wavenovel Chapter 43 Tokugawa Cooks Clouds
Chapter 43 Tokugawa Cooks Clouds
Relaxing and enjoyable times are always fleeting.
Monday morning,
Sunlight seeped in through the gaps in the curtains, casting a golden glow on the bedside.
Bai Yuzhe slowly opened his eyes, vaguely feeling several soft tentacles wrapped around his body.
He skillfully reached out and gently moved each hair away, his movements as soft as if afraid of waking some small animal.
Ye Yue turned over.
He muttered something while hugging the blanket.
Go back to sleep.
Bai Yuze got up and washed up.
When passing by the living room,
He paused for a moment.
Lu Zihai's combat boots are missing.
Why are you up so early?
Bai Yuzhe recalled the other person's previous complaints about how inhumane the job was, and he sighed softly for the other person.
After washing up in the toilet
He then noticed that the other person had placed two small cakes on the table, and a sticky note was stuck to the plastic bag with handwriting so messy it looked like chicken claws:
"I bought this yesterday, and it tastes pretty good."
When Bai Yuze saw the note, the corners of his mouth curved slightly. Lu Zihai was a good person.
Ok,
Whoever is willing to prepare breakfast for him is a good person.
He changed his shoes.
Just as I was about to push the door open and leave.
"Onii-chan—"
The bedroom door opened a crack, and a fluffy little head peeked out, its hair messy and its eerie green eyes still drowsy from sleep.
Ye Yue rubbed her eyes and said in a soft, half-asleep voice:
"It's going to rain today...remember to bring an umbrella..."
finished,
He pulled his head back in, and the door slammed shut again.
It seems like I haven't had enough sleep yet.
He turned his head and looked out the window.
sunny,
The sky was cloudless.
But he still turned around, pulled an umbrella from the umbrella stand behind the door, and stuffed it into his bag.
As for Okasan,
You have to listen.
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After moving from Yingwu District to Hanjiang District,
The obvious benefits, besides improving public safety, include reducing commuting time to school by half an hour.
The bus swayed and rattled along.
The closer you get to the maple leaf area,
The more orderly and well-preserved the surrounding buildings are, the better.
On the bus,
The television screen in the carriage was playing the morning news, and the female anchor's voice was calm and somewhat indifferent:
"...A large-scale gunfight broke out in the Parrot District early this morning. According to our sources, the Special Operations Bureau received intelligence and launched a raid on the 'Wild Dog Gang' operating in the Xingye Road area. Twenty kilograms of 'grey' were seized at the scene, and more than ten suspects were arrested. This operation is reportedly a major achievement for the Special Operations Bureau in its recent crackdown on underground dangerous chemical trafficking..."
The scene cuts to the location.
A dilapidated warehouse that was sealed off, bags of evidence being carried out, and dejected thugs being put into police cars.
Bai Yuze glanced at the screen, then turned his head back to look at the scenery outside the car window.
It seemed as if the news itself wasn't as appealing as the view outside the window.
"We've arrived at Yiyuan Road. Passengers getting off, please exit through the rear door. Please proceed carefully after disembarking. Passengers who need assistance, please move further inside. The next stop is Eryuan Road..."
The car door opened.
A familiar figure walked up.
Bai Yuze was stunned for a moment.
Shiracha Chika was wearing a light-colored knitted cardigan and carrying a backpack. She glanced around the carriage, then walked straight to the empty seat next to him and sat down.
"...Class monitor?"
Good morning.
"Squad leader, what are you doing here?"
Bai Yuzhe looked at the other person with some surprise. He could have assumed the other person was from Hanjiang District when they bumped into each other on the bus before, and he hadn't thought much of it. But now?
Shiracha Chika turned to look at him, blinking, "What, do you own this bus?"
Bai Yuze was momentarily speechless, then chuckled lightly:
"No, it's just a bit unexpected. You didn't take this train specifically to bump into me, did you?"
Bai Cha Qianxia rolled her eyes at him, her bright and beautiful almond-shaped eyes filled with a speechless "You want to eat shit?" expression.
"Just reminiscing."
She looked away and gazed out the window. "I used to take the bus to school alone."
Bai Yuzhe was taken aback for a moment, then realized, "That's not right, don't you usually live in an upscale area? Why would you take the bus?"
"You rascal!"
Bai Cha Qianxia turned her head to look at him, her tone tinged with helplessness, "I'm talking to you about the past, and you're talking to me about the present? Shouldn't you be asking me how I was doing before, what happy and pleasant memories I have?"
"No, no, I wouldn't dare."
Bai Yuze raised his hands in surrender, "It's already a great disrespect that I didn't ask you, Miss, to bow to you again."
"It's okay."
Shiracha Chika's almond-shaped eyes curved slightly. "It's not too late to bow now."
Bai Yuzhe: "..."
He silently lowered his hand, leaned back in his chair, and pretended not to have heard anything.
Bai Cha Qianxia chuckled softly, then looked away, her tone becoming more serious:
"I stay there when I have free time on weekends. When I have to go to school, I come back to Hanjiang District. Otherwise, why do you think I see you every day?"
She paused, then glanced at him sideways: "And every time we go to school, your eyes are always fixed on me."
"It's only because I know you and know that you never eat breakfast and are always craving it. If I didn't know you, I would think you wanted to eat me up."
Bai Yuzhe: "..."
He opened his mouth,
Want to refute,
But it seems I can't refute it.
After a long while,
Bai Yuze suddenly raised his head, as if he had made up his mind. "Class monitor, just say the word. Which rich kid do you dislike? I'll take care of him for you without anyone noticing, as a way of repaying your favor!"
"?"
Hakucha Chika blinked, looking quite confused.
She then laughed and said, "I do have an enemy in my heart, that son of a bitch Tokugawa Niun."
"Who is this?"
"The son of the current administrator of the Japanese Autonomous Region."
Bai Cha Qianxia said with a smile.
It looked like a casual joke he made with a friend.
But in that instant,
Bai Yuzhe saw that the emotion in her eyes was cold.
But that murderous intent dissipated very quickly, so quickly that Bai Yuzhe wondered if he had seen wrong.
hiss,
He had never seen the class monitor so angry before. "Class monitor, what did this son of a bitch do to you?"
Shiracha Chika shook her head. "There's no particular reason, I just simply dislike him."
At this point, Bai Cha Qianxia suddenly turned her head, looked at Bai Yuze who was looking very serious, and smiled helplessly: "I was just kidding, you blockhead, you actually believed it? If you ask me, you should earn your daily breakfast money first."
Bai Yuze nodded.
"Alright then, I'll help you deal with him after I've earned enough money for breakfast."
"Sure, I trust you. But that bastard is very rich and powerful. The entire Security Bureau has to give him some face."
"..."
Shiracha Chika noticed his gaze and turned her head: "What's wrong?"
"It's nothing."
Bai Yuze withdrew his gaze, his tone tinged with sadness.
"It's just that I suddenly realized something."
"What is it?"
"The image of you in my heart is collapsing at an alarming rate."
Bai Cha Qianxia raised an eyebrow:
"Oh?"
Bai Yuze looked at the other person with a pained expression on his face:
"Before, in my heart, you were a gentle, considerate, understanding, and always smiling class monitor. And what happened? Now you sit next to me, swearing all the time, and you even expect me to bow to you—"
Shiracha Chika paused for two seconds, then burst out laughing:
"so what?"
"So I'm reflecting on it."
Bai Yuze sighed, "Did I do something wrong that caused such a big change in your attitude?"
Bai Cha Qianxia looked at him, a mischievous glint flashing in her almond-shaped eyes.
"Then tell me, what was my image in your mind before?"
Bai Yuzhe thought for a moment and then slowly said:
"Gentle, kind, and helpful. Every time you smile, it's like the spring sunshine. Every time I see you, I feel that there is still light in this world."
He spoke so seriously and earnestly that Shiratsumi Chika was momentarily stunned.
Then--
She burst out laughing again.
Subsequently,
She curved the corners of her mouth into a smile, and a barely perceptible tenderness flashed in her beautiful almond-shaped eyes.
"So you think I've been possessed by a fake?"
Bai Yuzhe thought for a moment:
"No, it's not that bad. I just feel that when the class monitor usually appears in front of others, she's always wearing a very beautiful evening gown, radiant and stunning, which suits her perfectly. But now, I think I see you in your pajamas. It's both of you, just with different clothes."
White Tea Chika blinked:
"pajamas?"
"that is……"
Bai Yuzhe gestured, "More comfortable, more relaxed, more...like myself?"
"You are good at using metaphors."
Bai Cha Qianxia made a comment as she looked out the window. Sunlight fell on her profile, outlining a soft contour.
"I lived here until I was twelve years old. Back then, I was a tyrant. I liked to run next door and fight with my neighbors for snacks and TVs. I would spit on people who bullied me."
But not long after, I was taken back.
Then over there, I discovered that not every child is generous and friendly. Some children appear amiable and outgoing on the surface, but secretly they are full of calculations, trying every means to squeeze every last drop of value out of each friend…”
She turned her head.
"Then I started learning to be kind to everyone, but I didn't know anything. I studied for ten years and then I became the angelic class monitor you see."
Bai Yuze looked at her and suddenly said:
"So, the girl who spits didn't disappear?"
Bai Cha Qianxia tilted her head:
What do you think?
Bai Yuze thought for a moment and said, "I think she's hiding."
Shiracha Chika blinked.
"Then,"
Bai Yuze continued, "I don't know why, but it seems like she occasionally comes out to get some fresh air in front of me."
Bai Cha Qianxia looked at him.
long time.
Then she suddenly laughed.
It's not the kind of smile that's just right, but the kind of smile that comes from the heart.
"Bai Yuze, you're really strange."
"What's strange about it?"
"Everyone wants to see me in an evening gown."
She looked at him, a hint of teasing in her eyes, "But you seem to prefer seeing me in my pajamas."
Bai Yuze choked for a moment:
"You're making me sound like a perverted lecher; I was just using a metaphor..."
"That's a good analogy." She interrupted him, leaning back in her chair, her tone carrying an indescribable air of ease. "Don't do that again next time."
Bai Yuzhe: "..."
He paused for two seconds, then suddenly asked, "Class monitor, besides your evening gown and pajamas, do you have any other clothes?"
Bai Cha Qianxia turned her head.
Look at him.
She blinked, and a mischievous smile curved her lips:
"You big pervert, you want to see?"
Looking at her expression, Bai Yuzhe suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. "Never mind, never mind, I'm not a pervert, I don't want to see."
Bai Cha Qianxia chuckled lightly:
"Evening gowns are for others to see, pajamas are for myself. As for other clothes... well, that depends on who's standing in front of me."
Bai Yuze was stunned for a moment.
"I guess... that girl who spits might do more than just spit."
"Oh?"
"They might even hit someone."
Bai Cha Qianxia smiled, her eyes crinkling into crescent moons: "You guessed right. So don't mess with me anymore."
Bai Yuzhe shrank to the side:
"Class monitor, mind your image. You're an angel right now."
"The angels are on holiday today."
She looked away, gazing out the window, a smile still playing on her lips. "Today I'm a little girl in my pajamas!"
Bai Yuzhe was about to reply
Hakucha Chika suddenly turned her head again.
"By the way, I have a question for you."
"Um?"
Did you register for this anniversary gala?
Bai Yuze was stunned for a moment.
"Didn't I tell you, class monitor, last time? I don't know anything, there's no need for me to go up there and embarrass myself."
"That's good."
"Um?"
Just as Bai Yuzhe sensed something was amiss, he saw Bai Chaqianxia's lips curve into a meaningful smile.
"I've registered you."
"ah?!"
Bai Yuzhe was completely stunned; he stared at her in shock.
"What did you register for?"
"Dance duet".
The carriage was silent for two seconds.
Bai Yuzhe's expression changed from shock to terror, and then from terror to despair.
"But I can't do anything! I can't even dance square dancing well!"
"It's okay."
Bai Cha Qianxia smiled calmly and serenely.
"I'll teach you."
"Is this a question of whether or not to teach?!"
Bai Yuze covered his face.
"This is going to make me a pillar of shame in the history of Holly University! From now on, every new student will hear my legend as soon as they enter the campus. You know, many years ago, there was a senior who danced at the anniversary celebration and made the president cry!"
Bai Cha Qianxia chuckled, "You made the principal cry? Why?"
"Because it's so embarrassing, so embarrassing it's heartbreaking!"
Bai Yuzhe looked at her with a pained expression, his eyes filled with accusation:
"I take back what I said before. You're not an angel. You're a demon!"
Bai Cha Qianxia looked at his lifeless expression.
The smile on his lips grew wider and wider.
"Hehehe," she laughed, her eyes crinkling into crescents, "You only realize that now? It's too late!"
Bai Yuze slumped in his seat, staring blankly at the roof of the car.
"Oh no, my carefully cultivated image of a diligent student, which I've maintained for four years, is about to collapse."
Bai Cha Qianxia reached out her snow-white hand and patted his shoulder, her tone carrying a hint of comfort, but more so of schadenfreude:
"Don't worry, I'll pick out a nice outfit for you before the performance. Even if you dance terribly, at least you'll look cool."
Bai Yuzhe turned his head and looked at her resentfully:
"Squad leader, we have no past grudges or present animosity, why are you treating me like this?"
Shiracha Chika tilted her head and thought for a moment, then said seriously:
"Because you usually seem too calm."
"...What kind of reason is that?"
"I just feel that..."
She looked out the window, her tone light and casual, "I want to see what you're like when you panic."
Bai Yuze fell silent.
What's this?
Is calmness a sin?