Dating sim loading: My girlfriend is a cunning young lady
Chapter 292 - 154. School Trip (3)

Chapter 292: 154. School Trip (3)

"Because of the class meeting, each class got out at different times, and when Dubian Che stepped into the Human Observation Department activity classroom, Kiyono Lin was already making tea.

The weather had suddenly turned cold, and drinking hot tea while reading a book had become her routine.

Today, Jiutiao Meijie was not there. To be exact, she was absent most of the time.

Being so busy in high school, Dubian Che had a pessimistic view about the two of them having four children in the future.

Maybe after having one child, Jiutiao Meijie would find it too time-consuming and decide not to have any more.

But that kind of thing really depended on the thoughts of both parties.

Thinking about all sorts of random things, Dubian Che closed the door and sat down at the zelkova wood table.

The zelkova wood table was old but durable. Perhaps the reason it hadn’t been discarded by the school was because it looked like an antique?

The rectangular table was wide on one side against the wall, with Kiyono Lin sitting closest to the window on the long side, while Dubian Che’s seat was diagonally across from her, the farthest away.

Dubian Che took out "Spanish Humorous Quotations" from the bookshelf and flipped to where he left off.

"Here."

"Thanks," Dubian Che said as he took the tea cup from Kiyono Lin.

Blowing away the white steam, he could see the tea leaves dancing in the water, sometimes rising, sometimes sinking, unable to discern the melody they were composing.

After a couple of sips of tea, Dubian Che said in Spanish, "I’ve almost got Spanish down pat, which language should I learn next?"

"French," Kiyono Lin replied without looking up from her book, answering in Spanish as well.

"Why’s that?"

"Spanish comes from the Latin family, knowing Spanish means you can understand roughly 60% of Portuguese, 60% of Italian, and 40% of French, among which French is one of the six official languages of the United Nations."

"Makes sense," Dubian Che nodded. "But tell me, why do I need to learn so many languages? I now speak Chinese, Japanese, English, Spanish—maybe not all, but enough to communicate with two thirds of the world."

"More than languages, what you need is how to prevent senile dementia—that’s on you to learn."

"...That was to surpass you. But now we’re friends, the best friends in the world, there’s no one else closer than us, so there’s no need to compete anymore, right?"

Kiyono Lin sneered but didn’t reply.

"French it is, then. I’ll start learning tomorrow!" declared Dubian Che, warily eyeing Kiyono Lin. "You only know seven languages now, don’t sneakily start learning an eighth while I’m at it."

"Don’t worry, I’m not interested in languages."

"Then why did you learn so many?"

"Someone at home taught me, and the content was simple, so I picked it up along the way," said Kiyono Lin, her slim fingers pinching the bottom of the book page elegantly flipping it over.

"Must be nice living in a wealthy family."

"Aren’t you living in a wealthy family now too, Dubian Che?"

"I’ve told you many times, the happiest time for me is each month..."

A series of knocks, thud thud thud, interrupted Dubian Che. He glanced back at the door and said, "Come in."

The people who entered were unexpected: Kunii Shuichi and Saito Keisuke.

"Oh, it’s you guys, what’s up?" Dubian Che asked.

"I’m clueless too," Saito Keisuke spread his hands. "I was in the club making an effort at the sports festival and the Cultural Festival to get Shizhi to confess to me, then Kunii barged in and dragged me here."

Dubian Che looked at Kiyono Lin and noticed she didn’t look puzzled.

In surprise, he asked her, "You know about ’Heartbeat Memory’ too?"

"Heartbeat Memory? What’s that?"

It seemed Kiyono Lin was just simply uninterested in Saito Keisuke’s affairs.

"It’s a dating simulation game for nurturing beautiful girls," explained Dubian Che.

"Dating simulation?"

"How do I put it? Let’s say Dubian Che shines at the Cultural Festival, dominates at the sports festival, lands first place in the national academic rankings, and Kiyono Lin, who was initially indifferent to him, gradually falls in love with him, eventually confessing to him upon graduation."

Listening to Dubian Che’s vivid explanation, Kiyono Lin wore her usual calm expression.

But whether it was Dubian Che’s imagination or not, he felt a murderous vibe in her gaze.

He averted his eyes, looking to Kunii Shuichi: "What’s up with Kunii? Finally can’t stand the baseball coach’s abuse and coming to ask us to beat him up for you? I suggest we do it at night, fighting a teacher during the day is bad form."

"As if!" Kunii Shuichi loudly objected, then suddenly whispered, "When I was going downstairs, I suddenly saw a flyer posted by the Human Observation Department."

"What flyer?" asked Saito Keisuke, puzzled.

Once Kunii Shuichi mentioned it, Dubian Che immediately remembered.

"We’ll help you find love, those in need please come to the Human Observation Department on the 5th floor."

"We will keep your secret and trust in our abilities."

"BY: Human Observation Department"

It was the flyer that Kiyono Lin had posted just to get him to fall for her, but in the end, only Ichiki Aoi had been "tricked".

Dubian Che gave Kiyono Lin a questioning look.

’Haven’t you taken it down yet?’

’Why should I take it down?’

Dubian Che nodded, indicating no objections anymore.

Ignoring Saito Keisuke’s confusion, Kunii Shuichi continued, "If it were any other club, I would have taken it as a prank, but Dubian, you are a member of the Human Observation Department, and the other member is Miss Kiyono, so I..."

"Hold on," Dubian Che interrupted, "you’re not here because you plan to confess to... her during the school trip, are you?"