Chapter 126: Hidden Memories
After an especially long day, the next day finally arrived.

Yesterday, there was a conflict with Hayato Ogiwara and others at the station, then there was the sudden visit of Haruka Sakurai, and the existence of Haruka Sakurai was almost discovered by Amamiya Iori.

This series of events made Qing Shuijian deeply understand what it meant to live every day like a year, and every moment seemed to be infinitely stretched.

However, after such an intense fight, Shimizu thought that he would have sore muscles the next day, but in fact he didn't.

This means that not only the injury on the palm, but also the fatigue in the body disappeared.

Is it because of the abnormal influence of Shimizu Reina...

While being slightly surprised by this magical phenomenon, Shimizu vaguely realized that there might be something hidden in this world.

I took out my cell phone out of habit, turned on the screen, and checked the time. There were less than ten minutes left before the get out of class ended.

The difference from the past is that now whenever Shimizu opens the screen, he will see the photo he took with Sakurai Haruka last night.

Sakurai Haruka on the screen had a happy smile on her face, but when Shimizu Mi caught a glimpse of her own stiff expression, she felt a little embarrassed.

To be honest, it's really embarrassing to see your own face as soon as you open your phone. There were several times when Shimizu thought about changing the wallpaper, but in the end he didn't do it.

【fiancé】

Last night, Sakurai Haruka only said these three words.

Apart from that, there is nothing.

Under the starry sky, that sad expression was like a deep painting, lingering in Qingshuijian's mind.

Leaning lightly on the back of the chair, I never thought that even in the new era of the 21st century, there are still people who cannot freely choose their own marriage.

At the same time, the melody of the song that Sakurai Haruka and Amemiya Iori hummed yesterday involuntarily echoed in Shimizumi's mind again.

Shimizu Miyabi tried to hum, but ended up having a strange feeling as if the words were on the tip of his tongue but he suddenly forgot what he was going to say.

Although this feeling of something stuck in the throat could not be described clearly, Qingshuijian had a vague feeling that his memory was being covered up.

The true nature of this strange feeling... must be known.

Awareness like this has become increasingly stronger in recent times.

Maybe because he didn't get enough sleep last night, Qingshui Jian yawned unconsciously, making a little sound, and the classmates next to him looked at him strangely.

"Then let Shimizu-san solve this problem."

On the podium, Hoshinomiya Mitsuki knocked on the blackboard and looked over here.

"..."

Did she think I was daydreaming?
Qing Shuijian originally thought so, but it seems not to be the case.

It seemed as if Hoshinomiya Mitsuki had been waiting to seize this opportunity. Although she did not show it on her face, Shimizu Mi could clearly feel Hoshinomiya Mitsuki's "special care" for him.

Is she still holding a grudge against him for standing her up before?

He is obviously an adult, but he is still fussy about such things.

Shimizumi returned Hoshinomiya Mitsuki's slightly unhappy look.

However, Hoshinomiya Mitsuki didn't seem to want to let him go.

"Qiyishui, could you please come up and answer this question?"

There was no other way, so Shimizu had to go to the blackboard to solve the problem. Although it was a question that required a little thinking, he had already studied all the high school courses in the first week, so he successfully solved the correct answer.

Just as Shimizumi saw Hoshinomiya Mitsuki nod and returned to his seat with confidence, he accidentally met the eyes of Amamiya Iori who was looking at him.

"Don't worry, I'm fine."

Shimizu was surprised that even though he was just whispering this in his heart, Amamiya Iori nodded slightly in response.

Did I convey the thought just now to her?
But after all, it was Amamiya Iori, so it didn't seem strange that she noticed it.

After that, Shimizu returned to his seat. Although he was still thinking, he did not miss Hoshinomiya Mitsuki's explanation. He only seemed to be attending the class seriously, and he stayed like this until lunch time.

"Phew! I'm so tired today too!"

After saluting the teacher after class, Shinichi Ishikawa, who had a shiny shaved head today, said this.

It was just a class, Shinichi Ishikawa stretched his waist, and a little fatigue appeared on his face.

"Thank you for your hard work. You actually sat there for a full forty minutes."

"No, no, no, I'd rather run a few laps on the playground than sit quietly in a chair and listen to those things that make me sleepy."

That's true. What Shinichi Ishikawa said might indeed be true.

Shimizu Ken waited for a while at his seat. Today, Shimizu Reina didn't seem to have any intention of coming to have lunch with him, and Amamiya Iori was just dragged to the student cafeteria by several girls.

"See you, let's go have lunch together?"

After entering the second year of high school, organizations like the "Bento Group" will naturally appear in each class.

This atmosphere has long been prevalent among boys. If you want to eat alone, you eat alone. If you want to eat with someone, you sit next to them. Everyone can judge for themselves where and with whom to eat lunch.

On the other hand, the group system has existed among girls for a long time. Every day, they form small groups with fixed members and eat around a fixed table.

At such times, boys can say with superiority: "Why are girls so troublesome?" "Ah - fortunately I'm a boy."

Just as Shimizu Mi and Ishikawa Shinichi were talking like this, a voice came from the classroom door.

"Excuse me, is Senior Ishikawa here?"

Not only Shimizu Mi and Ishikawa Shinichi, but also the other students who remained in the classroom turned their eyes there.

A petite girl was peeking into the room from the doorway.

Shimizu recognized her at a glance. It was the lively first-year student Onodera Rin.

“…Ah, I see.”

Then, Onodera Rin walked towards Shimizu Mi and Ishikawa Shinichi, holding something that looked like a lunch box in her hand.

The two of them are...

By the way, ever since Shinichi Ishikawa was kicked and injured by Hayato Ogihara at the sports meet last time, Rin Onodera has often come to the class to visit him.

Although the injury has long been healed, the interaction between the two is much more frequent than before.

Shimizu seemed to understand something, and patted Ishikawa Shinichi on the shoulder gently, motioning him to hurry over.

But in this way, Qingshui Jian was the only one left at noon today.

Because he was not very hungry, Qingshuijian had no plans to eat lunch.

In that case, I might as well go out and hang out to kill time during my lunch break.

So, Qingshuijian came to the quieter atrium and sat down on a bench.

Apart from those who like to eat their lunch boxes in the sun, sweating profusely, not many people come here during lunch break.

Just when he was thinking that it might be nice to be alone like this occasionally, a strong voice came into Shimizu's ears.

"Scumbag!"

The way the other party addressed him in his opening remarks was offensive, so Shimizu opened his eyes, which were about to close in preparation for a short nap, and looked over.

Not far away, a girl with purple-black hair was walking slowly towards this side.

It only took Shimizu Ken a moment of thought to remember this person, who was the schoolgirl who had confessed to him before, Nishikawa Yui.

The injury on her foot seemed to have healed a lot. Although it was still a little unsteady for her to walk, she no longer needed to use crutches like before.

"Let me ask you, what were you doing yesterday?"

After approaching, Nishikawa Yui suddenly asked a question, causing Shimizu Ken's shoulders to stiffen for a moment.

Why did her tone become so cold?

The contrast between her and her confession to Shimizu Mizuki a few days ago was so great that he couldn't help but wonder, is this still the same junior high school girl who had confessed her love to him so passionately before?

Nishikawa Yui noticed that Shimizu was looking at her and continued:

"Can you please stop harassing Sakurai-san?"

Sakurai-senpai? Is she referring to Sakurai Haruka?
But where does the harassment come from?

With a "tsk", Nishikawa Yui made an impatient sound.

"Are you listening?" Although Qing Shuijian really wanted to reply "That's what I wanted to ask," after thinking carefully, he realized that he hadn't said a word yet, so he spoke:
"I heard it. But why do you think I was harassing her?"

"Because you are a scumbag."

Nishikawa Yui answered without even thinking.

Do you always feel like you are hated?
That's not what I said when I confessed before.

Of course, Qing Shuijian is not so innocent that he would lose his appetite because of a schoolmate's put-downs.

But at the same time, he also felt that there was no reason for him to be treated like this. He was not a masochist and would not feel pleasure from being insulted by others.

Shimizu Mi could have turned around and left right now, but today was already Wednesday, and there were only two days left before the school would suspend Sakurai Haruka on Friday.

If Nishikawa Yui still refuses to give up her accusation against Sakurai Haruka, it is likely that Sakurai Haruka will be suspended from school.

So even if Nishikawa Yui didn't come to find him, Shimizu Ken also planned to find Nishikawa Yui.

"Can you drop the accusation against Haruka?"

Shimizu Michi spoke truthfully in his most calm tone, but Nishikawa Yui looked at him with a disapproving look.

"Why would I do that?"

"Because Haruka was wrongly accused."

Qing Shuijian did not make any unnecessary explanations, because the person who wronged others actually knew better than that person how wronged she was.

At this time, Nishikawa Yui had already walked up to Shimizu, but she seemed unwilling to sit on the same bench with Shimizu. Instead, she stood there and continued to talk:

"I asked you before what your relationship with her was, didn't I? Scumbag senior."

No need to emphasize it again, right?

Before, Nishikawa Yui did ask him in the student council room whether he and Sakurai Haruka were dating, and Amamiya Iori was hiding under the table at that time.

At that time, for various reasons, Shimizu gave a negative answer.

"If you are not dating, then please explain why you are so close to each other?"

Nishikawa Yui reached into the inside pocket of her uniform jacket and took out a photo.

The two people in the photo looked familiar, so familiar that Qing Shuijian took out his mobile phone and took a look at his lock screen wallpaper.

Isn't this the photo on your lock screen?!

However, the angles of the two photos are very different.

This photo of Yui Nishikawa seems to have been taken from behind Shimizu Mi, so the face cannot be seen. Only the backs of the two people can be seen, and Shimizu Mi's arm around Sakurai Haruka.

"Where did you get this photo?"

What happened in the photo just happened last night, and it has been less than a day since then. How did Nishikawa Yui get this photo?

"It does not matter."

Nishikawa Yui turned her head and spoke coldly, the ponytail tied behind her head swaying.

This horsetail... ah no, ponytail, Qing Shuijian seems to have seen it somewhere...

Yesterday after school, Qingshuijian felt someone following him before leaving the station and getting on the bus home.

At that time, I only saw a man in a black raincoat squatting in front of the convenience store.

Could that person be Nishikawa Yui?

The distance was too far and it was raining, so Qingshuijian could not make a conclusion.

Although there is no evidence to prove it, after realizing this, Shimizu Miki actually doesn't quite understand what Nishikawa Yui wants to do.

Is it because you like him? Is that why you follow him?
No, that's not right. If that was the case, then why did she follow Sakurai Haruka before?

Moreover, the cold tone that Nishikawa Yui used when speaking to him made Shimizu Ken suspicious.

When she confessed to him before, Shimizu Miya had a vague feeling that what Nishikawa Yui was looking at was not him, but something else.

"You are doing something that can cause misunderstanding. Don't you know how much trouble this will cause to the senior sister?"

Nishikawa Yui folded her arms and spoke in an aggressive tone.

"Yes? No."

Qing Shuijian asked and answered his own questions.

"It's obviously there, anyone with eyes can see it!"

Nishikawa Yui narrowed her eyes, and her gaze became sharper.

"Did she say so herself?"

"you……?!"

Nishikawa Yui seemed a little stunned by the question, but she quickly regained her previous strong attitude and took out another photo from her uniform pocket.

What does her family do? A photo studio?
Although he really wanted to complain, the content of the next photo completely stunned Shimizu.

"Senior showed off his skills yesterday."

The photo was taken at a tram stop near the school.

In the picture, Shimizu Mi was lying on someone's thighs, and the owner of those thighs lowered his head in a strange posture and placed his cherry pink lips on Shimizu Mi's lips.

The long peach-colored hair that matched the cherry-pink lips - yes, that person was none other than Shimizu Reina.

This photo perfectly captures the scene where Rena Shimizu lowers her head and kisses Miki Shimizu!
I have to say that today's AI photo editing and PS functions are really amazing. They can actually make the photos look so realistic.

Shimizu Mi really wanted to say this, but unfortunately, this is a real photo.

Moreover, this memory is still stored in his mind.

Sure enough, someone took a picture of it at that time!
Qingshui felt a little uneasy before he met her. After all, there were so many people at the station, and it was also the peak time for school to be dismissed. It was inevitable that he would be seen by students from the same school.

"Disgusting! It's so disgusting! They actually..."

Nishikawa Yui rubbed her arms up and down, and the look in her eyes, as if she was looking at something dirty, made Shimizu feel very uncomfortable.

Even so, that photo left Shimizu unable to refute.

"What do you want to do?"

It is impossible that Nishikawa Yui came to him with this kind of photo at this time without any thoughts.

"I don't want to see you around her anymore!"

Even Shimizu Ken felt a little chilled by the terrifying look in Nishikawa Yui's eyes at this moment.

"If the senior doesn't leave her, I will post this photo, along with the full image, online."

She actually has a video?!

What's going on with this guy?

Shimizu Mi had never thought that he would be threatened like this.

If that video was really posted online, it would mean that not only Sakurai Haruka, but also Amamiya Iori would know about it!
Even Rena Shimizu will be implicated.

Qing Shuijian couldn't imagine the consequences.

"..."

Qing Shuijian remained silent.

If it was before this, it’s hard to say what choice I would have made.

But last night, Shimizu Mi clearly saw the thoughts hidden behind Sakurai Haruka's lonely expression - she didn't want to leave.

In a real sense, that might be the first time that Shimizu looked at the girl properly, so -

"I refuse..."

Shimizu Ken was unable to refuse because Sakurai Haruka's voice suddenly came from behind him.

"See? Why are you here? Eh? This photo is..."

(End of this chapter)