Chapter 275, Walking, Walking...
The tall trees blocked the sunlight, creating a cool and comfortable shade. As the autumn wind blew, the green and graceful branches danced gently, casting mottled shadows on the ground. Young boys and girls came from all directions, got off private cars of various models, and gathered at the gate of the central university. The steps, seats, grass, and roadside were filled with the breath of youth in every corner.

We chatted and laughed about what we had seen recently, the jokes that happened in class yesterday but we hadn't talked about enough, and where we were going after school.

The students who got up late pretended to be nonchalant. They opened their lunch boxes while walking, took a bite of the carefully prepared lunch boxes, felt the sea breeze coming from nowhere, and welcomed the beauty of high school life.

Student Utsunomiya Shuo parked her car under the parking shed, and student Zero Razumovskaya Romanov leaned on the support of the parking shed, like a stone lion guarding the house.

Just by standing here, she had attracted the attention of many students.

As the students gradually wandered away, many eyes were fixed on Zhuo, causing him to let out a tired sigh.

The meanings of the glances were varied, some expressed "Who is that person with Romanov?", some frowned "Why is it him again?", some were mixed with jealousy and curiosity, and some were full of envy.

Although he had guessed this scene beforehand, once he experienced it personally, he felt that this kind of sight was more uncomfortable than he had imagined.

"Always love yourself and never be defined by others. I hope you always have your own unique colors and live the way you want."

In the past, when Zhuo was expressing his feelings through chicken soup, Ling would always complain calmly or respond in a very calm tone.

This time, she just looked at him with a frown, as if she was struggling.

"Do you think that if a meteor falls now, can we divert their attention?" Zhuo said.

"..."

Of course, Zhuo couldn't really pull a meteor to hit the campus. The purpose of saying this was just to distract Ling's attention. She seemed to be too concerned about the eyes around her, even if those eyes were mainly directed at Zhuo; perhaps it was precisely because they were directed at Zhuo that she took it so seriously.

Unfortunately, even so, Zero had no intention of answering.

"Okay, okay, although it sounds cheap, not everyone has this opportunity. It can be regarded as adding some color to my ordinary youth."

"You look troubled."

Even though Zero said that, judging from the degree of his entanglement, she was the one who cared more.

"It's okay. Anyway, I know that objectively speaking, I am not very noticeable. But every time I have the opportunity to stand out, it becomes unbearable when there are too many of these things."

"…That doesn't sound easy."

"Yes, it's not easy. This may seem like a luxury to my peers, but I really don't want to show off. Last time, it was also Kazama Ruri's idea to have Uesugi Eriya suddenly appear at the school gate to wait for me. It was raining that day, so everyone must have a deep memory of it."

Speaking of Uesugi Erii and Kazama Ruri, I just remembered that I seemed to have completely forgotten about them - but these two are key figures in the revival of the White King, and I think nothing will happen before that day comes, so there is no need for Zhuo to worry.

"I didn't expect it to be so exaggerated. I thought it would be similar to last time..."

Zero spoke softly, his brows furrowed in a frown that really looked troubled.

She sighed, and even Zhuo heard it. Seeing how concerned she was, Zhuo naturally put his hand on Ling's head.

His movements were not rough, but gentle, taking into account Ling's feelings. Ling seemed to be immersed in the entanglement, letting Zhuo do whatever he wanted.

In terms of their actual ages and experiences, although Ling's age is not as exaggerated as Zhuo's, he is almost thirty years old, while Zhuo's two lifetimes combined are almost forty years old; not to mention experience, even Zhuo has seen "big scenes".

Now I am really like a middle school student worrying about these little things.

But this is also a good thing. Zhuo thought so.

He stroked carefully, not letting the fine hair get tangled. Then Zero slowly narrowed his eyes, just like a cat.

"Although I don't mind, have you considered the consequences of doing so?"

Ling was still squinting his eyes, and what he said was a little - no, it was quite understated, Zhuo couldn't help but stop what he was doing.

Because at that moment, he had this thought: Am I adding fuel to the fire by doing this? Will I really not be pushed down when I go to the toilet?
"Are you coming back to your senses now?" Ling opened his eyes and looked up at him from under his palm.

"Uh, that... I've been getting carried away lately and accidentally touched it."

"Don't worry, if I didn't want to, I would have refused from the beginning."

"This, this is it."

"Do you want to continue?"

Ling leaned over to look at Zhuo's face. Her familiar and calm eyes, which Zhuo was used to seeing, did not seem to have changed at all, but he felt that this look was particularly trusting. Zhuo suddenly forgot to breathe.

"That..." I will be killed.

"Kidding."

When Zhuo Zheng didn't know how to answer, Ling said expressionlessly that it was a joke.

Even though what she said was correct, Zhuo still felt awkward. Zhuo looked into Ling's eyes, asking, "Is it really okay for me to touch you like this?" She looked at him calmly.

"What's wrong? Are you not satisfied with me now?" Ling said lightly.

"No, I'm not saying you're not satisfied... Is that okay?"

"If there was a problem, I wouldn't have moved into that house at all, and I wouldn't have let you touch it, let alone give you my knee."

"Go easy on me..." Ling seemed to have found the right moment and tilted his head: "You really enjoyed it." Without any change in tone, coupled with her expressionless, doll-like face, Zhuo felt as if he was committing a crime and tricking the little girl into looking at the goldfish.

However, Zhuo did fall asleep on Ling's thigh by accident, and no matter what he said now, it would not be convincing. So when she said that, Zhuo could hardly refute it.

Therefore, Zhuo Weiwei turned his eyes away and replied: "... Let's put it one thing at a time."

Then Ling straightened his head and chuckled twice, "This answer seems very convenient. I'll write it down first... Don't worry, I can always provide it to you again when I'm tired."

"Well, let's forget about it..."

If this is the case, Zhuo will definitely be inseparable from her... Although it is almost the same now. Although he is a useless person, he still needs to consider the future.

"Really? Not necessary?" Zero said expressionlessly, tilting his head again.

"Where did you learn this? Don't tease me."

"No, I'm serious."

It's another 'serious' thing with no change in tone, very unconvincing!

That was the same bad intention. Zhuo tried to rub Ling's face to express his dissatisfaction, but Ling stood quietly without any movement. If he had to say what he did, it would probably be that he slightly raised his head and stared at Zhuo's eyes the whole time.

So Zhuo turned his head away to hide his shame.

……

Fortunately, not all the feelings in the eyes are negative. Ling was absent too many times this semester, especially in the past six months, she only attended for a month or so, so some freshmen did not know her, and with a surprise of "who is that girl", they kept their eyes on her.

But Zhuo had been happily leading an ordinary and inconspicuous life. However, now he could not calm down after all.

……

"Hey, Zhuo?"

"It's really Utsunomiya~"

Zhuo Zheng and Ling were walking side by side on the road when they heard a voice coming from behind.

Hearing the familiar voice and the affectionate way of calling his name, Zhuo turned around and saw Kanda and Moritani Kyousuke standing there with their eyes blinking.

Especially Moritani, who he was not very familiar with. He had a stunned expression. He looked at Zero and then looked at Utsunomiya Shuo who was beside her.

Kanda looked at the distance between the two people who were almost touching each other, then turned around and smiled, trotted over to the two of them, and patted Zhuo's back hard.

"Good morning~ Did you finally trick Romanov into doing this, bro?"

"The word cheat is well used. Don't walk on the side roads after school and watch out for the lolita on the roadside, or you might get put in a sack."

"Hahaha, good morning Romanov too~ You're finally back to school~"

Kanda obviously didn't take it seriously. He patted him on the shoulder with a smile on his face and also greeted Zero.

Surprisingly, although Zero didn't say anything, he nodded in response.

Not only were Kanda and Moritani stunned, even Zhuo didn't expect her to respond.

But thinking about it, Zhuo has been feeling curious and jealous eyes all day. Even though Kanda told a joke between boys, his eyes were pure kindness, which made Zhuo's heart warm slightly, and Ling saw it, so he responded.

"Things are not what you think. I'll explain it to you at lunch. Let's go to the classroom first."

"Hey, don't be shy~"

"Kanda, don't talk like Ren, it's disgusting."

"Hahaha, Ren will cry when he hears this~"

Zhuo used words to wake up the dazed Kanda, and hoped to explain the situation, but he seemed to have already made up his mind; and the sissy voice he used was also severely complained by Zhuo, but he didn't take it seriously, and smiled and patted Zhuo's back fearfully again. This was his way of sharing Zhuo's worries.

Kanda was also very popular on campus. With him deliberately attracting attention, Zhuo felt that the attention on him instantly decreased a lot. This made Zhuo's mouth relax a little.

…After entering the classroom, there will probably be all kinds of discussions.

Bathed in a sea of ​​gazes, Zhuo imagined the future a few minutes later and gave a small bitter smile so that they wouldn't notice.

As expected, after arriving at the teaching building, the attention increased further. Although Kanda was there to share the firepower, walking in the corridor with a girl like Zero would certainly attract attention.

Kanda said leisurely, "Oh, there are a lot more people watching today than usual," but Zhuo was still not used to the public's attention.

As for Ling, she was worthy of her name, she walked openly, as if they were talking white radishes, not even giving the walking vegetables a glance. When she walked, she deliberately stuck close to Zhuo's arm, as if she was making some public demonstration.

Voices such as "The Queen is back...", "It's Utsunomiya again...", "Does Romanov know that Utsunomiya is two-timing?" could be heard in the corridor.

　Thanks to brother Hao for the 100-point reward.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)