Shiina Mahiru originally didn't want to ask.
But from the beginning of teaming up to go to the office, receiving guidance from the teacher, and then leaving.
The boy beside her didn't even say a word, let alone flirt with her.
Logically speaking, she should be popular with her looks.
As the female class representative, she would definitely have to deal with Lin Xi, the male class representative, in the future.
They would share the work and jointly manage the trivial matters of the class.
So Shiina Mahiru couldn't help but ask if he disliked her.
After Shiina Mahiru finished speaking, she bit her lip and looked at Lin Xi nervously.
Her small fists couldn't help but clench slightly.
In response, Lin Xi shook his head and replied:
"No, with Shiina-san's appearance and excellent grades, basically no boy would dislike you, right?"
That's what he said, but.
Shiina Mahiru pursed her lips and said resentfully:
"But Lin-san has been ignoring me from the beginning and hasn't talked to me about being the class representative."
"Well, actually I was thinking about things just now, I wasn't ignoring you."
"Also, I don't have any experience as a class representative, so I plan to learn some experience from Shiina-san first, and then express my own suggestions after I'm familiar with the process."
"Sorry, I didn't expect that my cautious thoughts would make you think I dislike you. That's a huge misunderstanding."
Hearing this, Shiina Mahiru breathed a sigh of relief.
"So that's how it is. I thought you found it troublesome that I suggested you be the class representative and started to dislike me."
"Not really." Lin Xi waved his hand, "Although it's quite troublesome, generally speaking, it should be a happy thing for a boy to team up with a beautiful girl to be the class representative and act together, right?"
"So you're happy?"
Shiina Mahiru tilted her head, her clear blue eyes carefully sizing him up.
"I can't tell at all that you're happy or excited."
Lin Xi's lips curved into a smile.
"Shiina-san, how do you know that I'm not feeling excited about it in my heart?"
"Maybe I just wanted to leave a good impression on you, so I hid my excitement and didn't flirt with you?"
Shiina Mahiru rolled her eyes.
"Then you've left me with a bad impression now. I think you're a pretty bad person, making me think I was disliked."
"Haha, sorry, sorry. It's just that my intuition tells me that if I'm too enthusiastic towards Shiina-san, it seems like I'll be treated as a passerby."
"Passerby? What do you mean?"
"It's like a waiter in a restaurant, giving everyone a polite smile."
Shiina Mahiru's delicate body trembled.
He saw through it?
He knows that the smile I'm showing is deliberate?
Shiina Mahiru suppressed the strangeness in her heart and rolled her cute eyes at him.
"You're overthinking it. I wouldn't look at my classmates with that kind of gaze. Anyway, please take care of me from now on, Class Representative Lin."
With that, she extended her small hand.
Lin Xi naturally wouldn't refuse.
He also extended his palm, shook her snow-white and soft hand once, and quickly let go.
"You too, please take care of me, Class Representative Shiina."
She was obviously deliberately changing the subject, and Lin Xi didn't continue to touch the girl's true inner thoughts, stopping at the right moment.
In short, he just wanted her to think he was a special person, leaving that impression was enough.
"Speaking of which, Shiina-san, how did you know my entrance exam scores?"
"Yes, I remember the ones who were in the top few."
"You really like studying."
Facing his exclamation, Shiina Mahiru smiled slightly.
"Maintaining excellence is also a way of being responsible for yourself, isn't it?"
That's what she said, but her efforts to maintain excellent results completely failed to achieve her goal.
Thinking of this, Shiina Mahiru felt a little frustrated.
Shiina Mahiru was the product of a one-night stand between her emotionless parents due to a family marriage.
Because her parents didn't get along, both parents didn't like her very much and didn't care about her.
She had been raised by the maid, Aunt Yukino, since she was a child.
Striving to become excellent, maintaining excellence, and becoming a good child in everyone's eyes was just to gain her parents' love.
She just wanted a complete and warm home.
But even though she was admitted to Sobu High School with the highest score, she didn't get a smile or a word of encouragement from her family.
Lin Xi naturally noticed Shiina Mahiru's frustrated expression. Although she hid it very well, he still noticed her slightly furrowed eyebrows.
But he didn't mean to comfort her.
They had just met, and he wasn't familiar with Shiina Mahiru.
Suddenly caring about others would only lead to vigilance and disgust.
Anyway, he and Shiina Mahiru were both class representatives, and there would be many opportunities to get along.
However, he couldn't let her continue to be depressed.
"Um, Shiina-san, do you know Mashiro Shiina?"
He suddenly asked this question.
Shiina Mahiru's eyes widened, "She's my cousin. She's in England now. Do you know her?"
"Oh, I don't know her yet. It's just that Ms. Chisato Sengoku once mentioned it to me."
"She said that she has a genius painter cousin named Mashiro Shiina. I saw that your name and hers are so similar, so I was curious and asked her."
As Lin Xi's words fell, Shiina Mahiru's eyes widened even more.
Taking a deep breath, she barely managed to regain her composure.
"Um, Lin-san, I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence. Actually, Chisato Sengoku is my older cousin."
"But, you call my older cousin teacher. What's going on? How did you two meet?"
"Oh, well, because I'm Ms. Sengoku's landlord. She lives in my Sakura Dorm."
"Sakura Dorm!!!"
Shiina Mahiru subconsciously raised her voice, her expression very shocked.
"What's wrong?"
Shiina Mahiru earnestly pleaded with him, "Lin-san, please be sure to stay and wait for me after school, please!"
Lin Xi: "Huh?"