Asumi Wants to Express Gratitude
"What do you believe in?"
Asumi asked, deliberately pretending to be confused.
"I believe I can help you realize your wishes." Ren said very seriously.
"Haven't I always believed in you?" Asumi seemed amused by his words. "If not, why would I not enroll in a special school instead of asking you to teach me?"
"So, there's no need to say anything like asking me to trust you. I've always trusted you 100%, and never doubted."
"I'm sorry, I didn't know."
Ren didn't know Asumi would trust him so much.
"Why do you have to apologize again? You didn't do anything wrong." Asumi pretended to be unsatisfied and said, "Anyway, as long as you don't betray my trust, Kouhai-kun~"
"I won't let you down."
Ren answered confidently.
As long as life goes on like this, it will be easy to help Asumi realize her dream of being accepted into a state medical university.
As a person with superpowers, Ren is very confident about this.
"I will ask you to take good care of me from now on, Kouhai-kun."
Hearing his answer, Asumi chuckled and said.
"...Sure." Ren answered softly.
"By the way, didn't you tell me before that you're not good at chatting?" Asumi thought about his ambiguous words again, "Judging from your appearance just now, besides thinking about timing, Apart from being slightly taller, I think you're very good at speaking."
"I just wrote down what Furuhashi and the others said before, then used it now."
In fact, most of his words just now were adapted from the words of Fumino, Mafuyu, and Itsuki.
At most, Ren said it in his own words.
With his current speaking ability, it's impossible to utter words like that.
"Hey, Kouhai-kun, quickly return the emotions I just felt!" Asumi said quite unsatisfactorily, "I thought you said those words sincerely."
"I'm sorry."
Ren apologized again.
"Among the words you just said to my father, were those your own words?" Asumi asked concerned.
After taking a little time to think about it, Ren answered in a low voice, "The things I just said when I like you are all my own thoughts, and the same goes for helping you realize your wishes."
"In this case, when you say you like me, can I understand that you're praising me?" Asumi expressed her understanding.
"That can be understood."
After thinking for a moment, Ren agreed with her statement.
"Alright, thank you very much for your praise." Asumi smiled and thanked, "As a reward for your willingness to help, I think I need to express my gratitude."
"No need."
Ren shook his head and declined her offer.
His goal to help her is not for her gratitude.
"Are you sure you don't want to? I'm very determined to thank you.." Asumi's tone was very soft.
Ren hesitated, he was a bit curious about what kind of thank you she wanted to give him.
"Can you tell me first, what kind of thank you do you plan to give me?" He asked.
"No, this will save a lot of surprises." Asumi rejected with a smile, "Once you choose to accept my thanks, there's no way to regret it."
"It's better not to use it."
After thinking for a moment, Ren chose to decline.
If Asumi gives him a very valuable thank you, he won't be able to accept it.
"What a pity."
Asumi seemed slightly disappointed.
"Senpai, can you tell me now what gift you plan to give me?" Ren was still curious about this question.
"Well, the thank you I want to give you is just a kiss. After all, we're lovers." Asumi emphasized the word kiss, "It's too late for you to regret it."
"Are we not fake couple? Isn't it inappropriate to kiss?"
Gabriel once told him that kissing is a very sacred thing and Ren cannot simply agree to kiss someone else.
"When did I say I want to kiss you? I just said I want to kiss you, at most just a kiss on the cheek. Kouhai-kun, are you overthinking it?"
Asumi tilted her head, with a very mischievous smile on her face.
"I'm sorry, I misunderstood."
Kissing and kissing on the cheek are two very different concepts, but Ren accidentally confused them now.
Seeing him like this, Asumi nudged his arm and said in a low voice, "Of course, if you want to thank you from a kiss on the cheek to a kiss, it's not impossible."
"Isn't it time to retract your words now?"
The words she just uttered were clearly remembered by Ren.
"...Let's just pretend I didn't say anything."
After being silent for a while, Asumi stopped discussing this topic with him.
Indeed, for ordinary humans, there is no such thing as emotional intelligence.
"Um."
Ren responded obediently.
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Sunday, 8:00 AM.
Ren woke up on time, dressed, showered, ate a bag of bread for breakfast, and left the house.
Today is Sunday, a day when he doesn't have to give lessons to Asumi.
Originally she wanted to come and cook breakfast for him, but he refused. The reason was he wanted Fumino to come with him today, so she didn't need to come to his house to cook for him.
But what made him feel strange was there was something wrong with Asumi's reaction after hearing his reason, she felt a little angry?
However, her emotion shouldn't be anger.
After all, she should be very happy because she finally got a day off and didn't have to come to his house to cook by himself.
Therefore, her emotional judgment was wrong.
In terms of feelings and emotional changes, Ren always has a little hope for himself.
Making mistakes in decision-making is normal.
Thinking about how to evaluate emotions, Ren arrived at the place where he and Fumino had agreed to meet – Angel Cafe.
Indeed, he still chose this place for the agreed meeting.