"..."

Glancing at the letters hanging on the cabinet, Bai Yi's smile froze slightly.

Aren't those love letters?!

"Ah, thank you, I get it..."

"Mm-hmm, let's go, let's go."

The few girls in front quickly walked past, leaving Bai Yi standing alone.

"..."

After thinking for a bit, she quietly walked a little closer to Yan Huan's locker.

As she got closer, she quietly appraised the girls' looks and outfits.

After comparing with herself, she revealed a confident smile, casually playing with her black hair, saying,

"Well, they're not as good-looking as me, and Yan Huan has long had a crush on me, no need to worry at all～

"Besides, many of them aren't even close to Yan Huan, they just like him for his appearance...

"Unlike me, I've truly felt Yan Huan's genuine efforts, not even on the same level～"

She was about to nonchalantly turn her head to leave, but out of the corner of her eye, she saw the basket full of letters...

Many of the letters had very exquisite packaging and handwritten envelopes.

Among them, there were even gifts handmade by girls, showing their sincere intentions.

"..."

For some reason, just seeing those heartfelt gifts made Bai Yi purse her lips and hesitate. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

Thinking carefully, others put so much thought into appearance and such, yet she, claiming to be sincere, hadn't done anything for Yan Huan.

It's always been Yan Huan taking the initiative with her, this kind of thing...

Previously, she had rejected his brave confession with silly excuses like "the timing wasn't right," "it lacked ceremony."

Although Yan Huan was generous and charming, saying things like "it's okay," "will wait for the right time," which moved her, but...

Yan Huan is human too, maybe he was actually very hurt inside, just pretending not to care.

Otherwise, after all these days, he's still sending messages like before, isn't that hinting something to her?

She was blindly confident all along, even slightly blaming Yan Huan...

"Ah, ah, ah, I should have just accepted Yan Huan's confession back then! What are you pretending for, Bai Yi?"

At this point, all of Bai Yi's confidence shattered, replaced by intense self-doubt.

She irritably tugged at her hair, mentally shouting in a bright spirited manner.

After abstractly writhing in place for a while, her peripheral vision inadvertently caught sight of little white flowers in full bloom on the grassy corridor.

Looking at those flowers, Bai Yi's heart gradually calmed down.

"Bai Yi, even if Yan Huan is sincere with you, you can't continue like this, being less than those superficial people who only value appearance, right?"

She walked to the edge of the corridor, looking at the flowers on the grass, she couldn't help but pout in reflection,

"Although I don't know your flower language, but now... as for the invitation for Yan Huan's dance partner, it's 'first come, first served'..."

Saying that, she reached out and picked the most beautiful white flower.

As it spun around in her palm a few times, Bai Yi secretly made a decision,

"It's decided!!

"This time, for the dance partner invitation, I'll take the initiative...

"Even if Yan Huan is upset about what happened before, even if he, like me... rejects it, I will gracefully and openly accept it!"

Gathering her courage, she placed the flower in her palm.

She wanted to pick a flower to give to Yan Huan.

...

...

"What's happening at Xiao Huan's classroom entrance... It seems lively?"

Soon, the same first-year corridor.

Ye Shiyu looked at the girls standing over there and couldn't help but ask.

Usually, she wouldn't care about what others were doing.

But because that spot was at the entrance of Xiao Huan's Class A, she paid special attention.

Beside her, Mori Yana glanced over there and explained with a smile,

"I heard President Yan is going to lead the dance, but hasn't picked a dance partner yet. Those girls who have a crush on the president are planning to send him invitation letters... Actually, they're just love letters."

"Love... letters?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Shiyu's usually expressionless face dropped several degrees.

Her dim gaze glanced at the girls over there, with a look not quite like seeing people.

But beside her, Mori Yana seemed accustomed to Ye Shiyu's manner and didn't feel frightened, only that the temperature seemed to have dropped significantly.

"It's fine, President Yan never accepts those. They've been sent since the start of the school and it's still the same now."

She just smiled and said, gently pulling Ye Shiyu's wrist, guiding her back to the classroom.

"..."

Unwillingly being pulled by Mori Yana back to the classroom, Ye Shiyu's gaze protectively lingered on the faces of the girls sending "invitation letters."

As if trying to remember their faces firmly.

"Well, Senior Sister Ye, actually, the reason I called you today is about mom's remarriage. Yesterday, mom brought that uncle home for dinner. Actually, she was subtly gauging my opinion..."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Ye Shiyu finally turned her head to look at her, indicating she was listening,

"And then?"

"I... I agreed."

Hearing this, Ye Shiyu's eyes narrowed, and an incredulous expression appeared on her usually expressionless face.

Perhaps because she was already agitated by Xiao Huan's situation, her reaction was more intense than usual,

"Why?"

Upon hearing Ye Shiyu's somewhat frightening tone, Mori Yana blinked and explained,

"Because... well, how should I put it..."

She nervously rubbed her hands, softly explaining,

"Back when mom and dad were together, mom wasn't happy at all... But yesterday, I felt like it had been a long time since I'd seen mom so happy...

"I kept thinking, back when dad and mom had each other, they weren't happy at all...