God Invasion: It's awesome to save the world with five problematic girls!
Chapter 393 - 113.Pardon? (Two in One)_4

Chapter 393: 113.Pardon? (Two in One)_4

"Because of my visit to Yuan Yue last time... I slandered him at Bell Tower, and later when I got lost, he helped me, so..."

Sakuragi Hitomi rubbed her head with some distress and said,

"Then you should just directly thank him, and not make it so complicated, nor involve me in this needless confrontation..."

"And you, Hitomi sister, why don’t you just directly tell President Yan Huan that you like him? Can you do that?"

"I..."

Sakuragi Ryou pursed her lips, looked up at the stunned Sakuragi Hitomi, and then said quietly,

"While he was helping me, I wondered if it was for money or something else... Later, when I realized it was not, I felt even more ashamed...

"Hitomi sister, you understand, right? The more inferior you feel, the more you need to regain face on the outside, to cover up those fragile parts."

As she spoke, she looked down at her princess dress and said,

"Lively events, beautiful clothes, a façade of personality. All these were just to hide my inferiority and muster the courage to thank him.

"In the end, I still couldn’t say anything in person.

"So, Hitomi sister, please help me thank President Yan Huan on my behalf..."

Sakuragi Hitomi was silent for a while before nodding her head to agree.

"Alright."

"Oh, and there’s the gift from President Yan Huan! I just looked at it after dinner; it seems to be just an ordinary power bank. Do you still want it?"

"I’ll take it. After everything is over, I’ll come to get it."

Sakuragi Hitomi said this without hesitation.

Sakuragi Ryou blinked and then said,

"Then remember to give me the merchandise you were planning to exchange with me before, no returns."

"..."

Sakuragi Hitomi glared speechlessly at her scheming younger cousin and turned to head downstairs.

But then, she seemed to hear Sakuragi Ryou’s voice again,

"That day, President Yan Huan said he helped me because I look a lot like you~"

"..."

Sakuragi Hitomi’s eyes slightly widened and she quickly turned around.

But behind her, the corridor was empty, and Sakuragi Ryou’s room door was already closed, with no sign of her.

...

...

"Where are President and Yuanlina and the others?"

When Sakuragi Hitomi came downstairs, she realized that all the student council members had left the villa and were playing on the beach.

Yahashiki, closer to the villa, was sitting on the balcony playing with his phone.

He gestured towards the sea and said,

"Yuanlina and Ashley are over there picking up shells, the President is sitting by the sea alone, I don’t know what he is doing."

"I see..."

Sakuragi Hitomi nodded and looked in the direction Yahashiki pointed.

She saw Yan Huan sitting at the edge where the tide was coming in, raising his eyes to look at the distant sparkling sea.

Sakuragi Hitomi watched his figure for a long time, until after a while, her steps seemed uncontrollably drawn towards him.

"Sand...sand..."

Her shoes pressed against the sand, making slight noises.

As she approached, she caught Yan Huan’s attention.

He turned his head, saw Sakuragi Hitomi’s figure, and smiled faintly,

"Sakuragi, how’s your cousin doing?"

Sakuragi Hitomi blankly looked at Yan Huan’s side profile illuminated by the moonlight, and only now, being close, she noticed that Yan Huan had taken off his shoes and socks and was soaking his feet in the tide, watching the ocean submerge part of him.

A backpack he had brought along sat nearby, oddly not left in the villa.

"Ah, she’s fine now. Ryou is just a child at heart, a bit of coaxing does the job."

"Someone was having a birthday, how could you so cruelly expose her?"

"We’re here celebrating her birthday, what made her cheat in the first place?"

Sakuragi Hitomi walked over and sat down next to him, pressing down the back of her dress, appearing as if she intended to sit.

Seeing this, Yan Huan turned to get the clothes he had changed out of from his bag,

"Use these to pad underneath, the sand is quite dirty."

But before he could get them, Sakuragi Hitomi had already sat down next to him.

She covered her mouth and laughed, saying,

"After all, clothes are meant to get dirty, it’s okay."

"...That’s true."

"President, is the seawater cold?"

Seeing Sakuragi Hitomi looking at his feet soaked in the sea, he nodded and said,

"A bit, after all, it’s still spring."

"Then why are you still sticking your feet in, aren’t you afraid of catching a cold? Get them out."

Sakuragi Hitomi reproachfully said this, but Yan Huan laughed and looked at the sea, saying,

"I’ve always wanted to see what the sea looked like, to experience the temperature of the sea in all four seasons, but unfortunately, never had the chance."

Sakuragi Hitomi asked curiously,

"Lin Gate is surrounded by the sea on all sides, shouldn’t it be easy to see the sea?"

"..."

Yan Huan blinked, not wanting to mention it was about his past life.

In his previous life, he worked in an inland province, where his vast homeland offered little opportunity to see the sea.

Everything was spent in the company.

He then just shrugged and misleadingly said,

"I grew up in an orphanage in the South District, didn’t really have the chance to make a long trip to see the sea."

"That makes sense..."

That sounded reasonable.

Seeing Sakuragi Hitomi did not inquire further, Yan Huan continued looking at the sea and said,

"It’s just that the seas of Lin Gate differ greatly from what I imagined. Too deep, too vast, and too furious, not a place suited for tourism."

"Pfft~"

Sakuragi Hitomi covered her mouth and lightly laughed, saying,

"President, you must be talking about those seas in the tropical southern part of East Continent, right? Those watery blue, sunny beaches, and cosy atmosphere?"

"Right, right, that’s the one."