"Watch carefully, and learn well."
Suddenly!
Shen Bai's sword strike came. What seemed slow to Saeko Busujima's eyes suddenly transformed into a dozen blurs.
What was this?
Saeko Busujima raised her sword to parry, but the wooden blade passed through her guard and rested against her neck.
"How could this be?"
"Don't ask, figure it out yourself!"
Shen Bai smiled mysteriously, playing the part of a master.
After a moment of daze, Saeko Busujima's gaze sharpened. "Again."
Clang, clang, clang, clang.
Thud, thud, thud, thud.
The sounds of impact echoed through the dojo.
Until the takeout arrived.
Saeko Busujima wiped the sweat from her brow with a towel. Like Shen Bai, she sat on the floor and devoured her food.
In a daze, Saeko Busujima felt a fleeting sensation of being a child again, learning Kendo with her father.
Looking at the weathered dojo, she felt a deeper connection to this place.
Of course, the most intimate connection was still with Shen Bai.
Watching Shen Bai's profile, Saeko Busujima couldn't help but curve her lips into a smile.
Her favorability increased by 3 points, reaching 83.
But Shen Bai didn't pay it any mind.
Saeko Busujima was a traditional woman, like a Yamato Nadeshiko.
Shen Bai wasn't worried about her having any ulterior motives.
So, his focus was on the growth Saeko Busujima achieved from this guidance.
Saeko Busujima was determined, and her improvement was visible to the naked eye.
However, the growth reflected back to Shen Bai was not yet enough for him to reach perfection.
No rush.
If this last-minute special training could easily lead to an instant breakthrough, that would only happen in dreams.
So, Shen Bai accepted this outcome quite easily.
"Mmm, that was satisfying!"
To replenish her energy, Saeko Busujima was generous, ordering only meat, which Shen Bai thoroughly enjoyed.
He pulled out his phone and checked the time.
It was already nearing 9 o'clock.
Shen Bai stood up. "That's enough for today. I'm heading back!"
"Okay!"
"Get some good rest tonight."
After changing his shoes in the entryway, Shen Bai embraced Saeko Busujima, delivering his final surprise kiss for the day.
"Mmm~!"
Before Saeko Busujima could complain, Shen Bai had already opened the door and left.
Saeko Busujima's beautiful eyes fluttered. She tidied her clothes with a hint of petulance, only to find a ten-thousand-yen bill in her pocket that Shen Bai had left at some point.
"Bai~!"
She called out softly, her heart even more touched.
After her father passed away, she had been living off his inheritance and insurance payouts.
Year after year, her financial situation had become somewhat tight.
Where did she expose herself?
Saeko Busujima was a little puzzled, but that didn't diminish her feelings for Shen Bai.
She took out her phone and sent a message to Shen Bai.
Just like a young girl in love.
However, Saeko Busujima was more mature than such young girls, and she didn't have such a strong possessive desire for Shen Bai.
Because she knew that with Shen Bai's abilities, he couldn't possibly only stay with her.
"I'm home. Go to sleep! Good night."
"Okay, good night."
Putting away his phone, Shen Bai changed his shoes.
The hour hand on the wall clock had already passed ten and stopped before the number eleven.
At this hour, they should all be asleep, right?
Thinking this, Shen Bai quietly went upstairs and returned to his room.
But soon, he came out of his room again and walked towards Yumi Suo's room.
Because the radar showed that Yumi Suo's state was not deep sleep, but emptiness.
So when do women feel empty?
When they are not satisfied.
When they are alone in an empty room.
So Shen Bai came out of his room after arriving.
The doorknob turned gently.
Just like the day Yumi Suo went to his room.
And upon seeing Shen Bai arrive so late, Yumi Suo was completely stunned.
When she heard the doorknob move, she turned over to pretend to be asleep, but in reality, she left a slit open in her eyes.
It's so late, what is he doing here?
Did he encounter some urgent problem?
But he didn't turn on the light.
Could it be…?
Yumi Suo continued to pretend to sleep, hoping things wouldn't unfold as she imagined.
Shen Bai closed the door and tiptoed to the bedside.
He felt a little smug.
Yumi Suo's current state had already exposed her mindset.
Avoidance, anticipation.
Pretending to sleep, huh?
I hope you can keep up the act.
Chapter 012: Yumi Suo's Only Consolation [Requesting Data]
Bai, what is he going to do?
Under the blanket, Yumi Suo's heart was in her throat.
And Shen Bai was exactly as Yumi Suo had wished before.
She, who should have gone to sleep early, couldn't stop herself after opening Pandora's Box yesterday.
So, after Suo Fang Youxi fell asleep, she lay in bed.
Her mind was filled with Shen Bai's image.
Although it was just a fantasy, she had already relaxed her mental guard.
She thought that as long as that kind of thing didn't really happen again, there would be no problem.
But by herself, she always couldn't replicate the feeling from last night.
So after some… activity.
She ended up anticipating Shen Bai even more.
But...