After breaking up, my ex asked me to win her back

Chapter 181 The Astringent Iceberg Beauty

The next day, Kiryu Hina didn't come to school and took a sick leave, likely because her previous fever hadn't fully subsided.

Kagura Hikaru had no time to pay attention to her whereabouts.

He had been transferred by Ayakoji Chiyoko from the Disciplinary Committee to the Student Council to be the accountant, replacing Hosaka Yui's position, and he was busy dealing with miscellaneous tasks from various parties.

After Kiryu Hina lost the election and left the Student Council, as one of her loyal followers, Hosaka Yui naturally chose to follow her.

She had no interest in the work of the Student Council, having joined only for Kiryu Hina, so when she left, she had no second thoughts and dumped all the unfinished work onto Kagura Hikaru.

The other Student Council members did not exhibit Hosaka Yui's decisiveness, but still, one after another, they left.

Partly because they didn't want to work under Ayakoji Chiyoko, and partly because Ayakoji Chiyoko didn't trust them, persuading Kiryu Hina's direct subordinates to leave one by one, leaving only those who were neutral in attitude.

But as an ironic twist, there weren't any neutral parties in the Student Council.

So as a result, Ayakoji Chiyoko practically fired the entire lineup of the previous Student Council, cleaning house from top to bottom and replacing them all with her own confidantes.

As for the Disciplinary Committee, it continued to be presided over by the Gorilla Vice President.

The Gorilla Vice President occupied a position akin to the commander of Ayakoji Chiyoko's private army, possessing a certain level of leadership skills. During the time when Ayakoji Chiyoko was focused on the election campaign, he managed the Disciplinary Committee well on his own, so she also felt relieved to officially hand it over to him.

From now on, Ayakoji Chiyoko would focus on managing the Student Council, and as long as she was there, the Disciplinary Committee would no longer operate separately from the Student Council as it had in the past.

For the management of the school, this was a positive trend.

But the consequence was that the workload exploded during this period.

There were unfinished projects left by the previous Student Council to deal with, new tasks that had arisen, considerations about how to make an impression on the students as the new President, and the fulfillment of promises made during the election campaign.

All these issues weighed heavily on Ayakoji Chiyoko's mind. Of course, she couldn't complete everything herself, but her other subordinates lacked experience, so she borrowed the assistance of Kagura Hikaru.

Kagura Hikaru had barely worn the title of 'Vice President of the Disciplinary Committee' for long before he was forcibly stripped of it and grabbed by Ayakoji Chiyoko to become the Student Council's accountant.

On one hand, there truly was an overwhelming amount of work that needed assistance; on the other hand, she also wanted to 'mix business with pleasure', to create more opportunities to be with Kagura Hikaru.

Being able to see your boyfriend when you raise your head during work was indeed a luxury.

However, in front of other students, she and Kagura Hikaru did not display any overly intimate demeanor; from an outsider's perspective, they would only seem like friends with a good relationship.

At Yuqiu High School, student romances were still prohibited, at least until Ayakoji Chiyoko managed to successfully abolish that rule.

If the newly appointed Student Council President were to show affection with a male student in the office, it could easily leave a flaky impression on the students, and Ayakoji Chiyoko valued her reputation. She was also worried that Kiryu Hina, after stepping down, might seize the opportunity to make trouble for her.

She wanted this relationship to be kept secret from everyone at school.

"This kind of secret love affair has its own charm, especially with the feeling of sneaking around, unexpectedly thrilling, don't you think?" Ayakoji Chiyoko, propping up her chin, smilingly said to Kagura Hikaru in the office where only the two of them were present.

As she spoke, she also gently and slowly rubbed his pant leg with her foot clad in silk stockings, seemingly trying to entice Kagura Hikaru to do something to her.

Had she recently become more and more lascivious?

Kagura Hikaru couldn't help but think.

He recalled the first time he met Ayakoji Chiyoko; she was an emotionless ice beauty, fierce and aggressive like a lion, and he would have never expected her to change like this in half a year.

"Cut it out, there's still a lot of work to be done today. If you've got time to spare, you might as well come and help me," he said.

Kagura Hikaru tapped on the keyboard in front of his laptop, occasionally glancing at the document at hand. Multitasking, he spoke to her while mentally calculating the expenses of each project for the end-of-month cultural festival.

Whenever the school was to host an event, the workload of the Student Council accountant would become much heavier. It was necessary to compute expenses while finding ways to cut costs, striving to keep within the budget limit set by the school authorities.

It was a quite exhausting position.

Moreover, Kagura Hikaru didn't just serve as the Student Council accountant but also took on clerical duties, such as composing slogans for posters and small articles.

After helping Ayakoji Chiyoko write a speech, they recognized Kagura Hikaru's writing talent, and now some of the most important clerical tasks landed on his shoulders.

The pace at which he typed showed just how much work he had. If he didn't finish today's tasks, tomorrow's work would pile up even more, trapping him in a vicious cycle.

So slacking off was not an option.

Ayakoji Chiyoko saw him flustered and not paying attention to her, and she pouted discontentedly.

She then reached for a few documents and began to help Kagura Hikaru with the calculations.

The two were busy until late before they left school.

Kagura Hikaru even took the unfinished work home with him.

Sitting on the train with a briefcase full of documents, Kagura Hikaru looked out the window as the scenery began to move. He felt a hint of regret in his heart.

Today, he had not seen Ai Cheng Hua Lian.

It wasn't just a simple desire to meet her; he had some things to ask her.

Yesterday, Kiryu Hina's sudden change in attitude also came with some strange questions for him.

It was as if her previous persistence was all a joke. Suddenly saying she wanted to halt the plan, her attitude toward him softened significantly.

Kagura Hikaru was not entirely indifferent to this.

If he had to give a plausible reason, the first thing Kagura Hikaru would think of was that Kiryu Hina had come to know the true nature of his affair with Kohinata Motoyo.

And the one who knew about this and would talk to her about it, when he thought about it, was only one person—Ai Cheng Hua Lian, who had previously discussed similar matters with him.

Without a doubt, she wanted to clear up the 'misunderstanding' about Kagura Hikaru.

Ai Cheng Hua Lian thought he was the victim, Suse the perpetrator, and Kiryu Hina, even worse, was the one unaware.

Despite being at the center of the incident, she knew nothing about the reasons behind it.

The ignorant, both pitiful and resentable.

Out of sympathy for both herself and Kiryu Hina, Ai Cheng Hua Lian might truly spill the beans despite his objections.

If Kiryu Hina were to find out the details behind the affair... truth be told, it wouldn't really impact Kagura Hikaru himself.

At most, it seemed he would benefit from it.

At least, he would be clear of any suspicion of infidelity, and Kiryu Hina would no longer treat him with such impoliteness in the future.

But in doing so, she would become complete enemies with Kohinata Motoyo.

For the rest of his high school life, Kagura Hikaru just wanted a peaceful existence. If he got dragged into a feud between two girls, he would likely never have peace.

This premonition unfortunately came true when he saw Kiryu Hina the next day.