shiracha Chika, and one is bound to be indebted to those who offer help.
Then we'll have to look at it from a different angle.
"Class monitor, you said you signed up for a duet, right?"
"Um."
"Shall we team up?"
"yes."
Bai Cha Qianxia looked at Bai Yuze with some confusion, "What's wrong?"
There was a few seconds of silence.
Bai Yuze spoke, his tone much more serious than before, "Class monitor, thank you so much for inviting me to dance. I am truly humbled."
Seeing Bai Yuze's unusual seriousness, Bai Cha Qianxia blinked.
"What, don't you want to dance with me?"
Bai Yuze shook his head and said:
"It's not that I don't want to, but there are two reasons. First, you are a girl and I am a boy, which makes it easy for all sorts of bad rumors to spread. Moreover, you are the eldest daughter of the Bai Cha family, so the impact of such rumors wouldn't be good."
Bai Cha Qianxia didn't speak, she just looked at him.
"On the other hand, I also prepared a performance as a surprise for you, class monitor, as a way of returning a favor, but I didn't expect you to do it first and ask for my permission later."
Shiracha Chika raised an eyebrow. "Are you sure you're not just making excuses because you don't want to dance with me?"
"How is that possible!"
Bai Yuze's eyes were filled with sincerity.
Hakucha Chika remained silent for a few seconds.
She looked at him.
There was a hint of scrutiny, a hint of curiosity, and something else in his eyes that Bai Yuze couldn't understand.
"What's the name of your show?"
"Breaking the Cocoon"
Bai Cha Qianxia pondered the name for a moment, then snorted, "Sounds pretty pretentious."
"...Squad leader, your mouth is getting more and more venomous."
"I've already been very lenient by not scolding you for refusing my invitation."
Bai Yuze's eyes lit up slightly. "So, class monitor, you agree?"
"Dream on."
Bai Cha Qianxia gave a soft hum.
"I've already signed up, you can't possibly let me go on stage alone to perform a duet, can you?"
"Shall I find one for you?"
"Um?"
Bai Cha Qianxia looked at Bai Yuze with some suspicion: "You?"
"I'm not trying to discourage you, but from freshman to senior year, I've noticed you've always been a loner. You don't even have a male friend, let alone a girlfriend."
Bai Yuze's face immediately fell.
"Squad leader, you've been spying on me!"
"Tsk!"
Bai Cha Qianxia chuckled lightly, "You should feel honored, after all, I'm the only one in the class who's willing to talk to you."
Bai Yuzhe wanted to say something more, but quickly lost his nerve. However, he still raised his head and said, "What if I, the class monitor, find you a partner?"
"Then go and perform your 'Breaking the Cocoon'."
Chika Shiracha leaned back in her chair, speaking casually, "I'm rather curious what kind of surprise you've prepared for me."
"good!"
There was a two-second silence inside the car.
Chika Shiracha leaned back in her chair and suddenly spoke:
"Oh, right."
"Um?"
"What type of program is your 'Breaking the Cocoon'?"
"Dance programs."
"What did you say?"
Shiracha Chika sat bolt upright, her eyes wide. "Didn't you say you couldn't dance?"
Bai Yuze quickly stretched out his arm to block the enraged girl beside him who wanted to hit him, and explained.
"Ahem, although this is a dance performance, I still need your help, class monitor. I'll play the piano, and you dance."
Shiracha Chika blinked, "..."
"So you really don't want to reject me, but have prepared a new program?"
"Class monitor, do you think I'm that kind of person?"
Bai Yuze looked at her with a stern and righteous expression.
"Hmph~"
Bai Cha Qianxia scoffed, but the curve of her lips betrayed her. "You just don't want to dance for me, but you expect me to dance for you? Dream on!"
"No, class monitor!"
"Beg me, and I'll agree if I'm happy to."
"Beautiful, elegant, helpful, gentle and considerate angel, please accept my invitation."
"Speak more, I love to listen."
"Never mind then."
Bai Yuze leaned back, "It's not like I can't play the piano by myself."
"Tsk."
Bai Cha Qianxia narrowed her eyes. "You've shown your true colors, haven't you? You just don't want to put on an act with me."
Bai Yuzhe: "..."
"Squad leader, how come I never realized you were so shameless?"
"You've seen it now."
Bai Cha Qianxia paused, her tone casual:
"When do you have time? Give me a performance first, so I can see if the quality of the program is acceptable, in order to avoid making the principal cry and the younger students laugh."
"it is good."
Bai Yuze leaned back in his chair, his eyes glancing casually at the person next to him.
Sunlight streamed in obliquely through the car window, falling on Shiracha Chika's profile and tinting the fine downy hairs on her face with a soft golden hue.
very beautiful.
Bai Yuzhe silently admitted it to himself.
But soon,
He then looked away.
It's not that he doesn't like her, it's just that she's not a magical girl.
I feel like something's missing.
How to put it...
It's like eating a dish that's perfect in color, aroma, and taste, but you always feel like it's missing that one ingredient.
It's a bit off.
Bai Yuze turned his gaze to the window and stopped thinking about it.
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A black sedan slowly drove through the streets of Maple Leaf District.
When they were still a few hundred meters from the school, Bai Yuze suddenly spoke:
"Uncle, could you please pull over to the side of the road?"
The butler glanced at him in the rearview mirror, then at the young lady in the back seat.
He didn't say anything.
It only slowed down slightly.
Shiracha Chika turned her head and looked at him with a half-smile.
"What, are you so afraid of being seen? Afraid people will say you're a kept man?"
Bai Yuzhe rolled his eyes at her.
"It's a small matter that I live off a woman. What I'm afraid of is that the scandal will affect you, affect your family, and ultimately turn me into one of the many human fossils in the Tokyo Bay Underwater Museum."
Shiracha Chika paused for a second.
Then she burst out laughing: "Bai Yuze, what are you thinking about all day long?"
"Survive."
Bai Yuze said earnestly, "I call this self-awareness."
"Hmph."
Bai Cha Qianxia leaned back in her chair, a smirk playing on her lips. "If I'm not afraid, why are you afraid of this?"
Bai Yuze remained silent.
He just glanced at her silently.
That look meant:
You're a rich girl, of course you're not afraid. I'm just a poor student who can't even afford breakfast. There are many things I'm afraid of.
The car pulled over to the side of the road.
Bai Yuze opened the car door.
Get ready to go down.
Chinatsu Hakucha's voice came from behind, "Don't run around after school this afternoon, wait for me."
"Um?"
Bai Yuze turned around, somewhat puzzled.
"Is there something you need?"
Bai Cha Qianxia looked at him and said slowly, "Let's take a look at the program you prepared for me first. I don't want to embarrass myself on stage."
"it is good."
In classrooms,
The people are still the same; nothing has changed.
Bai Yuzhe entered through the back door, his gaze sweeping around as usual. Su Xue was sitting in the front row by the window, her head down, seemingly looking at something.
Liu Hao sat in the middle to back, with a thick textbook spread out in front of him, looking like he was studying diligently.
then,
His gaze met Liu Hao's.
At that moment,
Bai Yuzhe clearly saw that Liu Hao's expression changed.
Gone was the usual sarcastic tone, and there was no longer the disdainful look that said you were again freeloading at the class monitor's breakfast.
Instead, it was a very strange expression.
It's like seeing someone jump off the 20th floor, only to bump into them again on the 1st floor, and they wave familiarly at you.
Those eyes were filled with disbelief.
For this,
Bai Yuze was stunned for a moment.
Then he laughed.
He really is a good brother, greeting him with such enthusiastic eyes first thing in the morning.
He lifted his foot and walked towards Liu Hao.
But after taking only two steps, Liu Hao packed up his things and disappeared into the other crowd, radiating an aura of "I don't welcome you."
Bai Yuze paused in his steps.
Tsk.
Do you dislike him that much?
He thought about it.
I've decided to let this good brother off the hook for now.
Anyway, there's plenty of time in the future.
There will be plenty of time to say hello later.
He sat down in his seat, took out his textbook, and waited for class to begin.
There weren't many classes today.
The morning session was about abyssal biological anatomy. To be precise, it involved looking at old pictures on a PowerPoint presentation that the anatomy teacher had somehow gotten his hands on, explaining the key parts, features, and things to be careful about during the dissection.
Bai Yuzhe had seen the things in the picture many times, and they were all alive.
However, he did not get distracted because of this. Instead, he looked at the pictures carefully and wrote down every key point the teacher mentioned.
For him, this is all very useful knowledge, and he might be able to put it into practice someday.
The afternoon session is a group discussion class.
Research on the Abyss Beast Mode
They work in groups of several people to discuss, analyze, and finally submit a report.
Bai Yuze's group
The members included him, Liu Hao, Su Xue, and two other classmates who didn't talk much.
As soon as he sat down,
His gaze fell on Su Xue.
"Class monitor."
Su Xue looked up at him as if she were looking at an NPC.
Bai Yuzhe was silent for a moment, then spoke:
"Class monitor, I have a question for you. How many people from our class signed up for the anniversary celebration party?"
Su Xue paused for a second, then slowly said:
There's only one right now.
"Who?"
"White tea Chinatsu."
Bai Yuze's lips twitched.
"Class monitor."
Bai Yuzhe took a deep breath, trying to make his expression look more sincere:
"You wouldn't want our class to only have one performance, would you?"
Su Xue blinked: "..."
Bai Yuze continued:
"Here's the thing. I'm actually supposed to be the class monitor's partner. But I've also prepared a performance for myself, so I might not be able to participate. That's why I'd like to ask the class representative to partner with Shiracha Chika instead. Is that okay? That way, our class will have two performances."
He spoke very seriously, his eyes filled with sincerity.
Su Xue stared at him for several seconds.
then,
She nodded.
"no problem."
Bai Yuze's eyes lit up.
Before he could even express his gratitude, he saw Su Xue take out a small notebook from the side, open it, pick up a pen, and write a few lines on it.
"Bai Yuze, you were chatting with classmates during class, which is a violation of classroom discipline—"
She looked up at him.
"Minus three points."
Bai Yuze's smile froze.
He looked at the emotionless, clueless girl in front of him, feeling both angry and speechless.
"...Class monitor, we were just discussing serious matters."
"Um."
"It concerns the honor of the class."
"Um."
"Can't you just be a little more accommodating?"
Su Xue thought for a moment.
Then she added another note: "Attempted to bribe the class monitor, deduct two more points."
Bai Yuzhe: "..."
He silently turned his head and looked at his textbook.
Why would such a mean-spirited, emotionless loli be a magical girl?!
The sunlight outside the window was still bright.
Liu Hao glanced at Bai Yuze out of the corner of his eye, then at Su Xue, and finally silently labeled Bai Yuze in his mind:
Scumbag.
Then he lowered his head and continued to study diligently.
He believes,
Effort is paramount.