During the trip, beneath the radiant sunshine on the slopes by the seaside in Atami, she encountered her beloved at a corner.

Xiaoquan Aonai wanted to sprint to Dubian Che, but she ended up approaching him with rapid steps.

Xiaoquan Aonai wanted to dive into Dubian Che's embrace, but she managed to restrain herself in the end.

"How did you come here?" her face wore an involuntary smile.

"I came to see you."

When their eyes met, Dubian Che naturally extended his hand, intending to pull her into his embrace.

"No," Xiaoquan Aonai whispered to stop him.

"Why not?"

At that moment, Xiaoquan Aonai needed not tenderness but an undeniable assertion—from what Dubian Che understood.

It had always been like this:

Whether facing Jiutiao Mei, Kiyono Lin, Mayi Asuka, or even the two ladies, he always knew what the women truly wanted him to do and how much to do to make them happy.

Was this presumption or just excellent intuition?

Dubian Che pulled a bit harder, and Xiaoquan Aonai gave a slight resistance only to seemingly succumb to some sort of pull into his arms.

That was the chest of a young man that could fulfill all the feminine fantasies about a male embrace.

Xiaoquan Aonai's pale hand gently grasped his baseball jacket, inhaling the fresh scent of his body, immersed in bliss.

The sunlight fell on her face, leaning against Dubian Che's chest as Xiaoquan Aonai closed her eyes.

It seemed like a long time had passed, yet it appeared she had just closed her eyes when footsteps came from behind.

"When are you two going to stop hugging?" Miyazaki Miyuki teased.

"We've been standing here like fools for ten minutes," Akiko complained.

Ten minutes? Had it already been ten minutes?

Xiaoquan Aonai suddenly woke up, hurriedly left Dubian Che's embrace. As soon as they parted enough for the wind to pass through, he pulled her back forcefully.

"...it was he who didn't let me go," Xiaoquan Aonai felt secure and continued to lazily lean in her lover's arms.

"It's only been two minutes, where did ten minutes come from?" Dubian Che's voice came from above.

While he spoke, his chest gently rose and fell, the vibrations palpable given their close proximity.

Once aware of this fact, Xiaoquan Aonai felt indescribably sweet and happy.

"If you don't leave now, people are coming," Miyazaki Miyuki warned.

Then, Xiaoquan Aonai finally made up her mind, no matter how hard Dubian Che tried, she had to leave his embrace.

With her hands against his chest, she pushed... only to be pulled back again.

"This is Atami, not Tokyo, it doesn't matter if we are seen," Xiaoquan Aonai thought, her face buried in Dubian Che's chest as she completely gave up and wrapped her arms around his waist.

Indeed, unfamiliar footsteps approached.

As the footsteps got closer, she buried her face deeper.

By the time the footsteps began to diminish, becoming imperceptible, she reluctantly left Dubian Che.

The four stood in the sunlit slope chatting, with the azure sea behind them.

"Did my sudden arrival disturb you?" Dubian Che asked.

The time lovers spend together is vital, but it can't replace the time with friends.

"No," Xiaoquan Aonai gently shook her head.

Being able to meet the one she liked, to be with Dubian Che, even if it was just for two minutes.

"You kid, you surely have a lot of tricks, sneaking off to Atami," Akiko said with arms crossed, nodding in approval.

"But next time don't make such an entrance," Miyazaki Mieko said, "Akiko and I are just unmarried girls in our twenties, seeing this at night might give us dreams."

"Don't include me, dummy!" Akiko exclaimed blushing, "Who would fancy a high school kid!"

"Look," Miyazaki Mieko pointed at Xiaoquan Aonai.

"This... Aonai, I don't mean you, I mean, you know, right? You know what I'm talking about, right?" Akiko was confused by her own words.

"Actually, Mr. Xiaoquan fell for me when he was sixteen," Dubian Che answered for Xiaoquan Aonai," Right, teacher?"

Faced with Dubian Che's mischievous gaze, Xiaoquan Aonai's eyes shimmered with sweetness and coyness.

"Sixteen?!" Akiko exclaimed in surprise, "How old were you then? She's now twenty-six, sixteen was ten years ago, so you were seven years old? Aonai, do you like little boys?"

"Nonsense!" Xiaoquan Aonai playfully scolded, "Dubian and I just have a very normal relationship, right, Dubian?"

She looked at Dubian Che with a teacher's authoritative expression.

"Rather than talking about that, I prefer to call it a teacher-student romance," Dubian Che said with a hint of laughter.

"It's normal for a high school student to idolize a young female teacher," Miyazaki Miyuki nodded, "Aonai, it seems you have unique advantages even if you don't do anything with him."

"Do? Do what?" Dubian Che inquired innocently.

"Miyuki!" Xiaoquan Aonai was about to stomp her foot.

"Dubian kid," Akiko patted Dubian Che's shoulder, "want to hear about Aonai's plans for your future?"

"I came from Tokyo to Atami just to hear that."

"Don't say it!" Xiaoquan Aonai tried to cover Akiko's mouth.

Akiko twisted away lightly, both of them playing tag around Dubian Che.

"She said she doesn't envy you buying an apartment for Mayi Asuka, sending money," Akiko dodged as she spoke, "only when you have kids in the future, she'll ask you for child support, also planning to buy a crib together!"

"Ah! Whatever!" Xiaoquan Aonai gave up chasing Akiko, her face flushed as she sneakily watched Dubian Che's expression.

Dubian Che and she exchanged glances.

"Don't just stand here," Miyazaki Mieko interrupted at some point,"Let's walk and talk."

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