"Yes!"

Kiyono Lin glanced at her, then turned her gaze to everyone:

"This doesn't just apply to the cello and trombone, all of you must remember, it's not about how much time you spend, but whether you correct your mistakes and improve your level."

The classroom was quiet.

"If there's no progress, then it's just a waste of time, don't deceive yourselves."

"Yes!" Yuzao Haomei and the sophomores and juniors responded in unison.

"...Yes!" The freshmen hastily replied.

"This ensemble practice is over, practice on your own, keep practicing if you have to, or hold your own ensemble practice, but don't waste my vacation."

"Yes!"

Kiyono Lin closed her music score and turned to leave the music room.

The classroom breathed a subtle sigh of relief, but for a long time, everyone just looked at each other, no one speaking.

Dubian Che watched Kiyono Lin leave, deep in thought.

Kiyono Lin had scolded everyone, which hadn't happened this year.

Though she had agreed to help Ayane Kumi and had done a lot, she wasn't as harsh as last year in terms of hands-on guidance; she only pointed out errors and refrained from unnecessary talk.

The sophomores and juniors were okay, having had last year's experience, but the freshmen were startled.

"Everyone!" Ayane Kumi put down her bassoon, stood up, and faced everyone, "Don't just stand there, start practicing!"

"Yes!"

People dispersed, some returning to their sectional classrooms, while others stayed in the music room and began practicing directly.

Ayane Kumi walked over to Dubian Che, apologizing with a wry smile, "Sorry, Mr. Dubian, despite repeated reminders, many errors are still not corrected."

"It's a good thing, isn't it?" Dubian Che said, "Being scolded is the only way to improve."

"Mm." Ayane Kumi nodded gratefully. "But what's with Kiyono today? Why suddenly so enthusiastic to help?"

"Maybe because after the rainy season, her favorite season has come," Dubian Che said.

With a brief explanation, Dubian Che headed to the Human Observation Department.

At the window of the activity room, a fair-skinned, almost translucent beautiful girl was writing something on her music score.

Dubian Che sat down at his own desk and said to her, "Are you mad?"

"No."

"So, you were being petulant just now?"

Kiyono Lin stopped writing and looked up at him, "Do you know where you went wrong?"

"Not coming to the activity room at noon?"

"Not just that."

"Not sending you a message?"

"More than that."

"I apologize for everything, don't take it out on the Wind Instrument Club anymore."

"Superficial." Kiyono Lin scoffed coldly, "Do you think I would involve others? And do they deserve to be involved?"

"Then what are you?" Dubian Che was puzzled.

"This year is different from last year. Last year I just needed to make all the instruments synchronize with you, and when the judges heard your performance, as long as there were no obvious mistakes from the others, they naturally awarded an A."

"So, were you really being helpful just now?" Dubian Che suddenly doubted whether he understood Kiyono Lin as well as Ayane Kumi did.

"I was helping, but not enthusiastically so. By instructing them, I let you think I was jealous and upset, caring about me."

"Bad woman."

"Going out again at noon?"

"...Didn't I used to go to the baseball club at noon?"

"Were you intentionally avoiding me?" Kiyono Lin countered.

"...It depends."

"What about the messages? Will you send them proactively?"

"It depends."

Kiyono Lin stared at the downcast Dubian Che, then suddenly laughed, "Anyway, you always wanted to send me messages; you opened our chat several times, typed a lot, and then deleted it."

"How did you know? Can you read minds and see people's memories too?"

"...Idiot," Kiyono Lin appeared shy, "I... also wanted to send you messages several times."

"...." Dubian Che couldn't utter a word.

'How can I possibly stop loving this terrible woman?'

"Impossible, give up, I even love myself," Kiyono Lin bluntly answered the question that Dubian Che clearly had in mind.

ps: Thanks to [Alliance Hierarch of Anxie Xiao] for becoming the 54th Alliance Hierarch of the book;

Thanks to [Armored Aircraft Carrier Taiho] for becoming the second and third Alliance Hierarchs.

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