Downstairs, a familiar black luxury car with a double-R logo was parked at the hotel entrance.
Although he knew it wasn't the same one, Mori Shinra could still feel a faint itch in his left leg when he saw the metallic Spirit of Ecstasy statue on the hood.
Uncle Li took the keys from the driver and sat in the driver's seat. Shinra sat in the passenger seat, leaving the back row for the two ladies to choose.
Since her family had the same model, Yukinoshita didn't show much surprise. But Miura Yumiko, ever since hearing the words 'Young Master,' had been in a constant state of shock.
Her family's financial condition could be said to be quite good. Her mother was a housewife, and her father ran a company of a considerable scale. Although not comparable to a prefectural-level Brahmin like Yukinoshita, they were still considered among the wealthy in Chiba City.
It was for this reason that she understood the value of a Rolls-Royce Phantom even better.
Take her family for example. Although their assets looked substantial, their actual liquid capital was simply not enough to buy such a luxury car. Even if they could, they wouldn't.
Because their business had not yet reached the point where it needed a Phantom for a facade. Buying one would only satisfy their vanity and bring no other benefits; it would be a pure waste of funds.
Judging from the way 'Uncle Li' had taken the keys from the driver before getting in, this car wasn't even for Mori Shinra, but for 'Uncle Li,' who was presumably his family's butler. And he was even provided with a driver!
What kind of family could afford to be so extravagant? Miura didn't dare to think too deeply.
Of course, she was only surprised by Shinra's low-key nature. She didn't really have any other thoughts.
Mori Shinra asked, "Miura-san, where do you live?"
The distracted Miura subconsciously showed a wary expression. "Why are you asking?"
"Pfft," Yukinoshita couldn't help but laugh.
"To take you home, of course. What else?" Shinra was speechless. Besides being a bit of a 'mother hen,' was this girl also a little too narcissistic?
But you had to admit, setting aside her personality, Miura Yumiko did have the capital to be narcissistic.
Golden hair, a pretty face, a wealthy family background, and a figure far surpassing her peers, maintained through extraordinary effort. From any angle, she was an out-and-out super beautiful girl. It was no wonder her popularity at Sobu High was second only to Yukinoshita's.
Besides that, Shinra also knew that this girl had a bit of a 'face-con' attribute. This could be seen from the looks of her friends, who were all above the baseline. Her even closer friends, Yuigahama and Ebina, were undisputed beauties.
You could question Miura Yumiko's temper, but you could never question her aesthetic sense.
"Ahem, it's at..." Realizing her slip of the tongue, Miura gave an address with a red face, then shot a fierce glare at Yukinoshita.
Wh-what's so funny?
Yukinoshita, of course, was not afraid of her glare. On the contrary, it only brought her 'joy.' But the necessary response couldn't be omitted.
"Oh my, it seems our Miura-san is quite confident in her charms."
"What are you talking about..." Miura didn't expect this girl to keep attacking. She replied in a hushed voice.
"If you say so."
"You..."
Realizing that when it came to a battle of wits, several of her wouldn't be a match for Yukinoshita, Miura took a few deep breaths to calm down and then wisely shut her mouth.
As long as she didn't speak, she couldn't make a mistake.
However, after a while, Miura suddenly realized something. Why did Mori Shinra only ask for her address, and not Yukinoshita's?
"What about Miss Yukinoshita's address?" Uncle Li helped her ask this question.
Before Yukinoshita could react, Shinra answered for her directly. "Oh, coincidentally, we're upstairs-downstairs neighbors."
"I see."
A look of surprise appeared on Uncle Li's face. That was indeed quite a coincidence. Classmates and neighbors, and they even got into a car accident together.
He was no stranger to the Yukinoshita surname, having just helped Shinra with his hospital procedures a short while ago.
And because of the car accident involving Shinra's parents last year, Uncle Li had specifically investigated the Yukinoshita family and knew a little about them and the difficulties they were currently facing.
He just hadn't expected the second daughter of the Yukinoshita family to become his young master's neighbor. And from the looks of it now, it seemed there was a possibility of further development.
Fate is truly a marvelous thing, he thought to himself.
"Upstairs-downstairs neighbors?" Miura narrowed her eyes, suddenly realizing this was an excellent opportunity for a counterattack. She said in a strange tone, "So that's why you deliberately stayed behind... So... umm... that's how it is~"
Yukinoshita's expression remained unchanged, and she retorted without showing any weakness, "Don't think that others are as shallow as you just because you are. As the president of the Service Club, how could I watch my members work while I go home to rest?"
"Yes, yes, yes. If you say so," Miura said, returning the words Yukinoshita had said to her earlier, verbatim.
This moment was just like that moment.
Yukinoshita's beautiful eyebrows furrowed. Knowing that the other party was just trying to regain 'face' through these means, and any further explanation would be useless, she said no more.
The car suddenly fell silent.
Uncle Li glanced at Shinra out of the corner of his eye and saw that the boy was playing on his phone, turning a deaf ear to the confrontation behind him, as if he hadn't heard a thing. The corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch.
Sensing the change in his mood, Shinra couldn't help but ask, "Uncle Li, what are you smiling about?"
"Ahem, Young Master, I just thought of something happy."
...
The next day after school, at Sobu High.
Kawasaki Saki yawned as she packed her books on the desk, her peripheral vision occasionally glancing at Mori Shinra not far away.
Seeing that he didn't seem to have any intention of stopping her, she slung her backpack over her shoulder and quickly walked out of the classroom.
Shinra, on the other hand, slowly finished packing his own bag and followed her out of the classroom at a leisurely pace, as if he wasn't worried at all that she would run away.
In fact, he really wasn't worried. Because as early as this morning, he had already told Kawasaki Taishi the whole situation, and had conveniently reaped 1 Wish Point.
As for Kawasaki Saki... let her run. Her little brother was waiting for her at the gate anyway. How far could she run?
Hehehe...