When Shizuka Hiratsuka sent a message to Yukino Yukinoshita, Mr. Su Rui saw the whole process from behind her.
Actually, Mr. Su Rui wanted to stop her, but Shizuka Hiratsuka deliberately blocked him, preventing him from reaching out and taking his phone back from her hand.
So, Mr. Su Rui could only try to stop Shizuka Hiratsuka from sending those messages that might make Yukino Yukinoshita's mental state explode, using his own methods.
However, this subtle effort only made Shizuka Hiratsuka's movements a bit slower and resulted in more typos while typing, but it didn't actually prevent Shizuka Hiratsuka from typing out the message she wanted to send.
It was only when Mr. Su Rui finally brought Shizuka Hiratsuka to the highest mountain peak, and the long-haired, dark-haired mature woman rested peacefully and lazily in his arms, that Mr. Su Rui managed to snatch his phone back from her hand.
"I told you not to send those messages. It's fine to just call Yukino over normally. I feel like her emotions seem a bit extreme; she might have been stimulated recently."
Mr. Su Rui looked helplessly at the messages on his phone exchanged with Yukino Yukinoshita, thought for a moment, and decided not to send any more messages. He'd wait until Yukino arrived to communicate with her directly.
"Is that so? Actually, you wanted to see me send those messages, didn't you?"
Shizuka Hiratsuka turned her head playfully and winked at Mr. Su Rui:
"If you really wanted to stop me from sending the message, couldn't you have just used your spiritual power to snatch the phone? You can even unlock a window from the outside, so you couldn't take the phone from my hand?"
Mr. Su Rui merely curved his lips into a smile, silently gazing into Shizuka Hiratsuka's eyes, offering no comment.
Realizing that Mr. Su Rui was refusing to answer the question with his silence, Shizuka Hiratsuka pouted and found a more comfortable position to lie down in Mr. Su Rui's arms:
"I'm sleepy and need a good rest. Later, if I'm asleep when Yukino arrives, you two can do whatever you want here, as long as you don't play the music too loudly and disturb my sleep."
"If you sleep now, lunch will get cold later."
"There's a microwave in my office."
"Is this really your office? Or an apartment?"
"It can be whatever you think it is."
Shizuka Hiratsuka didn't continue bickering with Mr. Su Rui, because she seemed genuinely sleepy. She simply snuggled into Mr. Su Rui's arms and fell asleep.
Watching the long-haired, dark-haired mature woman in his arms fall asleep so directly, while envying her sleep quality, Mr. Su Rui still couldn't help but sigh.
He reached out and first used his spiritual power to clean the sweat and other marks from Shizuka Hiratsuka's body, then controlled her clothes with spiritual power to tidy them up for her.
After that, Mr. Su Rui placed Shizuka Hiratsuka on the sofa, then used his spiritual power to unlock the office door.
This way, Shizuka Hiratsuka wouldn't catch a cold, at least.
So, Mr. Su Rui sat leaning back in the chair behind Shizuka Hiratsuka's desk, waiting for Yukino Yukinoshita to arrive.
He didn't have to wait long; it was only a few minutes after Mr. Su Rui had tidied Shizuka Hiratsuka's clothes and placed her, sound asleep, on the sofa, that a knock sounded at the office door.
"Come in."
Mr. Su Rui simply hooked his finger, and the office door opened by itself, revealing Yukino Yukinoshita with a cold expression behind it.
"Mr. Su Rui? Where's Shizuka Hiratsuka-sensei?"
She had expected to see the teacher who had provoked her first, but instead saw Mr. Su Rui there. Yukino Yukinoshita was momentarily stunned; she had actually anticipated a much worse scene.
For instance, when she opened the door, what greeted her eyes would be Mr. Su Rui and Shizuka Hiratsuka still climbing the mountain, and Shizuka Hiratsuka, who opened the door for her, would have a triumphant smile, take the lunch from her hand, and then lock the door again.
Fortunately, such a thing didn't actually happen.
Yukino Yukinoshita breathed a sigh of relief, closing the door behind her as she entered the office.
Then she noticed Shizuka Hiratsuka, who seemed to be asleep on the sofa.
After a moment of hesitation, the girl casually locked the door beside her, and only then did she bring the three people's lunch and sit down in front of Mr. Su Rui.
"I brought lunch."
"Hm, thank you. Let's go out and have some fun after we eat."
Mr. Su Rui glanced at the door, which Yukino Yukinoshita had locked, but didn't say much, only looking at the girl in front of him with a hint of surprise.
Yukino Yukinoshita didn't meet Mr. Su Rui's gaze; she just lowered her head, feeling a bit guilty, pretending to focus on eating and ignoring Mr. Su Rui.
However, the blush on her cheeks revealed her feelings completely.
Lunchtime didn't pass quickly, because in Japan, the schoolwork isn't heavy... at least for most students who don't plan to pursue higher education.
So, there's plenty of time for lunch, especially during university hours.
However, Mr. Su Rui and Yukino Yukinoshita's minds weren't on lunch, so the lunch period still passed quickly.
Afterward, Yukino Yukinoshita, having put away the lunchboxes, subconsciously stood up, put down her backpack, and wanted to approach Mr. Su Rui, but he stopped her with a look.
After glancing at Shizuka Hiratsuka, who was still 'playing dead' on the sofa, Mr. Su Rui directly used his spiritual power to open the office door:
"Let's talk outside. Let Shizuka rest well here."
"...Hiratsuka-sensei is truly fortunate, isn't she? She must have been very tired to sleep so soundly."
Yukino Yukinoshita's tone was sour. After she had noticed Shizuka Hiratsuka wake up earlier, the girl had deliberately put down the items in her hand with a heavy thud, hoping to startle the sleeping Shizuka Hiratsuka.
But Shizuka Hiratsuka, lying on the sofa, seemed to feel nothing at all and continued to sleep soundly.
"If you want that, it's not impossible. Alright, let's go somewhere else. We probably won't be coming back here today."
Mr. Su Rui casually comforted Yukino Yukinoshita, then reached out and picked up the backpack she had just put down.
As they reached the office door, just as Yukinoshita was about to say something, Mr. Su Rui directly used his spiritual power to lock the office door.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing, I just thought Shizuka Hiratsuka-sensei might be in some danger alone here. It's fine now."
Since Mr. Su Rui had already locked the door, Yukino Yukinoshita had no reason to remind him.
"Let's go. Where do you want to go to relax? I'll take you."
"If we can go somewhere where no one can disturb us, that would be great... Can I make the decision?"
Yukino Yukinoshita spoke while observing Mr. Su Rui's expression. After noticing that Mr. Su Rui didn't show any dissatisfaction or resistance, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Of course, no problem." Mr. Su Rui nodded, then heard Yukino Yukinoshita eagerly say:
"Then, let's go to my rental apartment?"