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Chapter 595 The Issue of Address

There are still two and a half years left in high school. This period is both long and short, and it is the grandest fireworks of youth.

So let's wait, wait for a happy ending where everyone is happy.

"..."

Fumino Furuhashi gently closed her eyes, then tilted her head back to face Hayakawa, her intentions clear.

"..."

Hayakawa was somewhat surprised by the situation. Although she had said those things from the bottom of her heart, they were mainly meant to comfort Furuhashi. But it seemed to have worked quite well. The usually reserved literary girl had taken the initiative to ask for a kiss.

Since that's the case, I don't need to be polite.

Hayakawa gently lowered his head and kissed the girl's slightly cold lips. The soft touch made him lose his senses, while Fumino Furuhashi instantly became a swarm of girls.

The two were connected, not only physically but also spiritually. At this moment, the methods of human communication seemed to lose their meaning. There was no need for dialogue or words; a simple glance and a touch were enough to understand each other's thoughts, her sensitive and tender heart, and Hayakawa's unwavering determination.

Fumino Furuhashi looked somewhat bewildered. Apart from the beautiful feeling of spiritual connection, her mind was completely blank. Ironically, her strongest sensation at that moment was that she felt a little hot.

Sure enough, boys' body temperatures are much higher than mine.

In such a long winter, being able to sleep cuddled with Hayakawa is like having the best warm pillow.

After a moment of wild thoughts, Fumino Furuhashi immediately realized what was happening. She reached out and pushed Hayakawa away. Her face was flushed and her breathing was rapid. She took a couple of breaths to catch her breath before turning serious and clearing her throat twice, ignoring her burning cheeks. "Ahem, that's enough!"

"..."

This tone and expression make him seem like a hero who jumped out to stop the bullying, so is he actually the villain who is committing violence?

"Oh..." Hayakawa felt inexplicably disappointed. Although he nodded, his regret was evident in his expression.

Fumino Furuhashi noticed Hayakawa's knowing look and felt a little happy, but her face showed disgust as she criticized Hayakawa: "Hayakawa, I think you're getting more and more weird. I used to think you were a good person, but now... hehe, you're even worse than the average Seishun Boys' High School student!"

"..."

If it were an ordinary male high school student, you probably wouldn't even know where your pants are by now. There's a limit to slander.

"Hmph, looks like I'll have to keep my distance from you from now on, otherwise who knows what might happen."

Fumino Furuhashi crossed her arms, her smug expression quite infuriating.

Although she didn't know why, she was in a good mood. It was as if the resentment that had been building up in her heart had dissipated after the kiss. She had also let go of the troubles of running away from home and arguing with her father. So she suddenly felt carefree and even had the energy to tease Hayakawa.

"..."

Hayakawa looked at Fumino Furuhashi in silence for a long time, then said expressionlessly, "You shouldn't call me Hayakawa."

"Ha, then I'll call you..."

Fumino Furuhashi didn't react at first, but the next moment she realized that Hayakawa meant she should call him by his name. She was speechless and her eyes darted around.

It seems... we really should start calling each other by name. After all, we've done pretty much everything we should and shouldn't have done, and it would be a shame if our relationship got stuck on how we address each other. It's just a name, I can easily handle it.

"Fumino."

Hayakawa looked at the old bridge and said calmly.

"White…"

Looking at Hayakawa's indifferent expression, Fumino Furuhashi gritted her teeth and tried to speak, but the word seemed to be stuck in her throat, and she couldn't say it no matter what.

I knew it...

Fumino Furuhashi looked utterly despondent and couldn't utter a word.

After thinking about it carefully, it seems that Riko and I had discussed calling each other by name with Hayakawa a long time ago, but I always get stuck when it comes to actual combat. It's as if that word is as heavy as a thousand pounds and I can't say it. In the end, I can only pretend that nothing happened and continue to call "Hayakawa".

Moments of remembrance:

"Good morning, Hayakawa-san..."

"Uh? Hmm... Furuhashi, hello."

That's how it is. Because he couldn't say it himself, Hayakawa didn't call him by his name, clearly considering his feelings. He must have reminded Ri-chan as well.

Because of their own awkwardness, the three of them still address each other by their surnames, which doesn't feel like close friends or boyfriend and girlfriend at all. On the contrary, it has made the rumors about their relationship at school less noticeable. Otherwise, given how close the three of them usually are, teachers would have come knocking on their door long ago!

It's just a name, why can't I say it out loud!

I'm capable of even taking the initiative to kiss you! But I can't call out your name, that's really strange.

So that's just how awkward I am... Maybe someone like me should just be planted in the sea like seaweed, spending my life cleaning up ocean impurities and producing air to atone for my sins...

Fumino Furuhashi lowered her head, her face filled with sadness, and she fell into a long-lost state of self-pity.

"..."

Here we go again. It's been a long time since we've seen an ancient bridge like this; it looks a bit unfamiliar.

Hayakawa glanced at the old bridge, but instead of immediately offering words of comfort, he pondered for a moment how to respond.

Actually, he can understand Gu Qiao's feelings; it's a matter of distinction.

Fumino Furuhashi is a very pure... well, in short, someone who longs for beautiful love, as evidenced by the huge amount of romance comics and books she reads.

For her, hugging, kissing, or even sleeping in the same bed are all things that couples do in private and are not something to be told to outsiders. So it doesn't matter if others don't know about it.

However, the way she addresses him by name is different. Furuhashi had never had any male friends she was close enough to call by name until Hayakawa appeared. She only had female close friends, and no male friends.

So for her, the privilege of being called by her name was actually a domain exclusively for her boyfriend, but it wasn't a private space because it was a way of addressing someone, something to be called in front of others.

So calling Hayakawa's name in front of others is almost equivalent to saying "This is my boyfriend" to Fumino Furuhashi, which is to announce their relationship.

This is a problem for her. She is a girl who cares a lot about her image. Announcing her boyfriend is something she can't do without being mentally prepared, which is why she can't get over this psychological hurdle.

Chapter 596 I Want to Kiss Too

For Furuhashi, announcing her relationship would cause a lot of trouble. Shikahara and the others would definitely come to check on her, her classmates would gossip about it, the teachers and even the principal would talk to her and Hayakawa, and even her father, who was currently having a fight with her, would be informed about it...

Teacher's talk... Three-way meeting between student, parents and teachers... Broadcast criticism... Whispers among classmates... Hayakawa will still get into trouble...

There are way too many terrible things happening here!

Therefore, Fumino Furuhashi always tried to maintain a subtle distance from Hayakawa at school, and every time she saw Rizu Ogata being able to get close to Hayakawa at school without any restraint, she couldn't help but feel a subtle sense of envy.

If only I could be as indifferent to other people's opinions as Riko...

However, this is impossible. The two are different individuals, and Fumino Furuhashi cannot learn the independent personality of Rizu Ogata.

"Um…"

Hayakawa glanced at the hesitant and forlorn-looking Kohashi and tentatively suggested, "How about this, I'll call your name at school, and you can call me like you used to? What do you think?"

"No way." Fumino Furuhashi refused decisively upon hearing this. She raised her eyebrows in dissatisfaction and said, "If that happens, your classmates at school will talk about you behind your back. They'll say things like you're pursuing me one-sidedly, and they'll laugh at you."

"Uh... so what?"

Hayakawa looked bewildered. What was the point of such a joke? First, he couldn't hear it, and second, even if he did, it wouldn't have any effect on him.

Saying it's unrequited love is just on the surface; in reality, the two of them have done everything... And even if I really say it's unrequited love for Furuhashi, it doesn't seem like there's anything wrong with it, right? I am indeed pursuing Furuhashi, pursuing Furuhashi Fumino, Ogata, uh, and... Anyway, I'm already a scumbag, so what's wrong with pursuing someone?

Pursuing girls isn't shameful. I've experienced the most humiliating things—failing an exam and being trampled on—countless times. What's this? A true man can bend and stretch, stand firm against a thousand pointing fingers, and humbly serve the people…

Huh? It seems like both humiliations were committed by the same two people?

"..."

Hayakawa fell into deep thought upon considering this.

Strange, why am I paying so much attention to them when they're clearly my enemies?

"No, no, no."

Fumino Furuhashi was unaware of Hayakawa's thoughts, and upon hearing this, she simply shook her head firmly.

If maintaining one's own dignity comes at the cost of damaging Hayakawa's dignity, or even making him the subject of gossip at school, then Furuhashi would rather call Hayakawa "boyfriend" at school.

"Uh..." Hayakawa said expressionlessly, "Then whatever you want, let nature take its course, I'm not in a hurry anyway."

"Yeah, that's good."

Fumino Furuhashi breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. If Hayakawa wasn't in a hurry, then she was at ease. This gave her ample time to gather the courage to overcome that mental hurdle, and one day she would be able to tell everyone that she had a boyfriend.

Feeling slightly relieved, Guqiao couldn't help but glance at Hayakawa. Instantly, her face flushed crimson and her expression became hazy. Then, she gently closed her eyes, the meaning of which was self-evident.

"Ok?"

Hayakawa was initially surprised, then secretly delighted. Without thinking, she lowered her head and continued what she had been doing, but this time it wasn't a long kiss like before, but a brief one, then another kiss, and then…

"How many more times do you want to kiss...?"

A faint voice suddenly rang in their ears. As soon as the voice fell, not only the literature girl with her eyes closed and her brain spinning, but even Hayakawa felt as if her heart had stopped for a moment. She turned her head sharply and, as expected, met Ogata Riju's eyes, which were slightly tinged with an unusual color in the darkness.

"..."

"Lili, Lili, Lili... Lili-chan!"

Fumino Furuhashi was so startled by this sudden scene that she felt like her soul had left her body. She even had the feeling of being caught cheating on someone else's homework by the homeroom teacher when she was a child. She stammered, unable to speak properly, "Why are you still awake?"

She was asleep.

Ogata Rizu looked past Hayakawa to Furuhashi and said expressionlessly, "But the two of you were making too much noise and woke me up."

Ahhh, so that's how it is. It's because I was so focused on kissing that I forgot to stop making noise.

A mistake, a mistake for life…

Fumino Furuhashi felt as if she was about to shed tears of regret. Her mouth and feet twitched slightly, but she still managed to ask with a last glimmer of hope, "Um... I wanted to ask, Ri-chan, when did you wake up?"

"Ok?"

Rizu Ogata blinked, thought for a moment, and slowly said, "When you two were hugging?"

I've been awake from the very beginning, haven't I? Riko, you haven't slept at all!

"Well"

Upon hearing this, Fumino Furuhashi's eyes rolled back, and she fell into a semi-comatose state due to her brain's protective mechanism, as if she would die from excessive shame at any moment.

However, a single sentence from Rizu Ogata brought her back to her senses.

"I want a kiss too."

Rizu Ogata's earnest voice rang out in the darkness.

Fumino Furuhashi froze, her previously closed eyes widening as she stared intently at Riju Ogata, nearly jumping up in surprise.

ha?

"Rika, what...what are you saying?"

Fumino Furuhashi's expression stiffened, and she forced a smile: "This joke is not funny at all."

"No kidding."

Rizu Ogata calmly shook her head: "I said, I want a kiss too."

Fumino Furuhashi: "..."

No!!!

Upon hearing this, Fumino Furuhashi instantly transformed into the world-famous painting "The Scream," her emotional breakdown comparable to that of Ogata's world-renowned doting father.

"My request is perfectly reasonable. I was sleeping, and you two were kissing right next to me without any regard for others, and you even woke me up. It's your fault."

However, Riju Ogata didn't care and bluntly added insult to injury: "Besides, you've already kissed Fumino, but you won't let me do it. That's too much. You have no right to refuse me."

"puff"

Seeing Ogata Riju's reproachful look, Furuhashi Fumino silently clutched her chest, feeling as if an arrow had pierced her heart.

That makes a lot of sense. I did something inappropriate next to Ri-chan while she was sleeping, and I even woke her up. No matter how you look at it, it's my responsibility. Besides, I already kissed her, so if Ri-chan wanted to kiss me back, I had no right to refuse...

But here's the biggest problem: I just kissed Hayakawa, and less than a minute later Ri-chan took my place...

Chapter 597, Page 220: It's poking me.

Doesn't this make it seem like Ri-chan is replacing herself...?

And that's not the most important thing. The most important thing is that after Hayakawa kissed himself, he immediately did whatever he wanted to Riko. Doesn't that make it seem like he's building a harem?

He'll definitely get carried away!

Given Hayakawa's personality, who knows what she might have become.

No, we absolutely cannot stand by and watch this happen!