Chapter 3 Skin Hunger? 4

Am I such a petty-minded girl in his heart?

That’s right, when we were quarreling, I swore in my heart that I would find a boy better than him, but I was also very angry at that time!

Now it should be what he wants, right?

"Stupid duck..."

"You call me stupid, right! There is no one more stupid than me. If I wasn't stupid, why would you use me for bets? If I wasn't stupid, you wouldn't believe that you are a good person and that you really want to develop a relationship with me instead of just to win a bet."

I was driven crazy by his repetitive questioning, and I don't know where I got the courage from, but I finally spoke out the complaints that had been lingering in my heart for so long!

"So you still mind the bet!" Hideki grabbed my arm.

"Yes, I do mind! How can you expect me not to mind?" I pushed him away with all my strength, tears falling down excitedly, "I have never had any real friends, and I wanted to have a good relationship with the people I met in high school, but? The care that the first person I met showed me was fake, and those feelings that I thought were serious were all lies. What do you want me to do? Still take what you say seriously? Even if I am a fool, I will not stay stupid forever!"

I took a deep breath and said word by word: "Please don't bother me again! Dating other boys is my own business, you don't need to interfere!"

I don't want to be moved by you anymore, and I don't want to pay for things that are not worth it anymore.

Even a rabbit will bite if it's cornered.

Hideki stared at me intently, and this time he really didn't say a word.

The depressing atmosphere made me extremely uncomfortable. I always wanted to distance myself from Hideki, but this atmosphere made me feel even more uncomfortable.

"Take back what you said!" Hideki's voice revealed that he was trying his best to restrain himself.

"No, no, let me go!" My voice didn't sound like my own, but why should I take it back? I didn't want to be deceived by him, was that wrong?

"Take it back, you must take it back."

"I do not want it!"

"Damn you--" Hideki pushed me away and punched the big tree next to him. The trunk made a rustling sound. "Why can't you feel it? Yes, there is a bet! But do you think I, Oda Hideki, would pretend to be interested in someone else just for a bet? Do I need to do this? Besides you, is there any other girl who would only come over if I asked for it in person?"

“…” I was absolutely shocked, and I’m sure my face was frozen.

He was defending the bet? That Oda Hideki? What was going on? I took a step back and looked at Hideki suspiciously, who had just yelled at me.

No...that's not right. Hideki just likes to play tricks on me, tell lies, and seduce others with words that sound beautiful and inspiring.

But now, is this person who is yelling and shouting, with no image at all, really Hideki?

There is absolutely no need for him to be so obsessed with me!

A tiny throbbing, like an ant, secretly crawled up from the bottom of my heart.

Is he trying to tell me by acting like this now that, although it is true that he participated in the bet, his feelings for me are not fake, and that he really does care about me?

Woo... No, no, how is that possible!

"Don't mutter to yourself. You must be thinking about something else. If you have something to say, just ask me directly. If you are unhappy, don't pretend nothing happened and run away from me. If it were you, I would tell you the truth if you asked me! I promise."

Hideki was still staring at me, and it was obvious that he had no intention of giving up.

Guarantee? Why guarantee?

I looked at the handsome face of the young man in front of me in confusion. As a child of a wealthy family and a mad emperor with a special status, there is no need for him to get my approval, right?

"I don't believe it. You love lying the most!" I muttered.

"You——" was accidentally heard by Hideki. He raised his eyebrows and anger seemed to rush out from his eyes .

I couldn't help but dodge, but he pulled me in another direction and placed his big hand on the top of my head.

"As long as you ask, I won't lie to you, I swear." Xiu Shu stroked my hair, slowly lowered his head, and put his forehead against mine. "Don't be afraid of me, although it's cute when you're afraid of me."

"Ah?" I widened my eyes. "Are you lying to me, too?"

"No!" Hideki's expression changed from anger to a helpless smile, but he still looked extremely handsome.

As if being tempted by Hideki, I opened my mouth and expressed my doubts.

"You...did you say you wanted to be with me because of that bet?"

"Of course not." Hideki stepped back and shook his head gently: "As I said just now, when I agreed to the bet, I had no idea what kind of person I would be facing, and I'm afraid Hasunuma never told you why I accepted this bet!"

"No."

Yes, at that time, Senior Hasunuma only said that there was a bet, but he did not mention what the goal of the bet was or what it would mean to win.

"The goal of the bet is to train students who do not meet the admission standards of Huanghua College into qualified students! So, as long as I become friends with you, I can achieve this goal, right?" Hideki sighed exaggeratedly.

"I...I don't understand!"

Although I understood Hideki's subtext the moment he said that, I still turned my head away awkwardly, refusing to admit it out of spite.

"Yaya, you understand." Hideki winked at me, then grabbed my wrist and gently pulled me closer to him.

I can’t deny that his patience made me feel a little happy: “If we became friends that night, this bet could have been successfully completed. There’s absolutely no need for me to ask for a relationship just because of something like this, right?”

"Well..." I couldn't refute.

Indeed, if Hideki had approached me as a friend at that time, I would have accepted his help in order to stay in Huanghua College.

"So? Why would I go to such lengths to ask you to be with me? Yaya, I don't want to be just friends with you. I did pay attention to you because of the bet, but I didn't lie to you about our relationship... ahem..."

Perhaps because he had said too much, Hideki started coughing.

Boom... Boom... My heartbeat is getting faster and faster. I can't tell whether what I see is reality or just an illusion...

Is what Hideki said true?

"So, Duck, do you believe me?"

"Yeah!" I nodded.

"Then... cough cough..." Hideki coughed again, then staggered , and his body fell forward uncontrollably.

"What's wrong with you, Hideki? Don't scare me!"

I was shocked and quickly reached out to grab him, but because he was too small, I couldn't hold him at all.

I barely managed to control his falling speed, but he pressed me against the tree trunk. His tall stature covered me tightly.

"Hideki...Hideki...what happened to you? Are you okay?"

He was completely unable to move, and I could only lift my arm and poke his shoulder.

Hideki didn't respond to me immediately. His body temperature was so high, his head was buried in my neck, his tall body was still pressed tightly against me, and he was breathing heavily...

I felt like I couldn't breathe anymore, and it felt like the last bit of air in my chest was being squeezed out.

"Wow, Hideki, don't scare me..."

I didn't get any response from him and I was so anxious that I almost cried!

Just when I was considering whether to shout for help, Xiu Shu had already stood up slowly and chuckled, "Don't worry, I'm fine, I just have a fever and feel a little dizzy! What a trouble, I thought it was nothing serious..."

Hey? How could this happen?

"Since you knew you were sick, why did you come out to see me? It's so cold outside at night, don't you know it will make your cold worse?..." I couldn't help but start mumbling again. I stood on tiptoe and reached out to touch his head.

Is he running a fever ? I can't tell.

My anxious look successfully pleased Hideki, and he leaned one hand on the tree trunk and chuckled.

"Duck, you actually care about me, right?"

I blushed and muttered, "Aren't you having a fever? Why are you talking nonsense? Can I take you to the infirmary to see a doctor?"

"Um... Ya Ya..." Hideki suddenly pressed on me again. Although his force was much lighter than last time, it still made me scared.

"Hideki, Hideki, are you dizzy again?" I patted his shoulder quickly.

"Duck, I'm so sad..."

"Hold on, I'll take you to the infirmary right away!" I said, looking around, trying to find someone to help me.

Hideki buried his head in my neck again, wrapped his arms around my waist, and held me in his arms, murmuring, "I don't want to go to the infirmary..."

"Okay!" The world is big, but the patients are the biggest!

If you don’t want to go, then don’t go. At most I’ll go to the infirmary and buy some medicine later.

“Don’t leave…”

"good."

I had no intention of leaving considering his current condition.

"Stay with me, don't go on that foursome date..."

"……good ."

It should be okay to go back and talk to Senior Hasumi and change the time, right?

"That's great, Yaya, don't go back on your word, you just promised me."

Hideki immediately stood up straight with a huge smile on his face, not looking sick at all.

Under the street light, his eyes sparkled with pride.

"You just...deliberately lied to me again?" I frowned.