105 Chapter 105 You Dumped Me!

"Ichinose-san..."

As Ichinose Honami blushed with a shy expression, Shiranami Chihiro felt uneasy as if she had witnessed something unimaginable.

Without delay, Shiranami Chihiro's gaze shifted towards Fang Li, filled not only with caution but also hostility.

But it wasn't terrifying in the slightest.

After all, even with that hostility, the teary-eyed look would only be deemed adorable rather than scary when seen by others.

As Fang Li observed the shy expression on Ichinose Honami's face, he furrowed his eyebrows.

(What kind of play is this?)

Putting aside Shiranami Chihiro's baffling reaction for a moment, even the blushing appearance of Ichinose Honami was perplexing.

Normally, when they interacted, Ichinose Honami was cheerful, lively, outgoing, helpful, and carefree. When did she ever show such a shy expression?

No, she did show such an expression once before the hearing with Class C.

However, it was because the topic of romance involving Hoshinomiya Chie had overwhelmed this innocent girl, resulting in her behaving like that.

Could it be...

(Now is it because of the appearance of the topic this innocent girl is least skilled at handling, love?)

Fang Li couldn't help but find it somewhat amusing.

Because it was simply impossible.

(Could it be that she likes me, that's why she showed such a shy expression?)

Other men might think that, but not Fang Li.

Fang Li acknowledged that although he had some interaction with Ichinose Honami, it was far from a level of romantic involvement.

Not to mention that Fang Li himself didn't have any such intentions, and it seemed that Ichinose Honami was the same, right?

Otherwise, this innocent girl would have shown some unusual behavior during their time together.

(I've never seen this kind of behavior from Ichinose before.)

So, the shy expression Ichinose Honami revealed to him was indeed quite perplexing.

Furthermore...

(Even if Ichinose really has those feelings for me, what does it have to do with Shiranami?)

As Fang Li observed Shiranami Chihiro's teary and angry gaze directed at him, he could only think of it as someone else's problem.

(Could it be that Shiranami also has feelings for Ichinose?)

Is it what they call a yuri orientation?

(Does Class B now prioritize relationships over ethical values?)

Fang Li was utterly speechless.

At this moment, Ichinose Honami seemed to have made a decision and spoke to Shiranami Chihiro beside her.

"I'm sorry, Chihiro-chan. I have something to discuss with Nanaya-san. Could you wait here for a moment?"

After saying that, Ichinose Honami gently freed herself from Shiranami Chihiro's hold and approached Fang Li's position.

"I would appreciate it if you could come with me, Nanaya-san."

Without giving Fang Li a chance to react, Ichinose Honami grabbed his hand and pulled him aside.

"Ichinose-san …"

Shiranami Chihiro's lonely and uncomfortable voice came from behind, allowing Fang Li to feel her gaze on his back was quite resentful.

In this way, Fang Li was pulled aside by Ichinose Honami.

"Ichinose, what kind of play are you trying to pull here?"

Fang Li voiced his helplessness.

"I'm sorry, Nanaya-san." Ichinose Honami clasped her hands together, closed her eyes, and began with a sincere apology, then said, "But this matter is quite complicated, so I'm asking for your help."

Help?

Fang Li had a foreboding feeling.

If his earlier wild thoughts were true and Shiranami Chihiro indeed had romantic feelings for Ichinose Honami, and Ichinose Honami found it challenging to handle, which caused her previous behavior, then Ichinose Honami's request for help might be related to escaping this awkward situation, right?

Thinking about the shy expression Ichinose Honami had just shown him, Fang Li came up with a cliché and melodramatic scenario.

"...Are you asking me to pretend to be your boyfriend?"

As soon as those words came out, Ichinose Honami was immediately surprised.

"Why...how did you know?"

Ichinose Honami admitted this with a surprised expression on her face.

It was because she wanted to pretend to be in a romantic relationship with Fang Li that the innocent Ichinose Honami felt shy, right?

What else could Fang Li say?

Is it appropriate to say this?

"That whole act is outdated even for elementary schoolers."

In the end, Fang Li couldn't help but express his true feelings.

"Even for elementary schoolers?" Ichinose Honami seemed a bit shaken, speaking anxiously, "But...I checked online, and it said this approach is the least harmful to others."

In this day and age, is there still someone blindly believing what they find online?

Ichinose Honami, who seemed quite clever when dealing with class competition, turned out to be so naïve when it came to romantic topics she wasn't good at?

"Or are you worried about the rumors and how it might bother you?" Ichinose Honami offered an explanation on her own, quickly adding, "If that's the case, we can just tell people we've broken up afterwards. I'll also tell people that you dumped me, so you won't feel embarrassed."

Please don't do that.

If we actually go through with that, I'm afraid all the boys and girls in the school will think I'm a scumbag who plays with girls and then dumps them.

Especially a certain revenge-driven teacher who might not have heard the news yet, I'm sure she'll make a big deal out of it.

Even though Fang Li doesn't care about other people's opinions, negative rumors are one thing, but a scandal is another matter.

Just as Fang Li was about to refuse, Ichinose Honami unexpectedly clasped her hands together and pleaded desperately.

"I'm begging you, just help me this one time. I'll try to provide you with some new information in return. Please help me this time!"

Hearing that, Fang Li's heart softened.

This was an extremely rare request.

Fang Li, who was always calm and unfeeling, had never experienced such a thing before coming to this school.

But Ichinose Honami's words made Fang Li somewhat sympathetic.

(She did help me gather quite a bit of information before.)

Perhaps he could use this opportunity to repay those favors.

Even though it's not something Fang Li would normally do.

"Fine." Fang Li rubbed his temples and said, "Just this once, and it won't set a precedent."

"You agreed?" Ichinose Honami suddenly showed a delighted smile on her face and quickly said, "Thank you so much for helping me!"

Looking at Ichinose Honami's radiant smile, Fang Li sighed silently in his heart.

(Pretending to be someone's boyfriend?)

In his Clan, there were training exercises that involved assuming various identities for covert operations.

Fang Li, who had ingrained those training exercises into his bones, shouldn't find it difficult to do this, right?

Or so he thought...