Free Web NovelChapter 975: Chapter 890: The Eldest Miss Lost Again
From morning to noon, the sky couldn’t see a ray of sunshine.
At first glance, the layers of clouds gave a heavy feeling.
As time went by, the sky still hadn’t shed a drop of rain, just shrouded in that kind of gloom.
It made people start expecting the image of sunlight piercing through the clouds.
Aozawa walked along the familiar path, took a turn, and headed to the window of the Guzheng Club.
The crisp sound of guzheng floated out from inside, surprising him a little.
He hadn’t heard the guzheng being played in the Guzheng Club for a long time.
He stepped forward; inside there was no Hojo Shouko.
Only Natsuka Yanagimachi knelt there.
She placed the guzheng on a desk, and the direction was also quite particular—not directly facing the window, but choosing a side angle.
Natsuka Yanagimachi sat with her back straight.
To emphasize the striking visual effect, she didn’t wear a coat outside, just a white shirt.
The buttons weren’t undone, like the tense state between two superpowers during the Cuba crisis.
Natsuka Yanagimachi’s long hair draped over her shoulders; not speaking, her side profile really gave off an artistic girl vibe.
But thinking about Natsuka Yanagimachi’s usual style, Aozawa found it hard to attribute the scene in front of him to tranquility.
He had his thoughts but didn’t voice them to disrupt.
Her expression differed from the usual pose; the answer was clear, she naturally hoped to leave a better impression in his heart.
Actually, Aozawa thought it wasn’t necessary.
But displaying one’s most beautiful pose to the other half is a very normal thing in relationships.
In Natsuka Yanagimachi’s heart, girls like Hojo Shouko who are quiet and filled with a literary atmosphere look best.
She counted the time, finished playing a piece.
After all, playing too long would make it hard to explain why Hojo Shouko wasn’t here.
Ending it now, she could explain to Aozawa.
Shouko went to the bathroom.
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Clap clap.
Aozawa saw Natsuka Yanagimachi stopped playing and quickly applauded: "Summer Flower, I really didn’t expect your guzheng skills to have improved."
"Although not so much, at least it can make people listen patiently."
"Senpai, the latter part was unnecessary."
Natsuka Yanagimachi teased, then gave a forehead slap, saying: "Shouko went to the bathroom, won’t be back for a while, I’ll hand over the lunch box once she returns."
"Is Shouko the goddess of lunch boxes in Ancient Greece?"
"Haha, after all, it’s her dedicated effort, I can’t replace her casually."
Natsuka Yanagimachi chuckled.
She, after discussing with Hojo Shouko, still felt it should go slowly, no rush.
Yet she couldn’t do nothing.
The daily contact time with Aozawa should be increased.
Though they could chat for a long time on the phone, it still couldn’t match face-to-face conversation to open up the heart.
However, the pressure was quite high.
Natsuka Yanagimachi didn’t know if it was due to the buttons being undone or psychological pressure.
Usually, she could easily find any topic to chat with Aozawa.
Now, whatever she wanted to say, she had to think in her mind beforehand whether that topic was good.
Would it affect her image?
Thinking about it too much, she couldn’t find the feeling of chatting freely as before.
Cheer up a bit.
Natsuka Yanagimachi silently encouraged herself, glanced out the window, and said casually: "It’s cloudy today."
What kind of topic is this?
Natsuka Yanagimachi screamed inwardly, feeling this topic was boring and only brought up when the atmosphere was extremely awkward.
Her toes curled up, luckily her strength wasn’t as strong as Hojo Shouko’s, otherwise, the tatami under her feet might have been scratched apart.
Aozawa noticed her unease, smiled, and said: "Yeah, do you prefer sunny days or rainy days?"
"I prefer sunny days full of sunshine."
Natsuka Yanagimachi replied, deciding to regain her composure, and with a smile said: "Aozawa-senpai, do you prefer sunny days or rainy days?"
"I prefer Summer Flower."
Aozawa threw a direct pitch.
He didn’t want this to continue.
If it continued without breaking through, future exchanges with Natsuka Yanagimachi would only make her think more, better to break the relationship directly and let everything quickly return to normal.
"Oh."
Natsuka Yanagimachi instinctively nodded, then realized what he had said.
Her eyes widened, her earlobes turned red.
Needless to say, her face immediately turned into a ripe apple.
The whole person was so shocked she took two steps back, stammering: "A, A, Aozawa-senpai, what do you mean?"
"I said I like you more."
Aozawa repeated the words again, his expression serious, his eyes directly fixed on Natsuka Yanagimachi.
Watching her reaction like a startled little rabbit, finding it quite amusing.
Natsuka Yanagimachi’s mind was a whirlwind, she never expected that her plan to take it slow would be torn apart by this straightforward pitch.
How should she respond?
Her mind was a mess at this moment.
She didn’t have strong adaptability to things beyond the plan.
Aozawa stood there and said: "But you also know my situation, I understand you might not accept this kind of relationship, so let’s remain friends."
Retreat to advance.
This was Aozawa’s strategy for Natsuka Yanagimachi.
He knew very well that too much pressure would possibly cause the opposite effect, better to take a step back to achieve a surprising outcome.
Natsuka Yanagimachi heard his words, immediately coming to her senses from her chaotic thoughts, feeling she would miss a great opportunity if she didn’t speak.
She hurriedly said: "No, it’s not like that, Aozawa-senpai, you misunderstood, actually, I have no problem at all!" freewebnøvel.coɱ
Aozawa showed surprise and said: "Summer Flower, you really don’t mind?"
"No worries, Shouko said that you’re very strong, not something one person can manage."
