Tian Tong Xing used her thumb and index finger to pinch the light yellow cat stick and gently swung it up and down, teasing the Cat King.

The Cat King meowed and jumped up and down, using his two front paws to pull the cat stick. He was in high spirits.

Tian Tong Xing was still expressionless, but her whole body exuded a cheerful aura.

The girl's black cat eyes were even brighter.

"I'm back." Rin Ikuda carried her backpack and pulled her suitcase, panting as she walked through the door.

"Welcome back." Tian Tong Xing's attention was slightly diverted, and the Cat King took the opportunity to hug the cat stick.

Feeling that the Cat King was holding the cat stick and pulling it down, Tian Tong Xing let go.

The Cat King hugged the cat stick and fell on the tatami.

The Cat King didn't care. He meowed twice at Rin Ikuda to express his welcome, and then he minded his own business and played with his beloved cat stick.

"Didn't you go on a date today?

Why are you back so early? "

Rin Ikuda changed into indoor slippers and began to tidy up the things she brought back. Rin Ikuda took out a large food bag from her backpack and threw the bag at Xiang Tien Tong. "I brought some of my mom's red bean soup. Do you want some?"

"Rin Ikuda, you came back too late. It's almost time for you to come back."

Tian Tong Xing accurately caught the food bag that Rin Ikuda threw at her. She got up and opened the folding table in the corner to one side of the tatami. She put the food bag on the folding table, then went to the bathroom to wash the cutlery and cutlery that she found in the locker. She sat down at the folding table and prepared to cut the red bean soup.

"It's not my fault. The tram at my house stopped running today, so I took the bus back."

Rin Ikuda grumbled as he took out a large bag of chips, scallops, and other snacks from his suitcase and placed them on the table. He also took out a can of tea leaves and his usual tea set from the storage cabinet. His intentions were self-evident.

"You should go take a shower first," Tian Tong Xing reminded her when she saw that Rin Ikuda had already packed her luggage. "It's not good for your health if you take a cold shower later."

"Got it."

Rin Ikuda snuck over and gave Cat King's little furry head a "poke", causing Cat King, who was still playing with the cat stick, to shake his head furiously in dissatisfaction.

Rin Ikuda hummed a song in satisfaction as he prepared to take a bath.

Cat King rubbed against Tian Tong Xing's thigh and meowed for comfort.

Tian Tong Xing gently scratched the Cat King's chin and smoothed the fur on its head.

Listening to the Cat King's snoring, Tian Tong Xing's dark cat eyes slightly curved.

After Rin Ikuda finished her shower, she came out of the bathroom wiping her wet short hair. The room was not filled with the aroma of tea, but rather with the faint aroma of lemonade.

On the table, in addition to the red bean soup and snacks she brought, there was also a plate of Tong Gong Yaki and a plate of Yu Er Chung Pao.

"Aren't you going to drink tea?" Rin Ikuda put on his glasses again and asked as he hung up a towel and a bath towel.

"I won't be able to sleep if I drink tea at night."

"Then why do you drink tea every night before you go to bed?" Rin Ikuda did not answer.

"That's different.

That's calming tea, it's good for sleep. "Tian Tong Xing explained.

Rin Ikuda suddenly understood. She helped put the sleeping Cat King back into its nest before sitting down comfortably to enjoy the delicious food.

Tian Tong Xing began to briefly describe today's date, "After watching the third round of the game, I went to eat sushi with Wakari and then went to the sports club to practice volleyball for more than an hour."

After thinking about it, Tian Tong Xing said, "I think I've gotten used to holding hands with Wakari in front of other people.

Um … that's under the premise that Wakari takes the initiative. "

Rin Ikuda complained, "It's a rare weekend date, why is it still related to volleyball?"

Tian Tong Xing said matter-of-factly, "Because Wakari likes volleyball."

Rin Ikuda: "… As long as you guys are happy."

Tian Tong Xing had an innocent look on her face.

The next morning, Tian Tong Xing woke up to Cat King's enthusiastic morning call.

Tian Tong Xing yawned lazily. As usual, she gently pushed away Furry's head that was rubbing against her chest. She yawned again before sitting up.

Tian Tong Xing suddenly felt that something was wrong. She stiffened her back and quickly turned her head.

As soon as she turned her head, Tian Tong Xing met Rin Ikuda's bitter gaze.

"Ikuta, I didn't cheat on you."

Tian Tong Xing relaxed her back as she spoke, "Please don't look at me like I'm cheating on my husband."

Rin Ikuda: "…"

Cat King meowed and nestled in Tian Tong Xing's arms like a spoiled child. From time to time, it would reveal its snow-white belly and ask to be petted and hugged.

Rin Ikuda looked at it enviously and said in a sad tone, "Why is Cat King's morning call only open to you?"

Tian Tong Xing thought for a moment, "Because I'm good-looking?"

Rin Ikuda: "…"

Tian Tong Xing lovingly rubbed Rin Ikuda's messy hair and comforted her, "Don't.

mind.”

Rin Ikuda: "…" Okay!

Okay!

The days passed like flowing water, and the weather became hotter and hotter.

As the final exams approached, the atmosphere in school became more and more tense and serious.

There were fewer students fooling around after class, and more and more students buried themselves in their studies.

Like Akihito Matsukaze, Tian Tong Xing didn't find the classes difficult.

Even if Shiratorozawa's classes were insanely difficult, Tian Tong Xing could easily secure the first place in the grade.

Recently, Tian Tong Xing's life had been very regular: Cat King would wake her up in the morning, and she would take care of Cat King before going to freshen up.

After eating breakfast with Rin Ikuda, she went back to the classroom to prepare for class.

Sometimes, she would go to the snack bar with Wakari Ushima, and sometimes she would go with Rin Ikuda.

When she went to the snack bar with Wakari Ushima, Tian Tong Xing would buy milk and rice balls for Tiantongjue. When she went with Rin Ikuda, she would buy food for Wakari Ushima and Tiantongjue.

She would definitely have lunch with Wakari Ushima, and dinner would depend on Wakari Ushima's time.

After self-study at night, the two of them would go for a walk on campus before going back to the dorm, and they would also maintain the habit of sending emails to each other every night.

On Friday and Saturday, Wakari Ushima would call Tian Tong Xing after practice.

On Sunday, Tian Tong Xing would go back to school with rice balls or snacks that she made and wait for Wakari Ushima outside No. 1 Gymnasium.

The two of them would share the delicious food and then go for a walk back to the dorm.

During this time, Tiantongjue did not disturb his sister's relationship.

Tiantongjue's personality was probably because the final exams were approaching, and he was crazily memorizing Tian Tong Xing's exam points.

In Hayato Yamagata's words, "Recently, Tian Tong has been rambling on and on while reciting. It's really scary."

However, the volleyball club's first-year students all copied the exam points and joined the army of crazily memorizing.

Tian Tong Xing felt that she seemed to have found a way to be in a relationship. The so-called relationship was probably about making the best use of all the time to be with the other party.

As long as she was with that person, even the most ordinary things would become sweet and unusual.

Take the simplest example. When they were both eating, Tian Tong Xing felt that the feeling when she was eating was different from when she was eating with Wakari Ushima.

However, Tian Tong Xing could not pinpoint exactly what the difference was.

What Tian Tong Xing did not know was that every time she saw or talked about Wakari Ushima, she would be more lively than usual. Her dark cat eyes would be tinted with glittering lights, and her gaze would become bright and gentle.

It was as if she was telling everyone that in her heart, he was different.

Many people finally understood. So, Ox-jima-kun and Ten-tong (awakened) are really dating?!

The last class in the afternoon was physical education. Tian Tong Xing carried her sportswear and sneakers downstairs with Rin Ikuda and the other girls in her class to the girls' locker room. At the corner of the stairs, she bumped into the students from Class 3 and Class 4 who were about to return to their classrooms.

Tian Tong Xing's eyes lit up when she saw Wakari Ushima and Tiantongjue. She stopped in her tracks and nodded at them with a gentle expression.

Tiantongjue grinned at Tian Tong Xing and gave her two thumbs up.

Tian Tong Xing blinked and raised her hand to give Tiantongjue a thumbs up.

Wakari Ushima's originally indifferent expression instantly became gentle. He reached out and rubbed her head gently. "Ah Hing, don't be lazy in physical education class, okay?"

Tian Tong Xing replied reluctantly, "… Okay." She pouted gloomily.

It was very tiring if she didn't slack off in physical education class!

How did Wakari know that she was slacking off!?

But he had no choice but to agree. Jorley was extremely strict when it came to sports.

Wakari Ushima rubbed Tian Tong Xing's head gently again. His dark brown eyes were tinged with a smile. "Good girl, go to class."

Tian Tong Xing's little face blushed slightly. She jogged to catch up with the other girls in her class.

The girls' faces were full of gossip. They all repeated Wakari Ushima's words in a very ambiguous tone.

"Ah — wake —"

"… Don't be lazy ~"

"Good girl ~"

Tian Tong Xing's face blushed even more. She revealed a rare shyness. "Isn't being in love like this? Don't tease me anymore." Her voice was soft. It sounded more like she was acting coquettishly.

Looking at the different Tian Tong Xing from usual, the girls couldn't help but laugh.

Rin Ikuda pushed up his glasses and clicked his tongue. "Why did your personality change when you saw Ushima Kun?"

"Because Wakari is different." Tian Tong Xing's blush deepened. Her tone was very matter-of-fact.

"Wow —" The girls' expressions became more and more ambiguous. They all winked at Tian Tong Xing.

After that day, Tian Tong Xing's little worry changed. Recently, a lot of people came to ask her how she got together with Wakari Ushima.

Tian Tong Xing was a little depressed. She complained to Rin Ikuda. "Being in love itself doesn't have many worries, but there are a lot of ancillary worries."

Rin Ikuda was speechless. Tiantong Jiang, are you serious?!

June 27th, Sunday.

Rin Ikuda had just walked into the school with his backpack when he received Tian Tong Xing's line.

[Tiantong Jiang: J213/G37b {2}, page 25.]

Rin Ikuda scratched his head. His somewhat messy short hair became even messier. His smooth ahoge also trembled and stood up.

"This should be the library's book classification number … Hmm, which floor is the art section on?" Rin Ikuda pondered as he walked towards the library.

He swiped his student card and entered the library. Rin Ikuda looked at the signs on the first floor and took the elevator to the fourth floor.

"J213/G37b {2} … Ah, I found it!"

Rin Ikuda tiptoed and pulled out the book with the corresponding number. It was [Color and Light: A Guide to Realistic Painting].

Rin Ikuda flipped to page 25 and saw two beautiful white cards.

Rin Ikuda tiptoed and put the book back on the shelf before he began to flip through the cards.

The first card had the word "Herz" written on it.

Rin Ikuda raised his eyebrows and turned to look at the second card.

The second card had a sketch of a scene.

Rin Ikuda recognized that it was the library's lounge on the first floor.

Both cards had a thumb-sized red seal on the upper left corner. The seal was simple and complex. The bottom right corner of both cards had a small "1".

Rin Ikuda became more and more interested. He decided to continue the treasure hunt that his good friend started.

Rin Ikuda found two more cards in the library's lounge.

One of the cards had the word "Lichen" written on it, and the other indicated the next location of the treasure.

Rin Ikuda followed the hints and went to the biology garden, the cafeteria, the snack bar, the teaching area … She went through almost half of the school, and the number of cards in her hand increased from two to eighteen.

The hints on the cards either directly indicated the location, or they were crossword puzzles. Rin Ikuda wanted to give up, but the hints on the cards always piqued her interest.

Rin Ikuda stood in front of No. 1 Gymnasium. Just as she was thinking about where to find the cards, the familiar red-haired boy appeared in front of her. His baby face was full of disbelief, and his round eyes sparkled with interest.

"Ikuda, good evening!" Tiantongjue smiled and waved at Rin Ikuda. His right hand was behind his back.

"Good evening, Kueto-kun." Rin Ikuda nodded at Tiantongjue. "Don't we need to practice?"

"We'll have a practice match in five minutes."

Tiantongjue said as he stretched out his right hand. There were two cards in it. "My sister said that you would be at No. 1 Gymnasium at 7: 15 pm. I thought she was joking!"

Rin Ikuda was stunned. She looked at her watch and found that it was really just past 7: 15 pm.

Tiantong Jiang is really unfathomable. No wonder he's first in the grade … Rin Ikuda thought as she took the cards with both hands and thanked him politely.

"Happy birthday. I'm going back to practice."

Tiantongjue made two "V" signs and smiled. "Tomorrow I want to know what happened to Ikuda today!

My sister was so secretive and didn't want to tell me … "Tiantongjue said with a sad tone.

"Thank you." Rin Ikuda pushed up her glasses. "I'll be going now. Bye."

"Oh, bye." Tiantongjue waved disinterestedly.

Ikuda can be as cunning as his sister sometimes.

Hmph! Obviously, these were the last two cards. She had already pieced together the words:

Herzlichen

Glückwunsch

zum

Geburtstag！

Rin Ikuda had learned a little German, so she naturally knew the meaning of this sentence: Happy birthday!

Rin Ikuda's lips curled up. She looked at the last card and saw a familiar cat paw printed on it.

Rin Ikuda's eyes lit up. I can finally go back to the dormitory!

Hi!

Rin Ikuda carefully put all the cards in her bag and nervously walked back to the dormitory.

The door to the dormitory was opened slightly. It was dark inside.

Rin Ikuda took a deep breath and gently opened the door.

The moment she completely pulled the door open, the candles lit up one by one.

Birth Date

(Happy Birthday)

The bright candlelight illuminated the situation in the dormitory. Tian Tong Xing was wearing home clothes and holding the Cat King. They were looking at her from behind the candlelight.

Tian Tong Xing's quiet cat eyes were as bright as stars under the candlelight.

The Cat King's eyes squinted at this moment. It meowed like a spoiled child.

Next to the cat and the human, there was an easel half the height of a person covered with a canvas.

On the top left corner of the canvas, there was a small red firework.

"Happy birthday, Shengta-chan." Tentong woke up and gave a small smile to Shengta-chan.

Rin Ikuda suddenly covered her face with her hands and suppressed her desire to scream.

After 30 seconds of silence, Rin Ikuda felt for the switch on the wall and turned on the lights in the dormitory.

She calmly changed her shoes and closed the door behind her.

Then …

She rushed over the candles on the floor and threw herself into Tian Tong Xing's arms and hugged her tightly.

Cat King jumped away the moment Rin Ikuda threw herself at him. At the same time, it patted Rin Ikuda's hand with its paw.

Tian Tong Xing hugged Rin Ikuda back and patted her back.

Tian Tong Xing seemed to be relieved. She rubbed Rin Ikuda's soft short hair and said, "I thought you didn't like this birthday surprise. Fortunately."

Rin Ikuda's voice was a bit muffled, "I almost thought you were going to propose!"

Tian Tong Xing was very calm, "If I really proposed in this way, Ikuta would probably refuse."

Rin Ikuda said, "… Hmph!"

After Rin Ikuda calmed down and let go of Tian Tong Xing, Tian Tong Xing took out a chocolate chestnut cake and placed 16 small candles on it.

Rin Ikuda: "…" Actually, one candle is fine too. _ (: з 」 ∠) _

"Happy birthday to Ikuta."

"Thank you ~" Rin Ikuda closed her eyes and made a wish. When she opened her eyes, she happily blew out the candles in one breath.

Rin Ikuda pointed at the easel and asked, "Is this for me?"

"Yes." Tian Tong Xing said and began to pull out the candles one by one.

Rin Ikuda carefully lifted the canvas. When he saw the oil painting on the easel behind the canvas, he covered his mouth hard to prevent himself from screaming.

It was a warm oil painting with layers of different colors, outlining the characters and scenery in the painting.

In the painting, there was a small two-story wooden house with a yard facing the sea.

The sky was high and the sea was clear. Seabirds were gliding on the surface of the sea.

Rin Ikuda and Tian Tong Xing were sitting in the yard playing with the Cat King. Both of them looked very relaxed.

The whole painting was bright and warm, and the strokes were delicate. It was not difficult to see the feelings of the painter.

This was a dream that Rin Ikuda had told Tian Tong Xing about.

At that time, Rin Ikuda had only mentioned it casually. He did not expect Tian Tong Xing to remember it so clearly and even draw it.

Tian Tong Xing blinked, "Ikuta, do you want to eat the cake before crying?" While Rin Ikuda was looking at the painting, Tian Tong Xing had already cut the cake and made two cups of lemonade.

Rin Ikuda's eyes were red, "…" Bastard!

Give me back my touching feelings!

Rin Ikuda hugged the Cat King who was rubbing against Tian Tong Xing's ankle and gave the Cat King a beating.

Seeing the Cat King meowing and struggling, Rin Ikuda felt inexplicably comfortable.

"Delicious!!"

Rin Ikuda took a bite of the cake. The sweet taste of chestnuts and the rich taste of truffles and chocolate exploded in his mouth. The sweet cream, soft chestnuts, and soft cake core made Rin Ikuda close his eyes in satisfaction.

The cake was Rin Ikuda's favorite flavor. Rin Ikuda almost could not stop eating.

After eating the cake, Rin Ikuda hugged Tian Tong Xing in satisfaction. He copied the Cat King and rubbed Tian Tong Xing's full breasts.

Tian Tong Xing was a little speechless, "Ikuta seems to have a second personality after eating."

Rin Ikuda rubbed Tian Tong Xing's breasts again and said righteously, "What second personality? It's obviously his nature."

"No wonder the Cat King likes to rub Tiantong Jiang so much. It's so soft." Rin Ikuda continued to rub against Tian Tong Xing's breasts.

Tian Tong Xing calmly pushed Rin Ikuda away just like how she pushed Cat King away.

"Can't I rub against you anymore?" Rin Ikuda felt wronged.

Tian Tong Xing calmly stuffed the Cat King into Rin Ikuda's arms.

Cat King: "Meow meow meow???"

Rin Ikuda: "…"

Rin Ikuda hugged the Cat King and picked up a candle to take a closer look. He sounded a little surprised, "Oh, so it's an electronic candle?!"

Tian Tong Xing clenched her fist. "Yes, it's to prevent fire. It's easier to clean up."

Rin Ikuda gave Tian Tong Xing a thumbs up and asked, "Why did you set the destination as the dormitory?"

"Even if Ikuta wanted to stop halfway, he would have to go back to the dormitory in the end." Tian Tong Xing said casually.

Rin Ikuda was completely convinced.

Tian Tong Xing leaned on the folding table and continued, "But with Ikuta's personality, as long as the hint is interesting enough, he probably won't get angry and leave."

Rin Ikuda immediately made a "pause" gesture, "Please don't analyze my psychology, thank you."