After deciding to give up, I became popular

“If you're worried about not being able to take good care of them, I think you could volunteer at a breeding center for a while, get some practical experience, and learn some knowledge from the caretakers there… That shouldn't be too difficult for you, right?” Natsuki Kawa said to her, looking quite serious.

His impression of her had always been that of a serious and earnest girl. If she were to adopt a cat, she would definitely take good care of it, but whether that feedback would make her happy was another matter. Perhaps she should "intern" for a while, and after gaining a deeper understanding, she might have different ideas.

“This…” Miko Iino was finally moved and felt that this method was very suitable for her, but there was still a hint of worry in her eyes. “But would the caretakers agree? I have no experience at all. Wouldn't I make mistakes because of this…”

“No one is born with experience. If you think you'll make mistakes, then be more careful and avoid what you can. If you really make a mistake, don't run away, actively make up for it.” Natsuki Kawa shook his head, continuing to give this junior a valuable lesson. “As for whether the caretakers will agree? There's even less need to worry about that. They definitely hope that there are more caring and earnest children like you.”

“And in fact, the volunteer work at the breeding center is not easy. There are even fewer people willing to help out, so the caretakers will be overjoyed if you're willing to help.”

“If that's the case, then I have no problem…” Miko Iino nodded, her mood obviously a little more cheerful, and she seemed to be looking forward to the life ahead.

Natsuki Kawa looked at her, feeling that she seemed to have become much more inferior during this period. Before, including during the re-election of the student council president, she was still quite confident, and would say to him in a haughty manner, “I will supervise you and the student council without mercy!” But now, she had become so timid that she was even hesitant to raise a cat…

Was it the events of the forest school that hit her so hard? Natsuki Kawa was a little concerned.

He had always paid attention to the feelings of his student council colleagues.

The two tidied up their clothes, removed the cat hair from their bodies, and then washed their hands. Natsuki Kawa was faster, so he took advantage of Miko's hand washing to pay the bill. As a result, Miko Iino looked at him with strange eyes after coming out.

“What's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that all of a sudden? Is there still hair on me somewhere?” Natsuki Kawa looked down at himself, but didn't find anything wrong.

Miko Iino shook her head, and then looked at him with a complicated expression. “I just think… Senior's bill-paying skills are too skilled, right? You were able to sneak away in such a short time…”

“What are you talking about? I'm not doing anything bad.” Natsuki Kawa's face was full of black lines, feeling that he had been inexplicably dissed.

“How can this not be considered a bad thing?” Miko Iino puffed up her cheeks and protested to him. “And today is clearly my birthday, right?! Senior buying the bill yourself is clearly overstepping your authority! And there's no need to take care of me like this.”

“There's no such thing.” Natsuki Kawa shook his head, still not feeling that he was wrong. “Besides, this doesn't count as taking care of you. You can just think of it as me wanting to satisfy my own mood. And… if it really doesn't work, then just treat it as a biological gift from me, although I don't think it counts.”

“Um, birthday gifts or something… you've already given them…” Miko Iino muttered, her voice so soft that he could hardly hear it.

“What did you say?”

“Nothing!” Miko Iino suddenly raised her head sharply and refuted him loudly. Then, she trotted past him, opened the door of the store, and ran out by herself. But she didn't go far. Instead, she stopped at the door, stuck her tongue out at him in a disdainful manner, and made lip movements with her mouth.

“Senior, you're an idiot!”

He could see it, because he knew a little lip reading.

So he felt even more puzzled, thinking, could it be that his "gift" was too casual?

After thinking about it carefully, he was even more certain that he should be more thoughtful. Being too casual gave people the feeling of being too frivolous, which was why she was so angry.

After confirming that he hadn't left anything behind, Natsuki Kawa also followed him out the door, and soon found Miko Iino by the side of the road, finding that she was fiddling with her small bag, as if she was looking for something inside.

“Did you drop something?” Natsuki Kawa stepped forward and asked.

“It shouldn't be dropped…” Miko Iino shook her head, her expression seeming a little embarrassed. “Maybe… I forgot to bring it, my hair tie.”

“I felt it a little while ago when I was playing with Mimi, my hair is loose and it's very inconvenient, and it will be accidentally pulled by them, so now I want to tie it up, which is also convenient for activities.”

So Natsuki Kawa looked at her chestnut hair and found that it was indeed much more scattered than before, not as dignified as it was at the beginning.

I wonder how she was able to endure until now before taking care of it. She was clearly fascinated by the cats!

“If that's the case…” Natsuki Kawa pondered for a moment and suddenly had a good idea. “You just wait for me here, don't wander around, I'll be right back.”

If he remembered correctly, there seemed to be that store here, which was convenient for him.

Miko Iino looked at him with some doubts, but nodded obediently.

Without letting her wait long, Natsuki Kawa trotted back with a small gift box and handed it to her very naturally.

“There are hair ties inside, I just don't know if it suits your taste… If it doesn't, I'll go exchange it for another one?”

“No, no need…” Miko Iino shook her head quickly. She took it carefully and unpacked it, finding a red lace hair tie with two clusters of soft stripes at the end, which felt very smooth to the touch.

The key is that it is really cute, and the color is also her favorite…

Um… it's really cute, so cute that her heart started pounding non-stop.

“……”

Seeing the other party staring blankly at the hair tie, looking lost in thought, Natsuki Kawa felt that he should have done the right thing, and the junior's mood must have improved a lot. “Sorry, the previous one as a birthday gift was indeed too much, so I wanted to give another one… mainly because I saw that the hair ties you usually use are basically the same color, so I thought you might like this, if it doesn't work, then…”

“Like…”

“Huh?”

“I mean, I like it very much.” Miko Iino finally raised her head, looking at him with joy, her eyes gentle as if they could drip water. “Thank you, Senior, this is the best birthday gift I've ever received in my life.”

“Ah… um.” Natsuki Kawa opened his mouth, a little surprised, but still nodded with a smile to show his approval. “Um, it's good that you like it.”

This junior… seems a little too easily satisfied, right? Natsuki Kawa was a little puzzled.

But he didn't think much about it, only thinking that maybe the thing he sent just happened to suit the other party's preferences, after all, this was the result of his careful observation.

“Senior, can you help me?”

“What?” Natsuki Kawa asked in confusion.

“Help me tie up my hair.” Miko Iino said softly, seeming a little embarrassed. “I didn't bring a mirror out, it's a little inconvenient.”

“No problem, I'll help you.” Natsuki Kawa nodded, not refusing. He had a lot of experience in tying hair, basically all of which he had practiced on the angel, and he had also occasionally helped Eriri and the others, so there was no need to worry about not being able to do it well. “What kind of style do you want to tie it into?”

“Senior is really knowledgeable…” Miko Iino said meaningfully.

Natsuki Kawa inexplicably felt that the other party seemed a little unhappy.

“I don't have any special ideas, Senior can decide, as long as it's convenient to move around.”

“Convenient to move around… Okay, I understand, leave it to me.” Natsuki Kawa nodded.

Natsuki Kawa lifted Miko's beautiful hair, only feeling that it was smooth to the touch, exceptionally delicate, as if it would slip away from his fingertips like flowing water if he wasn't careful.

It could be seen that the junior maintained it very well, and the key was that it also smelled very good.

A fruity fragrance came to his nostrils, fresh and timeless, making people feel refreshed.

So he couldn't help but sigh, even if it was the same shampoo, it smelled much better on girls than on boys, and he could feel it without even being too close.

He thought about it carefully, feeling that it was probably because girls' hair was longer, so they would use more shampoo when washing their hair, and therefore the smell would become more fragrant.

“Um…”

A soft moan suddenly rang out.

Miko Iino was holding on to the back of the chair, her pretty face a little red. “Se, Senior… ple, please don't play tricks…”

“Sorry, I accidentally touched you.” Natsuki Kawa lowered his head to apologize.

His hands were not considered cold, but since the other party had a big reaction, it meant that her neck was more sensitive…

So Natsuki Kawa couldn't help but look over.

Her skin was snow-white and delicate, as white as jade, and the curve seen from the side was also beautiful and exquisite, like the most gentle and delicate brushstrokes of a painter, very pleasing to the eye. The slightly red earlobe exposed when lifting her hair also looked very cute and delicate, making people can't help but feel their heart flutter and want to take a bite gently…

“……”

To be ashamed, probably the sequelae of being teased by his senior last night, he actually thought this junior was super good-looking, and a strange impulse to bully her suddenly emerged in his heart.

In the end, her moan was too cute, and she unexpectedly exposed her sensitive zone to him without any defense.

However, he obviously had the determination, and only恍惚 for a while before he woke up.

However, the other party didn't seem to think so. As if she felt him staring at her, Miko's neck slowly turned pink, as if it had been浸染 by the sunset. The originally delicate and cute ears also gradually turned into blood-red agate.

Miko Iino closed her eyes tightly, holding the back of the chair tightly with both hands, the temperature of her cheeks and heartbeat rising rapidly.

Senior he… is really looking at her, right?

Will he bully her?

Should she resist… she must resist, right? She can't just be bullied obediently…

229. Idiot Senior, this is on the street!

“Bear with it, it may hurt a little at first.” The other party's voice came from behind.

So Miko Iino was completely stunned.

Bear with it? It will hurt a little at first? What are you going to do, Senior?! And this is still on the street, it's too much!

“No, you can't! How can you do it in this place!” Miko Iino tried to protest, but because her hair was still in the hands of others, she could only speak out.

“It's okay, right? Anyway, no one will look here… Don't worry, it will be over soon.”

“……!!!” Miko Iino was even more flustered, but a doubt suddenly surged in her heart.

Senior obviously looks very healthy, and he also has strong abs, the most important thing is that she seems to have witnessed it with her own eyes, when she was in the student council… At that time, she thought it was an illusion, but later she realized that it was not at all, she clearly saw the big python!

Now… so Senior is actually a silver-like wax spear?

“Okay, it's over.” Natsuki Kawa took half a step back, pulled away, and nodded with satisfaction.

“……”

Miko Iino's eyes were blank.

It's over? What's over?

What did Senior do just now? Why doesn't she feel anything?

“I just saw a long white hair.” Natsuki Kawa took a few steps, stood next to Miko, and reached out to show her. “I couldn't help but pull it out for you.”

As we all know, white hair is okay if you don't pay attention to it, but once you find it when you look in the mirror, you must pull it out. If it wasn't for the fact that this was Miko Iino's hair, he could probably spend a long time looking for other “pests”.

“……” Miko Iino was silent, and then suddenly puffed up her face after a long time. “Idiot Senior!”

Then suddenly used a rocket headbutt on Natsuki Kawa's stomach.

Natsuki Kawa, who was inexplicably hit hard, felt wronged, thinking that he kindly helped to pull out white hair, but he was rewarded in this way, which was simply too much!

Next time, he must not be cheap!

……

After easing the atmosphere, the two started off.

Miko Iino seemed to still be angry and didn't mean to pay attention to him, but her body was very honest, following him step by step.

Natsuki Kawa felt that it was good to let her calm down alone, so he didn't take the initiative to bring up the topic again, and honestly acted as a guide.

Soon the two came to a self-service barbecue restaurant. When they entered, they found that there were quite a lot of people, basically full. They thought they would have to wait in line, but they were led to the second floor by the waiter.

“It will be a little inconvenient to get food, but it's better to be quieter, which is very suitable for young couples like you.” The waiter was smiling, looking very kind.

Natsuki Kawa looked at Miko Iino and asked for her opinion, but the other party seemed to have misunderstood something.

“Eh? Am I going to explain? Um…” She seemed a little embarrassed, and said weakly, “No, we're not a couple…”

“……”

He was asking if this seat was okay and whether you wanted to change to another place! Xia Chuanzou sighed inwardly, but it was normal for the other party to mind this and want to explain, so he naturally wouldn't interrupt.

“Eh? Sorry, I thought it was…” The waiter smiled awkwardly and looked at Xia Chuanzou again, seemingly feeling very embarrassed.

But Xia Chuanzou felt that the other party's embarrassment didn't seem to be for himself, but rather expressed on his behalf?

“……” So he understood, he was being pitied!

Really, thank you for your pity! But things really aren't what you think!

But before he could explain, Iino Miko had already spoken.

“No, it’s nothing…” Xiao Miko seemed a little shy, her tone weak, “But… do we really, really look like a couple?”

“Uh…” Now it was the waiter's turn to be at a loss. He looked a little dumbfounded and turned to look at Xia Chuanzou, as if asking for his help.

Xia Chuanzou suddenly felt a sense of shared suffering.

“Cough cough…” After pretending to cough a few times to attract attention, he began to try to change the subject, “Indeed, this position is also quite good, and we don’t have to wait or queue anymore, why don’t we just sit here?”

“Ah…” Iino Miko also suddenly came back to her senses and quickly nodded in agreement, “That’s right, I also think it’s pretty good…”

Her heart was also very uneasy, already screaming and wailing—Wow, what am I even asking! Doesn't this make it seem like I care about Senior?!

Seeing the atmosphere become a little romantic, the waiter breathed a sigh of relief. He knew it was his turn to leave.