Dating sim loading: My girlfriend is a cunning young lady-Chapter 28 - 26. Jiutiao Meijie enters the activity classroom

The week quickly passed, and Friday arrived. Dubian Che studied during the day, and at night, he would exercise while listening to the radio.

After the free trial period ended, he even purchased a membership.

Dubian Che wasn't particular about food and rarely went out for fun, saving all his money for books and his studies.

During his free time from studying, he continuously thought about ways to handle Jiutiao Meijie.

At school, he tried his best to avoid her to prevent her from completely ruining his daily life.

That day, after school, he went to the Human Observation Department.

Walking on the overhead corridor, he heard the Wind Instrument Club practicing. Having survived a life-threatening situation and spending the week studying and pondering over life, it felt like ages since he last heard those sounds.

Yet, the sound of the oboe was something he could always recognize instantly.

In the Human Observation Department's activity classroom, aside from the beautiful and intelligent but otherwise useless beauty, Kiyono Lin, was like hitting the pause button—the way she looked when he last left was exactly how she still appeared.

He took out "The Great Gatsby" from his backpack.

"I've finished the book. Here it is back, thank you."

"How was it?"

"I learned a lot, it's a good book. If possible, I hope to translate it perfectly myself one day."

"Ambitious."

"That's nothing, 'Tokyo Handsome Man' is a much more grand goal than this."

Kiyono Lin sighed softly, as if she couldn't bear it.

"Anything happened this week?" Dubian Che didn't mind his life's ideals being insulted.

To succeed in any task, you must maintain composure while being filled with eagerness... He, Dubian Che, was just that excellent, understanding any principle immediately.

Kiyono Lin closed the hardcover book in her hands.

"Answer a few questions."

"That's all? No need to find trouble with any clubs?"

"First question," Kiyono Lin ignored his quip, "this week, did you really want to come to the activity room?"

Dubian Che was stunned, "What for?"

"To see me."

"Not at all."

Kiyono Lin rested her chin on her hand and pondered for a while before continuing, "Second question, during this week, did you often think of me?"

"Why?"

"Pretty, cute, smart. Answer the question."

"No."

"Lies." Kiyono Lin showed a satisfied smile.

Dubian Che incredulously uttered an "Ah?" Had he often thought of her?

Thinking about it, it seemed to be the case.

He considered her as a target to surpass, thinking about her expressions of pride in success and awkwardness in failure whenever studies were tough.

But these were unintentional and trivial matters; he didn't consider it as "thinking of her."

"Third question, have you fallen for me?"

"Really," Dubian Che was speechless, "Kiyono, you really should visit that beautiful, animal-filled mental health sanitarium your family owns for some rest."

Kiyono Lin's expression turned cold: "Answer the question."

"I don't like you, not at all."

Kiyono Lin fell into deep thought, muttering after a while, "Playing hard to get is indeed foolish, I can't even handle you."

"Playing hard to get?" Dubian Che realized, "All this time, your coldness and those disgusting flirty remarks were all part of playing hard to get?"

"Mr. Dubian, you are not stupid." Kiyono Lin was as serious as a doctor delivering medical exam results.

After saying this, she suddenly became proud: "I never lie, so you can hold your head up high, Mr. Dubian, there's no need to feel inferior just because you got third place."

"What was the purpose of playing hard to get?" Dubian Che had learned to ignore some of her remarks.

"To make you fall for me."

"Why?"

"Human observation."

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"And after I fall for you?"

"To kick you out of the Human Observation Department. Liking me is a common human trait, there's no observational value."

"I won't fall for you, not even in three years of high school."

"Quite confident." Kiyono Lin flicked her lead-black long hair, smiling, "You should be careful, even I'm afraid of my own charm."

Dubian Che laughed, "Is that so?"

It was a magical kind of smile, pleasant and enchanting.

People would fall for the youth's lips, nose, eyes, and eventually, the entirety of the youth because of this smile.

It was incredible, irrational, just like the irresistible affection displayed by the person you love.

Kiyono Lin was startled, then murmured, "So that's how it is."

Dubian Che hadn't heard what she said clearly and was about to ask her when he saw Kiyono Lin slowly smile at him.

This smile... this smile...

"Mr. Dubian, are you smitten?"

"Not at all, Kiyono."

Kiyono Lin put away that summer breeze-like smile that made Dubian Che linger, and replaced it with her usual haughty angle of lips.

"Mr. Dubian, hang in there, okay? Don't fall for me just because you can't handle your first semester."

"If you keep that up, it will never happen."

"Is that so? I'm looking forward to it," Kiyono Lin said confidently.

Dubian Che, internally cursing the uselessness of "Smile·Charming," was about to end the conversation and leave the activity classroom when a knocking sound came.

Kiyono Lin said, "Come in," and the sliding door was opened.

Xiaoquan Aonai walked in, followed by Jiutiao Meijie, which made Dubian Che's face darken.

"Kiyono, let me introduce a new member to you: Jiutiao Meijie. Jiutiao, please introduce yourself."

Jiutiao Meijie looked at the two in the activity room, with an intriguing smile she said, "Interesting."

"Jiutiao, please introduce yourself," Xiaoquan Aonai reminded again.

"Teacher, these two already know me."

"Is that so? That's great! Your homeroom teacher told me that you haven't been to school for a month, and I was worried you didn't have any friends!" Xiaoquan Aonai's beautiful, naïve, oval face smiled.

"Teacher," Kiyono Lin said coldly, "please allow me to reject her application to join."

"Why?"

"Tell Jiutiao about the enrollment conditions for the Human Observation Department," Kiyono Lin said.

Dubian Che blinked.

That statement clearly wasn't meant for Jiutiao Meijie, and since the tone was quite unfriendly, it obviously wasn't for Mr. Xiaoquan either; was she talking to him then?

'Since you're the Minister, and in return for letting me leave early, I'll act as your mouthpiece this time.'

Dubian Che cleared his throat.

"First, you must read the application requirements before interviewing; Second, you cannot fall in love with the Minister; Third, no lying; Fourth, you must be smart enough..."

"What nonsense are you talking?"

"Huh?" Dubian Che looked disapprovingly at Kiyono Lin, who was disrupting him.

"It was my mistake, you really are beyond help," Kiyono Lin said, massaging her forehead with a pained expression.

Then, she lowered her hand, crossed her arms, and stared directly at Jiutiao Meijie, "The only condition for joining the Human Observation Department is that I find you worth observing."

"Teacher," Jiutiao Meijie said to Xiaoquan Aonai, "You just mentioned school rules to me, didn't you? Besides the rule that all students must join a club, a formal club must have at least five members, right?"

"Yes, that's correct."

"So, can this Human Observation Department be disbanded?" Jiutiao Meijie looked at Kiyono Lin with a sidelong glance.

"This..."

"Jiutiao Meijie."

"Kiyono Lin."

The scene where the unwavering presences of the two beautiful girls' gazes collided made even Dubian surrender.

He looked at Xiaoquan Aonai who seemed quite troubled and said, "Mr. Xiaoquan, you can go back to your tasks; I'll inform you about the situation, ahem, the outcome here later."

Xiaoquan Aonai hesitated for a moment, feeling that her role as a minor adviser really wasn't very useful.

She nodded, gave Dubian Che a 'leave it to you' look, and left the activity classroom.

Dubian Che watched Xiaoquan Aonai leave, then noticed the two were still gazing at each other. He carefully chose his words and began to speak.

"Kiyono, Jiutiao—I mean Jiutiao joined the Human Observation Department due to school rules, probably hoping to leave early like me, adding her wouldn't be more than another phantom member like myself."

"No way," Kiyono Lin answered without a second thought, "We can't break the bottom line."

Jiutiao Meijie, with her hands behind her slender waist, both playful and imposing said, "Today, either let me join, or disband the club as per school rules."

"I feel," Dubian Che said to Kiyono Lin, "that Jiutiao also has great observational value."

"It's up to me to decide who has observational value, and if you have nothing else to do, you can leave," Kiyono Lin glared at him.

Dubian Che, going with the flow, prepared to leave.

"Close the window, the Wind Instrument Club outside is making too much noise," Jiutiao Meijie said nonchalantly, surveying the clutter of the activity room.

"..."

Dubian Che took a deep breath, preparing to close the window.

"Try me," Kiyono Lin said coldly, her arms crossed and her icy gaze shot at him.

This.

"You two," he said, almost giving up, "can you spare me? I'm just a poor high school student from a rural area where buses run only every two hours; I just want to study."

Kiyono Lin glanced at him, her brow slightly furrowed, "You can go back first."

Jiutiao Meijie turned around, watching both of them, and flashed a devilish smile.

"No."