Hearing the sound of opening the window, Naruse opened his eyes. The room was bright, it was already the morning of the next day.
I got up and walked to the window. Opposite me, Shangzi opened the curtains and looked sleepy.
"Good morning, Chunhai..."
"Good morning."
Naruse went downstairs to wash up, and after a while, Naoko came over.
After making breakfast and lunch lunch, the two of them ate their meals and then took the time to get ready to go out.
"There is a physical education class today, so you need to bring sportswear."
"Yeah."
When we arrived at the bus stop, there were already several figures waiting.
As the only public transportation in the Aoyagi area, taking the bus is the main commuting method for students from several nearby elementary and middle schools.
"Good morning, Kazuyo."
Morimi raised his eyes from the book in his hand and nodded to Naoko and Naruse.
Separated by three or two people, Haixing turned the back of her head to this side, but her blond hair was still too eye-catching, so Shangzi went over to say hello to her again.
"Shangzi...good morning."
"Starfish is also very early today."
"Not as early as that guy. Ten minutes ago, she took Sister Yue to school by bike."
"I guess I have morning training today."
Naoko chatted with her with a smile on her face, turned around and saw Naruse and Morimi chatting in a low voice, and then quickly returned there.
Haixing was slightly dissatisfied with being left out, but the target was not Naoko, but Naruse who didn't even look at her.
Since a long time ago, Shangzi has been his follower, and what he cares about most is always his side.
The four of them were not far away, and after the sound was released, Haixing could hear it clearly here.
"I heard from Hikari that Morimi seems to be planning to go to a study school after school starts," Naruse said.
Morimi nodded, and the book in his hand had been put back into the bag just now, "That's the plan."
"Then why do you come back at night?"
"The last train is at seven o'clock."
"Only until seven o'clock?"
"Well. We're only in the first grade now, so it's not time to work hard yet."
Naruse smiled and said, "'Desperately'."
"My goal is Kyoto University."
Morimi pushed up his glasses with a serious expression, "If you don't work hard, you won't be able to stand out from thousands of competitors."
"..."
The entire bus stop suddenly became quiet, and there were many eyes. Starfish couldn't help but glance at her.
This is Kazuha, a top student in the same class as her, but completely different.
"Really, come on."
After the silence, Naruse was the first to speak, and his tone was so calm that she felt annoyed.
"Thank you." Morimi was as plain as him, "So Naruse usually has nothing to do, so don't come to me."
Nice, one leaf!
Haixing thought she was fighting back, so he looked over there, but caught her gaze, and quickly moved away, continuing to pretend not to care.
"But if it's a study problem, I don't mind."
Morimi's voice continued, "In other words, I welcome it. Because any simple question may be a loophole that I haven't noticed. Helping you is also helping myself."
She paused.
"As long as you are willing to come to me."
He is indeed a top student...
Starfish stared at the ground, feeling that the gaps between the floor tiles at his feet were chasms, completely separating people on the same platform.
"I'm free these days." Morimi added.
Naruse finally couldn't hold it back and chuckled.
Morimi immediately glared at him.
Shangzi next to him remained silent, looking back and forth between the two of them.
"Ah, the bus is here."
Someone on the platform shouted, and everyone looked over.
Soon, the bus bound for Tsumae City stopped in front of everyone.
After getting in the car, Naoko sat down by the window, Naruse sat next to her, and Morimi sat alone behind them.
Starfish walked past the three people without squinting, and did not stop until the last row.
Naruse looked out the window and heard a slight sigh from behind.
......
Arriving at the school, Naruse saw the motorcycle parked in the carport near the school gate.
That's Hikaru Takigawa's car.
When she arrived in the classroom, her seat was empty, and she didn't see her schoolbag.
Naoko told him that Takigawa Hikaru came to school for morning training and usually did not return to the classroom until the morning class started.
"Really?"
She lacks the most necessary motivation, but she never slacks off in training, which is really a contradiction.
Naruse was thinking about it when he suddenly came back to his senses and looked at the female classmate standing in front of him.
After just one day of getting along, he still couldn't name most of his classmates.
The other party spoke first, "Naruse-san..."
"Yeah."
She asked cautiously: "I heard... you are the son of the female star Matsu Qianqiu. Is this true?"
"..."
It seems that as the night passed, some people gradually noticed other labels on him.
Naruse nodded, "Of course."
"It's amazing..."
The female classmate immediately covered her mouth and looked at him in wonder as if she had witnessed his birth from Matsu Qianqiu's belly.
Naruse just looked back calmly.
No matter what kind of reaction the other party has, he is already prepared.
"Well... I like Miss Song very much, and I will always support her!"
After being amazed for a long time, the female classmate finally had some other reaction.
"Thank you." Naruse nodded, showing a polite smile, "I will tell her."
"Really? Are you still in contact with Miss Song?!"
"..."
This female classmate may have some misunderstandings about celebrities’ interpersonal relationships.
"Ah, I'm sorry! What am I talking about..."
Naruse shook his head, "It's okay."
"——Don't worry, Shinyo, Harumi is almost used to this kind of thing." Naoko next to her also spoke at this time.
"Shangzi."
The female classmate named Mayo was much more familiar with Naoko. She sat in the seat in front of her and whispered to her for a while.
After she left and before the morning shift meeting started, similar things happened several more times.
Naruse took it calmly and expressed his gratitude to his classmates for their support and solidarity with his mother. He would also selectively answer some slightly in-depth questions. As for more prying eyes, he would shake his head or smile.
"Everyone go back to your seats, the morning shift meeting is about to begin——"
Teacher Nakahara Yuki walked into the classroom, and the surrounding classmates dispersed, and Naruse couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Not only because I no longer have to answer repeated questions, but also because the questions asked by those students just now were not malicious, but purely out of admiration or curiosity.
——At least no one mentioned his stepfathers, and most of the negative comments about Matsu Qianqiu were related to them.
He is not afraid of malice, but whether he chooses to ignore it or fight against it, it is not a pleasant thing after all.
"Caught up..."
Hikaru Takigawa hurried in from the back door of the classroom, breathing a little heavy.
"Light, give——"
"Thank you."
Taking the tissue handed from the classmate sitting next to him, Takigawa Hikari wiped his sweat and said hello to Naruse who turned around.
The morning shift will start soon.
"The school has approved Class C's cultural festival project. Who is the executive committee member... Ah, by the way, it's Tanaka-san, you can start preparing."
Zhongyuan Xue explained on the podium, "There is only one thing that the school emphasizes: the content of books shared in private reading groups must be healthy and sound."
There was a sigh of regret in the classroom.
"Tanaka-san, the first thing you have to do is compile a list of books and submit it to me before the end of this week."
"I know, Xiaoxue."
"You have to call me 'teacher'."
After that, there are some school matters.
After saying this, Zhongyuan Xue picked up the attendance book and was about to leave, when she suddenly remembered that her name had not been called today.
"Ah, wait, I forgot to name you."
As a transfer student, Naruse's name is at the bottom of the list of Class C students.
"Naruse Harumi."
"Arrived."
Zhongyuan Xue had additional instructions for him, "Don't forget to give me the route hope questionnaire as soon as possible."
"Okay." Naruse nodded calmly. In fact, he had completely forgotten about this matter. He had never taken out the form since he brought it back yesterday.
"If you are not sure, you can discuss it with your family or the teachers in the career guidance department."
"I know."
Naruse responded, once again thinking of Matsu Chiaki who was far away in Tokyo.
The career path questionnaire is just a trivial matter, but what about the three-way interview that requires parents to attend a month later?