"No problem."
Mr. Su Rui nodded. Although he had probably guessed Yukino Yukinoshita's thoughts, it didn't stop him from going along with her.
After all, Yukino Yukinoshita wouldn't do anything dangerous to him, right?
Mr. Su Rui helped Yukino Yukinoshita carry her backpack, and they arrived at a certain part of the academy, where he saw a white car.
This car was not a luxury brand or a high-end black sedan like Yukinoshita Haruno's.
It was just an ordinary sedan, one that an average family could afford if they saved up a bit of money.
Mr. Su Rui looked at it with some curiosity:
"Is this your car?"
"Mm, I didn't want to rely on my sister or my family, so I saved up and bought one myself."
Yukino Yukinoshita's face flushed slightly as she avoided Mr. Su Rui's gaze, opened the car door, and sat in the driver's seat, reminding him without looking away:
"Get in quickly, Mr. Su Rui, we can leave now."
"Okay, I understand."
Mr. Su Rui nodded and sat in the passenger seat, but a thought involuntarily arose in his mind because of Yukino Yukinoshita's words:
Although you did save up yourself, if you don't have an income, aren't the pocket money you saved still from your sister and family?
However, Mr. Su Rui, sitting in the passenger seat, just leaned against the car window, watching the scenery flash by, and didn't voice that thought.
If he really said it, it would be fine if Yukino Yukinoshita had her own income, but if she truly didn't, the girl would probably explode.
And Yukino Yukinoshita was a very perceptive girl. Although Mr. Su Rui didn't say anything, just sat quietly in the passenger seat, she seemed to read his mind and guessed his thoughts:
"My income isn't the pocket money my sister gives me or remittances from my family. I submit my work to newspapers and light novel publishers."
"Hmm, I was wondering where a student like you got the income to buy a car."
Mr. Su Rui nodded, not dwelling on the question, and casually asked:
"After I dealt with that evil spirit last time, you haven't encountered anything strange, right?"
Yukino Yukinoshita, who was about to defend herself, paused upon hearing this, then said:
"Of course not. Thanks to your spiritual power, Mr. Su Rui, and the amulet you gave me later, although I occasionally still encounter things related to vengeful spirits, I haven't been in any danger, and... I even helped a classmate I happened to meet."
"Mm, that's good."
Mr. Su Rui didn't press, but Yukino Yukinoshita wanted to share this with him and continued to explain to Mr. Su Rui:
"She was very interested in my amulet and wanted to meet Mr. Su Rui, but I didn't know your thoughts, Mr. Su Rui, so I just exchanged contact information with her."
"I understand. You don't need to bother with her. If there's a chance to meet later, I can get to know her."
Mr. Su Rui already had quite a few women around him, and it was clear that more would continue to join, so he didn't want to specifically go and meet some girl just to get to know someone.
Not only might the women around him get jealous, but Mr. Su Rui himself found it a bit troublesome.
Even if he just continued doing his own things, more and more women would still appear around Mr. Su Rui.
With this thought, Mr. Su Rui couldn't help but yawn.
He had slept a bit late with Shizuka Hiratsuka last night, and then spent a lot of time hiking this morning.
Even though Mr. Su Rui's body had been tempered by spiritual power and wouldn't get tired from this much exercise, his mind was still a bit fatigued.
"Are you tired?"
Yukino Yukinoshita, noticing Mr. Su Rui yawning, was a bit surprised, but she immediately slowed down the car:
"I'll drive more smoothly. You can rest in the car. When we get to my house, there will be enough beds for you to rest."
Yukino Yukinoshita's voice gradually faded, becoming as faint as a mosquito's by the end, but to Mr. Su Rui, her voice was still very clear.
However, although the rental apartment Yukino Yukinoshita mentioned was a very nice one, Mr. Su Rui still had some memories of having been there last time.
It had a one-bedroom, one-living room structure, with no second bedroom at all, let alone the so-called ample bed space.
But Mr. Su Rui didn't expose this, he just nodded, leaned against the window, and closed his eyes to rest.
Then, his phone rang, and Mr. Su Rui immediately opened his eyes, his not-so-intense sleepiness completely swept away.
He had only felt like resting due to relaxation, and just a small movement would wake him up.
Mr. Su Rui took out his phone and answered the call:
"Kuroko, what happened?"
"Don't call me so intimately... But since you saved me before, I'll make an exception and allow you to call me that."
The girl on the other end of the phone was slightly displeased with Mr. Su Rui's address, but she quickly set that aside and spoke in a lowered voice:
"It seems to be because of that golden sun you created at Shuchiin Academy last time. Now, police are investigating the matter again."
"Is that so? Those police shouldn't dare to question you students of Shuchiin Academy so casually, right?"
Moreover, Shirai Kuroko's identity was arranged by the Si Gong family; those police shouldn't be that bold.
"They certainly don't dare to question us, they're just interrogating us. That female police officer named Miwa Sato seems to have guessed something and is interrogating me, the transfer student."
"Just ignore her. The Si Gong family's influence is not something they can provoke. If it's really difficult, just go find Kaguya."
"Of course I know that, I'm not stupid. I just called to remind you."
Shirai Kuroko snorted coldly: "Alright, I've said what I needed to say. If you have nothing else, I'm hanging up."
"So you called just to tell me this?"
"Of course! What other reason did you think there was?"
Shirai Kuroko on the other end of the phone seemed a bit flustered, with a hint of exasperation:
"Alright, I just used the excuse of going to the bathroom to call you. Now I need to go back."
Then Shirai Kuroko hung up the phone, as if she was escaping something.
Mr. Su Rui could probably imagine her stomping her foot on the other end of the phone.
However, the police are still investigating this matter. Even if they investigate, aren't they still powerless against these things?
Mr. Su Rui was a bit curious, do they also have some information about supernaturals?
With this thought, he glanced at Yukino Yukinoshita, who was curiously peeking at him from the driver's seat, and Mr. Su Rui dialed Shirai Kuroko's number again.