"Ren-baby~ You have a message on your phone."
Noticing the vibration of Ren's phone on the nightstand, Hoshinomiya patted the back of Ren, who was playing with her breasts, her voice sounding a bit lazy.
Hoshinomiya truly loved and felt helpless about Ren.
She loved the feeling of Ren being obsessed with her body, but felt helpless that Ren's interest in her was simply too great.
They had agreed to just cuddle and rest, but cuddling turned into just rubbing...
And rubbing turned into... Hoshinomiya couldn't hold back either.
Desire is like a drug; once tasted, one craves more.
It wasn't just the older Hoshinomiya who was addicted; Ren was even worse.
Even now, during the halftime break, Ren was unwilling to separate from her.
At this moment, Ren, who didn't want to care about anything else, mumbled: "Chie, check it for me."
Hoshinomiya leaned toward the nightstand, reaching for the phone.
Due to leaning forward, the blanket covering her slipped down slightly, revealing a large expanse of skin in the bright room.
This series of actions pressed Hoshinomiya and Ren even closer together.
Looking at the contact name on the phone screen, Hoshinomiya informed Ren of the sender: "Ren-baby, it's from Koenji."
Rokusuke Koenji?
Hearing it was a message from Rokusuke Koenji, Ren detached himself from Hoshinomiya's embrace, his lust-filled eyes instantly clearing.
Taking the phone Hoshinomiya handed him, Ren checked the content.
Interesting. Very interesting.
After casually sending a message to another contact on his phone, Ren got up and went to the closet to change.
Hoshinomiya didn't read Rokusuke Koenji's message with Ren, so she didn't know the specifics.
Out of concern, she couldn't help asking: "Ren-baby, did something happen?"
"Nothing major. Chie, you just rest assured." Having changed his clothes, Ren leaned down to kiss Hoshinomiya once more before leaving.
Choosing not to cater to him, Hoshinomiya let Ren kiss her forehead.
After straightening the tie Ren had tied loosely, Hoshinomiya lightly patted Ren's chest: "Ren-baby, remember to come home early~"
...
In a cafe,
Airi and Haruka Hasebe sat side by side, with Kikyo Kushida sitting directly opposite Airi.
Stirring the hot cocoa in her cup, Airi looked suspiciously at Kikyo Kushida: "Kushida, I want to confirm, is what you said just now true?"
Airi didn't believe Kikyo Kushida was really with Ren, but she didn't want Ren's reputation to be damaged, so she wanted to ask clearly.
Why didn't she believe it?
Simple. Kikyo Kushida had never appeared at Ren's villa.
If Ren had truly accepted Kikyo Kushida's confession, Kikyo Kushida should have been brought to the villa by Ren that same day to meet everyone.
Ren was very clear about relationships; once accepted, he wouldn't hide it or play ambiguous games.
"I'm sorry, Sakura... that was because..." Kikyo Kushida glanced at Airi guiltily, took a sip of her mocha, and began to explain the confession farce in the classroom earlier.
Observing the current Airi up close, Kikyo Kushida was truly envious.
Her change was too great, so great that Kikyo Kushida couldn't connect the Airi sitting in front of her with the Airi from Class D at the beginning.
"It must have been hard on you, Kushida." Airi empathized greatly with the current Kikyo Kushida.
Haruki Yamauchi, that disgusting guy, had looked at her with lewd eyes from the very beginning.
No, not just her, he had looked at all the pretty girls in the class like that.
If Kikyo Kushida were really confessed to by Haruki Yamauchi in class, that would be...
Like a toad landing on your foot; it doesn't bite, but it disgusts you.
Understanding Kikyo Kushida's plight, Airi hesitated: "However, Kushida, regarding you saying your confession to Ren was successful, you'd better tell Ren about it."
"I believe Ren will understand your difficulties."
Sympathy aside, what needs to be clarified must be clarified.
No one is allowed to harm Ren's reputation!
[That bastard won't understand a thing!!!]
[If I really tell him, I'm afraid he'll take advantage of me until I die.]
Internally complaining frantically about Ren, Kikyo Kushida nodded repeatedly on the surface: "Okay, Sakura, I will tell Ren personally. I am truly sorry."
Kikyo Kushida had already decided; she must hide this matter.
Hide it as long as possible, delay it day by day. The longer she hid, the fewer days of suffering she would have.
Although Ren wouldn't really do anything to Kikyo Kushida, Kikyo Kushida was still a little afraid when facing Ren.
It was as if...
As if...
Ren was her superior.
He suppressed her completely in every aspect, which made Kikyo Kushida always feel uncomfortable.
This was why she tried not to seek Ren's help as much as possible.
"That's great!" Having received Kikyo Kushida's promise, Airi happily picked up the hot cocoa she had stirred countless times and drank it in small sips.
[Why does something feel wrong?]
Unlike the innocent Airi, Haruka Hasebe remained skeptical about Kikyo Kushida's promise.
Kikyo Kushida immediately thought of using Ren as a shield, not anyone else.
Haruka Hasebe found it suspicious no matter how she looked at it. If it was truly a name she blurted out casually as Kikyo Kushida claimed, it should have been the person she thought about the most.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have blurted out that person's name.
So...
Did Kikyo Kushida have private dealings with Ren? Dealings that were probably not shallow.
Thinking of this, Haruka Hasebe looked at her foolish best friend with some concern.
"Haruka, let's go shopping later~" Finishing her hot cocoa, Airi hugged Haruka Hasebe's arm, completely ignoring Haruka Hasebe's worried gaze.
"Does Kushida want to join us?"
"Ah, I can..." Just as Kikyo Kushida was about to agree, an untimely message notification interrupted her.
Taking out her phone, Kikyo Kushida looked at the message from Ren, her heart trembling.
Ren: I heard you confessed to me, and succeeded?
Ren: [Location] Come, let me hear how you confessed to me.
"Sorry, Sakura and Hasebe... I have something to do and have to leave first. I can only go shopping with you next time."
Giving Airi and Haruka Hasebe a forced smile, Kikyo Kushida dejectedly refused Airi's shopping invitation.
Originally, Kikyo Kushida wanted to use this shopping trip to get more information about Ren from Airi. She hadn't expected Ren to get the news so quickly.
I, Kikyo, might be dead meat~
...
After Kikyo Kushida left, Haruka Hasebe finally spoke: "Airi-chan, Kushida is..."
A finger pressed against Haruka Hasebe's lips, stopping Haruka Hasebe's next words. Airi smiled and shook her head at Haruka Hasebe.
"Haruka, I am Ren's, but Ren won't be entirely mine."
"For me, as long as Ren has me in his heart, that is enough."
Airi was just an academic idiot, not a real idiot.
She understood many things, but precisely because she understood, she wouldn't compete.
Hoshinomiya-sensei was competing, Ichinose was competing, only she wasn't.
But was she really not competing? Sometimes not competing is competing.
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