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"I can't drink anymore." Shirogane Miyuki thought of refusing Ram's toast because of his discomfort, but when he saw Ram's hand move from him to Natsuhiko, Shirogane Miyuki felt a little more unwilling.
Shirogane Miyuki was quite carefree, accepting every toast offered to him. As a result, his head began to throb and ache, though he couldn't pinpoint the exact location of the pain.
He was speaking haltingly, "Okay, Shara, you guys... I'm speechless." Shirogane Miyuki was muttering something under his breath, his lips were pouting as if he had suffered some great injustice.
Looking at Xia Yan with a resentful expression, Xia Yan nodded to Ram and then filled the bathtub next to them with water. The two of them then put Shirogane Miyuki in the tub, and Shirogane Miyuki was suddenly chilled.
He frowned, then tugged at Ram's arm, uttering softly, "I'm cold." Ram disgustedly shook off Shirogane Miyuki's hand and hid behind Natsuhiko.
"This isn't enough, we need to keep a memento." With that, Ram took out her phone from her pocket, opened the camera, and took a picture of the disheveled Shirogane Miyuki in the bathtub.
There was even a photo of herself and Shirogane Miyuki. "Xia Yan, why don't you take a picture too?" Ram looked at Xia Yan and asked him if he wanted to. Xia Yan waved his hand repeatedly and said that he would rather not.
So Ram went off alone and started taking pictures of Shirogane Miyuki, who was drunk and lying in the bathtub, as if he were a famous tourist attraction.
Time passed unnoticed as the woman searched for the perfect angle for a selfie. Xia Yan noticed that the water in the tank had decreased slightly and decided to add some more.
At that moment, Ram suddenly screamed and stood up because she saw the "spot" that should have been motionless in the background of her selfie camera suddenly vibrate and stand up from the bathtub.
"Sigh," Ram sighed. She had just found the perfect angle for taking a picture, but now the sudden tremor from the Silver Strike had ruined it, and she could no longer find that charming angle.
"You..." Shirogane Miyuki choked on a mouthful of water, then said in a vicious voice, "Fine, you, Xia Yan, you're finished." Shirogane Miyuki struggled to climb out of the bathtub, but the bathtub was too slippery.
Unable to stand up at all, Xia Yan pressed down on his shoulders from behind, and Shirogane Miyuki gently uttered a threat to Xia Yan from his mouth.
However, Xia Yan didn't care. He just felt that he had avenged himself and was very satisfied. No matter what Shirogane Miyuki said, it couldn't disturb Xia Yan's subtle mood at this moment.
Xia Yan got tired of playing with it and withdrew his hand. "Isn't this exactly what you did to me?" Xia Yan said fiercely to Shirogane Miyuki.
"Hahaha, you're really pathetic." Shirogane Miyuki felt a chill run down his spine from Xia Yan's inexplicable laughter. He wanted to turn around and see Xia Yan's expression.
Suddenly, Xia Yan pulled Ram away through the window, while Shirogane Miyuki splashed water in the bathtub with his hands.
Chapter 120 Kaguya's Misunderstanding
Every splash of water expressed the pent-up anger in Shirogane Yuuki's heart. Shirogane Yuuki raised his fist and clenched it tightly. "Xia Yan, I'm going to teach you a lesson. You'll know I'm not someone to be trifled with."
Shirogane Miyuki stood up from the bathtub, his body still wet. The window was open, and the cold wind blowing in from outside made him shiver. He grabbed a dry towel from the side.
She wrapped herself up, but her reddened eyes remained open, lost in thought. With the help of her friends, Shirogane Miyuki returned home and changed into dry, comfortable clothes.
The more he thought about it, the more frustrated he became. The best way for a man to relieve his worries is with alcohol. Although there is a saying that drinking alcohol only makes the worries worse, not drinking makes the worries even worse.
Shirogane Miyuki arrived at the bar, where the dim light perfectly masked the anger and humiliation in his heart. The light, like a broom, slowly swept away the sorrow that filled his soul.
Shirogane Miyuki went to the bar and drank a few glasses of alcohol. The alcohol gave him courage and the courage to talk about his sorrows. At this moment, Shirogane Miyuki wanted to find a "trash can" to dump the "garbage" in his heart that had surfaced because of the alcohol.
Just as he was about to vomit it all out, a voice rang in his ear, "Shirogane Miyuki? What are you doing here?" It was Kaguya. "My goodness, why is your face so swollen?" Shirogane Miyuki turned to face Kaguya.
Kaguya was drawn to Shirogane Miyuki's swollen face. Kaguya's eyes widened, and Shirogane Miyuki, seeing that his injuries evoked pity in others' eyes, relaxed somewhat as he looked at Kaguya.
Kaguya sat down next to Shirogane Miyuki. "It was all Natsuhiko who did it," Shirogane Miyuki said, taking a big gulp of his drink. He paused and looked at Kaguya, having heard that she was usually quite close to Natsuhiko.
Not knowing whether to side with Xia Yan or herself, Kaguya exclaimed, "What? No way? Xia Yan can hit people?" She felt that what she had just heard was her imagination, and the shock on her face was even more severe than before.
"Hmph, you all believe Xia Yan, but not me, right?" Xia Yan turned his head to the side, his body swaying with the relaxing music in the bar, pretending that he didn't care about what Kaguya said.
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Kaguya looked at the injury on Shirogane Miyuki's face. Among the people she knew, the only one who could move Shirogane Miyuki and make him so angry was probably Natsuhiko.
The next day, Kaguya went directly to Natsuhiko's house to ask him what was going on. "Natsuhiko, did you hit Shirogane Miyuki?" Kaguya didn't pay much attention to her tone and asked Natsuhiko in a somewhat accusatory tone.
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Natsuhiko was initially pleased to see Kaguya, but she immediately looked at him with a questioning gaze, which made him feel rather awkward. So he turned his head away and asked, "You came here for this?"
Xia Yan softly uttered these words, "Does this matter mean very little to you? Do you think Shirogane Miyuki's injured face is to be expected?" Kaguya was a little angry because of Shirogane Miyuki's nonchalant attitude.
It turns out that Kaguya was attracted to Natsuhiko's nonchalant demeanor, but for some reason, she became somewhat annoyed by it a few days later.
"I know that Shirogane Miyuki may have done something, but it's wrong of you to use such a heavy hand," Fan said.
Chapter 121 Kaguya Accompanies Shirogane Miyuki
Kaguya kept nagging in Natsuhiko's ear. Natsuhiko took a sip of his drink and felt that since Kaguya had already sided with Shirogane Miyuki, why was she still looking for him? He felt a little wronged, so he simply ignored Kaguya beside him.
"You're ignoring me? This is the first time you've ignored me, Xia Yan, you've changed." After saying this, Kaguya slammed the door shut, or rather, slammed it shut, and left.
"430" Xia Yan noticed that Kaguya was angry. Xia Yan's solution was to let Kaguya be alone. So after Kaguya rushed out the door, she thought that Xia Yan would come to find her. The loud slamming of the door was to attract Xia Yan's attention.
But to my surprise, Xia Yan not only didn't come out to find me, but he didn't even glance at me. When I came out, I glanced at Xia Yan out of the corner of my eye and saw that he was still sitting there calmly without any ripples.
Without even exchanging a glance, Kaguya stomped her foot angrily outside the door and left. After leaving, Kaguya found Shirogane Miyuki and said directly to him, "Natsuhiko was wrong in this matter, and I will make amends."
Given Shirogane Miyuki's severe injuries and his being fooled, Kaguya knew that Natsuhiko wasn't the type to do such a thing easily. Shirogane Miyuki must have done something to anger Natsuhiko to this extent.
Kaguya was furious that Natsuhiko had acted like a child, deliberately seeking revenge, and that he had even made it clear to the other party that this was not the behavior of an adult. She was also worried that Natsuhiko would definitely have more entanglements with Shirogane Miyuki in the future.
Since Xia Yan had gone to such lengths with Shirogane Miyuki, Shirogane Miyuki would certainly not let it go. Therefore, Kaguya tried to ease the conflict between them and wanted to make amends to Shirogane Miyuki in some way, so as to have an explanation.
To make Shirogane Miyuki feel better and prevent him from doing anything too outrageous to Natsuhiko. Shirogane Miyuki was overjoyed to hear Kaguya offer to make amends, though he maintained a nonchalant facade on the surface.
"Oh my god, your face is all bruised and swollen. You haven't been to the hospital yet, have you? You're such a grown-up, and you don't even know how to take care of yourself. You should go to the hospital when you're sick." Kaguya tried to look into Shirogane Miyuki's eyes through his swollen eyelids.
Xia Yan went too far, making it impossible to see his eyes clearly. Kaguya thought to herself that she had never seen Xia Yan angry before, so she imagined what he would look like and smiled sheepishly.
"My injury is so funny, isn't it?" Shirogane Miyuki thought Kaguya was laughing because of him, so he spoke to her.
"No, come on, let's go to the hospital right away. If this small injury isn't treated, it will turn into a serious one." After saying that, Kaguya pulled Shirogane Miyuki along and headed towards the hospital.
"My injury will heal in a few days, so going to the hospital... is that unnecessary?" Shirogane Miyuki seemed quite resistant to the hospital, refusing Kaguya's attempt to take him there.
“Why are you boys all acting like little kids? We absolutely have to go to the hospital. Even if I have to handcuff you, I’m taking you there today,” Kaguya said to Shirogane Miyuki beside her in an unquestionable tone.
Shirogane Miyuki couldn't refuse Kaguya, so he went to the hospital with her. After arriving at the hospital, Kaguya took the test report and slammed it in front of Shirogane Miyuki, saying, "Look at this, you said it wasn't serious. The doctor said you need to rest for a few days to recover."
Chapter 122 Giving Gifts
Although Kaguya in front of him was angry, Shirogane Miyuki seemed to feel happy because of Kaguya's anger. He felt a sense of satisfaction and happiness from being worried about someone, a feeling that he had only ever received from his mother since he was a child.
This was the first time he had ever felt this way about someone else. A slight smile appeared on Shirogane Miyuki's lips. He looked at Kaguya in front of him and took a deep sniff of her perfume, determined to remember this feeling.
The scent of the first woman who cares about you is something you must never forget. After Kaguya settled Shirogane Miyuki in, she told him to remember to take the medicine and what other small details in life he needed to remember.
After giving her instructions, Kaguya left. Watching Kaguya's departing figure, Shirogane Miyuki smiled unconsciously. Perhaps Kaguya had achieved her goal. Natsuhiko, it seems this grudge can be put aside.
Miyuki Shirogane knew that he was not as important to Kaguya as Natsuhiko, and that Kaguya was probably on his side this time for Natsuhiko's sake. However, Miyuki Shirogane was also immersed in Kaguya's kindness towards him.
Chika heard from Kaguya that Shirogane Miyuki was seriously injured because of Natsuhiko's trouble, so she also wanted to do something to Shirogane Miyuki. What could she do? Perhaps all she could do was make soup for him every day.
Suddenly, all the women who had been kind to Xia Yan turned around and became kind to him. Shirogane Miyuki seemed a little unaccustomed to this. When Chika first said she would make soup for him, he couldn't believe it.
But by the second and third day, he had grown accustomed to Chika's kindness. "Chika, once I'm better, I won't have the chance to drink your soup anymore. It's so delicious." Shirogane Miyuki took a sip and then let out a satisfied "Ah."
Chika seemed to have grown closer to Shirogane Miyuki these past few days. During this time, Kaguya heard that Shirogane Miyuki was recuperating at his home, so she prepared some gifts and sent them over.
"These past few days, it seems everyone is quite concerned about Shirogane Miyuki's injury," Chika strolled up to Natsuhiko and casually told him.
Even without Chika saying it, he already knew that Shirogane Miyuki had suffered quite a bit of harm these past few days because of the injury he had given her.
"So, after Shirogane Miyuki recovers, he'll have to thank me."
Xia Yan already knew about Shirogane Miyuki's matter and didn't need Chika to remind him anymore, so he shrugged nonchalantly.
"Shirogane Miyuki even praised my porridge. Come and try it sometime," Chika said thoughtfully as she walked over to Natsuhiko's side.
Xia Yan didn't react when he heard Qian Hua say that. "You two should be back together now, right?" Qian Hua suddenly leaned her head close to Xia Yan and asked him with a curious look.
Xia Yan remained silent. Qian Hua knew what Xia Yan was thinking, so without waiting for his reply, she continued, "Once Shirogane Yuki has recovered, you should all come to my house. I want to hold a party to celebrate his recovery."
Chika deliberately struck Xia Yan's sore spots, but Xia Yan still didn't react as Chika wanted. His face became more and more innocent and blank.
"Are you coming to participate, Xia Yan?" Chika asked Xia Yan deliberately. Xia Yan nodded. Chika felt that she was becoming less and less able to understand Xia Yan, so she said goodbye to Xia Yan and left.
Chapter 123 The banquet begins
Apart from the few words Qianhua said, everyone finished their work in silence. Qianhua took out snacks and desserts from the cabinet to serve the guests, including cakes, pineapple pie, fried rice, and pizza.
Each dish was more tempting than the last. "Did you make all of these? You're so skillful. You'll definitely be a virtuous wife in the future," Kaguya said, glancing at the delicious food on display and then at Chika.
Chika was a little embarrassed by Kaguya's praise. "Xia Yan, are you hungry? Come and get something to eat." Chika smiled slightly at Kaguya and then told Xia Yan to come and try her cooking.
Upon hearing Chika's invitation to Natsuhiko, Kaguya's heart hardened, and she stood motionless in place. The tongs she was about to use to grab a pizza froze in mid-air, and she didn't grab a slice for a long time.
Xia Yan felt that he didn't need to feel embarrassed because of other people's presence, so he walked over generously, took the plate that Fujiwara Chika handed him, and then went to the dishes to pick up a few bites from his plate.
"Oh my, even the gods are eating~" Shirogane Miyuki's words, seemingly unintentionally, were a jab at Natsuhiko. Natsuhiko walked to the opposite side of Shirogane Miyuki. "Gods and mortals eat the same type of food, and this god is very dissatisfied."
Xia Yan was not someone who could be bullied with words alone, and he directly retaliated. When Shirogane Miyuki heard Xia Yan's words, he was completely taken aback.
"So you're saying I'm not satisfied with this dish, my lord?" Chika, who was standing next to the two, noticed that something was off, so she stepped in to smooth things over, worried that the two of them might start fighting right there.
Chika glanced at Xia Yan, who didn't seem to care about the scene and just told them to let them make a fuss. That was the message he was sending to the anxious Chika.
"No, you cooked it very well." Natsuhiko was worried that Chika might have misunderstood something, so he continued to tell Chika that it wasn't Fujiwara Chika's fault, but that the dish was delicious. After saying that, Natsuhiko put a mouthful of the dish directly into his mouth.
He expressed his love for Chika's cooking, saying, "Oh my, when Chika brought me porridge the other day, her cooking skills were amazing. I knew Chika must be a great cook." Shirogane Miyuki sat down directly opposite Natsuhiko.
He deliberately brought up the fact that Chika had once personally cooked porridge for him to annoy Xia Yan. Xia Yan glanced at Shirogane Miyuki across from him with annoyance, then his gaze moved to Shirogane Miyuki's mouth.
"I really want to tear that mouth apart." Xia Yan looked at that mouth and had some bad thoughts. He thought of playing games and how the person he was being beaten in the game was Shirogane Miyuki.
When Chika heard Shirogane Miyuki say that, she looked slightly embarrassed. "Natsuhiko, I'll cook porridge for you another day. Shirogane Miyuki is so good at bragging, don't you want to try it yourself?" Fujiwara Chika said that if Natsuhiko wanted to eat it, she could make it for him. (Okay) Natsuhiko.
"Okay, okay," Xia Yan said, then started eating in silence. He silently vowed to himself that he would not pay any attention to Shirogane Miyuki no matter what he said later, otherwise it would put Fujiwara Chika in a difficult position.
Xia Yan disliked dragging unrelated people into their conflict, so the second half of the banquet proceeded in Xia Yan's silence.
"Xia Yan, will you take me home?"
Chapter 124 Sending Qianhua Home
Just as the banquet was about to end, Fujiwara Chika came to Natsuhiko's side and offered to take her home. Kaguya happened to be nearby and used her wine glass to block her view, secretly watching Natsuhiko's expression through the glass.
"This is your home, where else do you want to go?" Kaguya said silently to Chika, then turned her gaze away from Natsuhiko and looked at Chika.
Kaguya didn't want to give Chika and Natsuhiko a chance to be alone together. Usually, Natsuhiko would take her home, so why did it have to be like this today?
"Oh, I'm going to my grandma's house today, and it happens to be not far from Xia Yan's house, so I thought I'd ask Xia Yan to give me a ride." Fujiwara Chika smiled shyly at Kaguya next to her.
However, Kaguya couldn't smile at this moment. Her expression was slightly tense. She took a sip of the wine in her glass and waited for Natsuhiko's answer.
Xia Yan looked at Fujiwara Chika with a slightly indulgent expression, nodded to Chika in front of him, and asked, "What brings you to your grandmother's house today?" After saying that, Xia Yan picked up his coat, intending to see Fujiwara Chika out.
Seeing that Natsuhiko didn't seem to care about my feelings, Kaguya downed the entire glass of wine in one gulp and slammed it onto the table before Natsuhiko and the others left.
Kaguya walked up to Fujiwara Chika and said, "That's great, you have someone to take you home. I'm so envious. I'm single and no one is willing to take me home. Be careful on your way." Kaguya escorted Fujiwara Chika and Natsuhiko to the door.