Student Dormitory.
Horikita Suzune was carefully cutting ingredients.
Through the kitchen window, the faint streetlights could already be seen slowly lighting up.
It had been almost three hours since Amane went to the meeting. Horikita Suzune wanted to call Amane, but she was afraid that calling her at this time would disturb her.
So she could only constantly suppress the urge to call.
The usually chattering living room was empty.
There was no longer the urge sound of "Suzune, isn't dinner ready yet? I'm hungry" every minute.
For a moment, Horikita Suzune actually felt the dormitory was much colder.
Although nothing in the room's layout had changed, it gave off a cold feeling.
Just as Horikita Suzune picked up a carrot and was about to process it.
A knock sounded at the door.
Knock knock knock.
The light and firm knocking sound definitely meant Amane was back.
Horikita Suzune's face broke into a smile.
"Just a moment, Amane, didn't you bring your key?"
Horikita Suzune planned to finish cutting the carrot in front of her before opening the door.
But just then.
Knock knock knock knock knock knock... A series of urgent knocks made a vein throb on Horikita Suzune's forehead.
Every time she was about to cut the carrot.
The knocking sound seemed to deliberately interfere with her like a drumbeat.
Helpless, Horikita Suzune grabbed a tool at random and walked to the door angrily to open it.
She deliberately did not lean out.
The outside was quiet for a few seconds.
Suddenly, a wild Amane jumped out.
He was still holding a flower in his mouth.
"Suzune, I want to..."
Thump!
Horikita Suzune dodged Amane's pounce directly, then casually tapped Amane on the head with the carrot.
"Ouch, that hurts, I need a kiss to make it better~"
Amane said, making a move to kiss Horikita.
Horikita helplessly stuffed the carrot directly into Amane's mouth.
"You came back so late, and you still have the nerve to ask for a kiss?"
Horikita snorted, then bent down to pick up the fallen flower and brought it inside, finding an empty bottle to put it in.
Just as she was about to turn back to get her carrot, she saw Amane had already started gnawing on it.
"It's just that the meeting ran late, really, President Horikita made things very complicated."
Hearing Amane's words, Horikita Suzune hesitated.
"What is my brother's attitude towards those expelled from Class D?"
This was what Horikita Suzune cared about most.
This was understandable, after all, Horikita Manabu's impression on her was that of a cold and ruthless person, and this time, not to mention that those expelled students indeed did not comply with the school's regulations. If she were to put herself in her brother's shoes.
She would probably also choose to expel all of them.
But if that were the case... the result was something Horikita Suzune could not accept.
With so many people expelled at once, it was impossible to imagine still being able to rise to Class A.
Amane did not reply, only continued to gnaw on the carrot.
His gaze was very ill-intentioned as he looked at Horikita Suzune.
Horikita Suzune immediately understood what he meant.
Amane was getting naughtier and naughtier.
Horikita Suzune sat closer to Amane and then gently poked her on the face.
"Is that enough?"
Horikita Suzune looked at the happily smiling Amane in exasperation.
"President Horikita said to re-investigate and will give an answer tomorrow... Suzune, where are you going?"
"I'm going to the kitchen to find a suitable knife. I'll be very gentle in a moment."
"No! Suzune, you need to calm down!!!"
..."So... you broke up with Kushida, right?"
Horikita Suzune, who was feeding Amane egg rolls, after hearing Amane's full description of the meeting, her first reaction was to ask about Kushida's situation, which made Amane a little strange.
Because Kushida had cursed Horikita Suzune behind her back.
Amane also knew about this, but Horikita Suzune shouldn't have known.
Now that he thought about it, perhaps there had been conflicts between them before.
Amane took a bite of the egg roll, a look of happiness on his face.
"Suzune, you seem to care a lot about Kushida."
Seeing Amane's cowlick start to curl, she knew Amane wanted to ask something.
Horikita Suzune's eyes darted around.
"Yes, I care about her very much. After all, she and I have known each other for a long time, and we were classmates at the same school before."
Horikita Suzune said with emotion.
"Amane, why aren't you eating?"
Horikita Suzune moved the egg roll towards Amane's mouth.
But Amane didn't continue to eat, and she deliberately asked curiously.
"How come I don't know about this!!! Suzune, you never told me you two had such a relationship!"
Amane suddenly brought his face close to Horikita Suzune's.
Horikita Suzune gently pushed him back.
"You didn't ask."
"You... Suzune!!!"
Amane got up, stomped his feet, then pounced into Horikita Suzune's arms like a spoiled child, rubbing against her.
"Honestly, why did you suddenly start sulking again? Amane is truly a child who never grows up."
"Hmph, I don't want Suzune to boss me around."
"Are you angry now?"
"I'm angry!!!"
"If you're angry, then I'll eat by myself, okay?"
Horikita Suzune picked up an egg roll and elegantly savored it.
She had no intention of caring about Amane.
Seeing this, Amane sat next to Horikita Suzune, looking wronged, and watched her eat with wide eyes.
However, the two of them were too familiar with each other.
Watching someone eat was nothing; they had seen everything there was to see.
So Horikita Suzune didn't feel awkward and continued to eat as she pleased.
Just then, Amane's phone suddenly received a text message.
"Amane, are you free now?"
Horikita Suzune immediately caught sight of such an ambiguous text message.
*"Who sent you that at this late hour?"*
Horikita Suzune looked at Amane-san with some vigilance.
Amane-san deliberately shifted her body, preventing Suzune from continuing to look at her phone screen.
"It's nothing, just a friend, Suzune, keep eating."
Amane-san smirked, took out her phone, and quickly replied.
"I'm free. May I ask what it's about?"
After Amane-san sent the message, she deliberately glanced at Suzune.
Horikita Suzune, of course, knew that Amane-san was deliberately provoking her.
Originally, she intended to pretend she hadn't seen anything.
Because she knew that if she showed any desire to know who had asked Amane-san out, she would have to ask Amane-san, and then Amane-san would regain the initiative.
She would be bullied by Amane-san again tonight.
That was absolutely unacceptable!
That was her absolute bottom line.
"There's something I want to talk to you about alone. I'm downstairs at the dorm. If it's convenient, could we meet?"
When Amane-san saw the reply, she froze.
A girl sends you a message late at night, asking if you're free, then says there's something she wants to talk to you about alone, and is already waiting downstairs at the dorm! She just wants to meet you.
No matter how you look at it, it seems like... a confession!!!
Amane-san looked at the chat partner's name again.
Ichinose Honami.
"Suzune... what would you do if someone confessed to me?"
Horikita Suzune heard this and her chopsticks clattered to the floor.
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